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May 9, 1964, the great Louis Armstrong, age 63, broke the Beatles’ stranglehold on the U.S. pop charts with the #1 hit “Hello Dolly.” Following the ascension of “I Want to Hold Your Hand” to #1 in early February, the Beatles held the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 for three and a half solid months—longer than any popular artist before or since. But just when it seemed that no homegrown act would ever stand up to the British invaders, one of the least likely American stars imaginable proved himself equal to the task: jazz trumpeter Louis Armstrong.

I already have a wife

My flight outa Guam headed to Hawaii this morning didn’t go well and we had to do a u-turn out over the ocean for an electrical burning smell. Stuck in the Guam airport now for awhile (maybe another whole day ) Looking out the window of the United Airlines lounge and I’m staring at this airport tug and thinking how cool would it be to own one of these. Who’s got one?? Imagine it shot red with linen beige wheels @wallfish…and it’s got TWO seats !!

I wonder if one could fab up a suitable hitch on one for a plow and take it to a plow day?

Added a little bling to the fan shroud on the 520H. Wheel Horse head insert looks more at home than the Toro one.

New to me c-100 came with mower deck in pretty good shape.runs a little choppy but fired right up. Paid 400 bucks. Met a guy threw here and once I heal up from surgery I do believe she'll have a plow for her too.

Headlights from the approaching patrol car will illuminate it.

Stator disconnected, mounting bolts out and oil draining. I'm going to pull the filler tube and turn it over for balance gear removal...new one for me but I trust this is the time to git'er done.

Get one! You could cruise me around at the shows while I bark out backseat driver commands at ya! LOL

Sometimes you luck out. I got this one from @RJ Hamner I think there was a tree growing in there too. Put a sip of gas in it and a new battery and fired right up and sounded great. The 8 speed needed taken apart and cleaned up but it turned out good. Turned out good but a ton of work.

Interesting to see how Wheel Horse tried to adapt to the changing times. 1968 Charger 9 model 1-7931 1968 Charger 9 model 1-7932 1968 Charger 12 model 1-7231 1968 Commando 6 model 1-4631 1968 Commando 7 model 1-3731 - Export model made in USA with horizontal shaft 1968 Commando 8 model 1-4831 Not obvious until you see them in a list like this. In 1969 the 4th digit changed from a 3 to a 4. (Add 5 to the 4th digit to get the model year) (A bit later they subtracted 5 from the added -6th digit to get the model year.

Today was our local clean up day and they take tires so I took up all of our tires that we nolonger needed. The trailer is a 6 by 12 to give scale to how many tires we had

Wasn’t really sure what I would end up with on this 125.00 314H and 48” Blade. First was a good scrubbing after installing a temporary spindle and front tires. Then some fresh gas and battery. With fingers crossed and a few shots of carb cleaner it came to life. Motor sounds good and the hydro seems strong. Next up will be new filters, fluids, belt, spark plug. Still need to find the correct right front spindle. I’m a happy camper with this one.

I guess my question is why was it disassembled? internal issues? Might want to post some pics of the wear parts and see if the boys can spot some issues. Shouldn't be too hard to figure out which axle goes in which case by how the differential sits in the cases.

Don. That is a great worker. Nice job on the cleanup. With 14 hp you can do a lot of work. It. I say just enjoy it. Keep it clean around the engine work it every day that you can.

Mike, are you still in Guam time?

Not at all confusing!

I got a seat from @76c12091520h a couple years ago at the Big Show and it was easy to modify to fit. Here's the link:

Another small win. The drive pulley came off with little fight.

Pic of 520H with the new led head lights on that I finally got a chance to install .

Worked on my trailer yesterday. Bought it in 2019 and the powder coat immediately started peeling off just the fenders. So I scraped all the coating off, sanded primed and painted each one. checked bearings today and had to snug them up some. Aired up the tires and lubed the moving parts of the hitch, jack, and gate. Had to relocate the license plate because I stepped on the back of the trailer and the front came up, back went down and snapped my license plate holder off the taillight. 😡. Now it’s mounted to the ramp sans light. Today I had to mow, waited a bit for grass to dry. While I waited I changed the mower drive belt on my Timecutter HD. There were 3 cracks in the old one that I noticed on spring maintenance. Very easy to do, just needed my spring hook to release the tension spring. Now I don’t have a belt squeak when turning the pto on. Tension spring has more tension on it too.

I've seen cast iron C series weights sell for $300

Excellent, the weights off a D-series is 1/2 the price you paid

This is 2nd Saturday in a row of 520H but this is other side.

I neve did understand "NEW MATH", now I know where it started.

Yeah, I’ve decided to abandon the idea. Just discovered all the sanding required after clear coating, so it really wouldn’t make much sense and would probably damage the decals. Soap and water sounds like the way to go.

Here is a link to the Sundstrand manual which may be helpful. Member @daveoman1966 is probably going to be able to answer the axle question.

Just keep in mind that's technically incorrect, at least here in Maine & Massachusetts. The plate must be illuminated.

Garry very interesting info. They made models for the working man that he could afford and pass it down to his grandkids. Nice post stay safe everyone.

Yes I have all three. PM sent. Joe

The Roof was sold to Ben last fall at the Zag show. Now I need to depend on @Sparky so I'm expecting to be disappointed. LOL That is until the new to me truck project gets moving.

Memo to myself; I am attempting to downsize but @Ed Kennell isn't making it easy.

I love my C-85, it must be one of the most rugged 8hp tractors ever made! When I was a dealer and sold these, the tractor was the same from 8hp (C-85 through the C-175) 17hp That looks like someone wasn't very nice to it, but maybe it is worth it! My name is C-85 and I'm darn proud of it!

Not to double post, but I did do other tractor stuff. Today was finishing up the mowing deck from yesterday. I put everything back together and put the flap back on. It is better but still roars significantly. I did some more mowing at my house, my brothers and my parents. It works fine but could use tweaking. I also put on a little padding to get rid of some rattles. I’m working the next few days. but once I get a minute I’ll see if anything changed. It’s a working tractor so I’m not looking for perfection. Better than it was is good too.

That has sat outside for a while. Unless you have to have it I'd spend the Franklin on a nice steak instead!

I got a Sunstrand 90 out of a Charger 12 (I think) from someone that came disassembled in a box. I have a basic idea of how to put it together but I'm not 100% sure on axle lengths (seems like one is slightly shorter) and a couple other small things. Any good manuals or videos?

My seat mount is different than that. Maybe I could adapt an earlier seat mount and then use his seat?

I’m sure it is here in PA too. I don’t use the trailer at night, so I should be ok. I can wire up a new light if I see the need arise.

Finally got to the time to pull the head. This is a 13-fin k341 with original paint on most of the bolts but it runs like crap so I was curious as to what I would find. I haven't finished cleaning it up but the piston is unmarked and the cylinder measures 3 3/4". No signs of leaking head gasket and what really surprised me is that the cylinder looks great and there's visible cross hatch.

oh what a feeling....

Nice work there! That blade angle at the bottom edge will do its best at mild scraping plus spreading/leveling and even with 48” an 8 or 10 it will manage fine. It will not be much use on unbroken soil/gouging which is just as well ‘cause for that you’d need some extra oomph anyway! (And remember, pressing down too much on the blade with your feet helps the blade but lessens the weight on the wheels and can cause wheel spin!) Another good idea is to avoid heavy uneven loading while it is in use. Excessive pull on one end will try to torque the mid-hitch/frame. The longer WH blades are mounted to the rear axle, similar to a front blade. They can be more aggressive since they tend to dig in when under load where the mid-mount blades tend to lift when under load.

Price is right but that looks like it may be a money pit, Bring a battery along and make sure the engine turns over with compression before you put any money down.

Moved some stuff out of the garage and took a sneak peak picture of a soon to be completed project:

@76c12091520h has these pulleys and they are BETTER THAN FACTORY!!!!! ( clutch disc is better too!!!)

You guys just do stuff right the first time. I screw up a half dozen times first, then get it right. My first attempt at just about anything ends with "Well,... $hit"...

Clean Clean Clean the area with rubbing alcohol. You can't clean it too much Position the decal leaving the paper on the back. Use painter's masking tape on the longer top side to hold it in perfect position. Now it can't move and keeps them from sliding. Flip up the decal that's hinged by the tape, spray the entire area with Windex ( When it dries it doesn't leave any soap residue behind.) Remove paper backing and carefully roll the decal back down and squeegee any air bubbles and Windex out. Squeegee from the center out to the edges on large decals but WH decals are small. Then remove the tape and protective cover paper. Rub the decals with a soft rag pushing down to ensure every possible area and the edges adhered well. You can probably find some good videos on youtube. We used to do car decals, lettering and pin strips for car dealers professionally back in the day. Think of those big Firebird decals on the hoods. Also did my own van lettering quite a few times.

If they're going over a fresh paint job, it's important to sand any dust nibs out of the paint with some fine wet-sand paper (like 1000 grit). I applied my neighbor's decals dry, but I have 50 years of bodywork experience. If you're not sure, use the soapy water (just a little soap in a spray bottle of water) technique with a squeegee (use a squeegee wet or dry). Also helps if you keep your fingers wet when handling the decal. I've installed my share of Trans Am chickens! A clean smooth surface is the #1 priority.

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.

Looks like several here are ambidextrous and I fit into that catagory. I eat with my left (or right as needed) Write with my right. (School teacher made sure that happened--to which my writing is awful thus I print most everything.) Was last to be chosen on sandlot baseball. I throw left handed and only gloves available went on that hand. Team leaders didn't like me to catch a ball, take off glove then throw. Drive a nail with hammer in either hand Took banjo lessons-only mediocre player -later decided I should have had left handed banjo. Now with dupuytren's contracture, the banjo just sits in the closet. I'd say 60% right and 40% left. I know one thing, I had a terrible time when someone said "turn right" or "turn left" for years. I had to remind myself "I write with my right and eat with my left." I also wear watch on right hand.