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| larry8200 |
Posted - 09/29/2011 : 08:22:28
Got this in August, about as funky as they come. The wireing was the worst and had to be scrapped. I did like that 4 gauge battery cable connecting the little LT battery though. Fortunately I had a donor 3410S with a bad shuttle that donated Hood, Battery, Gas Tank, Front wheels, Wireing Harness and Battery cables, dash, ignition switch, fuel line/shutoff, seat, and 3 working headlights. Runs/drives about perfect now and its only problem is being a 3314H the only powered attachment I have that will work on it is the tiller off my B210, and it still has the "W" pulley on the center PTO for the mower. BUT, on the bright side it runs a FDT sickle bar. on the dark side, the engine has the syncro gears on the front and I can't put the mechanical PTO that I wanted there. Oh well, problems, problems.... 
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| Talntedmrgreen |
Posted - 09/29/2011 : 20:32:58
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Originally posted by larry8200
And existing paint in good condition is much easier to get good adhesion too than even new metal.
Im with you there...depends on the paint, but under most conditions, I like a bit of original paint to grab hold to. The rest, I have yet to learn! =] |
| Talntedmrgreen |
Posted - 09/29/2011 : 18:31:31
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Originally posted by larry8200
And existing paint in good condition is much easier to get good adhesion too than even new metal.
Im with you there...depends on the paint, but under most conditions, I like a bit of original paint to grab hold to. The rest, I have yet to learn! =] |
| larry8200 |
Posted - 09/29/2011 : 17:48:47
Oh yeh, I dont like sandblasting because:
Makes a huge mess for large parts.
Removes significant material in addition to the rust.
Can destroy delicate parts.
Costs money.
And still requires aggressive sanding before I'm happy with it.
And existing paint in good condition is much easier to get good adhesion too than even new metal.
I like rust convertors and removers (yeh they cost money too) for small parts
I also like to preserve original decals whenever possible. very difficult to protect them from sand blasting, but taped you can hand sand right up to them. A LOT of work compared to just blasting and new decals but its worth it preserving the originality.
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| larry8200 |
Posted - 09/29/2011 : 17:37:43
Near the top of a hill, and the water table is within a foot or two of the surface. I have a dug well, and though its 15 feet deep it is very rare for it to be less than two feet from the top. The backside here is full of springs making a beaver bog and a stream that has trout in it almost 2 inches long sometimes!
But the rain has been phenominal here. Even without Irene, and it was already so wet the damage across NH & VT to bridges from Irene is still months away from being repaired. Of the 3 routes I take to NY, only one is open. Going to be a bad year for leaf peepers, over in VT they put up signs on the highways "No Stopping In Travelled Lanes" Duh. |
| Talntedmrgreen |
Posted - 09/29/2011 : 16:22:15
Our, our grass down there grows nomatter what...we're barely above lake-level, and have a creek running through the back yard and an irrigation ditch as a western boundary. The grass keeps getting cut by my Father, who is stealing all my seat time on the 3212H! Everytime I drive down, it's cut. =] he used to gripe about me taking up space int he barn, now he's pretty quiet!
I'd like to try sandblasting myself, just becasue I'm picky, and it would be handy for those little pieces that you can't quite get a wheel on. The guy I have taken stuff to is phenomenal. He blasts everything from steel to vinyl, plastic, wood, and even paper components for a lot of commercial and private customers. He's been blasting for 35 years and can do just about anything including body work, paint and powder coating. I was very impressed with his work on my Big Ten, and it came out smooth as a babys azz. I've seen some pretty abrasive work before, and when I took my Brinly plow to him, it was all but shot from the weather. I told him to give that one hell, and he did. He wasn't nearly as aggressive on the tractor. |
| larry8200 |
Posted - 09/29/2011 : 14:45:47
The grass sure aint cutting itself here! It's never dryed out at all this summ er and I think the longest I've gone without mowing is 6 days, even now. And I dont have a mower for a non-converted 3300 tractor.
I've always loved the Vickers, and I have 3 running: 3212H, 3314H, 3416H, with a second 3212H going slowly back together. Unfortunately it is to rusty to paint without complete dissassembly and rust removal. I'm not a fan of sandblasting for a number of reasons but I'm less a fan of chemical baths, and sometimes they are the only way to get a good job. |
| Talntedmrgreen |
Posted - 09/29/2011 : 13:08:13
Look sgood Larry! Nothing wrong with saving two to make one =]
I get excited everytime I see a Vickers now...I keep mine up the road at my Ma's place (the BIG lawn), and I ahven't had much seat time with it. Somehow the grass seems to be cutting itself up there since I brought it home =] |
| larry8200 |
Posted - 09/29/2011 : 09:10:19
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Originally posted by skunkhome
Cleaned up pretty well. I need the shuttle transmission.
I have everything but the planetary reverser, despite cleaning and repacking it, it really whines. My guess is rebuilding it would be an expensive proposition.
I have another shuttle I may parts, just because the engine by its self is worth more than the complete tractor. Amd I'm doing some serious consolidatig before any further "collecting"
It would be to costly to ship a whole rear end, but aside from the 4 spa. transaxle its self, could probably do any of the rest. Dont know if I have a good planetary brake band or the neutral dampener without looking and counting though. |
| skunkhome |
Posted - 09/29/2011 : 08:40:36
Cleaned up pretty well. I need the shuttle transmission. |
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