ebinmaine 67,633 #3801 Posted December 29, 2019 Trina, her mom and and I spent the day being basically productive around the yard. They moved a heckovalotta firewood from the woodshed to the basement. This space was empty of firewood... We reorganized the "parts department" again. Started by taking out a little tree that was in the way of the tarp. Trina's first time ever using a chain saw. (Small electric one). Moved her mom's future tractor (C100) and Trina's next project (856 from @Herder) close to the pallet area... Recovered the area. Moved the 1267 mongrel and Charger 12 into the workshop. The 1267 will be dismantled for parts. The Charger of course is my hydro experiment tractor project. We've had a pile of stone in the side parking area for like 2 years. Dwindling as we used it wherever we needed to. Today we finished flattening/distributing the last of that 14 yard truckload. I sledgehammered out a few rocks from the path around the horse stable and moved 3, 10 cubic foot loads of that stone there. I know the pic is a bit dark but it was dark when we stopped....... While using the Cinnamon Horse dozer plow I discovered that the modification I made to the lift mechanism was moving. Removed it. Flipped it. Drilled a new hole. Installed it. Fixed... For now... I'll need to make up a thicker one soon. At the end of the day we got Trina's 867 ready for the impending 8 to 12 inches of snow over the next couple of days. AWESOME day. 3 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tach-a-matic 357 #3802 Posted December 29, 2019 (edited) picked these up today. they feel like 40 pounders (?). Not quite as sexy as cast irons, but they'll do Edited December 29, 2019 by Tach-a-matic 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikMacMike 479 #3803 Posted December 29, 2019 3 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: Trina, her mom and and I spent the day being basically productive around the yard. They moved a heckovalotta firewood from the woodshed to the basement. This space was empty of firewood... We reorganized the "parts department" again. Started by taking out a little tree that was in the way of the tarp. Trina's first time ever using a chain saw. (Small electric one). Moved her mom's future tractor (C100) and Trina's next project (856 from @Herder) close to the pallet area... Recovered the area. Moved the 1267 mongrel and Charger 12 into the workshop. The 1267 will be dismantled for parts. The Charger of course is my hydro experiment tractor project. We've had a pile of stone in the side parking area for like 2 years. Dwindling as we used it wherever we needed to. Today we finished flattening/distributing the last of that 14 yard truckload. I sledgehammered out a few rocks from the path around the horse stable and moved 3, 10 cubic foot loads of that stone there. I know the pic is a bit dark but it was dark when we stopped....... While using the Cinnamon Horse dozer plow I discovered that the modification I made to the lift mechanism was moving. Removed it. Flipped it. Drilled a new hole. Installed it. Fixed... For now... I'll need to make up a thicker one soon. At the end of the day we got Trina's 867 ready for the impending 8 to 12 inches of snow over the next couple of days. AWESOME day. WEWWEEEEE you did a ton, its like you stole actuall time from last summer, heheheheeh its so nice when the weather gives those extra days....you sure you didnt have help? Like the local army hahahaha tons of work dun. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikMacMike 479 #3804 Posted December 29, 2019 4 minutes ago, Tach-a-matic said: picked these up today. they feel like 40 pounders (?). Not quite as sexy as cast irons, but they'll do Nuthin wrong with them at all bro, youll never have to worry about rust or painting them heheheheh I bet you washem and quick soft buff job and they look brand new, at least there not cracked too I seen so many cracked, and major bonus they have the kings decal on them....hi 5. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Tuul Crib 7,336 #3805 Posted December 29, 2019 I guess lm one of the rare birds that like snow . Theres something about the peacefulness of a freshly fallen snow when it blankets the ground! Ahhhh! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,633 #3806 Posted December 29, 2019 16 minutes ago, MikMacMike said: local army I don't need an army. I have A TRINA. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikMacMike 479 #3807 Posted December 30, 2019 Does Trina have a single sister? hahahaha Im so bad. Seriousely thats a day of magor work 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pfrederi 17,741 #3808 Posted December 30, 2019 On 12/28/2019 at 3:16 PM, MikMacMike said: Hahahah your right the second pic should be on the calender but specifically the holloweeny month hehehehh..... Its sure lookin good thopugh.....I sure would luv to get me hands on one of those electric clutches though dag nabber! i had not realized how expensive electric PTOs had become....but why would you want one??? The only reason i am running one now on any tractor is the engine KT17 came out of a JD and doesn't have thrust bearings. if i put one on the ugly elecrtro it is just for show.or for maybe mower deck use. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,633 #3809 Posted December 30, 2019 28 minutes ago, The Tool Crib said: I guess lm one of the rare birds that like snow . Theres something about the peacefulness of a freshly fallen snow when it blankets the ground! Ahhhh! We agree with that.... Both of us absolutely LOVE spending time outdoors. Fresh fallen snow is lovely to go for a forest walk in. Beautiful. So quiet. Peaceful. I love the fact that we have 4 full complete total seasons here. It gives you an appreciation of ALL of the seasons. Snow totals here on the mountain side will surpass 5 or 6 ft most years. That does get a little overbearing by the end of March...... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikMacMike 479 #3810 Posted December 30, 2019 3 minutes ago, pfrederi said: i had not realized how expensive electric PTOs had become....but why would you want one??? The only reason i am running one now on any tractor is the engine KT17 came out of a JD and doesn't have thrust bearings. if i put one on the ugly elecrtro it is just for show.or for maybe mower deck use. I hear ya, Ive even heard some dont like how they instantly grab stressing parts....Im just tired of the clutch bar pocking me in the ear, the eye, cutting my forehead, besides it will make it so much easier when I add the cab.....no through cab protrusions to engineer....and yes I am getting older so power this power that hahahahaha. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikMacMike 479 #3811 Posted December 30, 2019 1 minute ago, ebinmaine said: We agree with that.... Both of us absolutely LOVE spending time outdoors. Fresh fallen snow is lovely to go for a forest walk in. Beautiful. So quiet. Peaceful. I love the fact that we have 4 full complete total seasons here. It gives you an appreciation of ALL of the seasons. Snow totals here on the mountain side will surpass 5 or 6 ft most years. That does get a little overbearing by the end of March...... Thats a high 5 bro....4 seasons..makes for so much more.....its also like a fresh start every season, clean air, new smells, and besides if its mud dirt dust or just ice I love to get dirty.....DOG gawn it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tractorhead 9,064 #3812 Posted December 30, 2019 6 hours ago, ebinmaine said: I keep telling all you screwballs that say you don't have enough snow to come on up to Maine. We will fix you up. That sound lightly to me as a „ Gentleman, please start your Engines“......😂😂😂😂 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lee1977 6,670 #3813 Posted December 31, 2019 Did a little patch work on the 520-H. Somebody had run into a couple of bolts with the lower hood, or it may have been the same bolt twice at a different place. Busted the paint and was rusting. I ground off the paint and knocked out what I could get. Filled the area, didn't quite get enough area filled. I didn't have any regular filler so I used BJ Weld and you don't put any extra on as it's hard to remove. I'm not building a show tractor. tring to stop the rust and make it look a little better. Don't use JB Weld for filler unless you have some good Gator Sandpaper. I also knocked a dent out under the right head light I got most of it. I painted the red and put a heat lamp on it for a couple of hours then painted the black after lunch. Lowe's had some Troy Buit Red that I tried looks to be close to Toro Red. I'll see what it looks like after I get it out side. I know you want pictures so here are a few. 8 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JCM 9,177 #3814 Posted December 31, 2019 Ended up with a good 10'' of snow out of this storm, brought the 520 out for a little exercise today.The sleet mixed with the snow made the Onan work extra hard though. 4 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,633 #3815 Posted January 1, 2020 We got about 11" here with the same intermixing of sleet that @JCM mentioned in the previous post. Trina ran the snowblower around a little to break through. Then we got the horses out and set to work. Each of us got stuck once. No big deal. Just a bit of a tug or a shovel. Driveway is clear and ready for the next round. 3 3 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikMacMike 479 #3816 Posted January 1, 2020 25 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: We got about 11" here with the same intermixing of sleet that @JCM mentioned in the previous post. Trina ran the snowblower around a little to break through. Then we got the horses out and set to work. Each of us got stuck once. No big deal. Just a bit of a tug or a shovel. Driveway is clear and ready for the next round. Oh you lucky son a guns.....you stole our snow hahahahaha, were still green grass here, Usually Oct we start the season with a foot. This is only the second time we had a green christmas and even then that night it snowed, but to have a green christmas n New year.....this is a very 1st for us! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,913 #3817 Posted January 1, 2020 We’ll all be singing Melekelikimaka soon! It’s Hawaii’s way... to say Merry Christmas to you! by the way, that’s my favorite Christmas song, I think. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cleat 6,054 #3818 Posted January 1, 2020 Basically green here as well. We got ice rain on Sunday night into Monday but that is now melted. Light dusting of snow last night and that is all. Driveway and roads are bare, maybe 1" total in the yard from all the storms this year combined till now. Not using much fuel to heat either as temps have been hovering right around the freezing point. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 48,830 #3819 Posted January 2, 2020 You been watching too many reruns of Christmas vacation Kev ... Reduced a perfectly good 702 to a pile of parts today. SWMBO say's candy apple red so she what she wants is what she gets! Her tractor & no point in even arguing! What you laughing about @Achto yer ideas about the flames BS! She even helped by stripping ... get yer minds out the gutter fellas... mafia in training! Got this tractor from @Shynon, an older resto of his, couple of years ago and has always been my go to tub puller and a tractor show must have. He always said good candidate for a repaint. He was right ... after looking at some of his paint runs worst than me after our new years lobster feed! Tranny is a little loud so that will get sorted out as well. 2 10 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mikey the Monkey 697 #3820 Posted January 2, 2020 Husband of the year @WHX24. I've been trying to figure out what SWMBO means but come up empty. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lee1977 6,670 #3821 Posted January 2, 2020 Up date on the 520-H hood paint. Got it outside for a trip over to the farm. Decided the paint is just a little to orange. It's hard to tell in the picture but I will sand it with 400 and paint the red again when I get some more paint. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JCM 9,177 #3822 Posted January 2, 2020 @WHX24 Candy Apple Red and a lobster feed, now that sounds like a good time. Curious where you buy fresh Lobsta in Wisconsin. Had to put in the correct pronunciation but wrong spelling that way if you ever come to New England you will fit right in. Good luck with the project. 1 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,323 #3823 Posted January 2, 2020 40 minutes ago, Mikey the Monkey said: SWMBO means but come up empty She Who Must Be Obeyed 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,913 #3824 Posted January 2, 2020 That’s gonna be a purty tractor when Dan’s done with it Jim! 1 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 48,830 #3825 Posted January 2, 2020 2 hours ago, 953 nut said: She Who Must Be Obeyed I was going to defer that answer to Norm @Stormin Richard! 2 hours ago, JCM said: you buy fresh Lobsta in Wisconsin. You don't Jim … you buy the frozen supermarket kind and pay thru the nose. But it's only once a year! I used to live in CT so I remember trips to Mystic for fresh seafood! Once on the submarine we pulled into Nova Scotia and loaded a couple of crates of live ones on. Had lobsta races on the mess decks... then ate them! 1 hour ago, pullstart said: That’s gonna be a purty tractor when Dan’s done with it Jim! Thanks Kev ...Dan says the paint cost is going to be an ouch in the wallet but worth it. Nice thing is Tom had already gone through the motor and runs great so won't have to touch that save for a little cleaning. Debating on whether to paint the AL one piece tank or polish it. Anybody remember who the member is with the polished tank? Would like to show her what it looks like. Will do a little reassembly thread. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
