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The ABSOLUTE last thing I worry about is a few winter time scuff scratch marks on the driveway when I'm out there freezing the gonads off doing snow removal. Especially this year with the extreme low temps. ALL of those marks are gone by March anyway if you don't dig the chains in and no one would ever know the difference either way. I even run V bar chains on the rear tires too on asphalt. They don't spin on the ice so they don't dig in any long lasting marks either. The asphalt is hard when it's frozen. Pay attention to what's happening and there shouldn't be an issue. Don't drag turned fronts with roller chains on them and don't excessively spin the rears with any type of chains and the asphalt will be fine.

Hey John, you may have just reached the age where you qualify for one of these.

Today I took out my 417-A after replacing the transmission idler pulley. The old one was making noise so I got a new one from Brian at K+B Wheel Horse Parts. Put in a new correct belt and it worked perfectly. They called for 1”-2” of snow today, we got at least 5”! I was going to plow with my 418-C but it doesn’t have a cab and the temperature was in the teens with wind blowing 20-30mph, so in the cab I went! Sorry no pics this time!

True, but NO BUGS landing in your fresh paint is totally worth it to me.

Just wait until you see the fresh coat of red over spray that I get all over every thing tomorrow.

You just working the snot outta that thing this winter ain't ya. Brought a 867 in for work. This is one @Pullstart picked up for me. Probably overpaid but got good bones & actually a nice survivor under all the gunk. Putting a shelf 8 on it. Old motor is real tired ... smokes & head gasket blown ... crank end play measured in inches. Will go thru it for another shelf motor. Repair all the cobblements & get her ready for re-sale.

Not as aggressive as chains, but I get along pretty well with tri-ribs and front weights on blacktop.

Been using them for several years only fell off twice...let the tire get too soft.

I am with you on that John. We have an old drive way so no big deal. The wife wants to see black no white because of her new knees.

After removing the balance gears from my Bronco 14 a while back, the oil pan developed a pretty big leak. I didn't have a gasket at the time, so I had made one and it just didn't work. So today I pulled the engine and replaced the gasket. Gonna do some touch up on the engine before reinstalling. My Bronco looks sad with so many parts missing...

@JCM I think what I meant to say was I got a FEW MORE since I took this picture 8 years ago. I think maybe 4-5 more?

Spent some quality time with my spray gun today. It has been almost a year since we've been together. Sheet metal all received a generous build up of urethane primer. Seat and rims are now blanketed in IH Off White.

Got some snow today. Probably now about 3” but still really windy so I expect some drifts. Monday will be final cleanup day since it’s going to be real windy tonight and all day tommorow. IMG_1540.mov

Not the bike chain, but I have these 2 links on my 520H. Also noticed the rear weights are actually 75 pounders.

I think we should take up a collection to help @Ed Kennell buy another two stage. Save the rest of us a lot of snow work next year

As I predicted, all this snow is due to the fact that @Ed Kennell sold his Ber Vac blower 🤣

That will not only get the counterperson laughing, but everyone else in the bldg. will be laughing and pointing at you!

Ya know, I didn't really think of it that way but you're 100% absolutely right! There's something to be said for a lot less aggravation! Bugs in the new paint really sucks bad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

to Red Square! It’s a vortex you’ll never be able to pull yourself out of!

That's the sacrifice of winter time painting! Not to mention the heat bill for the shop. I don't paint much but I still have red tinted everything! LOL

@c-series don, perhaps you meant a few pictures? A picture is worth a thousand tractors. Or something like that… 🤣🤣

A FEW

Plus some other stuff in your garage with the over spay dust too! Nice Job!! All you do on your stuff is a real restore compared to just a simple spray bomb job on some of the sheet metal with new decals then call it "restored".

Propane adds humidity too and a lot. From the net "For every pound pf propane burned about 1.5 - 1.8 pounds of water vapor is generated." I don't understand that math but I do know it can be a hassle. I had some issues with heating my shed with only ventless but then I added an RV heater which is vented. Use the ventless heater to heat it up quickly because the vented system is definitely slower getting there but then maintain the heat with vented unit. When running the ventless heater continuously things would end up dripping with water. Something to consider.

I have this beast hanging on my 28’ x 36’ garage. But without the insulation complete it works hard. I yanked it out of the storage room of a package store around 25 years ago. Messed with it and unwired a couple of the heat elements to get the total draw down to around 23 amps so that I could run it on a 30a 2 pole breaker in my house, its been pumping out heat ever since. The fan motor is 208v but not 3 phase so that’s how it works in my house.

I heat mine to 50 and keep it there, I so no difference in the electric bill vs going cold to warm. Do a couple weld jobs in a month and the cost of heating the shop is insignificant. It is nice to walk in and everything is not cold as ice and I can jump right in.

Mine has the same setup as Paul's

I gotta believe this plow is original to the tractor???

I'm already there Ed. I have a cab like yours with the glass windshield on the 2 stage blower machine.

I can spray paint outside in the summer on a calm day. Park my truck 5 blocks away upwind and still have red paint on the clay bar when I detail it!

Might be a good time to sell my air conditioners.

Most times here I see the bucks herding up together, just like the doe do.

I stopped at a neighbors yard sale years ago and picked up something similar for free. I was stunned when they said it was free. Nothing wrong with it other than needing a good cleaning and straightening one air deflector fin. Even had a 24 volt thermostat hook up. A little too big for my needs at 7500 watts, so I sold it to a friend from work. Still in use to this day.

Ed I miss those days heating with wood. It is true heat with ceiling fans to push down the heat. Sorry to say I have gone propane.

Seems like it. Just hasn't really quit snowing here since New Year's Day. Working all the little bugs outta it right quick. Turning out to be more reliable than I thought it would be.

Fer sure, I cut right thru hard Penn Dot snow banks along Rt 30 with that thing taking small chunks at a time but it got the job done

Well I used my setup for it's intended purpose today, and it worked like a champ. K321 now has a new oil pan gasket and I lifted nothing. This thing is awesome!

Hey there , after a few years of lurking and finding a great wealth of knowledge here , I signed up lol. Great people and intel on here , thanks for all you've helped me with so far without even knowing !! A friend got me into the hobby a few years ago and I ended up getting the bug. I have a few projects at the moment , but my pride and joy is my mowing unit , a 1974 C100 with a 16hp swapped , outfitted to mow and bag with a 37" (?) side discharge deck. Had a few others in and out for accessories , but the rest of my stable includes a 604 I stuck a 8hp in and made it pull start and put a plow on. That one will be getting different tires , a weight mount , etc. A B80 I am in the process of making mid-mount with a 4hp Yanmar diesel and still be able to mow. A clean C160 auto that donated the 16hp to my mower , and another C160 auto that's a bit beat that will be a donor for engine and hydraulics to the clean C160. Only a few tractors but plenty to do haha !! Hopefully I'll 'finish' one of these projects this year !! But my C100 is pretty much there minus maybe sealing the patina and going through the mower deck. Looking forward to being here more and browsing through everything !!

Holy molly you got your hands full. Why isn't Trina spin kicking and back fisting the $#!t out a you to spend that money on another C-160 instead of those things?

Yah just keep yer eyeballs off my planter ...

Hell yea awesome !! Great to meet you that day, thanks for remembering me as well lol !! Would be great to swing by sometime and shoot the chite !! And yes we definitely did talk about Red Square, never got around to actually becoming a member until today. Glad I did !!

Figured some o you would get a kick outta the future projects collection... Various pics.

That’s me! And that was my brother on MY C-101 😂😂 Yes I remember meeting you, I think we even talked about Red Square?!

@c-series don Looks like you have some local competition now!

Thank you all so much for the warm welcome !! I look forward to spending more time here !! A little too cold for me to be tinkering right now, plus the house needs plenty of attention anyway lol!! The "those guys are weird" comment had me LOL'ing !! This Yanmar IS indeed NEW, a friend found it on Marketplace local here on Long Island over the summer and sent me the link. Got it for cheap, guy who had it bought it brand new however many years ago to do a go-kart project with, never got around to it, and was getting ready to move cross country, so I snagged it up. It has never been oiled or fueled up. Thank you much! I didn't realize some of the stuff I had laying around was actually sort of rare, so I hope this helps clear some much needed space up for me as well as helps some people with builds or repairs! I had no idea until recently that the two-spoke 3-series steering wheels split from time to time, so I hope and feel that this stuff can help someone else!!

11* F and 50 MPH NW winds. My job today is to keep the wood stove stoked.

Didn't think those came out until the square hoods did?

Pretty sure they are the ones in the middle rear of the fender pan.

Good grief! Yeah..... I don't want any. It's 19 here on the other side of zero. Plenty cold enough for me. Opened the door this morning to let the dog out, and he just looked at me like I was stupid and ran back to his doggie bed. I think he's pretty smart.