Only 6 inches of rain in 24 hours on Thursday. Wet! Not a good time to try and replace a large entry door to the house. Put that project on hold again.
Oklahoma,AR,MO,KS,TX GTG (Next GTG 08/27/2016 ) Fort Scott, KS
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Only 6 inches of rain in 24 hours on Thursday. Wet! Not a good time to try and replace a large entry door to the house. Put that project on hold again.
diggers_dad
Sawchologist
Mornin' ya'll. House is still quiet except for the burble of the coffee pot. Lots on the to do list today, looks like it will be dry and high 80's here. I have an old Sears GT 6000 garden tractor to look at it. A friend of mine wanted it out of a yard he was cleaning up. 18 horse twin cylinder B n S with a 44" deck. Anybody know anything about these? Free is always a good price!!
WKEND LUMBERJAK
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Got a sprinkle here this morning.
Hedgerow
HACK
Blown fuse...
diggers_dad
Sawchologist
Is that being serious or are you just messin' with me?
lumberjackchef
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Somebody shared this on my facebook today, Wow that dude is good!!!
John: You be in fine shape. Just manual oiler on him.
Tip: The piston w/rings is exact same as Homie Super XL. And, why not, same bore and reed engine pistons tend to be generic.
Tip: The piston w/rings is exact same as Homie Super XL. And, why not, same bore and reed engine pistons tend to be generic.
Carl, I just picked up a XL-102. After testing the points are good, the condenser tests ok on a multimeter, but the coil is shot.
I've done a search and it appears this coil is unobtainium. It has been suggested you might be knowledgable regarding what other saws' coils might fit or what windings I might be able to fit on the core. Got any ideas?
I've done a search and it appears this coil is unobtainium. It has been suggested you might be knowledgable regarding what other saws' coils might fit or what windings I might be able to fit on the core. Got any ideas?
sawnami
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Oliver1655
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Chad I don't see a photo or video.
When I first started collecting I went on a XL=101 binge. Same displacement as a SXL but smaller and lighter.
That coil is XL-101 type specific. The only other saws I've come across that use it is the Remington SL-9 types.
I'll check but I think I sent my last one to a fellow in need.
I use either to replace the Bendix-Scintilla coil on the big Remy GL-7 or Pro 88 (Mall) jobs.
Oliver1655
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Well I finally had the opportunity to work on the land plane. I was getting ready to pull the trailer I built it on out of the shop bay so I could pick it up & stand it on end when it started raining again. I just need to finish putting in the rest of the blade bolts, weld on the front fork sockets & paint them. Maybe 20 minutes left. Not to night, still raining.
Here is where I am at:
A view from the back. The rear blade is hinged so when the plane is pulled forward it will float up as needed. Note I used 1/2" x 8" angle iron 8 ft long which I cut off a 5" wide strip on the top section. That along with the cutting edge is heavy! It will swing up around 3/4" fairly freely then you have to work to get it to swing up higher.
The 5 in. strip was cut off with my circular saw, came out looking nice.
Used 1.25 in rod for the hinge cradled in 1.5 in channel iron. I will look for a couple of heavier duty "U" bolts but these will do fine for now.
Used 3 in channel iron to keep the bottom of the skids in line at the back. The hinged blade is propped up but will rest against the channel iron in normal position like in the next photo.
Those are not some of my better welds but they will hold.
Here is where I am at:
A view from the back. The rear blade is hinged so when the plane is pulled forward it will float up as needed. Note I used 1/2" x 8" angle iron 8 ft long which I cut off a 5" wide strip on the top section. That along with the cutting edge is heavy! It will swing up around 3/4" fairly freely then you have to work to get it to swing up higher.
The 5 in. strip was cut off with my circular saw, came out looking nice.
Used 1.25 in rod for the hinge cradled in 1.5 in channel iron. I will look for a couple of heavier duty "U" bolts but these will do fine for now.
Used 3 in channel iron to keep the bottom of the skids in line at the back. The hinged blade is propped up but will rest against the channel iron in normal position like in the next photo.
Those are not some of my better welds but they will hold.
Oliver1655
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There will be 3 ways to mount the plane:
- 3 point hitch
- A chain hooked to the front of the skids
- Slide the forks under the 3 pt hitch location through brackets welded to the underside.
Here is one of the brackets. It is welded to a 1/4" x 4" angle iron which will be turned over to where the bracket is on the underside.
There is bracket for the forks on the outsides of the chains. The chains connect to the center post the top link will connect to. By letting the rear of the plane be able to float up, it will be able to follow the contour of the road/driveway.
The weight of the chains has the center post tilted rearwards but when the chains are taut, it sets vertical. The fork sockets on the angle iron are barely visible below the chain locations.
Well here it is, completed except for the few bolts & welding on the front fork brackets which are already bent.
The trailer on the other hand still needs help! It is a 14' flatbed made from a mobile home frame which I use to haul logs on. One of these days/years I will get around to welding on 3" channel iron with stake pockets to the sides & paint so it will look similar to this 20 ft trailer.
- 3 point hitch
- A chain hooked to the front of the skids
- Slide the forks under the 3 pt hitch location through brackets welded to the underside.
Here is one of the brackets. It is welded to a 1/4" x 4" angle iron which will be turned over to where the bracket is on the underside.
There is bracket for the forks on the outsides of the chains. The chains connect to the center post the top link will connect to. By letting the rear of the plane be able to float up, it will be able to follow the contour of the road/driveway.
The weight of the chains has the center post tilted rearwards but when the chains are taut, it sets vertical. The fork sockets on the angle iron are barely visible below the chain locations.
Well here it is, completed except for the few bolts & welding on the front fork brackets which are already bent.
The trailer on the other hand still needs help! It is a 14' flatbed made from a mobile home frame which I use to haul logs on. One of these days/years I will get around to welding on 3" channel iron with stake pockets to the sides & paint so it will look similar to this 20 ft trailer.
Locust Cutter
Sawing for Sanity
Evening all! Made it through a couple of frog stranglers today. I'll be running a few miles down the road tomorrow (around the corner) to take out a few downed Burr Oaks and a Hackberry on a neighbor's farm. Should be about a cord or so as they were smaller trees. The wind played hell with them though.
Locust Cutter
Sawing for Sanity
A guy at work shared the same vid on my timeline a few days ago. That's hilarious! You don't appreciate how narrow his opening was until the end.
WKEND LUMBERJAK
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Looks like it should work good John.
diggers_dad
Sawchologist
You, sir, do some very nice work! Looks like you spent as much time planning and prepping as you did building. Quality all the way around.
WKEND LUMBERJAK
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Looks like another cloudy chance of showers day. Keep the coffee hot.
sunfish
Fish Head
Not much rain here, we could use a little...
