Handy Don 12,212 #21401 Posted May 22 1 minute ago, WHX?? said: Yep... my reasoning for brazing in the thread. Someday I”ll have a torch hot enough for brazing. ’Til then I dial the welder WAY back. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,067 #21402 Posted May 23 Por-15'd the inside of a couple Suburban front wheels. 7 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tractorhead 9,064 #21403 Posted May 23 On 5/22/2024 at 7:04 PM, Handy Don said: Brazed? My question was normally brazed or mig brazed? i try next time starting mig brazing with cusi3 wire. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,067 #21404 Posted May 23 On 5/22/2024 at 1:13 PM, WHX?? said: Yep... my reasoning for brazing in the thread. I braze them on too for the same reason. But I buy the hoobie doobies pre flattened from the farm store. Those little torch tanks give a big ouchie when it comes time to refill! 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OutdoorEnvy 1,522 #21405 Posted May 23 (edited) Next project for the WH tractors is in back of the truck right now! This is a homemade dozer blade that popped up for sale cheap enough. The blade can be taken off and turned around. I'll have to make up a mount and lift tab but it should be easy enough. Plan to use the snow plow bracket for it. It's beefy...much heavier than the snow plows. I'll post more once it's done. This is a sneak peak! Edited May 23 by OutdoorEnvy 10 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ML3 1,197 #21406 Posted May 23 Spreading some #57 crushed riverstone in prayer garden for my girlfriend. Also putting it a few other places in yard. Started with 1 ton of stone. The 953 pulled all that weight without too much trouble. Front end was a little light when I was loaded full & going uphill into backyard. Probably gotta get at least another ton tomorrow. 11 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 12,212 #21407 Posted May 23 3 hours ago, squonk said: buy the hoobie doobies pre flattened from the farm store. Dang, it never occurred to me that I could buy them hoobie doobies. I used an anvil and the BFH 😁 2 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,421 #21408 Posted May 23 3 hours ago, squonk said: hoobie doobies I thought those were the little round metal things that held a manual transmission shifter fork ??!!?? So named by the @stevasaurus 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,421 #21409 Posted May 23 Just now, Handy Don said: Dang, it never occurred to me that I could buy them hoobie doobies. I used an anvil and the BFH 😁 Buy= easy/efficient. Make anything with a BFH = WAY more fun! 3 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,067 #21410 Posted May 23 1 hour ago, ebinmaine said: Buy= easy/efficient. Make anything with a BFH = WAY more fun! The fun ends when the cost of refilling the little O2 tank is 32 bucks! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,421 #21411 Posted May 23 Just now, squonk said: The fun ends when the cost of refilling the little O2 tank is 32 bucks! Absolutely. That's exactly why I don't have a brazing setup. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lee1977 6,656 #21412 Posted May 24 I sold mine and turned in the rented tanks back in 1989. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tractorhead 9,064 #21413 Posted May 24 7 hours ago, squonk said: The fun ends when the cost of refilling the little O2 tank is 32 bucks! Exactly that‘s my thought to switch over from a mig welding to mig cusi3 brazing. It is not exact same stability but good enough the whole Car industry enforces it. shure the wire is also not really as cheap like a welding wire, but it is usable with a standart mig welder mostly each have aside. plus it is actually highly recommanded in Vehicle sheet metal fixing. on vehicle hulls it have two big advances 1. was lees heat - less shrinking or stretching on metal 2. from beginning corrosion prevention is much better than on welding. Here it is more accepted instead of Welding Sheetmetal. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,188 #21414 Posted May 24 11 hours ago, squonk said: The fun ends when the cost of refilling the little O2 tank is 32 bucks! I traded in my tiny tanks for the full size ones about forty years ago. I probably recovered the cost of the bigger tanks in the first year or two. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,535 #21415 Posted May 24 Got ready for the Memorial Day Parade!!! Only one flat tire... not bad for this rig...!!! All set for 15 little riders... including one wheelchair... 5 3 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Goldnboy 910 #21416 Posted May 25 Removed all the sheet metal and that...that tecky! M12 has been painted and is drying... Noticed I need new clutch sprung #1014 not sure source to locate... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,421 #21417 Posted May 25 58 minutes ago, Goldnboy said: Removed all the sheet metal and that...that tecky! M12 has been painted and is drying... Noticed I need new clutch sprung #1014 not sure source to locate... If this is on a mid 70s C series that spring is a Toro 108035. Multiple sources on the interwebs. Should be able to get one for less than $15 shipped to your door. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,067 #21418 Posted May 25 (edited) 2 hours ago, Goldnboy said: Removed all the sheet metal and that...that tecky! M12 has been painted and is drying... Noticed I need new clutch sprung #1014 not sure source to locate... 1014 spring changed to 83-2730. Available on E bay or McMaster -Carr 9433k111 Edited May 25 by squonk 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,067 #21419 Posted May 25 De-rusted, polished and clear coated Suburban 551 key switch plate. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
76c12091520h 3,615 #21420 Posted May 25 Spent my morning at the office: 2 12 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adsm08 2,046 #21421 Posted May 25 1 hour ago, 76c12091520h said: Spent my morning at the office: Brian, your office looks like more fun than my office. 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heatingman 971 #21422 Posted May 25 Throttle and choke knobs broke on my B-80. Ordered some reproduction ones, in the mean time I made up some from some copper tee’s with a wood dowel fit into the bull of the tee’s. slotted the dowel to match the levers, and contact cemented them in place. I’ll see how they hold up. But they look pretty cool, if you ask me. 7 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adsm08 2,046 #21423 Posted May 25 20 minutes ago, Heatingman said: Throttle and choke knobs broke on my B-80. Ordered some reproduction ones, in the mean time I made up some from some copper tee’s with a wood dowel fit into the bull of the tee’s. slotted the dowel to match the levers, and contact cemented them in place. I’ll see how they hold up. But they look pretty cool, if you ask me. I think I'd keep those if they hold up. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,421 #21424 Posted May 25 14 minutes ago, adsm08 said: I think I'd keep those if they hold up. Agreed. I like em. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cleat 5,926 #21425 Posted May 25 1 hour ago, Heatingman said: Throttle and choke knobs broke on my B-80. Ordered some reproduction ones, in the mean time I made up some from some copper tee’s with a wood dowel fit into the bull of the tee’s. slotted the dowel to match the levers, and contact cemented them in place. I’ll see how they hold up. But they look pretty cool, if you ask me. Give them a coat of clear so they stay shiny. Or you could paint them black. Either way good job. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
