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Good evening Horse Family! Yet another find followed me home 😁. You never know how much a trailer can be valuable. 702 been sitting in a shed for 30 years with the intent of being restored. For $25.00, I believe it's worth saving. Not locked up. Complete machine. Will get more pics soon! Had to show off the little Tombstone 🤩🤗

November 10, 1885 German engineer Gottlieb Daimler unveils his "Reitwagen", the world's first gasoline-powered motorcycle.

I don’t want to hijack this thread any more than necessary. I would be happy to bring the hitch to Big Show. However I have not gotten a wagon made nor ever completely set it up with tractors. I can create another thread to see if there is any interest in me bringing it out and maybe other using their machines to complete the team hitch

I couldn't sleep last night.. .. because I was trying to remember the difference between insomnia and amnesia.

That is one of those iconic "wish I could se it in person" Wheel Horse historical gems. Please bring it to the WHCC Big show. Here is another photo of it.

I don't have either sides for the deck but, I don't believe those are difficult to make out of 14 or 16 gauge steel. But, I have to go back and get another 702 he disassembled and in boxes, Ziploc bags and coffee cans. It was going to be a parade tractor but got put on a shelf. However, it came with one rule, I had to paint it and make usable again or he would haunt me 😂

@squonk @ebinmaine I'm about to head out to meet another member that has a 48" dozer blade (+/- 2 hours) for me so I'm out of time this morning. I have questions later.

Almost a good of a deal as my 702. Mine was free but had to drive to Chicago to pick it up. Its now my light duty snowblower Nice score! VID_20260126_101359.mp4

After test fitting up this hydraulic system, I realized it's kind of dumb for me to install this on a tractor that I only plan on using for joy riding. I'll be adding everything in the photo to classifieds soon, but I want to resolve a question so that I represent it as accurately as possible. I've not tested these pumps, but when I try to move the levers, I notice that,,, the old crusty looking one I can move the lever smoothly the one that looks like it's been rebuilt is very stiff and difficult to move Could this be the result of having new seals and no fluid, or is it likely a bigger problem? (FYI - the lift shaft is for HY-3)

Yes But I will not hold my breath for an insurance refund...

Why do cowboys ride horses? Because they're too heavy to carry!

In the Old West, cowboys travelling home in the dark used to tie a lantern to their horse's saddle to help them find their way. It was an early form of saddle-light navigation.

When you do post this in the classifieds, how much are you going to want for it all? If I remember correctly with my pump my lever was able to move freely with just the resistance of the broken spring, need a day where I can tear into all of it so I can use it this winter with my snowblower I got for free from @Pullstart

I wasn't sure what exactly I was getting when he showed me that 702. Got another one he was going to restore but it's in boxes, bags and crates on a shelf. Unfortunately, one front tire is shot, blew apart when he aired it up 😭. Rims definitely need sandblasting but for now, I'm happy to hear it run again, hopefully this weekend

Dear Lord, your servant Stephen Jones, affectionately known as “Rollerman,” will begin clinical trials for cancer treatments. Please guide the medical decisions made on his behalf and should it become necessary, allow the surgeon's hands to be steady and effective to do the task at hand, and not create any further damage. We pray against any infection or complications. Calm the heart of his family. Lord, please allow this temporary trial to bring an end to Stephen’s battel with cancer and help speed the needed approvals to allow others to benefit from this treatment in the future. When he has infusions, please let the side effects be minimal. Work a miracle in this whole situation and bless it from beginning to end. Thank you, Lord, we praise you as we know we are in good hands- the very hands of God. In Jesus name, we thank you for each day. Amen.

At the Polo, IL plow day 2 weeks ago, the 520-8 started running rough. It would just quit like it was loosing spark. When I got it home, I verified that it was. Ordered the engine ignition system kit and got it installed and back together this weekend. While I had it apart, I figured I would adjust the valves, since I was sure that the PO hadn't done that at 1,000 hours. The Onan 4 piece kit p/n is 166-0785 and is available on eBay. Here's how it ran before: IMG_9315.mp4 Here's after: IMG_1176.mp4

Probably just one in small pieces. With an electric hoist You can stack five on a 28X28 dollie.

Finished the C-145 auto today…she’s ready for battle!! 25# inner and 65# outer weights. Brand new rear Carlisle All-Trails and a 48” 5 sector plow (yes I removed the swept axle extension kit for this install) I have cast iron 8” front weights and a set of rubber tire chains on standby if I need it.

Today after school and work I am planning on finding somewhere I can tear the tractor apart to check if the F plate is square to the rest of the frame and go from there.

LOL Well let me get everything located. I need a winter project so maybe building a stage coach is that project. Here are few other pictures of the hitch.

I have $350 invested in everything seen in the photo (plus some misc. spacers, nuts and bolts) I will only be looking to recover my investment.

The lift arm shaft assembly in the upper left has the square block - it is from a HY-3. That fits round hoods from 1963 and 1964... perhaps 1965 too. At the lower right is the same Unidrive bracket I have on my 854, the one in the upper right is the 702 style.

That tree was much too close to the house, though it provided a lot of shade. Your insurance company thanks you very much.

Do you have a bandsaw? Sawzall if not? If you slice the F plate from bottom to top, or even at an angle 45 degrees from the corner, you could pull it square and re weld it. I’ve seen your welds, I’d trust them.

My '75 K341 has a different vibration just below full throttle. Otherwise nothing super noticeable. I "solve" that by keeping the throttle at about 80% - 85%.

Oh crap!! That's exactly the way I described it in my mind. I really didn't want to open it up.

If it's smooth the gears are most likely in there.

Thank you!! Ive been blessed, i have ordered a lot of things from my old WH dealer. I thought i got the sprockets from there? (Who knows!). At fast rpm, those two idler sprockets are the first to wear out! I just ordered some more!!

did not get pulley collar red hot - the kit did not come with coil that fit tight to pulley collar so that might have prevented the heat conduction from making red hot ???????

A quick calc of the diameters of the chute and the rod show 8 wraps should give you 180 degrees rotation.

You try walking around with a woody when your junk is that close to the ground. You'd walk funny too.

I left this 6 point and a 5 point walk earlier in bow season hoping to get a shot at the Piebald that I saw in July. I only saw him one time in 30 days of hunting. With bow season coming to a close I decided to take the next legal buck that offered a good shot. At 4 pm today this buck walked into my shooting lane, I grunted and stopped him at 17 yards, made the perfect shot and saw him drop 40 yds away.

What's the difference between the bird flu and the swine flu? One requires tweetment and the other an oinkment.

Was burning leaves this afternoon. Looked up and saw this:

Stephen Jones (Rollerman) was one of the original moderators here at RedSquare. In addition to being one of the best moderators of all time, he is one of the best people you could ever know. While he has not been active here on RedSquare for many years, he has made a permanent mark here. He recently posted this on Facebook, and while I am not a deeply religious man, for those who are, please keep Stephen in your prayers as he goes through this difficult time in his life.

This past weekend was the typical super busy type for us. Our friend showed up around 10:00 Saturday morning and stayed til noon today helping Trina work on the new camper building this morning. More friends came by Saturday afternoon for a visit. Saturday night and Sunday night were both campfire nights. Both of those were also experimentations with the new fryer. Saturday we did a whole chicken. Sunday we tried out various small things that Trina found in the freezer. All of them were excellent. Here is the wall they built this morning. Here's the anchors and straps I'm hoping will hold the whole shed down in the wind. There's 16 of em.

The tank didn't darken as much as I expected, but I'm still pleased with the end result. A little splotchy and casting scale intact but protected from corrosion with Sharkhide. Seem liked a better option than repaint or polish on a patina tractor. New decal from @Vinylguy and no gas leaks so far.

the bay has new one

Watched a tree crew take down a very large maple... Cabled it 10 years ago but it was time... On a positive note, we have planted 20 more trees than were on our property when we moved in, so we don't feel too bad...

Available on eBay. Just search the part number. Also on Pro Parts Direct. https://www.propartsdirect.net/Parts/Sprocket-Idler__93-1614.aspx

Not necessarily, harmonic resonances are the combination of vibrations of different parts at different frequencies. That’s why some discerning ears listening to a three-key piano chord hear a fourth tone.

LOL @ Finished One is never TRULY finished.

Rubber tire straps/chains installed on 416. New seat coming tomorrow.

Put some decks away for the winter. Left one on the 310-8 with Trac Vac for collecting leaves.

Something like this may save the paint on your pretty wheels. Those 60+ lbs weights are hard to wrestle by hand

I got a chance today to check if my frame was square and according to our speed square, the frame is not square and it is bent in the direction that would lead to the problems I am having up top. Now to figure out how to pull the frame back straight and get it welded and reinforced. Hopefully I can get this all done before the snow starts to fall since I am kind of wanting to try out plowing with the hydro

I came across this wheel horse 312 hydro "classic" near my home. $75! Doesn't run. A little over 400hrs. Owner doesn't know why, but someone cut thru the wiring harness! 🤔🤪 Right there is a big clue sir!! 😂

$75 for a destroyed wiring harness? At least it came installed!

I went through the carb last night because it has been barely running even with full choke and this is what I found After going through it and cleaning it up the engine now runs very smooth and is able to throttle up without needing choke

Yes indeed.....and add battery..... It looks like it's done.