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Finally swapped put my short chute for a tall chute I got at auction a few months ago. Looked to be complete for $50...but it was missing parts...2 hair pin clips and a third one was bent This should scare anymore snow away

Not "with" my Wheel Horse, but with some wheel horse parts... My poor old yard trailer needs some love. It's built like a tank, but when my buddy made it for me 20 years ago it had 20x10x8 tires on it, and they just finally fell apart. I had stuck some 8 inch wheels on it, but if it sat low before it nearly drug the ground after. The dump feature was also useless. So one thing about doing tire wheel mods with 520 front ends was that I had a decent set of wheels and tires from one that I could use. So I cut off the axles and welded on a 6 inch extension and bracing, and slapped the 520 wheels on. Not perfect, but it will work great with my heavy rear hitches now and it also will dump properly. It still needs a little cleanup, but full functionality has been restored! First pic is obviously the "before"...

A few weeks ago I posted a video of a guy I know blowing snow on his farm with a big John Deere. Yesterday I went past his farm and he had the doors of what was the family’s potato barn open. So I stopped in to say hi and snapped a few pictures. Two of these Farmalls were bought brand new by his family. Obviously they have been restored! They have been farming in this area for over 350 years. Yes 350 years. While we were talking, his uncle stopped by and was telling us about farming potatoes in their heyday. About filling the barn to the rafters with potatoes year after year and the amount of men, machinery and time it took. It was very interesting, I felt like I could have listened to him all day. I could actually see it in his eyes how proud he was of his family farm.

You were a little ahead of me when I bought mine. She's a worker. Albeit a light one.

About 30 Amish buggies at my neighbors this morning. I took my daily walk around the farm and got a few pics.

I’m sharing this to possibly help anyone without a welder to repair an early short frame trans pad. This is my 655 with a 16hp kolher, I shortened the rod dipper and used a 10hp oil pan. The trans mount was cracked so I tried a hack repair instead of doing it right. It was cheep easy and is holding up well enough to just leave it there permanently. It’s a later model mule drive, axle pin bracket flipped upside down and trimmed. The holes lined up and the width firmly slid between the original rails.

Morning, Came across this on marketplace.. seller about 50 miles round trip.. asking $10.00. Said he’s sat on seat and it’s not rusted through but will need 2 new 4.80/4.00-8 tires. Had idea of once I get my 856 driving running again. Would it be a safe or good idea to fix this up, paint it to match 856 and have someone ride on it behind possibly with a tongue extension between the tractor hitch and sulky?

@peter lena this post is for you! I fed the paint and it’s wild seeing it spread over a couple days. Keep some oil on that old machine, it’ll keep making you happy. I rubbed some used motor oil on my 1445 Auto the other day. It’s about an inch wider now! I’ll eventually rub the whole thing, but I want to see how far it reaches.

I took the opposite approach, found a tree in the forest I really loved and built the house behind it.

Here is what I do to my tall spindles.

Looks like @WHX?? might be holding on for a # 2 by the look on his face. YOU BETTER HURRY DANO.

I picked up this neglected LSE 5 years ago, I mean you should be seen the the amount of dust that was on the hood when I got it 😂

Well…winter storm “Elsa” is over in east central WisCo and she left a mess to clean up. Caleb is busy working and so I went to his house yesterday afternoon and surveyed the “damage”. Easily 12” on the level and several drifts that were in excess of 16”. However, the 520HC and two stage Ber-Vac were up to the task… The driveway looks pretty decent in this picture but as I trudged through the snow up to the house I walked through several drifts up to my knees! Hidalgo started without incident and even though the snow was heavy, and I had to drive slow but steady, the blower was handling the white stuff capably. I stopped midpoint down the driveway to grab this shot to give some perspective of depth. Nothing compared to northeast Wisconsin but the deepest level snowfall I’ve had to clear in a long time. I’m really thankful for this setup for Caleb. It will definitely handle whatever gets thrown at him in the upcoming years. I hope you guys affected by the storm all had “fun” on your tractors and stayed safe!

I’ve moved several trees over the years but this might be the biggest one?! Probably 50’ tall and the ball was around 15’. That’s a guess, the bucket on the track loader I’m operating is 8’ wide. The Caterpillar 330 excavator weighs 83,000 lbs and was having trouble moving it alone, so I pushed it on the steel plate with a Cat 953C. Moving it to the house was the easy part, then things got tricky. After getting in place we had to pull the plate out, so I buried the bucket and we strapped the ball to it. Then the excavator pulled the plate. The tree kept moving as the plate came out and once it was totally out the tree was not in the exact spot it needed to be. With the house on one side and a concrete wall on the other it made it difficult. So we had to get the plate back under the tree, which took some time. With the plate in place we pulled the tree totally out of the hole and regrouped. By the time we got it back in place it was 5:00 and we decided to call it quits for the day. Monday we will try again. The tree needs to be exactly in place to be centered on the front door within a few inches. And yes the landscape architect is there measuring to make sure it’s correct. The ocean facing house is over 60,000 square feet. One of the project managers took us inside, it was mind boggling. You could get lost inside! The mechanical rooms were like nothing I’ve ever seen. We walked UNDER the indoor pool on our way to check out the car elevator in the basement. Sorry, strict rules no pictures inside the house. It is really unbelievable that one person has this much money! The project manager told us that the owner is one of the nicest guys you’ll ever meet. Over the years I’ve been in a lot of these homes in the estate section but this one takes the cake.

The Elmer Fudd calander.

Dethatched the yard today, first time I’ve even done it on this yard. The 867 was awarded the job and performed flawlessly.

NONSENSE, you used AI to edit that pic and remove the broomstick. Found the original pic! LOL

@Achto's '66 1076. His first resto.

Dan head for the drive up bar ...

There were a variety of cast iron or stee3l lugs that could be bolted to the steel wheels for traction. Here I am at about three years old on out family Farmall with my Dad.

Removed the snow plow and installed the tiller.

Years ago i bought a front hitch for my B-80 Wheel Horse that someone in Rhode Island was selling on ebay. These hitches were great and i bought another for a toro model wheel horse. However , i wanted to see if the B-80 version would work on a toro 314-8 i hsve. I finally got around to it today! The beauty of this hitch is you can keep your front mower mule drive on either yhe hitch! Here are some pics for your review! Firest few pics are of B-80 with hitch and last few of the hitch installed on the 314-8.

That's interesting. Our spring hunting season opens tomorrow. Gobblers and horse rustlers are fair game.

What, there aren't any McDonalds where you are going? If it is that remote please include the audio of the dueling banjos with your post.

Put some Cragars and baby moons on our 702 today

Hey Dan! If you see a "clean" gas station, will you stop please?

careful with the rags you used to apply the stuff. Left wadded up, they are capable of self igniting.

Show of hands who subscribes to their email blasts for coupons or deals? It's prolly a good thing I don't have a HF just down the street I'd have a lot of things I want but don't need. Here's one for The Pullstart... He gets his sockets I get my missing step bit.

I do some hauling for my neighbor. Mainly to and from the butcher shop which is a 3hour rt by buggy. He always asks "vuts mu bill". I just reach out and shake his hand and thank him for outbidding the developers when he bought the farm at auction. When he is harvesting his produce, I'll often find a head of cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, or a cantaloupe in my yard. I guess it falls of the wagon.

I feel like snow season is over for me…so the 867 hauled the summer tires/wheels to the garage and the winter ones back to the basement.

Found one!!! Dan look for a "dirty" gas station...

Last day at the beach house. An anchored ship at dawn waiting for a Bay Captain to take her up river to Philly. Sun Up Fishing for breakfast.

March 25, 1993, Wendy's founder Dave Thomas, worried that his status as a high-school-dropout-turned-burger-mogul sends the wrong message to kids, earns his GED diploma at age 60. Local high school seniors vote him "most likely to succeed."

March 24, 1958, Elvis Presley is inducted into the U.S. Army, starting his day as the King of Rock and Roll, but ending it as a lowly buck private in the United States Army. When Elvis Presley turned 18 on January 8, 1953, he fulfilled his patriotic duty and legal obligation to register his name with the Selective Service System, thereby making himself eligible for the draft. The Korean War was still underway at the time, but as a student in good standing at L.C. Humes High School in Memphis, Elvis received a student deferment that kept him from facing conscription during that conflict’s final months. Elvis would receive another deferment four years later when his draft number finally came up, but this time for a very different reason: to complete the filming of his fourth Hollywood movie, King Creole. With that obligation fulfilled, Elvis reported for duty on March 24 and two days later, received what was perhaps the most well-publicized haircut in the history of the armed forces.

If you really want to haul stuff get a M-274 mule That tank of water weighs about 2000 lbs.

March 23, 1857, Vermont inventor Elisha Otis installs the first commercial elevator in an upscale department store in New York City. Steam-powered, it moved just 40 feet per minute and had a safety catch to prevent falling—if the rope broke.

So in 12 hours you've got 4 different color choices, let's see how many more you get .

They all know that any funny business gets you demoted from the new wood shed to the other “not new & leaky shed”

If it were "The Mother-in-Law" seat, the tongue would have been about 4X longer...

I just finished up putting on longer front spindles on the 1257 and greased everything up, along with tie rod adjustment. There was nothing wrong with the original ones, but the longer ones help a bit with the stance since there’s big tires on the back and also helps with clearance.

March 21, 1952, 20,000 people attempt to attend the first-ever rock & roll concert when Alan Freed presents "The Moondog Coronation Ball" at the old 12,000-seat Cleveland Arena; performers include Paul Williams and the Hucklebuckers, Tiny Grimes and the Rocking Highlanders, The Dominoes, and Varetta Dillard.

Placed the 36 inch rear discharge mower deck on my B-80 today. Greased and cleaned everything up for mowing duty!

Got heads off and decarboned heads and combustion chambers/pistons. I found it a lot easier to work on by removing 3 of the motor mount bolts and turning motor for access to rear cylinder. Good thing I did because oil drain pipe is loose and I’m going to have to take apart and seal/ tighten it up. Between oil drain and loose oil filter it was pretty oily down there. Top of engine was good and dry . The old valve cover gaskets were stuck pretty good to block. I did start to adjust valves but my feeler gauge was at home so had to quit for for the day. Haven’t even got started on carb and intake manifold but exhaust should be good for another 30yrs after good coat of paint. Quick question, do any of y’all use any kind of sealer on valve cover gasket’s.

Agreed - it still takes a month or so for it to cure enough for assembly... And use a trick from my old building model car days from 50 years ago. Warm the paint can in a pan of hot tap water. It raises the pressure in the can - gives a better finish. And it flashes off faster between coats....

The BBT aka Paint Department is in the habit of spraying outside and immediately bringing the pieces INSIDE to dry.

I’m inspired by many things. Parts available, my tools on hand, and sometimes a little moonshine never hurt nobody.

Do I look like Big Unit?? I'll not go here Plunger. Oh what the hell ...

Same here. Once the tins go on you can only see the PTO side of the fins, and it looks nice and clean.