Junk With Wheels

Saturday, March 31, 2012

Chiney!

I've always liked the look of a red frame for some reason.

Tech Tips

Hey, I've added links to past tech tip posts to the "Check It Out" section to the right. Hope the tips help you guys out as you "Ride, Wrench, Repeat". Ride free my friends.

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Vertical Up....

Inverted "V" pattern, GMAW (MIG) weld. These are tuff!! Getting better though. If any experienced welders read this, please critique.

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Sunday, March 25, 2012

Friday, March 23, 2012

Arrg, the daily grind!

Couldn't stand it anymore, had to organize my materials!

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Monday, March 19, 2012

Or a lack of it is what prompted this little trick. If you work on shovels much you'll soon figure out, that with the cylinders bolted in place, it's nearly impossible to insert two of the head bolts. The simple solution? Tape em' in place before installing the cylinders, but only after thoroughly wire brushing the threads. I've mostly only ran into this issue on later shovels.

Troublehead

One of these things is not like the other things.

If only....

^{Isaiah 48:18-19}

¹⁸ If only you had paid attention to my commands,
your peace would have been like a river,
your well-being like the waves of the sea.
¹⁹ Your descendants would have been like the sand,
your children like its numberless grains;
their name would never be blotted out
nor destroyed from before me.”

Sunday, March 18, 2012

Troublehead

I may have to add "Troublehead" to my list of recurring post titles.

Shalom

Williams Precision Engines

If you guys are close to St Paul IN, and need engine work done, these are the people to see. Roger has been doing my cylinder and head work for nearly eight years now. High quality, quick turn around, and all around good guys to deal with. He also static balances flywheels.

Fast Black "H"

I've always used PJ1 Coatings Fast Black Wrinkle "W" paint on my cylinders. It's available through most aftermarket supply houses, or catalog stores, and provides a very good looking and durable wrinkle black finish. This is the first time I've used their flat black or "H" on a set of cylinders. I wasn't sure how well I would like it, but I must admit, it's growing on me.

Monday, March 12, 2012

The dirty tranny....

...Is no more!!! Daves' transmission needed a main shaft swap and some minor fork adjustments so I took advantage of the opportunity to clean up the case a bit. If you've seen the engine this is backing up, you know why.