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Spending time with my little man plowing snow on the C-105. We got 7" in Cartersville, Va.

While surfing the usual ebay I came across this sign and was the first to bid on it. I felt that I stepped up on the max bid of $310 (opening bid and reserve was $295). I was on my cell phone with less than 1 min left I was outbid and when I went to increase my max bid to $325 on the phone I made a mistake and increased it to $325,000.00 !!!!! My service was very slow and I was unable to change it. The other bidder went up to $350 so I got it for $351. That could have been a disaster for sure !!!! I am not sure if I was bidding against anyone here if so sorry. It will make a great addition to my barn.

I know you folks up north are sick of the stuff, but here in central Virginia we are always the bridesmaid, never the bride, or put more accurately, we're always cold rain or sleet while people 70 miles north or south of us get the fun. I guess I'm not the only one in these parts doing a victory dance! Anyway, I figure we got somewhere between 8 and 10 inches. I plowed once during the night while it was snowing, and then again this morning when I shot this video. I used a GoPro mounted on the tractor and a Garmin Virb on a tripod. Nothing earth-shattering, just happy to be able to push something!

I solved that problem by shooting it 40 feet with a blower

It's been a long winter here WITHOUT SNOW! I'm thankful we have not had anything like what is going on in the NE, but some light snow every now and is fun! The frozen percipitation was about 1/2" of snow, covered with about 1 inch of sleet. Raleigh was not far enough north to get snow, but not far enough south to get freezing rain. Anyways, here are the pictures. Before: After: Glamour shots: Spent a few hours trying to get the 876 started before throwing in the towel and getting out the 314-8. Couldn't figure out the problem. It would fire after sitting, but never start up. I have spark, but I think the float is sticking which dumps gas into the engine. When I remove the plug, it is soaking wet. I will rebuild the carb with a new kit, and see if that helps. My drive to work this morning:

http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx264/kc9kas/Snow%20Plowing/th_20150216_160823_zps6bpv4sln.mp4

Here's one for the Dino.

Blue one most likely a 953 and might be worth dealing on. Personally I would leave the 800 Special where it is.

Nice pics! Looks like a fun day for all. I used my C-101 to clear my drive yesterday (and my neighbors) in Chesterfield, VA. We had about 8"-9".

Here's my guys.

Dang it! I missed that one the picture is so small, I thought was for a Wheel Horse Matchbook! I was prepared to go to $325,000.01!

Very nice videography and editing. The B-80 does a great job, but this video is really a neighborhood 16, 18, 20hp box store mower smackdown. I love it!

Steve, now that you said that. I BET someone posts a lawn mowing video. Lol Glenn

Here's our little babies. 3 year old Kahlua, a Yorkie and Baylee, a Shih Tzu/Pekingese-Dachshund/Chihuahua mix. She's 14 months old now and has developed a cherry eye so she's scheduled for surgery.

Nice pair of Horses.I'm giving away free snow here in upstate NY if you're interested in a little more.No delivery.You'll have to pick it up.

Excellent video...something about plowing snow...I don't think I would ever watch a video of someone mowing their lawn.

Well living in Boston this year we have had a lot of snow just to say the least. About 8 feet in the past 4 weeks and the horses are getting a work out and finding all the weaknesses. I'm out of commission for the snow but the wife, daughter and her boyfriend are keeping up with it. Problems in had this winter are a blown engine in the 72 raider 14 with snow blower attached and smoked bearings on the drive idler and snapped belt on the 312-8. 72 will be down until I can get around again so repaired the 312 and removed front blade from that and installed blower. Just a couple of picks.

It's the first time this winter that we finally got a decent amount of snow to try the 523Dxi. I had been predicted that our area was to be in the 4" -8" band. It ended up to be about 4" or a fraction more. It was nice, fluffy stuff due to the cold. I was out for almost two hours doing mine and five neighbors driveways. I'm happy with the tractor and cab but due to the design, I don't get the heat like the classic Wheel Horse. The airflow is moving forward for cooling on the 5xi series. With the fan drawing the air from the cab cooling the radiator for the diesel, there is quite a bit of air passing through the cab. On the 5xi cab there are actually two vent instead of windows on the rear to draw air from the outside. One advantage though is I don't have to deal with fogging the windshield! I have ideas for next winter on how to reroute the airflow. The single stage snowthrower is everything everybody says it is. A useful piece of information by JerseryHawg/Glenn though. He found out from a dealer that the torque produced by the engines used in the 5xi can tear the single stage apart. This is especially possible with the diesel so I am going to install a tach. I have actually been using a 1/3 throttle setting wihich seems to be the right amount for today. The diesel has been sipping fuel I am glad to report. With four hours of use, it has used approximately 2-1/2 gallons. My Kohlers go through a tank (4.5 gallons of Premium) in the same amount of time! Today's setup. Starting down my one neighbor's long driveway Why you need a cab. A nice plume. On the return. Looks like a toy against the trees A job well done! My Wheel Horse "Gate Guard"

Wheel horse d250 snow plowing: Wheel horse d250 snow plowing pt.2: The d250 is a beast plowing snow. I took it easy on her. Kept it in 1st gear and about half throttle. And boy lemme tell you it just laughed at the snow. I knocked almost 2 hours off my time by using this machine than my snowblower that i normally would have used.

I've got one with a half foot of stainless bolted to the top of it here.

rocky scares me lol

Neighbors used to laugh when they saw my 8 hp Horse plow gardens and snow too! That was 40+ years ago! The Horse is still workin' today!

It's a fam-uh-lee tradition...oyster stuffing at Thanksgiving and Christmas, and oyster pie on Valentines Day. Always brings em home.

This big boy stopped by for a snack last spring, didn't damage the feeder, just stood there eating. Living on the side of a mountain you tend to have a few visitors come by, just happened to have a camera ready this time.

We got 2" of the fluff this AM. All the excuse I needed to take a ride in the 520s warm cab.

Here's pictures of the pond,dogs,Mali lizard and pet whale I forgot to add.....

Sometime last year I scored this custom made front axle assembly for an RJ. Supposedly made by a machinist, this thing is not only solid but incredibly precise without any play whatsoever. Wheels sit absolutely straight without the usual negative camber. The wheel holding method probably the best I ever came across, no tools needed,really easy to take out wheel, and no washers needed since the slotted nuts, allow for a wide range of adjusting. Missing was the steering link. Standard one would not work so I had to fabricate that whole part of it. Awsome steering now. No play in any way really tight and precise steering . Another great improcement on it is that where it mounts to frame it has a hardened insert. On old axle that hole was already greatly enlarged and out of round. Who ever made it sure thought of everything.

Good eye Lane! I figured somebody would spot something to pinpoint it.

Your doing the right thing with the marvel.... but sometimes this can take weeks.... I would probably take the engine shroud off and try to turn the crank a little forward then backwards each day.... if you can get it to move just a little just keep going back and forth until she loosens up.

Unless you need parts from the 953 I'd leave that one there as well as the 800. It needs tons of TLC and in this case that stands for TONS OF LOOT AND CASH...

I was fortunate enough to get to go to Australia in 08 and 09 here is some of their wildlife. This guy was only about 8 feet off the ground. I could have patted him on the rear, but took a look at those claws and teeth and thought better of it. These were everywhere. Portuguese Man O' War. Some kangaroos outside our hotel. This is a PG picture, that is a baby's tail sticking out of mom's pouch. I also got to go to Tasmania on the first trip. This is a Tasmanian Devil roadkill. I am not in the habit of taking roadkill pictures. but how often do you get to see a wild Tasmanian Devil. Unfortuneately no live ones. My cousin was trying to flip it over for a better shot, but a truck was coming and this is the best we got. An echidna. The little penguin. Mark

I always like watching some one else plow snow...ever since last year. LOL Great video. We missed this snow up here...seems to keep going around us...this one went south.

WOW, nice plowing job and the little B-80 didn't even have chains on did it? The Go-Pro camera is a great item too. Don't ever let anyone try to down-play a B-80...That 8 hp Kohler is a worker. Yours sounding like it wasn't more than 1/2 throttle and pushing the heck out of the snow!

Don't jinx yourself Jeff!

I agree about low horsepower for plowing. It's a joy to use my CX-105.

Running at a higher rpm may have helped. The county had salted our cul-de-sac a few times before plowing (I'm surprised the county driver doesn't get dizzy going around in circles. ) and so portions were the consistency of thick concrete. The clog wouldn't poke through in the chute so I had to dig it out. Once I get the tach it should help. I also am getting a scanning tach for a different project so I will scan the auger as well. Between the two I should be able to come up with an optimum setting. The only other single stage that I had ( and wish I still did) was my Toro S-200E. Nothing like the sound of a two-stoke wide open at 5:00 AM! I believe that the dealer in Vermont that Glenn spoke to was only referring to the single stage snowthrower. The auger spins at a much higher speed, as everyone knows, than the two stage as it is doing both the gathering and discharging the snow. My intention is to replace the auger bearings this summer with bearings having grease fittings as I did the driveshaft bearings this past fall. It is not causing a problem right now but I just want to take it down for my own piece of mind. The auger and housing need paint as well. The drive on the 5xi for the snowthrower is different than the classic Wheel Horse. I am familiar with that as well. The belt width is up one size plus the spring tension is very strong and hard to overcome. I can't believe that it would slip as easily. The lift bar for relieving tension is very awkward to use. I have figured out to use a 1/2" steel bar to lever it up while my wife (carefully as it would take a finger off) puts it on the blind pulley. When it is off the tractor I am going to devise a more permanent way to remove the tension. One other item that only applies to the diesel version is access to the left side panel. With the OTC cab, an extended chute rotator shaft needs to be installed. It still runs pretty close to the panel. The problem is that the panel needs to be removed each time to drain the water-separator filter to make sure that the bain of diesels (water in fuel) is not present. The easiest way to fix it will be to motorize the rotation of the chute. I don't want to be scratching the future new design decals from Terry.

Great video work.

That B 80 got it done and looked great doing it. Nice video...

Great video.Looks like that little B-80 does the job.I have one at our other house for lawn duty.They're a great little tractor.Is that a Harley front spoked wheel hiding under the cover in your garage?

Great workout video with the B-80 Chris! They can really do the job!

Mine's 54530

I know this guy that keeps finding this stuff and calling me and then trading with me for blackhoods lol Thanks for the info Doc

CraneOp1, The newer model for 300 series tractors is snow thrower 79360. That will fit your tractor as that's the same blower I have for my 310-8.

A video from inside the cab. http://youtu.be/PpoJLSzzlFg

I have koi,aquarium catfish,2 Maine coon cats,dogs,lizards and Mali uro.

Welcome!

New does not mean good. Especially if made in China.

Still More. Will post some of back end work I did last week. john

:dunno: for all the great comments, and a Up date on the control valves. I decided to use 12 volt electric valves so I didn't have to make complicated remote controls to operate the valves, and so it wouldn't look bad. Don't want a big ugly valve hanging out the side of the tractor They will be mounted in front of the engine, and the ports will go through the bottom of the hood. The valves will be mounted to the hood. This is the best look I could come up with without a lot of extra work in the pluming of the control valves. You know KISS. Any how pics of the valves. Still waiting for the rest of the fittings to get here :help: