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Well I've been working 6 days a week so I had my uncle rebuild the motor in my daughters C-81(Rosie) and we got it back today.. She was very happy to say the least! We enjoyed it alil before I left for work today..

I just had to share this! I think you'll enjoy the 5 minute show!

I always thought it was "a made man" thing. Like in the mafia...... Think I'll leave mine alone. I'm in enough trouble here already........

7-21-2011 NASA’s final space shuttle mission comes to an end On this day in 2011, NASA’s space shuttle program completes its final, and 135th, mission, when the shuttle Atlantis lands at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. During the program’s 30-year history, its five orbiters Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis and Endeavour—carried more than 350 people into space and flew more than 500 million miles, and shuttle crews conducted important research, serviced the Hubble Space Telescope and helped in the construction of the International Space Station, among other activities. NASA retired the shuttles to focus on a deep-space exploration program that could one day send astronauts to asteroids and Mars. In January 1972, two-and-a-half years after America put the first man on the moon in July 1969, President Richard Nixon publicly announced that NASA would develop a space transportation system featuring a space vehicle capable of shuttling “repeatedly from Earth to orbit and back.” Nine years later, on April 12, 1981, at Kennedy Space Center, the first shuttle, Columbia, lifted off on its inaugural mission. Over the course of the next 54 hours, the two astronauts aboard NASA’s first reusable spacecraft successfully tested all its systems and orbited the Earth 37 times before landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California. In 1983, a second shuttle, Challenger, was put into service. It flew nine missions before breaking apart shortly after the launch of its 10th mission, on January 28, 1986. All seven crew members were killed, including high school teacher Christa McAuliffe, who had won a national contest to be the first U.S. civilian to fly aboard the space shuttle. In the aftermath of the disaster, the shuttle program was grounded until 1988. The program’s third shuttle, Discovery, made its first flight in 1984. Atlantis entered the fleet in 1985, and was followed by Endeavour in 1992. The shuttle program experienced its second major disaster on February 1, 2003, when just minutes before Columbia was scheduled to land at Kennedy Space Center and conclude its 28th mission, it broke apart while re-entering the atmosphere over Texas. All seven astronauts on board perished. Afterward, the shuttle fleet was grounded until July 2005, when Discovery was launched on the program’s 114th mission. By the time Discovery completed its 39th and final mission (the most of any shuttle) in March 2011, it had flown 148 million miles, made 5,830 orbits of Earth and spent 365 days in space. Endeavour completed its 25th and final mission in June 2011. That mission was commanded by Capt. Mark Kelly, husband of former U.S. congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. On July 8, 2011, Atlantis was launched on its 33rd mission. With four crew members aboard, Atlantis flew thousands of pounds of supplies and extra parts to the International Space Station; it was the 37th shuttle flight to make the trip. Thirteen days later, on July 21, Atlantis touched down at Kennedy Space Center at 5:57 a.m., after a journey of more than 5 million miles, during which it orbited the Earth 200 times. Upon landing, the flight’s commander, Capt. Christopher J. Ferguson, said, “Mission complete, Houston. After serving the world for over 30 years, the space shuttle has earned its place in history, and it’s come to a final stop.” During its 26 years in service, Atlantis flew almost 126 million miles, circled Earth 4,848 times and spent 307 days in space. The estimated price tag for the entire space shuttle program, from development to retirement, was $209 billion. After completing their final missions, the orbiters were sent to museums around the country: Discovery went to the National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Virginia, Endeavour to California Science Center in Los Angeles and Atlantis to Kennedy Space Center. A space shuttle prototype, the Enterprise, is now housed at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York.

Hello all, I've been lurking around and reading/learning since aquiring a new to me C-125 a few weeks ago. Coming up on two weeks ago I moved to my new home and actually got to start working on getting the old girl running again. Story is that a good friends neighbor had the tractor for quite a few years, then stopped using it about 2 years ago in lieu of a commercial zero turn, and decided to move to California about a month ago. Knowing he had the tractor sitting in his shed, I asked what he was going to do with it. Took two weeks, but he sold it to me for $100 with a 42" mower deck and single stage snowblower!! Once i had a couple hours to start working on it I drained out old gas from tank, checked the fuel bowl which was clean and dry, replaced fuel line and installed a new battery. I also had to remove the tin from the engine to clear out a sizable mouse nest!! After doing that, she fired up and ran pretty well. After a 10 minute ride I drained the oil and put some fresh SAE-30 in, put in a fresh spark plug, checked the oil in trans, which was clean and had no trace of water in it. Heck, the rubber shift boot was even there and in one piece! only issue I've had so far is that it seems like it loses prime fuel flow after sitting. I actually put a boat pump primer in line that I had laying around and 1/2 a squeeze on that takes care of the problem. Is there a check valve in the fuel pump that could be bad? My lawn is a little large for the size and speed of this tractor (about 1.75 acres I mow), but I plan to keep it around for cart duty, the snowblower for the driveway, want to get a blade, and things like that. I have wanted a garden tractor for a lot of years, but this is the first time I've had enough property to actually put it to use.

The news was saying at the start of the season..."ants were going to have a good year." I was on the patio the other day and the wife had dropped a Cheese Puff on the ground. Here was this ant dragging this Cheese Puff all over the place. He (or she) even got it up and over the dog's rope laying on the ground. The other ants would just go by though...not one would stop and help. After my beer was gone, I picked up the Cheese Puff and put the ant out of it's misery. It was almost as good as watching paint dry.

It is good stuff I agree. However the scope of what I am dealing with is far more than I feel it would deal with. It doesn't matter anymore. I am an impatient person. I took the trusty pressure washer and blew the ants into oblivion. No more giant home under the seat, vacation home in the belt guard, or summer home in the tach-a-matic. I only have the engine left to worry about, and I have a second can of raid. Ill just mist it heavily with that, wait a couple hours and then pull the tins off.

I have an addiction for dirt track racing. This is my other ride... an early 1960's era vintage dirt track race car...

I went over to Harbor Freight. They have an infrared photo tachometer for $39.99. It's a good bit more than Bob paid at Amazon, but it was worth the value of walking home with it. Both of my machines were idling high. I tuned them to 1200RPM idle. Wow, what a difference. It's like they whisper. I've attached a picture of the tach meter and the newly tuned fleet. Thanks everyone for the help. It's always a pleasure doing a project with my Wheel Horse buddies.

Dang, and I thought I had earned mine.

Good to see your little girl smiling eating a fudge sickle , pulling little brother ! Also like the New Idea 5212 disc mower/conditioner in the background . Put a couple of those together back in the day . One of the best hay cutters ever built IMO . by the way .

Wix 1410 is the filter you want from NAPA.

I had a few visitors at the apple pile. Scared the @@@@ out of that two legged creature looking for the camera in the dark when the flash goes off.

There is a 2003 315-8 with 42 inch deck and bagger, plus a dozer blade up the road from me for sale. Asking price is 2,595. What do you think a fair offer would be?

Please be a simple fix. The last BEM almost drove some of crazy where we joined the existing bunch of nuts.

I got it for $2,400.

Chris, I'm pretty sure the Big Show is all the WHCC does. What ever money they get probably goes for insurance and rent for the fair grounds.

Thanks ACman. She was really excited to know she was finally gonna get to drive her tractor for the first time. I believe that is my uncles 826.

It appears that you have changed yours, ACman. But for those wondering how to do it: Go to your profile page. Click on Edit Profile, and the first choice at the top of the page reads "Member Title". There ya go.

What's the IH in the background? Looks a little like my Bertha.

I'm into Chevy trucks.. I drove my all original 1970 Chevy Longhorn 5 hrs one way to the Big Show this year with ZERO issues. Here she is loaded and ready for the long haul to the Big Show. I'm also into vintage boats and outboards..

Try to cover & seal it with a tarp or plastic as best as you can and set off a can of bug fogger under it. Leave it sealed up for a few hours. That should take care of anything living in there.

Welcome to the Xi club. I've owned my (wife's) D for about 9 months now and I love it! Mine has nearly 1100 hours on the tractor now and has some wear parts that could use replacement eventually but this thing is a beast. As I stated in another thread while working on mine, these things are the best kept secret in the GT world. IMHO they are tougher built than the JD's of the same vintage yet can be had today for much less coin because no one is very familiar with them except for their owners and a few guys on here. Shallow Water Sailor is a great help with these machines. Good luck with yours. I'll be following this thread for sure!

That's what she said!

Its all about "Tuning"

So I saw an XI on Craigslist that looked like it was in decent condition for a decent price, this week. It just so happens I was his first message of hundreds that day! As usual the ad pictures made it look MUCH nicer than it was, I was pretty disappointed. Poor thing was so neglected, but I didn't need another project. I was ready to walk and I told the guy as much. He said "make me an offer, I am buying a zero turn tomorrow" so I made a low offer (I cant totally walk, but I really didnt want another project!) and he declined. I was just about back to the car and he caved and sold it to me! The positives I saw was the that hours were not terribly high (840) and there was not an ounce of rust in any of the usual spots. The paint is faded but no rust. It ran very smooth. The negatives: steering was very loose, wouldnt lift the deck very much, the whole bottom side was covered in oil and grease from engine and transmission leaks, grill and bumper cover cracked... the list of minutia goes on... I finally got a chance to look at it tonight and I am excited. These things are BEASTS, those frame rails are awe inspiring for the size of tractor. One of the lift rings for the deck arm is broke clean off, thus it wouldn't lift the 60" deck with one ring. The pin holding the back end of the steering cylinder is totally missing (HOW was this thing still steering at all!?). I am going to give it a degreasing / pressure washing, figure out how bad it is to clean out the tins, and maybe some color sanding/polishing. To all the XI owners: What would be your recommended things to check/change besides the usual fluids/filters and tins? I know I read I have to pull the engine to clean the engine shroud, right? How bad is it? Thanks for stopping by!

Well since it seems next to impossible to locate a decent grader/belly blade for less than an arm and leg, I decided to fashion my own blade with a 42" dozer blade I picked up for free earlier this year. I cut the blade in half lengthwise and added a six-inch section to each end to get a total width of 54". Here is my progress.

I use Napa Green belts and I get 4+ years out of the PTO belt. I think you need to look at your mule drive.

With any electrical problem the first step is to inspect, clean and tighten all connections including grounds. Following this you can take a jumper cable from the battery "+" directly to the starter terminal to be sure the starter will turn. Next take a small jumper from the battery "+" to the small terminal on the solenoid to see if it closes.

That at is my youngest who turned 4 a few weeks ago(I have three boys). He and my 6 year old love the 'horse, but especially the little one. Sitting on it seems to be his favorite place to be since we got it running!

I never get notification either because just as previously stated, most members renew at the big show. I think the form is standard procedure for renewing on the internet, at the big show you just give them your name and they find you in their database and get you renewed.

I don't think they send notices because all memberships run June to June. I think most members renew at the show.

and had another beer...

Go to a body shop and see if they could use some panel bond . This stuff is crazy strong ! IMO , I wouldn't use the plumbers strap either. Make your own , with thin strips of metal ( a HVAC or body shop might have some scraps ) . This should fix your problem .

Just post it for $150. Should be an easy sale. They can always accept a lower offer.

A fogger is designed to be used in doors so I think a tarp should be ok to use afterwards.

So, I was talking with dad about the rear end explosion and he thought that it took place a little later on. And then we struck pay dirt! He had kept the receipt from when he purchased those parts back in the early 80's. The story is correct but the date was 1983. Apparently the rear failed in the fall of '82 and dad rebuilt it in the spring of 1983 before cutting season was to begin... I';m drooling over the prices of those parts! 6 gears, 2 gaskets, 1 belt, and 1 blade for $178.21 with tax included!

Neil, I watched "Wheeler Dealers" on a cable network called Velocity here in the states. A couple of years back they did a Morris Minor Traveler. What a neat vehicle that was, similar to our Woodies here in the states from the 30s and 40s. That Morris Minor truck of yours is pretty neat. Love to see more of it.

@Al C. you mentioned earlier that it now idles at a much slower speed. Be sure that the idle is not less than 1100 to 1200 RPM or you will not be lubricating the engine properly.

Ha! I am so used to driving machines that never had a temp gauge that I did not even think to look for it. Thanks for that!

Bearings for the input shaft and all the seals are ordered and will be here Friday all the other bearings cleaned up great and run smoothly. I have to get the case gasket and shift rod boot to put it together but we are off to vacation Saturday so it will be at least a week till i can work on it again :-/ One picture is the young man helping with disassembly and the other is the paint match. The original looks a little more orange but close enough. I did a touch up on my 518 deck with it and you can't even see a difference. The paint is Tallman's AG Specialty coatings 5455 0 IH red (2150)

Part of me is glad I don't know where they are at.

Not all , but here is todays auction goodies.

Totally missed that when I typed it out, good catch! LOL

Yes there is

I think you will like it. Mine handles the front end loader like it's nothing. I use the NH GT22 (the twin to the XI series) to mow, and it does a great job, though I have never used the 60" deck yet. I decided 52" was big enough for me. And if you don't like it, I know a guy who just might take it off your hands, LOL

i love old Hondas , especially 305's.... here is one i have owned since 1973 i am also addicted to hot rods. here is my latest project before the glass and top insert was installed

This was my first project, then I was attacked by the bug! I'm finding there is no cure

A couple of pics of my other addiction along side my main addiction. My 1968 Morris Minor pickup with my ride away senior . The senior is the only one in Europe.

Pics turn the right way.