The front tire is cool!

Just found your channel and subscribed. Very nice work. Great project

@firefly3333

19 күн бұрын

Thanks! I’m hoping to get into more fabrication and innovation type projects through the summer… but spring has mostly been catching up on boring stuff. This one was just un-boring enough to film.

Just remember to search for the years 1963 to 1968 models is all with the B 10 set-up is all that had the hi/low 3& 2 transmission gear box which makes it A 5 speed on top of the regular transmission gear box to.

The old 10hp briggs seems to have a mouse nest in it. If you're looking for repower options get a 16hp castiron briggs everything from the 10hp will fit on the 16hp with zero modification and will bolt right in the b10. If you want you can put a flat sump kohler k series in it. Im currently putting a k341 k series kohler in my 1963 b10 and going to be puttin another 16hp kohler in my b212 allis. I also grew up on these and have i think 30 of them in total. Recently bought number 30 a 1973 homelite t16

@firefly3333

19 күн бұрын

Yeah the ol girl certainly has/had some critter quarters. It seems like it’s blown most of it out, but I’ll be going into that motor in the coming weeks to see how bad the cylinder is and mostly how the bottom end is before I decide to hone it the next size up or to diesel swap it if it’ll turn out cheaper. I didn’t know about the 16hp interchangeability. Thanks for that!

@jamesm699

18 күн бұрын

@@firefly3333 9-18hp castiron single cylinder horizontal shaft briggs engines will fit in the b10. I have put 3 different 16hp briggs engines in all 3 have had serious issues mostly do it surface rust from sitting 50 years. But I got a 16hp kohler that has less then 30 hours on it and I'm currently fixing it to put in my b10. If you get a kohler you will need the driveshaft adapter for a later model tractor like the 700 series or 900 series adapter will work. And you need a kohler with the flat sump with a flywheel with the for bolt holes in it. Some kohlers just have 2 bolt holes so you might have to change flywheels if you go with a kohler. But if you go with briggs it's basically pull old engine out swap parts to new engine and put it in. I've done about 20 swaps 9 on one tractor

Hello From Central Kentucky. I have both Cub Cadets and John Deere lawn & garden tractors, But I have never had any experience with any of the Allis Chalmers/Simplicity tractors. The Allis Chalmers looks more similar to my John Deere 110 than the Cub Cadets with the drive belts and all. I know where there was a very similar tractor with a rear mounted tiller sitting, But I never inquired about who owned it or if they wanted to sell it. The older Cub Cadets had most of their attachments on the front rather than the rear. The diesel swap that you mentioned was rather intriguing because the pool of good quality replacement engines are not what they once were. The rear wheels that were on your tractor looked like John Deere wheels to me.

@firefly3333

19 күн бұрын

Thanks for your comment! I grew up around the Allis/Simplicity garden tractors, so I’m far more familiar with them than anything else. I totally hear ya on replacement engines. I’ve been looking lightly but there’s just not many to be had anymore. I’m not sure how bad it might be to rebuild this engine since I’m equipped to do a lot of stuff, but not to grind a crankshaft… that’s where it gets expensive if it needs it. Sometime when the grass growth slows down I’ll open the Briggs up and see exactly how bad it is, and decide from there. Who knows, I might even try some fun, silly stuff on the Briggs and make videos of it! The diesel swap is appealing because I’m getting into the black diesel stuff, and adding to the list of stuff that runs on it is obviously a goal.

@TheIronDuke502

19 күн бұрын

@@firefly3333 I am working on my 682 Cub with the KT17S engine in which a day or so ago I installed one of the fuel pumps that I purchased from off of eBay and I was moving the inlet fitting and it pops out. I definitely am going to go with a pulse type fuel pump because the replacement Kohler fuel pumps appear to be “Pure Junk” putting it nicely. You know, would have at least tried to start the engine before the darned thing flew apart you know. Such Is Life.

Simplicity built allis Chalmers lawn and garden B 10 tractors back in 1963 to 1968.

@jamesm699

13 күн бұрын

So in 63 and 64 was the early b10 that had the 23d briggs 9hp. in 65 the big 10 came with the 10hp briggs then in 66 and 67 the bumble bee 10 and bumble bee 12 came out then 68 and 69 the b110 and b112 came out, fun fact b110 and 112 were the first tractors offered with optional hydrostatic transmission. Then late 69 70 and early 71 the 210 and 212 was produced. 71 72 the 310 312 314 316 were produced and in 73 the 410 412 414 and 416 were produced. That's as far as I know. Fun fact all the allis chalmers built Homelite tractor were built in 71 72 and 73 as well which are unique looking. Note these are the ac line not the simplicity versions there are no versions that are similar to the 300 and 400 series or Homelite tractors

@beeenn649

8 күн бұрын

Simplicity built for Allis Chalmers until 1965 then Allis Chalmers bought Simplicity and owned them from 1965 to 1983.

@jamesm699

8 күн бұрын

@@beeenn649 was it 83? I wasn't sure because I got a 1985 allis chalmers 912h might have been sold in 85 but built prior

The ether spray showed ya'll had not properly gapped the points. Just any card, like any credit card will properly gap the points. When ya'll checked to find spark or no spark, when under compression in the cylinder unless the points are breaking properly they are probably too closed. So yer spark check was faulty. One can tell by looking if she will run or not just by looking at the gap. She sounds fine otherwise unless the valve gap is too closed also. If too closed or too open the compression release will not work properly on start.

I think that tire can be repaired

So if you could find A simplicity tractor with same engine and transmission and it has the hi and low 3 forward gears and 2 reverse gears you could just swap it over to your B 10.

@firefly3333

13 күн бұрын

I actually found the manual and part number for the part… it’s a planetary gear drive pulley that goes on the transmission input shaft. Maybe someday one will come up for sale!

@jamesm699

13 күн бұрын

If he had a hi low he would have 6 different forward speeds and 2 different reverse speeds. You were close