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Battery box fabbed although with countless other holes and things welded up front axle pin was excessively worn. Luckily axle itself was ok. The pin and frame not so much. I machined a bushing with a through hole and used a 1/2” grade 8 bolt . The front axle and steering are now whisper smooth and tougher than it ever was

Last of my grandfathers tractors to restore. Procrastinated on this although have been gathering parts for several years. I knew the tractor was modified but to what extent I had no clue. Ross steering boxed had been a problem for years luckily it was still there. Fuel tank and battery swapped positions and rock shaft and hydraulic lift was stripped long ago. Someone added a longer steering column and smaller steering wheel. Motor was swapped with a Briggs at some point. None of these original parts remained. Belt guards where thin tin type material. Toolbox rear sections was long gone replaced with plywood. Of course seat was missing along with frame so I began THE GOAL: for it to be close to factory as I could get it and function rebuilt Ross steering box and replaced column or tube with correct length one and remade toolbox to the best of my abilities

Megan didn’t buy her house this year, so I guess I am stuck with the 310-8 I got for her. A short time ago, I picked up a beautiful plow (barely used) so I decided to put it on the 310-8. Debating whether I want to put on my craftsman wheel weights or not? If I had a spare set of WH weights I would do it, but Craftsman?? The HD spindles and thrust bearings make steering like there is nothing up front.

Hope you all have a safe and fun filled Halloween!

I recently acquired a use for a garden tractor, and have wanted a Wheel Horse since I was a kid. A little shopping and luck brought this old girl home. Rebuilt the fuel pump to get her running, and she runs great!! I'm sitting here now while the transmission drains so I can give her another 50 years of service 😎

You know this place makes the addiction worse. It's akin to holding AA meetings at the strip club during happy hour.

Everyone should have dedicated tractors, especially us old codgers.

The Boys lined up this morning.

Well the trusty 312-8 and me mowed the lawn. I think I am down to one more cutting. Caught the sun perfectly just as I finished, less than 5 minutes later the window closed.

Some more great plowing today in Polo, IL. Hosted by John Boelens and a bunch of Cub Cadet guys. Still some good representation by Wheel Horse. My wife was able to come along and had a great time. I guess now I need a second plow tractor!

Replaced cutting edge on snow/dozer blade and got it mounted on 1257 with the hydraulic lift. Wow how much easier it is to lift and lower plow . Just had to drill and extra hole in lift link to get sufficient ground clearance. Still has enough movement to barely lift front tires off ground. Also have option of moving link to the slotted hole for a float plow situation .

I like the 953s. Mine is an early model w/ross steering. s/n 62-613. My rear wheel weights are painted white also.

Guess you could say I ‘poached’ a Deere. Had a plywood tailgate when I got it on the cheap. A piece of chain link fence top rail and a coupling cut in half make the fabbed tailgate work pretty much like the real one did.

Repaired where the seat support brace connects on the 315-8. This was one of the worst I’ve seen. Good to go now. Planning to use the 315 as my plow tractor this winter.

Work Horse that was completed in the spring of 2025 hitched to wagon.

Happy Halloween!! Looks like even the undead like Wheel Horse.

Credit to Pullstarts wife for the senior tractor in this photo.

Little picture overload hard to pick out my favorites

Old guy I used to work with was a prankster. He had this old 50's Ford truck that he put a Briggs recoil on the grill. He also had a starter button hidden right next to it. He would stall the stuck out in front of people and then climb out and pull the recoil and hit the starter button at the same time. Folks thought it was a rope start!

Got ready for trick or treaters

1989, 414-8

@Pullstart would be so proud! I think this one goes into the "What could possibly go wrong?" catagory... Look at the left rear tire twitching... https://www.facebook.com/reel/798946695880620

Today I added decals from Redo your Horse(Terry) to the C-141.

I've lived here in this same house for over 20 years. The Trina person has been here 10+... We've been out exploring the mountains across the street more times than I can begin to count. Most often, we walk uphill about a mile and turn right, into the forest. There are several old pathways of various sorts n sizes. Some are narrow game trails. Some are snowmobile trails. Some hiking only trails. A LOT of long unused twitch trails from logging. And a few actual Colonial Period cart roads that have been setting unused by most for over a century. Here's an example of that. This morning... all we did was go a few dozen extra yards up the road before the standard issue right turn. There's a break in the old stone wall there. Both of us have looked at it driving by many times. Both of us have been wanting to poke around there. That was this morning. Here's what it looks like from across the street. A few feet in. And here's what I figure for a 200 ish year old drover's pathway like we found up over the other side of the mountains years ago. Remember many thousands of square miles of New England was dedicated to raising merino sheep 🐑 Far more interesting... We accidentally found the graveyard of the original European family to the area. The family for which the area was once named. Tripp. We live in "Tripptown". This graveyard is nearly a quarter mile into the forest!!! This is the headstone 🪦 for Richard Tripp and his wife. Here's what we assume is a non identified grave, likely of a relative. Couple other views of the graveyard. There are several other odd set stones in spacing that would indicate graves. These last few pics show two very unique "stone dumps". The first is unusual because of the massive size of the rocks. These are WAY beyond capabilities of normal humans to move. Each one weighs several hundred pounds minimum. This other one is abnormally large in area. This would usually indicate a long term living and farming situation. Most folks up here would have just added to the corner (or whole side) of an existing wall. We've seen these excess dump piles a few times. Always in hill country. Likely that's because the hills and mountains have incredibly massive amounts of glacial emptying as the ice sheets retreated. Here's the track we took. The graveyard is just past the top corner turn around spot.

These things still impresses me of just how often it's useful. Let's see your loaders in action.

We took a 4 day outing up to The White Mountain National Forest on the Maine/ NH border off Route 113. Awesome trip! Here's a pile o' pics...

Going to use my B-80 this winter for plowing the driveway. Put new bright LED bulbs in light and painted the snowplow and turned the wear bar!

Finished fabbing the 3 point parts today. I think it'll work OK. Testing will have to wait for my top link, and it's delayed per tracking until next week. Anyway... Don (Lee1977) came by today, and dropped some common sense on me. I've grumbled about the drag links for a while because I just don't like how narrow they are due to the tiny bends in them. My acetylene torch is broken and nothing else will get hot enough to bend the 3/8 steel arms. Don suggested cutting them almost all the way and bending them to whatever I want and weld them back. As he said, nothing I can possibly pull with a 500lb tractor will break them. They turned out nice and the pic below is the top of one and the bottom of the other- just comparing to make sure they are the same now. I also fabbed up the top part of the hitch. Both lift links and top link will connect to it. And it installs with a 5/8 pin just like the drag links. It will be quick to remove and reinstall. Full up and down clear everything and still give decent amount of lift. It actually turned out pretty good. And finally a dash of red makes it look better, so tomorrow will be assembly and initial testing.

I used mine at least 2-3 times a week. from gravel to using it as a saw horse. one the best builds. Wood Haul dead 518 snow removal just one scoop please

I got it far enough last night about 2am to finally take it for a drive. I have replaced every piece of the fueling system. I have replaced all of the wiring and all of the electronics except the stator and regulator including converting it from triggerless to battery points. I put new front tires on it which are holding air without tubes which is surprising due to the amount of rust I took off of the inside of the wheels before I painted them. There is still a lot left to do but I am happy to get to this point with it for something that had been sitting a really long time with a transaxle full of water and half of the wiring burnt out of it. There are still a couple of issues left to deal with. The transaxle needs rebuilt because the one of the cap bearings has corroded through and most of the seals leak. The steering is super heavy and whatever the fan looking steer gear assembly is looks to be pretty worn out with a lot of play in the shaft. It won't run with the points cover on so I need to adjust that setup a little bit. This was the first time I kicked the blades on and it made some racket, I haven't even looked under the deck yet so who knows that is. I had to grind off the phillips head screws off of the screen covering the fan and was only able to get two of them out. I managed to break off a drill bit in one and a tap in the other one so that probably won't be going back on.

I mount all of my canister mufflers pointed forward. It won't eliminate sharp tones but at least they are pointed away from the driver.

They ain't green and that's all that counts around here!

Definitely a great accomplishment using incredible technology. The greatest accomplishment is however the ability to have one's hands create what is in one's mind, most times creating something that perhaps no one else can imitate or duplicate.Something that leaves you in awe wondering how it is possible. A testament to the vision, skill, patience and determination of what an individual can accomplish. This is something that comes from one's heart and soul and rarely learned. You either have it or you don't. I still don't know what I did to deserve to look at this everyday but I am eternally grateful.

I do not have great pictures. Not my strong point

There is nothing more terrifying than old moldy food in the fridge, and that is why Haunted Refrigerator Night on October 30 is such a great holiday, a night for ghostly occurrences and hauntings. This night fits right into the spirit of the Halloween festival, which is the next day. October 30 is also Mischief Night, Cabbage Night, or the Night of the Devil, and is a fun way to remove the lurking dangers lying in wait at the back of your fridge.

The C-105 is ready as always. Dedicated snow machine with winch lift. New this year is the C-125 with winch lift back blade. I'll be adding a front blade I picked up from Pullstart to it as well shortly. It also has York rake and single bottom plow attachments, although I'll only plow snow with the Brinly if it's in @Pullstart's front lawn...

I added a suspension to my zero turn seat, it was a nice improvement. Now if I had a standup mower I would need grease fittings installed in my aftermarket knees.

522xi custom 4x4 I figure customs are allowed?

What started out as a transaxle gasket replacement on Frankenhorse, has devolved into a much deeper adventure. Once I saw this ex-filter, I decided to go ahead and do a deeper dive. Now, I'm reading up on @daveoman1966's literature.

Ive always hated the sloppy feel of the delta/indak ignition switches and keys, they feel sloppy, the keys bend if they get bumped. I ordered some old deere Tractor keys from like the 2020/2030 models and used a delta key and my saw chain grinder to trim around thr edges. Very thick, beefy, fits snug with 0 wobble or deflection. The "wing" makes it easier to grip and turn.

Wild Foods Day is celebrated every year on October 28. It is a holiday dedicated to wildflowers, fruits, and veggies. Humans have consumed plants and gathered food from the wild for thousands of years. However, these wild foods are now increasingly appearing on menus in gourmet restaurants and raw food restaurants due to them being trendy. In addition, wild foods are free of preservatives and pesticides, and consuming them contributes to an environmentally conscious lifestyle. In many cases, wild foods are more nutritious than their farmed counterparts. This is most likely due to their natural survival mechanisms. For example, some plants grow thorns or emit an unpleasant odor to prevent predators, while others produce bitter-tasting chemical compounds. These substances are known as phytochemicals, and research reveals that these can offer us health benefits if consumed regularly. Wild Foods Day started being mentioned regularly in the print media around 1974. Euell Gibbons, a wild food enthusiast, who became a minor media celebrity, most likely inspired the popularity of this day. He is best known for his debut book, “Stalking the Wild Asparagus” and commercials for Grape Nuts cereal. Wild Foods Day is a celebration of all things wild and delicious that the planet has to offer.

I added springs to my 857 and 875 and what a difference it made on the ride!

Trusting my memory here Chuck. I cut the hole in the seat pan to remove the tank for cleaning. Filled the tank with gravel and bungeed it to a spinning wheel for an hour for mechanical cleaning Pressure washed the inside and out. That's when I saw a crack around the pipe fitting which I soldered. Also coated the pitted areas on the bottom with epoxy. This fixed the leak, but In hind sight, I should have also coated the inside at this point. Can you determine if it is leaking around the fitting or from under the epoxy? From the bubbling of the paint in your pictiue, It appears one of the deep pits may have eaten thru.