New 125 hydro

[ACecil]

Originally Posted by _DX3_

Hey, glad to hear you got it fixed up. Thanks for the update..

Ditto!

[Methos]

Originally Posted by cubby123

This woulda helped the other day had i gone back online, I split the tractor and found the problem. The trunnion and damper spring setup was mickey moused on. The small damper spring and ends there were missing and the big spring was mounted between the trunnion vertically and was wiretired on. I fixed it and replaced the drive shaft while art it and she runs and moves good now.

That will teach you not to come back and read before you start a project. All joking aside I'm glad you got it fixxed!

[cubby123]

Thanks everyone, so other than the hydro repair I had to re thread the drive shaft coupling with a 1/4 20 tap and throw on a different drive shaft. All in all, I've been using her the past few days to haul stuff in a wagon around, and also brought my cousins and siblings for a ride in the wagon. The 125 is sweet! now to find a 70 or 100 to add to my collection.....

[cubby123]

Also, threw a stack on it (used a set of exhaust pipes off a wheel horse and a different cub muffler, didnt wanna ruin original) and my nana is coming by tonight to take a look at my seat off the 123 that the 125 is using right now because she can reupholster stuff, so hopefully that will be all set soon, and today im going to make a headlight panel able to hold the lights at my vocational school (machine trades class) I will let everyone know how that goes as well.

[_DX3_]

Sounds like your making good progress. Don't forget to add support to that exhaust stack. Would hate to see the cast iron crack at the top of the pipe threads from the extra weight and vibrations.

[cubby123]

Originally Posted by _DX3_

Sounds like your making good progress. Don't forget to add support to that exhaust stack. Would hate to see the cast iron crack at the top of the pipe threads from the extra weight and vibrations.

Yah im thinking about using the 123's old hood, it already has holes on top from one of the former PO's i will just put two holes in the hood and put on an exhaust pipe clamp probably

And also the deeds been done, I brought my headlight panel to my class and I cut out the holes for the lights and brackets. It looks good and is all to measurement, I took it to the milling machine (which has the auto feed on it) and cut holes 4.030 for the lights, they fit like a glove, then I drilled 4 holes together for the light bracket (2 on each side) I will get pics later.

[cubby123]

Well, in these pictures I got two things going on. In the first few are the new lights which I machined the holes for the lights, I used a 1/4 end mill on a miller and cut 4.030 and the lights fit like a glove. I made the center of the lights hald the width and a quarter of the length to even them out. Then I "borrowed" some light brackets off of my simplicity and put them in. I know, the lights dont have any connectors on them, right now theyre for looks with the stack which is the other thing in the pictures, is the start of my support bracket, I ran a piece of steel from the other side of the head (on the bolt where that bracket is originally (which is still on there)) and then I bent some aluminum pieces of stock around and I am going to connect them with a bolt or self tappers rather than the piece of wire . Overall, I think my lights and stack idea are pretty good for an amateur 16 year old machinist
Oh and not to mention my amateur wrong color rattle can job on the hood and grill Lol
I suppose I could also create a thread in the customized cubs section for the lights too

[cubby123]

Oh and I also drilled two holes on each side .500 out from the edge of the circles for the light brackets..

[ACecil]

Awesome work on the lights and stack!

[_DX3_]

Awesome job on the lights. I love the looks of them on the NF's.