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I'm a recovering drug addict unless your losing your house or your family I don't think you have a problem because I almost lost both to drugs and my family would rather me be working on wheel horses rather than be out getting high so I say wheel horses saved my life

Three episodes, watch in full screen because the animation is incredible.

Well, I've been out of town for a few days, and just got back last night, so I hadn't got much done on it. However, when I got back I had a couple things that had come in the mail. I got a care package from Glen Pettit, including a repro throttle knob, and a few other items. Glen does great work!! I also got some 23x10.50-12 AG's, and some tri-ribs. The clutch pedal came in as well, so now it drives. Here are a few pics. Matt

Thanks for the help Jake, this a rough crowd tonight.... I still need to get my b-80,raider 9, electro 12 and dump trailer in there tonight, all the rest my son lets me keep them at his place ZuZu (puppy) is my little garage helper.

i got so worked up about steve painting that blade of his, i just knew i needed to redo the blade on this one now before winter. nothing better than red paint shining while pushing some snow. so i took it into work yesterday and blasted/powdercoated it. put it together this morning with mostly new hardware and mounted it on the 416. did a bit of driving around and then decided i needed to paint the black on the grill as its looking a little shabby..... looks like its going to need decals and a seat now.......

And stop searching CL so much focus on what you have instead of what you could have that's really helped me stop spending the money

I love Bugs and Roadrunner and all the "Looney Tunes" guys. We have trivia questions at break & lunch all the time about cartoons!

I remember watching a lot of this before 8:00 am on Saturday!

Demarco came with me to pick it up. He loves the tractor already. Wifey even wanted to drive it. I had to put it in a storage unit for now since we just bought a house and have to move soon.

Onward to the show.

GIVE ME A BREAK...IF YOU HAD TO MAKE A LIVING PICKING THESE GAMES...YOU AND YOUR FAMILY WOULD STARVE. :bow-blue: ...Notice...no state that starts with the letter "I" won today...it happens all the time. RESULTS FOR WEEK # 10 NOVEMBER 2ND WINNING TEAMS...PENN ST., WISCONSIN, OHIO ST., MINNESOTA, NEBRASKA, MICHIGAN ST. AT 6 WINS AND 0 LOSSES....RMCIII AT 5 WINS AND 1 LOSS.........BITTEN, BRRLY1, PAPAGLIDE, SQUONK AT 4 WINS AND 2 LOSSES...HODGE71, STEVASAUAUS AT 3 WINS AND 3 LOSSES....BK-SCOUTER, JIMD Just so you all know how close this was...the miracle catch at the end of the NW vs Neb game with no time left...would have turned this weeks results upside-down... TOTAL RESULTS AFTER 10 WEEKS AT 57 WINS AND 17 LOSSES....BRRLY1, HODGE71, RMCIII AT 56 WINS AND 18 LOSSES....BITTEN, PAPAGLIDE, STEVASAURUS AT 54 WINS AND 20 LOSSES....JIMD AT 48 WINS AND 26 LOSSES...SQUONK AT 48 WINS AND 22 LOSSES...BK-SCOUTER (note...giving squonk the upper hand here...I don't know why...just feeling generous this week...kind of like Northwestern feels like right now.)

Storing on the ceiling, never thought of that!

I will take pics tomorrow of what is there and post them, nobody knows about this place so send me what you are after and we can arrange a way to get them to you!

They are all special to me!

I maybe interested in a tiller that would fit an Electro 12 or Charger 12. Where in NY are you? I am making a trip to Buffalo, NY from Massachusetts next weekend.

"Say your prayers ya long eared Galoot!" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s24MHtL6zKg

This will be my first tractor project. Don't get too excited, I have a few other projects going on so this will probably string out over the next decade or so. I love older mechanical stuff. I like finding and rebuilding old motorcycles. I'm only a purist on pre WW2 stuff, so this probably won't be a stock resto. I love the ag tires I have seen on your tractors, so I will eventually get some of those. Other than that, this will be just a basic clean up and paint. I'm still working on a couple bikes right now that I have not yet finished. This one is my current project bike:

More pics More pics More pics Plow

After experiencing the pleasure of swapping out attachments a few times I found it would be more efficient (for me) to just buy one tractor for each attachment and leave it on all the time. It wasn't worth my time and back strain to regularly swap attachments. Plus, as I was acquiring various attachments, they tended to come with worker tractors.

603 Special, 500 Special, A-90 Special. 800 Special. Ain't that special! The 603 was special because WH used their remaining stock of older WH parts from their inventory shelves. So they sold that Model for a cheaper price, basically a parts shelf clearing economy tractor. It also incorporated the new for 1964 styled parts. You can have a 603 with a lot of different parts on it from one 603 to the next. A 500 Special is special because it was associated with the Indianapolis 500 Race. The A-90 Special was special because it had the older parts from their inventory shelves like the 603 had. WH did that every few years to use up old parts in their inventory. My A-90 Special is a 1974 WH and it has the 1965 through 1969 style of square hood. It also has an older style of Briggs engine on it and some other parts as well. My 800 Special is a hydrastat drive and I don't know what makes it special as I quit using it a few years ago. So that is all I know about Special Models! LOL!

I PAID $20.00 FOR MY FIRST YEAR OF INS. 1945. GAS WAS 8 GAL. FOR $1.00 I PAID $5.00 FOR MY FIRST CAR, A 1929 NASH WITH WOODEN SPOKE WHEELS.I WAS BORN IN 1929 AND HAVE BEEN MARRIED 62 YEARS LAST MARCH.

gotta include the INDY 500 SPECIAL

I don 't own one, nor do I have a picture of one, but I do know of a model named the 420 LSE (Limited Special Edition) that I think was only made for one year.

I thought it would get easier after mid season!!! lol Here we go guys Penn State Wisconsin Ohio State Indiana Northwestern And last but not least Michigan State ​Good luck guys…got beers and brats already waiting to grill tomorrow and a pork loin hitting the smoker at 10 AM

If I still had my Built 69 SS Big Block Chevelle (with all the hidden goodies and setup proper.) I'd take that bet. Sold it a few years ago so you won't be seein my tail lights anytime soon... I know there are some wicked fast new cars, I owned a Shelby and a Subaru WRX Turbo and it is true, many of these new cars will lay a spankin on the cars of yesteryear. As an old school guy there ain't nothing cooler than an old car from the 60's that is setup proper showin a new car whats up, and from time to time it does happen. I know its an old thread and my comment is totally non related to tractors but I couldn't resist!

Some of those old type garages still exist here in UK , but sadly they are slowly dying out , only the other day i went into a garage to get some fuel and an old guy climbed out from under a car , wiping his hands on an old rag , wearing a pair of oily overalls , He was smartly dressed under his overalls with a shirt & tie and well polished shoes , He then went on to write me a written receipt and then put my money in an old metal tin and then put it under the counter.and then crawled back undereath the car that he aws working on. It brought a smile to my face when i looked into his workshop and noticed all the old tools that he was using with old stickers all over his tool box. It brought back some wonderful memories of my childhood

I put a set of duals on my RJ58 project tractor. Also jacked it down in the front with a set of smaller bar lugs. It's got the original 4 hp Kohler on it. I took the small butt type of seat off it for my 1956 RJ35 and the gas tank got sniped off it too. I replaced the seat with the correct type but now I need a gas tank for it. I will have to sand blast and paint this seat and the front rims. Click on the pics for a larger image. Stick it back in the shed until next time....KJ

I will add more as I get more of it together.

I FINALLY HAD TO BURN MY UNDERWEAR, AND JEANS, AND SOCKS!!!

Did you take the pic with an I-pad? I have the same problem with mine. I think Apple made the camera's with left over Tecky carb parts

Like another member said, focus on what you have rather than what you could have. Me personally I would rather have a couple WH's that I can focus on, keep up to snuff, and use and enjoy than a bunch of them that are just sitting there, not being used much, or at all, need work, in the way, taking up space, etc. There is always going to be more come along, and there is always going to be good deals come along. You can't have them all. Accepting that might help you focus on other things more. It makes the next nice score more special and enjoyable also in my opinion.

Let try this.... that's a great looking garage! Your dog looks really happy on the little ranger!

Your garage looks awful ! You have too much room, and not enough Wheel Horses and Wheel Horse parts in there. Be ashamed of yourself man!

Like the others said, its probably a little rust/crud build up inside. Moisture from the compressor causes a bit of corrosion on the valves etc. Just adding some oil may get it all working, if not it'll need pulling apart and cleaning. Marvel Mystery oil does an air tool lubricant. I use it, but haven't had a tool apart since I started using it to see how good it works.

Cornell hollow road, he has 20 plus tractors and a shed full of parts

Operate that thing for ten minutes a day and you could drop your gym membership.

I don't listen to those blabbering idots (spelled that way on purpose ) college or Pro's. Maybe that's why I'm in the basement hugging the boiler!

Thanks Van, and I really appreciate the role you played in helping me find this. The more I work on this , the more I love it! Matt Yes it is still the splash system. Your right, it does seem like a long way for the oil to travel, but I had the valve cover off the other day, and there was plenty of oil up there. I don't think I would allow this engine to idle for extended periods of time though. Matt

Here we go: Penn State Wisconsin The Ohio State Buckeyes Minanda.... LOL. This is a tough one. Minnesota is just coming off a huge up-set over Nebraska, Indiana have lost their last 2 road games. < I'll let you know at half time my pick. . < I'm thinking that none of you will let me make that decision, so Minnesota. Nebraska Actually this last pick is a tough one also. Michigan, with the overall ranking categories, is a better team. Michigan St. has not lost to a Big 10 team and they are 7-1. I'm thinking a Michigan team will win this game no matter what... . I'll go with the Spartans on this one.....

I think these are a more recent high definition animation. Love the old ones to as you said Craig. They were great!

Ditto on the 120 lb. Using a very scientific bathroom scale................I weighed my P220 with muffler, PTO bell attached and tins included and I got just shy of 120 lbs. It might be a little heavier as this scale was a POS but my ex kept it around so she probably knew it weighed things a little under!

Not that the originals ever needed any help... but they sure do look better now.

This is my new toy,as I said in a previous post I sold my GT14,so I had to get another tractor.I really like this 417-A,the ground speed is surprising.I pushed a little rock with it and there's plenty of power.I got my chains in the mail and am ready. Our winters have been pretty mild,but they say this is going to be a bad one,or as some see it a good one' BRING IT

Well once upon a time when you bought a farm tractor and you went down to the library or Ag Extension Office to look up reviews of farm machinery there were several more ratings then just HP of the engine. You had Draw-bar HP(how hard it could pull) Belt HP(later PTO HP) and the HP of the engine. So depending on your need you bought for the HP you needed, for instance your big plow tractor probobly wouldn't work very wheel or efficiently to run the thresher. Another industry that rates machines on pulling power are Railroads. Steam engines were almost never rated in Horse Power they were rated in Tractive Effort or the amount of force the engine would exert on the pulling faces of the coupler. This measurement is still used on Diesel Electric Locomotives. And in recent years traction control advancements have dramatically changed these numbers. While the HP of the Diesel Prime Movers has stayed constant at about 4,200 HP the tractive effort has almost doubled in the last 20 years. Basically the electrical transmission systems used in these engines has changed, where D.C. traction motors were the norm 20 years ago now A.C. traction motors have taken over. With modern electronics the power systems have becoming much more efficient producing more power at the wheel to move heavier trains with less units. Even the Locomotives are built for different purposes. GE produces both passenger and freight units that look almost identical on paper and in person. The HP is the same the electrical wizardry inside is the same the traction motors are the same but the gearing between the motors and the gears are different. Maximum speed for a freight engine is usually 79 MPH but typically does not get much over 45 MPH so they will drag a heavy coal train up a mountain at 10 MPH all day with no problem. However a passenger locomotive of the same HP will have a maximum speed of say 120 MPH but typically will not operate over 79 MPH. It won't drag the coal train at 10 MPH over the hill but once you got it moving on level track it would drag it to 79MPH no problem and keep it there all day. Wait a minute where was I going with this again???

This is my fleet for winter I just switched the blade for a sweepster model c 48 rotary broom. I can't wait to try it in the snow.

i will be using my 416H this year for the gravel and sidewalks down the street.. and my ariens 24" walk behind blower tackles the real deep stuff....... it just loves this stuff, remember throwing it at least 20ft each side of the driveway on this snowfall, which was our freak storm ( for quad cities winters) 2/11....... if you look at the pic below, just about all the thrown snow is out of the pic either side.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Roz22ku5OuY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pu48aGgLkzw

1985 310-8 - I've got my choice of a blower or plow now.

When I was 17, I worked at a "Clark" station. I can still remember our greeting. " Welcome to Clark, can I fill it up today? Check that oil for ya?" Then I would clean the windows and headlights and taillights, and look at the tires. "left rear looks a little low, pull over by the air hose there and I'll check em' for you". Man, those were the days. Pat

This thread is full of very useful ideas and information about a topic that will affect all 'D' owners in the end. I once suggested in another very useful thread that we really need a 'D' section on the forum and quite a few owners agreed. 'D's are so very different that I really believe there is a case for this so I'm about to start a thread in the site suggestions section. If you agree then please check it out and lend your support and thanks for the info above.