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I restored a 1957 Bolens super ride-a-matic Brian

Great pictures guys...love that Elgin Outboard. Well, Ive restored (re-built) a number of Wheel Horse transmissions again this year, but I got into fixing up a bunch of old chairs that have been over at my Mom's for years. I think I have done about 9 or 10 this year. Here is a couple of picks...

Didn't do anything non wheel horse, but did finish my lawn ranger and 58, and worked on a 59 and 57 that aren't done yet.

Just wondering what you restore when not working on your tractor. This is what I restored this year. first a 1929 Maytag washing machine motor then a 1947 Elgin outboard. Next a 1925 Stover 2hp hit & miss motor and finally my 1964/854 Wheel horse. Different challenge on each project, but the feeling was the same when they cranked over the first time.

Did a mechanical restoration to get this ol' back on it's feet... can't speak to what extent the operator got "restored" though.

Hi all, I was lucky enough to purchase Ian's, quite famous, 312-8! I picked it up yesterday and have done a few things to it today. It's definitely going to be a worker As it arrived.. Removed the deck: Ags all round.. Testing the ball hitch.. Snow blade mounted.. Thanks for looking! Tom

I only finished two projects this year but came close on a third. Here is my David Bradley finished, my 1958 Gravely L that I freshened to sell, and my MW Chor Trac all painted but not re-assembled.

got the new rod in the k181 tonight got it all put back together runs great going to try the plow out tomoworo sometime

A GREEN AND YELLOW TRACTOR!!!! I restored myself and you ain't gettin any pics!

I bought a 1958 RJ Wheel Horse December of 2013 located in Oklahoma and picked it up with five attachments in March of 2014. One of the attachments was a front cutter bar or sickle bar. The 32 inch bar is often seen on an RJ Wheel Horse. The front cutter bar actually started as an attachment on the Pond two wheel tractors and was converted/redesigned for the four wheel tractors Pond/Wheel Horse was making before 1958. I already had one of these front cutter bars and even though we had three RJ's I did not think we need two of these attachments as I had completely rebuilt the one we already had. I sold to another Red Square member and delivered to the "Big Wheel Horse Show" in Pennsylvania in June. Checking I found a two page operating and parts manual which I made a PDF of today and I am posting for others to use. One of the interesting instructions on the first page of the manual is about moving the cutter bar to the right side -as a side mount when cutting taller weeds ! This manual is for the 2 wheel Pond/Wheelhorse tractor. Here are some photos of the Oklahoma Cutter Bar: My restored Wheel Horse front Cutter Bar done in August 2013: Original Two Page Pond/Wheel Horse Cutter Bar Manual and Parts List:

I have restored a 10" Brinly moldboard plow.

My Renegade . Before & after .

Thanks Steve, here's a bit more for you to read Even though I have not posted anything about Why Not for a few weeks work has slowly been happening.. When I left off at the end of the last update I had just started making new wheel centers.. Like so Which eventually turned into this... The raised bit is a nice tight fit in the center of the wheel which means the new wheel center is centralized in the center of the wheel And from the outside it looks like this.. Please note the widened wheel rim was used for photographic purposes only and won't be going on Why Not.. Bolt holes drilled... The extra two holes were the result of me making a jig out of ally to drill the holes accurately.... The trouble with ally is it's rather soft to use as a jig and one of the new holes ended up a couple of mm's in the wrong place! Time to break out the welder.. Lot's of tacks to stop it moving with heat.. Fully welded in.. A mixture of neat strong welds and not quite so neat but still strong welds The blackish ring seen on the inside shows good heat penetration.. Next up was to remove the old wheel center... Once it was cleaned up you could see the join between the new wheel center and the old metal, so I carefully ground out a V along the join and.... Back filled the V with plenty of weld With the welds and the raised center carefully ground down to make it all smooth and level.. I could finally bolt a Wheel Horse wheel to a Reliant rear axle

I picked up the fittings that I needed to finish the plumbing on the lines today and some hoses resized for a better fit. After getting it all plumed up I started to fill it with oil and bleed the system. I found out 2 gallons was too much. I need to put some kind of sight glass to know the level of the tank. It squirted oil out the vent all over the place. [emoji107] too cold out to dig the hose and purple power to wash it off. Any how it works ok but I need to get a better belt. This cheep one stretched out fast! There was no feathering of the levers for slow movement. I am thinking it was the slipping belt causing this. I ran it many times through all the motions and felt the speed of the bucket up and down was very good. Tilt was a little slower but still very acceptable. Any how pics of the loader and 3 point on at the same time. This one has all 4 tires off the ground eaven know it doesn't look it the rears are about 1" in the air. Very happy so far [emoji3] It fits in the 12' deep shed with about 6" to spare.

I can't believe how much I have missed the "Tomahawk Chop". Can you tell I am being sarcastic??? I can't believe they allow that stuff in the Rose Bowl.

Well, not that I am happy abut how SEC has played becasue I had many picks with them, BUT I am happy that they are not dong justice to the SEC Conference. I thought it was supposed to be the toughest conference in College Football.... Does not apprear to be that way in the bowl games.... They sucked worse than the Big 10 last year! Rob

I can neither confirm nor deny the statements made here today ...

Thanks Steve ,, I am where I deserve to be ,, I had all my picks on a text thought about them .... sat there again - looked again and changed a few (5) winners that turned out to be losers . I played odds that these would be upsets. Only thing upset is my feelings.. By the way I know this member eats , sleeps , and dreams of #6. I got better things to do than that. Best of Luck to all those on the green side of the grass while I'm down here still lookin up.

Geno, or the ?

Hey,keep it under 10,000 RPM with that new rod in there.Just kidding.Nice tractor.Have fun with it.Happy New Year

TP Tools has everything you need for blasting Including the proper type of vacuum! http://tptools.com/

maybe this will help

The bearings are easy to replace I've done a couple I'll post a pick for the needle bearings and seals it looks worth saving

I dislike the new format too. Took me a while to figure it out. I also hate that you can't see who started a thread just by reading the header. You have to open it and scroll back to the top. Who ever created Tapatalk obviously doesn't use it.

New doors on the house, a new kitchen stove, and little trinkets. This was the year that my wife and I decided to put money in to the new house. My son Zach was the big winner with a new blade for his tractor. He was pretty excited when he went outside!

Got out to the barn today, the 953 measures 70" long, 36 1/2" rear width and 33" front width. I think it is about 650 to 700 pounds if I remember right. Happy Trails bringing back a few new members of the herd.

I thought I was watching a Braves / A's game

Looks great Tom, love the tires!

Yep...3 pretty good games today. The Big 10 held their own...I think. The Wisconsin game was a good one to watch also, but what a great game for Michigan St.. :happy-jumpeveryone: BTW...I think Minnesota played a great game also against Missouri...they were in it. Watching the Oregon / Florida St. game. Is John Deere Oregon's largest sponsor ??? Holy Cow, can't see them guys in the grass...except for their shoes.

Too much work, and it seems like everyone must have gotten Christmas money or something, I sold 3 things on CL today. Not tractors, other stuff.

Sorry I'm Late Steve too Much Capt'n Last Night!

well he is a workin man at work...

Are the Ross steering and early spindles known for any problems?

Was it just me that thought Ole Miss's 1/4 back just looked bad yesterday. I am not taking anything away from TCU...they played outstanding. It just looked like Mississippi's 1/4 back was telegraphing every move he was going to do. He stood like a statue when handing off the ball. He stood there and watched the receiver he was going to throw to. I don't know...he just looked terrible. The TCU / Mississippi game is going to be an excellent example why there has to be more then 4 teams in a Championship play-off. Let's see what Baylor does against Michigan St...and Ohio St. better bring their "A" game. HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE.

Agree. This is not just a "tweaking" but a major change. I too have had to use the laptop more than I have in years. I don't think this new format is as user friendly as the old format. Sent from my tractor seat.

ok me be looking for some updates and pictures...

yes the deck has no rust at all in it but the bearings are tost I don't know if ill rebuilt it or make it a plow tractor

Glad to hear there's another commando 8 back to work looks like it has a good deck with it too

Glenn if you liked using the Rusto Regal red the Valspar is much better than that. As long as you thin it properly and use the hardener it is much better. The last tractor i painted with Valspar I wet sanded and buffed it to a mirror shine two days after I painted it, It looked real nice prior to wet sanding and buffing but I was going for super shine...

Never had the need for liquid filled tires but, would use Rimguard if I did. Isn't Rimguard borsch? If stranded could save you from starvation. Take the tire off and put it on the engine to warm the Russian beet soup. Remove tire stem valve, insert straw. Yummy! I can hear your rescuer, "Isn't that borsch I smell? Beet soup anyone?" Happy New Year Engineer!

I agree it's terrible

yes, and I hate the format now. cant work out where timeline has gone either.......

I painted an old fuel oil tank with it and it took over a week before you could even touch it without leaving a fingerprint. Months later its hard as a rock but who wants to wait that long for paint to dry? Not happy with it.

I got you covered Jonathon, plenty of plows here. Liking your avatar.

416-8 with a 60inch blade and chains

hi again this is just a test photo to see if I have it right please bear with me first time I ever did this I warn you she is not fully dressed missing some of her clothes I will get a shot of the light switch install in the morning

hello guys just a little update here but means a lot to me, lane ralph (lane ranger) all the way from the USA had sent me a free lawn ranger hood gasket, which was really nice of him and i am really appreciative of it. so a big thank you to him for doing that. cant wait to get the hood done and put it on. james

Hodge...when I read this, it is exactly what happened to me a few years ago. I threw my chain saw and it did not even have a mark on it...ladder disappeared...fell 15 feet. I spent 3 weeks in the hospital. My advise...you are lucky to be OK...embrace your time in any rehab...realize you were stupid (as I was)...make the best of your situation, and make a great come back.