Archive through January 04, 2014

[kmcconaughey]

Doug, I had a matching suit that sadly is long gone, not that it would still fit me as I was only about 12 or 13 when we got them.

Tom, yep!

Nic, yes the Windbreaker definitely helps keep me warm and as an added benefit, hides my eclectic attire from anyone that might happen to drive by.

 

[mschutz]

Kraig, Who cares what you look like as long as your warm. This ain't no fashion show.

 

[mschutz]

Marlin, Good deal on the 127. Hate to see a zig zag get thrashed.

 

[kconway]

Anybody have a solution for a leaky fuel sediment bowl? It's on a 104. I think it's the shut off valve.

 

[mschutz]

Kevin, Unscrew it and put on some plumbers tape and then screw it back in. Or, it could be the gasket is bad.

 

[sblunier]

Pre-IH windbreaker cab...."Frosty Blunier"

(that's an oldie for a few long time forum members...)

Glad I have the cab on the blower now!!!!

 

[mfrade]

I was wondering when we'd see the Frosty B. pic?!?! Hadn't seen it in awhile. I gotta say I had a lot more snow stuck to me yesterday than that. But my face was just as red! LOL..

Especially after Kraig modeled his snow wear again?? ROFLMAO!

I'll have to make a better effort to get a windbreaker installed, this year really kicked my butt, I never felt the cold like I did this year.

 

[sblunier]

Mike,

.JPG data on that photo is 12/11/2000......13 years ago!!!!!!

....Talk about "Way back machine".....

 

[mfrade]

OUCH! 13 years.. seems like just a year or two at the most.. But then I also remember your child being born.

Do you still have the windbreaker mounted for snow removal?

 

[thoffman]

Steve,
Well if you're out and about on Monday a.m. they're talking about -20 air temp around here. You won't be "frost" you'll be frozen Blunier!

 

[sblunier]

......windbreaker, cab top, and rear curtain....the whole deal...

 

[jharder]

Steve,
I am not knocking your cab @ all.I am just wondering if you or any one eles ever ran a sims cab on a 782. I have one on mine and I will not have a blower/thrower tractor with out some kind of cab. To me that sims kind of tight. Now I am 6 foot 2 and around 190lbs ( give or take hey we just passed the holidays). It not the hight as much as the depth. My kness are hitting the firewall. Just curious. Thanks Jim

 

[tbdavis]

Kevin - there's a rubber sorta O ring on the shaft of the shut off valve. You can unscrew and pull the shaft out, inspect the rubber piece and if necessary replace it with a new 1/8th in. O ring. That should fix the problem unless the gasket around the top of the actual sediment is bad in which case just throw a new on on.

 

[kconway]

Thanks for the responses! I was wondering if there was some type of "O" ring on the shaft. I'll check it out.

 

[dfrisk]

Spent about 1-1/2 hrs on the #1 snow mover yesterday from about 10:30 AM to Noon. The felt liners in the pac boots, plus the leather gloves with thermal liners kept my hands & feet warm... but I think the temps around 30-33 degrees and no wind made as much difference as anything. Last couple times pushing snow temps were 20-25 deg F and breezy.

Driveway cleaned up real nice even with all the wheel tracks in the snow. Went across the road to push the assumulation from the county snow plow trucks away from in frt of the mailbox. Ten yrs ago I put side plates on each end of my blade so it held more snow, so it doesn't dribble snow off the sides. The one on the right is bent "In" just a bit, made skimming a couple inches off the 2-3 ft tall pile in frt of the mailbox tough, kept pushing me out of the drift. Have to remove and straighten that before next time.

Have to say that mittens of ANY type don't play well with steering wheel spinners. I don't have spinners on the wheels of my CC's, but after over 45-1/2 yrs of running the #1 snow mover with the spinner, I don't think I could steer it any other way.

 

[mhomrighausen]

Melody S. Thank You with the words of encouragement on find a good home for the 127. I'm hoping the same gentleman will get a 123 chassis (when it warms up though). He is one of the nicest fellas one could know. And he loves to rescue old Cub Cadets.

 

[sblunier]

Jim,

Plenty of leg room in the windbeaker cab....it extends froward to the in front of the gas filler.

I'm 6'-1" and 250# and it's not bad in there.....

 

[jharder]

Hey guys wanted to run a problem past someone smarter that me. The points and condenser was bad in the 782 that I have the picture of. I replaced them last year toward the end of the snow season. Got it out lastweekend to get it ready. I didnt have spark @the points Filed them have nice spark there. But now the spark @ the plugs comes and goes. When it is there its real weak. Wire going to coil is new.I am pretty sure I got it narrowed down to the coil. Dose that sound right to anyone eles or am I way off? Thanks Jim

 

[nbextermueller]

Well, it's been snowing like the dickens since about 5am. Got about a good 9-10" on the ground of powder. Should make for good high speed plowing. Pictures to follow. Over in the sandbox thread.

 

[nbextermueller]

Hey Jim,

My 782 robs nearly all the power from the coil just to run the starter, despite it having the regulator cut-out from a few post back. It will barely light brand new plugs when it's chilly. But when I jump it from my truck or a jump box, it fires right off.

In fact me and a friend had a joke that it would only actually fire the split second after you let off the key, but it was still turning over! I attribute this to everything being 33 years old and I'm sure the amperage draw and/or loss through the harness is huge. Now I have a brand new Interstate battery and keep new plugs in hand. It still requires a jump if it's been sitting more than a week.

I suggest checking the spark while you have it on a jump box or jumper cables to a car battery.

Thankfully, Kohler fixed this problem with the Magneto in the Magnum series. My OT Mag20's fire up every time even after months of sitting.