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I know I’m not the only one around here that finds it kind of amazing how perfectly good re-purposable stuff goes off to the scrapyard for pennies a pound or simply thrown in the trash. I made a great back yard fire pot by bolting together a pair of brake drums that came off a semi my friendly local alignment shop gave me for next to nothing. I topped it off with a recycled grill and now it is one. It’s pretty impressive for a piece of junk if I do say so myself. It’s hurricane proof in any case! Lolz

August 31, 1798, America's first bank robbery takes place at the Bank of Philadelphia, an inside job that netted the enormous sum of $162,821. In a bonehead move, the culprit began depositing the missing money in the very bank he had robbed.

We changed the brake pads and rotors on my nephew's truck and my van last weekend. What to do with those old rotors? Well, since they fit perfectly on a 12" rim we made some inside/outside wheel weights out of them. Outside Inside

I know these are all green, but bear with me here... https://www.grassworks.co/ I think I need one.

Since you've put fresh gear oil back in it, get it running and drive it around for a week or two. As Ed said, jack it up and check axle bearing before replacing seals, worn bearings will cause new seals to fail . If axle bearings appear good, you will have to drain it to replace seals, so I would do a diesel or kerosene flush at that time. Removing axle hubs is one of the rights of passage as a wheel horse owner!!!!!!!! When you remove the hubs, do not use a 3 jaw puller, you WILL break them. Here a thread with several designs of hub pullers. You can buy precut heavy round plate disc from several suppliers on EvilBay. These transmissions are not that complicated. I actually enjoy rebuilding them. If you decide to rebuild it, drain oil. fill with diesel or kerosene and drive it around a little to do a flush before disassembly. It sure helps get some of the smelly gear oil off everything. take plenty of pictures as you disassemble it to help you reassemble it. Post picture of parts after disassembly and we can help identify anything that needs replaced. FYI the hi/lo shift fork assembly and the main shift forks have small balls in them that can easily get lost on disassembly. You can get replacements in those parts drawers at you ACE or other hardware store (not Home Depo or Lowes) You can clean rusty gears & shafts up on a bench grinder with a wire wheel. Here's a video by out transmission guru, Stevasaurus. While the bearing arbors he now has look great, you can use sockets as arbors to remove and install bearings You can buy your bearings and seals from a any bearing supply house, or get the from one of our vendors https://wheelhorsepartsandmore.com/product-category/manual-transmissions/

Some guys who did drywall when I was younger used those stilts everyday and then incorporated them into their Halloween costumes once a year. Pretty cool costumes when you can be 8 ft tall

OMG, I’ll turn into a hipster! Noooooo! Not that! I’d have to move to Brooklyn. Ugh.

Just picked up a case of those on Friday. I put those in the freezer for 30 minutes. Problem is they go down a lot quicker. Not sure if that's good or bad. They taste better in the bottle but a pain to put in a carriage at the Packy. They are heavier to carry.

IDK how many times I could have used these over the years and finally ordered me a set. Some of the terminals I have worked on I could release and save but a bunch I could not . I hope the days of sticking them precision screwdrivers I had been using in my hands and fingers are over. Surely there sumin in this kit that will cover all the terminals I will ever come across from here on out . These seem well made with a handle that you can hold on to. Will try and replace the 9 pin connectors on my 520’s with new 9 pin connectors instead of replacing with 2 4 wire trailer connectors. Me being a purist ya know.

I don’t know that control valve specifically, but with Power Beyond (typically labelled “N”) connected to the reservoir is there a separate Tank (“T”) port on the valve and, if yes, where is it connected? T and N are both “out” ports, but they have different purposes. T always gets plumbed directly to the reservoir (i.e. the Tank), can often use lower-pressure hoses, and should never see much pressure. It’s job is to route fluid from the non-pressure side of a cylinder into the reservoir while the pressure side of the cylinder is being filled N typically get plumbed to the P port on an additional control valve (which must have its T plumbed to the reservoir) via hose that can support FULL PRESSURE. N's job is to allow working pressure fluid to reach “beyond” the current valve while still supporting full pressure/flow to cylinders attached to the current valve.

So true.

That is so true for a multitude of trades.... unfortunately, only the clowns leave a lasting impression - like a bad rash.

You can have some of mine, I want to paint and to get a break from mowing grass every time we finally do get a nice day.

Reversed here.

Tell that to the little flying vampires (IE mosquitos). I want to apply some red paint today but it is currently very foggy and once that clears the rain starts again for the next few days. It seems we only get one day a week without rain any more.

Well, weight is weight. Whether it's cast iron, liquid, barbell discs, or old rotors. Function is more important than asthetics. (that describes a bunch of us here too). Nice to see the full complement of cross links on the chains too...

You're supposed to use paint not blood for Wheel Horse red

Back on topic. I do have front ball hitches on my tractors. Makes it much safer and easier to position equipment. I especially like the offset receiver on the 310-8. I can see the ball to position it under the coupling without leaving the seat. I can still use the mule drive and decks with both of these front ball hitches.

Most likely sediment bowl is leaking. Wipe any gas away and use a bright flash light to try and pinpoint the leak. Once you find it we'll suggest repair/eplace as required and replace the fuel line.

I hear a Barry Manilow song... Don't worry Lola, I won't sing. Happy Birthday I hope you had a great day!

953 Nut, my dad said my grandfather used to restore the wheel horses at one point and sell them. We have a 312-8 and a 414-12 with a slow low. My dad got the ‘58 and the my uncle got the ‘61, which he has that as well. Both were born those respected years. I saw it was leaking gas either at the fuel filter by the gas bowl and also at the carb. Any guidance? I did run it, sounds good!

I was going to ask Karl to move my misplaced post, but you s are having too much fun.

Nice . Put them out front and sell for $100.00 each.

Never heard of anyone wanting to date a dump cart Tractors on the other hand have their own dating site.

I'm not sure. Maybe 40 ish per tire. The 3/4 ton van rotors are much heavier than the 1/2 ton truck rotors. I have some front weights that might fit right into that deep dish spot on the outside rotors

I decided to use two existing holes that were for the rear crossmember. The new one, pictured, has 1/2" holes in the bottom already. The hitch uses 1/2" bolts. I drilled out the truck frame from 7/16" to 1/2". Very minor change and didn't have to make two new holes there. Because I'm using those holes 🕳 the hitch is forward about an inch and a half. This puts the forward hole past the frame bend instead of in the bend. I see this as an advantage as well. I've ordered a couple bevel washers from Bolt Depot 🔩. They'll help line up the hitch frame to the truck frame. After all the drilling is completed I'll remove the new crossmember for paint.

Deck all done and back on the tractor. Nice and quiet and it cuts nice!

Yesterday, Trina set up and fastened these "cat stairs" to the outside of the lower workshop building. These will - hopefully - be used by the cats later this fall when they begin to explore the outside some. Today, we got the whole enclosure cage moved from the barn to the inside of the lower workshop. While doing the changeover, we swapped the small cat carrier for a medium-sized one. The cat carrier is now in the middle, behind the upper sliding door. This frees up the top shelf so the cats can see out the window.

August 30, 1982, Howard Stern began his radio show in the New York market on WNBC, but the show gained national syndication and major prominence after he started broadcasting on New York's WXRK-FM on November 17, 1985, moving to mornings and syndicating the show in 1986. He was widely known as the quintessential "shock jock" due to his controversial and boundary-pushing radio style.

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Stern has a place on or near the ocean not too far from me. I know a guy that went to work for him as a caretaker for his property. This guy knows the caretaking business and has worked for some prominent people over the years. Two weeks after working for Stern he quit. He said he was a complete jerk and spoke to people in a very condescending manner. I agreed with him when he said that there’s too many nice people to work for than deal with someone like that!

Probably the most famous of those Radio folks that pushed the boundaries. Prior to that, we had a notorious Tart on a local station - WHJY. She went by the name of Carolyn Fox, her suffering sidekick by the name of Rudy Cheeks (get it?). Carolyn was born Carolyn Berman, and was a year behind me in High School. She was a wallflower then that never said a peep. The Carolyn Fox alterego was just the opposite with her gutter humor & off color jokes...

Hole grew to include this area.

My township uses one of these

Calling Charles Darwin, you missed one!

Personally I wouldn’t let anyone near me when I was brush hogging after an experience years ago. I was cutting some light brush and had a guy with a weed wacker with a blade on it doing around the trees. All of a sudden it started shaking really bad, my first thought was that I sucked up a cable or wire rope. So I shut it down and lifted it up to inspect. As I was walking around I noticed a 8” gash that looked like a mouth opened up in the side of the unit. When I looked under it I noticed that one of the blades was missing! That explained the opening in the side of the deck. I quickly realized that could have severely injured or even killed the guy with the weed wacker. I looked everywhere for the blade, but couldn’t find it anywhere. I figured it probably buried itself somewhere in the underbrush. At that point I was done until I got new blades. Here’s where it gets crazy. A few months later I ran into the guy who owns the neighboring property. He said hey was that you that cut the underbrush on my neighbors property a while ago? I said yes, why do you ask? He said he found a brush hog blade stuck IN THE ROOF of his house!! His house was maybe a hundred feet away from where I was working but the blade was in the second story roof. It didn’t damage it, somehow it got stuck between the layers of shingles. When he noticed it he went up there and just pulled it out. He told me the blade was broken right at the mounting hole. I got really lucky that nobody got hurt or killed. Ever since then I would not allow anyone anywhere near me when I was cutting brush. I can’t imagine the energy that piece of steel had to punch through the deck and still travel that far and high?!

Certainly pucker stuff! That ground is pretty common here in Greene Co. Pa. The farm boys here can make you nervous in these hey fields. I have frontage that is about the same and I have just about 40' of it that I can't mow. I slide to the ditch. There is a lot to learned for the vid. The best tip is keeping your front end higher then the rear wheels, very important. Notice when he is coming back around the tree and the front dips down how the machine starts to slide. The duals are a big help and he is working those turning brakes like a real pro. Lifts that brush hog just at the right time too! Wondering if he has filled tires? Good vid I probably would fill better in a smaller machine tho! But those days are over I would pass, lol.

Yep. That's what's here. 90. 91. Depends on the station. I guess it's good to be in a very high traffic tourist economy even though we don't participate in those.

Back in PA in 2017 a drunk ran off the road and into my driveway and tore up my chimney and the side of my house

It was nuts the first few years here. Our first summer a guy lost a brand new walk behind tiller off of his pick up when a tire hit the hole for the water main cover, Then there was the stolen car that went through our bushes and hit the fire hydrant. The gang war 2 nights straight between the neighbor kid and some city hooligans. The other neighbor kids. 1 set his house on fire. The other one broke into the old lady's house out back. She was in the hospital at the time and he was looking for pain killers. He ended up pressing her life alert and called the cops on himself! THAT WAS A HOOT! Then the semi tire that flew off and hit our front porch. Then a drunk that hit the hydrant across the street and snapped off the utility pole

Remember back years ago when the state would mow with 800 series Ford tractors with side mounted sickle bar mowers. If the road bank got to steep they would mow side by side to keep the upper tractor from sliding down and possibly turning over.

Hey folks, Its been a couple years since i was active and around the tractors and hobby I loved so much. Back on my birthday this year I was diagnosed with stage 4 sarcoidosis and there's really no way to fix this. Im on oxygen anytime I walk or sleep so there no chance of me working. I have a whole garage full of Wheel Horse things that have to be sold so my wife doesn't have to deal with this stuff after the fact. Theres just so much that Id like to just get rid of it all with one person and one price. Does anybody do that anymore? If I have to I can sell piecemeal but I don't have the energy(or the breath) to take stuff apart and sell it piecemeal for the most profit. Here some of the pictures of what I have accumulated over the decades of my time in this hobby. Please don't beat me up too much. 100% original Suburban 400 This tractor was my baby. I bought it from the original owner and it runs and drives and mows. Just not currently, it did 2 years ago. It needs the points filed and then you're good to go. Honestly struggling with letting this one go because of what it means to me. It was the fist Wheel Horse my sone drove at 4 years old. Hes now almost 20m and in college. It may stay here unless the right person and or price makes me change my mind. This is a 1978 C-81. It has a 12 horse Kohler in it currently and does run and drive, just not well. It burns oil and has a carb issue. Not running currently. I'm trying to be as truthful as I can. If I'm not sure, I'll tell you up front. This is a 1974 C-160 4 speed.This tractor runs well, mows well, but needs a battery. Currently has a 42"RD mower deck on it that I used 1 year ago This is a 1973 14 Automatic with center control. Runs and mows well. I used it last fall but needs a battery now This is a 1995 Wheel Horse 416 automatic that I redid for my dad for his 75th birthday. He never changed the oil and blew the motor last year. Has a 48" mower deck and the engine was a beast until he blew it from not changing the oil in over 5 years This was also my baby. 1973 Wheel Horse 18 Automatic. Completely redone 15 years ago. Used it to mow 5 acres with a 60" belly mower and also plow snow with a 60" snowplow. It needs the engine coupler that couples the Kohler twin to the hydraulic pump in order to run perfect. It has run last ear for about 1 minute untilI saw there was an issue. Doesn't run now due to the bolt missing. This is a 1970 Wheel Horse GT-14. Its been redone and has 3 point hitch also has the inner wheel weights. Both rare items. The motor is blown. I screwed up and tilted it big time when building my house and the engine seized up. I do have another engine for it. I believe the replacement is a 16 Kohler that I bought from a Wheel Horse guy. This a a 1990s 60" Wheel Horse mower deck that I converted to fit my 18 auto. It mowed great but I hadn't run it in a couple years since the 18 needed the bolt replaced for the hydraulic pump. This is a Wheel Horse powered de-thatcher. It's a very rare post 70s implement for the C series and later 3,4,5 series machine. I bought this from a Wheel Horse guy. Its pretty cool. This is the mower for the Suburban 400. Run and mows well. Id like this to go with the tractor it was purchased with. I do have snow plow as well but I can't locate it currently. This is a kohler motor. I don't recall if its 12 horse or 16 horse but it ran well when the guy I bought it from took it off the tractor. Here you see another 60" D series snowplow and also a D series snowblower. Both operate just fine This is also a 12 or 16 horse Kohler motor. Run just fine and just needs a home. Requires dig to get to it inside the garage Wheel Horse wheels and tires along with a rebuilt D series hero pump, C series lawn vacuum and lord only knows how much other nick nacks I have piled up. All in all its been a tough exercise doing this. I had so many plans that won't get done, yet its strangely calming to se it all go to people that want it. I don't know how to really describe any of it honestly. Its just tough and its still a new wound so to speak. Jeff