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A tale of two Horses

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speedyleedy

You really did a great job, looking forward to more picture's ! :eusa-clap:

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buckrancher

finally got back at it and built a holding fixture for welding the gear on the new drive shaft

the fixture positions the drive shaft at the right length thru the gear and keeps both perpendiclar

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the vari-drive shift lever had been broken and rewelded so I cut it off and made a new one

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the rear drive pulley must have had the center hub broke out because someone cobbed a

pile of braze around it so I cut it off and cleaned everything up and clamped it together

for rewelding

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Brian :icecream:

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AMC RULES

:wh: Master restorer. :bow-blue:

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stevebo

Brian,

Impressive work as always. Is the deck on the 854 the correct one for that year? I got one with mine but it is more squared off.

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buckrancher

Brian,

Impressive work as always. Is the deck on the 854 the correct one for that year? I got one with mine but it is more squared off.

no Steve that is a newer style deck the right one would be the square type (RM364)

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wheelhorse656

Man you do good work brian!!!! Keep it coming!

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JC 1965

wow!! looks great, You should be very proud of your work. :handgestures-thumbup:

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rmaynard

Brian,

You and Jo are going to have to get a bigger trailer to bring all of your beauty queens to the shows this year. Can't wait to see what's coming to the WHCC show.

126 days and counting :)

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COMMANDO6

Wow. It's great that you saved those horses. I guess it made you feel good when you finally got the 854 running.

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SNYFIX

Good job there Buckrancher !! We knew they were going into good (great) hands !!

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SNYFIX

It's ironic that the 854 was used at Cayuga Lake to mow the owners cottage lawn and to 'rake' off the "beach" when they lowered the lake down for the winter with a set of rear cultivators. The owner passed shortly before (or after) the flood so I'm sure he's looking down on Buckrancher with pride as I know that was the kind of guy he was. Now it's back in the Finger Lakes area !!

The RJ was a local "one of our first" sales.

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buckrancher

the lift lever had been broke and cobbed back together so i cut the upper tube off

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and built a new bottom its all clamped up to be welded

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next piece was the gas tank you can see the remains of braze on the tank from where

a square piece of sheet metal had been brazed on to hold a fill cap spout.

I removed it all and cleaned it up the best I could and soldered a new cap spout back on

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Brian

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AMC RULES

Keep up the great work. :thumbs: Gonna be like a brand new tractor by the time you're done Brian. :woohoo:

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SNYFIX

Parts sale to commence soon. Not to much $$ for everything Wheel Horse/(Toro) !!

Show season is soon !!

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buckrancher

did some sand blasting today

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buckrancher

started working on the hood got some small dents out

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need to weld up a few holes up I think I'm going weld a patch in the hood around the gas cap opening to repair the stress cracks

from the weight of the gas tank over the years i'll post a pic of it before it's welded

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Brian

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AMC RULES

Did you braze up the hood Brian, or is that a previous repair you discovered? :scratchead:

Looks like you made some good progress today. :thumbs:

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TT

Better than any store-bought 3D puzzle, eh?

Any plans of turning out some RJ-35 engine pulleys & reverser discs? :D

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HorseWhisperer

my favorite old machine was bought @ Snyders new in 68.Its the end of an era.Glad to see some happy horses rescued.

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buckrancher

Did you braze up the hood Brian, or is that a previous repair you discovered? :scratchead:

Looks like you made some good progress today. :thumbs:

No that was under the paint it's also after i ground all the lumps down

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buckrancher

Better than any store-bought 3D puzzle, eh?

Any plans of turning out some RJ-35 engine pulleys & reverser discs? :D

stainless or 1018?

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TT

Better than any store-bought 3D puzzle, eh?

Any plans of turning out some RJ-35 engine pulleys & reverser discs? :D

stainless or 1018?

1018 is fine with me. You've seen my '55..... shiny just wouldn't blend in well. :handgestures-thumbup:

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Coadster32

Brian, you're work is very pleasing to the eye. Awesome fabricator you are.

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buckrancher

here's the lift lever welded and sand blasted

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the patch I made to repair the cracks in the hood I bought a air powered flanging tool

back when I was building the stainless RJ58 to fix that hood

inside

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topside ready to be welded

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Brian

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rmaynard

Once again Brian, you are the master when it comes to metal. Great work! :thumbs:

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