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diving a teacher crazy. A kindergarten teacher was helping one of her students put his boots on. He had asked for help and she could see why. With her pulling and him pushing, the boots still didn’t want to go on. When the second boot was on, she was nearly out of breath. She almost whimpered when the little boy said, “Teacher, they’re on the wrong feet.” She looked and sure enough, they were. It wasn’t any easier pulling the boots off than it was putting them on. She managed to keep her cool as they worked together to get the boots back on – this time on the right feet. He then announced, “These aren’t my boots.” She bit her tongue rather than scream, “Why didn’t you say so earlier?” like she wanted to. Once again she struggled to help him pull the ill-fitting boots off. He then said, “They’re my brother’s boots. My Mom made me wear them.” She didn’t know if she should laugh or cry. She mustered up the grace to wrestle the boots on his feet again. She said, Now, where are your gloves?” He said, “I stuffed them in the toes of my boots…”

Well I haven't been around of awhile with work and garage projects keeping me busy. I managed to build a stainless plow based off some rough measurements and some artist creativity. So onto my thoughts: I passed my 875 onto my brother for his new home and been using the lil RJ for all my year round duties currently. Surprisingly it's not bad. With chains and a 100lb rear frame block I'm able to hook up as much as I'd like to with the tractor and push a pretty good amount. I did make the plow 36 compared to 42" as I was worried about how much pushing power I'd have. In first gear I think it'd move a house until traction craps out. I do miss the power and ease of the 8hp and hydro trans , but it is kind of nice to toss it in 1st or 2nd and just hold on. Yeah I said hold on.... 3rd gear wow. My first impressions with 3rd and rpms raised it's pretty much hold on for the ride. The steering wheel at that point is pretty much a suggestion not a request. Just feels twitchy compared to the gear driven steering on the 875, as a little input makes a big difference. Also Stainless edge on the plow seems to grab the concrete more then the mild edge ever did on the 875's blade. It's pretty dang nice having it scrap rather nice and clean and peeling up grass, flowerbeds(sorry hunny), or neighbors driveway edging. Overall does it work? heck yeah! Is there a better machine out there to do the job? more then likely... But I am falling in love more and more with this lil RJ with it's quirky personality and all. Take Care Mat

Hi Guys I have not posted for a while, as I was waiting for my new Wheel Horse RJ58 to arrive. Went to the USA a couple of weeks ago and picked it up after having it shipped from Pennsylvania to Washington via Fastenal. Fantastic service and only $175.00. Due to paperwork and customs I had to leave the motor in the USA this trip, but will retrieve it next time I am in the USA. She is a beauty.....I just love it! Thanks to all those members that provided me information I needed to get it home. Good Roads Brian

When I was looking at potential topics for this date I almost went with G.W.Bush appointing Condoleezza Rice as Secretary of State in 2005; some how I don't think that would have gotten the same reaction!

Sure made it easy to clean the gutters.

I'm pretty happy with how it performed. I had to hit the plow line in the street with some momentum to bust through, but no real issues. I need more traction, but I was still able to push a pretty impressive amount of snow (much more impressive than what's in the videos). Next year I'll ballast the tires and get wheel weights. Very happy considering I started the weekend thinking the motor was lunched.

My wife makes Quilts for the Quilts of Valor program and present stem to servicemen and veterans, think I could convince her one of my is a veteran?

Now why the heck would someone post a pic of the side of a sprocket from a tall shoot blower here?

Who cares when Daisy laying on roof in those Daisy Dukes

I always think its more fun to use the smaller horses for work. The larger horses just make it to easy.

Did some serious snow removal with my three 520H's. Only two issues to report and that was on the 1991 with a 44" blower and cab. The lift cylinder started to leak, I'll try to nurse that till spring. I started to have PTO slippage, and found that a bolt pulled out of the block. It was one of the bolts that holds the top of the PTO and the muffler in place. The threads pulled out of the block. I was able to install a longer bolt because there were good threads deeper in. My suggestion is that anyone with this Onan setup, get longer bolts in there now. I'll Heli-Coil mine as well.

Sit down with a nice cup of coffee, reserve a good amount of time, and prepare for an excellent pictorial / tutorial on the ins, outs and arounds of these transmissions...It really is an outstanding lesson...

Wonder how long it will take Craig to find the video of this.

Here we go again....down that slippery slope.

Kinda reminds me of them old "Rorschach" (ink blot) tests Jim, typically used in psychological evaluation. To my eye, I see two well rounded crests here...but understand, others may only have an eye for that one big trough.

Looks like retaining pin for PTO. At least from my tractor. I have never had a 520.

I knew this kid in 1st grade!!! His name was Fred. Really!!! Might have been Mike?? No, it was Fred.

Makes sense, or cents, or scents to me Brian. But then Me being a Hydro Power guy, I have to convert all my electronic stuff to a fluid to be able to grasp it. Volts = pressure Amps = flow Ohms = friction closed switch = open valve open switch = closed valve Clear as water....

Clearly, I'm not on your wave length here...

What passenger door???

Many years ago I added a backup lamp to a C-120 8-Speed. Mounted a switch intended for a door or window in a security system to the side of the hoodstand next to the shifter in the reverse position. Then clamped the other magnetic half to the shifter. The switch has a common terminal plus normally open and normally closed terminals. This is powered by the light circuit. A relay was added that is powered by the battery. If the lights are off the backup lamp won't come on. Weather has never been a problem but if it was my plan was to install the switch in a plastic container or plastic tubing and seal it up. The magnet would still control it. A pair of these could be used to limit the chute travel. Garry

You can buy a lot of tractors and attachments for what a couple of kids cost to raise.

Ags, fluid filled, iron wheel weights, 2 link chains and a 120# weight bracket no problems with traction on pavement or grass with 2 stage blower and 2 feet of snow...turfs are ok but for me the age get the job done.

What...get rid of the wife?

I had those boots with 300 metal clips on each one. They would get full of ice and wouldn't latch. Wonder Bread bags didn't help either. No wonder you don't wear socks! now that's funny right there! If you don't think that's funny you get the heck out of here!

Well..... I woke Project up from her 2 odd month slumber yesterday and thought I'd take her for a little drive before I start on the flaming exhausts again... I may of got carried away a bit

I think a name change is in order here: Duke of

No need for relays. Motor has a forward and back circuit, ground and positive for each. You supply power to the forward circuit, the seat moves forward, Apply power to the reverse circuit, the seat moves backward. For my example, substitute left and right for forward and back. You hit the control switch to move left, the chute rotates left until it hits the left side limit switch (NC), which kills power (opens the switch) to the left side circuit. Since the circuit is now open, the chute will go no farther left. The right side switch is still in the NC position, so when you use the control switch to move right, the chute will turn right until it hits the right limit switch, which then opens and kills power to the right side circuit. As soon as you started moving right, the left side switch returns to the NC position, so you can reverse at any point, until the chute opens the NC switch and stops further travel. If both limit switches are closed (chute is somewhere in the middle), you can use the control switch to move in either direction. If that isn't clear, I could do a diagram. I am not an artist, but I should be able to get the point across.

I had to paint a few things for my wife in the basement and didn't want overspray on Emory's suburban. Looked around for something to cover it with. Put it to bed pretty snug don't you think. Just don't tell the wife where I got that snazzy cover! Think I'll keep it

Gotta take smaller bites of the pile, cut it down filling only say...1/3 to 1/2 of the blade. Hard on your trans mount ramming into the piles like that. Otherwise...looks great.

Yup, when life gives you lemons......

Took at least an hour a tire, and 6 1/2 gallons in a 23:8:12 wheel, it was a small funnel. I also kneeled on the tire just before filling the funnel so as I took the pressure off it sucked the fluid in faster. BTW I took the wheels off the tractor and laid them on the floor other than that 2×4 to keep the valve stem a bit higher than the rest of the wheel. Welp !!!!!! im gonna go LOADED,,,,,,,,best part is........im gonna bring my tires and wheels to the BIG SHOW and load them,,,,, thank=YOU Old,Red Rider,,Ranger13148 WV Hillbilly and Cleat..,,,.......Hope to see you fellas at the show....13galX8....thats over 100 lbs,,,,,that should keep me moving next winter,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Howard in Stafford VA..................

No issue matching up a belt today. Blew home from work and got it installed. All looked good so I gave it hell! Tie Rod rig job held up. Having a celebratory beer tonight rather than a forget about the day one! That's my beast! And glad to have back.

Not if you get yourself one of these.

Wow!! You keep that one in the living room?! Very nice!

I got a guy off craigslist who will trade me his supposed no good sunstrand for finding one for him. So i get a sunstrand that might be decent or just a stuck accelerater pin, but i get a fun project and i get to practice on a free one before i take apart one of mine!!! So first yes i need a sunstrand from someone here on wheel horse forum, but i also want to add to the multiple threads of rebuilds on sunstrands step by step as i tear through it. And now that i have supporter status i can upload tons of pics.!! what should i start with to crack it open soak it in a bucket of diesel??

Richard gave you a great tip for the priming stage. Back to filler, though, polyester fillers are different with some intended for the last stages, thinner, easier to apply and sand with finer grits (less clogging). Then there's that Feather Fill and I'm sure other brands, but it was the first. Spot putty has it's uses but it has been abused and gathered a bad rap. Never meant to replace Bondo type fillers and probably best used to fill in sand scratches instead of larger areas. Thick primer that does not cure but rather dries and it will take longer than sprayed on primer so it appreciates some infra-red heat, especially with cooler temps. I used infra-red panel lamps year round to speed things up! Somethings are tough to teach, especially online, and somethings just take lots of experience. I could feel flaws that most people couldn't see and often see flaws my help said weren't there! Clean, dry and a bit dusty hands slowly run over a panel can detect very minor defects. When you get to primed surfaces and wet sand you can use the glistening surface reflections to find most all flaws, which is a good thing because it's your last chance before paint! I suggest you continue your therapeutic relaxation techniques methodically with no rush. If you think you might have a flaw you most likely do and try to fix everything with each step without thinking the next step will fix it. Try to hammer and dolly until it is perfect, thin coat of filler and sand until it is perfect and prime with different colors until you know it is perfect! Old school really relied on metal working because there was no filler, only lead! Once poly fillers came along those metal working skills declined and "Bondo" was abused. I've seen panels that must have consumed an entire gallon of filler involved in an accident where 1" thick chunks fill out! Shameful!

Might as well grease the PTO bearing too while your in there

Have you seen this thread?

Well it got into low 40's today and cabin fever hit hard. So I recently recieved one of my Christmas gifts to myself. A new set of rear turf tires. These are pricy but I got a good deal on them on sale and Amazon prime so no shipping. So I rush home at lunch, fire up the air compressor and dig out my 2nd GT14. I decided that I will go ahead and have a set of wheels powder coated for durability. But thought I'd have to wait until spring but 40 plus degrees triggered a spurt of productivity. Might be enough to hold me through until spring. Pics showing comparison and then a pic of my naked GT14 The new tires are an inch wider than stock. And way pricy....but I figure it's very likely they will last as long as I have tractor. This is spare tractor will end up with the tires that are currently on my rolling frame. Set of new front Vredsteins and new old stock on back. Just a couple very small cracks. This keeps happening. I decide to upgrade and use the fact I have a second tractor to use the used but decent stuff on. At this rate the spare is going to be too nice to sell off. Doh !

Should work. Just make sure the mounting bracket is well grounded.

A bit more progress.. Nigel made a blanking plate to cover the headlamp hole in the bonnet/hood. The fuel tank got a coat of red... A few dents add character And a heavy duty tow hitch has been added

I agree with Aldon

I have the makings for the chute rotator. I just was trying to "engineer" it so that I could go back to the manual crank if the motor failed. It means duplicating the gear, shaft and bracket. A simpler method to add a clutch would be a cordless drill mounted in the cab that is equipped with a clutch driving the rod. Not the WOW factor but do-able.

make sure you get the rear axle bracket which most times is left on the axle and forgotten when machines change hands

Looks great! Plus you can do sidewalks now!

Oh look, a rainbow!

You definitely need weights and chains with a blower....a sno-chucker is way to much weight out front. Ag tires are the worse tires for snow duty so its no surprise they didn't work. Get yourself weights/chains and some good turf tires. Mike............