Colt Case Ingersoll Garden Tractors

If the cause was truly "lack of lubrication" the rear main usually seizes first as it is the last to get oil. Being as the engine was idling, it may have seized enough to stall the engine with little damage. I think you may have that lucky horseshoe in your you know what, Spike...

Bob

Gerry, The wheels if original have bushings, not needle or roller bearings, seem to hold up well. I think that someone has installed wheelbarrow tires as you mention, and they will not carry the load the the car is capable of. I think that you should look at trailer tires for highway service such as...

Looks like I'm late to the party too, Matt.

Hope you saved me some of that ice cream cake,

Bob

Happy belated birthday, Mad Tractor Builder!

Wish you many more to come.

Bob

If you decide to gas weld, my preference is brass for this repair. I find it really hard to gas weld mufflers with steel filler as there is no carbon left in the steel of the muffler due to the heating and cooling cycles. Really a question for someone with more welding experience than myself. Perhap...

Great job on those cylinders Jeff! Oh, the rod that has damage. Normally that has to be smoothed completely otherwise it'll destroy your new seals. I used a sander for one of the rods where I had some small pieces of the chrome gone. The actual ding is not much of a problem, let's say you lose a ti...

I just learned today that our area will no longer have an evening mail truck picking up from the Post Offices and taking mail to the regional sorting center. There will only be a morning run. Im going to have to figure out another way to get my water samples to the lab. :headbash: :cuss: Tim, You m...

Agree, USPS delivery times have been terrible lately. Even my brother in law who works for the post office is warning people to mail early.

Bob

DavidBarkey wrote: ↑Wed Feb 28, 2024 1:53 pm My son was able to get me back on and solved the issue . I had turned off too many things and they though I was a bot logging in on my account .

That's amusing, Dave. Everytime I can't figure out something on my phone or desktop I have to go find a 10 year old to help....

Bob

I'm sure that I can't be alone here and I would love to hear others wants/needs/etc Some of our Gt's are more than 60 years old! I know you know there have been many improvements over the years. Some our members have devised, others were just from machining improvements, obsolescent s, etc. Dealers...