Leaderboard

Got the lights working on the 520H today. Took original switch out and took it apart, cleaned everything up and a little dielectric grease and put back together, and shazam , I have lights. Thanks to @cleat for mentioning taking switch apart because if he hadnt I probably would have chucked in the trash. Lost my pics of switch being apart somehow but it involves a spring a ball and a little sliding contact but really wasnt hard to refurb so dont be throwing them switch’s out unless you throw them my way.

Put gas in 857 then pulled brush out of the yard to the woods. Fist time this tractor has been cranked in 2 months fired right up, not so before I rebuilt the fuel pump.

Spent the weekend doing a little fishing. Managed to limit out on trout Fri, Sat, & Sun. Mostly Brown trout & a couple Rainbow's. After this mornings catch they all took an 8hr bath in some brine in preparation for the smoker. I keep one smoker just for fish. Built this one several years ago out of a small electric water heater. Steam pan inside helps keep the meat moist. After 2.5hrs at 185 degrees.

Guess you will need to build another shed to store it.

May 4, 1904 United States begins construction of the Panama Canal.

Saw this on another forum "How To" He was proud of his new replacement hood from Home Cheapo. There hasn't been a "Caption This" in a while, so I figured ya'll would have some fun with it.

A bit late.. all running...C-160-8 complete overhaul and now runs great thanks to stealing a carb from the other160-8 (next project tractor???) Commando eight also overhauled and ready to take over Trimming and other tight place mowing duties from another Commando.... That Command 8 runs well but you get a puff of smoke when she starts ...not sure if she will get overhauled or not...

Forgot to attach the one to give it some scale for size. It's close enough that one of the little Ohlsson & Rice engines could fit

I fully get the feeling. This year was my second mentoring a Destination Imagination team, now up from elementary to middle school class, and it was a lesson. Distractions abounded and it wasn’t until the week before the regional competition that they completed their entry. With a discombobulated performance, they placed a lucky (and distant) second--but still qualified for states. After winning convincingly last year at the state level, and now stung and determined, they used the two-week interval before the state competition to get their act together both in their engineered structure and in their team collaboration with hopes for better placement. The rules limit the presentation to eight minutes. They also put strict limits on the number and size of the components and a maximum allowed load for the engineered structure that the team must assemble and demonstrate as one part of that presentation. A major element of scoring is the ratio between the structure’s weight and the load it supports and so our team had opted for a somewhat complex but extremely lightweight design. At States, feeling the time pressure, one teammate did not realize they hadn’t fully mated two components of the structure. Only a few seconds after being fully loaded, the structure collapsed in a heap. Luckily (and I guess fairly), the assessors ruled it had held long enough to qualify plus the failure had powerfully demonstrated the team's exceptionally high-risk strategy (another scoring element). Combined with a more polished rest of the presentation, they were again state champs in their category and qualified for the Global competition.

It's just money, they make more of it every day. What's more important leaving money in your pocket or seeing friends and having a good time. THAT only comes once a year. How do you put a price on that? A few less trips to Starbucks and you'll make up any difference.

I gave up my seat time so the girl grandchild could enjoy some of her own. It won't be long and she won't have time to share grandpa's tractor. Enjoy it while I can,

When I was in elementary school the teachers figured I couldn't see well and attempted to "improve" the situation with glasses. There was very little known about dyslexia and teaching methods to deal with it. In the Navy I was a radar operator when we were underway and we had to write information backward on a Plexiglas window so the officers could read it as they went by. Most people had difficulty doing that but I had done it all my life.

Well here is my recent 418-8 after the crud clean up, repairs, and then some quick paint. New seat as well. The tins had so much rust/blistered up metal that I thought I would sand the worst of them down and spray rusty metal primer and a quick coats of paint. Hopefully to stop further corrosion. I had some IH red on hand so thats what she got. I know the paint color dont match with the hoods factory color, but I dont really care at this point. The hood was pretty clean and thats something I could do later time. Shes going to be a worker so it dont matter. It has one of the sweetest sounding motor that Ive ever heard, sounds better than my 418-A I just got to finish painting the rear wheels black and it should be complete. 1 pic is the before, and 2 the after.

Maybe, but she'll never forget driving it. And she will have bragging rights about driving grandpa's tractor as an adult. You might be shocked at how few adults nowadays know how to operate anything without a touch screen.

I will suggest putting switch in a Ziplock bag or box before popping switch apart because the ball, spring and sliding contact are pretty tiny and they all went different directions on me but I got lucky and found them . I wish I had pics but had phone screen backwards and was taking pics of myself instead,

Well technically anyway. Just thought it was pretty cool and intersting. Bought this at the Zagray show Sat. from young man who bought stuff from me about 12-13 years ago. He was a pretty young man back then. Anyway, he started this replica RJ project. He told me those front rims are completely turned down on a lathe. Took him a long time. They may look like pulleys but under closer inspection they're not. He did the proportions by scale but forget what ratio he said it was. Not sure if it will stay like it is or if I'll do more to build it. I did sand the steering wheel smooth already as it was still a little rough and turned it black instead of the pink body filler. Also removed some rust from the shaft so it could slide down into position .

in addition to my grandsons getting some seat time for themsleves and helping me in the yard - - the WH world has provided quality time with their Grampy - plus for them it has introduced them to learning tools as well as mechanical skills - just the concepts of combustion engine - what are cylinders, pistons, carbs, transmissions etc -- They have changed oil, tranny fuid, various filters etc, installed plow and decks - done some rehab painting etc - - then a few items we rehabbed and sold I then share the profits with them which gives them some cash of their own they would not have otherwise - - all in all the WH world gives them pride - sense of knowldge, accomplishment etc -- all values and characteristcs of importance as we all learned growing up -- Bill

keep your eye out for an 875, 876 etc. they are already a hydrostat.

I still have my certificate for completion of the Peterson Penmanship Test. I used the classic over the top left hand to draw the cursive letters. Later when it became necessary to take notes during lectures, I had to switch to a faster method moving the left hand below the line and using a combination of cursive and print letters in Ed Dogs shorthand. Still use this today.

A clutch and manual transmission are the greatest antitheft mechanisms for cars and trucks today.

Spent last week at the FRC World Championships in Houston. Both of the high school teams I mentor qualified to attend this year. Only 600 out of the 3,724 active teams this year qualify. I inspected robots for 2 days and spectate for the other 2 days of the event. The junior team had a mixed bag of qualification matches, ending up 23rd in their division. They were not picked for participation in the elimination matches. The seinor team did fantastic - until they didn't. They got through the qualification matches undefeated, leaving them ranked #1 of their division, and captain of the #1 seated alliance. However, their streak ended with back to back losses in the double elimination rounds. Overall, the seinor team was ranked #33 in the world, the junior team #346 in the world. Senior won 2 out 3 regional competitions, while junior was runner up in 2 out of 3 of the competitions. All in all very good season, but with a dissapointing ending.

Just did some math 408 miles at 10.5 MPG dragging a trailer (possibly worse mpg) = 38.6 gallons @ $4.15 = $160 each way so $320 just for fuel. (might need to up that cost by the end of June and the PA prices coming back) I can make it down without stopping for gas if no trailer in tow, I hate stopping because of the time vortex. Stop for only 10 minutes but somehow you're 30 minutes or more behind schedule. IDK how that works but it always works! LOL

Sounds like your daughter chose well when she found him.

Made quite a bit of progress on the 16 auto hydro swap but I've gotten slow in my old age...hopefully it's by choice

44.4 miles for me. 44.4 X 4 = 177.6 miles / 12mpg =14.8 gallon x$4.39 = $64.97 If 13 of you clowns buy a $5 bucket, I'm covered.

Needed to remove an old pool sand filter today and this was the logical scenario I could think of to get it moved around.

Our Son in law just picked up a maroon 314-8 with a tall chute single stage snowblower. I went to check it our and it looked and sounded great. It is missing the locking mechanism fort he manual lift. It also came with wheel weights, chains,new starter, coil and battery. He paid 450 for it. I will give him a link to AtoZ parts for the missing pieces. I will look at my 93 314-8 to see what is missing on his. wh314-2

A sunstrand hydro gear would bolt up but you have to get the necessary motion control linkages and belt tensioner into the hood stand. May need a new belt guard and I think an engine pulley.

A midmount grader blade is on Facebook Marketplace near Christiansburg, VA. $265 which is for here a fair price.

When you're finished, please post pictures of @ebinmaine riding it... should be a good log hauler for him...

@Beap52 your doing it right. Start them young. And teach them something they cant learn in School. I remember when I was in High School back in the early 70`s they had shop with small brigs engines on stands for us to tear down and build. That was cool.

I finally finished taking the other donor machine apart today. It was a C-125 8 speed black hood. And it was one of the rustiest hunks of junk I've ever tackled. Everything on it is frozen, even the differential. No pedals or steering parts would move. After getting the tranny removed I poured a gallon of kerosene in it and set it aside for later. The differential did finally free up but the shifters are stuck. That is a project for a later date... The biggest thing I was after was the center console and steering support thingy. None of the side or belt covers will work because I'm building a hydro. Maybe I'll use the footrests. They look shorter than usual... maybe it's my uncalibrated eyes. I had to cut the steering shaft. Didn't want to risk breaking the aluminum supports up top. I'll e-tank the wheel and see if it the rest of the shaft can be safely removed later. Probably gonna use a larger wheel anyway. But- everything will line up and bolt onto this newer chassis. At least there's no mods to do there.

I've been wearing Timberland Pro's for quite a few years. Company gives me some cash back for shoes once a year. Normal cycle is - New shoes go on my feet during work hours, the past year's shoes become my work shoes at home, prior year's home work shoes hit the garbage can.

And this Raider 10 picked up at yesterday’s show by @Retired Wrencher.

Hmmm A fuse, 4F powder and seal the end with JB Weld. There she blows.

Note to self - do not park this at the end of the drive on Collection Day....

Just changed the oil yummmmmy

The Large Bear attempting operation of such an incredibly huge piece of machinery may very well result in a small pile of crushed metal. I would set astride it for a photo opportunity.

Still take the hound to the lake every day so it's a 10 -15 mile round trip. My to do list is my own. Paint the fence and porch trim. My to do list from her: Rip out all of the weed paper and weeds out of the garden!

Going to end up here anyway so might as well start early.

I have to use an electric PTO with my sweepster as the C-175 she is on has a very tired out KT-17 from a JD 317. Just above idle and it is still a bit rough

Yes I do and be happy to sell it. Better yet trade ya even up for the deflector style if you have one. Will PM you some pics. Should be easy to set up so my guess is something else is not right. I see no arm to carb link so that may be your problem. Start a thread on it and we can help you out.

Hoping to make it to show. Just have so much going on & seems like I can't get ahead of the "to do" list especially since my dad passed a year ago. There's responsibilities at my mom's house now too. If I can make it I don't think I'll drag a trailer load of my tractors. Might just take 1 in the bed of truck. Car pooling sounds like a great idea

Love to smell it brewing, but I'll barf if I drink it.

Decided to freshen up the headlight lens and get the headlights operational.

yup had the grandsons doing dethatch and lawn sweeper for me a couple weeks ago

looks good - - next is to consider rehab for deck - this one we had sand blasted first to remove the rust