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I dont get home till its almost dark now and I have my boy on the weekends so I was really running out of options! I needed to cut the grass! My "aha moment" 5 minute solution: Inverter + LED work light + bungee cords. It ain't pretty but it sure did work. Its hard to tell in the pictures but that light is almost 4x as bright as the headlights. There was no light to the sides or behind me which would have been very helpful for some cutting and when I was sweeping the leaves, so i think my ultimate tractor (C-205HD thread) will get full perimeter LED lighting that will be cleverly hidden.

Ok I know it's Halloween but does this look like October? I think maybe mowing season is on hold.

Did you ever swing a baseball bat in the Holland Tunnel??

Just got back from going around with the kids trick and treating. We go up to a house..I spot red way way way back in the corner of the property. Said to my son mike...geez. wonder if that's a wheel horse. Next thing I know Mike is waving to me from the steps. Hey dad..it is. The homeowner wants to get rid of it. My wife sighs..it go flying up to meet the guy....he bought it about 5 years ago. He said it had a diferant engine in it. Hood don't close all the way. One tire in front half flat. Just stopped running couple weeks back. The gent says tell ya what....for 50 bucks you can have it. If no rain tomorrow I will get more pics...just took one and left. Kids were anxious to get back to Halloween stuff. What do you guys think. The metal looked ok. Deck looked super....can I find a motor..think it's worth a follow up? Let's hear advice.. will post more pictures maybe tomorrow. Ty

I placed an ad a few months back for a garden tractor disc and pretty much forgot about it until a gentleman contacted me last night and asked if I had found a disc and if not he had one at a very reasonable price. Then he informed me that it was for a Wheel Horse and I was speechless. Here's what I picked up this evening. It's in great condition but the first thing will be a complete tear down, clean up and paint. Then a call to Terry for decals.

Correct engine is a 6hp Techy. HH60. I have been looking for one of these tractors for a long time now. Thanks for finding it for me!

No, not worth the trouble. What's the address? That's the best 'trick or treat' you've probably had since you were 10 years old. Jim

Ditto! Can you believe it? Try as I might today, Fastenal wouldn't take my money. Their policy is, the receiving party pays the shipping fees upon receipt. My first transaction...is on it's way to Indiana.

And here are mine to stay in the middle of the pack and stay the @#$& out of the doughnut conversation! Iowa, Penn St, Wisconsin, Indiana, Nebraska, Ohio St. Go Irish!

Pretty sure... I've read that he could be bribed with a tractor.

Iowa, Maryland, Wisconsin, Michigan, Nebraska, oHhhh HI OWE And I hear this will be Brady Hokes next GIG...

Well, after two weekends of pulling the Cyclone Rake around, I am convinced that IF it makes it through leaf season, the transmission is coming out again. This time for a rebuild. I am getting a lot of groaning, whining, and lack of power and speed. No, not me, the X300. So, I just ordered a new pump, motor, and filter, and before I put Johnny away for the winter, the transmission is going to be rebuilt. Parts were only about $160.00, which when added to the cost of the tractor is still a good deal.

When you buy a calendar and see your tractor(s) in it!!

This is me with my "other" favorite hobby toy... a 1960 era early modified dirt track vintage race car at the Fabulous Lincoln Speedway near Abbottstown, PA. This is partly where my cruisnblue48 name came from... I also owned a blue PT Cruiser at one time and I was formerly a fastpitch and slowpitch softball umpire where the players affectionately called us "hey blue" because of the color of the umpire uniforms we wore.

Confucius also say, "When man run out of witty comebacks he should resort to talk of football."

I have a Saw Stop in my shop. A few yrs. ago one of the guys I worked with nearly lost four of his fingers.. I told him twice that he was running the wood thru way too fast and that he was getting WAY too close to the blade with his hand and fingers. What happened next was the probably the worst thing I've had to witness thus far in all of my 46 yrs. Four fingers all cut more than half way off. John had many yrs. of experience but he was having a bad day and it just got MUCH worse. He was out of work for 8 months and to this day he can barely move his fingers. His hand is always cold and he can barely hold onto things. he has since retired and he is only 57 yrs. old. A few weeks after his accident we bought the Saw Stop. If my memory is correct I believe it cost 6 grand. (Personally, I miss the old Delta) Anyone that intentionally puts their fingers into a Saw Stop is a MORON. I use the table saw on a daily basis,, I treat it like a regular saw, I don't rush anything when I'm using it no matter how much work they feel like dumping on me. There were three guys in my shop, now it's just me. Last week while I was in the middle of cutting a full sheet of plywood someone came up behind me and tapped me pretty hard on my shoulder to get my attention.. When I didn't stop what I was doing he did it again. REALLY? When I was finished I shut the saw off, turned around and before he said a word I calmly told him to get the hell out of my shop and that he is lucky I don't knock him out. I could care a less if he is a manager or not, ain't my boss... The big emergency? He needed an extension cord.

I just wanted to say , the Admin's do an awesome job of keeping this forum up with the holidays . Don't think it goes unnoticed !! This Halloween theme has me scared out of my wits !

Hope you enjoy our Halloween theme, but I know it's not for everyone so if you choose, select the "Change Theme" link at the bottom left of most pages to select the skin you prefer. Have a safe Halloween! Boo!

This afternoon Jeff (Fireman) stopped over and helped me install more panels on the front. Here is where we stopped...

Should have a model number of 1-3631. 4 speed, Tecumseh H60-75118H, Wheel Horse rear-end # 5053. I think you are a very luck man!!

I have been researching this today. I was looking for something very cost effective without using the harder to clean sandpaper type or having to spend time with glue. Talked to Terry and several others as we are getting ready to restore quite a few tractors and attachments in the next few weeks, that should be fun. What I ordered will do 30 tractors. I just bought 2 rolls of this - http://www.tapebrothers.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=PRO17-BK6 It will cost $2.54 per tractor delivered, both steps done and it is self stick and waterproof.

Got music on the brain today Craig?

WOW!!! Awesome deal!!! $50!! Well then Senior nice to meet you. And thank you for your long service. I was a quartermaster on the USS Providence. The tractor you have is typically referred to as a Blackhood. The Blackhood model is one of my favorites! I have a "81 C-105 that is a Blackhood. (In my signature)

The calendar is a free PDF download from the files/manuals section. (Unless you want one of the professionally done ones that squonk sets up... those cost.) As for knowing if your tractor is selected.... it's up to Martin. He's doing the calendar this year. It's usually just a surprise, and I've never heard of anyone who was disappointed.

For raised letters like those cast in the metal - or other - this little gizmo does a fantastic job and cheap too. An artist ink roller... Find a piece of cardboard, something like a cereal box - so it wont suck up the paint and smear/spray a slightly wet coat of your paint on it. Using the roller work the paint so its covering the entire surface, not too wet (sort of like painting a wall) then roll the paint over the raised letters -- gently, dont bear down too much, you want it on TOP of the letters, may take 2-3 runs to get good coverage. I was into rebuilding machinery - lathes milling machines, etc, and there was a lot of this type lettering on them and I would get so frustrated trying to get them looking good --- My lovely bride put me onto this roller. http://shop.hobbylobby.com/products/4-hard-rubber-ink-brayer-453035/

Nice job on the leaves Lane. Very nice RJ and that Parker sweeper is a beauty! I pretty much live in the middle of the woods and the big draw back is....Leave's... I'm surprised that with all of the budget cuts these days that they are still picking up leave's curbside for you. Squonk makes sense. I have a neighbor who's tree's are directly across the street from my front yard. BIG RED oak tree's with lots of leaves on them. Well they are fall down right in my front yard and lots of them. Its a lot of work and time to drag them all the way to the woods behind my house and after a few yrs. of doing it I said the heck with this, ain't my leave's so they are going to keep getting blown right back where they came from! My 9hp Little Wonder walk behind blower does a wonderful job taking care of that! One day my neighbor saw me blowing his leave's back into his yard and approached me with some attitude wondering why I was blowing my leave's into his yard! I told him to look around and to look up.. Ain't no Red Oaks in my front yard. He wasn't happy then and he probably still isn't... For yrs. he never raked and got rid of leaves, he just watched them all fall or get blown into my yard! If the time comes to purchase my next house I'm going to be very careful about buying a place that is surrounded with tree's! I love the shade and I love tree's but there are lots of drawback's..

Nice...looks like the sun came up... on the dark side of the moon.

Brandon - you know, deep down, you are a redneck!

Shoulda grabbed his hand, and tested the SawStop!

It will be me on the 310-8 again this year -- Been clearing the driveway with this set up since 1991 (?)

Yeah...but, you gotta admit... she left an impression on him.

Her name was Garthina Brooks and she had friends in low places..

Or, when you drop something from the front of the engine, it always seems to end up on the back side of either front tire. How in the heck does it roll that far, then take a sharp left or right, to come to a complete stop wedged behind the front tire!

This is what I will be using plus the fancy weights I made.

I picked up a package of Simplicity Walk Behind equipment. Included were a nicely restored cultivator, a Brinly plow, and what I believe to be a Sears or Bolens snowthrower for a ride-on tractor. What I mainly was after, besides the tractor that has a reverse gear, was the 20" Brush and Log Saw. The tractor is a 1962 Model W which was the last in the line of models. It is equipped with a Briggs Model 19 7 1/4 hp engine. At the end in 1968 for walk behinds, the horsepower was bumped to 8 hp. The saw is what intrigued me. I will never use it as it is extremely dangerous. The user was to stand directly in front and feed logs into it with the cradle. I have checked the teeth for cracks and have not found any - but there are stories of them flying off like a bullet! It certainly is a conversation piece. It was also intended to be used horizontally to cut through "weed trees" close to the ground.

That's true I wasn't even thinking about it

I have found that boots in mud and wet soil will make almost any of these running boards meaningless on a tractor. I did not get injured but -I am more aware!

Mike...I have seen this before...and it maybe held true once this year. OH OH...I think I see the bus coming...they are coming for you!! Here is what will lure me into the basement...

I used a set of phenolic (spelling) wheels last time...they have 6X1 1/2 and 8X1 1/2. With roller bearings. Fastenal has em.....someone posted a good site here before of where to get them. Tough as nails....

I use a paint pen. Elmer's and Sharpie make them. I have one medium and one fine tip. I use them to print the embossed letters on round hoods, and when I restore my dash panels.

When I first moved in 28 yrs ago the neighbor's leaves all blew into my yard. big Maple Plus I had a big Maple as well. I had so many leaves I would push the pile with my 4 wheeler and blade. The pile was so high I could not see over it. I couldn't blow them back because it would be across a state highway and The neighbor is the village justice! Times have changed. Both Maples are gone. I have a smaller Maple and leaf pick up is 1 week only which is next Thursday for the pick up. hopefully I'll be well enough and the weather will cooperate to get my remaining leaves onto the garden.

If I could get a hold of a front sickle.bar (or reel mower) I would be converting it to fit on a lawn ranger

I was hoping to start getting things ready this weekend but medical issues will delay that some. But the good news is an epic tractor build may be in the works complete with pics and video! I just need to find a short frame plow within reasonable driving distance from me and we are in business! I do have Elvis ready if needed butStay tuned for further developments as they come in!

Steve - "SILENCE I KILL YOU!" Rob

14 gauge is what I used to make a new harness for my C-160.

I'm sorry, but when I read this...it reminded me of this High School girl friend I used to have...thanks for sharing!!!

Tough one this.... Last year it was this And here's the video http://youtu.be/qRBEHP8sjW4 It's a tough one for this winter, neither Bendy or C4 will take the plough.... Unless I make some serious modifications :)

Bob, I'm sorry to hear your news, but I'm here to tell you it can be beat. As mentioned previously, a positive outlook and attitude is your best friend right now. In my case, I went from diagnoses to surgery in a matter of a couple weeks, then on to four chemo treatments as a precautionary measure. It's been three years this past June and so far so good. You will be in my thoughts and prayers.

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.