Breaking down a widowmaker
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The ride I remember was in that beast of a Toro! It was a great visit, Gary was most accommodating, and his little corner of the world is breathtakingly beautiful. Our son Michael (son) is quite a reclaimed wood woodworker, as is Gary, so the visit covered several areas of interest. Stu
Love the old Toro. It looks like a late 30's. I know of a 39 close to me that a guy has.
Here's my 47 Toro Bullet at the Kent Antique Machinery show last year
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That's a nice tractor! Mine is a '39 and has a straight six hercules and a ford tonner or 1 1/2 ton rear axle. It will easily do 35 mph. There are no brakes at all on the axles. Just a band parking brake on the tranny. Yikes! I had to build the bottom half of the cast aluminum grille shell as it was missing.....
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Mine has a 9NNN (same as 9N just industrial)
T9 crashbox w/a 10:1 reduction box after.
These have a Clark 1 1/2 Ton rear. I only have the singles on the rear because 2 tires are too holey. miller tire has the originals but they are close ton$300 ea now
No brakes either except the drum e-brake although I have a line on a mid50's that has the rear drum brakes and MC that I want to acquire and put on mine
Mine has a 9NNN (same as 9N just industrial)
T9 crashbox w/a 10:1 reduction box after.
These have a Clark 1 1/2 Ton rear. I only have the singles on the rear because 2 tires are too holey. miller tire has the originals but they are close ton$300 ea now
No brakes either except the drum e-brake although I have a line on a mid50's that has the rear drum brakes and MC that I want to acquire and put on mine
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I could go on and on about tractors I have nine now
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I thought about taking off the 10:1 secondary on mine and adding the brakes. 1st gear is about 1/4 MPH / 4th is about 12MPH
...that was until I nearly bounced out if the seat fooling around in 4th gear, rigid mounted axle and bumps don't mix well !!
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My front wheels begin to shudder and bounce on the open highway when I reach maximum velocity. Ok, about 25 seconds before that. For the last 27 years I have camped out at the 4 day Puget Sound Gas engine tractor and machinery meet in Lynden Wa. At about 10 pm on Friday, some of us leave the official show grounds and hit the hiway out front. Kind of like the old hot rod guys on a Reno cruise night burning out, but we burn out at a MUCH slower speed and are fast asleep about 1/2 hour afterwards.....
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My front wheels begin to shudder and bounce on the open highway when I reach maximum velocity. Ok, about 25 seconds before that. For the last 27 years I have camped out at the 4 day Puget Sound Gas engine tractor and machinery meet in Lynden Wa. At about 10 pm on Friday, some of us leave the official show grounds and hit the hiway out front. Kind of like the old hot rod guys on a Reno cruise night burning out, but we burn out at a MUCH slower speed and are fast asleep about 1/2 hour afterwards.....
Friend of mine did a 6 hr tractor cruise in North Carolina with his 8N last year I'd love to do one to.
BTW... How did you make out with the rims?!?
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Never got that tire off after Stu offered me those brand new ones. I chucked it on the old widowmaker pile. Stu's tires arrived last week while I was on my ill fated trip to Montana and points East. I set them up with a new tube I had and flap and they are ready to mount when the panel gets here on Sunday. Too bad no tire place will be open on Sunday. The tires that need to be removed are complete rags so I might just cut through the bead with a sawzall, clean and paint up the rims and mount Stu's tires myself. Hooray for Truckdog! Thanks a million Stu.
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Sawzall and an angle grinder works best for me. Using the sawzall obviously cuts the tire and tube off, but trying to cut the bead twists and breaks blades to my experience. Also I've had no difficulty getting local shops to take the remnants for recycling.
Glad the panel delivery is scheduled, and hope your mom gets back on her feet and can stay independent. Stu
Glad the panel delivery is scheduled, and hope your mom gets back on her feet and can stay independent. Stu
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Sawzall and an angle grinder works best for me. Using the sawzall obviously cuts the tire and tube off, but trying to cut the bead twists and breaks blades to my experience. Also I've had no difficulty getting local shops to take the remnants for recycling. Glad the panel delivery is scheduled, and hope your mom gets back on her feet and can stay independent. Stu
Using that and a sawzall, I've managed to swish down 22.5 tires small enough to put out for the "curb-side recycling"
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The seller has done most of the work for me already on the left rear in an attempt to make it roll more easily and match the 14" car tire he rigged up for the opposite side!
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