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I've been working on the back 12 feet of my barn. In one corner I'm building a 12x14 paint room. More on that later. [emoji2]. In the other corner we built a 12x14 guest room. We call it the "Bunkhouse". Had to finish these so I could get back to the Wheel Horse projects. Here's a shot from the garage area. With the paint room doors on the left. After carpet. After Mrs. Funengineer was done[emoji2]. Sent from my tractor seat.

My winter projects are coming along nicely. I wanted to get everything done last fall because it was such a tuff winter last year, and I did. So my winter projects are...sleep late in the mornings, go ice fishing when the temp is in the 20's, light the fire place and watch as much football & basketball as I can, eat a lot of comfort food. I can report that the time line is looking good for a successful winter this year.

Probably right either throw it back or use it for chum for full growed ones Couldn't leave it where it was

Don't feel bad. Wives can smell "hobby" when it comes in the house. I was in the garage (detached) cleaning some parts with clear 1-K kerosene the other night. I always wear latex gloves which are disposed of in the garage. I was careful to take my shoes off outside, take my work pants off in the laundry room and put on my pajama pants. I took the pants back out to the garage, washed up in the basement, and came upstairs free of odor, or so I thought. Within 10 seconds of coming into the living room where my wife was reading, she said "I smell gasoline". Whether they are pregnant or not, wives are gonna complain about smelling something. Vent that paint booth and get back to work. I'll be hiding under this chair.

Another one followed me home today.

My winter project so far has been to get my shop organized and ready for some actual work... Electrician finally finished the wiring for my plasma table and air compressor. Ignore the orange thing in the background. It was a gift from my wife's grandfather. Now it looks more like this on the front portion. After a few minor issues, the snow pushing machine has done great the rest of the winter...

I insulated my garage this summer and fall, so with my 45,000 BTU Hot Dawg propane heater I'm staying toasty warm this winter. I am currently working on my 416-H.

I also built this k181 out of extra parts over the last month

I agree I like them all!!!

Just got ready for the snow, lets hope we don't need it! 16hp kohler,48in. deck and a 3-point

If I post big pics, when I'm finally done, there will be very little of the "holy crap" factor!! I want to keep you guys panting!! Kind of like foreplay!! LOL

Moved my paint booth into the heated garage with great intension to finish my economy painting before spring to come to realize it's an attached garage and the fumes and a pregnant wife aren't on the same terms, so have been on a stand still and it's driving me crazy!

Try putting some vaseline grease over the throttle shaft, if its leaking air this should show it up? (Check me out giving advise, I've only been here five minutes, it just goes to show what you can learn here from all these clever people)

Tecumseh's Rule . . . just ask these guys from the the Tecumseh Club. I think that's the president in the center

Yup, I'm officially old. I got them all.

Well, Dad's doing great, going to thecan on his own, feeding himself just fine, dressing himself, the whole ball of wax. Should be ready to escape the rehab center in a few days!! I hope to have the beast ready for a start up once he gets out. Any way, here are a few sneak peeks at some goodies!! Getting ready to finish engine wiring ... Just love this little gem!! It;s whats up front that counts!!

I have one with bad soild state ignition I just love pushing it around from one corner to the other

I'm trying too decide how I want this one to look. First pic is as I bought it, second is the idea stage.. Once I decide on what I really want to do with it I'll tear it all down and put a real nice paint job on it. I might go with the big tires in back with tri ribs on stock front rims painted white? (as the slots are off of my Suburban.) I might go with a different decal idea.,the 855 decals are kinda boring. Oh, and I hope to find something big too stuff under the hood. Maybe an Onan, Kohler twin or a Briggs Vanguard twin. I gotta have at least 18 hp on this one...

The two hyd lines connect to the FACE of the end cap. The two PORTS for the spring, cone, ball, etc are on the SIDES of the end cap. The ball and spring should already be in your end cap, in the rear port. NEXT.....(1) Remove the rear port plug and withdraw the ball and spring. (2) Remove the front port plug and put that ball and LIGHT spring in there. (3) Install the shorter HEAVIER spring and cone in the rear port.

End cap spring, cone, & valve components are shown here:

Wife was bugging me about how we used to feed the birds (squirrels) so......a little rebar left over from a few projects and.......

I SAW THIS WEB SITE,,,,,,,THE ADAPTERS LOOKS ,,,,WELL..... YOU LOOK.... WWW.EXTREMEMOTORWORKS.COM SITE STATES....ANY SIZE...

Be best to ask that question, or search for back posts in the Bolens Forum on: www.GardenTractorTalk.com or on www.MyTractorForum.com , in the Bolens group, or just Google that question.

I need a picture or diagram of the back of a 953 ignition switch. Would also like to see what the key looks like. I need to figure out how to wire the switch. Someone rewired this one with a newer switch and a solenoid. Pay no attention to the "1054" decals someone put on it. It is a 953.

The ol reliable 212-6!

There are a couple topics here that are constantly being added to by many members. Would it be possible to pin these topics in this section for ease of access? These two very popular topics are TJ's "What are you listening to?" and AMC RULES "What's in your mirror?" This action would be more for members looking to post than those looking to view. One would take care of the other anyway. Thanks for your consideration.

if i knew where it was, it would be on my trailer on the way home..

I bet you said Clem Kadiddlehopper just like my wife did.

your belt could be lose

Hey Kevin......no Wheel Horse decal on the derby car???Looks great though.

I remember reading about Tony on the Van's Airforce Forum. It is always sad to hear about things like that. The Van's planes are meant for light sport aerobatics and some people have pushed them past their limits and paid dearly. I did my last BFR's with an aerobatic instructor and did some benign stuff like loops and rolls. Never really pushed the plane very hard. I gave up flying several years ago and sold the plane. I'm into building classic style mahogany boats now. My hubby and I miss the flying a little, but have other things to entertain us. I sure don't miss the maintainence or the beauracracy. Red

I'm really diggin Florida style!

Here is a new rj I picked up I put the date codes uo off the transmission and more people say it's a 59 than a 58. date code is either f2-9 or f7-9 tough to tell . how to screenshot on windows free upload photo uploading

Just got the motor swap finished todaystill need to switch out the tins on the motor

only the Tecky... make sure it runs because if the solid state ignition is bad it'll get pretty spendy to fix..

Our squirrels are kept at bay by a couple of red tail hawks in the neighborhood. Some times they take a dove when the squirrels are absent from the feeders. But the hawks have to eat also.

I'm 95% in, and you're right it gets smaller real quick. My wife felt sorry for me and said I can store my motors and horses in her side of the garage that way my small shop won't become a storage shed.

I have a 418-A It has a Kohler I can tell you the engine number tomorrow if you where curious. As far as the differences,I am not the authority. But here are a few pictures if it helps. I went from a 312-8 last year to the 418-A this year. Now I just need some snow to see how good it is. I bought it for 500$ I saw it on Craigslist and scrambled to get a trailer at U-Haul to go get it. I got there 4 hours after the ad went up,and it is a good thing I moved quick, because he got 6 calls while I was driving the hour to go pick it up. I don't have a lawn,but I have a huge driveway, so I sold the deck for 250$ And then drove from Boston to Vermont for the Snowblower for 150$ The guy was nice enough to give me 2 OEM Snowblower bearings. Which I quickly realized was the reason it was so cheap. So I installed them,and then found some cast iron Wheelhorse wheel weights for 50$ So I am into it for 450$ Not bad. I have since put-on the flywheel screen,but these are the latest pictures I have.

Ill have to get some pictures tommorow. And im sure there was a way to keep the hydraulics but i didnt want to mess around with it. Would have been a nice beast with hydraulic lift!

Here's my 1257 I built this summer, added 8 speed trans, rebuild 12hp kohler, rebuilt starter generator, new wiring with solenoid. Love mine glad I built it. It's my go to horse. Tom

Thanks James.. Yep the extra width will help with stability which can only be a good thing Thank you Sir Thanks Jerry, here's the next update to keep you going... I hope to have enough video footage tomorrow to string another video together, so keep ya eyes peeled for the next vid maybe Wednesday.. Not much to report, I have made a rather big washer.. Which will become the new center for this wheel.. Which with some holes drilled will be able to bolt on the new front wheel hubs.. Here's one of them in it's "before being cut up" state.. This wheel won't be fitted, but while I had it to hand I thought it would be too good a photo opportunity to miss It's not a JD wheel, it was just painted the wrong colour at the factory The time had come to cut one of the centers out... The wheel is slightly too large to fit on my lathe, but it will fit on Nigel's lathe with a few tweaks.. A bit of chain drilling and chisel work later.. The inside of the wheel had some extra cutting to make the hole a little larger.. And on the lathe the wheel went. The inside taking shape. A few hours later... And to finish up this small update, a groove being cut in one of the new centers. This will center the new center in the rim

My 416-8 has an adjustable seat bolted directly to the seat pivot plate. On the bottom of the pivot plate are 2 coil springs with with built in bumper pads. With my 200 pounds in the seat the springs are completely bottomed out on the bumpers making the ride pretty darn rough and there are too many pins and screws in my back for any trace of comfort with this set up. I found a set of 520H flat springs, just like my C series have and went to work installing them. Original spring and bumper 520H springs The captive bolts that connect the seat adjuster to the pivot plate had to be cut down and the steel spacers removed in order to attach the flat springs, at the same time 2 new 1 1/2" bumpers were installed to support the pivot plate on the seat pan. This would have worked just fine as is except that the seat switch was depressed all the time. I put one of the original seat springs back to use by attaching it to the seat switch pin so it now holds the seat off the switch when unseated. Some skate board tape protects the seat pan from the spring. The difference in ride quality is like night and day!

First would have to be this little bundle of joy.. Close second might be my 420, I never thought I'd have one.. hj

My suburban is my favorite to mow with but for work I love my commando 8's

Red Horses! My best friends! "Red is for the blood we shed." Sorry Deere!

Morning all, more progress has been made but once again things are happening much slower than I'd like.. But such is life eh.. Both rear wheels have now been converted to the 4 bolt Reliant pattern which is a big step forward.. With both rear wheel bolted on I could finally get an idea on wide Why Not's rear end is.. Best have a look at the front end now.. as I plan to fit disc brakes to the front I need a pair of wheel hubs and wheels that will fit.... So out came the grinder to cut the centers out of a pair of wheels that Doug kindly sent me.. The wheel centers came with a handy strengthener plate welded inside.. A very handy strengthener plate as it turned out as it's the perfect fit inside the front wheel.. But it was only when I put the wheel center in the lathe that I noticed quite how much the manufacturing process had warped the wheel around the center and bolt holes.. No matter how much I tried it would just not sit right/central in the lathe! Time for plan B.... Make my own wheel centers.. Here we go again, more time at the lathe... It's a good job I find it relaxing

Thanks Richie.. The second rear wheel is almost done, it just needs the welds tidying up a bit with the grind.. A slight change of design with this wheel center, I made sure I didn't have as much this time to grind out the center

She made it home. It needs work, but I have a round hood! I got the front wheels with it, but they need work to hold air.

Like Steve said just rank the front wheels or back wheels off... should slide right in.

Thats good stuff Rich!!! :ROTF: :ROTF: Matt :flags-texas: