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For the little town of Knox local we have already exceeded half the normal snowfall for the season. Several springs ago I picked up this tall chute from a member in PA. The only use it's had was just when I wanted to play with it. That is until this year. A recent snowfall of 10+" of very heavy wet stuff won the battle with the Reborn B-80 blade tractor. I fired up the 05 with the blower and it did the trick. But I was on and off the seat multiple times to adjust the chute deflector. I just eliminated that problem this morning. I didn't want anything 'permanent' on the tractor. The 6" stroke proved to be perfect mounted like this. I did a little video but I can't get it to transfer to YouTube.

Here in Maryland, when I was growing up, because I was the biggest kid on the bus, I was the designated shovel wrangler. School busses ran until there was at least 3" of the white stuff on the roads. If the bus got stuck, the bus driver and I shoveled her out. None of this pansy-a$$ crap that is going on today.

Happy birthday! Thank you for all you guys contribute

You two love birds have a great day. Keep those WH's primed up !!

. First run after complete K181 engine overhaul. Always a fingers crossed time hoping no loud banging noises. Don't know what happened to the sound Try again

Heres a set painted in the summer

Got the transaxle case back together on my C-120, after changing out the differential assy. Of course, that's when I realized that the only oil I have on hand is all 30W Anybody need a good diff with trashed axles? Or, does anyone have any good "repurposing" ideas? I suppose I could get a forge and make a few swords.

Thank you all. HUGE amounts. I really appreciate it. For 🍽 suppah I have BBT made chicken wings 🐔 🪽 and a lovely baked potato 🥔 with delicious sour cream. Excellent healthy food.

I looked a little bit for the work your horse thread but failed ... my penance is reading all upmteen pages of this one ... As long as we're wrenching on sno machines. This one in the shop for oil & filter. Is it just me or does a motor just seem to run better with fresh oil? Should have cleaned the carb ... surging abit and seafoam aint workin. Need it tho so after today's cleanup. Grass screen was rusty ... I think they look cool in red ... Do I have a problem?

I always seem to have my eyes open for good tires/rims for my tractors. It can be a bit of a pain measuring accurately. Most rims have a deeper offset that Wheel Horse has (at least on the models I have). I carry this little board in my truck for whenever the need arises. Measured from the correct spot or not at lease I knew if they'd fit.

Weights are copies of the weights shipped here, a friend of ours Shaun made moulds for all the weights and then had a ton of them cast from the old brake discs and drums he's stockpiled for years. They do look really good!

Every one makes mistakes. Good people own up to them and do all that they can to correct the mistake. Great people try to help correct a mistake that was not even their fault.

Is that called an F plate because one might look under the tractor and say “The F in plate is cracked?”

Added a lift assist spring for snowblower on the 702. Made it definitely easier to raise up. With my lower back issues I need any help I can.

Our roads are still covered with a dusting(of brine, not snow) from last weeks forecast of a possible dusting of snow. Can't wait till spring when the 12 million gallon of Pa brine gets washed down the river to the Chesapeake Bay. The increased salinity should bring the rock fish and crabs up to my end of the Bay. Maybe I can sell enough crabs to replace a couple rusted up vehicles.

Happy Birthday Bear....

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Put custom decal from @Vinylguy on this morning. I wanted a decal that matched the seat latch decal and think he done a great job.

I am trying for the Nobel in Poetry... A Haiku... Alfred Nobel's Day Blowing things up is one way To be very rich A Limerick... There once was a man named Nobel Who invented many things that were swell He liked to make things that go boom And now that he's in his tomb They blow all his money to hell

Seeing there's been some chatter about this topic, let's actually have one. So if you've done some ordinary or extra ordinary things with your tractor this can be the place to talk or post about it. Of course pictures are required for proof it happened.

Had a few inches last week. Schools canceled because of the timing. Grand kids showed up and rode sleds for hours! Plus a snowman and ate like linebackers. I like it! The view from the WH shed down the double diamond.

I looked at mine, and swore at it for a bit because the side panel wont go back on. Then went back inside.

Agreed 100%

Look what I found in mail today. New decal for HY2 lift lever on 1257. Cant wait to see what it looks like on tractor. How lucky are we to have a member like @Vinylguy as a member here?????

So my lift cable broke on my tractor and I tried using a 1/8 cable with a cable stop the crimp on that did not hold at all and after reading what some others have said it will never hold unless you get the specialized hydraulic press. Well I did some searching into brake cable and came up with this. It's a intermediate brake cable for a 2005 Chevy Silverado 2500 it's for the crew cab with the 78" bed I was looking for the long cable I could find to be able to get two cables out of it and it's the perfect length for that. Comparison to 1/8" cable and it has the cable stops at both ends and the coating Stripped back the coating where I clamped it and then cut it to about a inch behind the clamp and taped it up.

My Mod. This engine was originally on a C-81 with obviously bendix starter and under seat tank. Coil was mounted up top. I converted her to a S/G setup. Some S/G engines the coil was mounted on a bracket bolted to the bottom front of the engine. I didn't have the bracket but looking at a K181 I picked up for parts it had the cross mount so I went with that as no bracket was needed.

The key is having the control accessible and usable with heavy gloves on.... looks like you got it covered.

There's that four letter word again ... The dynamic duo... One set up for pavement One set up for off-road w%r#

I used mine yesterday as a place to put the shed pad lock while I got a couple ears of corn for the squirrel feeder.

Hydraulic hose grommet ready to be installed. Hydraulic hose grommet installed. Hydraulic supply line temporary plug removed, ready for valve installation. Hydraulic valve assembly ready to be installed. Hydraulic valve assembly installed. Hydraulic hoses ready to connect to cylinder. Hydraulic hoses connected to cylinder. Hydraulic return line ready to be installed. Hydraulic return line installed. Hydraulic lines and fittings tightened at valve. Hydraulic lines and fittings tightened at filter adapter. Hydraulic supply line tightened at pump. Overview as of today.

5-6" here. Wet snow. 4:45 am cleared three drives before work... used the Dewalt blower so's not to wake up the old ladies... quiet as a mouse and, since it's not red, done under the cover of darkness with no pictures... Besides - I had to get it done so I could get inside and wish @ebinmaine a happy birthday...

We have more snow this year then then last couple of years put together and winter just started. Another 5 inches last nite. Girls are gonna get another workout today.

Many happy returns old boy, best of British to you. Mick

Happy Birthday Eric !!

Happy Birthday! Take the day off and chop some wood!

Terry did these custom decals for Marvin years ago.

Aside from my time in the Army, I've lived my whole life in NC. When I was younger, you learned how to drive in the snow and just did it. It didn't matter if your vehicle was rear wheel drive only. You just used your hat holder the way it was intended. Maybe after a day or two a plow truck (or your local farmers) would clear the roads. But we did well regardless. Years later, the brine trucks started running. Melted all the snow, which re-froze at night and created a two lane ice sheet. Wrecks everywhere. Someone will have to help me understand why such things are better...

Yeah, There's that too. I was thinking of the words that come out as your shoveling. Don't eat the yellow snow...

I've only ever seen it in two colors.

Today, I looked at them does that count?

Changed out the TU pulley on Frankie. I has a few of these plastic ones. JD uses them and my son has a 324 that has them on the hydro pulley. I know he has to be pushing 500 hours with no issues. I put one on the hydro and I must say they are smooth. Very smooth. Now I know why they are used by JD.

Excuse me sir. Uuhhhhh. Why does your carry on weigh nearly 200 lbs??

Have a Great Day Eric

I also agree. My tractors would look naked without Terry's great decals.

Happy birthday!

Yes sir! I think before I moved here the city (Raleigh) completely dropped the ball on an actual 100 year snow event. Since then it seems they have shot way past what is necessary. Ground temp is well above freezing, it has been pretty wet for a NC winter and they still brine and salt. I went outside to start my car. Cold for here, back deck was an ice sheet. yard dusted. Driveway was clear, roads clear, overpasses clear. ALL roads looked like there was a snow event. No sir! Just excessive salt and brine. As previously stated... great for me, on the road virtually alone. Super stress free. All (snow) gone by 10 am.

Thank for all your suggestions. I have recently bought a MIG welder so I will give that a try. Hopefully the heat from welding may help loosen the stud. I will let you know how it goes. Andrew.

The washer with a 1/2" hole would be used to help protect the block. A nut with a larger hole would allow the mig wire to reach thru the nut and washer to the broken bolt. The weld would not have much penetration on the cast iron block threads. The nut, washer, and bolt would all be welded together. All the holes should be bottom tapped before assembly.

To answer the original question Emphatically YES you need that bolt. Note that manufacturers do not like spending money unnecessarily. If that bolt wasn’t needed, it simply wouldn’t be there in the first place!