Leaderboard

How do you top your wife making you a snow cab?

Ahab, buy a new 5 gallon gas can and let sleeping caps lay

OK. This goes back to an earlier post where the author created a mod for his leaf problems on the Onan powered tractors. (His looked better than my mod). I had some time today to but some fittings together. Using a 12" HVAC duct flange and an elbow, I drilled out the rivets and resized the flange to fit around the flywheel intake of the P series Onan. No screws or nuts in the configuration or conflagration depending on how bad you'll laugh at these pictures. I didn't want anything that could work loose to fall back into the elbow and go through the cooling air intake. This is held together by rivets and the 4 standard bolts that hold the rubberized air intake cover. It is very lightweight! The flywheel screen is still covering the flywheel fins. The original screen cover is just sitting on top of the elbow. I have another screen cover that I intend on gutting to just give me the black ring that will cover the flange. I'll ruff this thing up, spray and wipe it with acetone then paint it flat black. Now don't laugh too hard though. Without anything covering the elbow end, I mulched all the leaves in the yard, and there were a bunch of them off my Maples, Hickory and Oaks. I dare say it worked great. The only debris that got sucked in was when I was against a tree or the house/garage walls where the leafs became more airborne. Very little was on the actual flywheel screen. This didn't impede the cooling air at all entering the engine tins in my opinion. It does stick out but not much further than my 42" deck on that side. And I didn't have to reach down and clear anything off the screen. Not once! I mulched this thing for almost two hours. If anyone has a torn or broken out Onan flywheel screen cover, (the part covering the elbow opening), let me know. I'll put a wanted in the classifieds. I really don't want to cut out even my spare cover if I don't have to. I know........... but try to picture it in flat black! I would only use it in the fall.

I got some seat time on my favorite WH...the C-120. Let him out of the barn to do the last mowing this year...I think.

Hi. I'm new to the forums. I own a D160 with 48" snowblower, 48" mower deck, 52" tiller and lawn sprayer. Recently my wife decided to build me a snow cab. (Yes, you read it right - my wife) I thought I'd share a couple of pictures here. She made the frame out of wood, which makes it very light and easily installed using only 4 bolts.

1989 312-8 With 451 hrs !

Run the old girl empty, enjoy the seat time, and before you know it you'll be shooting fish in an empty bucket

"Spirit of 76" C-160, 73 12 8 speed "Ezra", 64 704 'Reddi" , 59 RJ "Redball Jet" and why not, 77 Power King "Elvis"

I picked this 520 up via trade with Stevebo a few weeks ago. Its getting a real good cleanup, a repainting of the tins and some new decals. The first pic is the before pic.. Not too bad but there was a lot of paint peeling and rust coming up that is typical for the age. I got all the tins off and cleaned her up real good. Lotsa mud! I painted some of the tins last week and put them back on today along with new floor mats I cut out exact to the originals. Tomm. I will do the body work on the hood and repaint it and then some new decals and call it done.. I'm not too sure what I'll use the 520 for, snow pusher maybe.. The little guy snuck his way into the pic.. Today is the first time I've run him since the BIG SHOW. Fired on the first pull.

Seems I had some problems last year with the snow pushing the blade in the opposite direction that I was steering, maybe this will help... Old angle iron from garage door tracks, cut, weld, measure. $1.38 a piece for blocks, 105 lbs. of weight. Still have clearance for blade, but do have to remove 2 blocks to check oil... These will definitely help keep front end down when pulling a Brinly 10" plow as well.

Squonk...if you were wearing a skirt, I could see your underwear.(pink). Don't get a nose bleed up there. Jackhammer...Rick, that is 2 perfect weeks in a row for you...WOW!!! AS ALWAYS...GO HAWKEYES...

My money says they would have been Pink!!!! LOL

Northwestern had me scared for a second. If they won, I would have had to drive to Illinois and put flamingo's all over Steve's yard!

Here is my 876: My trusty 314-8 I'll sneak in a pic of my '63 gravely L8

My 3..... 310-8, 416-8, And my 8-25 that I'm gonna repower someday. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Update on Mike. We moved him to Apple Hill Rehab Center on Thursday to wait for the swelling to go down enough to start the surgery on his knee and leg. Hopefully this can commence next week. He is doing well here and in much better spirits. There are very few restrictions on visitors and his Wife and Sons can stay overnight if they wish. No sign of Pneumonia or infection. He took a 720' ride in a wheelchair yesterday pulling himself along with his good left foot. I tried this for about 50'and was worn out. Here are a few pics of the stabilizing structure they attached to his upper and lower leg to hold it in correct position. Two 1/4" self tapping bolts were put in each bone, then connected with clamps and 5/8" rods. He is aware of all your good thoughts and prayers and sends his THANKS.

I deal with a bunch of these beauties everyday. The kitchen staff where I work is full of them. The dishroom looks like an Animal House food fight took place every day. I'm the first call to repair all of the equipment. Yesterday 1 doofus was screwing around and knocked the emergency gas shutoff button and electrical box clean off the hood with his head. Last week they knocked. a $2000 conveyor toaster on the floor. I tell everyone that I could put a solid block of Iron in the kitchen and in an hour it will be broken

easiest SOI comes thru again

6 time Golden Globe winner Paul Newman boating in Venice during a film festival (1963) ShareTweet Elspeth Beard, shortly after becoming first Englishwoman to circumnavigate the world by motorcycle. The journey took 3 years and covered 48,000 miles. ShareTweet reddit.com Marlon Brando's screen test in "Rebel Without A Cause" (1955). ShareTweet Children of Chicago (1941) ShareTweet The gorgeous necklines of the 1950s ShareTweet Audrey Hepburn at a premiere on September 14, 1953. ShareTweet twitter.com An old family photo from the early 1900s ShareTweet Sigourney Weaver in a suit ShareTweet imgur.com Women boxing on a roof in LA (1933) ShareTweet reddit.com A young Harrison Ford ShareTweet A young boy stealing the show, back when middle school kids knew how to dance (1950) ShareTweet Cosmos host and astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson at a college wrestling match ShareTweet Clint Eastwood with actresses Olive Sturgess and Dani Crayne in San Francisco, 1954 ShareTweet The original way to 'text' in Class (1944) ShareTweet reddit.com A young Sean Connery relaxing on the couch ShareTweet A gang of greasers in NYC, 1950 ShareTweet imgur.com Caroline Kennedy walks ahead while her father, the most powerful man in the world, carries her doll. (1960) ShareTweet Teenagers and their first car (1950s) ShareTweet Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and his cabinet - 1968. These men knew how to wear a suit. ShareTweet twitter.com Diana Rigg (Olenna Tyrell from Game of Thrones) in 1967 ShareTweet Sophia Loren, one of the only actresses to win an Oscar, Grammy, and Golden Globe awards. ShareTweet A famous quote of hers: "Sex appeal is fifty percent what you've got and fifty percent what people think you've got." Ellen O'Neal, the greatest woman freestyle skateboarder in the 1970s. ShareTweet Three boys pose for a camera on the streets of Jamaica ShareTweet A man ice skating in a suit (1937) ShareTweet reddit.com A businessman doubling as a graffiti artist ShareTweet Photo by Linus Ma The Beatles before they were famous ShareTweet This is how teenagers dated in the 1950s ShareTweet reddit.com High school fashion feature in Life Magazine (1969) ShareTweet imgur.com Leather clad English rocker girl ShareTweet reddit.com Frank Sinatra stepping out of a helicopter with a drink ShareTweet reddit.com A young Kevin Spacey (1980s) ShareTweet Dean Martin & Angie Dickinson on the set of Rio Bravo, 1959 ShareTweet reddit.com Girl with typewriter and a smoke ShareTweet reddit.com A couple on Michigan Avenue in Chicago (1975) ShareTweet reddit.com A stylish couple in the rain in London (1963) ShareTweet imgur.com Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip at the horse races (1968) ShareTweet Muhammad Ali looking dapper ShareTweet reddit.com David Bowie's mugshot ShareTweet reddit.com Paul McCartney and Mick Jagger sit opposite each other on a train to Bangor. (1967) ShareTweet A salesman has his motorized roller skates refueled at a gas station (1961) ShareTweet A young Michael Caine in 1959 ShareTweet mrporter.com Brigitte Bardot visits Pablo Picasso at his studio near Cannes in 1956 ShareTweet A couple dancing in a 1950's "Be Bop" theater as everyone looks on. ShareTweet Jimi Hendrix backstage at Monterey Pop Festival, 1967 ShareTweet Girl on a scooter (1969) ShareTweet Ernest Hemingway's striking passport photo (1923) ShareTweet The definition of old school cool. Cary Grant in the 1950s ShareTweet reddit.com The people we aspired to be decades ago are much different than the celebrities we look up to today. The values of our past have nearly vanished, but I'm hoping that if everyone sees this, they might be convinced to get back to our roots. Please share and remind everyone what "cool" used to be like! =

That is a nice lookin 416 and that really does make leaf duty look real fun! Loving this time of year (just the looks not cleaning up leaves)

GO BUCKEYES

Hey now... that's a dumping spot. Making leaf duty look like fun.

Put the seat on this morning and took it out for it's maiden voyage. I am a happy camper. Still have some odds and ends to finish. Had a neighbor take this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNCfPxKS1dg&feature=em-upload_owner

Third floor in that shed.

Maybe she'll sneak some hasps on that when he's not looking and the first time he uses it she'll lock him in.

A fantastic job Mark

I thought my C-175 was a big tractor, but dog gone this C-195 is a monster of one. Love it! Mowed for a while with it today and was pretty sweet, been better if it was a 5' deck instead of 4'. It does have a problem with the steering. Other than being a bear (2 handed) to turn, it will make a pop noise if you're not rolling much at all. Not sure what is popping but thinking its at the gear at end of steering shaft skipping a tooth.

My loader has a filter on the return line mounted under the tractor. FIlter base is from Northern Tool, and the filter is NAPA 1551. It is mounted to the undercarriage, and a very imortant part of the mount is the shield in front of the filter.

Craig really??

Had some good shop time today and got a lot done. Should I say I am almost finished. Tomorrow The only thing left to do is put the seat on and finish hooking up the lights. Have to get some male plug in inserts to finish the lights. I am very pleased with the way this turned out and really proud of the work I did. Nu first restore and it looks like a winner to me. Still have some decals to add. Will do that tomorrow also then take a tour of the neighborhood. If you look in the background of some of the photos, you can see the new Deestones for the rear . I need to paint the wheels and let them sit for a while before I install them.

First talk with a couple of others in your area and then set a DATE and PLACE to meet. A date when you feel most can meet with the least conflicts, and a place to works best for most (with close parking, and something to see, like a shop or tractors). Keep the first meet & greet real simple, allow people to bring their tractors if they want, and parts to sell, if they want, but then that requires more room and more parking area. Start advertising on this site early, specific date and directions, and keep us all posted on it's progress. Most Meet & Greets start out real small, maybe only half-dozen people and at one persons places to see their tractors, then each year they grow from there. Just takes one person to start the idea. But remember, "You Can't Please Everyone All The Time". After each Meet & Greet, you receive suggestions and ideas to consider, don't try and do too much yourself or you'll burn out. For a local Meet & Greet, a few hours is plenty, Food & drinks are extra work and cost, let people know to to bring their own, or if over a lunch, direct everyone to a local food place if near, or if like 1:00 to 5:00, food should not be expected. Toilets can be a problem but must be considered. If you charge fees, (even for food) then insurance becomes a factor. Keep them very simple, but just start. Only takes one person.

Go to your favorite hardware store. Get one of those Kerosene siphon pumps and one of those claw pick up tools. Pump out the gas and grab the cap

If you would like to read a VERY good book that is based on an emp attack and is very realistic, One Second After is a must read. One Of the best books I've read in a long time. It will make you do a lot of thinking.

All that stuff never happens in the Mid-West...it seems like it always happens out east. All of our kids are Campbells' kids....bright shinny faces and rosy cheeks...homework done...rooms cleaned...and asking, "do you need any help with anything Dad" ??

I think it looks like one of those Flamingos only it is painted like a pheasant...you getting close to retirement?? My wife has stuff like that all over the yard. I told her..."the first flamingo I see in the front yard...I'm outta here". I'll bet she never thought of painting a flamingo to look like a pheasant...I am going to have to change my password on Red Square, so she does not see this. Thanks Mike...

That's BS!!! Send him a bunch of COD magazine subscriptions

Dave, An EMP pulse can and will cause failure of many electronic systems if in close proximity to the blast due to the high energy particles and waves that are generated. Basically any Wheel Horse Tractor that has a voltage regulator and rectifier diodes in it can sustain damage. The Voltage Regulator has transistors and diodes in it that can be damaged from the pulse. The transistor and diode is composed of Silicon that has been doped with impurities to make it a semiconductor. Silicon itself is a very weak bond and this bond is broken from the high energy wave and particles. Once the bonds are broken the transistor or diode will be shorted and will not function. So to answer your question, broadly speaking a WH Tractor could survive an EMP if it did not contain any Silicon Transistors or Diodes. This means it would have to have an 50's or early 60's voltage regulator in it that is based upon the 3 different charging current magnetic coils that close a relay to accomplish battery charging at 3 different current levels. Normally, I think that if the Tractor were to survive, that the person riding it would not, so I really haven't given this much thought. In the heated cold war of the 80's when I worked for GE Ordnance Systems on the Trident Submarine Weapon Fire Control System we all talked about the Soviet Tanks Weapon Systems that were based upon Vacuum Tubes so that they could survive an EMP pulse. Well, I thought I would contribute to this post, as today is my 5th Anniversary in the WH Red Square Forum. Go Wheel Horse! Gary (Electrical Engineer)

Sorry for the low quality pic but it was getting dark. Men got the staircase built and started to install the decking on the roof.

I was surely born one generation too late ! Thanks for sharing !

Eric, That is my first car that I bought when I was 15. I am 41 now. After college I restored it proper and since then it just sits. It has a decent built 360 with 391 posi rear. I hope to get to use it a little more next year. Here is an update on the barn. All rafters are done so all structural framing is done. Men started to figure out the stairs and landing. Rain tomorrow so hopefully back to it tomorrow. The first pic has smoke as I just put out the firepit I had going to burn the scrap wood.

Another peskie RJ35...

Easy choice, put a foot pedal on, and the decision will be made for you.

Kinda reminds me of when you Brits took our P51 Mustang and made it come alive with your Rolls Royce Merlin!

Often imitated... but never duplicated.

Thanks Guys! One of the construction workers that's working on the water main out front Said, "dang--what do you have their a Wheel Horse dealership or something?" I replied, "you aint seen nothing" He said, "you mean you got more and I said "yes lots more". he said your sick and I said thank you!

Fantastic build!! :bow-blue:

It looks awesome Ian! I think you have done great considering you have all this in your head and nothing on paper to go by. I know how that is.

Awesome job Mark I ilke it!!!! Nothing like the feeling of accomplishment on one of these is there?

Somehow I wonder if I got this right or not?