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Back in August I bought this clock from a friend who was getting out of the hobby. The guy that he bought it from claimed that it actually hung in the factory in South Bend. Unfortunately without a picture of such I can’t verify. However I have been searching since I got it and haven’t found another one, so maybe it is one of a kind and did actually come from the factory. If anyone has seen another I’d just like to know about it. When I got it, the second hand had fallen off and was laying inside the glass. I plugged it in and it worked only for a few minutes and then stopped. So I put it away for another day. Well last night I wasn’t doing much so I decided it was time to see what I could do to fix it. I did what a lot of us do when something is broken and went on YouTube. There I found a guy who went right in and took all the gears out of the movement, and I thought well I’m not going to do that no way. Especially since he didn’t show the reassembly. Next thing you know that was me! I took it totally apart, cleaned and lubricated it. It still did the same thing when I put it back together, so not wanting to give up I took it apart again. This time I noticed a tiny brass cog that didn’t seem to be moving as smoothly as it should be. I cleaned and lubed it up with some oil that is probably 5w or 10w and put it back together again. Now it works nice and smooth and keeps proper time. After being so proud of myself I showed my wife it working like it should. She said “That’s really nice that you were able to fix it, but don’t ever think about hanging that in our house!” As if after 32 years of marriage I didn’t already know that! So in the garage it goes as I had planned. Now I just have to make room for it by moving some signs that are in the way. I should have taken more pictures of the movement when it was apart, good thing I remembered it went back together!

Excuse me while i do a dance!! It’s my first C160! And an 8 speed! It’s pretty good shape for 52 years old. The F plate is alright. No, it hasn’t had a plow; cause the mount in back would mount the same way the hitch is. It seems, that it was just a tractor with a ball hitch attached to it? Who knows!! Now the down side: it doesn’t have a PTO clutch and the lever to engage the PTO. (I have all that!). Air filter and cover is completely missing. The ignition switch has been replaced with something funky, Chinese carb, the loud muffler. Etc.. Upside: 2 link chains, a set of krusty and cracked #75 wheel weights, a set of Firstone AG tires and a welded up sturdy ball hitch!! I have a spare 8hp muffler… maybe I’ll make that work. The carb… just the regular air filter gasket and three screws, the regular air filter box? The man said “it runs” and “ran last year”…. So; ill install the battery, new fuel line, fuel filter, carb clean and new points. The best part is; i got the C160 for $150!

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"...

Who knows how much more white stuff we'll get but thought it was a good time to grab some nice scenery pics. Brook is flowing very well and rain on the way.

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.

Fixed my weight bracket and put the suitcase weights back on the Bronco 14. At least they are a bit straighter than before.

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

That Girl ! Just arrived at the Delaware Beach house that has Alexa. Me Alexa, what did I come in this room for? Alexa Sorry, I can not pick your brain, but if you do find the object and have any questions regarding it. I will be pleased to provide the answer.

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?

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!

Naw them never go out of style... Yah well Pullstart never put the deuce in the shed yesterday either... I have no problem with those cheapy fuel pumps @Racinbob. This one managed to empty two tanks so far. Waiting in the wings ... don't worry you'll get your chance.

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 😂

The Elmer Fudd calander.

We used to watch our 3 granddaughters every day. I loved pranking them with Alexa. Best one - I programmed Alexa to respond to a specific question with a specific answer. Me: Alexa, who farted? Alexa: I'm pretty sure it was Grandma. She might need to go wipe. Somebody, open a window. The girls thought it was hilarious. They would bring neighborhood friends in, just to ask Alexa who farted! The giggling was priceless!

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

We have an Alexa home device and I asked it a question today about an RJ transmission that I was surprised 😱 it knew the answer! Quicker than looking in the manual or asking a question on Red Square! And it does look to me to be the correct answer!

Rolled into the Delaware Beach house yesterday amid heavy rain and warnings oy 75MPH winds. Lucky the winds peaked out at 45MPH but the temp dropped to 28* this morning. I made the girls (Mrs. K and her two sisters) a deer hunters breakfast this morning. Venison scrapple, sausage, and puddin with home fries and eggs. Then took a walk on my crowed beach to walk off a few cal. t'wis a short walk at 28* and 45mph wind. 98.6* in the tub warmed the old bones up.

The model pre-dates the . The year maybe not so much. You know how I like my antique equipment. Had to get a special permit to run this machine. That permit is about to expire & I don't really have much interest in renewing it,

Did some spring greasing and swapped some wheels and tires around to free up a set for a new project Found a cracked shifter boot on the c165 and replaced it with a new one I had on the shelf. It stays under cover but glad I got around to doing some routine maintenance and caught it.

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

Here is what I do to my tall spindles.

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

I just picked this guy up today. My plans are to clean it up, remove the mower and use to run the trails on my property and carry firewood.

Already searching the classified ads on Red Square!

I am an 81 old retired industrial and I own 2 Commando 8 that are still in working order and I do my best to keep them like that!

Those get put in little glass cases with a "Break in case of Emergency " sign on them.

Still really coming down. More pics when in the cab deuce roaring. Wished @Pullstart woulda parked Blackie out back now i gotta blow around it!

I think also referred to as the ole TT-32, Toenail Trimmer-32” @Pullstart Kevin may find this useful with flip-flops on ?

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.

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.

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....

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

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

That's a 2 cubic foot potato chip box that has 8 ounces of chips

Three years this thing’s been sitting with a rotten frame and a missing fuel tank. I picked up this ‘04 right hand drive Jeep tub and frame this weekend. There are a handful of brackets related to steering and track bars that need to be swapped from the green Jeep frame to the donor frame. But the frame itself is in much better shape than the other. No soft spots and no holes I can nearly stick my fist through! I do not plan on getting this project done any time soon, but it’ll be safe until then. IMG_2713.mov

They were on Ebay about 25 years ago. I honestly don't remember who was selling them but I wish I had bought about 10 more. Funny story- this was back when USPS had the flat rate "if it fits it ships" thing going on. 3 different days they were supposed to be delivered, and 3 days I got a "undeliverable" door hangar. So I went to the post office with my feathers all ruffled, and demanded to know why they weren't delivered. ...Turned out the mailman was a very pregnant lady about 5 feet tall and 120lbs. The weights literally weighed more than she did. So when I finally pried my foot out of my mouth they brought 4 flat rate boxes out and gave them to me. Most embarrassing thing I've ever done with the post office at least, and I was apologizing for weeks when the little mail truck pulled up!

We got just hammered. Yesterday not a flake to be had but totally different landscape today. Most major roads and all side roads shut down. I just layed in a wood supply and holed up in the shop. Worst part it was that wet stuff and turned to ice right away. Went thru 1 1/2 tanks of gas in the deuce. Never even fired the single up. I did a crappy job too hoping this won't stick around. Pics in the morning.