The Red one I always wanted

[jaynjeep]

Originally Posted by DieselDoctor

Looks like you're off to a great start Jay! First road test is always fun.

Yes Stan, first start and ride is always the best! My grandad and my dad would always ask with a new project "you heard a pop yet"!

Originally Posted by R Bedell

Thanks for the update. Looking good.

Thanks Roland!

Originally Posted by twoton

Good to see your progress.

Thanks for the compliments.. been a fun project so far!

Originally Posted by IHCubCadet147

Looks good!

Thank you!!

Originally Posted by john hall

Looking good! Hopefully no surprises on the hydro.

Thanks John! Hydro seems healthy.. little noisier than some but I hope an oil and filter change will help it out!

Originally Posted by Oak

Looking great Jay! That is one nice machine.

Power steering & a Command in an 82 series.

Thank you Todd! My original vision was all the good stuff from an 1864 disguised in a 782 skin! so far it's working out nice!

Originally Posted by darkminion_17

Coming along there mr. jeep, keep us posted on your progress.

Thanks Lew... it's got some good ole Uncle Lew parts hiding in there!!

Originally Posted by sawdustdad

It's Alive!!!

https://youtu.be/1qNeGSJaQ9Q?t=154

Yes it is.. always good to hear them run and ride for the first time!!
Thanks for the positive comments!

Originally Posted by ACecil

That's awesome, Jay!

Thanks Allen!!

Originally Posted by nophun

Allow me to comment on this and share some knowledge that was imparted upon me as a whippersnapper hot-rodder:

The driveshaft has to have an angle so that the needles (balls in this case) will roll and move the lubricant around. In the case of a car, the needles could fail because the stress was being put on a single one instead of sharing the load between the set.
Another way to look at it is, lets say, the contact point between the balls and the carrier is a 1mm circle, if the balls don't roll, then there's know way for the lube to get into the contact point which will accelerate wear. Now, if the balls are rolling as little as 1mm in each direction because of the angle, you've tripled the contact surface and cut the wear factor by 1/3, plus the grease is flowing. (1mm figure was arbitrary).

It always made sense to me.

Never heard that before.. but it makes perfect sense to me... Thank you for that info and explanation.. I may just go back and add a little angle back in!

[65pigeon]

you keep this up and there isn't going to be anything to help with in February...maybe drag out that original if the 782 is done.

[jaynjeep]

Originally Posted by 65pigeon

you keep this up and there isn't going to be anything to help with in February...maybe drag out that original if the 782 is done.

Oh I promise Jerel... It won't be done by February! Sad thing is once it's all together I need to run it some and then take it all back apart for paint!! That just makes for more fun... RIGHT??

[jaynjeep]

Didn't get much done on the 782/1864 over the holidays... I did sneak some time in on Friday while the wife was shopping!

Doesn't look like much but sanded the other 12 x 8.5 rear rim and prepped one of the spare front rims that I scored off of flea bay awhile back.. Painted them both with Iron Gard 935 white.. they turned out nice.. gotta find some new front tires and mount the other Firestone on the rear... Having a hard time making up my mind on the fronts... These will go in the corner and wait on me to finish the rest of the tractor... I hate the cleaning and painting part so I just do a little here and a little there! I'd way rather be turning wrenches and doing something mechanical than sanding, priming and painting!! Guess that's why they make paint and body men and mechanics!

[Alvy]

Looking great Jay. I’m thinking Firestone tri ribs or v reds in the front but both are pricy. I personally like the vreds better. Bring some cash to the flywheelers show and you can probably get a good deal make offer style on them!

[jaynjeep]

Originally Posted by Alvy

Looking great Jay. I’m thinking Firestone tri ribs or v reds in the front but both are pricy. I personally like the vreds better. Bring some cash to the flywheelers show and you can probably get a good deal make offer style on them!

Thanks Mike! I like both the tri ribs and the Vreds... my only concern especially with the tri ribs is tearing up my grass.. this thing really turns sharp with the super steer axle and I plan on mowing alot with it.. I know what a tri rib will do on a farm tractor on tight turns.. it will turn a nice roll of grass right up! If it were only gonna be in the dirt or a parade tractor I wouldn't think twice about it.. but I have some nice turf type bermuda in my yard..

The Vreds on the 2182 do a nice job.. I will probably lean that way!

[ACecil]

Looking good, Jay!

[DieselDoctor]

Sure looks purty Jay. How can you go wrong with a nice shiny coat of 935 white?

[jaynjeep]

Originally Posted by ACecil

Looking good, Jay!

Thanks Allen!

Originally Posted by DieselDoctor

Sure looks purty Jay. How can you go wrong with a nice shiny coat of 935 white?

Thanks Stan! I got no business painting anything yet... still lots of other mechanical to do... but it's gotta be done at some point! They can sit in the corner for a while!