What are you currently working on??
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Thanks for posting your progress on this build, Rick! I have never known what size the tube for the implement sleeve is. Can you fill me in on that? I've got 90% of the materials to build a sleeve hitch for the MF8E but don't know the tube hole size and wall thickness. I guess length would be good to know also!
Thanks in advance! Happy New Year!
DAC
The tube on this unit is 1" od and .672 id (43/64). It is just large enough to accommodate a 5/8" hitch pin. The tube is 3 & 3/8" long and is equally spaced above and below the 2 & 1/4" plate it is welded to. The adjuster bolts are 5/8" and spaced 2 & 3/4" center to center.
The last three pics are of one I built for another Speedex.
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Just filled up tractors and checked oil. And clear coated the snowthrower chutes and auger paddles. Storm has been down graded for tomorrow, but still possible 15 cm or about 6”, I think. Best to be ready.
Noel
Noel
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I have been working on a 1973 MTD 990. I did a repower with a Predator 670 engine from Harbor Freight. I was able to give it its first real test the last few days moving snow. Very Very happy so far. It still has a long way to go but is fully functional as of right now.
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Thanks Rick! Exactly what I needed to know! The MF8E is going to pull on the left side rather than center and will be 90* bends. Still the same idea!
DAC
Wow, nice tractor and conversion! Go to the general forums section and give us an introduction, Daniel! I repowered my MF12G with a Predator 13 hp engine 5 years ago. No regrets!
Welcome from Western South Dakota.
DAC
no tractor work still, but I had to go and saw up another fallen branch onto the house, from the same tree that lost one on Aug 10th. Fell after dark yesterday, waited til this morning to take care of. Roof looks to have not been damaged this time though I just finally got all of the Aug 10 damage squared away 3 weeks ago, while I was off work on that covid quarantine.
that was a cluster f*** dealing with State farm from that. They wont know about this one. My 3 week old, new gutter took the hit again, just dented this time, not peeled flat for a few feet, like from the last one.... I think I am gonna live with it this time..... only difference was, this one landed on the house roof in front of my shed, Aug 10th it was at the back of the shed, same side of the house I can't win. This branch was "only" 6" round, 1/2 the size of the one from Aug 10. I didnt need a tree guy-with-a Bobcat to get this one off the roof. but my wife and I barely got it off by ourselves. Ice coated tree limbs aren't the easiest things to handle. I started cutting with the chainsaw from the ground up, the limb slid down a ways, but was "just" on the roof, beyond the gutter, when we stopped to try and lift the remains off the roof.... The wife barely got ahold of it, when I got under the eave and grabbed it as high as I could/ an barely lifted it off the roof, told her which way to swing her end, she took 1 step and wound up on her azz, I almost ended up with the heavy butt of it on my head. But, then it was on the ground where I could better deal with it. I wasn't going up on an ice coated steel roof.
I have been here since 98, I put the roof, soffit and fascia up in 09, and I replaced all the gutters in '16. and now I have had limbs fall on the house 15' apart, 2x since last August. Never, prior to that. In August I got a text from a neighbor while I was on my way home from work that there was a "large tree limb" down but he left out the part, that it was on my house. this time I was home and heard the crash. I heard 2 crashes, I didnt go out and investigate teh 1st one, but the 2nd one was only 10 minutes later. I think the branch hit the shed on the 1st crash then when it finally finished breaking was the 2nd crash, when the butt of it landed on the roof. all of that metal roofing was new on that side of the roof, back on Thanksgiving day weekend. I don't see much damage (yet) beyond the gutter from this one. gotta wait for the ice layer to thaw before I can get a ladder out there, so I can stick my head above the eave for a better look.
that was a cluster f*** dealing with State farm from that. They wont know about this one. My 3 week old, new gutter took the hit again, just dented this time, not peeled flat for a few feet, like from the last one.... I think I am gonna live with it this time..... only difference was, this one landed on the house roof in front of my shed, Aug 10th it was at the back of the shed, same side of the house I can't win. This branch was "only" 6" round, 1/2 the size of the one from Aug 10. I didnt need a tree guy-with-a Bobcat to get this one off the roof. but my wife and I barely got it off by ourselves. Ice coated tree limbs aren't the easiest things to handle. I started cutting with the chainsaw from the ground up, the limb slid down a ways, but was "just" on the roof, beyond the gutter, when we stopped to try and lift the remains off the roof.... The wife barely got ahold of it, when I got under the eave and grabbed it as high as I could/ an barely lifted it off the roof, told her which way to swing her end, she took 1 step and wound up on her azz, I almost ended up with the heavy butt of it on my head. But, then it was on the ground where I could better deal with it. I wasn't going up on an ice coated steel roof.
I have been here since 98, I put the roof, soffit and fascia up in 09, and I replaced all the gutters in '16. and now I have had limbs fall on the house 15' apart, 2x since last August. Never, prior to that. In August I got a text from a neighbor while I was on my way home from work that there was a "large tree limb" down but he left out the part, that it was on my house. this time I was home and heard the crash. I heard 2 crashes, I didnt go out and investigate teh 1st one, but the 2nd one was only 10 minutes later. I think the branch hit the shed on the 1st crash then when it finally finished breaking was the 2nd crash, when the butt of it landed on the roof. all of that metal roofing was new on that side of the roof, back on Thanksgiving day weekend. I don't see much damage (yet) beyond the gutter from this one. gotta wait for the ice layer to thaw before I can get a ladder out there, so I can stick my head above the eave for a better look.
It arrived today. Waiting on two waterproof three way bullet connectors so I don’t have to splice into the electrical circuit. Also need to make up a mount for that box. I’m thinking the seat belt mounting flange on the right side of the seat.
I need to trim the wires and the mounting flanges to get it to set flush.
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Yesterday I went to a co-workers house, he has my MF14 with 520 blower to use and store this winter. It kept flipping the main belt off the engine, I ordered a new belt and installed it yesterday. With new drive belt and tightened up the smaller belt everything was working just fine, it is already for the next storm. Here at my house time has been spent working on putting a 10hp K series Kohler engine back together along with building a small engine test stand. I have wanted a test stand to be able to run and tune an engine before installing it in a tractor to make sure it runs correctly and no issues before going in a tractor.
Got the replacement carb for the Sears Walk Behind snow blower yesterday.Need to haul a couple loads of fireplace wood up to the house first. Snow Blower runs just have to keep the choke on about half to smooth out. Time for an inline filter if there is room for one.
Been working on the $500 Trailblazer.
Grabbed some 3/8 brake like and some compression unions and fixed the leaking power steering lines.
Bought an adapter that screws in the side of the oil filter housing and hooked up a manual pressure gauge. Let it run for about 20 mins, started out at 55 psi, by the time it got hot, the pressure gauge read 10 psi at idle, dash still read 35 psi. I'm going to run some thicker oil and see what it does. If it holds at least 10 psi, we will drive until it gets warm then I'll take the plunge and install an oil pump.
Grabbed some 3/8 brake like and some compression unions and fixed the leaking power steering lines.
Bought an adapter that screws in the side of the oil filter housing and hooked up a manual pressure gauge. Let it run for about 20 mins, started out at 55 psi, by the time it got hot, the pressure gauge read 10 psi at idle, dash still read 35 psi. I'm going to run some thicker oil and see what it does. If it holds at least 10 psi, we will drive until it gets warm then I'll take the plunge and install an oil pump.
I haven't worked on tractors, trucks or even the trailer since before Christmas! All been holiday related labor. My wife used some Christmas money she got to buy a TV stand for a 65" TV we already had. It was damaged in the box so she got a great deal. Of course it has to be assembled. A corner of the top got shattered like particle board does, but I was able to repair it well enough that it isn't real noticeable. That took a couple days to figure out after work! Then assembled the rest of it and got the new TV up and working with the cable system.
Then I decided not to try to stuff the fake tree into the cardboard box it came in any more so built a little bigger one out of some wood crate material that had been thrown in a dumpster at work sometime back. Gonna roller some paint on it yet but it's ready to take into the house after that.
On a trailer related note, the reversing solenoid for the winch I ordered was supposed to arrive today but since Amazon tracking says it's in Casper, Wyoming, I kind of doubt it---LOL!
I go on call at work tomorrow so there won't be much progress on anything at home!
DAC
Then I decided not to try to stuff the fake tree into the cardboard box it came in any more so built a little bigger one out of some wood crate material that had been thrown in a dumpster at work sometime back. Gonna roller some paint on it yet but it's ready to take into the house after that.
On a trailer related note, the reversing solenoid for the winch I ordered was supposed to arrive today but since Amazon tracking says it's in Casper, Wyoming, I kind of doubt it---LOL!
I go on call at work tomorrow so there won't be much progress on anything at home!
DAC
Got a package today:
A DPDT joystick and a 4” stroke linear actuator for the spout on my snowblower. Inline fuse, waterproof connectors, and brackets should be here later this week. The rubber boots for the actuator should be here early next week. I am going to mount the joystick on a removable bracket that if for the manual crank rod, which I don’t use.
A DPDT joystick and a 4” stroke linear actuator for the spout on my snowblower. Inline fuse, waterproof connectors, and brackets should be here later this week. The rubber boots for the actuator should be here early next week. I am going to mount the joystick on a removable bracket that if for the manual crank rod, which I don’t use.
Guess I'll just list what I have going on:
1. In-process hydraulics for the ST/16
2. 'skis' for the box blade
3. Customers Echo chain saw (new chain & blade on order)
4. Same customers 2 leaf blowers
5. Another customers weedeater
Think that's about it for today!
1. In-process hydraulics for the ST/16
2. 'skis' for the box blade
3. Customers Echo chain saw (new chain & blade on order)
4. Same customers 2 leaf blowers
5. Another customers weedeater
Think that's about it for today!
became a Grampa about an hour and 1/2 ago/ while getting ready to take my wife to same hospital my son and daughter in law are in, for an outpatient procedure.... same Dr doing that as delivered the kid so I can see my wife getting delayed....
Working on the mule drive on my 1512 Cub. For some reason the front drop down a way and throws the driven pulley out of alignment running at an angle. Wasn't that way when I put the thrower on a year ago last fall (2019). My have to jack the front up and poke a couple holes to bot it up. Belts don't last long when run off the side of the pulley.
