Where'd Lanse Go?

He was on here last fall. Did he grow up & move out of the nest? Married & bought a farm, maybe? Haven't seen him post yet since I've been back. I may just be getting old & goofy an' just missed it too. - Mike

You've just missed him he was on here yesterday or the day before.

"D@*n My Eyes!" - Al Bundy

Lanse made a post Tuesday on the JD Forum concerning a #5 mower.

Lanse came and spent the day with me two saturdays ago. We went to a tug-a-truck pull at Kenton. I gave him some instructions on arc welding and a book to read. Also he took home an old lawnmower and two engines. So who knowes he will either takeing something apart or putting back togather, Or might be makeing a pulling truck. When he does something exciteing we will hear abought it. Richard

I kinda think that pretty little girl that raced him across the field on her horse, may have changed his interest.

He's not making a puller out of that purple Ranger, is he?

Ive been on alot since last fall here and there!!

Ive also been on alot lately, just havent posted much. I havent done anything tractor realated since my visit up to R Aikin's place two weeks ago... That was fun!!

Its hay season.... And im stacking all the wagons i can find..... As well as doing whatever other odd jobs i can get around here.... But there arent as many as there were last year....

Ive been painting the B for two months now.... I put up a picture of it in primer on April 6. I had problems with moisture so i decided to wait until the spring was over. Filters and such cost money.... so i tried to avoid them at all cost....

I've started just running air through the whole system for like half an hour before i accually add paint... And that seems to work really well...

Getting my brush job off from a year and a half ago sure was a trick....









I took the never treated gas tank to the car wash and sprayed it out. There was a trail of rust coming from it when i was done.... Once it dries out im going to seal it myself...



I did end up buying that Welder....



And after reading the book Rich lent me... tried it out last night... She works pretty good!!! I need alot of practice, but its a skill worth learning....


This is the MTD mower i got from rich, along with two engines. She needs a carb and a mag



The purple truck is still kickin... Something aint right with the fuel tho... hopefully i just need to find and reset the fuel pump shut off switch once i find it....

We got it out for the first time this summer before i planted anything and took it for a joyride. It had one broken hanger.

It now has three...... lol....

So once i get this welding thing down im gonna try to make my own... its just a farm truck.....



The WC hasnt gotten much attention lately.... I only need rings and gaskets before i can out it back together...



The C still needs a manifold and front tires... plus i have to get the distributor working and rebuild the carb. I dont think i can do much with her until later on in the summer....



The corn really sucks as always... But its been too wet to cultivate it lately... so oh well...

The wheat is doing really good...







So yea.... Thats what i've been up to!!

Enjoyed the photos and thanks for the update.

Lance that carb on the MTD you should be able to find a rebuild kit.

A lot of them get junked just for either set wrong,or rusty flywheel.

The half steering wheel is a rarity nice find !!

Just guessing the mag just may need the shroud taken off and sand the flywheel and the mag pickup to get spark. Another thing to check is the little rod in the block that opens the points if you have to go that far may be worn too short and not opening points.

It would make a great racer .but I don't want to see you hurt as my son was, we had a bad scare.

Nice pic's and glad to see the progress !!

little black rod??

Im lost....


I know almost nothing about this mower. The half steering wheel is a rarity??

What color was this thing back in the day??

Lanse, In the Ranger I had, the fuel pump shut-off switch was on the fire wall in the middle, under the dash...Found it after I rolled it, never knew such a thing existed before that...
Later,
Bill

Your money is better spent on the allis chalmers trio rather than that ugly Godforsaken MTD thing you got.

EW.

Lanse,

I've used a welder like that for 35+ years, no problems, did replace an electrode holder.

I use 6011 1/8 rod for rusty steel. It's best to grind the rust off the place to be welded, of course. For joining 3/8 and up steel, grind a V and make multiple passes, chipping the slag off between each pass and examining the weld for holes to fill in with the next pass. For thinner pieces you can crank up the heat a little for deeper penetration.

6011 is "faster freezing" for vertical welding. Do learn to do vertical and upside down welding. Vertical up makes a stronger weld and vertical down makes a smoother weld. Vertical up is stronger because the slag flows down and gets in the way of the fresh metal from the rod. Chipping slag and inspecting the weld is very important in vertical welding. Upside down welding is hard to learn, but a good welders upside down welds look like his other welds. Little story: steam pipe leaking in ground, after steam off repairman dug around pipe, layed piece of mirror in hole, bent end of electrode up, welded hole in pipe for temporary repair.

6013 rod best for smooth welds on thin metal. If you have fender repair, for example, get 1/16 rod. 6013 builds up slag fast and repairs more chipping.

Suggest you get 2 or more 3/4 inch pipe clamps and 6 or 7 feet of pipe for them to draw wide pieces in alignment for welding. Hint: if you scrounge some rusty 3/4 inch pipe with no threads on the end, buy a short pipe nipple, saw it in two, weld it on the end of the rusty pipe. Good practice lining something up and you save money. New pipe will be $10 up.

You can't have enough C clamps. They don't have to be expensive ones, you probably will get welding splatter on the threads anyway. Cheap vice grips can be used for the same reason, keep the real ones for holding bolts.

Have gloves, long sleeve shirt, high shoes with pants with no cuffs on top of the shoes.

KEH

Little black rod? On older Briggs with points ignition system the points plunger rod was riding on cam lobe and contacted points to open them. Cam wear at ends is normally, the plungers are a "fiber", not metal construction and are a normal replace with points suggested item. Used to get them in 10 packs for a couple dollars. Later engines use a "Magnapulse(?)" ignition system, no point sets hidden under flywheel. RN.

Hoooooooooly Cow!! A welder! Corn & wheat! THREE tractor projects! Puttin' up hay! Kiddo, I think you got more ambition than I had at that age. Great work on the B, so far. Was that the one that had the piece of something stuck in the head? I see your shop looks about as well organized as mine. Not bad! Just remember to keep it an organized mess. Organized being the operative word, here. Welding is a fine art: excell at it! My grandpa taught me as best he could, before he got too sick. After that, I had a book from the 1940s to be my guide. Great book! It was published for the railroad shop forces in Milwaukee. Has every little trick of the trade in it. Big tricks, too. I don't know if I'll ever need to weld 6"+ round stock but it's covered by the book, if'n I need it. As for the Ranger, build it for pullin' & name it "Grape Ape". ;^) As for the little MTD, it was red & blue-green, IIRC. That's MTD's offering to Canadia, eh! I think some made it overseas, too.

So, yeah, ya got me beat for projects. All I did, all winter, was hide from the snowflakes in my basement & work on the beginning stages of the train layout. I have the bench work completed for the odd piece of the puzzle - a curvy, permanently installed section of the train layout. I tied it in to the wall studs along the outside of the stairwell. Ain't goin' nowhere! I've also made the move to DCC. This system allows me to run up to 125 locomotives with up to the same number of operators in any direction at any time (signals permitting). It also can control different functions on the engines i.e. lights & sound. As well as full control over anything electrical on the layout (signals & detection units, building lighting, smoke, etc). Neat stuff!

Once the snow cleared, I made the move outside. I got everything cleaned up & ready to go, when the brakes went out on my H. I wasn't going through another year with only one running tractor! So, I picked up a 400. Man, what power! Live hydraulics & PTO are a bonus, too. I finally got the gremlins out of my sickle mower & crimper to find out my hay rake was shot. After some searching I found a NH 144 windrow inverter. What a great little hay machine! It is a ground drive model with no frills & works like a dream. Now ALL of my hay machines are finally working (knock on wood). I cut three of my five acres already & am waiting for a good dry down week to finsh the rest. The horse farm that buys my hay, may have me cut 'n' bale for them. Fine by me. Gives my new machinery an excuse to pay for themselves. I also have a 10 acre piece I may be custom cutting as well.

Well, Lanse, I'm glad to hear that you are using your time wisely. I gotta go, for now. There's storms-a-poppin' & I have the feeling it's going to be a long night in front of the radar, in the car. Take Care! - Mike

Lance If I remember correctly the hood, and rear fenders should be like a wheel horse red

The grill area is a lighter gray,and also the wheels.

And the frame and dash tower,
and back of the rear end a darker charcoal color.

Post me the serial#, model#, and the code #, [should be stamped on the top cover of the engine]

If RA has your email I have tons of info on those briggs.

If you think it is worth restoring I can help or join this site below. You can find me there and all garden,farm, construction,etc are discussed. nice group of people there, I should know I'm one of them ~~~LOL

Just don't give up on the friends you made here or a lot of people will be throwing rocks at me.

There is a section that covers your Kubota.
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You must be out west of me in the flat lands of Ohia. Nothing that flat around Nerk

NICE SHOP....Lotsa tripping hazzards ! Like Mine !

Hey Lanse you sure have a lot of ambition. I welded a lot in my younger years. One suggestion I alway made to my help, get in a comfortable postion and get your butt behind you. Watch out for lace shoe string those dill berries like to hang up in them and give you a nasty burn.
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