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Had the C-120 out today taking care of the lawn mowing duties. It sure does a nice job.

Last Saturday the wife and I went up to my Dads camp in Linesville to mow the grass and this was beside the road along with some vehicles for sale. I stopped and talked to the guy and found out his M.I.L. had passed and it was hers. Asking 950. We headed home then. Dummy me forgot to get his number. The wife and I decided to take a ride this morning and see if He would deal if it was still there. It was. I asked him bottom dollar and He said 500. He is a JD guy and wanted it gone. I hope I did alright. I dont no anything about these hydro's or the Onans. 1997 Some parts there Im not sure about. Looks like some rear lift stuff. Gave it a quick bath when I got it home. Pro's Very clean No rust on Tractor Runs and Idles smooth Cast Iron weights Quiet running deck All manuals Con's Holes in deck Tranny has a leak somewhere Weak battery as usual

The other day the wife and I were talking about how many of these I have bought in the last couple of years. She said "The first step in any addiction is admitting you have a problem." So I got out to the shop, sit down, and spend some time soul searching. I realized I do have a problem... ... I need a bigger shop!

Just wanted to say thank you to all the members that helped us out figuring out what we had. Picked up the 88 520h with 42" deck for 450 a few weeks ago. We did new battery and hold down then rebuilt the Mule drive and new pto belt. Got to deck and we just finished with all new bearings and idler pulley and belt. Cuts great and nice and quiet now. Was a great project for my son and I. I have all new bearings for the pto but we will do that in the coming weeks. Felt a little loose so we see what we can find.

Hey all. Just wanted to show you all, what I purchased for My Wheel Horse 518 back in the spring. I am sorry to say, but you cannot but this cab in the US. But it is so nice! Lights, sprinkler and wiper. And it is real auto glass. It is attached in a matter of minutes and Will be so comfortable in the winter.

In conjunction with the Montgomery NY tractor parade... the local tractor pulling club put on a little tractor pull demo in the field, out behind the static tractor displays. My buddy Kyle was able to show the big $ boys how it gets done...running with his mower deck in place, in the King of the Lawn class there today. Obviously, as seen here...it ain't always about how much money you throw at it.

Isn't the best !

I need to put another coat of paint on the hood so I just temporarily installed it for these pics. Once the hood is dry I'll be applying the decals. I also need to get a bulb for the right rear tail light. @Aldon When you get a chance, would you mind showing me the threaded rod you used for the hood latch? I thought I had sourced an original part but I didn't. So, I plan to use your method. Here are some more we pics. We love pics.

I like the footing way best. I suppose both are good, and both can crack also. The issue with me...getting below the frost with a footing is important where we both are...and critters will not dig down enough to get under the footings. Ground hogs will tunnel your whole slab out. My Dad has the slab, and he spent days in a lawn chair with an air riffle trying to out smart that rodent.

you do have a problem, you've got a deere in there

9-3-1935 Campbell exceeds 300 mph A new land-speed record is set by Britain’s famed speed demon, Sir Malcolm Campbell. On the Bonneville Salt Flats of Utah, Campbell and his 2,500-hp motor car Bluebird made two runs over a one-mile course at speeds averaging 301.129 mph. In breaking the 300-mph barrier, he surpassed the world record of 276.82 mph that he had set earlier in the year. Malcolm Campbell, born in a suburb of London in 1885, served as a pilot in the Royal Flying Corps during World War I. After the war, he took up automobile racing and was a favorite at the old Brooklands racing track in Weybridge, Surrey. In 1922, a new land-speed record of 133.788 mph was set at Brooklands, and Campbell dedicated himself to breaking it. Searching for an optimal racing surface, he conducted speed trials on a beach in Denmark and at Saltburn in England. At Saltburn, he surpassed the world record, but the result was not recognized by the international governing body of speed records. In September 1924, he went to Pendine Sands in West Wales, one of the longest uninterrupted stretches of sand in Britain. On September 25, he made a series of runs down the seven-mile beach in a V-12 Sunbeam. According to the rules of land-speed racing, the two best times within an hour of each other were averaged, and Malcolm Campbell became the new land-speed world record holder, with an average speed of 146.163 mph. In 1925, he raised the record to 150.766 mph at Pendine Sands but in 1926 lost his title as world’s fastest driver. Not to be undone, he constructed a car especially designed for land-speed trials with engineer Leo Villa. Streamlined and featuring a Napier Lion aero-engine, the innovative motorcar was christenedBluebird, after the play L’Oiseau bleu by the Belgian dramatist Maurice Maeterlinck. In 1927, he set a new land-speed record of 174.883 mph in Bluebirdand in 1928 beat off British challenger Henry Segrave with a record 206.956 mph. In 1931, Campbell took a new and improved Bluebird to Daytona Beach, Florida, and set his fifth land-speed record: 246.088 mph. That year, he was knighted by King George V for his achievements. Sir Malcolm went on to set three more consecutive land-speed records at Daytona Beach: 253.968 mph in 1932, 272.465 mph in 1933, and 276.710 mph in early 1935. Seeking a surface fast enough to propel him over the 300-mph mark, Campbell took Bluebird to the searing Bonneville Salt Flats of Utah, where the very level, smooth flats are as solid as concrete by summer’s end. On September 3, 1935, he set a new record of 301.129 mph. The attempt almost ended in disaster when Bluebird suffered a burst tire near the end of the first run, but Campbell managed to maintain control and then make the requisite second run within the hour. After breaking 300 mph–his stated goal–he retired from land-speed racing. He had held the world record a record nine times. However, not content with a leisurely retirement, Sir Malcolm took up water racing and in 1937 set a new world’s water-speed record of 129.50 mph. The next year, he raised the record to 130.93 mph, and in 1939 to 141.74 mph. This record was unbroken when he died of a stroke in 1948 at the age of 63. His son, Donald Campbell, later set land and water-speed records. Today, the land-speed record stands at 763.035 mph, set by Britain’s Andy Green in 1997. Green’s record was the first official land-speed time to exceed the speed of sound.

...you find a cutie like this just hanging out in a parking lot. Seen her today at Montgomery NY's tractor parade.

Hook a piece of chain from the plow frame to the top hole that the spring hooks into- then just remove it when you want to plow snow again- Good Luck!- Al

My buddy Kyle, and wife Sharon in the 2016 Montgomery NY tractor parade. They was represent'n here today.

Well yesterday provided much stress, cussing, and throwing of things. Then today, after a morning of yard sales, I went to TSC and purchased two different size belts. Already having a 26", a 28" and a 31" belt on hand was not enough. I ended up with a new 29" and 30". I modified my bracket some more, changed it's location, and with a 30" belt I seemed to hit the sweet spot. Pump pulley lines up with the inner PTO pulley. Pump sits low enough that there is no conflict with the brace. The belt no longer rubs on the PTO hoop, and when I turn the wheel all the way to the right, there is no longer any conflict with the plumbing. Since this 416-H is getting a swept-forward axle and trailer hubs, that should even further move the tire away from the pump and hoses. So here are today's pictures: From the side.. Clearing the brace.. Looking down onto the tire showing how it clears the lower hose.. View from the front.. Now I need to get some longer hoses, and I need to make a brace to secure the top flange of the pump.

Yup Steve.... A bunch of beer drunk red necks going what seems to be 50mph down a steep Iowa snow packed hill on metal Turtle waxed ironing board tops, out of control heading straight for the timber at the bottom of the hill screaming WATCH THIS!!! I'll call ya with the date and time once we get a good snow pack. I have extra ironing boards and plenty of Bactine and Band-aids and beer!!!!

I wonder if the guy who bought the tiller is still trying to figure out how to mount it.

Wish I could find that kind of deal. You are one lucky couple.

You did great. The cast iron wheel weights can bring good money, so that's a bonus.

I think you did great. That bracket looks like it's for a tiller. Maybe he's got the tiller? The idler pulley mounts on the upside down J thingy.

That is one nice score . For the price you paid you sure got a deal and think it is something else to play with and your wife approved the purchase.Double score.

Sooner or later I'll figure out how to flip pictures. Lol

Any electrician knows that Greenlee makes the good stuff. Tha That green is fine, the green and yellow hiding behind it is a different story!

@Wishin4a416 nice haul !

Yea, left the door open one night deere got in and won't leave. Have to say it's a damn nice garden tractor.

Wasn't sure what to expect from the storm this weekend so I left work yesterday and went to Mathews to get my tractors out of the barn and up on blocks in my shed. Neighbor called this afternoon and told me the barn I keep a couple of them in did get water in it, but my shed was nice and dry. If I hadn't put them on blocks I'm sure the water would have reached my shed.

Picked this RJ58 up yesterday from @SPINJIM . The Clinton B1290 needs a new oil pan that fits the bolt pattern on the frame. (Oil pan on it now is in pics) Does anyone know if I can put a different Clinton oil pan on it to fit the bolt pattern? This tractor originally had a Clinton b1290 I believe and if they were original on the RJ58s there must be a different oil pan I can use. If anyone has one I'd be interested. Also, does anyone know how to paint it, and make the paint look old and patina looking? I need to paint the spot on the hood patina looking because I'm going to keep this tractor the way it is. Also, I'm going to swap the transmission. I have one but its for a 400 suburban. It's the same trans, but will it fit on this tractor and work? And will I still be able to use the original RJ58 belt guard if I switch them?

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/hermine-deliver-life-threatening-surf-winds-north-carolina-new-england-n642426 I'm thanking Cyclone Hermine tonight. After getting the above forecasts, I shortened my Labor Day weekend at my camp at the Delaware shore and came back home to Pa for the rest of the holiday. Arriving at noon today, I discovered lightening had struck my house several hours after I left on Wed. Tripping the breakers to a beverage fridge and a 24 cu ft chest freezer full of a years harvest of venison, perch filets, crab meat, blackberries, and the entire garden harvest. The good news...It only thawed on the top and everything was cold so nothing in the freezer was lost and the warm beer, soda, and wine has already been chilled. The bad news is ... so far I have lost two garage door operators, one TV, one answering machine, one clothes dryer, and possibly the breaker panel. Off to see the homeowners agent Tuesday morning. So, again, thank you Hermine for sending me home early and preventing a big 400lb stinky mess. Didn't mean to highjack your post Chip, but I thought you might be interested on some good news from Hermine.

I don't think he talking about that green and yellow thing ! AMC looks like you're having a good time . Always enjoy your post .

Take a look at this article from an old cope of a street rod magazine. Don't think you will be able to match up the original paint on a touch up.

Also This Is A Great One Page Sheet to Keep Posted in your Garage or Shop for reference

You will love the 520 , They are a great tractor.

Only 5 bills! Very good deal! Enjoy it. Mike.....

I don't see a problem here , looks normal to me ! That's a working mans shop .

If you can get a track hoe with a 12" bucket to trench down to below the frost line and form and pour a monolithic slab on grade you will have the best of both worlds, only be paying for a little more concrete and steel. If any fill is needed use clean gravel to avoid settling. Be sure the vapor barrier goes down the inside of the trench several inches too.

You don't have a problem , just a hobby. I think you need a large addition say 20x 40 ft, that would solve your space problem for a year or so. I don't see much space for the coffee pot , TV or computer in your current shop.

I had a 46'x56' pole building in northern Indiana with a floating slab and never had a problem except for what Steve mentioned. With a pole structure the posts are below the frost line. Obviously with a frame structure you need the footers. Whatever you decide I wouldn't let the cost be the only deciding factor. Nice building Ranger

@DougC So that is why you built your house on the only hill in Iowa.

I built a 24X28 2 story pole barn with a floating slab concrete floor back in '03, I've never had a problem with the concrete floor if that's what you're worried about. Saved lot of money by not having to dig footers. I'm in upstate NY and we get some cold winters. So that might be another possibility for you.

yep your shop has srunk with old age.

Hey Chris...looks like everything is on wheels. You've got that going for you. Need to paint that gang box. Otherwise, it looks pretty good.

Engine now is firing and it ran, just for a second or two. Carburetor needs cleaned, and that's the next job. But, it's good to hear this thing run, even just for a brief moment. And it didn't make any strange noises.

Thanks for all the encouragement. I think this thing is going to work.

Nice neat job. Sometimes you just need to get away from a project for a while. Then it comes together and you wonder why you couldn`t see it before...

If you have a problem, then there is no hope for me.

Looks like two light blue ones to me !

I agree with many of you about changing lives and downsizing. I currently have 4 machines and am working on a restore of a C125-simply because I enjoy bringing tractors back to "close" to their original condition. Do I need 5 tractors-NO, can I possibly use 5 tractors-NO. For me, the ideal number is three, which leaves me a problem as I cannot bear to let one go. I love my xi, and it is the only one with a loader. I like my 416H because of the Onan and because it is a hydro. My C141 is my favorite because it is like my first WH which I sold 20 years ago. So that just leaves the 314-8 which has low hours and is in perfect condition except for two scratches and the C125 which is a work in progress. In 10 years I will be 75 and I will not need these machines, plus, every attachment will be too heavy for me to lift anyway. One by one, they will be sold. When I was younger, I did not have the time or money to invest in this hobby. Now I do and I hope to continue to have fun. One thing I have learned as have many of you: the only thing constant in life is change. You can embrace change or resist it, but it will not go away. Cheers!

Yes just one, some kind of touring bike. I have an Electra Glide and a Softail Chopper now. Add those two bikes to all the other stuff and I'm turning wrenches, charging batteries, washing and waxing and greasing, and inflating the tire on something all the time. Trust me I'm not complaining. God has been very good to me. But it will be a good feeling when I'm a SemiRetiredWrencher like our friend who started this thread I went ahead and added some pics. My two bikes, me and my road dog Jay who changes Harley's more than most of us change underwear, and something to give everyone a little laugh before bedtime tonight.

42" RD for $300, and it's NOS, no less.