A Roller and a Worker

[Terry M-(Moderator) 2,177]

1 hour ago, GMan said:

Terry,

 

Cool tractor! You did a nice job on it. Is that a new dash faceplate or a decal...................Whichever it is would you mind sharing your source?

 

Gary

get it and others at    redoyourhorse.com 

[cschannuth 3,817]

8 hours ago, Terry M said:

Nice Job on the 606!!    Just in case you hadn't seen it before on RS, thought I'd show you pics of my 606 I restored.   Repowered it with a nice rebuilt Kohler k161.     Just need to figure our how to thread the exhaust nipple on the engine so I can install a muffler on it...

 

 

 

 

Terry,

 

That is beautiful.  That is my goal for my 606 someday.  For now we're going to use it as is.

 

Craig

[cschannuth 3,817]

I had some time off over the holidays so I worked on the 606 a little. It was really light all the way around and almost impossible to keep the front on the ground so I loaded the rear tires and and bolted together a front bumper/weight hanger out of some scrap angle I had. I had an old weight I used on my 520 that fit the bill. To stay with the original paint/mild rat rod theme I decided to hit it with matte clear instead of painting it. The tractor definitely feels more planted.  

 

Other than reworking the seat   I think I'm done. Although I may try to figure out a way to hang the generator on it. It uses almost no fuel compared to the 161 and the 314. 

 

[T-Mo-(Moderator) 4,513]

Looks great.  I like the finish of the paint, or lack thereof.  Nice job.

[cschannuth 3,817]

28 minutes ago, T-Mo said:

Looks great.  I like the finish of the paint, or lack thereof.  Nice job.

 

Thanks. It's a fun little tractor and it's the only one I have without nice paint so I can really enjoy using it. 

[WVHillbilly520H 10,374]

Craig, great job on the front weight hanger (wonder what inspired you there  also got something else waiting for you when you're ready), looks good on the 606, Jeff.

Edited December 30, 2016 by WVHillbilly520H

[cschannuth 3,817]

By the way, the beautiful stack muffler/pipe was hand crafted by Jim Kemp of this great forum.  I loved the raw look of his great work so I tried some high temp clear as a coating.  Even though I slowly cured it over a few days it still started to turn dark.  I thought about painting over it but I really like the dark muffler so I'll probably leave it as is.  I highly recommend jimkemp if you need a stack.  It sounds great, it's reasonably priced, he will customize it, and it is really great quality.

[T-Mo-(Moderator) 4,513]

10 hours ago, cschannuth said:

By the way, the beautiful stack muffler/pipe was hand crafted by Jim Kemp of this great forum.  I loved the raw look of his great work so I tried some high temp clear as a coating.  Even though I slowly cured it over a few days it still started to turn dark.  I thought about painting over it but I really like the dark muffler so I'll probably leave it as is.  I highly recommend jimkemp if you need a stack.  It sounds great, it's reasonably priced, he will customize it, and it is really great quality.

I have been thinking about buying of of those stacks for my 702.

[cschannuth 3,817]

 

9 minutes ago, T-Mo said:

I have been thinking about buying of of those stacks for my 702.

 

 I don't think you will be disappointed. It is built like a tank and has a nice sound. 

Edited December 30, 2016 by cschannuth

[rjg854 11,570]

I couldn't agree more, I have one on my 854 love the sound and the look, look at my profile picture

 

[cschannuth 3,817]

 I showed this to my kids and my oldest son said I belong in a tree. I asked him why he said that and he said it was because I was a nut. I guess he's right.

 

Once I got it in my head that I could make that generator fit on that 606 I had to give it a try. I turned around an attachamatic I had laying around and added some angle iron hooks on the front weight bracket and it lined up pretty well.  The belt is too short but it worked ok so I tried it out. It pulled a shop vac and my grinder without too much trouble. 

Edited January 2, 2017 by cschannuth

[dclarke 4,046]

Looks like it sits on there pretty well, Craig. Nice job!  

[cschannuth 3,817]

I still need to align the pulleys and get the correct belt but I think it'll work if needed. I'm a little concerned about the weight on the motor shaft but I can limit that with a block between the generator plate and the generator frame. 

[WVHillbilly520H 10,374]

Way to go Craig, thinking outside the box, maybe just an idler pulley/spring tension set-up(like the snow blower) would be enough to keep the generator motor going set in a stationary position without too much stress on the engine crankshaft?,Jeff.

[oldredrider 2,553]

I might suggest you use a snow blower lift tube to adjust and hold the generator in position to reduce stress on the engine pulley. 

[bmsgaffer 2,046]

On 12/30/2016 at 10:00 AM, Ranger13148 said:

I couldn't agree more, I have one on my 854 love the sound and the look, look at my profile picture

 

Do you happen to have a video of it? I am hoping to get some idea of what it sounds like. A picture if you have it as well! 

[cschannuth 3,817]

37 minutes ago, bmsgaffer said:

Do you happen to have a video of it? I am hoping to get some idea of what it sounds like. A picture if you have it as well! 

 

There are several pics above and hopefully the video below works. It's not loud but it sounds really good. 

 

IMG_3971.MOV

 

[bmsgaffer 2,046]

Awesome, thank you. Not too loud is exactly what I am looking for, I like them quieter. 

[cschannuth 3,817]

1 minute ago, bmsgaffer said:

Awesome, thank you. Not too loud is exactly what I am looking for, I like them quieter. 

 

I think this will be just what you're looking for.