Here ~She~ goes again...

[kpinnc 12,004]

I love seeing parts hangin on the old clothes line setup.

 

...Maybe my wife will let me decorate the Christmas tree with red parts next year!

[ebinmaine 67,421]

4 hours ago, kpinnc said:

I love seeing parts hangin on the old clothes line setup.

 

...Maybe my wife will let me decorate the Christmas tree with red parts next year!

I don't know why not....

 

You tell her some crazy Bear 🐻 in Maine said it was ok....

 

 

[kpinnc 12,004]

7 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

You tell her some crazy Bear 🐻 in Maine said it was ok..

 

Will do!

[ebinmaine 67,421]

Got a little more done on the rig today. 

I finished disassembly on the transmission. 

 

I found a wheel bearing that was somewhat beyond repair. 

 

 

Also discovered that when the differential and bull gear bolts came out at least one rode around the bull gear some.  

The bottom of both case halves is scun up but not worn through. 

One side is cracked but not broken. This'll be a very lightly used and rarely driven tractor so I'll opt for attempting a J. B. Weld repair if deemed necessary later on. 

 

Trina helped clean the largest of the muck off.  

We got a plastic tote bin container holder and placed the halves along with some of the other parts in it. 

Add 5 gallons of diesel and cover. 

Tomorrow or the next day we'll take out the pieces, scrub a tad, and flip em over back into the juice. 

 

 

[ebinmaine 67,421]

Well folks we're getting really narrowed down on things left to paint.

All that's left is the wheels, couple of rods and levers, and I still need to put the transmission together so that can be painted...

 

Here's today's progress:

 

 

 

[ebinmaine 67,421]

Little more work from last night after I made the previous post.

 

 

[ebinmaine 67,421]

Near as I can figure all we've got left at this point is wheels, engine, transmission.

 

She's likely to begin assembly in the next couple days.

[Pullstart 62,834]

Once again, those are some sweet wind chimes BBT!

[BHunter 1,700]

Nice work Eric and Trina. Can’t wait to see it assembled. Putting stencil lettering on the tins after it’s assembled? That would go with the military tribute. 

[ebinmaine 67,421]

6 minutes ago, BHunter said:

Nice work Eric and Trina. Can’t wait to see it assembled. Putting stencil lettering on the tins after it’s assembled? That would go with the military tribute. 

Thanks a bunch.

Mostly her to be honest.

All I'm doing is rebuilding the transmission and cleaning out the carburetor.

 

 

We do have some stenciling and letters etc to be put on. Gonna look super snazzy I think.

[ebinmaine 67,421]

Well boys and girls....

 

Looks like the BBT has found/invented a name for the tractor. 

 

Millie. 

 

 

[ebinmaine 67,421]

Trina started a wee bit of assembly this evening. 

Front axle is hung. 

Steering set in place. 

 

 

I pulled the carb off the engine. Seems simple enough. Not the  filthiest one I've ever seen but certainly overdue for a good cleaning. 

Need to find/make gaskets and get it back together. 

 

I'll take a peak at the manual @pfrederi sent me. The governor arm was loose so I'll need to adjust/set that.  

 

 

 

Also here's a picture of a rear wheel after 1 coat of paint. 

 

 

 

 

 

[RandyLittrell 3,877]

1 hour ago, ebinmaine said:

Well boys and girls....

 

Looks like the BBT has found/invented a name for the tractor. 

 

Millie. 

 

 

 

 

Excellent choice for a name!!  Here is my granddaughter Millie! 

 

 

[kpinnc 12,004]

2 hours ago, RandyLittrell said:

Excellent choice for a name!!  Here is my granddaughter Millie! 

 

I bet she OWNS grandpa! 

[RandyLittrell 3,877]

6 hours ago, kpinnc said:

 

I bet she OWNS grandpa! 

 

 

Absolutely she does!!!!! Both my grandkids do, it's what makes raising your kids worth it!! 

 

 

 

 

Randy

[ebinmaine 67,421]

Today's progress was good.  

I finished up cleaning out the transmission. 

Got that all spotless inside and out. 

BBT scraped it a bit with a hand wire brush to free up a little left over loose paint and rust then washed with her usual bare metal prep of acetone.  

 

That and several other things got newly painted or more paint. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here's the chassis as it sets tonight. 

 

 

 

 

And a bonus deer pic from this morning out my kitchen window. Zoom in at center. 

 

 

 

[Pullstart 62,834]

Lookin’ good BBT!  Speaking of deer, I walked out back tonight and stalked a nice wide buck for about 5 minutes.  I couldn’t tell if it was 7 or 8+ points, but a good wide rack (for around here).  It got me excited for bow season!

[ebinmaine 67,421]

Work continued today with Trina swapping out the bearings in the front wheels for the new SEALED units I got in the mail today.... Then bolting the front wheels on. 

Also,  she worked on getting the fuel tank off the carriage frame the engine sits in and lining it up to mount in the tractor. 

 

While she did that I modified my transmission mounting desk a bit, set the trans half in and put the gears in the case. 

I had to scavenge the 4 differential bolts from the parts pile. Ran out of time before I could get them cleaned up and installed. 

Perhaps finish up the transmission tomorrow. 

 

 

 

[ebinmaine 67,421]

Trina's been cleaning up and repainting the engine today.

Got it out of the stand that it was in. Scraped it down then wiped it with acetone.

 

 

 

 

 

 

She put a couple coats of paint over most of the engine. 

 

 

 

 

Here's the side with the original military letters after BBT painted it. Obviously she had masked off that area.

 

 

She wasn't satisfied with the way it looked so a little bit of controlled overspray later.....

 

 

 

 

 

And here it is sitting in the tractor. 

 

 

 

 

Edited July 13, 2021 by ebinmaine
Moved pics

[ebinmaine 67,421]

She also found some donor tie rods borrowed from the future '68 raider 10 repaint project tractor. 

 

 

 

[Oldskool 6,643]

Making really good progress there. Time is getting short. Counting down the days lol

[ebinmaine 67,421]

17 minutes ago, Oldskool said:

Making really good progress there. Time is getting short. Counting down the days lol

Gettin' there Mike. 

 

 

 

This evening we got the transmission together.

Trina will put one more coat of paint on later. 

Need to install the 4 seals and bolt it in place. 

 

 

 

Thought some of you would get a kick out of this old Toro label. 

The gasket is from the auction we went to almost 3 years ago now. 

15 years old. 

 

 

 

 

[ebinmaine 67,421]

This evening we got the transmission together and in the tractor.  

 

Millie's a roller!!!

 

 

 

 

 

Of course the now "standard on all our builds" lug nut conversion. 

 

 

Last coat of paint on the fuel tank. 

 

 

 

[ebinmaine 67,421]

Transmission filled with 80w-140. 

Shift lever in. 

Drive and brake drum on transmission. 

 

We rolled it outside so The Paint Department could do a quick overall spray to cover the tractor as a whole. Painted over the nuts and bolts, areas where things were touched or scratched during assembly, etc. 

 

She put the tie rods on but they need adjustment or replacing. It's towed OUT something fierce. 

I'll pick up some 3/8 fine rod and get some together. 

 

Added the seat pan and seat...

 

 

 

 

 

Edited July 16, 2021 by ebinmaine
Correct auto correct

[OldWorkHorse 3,045]

Psst.... 7 days.... you can do it! Nice work so far!