Achto 28,291 #1 Posted January 20 A while back @WHX?? & I made a road trip to trade with @Chrishar. I traded him my 753 for his 633. He did an excellent job with the 753, now it's time for me to tackle the 633. The engine runs good, but I will still pull the head to take a look inside. Tranny shifts good and does not seem to leak. The 3/4" bar for the foot rests will need to be replaced, but so far it looks like it will mainly be a paint over haul. Picture of ground zero. A couple of hours later I had it broken down to a pile of parts and a bucket of bolts. Will do my best to keep you all up to date on this journey. 4 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AlexR 945 #2 Posted January 20 Awesome that is pretty good progress in a couple hours!! I want to get a round hood one day. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 8,786 #3 Posted January 20 Nice - even has the rare "toolbox" bin the size of a U1 Battery. I still have mine from the 502... 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 49,980 #4 Posted January 20 (edited) Pullstart will be happy it's a pull start. Get that pot metal pully off that tranny too I'm sure I have one. The score ... nuthin like parking lot wrenching ... Edited January 20 by WHX?? 6 2 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chrishar 559 #5 Posted January 20 Good luck with the 633 I just got the motor rebuild on the 753 two months ago and my first time to drive it was the Christmas parade in November it runs so good 2 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 26,711 #6 Posted January 20 There goes my diet... again... 1 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 42,005 #7 Posted January 20 Just out of curiosity, Why trade for essentially the same tractor? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 28,291 #8 Posted January 20 (edited) 6 minutes ago, squonk said: Why trade for essentially the same tractor? @Chrishar did not want a pull start, I wanted a 633. Edited January 20 by Achto 2 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 49,980 #9 Posted January 20 2 hours ago, squonk said: trade for essentially the same tractor? Sides he may get another 753 someday ... 5 hours ago, Chrishar said: drive it was the Christmas parade in November it runs so good And we know this happened because the the pics are where??? 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 69,920 #10 Posted January 20 11 hours ago, SylvanLakeWH said: There goes my diet... again... Yep. Me too. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 26,711 #11 Posted January 20 3 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: Yep. Me too. Ya know... it's been 21 hours... What's @Achto doin'??? New curd delivery??? I'm gonna get fat at this pace... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 28,291 #12 Posted January 21 1 hour ago, SylvanLakeWH said: Ya know... it's been 21 hours... What's @Achto doin'??? Po-boys gotta work ya know, I only get to be a "weekend warrior wrench". Sides with temps reaching a high of 1f today & dipping to -18f tonight it don't really pay to heat the shop up for a couple hours. Sit back, relax, munch on some meat & cheese, there will be up dates this weekend. 2 3 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chrishar 559 #13 Posted January 21 On 1/20/2025 at 6:15 AM, squonk said: Just out of curiosity, Why trade for essentially the same tractor? Because I had the 701 702 854 I just wanted to have all four generations so I need it get 753 to complete the set and my arm could not pull that rope anymore so that's why I did it 5 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lane Ranger 11,074 #14 Posted January 21 My brother David bought this 633 about 15 years ago for $60. It had a bad motor so we decided to put a Kohler 8 hp recoil start in it . I used this for mowing with a front reel mower and plowing snow in the winter. i love the way this machine handles. Yes we still have this and glad to see you working on one of these Dan! They are one of the really good round hood models! 5 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 28,291 #15 Posted January 27 (edited) This weekend evolved a bit of side tracking. Saturday I took on a job painting the inside of a 26 x 26 x 12 garage. After spraying 10 gal of primer and then spraying 20 gal of paint, back rolling and I don't know how many trips up & down a ladder. Need less to say, I was all in all done for the day. Not the best pic, but it did happen. With making extra tractor $ out of the way, I moved on to my projects. First project this morning, get some heat in my work beater. For the last few weeks the temp gauge has hardly moved and the temp at the heater vents has only been reaching an average of 74 degrees. Perfect for traveling in sub zero weather. A new thermostat and now the temp gauge runs more towards the center and the temp at the heater vents is reaching 134 degrees. MUCH BETTER. Should make my commute more bearable, Now on to some tractor stuff. First off take care of the previous repairs that were done to the 3/4" foot rest bar. Not poo pooing the repair, it kept the tractor in service. Not sure what happened to render the need for the pipe welded over the right hand side. Guessing the left side must have broken free of the frame. After a bunch of grinding the old bar was out of the way. New bar burned in place. Just to make sure there will not be future issues with this bar, I also added some gussets to it. After that repair I still had some time to degrease and blast a few parts. All the excitement that I have to share for this weekend. Edited January 27 by Achto 6 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AlexR 945 #16 Posted January 28 On 1/26/2025 at 8:19 PM, Achto said: Now on to some tractor stuff. First off take care of the previous repairs that were done to the 3/4" foot rest bar. Not poo pooing the repair, it kept the tractor in service. Not sure what happened to render the need for the pipe welded over the right hand side. Guessing the left side must have broken free of the frame. That is pretty crazy to need those kind of repairs unless you are solidly hitting stuff with the foot bars I wouldn't think there would be that much stress on them. Especially being a 3/4 bar that is pretty thick metal to just bend. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oliver2-44 10,115 #17 Posted January 28 On 1/26/2025 at 7:19 PM, Achto said: After that repair I still had some time to degrease and blast a few parts. All the excitement that I have to share for this weekend. What’s the deal @Achto Your holding out on us. No rubbing in our face how great it is to blast and not have to wait for the compressor to catch upon! 1 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 69,920 #18 Posted January 28 On 1/26/2025 at 8:19 PM, Achto said: added some gussets Nicely done. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 28,291 #19 Posted January 28 (edited) 2 hours ago, oliver2-44 said: Your holding out on us. No rubbing in our face how great it is to blast and not have to wait for the compressor to catch upon! Actually I'm filing a slight complaint on that. This new compressor is a slave driver. With the old compressor the blaster would over take it and you would have to wait for the compressor to catch up. Break Time !! The new compressor catches up with the blaster, goes into idle mode for about 2min, kicks back in, passes the blaster again, and goes to idle mode etc. NO More Break Times !! You just keep on hammerin' along Edited January 28 by Achto 2 1 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 13,131 #20 Posted January 28 31 minutes ago, Achto said: You just keep on hammerin' along My heart bleeds for you. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 26,711 #21 Posted January 28 9 minutes ago, Handy Don said: My heart bleeds for you. 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 28,291 #22 Posted January 28 (edited) Well in all honesty, I guess I will get a break every 3hrs when I have to go out & dump 2 gallons of gas in it. Less than $3 per hour. Price I have to pay to maintain 125psi non-stop at the blaster. The pressure at the compressor never drops below 150psi. 1.5hrs to go before the first 5hr oil change on the engine. Recommended every 50hrs after that. 50hrs for first oil change on the pump, every 100hrs after that. I may shorten these intervals though. Oil is cheaper than engines & pumps. So far, very happy with the purchase. Edited January 29 by Achto 5 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 28,291 #23 Posted February 3 Weekend update... Sand blasting reviled a little surprise on one of the fenders. Drilled holes at the end of the cracks in preparation for repair. After the repair. If you look at the top of the fender, you can see line where the seat was rubbing on it. Nothing worse than doing a resto on a round hood and then having the seat rub through your new paint job. To remedy this I make a lift kit to put under the seat. It's only 1/2" thick but that's all it takes to keep the seat off the fenders. The spacer I made for under the seat. The peg drops in one hole to keep it from spinning. At the end of the weekend I have everything that would fit in the blast cabinet cleaned up. It took almost as long to blast the rear rims as it took to blast all the other pieces combined. Note - only thing that would not fit was the frame. The gas tank and recoil starter would have fit in the blast cabinet but I chose to not blast them. Didn't want sand intrusion in either of them. Instead I chose to strip them with a DA sander. Even sprayed a little paint today, very little but it still counts. Would be nice to do some painting next weekend but I don't think that will be in the cards, as I have other engagements. Might still have time to get something done though. 3 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 49,980 #24 Posted February 3 On 1/28/2025 at 11:47 AM, Achto said: You just keep on hammerin' along My back hurts just watching ... On 1/28/2025 at 1:07 PM, Achto said: 125psi non-stop at the blaster. Should only need 90 at the blaster?? 1 hour ago, Achto said: would not fit was the frame Heard tell I think it was @Shynon tape a garbage bag over the open door to get the frame in. 1 hour ago, Achto said: gas tank and recoil starter would have fit in the blast cabinet I've blasted tanks before with no problems duct tape over the bung and plug the drain. 701 tank went through with no problems. Recoil no unless completely disassembled. 3 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 28,291 #25 Posted February 3 47 minutes ago, WHX?? said: My back hurts just watching Back used to hurt after standing in front of the blast cabinet for extended periods of time. We raised the blast cabinet up on 4x4's. Game changer ! Much more comfortable now, plus the 4x4's added a raised point to put your one foot on. 3 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
