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I picked up a nice little 1980 Craftsman mower from a co-worker last fall for about the price of the gas to go get it on top of the gas to go get it. He had bought it new in 1980 and had taken care of it but now wanted it out of the garage. I listed it on Craigslist and a guy called and asked if I would be interested in taking some old tractors on trade. To make a long story short I traded him even for his "scrap".I ended up with a parts Bronco 14,a 65-66 short frame ( I haven't even taken the time to look at the tag yet.),and a 1054.The hood and cast grill shell for the 1054 is here but not on it. I started the 1054 tonight,it seems to run good and the hydro lift seems fine. I also got a Case 444 with sleeve hitch and hydraulic PTO out of the deal. Some has put a B48 Onan on the Case. Lots of Kohler engine parts came with the deal. I also got a Wheel Horse snow plow and a Case snow blower. Pretty good trade I thought. Here are some pictures.

Not quite...

Yep that's him! Rock n Rye in the Cup!

Steve does look funny in his ice fishing outfit doesn't he!

The B-80 is a very good little machine. If it is in truly, truly excellent condition, I'd give $600 for it. If you bought a beater for $200, you would have much more than $600 in it to bring it to the condition this one appears to be in. Look at it closely. Picture's don't always tell the story.

Hell even trade for a Crapsman??? Dude had no idea what he had. I drive past a Case 444 everyday and it hasn't moved in 2 years, but I am too chicken to ask about it.

I didn't know there was a "flyby"window at Starbucks.Guess I should start leaving Double Lattes at the bird feeder. Nah, On second thought the Squirrels would probably hog them up.

I'm sure you already know this Jake, but after you blast the block, clean, clean and clean again to make sure you get all the media out of there. if the block is getting rebuilt then a hot tank at the machinists would be good. i like how you've taken it right down though, its the only way to do it right......

This is shamelessly copied and pasted from my blog (which you can read here) but it saves time as I would of only typed the same stuff anyway "I'm working on a video series all about promoting RedSquare and RedSquare members videos No hint's on what it is called yet, I hope all of you like it when it hit's a computer screen near you.. So what do I need help with? Video's of course.. If you think promoting RedSquare and your video's is your sort of thing please submit me your videos.. Full credit will be given for the video clips of course You can post your video links here, or PM them to me if you want. I will be adding a "RedSquare members videos" section to my YouTube channel where people can click on your vid and be taken straight to your video page. The bad news is your videos MUST be on YouTube so I can use in-video click-able links. YouTube won't allow "non YT" in-video links! I may be able to find away around this in the future, but for now YT video's only. Will this idea work out? I hope so. But for it to work I need your video's so get submitting Guy's It's going to interesting for me as this will be the first time I've played a "presenting" roll.... Should be fun :text-lol:"

Ok so im another new guy on here, although ive been somewhat of a stalker for a while started out lookin for somthing a little tougher as i keep rippin trannys and rear gears outta mowers ,i have pretty rough/hilly yard but after lurkin around here i can see this goin to another level!!! I just bought a 310-8 model 21-10k806 yesterday I think original 42" deck from 1989 and i would like to find a backup belt or at least part# mine looks a bit rough Thanks Rusty

Saw this and just had to have it. Its a kiddies pedal car from the fifties made in the UK by Triang. Unlike kids toys today, this was made from steel not plastic and although it's got some surface rust over the years it's in amazing shape for its age. I've seen them for sale on stalls at shows but only very occasionally and usually with more rust than paint and with tyres or other parts missing. This one's got four good tyres (well 5 actually) and all with the hub caps still in place. Despite it's simplistic design it still captures the iconic Willys MB / Ford GPW 'WW2 jeep' look. If the paintwork was in better order I'd just wipe it with oil and keep it original but there's a couple of welding repairs to do where the front fenders have come away from the body tub and overall it's just a bit beyond avoiding a repaint. Looking forward to taking it to shows along with the real thing Andy

rusty,,,,,,,I knew it. Lol Sure looks nice to me. thanks for all the pics. Glenn

Glen,not quite a trailer queen but a nice one. This one went out Saturday.

Well it is Wednesday night and that means one important thing........Tractor Club Update!!!!!!!! Well after an awesome field trip last week to the powder coater, we are now back in the barn. We do not have the entire tractor back and have also ran in to some issues with the transmission. Hopefully those little hiccups will be solved soon. We at least had enough to start bolting things to the frame. It is slowly starting to take shape. The tires are just about done, and the motor will be taken back to our shop to get the final prep before primer and paint. Now the tough part.......keeping all of these little hands busy. They all want to jump in and turn a wrench but as you all know, it is a process as this jigsaw puzzle goes back together. I might just have to get one of my tractors over there for them to redo. Well only snapped a few pictures tonight so I hope you enjoy!

Nice iron! Lots to work with! WOW! Keep us updated, we're nosy busy bodies.

see J Dog's for sale ad. He lives a few miles from the show

And these. I likely have more but this is all I can think of right now ( some are buried under snow and ice). Makes your tractor very versatile. I would not be without mine. Cleat

For me it was the large variety of attachments available. I have these and am always on the lookout for more.

Hopefully someone bringing a 1054 or c-195 for sale? Sent from my LG-D800 using Tapatalk

to Garry always steers you correctly, Got one last week, similar, but some PO had welded a 3pt lookin' piece to it. Like the angle adjust knob on yours; have to unbolt on mine. Where got mine fellow has a what appears original walk behind WH with B&S engine, PTO and tiller. Course I know it's a long way from you, hate to see it go to scrap, but I don't have room for it. Hope ya find a good new home for cultivator!

Were you looking at this manual? There are 2 manuals in that file. An old one and a newer one. Looks like the drawbar is upside down from the parts list. Garry

Thanks guys. Y'all are helpful as always. And I know, pics needed. :)

rusty,,,,,theres gold in that thar junk. Good tradin and thanks for the pics. Glenn

I paid $600 six years ago for a 1975 B-80 with a 36 inch mower deck, two wheel cart, snowplow, chains and cast iron real wheel weights. It was in great condition and I mow, plow and haul with it all the time. A good all-around garden tractor. I have two mower decks as I always want to have one ready in case something breaks , etc to keep mow-ready! I like the B-80 a lot.

That looks to be a 74 or 75 with the flip up fender and hood ornament, also kinda looks like it's been repainted, not a bad thing just saying.

You give him your no. and tell him to call you the next time he gets a older tractor in ??

I was going to buy it for resale, so you might as well sell it yourself.

Nice "save" James! Trading up to some keepers!

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Got the block cleaned up after being soaked in mineral spirits and blasted the head and oil pan. Will work on blasting the block tomorrow. Here's a couple pictures.

John...you need to bring some of what you are smoking to Mentone. Please!!!

I agree 100%! The first sign of WHA (Wheel Horse Addiction) is when you pick up a Horse to keep the Stallion company. One Horse dozin', one sweepin', one mowin', one tillin', another Horse culvatin', after another Stallion finishes plowin'. Don't forget one with a cart to pull the grand kids 'round in!

Barbell weights

That seat looks great but I tried one and there wasn't enough padding in it for my taste. I got the first seat pictured here from TSC. Very comfortable. The 2nd seat pictured I got from The Surplus ctr. I've had it 8 yrs. or so and it's the best tractor seat I ever sat on!

I remember working in an auto shop. We had a guy who always kept a rag hanging out of his pocket. He was cutting off an exhaust when the rag caught fire. I yelled to him and he put it out. The guy next to him, who was a ball buster had gotten the water hose out. He let him have it even though the fire was all ready out!

It happens.

Ohhhh now I see, I thought it was a frankinmachine like that cut the grass, I guess it's just like a powered push bike then? Doesn't seem a bad idea..... This is what I thought you meant Ahaha!

Hi Guy's, many thanks for all the offers of using your videos, it's much appreciated As you will of noticed I'm rather behind with this project, life has been a mad mixture of chaos and exhaustion of late, which has made me so behind on so many things... I will get this project rolling again as soon as I have the chance.. Sorry for the delay, meanwhile here's some light music

There are several types of seeder planters used with different tractors over the yrs. some of them were even built by the tractor makers, but mostly they used either one built by Danville Manufacturing or something built by Planet jr. The Danville seeders are the ones mostly commonly referred to as a David Bradley. Although they were sold by that company, they remained one of the many things out sourced by Sears. These unit have showed up on at a dozen different models of tractor, and are all basically the same except the hitching parts. They use a seed disc that revolves on a shaft powered by a chain to its rear wheel. You normally got 8 different plates and the seeding chart was glued inside the lid, so you could set the rate, via sprockets on the drive wheel and main shaft. There was also a row marker mounted on the top, that swung left or right to help you get the row spacing's better. This type of seeder will singulate the seed as to however many inches you have the drives set for. It works really well for pop and sweet corn, but not so good for peas and beans, and without a brush attachment that usually missing wont do small seed very well. The other common thing to find with a GT is one of the many Planet jr models. The 300, 300A and the 25 are the most normally found ones, again with the proper hitching require by the maker of the tractor. The Jr differs from the Danville, by being either a drill unit or a hill drop one. This means you will have a solid row of plants that you will have to thin out later, or that it will drop several seeds, then skip a distance and repeat that pattern. Only the #4 or 25 have the hill drop parts, the 300 and 300A are much bigger units and are drill only. This makes the 300 serial poor for planting corn product, but perfect for planting any thing like peas, beans, or plants that need a continuous row. It works by having a flat metal plate, with different sized holes in it. You simply align the proper sized hole up and a small auger or brush, pushes seed across it, and out the bottom. I use the 300A all the time in my garden for peas and any bean seeds, and the stands are perfect most of the time. Both of these come in several types of hitching, so you can push one or mount it on the tractor. They also are not fond of trash, ei weeds, trash, rocks, etc. You need to have fairly well worked ground to get a good stand. I collect seeding machines, have a couple dozen different units that I test in the garden each yr. Some work better on some seeds and others not at all.

Here's the link to Steve's YouTube page... Only the one video at the mo, but it makes me laugh and maybe even sing along to the music http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0WxpigBM-CFt3jm0aCxvxw I'm still in need of a few more vid's for the 1st "episode" guy's, so don't be shy...

hehe, the amount of times I get hot bits of weld and spatter in my ear... or down my sleeve... or in my shoe... I've done a few jigs they would be proud of on riverdance

Not that mine are awesome by any stretch, but I do have a couple on Photo-bucket. (potato bucket... )

Ian, I just saw this. Quite honestly, I'm not sure my videos are good enough for what you are trying to do. The videos are good, but my ad lib leaves a lot to be desired. They are yours to use, if you want, but they are not on U-Tube. How would one go about putting them on U-Tube? I think my best one is "Watching Paint Dry". The transmission ones are good, and serve their purpose, but I sure would like to re-do some of them.

since brian is hogging this month all to himself and nobody else is posting up their tractors (and theres quite a lot of very nice customs by members on the forum)............ edit: i see that fireman just got one in before i finished this post....... i will post one of mine...... most of my tractors have small custom fabrication but look basically oem, the one that stands out the most i guess is my 1057, it sort of fits into this category.... not what you would call a full custom or whatever, but it has a few non oem details, first and for most would be the vinyl 'blackouts' on the hood and seat pan. another not readily noticeable custom touch is all the cast iron has been smoothed before being powder coated. and speaking of powder coat, all the paint on this one is powder, everything, which means all of it had to come apart and be painted individually, because theres a lot of parts on these tractors that doesn't like to be heated to 400 degrees f for 30-60 minutes....... heres some pics of my 1057......

Well heck i'll through my 1967 Diesel Lawn Ranger out there for consideration. It has a 7hp Yanmar Diesel electric start engine with custom foot throttle. I added a voltage gauge, hour meter, key start, master battery switch and electronic actuator to shut down the engine. I had to "shoe horn" in a battery under the seat as you can see in the picture. The fender and seat had to be raised up with stand offs to allow enough clearance so the battery terminals wouldn't touch. The belt guard had to be shortened and tilted up to compensate for the different engine location. The hood had to be raised and steering shaft lengthened to accommodate the engine. It took about 6 months to complete and a lot of fabrication. It's a blast to drive and really turns heads at the local shows. I reduced the pulley on the transmission down to a 2" one so it really moves.

Looks Good Jake! <<<< The Tractor Mogule! Give him 3 more years and he will have more than Roy Stewardson. ~Duke

Had to wait for the new disc pads to arrive in the post before reassembly so for completeness here are the final pics. I've stuck to uploading them to the forum gallery but I'm not really happy about the way they're displayed in the post. Not sure if this can be overcome - if not I'll return to hosting the photos elsewhere which seems a shame. Probably I'm doing something wrong. Caliper assembly back in place, 'plungers' greased, and additional coil spring added. Everything else back in place and the lever arm adjusted. I'm not sure about this being the correct arrangement for the return spring which has been rather stretched in the past. This is how I found it and how I put it back. The wrench is just to indicate the size I used in order to minimise the risk of overtightening the caliper retaining bolts. I'm probably doing something wrong in the way I've put gallery images in the post. - Can anyone help on this or is it just the way it is? Andy