Tag Archives: Wally

Hydraulic Pulley adventures!

Posted on July 11, 2014 by dd

Decided that I would bite the bullet and retorque the head bolts on Wally… To be able to get at the head bolts, I have to pull off his hydraulic pump… Which means pulling the pulley off the hydraulic pump… … Continue reading →

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A snow blade project for Wally

Posted on May 28, 2014 by dd

So the one thing that I found most cumbersome last winter about pushing snow with Wally was the constant shutting down and dismounting to change the blade angle… In looking at the blade manual for my 42 blade, I found … Continue reading →

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Uh oh! Little problem with Wally

Posted on March 6, 2014 by dd

Had a little problem with Wally yesterday morning… Was pushing snow, sitting on the nice warm cushy seat, pushed in the clutch and “SPANG!” I heard a noise even over the sound of the engine! And suddenly my clutch won’t … Continue reading →

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Going for a little plow!

Posted on November 6, 2013 by dd

Well, at long last, the moment you’ve all been waiting for! Went out to take my summer tires outta the car, wound up in the garage, and the call of the tractor was JUST TOO STRONG! And I even had … Continue reading →

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Wow! An Authentic Vintage Part!

Posted on October 30, 2013 by dd

Well, my replacement idler sheave came in today (the one to replace the one I stole off of Bror’s hydro pump mount because Wally’s had failed…). And I thought I should quickly post a couple pix of it… The first … Continue reading →

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Got a fair bit of work done over the weekend!

Posted on October 30, 2013 by dd

Well, got a fair bit done this past weekend… Here Wally ALMOST dressed for snow! I DID take the time to put the PTO clutch on, just for the heck of it… I was cleaning up and found it and … Continue reading →

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What have I been doing?

Posted on October 24, 2013 by dd

Well, I’m a little behind on posting tractor-y updates, so I figured I should let people know what’s been happening… When last I posted, Bror was moving under his own power, things were looking up, I was assembling all the … Continue reading →

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Spiffy Looking Block!

Posted on May 2, 2013 by dd

Just a couple of teasers for you all… Got the block back yesterday morning…

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Getting Closer Every Day

Posted on April 23, 2013 by dd

Sooo… I came up with a bit of a new plan. MrBeef from MTF was kind enough to ship me up his crankshaft and .010 over piston/rod, and so I took Cranky’s block in to a local shop and got … Continue reading →

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Starting to get ramped up for summer…

Posted on April 6, 2013 by dd

IF it ever comes…. Well, wasn’t really doing things ON my John Deere today, but I had the good fortune to get permission to bring the grubby old engine block from Cranky into my basement workroom. I spent the evening … Continue reading →

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