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Got the 72" snow blower mounted on my big tractor today. Hopefully it will not be used any time soon but it is ready. I only used this setup once last winter when the snow was too deep for my 520HC and plow to deal with. That reminds me, the 520HC and plow are also ready to go. It just needs a wash to get the dust off that accumulated from sitting in the storage building all summer.

Here is my C-175 Automatic with a Series 1 after I restored it, a little eye candy for you boys 😜

Further proof that our dog is NOT SPOILED

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We've been at our Ky location for a few days working in our woods. We got the A Liner camper set up, and have a list of small projects to work on this trip. Today's major chore to take the 16' utility trailer into town to pick up some building supplies turned into anadventure. No problem to and from town. I took the trailer to the end of the driveway to unload it. No problems there. Nowhere to turn the Ram 1500/16' trailer combo around, so I'm thinking go slow and no problem. After all, it is only a couple hundred yards. Made it about half way, when I lost track of the back wheels on the truck and dropped the left rear off the edge of the road. Had the left wheel at full drop and the right rear at full rise. No traction to lift myself out. EJ the 8N to the rescue! Hooked up with a 3/8" chain, had Mrs 8N in the truck to feed a bit of throttle when EJ started pulling, and out it came. I clamped the receiver hitch onto the MF's fel and pushed the trailer the rest of the way. Got to look into installing tow hooks on the Ram.

I was quite ecstatic when the seller messaged me and said he found the original wheels in one of his scrap piles! Picked them up today.

Interesting to see all the "sad" reactions. This isn't sad. It's good business and agricultural practice. Up here there are many farms that grow several times the pumpkins needed because it's easy. The good ones sell. The rest go right back in the ground as enrichment.

Got the two new decks cleaned up, greased, and oied. Both have good tight quiet spindles and good blades. I could not get the up side down blades of the 42RD so it's in soak mode.

1984 and older C-175 used the series 1. A spec number of 24300 and higher will be a series 2

The seat on that C120 would sell for $ 200.00 or more at any tractor show. The only things I see missing are the right side foot rest and belt guard, you would want them for your safety. The asking price of $ 500.00 seems very reasonable to me.

Having done a couple of these modules myself you can save a step if you're patient. You can get a 5/16" box end wrench under the stator to remove the screws holding the ignition module. This will save you from having to remove the stator. Clean everything well with electric motor cleaner and compressed air before reassembly. Changing the module should fix your issues.

A lot of us add a new ground wire from the battery negative terminal to one of the rectifier mounting bolts. This is better than grounding thru painted sheet metal...

@Ed Kennell I believe all 417’s came with a Series 2 and baby moons. I think some 300 series came with baby moons too? Only a true Wheel Horse connoisseur like @Handy Don would pick up on 8” wheels and 6” spindles. Some may in fact think “What is this guy talking about?” My 417-A runs a 44” two stage blower like a champ!

Yeah, I don't like balls behind me!

The other two wires coming from the rectfier/regulator are probably white and come from the engine. Unplug them from the regulator with the engine runnIng at 2/3 throttle or better test for AC voltage AC between the two of them. Should be around 30 volts AC

Foot rest and guard are inexpensive but shipping these days makes everything expensive.

But are they doing so at the correct time? The points gap establishes the ignition timing for these engines. I have seen an engine with a good strong spark run poorly because the timing was improperly set and spark occurred slightly after top dead center. Adjusting the points using static timing solved the problem. Two little hints on finding the timing marks on the flywheel. Prior to looking for the timing marks you can remove most of the rust on the flywheel by using a wooden dowel with sandpaper wrapped over the end. With the sparkplug removed put the dowel through the timing hole and crank the engine a couple of revelations, you may need to do this several times depending on how much rust is there. The keyway on your crankshaft points up when at Top Dead Center. the marks you are looking for will be at the window around TDC so you will know you are in the correct area.

even better hint - splurge a little bit and get a *circuit breaker* type ATO style fuse at the correct amperage rating and you can drop it in the wiring using spade or bullet connectors somewhere in place of the fuse (for the glass fuses, I made up a jumper with alligator clips to run between battery + and the load side of the fuse holder) - that way you won't keep blowing fuses while you diagnose/test the system - circuit breaker just trips (it can sound like the old school "blinker flasher" devices used on older cars for turn signals) Once you have rigged one up you can stick it in your tool box and change out to different amperages to match the fused circuit you're testing...

I do similar. When I build a new wiring harness, most of the components get their own separate ground wire of correct gauge.

Until they come up with grounding by Bluetooth, I'll still use another cable. Or, you could be a fancy hero and run it to the nut side hidden away!! Besides, it just might catch your lost 3/8 socket (no 10mm joke here)..

When the black ground wires start looking like spaghetti... it's just enough.

It can get tricky, I have 3 Onans, if you get in a bind and need pictures of where things go, don’t hesitate to ask. I will be happy to help as I can.

The slooow cooling is the key to that method.

Scouted the property today with my BIL for bow and bought my first crossbow, with crank cocking / decocking. First season of bow... we'll see how it goes... Only doe for me, as I've used my 2 combo doe/buck tags for doe already... ok by me. I like venison...

As stupid as those mirrors look, I was having a pretty hard time turning around to see well enough when backing a boat and trailer into a very particular spot, so those mirrors would've helped. I moved the ball from the front to the back a few weeks ago for something else so I guess I just need to buy a new tractor for the "attachment" of a front tow ball. LOL

Those old eyes are still working fine Richard.

A dead battery will not charge from the engine. Charge the battery and have it load tested at an auto parts store, they will di it for free.

Yes there was a 120-8 that had a 8 speed transmission. The 120 Auto has the Sundstrand Hydro. To test the hydro Chain it to a tree and verify it will spin the tires forward and reverse. They are good workers 1-18” rear axles. From what can be seen in the picture that seat looks like it would clean in nice. Those seats are desirable.

I'll check my parts bin...

Having and not needing is always better than needing and not having....

I don't think he has that problem, every time he mows his lawn, it seems like it's always a different

I wonder if these bearing might be salvageable. I'm going to submerge them in some solvent tomorrow and let the soak for a few days.

Those style wheels are rare. Very old school RJist . Treat them with kid gloves. Eight inchers I restoed.

They actually have some really cool roller bearings inside of them, but like the other sulky, they are toast and will get standard bearings.

Guess you could always give the belt a twist so the cutting edge would cut, uplift, who needs it.

Ah yes, thanks for mentioning the 9-pin. I'll check that out also. Valves are a good suggestion too. I already have the flywheel shroud off. I'm more worried about getting all that back together properly.

Minneapolis Moline Mocraft https://www.tractordata.com/lawn-tractors/000/5/2/523-minneapolis-moline-mocraft-100.html

I do concur. Balls up front make for a far more pleasurable trailering experience... And mirrors on a break the number one rule of Italian motor car racing - Whatsa behind you Issa no Matta...

That is correct. One caution. Don’t leave power to the coil for an extended time when it’s no being cranked, you can burn it out

A blade for the 5xi models can be easily modified by moving the rear cross bar ahead 5" to fit the long frame tractors.

Think I'm ready for winter....... Girlfriend questioned if my snow removal equipment was excessive? Do I really need that many tractors to clear snow? Told her either I keep them all or she gets a shovel! 🤣 She had nothing more to say...... Aside from a couple cosmetic things on 416, especially a new seat, I'm prepared. Honestly, she knows they are mostly just for me to go out & play in the snow

My main mowing tractor is a first gen 520H with the 23x9.5-12 rear tires and they are liquid filled. The added weight does not cause damage to the sod but it actually prevents tire spin which could damage sod and also I have some hills and ditches to mow and the added traction helps there.

Get the 26x12’s and the widened wheels mounted on the 520H today.

Today's score: technically not a "toss", but a gift for cleaning out a garage for a neighbor, where we found it buried... Majestic 35 vice. Anyone know anything about them? Age, quality? Its ready for work in my garage so doesn't matter to me other than interest...

Just fluid fill them. Same amount of weight without scratching the paint.

I got a plow frame out of the shed and it's leaning on a wall in the back shop. Still to nice out to be moutin snow eq.!

Picked up the first batch today, just to test run the Cyclone Rake on the back of my 16 auto. Also fired up the C-160 with the Mighty Mac and turned them into powder for the garden. Photo from last year - the 16 Auto in the background wasn't ready for lawn duty yet. Replaced the C-141 in the foreground with a C160. The C-120 has a pine straw rake on it this fall to help spread the ground up leaves prior to my neighbor tilling them in with his B-100.

Rest up Howard. Gotta get ready for the show!

Godspeed my brother Howard.