The 104
 

Lately I have replaced the points and set the timing, replaced the tie rod ends and adjusted the steering box, retubed/repainted the front wheels and added the ags in back, covered the seat, bought a rear panel and PO gave me the clutch cover, added a spring assist, made a grille. Just ordered a T/O bearing, clutch disc, teaser spring and a bushing for the clutch center...my first gear drive, what else might I need for the clutch other than surfacing?

Sounds like you got it covered. That is looking great. The #1 behind it is ready to haul some wood!

Looks like you've been busy Brian. Tractor looks great. You recover that seat at work?

the tractors looking good. since your going to have it that far apart i recommend getting a new drive shaft from Jeff, there will most likely be wear on the old one.

Seat was low budget, David-$10 worth of vinyl off ePay and some old mattress foam, a little wrinkly in back but works Only uphosltery
guy around was 6 months behind.
Alvy I blew the cart apart for sandblasting tomorrow and some new tread. The bottom is thin and has some holes. I hope it to have it ready by wood time.
I hadn't thought about wear on the shaft, Tim.
It amazes me how well balanced the cart is and how well it rolls

104 and #1 look good together Brian:beerchug:
By the sound of what you've repaired, you'll be set for years to come...

Thanks, Todd--I also got a deck with the 104 but haven't tried it out, the center pulley was loose and has been run that way so pulley and shaft are both wallered out. Has the car type wheel bearings.
This 10hp fires right up now, points had burnt from leaving key on...see that alla time...

Hey Brian, I was just looking through your tiller rebuild thread looking for the stuff you put on the underside of the sheet metal housing;

http://www.onlycubcadets.net/forum/s...6&postcount=38

Never used that stuff, found this as part of a review on Amazon;

- use it on a surface that isn't smooth, clean it with Marine Clean, prepare the surface with Metal Prep, let one coat of POR-15 dry to the touch, put on a second coat, let it dry to the touch. If the POR-15 is going to be exposed to direct sunlight, then put on the POR-15 Tie-Coat primer, let it dry completely, then paint as normal.

Sounds like you need a bunch of other stuff, “marine clean”, “metal prep”, ‘Tie Coat primer’ to make this stuff work right. You think this would be a good choice for a rusty battery box?

I clean stuff with hot water and TSP, never used any of the other stuff-it's marketing, at one time only the POR-15 paint was available. However, the POR-15 will get chalky looking in the sun after a while, but it still protects. Good stuff.

burning points
 

64 fleetside I had the same issues, leaving the key on burning points I resolved this by installing a red led light from auto parts store in dash on my 108 and 147 it's hard to miss seeing that light when getting off, works for me!!! CURT

Looking good there Brian. Looks like a POTW candidate!

Yeah, what Terry said!

Waiting on parts for the 16hp rebuild(parts $$$ really), so I yanked the clutch out of the 104, already have those parts on hand. Found this on the coupler to driveshaft connection. Noticed the shaft was loose...

did it come out easy?

I knew better than to try that one Lew, so I knocked out the other one at the rearend connection and beat this one out in the luxury of the bench vise, came out OK with 3 lb short handled sledge in the vise. Can't really tell if its a spirol or two regular pins one inside the other. Hole is somewhat wallered on the shaft, I may be hittin up Jeff shortly.

I have plenty of material, contact me when you're ready :beerchug:

Gave the 104 to my buddy Eric today, he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's yesterday. He has been after it for a couple months, the look on his face when I showed up with it was priceless.
He just turned 65 and retired last month.

Eric's lucky to have such a good friend.:ThumbsUp:

Not enough people in the world like you, that was nice! The 104 looked great too :beerchug:

My condolences to your friend.
I watched a friend/neighbor pass away from that.
I wasn't pretty, near the end, he would look @ me with tears in his eyes, unable to communicate or control bodily functions.
Enjoy his friendship while he stills knows who he is.

It took about 2 years from diagnosis to death for my friend.
He was the head Dean/director of the dental school @ the university before his retirement.
Alzheimer's reduces people to mindless life forms, it's so sad.
They donated his brain to the university in hopes of helping find a cure for others.
Prayers for your friend.

Absolutly! If everyone was as good of a friend, person as you the world would not be in the shape it in today!! I hope your friend knows how good of a friend he has in you. My buddys long term girlfriend had ALS, and the woman I consider a second mom has dimentia, I am not sure wich is worse. Dimentia, your body still functions but mind is not all there, 87 and she acts like 7 and dont know her own(biological) kids or how to dress her self. ALS the body shuts down but mind stays sharp so you know whats going on but trapped in a body you cant control or even scratch an itch.

Dont have many friends for 30+ yrs. He medically retired last month, been thru many tests and after MRI gave him the diagnosis. I have seen it before, saw my auto shop teacher @a store one day-he had no clue who I was-his wife explained his conditon.
Have a guy from school who has it-in a matter of months he faded, still alive now but like a child. Had his own heat/ac service. Read somewhere it may overtake heart disease as #1 killer soon.
Told me yesterday he was donatng his body to the med center.