Nice pics CBH! You had quite a load there. :beerchug:

I love this thread. Seeing these old jewels doing what they were desigined for long after most GTs have been put to pasture. WORKING!

You got that right squatch! :IH Trusted Hand:

I totally agree!!!

Worked in the yard today. Raked some leaves, and took them to the woods. The pic was taken, before I loaded the leaves.

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Toyman;
I use to have the same trouble with flats.
3 yrs ago I put slime in the cart tires haven't had a flat since.:D

ole 147

ACecil, Good to see the 100 and the cart out.

Do You have another trailer over there under the tarp? If it is have you ever hooked it to the 100?

Then the rain came!
 

I got my 106 ready to mow today, but just as I drove out of the garage the rains came, it's almost 10pm and it's still raining.:bash2:
I did clean up the garage a little though. The :IH Logo: stable.





ole 147

Thanks Diz! That's my tractor hauling trailer. I've never had it hooked to the 100, but I just might someday. :beerchug:

Sharp 106, ole 147. :ThumbsUp:

I reinstalled the heads and replaced the spark plugs. Next, will be replacing the gasket on the fuel pump and cleaning the entire engine.

Well I cut my grass with my 104. Just wanted to hear the overhauled engine run and check the deck adjustment. The yard looked different, better. I kept looking out the window at it and after about a pot of coffee I realized there were no tire marks. You know when you cut you can see where the tractor went by the lighter color grass. I didn't have that. It has to be the ags all the way around. What a surprise. If I figure out how to get rid of the weeds I could turn into a yard nazi.

The best way to get rid of the weeds is a fall application of broad leaf herbicide, or fertilizer impregnated with broadleaf fertilizer. I was amazed at what it did to my yard. Apply in September.

I have too many kids to be a Nazi, but I still hate weeds.

IAfarmer,

Thanks September. What do you recommend as to the weather? Before it rains or when it's not going to rain for a few days? Also will it kill my flowers?

I would follow the directions on the bag. Your garden centers (or Walmart) will soon stock the stuff, way too early.

Tri-Mec is a great spray to use. You'll need a hand sprayer for it.

Keep all weed killer away from the flowers, as it won't be pretty!


On the cub front, I need to get tubes for all 4 tires, but at least all the wheels are painted! My SO76 is starting to look sharp.

Engine cleaned. My father and I cleaned as much as we could of the old Kohler 18hp Magnum and got everything back together. and fired it up. The valves are pretty noisy but I guess they would be for 2100 hours of misuse and abuse. I had gotten about 3 dustpans full of crud and gunk off of the engine and surrounding parts and frame. The new drive line runs nice. I must say I did a pretty good job at making my own drive shaft. No more oil leaks around the fuel pump. That's always good.

2100 hours? That thing's been rebuilt or has been on borrowed time for about 600 hours. Valve noise in those is pretty normal, I think. All of mine have done that, regardless of hours.

I think it had about 1800 hours on it when I got it with our house. It has been loosing power ever since. And the hydro will take off on you sometimes. This thing looks pretty beat up and has been welded on. I'm in the process of getting some pics on here yet.

Mowed with the 169 tonite. Had to do somthing Cub related to try out my new hat.:biggrin2.gif:

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Yesterday the ups guy stopped me while I was cutting grass with the 100. "here's another one" he said. It was the left hand spindle for what I was working with. So after I finished the yard I put on a good used spindle. It seemed to me to be one of the easier things I've done on these CCs.

Great pics Diz! Your IH hat is just like mine. :beerchug:

Diz Jr.,

I forgot to say "nice brim". I've been putting off fixing the leak on my fuel shut off. I was thinking that I'd wait till the tank was low and then fix it. Then I thought well I'll catch it around 1/2 at the most and remove the tank and fix it. Then it hit me. I had another sediment bowl so I removed it's shut off stem and took it to the hardware store for an O-ring to size. I picked up half a dozen at $0.26 each. I then put a new O-ring on the stem from the store, removed the one on the tractor and quickly put in the new one. All this time of waiting and putting it off and even considered buying a new one. So here I am this morning fifty two cents poorer with two fixed sediment bowls. I can't believe how long it took me to realize how to go about this. :beerchug:

Diz Jr....Nice Hat! I'm jealous. :ThumbsUp:

I took the KT17 out of my 682 tonight. Found that I need to replace the driveshaft couplings and it appears that the front axle is a little loose. Need to investigate how to tighten it up! :bigthink:

Thanks guys! I am lov'n the new hat. Its amazing what the proper headgear can do for ones outlook on life. I feel smarter anyway.:biggrin2.gif:

RPalmer glad to hear you got your fuel problem fixed :ThumbsUp:

Roblynn, hope you get your axle figured out.

If you need new ball bushings I'm selling some in the trading post area.

My wife mowed, and I got to lawn sweep. :beerchug:

Diz: How do you like the hat? :biggrin2.gif:

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ACecil,

Love the hat :ThumbsUp:
We are starting to look like Cub brothers :biggrin2.gif:

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You got that right Diz! :beerchug:

Well I was in the barn looking at my tractors when in walks my 11 year old daughter who asks, " what's up Dad?" I responded by saying that I was going to check the oil and hytran in them and she answered by asking, " Can I help?"
Well, after I gave her a funny look, she dove right in and checked the oil in the 127. It was low so she got the oil off the shelf and added it, She checked the oil in the 1862, which was a little low as well, got the oil and added it. Checked the 1882, which she said, "looks good" and I said "yup". We checked the hytran which all were good. Then she asked, "which one can I take out?" She ended up taking the '62 and doing laps around our 2 acres while I moved some logs and crap with the 1882. We were out for about a half hour or so. It was a blast. We got the tractors parked in the barn and she looked at me and said, "it's cool being a Daddy's girl."
F*@# Yeah, it was a GOOD afternoon.:beerchug:


please pardon my language....

Got the brakes relined on the 582...still have to install pads on one side. Yesterday, I put a new fuel pump on the 582 and changed the internal brake rear to an external brake. I also discovered my 782D is getting oil in the antifreeze:angry:

papaglide,
I know exactly what you mean.:IH Trusted Hand:


Matt G. Sorry to hear about the 782D, Hope its nothing major... But it sounds like it is.

Thanks Diz. Same here Matt, good luck with the 782D.

Well , I mowed today, but I'm getting the feeling that the 108 needs major
attention .

Last two times I mowed, started to use oil [half a qt in an acre and a half.]

mentioned before that it was smoking mostly out the breather, now when it first starts coming out the muffler big time for almost a whole lap around the yard then backs off . then returns back to the breather on down hill right turns mostly.

also noticed sparks coming from the throwout bearing area when I got off to move a down drain pipe.

Hope I can get another couple months out of her.

Thinking of givin er the heart out of the Bolens. 18 HP V twin Van Guard.

Just wondering If PTO bearing would be OK.

Jim H.,
You should look over your engine when you can to see just what you have going on. I had a K301 that smoked like a fog machine. It was a nightmare inside. On the other hand I have had two K241 that smoked, one really bad. The one only needed de-carbonized and a valve adjustment. Of course truing up the head did not hurt either. The other got the same treatment with a new piston, rod and rings. They are both running strong and smooth. What I'm trying to say is that it might not be all that bad inside and you won't know till you look. And based on what I have seen with my tractors I think an inspection is very worth while.

Well I am still trying to figure out how to mount my IH model 2 tiller to my 1811 3 pt bracket the way that the previous owner supposedly had it. I have a thread in the attachments section with pics up for suggestions and advice if anyone is interested.

Spent most of the day on the 149. Loaded up and went to the property where i grew up to do the mowing there. Then headed over to my friends house to help him mow. Between the 2 places it was about 7 hours of seat time :biggrin2.gif:

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Getting unloaded and ready to mow.

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Heading down to mow around the pond.

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Finishing up.

Diz Jr.,
That is a great mow. Some of what you cut looks to be over 3 feet high and I don't see any clumps or piles or stragglers. What is your secret?:bigthink:

RPalmer,

I just mow the open areas. The tall stuff is just around the edge where i mow. The one picture where i am headed down the hill is just my path that opens into another small field.

See if this video works, You can see where i was mowing

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Plowed with the 582 and 782D at a plow day today...
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Great pics and vid Diz! :ThumbsUp:

Matt: Looks like you were having a great time. :beerchug:

Got some seat time in today, on the 100. Had some leaves to sweep up. No pics this time though.