1949 L? (spoiler alert- no)

Gerrard · Oct 18, 2022

evsnova74 said:
Yep 50" deck that's in ok shape, some rust holes starting but overall will be a good user, and I needed one so I was pretty happy with that
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3 tool holder cultivators, I never had one of these if you can believe it.
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4 rotary plows which I already have quite a few of but they were so dang cheap I just couldn't pass em up. And 2 rotary cultivators, one of which is on a 5th rotary plow head lol (not all the rotary plows were pictured)
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And various shrouds, hoods, etc

Show ya how smart I am about those tool holder plow things I thot those three were just one of them stretched out or sumtin lol! Thats when I said " What the heck is that thing lol!" Oh well I have no shame when Im idiotic Im not afraid to say it and make light out of it.
Anyhoo, my prob with those plows and tillers is everytime I come across one that sheet metal never comes with it, what the heck happens to them? Like whats on that 4 tine tiller you have there, I have one but no top to it of course and I also have 2 of the single big-blade jobs and I have seen many times on youtube this piece of metal on them lays or piles up the dirt its removed to one side or the other depending on how you have it on there Im pretty sure but they never seem to be with them or at least the ones I get.
I guess they might just get torn-up from gettin tossed around or run over or who knows what. I guess a sheet metal shop could make one for a body if I really wanted one, might cost a grip tho, heck a guy might be able to jack-leg something that might look like the devil in a night shirt but still make it work. Just bend a stop sign or something.
Oh well....Later

evsnova74 · Oct 18, 2022

Gerrard said:
Show ya how smart I am about those tool holder plow things I thot those three were just one of them stretched out or sumtin lol! Thats when I said " What the heck is that thing lol!" Oh well I have no shame when Im idiotic Im not afraid to say it and make light out of it.
Anyhoo, my prob with those plows and tillers is everytime I come across one that sheet metal never comes with it, what the heck happens to them? Like whats on that 4 tine tiller you have there, I have one but no top to it of course and I also have 2 of the single big-blade jobs and I have seen many times on youtube this piece of metal on them lays or piles up the dirt its removed to one side or the other depending on how you have it on there Im pretty sure but they never seem to be with them or at least the ones I get.
I guess they might just get torn-up from gettin tossed around or run over or who knows what. I guess a sheet metal shop could make one for a body if I really wanted one, might cost a grip tho, heck a guy might be able to jack-leg something that might look like the devil in a night shirt but still make it work. Just bend a stop sign or something.
Oh well....Later

Funny you say that, the first few I got didn't have any sheet metal either. You don't reeeaallly need em for the rotary plow (single big-blade job) unless you're trying to make rows of a certain shape or maybe raised beds. You kinda need the "hood" for the rotary cultivator (4 tine tiller), though I've never tried one without so I guess I can't really say what would happen

evsnova74 · Oct 19, 2022

This is a weird one, I won't really know what's going on with this thing until I pull the main gearbox carriage but the center spindle grease fitting is missing. And there's not one on the side that you do from underneath.

It's a little older, probably the style that has a ball for the height adjustment and the small 3/8-16 bolts for the gauge wheels instead of the bigger adjustable cam bolts like my later one has. Surely it's not just made to not be greased?

Gerrard · Oct 19, 2022

evsnova74 said:
Funny you say that, the first few I got didn't have any sheet metal either. You don't reeeaallly need em for the rotary plow (single big-blade job) unless you're trying to make rows of a certain shape or maybe raised beds. You kinda need the "hood" for the rotary cultivator (4 tine tiller), though I've never tried one without so I guess I can't really say what would happen

Yea I saw a video and the guy was using the rotary plow and the hood on it just piled up the dirt on the right side of the ditch he was digging, he must have been planting potatoes or something IDK but the dirt from the ditch he was making was so neatly piled there it was prett

evsnova74 · Oct 22, 2022

Well I got the "mid 60s LI" running today. Cleaned the points, and adjusted the intake valve and it ran on carb spray. The tank had absolutely vile smelling old gas in it but luckily the previous owner drained the carb bowl. So I swapped the tank out with a better one and it still wouldn't run in its own. So I had a carb that I had rebuilt recently on the work bench so I swapped it on there and it fired right up and ran great. Pretty sure it's an LI based on the speed in high at full throttle, but I'll still verify based on crank turns vs wheel turns. It still needs quite a bit- no cooling tins, no way to engage the PTO, the shroud is completely mangled, doesn't have an oil pressure gauge, etc. Runs great though and no smoke!

tracktortag · Oct 22, 2022

Glad you got the not so old girl running! There's a good chance that it's an LI since they were the most popular by far. Were you able to locate the old crank/wheel turn thread?

evsnova74 · Oct 22, 2022

I found a couple threads that said this but don't say whether it's in high or low gear:

Probably high if I had to guess

tracktortag · Oct 22, 2022

My guess would be high. Only one way to find out though.

evsnova74 · Oct 22, 2022

tracktortag said:
My guess would be high. Only one way to find out though.

Yep I'll definitely report back

evsnova74 · Oct 22, 2022

So funny how after all this time I still get giddy when getting a new one running

tracktortag · Oct 23, 2022

It never gets old!

Gerrard · Oct 23, 2022

evsnova74 said:
So funny how after all this time I still get giddy when getting a new one running

Oh heck yea!! I haven't had the feeling to much but on my first one (66'. L) I did everything to it except the timeing was way off orolly because of jug change I guess but just seeing that $300 thing I paid for running like new and starting with one pull or two pulls cold for sitting a week made me feel great because its my hobby regardless of what I know about them or not. Will post pics today of guards that I almost didn't get off a old deck w/ impact driver& sawzall, what a cluster. Glad urs is running, its a great feeling for sure.

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