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I'm sure a few of you have been watching my project C4 thread. Today was a big day, finishing the last pieces and the test drive... I'm grinning from ear to ear - so can tell you it has gone well I'd done a lot of calculations on gearing and working out the correct ratios. So was pretty confident it would just work. Just how do you test a 4WD tractor? mud? pulling? ploughing? Well after a quick run to check nothing was falling off here are a few pics. I'm thinking of a new sport - extreme tractor rock crawling, because I want to drive over things - is that wrong? missus seems to think so... Here's a few pics, my son did some video too, will try pull something together asap. The answer to the question was driving up walls and stairs! and some of the aftermath her indoors won't be happy! mark

Hello Santa. Nice to see you again. Not much needed here myself. Mrs. Bob says I have too much already. So here is a partial list of some things I'd like. Send a little thank you to everyone who helped raise money for Childhood Cancer; Help our Admin Karl keep the database from crashing in 2014; Help Zane get the paint problems solved on his 753; See if you can do anything to help Charlie get back in the good graces of eBay; Chasm needs a modified clutch/brake for his horse so he can get back in the saddle again; Help the Cleveland Browns...uh, never mind; Craig needs a Techy carb? I don't know about this one, but to each his own; I know there are many more things that I can't think of at this time, but I will add them as I remember. Most of all, Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all.

Hi, Wheel Horse guys. Jolly Old Saint Nick, here. I been going over my naughty and nice list and see that most of you are on the Nice List. For those who aren't, it's time to make amends and reverse that trend. Only a few days left to Christmas. I have a few letters from some of you, but not all. I have a feeling most of you will want something nice and red, but a few of you just need some tools to keep your red things working like they were when they were new. My "red" transport, at times, needs some TLC, but my head elf mechanic does a good job of keeping it "flying". For those who forgot to send your letters in, please use this thread and this forum that was so generously offered for us to use, to send me your Christmas wish lists. Keep in mind, old Santa's back ain't what it used to be, so try not to fill your lists too much with a GT-14, and especially a D-250. I know how some of you feel about the D series, but it's all good as long as it's red. Myself, I have been wanting a round hood (I'm hoping Mrs. Claus is reading this). I hope you all are aiming to stay or get back on the Nice List. For those who aren't, you might find a old yellow and white thing under your tree. Santa.

It's been some time since I've visited this thread, and I have to tell you that I've really felt the need lately to get back to counting my blessings. You see, life has gotten back to normal by this writing, and it wasn't that long ago that I was wondering if I would even be here now. The every day tedium and little aggravations that annoy us all in our daily lives have crept back to the forefront. You know how a situation or a person can get to you and make you feel anger, animosity and disgust at times. That, coupled with job and family pressures and commitments at this time of year can be devastating to us, causing even more angst. But it is this time of year that sometimes makes us reflect on our lives, and interactions with friends and family, and to see what really matters. For me what matters is not stressing out over people and things I can't control. Those things will be gone from my life as much as I can make it happen. Family, and real friends who are as genuine as I would be to them are what's important. My impending retirement has also given me pause to reflect on a career that started in high school working at Howard Johnson's on the turnpike to make gas money, to a summer in a cement paint plant, and then on to a box shop for 23 years, then to my electrical contracting business, and finally on to three different machine shops to finish up. I'm so grateful for my wife Karen and my kids who love me no matter how much I embarrass them at times. And you of course, my friends here who encouraged me and also gave me strength to fight and get to this day. I know I'm not perfect no matter what Stevasaurus tells you, and I will flounder and be a grump now and then. Just ignore me when that happens. I promise I'll come back refreshed and ready to make you laugh. So again, I would like to take this moment to thank all of you who were there when I needed you. Thank You, Jim

Apologies for the rough cut video, but still think I should share my first 10 minute test run! Still smiling (a lot). Missus thinks I'm nuts! Here you go - a spot of extreme horsin'.

Unless you get it just right, it can damage the 1/2/3 gears in the trans. The one I worry about the most is 3rd as it is the one that is most easily damaged and leads to the jumping out of third problem. On the Hi/low shifter, shifting on the fly is VERY BAD. The fork isn't that strong to start with, and the change in speed/torque from Hi to Low is huge. I NEVER shift Hi/Low while moving, and very very seldom shift the other gears while moving.

OMG...I just looked at my Magic Pencil...it was made in Louisiana. It is tied up in knots over the LSU vs IOWA game...

I heard a rumor that Tecky carbs are on Back order! Santa, please send Steve some colored pencils and a Hello Kitty pencil case for his football picks and some new Mickey Mouse boots for ice fishing! OH AND SOME SOCKS TOO!

You see that Jim...nobody likes you... Seriously, you are my best friend and an inspiration...I am proud to call you friend. It is good to go back through threads like this and remember (I have a couple of them myself). Be talking to you Mate.

Jim ... Thank you for sharing your inspiring thoughts. I can't tell you how much it has helped / inspired me to deal with all the everyday day ins & outs that you too have dealt with this past year & half. I thought it was just me that had these thoughts & feelings dealing with the trials & tribulations of life after surgery , but you have helped me to see better things are to come...one day at a time After what I've gone through these last couple of months hearing this lets me know that in a years time I can look back with a positive attitude and be as thankful as you are today It is good to hear things are going better for you after what you been through and taking time to share your thoughts. Jim, we never met or spoke , but I consider you a friend for helping me through this with your words. Your a good man... again Thank you Merry Christmas Chasm

As promised. The pictures aren't the best and I didn't get pictures of everything. But I bet most of you see stuff that I don't even know what it is.

Blower, weights and chains, the 310-8 tank Is ready for the 6 plus this weekend!

I dabble in some photography every once in a while too.

Thanks for the comments so far guys! Here's a vid, apologies for the quality.... It was filmed on a decent SLR at 50Mbps by my son. Unfortunately I do not have PC hardware or software powerful enough to work on the 2GB of footage filmed over 10 mins... I had no choice but to re encode to 1Mbps windows style! :/ Enjoy

Craig...carbs are not good for you...you should be on the Atkins diet if you want to be healthy...

Yes...it is a thin piece of flat metal acting like a fork sliding the gear...doesn't really take to much to bend or break after time. Remember...these trannys are usually around 30 to 40 years old...parts do get some wear. I know some of my gears started to show signs of wear when I was around 30...a little more wear at 40...I am 60+ now...and with the right lubrication, I just keep going. I also stop first before I change gears...very important.

Santa, I know its a tall order but Peace on Earth would be nice! Oh, and Stevasaurus needs his WH Red Rhinestone Tiara

Better than your magic undies! I shot from the hip got all my picks in before all of the coaching rumors and star player arrests are in. I"M GOING TO CLEAN HOUSE!!!!!!

Creep up on the full mark... Techy's don't like too much oil.

College football is great! Where else can you pick the Champ 53 weeks before the title game is played! B Green NIU Marshall Minne BYU ND Cincy Louieville Mich Mid Tenne Ga Tech Oregon Ariz ST BC UCLA Rice Texas A&M N Texas Georgia S Carolina LSU Mich St Baylor Alabam OSU Missu Houston Ball St AUBURN!!! Luck is on their side!

I'd say something nice but you don't understand "Squonkenese!"

Boom shak ka lak ka, well ya you know first in the Big 10 picks low and behold here comes round two. Can you guys handle it if you get whooped again!!! As always, Go HawKeyes!!!

I'll second that Bob!!! Was just talking about you today, and I wasn't talking to Duke.

Ill second that Steve

Ouch...you can stop now. That first link is making my ankle hurt.

I never did like Christmas being replaced by an X. Thanks for your post Terry and thanks for bringing this to everyone's attention. Merry Christmas to all !!

Santa, just keep us all healthy, happy, friendly, and in good humor with each other. Oh, and as Bob said, some help for the Browns would be nice for NEXT YEAR!

The width of the wear bar really makes no difference, if you are making your own. I would say...at least 2" to maybe even 3" or 4"...because you can adjust the height of the blade off the surface with the star wheel. A 3" or 4" width...I would drill the holes in a way that I could flip the blade over as it wears. Not positive, but I think the originals were either 2" or 2 1/2" width drilled down the center. I just made a bar to replace a worn out one. Used 2" x 1/4" x length of blade regular steel...drilled round holes and used 3/4" Phillips head stove blots with the nylon hex nuts on the back. You end up either snapping the old carriage bolts or grinding them off to change out or flip the blade anyway...so no need to cut square holes in the wear bar.

Shifting on the fly...is that what damages the shifting fork?

I never realized that blades used chains mine blade already had the soild link I used for dirt all the time just have to be persistent

Wow Matt that looks amazing.

Looks like you found some very well preserved equipment. Single Kohlers are by far the most dependable motors that were used on WHs. And the 8 speeds are pretty much bomb proof. With that combo you should be good for many years of use with minimal maintenance. I also own a tall single stage blower and a dual stage. You just can't beat the singles. My dual serves its purpose in deep snow but I prefer the single hands down! Best of luck with it

I agree with Bob only thing I can add is Jo and I hope too see you at next years wheel horse show Brian

I pick Some mangey buck-toothed varmints by 10 points

Every chance I get....

Thank you sir for that tip. Glenn

I had always thought that having a touch screen would be nice and why Apple never did it on the laptops or iMac's. While Christmas shopping, I stopped at the Microsoft store and was playing with one of the desktops. Having the touch screen was cool for about 30 seconds, then it became quite annoying. Don't get me wrong, it would probably be okay if the OS did't almost require it.

Not a w-horse but from your side of the pond!,looks fun!.

Update again for tractor club! Sorry for the delay for those of you that look forward to getting these updates! Well like most of the country.........we are flat out freezing around here. Though this might not pose a problem to some, it really puts a wrinkle in what we are trying to do here at school with our club. If you have been following along you know that we have run in to some issues with getting enough heat in to the building. As I mentioned last week, I had a few gentleman stop by and look over the building and get an action plan in place to insulate the building so that we can have a warm place to work over the winter months. After a few phone calls and trying to get it set up to have electric run out to the barn, things changed for the better. I was then approached by these men and they said let's skip the whole idea of insulating. I was kind of confused and bummed at the same time. What was coming next was something I never even dreamed of. They said "How about we just build you your own building exclusively for the the club?" I couldn't believe what I was being told and asked again what they were planning to do. They decided it would be much more beneficial to just build a 12 x 20 shed that will be fully insulated with lights and the whole 9 yards. If I could perform a cart wheel I would definitely be doing them right now. I have to get board approval through the school system which is just a formality, get my permit from the city, have the 220 electric service run to the new area, and the building will be built and then transported to the school property. I keep pinching myself as this is surreal. Now that the ball is rolling I am hopeful that we can get this building in place by the beginning of the new year. This is a great addition to the club for sure. Last night we had change things up as we couldn't even work out in the barn as the temperature was just too cold. We moved quickly in to the computer lab and started researching the history of Wheel Horse tractors. It was a good refresher for me and the kids learned some very valuable information about the progression of the company. Many questions were asked and answered and the kids seemed to really enjoy digging deeper in to the history of the Pond family. Needless to say the last couple of weeks have been amazing. I never imagined in my wildest dreams that this project would turn out the way it has thus far. Continue to check back for updates..........things seem to be getting pretty exciting! Sorry for no photos this week!

Here's mine, been reliably getting the job done for a few thousand years.

After seeing your photos, Three Horses, I realized I have the wrong lever for 520 application. I was all set to do some cutting and welding of the lever to get the necessary clearance for the PTO. Then I thought of a simpler fix which would allow me to maintain the integrity of the lever for future use. I made a bracket which attaches to the lever in the hole where the angle rod hooks up. The bracket allows connection of the angle rod at a different location to allow adequate clearance of the lever and PTO. (All made from scraps, so that explains the extra holes, I'll fix them later!) Photos show the lever in each of the three available positions.

Lane Ranger: Thanks for the advice. Pictures are worth a 1000 words. Once I get some uploaded my description of the problem will make more sense. Where do you get your wear bars? I work for a Steel Bridge fabricator, and made mine out of some scrap for about $3. I might not have used hard enough steel (I used grade 36 instead of 50), as it is wearing very fast. But I'm just curious what other bars are made of. Bowtieguy: I'm located 15 miles outside Jefferson City

either corrosion on the display board caused by moisture / grass clipping accumulation or a defective display board. the indicator bulbs are controlled by transistor circuits which should either be fully on or fully off. in your case, there are electrical leakage paths causing the indicator transistors to turn on 'half way'. try removing and checking the board for any signs of corrosion or water intrusion under the coating applied to the surface of the circuit board.

Hello everyone, I have been addicted to red square for about a month now. Ever since I got my first wh. I have a c165 auto and I'm wondering if there is anything I can do to get a small loader on it. If anyone has any advice for me that would be very appreciated. Thanks, dewdew

Napa # is LS6226

It really seems like a long time since I did my last update. Since it is Wednesday night, that can only mean one thing, Tractor Club Update!!!! The day started, as far as the club is concerned, over my lunch break. I met with a couple of very nice gentleman that were laying out the plans to give us a warm place to work this winter. The ball has been set into motion as they will be making some calls to their friends and seeing what it will take to get spray foam insulation up as well as a lower ceiling put in. I am overwhelmed by their generosity to say the least. Tonight the heaters were working as we had a great night to work with temps in the mid 50's during the day. Sanding commenced and the kids became encouraged as I mentioned that I will be getting some parts sandblasted to help speed up the process. We spent about half of our time sanding and the other half of time working on a teachable lesson. We hauled in a 12 h.p. Kohler that has a broken rod. We started taking this motor apart and stopped periodically to explain how each part worked and was able to produce the power needed to actually make the tractor work. It was just as rewarding for us as it was them. I am hopeful that they were all able to walk away with a little more knowledge on how a gasoline powered engine works. Here is a photo of the kids around the engine as they were removing the head bolts. And of course we can not leave out these professional sanding machines! Earlier this week I received a very nice surprise. A gentleman named Ron Greco, not sure if he is a member here or not, has been following our progress on the Wheel Horse Junkies Facebook page. He informed me that he has been very impressed with the work these kids are putting forth and has purchased a t-shirt for each kid from T&H Creations. The shirts should be arriving within the next week and will be a very nice and generous Christmas gift for these kids. They have no idea of what is being done, but will be so excited when they receive them. I can't wait to see their faces! Thank you Ron......very, very cool! This has been an amazing journey and I want to thank all of you for being such a huge part of helping shape these kids lives! Merry Christmas to all of you!

thanks guys a few pictures this morning in the daylight... can you have too much front axle articulation?

BUMMER. That would have been on !! Matt :flags-texas:

Prayers have been coming Jim...I miss my partner in crime. Looking forward to you getting back on RS. See you next week.