Recent content by Gary66

I am saving shock absorbers and have converted just one. They are thin, so low pressure is advised. The piston needs to be sealed of course. I designed a couple two-piece pistons that will squeeze a sealing substance out as pressure builds. This is to overcome less than perfect cylinders...

Since I'm the only one responding I should disclose my supreme qualifications: I'm dummer'n a post and have no experience relative to this problem...but I ain't completely stupit. I own antique hand-crank tractors, a Model A, several old garden tractors one of which has hydrostatic drive. I'm...

Here is some info from this site: http://www.ytmag.com/cgi-bin/store/model_parts.cgi?SearchArea=MF&&md=70&r=zone%20&pics=1 I was unable to display the site picture of the 3-position spool, but you should see it at the above address when you click to show pictures. I suspect this is a "new"...

I'm not familiar with your tractor, and I'm a simple sort of clod...but, I generally think of hydraulic pumps in association with steering, (or a working implement of the tractor), and perhaps a vacuum booster for brakes. A hydraulic PUMP with control etc. should provide some serious stopping...

electric trailer jack I made a pickup truck dump bed with electric coach leveler (posted at this site). It works great and I recommend making your dump bed from a trailer tongue electric jack. Northern Tools has one on sale now for $149 that should do the job. It's hard to beat the...

Jwstewar...Jim, thank you for your reply too. My youngest grandson is 9 and already outgrew his little converted riding mower. I left the control arms long because there are so many variables that I couldn't determine length until some testing. Now, I'm ready to cut them to a hand's width...

I have a 6" PTO clutch that needs new facing on the disk. What available material might work, and how could I cement it on? It gets little use, but needs to connect well.

Everything I've got was Brand New (in the distant past) Thank you Kanook, for your reply. I was getting depressed! Guess I better mount a 12V Makita on it so I get a few more replys. I suppose my '28 Model A Ford softtop is the oldest of my new stuff. There are 2 Case tractors, '37 & '38...

It's too much to type again, so I'm attaching an email I sent with all the info and pictures. Hi Arv (and Gene), It's 3am and I just got back from a long night at the casino playing nickle keno...so cut me some slack. Apparently the tire is repaired. I now realize that my first repair...

CONGLATURATIONS!

I already posted the "next" project and it was an 18V drill driver made to power the worm-gear drive for the front blade on one of my homemade tractors. The battery died while lifting my son as a test load. I then moved onto another project and that is also posted...a 12V Makita with 2spd...

Great! So where's the pic? Today was test day for the new tractor I'm building. First thing I spun the axle key! Second thing, the tube stem failed just as I was getting the wheel...with it's wheel weight, hammered back on the axle. I'm already hating that damned green demon. g

Ongaro, I don't mean to sound grimm....but it smacks of a broken axle. Jack it up one side at a time and see what happens when you turn the tire. I loaned a tractor to a neighbor and an axle broke. I got a segment of the same spline and welded it up. I checked for axle alignment in a lathe...

If your tractor has the fuel pump INSIDE the tank there is some chance of damage to the pump if run low on fuel. My blithering brain can't seem to decide if this can happen with diesel or just gas....but it's a thought. You say the mower deck boggs down. Do you mean the engine boggs down? If...

We're off-topic now and could get slapped, but....I think the URL is simply the address of something from the internet and I know it isn't needed to post pictures. I post JPG (or JPEG) from my computer. 2 icons to the right of the smiley face, above, is for attachments. Click on it. Click on...