Craftsman 917.273100 2000 Estate find
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Go to and get the lincoln flux wire it the only wire I had good luck with.
Hobart ain't bad just never go cheap with wire
Those metal man helmets arent bad. A guy at work uses one every day. He likes it.
www.weldingtipsandtricks.com. Many how to videos if you need some instruction to get going. Good luck to you.
jhn98
John
jhn98
John
Ben using the Hobart wire in my cheep Harbor freight 90 amp welder for years works as good as can be expected in a n AC wire feeder. Also been using the cheapest Harbor freight auto darkening hood for several years with no problem. My friends cheep hood didn't work for long at all but it had a rough life. I keep mine in the house for even temp and humidity, Don
Funny, the metal man was $10 cheaper at TS and had better reviews, abet it was marked down. Came with batteries and a extra front cover. Many adjustments. I was reading the instructions, wish they were in larger print. May have to scan them in and enlarge them.
I actually met the guys at weld.com. I should have took their offer to try welding while I was there.
42 fab was teaching mig welding at the fest
Got run out of the kitchen, so I decided to put some new parts on. front wheel bushings came off with little struggle. I cleaned the old grease out, Installed one side and packed with new grease and installed the other side. There is no slop at all in the steering now. Installed the seat spring rubber covers. Cleaned up the old lug bolts and painted them and the new to match. Should look good against the white rims.
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Nice job on those electrics, clean.
A tip I received from a marine mechanic a few years ago for a factory finish on the larger battery cables, including a perfect seal from corrosion have proven very valuable.
They have the solder inside, after stripping approximately 1/2" of insulation off the wire, prepared with flux, hold the terminal upside down in vice, apply torch to terminal and when ready press wire in until the insulation is also inside and remove heat.
Viola! a perfect seal and factory finish, leaving none of the wire exposed.
Woa! had to back track to the electrical, didn't relize how far off track I got with the welding stuff. I found if you use the bolts right after the paint drys (30 Min or so) it will smooth out some when it hardens. Here are the mounted tires, and showing BOH's rim that was done around three or four years ago. Was going to work on the runner boards but the weather is getting wet. I may pull the shrouds on the engine and check for mouse nests instead.
Good tip with the "add solder first and melt"
Good tip with the "add solder first and melt"
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Love seeing progress. You make more progress than i do on my projects for sure! I have a half finished 110 from last year, and a couple others I haven't even started on. Bad thing is I have boxes of parts sitting there waiting to go on, but have zero drive to do them.
I have a hard time getting drive this time of year!
I'm getting more and more skilled at doing nothing but the problem is I never know when I'm finished.
Mike
Mike
It's a year round thing with tractors for me now. I still love tractors but since buying my new deere last year and mowing 2 seasons with it I have just about zero interest in tractors
Progress is slow due to (1) Work, (2) Holidays and (3) Funds.
On the list...
1. Craftsman Pro. Still need more parts, Still waiting on the deck repair.
2. Need to learn MIG welding to repair the fender tins.
3. RED needs refreshed, I have the parts, not the time.
BOH will probably be used for mowing duties till I get the above completed.
Yes, it seems like the projects are taking longer, and getting backed up some. My Grandson (Now 13) asked if we could do a movie night and sleep in the shop. Been a while sense we dis this.
On the list...
1. Craftsman Pro. Still need more parts, Still waiting on the deck repair.
2. Need to learn MIG welding to repair the fender tins.
3. RED needs refreshed, I have the parts, not the time.
BOH will probably be used for mowing duties till I get the above completed.
Yes, it seems like the projects are taking longer, and getting backed up some. My Grandson (Now 13) asked if we could do a movie night and sleep in the shop. Been a while sense we dis this.
