OFF-Topic Anything 2022

I took my Honda Z50 to the trails to do some scouting, I was sure there was more to the single track trail Jace and I had been on but we had been out for awhile anyways so we took the logging road out to the main trail. I ended up starting where he and I had left off and it didn't take me too long to find the other side of it, start clearing stuff out of the way and start following it. Now, technically this trail is closed (as I learned today) and probably has been for a long time so there's alot of stuff on the trails and several trees across it too, not to mention the several logging areas/roads that make it difficult to get through and find the other side but I got alot done, covered alot of ground, and made a couple bypasses to get around some nasty stuff. Here's a map showing the trail(s):

Red - closed trails.
Green - main, double wide trails



As you see I did some labeling on the map, now for an explanation. The section from the main trail to 1 I explored and it's pretty easy going aside from some raspberry bushes and a couple of downed trees that need to be moved, that section all the way up to the "Tractor Trap" (Just before 2) is a easy to moderate ride and great for people new to the sport to get familiar with their machines. The "Tractor Trap" is pretty extreme and the sand hill climb after is also difficult but I found a nice rest area at 2 just at the start of the next section of trail that will be a great pit stop. From 2 to 3 is moderate to intermediate with a couple of hills to climb and descend plus another section of logging road that is going to need a little bit of finessing to make more passable, there's another good rest stop area just beyond that at the start of the next section. By the time you get to 3 it's an absolute logging disaster and completely impossible to get through so I made and marked (with orange ribbon) another bypass that gets us to the end of what I could find of the trail which happens to be close to a main trail.

When I got home I looked up the trail map because I knew there had to be more single track beyond it and I was right! There's quite a bit more actually which is hopefully good news, that depends on how good or bad it is! Lol. I figure that once the trail was clear and if you ride from the main all the way to 3 with a couple of 10-15 minute breaks you're probably looking at 2.5-3 hours of riding so that's awesome right!?

I'm looking forward to getting back out there with tractors and gear to ride and get the trails more rideable!

Imma boutta do something very hard to do and put a big fat stinkin dent in my Masseys gas tank to make it fit i already sawzawed the dash so the engine would fit. And its not a total hackjob im properly restomodding this ol beast

aye!

Got another craftsman to build came with snowerblower deck front bumper and weights for 75 bucks. Has 18hp oppy and peerless 820 6 speed that I can't wait to lock but doing research on the best way to do it since I don't want to mess it up at all. All I did was clean out the gas tank from old gas, replace part of the line put a battery in it, lubed the starter, cleaned air filter, add half a quart of oil and front tires she runs perfect belt was even good

Nice @nanner161988! I've always liked those ones, AYP built I believe.

Hey, I know i've been MIA for the last little bit but I should be back to surfing the forums again

nanner161988 wrote:

Got another craftsman to build  came with snowerblower deck front bumper and weights for 75 bucks. Has 18hp oppy and peerless 820 6 speed that I can't wait to lock but doing research on the best way to do it since I don't want to mess it up at all.  All I did was clean out the gas tank from old gas, replace part of the line put a battery in it, lubed the starter, cleaned air filter, add half a quart of oil and front tires   she runs perfect  belt was even good

That's a good tractor to start with there, pretty much what Mutt started as.

First time working on a JD 105... Oh Johnny Deere, why plastic gears?

That whole trans is plastic isn't it. Yikes. Although if all it does is mow . . .

MightyRaze wrote:

That whole trans is plastic isn't it.  Yikes.  Although if all it does is mow . . .

Yes it's all plastic, the wheels weigh more than the trans.
Could basically lift it up with one hand.
Even broke a tab off when disassembling the thing but JB welded it back on.

It felt so flimsy that I was afraid of breaking everything the whole time.

Have seen Husqvarna making all plastic carburettors for a while and while not good practice original replacements are really cheap.
This gear however is not a cheap thing to replace so I don't really get it.

fbisurveilancevan wrote:

First time working on a JD 105... Oh Johnny Deere, why plastic gears?

I think those power wheels JD tractors are higher quality

stumbled upon this today:
https://www.atltf.com/t3119-the-night-before-christmas-atltf-style

Sorry been MIA a lot lately.  Other life has gotten in the way.



This line was broken in 2 places.   We fixed the first part.  Next day we found out about the second part.  We have a patch piece in for the second part till tomorrow.  Our one pipe piece we had was a little short.  Didn't know if it would work or not.  After a few hours it started weaping a little so not.  I have right sized piece now, so we'll knock that out tomorrow morning.

Love my job, living the dream..

MightyRaze wrote:

Sorry been MIA a lot lately.  Other life has gotten in the way.



This line was broken in 2 places.   We fixed the first part.  Next day we found out about the second part.  We have a patch piece in for the second part till tomorrow.  Our one pipe piece we had was a little short.  Didn't know if it would work or not.  After a few hours it started weeping a little so not.  I have right sized piece now, so we'll knock that out tomorrow morning.

Talk about a week.

Monday, waterline break one.
Tuesday, waterline break 2
Friday, right front brake hung up on the van and needed a tow from the other side of the city, approx. 35 miles.

Should be a fairly easy fix.

Then today, Saturday, our oldest dog passed on.  You can see him star in many of my video's following me around then retreating.  This was expected, so it wasn't a snuck up on us thing.


Needless to say, I'm a bit worn out.  My tomorrow plans are to finally fill in the hole the rest of the way from the water leak.

So far, my back has held up.  Thankfully, I was able to dig 90% of the hole with the old 9N and a 3pt scoop.

Man I hate working on water lines. Seems like just when you have them fixed, something else pops up. At least you and I are fortunate enough to have a backhoe

Sorry about your dog Mighty. At least you know he was loved.

Yeah, my father-in-law has the backhoe. He's been super helpful in the water repair.

Captains log, nothing is moving.
749 declared doa, 740 head work, snapper engine work, 415 engine, Ferris deck belt and pulley


Bonus pic, 749 head

Got my three wheeler finished up after a resto-mod project that started back in 2017. Finished it back in may, but don’t like getting it dirty anymore lol. Second pic is what I started with

Watched my first tractor pull at the county free fair! Pretty fun show.

I got a somewhat job a four wheeler and another stinkin truck lol. Havent had time for the massey or my muddin craftsman plus ive had my quad it stinkin rips

Have a looksee at this people!




https://www.motortrend.com/features/ls-engine-swap-v8-lawn-mower/

Seen a few of those now, pretty darn cool

Just looking at tractors...

Sure wasn't atltf

Figured this is the place to say it, but IM BACK, been a while since i was an active member on here and theres a lot for me to catch up on lol, great to see many of the same people and so many new faces, is the build off still a go this year? there was talk about stopping it and some talk of continuing it

Yes, it is going this year. Still a handful of tractors updating progress.

https://www.atltf.com/f74-build-off-competition-threads

ones with the * on them I have pretty much met almost all the rules to be complete. Only 2 are 100% considered complete at this time. Those have claimed complete, the others I'm waiting for them to announce.