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  1. JPrattico

    starter on farmall H

    These tractors shouldn't need an inline filter at all, the sediment bowl is supposed to be the filter. There should be a screen at the top of the sediment bowl to catch any large debris and then the rest is supposed to settle out to the bottom, allowing you to shut the gas off, remove the bowl...
  2. JPrattico

    starter on farmall H

    There should be a small access panel at the bottom of the housing, remove it and if there is any more debris in there causing the engine to hang up, you should be able to get it out that way.
  3. JPrattico

    Onan powered 2072

    A fellow on youtube has one of these Onan 2072s. I've talked to him a few times over the years. With Onan, there's a lot of people on both ends of the spectrum. Some love them and others hate them. He is a man who loves them, and seems to have always had good luck with them. His 2072 is in...
  4. JPrattico

    Measuring Compression On Kohler K-Series Engines

    If I remember correct that's mentioned in the IH service manual for the 1X6 1X7 series. Wrapping a rope around a pulley on the engine and spinning it backwards to get an accurate compression reading.
  5. JPrattico

    Old Cubs

    I use my 106 as a mowing tractor, living in a rural area means I don't know how many people even see me using it but I still love mowing with a 51 year old garden tractor. I just can't get the same enjoyment from a modern machine.
  6. JPrattico

    Original cub - no start, no nothing

    The Original did not have a mechanical clutch on the engine, but rather a solid pulley. Deck was engaged/disengaged by use of a sliding center pulley attached to a small foot pedal on top of the deck. It would appear as though someone replaced the factory drive pulley with a welded solid clutch...
  7. JPrattico

    bringing home a 70 is a tad insane

    Gary, your 70 seems to have some really nice patina. It kind of reminds me of my Original. I do love the "work clothes" look. As nice as they can look restored, there's just something about an all original machine that really gets me. However, in the case my own 70, faded dull brush painted...
  8. JPrattico

    IH CC 106

    I've got one, I mow with it somewhat regularly. Its down right now with a front tire that started to split open.
  9. JPrattico

    Cub Cadet 100 head light Decals

    I cannot say anything about the headlight cutouts as my 70 does not have them, but I ordered a set of decals from Maple Hunter for it. They turned out pretty well. There are some slight differences between them and the originals but nothing major. The biggest issue I had was the dash decal...
  10. JPrattico

    The story and transformation of "Pinkie" the 1963 70

    Time was not on my side with this one. I am okay with leaving it black for now. The engine I will pull back out and repaint at a later date. Also the clutch will need a teaser spring.
  11. JPrattico

    The story and transformation of "Pinkie" the 1963 70

    Mike, I'm using a different device with a seemingly better camera. I noticed too how much better the color turns out in these pictures. Much of this project was done at night. Such as tonight I was out late working on it and am now typing this at 2:35 in the morning. But tonight I did my last...
  12. JPrattico

    The story and transformation of "Pinkie" the 1963 70

    Guess I just didn't know ACE existed nationwide. I have never tried rustoleum primer. A name change might be in order, it fit when it was still the old color but not so much now. We have a few lilacs around the property, they've certainly been growing. One of them is starting to rival the house...
  13. JPrattico

    The story and transformation of "Pinkie" the 1963 70

    Painted the air filter cover tonight since the existing paint was chipped, and I have a new decal for it.
  14. JPrattico

    The story and transformation of "Pinkie" the 1963 70

    We have a hardware store chain around here called Ace Hardware, I don't know if they exist outside of New York. But they have their own "rust stop" paint brand. It's good quality stuff and pretty cheap. I used their primer from that paint brand. Sounds like a nice idea. I've seen some really...
  15. JPrattico

    The story and transformation of "Pinkie" the 1963 70

    While I love the Federal yellow, there are many colors one can use that will look nice. Pink, Blue, gray, red, even black. I've seen some great restomod Cubs, some of which styled to look like the big IH tractors of the era. I don't have any issue with a repaint in colors other than factory, as...
  16. JPrattico

    The story and transformation of "Pinkie" the 1963 70

    With the engine functional it was time to finish reassembly. I reattached everything that I previously removed and after letting it sit an extra night finished applying decals. Oh and I also repainted the fuel tank because I couldn't leave it orange. I wanted to replace the head gasket anyway so...
  17. JPrattico

    The story and transformation of "Pinkie" the 1963 70

    After teardown I guess I forgot about grabbing the camera. The majority of the machine had all of its old paint stripped off it. This took a pretty long time but it was necessary if I wanted to get a result better than the brushed on orange/pink paint. Unfortunately I lack the tools and...
  18. JPrattico

    The story and transformation of "Pinkie" the 1963 70

    So now begins the transformation... originally I had hoped maybe i could re-expose the factory paint underneath the pink stuff. Unfortunately this proved to be not possible. However I did discover another coat of paint from before the orange/pink, an odd neon yellow color. So clearly the machine...
  19. JPrattico

    The story and transformation of "Pinkie" the 1963 70

    A couple months ago I added Cub Cadet #5 to the collection. A 1963 70, that I have dubbed "pinkie" because of the paint job it had when i bought it. The man selling it was very kind, he told me that the tractor was originally planned to be used as a pulling tractor for someone and their...
  20. JPrattico

    Champion generators, any good?

    say what you want, but this guy has a very strong opinion about Champion (and most other modern Chinese generators) and apparent evidence to back it up! Death Match Final Results - USA Wins! I personally don't think it would be a terrible generator if you aren't using it a whole lot. No...
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