Title: Chrismas wishes
Post by: ianoz on December 24, 2009, 01:53:34 AM
Post by: ianoz on December 24, 2009, 01:53:34 AM
Hi to all ,Just wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New year .ian.
Title: Re: Chrismas wishes
Post by: Bob on December 24, 2009, 02:46:49 AM
Post by: Bob on December 24, 2009, 02:46:49 AM
Merry Christmas from the states! Happy New Year too!
Bob
Bob
Title: Re: Chrismas wishes
Post by: Blake Malkamaki on December 24, 2009, 03:02:15 AM
Post by: Blake Malkamaki on December 24, 2009, 03:02:15 AM
Merry Christmas to every one of our Cletrac friends!
I know Christmas will be at Ian's place before it gets to ours here in America.
I know Christmas will be at Ian's place before it gets to ours here in America.
Title: Re: Chrismas wishes
Post by: Robert Barbour on December 24, 2009, 06:39:13 PM
Post by: Robert Barbour on December 24, 2009, 06:39:13 PM
Merry Christmass and Happy New Year to all! May 2010 be a good Oliver Cletrac hunting year!
Title: Re: Christmas wishes
Post by: John D on December 24, 2009, 08:13:24 PM
Post by: John D on December 24, 2009, 08:13:24 PM
Quote from: "ianoz"Hi to all ,Just wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New year .ian.
On Thanksgiving, I set a goal to accomplish before Christmas -- to finish the work on the engine for my AG-6, which was sitting untouched in my basement for 5 years. Having finished final re-assembly and tested for oil pressure, compression & spark, it is all set to test run after Christmas.
Getting back to work on this project after so long has been very rewarding. Getting it running this weekend will be priceless!
My Christmas wish for all is success with every Cletrac project you are working on, now and in the new year.
Title: Re: Chrismas wishes
Post by: 440roadrunner on December 26, 2009, 05:53:26 AM
Post by: 440roadrunner on December 26, 2009, 05:53:26 AM
Hope the rest of you have a great Christmas as well. No snow here in Coeur d Alene, this year, but we made up for it the last two!!!! Today was nice, the sun peeked out for awhile, but I didn't do much on my end.
On to a Happy New Year!!
On to a Happy New Year!!
Title: Happy New Year to all
Post by: John D on January 02, 2010, 02:13:50 AM
Post by: John D on January 02, 2010, 02:13:50 AM
QuoteOn Thanksgiving, I set a goal to accomplish before Christmas -- to finish the work on the engine for my AG-6, which was sitting untouched in my basement for 5 years. Having finished final re-assembly and tested for oil pressure, compression & spark, it is all set to test run after Christmas.
Getting back to work on this project after so long has been very rewarding. Getting it running this weekend will be priceless!
My Christmas wish for all is success with every Cletrac project you are working on, now and in the new year.
UPDATE: Progress is made mostly in small steps, sometimes with a leap & bound! The test run after Christmas did not go well - it sputtered and kicked and didn't sound right at all -- it did not give any indication it wanted to run.
It just had to wait another week. I re-checked everything today -- I used a bent wire to be sure that piston #1 was at TDC as per the timing marks -- it was. Someone mentioned having similar problems with a new condenser that didn't work properly, so I decided to try a "known good" and pulled the distributor off the old engine. Then it fired right up nicely. Oh, what a SWEET sound !!
So I am off to a good start to 2010 - and look forward to finally getting my AG-6 back together this year.
I live an hour from the farm where my AG-6 sits - so the engine and hoist will have to be transported in my pickup bed when the weather cooperates.
The next big challenge will be with the cold weather and battling the gravel/dirt floor in the equipment shed - the engine hoist casters don't like rolling on that stuff! Re-assembling the hoist, unloading the engine, and moving it into position, hoisting and aligning the engine with the chassis is expected to take the better part of a day. If I wait until Spring, mud will be an even bigger enemy.
Here's wishing you all a great 2010 - may all your Cletrac projects go smoothly!!
Title: Re: Chrismas wishes
Post by: Blake Malkamaki on January 02, 2010, 05:18:40 AM
Post by: Blake Malkamaki on January 02, 2010, 05:18:40 AM
Sounds great John!
I've heard of people having problems with brand new condensers before. Not sure why, but the manufacturers must not be testing them.
Blake
I've heard of people having problems with brand new condensers before. Not sure why, but the manufacturers must not be testing them.
Blake
Title: Winter Update
Post by: John D on January 12, 2010, 07:22:39 PM
Post by: John D on January 12, 2010, 07:22:39 PM
It has been cold here in NY - not a lot of snow, but enough to make me want to start up the 1945 AG-6 and plow some snow on the driveway. I was concerned the tracks might be frozen in place - I hadn't had a chance to put it up on blocks to get it out of the mud before the cold weather came in. I was able to break free easily, but the hydraulics are frozen. Not a good sign - there must be enough moisture in the fluid that it won't move the blade. I had the blade up on blocks, otherwise the tractor wouldn't have moved at all.
(//http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y229/John-D/Cletrac/IMG_4022.jpg)
(//http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y229/John-D/Cletrac/IMG_4023.jpg)
Note the dimensional lumber fenders and seat - functional engineering by the prior owner. I will put "real" fenders on it someday (all donations are welcome!!!). It's a good working machine and runs well.
I continue to make progress with the 1946 AG-6 restoration - even though the engine is running, there is much that remains to be done. Since the engine is a F6-226 Continental automotive engine (Willys Super Hurricane) with a down-draft carb and manifold, and I have a Cletrac intake/exhaust manifold that will bolt-on, I am considering swapping manifolds. That would make it easier to route the exhaust up through the hood, but I'd need to find an appropriate updraft carburetor. Besides the carburetion choices, it will need a bracket for the belt-driven governor and a new linkage to the carburetor, etc.
I have a long list of small tasks to do this winter in preparation for painting and re-assembly. I am planning ahead as much as I can - with a detailed project plan in MS-EXCEL to keep my focus sharp - what can be done in the unheated dirt-floor garage at the farm vs. warm basement at home -- I have an hour's travel time between home and where the chassis sits, so it is essential to maximize the value of every weekend trip.
Here's the unfinished part of the restoration project as it stands now (not shown is all the refinished sheetmetal): (//http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y229/John-D/Cletrac/PA110011.jpg)
and when I did a 'test fit' of the refinished firewall and new mounting brackets. The brake handles are on to be sure I can stop it when it rolls off the blocks it sits on - I needed the extra clearance to clean & paint underneath.
(//http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y229/John-D/Cletrac/Firewall-brake-handles-on-tractor.jpg)
I've sorted through and cleaned or replaced all the hardware, now organized neatly in labeled coffee cans, so they are ready for re-assembly. I also identified all the parts that needed attention: replaced the drive shaft bearing in the flywheel and clutch throw-out yoke bearing, and fitted the new drive shaft -- all new parts that I got from Zimmermans 6+ years ago.
For those who've seen some of this on my website, it is currently out of date - I have a backlog of updates to do once I resolve some access issues with the site host.
(//http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y229/John-D/Cletrac/IMG_4022.jpg)
(//http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y229/John-D/Cletrac/IMG_4023.jpg)
Note the dimensional lumber fenders and seat - functional engineering by the prior owner. I will put "real" fenders on it someday (all donations are welcome!!!). It's a good working machine and runs well.
I continue to make progress with the 1946 AG-6 restoration - even though the engine is running, there is much that remains to be done. Since the engine is a F6-226 Continental automotive engine (Willys Super Hurricane) with a down-draft carb and manifold, and I have a Cletrac intake/exhaust manifold that will bolt-on, I am considering swapping manifolds. That would make it easier to route the exhaust up through the hood, but I'd need to find an appropriate updraft carburetor. Besides the carburetion choices, it will need a bracket for the belt-driven governor and a new linkage to the carburetor, etc.
I have a long list of small tasks to do this winter in preparation for painting and re-assembly. I am planning ahead as much as I can - with a detailed project plan in MS-EXCEL to keep my focus sharp - what can be done in the unheated dirt-floor garage at the farm vs. warm basement at home -- I have an hour's travel time between home and where the chassis sits, so it is essential to maximize the value of every weekend trip.
Here's the unfinished part of the restoration project as it stands now (not shown is all the refinished sheetmetal): (//http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y229/John-D/Cletrac/PA110011.jpg)
and when I did a 'test fit' of the refinished firewall and new mounting brackets. The brake handles are on to be sure I can stop it when it rolls off the blocks it sits on - I needed the extra clearance to clean & paint underneath.
(//http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y229/John-D/Cletrac/Firewall-brake-handles-on-tractor.jpg)
I've sorted through and cleaned or replaced all the hardware, now organized neatly in labeled coffee cans, so they are ready for re-assembly. I also identified all the parts that needed attention: replaced the drive shaft bearing in the flywheel and clutch throw-out yoke bearing, and fitted the new drive shaft -- all new parts that I got from Zimmermans 6+ years ago.
For those who've seen some of this on my website, it is currently out of date - I have a backlog of updates to do once I resolve some access issues with the site host.
Title: Re: Chrismas wishes
Post by: Bob on January 14, 2010, 02:38:59 AM
Post by: Bob on January 14, 2010, 02:38:59 AM
I've got an AG6 carcass that would have the governor and linkage, fenders, and I think I've got a carb for an AG6 around. I don't think we are too far away from each other either, I could meet you halfway maybe? I wouldn't hit you too hard on the price of the stuff either. Send me a PM.
Bob
Bob
Title: Re: Chrismas wishes
Post by: Bob on January 14, 2010, 02:40:59 AM
Post by: Bob on January 14, 2010, 02:40:59 AM
Oh I just noticed It looks like you might have the levers pointed backwards too. They'll hit the gas tank! LOL
Title: Re: Christmas wishes
Post by: John D on January 14, 2010, 03:00:42 AM
Post by: John D on January 14, 2010, 03:00:42 AM
Quote from: "Bob"Oh I just noticed It looks like you might have the levers pointed backwards too. They'll hit the gas tank! LOL
LOL - Yes you obviously were paying better attention than I was!!! That's one of my greatest challenges - if it is possible to put something on backwards, I will find a way!
They'll be coming off before I clean and paint, and I PROMISE I will get them on right in final assembly...
Title: Re: Chrismas wishes
Post by: Bob on January 15, 2010, 05:09:08 AM
Post by: Bob on January 15, 2010, 05:09:08 AM
Well that happens to the best of us sometimes... Lets not make a habbit of it! LOL
Bob
Bob