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August 24, 1975, The band Queen enters a recording studio in Wales to begin the sessions that will produce “Bohemian Rhapsody.” Because the finished song runs nearly six minutes, record execs fear radio stations will never play it.

Decided to exercise my Elec-Trak this morning. Needed to remove the deck from its storage cart, and used the Roper with the front mount boom. After installing the deck I mowed about half the back yard. The grass was still wet with dew but I had a narrow window of opportunity. The wife has a doctors appointment this morning. Which is where I am going now. Not bad for 53 years old.

The 90 minute flight and the 5 hour flight are over. About to board for the 15 hour and 56 minute flight now in San Francisco. After that I have one more 4 hours flight..then I can really sleep!

So I was on the fence on repainting my C120 or trying to restore the original paint. After last winter towing the tractor back and forth to help my grandparents the salt really took its toll. I decided two months ago I was just going to repaint the tractor. I started sanding the fender but life got in the way and I never finished until today. Is it perfect? nope but good enough for who its for. Fender is done and next is the hood. Haven't decided if I'm going to park it for the rest of the year or just do one piece a weekend as I did with my Simplicity turned Allis Chalmers.

Yes they are. I haven't weighed them but I need to get them mounted so I can stop having to move them around the shop

My niece and her husband had an out door wedding next to a busy section of the Fox river. Right after they were done saying their vows, some one off in the distance started playing the beginning of "Another one bites the dust". Not load but load enough. The bride & groom did not hear it but most of the people attending had all they could do to keep from laughing out load.

We asked the organist to mix in a few bars of 'Bohemian Raposidy' into the prelude to mom's memorial service. I don't think many of the people there noticed. One of the church members mom had worked with through the years was a piper. He played 'Anazing Grace' on his pipes during that service - that, they noticed. Why mix some Queen into a memorial service? In memory of a story mom told many times about a wedding service where the organist mixed in some 'Mares Eat Oats and Does Eat Oats' into the porcession.

A bit more progress… Breaking out the drive First part of the intermediate drive and 4WD selector First view of the output My awesome son milling me the dog clutches on the gears out of gear in gear Axle with steering added - tie rod on the bottom as need to get the drive out, and a Suburban is a very low frame and pivot point.

Too much on the to-do list today to get these on a machine but did manage to drill the rims for the weights. ICYMI, these 4 x 8 rims came on an off-brand cart with bushings and dry rotted wheel barrow tires. I almost threw them on the I don't care pile but they're actually decent quality so I knocked the bushings out and put 4 ply 4 x 8 tri-ribs on them. I talked my brother out of the weights and cleaned them up. Too wide on standard rims to get through the gates on my property so I think this will work. Soon to be in service...

Found the 2” pipe I sunk in the ground a year ago, and am now excavating a track for the two new dump basins.

875 that was about 30 minutes from home

I told my wife she should embrace her mistakes. She gave me a hug.

Had a couple of my favorites out of the shop so I could cut some lumber. Looked too good to not snap a shot. You can see that the weather hasn't been kind to my grass this year.

Neither have I. But I have replaced the points and condenser and spent a bunch of time checking wiring, then opened the fuel cock and had it start right up and keep running!

Discovered someone a few weeks ago called Flying Wrench videos on Facebook - - very entertaining and informative -- suggest Red Sq members may want to check it out ?? I know there are many members here who do not do FB but if you do its worth a few minutes.. I believe he may be on other media outlets as well ????????? he is a young guy, maybe mid-late 20s in Virginia area who has a traveling home visit repair business for Tractors, lawn mowers etc -- ( started the business himself, never worked in a shop, no college ) . The cool thing is he does video of every repair which is about 6 appointments daily -- i have not seen his entire inventory of videos but at 6 per day ( editted ) he has lots of fresh content -- some videos are short few minutes others maybe 15 - 20 minutes I have not seen a WH yet but all the usual other manufacturers -- Cadet, Craftsman, Deere, Troy Bilt, etc - and even a few "Go carts" or other small engine repairs -- His customized repair van is insanely impressive - he did the build out himself - the organization and tools and spare parts he has is incredible - all Milwaukee - also has power lift on back of van hooked to the bumper area tongue that lifts front tractor axles so he can do mower deck service and repair - Some repairs are simple maintenance - others more involved carb replace - electrical - pulleys - belts etc - His problem solving diagnostics is pretty interesting as he goes through the step by step elimination to solution - eg: why it won't run ????? His video isn't as much like You Tubes that tend to be more "educational content" but he does explain as he does the repair what he's doing -- so for Rd Sq members with some knowldge of the basics you will find he explains just enough to sustain your interest without being to simple or to complex. One thing i find interesting are his opinion comments about the various manufacturers which many members here will apprecaite considering the simplicity of our WH engineering - also what i realized is how many others are vertical shaft tractors with all the pulleys and machanicals under the frame. lastly, he also shows what $ he charges which is also informative Enjoy -- Bill

My mother in law made each of her kids their personal cassette tape of songs she selected. Mildred would call into a local radio station and request a song and record it on the cassette. At her visitation service, they played one of the cassettes. My brother in law came up to us as we sat there mourning our loss and he was laughing. "Listen to the song." "Thank God and Greyhound She's Gone" was playing over the speakers. Mildred would have been proud.

Well guys you were taking pullers for the crank side. I made this one from an existing puller that I had it is really bent one time when I was trying to get a drive hub off. The seal was leaking bad. It actually broke the snap ring inside the transmission. They had to recut the grove for a new snap ring. So now I use it to remove the crank pulley. It works every time rusted crusted doesn’t matter. It pulls it off so easy. This is a heavy duty puller from a set that I have. I’ve seen some engines were badly rusted caked with whatever I thought I’d never get it off, but I hooked it up sprayed it down. Came off like butter. Just sharing my two cents..

Sweet find! The model that I have been looking for. Cut my Wheel Horse teeth on a brand new B-80/8-Speed as an 11 year old.

Looks like they may be connected to a jack shaft.

Why did the police arrest the turkey? They suspected it of fowl play! What do you get when a chicken lays an egg on top of a barn? An eggroll!

I have to admit; I dig that hood ornament!

Its an 04 with the 4.0 SOHC. This was a known issue with these engines which Ford didn't really get nailed down until 2005 or 2006. I've owned this vehicle for 7 years and put 55 or 60k miles on it and have kind of suspected this guide was broken the whole time, but it hasn't been causing real issues, so I left it alone. I inspected it while doing valve cover gaskets and disturbed it. Now my technician brain won't let me put it back together broken. I am also going to look at a Flex that's about 10 years newer next weekend to replace the Explorer. If I buy that I know two people in need of a vehicle right now who may either be given the Explorer outright or sell it to them very cheap, and I want to make sure its right if that happens.

Had the 1988 312 out today with a newly acquired dump cart (LTD-244). Found the cart at a local (mostly used) tool store.

Can't say enough about then ICON magnetic mat from my favorite haunt Horror Fright! Super handy when tearing down a tractor. Bolts, parts, tools stick to it so things don't go bye bye and won't harm the paint on @WHX?? and @Achto's trailer queens! Not cheap at 25 clams but worth it in my book! https://www.harborfreight.com/large-magnetic-tool-pad-attaches-to-toolboxes-fenders-and-doors-11-in-x-9-in-mat-holds-ratchets-wrenches-and-sockets-70077.html

Street Rod buddy of mine asked that '50s and '60s "Car Tunes" be played at his memorial service concluding the service with Jan and Dean's "Dead Mans Curve". Some of his relatives thought it was a bit sacrilegious, those of us who had known him for years loved it.

I'm happy to report that the Meeha Mirror is doing exceptionally well. She's healing faster and better than the E/R doc expected. Trina's been experimenting with taking two of the three meds away. There was some on n off there because of obvious pain & discomfort but the dog 🐕 is now off meds except prednisone. That'll be a few more weeks in the downgrading process. She's still severely restricted in allowable movement. No jumping. No running. Indoors she's kept quiet and in limited space so she can't run. Outdoors she's always leashed. This routine keeps up until the end of September at minimum.

Another ski bench finished up... Trash picked skis and bench sides / back...

I will give you this @WHX?? famous quote "good enough for the girls we go out with"

And wouldn’t you know I actually threw one away about a month ago! I had a P216 with real bad knock. I took a few parts off it and scraped the rest. I got tired of it taking up space in my shop and moving it around. As I was getting it out of my truck to scrap it I remember thinking someone would probably take this for parts! But who? And when? Nope, I’m trying to have less junk in my life so away it went. Had I known @PWL216 was going to need the flywheel I would have gladly saved it for him. It’s one of those things that we all think “As soon as I get rid of that, I’m going to need it!” And then we don’t throw it out and then look around and think “How did I accumulate all this stuff?!!” Correct me if I’m wrong, but most of you know exactly what I’m talking about 😂😂

Place an ad in the wanted section of the classifieds. Someone may have on. K&B and A-Z should have them as well. I'm pretty sure the P216, 218 flywheels will work as well.

Saw this on marketplace.. thoughts on it.. practicality, useful for work? Price? Both engines make it have double the horsepower.. to lift it off the ground and shoot flames?

Might be worth the price if both engines are in good running order, and rest of tractor would be parts IMHO.

That's normal - as it should be A hydro transmission would have motion control, not a shifter. There is no neutral, only "stop". Somewhere on the transmission should be a " tow valve" that can be opened to allow the tractor to be free-wheeled (pushed/towed)

Interesting build. Looks like both engines are belted to a jack shaft that drives the transmission. Can these engines be reversed? Seems the belts would be too short to reverse by twisting.

The brake shaft seal came this morning and the bearings checked out. I had to lower the FEL sub-frame to get the brake disc off but all is well again

Things were going too well! Time for some setbacks! Was cranking it over and saw fuel dripping by the carb. Fuel line is shot and not in my stock. So off I go to one of the 2 parts stores open. No customers there and 2 guys working. They have all of the sizes except 1/4" So I go to the other store open. There are 4 employees outside looking under the hood of a Ford Ranger. There are 2 more inside. How many people do they need on a Sunday? Anyway they had just enough hose. Went to change the line and the fuel tank grommet crumbled apart. None on the shelf. So I went and got out my engine stand tank and put it on as a temp. Used the tank time to get the critter trash out of the tower. Looked at the funky wiring. Tested the switch which was correct but the ignition part was not working. Hence the push button switch. I had a used switch in stock. Tested that and the start part doesn't work! So that went into the trash. Got some fuel flowing and hit the key and SHE'S A RUNNER!!! Nice and quiet. That muffler must be one of the good ones. Got to get a seat back on and change 1 more rear tire. Got a switch, shifter boot, and tank grommets on the order sheet for now.

Florida Man strikes again. Florida Man is my favorite superhero.

Timely! I had the same thing on my B80. https://www.amazon.com/Grommet-735-0149-935-0149-951-0171-751-0171/dp/B0DPR2WGD8/ref=sr_1_6?crid=1CPVBDAH7MYS2&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Xf1D-xfjAt76-djDR_B5hHjbXJidjgl3ZdrDOsGzWTin9wO-ytfM4rCpPlj1PsiL3ueY4-TbH-74BegndQJNHwUgA0DqZ39LguAr0m6lL8vqu6dwkU65TKGN7l-Lt9hsnBtwH2fGbd9ub6oSuOGzkbYrgPwOGG21qmk2F2sCmVvjHBuKlhDmULZD_xeAavOXKcP_QtTTvzdgjwnGUXDm2eHn8cpUTdwrUC-TN0AbPiY.AZDjGDEZjKCF_6MCkfMncAXVS5dlQ0jzOKM6MKvN2U4&dib_tag=se&keywords=fuel+shutoff+and+grommet&qid=1787516215&sprefix=fuel+shutoff+and+grommet%2Caps%2C4864&sr=8-6

Needed to get the york rake hooked up to work on the stump removal project. It is the only implement I have not permanently attached to a tractor. Had to move a lot to get it out and hooked up to the GT-14... Part of me says I need another 3pt tractor

Still got the little baby buggy bumpers on the hood and seat hinges. Seat clean up

My first WH was a 12 year old 1974 B-80 I bought 40 years ago it came with a 36RD deck, cut my grass, pulled my cart and moved my old Boston Whaler around for 11 years. I found a nice C-120 and bought it and sold the B for 100.00 less than I paid for it. Over the last 30 years I've bought and sold 30+ WH's, my two favorites are the '74 B80 and the '76 B80. The '76 would run my 36" tiler down hear with no problem. In the last year I've sold all my horses except 3 of my round hood, if I ever decided to buy another WH it will be a B80.

You should replace the flywheel. That magnet will shed more pieces, jam into the charging stator and ruin the stator or break the stator mounting tabs off the cam cover. You can chase the threads in the crank with a tap.

Yeah. Been doing that on flights for years. I’ve taken plenty of 10-13 hours flights in the past. This one leg is 16 hours and is my longest yet. I will be in a sleeper pod so that’ll help being able to lay completely flat, won’t be sitting upright for 16 hours. And it’s an overnight flight so hoping to zonk-out!

I’d start hitting that seat with some vinyl conditioner massaging it in with latex gloves on. I did that with the barn find C-101 I bought last year and it worked well.

Did some mid-season maint, grease, etc on 654 & mower deck. Know theres plenty haters on Teckys but mine is reliable & burns no oil. Even degreased tractor & washed it too. Its not pretty but I can count on it winter or summer.