Lane Ranger 10,992 #1 Posted January 4, 2020 (edited) I drove to West Virginia yesterday To buy two transmissions. Seller surprised me with a big box of extras! His wife’s father had the original wheel horse and looks like it was a Suburban with a three piece transmission. He bought a replacement tractor for the mower deck when the original gear driven one wore out. what was new and an a neat idea I had not seen before was his special plate made to attach a two piece transmission to a three piece tractor frame! i took some pics to post for the Red Square members. Edited January 4, 2020 by Lane Ranger 4 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dclarke 4,033 #2 Posted January 4, 2020 Pretty neat, Lane! Safe travels home. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lane Ranger 10,992 #3 Posted January 4, 2020 One day trip Denny! 14 hours 700 miles! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oliver2-44 9,861 #5 Posted January 4, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Lane Ranger said: One day trip Denny! 14 hours 700 miles! That sounds about average for a tractor wrangling trip for me in Texas. Glad you had a safe trip. Sent you a PM for some parts. Edited January 4, 2020 by oliver2-44 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WVHillbilly520H 10,374 #6 Posted January 4, 2020 (edited) Funny how them WV boys can solve a problem . Edited January 4, 2020 by WVHillbilly520H 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wallfish 17,079 #7 Posted January 4, 2020 That bracket is cool but I'm more impressed you would drive that far for a couple of transmissions. What happened to the 400 suburban tractor they were on? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lane Ranger 10,992 #8 Posted January 5, 2020 (edited) Tractors gone years ago John! I have boxes of RJ/suburban parts and redoing a couple more transmission s. The two transmissions were redone in 1980s by the father. Stayed in garage for years unused. Got some very nice other wheel horse parts in the box too! Edited January 5, 2020 by Lane Ranger 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 63,096 #9 Posted January 5, 2020 Lane, I have a three piece transmission missing most the internals, if not all of them. Might you have a spare complete set of insides? If not, I have some extra 2 piece transmissions and might bother you for more details of that adapter plate! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lane Ranger 10,992 #10 Posted January 5, 2020 Pullstart: I may have all the inside gears but I would have to see which gears go together. You can mix the RJ and Suburbans but you have to match the mushroom brake gear and the differential spider gears if I remember correctly. I know I have two of the older (first style mushroom brake gears) but they are not optimal for rebuilding -which is why they were redesigned. I am going to Florida in Febryary to Rodney Burger's (Lawnman_56 on Red Square) and I plan on redoing two transmissions. I may end up with one RJ and one Suburban but not sure yet. My brther has an RJ frame he bought with a transmission that I plan on changing with the one I rebuild. It will be several months before I know what else I have that is complete. My boxes (five of them) are all stacked up now and I sort out the gears , plates and center pieces for storage. Are you looking for an RJ or Suburban three piece set up? Lane 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 63,096 #11 Posted January 5, 2020 I have two 58 RJ’s for my girls. The one from Richard is all good for a refresh but the other is empty. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adsm08 2,175 #12 Posted January 5, 2020 On 1/4/2020 at 1:54 PM, WVHillbilly520H said: Funny how them WV boys can solve a problem . Like how to get a date when your sister is the only girl in 100 miles? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adsm08 2,175 #13 Posted January 5, 2020 5 hours ago, pullstart said: I have two 58 RJ’s for my girls. The one from Richard is all good for a refresh but the other is empty. I'd love to find a RJ, Suburban, or Lawn Ranger for my boy. I think he'd flip his lid, and then maybe I'd be able to get him to spend some time working with me. He always tells me he wants to, but unless it is his project he won't actually do it, and I don't have anything to make into a project for him right now. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WVHillbilly520H 10,374 #14 Posted January 5, 2020 2 hours ago, adsm08 said: Like how to get a date when your sister is the only girl in 100 miles? Why you gotta be that way ... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adsm08 2,175 #15 Posted January 5, 2020 Just now, WVHillbilly520H said: Why you gotta be that way ... Because I am. FWIW my dad was born in West Virgina, grew up in Perry County PA, which is the WV of PA, and didn't marry his sister. Found out a few years ago that my parents are distant relatives though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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