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    Wisconsin TFD bore question

    To finish this story, I got the 459cc Predator installed (not 429). I used a 3.5 inch pulley to try and slow things down. But the Predator still runs too fast, so I can only go to half throttle because I don't want to overspeed the old baler. But the engine handles the baler just fine. Much...
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    Wisconsin TFD bore question

    Thanks. I picked up the "predator" 429cc engine today. I use a Farmall H as my baling tractor, and without live PTO and limited HP, running tractor and baler is tough. I have heard of others doing it, but not me. I like old iron but won't miss the Wisconsin too much. It was hard to start...
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    Mike: what do you want for those 0.020 oversize TFD rings? Dave

    Mike: what do you want for those 0.020 oversize TFD rings? Dave
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    Wisconsin TFD cylinder bore question.

    Mike: For one piston, a 0.005 feeler gauge is a tight fit, but for the other I can go all the way to 0.008 and it still withdraws. The piston shows significant wear on the skirt. My worst bore is 0.0039 oversize. That's nearly the 0.004 'like new' right there. Ring gaps are all over 0.025...
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    Wisconsin TFD cylinder bore question.

    Mike: Awesome! Thanks for sharing that with me.
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    Wisconsin TFD cylinder bore question.

    Mike and Fritz: Thanks for the responses. I'll check with a feeler gage and post back with what I find. I'd love to get that pdf if you can send it.
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    Wisconsin TFD bore question

    Wore out: You're thinking like I'm thinking. Do you think I need to go that big? Would the 15.8hp 459cc be enough? TFD was rated at just under 15. The predator would need a smaller drive pulley because it runs at 3600rpm instead of 2600.
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    Wisconsin TFD cylinder bore question.

    re-posted at "stationary engines" to see if anyone there has insight. https://forums.yesterdaystractors.com/threads/wisconsin-tfd-bore-question.1759417/
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    Wisconsin TFD bore question

    I started at "Implement" alley but am re-posting here to see if this can get a different set of eyes. I'm working on a Wisconsin TFD for my NH66 baler. I bought the baler at auction several years ago and have baled for maybe 5 years with it. Anyway, the engine has some severe oil leaks and is...
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    Wisconsin TFD cylinder bore question.

    I'm working on a Wisconsin TFD for my NH66 baler. I bought the baler at auction several years ago and have baled for maybe 5 years with it. Anyway, the engine has some severe oil leaks and is hard to start, so I thought I would tear it down and do at least a re-ring, hone, and new gaskets...
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    Anti Solar Farm People

    Rooftop solar is better because you are selling the electricity to yourself at retail rate, not to the utility at wholesale rate. My state claims to offer something like a 2/3 rebate on rooftop solar. To be 'green' and all. They have nice online tools that use an arial photo of your house and...
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    Anti Solar Farm People

    A 4000 acre facility is proposed for my area. The total cost will be in the tens of millions of dollars. My area is snowy and cloudy. I ran an analysis of the solar facility using the Energy Department's estimator for payoff. The payoff time exceeds the lifespan of the solar panels, meaning...
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    41 H starts hard when hot

    Dave BN: Thanks. Was out using it to pull the baler yesterday and had to do one shutdown. Very hard to restart...several tries of long cranking, maybe 20-30 seconds each. Seems like it is getting worse. I did check for spark right away and yes, it throws hot sparks a good quarter inch long...
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    41 H starts hard when hot

    I have 00 on there right now.
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    41 H starts hard when hot

    Thanks. I try to leave the tractor running for 5-10 minutes if I know I will be using it again right away. This avoids the hot restart problem. However, right now I am mowing and sometimes have to clear sickle bar or conditioner clogs. Sometimes I will get grass bound up around the PTO shaft...
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    41 H starts hard when hot

    I have a 41 H with 3 7/16 step-head pistons but is otherwise stock. Magneto ignition with a fairly new coil. First start in the morning it fires right up in 2-3 seconds, with no choke. But if I am working the tractor for a while and have to shut down, it will take 20-30 seconds on the starter...
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    Wisconsin TFD exhaust gasket

    I have an engine-driven baler with a Wisconsin TFD 2 cyl engine. Looking at the manifold, the left hand exhaust manifold to cylinder joint is leaking badly. I can actually see daylight between the manifold and the cylinder. Digging around online, it looks like the gasket itself is just a...
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    OT: Cat smell

    As a kid we used to use this enzyme based stuff called abolish. An internet search shows it has limited availability--retail anyway (maybe commercial use still available?). Worked on everything from that dead animal smell to manure. I had to add some to my bath water on a couple of occasions...
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    Conditioner Hitch

    There is a slip clutch on the PTO shaft, just ahead of where it goes into the conditioner gearbox. The PTO shaft looks like the one in the manual and I guess it is original unless someone swapped it out in the years before I bought it.
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    Conditioner Hitch

    My big concern is the double U-joint at the front end of the PTO shaft on the conditioner. With that spinning, I do not like to turn too sharp to keep stress off the joints. But I can turn sharp enough that I can almost hit the conditioner with the end of the sickle swath board when turning...
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