Some progress before all of the rain came.
A bit of sanding and cleaning. Nothing like 40+ years of tarnish and grime. 4 on the right are the best I could do.
Cleaned a bit, and painted some.
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A bit of sanding and cleaning. Nothing like 40+ years of tarnish and grime. 4 on the right are the best I could do.
Cleaned a bit, and painted some.
I may leave the rippers alone. They are creased spring steel. I can't reshape these without an immense amount of heat and anvil working.
The one ripper being wavy was the middle spare. Optionally used on the Brinly chisel plow. The paint is heat treated. Just wash them up in simple green and dry.
The one ripper being wavy was the middle spare. Optionally used on the Brinly chisel plow. The paint is heat treated. Just wash them up in simple green and dry.
Recall how NASTY those bolts were and fasteners. Lots of cleanup too. I couldn't restore the washers. I have a bunch of stainless to replace them.
Also the nuts were in very bad shape. I swapped them with ny-locks.
The square nut cleaned up remarkably well.
Also the nuts were in very bad shape. I swapped them with ny-locks.
The square nut cleaned up remarkably well.
At the same time, with some help, restored the CAT-1 / CAT-2 PHD. Will be placing this to sell shortly.
The ITG company made it years ago. And it was also re-badged as a Bush Hog model too. This works up to 60Hp tractors.
What sets this model apart from a majority out there is the gearbox head with the Gleason Coniflex gears. It's the reason why 24Hp up to 60Hp tractors can run with it.
The ITG company made it years ago. And it was also re-badged as a Bush Hog model too. This works up to 60Hp tractors.
What sets this model apart from a majority out there is the gearbox head with the Gleason Coniflex gears. It's the reason why 24Hp up to 60Hp tractors can run with it.
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I did that on my old crusty 96 Dakota the day before. Not figuring on having that one much longer/ but had to, because Im keeping it past "tomorrow" for sure.....
While up in the air, I saw the wires going to the starter were crispy and had some green showing so I replaced those while I was there. As easy as they snapped off (like twigs especially the "big" wire) I'm really surprised at how that truck has never "not" started for me ....
Though at roughly 2/3 of your age (56) and my upper right arm never "not" hurting anymore I'm wondering how long I can continue to do this kind of work which I still do daily for a living
Last night I did something I haven't done in a good while, I was crashed out cold on the couch by 8:30...
Sprayed my yard with a mix of 2,4d /the last of my diazinon (have to keep eye out at garage sales for more, can't get anymore) some quinchlorac for the crabgrass that's already showing up (about w month early for that crap)
I used the backpack sprayer, took a while to get the walk speed, spray wand waving speed and pumping speed in sync
Was gonna use the hose end sprayer (I went under the house and turned on the outside water just for the purpose) then couldn't find the hose end sprayer which I found staring me in the face about halfway through the spray job
Then I dropped the wife off to meet up with friends for lunch at a place I hate (olive garden)
I came home and found out I have no cans of freon left so I went back to town and bought some , came back and charged up the AC in the Durango. Daughter in law brought her home
I was gone "testing out the AC" when she got home
Then we went to the monster in laws to check on the yard to see if it needed mowed, made that 60 mile trip more worth it by spraying more 2,4d and took the hand carry pump up sprayer loaded with brush killer and soaked the fence line and around her outside ac unit
Came home and put a lawn boy self propelled model back together, I broke down and wound up buying a new coil for it,
I was gonna scrap the motor as the local place wanted $50 for a coil... For a quantum engine yikes.
But that plan was scrubbed because every potential engine I had here that would bolt to the lawn boy and had the right length crank has a 7/8 shaft, the quantum I had on there had a fatter crank/ so the blade adapter wouldn't work on anything in my stash besides "that" engine. I've never seen anything but a 7/8 shaft on a push mower before. I found an nos OEM coil on fleabay for $30 shipped. OEM Briggs but made of chinesium... The times were in, don't cease to amaze me there /and piss me off at the same time
No cicadas here yet but as I got closer to the monster in law's, I started hearing them. Her one and only tree she has left (she had a tornado go thru about 10 years ago and did in the rest) had solid cicadas on the ground, a ring around the trunk of the tree probably a solid foot wide I should have gotten a pic
I used the backpack sprayer, took a while to get the walk speed, spray wand waving speed and pumping speed in sync
Was gonna use the hose end sprayer (I went under the house and turned on the outside water just for the purpose) then couldn't find the hose end sprayer which I found staring me in the face about halfway through the spray job
Then I dropped the wife off to meet up with friends for lunch at a place I hate (olive garden)
I came home and found out I have no cans of freon left so I went back to town and bought some , came back and charged up the AC in the Durango. Daughter in law brought her home
I was gone "testing out the AC" when she got home
Then we went to the monster in laws to check on the yard to see if it needed mowed, made that 60 mile trip more worth it by spraying more 2,4d and took the hand carry pump up sprayer loaded with brush killer and soaked the fence line and around her outside ac unit
Came home and put a lawn boy self propelled model back together, I broke down and wound up buying a new coil for it,
I was gonna scrap the motor as the local place wanted $50 for a coil... For a quantum engine yikes.
But that plan was scrubbed because every potential engine I had here that would bolt to the lawn boy and had the right length crank has a 7/8 shaft, the quantum I had on there had a fatter crank/ so the blade adapter wouldn't work on anything in my stash besides "that" engine. I've never seen anything but a 7/8 shaft on a push mower before. I found an nos OEM coil on fleabay for $30 shipped. OEM Briggs but made of chinesium... The times were in, don't cease to amaze me there /and piss me off at the same time
No cicadas here yet but as I got closer to the monster in law's, I started hearing them. Her one and only tree she has left (she had a tornado go thru about 10 years ago and did in the rest) had solid cicadas on the ground, a ring around the trunk of the tree probably a solid foot wide I should have gotten a pic
Since 2020 till now, I've road side picked up push mowers of at least a dozen. Fixed some to run, sold or gave away. Others, tore down for just the parts. I have 4 good B+S coils and carbs for the same engine series now.
No need for flea-bay nor amazon-get-conned chin-na crap.Just keep your eyes peeled. Some millennial would leave a push mower in the rain, it will not start, and put it to the curb.
You then got a machine with simple surface rust on the magnets of the fly wheel head and coil. Clean with lite oil and wet fine sandpaper stroking with the metal grain. Tada, fixed and good as new!
Check my old post Brett over on GTtalk. I’m still using this mower and it serves me well.Since 2020 till now, I've road side picked up push mowers of at least a dozen. Fixed some to run, sold or gave away. Others, tore down for just the parts. I have 4 good B+S coils and carbs for the same engine series now.
Just keep your eyes peeled. Some millennial would leave a push mower in the rain, it will not start, and put it to the curb.
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Have you ever done the old way of blueing metal by heating the parts then quench in old used motor oil. It gives them a nice blackish finish.
yes.
however, I need all of the used motor oil for another purpose.
If it wasn't down pouring to get out to the lean-to with the mowers and tractor, I would of snapped a few shots of the 'improved' Lawn Boy.Check my old post Brett over on GTtalk. I’m still using this mower and it serves me well.
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Instead, I got all of the chisel rippers put back on the vertical rods. Assembled the hitch, 4 frame bars and set the V position. The only thing left is to place the brackets on, align each vertical rod and height, then pound in the locking spikes.
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I have 4X H-F wheels. Yet, no mounting rods nor the locking brackets with spikes. I have no CNC nor lathe to make then.
Looking at the top V-bars, I can see how easy it would be to use them to mount the wheels. I could use them for the wheels, and make the top V-bars as regular flat bars to simply bolt on. Sadly, this would not be OE Brinly, but a band-aid. I like to do 100% full restores. Even fabricate what was missing. Glad the members here provided some manuals and images too.
The acetone worked extremely well. Super clean and the faded color is at least 2X better than before.
This chisel plow came in a few colors. I match what it was originally, Cub Cadet white. Yellow, Green and Red we some of the other colors. You can guess those tractor brands. I have JD yellow in a few rattle cans too.
After getting all the rust and corrosion off all the pieces, it was hand painted white primer. Even in places where Brinly didn't in the bolt holes.
Then 2 finish coats of white with the air-gun. I let the each finish coat sun bake for 2 full days in 80F+. This allows the finish coat to bond well with the primer and to fill in the hand painted brush strokes. The original Brinly white lead based paint is mostly gone now from those years ago.
For adding the wheels, I'm open to suggestions please. The parts manual looks close in the bigger one. The smaller one he V-bars looks like my model. Also, my brother lost items 8, 13, 20 & 18. Item 13 is a very long carriage bolt. Item 8 is a plate with a hole, I do not know it's dimensions.
Looking at the top V-bars, I can see how easy it would be to use them to mount the wheels. I could use them for the wheels, and make the top V-bars as regular flat bars to simply bolt on. Sadly, this would not be OE Brinly, but a band-aid. I like to do 100% full restores. Even fabricate what was missing. Glad the members here provided some manuals and images too.
The acetone worked extremely well. Super clean and the faded color is at least 2X better than before.
This chisel plow came in a few colors. I match what it was originally, Cub Cadet white. Yellow, Green and Red we some of the other colors. You can guess those tractor brands. I have JD yellow in a few rattle cans too.
After getting all the rust and corrosion off all the pieces, it was hand painted white primer. Even in places where Brinly didn't in the bolt holes.
Then 2 finish coats of white with the air-gun. I let the each finish coat sun bake for 2 full days in 80F+. This allows the finish coat to bond well with the primer and to fill in the hand painted brush strokes. The original Brinly white lead based paint is mostly gone now from those years ago.
For adding the wheels, I'm open to suggestions please. The parts manual looks close in the bigger one. The smaller one he V-bars looks like my model. Also, my brother lost items 8, 13, 20 & 18. Item 13 is a very long carriage bolt. Item 8 is a plate with a hole, I do not know it's dimensions.
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6.5hrs later and it's done. 
Watching paint dry takes a long time.
How to set all the rippers/shovels at the same height. Tape measure will not even be close and too complicated. Better to build a calculated height fixture. 2X cinder blocks and one 6x6 left-over deck support.
Got to keep it level.
Leveled side-to-side,
How to add the wheels. Brain puff after brain puff applied with what I had,
That didn't work, try this, yet, those were on the top. Add something to the top too,
Completed,
I had to ensure the wheels were placed at the same level as the bolt-n-nut on the ripper/shovel. This way, when this is pulled along the ripper/shovels all do their job perfectly.
Watching paint dry takes a long time.
How to set all the rippers/shovels at the same height. Tape measure will not even be close and too complicated. Better to build a calculated height fixture. 2X cinder blocks and one 6x6 left-over deck support.
Got to keep it level.
Leveled side-to-side,
How to add the wheels. Brain puff after brain puff applied with what I had,
That didn't work, try this, yet, those were on the top. Add something to the top too,
Completed,
I had to ensure the wheels were placed at the same level as the bolt-n-nut on the ripper/shovel. This way, when this is pulled along the ripper/shovels all do their job perfectly.
