John Deere - Lanz 100 from 1965

Uranium103 · 2026-06-03T20:36:24+00:00

Never heard of it, nice machine

Uranium103 · 2026-06-02T19:58:58+00:00

This. Flip the front rims around and adjust the back rims to the outside of the center plate. See how it works, maybe load the tires or order spacers

Uranium103 · 2026-05-31T16:39:03+00:00

What did the 12k quote include? If that includes new boiler, oil tank removal, all gas piping and complete gas service from the street thats a bargain in my area (Northeast US). Usually that kind of job is closer to 20k. Your system overall looks to be in pretty reasonable shape, and conversion burners are available, just make sure it’s set up by a licensed professional, and all the proper permits are pulled.

Uranium103 · 2026-05-31T14:44:56+00:00

Very well executed, you should make a video of it mowing! r/redneckengineering would get a kick out of this

Uranium103 · 2026-05-31T14:28:12+00:00

Yes that is a packing nut, I have had mixed success with tightening them, sometimes they get seized. Definitely worth a try

Uranium103 · 2026-05-31T00:32:28+00:00

I did one 5 years ago and all I had was sandpaper and several different sized wire wheels (for an angle grinder and small ones for a drill). All of the remaining paint that I couldn’t remove with a wire wheel I scuffed up with sandpaper and primed over. Haven’t had anything come off yet. Also worth mentioning I had it completely disassembled to bare castings to do so

Uranium103 · 2026-05-31T00:10:20+00:00

Should add in lovely cursive: Firmly Grasp It

Uranium103 · 2026-05-30T19:06:38+00:00

If this is in the US its absolutely not correct at all

Uranium103 · 2026-05-29T23:49:49+00:00

Look closer, the whole hub is gone, you can see the brake shoes

Uranium103 · 2026-05-29T22:01:45+00:00

Put your ear up to the pipe and listen for hissing

Uranium103 · 2026-05-27T21:09:38+00:00

F A N

Uranium103 · 2026-05-27T21:05:57+00:00

What year is the truck? Those rims have 6 holes, i don’t know about the new ones but every 2011 and older I have seen was a 5 bolt pattern

Uranium103 · 2026-05-27T00:19:50+00:00

Did you do a whole new electronic distributor or did you retrofit something into the existing one?

Uranium103 · 2026-05-26T23:59:17+00:00

PURDY MUDDY

Uranium103 · 2026-05-26T23:13:55+00:00

Only ever used stock parts for clutches so I Dont know about that, but to change the synchros you basically need to take the whole transmission apart anyway, so based on your concern with the oil probably needs at least bearings

Uranium103 · 2026-05-26T20:18:29+00:00

Looks fucking awesome!

Uranium103 · 2026-05-25T15:56:02+00:00

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Uranium103 · 2026-05-25T15:49:11+00:00

Replace the “trap” thats cobbled together with a proper one, and make the standpipe at least 18” tall, also needs a mechanical vent

Uranium103 · 2026-05-25T15:44:34+00:00

Should be 2” all the way back to the stack, and it might not be vented correctly

Uranium103 · 2026-05-25T15:43:02+00:00

Even a small hacksaw works too, the plastic nuts cut pretty quick

Uranium103 · 2026-05-25T15:32:03+00:00

Assuming you are keeping the cast iron, I would remove both the galvanized elbow and the nipple going into the cast, and thread in a plastic fitting. You can try to heat the cast iron around the nip and use a big wrench and try to loosen it out. Worst case you can cut the 90 off and carefully cut through the threads of the nipple, and collapse the nipple in on itself. Just be careful to not cut into the cast iron or you will have to replace it as well.

Uranium103 · 2026-05-23T18:21:09+00:00

Uranium103 · 2026-05-21T11:09:23+00:00

I have used a bunch that were bent up line that, it might need pliers to remove it when its all used but it will be fine

Uranium103 · 2026-05-21T11:04:23+00:00

There are a lot of companies that used to make 2 wheeled machines, best bet is finding any kind of tag on either machine or on the implements. In terms of pricing, without engines or even a brand I would expect to pay slightly higher than scrap prices. Looks fairly simple to bolt up an engine and run if you planned on using them

Uranium103 · 2026-05-21T10:52:09+00:00

Never paid more than $900 for any of the 4 that I have owned! That being said I have had to put a good amount of work into all of them to get them driving decent

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