NATES LOG Chapter 3

Yeah I have caught my wife a few times throwing away old cookie sheets and tupperware I have to ask her if she is crazy they come in handy. now she is to the point if she opens a tuna fish can she asks DO YOU WANT THIS TO

raise ur hand if u remember the engine from yesterday well its in now and i fired it carb needs a little bit of finessing yet but its good enough for now but i do have to find and original exhaust yet this set up is killing me it sticks out past the tire almost but hey it works for now and also i have to tear the tank and top cover of the engine off and replace the shroud cuse the tab by my hand in the pics is loose and rattles really annoying also the alt i used is no good either so i will try yet another one but i did get the pulley set up on there it needs some additional work and parts fut works for now the bottom clutch will slide onto the shaft pictured and then i need to find the rods to make it work boy this is alot of work for something so minor lol i may have to do some more machine work yet but we will see onto the pics oh and its really crappy out today woke up to about and 1/8 of an inch of ice on everything and now wind and cold wit a little bit of snow

Looks good Nate looks like a rivet would tighten that shroud up .

Congradulations, it's looking 100% JD 100.

today i swapped out that cover on the 100 and swiched alternators under the flywheel to no avail its still a bad alt so anyone got a few 4 amp direct dc output alts for a biggs vert let me know and alos i took the deck off and drove it to the shed to get more working room again man do those ags ever change the ride in a mower lol didnt really notice it on the R but the 100 is very noticeable i also found the float valve leaks by on the 100 too so i put in a fuel shut off on it then i stored some stuff cleaned up the shop a bit and started painting the blue on the barn quilt then i started work on the home made press this thing is impressive lol but u all will see that as we go i got the base frame put together for now i got some casters to put under it until i get the addition built onto the shop then it will get permenantly mounted in the corner lol but as for now its good to just roll it around as i build and work on it and now the pics just two today

today was a very productive day i got 90 percent of the press done and that is a good deal well other than that not much else on the homefront here it was a very nice day out though l

and now the pics

Great progress Nate. Now for paint.

got some more done on the press today welded on the plate winch along with the outter rollers and the set up to lift it cuse im lazy lol also welded the handles on to the pins and cut them to length and now i just need to taper the ends of them and hook up a hose sytem to it then im onto testing also did a bit on the barn quilt today sorry no pics of it maybe later tonite

Its sunday my slack day but i did get some more done for those of u who have been following along for a long while if u remember the hydraulic cart well i drug it back out today and finished fab on it up and swapped the 3/4 hp to a1.5 hp engine now it produces about 1500 psi and i got the set up on the press done i think the quick couplers are what slows it down on the return but oh well its a little slow on the return but ill live with that i guess and tomorrow im starting on the logsplitter modifications lol so that should be a task and now onto the pics oh yeah i played with the press some i squished a 1/2 inch board then a 1/8 inch steel plate then a piece of 1/2 bar stock i used a 3/4 inch socket as my pusher lol now with the pics

WARNING KEEP HANDS AWAY that looks like it will do the trick!!!

yeah it should lol but its running 1500 psi right now if i need more i will hook it to the logsplitter or the 210 when i get them done lol the logsplitter starts tomorrow it sounds like

wow nice work on that press Nate. Id swap that socket out for something else though

Remember, Use the right tool for the job.

yeah the socket was just quick and easy now to work on the dies for it later

today wasnt too bad so this mornigs goal was to hook up to the logsplitter and drag it to the drive for its overhaul well in order to do that i had to get the R out and swap blades on it so i could put the weights on the front end to pull the splitter without the wheelies but that also required fabbing new blade stops to lock the blade up and take the weight off the steering colum cuse no way its gonna hold 250 pounds so i got that all fabed up and the weights on threw the 2 inch ball in the receiver hitch and backed up to the logsplitter well first is first flat tire so air it up quick and drop the tounge down of the 2 inch ball doh it is a 1 7/8 trailer so back to the shed insert new receiver and way i go or so i thought made it 2 feet and down the R goes burries its self in mud well while im gettting stuck my cousin calls me and says hes coming over i say good i need ur truck 5 min later hes here hook up the R and out she comes just needed a little bit of help man the yard is soft in spots so i get it to the drive way and first thing is first swap out the tires for another set i have well the rims are differnt bolt patterns so thats 4 tires i have to break off by hand and reinstall two so away i go well after about 2 hours i get the first two done man those tires have been on there for the past 15 years so i dont blame them i did bugger up the rims i needed so when the old man got home i said we needed one more tube one tire already had one so we go get one come home and get to work on the tires well ive been trying to get two mower off craigs list for 75 bucks and he calls says hell take the 75 so away we go for those the one the red one i hope i can turn around and sell for like 200 or 250 it may require my 11 hp briggs in it but oh well the other the murry is pretty much scrap the both need a bath though and now we get home park the trailer and finish the tires on the logsplitter up kindof a busy day but not too bad and now the pics

oh yeah look at my turkeys investingating my new mowers lol aint that cute lol


AND ALSO KW UR BEHIND AGAIN

please don't part out the old Murray they are rare if they are that old and WE WANT MORE PICS!!!!!! ASAP!!!!!

Nathan Werneburg wrote:

hey moto the kicker is i think i got 2 more decks 3 engines and the deck lift mech coming in may from a guy on WFM we plan to meet at the Ankeney IA metting in May hopefully the 100 will be in decent shape by then this 60 however is a ways off and getting farther by the minute lol and oh yeah i did say that its amazing what an add on craigs and constant surfing of craigs list does for u and werent u getting new "tools" this weekend where is they huh

You kmow nate it's been over a week now sears was supposed to get me the bench grnder and stand because they didn't have one in ther store I'm giving it a few more day and I want my money back and I'll go some place else.Amazing ain't it how things slow down when you pay for it first!.

Yea man dont scrap the murray!!!!! Nate the he11 outta that thing! Never know what you might end up with

well guys due to storage reasons i really dont want to keep it so who ever offers me some cash and comes and gets it can have it i will park it outside for a while cant really hurt it much more lol but if im gonna do that i want the cash up front before i hold it lol i dont need 50 mowers around here that are being held to be never picked up lol so i will give yall until i get doen with the log splitter and the yard man to decide

well i didnt post yesterday cuse there wasnt much to speak of i was way too sore from mounting those tires on monday go ahead call me a panzie but today was decent got the splitter stripped down the rest of the way and started mock up tomorrow evening i should be moving right along on it and should have everything done on it by sat and then i will start that mtd so guys speak up for the murrey times a tickin but if u dont remember this is the 15.5 hp briggs that i saved very cheaply and it will power the splitter now vice the old 2 cyl wiscon its retired to the shed for later examination it is free though and now the pics oh i also got the coupler welded up for the pump and motor



oh and some more pics of the murrey as requested

Looks like that log splitter is coming along nicely. The old murray we had was not a real heavy tractor, but it did a beautiful job on the grass. The thing would turn on a dime too. Id say if that thing is in ok condition mechanically, I would throw some paint on it and sell it off. Ive always liked the candy apple red they put on the murrays.

well idont think it would be worth me fixin up and sellin

but for todays progress got the logsplitter complet and working i do think i need to upgrade it to larger hoses on the working ports but thats easyily done also theres is a two min vid at the end here so make shure to watch it lol we were splitting ash in the vid thats was cut last fall








and here is the vid this is ash gettign split here also when i post vids and pics onto myspace i loose definition can anyone help me with this

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=54390175

Awesome machine nate, easily heay duty enough for you.

Nice work Nate. For the kind of stuff your splitting that should work great.

Nate, I like that splitter setup. With the wedge fixed it makes the unit self cleaning.I like your setup alot better than the ones you buy.
I've been running a Huskee splitter since 9am, just quit for the day. Alot of the wood was Sweet Gum.

Man that's one of the worst wood I've split.

Walter