bowtiebutler956 650 #51 Posted March 23, 2012 Jake I'm not ready for a divorce just yet!! :ROTF: Matt :flags-texas: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jake Kuhn 1,554 #52 Posted March 23, 2012 Jake I'm not ready for a divorce just yet!! :ROTF: Matt :ROTF: 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 37,126 #53 Posted March 23, 2012 :silence: :ROTF: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bowtiebutler956 650 #54 Posted March 24, 2012 Well I think its time for another update. I took my leather crank seals back off the engine and soaked them in oil like Martin recommended. Martin. I assembled the engine today minus the carburetor, because it has not come in yet. I got the engine decals in, and they are sharp. They came from a place called engine decals on My new points haven't come in yet either, but believe it or not the old crusty points still have a little life in them, which I found out accidentally while cranking the engine over with my hand on top of the head. It bit me!! Here are a few before and after pics of the engine. Matt :flags-texas: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flatheadpuller 6 #55 Posted March 24, 2012 Matt that is really sweet. The clutch setup on there is it just an in-out style with a friction material of some sort? Im going to check out the decal place. Looking for vintage kohler decals for my 301. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bowtiebutler956 650 #56 Posted March 25, 2012 Say Flatheadpuller, the clutch is an in out type, but no friction material. The groove you see in the clutch for the belt opens when you push forward on the handle, and there is roller bearing at the bottom of the groove, so when you push forward on the handle the v groove opens, the belt bottoms out on the bearing and you stop. When you pull back on the handle, it closes the v groove and engages the belt. A very simple, but effective clutch, with almost no wear components. Matt :flags-texas: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bowtiebutler956 650 #57 Posted March 28, 2012 I had the engine running today!! I got the carburetor and oil bath air filter housing in yesterday, the carb was in great shape, all I did was clean it and put a rebuild kit in it. It fired right up, and with a little adjustment it was purring like a kitten. I tried to take a couple of pics of it running, but they just look still. It really is running no matter how the pics look. It smokes just a little when you rev it up, but the new piston and rings are antiques themselves, and I know the older rings take a little time to break in. I am very happy with the engine. I sanded and painted the air filter housing today, and I will put the decals on it tomorrow, and take some pics. Matt :flags-texas: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jake Kuhn 1,554 #58 Posted March 29, 2012 Glad to hear you got it running. Jake Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bowtiebutler956 650 #59 Posted March 30, 2012 It's time for another update. I opened the transmission today, and my initial reaction was the needle bearing in the main drive gear was completely destroyed, and all the little needles did quite a bit of damage to the reverse gears. The Bantam tractor site had a part no. for the bearing, but after finding it online, it was listed as a seal, so I called and got the run around, seems no one there could confirm it was a needle bearing. Well I went to a place called bearingsdirect.com and gave them the measurements and they had one, so I have the bearing on the way. I think the reverse gears will work ok, but they may be noisy. The rest of the bearings were in great shape. After seperating the trans from the differential, I opened up the diff, and to my surprise the carrier/ring gear is made of solid brass. WOW!! I have never seen this before, and everything in there looked great, even the bushings show minimal wear. Here are a few pics of the transaxle, including the remains of the needle bearing, and a shot of my air filter housing with new decals. Matt :flags-texas: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 37,126 #60 Posted March 30, 2012 Wow, talk about a man on a mission, really looks great so far...keep up the amazing work Matt. :thumbs: 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bowtiebutler956 650 #61 Posted March 30, 2012 Yeah Craig, I'm kind of the obsessive/compulsive type, but my youngest son who I am biulding this for is worse than I am. I brought him to the shop with me today, and I spent more time answering his questions about the tractor than actually working on the tractor. Then when it came time to go home, he didn't want to go. That's my boy!! Matt :flags-texas: 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 37,126 #62 Posted March 31, 2012 Awesome Matt...that means you were home schooling him today? Tee-ractor training sir...hooah! :text-bravo: 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bowtiebutler956 650 #63 Posted March 31, 2012 Actually Craig we home school all four of our kids anyway, so it's easier for me to get away with things like this. Matt :flags-texas: 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flatheadpuller 6 #64 Posted March 31, 2012 Matt it looks really good. The brass or bronze ring gear is somewhat common. The older tube frame bolens tractors are the same setup. You can take a file to the gear teeth and take the high spots off. It should be ok and not make any noise. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bowtiebutler956 650 #65 Posted March 31, 2012 Thanks for the info Flatheadpuller! Much appreciated. Matt :flags-texas: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bowtiebutler956 650 #66 Posted April 6, 2012 Just a quick update. My new needle bearing, and new axle seals finally came in so I got the transaxle assembled today. I had to make all my own gaskets, as trying to find new gaskets for a 1952 Standard Bantam is impossible. After installing the new bearing the trans feels great, it shifts through its gears quite well, and no leaks! So hear are a few before and after pics. Matt :flags-texas: 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jake Kuhn 1,554 #67 Posted April 6, 2012 Looks good,you are making this project go by very quick. Jake Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bowtiebutler956 650 #68 Posted April 7, 2012 Yeah Jake, my son's birthday is only a couple month away. I don't know if I'll get it done in time, but I sure am going to try. He will be 8, and that was when my dad gave it to me as a kid. Matt :flags-texas: 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bowtiebutler956 650 #69 Posted April 8, 2012 Well, did a little work on the Standard today. Cut some rust out of the body just under the seat spring. I figure I'll try to remove any bad rust before I have it sand blasted. Also posting some pics of my busted up steering gear, and rotted out gas tank. I have found a guy that reproduces these parts for Bantams. $75 for gas tank with glass sediment bowl, $75 for NOS steering gear, and I am also missing one of the clamshell rear fenders which he sells for $75 a pair. $225 Ouch, but at least the parts are still available. Oh yes, and as you can see, my shop is a wreck. AGAIN! Time to clean! Matt :flags-texas: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lars 526 #70 Posted April 8, 2012 Looks very good so far..keep the good work up :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anglo Traction 761 #71 Posted April 8, 2012 Hi Matt, Only just found and read this Whole Thread of yours. It's full of what our interest is all about and have in our minds, Sentiment, Family and Historic Values. Then to top it off with a Great Tractor Resto with good quality work. I reckon the cost of the parts you've mentioned is well worth the outlay for this. 1952 eh! ....the year I was born. Keep up the good work, I 'll be following it. :handgestures-thumbup: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bowtiebutler956 650 #72 Posted April 8, 2012 Thanks Guys, I appreciate the kind words. Matt :flags-texas: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bowtiebutler956 650 #73 Posted April 12, 2012 AAAARHHH!! I just typed all this a minute ago, and hit the wrong key and lost it all, and I don't type, I peck so it takes a long time. Anyway here goes again. The original wheels on the tractor turned into a pile of rust many years ago, so I had to come up with a new plan. The axles are 7/8 with a 3/16 keyway. I tried, but could not find a narrow 8" rim in this configuration, so this is what I came up with. I found a set of tiller wheels with tires that have a 7/8 hub, but aren't keyed. I bought them, and decided to weld a keyed hub to the inside of the wheels. Well they came in yesterday, and I cut about 3" off of the wheel hubs and welded a keyed hub to them. The tires aren't the correct ag bar tread pattern, but they will do for now. I also had to come up with a carrier bearing for the input shaft of the transaxle. It was not easy, but I found something I could use with some modifications. The bearing had a strange angle cut on the base, and the threads also came in at an angle. I cut the base flat, and put a pipe thread reduce in. I then lined the correct size sud up with the centerline of the bearing and welded it in straight even though the threads inside the bearing housing were at an angle. Where there is a will there is a way! Just filled it in with weld, Anyway here are a few pics of the damage. Oh I mean progress. I haven't ground the welds on the wheels yet in these pics, so be warned its not pretty. Matt :flags-texas: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bowtiebutler956 650 #74 Posted April 15, 2012 Just thought I would throw in a couple more pics of the progress. I finished the modifications to the wheels, and they fit great! I also mocked up the drive system, and it is working perfectly, the clutch works well, and all the gears in the trans appear to work as they should. I had my son in the shop with me yesterday, helping, but mostly supervising. He's a real slave driver! Time is getting tight on me, I only have about 5 weeks till his birthday, and I haven't even started on the body. I gotta get cracken! Matt I also included a pic of the slave driver himself, with a goofy look on his face. :ychain: 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 37,126 #75 Posted April 15, 2012 :text-coolphotos: He's lookin' like there's a new sheriff in town. I bet that look is sayin'...c'mon already, I ain't gettin' any younger over here. Lets get to gettin'...I wanna ride this 'ere tractor son. :teasing-poke: 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
