Do I have a question to ask where the two sections meet how does that Halo space in between the walls of the two sections get filled are they insulated in between the house space and what about underneath what keeps rodents and mice and bugs and things like that from crawling up between the two sections of the home
Where the two halves meet it’s not insulated, but it is sealed off with plywood on both halves. The walls on the inside of the house where the two halves meet are double walls with plywood between them
@@keithrivers7468 what about underneath where the two sections join Carrie what keeps Critters and things like that from crawling up between the two halves of the sections and can those be insulated
Mine looked better and ran before my dad and i restored it. 3000 hours of use later after restoration i can say the 340 utility is one of the nicest tractors ever made. Mine is a '62. With purchase price, rebuild kit, paint and miscellaneous odds and ends have about $6000. Worth every penny and busted knuckle!
I would not be able to sleep at night knowing I swindled an old lady out of a dozer for $200 I mean yeah I get the point she was going to send it to junk but you're looking at it as value and you know how much it's worth
Sorry you feel that way. It was a win win situation. She was happy just to get it out her yard and wasn’t expecting anything, I’m happy that I got a cool old machine that I have no intention of parting out or reselling, and most people here seem to be happy that a piece of equipment is saved from being scrapped. The only people that seem to not be happy is you, and probably the junkyard guy that lost out on some money.
Thanks for the video. I just recently got a International 240 utility tractor I'm working on, it's definitely not the prettiest thing around but has a lot of potential. Please let me know if you have any updates or future videos on your 340.
Probably just as well the crank was shot because, had you managed to get it started with all that RTV in there, it would only have been a short while before it clogged all the oil galleries and the engine would've either siezed or threw a conrod throgh the block. Nice little machine for a 2 stroke Detroit Diesel👍👍
Glad to see you rescuing this thing. We owned a couple of MTs when I was a kid. They were the tricycle version of the M (standard front axle) and MC (crawler version), all of which were predecessors of the 420. One of our MTs ended up in the hands of someone who knew too little about tractors and did a lot of evil to it, including letting it freeze, which cracked the block. Once John Deere moved to the 30 series numbering, there was also a probably quite rare diesel version, numbered 435. Anyhow, all of them were really good little machines for their tiny size. As a kid, I watched as an MC was left to rot down in the front yard of one of our neighbors. I assume it went for scrap.
Optima make an excellent 6v battery. It's half the width of a regular 12v (figures), light, and 800CCA if you can believe that. I use it on my Cat D2 electric pony starter. Very happy with it. They're not cheap but I can tell you you get quality for that money
Wonder why they didn't braze the crack from the outside. We fixed many old tractors with cracked blocks from them freezing. Might get by just. replacing crank. With a little luck.
I don’t understand how people can take things like this to the scrap yard. I’m glad we were able to save it from the scrap yard. I hope to have it up and running this winter
Nothing yet, I have cut probably 30-40 poles up so far with no issues. The bottom section of the poles, the part people can reach, I run over with a medal detector
@@keithrivers7468 thats good thinking...how do you load it? ....I know you were gona make a power feed, ever thought about gravity feed? Force is always at max so if blade hits trouble the bed slows down perfectly, whereas a powerfeed applies more force just when you don't want it to, unless you're really quick on the controls :) no expert either,
We work with what we have to do what we love. Can't get better than that. Started my bandsaw mill project a few years back. Was originally going to go with fixed saw gantry and log trolley myself. May yet, I keep thinking about powering saw with tractor PTO. Being where I am in the process, can still go either way. May be a good thing these old bones move slow. Fun project. Like you, I expect to realise the fuller joy of cutting wood with something I built with my own hands.
Impressive your able to cut that live oak w/ a smaller gas motor, like the design on that band mill too. A 7 degree munksfur saga blade at 2in 0.055 is the best blade I've found for cutting monster live oak. Kennesaw saw is the best blade maker I've found band blades as well. Best regards
I am too currently building my own bandsaw mill, I really like your idea for the moving carriage. great thinking, If I had seen your mill first I would have built mine that way.
My original plan was the power the bandsaw with the pto of a stationary tractor. But the length of driveshaft I had was nowhere near long enough and the buy the right one would have costed twice as much as the motor
