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by DaveKamp
Wed Sep 14, 2022 8:40 pm
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: And I came home with two dollars
Replies: 46
Views: 16077

Re: And I came home with two dollars

And then...
A pair of Swan 250 (aka 'Too Drifty') 6m SSB/CW/AM tranceivers...
A pair of Swan 250 (aka 'Too Drifty') 6m SSB/CW/AM tranceivers...
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And the 'real thing'... The Drake Twins... T-4XB transmitter, atop an R-4B receiver, all atop a Hallicrafters-built combination power supply and speaker
And the 'real thing'... The Drake Twins... T-4XB transmitter, atop an R-4B receiver, all atop a Hallicrafters-built combination power supply and speaker
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by DaveKamp
Wed Sep 14, 2022 8:38 pm
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: And I came home with two dollars
Replies: 46
Views: 16077

Re: And I came home with two dollars

Next up... the antique CE's... Top left, a Central Electronics CE-20A phasing transmitter, and to the right, a CE 458 VFO for 160-10m underneath a rather special example of the Central Electronics 10A multiphase exciter, atop what is supposedly a 'prototype' kilowatt power amp and power supply built...
by DaveKamp
Wed Sep 14, 2022 8:34 pm
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: And I came home with two dollars
Replies: 46
Views: 16077

Re: And I came home with two dollars

And then there's...
Gonset G50 6m tranceiver, with KW0D solid-state power rectifier mod and 8.400 crystal for 50.400 TX
Gonset G50 6m tranceiver, with KW0D solid-state power rectifier mod and 8.400 crystal for 50.400 TX
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Gonset Communicator transceiver, with crystal for 50.4mhz TX
Gonset Communicator transceiver, with crystal for 50.4mhz TX
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Heathkit SB-303 general coverage receiver
Heathkit SB-303 general coverage receiver
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Heathkit HW-10 'Shawnee" 6m AM transceiver, and on top, a Small Wonder Labs DSW-40 synthesized digital 40m  QRP tranceiver
Heathkit HW-10 'Shawnee" 6m AM transceiver, and on top, a Small Wonder Labs DSW-40 synthesized digital 40m QRP tranceiver
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by DaveKamp
Wed Sep 14, 2022 8:23 pm
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: And I came home with two dollars
Replies: 46
Views: 16077

Re: And I came home with two dollars

Okay, here's a sample...
National NC109 general coverage reciever, partially disassembled awaiting parts
National NC109 general coverage reciever, partially disassembled awaiting parts
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Motorola built R390A/URR, formerly US ARMY
Motorola built R390A/URR, formerly US ARMY
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Hallicrafters SX-101A general coverage receiver, with product detector for high-quality SSB!  Sitting atop Central Electronics CE20V phasing transmitter, sitting atop 160-10m 2kw amplifier built by W9AT John in 1949
Hallicrafters SX-101A general coverage receiver, with product detector for high-quality SSB! Sitting atop Central Electronics CE20V phasing transmitter, sitting atop 160-10m 2kw amplifier built by W9AT John in 1949
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by DaveKamp
Tue Sep 13, 2022 10:57 pm
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: And I came home with two dollars
Replies: 46
Views: 16077

Re: And I came home with two dollars

Ken- the S40B doesn't have an 'SSB' position, nor a product detector, but it'll receive SSB just fine using the same method it'll receive CW... Turn on the Beat Frequency Oscillator... pick RF and IF filter widths closest to the vicinity of 2.5khz then adjust the receive frequency and Beat Frequency...
by DaveKamp
Tue Sep 13, 2022 6:57 am
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Loader Mutt Continues...
Replies: 352
Views: 764069

Re: Loader Mutt Continues...

So there's a half-dozen other projects going on, and during the summer, the workshop's environment becomes stifling, but it's cooling off a little now... I had an hour and a half of tolerable conditions last week, and another machining project that would have plenty of stand-and-wait time, so I dug ...
by DaveKamp
Sun Jun 26, 2022 11:00 am
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: 550 lb Capacity Hydraulic Tractor Lift
Replies: 5
Views: 1840

Re: 550 lb Capacity Hydraulic Tractor Lift

So... in the long term, hydraulics make the lift much easier than a screw jack. These things are handy for a FEW things, but they're limited. As you noted, unstable, and the reason is simple- the platform it SITS on, is narrower than the tires it's lifting from... hence, it has a very skinny footpri...
by DaveKamp
Sun May 22, 2022 10:04 am
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: New 1650
Replies: 18
Views: 4990

Re: New 1650

Lookin great, Paul! You've saved a gem!

(What's it mean when a British Motorcycle doesn't leak oil on your floor???) :lol:
by DaveKamp
Thu May 12, 2022 7:03 am
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Loader Mutt Continues...
Replies: 352
Views: 764069

Re: Loader Mutt Continues...

Okay, so it ain't MUCH progress, on account of lots of stuff I've been doing outdoors (getting caught up on old stuff, digging into new stuff), but I DID manage to get the hubs degreased, media blasted, masked and sprayed with the rattle-can: This really shows just how beastly large these Dana 60 sp...
by DaveKamp
Wed Apr 20, 2022 11:26 pm
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Loader Mutt Continues...
Replies: 352
Views: 764069

Re: Loader Mutt Continues...

And with 'em shoved onto the case for a look...
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Yeah, it's not a 'great' yellow, but once I fit her up, it'll be all dirty anyway.

The housing needs a visit from the needle scaler, some primer and paint now...
by DaveKamp
Wed Apr 20, 2022 12:58 pm
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Loader Mutt Continues...
Replies: 352
Views: 764069

Re: Loader Mutt Continues...

And with a spritz of yellow-ish paint...
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Yeah, it's not a perfect yellow, but it's a whole lot more yellow than it WAS... :lol:
by DaveKamp
Sat Apr 16, 2022 10:36 pm
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Loader Mutt Continues...
Replies: 352
Views: 764069

Re: Loader Mutt Continues...

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by DaveKamp
Fri Apr 15, 2022 1:45 pm
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Loader Mutt Continues...
Replies: 352
Views: 764069

Re: Loader Mutt Continues...

Variable weather, and many other things have kinda suspended progress, but i skipped lunch, instead using the time to apply finish welds and use a bread blaster to clean up for some primer. Pix to follow!
by DaveKamp
Fri Apr 08, 2022 6:28 pm
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Loader Mutt Continues...
Replies: 352
Views: 764069

Re: Loader Mutt Continues...

Wellll... I managed to get a Round Tuit last week- ordered bearings, races, and seals for the Dana60 spindles. Two seals, two outer races, two inner races, and four tapered roller bearings... eight pieces total. Last set I ordered were actually for a slightly larger axle in my step-van, three years ...
by DaveKamp
Fri Apr 08, 2022 6:17 pm
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: QL rear lift capacity
Replies: 5
Views: 1877

Re: QL rear lift capacity

Okay, so... It is very infrequent that people find the limits of the rear lift... ...because the biggest problem becomes a loss of steering. The stock lift, though, is a cylinder who's surface is easily calculated, the charge pump pressure is easily measured, and the leverage ratios from rod, throug...
by DaveKamp
Sun Apr 03, 2022 8:33 pm
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Not what I was expecting
Replies: 11
Views: 2557

Re: Not what I was expecting

Ouch!!! But the nice thing is that Dave Kamp has posted an easy to follow, step by step process on how to stuff a Ford limited slip in there! :lol: :lol: :lol: :beer: Y'know, I probably have a couple spare right-hand axleshafts if you want 'em... I always broke the LEFT side... dunno why, but it wo...
by DaveKamp
Sun Mar 20, 2022 9:56 pm
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Loader Mutt Continues...
Replies: 352
Views: 764069

Re: Loader Mutt Continues...

I snuck away for 6 days of Self-Imposed Physical Therapy... walking 4 miles of sandy beach in Naples, Fl! :lol: Back in the office this week, I'll call in an order for some bearings, races, and seals for the Dana 60 hubs... And once I get all the home-stuff caught up, I'll pattern out the girdles. :...
by DaveKamp
Wed Mar 16, 2022 9:58 pm
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Loader Mutt Continues...
Replies: 352
Views: 764069

Re: Loader Mutt Continues...

Well, Dave, I got ONE that went right into the area where he sutured the quad tendon back onto the patella, and the burning that I WAS getting in there, dropped off considerably. It hasn't had a dramatic effect on the pain occurring INSIDE the knee contact joint, nor has it had a remarkable effect o...
by DaveKamp
Mon Mar 14, 2022 9:54 pm
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Loader Mutt Continues...
Replies: 352
Views: 764069

Re: Loader Mutt Continues...

Clank wrote:
Mon Mar 14, 2022 3:43 pm
Nice Dave! Way beyond my pay grade! :D
"A Man's Got To Know his Limitations"...

One'a these days, I'm gonna find mine. :lol:

In the meantime, the pile of chips on the floor keeps on rising... :shock: :lol:
by DaveKamp
Mon Mar 14, 2022 11:26 am
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Copper head gaskets
Replies: 6
Views: 1665

Re: Copper head gaskets

When I got my 109, the original engine was a replacement (black) engine with lots of hours, and getting tired... and the original owner still had the original engine, which had suffered a 'low' rod failure, meaning, it broke at the bottom end, with the piston mostly up. The remaining piece on the ro...
by DaveKamp
Sun Mar 13, 2022 5:15 pm
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Loader Mutt Continues...
Replies: 352
Views: 764069

Re: Loader Mutt Continues...

Tom hit it... i'll be fabricating a girdle that not only transfers axle flange stress AROUND the case, and supports internal stress.

My hope... is that i can incorporate a hydraulic rear lift cylinder, and some additional hyd. fluid capacity
by DaveKamp
Thu Mar 10, 2022 7:25 pm
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Loader Mutt Continues...
Replies: 352
Views: 764069

Re: Loader Mutt Continues...

And I guess I should add a 'short' engineering note... One of my most respected mentors pointed out to me long ago, was a civil structural engineer for the USACE, and he pointed out two very basic points: 1) A good structural design, is one where the elements carry load stresses, and the only thing ...
by DaveKamp
Wed Mar 09, 2022 9:35 pm
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Loader Mutt Continues...
Replies: 352
Views: 764069

Re: Loader Mutt Continues...

You are correct about the lack of bevel in my gussets, and in your note on gusset strength. I didn't pick a half-inch gusset because I felt I needed half-inch strenght... and actually, if it were to ever SEE that half-inch gusset's load severity, I wholly expect that the transaxle casing would becom...
by DaveKamp
Wed Mar 09, 2022 12:44 am
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Loader Mutt Continues...
Replies: 352
Views: 764069

Re: Loader Mutt Continues...

So, while I'm contemplating that (and working for a living, right?) I gotta get some bearings and seals ordered for these spindles. Let's get greasy and see what the numbers are: 20220308_225151.jpg The outer spindle bearing is a Bower 18780 20220308_230256.jpg The outer race is a Bower 18720 . 2022...
by DaveKamp
Wed Mar 09, 2022 12:34 am
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Loader Mutt Continues...
Replies: 352
Views: 764069

Re: Loader Mutt Continues...

So now that it's upside-down, what are my options?
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by DaveKamp
Wed Mar 09, 2022 12:30 am
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Loader Mutt Continues...
Replies: 352
Views: 764069

Re: Loader Mutt Continues...

Okay, so got three tasks done tonight- two more gussets cut and tacked in place... got the assembly flipped over for some work underneath... and knocked the seals and bearings out of one spindle to get parts ordered. Changed tactics, as hard spots in the 1/2" were killing mills. Still chain-drilling...
by DaveKamp
Tue Mar 08, 2022 7:24 am
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Loader Mutt Continues...
Replies: 352
Views: 764069

Re: Loader Mutt Continues...

Any questions so far? Reminder- this will NOT be an open-book test...
by DaveKamp
Tue Mar 08, 2022 12:04 am
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Loader Mutt Continues...
Replies: 352
Views: 764069

Re: Loader Mutt Continues...

Two more gussets in... two more to go... 20220307_215336.jpg Left side... 20220307_215653.jpg Right side... 20220307_215701.jpg And it's ALMOST strong enough. I know, they're not finish-welded. Once they're all tacked in place, I'll disassemble and weld them on the bench, rather than in-situ. I need...
by DaveKamp
Sun Mar 06, 2022 11:55 pm
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Loader Mutt Continues...
Replies: 352
Views: 764069

Re: Loader Mutt Continues...

What the... ???
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Now what in the wild world of sports is that guy doing??
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This don't make no sense...
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Hmmff.... this chap's gone totally crackers... :?
by DaveKamp
Sun Mar 06, 2022 11:52 pm
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Loader Mutt Continues...
Replies: 352
Views: 764069

Re: Loader Mutt Continues...

Okay, so today was all about gussets... and yardwork... and helping some friends... and back to gussets... Half inch gussets... and my vertical bandsaw is EXTREMELY slow at this thickness, so I cheated... 20220306_201503.jpg 20220306_201503.jpg 20220306_202334.jpg There's two primary planes of force...