posifour11 723 #2851 Posted August 10, 2019 Just now, ebinmaine said: @smoreau Could you pm me with details about these hitches? Thanks... I don't know if he and Tom(?) Have been making them recently. I bought it probably 5-7 years ago. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,654 #2852 Posted August 10, 2019 Today Trina and I (and of course the dog) spent some time in the forest preparing a little firewood. This little guy was watching the festivities. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,916 #2853 Posted August 11, 2019 Working *cough*playing*cough* with Hot Wheels today... trying to see if I can cut a furrow in the field... directly in front of my tree stand? 4 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,916 #2854 Posted August 11, 2019 I think I have a fuel line leak before the pump, it sounds like it’s sucking air and will only run with the choke... so I’ll limp it back to the barn for repairs. I also lost a pin in the lift link so I figured out I can drag the plow into a turn with minimal diggin... as long as I turned right. Left turn? Harder dig! It also seems I’m not the only visitor in my tree stand! 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,324 #2855 Posted August 11, 2019 Bear scat? 4 hours ago, pullstart said: fuel line leak The fuel line is about a dozen years old. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,654 #2856 Posted August 11, 2019 We spent some time slicing up firewood this morning and began work on another woods path so as to access the last portion of the property that hasn't had a tractor on it yet. Trina used her go-to work tractor 867 to haul the tools to the forest. Also, she has been painting the house this year as she gets time and the weather is ok. There are clapboards to be added and trim to be replaced. Today she used the 867 as a workbench. 6 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,916 #2857 Posted August 12, 2019 2 hours ago, 953 nut said: Bear scat? The fuel line is about a dozen years old. Raccoon poop I happen to have a new coil of fuel hose, maybe that’s why it needed to crank so long to fire up? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cafoose 3,355 #2858 Posted August 12, 2019 (edited) I loaded up my 876 with the dozer blade and the C161 with the tiller and went down the road to work on the foundation for the pavilion I'm putting up for a local adoption/foster care agency that I help out on occasion. Just arrived and ready to go Just got done tilling Tiller did a good job loosening up the dirt! Pushing dirt The horses did a good job! Time to go home! Edited August 12, 2019 by cafoose 4 5 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,916 #2859 Posted August 13, 2019 On 8/11/2019 at 7:46 PM, 953 nut said: Bear scat? The fuel line is about a dozen years old. Well, it seems I couldn’t find fault in the fuel line on Hot Wheels. It sounded in the tunnel like the line was sucking air badly, the only thing I haven’t done was to pressurize the line. I did however find some gel in the fuel bowl, so I’m doing a system overhaul and clean out. If I secure it out of harm’s way, can you think of any reason not to run the fuel line through the brake shaft tunnel? I was thinking I could hide the fuel pump in there to tidy it up? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
19richie66 17,508 #2860 Posted August 13, 2019 Don’t see why not. Plenty of room in the tunnel. Just secure it away from the linkages. That was my plan on the wife’s. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,654 #2861 Posted August 13, 2019 @pullstart Make sure it can't chafe/rub/touch/grind on anything as well. Even smooth surfaces will eventually eat through the fuel line. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Tuul Crib 7,336 #2862 Posted August 13, 2019 On 8/11/2019 at 2:15 PM, pullstart said: I think I have a fuel line leak before the pump, it sounds like it’s sucking air and will only run with the choke... so I’ll limp it back to the barn for repairs. I also lost a pin in the lift link so I figured out I can drag the plow into a turn with minimal diggin... as long as I turned right. Left turn? Harder dig! It also seems I’m not the only visitor in my tree stand! Poop!!! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TonyToro 1,058 #2863 Posted August 14, 2019 Worked on the Raider 14 pulling tractors front spindle. My son took the tractor off the trailer to anxiously and the tire grabbed the support rail of the trailer pulling the wheel in the wrong direction. (1050 pound tractor with hot rod engine and gravity can do a number on stock metal pieces. ) I tried to straighten it. I got it close enough to pull last week but it wasn’t truly straight. Luckily I bought a parts tractor a few months ago and used the front spindle from the donor. If anyone knows how to straighten the steering portion of the spindle please advise. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,916 #2864 Posted August 14, 2019 9 hours ago, TonyToro said: Worked on the Raider 14 pulling tractors front spindle. My son took the tractor off the trailer to anxiously and the tire grabbed the support rail of the trailer pulling the wheel in the wrong direction. (1050 pound tractor with hot rod engine and gravity can do a number on stock metal pieces. ) I tried to straighten it. I got it close enough to pull last week but it wasn’t truly straight. Luckily I bought a parts tractor a few months ago and used the front spindle from the donor. If anyone knows how to straighten the steering portion of the spindle please advise. I’m glad nobody was hurt! Without a picture of the damage, I’d suggest heat and a hammer will put it back for ya! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
posifour11 723 #2865 Posted August 14, 2019 Nothing huge. Spent a big portion of the day going to town and renting a 36 ft ladder to retrieve a cat.... But, I got to do something I really needed to do without knowing. The cap on the front wheel of my main worker came off and I learned that I didn't have even half of the cotter pin. So, my big thing today was replacing the thing. Big job! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,916 #2866 Posted August 14, 2019 I ran the new fuel line for Hot Wheels, found no leaks, now to tidy up the wires for the pump a bit and put it all back together! 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,654 #2867 Posted August 15, 2019 I used the Cinnamon Horse to run a battery cable to the Kohler K582 I've been messin around with. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest 88vic #2868 Posted August 15, 2019 2 hours ago, pullstart said: I ran the new fuel line for Hot Wheels, found no leaks, now to tidy up the wires for the pump a bit and put it all back together! Where can I find a pump like that ???? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 48,833 #2869 Posted August 15, 2019 Any auto parts store Fan. Just ask the clerk for a 12vdc low pressure fuel pump. Google the same and you'll find lots of them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,324 #2870 Posted August 15, 2019 4 minutes ago, WHEELHORSEFAN*16 said: Where can I find a pump like that ???? https://www.ebay.com/itm/HEP-02A-New-Gas-Diesel-fuel-pump-Inline-Low-Pressure-electric-fuel-pump-12V/191558570132 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,916 #2871 Posted August 15, 2019 8 minutes ago, WHEELHORSEFAN*16 said: Where can I find a pump like that ???? 3 minutes ago, WHX24 said: Any auto parts store Fan. Just ask the clerk for a 12vdc low pressure fuel pump. Google the same and you'll find lots of them. This pump was on the tractor when I picked it up from @953 nut at the Big Show. It was mounted under the engine, I just hid it a little bit when I ran new fuel line. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,654 #2872 Posted August 15, 2019 5 minutes ago, 953 nut said: https://www.ebay.com/itm/HEP-02A-New-Gas-Diesel-fuel-pump-Inline-Low-Pressure-electric-fuel-pump-12V/191558570132 Thanks for that. Ordered one to try it out.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stormin 9,981 #2873 Posted August 15, 2019 Speaking of fuel lines and chaffing, running the line through a light compression spring where it may chaff helps protect it. 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest 88vic #2874 Posted August 15, 2019 Thanks guys ! I will get one to try it out Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,916 #2875 Posted August 15, 2019 Speaking of fuel lines... I think I routed this in a manner that third and reverse aren’t happy.... I think I need to get the line away from the shifter! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
