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  1. 9 points
    Had to get rid of some construction debris today and had a half empty trailer and so I decided to clear some trash out of my business storage. GhostRider has been taking his long winters nap in there so I started him up and pulled him out. Then Judge (my third born) wanted to drive awhile... nice picture opportunity in between cleaning stuff up!
  2. 7 points
    it's hard to believe I've worked for the same company for 40 years. I've done numerous jobs over the years. Started as a Coal Plant Construction Inspector in 1978. Worked around the steam plants, got into performance testing, project management and then got wet (more than once) working various design, technical support and supervisory roles at the six hydro dams. I've been a "Dam Guy" for about 30 years. For years I've said I needed one of those Maytag repair man posters of the old guy looking for something to do, for my office. Unlike the Maytag guy the phone and now the emails never slow down around here, The dams sit in the flash flood prone Texas Hill Country section of our Texas Colorado river. it crazy that a flood has become the rare time that everyone focuses on one priority vs. the normal daily routine of too many phone calls and emails. Today I push a keyboard, and work on budgets as much as I actually get to do technical work these days. Today I got in the truck and visited the guys at several of the dams, had a nice lunch with some of them and stopped at one more dam before heading home. Almost as good a day as seat time on a tractor! That retirement light at the end of the tunnel is getting bright, I not sure if I'll make 41 years here! I won't make the big show this year, but I'm thinking there will be one less big thing holding me back next year.
  3. 7 points
    I almost hooked on a Brinly but I didn’t think the wife would approve of random furrows in the front yard plus—I’m not convinced the frost is out yet—kinda cold around here yet...
  4. 6 points
    Hang in there Josh plow season is just araound the corner! The way that yard looks I think we should turn it over and reseed just for the halibut!
  5. 5 points
    My opinion: Surely, we can all agree that Wheel Horse did NOT fail because the equipment was unworthy. I think that zero turns ate away their lawn mowing market. That supermarkets ate away their garden growing market. That what was left had some pretty stiff competition. Perhaps Wheel Horse could have continued to some extent for a while but I also suppose that Toro's board members decided that their dollars could generate a better return elsewhere. They were probably right. I remember saving Wheel Horse brochures back in the mid 1980s thinking maybe, just maybe someday I would own one. Maybe not a new one but I would at least have a Wheel Horse. Now I have a dozen or more! Ain't America great! I also have to remind myself that I practically stole most of them and I'd be lucky to have just one if I had to buy it new! Especially adjusted for inflation! I'm very happy that they were so good, lasted so long and impressed enough of us to have such collections of tractors, implements, parts and this forum! My opinion...
  6. 5 points
    Been a nice sunny day here so i thought i would get the Toro unloaded and give it some exercise round the garden, well the wife did.
  7. 5 points
    Anytime now sir the weather will turn and a slight reduction in business Travel should provide the perfect conditions to bring your hopes to fruition. It helps that I too want to finish and have little time left to do so.
  8. 4 points
    Getting ready for the season. Needed a dolly for my sprayer so decided to make one. Pictures (yes I know didn't happen if no pictures). Here they are:
  9. 4 points
    20 years ago this month I bought my first brand new (a 520H Anniversary) $7500 on the tag after I traded in a (late 80s early 90s aluminum transaxle) MTD CC L&G with gear drive and manual lift down to $6300 I also had a late 60s IH CC 106, I agree with @DennisThornton, the ZTR started eroding the mowing side of the market but by the time the xi series came out the CUT/SCUT was comparably priced with 3pt rear hitch FEL and 4wd for instance the 523Dxi new was $11-12k with a deck and snow plow, then the new Mahindra eMax22G I bought last year with 60" MMM and FEL $14k and that's 10 years after the last TORO/WH was produced, Toro was hard on there dealers too as my old dealer told me they wanted him to stock and sell 20+ units a year at an average price of $7k at a time when an average no frills pick-up truck was $16k in area that the average person barely made minimum wage, it's no wonder why some people just bought the box store throw away versions (my ex wife thought I was crazy buying that 520 for $6k when I could have bought the $600 Walmart mower but I still wouldn't be using it in some form today), so there's my perspective if you make something for the average homeowner that lasts more than 5 years and doesn't constantly evolve cosmetically it just won't sell or make a profit no matter how good, simple or utilitarian it is, if I had less land to keep up I doubt if I would have went in debt for the eMax the red outline I mow the blue linethe BILs driveway I help maintain my FIL mows the rest, Jeff.
  10. 4 points
    Belt tensioner is finished and functional as well as the brake linkage.
  11. 4 points
    Certainly nothing wrong with Synthetic but UPS runs their trucks 8-10 hours per day every day and they are worked hard. Our Horses are not worked nearly that hard and the biggest gear oil issue I see is water getting in either through a bad rubber boot or just condensation. I would rather spend the extra money on changing regular dead dinosaur oil more often.
  12. 4 points
    Am I the only one ready for @Aldon to get moved and back to work on this beast? We now know he is keeping this one, and I am jonesing for more GT-14 content!! I have bought one but not got it home yet and this thread us very close to what I want to do! Randy
  13. 4 points
    I was looking for the pieces to build ignition wires and found: @squonk, how do ya like that box? I was looking for about 8 of these orange plug ends and found some N. O. S. In a bulk box. Got 16 plus the other parts. I'm thinking I might build a few wires and sell 'em?
  14. 4 points
    One day my daughter will get the full on pink, purple, unicorn themed Tractor! I never understood why people did that until I had a little girl.
  15. 4 points
    It won't hurt a thing, the lug nuts do all the work! Show us some pics of the whole tractor, we love pics!! Randy
  16. 3 points
    Back last summer while i was at a mates barn having a rummage, right at the back in the darkness i found a red tractor that I've never seen before. After a bit of research i found that it was built by Toro for one year and due to poor sales was dropped from production. The dealer had ten and offered them at a special price and my friend bought 3 all new and in their delivery boxes. Two were used for a contract that he had then parked up and the third is still new and not assembled. The one i have bought is a GMT 230 1978, its fitted with a Kohler 23 hp engine, hydraulic decklift and bends in the middle. It was parked up in the barn in the late 90s after working for 170 hours and left untill i spotted it. After fitting a temporary fuel tank and a good battery it started up with everything working. I have to say I'm chuffed to bits with it and it sounds really nice and is awesome to drive, it will fit in with my Wheelhorse collection nicely. If anyone has one of these or knows anything about them I'd be very interested to hear from you.
  17. 3 points
    Gett'n a bit stir crazy and think'n about the big show so... Here's a pic of @stevasaurus on the raffle tractor he won the first year he attended.
  18. 3 points
    I have 5.70-8 tires on this 953 and it sits level.
  19. 3 points
    I cut the hood repair panel out of a box store yard cart/trailer tailgate that was dropped off for my scrap pile, then trimmed it to fit between the frame rails and rest on the edges of the angle iron. There are two pictures of the steering wheel while the 502 was still assembled. Notice the slop between the two pictures, and the tires had not moved!
  20. 3 points
    The aluminum piston will expand a lot more than the cylinder when the engine gets to operating temperatures. When that happens your clearance will be a lot less.
  21. 3 points
    Well today skittles got some new front hubs. I bought some 5 lug trailer hubs and wheels. I had to install a 3” long spanner to increase the axle size to 1” for the bearings. Also I took a 3/4” wide bushing (1” id x 1-1/4” od) and split it for the seal to ride on. New bearings, taces, hubs & seals. I just got my front wheels back from paint so they are going to sit for a while and harden up before putting tires on it. So I had to put my extra trailer wheels on it for now. Not sure I like the skinnies but I cannot wait to get my other wheels and tires on it. Also got the tensioner figured out today. Still have to make a spring tab for the tension spring.
  22. 3 points
    Nice art work Tom... woulda been me trying that I woulda ended up scaring the kids!
  23. 3 points
    Love It! Here is another one.
  24. 3 points
    24 hour turn around. Great to have wonderful and very talented friends.
  25. 2 points
    Ahhhh earth to EB earth to EB over.....
  26. 2 points
    Ok ! WHOA! WHOA! WHOA! Several things here. You're a guy/dude/man/male etc... It is NOT your job to think !! Second: about the furrows. .. I've stated at least once on this site: it is usually easier to Ask for forgiveness than to beg for permission. Third: don't worry about the frost. That's what high idle is for! !
  27. 2 points
    I will put an electric fuel pump on any that is not being restored to or kept in original condition.
  28. 2 points
    Have you tried making skid shoes? Kind of "set it and for get it" plus it follows the contours of the ground better .. Now that's a handy item! Much easier to level the ground with grader blade than dragging the loader bucket. How about sharing some pics of your stuff?
  29. 2 points
    Sorry to hear of your loss. Check with A-Z Tractors. He may be able to provide you with an estimate.
  30. 2 points
    I have been retired for a dozen years, best vocation on earth!!!!
  31. 2 points
    Thankyou very much, without your help it wouldn´t have been possible WH 312 -8.mp4
  32. 2 points
    Exactly correct. I might spend the $$$ on my pickup but, on my Horses "not". Changing the shift boot if cracks are seen is always one of my PM's (preventative maintenance) chores. A new shift boot is rather inexpensive also. I share my opinion with pfrederi.
  33. 2 points
    Pretty simple installation just the reverse of what you did taking it out. There are no adjustments to do You may just want to lubricate shaft with a graphite based lubricant. Good luck and lets see it running.
  34. 2 points
    I feel the time crunch as well. But just as it sits, this thing is cool 😎.
  35. 2 points
    Me too, I really like the skinnier tri-ribs with ags on the back! Randy
  36. 2 points
    WD40 is not penetrating oil. get some kroil or other real penetrating oil and you will stand a better chance.
  37. 2 points
    I think the BIG and little makes a great combo.
  38. 2 points
    The cool thing is you can remove or change the look at any time.
  39. 2 points
    @ericj Scott Moreau @smoreau is one of the best guys you will ever meet associated with this Forum.
  40. 2 points
    Congrats! Says a lot about both the company and the employee when they can make it work for 40 or more years!
  41. 2 points
    You make some decals to go on my 310 like that and I'm your first buyer!! Randy
  42. 2 points
    Love it. Gives me an idea for the commando
  43. 2 points
    This is the cutest one I have seen to date Tom. Hats off for that! as long as it's not a rare collectors item IMO. My youngest daughter, she's 4, has laid her sticky little hands on my C165 hydro. Drives it like a pro too, and now she want's daddy to pimp it out in pink with hearts, Barbie style.............. Not sure I'm gona show pictures of that if she gets her way with it :-)
  44. 2 points
    I see no fowl play in painting the horse a bit to suit a kids intrest.
  45. 2 points
    Looks Great!,not against any policy here, when thee kids and tractors are concerned.
  46. 2 points
    Jim pretty much covered the process. I would just add, if the horse runs, I would run it in 3rd gear for about 15 minutes and also in reverse for another 5 or 10 minutes. I would also run the horse on blocks. Sometimes, those old oil seals will leak a little with the thinner diesel or kerosene...you don't want that in your grass. It will take about 2 qts of fresh oil to re-fill. Welcome to Red Square
  47. 2 points
    Always works for me @don 76 wheel horse
  48. 2 points
    Many of the guys here use plain diesel for flushing. Kerosene works as well. Drain all the old oil out first. It helps to safely raise the front of the tractor to get the cup or so of oil out in front of the casing hump. Run the tractor if possible or try and slosh it around. Drain noting the appearance of what comes out. This may have to be repeated several times. Doesn't hurt to overfill abit at this point. Once you get most of the crud out refill to dip stick full with a quality 80/90 wt gear oil. If this is a working tractor change the oil at least once a year. Check the boot on the shift lever as that's where water usually gets in. Good luck with your and don't be afraid to ask with any issues.
  49. 2 points
    Ok so more backyard brake engineering going in today. Got my slot cut for my rod to move back n forth in, trimmed a little off of it to clear a bolt. Just need to thread it for a clevis rod end and redrill a hole for the connecting bolt that goes through the brake band bracket. Needs to move out about 1/2” to line up. I got all of the motion control group mounted and the parking brake lock installed with the release spring. Just need to tweek the levers for clearance and make a new top plate. Think I might just leave the hand control lever for now to see how I like it. Running out if time and dont know if the foot control thing is going to happen yet. Little things here and there but I think she’s gonna work just fine.
  50. 2 points
    I guess I was asleep at the wheel...
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