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.. NATIONAL FLASHLIGHT DAY!!! @953 nut how could you have missed this one . Yeah yeah, maybe it’s because I have 200 or so old flashlights here, many are over 100 years old. “National Flashlight Day is celebrated on December 21, coinciding with the winter solstice, the longest night of the year. This day highlights the importance of flashlights, a simple yet essential tool in our lives. Originating from the invention of the dry cell battery and the mini incandescent light bulb, flashlights have illuminated our paths in darkness and served various practical purposes. National Flashlight Day not only celebrates the utility of the flashlight but also aligns with the winter solstice, emphasizing the significance of light during the darkest times.”

There was a fair amount of wear on the ends of the C81 Clutch Shaft where it goes thru the frame. Metal on metal, no bearings & not easily lubricated. I installed the bronze bushings on the 502 frame a while back, using the milling machine. The C Series has two sets of welded 3/4" diameter rods to hold the foot rests, the rear ones were in the way - could not do this in the milling machine. There were 3 choices - cut the rear rods off & reweld them later, do the work by hand, or - break out the 1950's ShopSmith 10E and use it. I went with option #3 - while the assembly & setup are extensive, it gives the best results. Pictures are for the RH bearing: the setup needs to come apart and be reassembled opposite hand to do the left.

I wonder if she ever said “Is that a flashlight in your pocket, or are you just glad to see me?” 🤣🤣🤣

The other day I picked up a No name 14 from a friend of mine who has been in this hobby a long time. I have been eyeing this machine for the last couple years. I did NOT need another machine by any means but gladly added this one to my collection! Pic right after I got it and once I got it home cleaned up with a new seat!

I’m converting my 314-8 to electric

I had my doubts this 16(14) Automatic "Johnny Cash" would ever be anything other than a parts donor, but here we are!

It’s back in action. Little better than I found it. Enjoy the YouTube video YouTube Video

I agree with Achto that too much weight may cause something mechanical to let go, a little tire slip is not a bad thing. I have a 1979 c-101 with (turf tires and 2 link chains) (best combo in my opinion for snow) 80 lbs on each rear wheel and # 40 chain on fronts for steering. A 10" cement block filled with cement, (weight unknown) on rear and have zero problem pushing as much snow as the plow can handle. It has been set up this way for 40 plus years with no mechanical problems, and has moved tons of western Pa snow ( Laurel Highlands). Bob

The sickle runs good, minimum shake. However, there is a minor leak from the shaft seal, some Lucas has stemmed it. All in all a good running Horse!

Finished fuel pump rebuild for C160. Try and install on tractor tomorrow .

It’s a warm day here in MA so I brought out the 1993 314-8 and the deck for a last cleaning of the season.

Cataract removal ...another modern medical miracle. When they removed my patched eye and I left the office, I could not find my wife's gray dodge mini van. Finally I heard a horn blow and saw my wife in a tan van that we had been driving for over ten years. I just got home from a 4 day vacation in the York Wellspan Hospital where I experienced another medical miracle. Seems an artery in my upper sigmoid colon ruptured on Monday causing immediate massive blood loss. Got me in the tube for a CT scan that was able to locate the exact artery. Then got me stable enough to go in with the endoscope, find and cauterize the leak with the laser. Enjoy every day guys. Ya never know when a hydraulic line may rupture.

Why all the snowmen decorum, and not of me! I've been slighted and disrespected. I think Karl may get some coal in his stockings this year.

I run tires from a walk behind snow blower on the front, turf tires with chains on the back and no added weight on either end. Very seldom have any issues pushing snow. Different type of plowing. I have a 50lb wheel weight on the right rear wheel, 120lbs of wheel weights on the left rear wheel, and 50lbs hanging out in front of the tractor. I've pulled this plow many miles with very little issue. Weight is helpful, too much can cause mechanical issues. Some thing has to give, if the tires don't give something else eventually will.

For several thousand years the longest and shortest days of the year have been celebrated. "Midwinter" as today is known, is a celebration of the days beginning to lengthen for the next few months. Look forward to literal and figurative Brighter days. Happy Midwinter!!

This tractor showed up on the forum back in 2022, Unadvertised Special? (B100) Being an enabler, Dave reached out to me and asked if I would be interested in taking ownership of it We worked out a deal and last Wednesday I drove up to Indiana to pick it up. Thanks Dave! The deal included a snow blower attachment in pretty decent shape. I'm not sure yet whether it's going to be a parts machine, or whether I will try and rebuild it. I suppose a lot depends on the condition of the hydro drive in my other B100. If the hydro drive is ok and both B100 engines run then I will likely rebuild this one. If the hydro drive is bad then I would probably rebuild around the 8-speed and make one good machine. Time will tell.

All: The center pivot hole in the C81 Axle had a bit of wear, so I decided to drill & ream it for bushings. Upon closer inspection, I noticed the hole was visibly not centered in the boss; I decided to correct that as the best I could. The 3/4" ID bushing has a 7/8" OD - I could use a Boring Head and safely relocate the center about 2/3rds of the 1/16" bushing wall thickness and still have material left to ream to size. If I had a larger wall bushing & reamer, I could have re-centered it.... First photo shows the new center moved .040 with a light cut. The second shows the interrupted cut as the boring bar is moved outward. Third shows the hole at .840 diameter where it became round again. Last photo is the finished reamed .875 diameter hole.

Weight and traction aids and tires are highly dependent on what you have to plow. Eric has success with loaded big tires. i prefer narrow old 6.00 x 12s with chains and weights. I have never had the same success as others with no weights and just aggressive tires. again depends on your surfaces you have to experiment ...

Well, in between house projects for the wife, I’ve managed to get pretty deep into the disassembly on the C160. It’s crazy… I have not come across one single frozen bolt yet! Gotta love that. I sanded down the front of the frame, primer’d it and painted a little section to see what my paint choice looked like for once the other components all get ready for paint. I think I’m going to go with Sunrise Red Rustoleum. I painted the mower deck and fenders and seat pan that color back when I was just tinkering with the beginning of the restoration and I like the look of it. For the rims, I am thinking about Rustoleum Antique White. From what I’ve read here on the forummany of you guys have used it and it looks pretty good… That nice creamy off-white look almost like Ford Wimbledon white. lol, even though I’m a pretty confident Mechanic after all my experience with the case tractors, I have been videotaping the important segments of disassembly and labeling a lot of parts just to be safe. Best, Jason

Father Mike I beg for forgiveness for my shortcoming. Obviously this was an unforgivable oversite and as penitent gesture I will say 100 Uni-Drives and 50 Tach-A-Matics. If I were to confess all my sins it would go like this

Looks like a J.C. Whitney universal bumper add on hitch so you can tow a 10,000lb. trailer with 67 Dodge Dart!

For years I've just had my sockets in drawers assorted by driver size. In many cases, I have three or more sockets of the same size and point making it difficult to find the size I need. I know a person can purchase holders but I wanted something that fit my drawers and needs. These socket sets seldom, if ever, leave the shop as I have other smaller sets I carry in the pickup. I used scraps of wood and the pictures show what I came up with. I can add more pins for additional sockets as needed. The spares I wired into "necklaces" and hung them on screws out of the way. I've got a couple of lifetimes of sockets. In a few weeks, I'll bring the 520H into the shop for it's annual going over and hopefully I won't have to dig among the sockets scattered in drawers.

That old fat guy didn't even bring this miner a lump o coal for ten years. And I got his mug all over the place. Outside Peepin in the kitchen window On the tree Holding the nice list...that I must not be on. Maybe this is why Rudolph makes a U turn when he sees this. Anyway, I filled the stockings for ya. And there won't be any cookies for you. Merry Christmas to All My Wheel Horse Family

Yeah that Karl needs to be taught a lesson! Feel free to drop off all his Christmas loot here at my place if you think it’ll help drive the lesson home @nylyon 🎅🎅🎅🎅🎅🎅🎅🎅🎅🎅🎅🎅🎅🎅🎅

Added a fuel pump to the C-105 snow plow tractor... wow what a difference... Primer bulb worked great for a few years but this year I was doing the "on the fly prime" to many times while plowing snow... so Game changer. Separate switch to operate...

New throttle cable installed, way better performance. Thanks to Forum I've been able to remove that knob with ease....

I was hoping I didn't have to put a plow on one of the 's this winter but no such luck. It's started to warm up on & off around here enough to turn the nice base I had built up with the snowblower into slop & the snow on the garage roof to start sliding off. It's supposed to be even warmer tomorrow & rain all day so I spent yesterday switching the ag tires out for a set of 9.5" turfs with chains on one of the C-81's. Dug out the brand new 48" plow I bought from a guy about five years ago, it came with his when he bought it from the dealer & never put it on. So today after work I got her out to see how she liked moving slop without wheel weights... She didn't, after two stabs at the roof pile she was back in the shop getting the the weights put on. (in my mind this was an experiment,not laziness). Round Two... Success! It's amazing what 8 hp, gears & traction will do...

I like my 16 Auto

12, 22, 2025 we do it by the numbers on Mathematics Day. Exploring patterns, solving puzzles, and understanding the world through numbers – it's a journey of discovery that's endlessly fascinating. Mathematics plays a crucial role in understanding all sorts of subjects such as science, music, social studies and even art. The study of mathematics helps people to learn better problem solving skills and serves as a way to help humans organize and think logically. Mathematics Day is here to celebrate and appreciate everything that this discipline has to offer to individuals and to the world at large.

I'm sure your wife is happy you don't have as many snow blades as you do flashlights!

I put my new stickers, sorry decals, on wonky

It is now officially in two halves🤣 next step is going to be some serious cleaning and sanding/media blasting. I’m not going gangbusters on the sanding on this one… My hands took a real beating when I redid my CASE 444, so there’s going to be a lot of media blasting work done on this one. J

Merry Christmas from mudmowerdiesel

Look here, Santa, we know you’re the VIP. But the snowmen agreed to work for free as long as we let them sit on the tractors. If I put you in the theme, I’d have to pay you in premium 10W-30 and hay for the reindeer. Besides, my stocking is already full of spindles and spark plugs—there’s no room for coal anyway!

Might get a demerit for this, but here goes. Anyone ever seen Wheel Horse Rye Whiskey? Me and my Son saw it a a local establishment and decided to get a bottle. I have been wanting some Rye Whiskey. About half way gone and have decided it is prettty good. I had some Rock and Rye a few years ago up in PA. uh-oh, I hear a WH calling...... Merry Christmas to all. Dennis

Second that, loaded turfs with 70 lb wheel weights wrapped with 2 link V-Bar chains and 100 lb on the rear hitch.

My sister saw this and for some reason thought of me... Just a thought for your Christmas dinner table... and Santa's tractor is even the correct color...

Very illuminating!!!

On December twenty-first we pay homage to Phileas Fogg Win a Wager Day. Phileas Fogg Win a Wager Day celebrates the moment Phileas Fogg completed his thrilling adventure around the world. In Jules Verne’s famous novel, Around the World in Eighty Days, Fogg bet £20,000 that he could circle the globe in just 80 days, a challenge that seemed impossible to many. This day captures the excitement and anticipation as he triumphantly returned to London, proving his doubters wrong and securing his place in literary history. The journey is filled with obstacles, surprises, and a race against time, making the conclusion all the more satisfying.

Last big update, for a while at least: The guys who do our lifts at work are a small business. I wanted to make sure this was done right, and I like supporting small businesses, so I called them up to put mine in. Owner and his kid came out this morning and had it up much faster than I could have. Then I got the wife's car in for an oil change and tire rotation. Made the boy do it.

What did I do today? Stuff. Dog and I took a 2 mile walk at mid day. The sun was out, and I noted it's low position in the sky and long shadows being cast. Tomorrow is winter solstice, so days will soon start getting longer and the sun higher. Stopped off at the local grocery store and ordered a 4lb rib roast for Christmas dinner. Stuck the new registration sticker on the minivan. Unloaded a few 2x4s from the truck. Lost today's cribbage game to Mrs 8n. I also was pleasantly surprised when I noticed how sharp and clear the view of the other side of the lake is without glasses through the new lens that was put in last Wednesday . Currently have a batch of peanut butter blossom cookies going.

Agreed. I'm not trying to be a hero and plow thru the frame in one pass. Drilling in progressive small steps - first .531 diameter, then .547, then .562, and .591. Then ream to .625 diameter. All light material removal & small chips.

At least you know how much torque it can handle. Guudensnuggen....

We had another forecast miss today. “An inch...maybe 2 in a few spots...then rain”. Three to four of “packing snow” on my driveway and it never turned to rain. Made some neighbors happy by doing some of their clearing. Village ordinance requires cleared sidewalks by 12 hours after snow ends. Not clear? They have contractors clear ‘em and bill you. Since I’m pretty sure my next door neighbor and his family are away for the holiday, I put on my “Santa” hat and plowed his 250' walk.

You were forewarned. I Think This Group Might Be Bad For Me Don't blame us, you were forewarned that these Wheel Horses are a bit addictive.

Because your watching stupid videos instead of insulting the guys here. Bearing collar or wood wedges behind the pulley hub. Put the screwdrivers down and slowly step away. The pulley and woodruff MUST come off first. Don't worry about mangling the woodruff ... common but guard the nut like it is your wedding ring. It puts the rear end back on until the front end is off. Too much wobble can mar the armature. SG rookies like you make idiots like me wonder why I never did that SG instructional.

December nineteenth is the day to go Look for an Evergreen. Taking time to notice the vibrant colors and unique shapes of plants in your neighborhood, a simple way to connect with nature. Every year one thing remains the same around the holidays, people everywhere have to decide at what point before the big day they’re going to go out and hunt down a Christmas tree. Look for an Evergreen Day is about the last opportunity you have if you haven’t already gotten yours to ensure you have a tree for the Holidays. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPWjK04cDWw

Used that on my 867. Looks really nice!