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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!

For years I've let my electrical parts float around a large tool box. Every time I needed something I had to hunt and dig. Used scraps of plywood and 1x4's. Components that require crimping on bottom and wire nuts on top. I suspect I'll never have to purchase some of them ever again.

With all that is going with the house I just haven't had any seat time for a couple months. But today we are swapping campers out and I wanted to grade and level the gravel driveway where the new one will get parked. So I got two machines out and got to work. Makes me feel almost human again, and the horses did what they always do- made hard work easy without complaint. I do love these little tractors! Of course the dogs were not impressed...

Prepping some wheels I picked up from @Retired Wrencher for this winters plow tractor. Kinda neat that they were made by Firestone. Just grey primer went on tonight. I’ve had these never mounted Carlisle All-Trails on the shelf for a few years, will be nice to put em to work!

I had some dirt to dump out back. It’s been too long since I’ve Horsed around, so I took the long way home on Steve Oh Two.

The boss found this blade on FB for our daughters Commando 800. I made a trip to South Bend and brought it home. It came with the weights. It was dirty so I pressure washed it and also the 48" deck since mowing is done this year. Not bad for a 50+ year old deck.

I have been having fuel issues with my 1054. I have changed the fuel pump to electric and have not gotten over a year out of three different Amazon pumps. I ordered a Facet pump and installed it and also changed my fuel line, fuel filter and removed the sediment bowl. The sediment bowl would catch some trash in the tube and not allow fuel into the bowl at times. I rode it today for about 10 minutes and the issues are gone, runs great, starts quickly and not starving for gas. I think this new setup has taken care of the fuel issues.

Found on local FB Marketplace. And of course, not running, no surprise there. Small block Chevy engine, exhaust in the face, what more can you want?

@BPEisenhower @WHX?? @ebinmaine Did someone say something about collecting C-Series tractors? 😂 I just happen to have a few! And a few other models as well !!!

Scored a FREE vintage Coke cooler and unloaded it with the 520 FL. It cools but the wiring is pretty scary so replacing.

#41 off the assembly line

Now this is definitely a “side shot”!! I posted this elsewhere on the forum but just realized how perfect it is for this topic

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

Great grandson was here for a couple hours. 28 months old. We went for a ride with great grandmother sitting with him. Drove the custom Cub Cadet 1864. He is still leery when you fire up but loved the ride around town. Waved at everybody. Went to the drive up at the bank and got a dum dum sucker. Then went to the drive up at the village office and got another one. After that we stopped at a local resale shop where the elderly lady who owns it made over him and he left with a chocolate bar. After we got back home he was wanting to go again. He wouldn’t pose for a picture.

First coat of finished color is on…

There is a Toro dealer about twenty miles from me. On Monday I was going to be within ten miles of it and made the side trip there. Asked if they had any clunkers out back they wanted to get rid of. I didn’t need a runner, didn’t care about engines or hydros. The two owners just stared at me for a few seconds, then said follow us. Showed me a Toro Time Cutter 4235. No engine. Said they had just unloaded it 5 minutes before I got there. $20 and ten minutes later it was in the back of my truck. Took it home and stripped it. Talked to the owner of the local mower repair shop. He took the hydros, wiring harness, rear bumper and rear shield, and the two struts. Wouldn’t take anything for it since he takes care of me with parts and mowers. Went through my steel and came up with enough to fab a rear axle and tongue. Got done and gave it a test drive just before the rain came. Clean up and paint next. Then decide if it will be a flat bed/hay rack or put sides on it and make a wagon. Thing is I don’t need any of those. Just wanted to make something.

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

I love this local show…but it also means the end of the season . Saturdays weather looks absolutely fantastic! Should find me hanging with the usual suspects @Retired Wrencher @Docwheelhorse @wallfish

Not sure what the bracket in the first picture was for, but I used that to hold the back of the receiver. Appears plenty stout for my needs. The receiver attachment piece slips over the 1”x 1” angle on that bracket. A 1/2” x1/2” angle welded in the receiver attachment piece helps keep it from twisting or moving back into the housing. A 3/4” x 1.75” x 6” block of oak slides in the attachment piece under the 1” x 1” angle and keeps that side of the receiver from tilting up when there is a load on the towing side. Then 2 supports tied to the bottom boss on the housing taking the bulk of the load. The 2 supports also lock the block of oak in place. Takes about 3 minutes to put it on or remove it, though I doubt I’ll be removing it. Heaviest loads will be my log splitter or my 3’ x 3’ x 2.5’ tall wood cart. Already moved the wood splitter with no issues.

Ready to go

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!

A farmer was driving his tractor along the road with a trailer load of fertilizer. A little boy of eight was playing in his yard when he saw the farmer and asked, 'What've you got in your trailer?' 'Manure,' Farmer replied. 'What are you going to do with it?' asked the boy. 'Put it on my strawberries,' answered the farmer. The boy replied, 'You ought to come and eat with us, we put ice-cream on our strawberries.'

I finally finished rebuilding the transmission for my Dodge M37. This is the early-series synchromesh type used in the M37, which was later replaced by the NP-420 in the M37B1. It turned out to be a rather expensive project, as I replaced every gear, shaft, bearing, seal, shim, retaining ring, gasket, companion flange, spring, expansion plugs for the shift rails, etc., etc., with new or NOS parts. It’s now essentially a brand-new transmission. I don’t want to have to rebuild this again, so I was careful to do everything by the book, and then some. That involved lots of fiddly, but important details, such as checking clearances in half a dozen places (all of which are now within new specs), cleaning every threaded hole with a chasing die, replacing bolts and lock washers, making a new (improved) shift lever alignment pin, using appropriate thread lockers and sealers on the through-bolts into the case, pre-lubing with Lubriplate assembly lube, doing proper safety wiring on the shifting forks, applying proper torque to fasteners, and many other details. Here's the transmission all back together, just before it got its final coat of paint: Here it is after the final paint, which covers the fasteners, as it would have with the original factory paint job for the military: Now it's on to more engine rebuilding work.

October 1, 1962 The Beach Boys' debut album, Surfin' Safari, was released . The album included their first single, "Surfin'," which was originally released in 1961, as well as the follow-up single, "Surfin' Safari" and “409”. The album reached #32 on the U.S. charts and was a foundational release for the "California Sound" genre.

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.

Here is my new seat. Some 2X4 to make it level. It was free from stuff i saved and will work for now. The old seat was shot and I think it held about 50 gallons of water in it.

I have made a few improvements to mine. 18 HP Vanguard, 5 lug front wheels, transmission frame brace, tie rods with heims joints. and rebuilt the axle pivot, Added brass bushing at clutch and PTO shafts.

October 6, 2023 American Simone Biles wins all-around gold at the World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, becoming the most decorated gymnast with 34 World and Olympic medals.

A guy in my town posted this for sale, $100 Not really practical for my yard (not to mention lack of storage) but I thought is was pretty cool!

Leaving for Delaware for a week of crabbing and fishing. Looks like rain all day today then clear but cold for a few days. Then a warm up the last few days. I'm afraid all the fresh water from last weeks Nor easterner may have pushed the crabs out of the rivers where I crab. We shall see. There's always the hot tub.

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.

Got the 520-HC vanguard swap just about completed. Still not charging. I have a new stator coming today. Old one was only putting out 4.5 VAC. Here's the build thread: I used a Jeep muffler from amazon for the stack.

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

Or build a "Sulky Train"!

Watched in amazement as a large hawk aggressively tried to reach a squirrel in my trap! When I approached, the hawk reluctantly took a perch in a nearby tree. I thought it might want to fight me for taking its breakfast so I was very wary. I returned the expired carcass to the area a few minutes later and left it for a bit but the hawk had departed. About an hour later, the hawk was back, though, checking out the empty trap! (I started reducing the squirrel population somewhat once they began climbing on the house.)

This reminds me of when my wife bought a brand new tiller from Troy Built back when it was still Troy Built. They offered a free bumper! I'm thinking what good is a bumper on a tiller? Well my wife ran the tiller into the garage wall. The bumper bent and saved the recoil!

October 1, 1975 The Thrilla in Manila: Muhammad Ali stops Joe Frazier in 14 rounds in Quezon City, the Philippines to retain his WBC/WBA heavyweight title.

Excellent visit with PT and Med Doc today. Ankle movement is Excellent. Strength is top notch. Ankle joint stiffness and pain are very minimal. I am "released from care" and back on Regular Duty.

New tires and wider rims on the 314H. Used VHT wheel paint. Not a fan of it. Turned out really rough. Re-sand and paint in the spring. Now to paint the wheel weights. Plan on using the 314 as my plow tractor this winter. Just had the driveway repaved, so going to try a poly edge on the blade and no chains.

When you put the pullies and spacers be sure they are in the correct order .

Several years ago I was contacted by a company in Plymouth New Hampshire called Small Engine Barn to help with some needed Wheelhorse parts. A few weeks ago they had a fella named Chris walk in looking for help on a mid 80s Kohler Magnum 8 fuel cap. The industry standard caps are almost always 1.5 I.D. or 2 inch plus. There are some variants of the M8 with a 1.7 or 1.75 I.D. AND a shallow 1/2" depth. Chris was referred to me by the local shop and we texted back n forth a bit while both of us did some internet searches. I did find a thread here that shows Kohler numbers that are expensive and tough to get. Chris came up with an Ariens part number of 03181900. This cap has a built in guage. Trina's Sparky tractor has that engine. I got curious to know if it would fit so I could leave the info here. Yes. Now Trina has a working fuel guage. I believe I'll order another one and try to modify it for use on the metal tank in my 1974 C160-8 Cinnamon Horse. The bottom would need trimming so "E" wouldn't read right but the rest would be correct. Some pics. Old cap. New cap with guage. Side view.

I did put the original rear tires back on and ran a rag of WD40 across it and now I want a set of ag tires. LoL. Going to look into adding hydraulic lift since it's doing so well! Might even go for sending off the motion lever and PTO lever in for chrome. 😁. Got a few pics and a cold start, no choke. VID_20261004_125013.mp4

You may be a singular person but you have multiple chores to accomplish each one deserves a dedicated WH

Best place to source an assortment of colors is your local trailer dealer. They have a seven wire cable used on trailers with good quality wire and the price is reasonable.