Took the 1512 for a ride, before the rain came in. Got to get the sweeper out, the Sycamore is shedding it's bark. :ThumbsUp:

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Ran more than a tank of gasoline through my 1864 today, homemade drag to smooth out the stone driveway, also hauled some dirt in the trailer and of course my best friends had to ride along

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Replaced a relay and heard my re-furbed deck turn for the first time.

Washed my Cubs today
 

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The 149 and 1882 got baths today. Sorry I could not rotate the photo. Please help.

They look great!
:IH Trusted Hand:

Nice cubs guys! :beerchug:

New front tires on the 1862 as well as the 124. Both sets I pulled off were original
But since they didn't hold air, well I did not think about it to long.

Ken

Killed weeds with the wagon of death. :biggrin2:

Being in the depths of weed season it does my heart good to see a tool
with the sole intent of killing weeds.

Ken

I moved some cattle water tubs with my 782 and Huskee wagon.

Used both Cubs and the Kub to level off an old fence row and spread the dirt in some spots in the yard that need reseeding. It felt good to use the 100 again after having it torn apart for 5 years. The new hydraulics on the 129 worked great with the power angle blade.

Good looking fleet of tractors there. After a couple months here of fixing
a few odd and ends I put the new to me 125 to work hauling straw on the
utility trailer. Worked good. Tried to post a few pics but I have a heck of
a time posting pics on here.

Ken

I got the 1863 in the garage and tightened up the front axle pinch bolts. Then I tighten the end on the steering box about a 1/4 turn with a screwdriver. I had the front end off the floor so I screwed the guide pin in a little at a time until the steering started getting tight turning to the right. I backed it off a little and tightened the jam nut back up. I had a hard time getting the mule drive off, the right side hanger was between the rails. I has to take the hinge bolt out to get it off the tractor. I looked at my 1641 and on it the hanger is on the inside and the washer and cotter pin is between the rails. Which is correct.
Cannon

Modding a Johnny bucket to fit the 1872

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Winter time once again
 

Pulled the 125 with the QA42 out into the snow for the first time.
Have never run a thrower and I got beat by this one. Of course the
trouble could have been that immediately out the door was 3 foot
drifts. A bit much for me to learn on and for the tractor, I guess.
Managed to get er back in the shop and fired up the Bigger Tractor
and plowed out the drive. Will try again tomorrow as I am sure it will
be drifted in again. Winters here dang it

Ken

Snow? :bigeyes:

Exactly what I was thinking. It rained all week here except yesterday when it was like 75 out...
:bigthink:

I vaguely remember snow....................

Cubota
 

I replaced the fuel pump that was DOA in the 782D with a replacement off of Ebay. I had to resolder on the connect connectors, and it worked great right out of the chute. Hopefully I'll get another 40 yrs of service out of this one.




Today I'll go look at the 123 to see if I can get the front PTO to disengage. If that doesn't work, I'll have to actually work on it.

Used my 1772 to drag around a 1000lb roller to flatten out and smooth the new gravel in the driveway!

Finally got around to swapping the axle tubes out to the 30 mm shafts, got a set of braces from xtreme put on, which led to reworking a few mounting points on the kwik way supframe. It looks and feels extremely solid. And finally painted the subframe cub yellow. Looks much better now. Next ill be painting the loader cub yellow.

Good move with the big axels, tubes and braces. :beerchug:

Feels real solid now.

Used my new to me 3165 to clear it's first significant snowfall. Got the front cab mounted light bar, beacon, and windshield wiper wired up with this nifty 6 circuit box. Need to get the rear lights wired. Then I will have 2 spare circuits.

Since there is no snow on the ground, which is dandy in my opinion. As well
as in Georges if my memory serves me. I put the 125 to work doing a
little wood hauling. Tractor seemed happy for the job and owner always
loves hauling wood by mechanical means.:beerchug:

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Nice pictures, I have been there a long time ago. Your wood must come from afar.

The 2382 snowblower tractor getting a workout
 

The 2382 is a repowered re badged 1872 with a 23 hp Command engine swap. It features a cab and a 451 blower. It is a snow eating beast. We had a major snowfall and wind so I had some good sized drifts to content with. This is the first time since I put the cab on the tractor that I really gave it a workout. I just need a way to get some engine heat in there to help keep the windshield clean. A couple of pictures of it in action.

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Great pics, It looks like a Beast.
I've had my eyes out for a snow cab,
for my 2182 that's going to be my dedicated snow chucker.
I do have an idea for a defroster. :bigthink:
I wanted to do a initial test out tonight, after reading your post,
it jogged all the cobwebs upstairs...
but I can't seem to find my small cigar lighter
power inverter that I just had not so long ago. :bash2:
Here's my idea. It involves a Presto Hot air popcorn popper
take the 3 small Phillips screws out of the base, and you have
an insane amount of hot forced air, in a small package.
Some dryer vent hose, as short as possible, a small power inverter,
a small battery, or use your tractors, 1/2 Size
Foil Deep Steam Table Pan, or full size one, and some hose clamps.
With the foil pan you would fold it long ways, to make a long,
very narrow channel, like what's used for a bare floor shop vac,
only narrower, to concentrate the hot air. Also cut the hole in the bottom part,
and prob pinch the center opening to help divert the air out to the ends,
(make a wider spray pattern so to speak) And last but surely not least,
your imagination. I'll take a pic of the hot air popper base,
and post it in the General Talk, for anybody who's curious. I think you might also be able too
use an old blow dryer, heat gun, etc?
Good luck with keeping that ice off the shield.
Maybe some Rain-X till you get it worked out.
Back in my snowmobile days we used to wax our shields to help
keep the snow and ice off, and from fogging up. :beerchug:

That's a lot of work for a bit of defrost. Check with your local Auto parts store as NAPA, Advanced Auto, and Autozone all carry a cigarette-lighter plug in heater that even comes with a mounting bracket. Likely among whatever auto stores are near you there's one collecting dust on a shelf waiting to serve you! Seems like that would be just what you need assuming your generator is in good condition. Used one in my '68 Plymouth Valiant for a couple winters until i could make time to replace the heater core .....

Tom, that looks like a super setup. i got to use the 782 yesterday, some snow fall.

Yes that was quite the snowfall. I am just glad the wind was not worse than it was. The snow blower setup works well. i have a very long driveway and it sure beats using a blade. I was looking at the tractor this morning checking everything over and think I can fit some flat ductwork between the side covers and the command engine to direct some heat back to the cab. I will need to get some extra side covers and a firewall as this will require some hole cutting etc. Project for warmer weather.

I have one for sale $20.00 plus the shipping. PM me if you want it.

New Shoes
 

I put some new shoes on the 2182 today.
Kenda Bearclaw EX on the back and
OTR HBR Lawn Trac on the front. :Woo:

Wow, some serious meat on those new tires, cool.

Ken

Some aggressive tread there!! No figure eights on the front lawn.

How do the ATV tires perform on these tractors?

Figure 8's :ROTF2:
Yeah can't wait to try them out in the snow next winter?
The 2182 is going to be my dedicated snow thrower.
It needs a bunch done to it as it's been sitting for a few years.
I hope the Kenda ATV's do alright in the snow, they have great
reviews and the tread depth is an 1 1/8" so... I hope it's not an $170.00 mistake :bigeyes:
I really like the fronts. Wanted something different than
the AIR LOC R1 Lug tires I put on a lot of my narrow frames,
they were not cheap either $132.00 IIRC

Is there any advantage in steering with ags on the front when not 4 wheel drive? I would think tri-ribs would do better steering than ags, because I think the rib would act more like a "rudder" in sloppy stuff.

While I do really like/love the look of the lug tires on the front,
I chose them on my thinking (very limited these days)
and experience with non lug front tires in snow. To coin the
race car phrase "I'm blanking plowing in the turns" while hoping
you'll turn going down your very steep driveway,
before crashing into your truck, tree,
light pole, the stone wall on the one side of the driveway etc. :NailBite:
The lugs in theory (mine) should clean out faster, compared
to the others, that once packed with snow, basically become slicks,
almost. I'm hoping that they work better than what I had on the front.
If not, they still look really cool IMO. :beerchug:

My tri-ribs work great and have some advantages; no tread to clog with snow and they steer like power steering.

First, very nice looking 782 you have there.
I really don't see any clogging issues
with the OTR's I put on the front.
This is just me, nothing personal to you or anyone else here.
While I agree about the Tri-Ribs
not clogging and steering fine, :beerchug:
I personally do not like the look of a Tri-Rib tire.
When I saw the OTR's,
I said that's the one, they look Bad A__ To Me,
and no real tread/lugs to clog up.
If they do happen to clog, I'm in something other than snow. :bigthink: and I'M IN DEEP:ExtremeFunny: