Deere never used the Mikuni on these, so you are on your own. Probably in the low 200s on the main and 25 on the pilot, but that is a guess.

They are the same, just the wire colors.

The Classic Green Reunion is going to be held in West Bend Wisconsin on June 12 - 14, 2025

This event seems to be generating some excitement amongst Deere collectors.

Obviously it is in the planning stages right now, but the Deere sled collectors are planning to put on a display.

Nice score!

Two needles on these models. The one on the top is the high speed adjustment. The one on the side is the idle mixture.

Yes, the tail on the umbrella valve is just there for installation. Once it is pulled into place, you snip it off. As for the fuel running out the exhaust...it sounds like the metering arm needs to be lowered a bit. We have a Walbro tutorial in the FAQs . As for the service manual, go here : https:/...

Awesome to see it all coming together!

Sunday February 18 high temp 28 low 3 ( home 42 / 22 ) Our 6 day vacation had come to an end. By the time I got out to the lobby most everyone had already left. I got the trailer hooked onto the truck and got it out front, where we started pitching our gear in. Rainville pulled his rig in behind us ...

We were back to the motel by 2:30 or so and were settling in to watch "We're the Millers" on TV, when Joe called and requested a photo shoot. He is working on a story to go into "Green Magazine" on the 73 JDX8, and wanted to take some photos of mine. We dragged it off the trailer...

Saturday February 17. High 24 Low -4 Breakfast was supposed to start at 7:30 am, Katy and I arrived at 7:00 to get ahead of the crowd. This years Ride with the Champs was very different than any I had experienced, and at this point I have seen almost half of them. In my time we have had three years ...

Friday February 16 High 18 Low 4 I got up and got out to the lobby looking for something to eat. I hadn't been sleeping all that well for whatever reason, but we needed to wrap up the sled work today because Saturday would have us doing Hall of Fame things. Joe mentioned that Levi LaVallee's parents...

Thursday February 15 High 30 Low 18 We got out into the garage late in the morning. Joe removed the Salsbury clutch and disassembled it on the bench. The recoil and cup were removed off the engine, and I dropped the dial indicator down the plug holes. After installing a wire pointer on the fan tower...

Wednesday February 14 High temp 40 Low of 14 We had no big plans for Wednesday. I looked out the window after I got up and saw that there were now two additional trailers in the parking lot. The Rainville's had arrived, and Levi LaVallee was parked next to me. Staggering down to the lobby, we found ...

Tuesday February 13. High of 39 Low of 24, ( this was at home ). Joe was sleep deprived when had he had arrived, so we didn't get up very early. My only mission for the day was to get loaded up and make the 3+ hour drive up to St Germain. Joe was heading west to the Twin Cities to pick up a windshie...

The 2024 Ride with the Champs is in the books. The once in a lifetime event we attended in 2007 has resulted in 18 years of unbroken attendance. We knew going in that this year would be different, as the el nino winter weather pattern had remained firmly in place over Wisconsin, with the active weat...