My Cub Project

Hey
Thats a good idea making a tire out of news papers. Does it hold air???? I think you need to make some tread for it. :winky:

COMING TOGETHER

Looks like its starting to come together :thumbsup:
Jody

Thanks JB, that's looking great!!:thumbsup: Thanks for showin us all over here. I'm really looking forward to the finished product.

Originally posted by parts man
Thanks JB, that's looking great!!:thumbsup: I'm really looking forward to the finished product.

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ME TOO, I gotta stop buying these other projects that I dont need and get back to work on the Cub. I am a sucker for good deals and have a yard full of them and just bought another yesterday. Man!, I gotta quit reading the (want ads.) :night:

JB, you don't want to stop looking for bargains, finding a deal is half the fun. Besides, we all need an excuse to go play with stuff. It keeps us out of our wives hair, and out of the doghouse. :smiles:

I live in an upside down world than most of you. I dont have a wife`s hair to mess up & My dog lives in the Man-House.:lmao:

I havent`t given up the good deal scrounging yet, I am going to go to a storage locker auction tuesday to look around. Geeze I hope I dont find anything I want.

Originally posted by johnbron
I live in an upside down world than most of you. I dont have a wife`s hair to mess up & My dog lives in the Man-House.:lmao:

I havent`t given up the good deal scrounging yet, I am going to go to a storage locker auction tuesday to look around. Geeze I hope I dont find anything I want.

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The last auction you went to you did pretty good with what you paid and walked away with.:thumbsup:
Jody

johnbron, what color silver do you use for the outer rim? Is there a number for it?

Fine looking job you are doing there! I can't wait to see it finished! Please keep us up to date.:smiles:

Originally posted by freebird
johnbron, what color silver do you use for the outer rim? Is there a number for it?

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Most guys use IH argent silver on the rims. Don't know off-hand what the number is.

Originally posted by freebird
johnbron, what color silver do you use for the outer rim? Is there a number for it?

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Freebird:, Sorry for the long delay, I guess I just missed this post till it came up again today. I only check new posts link when I hit this forum and I dont get new post-activity notices on posts I am active in.

The silver paint I used is X-O RUST (brand) rattle can number XO-10-Aluminum. There is another number under aluminum that reads (TS 197 756) spaced as such. This is great paint but I have never found a silver paint yet that has any body to it and you cant wax it, I tried a test spot and the wax acted almost like paint remover. I would recommend putting a clear coat over any silver paint. I think I will have to do mine over again and apply a clear coat. Dummy me should have done it the first time as wheel painting is a lot of work masking the tire.

Thanks alot guys. THe reason I asked is because the red paint I bought out here has a sticker on it that denotes that it is international harvester red. I thought that there may also be one in silver but I've not found any. In the spring I will be taking my rims/tires apart to redo them. I have a slow leak in a valve stem and was told I should replace the calcuim chloride with windshield washer fluid as it is less corrosive.

.....was told I should replace the calcuim chloride with windshield washer fluid as it is less corrosive.....


I was told that "old" anti-freeze was an excellent filler for tires. After all, it is formulated NOT to harm steel. On the other hand, if you have a barn full of cats, springing a leak could increase your rodent population considerably, I guess.

turtle I think you could get by with just plain water & a hose adapter. I lived in the Kent, Puyallup area for 12 years and never seen it get cold enough to freeze tires. Although I do remember me having to walk my paper-route a few times because my bicycle chain was frozen.turtle

Freebird, if you check your CASE-IH dealer he should have the silver for your rims, or at least be able to order it.

Hows it going

johnbron
Hows your cub coming along made any progress on it.
Jody

Re: Hows it going

Originally posted by jodyand
johnbron
Hows your cub coming along made any progress on it.
Jody

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Nah Jody, Its been to cold and wet out for me to work on it. I have painted parts hanging off of trees & in the house ready to put on when it the weather will allow it. I am building a small flatbed Wagon/trailer in the meantime. I stripped an old Toro-Whirlwind rider down to frame & wheels plus cut the steering post off and made a tongue for tow steering. Anyhoo thats the extent of My trying to stave off Cabin-Fever. This is the hardest forum for me to post on that I participate in, It takes forever the reply/quote page to open. I dont have this problem withany other forums I post in. I think its because there is so much useless junk on here to wade through that nobody ever uses that I have noticed. Original posting & surfing aint bad but I avoid replies a lot of times cause I dont have the 3-minutes patience. I know I will get blasted with the reason its because I have dial-up but thats bull cause this is the only forum that is a turtle for me.

johnbron
Its me again hows your cub coming along made any progress on it.
Jody

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Jody the only thing I have got done to it lately was last week I wrestled with the wheel weights and got them stripped clean and painted. Seems like every time I get started working on it something else needs my attention and takes me away from it. I will hopefuly be able to give it a lot of attention soon.