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As many of you know I certainly have a LOT to be thankful for this year. Aside from just being able to wake up in the morning, I am thankful for my family, neighbors and friends and for the support that they have shown me and my family this year as I continue to recover. I am also thankful for our military, and for those who will not be spending time with their families while I spend time with mine. A woman who I love dearly has put together a program to make it easy to send thanks to these service men and women, all it takes is a point, click, print envelope and stamp! 10 minutes of your time, and costs under a dollar to show those who will not be spending time with their families so you can spend time with yours, it's simple to do, just click here. Our military is not the only ones who are sacrifice during these times. We have an on-going commitment to help raise funds for Childhood Cancer Research through St. Baldricks. It's sad to think that a child will spend Thanksgiving in a hospital bed with IV's, monitors and feeling sick on Thanksgiving. What do they have to be thankful for? Their families are concerned with their kids making it through the night, and don't have time to help raise funds to combat their child's cancer. While it may seem that they have little to be thankful for, they are, they're thankful for those who are helping raise funds for them so they can concentrate on their kids. RedSquare is actively raising funds for these kids, please think of them with a donation. For years, I hear and read what others are thankful for and in almost ALL cases, the words, "family" & "friends" come up. With just a little extra effort and a little money, YOU can help strangers be thankful for the kind hearted and grateful people that make our countries great! Happy Thanksgiving to you all, and thank you for your support of me, my family, our military and the children stricken with Cancer! Karl Lyon

I bought a nice 753 Wheel horse today thats been sitting for about 20 years and everything looks nice and free. This is my first 753 Wheel Horse i believe is 1963. The second one i bought is a little rough 1958 RJ58 I believe its a 1958 the price was to good to pass up on it. I don't think the exhaust guard is original. The last 4 photos i didn't buy this tractor he wanted a little to much for i think is a 1956 RJ-35 with the cast iron steering wheel and the guards. The bad part its not the correct motor its a 6 horse kohler not the 3.5hp that suppose to be in there. Otherwise its a cool tractor its just have to work him down on the price. Also did anybody ever see a national mower i think its form the 60s he's selling that to is there any value to them? i figure i can buy it and resell for a profit to buy more wheel horse tractors and parts.

I ordered a turkey too and my grandson delivered. And we do have a lot to be thankful for.I try to do something for less fortunate folks,but if things are going bad for you try to find something that warms your heart and puts a smile on your face.Sometimes if we are really feeling down and we do something for someone else it picks up our own spirits.Think of that person who may be alone at this time.It's a good time to patch things up with family members we have wronged or been wronged by. I'm rambling on,just be nice to one another

Don't cross the streams...

I installed my Alaska two door stove in 1966 as a back up for my oil burner, and I have been burning wood ever since. The Tecky powered C-120 never fails to blow a path to the wood pile and haul in the fuel. Then I sit back and relive my days afield.

Might as well show this one too since this one is a worker. Not as an entry but just to put it in a thread that's about customs. Here's my homebuilt backhoe which has done plenty of work for a little machine. Spent 2 summers of spare time outside on the ground cutting, drilling and welding to get it together. By the end, I was sick of cutting, drilling and welding! Spent the winters researching the net for hydraulic info as this was my first time ever attempting to use them and building something this big from scratch. Built using the plans from PF Engineering.com

I really enjoy following your project progress. Those kids are lucky to have someone like you that really cares about their "education" in different areas other than their normal classes. Sort of reminds me of the wood shop class I had a million years ago. Heck us followers will probably learn something too! KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK.

First off you need to make sure you have 12volts to the Plus side of the coil. If you do have 12 volts then make sure the points are cleaned and gapped properly. If they are pitted you can clean them up with fine sand paper. To adjust loosen the screw on the side of the points, not the 2 mounting screws and adjust accordingly. If you have a multimeter you can make sure the point arent grounded out. Ign off set to ohms. One lead on ground and one on wire terminal. Rotate motor to open points and meter should show open, points closed meter should show continueity

Thanks for the comments guys. That cart was a Radio brand cart to start with. Thankfully this tractor, and the cart for that matter, made it through the Tornado without a scratch. At least I think it did. I haven't had a chance to pull off the tarp and blanket over it, but I didn't see any sign of debris getting into my shed that far. It should be fine where it is all winter as we get the house repaired. Dave

Here are a few more swampthing. And a few gobblers

This little rig was built from spare parts to cruise around at the tractor/engine shows. Powered by a Kohler M8. Lots of fun to drive. Technically not a "worker" but it worked to ride me around instead of walking

Burning wood you say? I have a lot. I'm jealous I wish I had a wood stove. We would have to add a new chimney as our current one only has one flume which is occupied by the furnace and water heater.

Since the winter is getting closer i had to put some tractors in storage. I have a storage room in the same building as the garage / workshop. which should be slightly warmed up just so it's degrees above zero not sure yet if i have time to do it before it's get to cold.. made a shelf in there this summer to have the suburban 551, so I can get a tractor under it well she's on the way up.. whit out any problem's thanks to this winch im going to mount it on the wall later because that will be much better.. and here she is on her storage place And she got company of 3 other horses in there to and if i do some more cleaning i can can get 1 more horse in there... Lars

$450 for the 56 RJ I think is to high. I got the 58 RJ for $100

Another thing. When the bucket is full, set it near the boiler and get another one. The heat will evaporate it out so you won't have to dump it.

Ya know me n my boy will take off on road trip like that just to get away and see what we find along the way "never that far" but I can see why one would. The drive sometimes is worth more then the destination.

Boy! If we could just bottle that and send it to Washington, we may have hope!

Glad you've joined... now I can honestly say... I know dewdew.

That heat shield is correct for the RJ, just looks like the exhaust pipe itself is not on correctly. It has the original type Schnake recoil and an uncut hood too! NICE SCORE!

Awesome haul right there... lots of to be thankful for.

Very nice haul indeed!!!

That 753 is sweet!! I've been gettin the itch to add a round-hood to the herd lately. Your post just made me want one even more! Mike............

Look in the end locker. Should be a bucket in there!

Jim, I like the way you did that, so... Hey, where is there bathroom down here ???? I've been looking for a couple weeks ....

No shooting air in the trans. I would say that you need to drop the trans and split it and clean this one out the right way. I think it is OK to flush transmissions that you know and have been using and maybe got some water in, but you say this is a barn find. Know way of knowing how long it has been sitting and no way of knowing the history. If you have a lot of rust in there, you may just be loosening it and it can and probably will get trapped in the bearings...especially the #1533 ball bearing carrying the differential. If you are going to just keep flushing it...put the horse on blocks (rather then driving it around). Why you ask??? Because, if it starts making bad noises, you can just shut it off, and it will not be stuck in the middle of the yard. Also, if the seals start leaking (and they might) with the thinner oil, you will not have the trail of oil in your grass.

I sanded the points with emery paper. set the points to .20 wiped off points with a towel and Vrooommm! I'm guessing that the moisture off the garage floor the past month must have rusted up the points. thanks WHnut

Nice job Lars. I would only need a shoe box or two, ha, well maybe three.

I picked up this nice '67 Ranger with a blade from" Lane Ranger" today. It's a 107 that Lane converted to electric start. He even met me half way to make the exchange, thank you Lane. I'm gonna fix this up for my Grandson. I also got this reel mower from Lane, Grandpa's gonna keep this.

I'd vote for the patina look as well. Another member here coats his with a little motor oil...(salad dressing...you know who you are.. ). Gives it a rich deep dark tone, and helps future rusting out. Here's a quick video of my 551 plowing. I had it all apart, but couldn't help myself...(so I know that feeling) It has been since restored. Below is a video of my 854 plowing 13inches of snow. This is the same tranny as my 551. Don't think I'd worry about the tranny with the 401. Good luck with it and thanks for the updates.

Another great line. They list the price and say "Won't Last Long"

As of last week I have a perfectly smooth road in front of my house to play on. Now all I have to do is find a forward swept blade extension for my snow blade as my 417-8 has a forward swept front axle in it. If I don't get a blade on the 417 it will be either my newly purchased 657 (with Kohher 6hp) or the 854 with a blade on it. I'm in no hurry for snow, I take care of clearing the walkways and the loading docks at work when it snows. I took over the job because the 4 no speaks that were doing it were destroying the equipment and I was getting tired of fixing it due to neglect. They wouldn't listen to instruction even with an interpreter so I took it over. I don't mind, it gets me out of the building. I also take pride that I can get it done faster and do a much better job than what four guys were doing.

Well we all know who I'm taking in the first pick and of course that happens to be the Hawkeyes, I am then going with the following Illinois, Michigan State, Nebraska, Wisconsin and I'm going to finish up with Ohio State. Thats it in a nut shell, read and weep. As always, Go Hawkeyes!!!

Just one big kid, Jim.

Get well soon, the kids are counting on you (so are we).

Many thanks for all the replies and solid advice. Again a confirmation as to why this is the best forum I belong to. (Timely, honest answers for other good guys). It really is appreciated, Jesse

If I happen to run into him in my travels, not only will I tell him that he's the big winner, I will say "here's your sign".

I have pulled a trans apart with the hub still on one of the axles. But I don't remember which one was stuck. Once it was separated it was possible to pull the diff apart and remove the axle with the stuck hub (in a press). If the hub is as stuck as it sounds, then pounding on the hub can have bad consequences. Best case scenario, the snap ring jumps out of its groove and the axle comes out. Worst case scenario the snap ring damages the edges of its retaining groove in the axle and will not retain the axle any more.

I suppose if I was retired and had gobs of money and all that free time it might be a fun way to see the country and pick up some wheelhorse stuff along the way. Probably would be more fun in a motorhome . But right now I work full time, have very little "fun money" so no big road trips for me. Mike............

Finally got my hood ready for red. It had some dings, the grille was a little bent and it had two holes that I had welded up. Not rust holes. Just two holes. I have no idea how they got there, but I fixed all of it and put some etch primer then a few coats of high-build 2k urethane primer, then wet sanded all with 400. I'm pretty proud of the way it turned out

Here's another scammer story: Posted Yesterday, 05:53 PM "I ran an ad in the Lawn & Garden Tractor magazine. Got a call over today that first got me excited.....then I realized it was TOO good to be true. Problem is, I wanted it to be true, so you tend to try to rationalize it out. Here's how it went.....I got the model you are looking for. It was my fathers he collected them for over 40 years. He said all the right things...but where he messed up, he tried to push me to make it all happen asap. I told him I travel up into that area and could probably arrange to pick it up, he quickly said I have a friend for 40 years that hauls down your way and he just happens to be going your way this week......it kept getting better.....the truck was actually coming with in 25 miles of my house. All I had to do was pay the freight by western union, and I could write a check for the tractor and send it to him after I had received the tractor......now why would anyone send a gt hundreds of miles away and only want the freight up front?? Cause all he was hoping to get was the freight. I sure wanted it to be true, but I did not call him back since I felt it was just a waste of time....bummer..... I am only posting this so those who may have not already been in this situation can head it off at the pass....... ALL MY LIFE I HAVE LIVED BY THE CREED IF IT SOUNDS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE, IT IS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE. SOMETHING IS WRONG. Never let someone push you to close a deal. Ask why does it happen to have to be done this fast??? I see it in my business too, the more they push to speed it up, the more I push to slow it down." BE CAREFUL OUT THERE.

I got all 4 of these from Greater Cleveland tire

Heat the house with wood. Furnace never comes on. Woodstock Keystone in the living room: Englander 30 NCH in the basement - but no pics - yet...

This I s my 867 worker with home made wrecker

None of my stuff is as nice as the worst on here, and whoa on an attempt to upgrade from some one else's hard work is LOW. Honesty is still the best way to sell, deceit makes something good turn bad, and those deceivers are never forgotten.

Not his photo, not his tractor... what's wrong with that? You know you want it.

I love it. Can't borrow a phone or camera from somebody. Go thru the bother with an ad and can't display a pic of exactly the item your selling. probably looks like this:

Here are some more pics in the sunlight. If I can find some more material to use I will gladly make some of these depending on how much intrest and expense it would take. I'll research into this further and update you. If it's to expensive or not feasible I'll just write up a tutorial on how to make these.