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Trina's family has had an annual apple pickin day for decades. Yesterday we met at Ricker Hill Farm in Turner Maine. All the best tourist trap stuff you can find there. The apple cider donuts were still warm.

I went looking for a decent reversible scoop, and saw this:

Hello Horse fans. We've all had a chance to get something cheap enough for no reason so, why not. And people say $50 don't buy much. However, it does buy a C120 sitting for 15 years. New battery and fuel line was all it took. Will get a bath and better pictures tomorrow!

Found a LTD24 to add to my collection, UW645, LTD244 & my homemade tilt trailer. Just can’t have a Tractor collection without these Gems.

You telling me to building something that uses them Joe?!?!? Usually pretty good but yes call ahead and tell the Squonky working there to go lay hands on on them before I turn the key for nothing ... even then..

Wife just told me "It hurts to sit" I immediately asked if she had tried a laxative. I am now getting the death stare.

This is what we have done so far. I’m currently trying to build a weight system for the entire tractor.

October 4, 1975 Pink Floyd's concept album "Wish You Were Here" reaches No. 1 in the US and goes on to sell 13 million copies.

If I were going I would take a garden tractor and a trailer. The grounds are huge and the flea market takes up about half of it. Here are a couple pictures of the trailer I took there a few years ago.

The last few years there has been this round hood WH “sliced in two” sitting in a huge shed. It has finally been displayed the way it should be!

Already had two people ask if it was for sale...NO! They were surprised to see points and a coil....not to mention a carburetor. Then want to compare it to a Craftsman 😮. The expression on their face when I pointed out the bolt on wheels as apposed to the lock ring and woodruff keys on theirs...

Steve and his buddies were hanging out and planning an upcoming fishing trip. Unfortunately, he had to tell them that he couldn't go this time because his wife wouldn't let him. After a lot of teasing and name calling, Steve headed home frustrated. The following week when Steve's buddies arrived at the lake to set up camp, they were shocked to see Steve. He was already sitting at the campground with a cold beer, swag rolled out, fishing rod in hand, and a camp fire glowing. "How did you talk your missus into letting you go Steve?" "I didn't have to," Steve replied. "Yesterday, when I left work, I went home and slumped down in my chair with a beer to drown my sorrows because I couldn't go fishing. Then the ol' lady Snuck up behind me and covered my eyes and said, 'Surprise'. When I peeled her hands back, she was standing there in a beautiful see through negligee and she said, 'Carry me into the bedroom, tie me to the bed and you can do whatever you want,' So, Here I am!"

The main (big) bolt is 7/8" x 5". It is stationary. Does nothing other than push on the axle as the other 3/8" bolts and nuts do all the work.

Thank you, I used pallet boards and routered out the letters and emblem. It is set up that all 4 sides come off & the bed rotates so it can dump to either side.

Wire brush and some heat paint and turns it into a going to town rig! that muffler is worth 50 clams itself

WH powered Tribuchet? (that fires bowling balls or pumpkins)

There you go again. Trusting a flunky to do a man's work! Sure they can put hands on, but who says the right belt is in the package! I look up everything and check inventory. Even then you can't trust that it's accurate and they can even find it. When I was a counter guy, we had ONE SPOT where we would put special order parts or saved items. This store here now. every time I order something and go to pick it up, they have to go wandering around looking for it. Never in the same place.

You definitely hit the jackpot pot with this one. I guess good deals can still be had. Enjoy it. Take good care of it.

Wow thanks for the picks Mike. It was a great day. I just wish could have spent more time there. Dog duty. I had a good time.

Yep and and all the NAPA counter guys like you ... hire the handicap... fun to watch... didn't you tell me how inadept your local NAPA was staffed your self included? I will not go to NAPA for diddly squat after the $27 for a $8 Briggs oil filter ... they are done. Correct sir ... but see above ... and TSC says they have it but don't .. there's some gas and hours off my life I'll never get back. I mistakenly put my trust in what they knew Mike. That and they had the correct Part no. listed. Obviously they didn't have the correct part number to the required part ... OK it happens in this computerized day. Really C? This actually was a good bigger sized GT in the day. Parts now forget it tho. Had bells & whistles till no end ... front & rear PTOs a nice pretty leak proof HY system & power steering to boot. I just miss the old days I guess.

So, do I get extra credit for finishing early? LMAO 🤣. Had the service truck so I used the torch to heat nuts, pipe expander to save downpipe and muffler.....

Today was largely spent working on the trailer. The whip to connect to the vehicle got damaged and I had to replace that, along with a damaged light. I had to run all over for supplies, the wire set I got appears to have had the wires installed in incorrect positions, so there was some figuring to do, and I am still not thinking as clearly as usual. I did grab new deck belts for both of the Rm-326 decks while I was out, and we coated the underside of the one that was repaired this summer with some POR-15 I had left over from another project. I would have liked to do two full coats, but only had enough for one.

Ten Technical Terms About Computers And What They Mean To Farmers 1. Log on: when you want to make the homestead warmer. 2. Log off: Timberrrrrrrrrrrr. 3. Mega Hertz: when you not careful getting the firewood. 4. Lap top: where the cat sleeps. 5. Hard drive: manoeuvring thought those rocky fields on the northern range when there is snow in the ground. 6. Windows: what to shut when it's cold outside. 7. Byte: what mosquitoes do. 8. Modem: what I did to the hay fields. 9. Keyboard: where the keys hang. 10. Mouse: critters that eat the grain in the barn. Not forgetting RAM [Random Access Memory]: when you can't remember anything at all from earlier.

Exactly what I meant.

See quite a few of those "radiators" at our steam pageant.

I want to thank you in front for trying to save my back !! Each one of your revolutions is two (maybe 3) that do not need me !! Thanks Tom !! That does look incredable Mate.

Soooooooooooo...... How do you blow an engine put puttin around at a tractor show?

Huge crowd! Perfect weather (no rain, wind or humidity). Only casualty was my son Brads Magnum 8 let go and his day was over. Well actually he just transferred his butt over to one of my rigs . Currently his Mag8 has zero compression. No hole thru the block though. That’ll be a winter project. Bought nothing other than a 6 gallon fuel jug with the old school nozzle that actually pours. Best part was just hanging with the WH crew. @wallfish @Retired Wrencher @VinsRJ @Handy Don @Chris T @grnlark @whtractors24 and a few others that aren’t membsrs here (bizarrre right!)

No vulcanos in Wisconsin !! The glaciers are gone now. All that's left...beer, cheese, sausage, gorgous landscapes, friendly people and lots of places to stop and enjoy all of it.

If the muffler is original, it is not mounted properly. The stock muffler mounts roughly vertically in front of the engine with the exhaust exiting the left side.

October 3, 1955, the first edition of in Great Britain; it quickly proves to be a hit. Now known as the Guinness World Records book, the annual publication features a wide range of feats related to humans and animals. The inspiration for the record book can be traced to November 1951, when Sir Hugh Beaver, managing director of the Guinness Brewery (founded in Dublin in 1759), was on a hunting trip in Ireland. After failing to shoot a golden plover, Beaver and the members of his hunting party debated whether the creature was Europe’s fastest game bird but were unable to locate a book with the answer. Thinking that patrons of Britain’s pubs would enjoy a record book which could be used to settle friendly disagreements, Beaver decided to have one produced. He hired twin brothers Norris and Ross McWhirter, the founders of a London-based agency that provided facts and statistics to newspapers and advertisers. The book was intended to be given away for free in pubs to promote the Guinness brand; however, it turned out to be so popular the company started selling it that fall and it became a best-seller. An American edition debuted in 1956 and was soon followed by editions in a number of other countries.

I concur... how could I have missed that opportunity??

Gzzzzz uncle Jim, everyone has a couple 4L340 belts laying around. Now you got to get something that uses 5L340 belts! I have been getting my belts from Amazon. A little more but returns are easy. My TSC store belt selection stinks, have to call ahead and tell them go look please cause lots of time there is stock showing but no stock. I have noticed they stopped carrying the longer ones. RK has a nice belt assortment but it too is 30 miles one way. I am sure with your calculated attitude the "Air in thems" with purr like a Rolex someday. Or maybe like a rolodex?

Early morning with the Hotsy. Big believer in Citri Blast and Cascade. I did get everything cleaned and I think it's a good candidate for a repaint. No dents or holes. Surface rust isn't bad but, I do like the wet look. LoL 🤣. Also, I did get the original rear tires with it and do hold air, no cracking. I can see myself adding more C series to the collection. Show more pictures later! Enjoy your morning Horse fans! 🌞 Apologies for the hazy photos but I had my washer set at 280°. Can't stand greasy build up!

Would absolutely love to but when the nearest place is 40 miles away and the price of diesel??? I guess belts are not the thing to buy online no matter how good a deal. Worse part is I kinda knew this.

Look up a bit of information on anything on a "SMART PHONE" and for the next week you get ads for that product. That is why I like my old-fashioned phone.

Nice score... how's the Automatic? You bought a mule drive & got a free tractor & deck!

Mowing season will be over soon .. got in done seat time on the 414/8 with a 42” RD today.

Several years ago I bought a 50 foot spool of 7 conductor trailer wire that's all 14 guage. I do tend to make the main power feed heavier, so the thicker wires would be handy.

Here's a passel o' pics from Trina. Good straight on view of the new camper house spot. Several angles of same. This is the ramp off the back side. This is a good straight view of the flat spot behind the barn. Here's where the new vehicle usable path will eventually continue down the hill, to the left of the hemlock tree, and bend right, towards the garden. We will likely need a culvert just past the tree. There are other pics showing the V shaped water course. The rest are various views of the project from different viewpoints.

The difference between a 7HP Kohler & a 7 HP Tecumseh...... You torque the mounting fasteners on the Kohler. You use wingnuts on the Tecky - hand tight - makes it easier to replace later.

Thank you Karl for giving the Euro section of other Brands , I will kick this off with my little collection of Trojan Toraktors Built in the early 60`s by Trojan motors . Thes tiny tractors are actually smaller than an Wheelhorse RJ 58 The have the Clinton 1290 engine. The story goes that Trojan bought a large amount of Clinton engine for a project that fell through & they were left with all these engines with nothing to do with them , so they came up with the idea of using the engines for a garden tractor & so the Trojan Toraktor was born .. They only ever made 500 of these tractors & theere were only 4 series of them ever made The MK 4 series was the most raest as they stop production of them during the making of the series 4 and so only a handful were ever built .