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Not "with" my Wheel Horse, but with some wheel horse parts... My poor old yard trailer needs some love. It's built like a tank, but when my buddy made it for me 20 years ago it had 20x10x8 tires on it, and they just finally fell apart. I had stuck some 8 inch wheels on it, but if it sat low before it nearly drug the ground after. The dump feature was also useless. So one thing about doing tire wheel mods with 520 front ends was that I had a decent set of wheels and tires from one that I could use. So I cut off the axles and welded on a 6 inch extension and bracing, and slapped the 520 wheels on. Not perfect, but it will work great with my heavy rear hitches now and it also will dump properly. It still needs a little cleanup, but full functionality has been restored! First pic is obviously the "before"...

March 18, 1933, American automaker Studebaker, then heavily in debt, goes into receivership.. Studebaker eventually rebounded from its financial troubles, only to shut down the assembly line and transition out of the automobile business in 1966. The origins of the Studebaker Corporation date back to 1852, when brothers Henry and Clement Studebaker opened a blacksmith shop in South Bend, Indiana (seems we3 have heard of that place). Studebaker eventually became a leading manufacturer of horse-drawn wagons and supplied wagons to the U.S. Army during the Civil War. Around the turn of the century, the company entered America’s burgeoning auto industry, launching an electric car in 1902 and a gas-powered vehicle two years later that was marketed under the name Studebaker-Garford. After partnering with other automakers, Studebaker began selling gas-powered cars under its own name in 1913, while continuing to make wagons until 1920.

Same here. Once the tins go on you can only see the PTO side of the fins, and it looks nice and clean.

Getting involved with cars back in the late 1960's, one of my friends who was notoriously tough on vehicles bought a 1962 Studebaker Lark.He was the type to have 4 or more $100 junkers in a year. That car left him stranded a few times - its nickname was the "Steadybreaker"!!

Time to clean up shop for plow day! Just kidding, I have tons of work to get done before then!

I use the same acrylic enamel paint on the engine that I use on the rest of the tractor. I never paint the aluminum cylinder head or the bearing plate. The only place that the paint ever discolors is around the exhaust port.

Our son got us one for Christmas a few years ago... we said no thanks... don't need another digital big brother...

Got to be sure you aren't using the Bohemian Rhapsody (6 minutes) or Jimi Hendrix Voodoo Chile ( about 15 minutes) or the chicken breasts might be a bit overcooked.

Rolled into the Delaware Beach house yesterday amid heavy rain and warnings oy 75MPH winds. Lucky the winds peaked out at 45MPH but the temp dropped to 28* this morning. I made the girls (Mrs. K and her two sisters) a deer hunters breakfast this morning. Venison scrapple, sausage, and puddin with home fries and eggs. Then took a walk on my crowed beach to walk off a few cal. t'wis a short walk at 28* and 45mph wind. 98.6* in the tub warmed the old bones up.

Well…winter storm “Elsa” is over in east central WisCo and she left a mess to clean up. Caleb is busy working and so I went to his house yesterday afternoon and surveyed the “damage”. Easily 12” on the level and several drifts that were in excess of 16”. However, the 520HC and two stage Ber-Vac were up to the task… The driveway looks pretty decent in this picture but as I trudged through the snow up to the house I walked through several drifts up to my knees! Hidalgo started without incident and even though the snow was heavy, and I had to drive slow but steady, the blower was handling the white stuff capably. I stopped midpoint down the driveway to grab this shot to give some perspective of depth. Nothing compared to northeast Wisconsin but the deepest level snowfall I’ve had to clear in a long time. I’m really thankful for this setup for Caleb. It will definitely handle whatever gets thrown at him in the upcoming years. I hope you guys affected by the storm all had “fun” on your tractors and stayed safe!

Maybe snow removal equipment will be the feature???

You really need to do some research on those Balance gears as soon as possible. 50, 55 years ago when those were first introduced that type of advertising slogan was accurate. Now however, things are worn out. Do a search on the site.

Nice job on the engine Kpinnc!

I just picked this guy up today. My plans are to clean it up, remove the mower and use to run the trails on my property and carry firewood.

Is you suggesting a 5hr trip???

I agree. My phone is bad enough.

Actually, he has a Colossal task ahead of him...

I've never actually said that, I just insist that anyone I know who has one unplugs it and de-powers it before I go into their house.

As usual, these "betcha didn't know" posts caused me to did a little deeper into the subject. From today's reading it was expected to orbit for two thousand years but due to unexpected drag (and some other scientific calculations), it will re-enter our earth's atmosphere after 240 years. Very Interesting.

The show grounds and events sound good. The snow plow on the front of the "D" might be indicative of early May weather possibilities in Indiana.

Mrs. 953 nut has "Seri" on her I Phone as a personal assistant distraction. Seri can give more incorrect answers in one minute than anything I've ever seen. Mrs. 953 will ask it a question, it will respond with "I did not understand your question." Ask it the same question phrased differently and it will tell you where you can buy what it thinks you were seeking information about, but not the information you were seeking. Some times you will be having a conversation about a subject and Seri will chime in with some worthless information. Yesterday Mrs. 953 asked me how wide the straits of Hormuz are, Seri chimed in and said she would give us driving directions. NO THANKS Seri.

The C81 I picked up last summer had a common crack issue on one side at the back end of the Hoodstand where the Z shaped bracket, rear fenderpan and seat hinges bolt on. So didn't my parts donor tractor, but on the opposite side.... Looking down on the Hoodstand it is a 3 piece spot welded construction shaped like the letter "H". The solution was to split the left panel welds and do a mix-n-match of the better parts, reinforce those corners, and reassemble with pop rivets. I used 1/8" x 1-1/2" angle iron cut to shape and drilled for four plug welds each. This was easy to do with it split apart.... almost impossible to do together... I used the original hole for a nut & bolt and 2 pair of locking pliers for the fixturing.

Sounds like a good time.

We get good reports?!?!?

Semi related. Yesterday, Mrs 8n had me take her to the local Hobby Lobby to pick up some sewing supplies. While there, I wandered into the model making asile to see what was being offered. An AMT '53 Ford pickup kit caught my eye. Recent issue with Coke Cola decals. The other thing that caught my eye was a 40% off sign. The kit is now on the shelf of 'someday' projects. Other than the decals and some tools, it appears to be the same kit I had built back around 1970.

You could also paint the fins with hi temp silver. Then paint the base of the block sunrise Red.

I just saw this @ebinmaine Someone gave me a floor model of the same vintage a few years ago. It came from a maintenance dept. in a chemical company that made resins so it was a mess but actually lightly used. The Reeves pulley was damaged but I had it machined and loved the variable speed and power. Sandblasted, replaced bearings and switch. Paint, like new. Had to part with it for a benchtop due to space restrictions but it was a great press!

The only part of your engine that becomes hot enough to damage regular spray paint is the head and the cooling fins around the cylinder. The head should never be painted and the cooling fins should only be given a light coat of high temperature paint, I prefer flat black for the fins.

Yeah I was just gonna fill the trailer with crap and park over by Ed Dog but it I don't wanna have to sit there all day. Rather hang out on Squonkie's corner or just tool around.

Thought you might like that Bob. First I ever heard of this show. Got my attention is the D 250 on the flyer. You go we want a full report.

The building I've been working on is about as complete as I'm going to make it for this season. It's on the location on the train layout and will have a building across the tracks tied together by a walkway over the tracks at some point. I made add more objects in and around the area as I come up with ideas These building are cheap. Scraps of foam board for walls and shingles and flat roof. Masking tape for round roof's roofing. Window glass is plastic sheeting from TV's I taken apart. A couple dollars of the small bottles of paint. The "grass" is brushes from an old paint brush. Labor is biggest investment and that's my plan to have something to do in winter months.

Agreed @953 nut Guys at work use seri to set timers all day. It misbehaves A LOT! "hey hows your bacon doing chef? its been a minute?" Shoot, no timer! I personally listen to good music. Rock music my father listened to. I know in about two songs turn the chicken breast. Two more and done. easy peasy

I have done the FREE give-away a few times with great results. Not worth sitting around attempting to sell a couple old tires for a $ 1.00 when there are so many people to talk with and trailer queens to drool over.

Back in my Sanford and Son days I would run across the old round glass globe clocks that had companies logos on them at yard sales and flee markets. The ones in great shape were a bit expensive butt the ones that the cord were cut off or the motor didn't work and had some aged look (patina) were cheap. Over the years I collected several, some you could just replace the cord and they worked, some a little tinkering would get the mechanism and they worked which make the back light work. I hung all of them in my shop running or not, a few years back I bought a battery power mechanism and put in one and it fit good, a couple of washer and it ran just fine, no light though. Put it in a few and they worked.

Back in August I bought this clock from a friend who was getting out of the hobby. The guy that he bought it from claimed that it actually hung in the factory in South Bend. Unfortunately without a picture of such I can’t verify. However I have been searching since I got it and haven’t found another one, so maybe it is one of a kind and did actually come from the factory. If anyone has seen another I’d just like to know about it. When I got it, the second hand had fallen off and was laying inside the glass. I plugged it in and it worked only for a few minutes and then stopped. So I put it away for another day. Well last night I wasn’t doing much so I decided it was time to see what I could do to fix it. I did what a lot of us do when something is broken and went on YouTube. There I found a guy who went right in and took all the gears out of the movement, and I thought well I’m not going to do that no way. Especially since he didn’t show the reassembly. Next thing you know that was me! I took it totally apart, cleaned and lubricated it. It still did the same thing when I put it back together, so not wanting to give up I took it apart again. This time I noticed a tiny brass cog that didn’t seem to be moving as smoothly as it should be. I cleaned and lubed it up with some oil that is probably 5w or 10w and put it back together again. Now it works nice and smooth and keeps proper time. After being so proud of myself I showed my wife it working like it should. She said “That’s really nice that you were able to fix it, but don’t ever think about hanging that in our house!” As if after 32 years of marriage I didn’t already know that! So in the garage it goes as I had planned. Now I just have to make room for it by moving some signs that are in the way. I should have taken more pictures of the movement when it was apart, good thing I remembered it went back together!

My Alexa is on the first floor. Wife and I were in the basement and suddenly Alexa starts telling me that ahe doesn't know how to help me! Hmm...

Something like:

I just didn’t want to you to continue the wheel weight and tire damage from the chains being installed inside out and not filling properly. The C160 seems to be a favorite on here.

Care to offer Alexas answer ?

Alexa, I do not consent to being listened to, recorded, or having my statements saved for any reason.

It's funny how images of things remain in your brain as you get older, but you forget what you had for breakfast this morning. The first time that I visited my local Wheel Horse dealer back in 1994, I distinctly remember a clock like that hanging on the wall over the parts counter. I assumed it was a dealer thing.

Too scary for me!

Hi Gentlemen, yesterday with the mild weather Karl Lyon and I removed and replaced the broken lift arm assembly on my beast GT14. We had to totally remove the left side plate to accomplish this as there is just not enough space to get the unit out between the bottom or top frame rails. This was quite the job and it took time to make sure we didn't mess anything up or break anything biggest issue was the removal of the transmission ball activator and of course the putting this back in...... but we prevailed! Massive shout-out to Karl Lyon and Kevin (pull start) who supplied the replacement unit. Thank you both as well as all the great response from fellow Wheelers. THANK YOU ALL!

Today, in this preview of spring/summer which was an uncommonly warm 70 degree day. I got the 308, 312 and C-141 out, wiped the dust off, and went for a short spin on the C-141. I also did some cleaning out, raking crushed rock out of the lawn, and organizing tractor parts. Now to wait for another week and a half roughly until spring is official. Tomorrow, it’s supposed to be rain and 30 degrees cooler.

I’ll let @Rob R fill you in on the details, but the arm that Kevin @Pullstart sent worked perfectly. Helped Rob install the new arm, and it all went together nicely with little colorful language. Also a thanks again for Mrs. @Rob R for the delicious lunch (and I did eat one of the brownies on the way home), it was a much needed day out for me!

Gonna combine a pair of originals or get a set of wide blanks? I'd like to learn this someday. Definitely a bit beyond my welding skillset right now.

And a very lucky dude to have you facilitate that WH & blower! I’ll assume a mower deck will appear in time for grass cutting, too. As for the generational thing, I am so aware of my good fortune to live long enough to see these next generations making their way in the world. I was close to one grandfather born in 1899 and it’s very possible a grandchild of mine will witness the start of 2100. Oh to have had this understanding of time while in my youth!

Just caught this thread Jack and looks good so far. House looks to be a fine starter for a young feller. Looks like he could use a shop/garage/man cave but with our combined sliver wizardry skills I'm sure we can bend a nail or two. You need any help Dan is sitting right here ... Don't forget I have some 520 parts. If he still needs a deck I have one here I can't let him have but he certainly welcome to borrow it!. Really ...He sure has come a long ways!

Like this'n here @WHX??