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This weekend was my home town show weekend. Got to stay in my own town while others brought their goodies for me to see! Enjoy! This custom Wheel Horse sport utility vehicle was a work of art, Frame was stretched and the bed was a functioning dump bed. Powered by a 16 HP Onan and lots of great custom touches. My 953 street rod tractor is in the background. As you can see it was for sale and about an hour after I talked to the owner I saw another guy driving it; Big Red was SOLD! Here are a few more pictures for you enjoyment.

Finally got the engine in my daughters suburban after a year. Few small things left but end is in sight now.

I know this thread had gone off the tracks, but I think the memories it has evoked are priceless! Back when I was kid (1950's), I remember my dad driving into the little Sinclair station in town. The building was the size of 1-car garage, but the front was all glass, and that's where he sold tires, oil, wiper blades, etc. There were a couple of chairs where you could just sit and chat. Behind the counter was a pot-bellied stove that always had a pot of coffee on it in the winter. In the back was his office, and storage for some parts, oil, anti-freeze and such. Alongside the building was an outside hydraulic lift where they did their service work ("sorry ma'am, can't service your car today, it's raining"), and in the front was the island with two pumps. One regular, and one high octane. Kerosene pump was next to the building. On the end of the island was a water hose for filling your radiator. The "crank your pressure" air pump was next to the Coke machine. While pumping your gas, the attendant would bring a small metal trash can up to the window and ask if you wanted to dump your ashtray. Like Jeff quoted above, I was always fascinated by two things. The guy that pumped the gas had a large shirt pocket where he kept a squeeze bottle of windshield washer, and in his pants pocket was a wad of bills. Now I don't know if it was three inches thick or not because gas was only 22 cents per gallon back then.

Thanks so much for the pictures. I really like looking at old cars and equipment. You can see the pride that the original manufacturers and the restorers had in building or rebuilding the equipment.

Well her first show was good she had fun and liked that she got a ribbon for participating.

Well in my book if "as is" was dud you would be getting a check in the mail.

Hey Fred, we could see a lot better if you would clean the oil off the camera lens.

I am almost finished redoing a 953 that has been in my family since very early in its life. I have been searching for the factory headlight housings for appx 1 year. Hoping to make its first show at the end of this month but I cannot locate these darn housings. Any one have ideas. I did buy new lenses off of glen but no housings to put them on. Thanks in advance For any help!

Well fellow Horse Addicts, i young man pulled into my Truck shop at 530pm today Friday the 7th july, It has a new carb on it, its not Kohler, one of them 25 dollar specials on ebay, a piece of wire connecting govenor to carb, he said it only runs on full choke which it did, so i figure Saturday ill run a new fuel line & Filter but i gotta get carb parts, its a 12hp as you all already know, The deck raise dont work i seen and a few odds & ends, Heres sum picks, i paid 200.00, Good or bad, let me know your thoughts, Hey it was free delivery like 953nut said LOL

My haul today. Been looking for 2 years for a good one.

These are some pretty obscure pics. Apparently I need more practice at staging my tractor for a decent pic!!! @Shynon brought this one from Minnesota down for me today! I picked it up at the Portage show---which was totally awesome by the way! thanks Tom for a nice little tractor! I can't wait to give it to dad for his birthday!

A few more pics from today. This brush cutter on the Simplicity was a first for me.... reminded me of the Mad Max front tiller before guards were installed. Even Ole Saint Nick showed up with a bag -o-candy.

Emory has had a blast with it!!! He tells everyone who will listen about his tractors. He even had his cuz out riding on it before long. Great way to work his hand!!! Lots of good family time around the ole horses too! Great way to spend the 4th. Haven't been here since Thurs. Hope to get back again soon!

Thanks guys! Dad had prostate surgery Thurs, so that was the only time I've been in cell range until now. I'm tickled with the tractor, even though it seems to have a little bit of an identity crisis. Runs great! Haven't tried to start the tiller yet - needs a recoil spring. Talked with Oldredrider about maybe getting it going for me this winter. Emory is in heaven with our horses and has to go for a ride quite frequently now that we've got a good tank on it! Been busy tearing the 953 down for a repaint. I'll try to post some pics later on when I get a chance. Happy trails!!

Motor oil is motor oil. The internet says so!

During the 80's and early 90's we had a full service station in town . It was a 76 station and they hired local kids to pump your gas , usually 5 or 6 . The thing that stands out on in my mind was th trust the owner had with the kids . These kids all had a roll of cash and I'm talking like a three inch role of bills . The kids never knew how much cash they had (I ask a former employee) and at the end of the day most just took the cash home until the next day . I don't think this could happen in today's world .

I worked at a full service station for 9 years and loved it. But they shut the doors a year after I left for the service and now built a big fancy station with a dunking donuts drive thru. Know they struggle for buisness. Because people enjoyed the full service and small town manorism and common courtesy they would be treated with.

Yes dirt/wood hauling and snow duty. Hoping they steer better in the snow and hold better on the hills.

The GT-14 should pull a small locomotive.... What you've described is a worn out hydro pump and it probably can be repaired/ refurbished. I have rebuilt a few of these successfully. Not difficult to do, but time hungry and a lot of wrenching. The power loss is MOST LIKELY due to worn out parts in the pump and you only need to resurface some parts to get all the scratches and gouges out of them. Here are a few pics of what you'll get into:

That's something you just don't see anymore...a service station.

Yes that's the original seat. Here's when we started on it.

Emory's pride is showing. Won't be long before his cuz has one too. Rock the Ranger Emory.

This was given to me by a coworker. It would not roll over so he put in a new starter and battery. Still no go so he gave up on it. Problem was carb leaked gas into cylinder effectively hydro locking it. Rebuilt carb and machine runs very well. Deck was very crooked so I leveled that and it should be ready to mow now. I think my wife will enjoy driving this. She can't reach the pedals on the 520's with Matt's kit installed. Paint is good on tractor. Deck needs some work to make it look pretty. Cleat

So I decided to upgrade my 308-8 and do an engine swap. Main reason being the 8 horse Kohler struggles with the snowblower. It's a great engine, just not quite enough hp. Just about every machine I have has a Briggs in it and I've never had a problem with any of them. So I thought why not drop an opposed twin in the big horse. After searching for awhile, I found an 18 horse out of a workhorse on eBay. Had the pto and engine mount I needed on it. Turned out to be too far gone to rebuild, just flat wore out. A few months later I got a nearly identical engine off a buddy for free, he was going to scrap it. Long story short (too late!) I am making one engine out of 2. The carb, tins, oil pan, and air cleaner housing are off the junk engine. The junk engine was a 1983, the rebuilt one is a 1984. Parts are very hard to find for this engine anymore, lots of late nights searching eBay. Model is 422437, splash lube ball bearing 12v electric start horizontal shaft. The free engine I started with. It sat outside for a few years. After some tinkering and the carb and oil pan off the other engine, she fired right up! Disassembly The timing pin on both engines was worn, almost sheared off on the junk one. Briggs only used this for a few years before going to an 1/8inch woodruff key after. It is very apparent it was a weak point. Had to drill out the old one.

Well, I found what we think is a 701 with the wrong hood and single engine pulleys at the show. Got it for $250 and am very pleased. Runs great with minimal smoke. Starts right off and is a blast to drive. I cleaned the paint with fine steel wool and a Brillo pad to get rid of that pink color! I repaired a square seat pan, put on a belt guard, and fabbed up a bar to mount a set of lights I bought from Ron Greco. I also bought the tiller at the show and had to hook it up just for grins! I might paint the both this winter, but kind of like the look of the 701, even though it seems to be an older repaint. You can see Emory with his lawn ranger in the back of one of the shots, he hasn't let it rest since we got home and I put a good gas tank on it!

Thanks Richard, that looks like a quality show.

That's kinda screwy and nutty. Someone afraid of free enterprise, cash on the barrel head activities there in Plymouth???? Tractor shows and tractor parts sales go hand in hand....... Geezzzzz........

Got your message about the engine. Glad that everything is OK. I guess I can spend the money now???

I have that epoxy on the wheels of my Can Am . That shuff's TOUGH !

Because the wheels "make" the vehicle... Cars, trucks, tractors whatever.

You won't regret running ags in the front - I'm a fan of them due to the extra traction in just about all conditions . It's nice to be able to angle a front blade and have the tractor actually steer it where you want to go , instead of the other way around . Sarge

Thanks Neil. She wanted to clean the wheels here before I put the engine on it

Beautiful day here in SC Pa. Hoping to pick up some parts this AM for my new winter project. Come on down to the show.

Go to Farmland Indiana. Rode there on the 1979 Honda Cb750. [yes I do like old bikes like my old Horses]. The guy insisted on filling my tank and even used a towel to make sure no drips on the bike. Besides that, there are plenty of Horses for sale in Indiana. Arcanum Ohio at Troutwine's car dealership still pumps your gas, and often ,one of the owners will pump it for you in his dress slacks and tie.

That is just an awesome picture , love it , made my day .

200 bucks for that tractor is a neck of a deal...i paid 400 for my C-125...fresh rebuilt engine but tractor is rough compared to yours

Garry

Thanks for the great pictures , hope you are having a good time.

Ain't no big thing. Just doin' my job!

Two of our very best... vendors.

The lighting makes the paint look pink.

My rule of thumb is opposite, drive them on forward, especially if the hoods are hinged in the front. If not properly secured, a tractor that is backed onto a trailer or truck, can and will lose their hoods due to the wind drag blowing them up and off. I've seen it happen, and in fact, I was behind a trailer that had that happen to. If you do backed them on, secure the hood with a bungie cord or strap (just don't tightened them too tight to damage the hood). If you do have a problem with them rearing up if driving them forward onto a trailer or truck, don't drive them on, but walk them on. Put them in the lowest gear, throttle down, and just walk them on. Much safer.

great seeing the kids with the wheel horse. thanks for sharing. Glenn

Awesome to see him riding! He teach them cousins anything about wheel horse?

That smile from ear to ear tells the story!

If that ain't calendar material , I don't know WHAT IS

I'm constantly amazed at how small they are! And still have a heavy cast iron front axle, heavy gauge frame and rugged transaxle! Hope to have time to get mine running...

Sweet looking ride Emory ! I wish I had known about your tractor we could have tried one of the hydro's .

While rewiring my 1981 C125, I often use my 1978 C141 for reference. When I peered under the rectifier a few weeks ago I saw the beginnings of the dreaded melted connector. While many of you may be right that a transistor inside the rectifier may be failing, another thing to consider is the connectors may be starting to fail and are going high resistance which will ultimately lead to a runaway thermal condition (aka a fire in the worse conditions) and an open circuit. I did check out the ebay rectifiers but have not done anything yet-just getting lazy I guess.

Welcome. couple more checks for your stator. when you get new regulator make sure it is well grounded,