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So a few weeks back I picked up this old craftsman air compressor at a local auction. I knew it ran and for $15 I just couldn't pass it up. Everything on it worked it was just filthy and had been painted a few times in its life. Looked like a fun clean up and restore project. I did a little research online to try and find some info. There are some photos but none of them were the same so I just decided to paint it the way I thought it would have looked. Below is a before picture and then a few I took after I put it all back together yesterday From the bost of my knowledge I would say its from the 50s and from what I could tell it was part of a paint spraying kit. It has a single stage pump and then an expansion chamber with a release valve that pops at 50 PSI. pretty cool little compressor. I have a bottom feed touch up gun that I may give this a try with. After

these are last year pics, still waiting for the snow here in the UK!

Finally got some snow worth getting the 314-H out for. Here are my photos from this morning. Thad (Ohio)

I doubt it.....back then folks were smart enough to keep their fingers out of the way. Unlike today where there are warning signs for everything in this lawsuit-happy world. Mike.........

Don't know if you can push more than this ....but I was pretty impressed plowing my mother's sidewalk. Thad (Ohio)

my goal this year is to get as many of my tractors running & opperating as well as can be. my short term goal is to get all 4 of the tecky powered machines working. i'm half way there! the 1969 raider 9 i bought at Pittsburgh-Parts-Arama in 1994 & was in regular use untill 2002 when somthing went wrong with the trany. KPfrom NC.noticed the hub was moving but not the axle,so i replaced the hub & woodruff key flushed it out & installed new axle seals, shift boot &fresh 85-140 gear lube. i also fixed the battery box and put a new throttle cable, gas lines & fuel filter on it. I soaked the carb overnight & blew it out. it runs super! great at pushing leaves into the pile. the other one is a 1971 workhorse 800 that i bought last year from a RS. member he was restoring it when he had a mc. wreck & lost his leg. well the poor workhorse sat right where it was for several years till i steped in & saved it.this one needed a new carb from the late WHEELHORSEJUNKY. new throtle & choke cables, the trany flushed & new seals & boot & gearlube & 1 valve stem on 1 rear tire. then i welded the seat pan & installed a better seat. boy does it run well! now i only have to install the S.G. on the nos. hh120 on the 1967 1077 & put a tube & do a carb clean on the 1967 lawn ranger & all my tecumpseh powered machines will be work ready! so fellow members what are your WH. goals for 2013 ? HAPPY NEW YEAR JAY IN NC

Nice one copperhead, that gets my vote for the December, 2014 calendar.

Here is a couple more photos from plowing snow today. The tire and chain combo is the best I have ever used. I have tried just about as many different things out there from turf tires, ag tires, chains, no chains, wheel weights, no wheel weights...and this tire "Carlisle HD Field Trax" with 2-link chains and 50lbs weights seems to be the best. I have about a 300 foot driveway on a very steep incline. This setup seems to just plug right along whether we have a wet snow, fine snow, ice, slush....it just works in everything. Thad (Ohio)

Meet Widestride. Modified C120 for logging work over rough terrain. Agri tyres to go on and independant rear brakes. Holds its course on steep banks and steers good. Very stable tractor, pulls a 4x5 4 wheel trailer and soon to be log skidder. Deciding whether to put rubber fenders on all round or leave it as it is. When all mods have been made i will tear it down for paint. Can anyone recommend a reliable 12volt winch for the front.

Just got in from plowing..right in the middle of the storm here on the CT coast. I picked up a 75 C-100 this fall and got to break it in tonight.. Wet and heavy snow coming down a a good clip the whole time. Looks like about 8 inches as of about 8 pm and probably almost half of that fell while I was plowing. Whatever else falls will have to wait till tomorrow. Nobody else to take pictures so this is all ya get.. Didn't look too bad out of the gate.. Now it looks bad... Running out of room already.. Had to dismount for this picture... Let it snow, let it snow, let it....OK enough already...

The Carlisle tire is called "All Trail" part # is 511505 and it is a 23x10.50-12. They are mounted on factory Wheel Horse rims, but they were from a 520H. Here is a photo of the tires without the chains....I really like them....the right balance between turf and ag tires. Easy on the lawn too. Thad (Ohio)

From this afternoon with skimask on. The wind was bitter!

Well the Charger WINS! Have had the GT14 and the PK and now the Charger 12 all out with a blad this year. This is first outing with the Charger. Did you know chains on small tires can jerk your innards out? Was gonna let a little air out and got blue liquid, so must be loaded? Left them then. Did you know you can go TOO fast with hydros for snow plowing, ha! Manual lift is hard on old guys with bad shoulders, specially when having trouble with locking UP! These things can really push and I was hitting the old banks and even pushing Them back with little effort, all while bairly running fast engine speed. Smaller, turns quicker, I like it best of all of these. NOW.....if it just had a Foot control.....hmmm!

Got eight more inches of snow over night here in western PA! Had fun two days in a row!

We got about 5" of snow overnight. I plowed my dad's, daughters, and my drive along with a few here and there as I worked from 1 end of town to the other...Oh, I spent about an hour cleaning the sidewalks and some of the street at our church. I don't have any current pictures, but here is a couple from 2 years ago....same tractor & plow with the same "ole me!

Me on my 867 plowing about 6" of snow 12-26-12

These are from last year but the snow fall is the same. Lots of it. I know this smile is not as big as Pork Chops but I'm not as young as he is. I hope when he's my age he'll still have that smile when he's on his tractor.

Grandson was very dissapointed, only 1" of white stuff. By morning was mostly gone. He was hoping for a driving lesson. Oh, yeah! Snowblower isn't mounted but, if needed would be my pleasure to put it on the '68 Raider 12. The Harleys are spit shined, heels too (like duh!) and ready for any action (work or play). '85 416-8 has the 48" blade, ready. '88 414-8 42" blade, all set to go. Both gassed up, new headlamps. Chains ready but, not mounted. Picking up 23 x 10.5 x 12's mounted tomorrow, filled, approx. weight = 90 lbs. each. Makes my recent lug nut "upgrade" necessary! Wouldn't want to play with 90 lb. tires! That and chains should do the trick for any "winter event." P.S.: Woolrich goose down for the driver. **Note** I like to keep the blades out of the drips; sitting on 2 x 4 blocks (as shown in image below). I often back up on 2 x's front to rear when the chains are on; chains out of the dribbles too!

Well tonight was the night I have been waiting for! The 701 was the start for the tear down my goal was to get the engine pulled and ready for inspection by the shop. I made alot of progress and met my goal. I discovered alot when tearing the tractor down. The Hydraulic Pump needs seals, See some play in steering, will defiantly need some TLC to put her back in shape!

Finally got a pressure washer I have been looking at for about 4 years. I usually have used a garden hose or loaded the tractors up and taken them to the local car wash. I spent a lot of time evaluating and researching before I got it. 13hp Honda with Cat pump. 4K PSI with 4 GPM flow on a stainless steel cart. Got a real good deal because the company I managed bought a skid unit back in the summer with the tank and pressure washer mounted to a skid so you could put it in the back of a pickup. The service tech said if you get too close....this one will peel paint!!!! Can't wait until this spring when I can use it.....going to be fun cleaning up the horses with this one!! Thad (Ohio)

"which Wheel Horse can snow blow the highest snow pile and which Wheel Horse can snowplow the highest snow pile? lol" Blow highest pile? A 520H with a two stage blower. Plow highest pile? A D series with plow. JMHO I have both and still don't use them for snow removal, go figure. Maybe some day just for the fun of it. Great pictures. Looks like everyone is having a good time besides. The Wheel Horse.Gods are smiling on you.

That is a great Christmas present. Bet hes a happy camper. I bet he takes good care of it. It is a beauty!

Wow! It already looks great. Nice Christmas gift!

The product Tuffbond 230 apparently is an epoxy from India. You probably know that already. Googling could discover no US supplier, so I guess you should look for a domestically available clutch and brake adhesive. People who do this work should be able to advise re a substitue. How about the people who suggested that you use this material, where do they get it? I love mysteries. I awaiteth your solution. Good luck. Tom

I know this subject has come up before but I forget the comments as to why.... Your tranny has yellow paint under the red and if I remember right so does mine on my 701. Was this a primer used back then?

or maybe I wasnt as good as I thought I was.But He came through. Picked up a C-160 in Oh. today. Its got some issues but it will make a nice project for the Winter and Spring and Summer. Lol. Has a running 341 on it like it should and the hubs have not drifted so the axles shoud be good unlike the 416 parts tractor I was given. A few missing parts as one would expect for the price I payed. Deck is junk. Im sure I will be asking for advice and looking for some parts down the road. Numbers 71-16K802 13779 7084 Jack

When he landed on his head, the seismographs on the moon picked it up! :ychain:

Pretty scary ski mask dude! Mike............

I too am amazed at the amount of snow my Wheel Horse will push. I need some weight and/or roller chains on the front tires. The front end wants to slide sideways when I have the plow angled.

I still moved the pile....I had never seen it pile up like that before so I jumped off and got the camera. After I took the photo, just continued plowing the rest of the sidewalk. I think the retaining wall on the other side helped keep the snow in front of the blade, I just didn't think it would push that much. I give a lot of credit for the Wheel Horse engineers who designed the "A" Frame dozer blade!!! Thad (Ohio)

I frequently wind up having to remove the bolt in the pivot arm (to the right of the fuel line in your picture) to twist things around enough to move the spring

WH 1303 CR 7410

I prefer keeping my machines as close to factory as I can but you do not need to use an ONAN vacuum fuel pump. There are less expensive vacuum pumps that will work. I have a non ONAN vacuum pump mounted on the side of the hood stand on my 1989 520HC. The vacuum line was extended to reach the pump. Here is some reading on fuel pumps. Scroll down to about the middle of the article. As to electric pumps, he says : 'One nice thing about electric fuel pumps besides they're very reliable, is that they're self-priming. Meaning when an engine runs out of gas, the engine won't have to be cranked a lot (making yourself tired from a rope starter, or risk burning up an electric starter from excessive cranking) waiting for a vacuum or mechanical pump to put gas to the carburetor. As soon as the ignition is turned on (if the electric pump is wired in with the ignition circuit), the electric pump instantly puts gas to the carburetor." http://gardentractor...om/carbfuel.htm

You have some real nice tractors there.

For guys that need a center PTO bearing Toro Consumer 102915 Bearing-Ball it is a F..A..G 6009 available to order at Tractor Supply for $10.88 + 6.00 shipping.

My first complete restoration. My nice 653 parked next to my dually 753 stock pulling tractor. Both of these tractors have been restored several years ago, and still look good.

Here is my late production 1959 WH Model # RJ59. It has the 1960 seat on it, that is why I think it is late in the 1959 Model year of production. I got this from a guy who had it as a lawn ornament! He kept the gaurds and mower deck in the barn though, good idea.

I buy auto tire chains at garage sales..(usually a buck or two a set) then resize them using a tire chain tool from my local NAPA store...(tool is 17.95) You know the ole saying..."poor people have poor ways".....guess I fit that mold or just too cheap to pay 100 bucks for a set of TSC chains made in China~~

Here is my early production RJ35. Made probably in the 2nd batch of 1955 tractors, not in the first 100 produced. Has the cast iron steering wheel, gas tank stand and some other early production parts. I added the non original Kohler engine but it should be a Clinton engine.

How about a little MM Wheelhorse GT14?

Loosen the clamp that holds the throttle conduit. Start the engine with the lever in the idle position. Then slide the conduit and cable until it just starts to pull the throttle open and lock the clamp back down. I'm guessing the conduit may have pulled closer to the lever that pulls the governor.

Not possible - that type of rear axle hitch wasn't around in '64. The correct hitch for your blade frame style bolts to the front of the axle housings: The brackets/locks are on the outside of the frame instead of inside like the newer blades/hitches. I did measure the angle rod on mine and it is also 32" long.

Happy Birthday Mike! How old is that in dog years?

Who doesn't like Pics! 704 plowing: C-160 blowing: I know not but Elvis moving the piles back!: Scars of battle:

Used the wife's Toro Powershovel last night for the first time, was actually...a pretty impressive performer. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SY0Nc6IRfHg&list=UUd_ptV1TUpPlW1VhCjxez_Q&index=1

Got about 7" here. the 18 auto will be going to work in about an hour or so. Hopefully my lil guy can get a video of it workin on his iPad for me to upload later, but heres a couple pics from the weekend when I got her ready....

Just a short video from last night. Battery died on phone before I could get more.

I like plowing snow.

Sorry for the late update but the last 5 days have been but a blur, I've been very busy running the MI. WH show, it went over good but turn out was low, gas prices and mid to upper 90 deg heat did not help, and I was out in it for 4 days straight, I can say I'm cooked. Anyway, I got it done fri. about noon, but the decals still had not showed up so it went to the show anyway, I'm pretty happy with how it turned out, not a restore, but a very clean very nice running work tractor, I don't think it set still very long most of the weekend, my Daughter Hunter had a friend stay with us at the show fri. and most of sat. she learned to drive a WH on this, Ryan, my Mom, Nick my oldest and his gierlfriend all drove the crap out of it, it became the go to tractor because it stated and ran nice and drove very well, never had even a small problem with it, Mon wanted to take it home. The paint gave me fits, but it seems to be pretty dry now, you could today after I washed it and setting it the sun still smell the paint, so I know it is not cured all the way, if you use other primer the paint is probably good for a worker, but not a restore, I can see it is losing it's shine all ready, not bad but does not have the fresh look any more after a week. This is going to make someone a nice tractor. Here it is after a wash and dry, getting ready for the decals that came in the mail today