adsm08 2,066 #2576 Posted June 28, 2019 On 6/25/2019 at 8:30 PM, Goldann520 said: Finished the wire harness on my dad's 417a. Also had to shim the starter, worm gear worn on end. New drive belt, and guess what? IT WON'T STAY ON!!! IT'S GOTTA BE ME.😣 Did you ever get a laser level on it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,565 #2577 Posted June 28, 2019 13 minutes ago, adsm08 said: Yeah, I'm pretty sure that by the time I get a week out of it I have a concussion. One time I caught a flyback of an 8 lb deadblow hammer in the face. Everything was hilarious for two weeks. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adsm08 2,066 #2578 Posted June 28, 2019 14 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Not really. The Novocain injections and the 8 stitches hurt more than the hammer impact. I was squatting when it happened, literally knocked me on my butt. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,565 #2579 Posted June 28, 2019 39 minutes ago, adsm08 said: Not really. The Novocain injections and the 8 stitches hurt more than the hammer impact. I was squatting when it happened, literally knocked me on my butt. I reiterate my previous statement..... 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZXT 2,401 #2580 Posted June 28, 2019 On 6/23/2019 at 9:32 AM, MIGHTYMO said: Are you going to put any sort of a gusset from the receiver hitch down to the frame you built? I know you probably aren't going to put much weight on it, but I can see where it might snap off if you did happen to. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,905 #2581 Posted June 29, 2019 Throwback Friday.... playing with the one that got me started in this mess of an addiction! Tink Tink.... 3 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
giddyap 1,569 #2582 Posted June 29, 2019 Hey pullstart, my recollection of the 60s makes me think that muffler is a Cherry Bomb glasspak 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Tuul Crib 7,336 #2583 Posted June 29, 2019 IRV got some head lights today . I put in some 1156 LEDs from Amazon on it . and they were really brite! I lined the bezel with HVAC silver tape which seemed to help! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZXT 2,401 #2584 Posted June 29, 2019 28 minutes ago, giddyap said: Hey pullstart, my recollection of the 60s makes me think that muffler is a Cherry Bomb glasspak I think you're right! Looks to be about an 18"... Have a set of 18" on my dad's 70 Charger. I think the Superbee has 24", which are a little quieter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,905 #2585 Posted June 29, 2019 44 minutes ago, giddyap said: Hey pullstart, my recollection of the 60s makes me think that muffler is a Cherry Bomb glasspak 15 minutes ago, ZXT said: I think you're right! Looks to be about an 18"... Have a set of 18" on my dad's 70 Charger. I think the Superbee has 24", which are a little quieter. It is a Cherry Bomb, with a Honda Shadow Spirit 750 muffler silencer welded into it. It’s pretty darn quiet actually. Here’s a quick walk around with it running. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Tuul Crib 7,336 #2586 Posted June 29, 2019 2 minutes ago, pullstart said: It is a Cherry Bomb, with a Honda Shadow Spirit 750 muffler silencer welded into it. It’s pretty darn quiet actually. Here’s a quick walk around with it running. Yessss!!! Soundslike music to my ears!! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZXT 2,401 #2587 Posted June 29, 2019 5 minutes ago, pullstart said: It is a Cherry Bomb, with a Honda Shadow Spirit 750 muffler silencer welded into it. It’s pretty darn quiet actually. Here’s a quick walk around with it running. Wow! That sounds pretty dang good. I expected it to sound a lot different, but I guess they respond differently to a small single cylinder engine than they do to a big block! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vinylguy 4,674 #2588 Posted June 29, 2019 Picked up my 312 after lunch with the new 37SD deck mounted and properly leveled. What a difference the new deck and clean carb makes.👍 the picture taken after dark does not do it justice. Cuts beautifully. I loaded up the 857 and hauled it to storage. Thinking I'll keep the 312 for lake front duty and sell the 857. But I love the little square hood too. Hard to part with it. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ericj 1,578 #2589 Posted June 29, 2019 1 hour ago, Vinylguy said: Picked up my 312 after lunch with the new 37SD deck mounted and properly leveled. What a difference the new deck and clean carb makes.👍 the picture taken after dark does not do it justice. Cuts beautifully. I loaded up the 857 and hauled it to storage. Thinking I'll keep the 312 for lake front duty and sell the 857. But I love the little square hood too. Hard to part with it. that's why I have all the tractors I do, can't part with them eric j 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,565 #2590 Posted June 29, 2019 7 hours ago, Vinylguy said: love the little square hood too Why not keep both for when one is in for maintenance? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lee1977 6,663 #2591 Posted June 29, 2019 (edited) I replaced the out side PTO bearing. It had got so bad It was shaking the deck. The deck has mowed 2+ acres for 41 years so all the lift hardware is loose. I had ordered some spindle bearings many years ago and a bearing with a John Deere no. had got mixed in. I checked it out and found it to be the same bearing as the Wheel Horse no.109842 so I bagged it marked for the PTO. I found it in my box of extra parts, I try it out later today. I also installed new 3/4" C-clips as the old ones were getting lose. Edited June 29, 2019 by Lee1977 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,565 #2592 Posted June 29, 2019 (edited) Finally got a round tuit. The exhaust is on the cinnamon horse. I used a piece of an old brake band to make a spacer to go between the muffler and the chrome pipe. That extra 20 plus inches of piping makes quite a bit of difference in the sound. It's a lot quieter and sounds more even. Edited June 29, 2019 by ebinmaine 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rjg854 11,377 #2593 Posted June 29, 2019 Started cleaning up my Big Show buy, an 877. It didn't have a seat, I managed to find one there, just had to stretch the vynal back around the seat pan and reglue it. It runs dog-gone good and moves well too. No problem with the hill in my driveway. The next project will be cleaning up and painting the wheels. Then doing the same to the wheel weights l bought there too. 3 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WVHillbilly520H 10,373 #2594 Posted June 29, 2019 21 hours ago, pullstart said: It is a Cherry Bomb, with a Honda Shadow Spirit 750 muffler silencer welded into it. It’s pretty darn quiet actually. Here’s a quick walk around with it running. Is it an actual "🍒 💣" or Walker "Thrush'' woodpecker glasspack? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,139 #2595 Posted June 29, 2019 Removed the silly putty from the new 953's fuel pump mounting location to stop oil peeing out. Those front noses in those things are HEAVY!!! 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 37,130 #2596 Posted June 29, 2019 Sounds like tha same guy must've been working on this little Techy powered RJ I picked up from Ed Kennell at the show. Was going to try to get it running as is until I discovered this carb nightmare semi attached to that motor. I Decided to just swap rhe whole thing out instead using a K-90 I had just sitting in stock. 7 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Herder 2,354 #2597 Posted June 29, 2019 23 hours ago, The Tool Crib said: IRV got some head lights today . I put in some 1156 LEDs from Amazon on it . and they were really brite! I lined the bezel with HVAC silver tape which seemed to help! High Beams!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,905 #2598 Posted June 29, 2019 49 minutes ago, WVHillbilly520H said: Is it an actual "🍒 💣" or Walker "Thrush'' woodpecker glasspack? I’m pretty sure it’s a Cherry Bomb. Not that I can completely recall the 6 or 7 years ago I put it on, it was given to me. Another “I figured you could do something with this.” gift! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,139 #2599 Posted June 29, 2019 16 minutes ago, AMC RULES said: Sounds like tha same guy must've been working on this little Techy powered RJ I picked up from Ed Kennell at the show. Was going to try to get it running as is until I discovered this carb nightmare semi attached to that motor. I Decided to just swap rhe whole thing out instead using a K-90 I had just sitting in stock. Dude prolly went broke from buying carb gaskets trying to get the Tecky to run right! 1 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 37,130 #2600 Posted June 30, 2019 I know, right? Who in their right mind thinks nonsense like this is gonna work? Like them poor Techy's don't have enough strikes going against them already. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites