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Steam Tractors were the big deal. An E Tank and termites would be needed for this. Cushmans More Cushmans Even more Cushmans An Articulated Deere A bendy garden tractor Earth Master Gibsons were everywhere Also a Mean Murray A one wheeled 3 seater Nice Speedex V8 powered tractors were there too Hope you enjoyed the show.

after selling the previous '73, and regretting it since, I finally located another. it was 75 miles away, which after a few longer, wasted trips, is my maximum driving distance. it has a few issues, especially electrical, but runs good. the deck with it is so far gone, I think I could crumble it with my hands. but the spindles feel ok. the steering is tighter than my 310. unfortunately, I will have to let it sit until this winter. I have to finish painting the house/ redo the living room/ install new gutters./ etc, before winter gets here. a brand new toy, and I have to wait until Christmas

Special thanks to Dave Tallon for spotting this beast for me. Met the owner last night and was an easy load. Backed up to his trailer and let the ramp down on my tail gate. Tractor rolled right in and off I went. This morning got it unloaded and did some fun pics with the Suburban beside it. This thing is huge compared to what I'm normally playing with. Snow blade is in very good shape except somebody welded a new cutting edge on instead of holding it on. Didn't have a battery so used the Dixie Chopper. Shot some carburetor cleaner in and fired right up. The front grilled is heavy cast so removed it for better access to carburetor. Shot some fuel in and fired up again and ran on it's own. Believe the generator might be bad because the battery ran down very fast. Charging the battery now but was able to start it twice without and fuel being shot in the carburetor. Have a list started on what all needs fixed which is very short. Did a loop around our drive way. The hydraulic lift works so far. Didn't have the blade on to test for a load but did move the blade connector up and down fine. The only bad thing right now, except generator, is p.o. couldn't find the oil bath air cleaner. Said he had it but wasn't able to locate before heading out. Promised me he would send it out in the mail just as soon as he finds it. Very very happy right now.

I FOUND THIS ONE10 MILES AWAY ON CL LAST NIGHT FOR $500. I LOOKED AT IT LAST NIGHT AND BOUGHT FOR $400. IT IS A 1988 312-8 WITH 615 HOURS. HE WAS THE ORIGINAL OWNER ON THIS ONE. THE TRACTOR CAME WITH A 2002 42" MOWER DECK, HE BOUGHT NEW IN 2009 FROM THE DEALER FOR $600 WITH MULE SET UP AND THE DECK STILL HAS RED PAINT UNDERNEATH TRACTOR RUNS GOOD AND MOWS GOOD. NEEDS A GOOD BATH AND POLISH AND THE SEAT WILL NEED REPLACED. THIS ONE WILL BE ONE OF WINTER PROJECTS. BOWTIE IN OHIO

Finally got some spare time to do a little more assembly. Its been real busy for awhile felling trees and splitting wood for the M.I.L. Got the seat hardware on along with the rest of the dash and steering wheel. I guess I have to get to work on the hood next.I have been dredding that.It will need some body work to straighten out.

Few more pics

All I'll say is that I'm thankful Joe doesn't live ANYWHERE near me. There wouldn't be a decent tractor available within a 250 mile radius I'm sure! I have nothing wrong with tractors getting parted out, but not super nice survivors or rare tractors that can be saved.. It kinda sucks that whole tractors aren't available from Joe and that he only works thru Ebay, even if you are local and show up at his door and no matter how small the part you are interested in. Both of which don't effect me at all because I live nowhere near him, which is a good thing. No matter how nice a survivor and no matter what the history of a tractor is, it will get parted. Kinda sad IMO, especially if its a nice old round hood that was in perfect order getting parted. I really have no issues with Joe, nice enough guy trying to raise a family and pay the bills. I see very nicely restored round hoods on C/L all the time that are fairly local to me that are being sold piece by piece. Now, that is very sad. One was a beautiful 701.

Don't give up on finding a good running older engine for that nut roaster when you find one. Don't limit yourself to just a Kohler. There are a TON of good old 5hp Briggs motors out there just waiting to be used, which IMO just look better on an old Wheel Horse.

Steve and I are the only ones picking the Teckys! ( The blind leading the blind ) ( No pun intended Steve! ) BK , How's the Boiler?

http://youtu.be/RD6vZDzcJ18 Pushing some leaves around lol Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk

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not sure if this has been addressed before but while adjusting my direction control on the 416 i came across something that everyone should check when not getting full travel in either direction....... i removed the friction nut and washers and in the travel slot i found a bunch of compacted grass cuttings and oil/grease etc. so tightly packed in there that i had to dig it loose with a screwdriver...... now i have full travel in either direction...... both pics have the nut and 'friction' washers removed.... before...... after.... something that you should check especially if you are having speed issues..........

You have a few in your shed! RJ's yes, but unfortunately...no 3D laser printer...yet. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3SVTBrKyZk

The picks are in...I am the only idiot that picked Purdue...and one of two idiots that picked Illinois. I think that this is the 1st week, this year, that does not have a game that we all picked the same...probably because Ohio St. has a bye. and also...because I am the only idiot that picked Purdue. Actually...bk-scouter is the only guy to pick Penn St. and he is also the only guy to pick BYU....divine providence maybe????

I got them all hooked up. Thank you all very much for chipping in the advice!

Found this company that manufacturers spring clips like the "broom handle cmetal clip" used on the RJ heat shields. http://www.gibsongoodtools.com/ Gripper Clips with holding capacity: 1"-1 3/8" Diameters PART # 225-XL MATERIAL: Spring Steel COLOR: Bright Zinc with Chromate Dip MOUNTING HOLE: .188" diameter Gibson Good Tools, Inc. is a manufacturer, distributor and exporter of toolclips, tool clips, tool holders, broom clips, spring clips, clips, spring steel clips, coated clips, vinyl coated clips, utility tool clips in 6 sizes, designed to hold diameters ranging from 3/8" to 2-1/2" diameters; available with either zinc chromate finish or vinyl coating (stocked in black). Gripper Clips made of general polypropylene plastic are also available to hold 7/32" to 1/2" diameters. Gripper Clips hold round objects to flat surfaces; used in industrial assemblies, hospital and handicapped equipment, recreational, home and office storage and a myriad of applications. Gibson Good Tools, Inc. P.O. Box 235-TR

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=pjkLf_X88WM#t=12 -BK

Yes I like my 8 HP three speed B-80 tractor -and it is a workhorse too! The leaf war this year shows what it can do in a short amount of time! Here are some photos from the front year this am. I was out at 8:00 am and done just a little bit ago.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/One-NEW-Phenolic-Wheel-6-x-2-1000-Cap-with-Bearing/390266711811?_trksid=p2045573.m2042&_trkparms=aid%3D111000%26algo%3DREC.CURRENT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D18580%26meid%3D2581289209992298918%26pid%3D100033%26prg%3D8476%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D4%26sd%3D390266711811%26 I have mounted these wheels on three decks with perfect results. Axles are available with grease fittings. You will need to drill out the mounting holes to 1/2" for these axles.

Found this on Craigslist this afternoon. Stands about 15 in. high and about 12 in. wide. Lights up and tuns slow. I have never seen one. Has anyone else seen one of these or now about them?

855 nice find. I hope you enjoy it for years to come. Gary B.............

vinyl and rubber are two different compounds look how PVC suffers from sunlight exposure and ABS does not simply because of UV stabilizers added that give it its characteristic black color

Never sells whole tractors, only parts. He's doing it for money not to save them from the scrap yard. I guess in a roundabout way he is saving them from the junk yard piece by piece but I would sooner see a whole tractor get saved then the parts of one. Thats why I stole that Charger 12 even though it didn't run….now it does though…And my son sure is happy because of it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65EoK4OelZU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7V5-O8Zk2k

Live from the basement (only because the 'saurus was feeling generous to Squonk): PENN ST., IOWA, INDIANA, MICHIGAN , BRIGHAM YOUNG -BK

Super Cool!!!!!!

OK - here's what I think I've figured out on the hp vs torque deal. Forgive me, don't mean to offend, but this is how I explain it to my Boys and in doing so it helps me understand too. HP is a measure of work over time, so some motion must be involved, else zero hp is present. Torque is the tool hp uses to get the work done - think torque wrench on a bolt. So my Great Grandfather, James had a farm and never had any other thing than horses to farm with. So he's got some kind of gizmo that has a vertical shaft that rotates. There is a lever hooked to it perpendicular to that shaft - the whole thing looks like a big torque wrench. He's got 14 horses (read 14 hp Kohler engine) to hook to the lever and the lever is 5 ft long. To turn this lever, make the work and keep constant speed (think 3600 rpms) it takes all 14 horses to pull it. However, at some point, the horses become overwhelmed (read tall patch of grass) with the level of work and James, having done this exercise many times over the years, knows there is a trade off. He makes the lever longer, thus increasing the torque (read torque rise in the engine). He also removes 2 horses too as the work can be accomplished with fewer horses (read hp) with a longer lever (read more torque), however the rate the work gets done is slower (read 3000 rpms). None the less, the work gets done. This is exactly how our Kohler cast iron single cylinder engines are designed! So there are 4 elements in an engine that are constantly changing in order to get the job done by design. 1. The engine is running 3600 rpms, no load or light load. Not necessarily making all the hp the engine could - not required, governor is relaxed somewhat, though the throttle is full open. 2. You hit that tall patch of grass, the governor allows max fuel to the engine over and above full throttle to try to maintain 3600 rpms. 3. Once the load is larger than the hp AND available torque at that given RPM can handle, the engine slows and the rate of work slows - you no longer have an engine making 14 hp, but... 4. By design, the engine torque rises as the rpms and hp fall. Still full throttle, governor open full, rate of work slows, but the engine muscles through the tall grass as the torque (read tool for hp to make the work gets longer) rises. At some point the load may become to large to sustain the rpms, regardless of the torque rise and the engine stalls. So IMHO, at the end of the day, torque saved the day. Interesting topic! Thanks, Bill

Now that is neat....Wish it were mine!

I have one too.

I've been in the tire business over 20 years. The secret to keeping them crack free is to keep them out of sunlight. Also keep them away from electrical devices such as fuse boxes and compressors. Electric fields can cause dry rot in the rubber by removing oils from the rubber just like uv rays. Most good quality tires have a uv protectant oil in the rubber that migrates to the surface as it rolls. Chinese brands tend to leave this step out of the manufacturing process due to cost. That's why many Chinese tires dry rot quickly. Sometimes a year or less. Rv tires dry rot because they sit for long periods without use. This causes the uv protectant oils to dry out on the surface causing the cracks in the rubber. Driving the rv and getting the tires hot will cause additional uv protectant oils to migrate to the surface thus protecting the tires. So keep them out of the sun away from electrical interferance and don't let them sit in one spot too long. One other thing all tire manufacturers warn against using armor all and tire shine products on their products. They say it draws oils out of the rubber causing the tires to crack.

the mission was a success! we used every inch of that little tractor supply trailer. 1000 miles round trip, well worth it.

My dad let me drive sitting on his lap when I was about 6yo.I ran it in a ditch one time on an old rock road in SE Mo. I had older sisters and so I listened to Johnny Cash Elvis Jerry Lee from about the time I was 6 yo.My sisters would get a new 45 about once or twice a month when my mom went grocery shopping,yeah the supermarket would have records 99 cents. When you were weined on that music,the british invasion just didn't move you all that much

The hitch isn't actually working but here is pictures of my setup for the Cyclone Rake Pro.

here is mine that I had it was the first year in 74 I sold it and regretted it ever since. Gary B.......... the original muffler went south so I put this one on real quite. I hope you enjoyed the pick`s

I'm still amazed that the K181 in my 857 has never let me sit. Always starts, always finishes what it starts. I love the square hoods. I just forget about the rear lift latch sometimes and wind up catching the seat pan in the crotch and singing opera for an hour. Your tractor looks solid and I'm sure you'll find time to play with it once and awhile before Christmas!

I'm not sure that I agree that they are unpopular. There are a bunch of guys that sing the praises of the B80's (myself included) and the 73 models were basically the same as the later B's. I don't love the styling but the K181 is a great motor, and if you stay with a sensibly sized deck they perform well. Much more economic on fuel, quieter, great snow pushers. I've been threatening to scrap my B80 for about 5 years now, but somehow I always seem to find another use for it, and it dodges the chopping block again.

Shes slowly starting to resemble a Tractor again. Im all out of pieces that are done, so I have to get back to the blaster and paint booth.

Clutch, brake linkage and lift handle all painted and installed.....progress

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Go to: https://lookup3.toro.com/partdex/index.cfm?...es&xCaller=Toro Click on the link "model search" once on the page. Enter the model number exactly as it is printed.