Off Topic Anything 2024

@RichieRichOverdrive it's okay you can just rub it in everybody's face, the rest of us will stick to a drill and sandpaper

RichieRichOverdrive wrote:

Ifitaintbroke wrote:

RichieRichOverdrive wrote:

Oh yeah you can get the crank turned too, I believe turned down to 1” they have enough shaft for two pulleys. I forgot about that.

You can do just about anything with a lathe. I turned some wheel spacers yesterday.

I know seems like I use mine at least once a day

I was actually using the brake lathe at work. I wish I had my own lathe.

I got some tools for free recently as well as a generator. I got a vise, bench grinder, jack, and some hand tools by helping clean out a property to be sold. Generator is a durostar something or other with a 7 hp engine.

@MightyRaze Man I was just thinking about how quiet it's been

Howdy fellers I hope you've all been well!

I know it's been a minute since I've been around but I have been popping in incognito to try and keep up with happenings around here, apparently I have 131 notifications and I'm not even sure how to deal with all of that! Lol. I've been very very busy (in a good way) and not doing a whole lot of tractor stuff aside from listing my Bolens G10 for sale, selling the MF12 and summerizing the Roper 16T (plus a small addition) so I should update those threads soon but I do hope to start working on some small stuff soon and maybe get out for a ride.

Again, I hope you've all been well and are enjoying the better weather that's coming around!

Brianator wrote:

Howdy fellers I hope you've all been well!

I know it's been a minute since I've been around but I have been popping in incognito to try and keep up with happenings around here, apparently I have 131 notifications and I'm not even sure how to deal with all of that! Lol. I've been very very busy (in a good way) and not doing a whole lot of tractor stuff aside from listing my Bolens G10 for sale, selling the MF12 and summerizing the Roper 16T (plus a small addition) so I should update those threads soon but I do hope to start working on some small stuff soon and maybe get out for a ride.

Again, I hope you've all been well and are enjoying the better weather that's coming around!

Yeah I really gotta update my B/O thread as well. As for the notifications, I ended up turning most of mine off, I know how you feel man.
Usually if I haven't kept up and have too many I just batch delete them all and try to go over what is relevant on the forum

ranch king pro 08 wrote:

@MightyRaze Man I was just thinking about how quiet it's been

I'll just imagine all the member out there having fun on their tractors!  LOL

Brianator wrote:

Howdy fellers I hope you've all been well!

I know it's been a minute since I've been around but I have been popping in incognito to try and keep up with happenings around here, apparently I have 131 notifications and I'm not even sure how to deal with all of that! Lol. I've been very very busy (in a good way) and not doing a whole lot of tractor stuff aside from listing my Bolens G10 for sale, selling the MF12 and summerizing the Roper 16T (plus a small addition) so I should update those threads soon but I do hope to start working on some small stuff soon and maybe get out for a ride.

Again, I hope you've all been well and are enjoying the better weather that's coming around!

I've had a bad cold and allergies from seasonal burning in the state.  Doing better now.  Glad you are doing well.  I was beginning to wonder about ya!

I'm sure some of you germs had a better view of the eclipse.

MightyRaze wrote:

I'm sure some of you germs had a better view of the eclipse.

Didn't get a picture but it was full over here, got to look at it without the glasses

TechnoChicken wrote:

Didn't get a picture but it was full over here, got to look at it without the glasses

Totality was about 2 hrs drive away, but didn't get to do it. Would have been cool. Maybe I can catch the next one in 20 years.

MightyRaze wrote:

TechnoChicken wrote:

Didn't get a picture but it was full over here, got to look at it without the glasses

Totality was about 2 hrs drive away, but didn't get to do it.  Would have been cool.  Maybe I can catch the next one in 20 years.

Yeah 4 hours round trip is hard to justify for 3 minutes

Havent been on for a while watched the eclipse today, they gave everyone the day off at work. Did some maintenance on the ol rig and made a badass steering wheel adapter and foot protectors.now I can romp on the poor thing, i abuse it too much and don't maintain it at all so I'm sure it'll like that.

We got to see the eclipse.  here's some pictures I took

Here's something cool
What you are seeing is commonly referred to as lens flare. Lens flares occur when there is a very bright light source (such as the Sun) in the image The flares are eclipse-shaped because the source of light was shaped like that. Anyway thanks for letting me be a dork

Here’s about the best I got.

We were in the path of totality. My school brought us outside to watch it. Possibly the coolest part of it was how it got noticeably colder once the sun was fully obscured.
Image is from my English teacher

Made a short video on the subject of clutching. I see too many people using their clutch like an on/off switch, just wanted to put out a PSA hahaha.

RichieRichOverdrive wrote:

Made a short video on the subject of clutching. I see too many people using their clutch like an on/off switch, just wanted to put out a PSA hahaha.

I 100% agree. I use mine like that all the time on all my tractors. Each tractor is a little more finicky!

how do yall suggest getting my belt clean. I think oil or grease got onto it and causing it to slip. I took off my engine and transmission pulley as well as my belt and cleaned them in the sink with dawn soap. Also cleaned the idlers by wiping them with the dawn soap. Got a little bit better, but still seems to be slipping on hills n stuff. When I release the clutch in 6th it barely moves.

I never really had problems with saturated belts causing belt slip. I know @Wheelinhorse had to oil his belt to get his clutch to work right on the B1. Do you have good belt tension and at least 40% wrap on both pulleys, with at least 5” pulleys? Any smaller and you’re guaranteed some slip, and less than 50% wrap on the pulleys and you’re really likely to get belt slip. Remember grip is all about tension and surface area. You could always try adding extra or heavier clutch springs.

I’ve always had some slip as I’m running a small engine and transmission pulley. The clutch pulley gets too close to the engine pulley for me to make it much bigger. Slip has never been this bad though.

Is it the oil or has the belt stretched out some?

Hey y'all. I just ripped the transaxle out of the gt18. I want to go thru it and put in new seals, possibly bearings. What would I look up parts under? And does anyone have any experience with this critter?

https://www.atltf.com/t7309-633a-family-oil-seals

sears parts direct website or partstree are good for researching parts.

RichieRichOverdrive wrote:

Made a short video on the subject of clutching. I see too many people using their clutch like an on/off switch, just wanted to put out a PSA hahaha.

It's even better when you push it down too far and the belt falls off, you have to be just so on the clutch with these mowers

Belt guides man! Gotta get that all fixed up haha. I can’t deal with a belt that wants to fall off. Could get you seriously hurt with some of the stuff we do.