While I had the cover plate off the underside of the 1863 I decided to touch up the paint a little. I worked on both sides with a cup brush on the 4 inch grinder then washed it down with paint thinner. I brought the cover and the Rusty Metal Primer in the house to warm up before I spray it. I'm out of the 'close enough' yellow I use so I'll need to pick up another can of it. I got this gallon of thinner at Walmart a few weeks ago and didn't notice that it was "Environmentally Friendly". It doesn't even smell like thinner.
Cannon

practice with the mig welder, snow blade repair
 

I have a snow blade with one of the cotter pin holes blown out. See pic. Not sure how the PO did this but I'll fix it today.

Cleaned it up a bit with a Norton Blaze disk and wrapped it with copper to keep the weld from mushrooming. Then I dropped a steel washer on it so I didn't need so much wire. Then I filled it up with mig steel. See final product.

Looks great! Now hit a stump or curb at 3 mph and see if it holds. I know factory will. :biggrin2::beerchug:

I figured I only have to be stronger than the cotter pin. Time will tell.

Snow plowing
 

Finally got to plow some snow with the 1811.man did she do good big difference than using the 128 sorry for the pics

Good looking 1811!

Thanks Allen! First time I posted pictures that are sideways

What I did with my Cub Cadet today .
 

Attachment 98058] Todays snowstorm in Maine . Cub Cadet 1450.

Wow man! That thing is blowin' some snow!:beerchug:

We did the same around here yesterday.
Made quick work of the 6-8" that piled up overnite Friday

Now that's a lineup!:beerchug:

Good looking lineup!

I mowed , 3rd time since November 2017 due to drought
Oz

Finished up our leaves, over the weekend. Got some pics and a vid.

https://i.postimg.cc/25CYKRQZ/IMG-20...-151200536.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/cLRZh4nW/IMG-20...-151137620.jpg

https://photos.app.goo.gl/5w7VAr98AFG86fNz5

Looks like it was a good weekend there ACecil!
:beerchug:

Where's the smile Cecil, You should be having fun.:bigthink:

I didn’t know it was possible to frown on a smoker. Cheer up Allen, it’s not a Deere.

Great looking Cub. All those leaves, hope you didn't overwork the smoker.:biggrin2:

Thanks guys! Sorry about the frown, Jenn got me at an awkward time. :beerchug:

I plowed with my 126 last night, then again this morning. I don’t have any pictures, but here is a video from last night: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=H5zCUiz5pAM

Neat vid! Thanks for sharing.

Finally a nice day in NC! We've had rain everyday for nearly a month. I had to get the 1512 out of hibernation...lol! It fired right up after sitting for almost a month.

Looking good, would love to pick up one of those smokers one day but they’re fairly uncommon around where I am

Thank you! They're pretty rare here also.

LED light upgrade
 

I replaced the original headlights with LED floodlights. Now I can really see when I need to use the tractor in the dark.
Got the lights on clearance at Menard's for $23. I had previously installed the same LED lights on the cab.
I cut out the back of the front panel, where the headlights had been so the lights insert into the cutouts, behind the factory lens. Lamps are secured to the plastic with epoxy.
Tractor is a 1541 with a 450 snowblower, and an Allis Chalmers vinyl cab with fiberglass roof.

Weight box
 

Made a weight box for extra traction when blowing snow.
I have a 1541 with a 450 snowblower, and found the rear tires slip when blowing snow on icy surfaces. Box mounts to the 3 point hitch. Made from 5 salvaged aircraft seat bases, and filled with landscape pavers.

Did some snow removal cleanup with my 126 and 42 inch snowthrower.
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Cool pics! Looks like the 126 did a great job.

77 degrees yesterday. The 1512 loved the warm weather! :beerchug:

https://i.postimg.cc/C5WXsFGr/IMG-20...845835-HDR.jpg

Lookin' good there Mr Cecil! :beerchug:

Nice picture!

Thanks guys! :ThumbsUp:

Rolled the yard ,thursday was 70 degrees, today 35 !

Mounted the 3 point York rake to the 1650 and played out back! :ThumbsUp:

Great work pics, guys! Thanks for sharing.

Nice and sunny in NC today! The 1512 has been enjoying the weekend rides!

https://i.postimg.cc/SxZGQLJW/IMG-20...840684-HDR.jpg

I started scraping some of the rocks back into the driveway that were plowed off over the winter. When it dries out a little more, I can start to spread them.

Nice work with the cub!

Got the 1512 serviced over the weekend. It's ready to go now!

https://i.postimg.cc/5ykC44YW/IMG-20...505005-HDR.jpg

Thanks! Your 1512 looks good too!