149 blades

[J-Mech]

Originally Posted by 81warren

I'm thinkin' you young guys are hooked on political correctness. I'm well into my 80's boys and have been an expert and certified welder, mechanic and engineer for a long long time. I'll put my rebuilt blades up against any, new or old, nobody has to worry about anything flying anyplace.
I've restored scores of old cars, still have 7 of them, you can drive them anywhere anytime and no worries about the rod caps, they fit and they work. I get enjoyment out of beating the system, I don't spend money on things that can be fixed or rebuilt, my bank account proves it. Aircraft engines & airframes, cars, lawn mowers, motorcycles, nobody has ever complained and that's in the record, our ol' 149 just another on the list.
My advice guys ... get your fingernails dirty.

Warren in MN:

I'm glad you can say all that about your experiences. I'm also glad that you have had good luck in your endeavors, because that's all it is is luck. Some of you "old guys" think that anything and everything can be fixed, repaired, and so on. I agree, to a point. But there is a time when common sense and safety should play into a decision.

But here the most ultimate point..... when you post something like this, it encourages someone with no experience, no knowledge, who barely knows what a rod cap is, or how to use a welder to do the same thing. That is when the problems start. Because now some 22 year old on here who doesn't know enough to know he doesn't know, to try it. Then a mower blade flies apart and kills his neighbors kid out in the yard. It isn't about political correctness, it's about knowing the damn difference between doing something stupid, and calling someone out on a bad decision. You remind me of my grandfather.... always trying to save a buck and "stick it to the man". Ended up costing him more in the long run every time. If you want to make your own mower blades, fine. Keep it to yourself.


Honestly, if you know all that stuff, I would think you would know that repairs like this are dangerous. Hell, I know good welders who are more than capable of welding a hardened blade that would refuse based on the safety factor. It's not worth it Warren. Have a good day.

[81warren]

Sure, this is good stuff and if your engine is a little worn or whatever it may pay to use it, oil pressure is less important than oil flow or volume but in any case, anything you can do to prop things up... the better. STP is OK too, I had a '36 Ford that came out of a junkyard, it had a loose rod and above 50 mph you could really start to hear it. I put in two cans of STP and drove it for a long time, just to see how long it would go. I finally sold that motor, the guy overhauled it and it's still doing fine.
As to oil pressure: Chevy came out with the 216 mill in '29, it had pressure of sorts to the mains but only 'splash' to the rods. Each cap had a dipper that forced oil into the oil grooves, these engines did just fine. Later in the '50's they finally ran oil holes in the crank so the rods had pressure also. You Cub motor is the same and if you use good oil and change it when you should... they'll run a long time. A little additive is OK in these as well, air cooled motors do sort of take a beating, run a lot hotter than water cooled.
Opps.... this just reminded me ... I need to cut the lawn, AGAIN ~

Warren in MN

[81warren]

Lucus is good stuff, STP works also, in a slightly different way but no matter, it works also. A little of either in your Kohler will help, these air cooled motors do run hot, far hotter than water cooled.
Which reminds me ... I need to cut our lawn, it keeps raining here and grass is thicker than dog hair.

Warren

[81warren]

If you don't have the knowledge or experience then don't try to run with the big dogs boys, I learned by doing, not by hiding behind mama's skirts. If you're a 'buy it all new and think you've done something', then do that and be glad in it. What I do isn't about saving money, it's about meeting challenge and winning. The real craftsman are about gone, I'm the last of a dying breed, the kind that won world war two and would continue to win, against any odds. Don't try to run with the big dogs, "you ain't got it".

Warren, in MN

[J-Mech]

You uh..... you are the generation that won WWII huh.... you would have been 6 when it started, and 12 when it ended.



Hello........ JUSTIN!!!


See ya buddy. That's how the "Big Dogs" handle it.

[Terry C]

I feel like I've been hacked!

[J-Mech]

When this thread first showed up..... I suspected Justin. Should have went with my gut.

[timbo2]

I guess big dogs aren't big on math. What a loser.

[cubcadet]

Didn't Justin join this past spring? This members join date shows October 2014.

[olds45512]

Originally Posted by cubcadet

Didn't Justin join this past spring? This members join date shows October 2014.

The kids got a point, how do you know it was Justin?