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Heck I got a neat birthday present. Decide to share it with my Lawn Range L-107 that Father bought in May of 1967. @stevasaurus She has been sitting for a week or so and the terrible Techy started on the first pull

A small church in our association is needing some work done to it's one hundred year old building. I was asked to lead a team to start repairs. Helpers has been pretty sparse so most of it was done by me. I didn't attempt to work on the gable ends without someone there to help with the 28' ladder. There are three pictures. One is the back of the church after I scraped the paint. Two is finished paint on the back--window is still needing paint removed from glass.--Helpers don't seem to have steady hand to cut-in paint but I'm appreciative of the help. Notice how far from level the side room's ridge is. The 2x4 rafters on the main building probably have an 8" (or more) belly. The last two paint jobs were done by folks who left overspray on the windows and storm windows. A church member believes it has been fifteen or more years since last paint job. The window sashes were almost bare of paint so it's likely been 25 or more years since they had any freshening up. Three is me power washing the front of the building. I scraped the paint, Power washed, spot primed bare wood then top coated. The helpers mainly focused on windows and yard work and helping me move ladders and tools. In addition to painting, I've made several repairs. From replacing siding ( that I made out of cedar), making new metal window drip cap, replacing three window sills. I'm doing my best to make the building more resistive to water invasion. I found it interesting that none of the windows has sash locks. In other words, until the storm windows were installed, all a person had to do was raise a window to gain entry. Interesting side note: The church is getting new roof because of hail damage. The roofing supplier loaded the roof pretty much at the the top of the valley where the side room is attached to the main roof. With the belly in the main ridge, If I was the roofer, I probably wouldn't have allowed the supplier to load in one location only. At least spread it over a larger area. A member and I measured the ceiling to floor height after the shingles were placed upon the roof. Once the new roof is installed. We'll measure to see if there was any deflection in the ceiling to floor measurement.

New tires and wide rims for the 314H. Waiting on the weather to cooperate so I can paint the rims. Plan on using the 314H as my plow tractor this year.

First I screwed the pieces together on the tractor. Then I used superglue to attach 2 small broken off pieces, then deep pour epoxy to rebuild it one section at a time. Used aluminum duct tape to form each section I poured the epoxy into. Then grinding the back side to get a good fit and glazing / sanding the front. Painted it with Ace International Red. Overall, I’d give it a 8 out of 10, but way better than how it was or no bumper at all.

Picked this up over the weekend for $200 form a “picker” in the area. Besides the tractor it came with a 36 Rear discharge deck and a 42” dozer blade. I also noted the slot (or Celvis, not sure what) hitch on the back. He pulled it out of the woods at a widow’s house due to her wanting to relocate and needing to liquidate the estate of her late husband. Once I got it home and on the surgery table, inspection lead to find the motor seized (likely due to the “tractor” exhaust) as well the most of the electrical shot. Obviously the tires are blown out and will need replacement. Other issues that were noted were the seat (or the lack of I should say), the clutch rod hanging because it snapped in the middle and various rusted hardware being snapped off or corroded. Got it on stands and the heart removed and somewhat broken down tonight. after removing the head and covers, I found the piston and both valves seized in place. The cause is definitely water getting into the intake as the exhaust side is more stuck then the intake. More to come soon after some ATF and Kroil work their magic on it.

Took advantage of the nice weather today. Put the show tractors away for the year along with the patio furniture & grill. I know its still kinda early but finding time to get things done is getting harder. Work is busy, home to-do projects that have become must-do, & helping mom at her place now that dad is gone.

New axle and brake seal on the C-125. The hub puller I bought from a member here worked like a charm!!! Thanks @Blue Chips!!! Ordering axle seal for the B-80. Had to remove chains from the C-125 plow mule... they were rubbing in a few spots... Ran them all around the hood to give them some exercise...then they posed for a quick pic...

I have been homebound with the flu for a few days and decided to take on a project that has been on my mind for some time. We are blessed to have a chart of drive belt sizes for all models of Wheel Horses, but the way it is laid out it can be a bit cumbersome to deal with and I have reconfigured the information in a manner I hope will be easier to use. I haven’t included all models and I apologize in advance for any mistakes or omissions I may have made. I have also included a few other tidbits. Tractor drive belts Drive belts should be fabric covered 58 – 59 RJ 1567 4L - 29 60 – 61 SUBURBAN 1569 4L -29 1961 and later Horizontal crankshaft Wheel Horses can be divided into four categories, Short Framer, Mid Frame, Long Frame, and Estate Tractors. Here is a list of short frame (41.25" Wheel Base) manual transmission Wheel Horses. All use Wheel Horse Belt # 9691 ½” X 70” cloth covered drive belt. 1961 - 701 1962 - 502, 552, 702, Lawn Ranger 1963 - 603, 633, 653, 753, Lawn Ranger 1964 - 604, 654, 704, 754, 854, 1045, Lawn Ranger 1965 - 605, 655, 855, 1055, Lawn Ranger 1966 - 606, 656, 856, Lawn Ranger 1967 - 607, 657, 857, 867, Lawn Ranger 1968 - Commando 6, Commando 8, '500' SPECIAL, Lawn Ranger 1969 - WORKHORSE 700 Short frame 8 HP Hydrostatic Transmission Wheel Horses. All used Wheel Horse Belt # 8005 ½” X 72” cloth covered drive belt. 1965 – 875, 1075 1966 - 876 1967 - 877 With the exception of some 8 HP models and Estate Models all Wheel Horses from 1966 on were long frame, we will cover the exceptions first. Estate models, 953, 1054, 1054A , 47” wheel base Wheel Horse Belt # 1592 ½” X 82 cloth covered drive belt GT-14, 48” wheel base Wheel Horse Belt # 8334 5/8” X 83” cloth covered drive belt Mid Frames Some 1972 to 1975 Wheel Horse 8 horse powered models had a wheel base of 43 inches there is a bit of inconsistency in the belts used for the A models in this period so check the chart. Long frame, 45-1/2 inches. Wheel base began wit the 1966 10 HP and 12 HP models. From 1969 on and any Kohler powered long frame manual transmission Wheel Horse used a Wheel Horse Belt # 7473 5/8” X 82” From 1969 on and any long frame Hydrostatic with a Sundstrand transmission (except the Estate models) uses a Wheel Horse belt part # 108501 5/8” X 82” From 1969 on any Kohler (including Twins) powered long frame Hydrostatic with an Eaton 700 or 1100 transmission uses a Wheel Horse belt part # 108501 5/8” X 82” From 1989 on any Onan powered long frame Manual or Hydrostatic transmission uses a Wheel Horse belt part # 114895 5/8” X 83” Tractor drive belts Drive belts should be fabric covered 58 – 59 RJ 1567 4L - 29 60 – 61 SUBURBAN 1569 4L - 29 61 – 67 SHORT FRAME GEAR JAMMER 9691 ½ X 70 953 – 1054 1592 ½ X 82 69 – 70 VERTICAL ENGINE 8133 ½ X74 69 – 70 CHARGER 9 & 10 7478 5/8 - 84 GT-14 8334 5/8 x 82 12 HP KOHKER - SUNDSTRAND 7478 5/8 x 81 12 – 16 HP KOHLER GEAR JAMMER 7473 Changed to 93-9808 in ’96 5/8 x 82 12 – 16 HP KOHLER WITH EATON 108501 5/8 x 82 17 – 18 HP KOHLER GEAR JAMMER 107939 Changed to 93-9809 5/8 x 83 417 – 418 KOHLER WITH EATON 108501 5/8 X 82 416 - 520 ONAN GEAR JAMMER 107939 Changed to 93-9809 5/8 X 83 416 – 520 ONAN EATON 141895 5/8 X 83 Drive belt sizes WHEEL HORSE PART NUMBER BELT SIZE Starter/generator belt Kohler 10hp, 12hp Kohler # 235262 3L-35 Notched raw rubber edges NAPA 25-7345 Kohler 7hp, 8hp Kohler # 231605 3L-32 Notched raw rubber edges NAPA 25-7315 S/G indicator Light bulb #57 Replacement light unit Cole-Hersee PL 20 RC HY-2 or HY-3 1584 3L-510 953 – 1054 Hydraulic pump belt 1591 3L-480 What are the differences between the various Wheel Horse Belt part #s on the same size belts? ? ? I have seen belts sold on the internet using the TORO/Wheel Horse part numbers that won’t work because they are too wide and I have used the Tractor Supply replacement belts with good results. Use your own judgement.

A recent poll found that just over 40% of Americans consider themselves political pundits. This is interesting, because the same poll found that just under 15% of Americans know what the word pundit means. ---- A rabbi, a pundit and a priest once decided to put their skills to the test, so they challenged each other...the challenge was who could convert a bear They all met a few days later.....the pundit and priest were ok but the rabbi was in a full body cast... so started the pundit...guess what...I read the Gita to the bear.... and now he is a pious Hindu The priest says...guess what, I read the bible to my bear....it brought tears to his eyes...he immediately had himself baptised now he is a devout christian.... Finally the Rabbi mutters....."shouldve left the circumcision for later"

Today a me and a good friend of mine built a ramp for my 88 year old mother. She still lives on her totally on her own and still drives during the day. In her garage there is concrete steps and I was worried about her falling on the concrete floor. We built it wide enough in case someday it needs to be a wheel chair ramp. She said she is still walking and doesn’t even want to think about a wheelchair!! I certainly hope I can make it to 88 and be as witty and mobile as she is.

Got em all out for some air and vitamin D...

Hosted a teen activity for our church at our home last night. This young lady (a friend of @Edward Teach) had never driven a genuine garden tractor before. What better one than JackRabbit? it was fun to end the night of activity with a time of devotions around the bonfire finishing with S’mores…

Took a little stroll on the 701 and snapped this pic.

Mountain Man breakfast this AM. Eggs, deer scrapple, home fries and onions.

Mowed a couple rounds with the 48"SD on the 312H and on the next round I noticed the right blade was not cutting. Thinking the spindle belt tensioner was jammed with grass, I pulled under the hoist and lifted her up to check it out. The blade was missing. A quick search and I found the blade but not the bolt and washer. I dumped a deck parts bucket and grabbed a new bolt and washer and sharpened the blade while it was off. Put the blade back on but the bolt would not start in the hole. The bolt didn't vibrate out, it broke off. So the deck came off and went on the repair/storage rack. It also needs a hole patched then cleaned and oil soaked. I put the plow on this tractor every fall just a little earlier than usual this year. Got out the 310-8 to finish mowing. The grass was due to be vacuumed up any way. I use the Trac Vac every 3-4 mowings.

More progress on the hydrolift retrofit. The valve block and lines are now attached to the ram. It is semi permanent as it’s a PITA to put in. I made a mounting plate out of aluminum, that the valve block bolts to then bolted to the frame. It’s relatively close to where the original was. So as of tonight everything but the hard lines and the handle are in, that will be tomorrow’s project.

During my daily chores, I took out and snapped a pic of the ol 1257.

Patched up a couple seats. Used some liquid repair type stuff and some vinyl with sticky on back, both came from the jungle site and seems to work great. IDK how long or tough it will be but at least I aint leaving a trail of foam everywhere they go.

Seems like your Governor is a bit crabby about strippers.

Apparently, this type of meme parodying The Oregon Trail game from the 80’s is trending on Facebook and Instagram. I thought it could use a Wheel Horse touch.

Starting 7 or 9 years ago and averaging every couple, we've had a portion of the acreage fairly close to the house cleared of tree stumps and rocks, then flattened out. We began by adding a second driveway which forms a half circle off the larger older one. Then we had the garden area created. The entire area of the now 4 year old barn was built. Then another expansion off to the left of the garden. This year we began felling trees off to the right side of the house building knowing we wanted to get the excavator back and have him do the same treatment as the whole garden space. Rip out and pile up stumps, trees, rocks, etc. Reorganize. Recontour. Bury some. Stack some. Flatten some... Repeat. This is the closest I could get to a before n after. This is taken after 3 loads (14 or 18 cubic yards) were brought in to raise the area. This is almost the final product. This new flat spot will be the home of the camper house (carport ish) metal building. Couple more in progress pics. There's now a small ramp off the back right corner that a tractor would fit down. This'll give us access to the whole right side of the house for future wood processing. Also gives us a full tractor driveable path all the way around the house once the ground dries out. Another big part of this year's work was creating a nice wide long flat spot behind and below the barn. This'll be specifically for tractors, tractor storage, parts, machinery, etc. The intention is to move the 13 x 20 portable garage down from barn level to the new lower space. Also build another portable garage with the frame we got from my mom. 12 x 20 I believe? Both of those will eventually be covered with corogated type metal roofing like the barn and house already have. He had to lay over several trees and do a LOT of material movement for this. Here's a few odd angled pics of the area. I'll try to get a better view later. From the house deck. From the left side. For scale, that shed is 20 feet long but at a distant view. From below and behind. The portable garage by the barn is the 13 x 20. Another side view. We've been considering having a 4WD/ AWD vehicle usable path cut through the forest over past the barn for several years. Really since we got the garden area created and had need for moving materials down there. We'll still be adding size to that and of course adding loam and manure every year so we got the cut done this time. He felled a bunch of small to medium trees to clear the spot. The operator then used a portion of the old ramp, along with a large amount of material from a hole he dug, along with a full truckload of 1.5 inch max crushed stone, to rebuild the ramp for us. I find it extremely interesting that a professional excavator can look at our property and just KNOW where to dig for certain things. Yesterday he pointed to a spot and said, "I bet I can get gravel there." I reminded him about the rocks and ledge and he showed me a mound. A friggin mound. Somehow he knew that was not rocks but a place to harvest gravel. Here's that hole about half done. Several shots of the new ramp down to the forest, in various phases. Following the curve to the left here, it faces the garden area at the bottom. The last portion of the work was rebuilding some drainage and redirection of water flow to improve towards the frog pond and then to the forest. This is facing up towards the road on the far right of the house. The mo-chine.

Today would have been @Stormin's birthday, we miss you.

Hoisted the 48"SD up to see if I could get the broken bolt out of the spindle. I got lucky. A few taps with a punch and it spun right out. Threw a patch on the left rear corner. Sharpened the blades. Finish scraping, wire brushing and oil down for the winter.

Just purchased this from my neighbor. Always wanted one since I was a kid, and seeing my grandpa with older tractors. Came with a plow, and mower deck. Neighbor said it hadn't ran in 3 years. Changed fuel, oil, and transmission oil, new spark and fired right up. Did just recently clean the carb. Only issue I'm having is, it seems like it's surging. Any ideas? Thank you all. Wanting to tear it apart this winter and restore it.

Oops, too late, some assembly required!

Try https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/huskee-v-belt-1-2-in-x-70-in-oc-4461101 I run this brand on all my tractors. The tractor that I pull a moldboard plow with, has over 150hrs with the same belt driving it. My pulling tractor just finished its 3rd season running the same belt. Should be available at a local TSC.

I added the Kohler manual to my post above. This manual has great step by step instructions for disassembly and assembly. When you look through the pug hole on a flat head engine, you are looking at or between the valves, you can not turn the camera enough to see down the bore. Look at the pic below, the plug hole is over the two smaller holes for the valves. Under side of the head.

My new to me D160 came with a paint job that I think was done in a hay barn. If you ran your hand over the hood it was ruff. You could feel and see all sorts of imbedded dirt in the paint. I took some #2000 paper and did a light wet sand followed up with a orbital polisher and it came out shiny and smooth as glass.

Stainless steel hood mounting hardware ready to be installed. Hood ready to be installed. Tractor washed up and ready for the hood to be installed. Hood installed.

Here's some pictures of the pulller I built.

September 27, 1994 Aerosmith is the first major band to let fans download a full new track for free from the internet.

https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?q=Capitol+Reef+National+Park+Sunset&mid=E35E92FC3E8498291DDCE35E92FC3E8498291DDC&churl=https%3a%2f%2fwww.youtube.com%2fchannel%2fUC5WKuKecClO1oedTJhkEmBQ&FORM=VIRE we have done a lot of this , pacific west also , irony is , its difficult to refer to someone that has never traveled , EX arizona / utah border at sunset , mexican hat utah , you literally watch the color transformations . magical , pete / terry

I've almost finished the wife's bicycle. Just waiting on parts for the rear brakes.

You lube it and you'll be holding on to the speed control lever to keep the speed you want. The big washer and nut is the friction point that holds the position you put the lever in.

I know it’s Friday and I’m a day late but here’s a few pictures.

VID_20260924_102901382~2.mp4 No luck trolling for stripers. We ran 20 crab traps for two hours and had our 72 crab limit so we packed it in and headed home. VID_20260924_092253848~2.mp4

Set screw theme. I have one hub on Big Oly that likes to walk so new screws. Have to take one pie weight off to do it. At the same time I changed the oil to Rotella 15/40 and installed the snows. Winter's coming!

Sally was in the Fox and Hounds at Newbridge last Saturday night, when this really ugly looking guy walked into the bar. She told me later: "The wierdo came over to the bar and pinched my but. Then he had the nerve to demand, 'Give me your number, sexy.'" I replied, "Have you got a pen?" He smiled and said, "Yes." I replied, "Well you better get back to it, before the farmer notices you're missing."

Took a little time to get the transmission ready for tear down today. Pulled wheel hubs and cleaned them up and chased all the threads. Soaking the brake lever and bolts in some PB Blast. Getting this little tractor ready to get out of the container and start the rebuild. Hubs came off pretty easily. Used the puller on one, the other just slid off with a prybar after removing the retaining bolt. Dave

Uh oh... Mods gonna ban this emoji?

New bucket cylinders on Elvis.

September 26, 1905 Physics journal Annalen der Physik publishes Albert Einstein's paper "On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies"; later considered his special theory of relativity.

Do we have any here?

September 25, 1965, the Kansas City Athletics start ageless wonder Satchel Paige in a game against the Boston Red Sox. The 59-year-old Paige, a ***** League legend, proved his greatness once again by giving up only one hit in his three innings of play.

Chilly but a great day with the sons. VID_20260924_143331943~2.mp4

PUNDIT Past Participle of pin it; The Hill Billy pundit to the wall with a thumb tack.

Time for me to move. My wife won't allow any per day.