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I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone at Red Square a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS, and "May all Your Christmas's be RED. Again, it has been a banner year, and all here are a large part of it.....Thank You.

S0....CRUEL...to us working folks. As my retired neighbor says somebody has got to work to pay his social Security!

My daughter got me 2 new Tractors, my favorite kind, for Christmas! Take a look!- Thanks- Al

HI EVERY ONE, EACH DAY IS A LITTLE BETTER. THE NECK BRACE IS VERY HEAVY. THEY TOOK OUT 7 STICHES TODAY SO THAT IS GOOD. I STILL HAVE TO WALK WITH A WALKER. NO CHRISTMASS FOR ME THIS YEAR, BUT THAT IS O.K. I MISSED CHRISTMASS AND NEW YEARS EVE IN 1952/1953 WHILE I WAS ON A TROOP SHIP. HANKS FOR ALL THE GOOD WISHES AND PRAYERS. RUSS

I'll give my $.02 cents from a fire fighters view. I'll begin by saying I'm all for solar power. Like you did it Duke is perfect. Either on an accessory building or free standing is fine. But I will never recommend putting it on the roof of your primary residence or any building you really care about. Generally most roofs are rated for a certain snow/weight load. They were never designed to carry excess loads especially the newer truss construction. These panels on roofs endanger the lives of Fire Fighters even more then the normal risks. They hamper and prevent us from performing vertical ventilation which is key in properly and quickly extinguishing structure fires. This slows down the effort causing the fire to gain speed and heat which can make all parts of the buildings fail even quicker thus either injuring or killing fire fighters. The solar companies have so called training for us where they tell us to through the disconnect and just smash out the panels. That's fine an dandy but you still have the excess weight factor and additional time. It's hard enough to properly ventilate a roof under fire conditions never mind adding in the solar panel concerns. This this is just my opinion but after 30 years as a Fire Fighter and probably the equivalent of a Masters Degree in education in fire, electrical, building construction etc. I can tell you this is fact. If you have another option for a location please choose it. It could save yours, mine and someone who you care about life one day!

Here's what i ended up with i'm pretty happy with it.

I bought my 1st wife a "Solar Clothes Dryer"!

Four years later, I was finally able to get my hands on this '59 Farm-ette Model 45 today. It needs a serious cleaning and repair to a drive hub, but I think it's so cool looking and it's a very rare machine.

Hello all, and Merry Christmas! My name is Luke, I am 21 years old, going to school for Industrial Technology Management and welding. I really enjoy restoring old items like boats, motorcycles, tools, etc. That hobby brought me down to an estate auction a few weeks ago where I was buying a few pieces of machinery. At the beginning of the auction one of the lots was an old wheel horse tractor with a plow and mower deck, it was pretty crusty, the motor was missing most of its parts and had thrown its rod. I sort of kept my eye on it and once the bidding came up, not a soul bid on her and the auctioneer dropped the price down to $5 and I threw out the bid... to my surprise nobody else bid. So I got it for a total of $5.98 after tax and the buyers premium! I didn't have my trailer with me at the time, and as it turns out the tractor, plow, mower deck, an outboard motor, a moped, and a rockwell radial arm saw will all fit into the back of a Pontiac Aztek! I got the tractor home and I was going over it and figured out it was a 1965 655 model with a serial number of 107102 Overall it seems to be in good shape and a great candidate for a quick restoration this spring. The transmission goes into each gear, the rear tires are good, fronts need to be replaced, needs a new motor, some paint and decals, and a few finishing touches and she should be good 2 go! PS I found a nice Snap On TM75 1/4 ratchet under the seat! Here is the tractor at the auction: Back at my shop getting ready for winter:

Greeting WHF, my name is Chris and I'm a long time listener first time caller. I own a '94 416-H with dual stage blower, grader blade, 48" snow blade, tiller, and mowing deck. The Onan has treated me well thus far. The previous owner had a [poor] auto mechanic do some work to the tractor and I've been ironing out some of those bugs since I've gotten the machine. I love it and can't wait to use it for the snow. I just purchased rear chains and 5-rib V61s from Miller Tire. I'm looking forward to getting to know this board better. I have been on many other forums for my other hobbies and I am always blown away by the wealth of knowledge on each board. Best regards, Chris

Here's a better pic with a decal installed. I really like how these little trailers pull and how low the sides are makes it easy for my little girl to get in for rides most of my trailer use is giving my 4 kids rides around the yard.

Thanks Guys! Don, no I am not going Battery The Inverters pump 240V directly into the grid. What I pump in gets used up first, what I don't burn up runs the meter backwards and adds me up a credit and I burn that credit up when the sun goes down. My system will start at 12 265w panels for a total of 3180 watts but I figure I will need double that at 24 panels or about 6,300 watts. Since I know what I average in KW usage per month The Inverters tell me how much I am saving per day, week, month, & year it should be able to tell pretty quickly after a few months how I am doing. ~Duke

I got do sum painting today the sun is shining but still kinda cold i tried out sum rubberized under coating that was on sale 3.99 vs 12.99 but it doesn't seem to be drying very well that's what i get for being cheap hopefully it will be fully cured in a couple days they also didn't have the color i use so i went with IH Red witch i know alot of members use. At least it isn't green anymore

Been wanting one for a long time. Came across this one on Craigslist not too far outta the way. Runs great. Good tires. I'm gonna add lights front and rear and get a back blade before snow flies (if it ever does!). Crappy pic through the screen of a test drive after getting it tuned up a bit:

Best Wishes to all from Ed and Mrs. K .... have a Merry Christmas and a Healthy Happy 2016.

Merry Christmas to all and a Happy New Year!!!!!

I go by " The Tim The Toolman " quote " More Power" . But get advise from the more senior members about running into installation problems that may happen with a larger motor. How about $6.25 for the tractor.

You better keep a low profile, as the cops are looking for a "horse thief"!

And we are sooo grateful Jim. Stay healthy and keep working my friend.

When I was a kid we had a small farm in Colorado that used an irrigation ditch for watering. We had a party line and sometimes at 3:00 am I would hear the 3 rings. That usually meant moving siphon tubes every 12 hours for two or three days because you never knew when your turn for water would be up next. The amount of tubes used was based on how much they would open the gate. The caller would say something like " You have a 3/4 gate for 72 hours."

Don`t take those chains off, you`ll cause it to snow.

Keep up the positive attitude Russ. I predict that you are going to defy the odds, make a full, quick recovery, and we will see you at the big show this year.

Looking at the long range forecast for Central N.Y., January will average in the mid 30's. Usually we're in the 20's and teens. Looks as tho this will be a mild winter.

Have a wonderful green Christmas everyone!!!! ( I took my tire chains off in case I decide to use the dethatcher )

Our weather forecast for Christmas day is a high of 75 and low of 55, I will not be complaining one bit! We live on a mountain side and when it snows hard it can be several days before a snow plow comes down our road. About five years ago we had a foot of snow on Christmas day, I plowed our driveway and four others as well as a quarter mile of the road with my 953, fellow down the road did the same with his Ford 8N; we could get around to see each other but it was three days before the snow plows opened the rest of the road. I for one will not miss having a white Christmas!

Yeah, WHA meetings. the A is for anonymous......

I have been up and down the east coast and a bit west too and haven't even seen a snowflake on the windshield yet. This will be my first year with anything other than a snow shovel. I have 2 blades at the ready and I swear this is the first time since I was a kid that I am dreaming of snow.. My daughter asked me if I was gonna spend my day off pretending to plow snow in the driveway again. What the heck is wrong with me? I really did that? Do you guys attend meetings or something because I am starting to scare myself.

I have been paying school taxes for years so that future generations can get good jobs and pay for my Social Security.

you did very very very very very very very very very well there. also good to see more young people joining the hobby

For $5.98... I'd say you got a smokin' deal.

Instead of "one ringy dingy...two ringy dingy...maybe one wheely horsey...two wheely horsey...?"

Of course, in the process... gaining a lean to for extra storage space is a win win too.

We gotta keep this thread going......Luv those party line stories.

I finished paint the trailer today but its still drying. I also painted my plow that came with the 633 i just need to order sum decals know i'm not sure witch style of decal i'm going to use yet. also mounted my front weights

I think solar is a great idea, and as usual your doing a nice job. Just not sure how cost effective it would be for me at 67. Besides, I figure the less prepared I am for the future, the longer I`ll live. LOL

75 degrees coming thursday in Va.??? my plow is gonna rot off.... i cant cruze up my street with CHAINS !!!!!!!!!

I personally am lovin it

Buenos dias! Como estas? Then I can count to 10 and that's all the Spanish I know!

Pump pulley came today via UPS from www.surpluscenter.com Got it aligned with the PTO. Time to cut up an old deck belt to figure out what length B-Section belt this setup will use.

The A-100 came out in 1976 and 1977. It is not rare, but it is not considered to be a collectible. The machine was designed with a pressed steel frame, Briggs vertical engine, and a Peerless transmission. It was designed as a "lawn tractor" as opposed to a "garden tractor" which would have ground engaging accessories. Nothing wrong with it though. You will find some pictures of some A-100's restored by members in the gallery section of this forum.

But now he's dead. Right? Retirement...one step closer to the grave.

Sorry Jim... here, I'll dumb it down for ya.

It can Waite till the new year in my book. Just me. wow that is close.

Always enjoyed the 875

Not my pets bur too cute to keep to myself!