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I recently upgraded my original wheelhorse 48 inch snow plow with a Warn ProVantage 54 inch snow plow. Due to the increased weight from the warn snow plow, the hand lift mechanism became very tiring. I decided to fabricate a snow plow lift off the front of the tractor with a linear actuator to mechanically lift the snow plow with the press of a button. The pictures below show the finished product. Two days ago I put it to the test when a nor'easter dumped a foot of snow and the tractor/ plow setup worked perfectly.

Original owner died 12 yrs ago... wife had in a cardboard box. I gave her fair money for it (not into ripping off anybody... espescially little old ladies) . 1970 Ruger 3 screw small frame Blackhawk in .357 mag. Its essentially a Colt Single Action Army with a few mods... coil spring versus leaf... frame mounted firing pin... "real" sights. Shoots real nice... only wish it had the 6" bbl versus 4 5/8ths... John Wayne approved! Shoots holes in propane tanks No Prob ! Tony

"FILL YOUR HAND YOU SOB"

It seems like that design is found a niche and is being made by a few manufacturers. I do know that when Allis was developing the G, John Deere was also developing a similar design, but scrapped the idea before it went into production. http://thinkoggun.com/ https://www.tuff-bilt.com/tractors.html https://www.tilmor.com/en-us/products/33/tilmor-tractor The market seems to be more international, but probably will be marketed here also. The Tilmor tractor is made by the same guys who make the Ventrac tractors, and may have some ties to Steiner tractors.

Got a new seat cover and foam pad for my L107 today from Bob Ellison. Beautiful workmanship...but there is a problem. i am not sure I want to install it. My father bought her new in 1967 and she has been busy ever since. She is my year round chore tractor and frankly my britches are not always that clean when I sit on her. This cover is so nice I am not sure I want to get it dirty. The other half was very impressed, she made a replacement cover about 20-25 year ago (not nearly as nice) but is is coming apart and more brown than white.

Here's one angle...

Yes he did but he keeps buying/hoarding then he has to change his name! WHX= Wheel Horse Times (number of how many he owns) or hoards

Here's the deal Giddy... yer always supposed to put it for sale here for that ungodly price so then we can wonder if your on crack for asking that price and bust yer stones some more! They were just wondering if you were on crack for building such a contraption! Truth be told your Ebay ad might have made my "stupid things you see on CL" thread!

"Geez, yada, yada, yada....." post #79 was my attempt at humor. I don't know why I try because it never fares well. This has been a public service announcement.

If you clamp a piece of heavy steel to the item to be removed, ground an arc welder to the shaft it is on and burn a few rods at high amperage the current passing through the rust will cause it to heat (poor electrical conductivity). The rust will become powder and you can use some paraffin to aid the removal.

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I personally think Bob will be very pleased with your appreciation of his magnificent work on the seat he made for you. I also think that the seat cover has a purpose, use it with joy and thankfulness for its intended reason. In other words, enjoy it.

Bought mine new in 1970. I was 21. Six inch barrel. $99.95....

Nice Doc..... I have the same one but 7.5" barrel. Sure it fun for fantailing! Had one in 45 LC for cowboy action play but sold it. They're alot like tractors ...you realize how stupid you are after you sell it!

Looking for a 551 roller must have decent hood and does not need to have a motor.

I'd be more inclined to use a salad shooter but that's just me!

Did you boil the carb out on the kitchen stove?

Had some nice weather and no overtime today so I thought I'd start a little yard reclaim job. NYSDOT has been trying for years to put in an extra lane during the winter. This year has been the worst in the 30 yrs I've lived here. I know it may snow again so I didn't get too carried away with the C-160. Just made 1 pass. No car parts or cans were found so that's surprising! I'll probably catch hell for dozing on their property. NOTICE MY "NICE " STREET! This is a major highway and it hasn't been paved since I've been here!

Had a look in my box of carb parts and found a new needle and seat and the gaskits. All back together now and ready to fit in the morning

All Right!!! That's the first time anyone ever thought of putting me on their list. I hope it was good enough to be #1 best ever

For the record, THIS post cracked me up.

I just found this thread-that machine turned out great! Here is a pic of mine-it's a good "10-footer", but I was using it to work at the time so I just did a quick clean up and paint. Our neighbor bought it new, and I bought it from his estate back in 2008. That B & S 12hp has tons of torque!!!

Not on Fleabay!

So Caleb finished the day strong with a couple more music performances... Sang in a mixed trio and a male quartet... All in all a pretty busy day for him. He made a new friend in his favorite competitor, Jordan. They were in three events together and had time to talk before and after competing. The medals were handed out for athletics tonight and Caleb received a first place for the 400 meter run and a third place for the physical fitness category. He is officially done with competition, now he has to wait for the afternoon awards program tomorrow to see how he did in his speech and music categories...

Our Gramophone must have been an upgraded model, it had a metal needle.

Hey all! So, I got a Work Horse GT-1100 this past year, and she's relatively clean, but the motor smoked like a chimney. I also had a charger 12 that needed some love, so I decided to use its parts towards other projects. I am taking the k301 that was on the Charger and putting it on the GT-1100. I'm going to have to do some wiring, add a choke cable, re route the exhaust, and the main hurdle right now, is the charger was a hydro, and I need the drive pulley for an 8 speed, the Briggs is a 1" shaft motor so I couldnt steal the pulley from that. Toro wants $102, which is absolutley obnoxious. If anybody knows the pulley dimensions, or locally would like to sell me one cheap, it would be highly appreciated! Here's it mocked up in place! I'm not sure whether I want to paint the motor black or keep it red.

Gotta love Michigan weather! Still have snow in the shade areas even though we are having beautiful sunny warm (relatively) days. Sun's been cooking the building eaves so the wasps wake up to...what...SNOW...!!! Little fellow didn't last too long...Nor did his buddies...

That's a fact, the one I got from Bob is on my 1055 and is beautiful.

I’m sure the tax money was redirected to a worthwhile cause like research on how fast moss grows on tree bark.

Thanks gentlemen, I purchased all the gauges N.O.S. from eBay, except for one. They are for a D-180. I was even able to get a N.O.S. oil pressure sending unit for the K-582.

Sounds like you got it by the short hair Chris.

Yes Mike, on the dinning room table.

Getting closer!! I just put an elbow on the exhaust for now. Just gotta figure out how to get her to charge, although she didn't charge when she was in the charger(lol, irony) either. Gotta check the voltage regulator and the stator, and I gotta see if everything should work with the briggs wiring, I dont really see many differences, though.

Easy enough but, drill, stop, drill, stop. Just a second or so on the drill bit. Keep clearing the chips out. Of course keep some thrust washers (http://qbcbearings.com/BuyRFQ/ThrustB_Washer_SL_SB_I.php) handy to minimize wheel lateral movement.

Very nice. Is a power angle in the works? Did you make a removable hood to check oil?

Never thought of that. I have repaired a few that this would have been a better fix.

Sounds like you have narrowed it down to a single culprit, quick inexpensive fix too.

JERSEYHAWG/Glenn https://www.rollerchain4less.com/Double-Split-Set-Collar-34-Shaft-Collar_p_1415.html?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIw4-M__WC2gIVWFmGCh2fLgK6EAYYByABEgIDFPD_BwE

I'm surprised he stopped at 2WD... I guess he didn't have a transfer case lying in the junkpile

ebinmaine, I can imagine how you must have felt when I unleashed my "humor" on you. Thanks for understanding or should I say.....Thank you for tolerating this dofus.

Holy Fabricators Batman, That thing is a THING OF BEAUTY, Transmission is definitely truck type stuff with band brake. The plow has parallel arms, angle capacity, hydraulics for gods sake.... wow... (Sorry for "drooling" on the key board guys, I just love this kind of stuff) Mikey, Thank you for the post.... Chris

Just had another look this morning, first thing i did was to turn the fuel tap off. It started straight away and ran sweet on the fuel that was in the system and as it started to miss i gave it a swirt of fuel with a bottle and it plcked up and ran on both cylinders. I then turned the tap on and it started to miss with black smoke from the exhaust untill it chocked and stopped, then it wouldn't start. Next job is to remove the carb and have a look at the needle valve, it must be jammed open and dumping loads of fuel in the engine

My granddaughter taught me most of what I know about computers! The Sundstrands on a "D" are a bit more complicated than others only because of their location. There are a lot of posts on this site about "D" transmissions and I would urge you to read up on them a little first. When you do start working start a new post with specific questions and pictures of anything that is not clear to you.

Glad you pulled it! Nope, couldn't begin to afford it, just glad you decided to keep it after all of your hard work. Enjoy that beast a little then pass it on along for someone else to enjoy. It's a slick looking little machine.

Very proud indeed.

I haven't had a hub be as adamantly resistant to relocation as that yet. I like @953 nut 's idea a lot and that would not ruin the pieces. There are some fantastic self made pullers on this site. The best I've seen focus on using five points of contact instead of 3. Face plate mount through lug bolts seem better than edge mount. Any pics of yours? Not often is there one that just won't move..... we just need to find the right touch.

I till with a hydro too, no problem, just another technique as mentioned. The hydraulic lift however is just sweet, and in my opinion a very important part of your decision. It is way harder raising the tiller by hand, than it is adjusting your speed by pushing the lever a bit. They are both good machines that will do the job, but I would take the 125A. I have two of those with tillers on, and they work without problems. Yes I have also tilled with 8 speed models.

I did a similar swap with a 16 hp Kohler and recommend a muffler like this. I bought it from one of our venders.

Little up date here as it's starting to look more like a tractor. Having problems getting the hood fitted up, almost like the wrong hood. More on that later.... saving it for last! I need to quit wrangling other horses as they take time away from this. Let me know what you think of the engine colors contrast good or bad. I am just kinda winging it as I go. S/G is going to be black as well.