Very nice cubs you got there guys.:beerchug:

Glad to see your getting seat time, and having fun with the big dog 982 Allen:beerchug:


That tractor is so bitchin Adam:beerchug: I just love the looks of your 129, best looking one I've ever seen.
I'm not ready for snow either. Maybe, oh around the end of March:biggrin2:

Thanks guys!

Got a new lawn sweeper for the 982 to play with. Our former neighbor bought my old one to use at his new place. Here's some pics of the maiden voyage of the new lawn sweeper. Oh yeah, the old red IH hat is back! :beerchug:

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Wow Allen, never thought I'd see the day you'd send that sweeper down the road. :bigeyes:
Hope you have good luck with the new one.:beerchug:

Looks good AC, + it matches the 982.:beerchug:

Thanks guys! :beerchug:

Todd, our neighbor really needed one for his new place, so I sold it to him to help him out. It always feels great to help someone out! :ThumbsUp:

Out with the Fall decorations, in with the Christmas decorations!

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Just as good of a excuse to get some seat time on such a nice looking tractor as any. :biggrin2:

Looking good ACecil :beerchug:
We need some details on the new sweeper...
What brand? How did it work?

Been working on the Christmas decorating here also :biggrin2:

Allen, If your going to be one of Santa's elves, you have to look a little more festive ! By the way, that is one nice 982.

Thanks guys! :ThumbsUp:

Now that is something else, Jumper...lol! :beerchug:

Thanks Diz! It's the Craftsman 42" Hi Speed sweeper, it's the same model as my old one. It did a nice job once we got it set up right. :beerchug:

Got some more seat time with the 982 and lawn sweeper. :beerchug:

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Great pictures ACecil :ThumbsUp:

Thanks Diz! :beerchug:

Allen, looks like those trees keep you and the 982 busy. :biggrin2:

They sure do, Sam! I enjoy it though. :beerchug:

Looks like the new sweeper works good Allen! Thanks for the pics!

I pulled out the 1772 the other day, fired right up, I'll have to do a cold start video when it gets colder out, that AGM battery works great.

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Appreciate it, Ben! Your 1772 is looking sharp! :beerchug:

Did more lawn sweeping over the weekend. This leaf season is almost over.

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Great pictures ACecil
The new sweeper looks like it is doing an excellent job :ThumbsUp:

Thanks Diz! It's doing pretty well. :beerchug:

Looks good Allen:beerchug:
Long pants on today? Must have been cold down there:biggrin2:

I was pretty sure the muffler bearings were going bad and the kanewten valve had been making a lot of noise :bigthink:

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Now if I can just find where I put my left handed monkey wrench, I can wrap this job up! :beerchug::beerchug:

I was going to load my 108 up to haul it to the shop and give it a good cleaning before winter but I made it about 10ft out of the shed and ran out of gas, of course the can was empty and we had to go to her parents house so by the time we got home the kids were asleep and I couldn't fire up the cub so it got to sit outside last night.

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This old girl sat out in the woods for a couple years until someone recently gave it to me for a winter project. Got all the mechanical bugs fixed then stripped it down to the engine and frame and gave it a paint job. Just got it back together over the weekend and also got the plow refinished. The next phase is to refinish the 50 inch deck and make a windbreaker for the loooong cold winter months.

Thanks Todd! It wasn't too bad, it was 58 outside yesterday. :beerchug:

You guys have been busy with the cubs! :beerchug:

Looks like you have eliminated those 2 possibility's :biggrin2:
But seriously, What Happened?

I had the rear tins off of it, because I was moving the rear three point to the 1772.

As I started to put it back together I noticed it had a oil spot under it. Soooooooo......... It appears the crankcase vent was not functioning properly and the internal pressure pushed the crank seal out, the one behind the stator.

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Parts are on order. I have to re-glue a couple of the flywheel magnets.

Then it will some quality time with the pressure washer and go back into service with a dozer blade, snow cab and chains. Until I get the H42 set -up on the 1772 (or find a good 450 for it).

Once the 1772 is ready to move snow, the 782 will be sold. Sadly I cannot make enough room to keep more than one tractor.

No problem with crankcase pressure
 

I wish my 782 would push that seal out. Mine has a positive crankcase vent custom installed before I got it. Works 2 ways, one the big opening allows any pressure out, and 2 if the pistons don't move with the crankshaft it generates no pressure. But I knew this when I bought it. I already have a vanguard to install, just a matter of it making it to the top of the ole list.

MWShaw
Great pictures, Looks like you have it under control.
Keep us posted on your progress.

Gotta love this 60 degree+ weather in December. Sprayed some paint outside over the weekend on the GT3100 deck. I'm still learning...:angry: and got a couple runs on the vertical sections. I'm thinking I need to get a gun just for spraying paint and use my existing one for primer.
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Hooked up the redneck parts hanger and sprayed some primer. There are over 20 small parts on the 3k decks.
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Ah, hangers, you'll get that on them big jobs Todd:biggrin2:
As per our phone conversation, those HF $25 guns work good for this type of "work":beerchug:
Looks good from here, go with it:ThumbsUp:

Did a little cab work
 

I've been doing some mockup on a cab I bought about 8 years ago . I got my 782 painted that summer so I didn't want to scratch it up getting the cab put on it.
I acquired this 1204 in a deal so I thought I would get the cab fabricated up and mounted on it, then put it on the 782 .
My lovely wife is making the front vinyl part of the cab . I know it isn't any thing that will hold heat I will still have to dress for the occasion , but it will make things a lot more pleasant.

Worked on and with the 1782
 

The 1782 got new fuel lines, filters, fuel shutoffs and grommets this past week plus brake adjustment and was buffed out and waxed. It runs and looks much better! Then, we had fun shredding all those oak leaves that keep falling on the yard.

Great pics, guys! :beerchug:

Today I pulled the shields off the Kohler m18 in the 1811 and replaced the starter and torqued the head bolts. tomorrow I will clean up all the old grassy oily buildup that sits inside and under those heat shields. It took a lot more time to get the shields off then to do the rest of the work. What a pita to get the bolts out on the bottom of the motor! :bash2: