1975 C160 Automatic Restoration

[SylvanLakeWH 25,557]

 

Lookin' good!!!

[kpinnc 12,017]

3 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

Here she's most done.  

Spacing is even. 

 

I do believe she does fine work! Very impressive! 

[ebinmaine 67,472]

5 hours ago, kpinnc said:

 

I do believe she does fine work! Very impressive! 

Much appreciated Sir. 

[Handy Don 12,217]

Dang, Trina, that stuff takes a lot of patience. Looks terrific

[kpinnc 12,017]

7 hours ago, Handy Don said:

Dang, Trina, that stuff takes a lot of patience.

 

Somehow, I'm thinking she has plenty of practice with patience... 

 

JUST JOKING!

[ebinmaine 67,472]

35 minutes ago, kpinnc said:

 

Somehow, I'm thinking she has plenty of practice with patience... 

 

JUST JOKING!

You Sir, are quite correct...

 

 

🥋

[kpinnc 12,017]

3 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

You Sir, are quite correct...

 

My wife's level of patience is the only reason all the frying pans are dent-free at my house.

 

... I figured you'd know what I meant. 

[ebinmaine 67,472]

6 minutes ago, kpinnc said:

 

My wife's level of patience is the only reason all the frying pans are dent-free at my house.

 

... I figured you'd know what I meant. 

Oh I do.  🤪

[ebinmaine 67,472]

More cleaning. More painting.  

Repeat. 

Repeat.  

Trina got another coat of paint on some things she'd done yesterday. 

Also put paint on the hydraulic cylinder and seat square tubing this evening.   The piece with the blue end is the rebuilt starter.  

 

 

 

 

 

We got the front tires and steering back in.  

Heim joints.  The only way to go.  

 

 

These are 7/16 double male greaseable all RH thread.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[RandyLittrell 3,877]

10 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

These are 7/16 double male greaseable all RH thread.  

 

Are you threading some DOM tubing for those? 

 

 

 

 

Randy

[ebinmaine 67,472]

8 minutes ago, RandyLittrell said:

 

Are you threading some DOM tubing for those? 

 

 

 

 

Randy

 

 

I've had the Red rod portion for a year or three....

I think it was 3/4 rod bought from a big box store that I cut to length and had someone bore and thread for me.

[RandyLittrell 3,877]

2 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

 

 

I've had the Red rod portion for a year or three....

I think it was 3/4 rod bought from a big box store that I cut to length and had someone bore and thread for me.

 

They look good Eric!!

 

I use all thread with pipe slipped over it and plug welded to hold it, then use female Heims. I believe with the right DOM tubing, you can just run a tap in the ends as well. 

 

 

 

Randy

[Lee1977 6,659]

I just used 1/2" cold rolled on my 312 and haven't had and trouble with it. I have 5/8" or 3/4" turned down to 1/2" on the ends on the others.. I had some 5/8" turned down on the end for it but it was so hard I couldn't run the die on it.

[ebinmaine 67,472]

8 minutes ago, Lee1977 said:

I just used 1/2" cold rolled on my 312 and haven't had and trouble with it. I have 5/8" or 3/4" turned down to 1/2" on the ends on the others.. I had some 5/8" turned down on the end for it but it was so hard I couldn't run the die on it.
 

 

Now that you bring that up I half remember buying mild steel rod on purpose and getting it large enough that I can have it tapped internally. That may have been why I went with 3/4 diameter.

 

 

 

[ebinmaine 67,472]

Very little time for either of us today so we enforced the One Bolt Rule. 

 

Trina got another coat of paint on the lift cylinder and bolted down the battery tray.  

 

I installed the volt guage and voltage regulator in its bracket. 

She sanded more at the front of the hood while I sanded off the old Delco ignition coil.  

 

 

[kpinnc 12,017]

4 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

Very little time for either of us today

 

Well you two are definitely making good progress! Very nice! 

[ebinmaine 67,472]

Last night I was able to get the engine PTO off and set aside bagged up. Got the set screws out of the drive pulley.  

Removed all the engine sheet metal.  That'll be used on the engine we put in. Doing it that way so we're ahead of time.  

 

 

 

 

 

Trina spent more time sanding and prepping along with a little more hammer and dolly work.  

 

 

More of the same for her this evening.  

 

 

I went digging around in the parts pile for axles.  

I have good keys but bad bearing area and vice versa.  

 

I'll take a couple axles with good bearing areas and grind new keyways somehow. 

Likely make a nice row of drilled holes. Expand them. File in the holes. 

 

Might also consider using an end mill bit to flatten the bottom of the holes.  

 

 

[ebinmaine 67,472]

Got a package from @wheelhorseman Lowell !!

 

 

[ebinmaine 67,472]

This past 3 days we've been busy with snow removal from a pretty fair sized VERY heavy wet snow storm. 

Today we got back at the Automatic tractor.  

 

Trina sanded and primed 2 more pieces. 

The brake/neutral pedal and the tool box seat pan holdererer.   

 

 

 

 

 

I've been thinkerizing on how to cut grind slash a keyway groove in an axle.  

After a fair bit of brainstorming and experimentation I've decided that the Dremel tool with a cutting disc is the way to go for me.  I highlighted that to bring attention to the fact that other folks could should and would do this other ways. 

I tried using a 4" grinder but lacked control. 

I tried using a vibratory cutter and it's a little rough.  

 

The Dremel tool will take a fair amount of patience and time... But... I can get the job done... Myself.  

No need for a $100 machine shop bill and waiting 2 MONTHS to get the parts back.  

 

 

 

[WHX?? 48,815]

I dunno EB all I can say is yikes... 

[ebinmaine 67,472]

1 minute ago, WHX?? said:

I dunno EB all I can say is yikes... 

Axle's already junk so no worries. 

Still a lot of work to do obviously.  

I'll cut some grooves here then IIFF I feel good about it I'll go to the better longer axles.  

 

Either it will work or it won't right?

[Handy Don 12,217]

1 hour ago, ebinmaine said:

Axle's already junk so no worries. 

Still a lot of work to do obviously.  

I'll cut some grooves here then IIFF I feel good about it I'll go to the better longer axles.  

 

Either it will work or it won't right?

I'm wondering if it might be steadier to lock the Dremel down and slide the axle back and forth under it while raising the axle a bit after each pass? Clamping something to the axle would let you steady it and keep it properly oriented, too.

 

[ebinmaine 67,472]

5 hours ago, Handy Don said:

I'm wondering if it might be steadier to lock the Dremel down and slide the axle back and forth under it while raising the axle a bit after each pass? Clamping something to the axle would let you steady it and keep it properly oriented, too.

 

 

I can see the logic in that. 

Not sure if I'd be more steady one way or the other. I'll try it out. 

 

7 hours ago, WHX?? said:

I dunno EB all I can say is yikes... 

 

Just an FYI. 

Looking at the pic above BOTH of the grooves you see were already partially in place before I tried anything with the Dremel. That's why they look so messy.  

The Dremel tool makes a nice clean sharp edged cut. 

 

I'm quite confident that once I get a straight mark, a good hold on either the cutter or work piece, and a good comfortable sitting position, I'll be able to get a decent groove.  

 

I also bought grinding wheels to try, along with the cutting wheels.  

 

 

[WHX?? 48,815]

Tell ya one thing EB won't be for lack of trying 

[ebinmaine 67,472]

3 minutes ago, WHX?? said:

Tell ya one thing EB won't be for lack of trying 

That's kind of what I was thinking too.

Where I've already got an axle that isn't any good I can just give it a shot with very low risk.

I believe I can make it work given the right angles and extreme patience.