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Morning... sitting on the "new" 953 out in front yard with cup of Joe. Bought this yesterday not running... but with my pit crews help (Mike, John, Gary & Paul) we had it running and it did a victory lap under its own power in 15 minutes. CHECK OUT THE SEAT!!! Guy says he took apart an office chair, cut vinyl off. Re-cut the plywood and foam to fit then recovered and stapled! LMAO its PERFECT!! Can't wait for the show, see you soon! Tony @wallfish @Sparky @Retired Wrencher

Hello everyone. First my apologies to all for falling off the face of the earth, specially to the ones that attempted to contact me and perhaps I did not answer. It has been an adventure this last year, starting with our health which unfortunately just wants to travel south , keeping us busy just by the multitude of appointments, tests and the lack of peace of mind which many times just takes all and any motivation away. It’s a struggle. With my father’s passing last year now it’s the impossible task of managing properties in two continents without being there. My wife is not up to travel and I cannot leave her alone so it just complicates things. My younger son is now back with us making things a little easier and certain things possible which is a blessing. Only due to that I am actually now waiting to board a plane so I go for a few days to do some closings on stuff over there. Been also quite discouraged with the current “climate” here , due to which I have taken a bit of outright abuse never having in my life imagined it possible. Amazing how all of a sudden so many change their attitudes towards one, clearly intended on making one feel singled out and unwelcome. Again, feelings I never thought I would have specially after 60 years of being here. I was looking forward to the show this year but unfortunately due to the health and overseas issues it’s not going to be possible. I’ll be looking forward to seeing all the photos. Hopefully I’ll also find time and the motivation to start being active here again. I miss you all.

Pressure washed my Kubota L225 yesterday. Best I can remember off the top of my head it’s a ‘79 model. Was my stepdads, he bought it in 1996 so it’s been in our family for 30 years now. He passed away about 3 years ago but I’ve had the tractor in my possession now for around 10 years. This is the first tractor I ever ran and in my early 20’s ultimately lead me down the path of pursuing a turf degree and 24 years of golf course work. It is well worn and could stand a rebuild but still starts and runs flawlessly. It’s had gasoline put in it 2 times over 20 years ago. Not while in my possession but one time accidentally by my stepdad and once by my cousin who was going to do my stepdad a “favor” and mow the pasture for him LOL. Luckily both times it was caught fairly quickly but I’m certain some damage, albeit minimal was done. Even with that we still use it to mow about 3 acres every week. My oldest son runs it now but every time I get on it brings back good memories. I always thought it was ugly as sin but it’s hard to argue with the amount of service it’s provided.

June 14, 1777 US Continental Congress adopts the Stars & Stripes flag, designed by Francis Hopkinson, replacing the Grand Union flag.

There's only one. Fly it today proudly.

Sorry to hear of your father's passing. Keep your head up and know that you are being prayed for by people you've never even met.

Going to miss you Cas. Every time the show approaches I've looked forward to seeing you again and your son and Grand kids riding around. And I will always remember the smile on your wife's face when she attended the show a few years back. Stay safe and keep us informed.

We miss you too. When we don't hear from one of our brothers we fear the worst but pray for the best. Your posts have been a part of our lives and we always want to know what is going on, good, bad, or indifferent. Just last week someone was talking about corks and I shared your cork harvesting thread from a couple years ago. My prayers go with you as you board the airplane to Portugal. Hope you will be able to see your home team play on Wednesday.

If mine clogs or leaks, it will simply go away in favor of an inline filter. I figured I'd give it a run and see what happens. I just figured this tractor should be restored as close as I can to original. Lots of stuff already has been changed. Hopefully it won't stand out too much. Tomorrow is final engine assembly. Electrical is pretty much done. Secondary tins are painted and ready to go. I'm hoping to see if all the time and money I've put in this engine was worth it... Governor and fuel pump and a few odds and ends are all that is left. We shall see!

Sad news all around but I know you're a strong person. Miss having you around here and will certainly miss seeing you at the show this year. Wishing you the best

I'm not sure if you have this manual, but here is the shop manual for the Kubota L-series, L175, L210, L225, L260. L175_L210_L225_L225DT_L260_WSM.pdf

Sediment Bowl in French is "Gas Leak" If I had a dollar for every sediment bowl gasket I sold at Napa, I could buy @WHX?? about 5 gallons of diesel fuel!

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Many years ago I restored and worked tractors of another color from the '60s with steel fuel tanks and those same parts. I dreaded seeing debris or water in that sediment bowl and having to decide whether or not I wanted to poke that bear.

Thank you sir! Thinking of swapping decks and putting this 48” on the 314-8. Making it my dedicated mower, then running the C160 without a deck. The 42” on the 314 just seems a bit too small.

Sorry to hear of your fathers passing and all you're dealing with. My prayers for you and your family.

This tiny product of unmarried parents better work and not leak. What a pain!

Some folks use cars trains etc. You ship 'im fedex or sumpin?

Good quality machines. There's a fairly strong dealer presence up here so they're a popular rig.

Sorry that I am a little late to the dance, but I have spoken with the area technical rep for SprayMax. They make the Eastwood clear coat.

He doesn't fit in a flat rate box anymore

22NF also fits.

Our prayers are with you Cas, be safe my friend.

The Grand Union Flag symbolized the unity of the thirteen colonies and allegiance to British rule but the Continental Congress didn't like the reference to the British Crown.

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That is the plan Mike. Fingers crossed. It is pretty much for plowing snow not sure how much use it will get for the summer.Time will tell?

Vacuum actuated controls were pretty much gone by the turn of the century, with the exception of Ford F series until somewhere around 2007 and maybe 2010 in the vans, but they still used electric blend door actuators. I think they were far more reliable than the electric actuators we see now on everything. The vacuum supply line and check valve were the only main issues. The plastic gears in the electric actuators can’t handle the extra force that is required to move the doors during high blower. If you’ve ever tried to open a door on a moving vehicle, you know what i mean. Turning the blower back before making changes will take the stress off of them. Many times I’ve spent 8-10 hours to remove the entire dash just to replace broken plastic doors. Jeep/Chrysler is notorious for broken doors. Lining the edges of the doors with a foam seal, and the tar like adhesive melts in the heat and glues them in place. Then the actuators strip or snap the plastic shaft.

Good running 14hp Magnum, approx 560 hrs. $225.00 20260613_164756.mp4

New old stock 48" Vacuum bagger, model # 79166 , complete. THIS BAGGER WAS MADE TO FIT TIMECUTTER ZERO TURNS! Take a chance and possibly convert it to fit your classic 42" or 48" side discharge, $250.00 Will need a $50.00 non - refundable deposit, not bringing if not pre-sold.

Finally got to feel the void in the grill of the C160-8 thanks to some help from @ebinmaine

In the case of the 1985 314A it is an Eaton 700 but the 417A and 418A both came with the Eaton 1100 and the 516H had an Eaton 700. The only hard and fast rule with Wheel Horses is there are no hard and fast rules. Here is a bit of information from this manual, some years do not mention 300 series. I have summarized the information below. Eaton 1100 transaxles began being used on Wheel Horses with the 1981 C-Series, this continued through 1984 on C-Series automatics. 1985 is the year the 300/400 series began and the battel of the "A" and "H" designations began. The 314-A was an Eaton 700 and the 417-A was an Eaton 1100. In 1986 the 312-A and 314-A both came with the Eaton 700 and the 417-A and 420-LSE both had the Eaton 1100. 1987 was a continuation of the 312-A with the Eaton 700 and the 418-A and 418-C both had the Eaton 1100 1988 was the year they began messing with our minds as far as the "A" or "H" designation went. The 516-H and 518-H came with an Eaton 700 but the 518-He was equipped with the Eaton 1100 as were the 520_H and 520-HC. 1989 had the 518-H continued with the Eaton 700, the 518-He, 520-H and 520-HC continued to have the Eaton 1100. In 1990 all listed 300, 400 and 500 models use the Eaton 1100 and this continued to be true through and including 2005. There is no overlap of the 300 models, if it is a hydro built from 1985 to 1990 it will be an Eaton 700, 1991 and later 300 series hydro units had the Eaton 1100.

Just found this thread so here’s some. Mostly sunsets.

The LSE is now in possession of it's new owner. I'll let let him chime in if he wants to.

something I go by if the you take the top nut off of one of the spindles and the pulley is has a key then the bearing is a 6203-12 or 6203 2rs -3/4 these are the bearings used in the mule drives also WH #106085 (on the spindles you have to pop off the inner rubber seal if you choose to grease the bearing with the zerk The mule drive 104974 v idler 104975 flat sheave idler if your pulley is not keyed and the nut has a lock washer under it then it is a 6203 2rs bearing metric 17x40x12 3/4x40x12

Agreed. K141/ K161/ K181. You can't go wrong with a GOOD small block Kohler. Recoil or electric start. And they are rebuildable. The service manual is idiot proof. Most parts are aftermarket now but at least available. Any decent machine shop can bore the cylinder and grind the crank if required. There are still engines out there that need nothing but fresh oil and air filters. But if it needs a rebuild, it can still be done.

I had an 85. Killed it on black ice and following barrel rolls. Looked just like this one minus the stripes.

@C-85 I have used Apple with no issues posting pictures especially with a paid membership . I just hit the chose files , then photo library and pick my pictures. I add in the photos into the post where I want them to show up in the post and hit submit reply . Some pictures may take longer to upload but never really an issue .

Glad to see you come back. Stay strong!!

My first thought was USPS flat rate box.

Right outside the front door.

@ebinmaine , yes I do, these were from few years back, I removed the tray, then clearanced out the sides a bit under the pan. I still need to made a brace going across the top but fits snug so I haven’t bothered.

In my 1257, I was using a 51 series battery, height was good and the width was shorter so could be moved a bit for clearance of wires and stuff. But then changed it up and now I have a lawn/garden battery hidden under my seat pan.

Tony that was fun watching you getting that old girl up and running in less than a half an hour. You got a gift for old iron.

Theres no such thing as seals and theres 3 bearing in it. That same bearing I'm talking about the c clip is just laying in there loosely

Actually, I just left him in a parking lot with a chair, a backpack, and a tub full of supplies. I'm expecting he will end up in TN, and just show up back here about a week from tomorrow. It's his summer camping trip for scouts. My understanding is that the particular event they are heading to is this organization's equivalent of BSA's Jamboree. I think they were going to a town called Copperhill.

I used my C160 and the 36” RD deck to mow the front yard, then took off the mower deck and installed the cultivators and stirred up the garden, trying to stay ahead of weeds, and perfect timing for expected rain. i noticed that the tension spring on the deck had broken, so I ordered a new one when I went inside. When I install the new spring, I am going to try putting some plastic tubing on the contact areas at the end loops of the spring…. Might make it last longer.

I scrubbed the front porch on the lake house - wall, ceiling, and slab. The slab is going to need the pressure washer to get it where I want it. Then, for grins and giggles, I started raking the leaf muck out of the lake - gave up after a while and leaved some more for another day. Late last week, we bought a Milwaukee battery powered string trimmer. While we were at the store, Mrs 8n spies the battery powered 8" chain saw. She gave it the can I work the handle and switches with her small hand test. It passed, and we bought it. After dinner, I continued working on trimming a tree that fell out of the woods and over the lot line. Most of the crown of the tree is in the yard. I'm cutting it back to where the branches are 4 maybe 5 inches in diameter. I chop the brush off where it is about broomstick size, then make firewood sized pieces of the rest. Been doing that for 3 nights now. Same 8 ah battery. Still has 3/4 charge on it. Used 3 tanks of oil, though. I'm impressed with the Milwaukee Hatchet saw. 10 times the saw compared to my 10" B&D battery saw.

Gave mine a good cleaning

Two days in a row with little human cargo headed for the beach...

Breakthrough Died again but no gas in the inline fuel filter. Looked in tank didn't see anything but wiggled the screen with a screw driver and gas appeared in the filter. Still didn't see the problem got a swab and rubbed it up and down the screen got some yellow gummy stuff. Looks like a paste version of the yellow ethanol gumballs that show up in the carb bowl. Tomorrow pulling tank to clean it and I think I am just removing the screen. He is only up here in the summer and has old metal gas cans. I imagine it formed in what ever gas was left in his cans over the winter it was diluted by new gas but still was there. Thank you all!!!