ebinmaine 67,274 #6226 Posted August 23, 2020 6 hours ago, jabelman said: You mean the paint department Yessir. When I say "we" I mean she applies it and I drive on it..... 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 37,127 #6227 Posted August 23, 2020 Remember Eric... she needs no practice with that gun! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,274 #6228 Posted August 23, 2020 3 minutes ago, AMC RULES said: Remember Eric... she needs no practice with that gun! No kidding eh?? Wow.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,791 #6229 Posted August 23, 2020 The groom of the wedding came out yesterday and helped mow, do some general cleanup and fill some ruts with me. He got a good taste of what a handful of GTs are capable of! I accidentally loaded a bit more sand in the FEL on one side than the other and had a near miss while it tipped the left rear off the ground and stopped when the front end quit pivoting! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 37,127 #6230 Posted August 23, 2020 Here's hoping.... you had your suit on! 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 37,127 #6231 Posted August 23, 2020 Kinda digging my replicated patina look on these tins... need to make up my mind before the clear coat goes on. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 37,127 #6232 Posted August 23, 2020 (edited) Though NOT actually XXX-rated... there was some REALLY sexy stuff starting to happen here today! Just sayin' Edited August 24, 2020 by AMC RULES 4 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHNJ701 4,165 #6233 Posted August 23, 2020 Spent part of day reassembling the commando, that's about it until some parts and decals come in the mail, I haven't even messed with seat yet, might just put the pan back on temporarily 4 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tractorhead 9,064 #6234 Posted August 23, 2020 Like the Tecky Setup @jabelman great Finish 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JCM 9,130 #6235 Posted August 23, 2020 Decided not to do any painting to the hood, side covers or rear fender I kinda like the worn look of the hood decals for a little character. I did use Meguiar's # 7 show car glaze to clean them up a bit. Rear fender got the artist brush to cover the chips with some Regal red, doesn't match but this tractor will be used but not abused and it will be parked in the garage and not the living room. Starting to come together.Also painted both footrests and saved the existing rubber pads for the 418-A as I had a pair of NOS footrest pads I bought a number of years ago from the WH dealer while they were still available. 1 5 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WVHillbilly520H 10,373 #6236 Posted August 23, 2020 Jim, you might try Flitz polish for those "chrome" stripes... https://www.flitz.com/flitz-polish-paste/ 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHNJ701 4,165 #6237 Posted August 24, 2020 3 hours ago, Tractorhead said: Like the Tecky Setup @jabelman great Finish The previous family swapped it out at some point and stuck the tech snowblower engine in it. It runs strong and fires on the first pull or key hit. It will stay, the hood was cut neat for the air cleaner 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Renrag 69 #6238 Posted August 24, 2020 Nothing looking as good as all those tractors, but reinforced the hitch plate i added. Im hoping to add a wench to it once i figure out charging the battery. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chip61 658 #6239 Posted August 24, 2020 Spent the weekend cutting tall wet thick grass. The tall grass in the background was the worst, haven't been able to cut that field for 4-5 weeks due to weather and mom issues. Would have preferred the bush hog, but it's out of commission and I haven't had time to work on it. I really hated to do that to this nice tractor, but it did the job! Gave it a good cleaning when I was finally done. 3 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 37,127 #6240 Posted August 24, 2020 (edited) Yep, I think they're gone!Can't see them... dents from my house. Edited August 24, 2020 by AMC RULES 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,023 #6241 Posted August 24, 2020 Dents give a tractor character. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
19richie66 17,500 #6242 Posted August 24, 2020 Nothing on the horses per say but did pick these up today. Complete K532, complete K301, complete K181 and a little bitty 1948 Briggs and Stratton “N” engine. Not a bad haul. 4 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
19richie66 17,500 #6243 Posted August 24, 2020 6 hours ago, AMC RULES said: Yep, I think they're gone!Can't see them... dents from my house. I can’t see them from here. Looks good to me. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,274 #6244 Posted August 24, 2020 7 minutes ago, 19richie66 said: Complete K532 That looks like some of the blue that's on my 582... Love those BIG twins. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D_Mac 8,593 #6245 Posted August 24, 2020 50 minutes ago, squonk said: Dents give a tractor character. Ok... I will send the guy over to you who crashed into my tractors. I am sure he can give your tractors some character like he did mine ! 1 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tom2p 2,394 #6246 Posted August 25, 2020 (edited) 12 hours ago, chip61 said: Spent the weekend cutting tall wet thick grass. The tall grass in the background was the worst, haven't been able to cut that field for 4-5 weeks due to weather and mom issues. Would have preferred the bush hog, but it's out of commission and I haven't had time to work on it. I really hated to do that to this nice tractor, but it did the job! Gave it a good cleaning when I was finally done. reminds me of my 416 previous two years previous two years were among the wettest on record in our area (SW PA) - so wet high grass was all too common most areas of the yard were like a soaked sponge and some areas were worse with standing water - the 416 with mower blades spinning probably resembled a swamp boat / hovercraft Edited August 25, 2020 by tom2p 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ArturHawk 175 #6247 Posted August 25, 2020 Got out this weekend to try the plow on my mom's garden. It hasn't been maintained for a few years so I wanted to turn the weeds and let them break down over the winter. Never used a moldboard plow before. This was the garden after removing some sticks that had been thrown in there. I didn't bring my mower deck up so my only option was to do a few laps and push the weeds down with my machine. They were taller than my muffler stack in some areas! The first attempt was pretty terrible. I got the dirt broken up, but it wasn't getting turned over and the blade wouldn't stay buried. After actually reading the manual, I made some adjustments, removed the Coulter blade and me and my buddy gave it another go. Unfortunately, we couldn't go too far as the entire garden is on a slope. With the right tires 5" in the furrow, I didn't want to risk tipping over. The bad attempts on the upper portion made it difficult to even drive over there. We did get a decent section turned. Going to go back in 2 weeks and grind everything up with the tiller. Even though the upper area want turned well, it still broke up the dirt and weeds quite a bit. We were going to do it this weekend, but my tiller belt seems to be too long. When it is tight the tensioner makes the belt rub on itself during the run toward the back of the tractor. I'll get a new belt and see how it goes. I think its a 1/2x 139? 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,023 #6248 Posted August 25, 2020 6 hours ago, D_Mac said: Ok... I will send the guy over to you who crashed into my tractors. I am sure he can give your tractors some character like he did mine ! My tractors already have dents. Sorry! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stormin 9,981 #6249 Posted August 25, 2020 On 8/21/2020 at 4:30 PM, pullstart said: Jada ended up putting herself in a large cardboard box to guard from the sun and wore some safety glasses while riding the drag. How long did it take Rylee to realise Jada was missing? 1 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,791 #6250 Posted August 25, 2020 2 hours ago, Stormin said: How long did it take Rylee to realise Jada was missing? that right there’s funny, but Jada got off at the road so her sister could turn around quickly without a tail... but she ran to the house. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
