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So I have been looking for a few months to purchae a clean Kubota B series. Timing was not right one or two others. I found this one about 3.5 hours from me in cl for VT. 1995 Kubota B20 worh loader and backhoe. I also purchased a 2011 PJ trailer 8’x18’ dual axle with very little use. This was previously owned by an 86 year old man who purchased it only a few years old. He passed and the family out it up for sale. my boy Brennan and I drove up to VT last night and found a motel room. Woke up and met seller, loaded it up and got home mid afternoon. Spent a bunch of time cleaning both.

Took the time today to clean up the C-160. Just thought I would post a couple of photos.

This is my dad in the great snow of 1968 with the blower on the 857...

You have to look carefully but you can see the snow plume against the pine trees. The Charger 12 cleared all the way from the foreground down to the barn and up to the trailer in the distance.

All from my 104 DePauw Avenue Drive way in Greencastle, Indiana ! 1967-l-157 LAWN rANGER, 1963-633, 1975-B-80, 1958-RJ-58, and 1993-314-8!

multi-tasking...

These mowers work in wet and tall grass Jim.

My favorite, just not much of a challenge for a two-stage.

Here is the finished wheel. I suppose that I should mention the paint gun was the Harbor Freight purple gun with the air gauge. Less than 20 dollars. If you experiment with the width and direction of the fan spray, the rate of rotation and things like that, the results are much better than moving your body and the gun around the wheel. The wheel cleans up nicely with Nylon Abrasive Wheel [item 60325 from Harbor Freight] and is much slicker than when sandblasting. It only takes about a minute to paint half a wheel with two thin coats, but all that depends on the paint viscosity and how you have your gun set up.Using the rotation method is very fast and the paint goes on so much more even. On the deep dish side of this wheel,there are from three to five angles of spray to get an even coat. The only thing you can do is experiment to see what works for you. I am not sure, but I think Dennis Thornton is the one who suggests using Damp Proof Red Primer by Rustoleum.

Been plowing snow with Horses, 40 years. Not ‘cause I like to, rather haul wood or mow the lawns.

Ouch, Bob, my discs are just compressed pinching the nerves...snow removal aye? How's about dad at 80 on the Kioti with my JD conversion front 4 way hydraulic blade...or using his 1450 Cub Cadet...or 1 of my 520s on plow duty...or the anniversary 520 on blower duty...

We use them to couple engines to pumps. It absorbs some of the vibration between the two and it can be slightly out of alignment and not hurt either of the shafts.

I'm with Randy, snow and the cold of the winter can stay away. As for me, I would rather look at the snow removal pictures than have to actually remove snow.

A few years ago.

Usually here in the mid south we don't get this much snow! This was a couple years back which was 10 inches. Wish I would have had my WH back then! I'm ready now. Bring it!!

This picture shows the sequence in painting a wheel. You do the dish and back bead. Let that paint set and flip the wheel with gloved hands to avoid skin oil.. On the finish coat it is a better idea to let the paint dry hard and do the other half the next day. My paint had hardener , so i was able to finish them all the same day

Plowing with the suburban last winter

You certainly know what you are eating, when you raise your own livestock, and not eating that which has been injected with growth hormones and antibiotics its entire life. And that goes for poultry, turkeys, swine, beef, goats, & sheep.

And this is the work they do

@ebinmaine You better quit going to auctions or you will need another shed for your whatisits.

Never used our blower but, if needed, ready to go. The Harley boots, spit shined toe and heel too of course. Our Pennsylvania Panzer has a blade but, didn't ever use it. Poor AC only has a mid-mount grader. Sorry but, he does keep the gravel drives nice. The Stallions do all the wo...wo....WORK! Those Horses love playin' in the white wet cold nasty junque.

That is the EXACT coupler I needed to fix my log splitter. Just bought one a couple of months ago!

Age, arthritis, and a lot of injuries have caught up with me - it's taken the fun out of being out in the snow, but I still get out there when necessary. Me, Big Ugly the D-180 and Toby - my loyal black n red German Shepherd.... Sarge

Nothing like the morning after a good birthday bash! ( We had quite the party!)

Beautiful! We get snow in cycles here in the mountains of SW Va. Seems like we get a hard winter every 7 years with lots of snow. Then it tapers off to almost nothing the years following. This is the year we should get another rough one!! I’m ready too buddy! Growing up my Dad had a mowing and snow removal business. He was a fireman for 36 years and every day he was off we mowed or moved snow depending on the season. He’s retired and with my career and neck issues we let go of the business. When I was young I wanted a little tractor with a blade but it was all about making the $$ for Dad. Now that I’ve only got to worry with my driveway now I can have fun with it and not spend16 hours in a big plow truck! I can’t wait for snow now!!!

At least it’s the correct yellow! Lol CAT Power!

No guys it isn't stored in the shed!

Nothing like a supercharged supercharger that's been supercharged after it's been supercharged.....

So here is my wheel spinner. It is just an old MTD rear axle. I use a plywood base with a can screwed on that holds a long neck --- No, you have to save some up so you can paint sober.... the cool thing about it is that you can flip the wheel over without touching it. Liquid laundry soap bottles hold the rear wheels and just fit the center holes fine. They taper just right so you can paint the whole wheel one coat after it flashes off. Some short PVC pipes inside thelong neck help to keep the front wheels stable when you move them to the drying rack. The spinner makes the paintso much more even and avoids most of the runs.

520H with tall chute and foot control From inside the heated cab. 312H with 48" blade, rubber chains and foot control

Just finished my first fab and welding project. Made a 49" mid-mount grader blade and ran it on my 520. Our driveway is about 1/2 mile long and all up hill. Had alot of wash-boarding and it cleaned it all up. What a fun piece of equipment. We may make a few to sell if we have some interest in them. Here's a link to the video of it's operation video link below http://youtu.be/ItuZiOAOElM

hi im new to the forum and new to wheelhorse tractors. we recently bought a new place and there were two tractors left on the property. my 8 year old is super excited about one of them because it has a loader on it. my problem is I know nothing about them. im not even sure what model it is. could anyone help me identify this tractor. thanks

Gas tank is in! Panzer is painted. Grandsons like the left 'n right brake pedals, they spin "donuts". My grandson and I stopped to chat about a Horse somebody was mowing grass with. He said, "Love my Wheel Horse. Might you be interested in a Pennsylvania?" I didn't have a clue (?). A Pennsylvania (huh?)? He took us to his crowded shed, said, "My grandfather passed away and I got the "Pennsylvania." An hour later the Panzer was in my pickup with its' mower deck, snow plow, original sales receipt, original owners manual. Runs fine. A great stop that day even though it cost me a hundred bucks! We only drive the cast iron grill, the Chrysler rear, use the drum brakes, just because. The Panzer is semi-retired which makes our Horses jealous. Get to work Stallions!

looks like a nice original panzer, t75es?, they push snow pretty good-- good heavy tractor, after restoring mine I don't push them too hard anymore but I take them out for light stuff every now and then, I know they are great with a blower if you can ever find one. get that gas tank back in it!!

You guys are killing me , talking about snow removal. I can't even get the grass cut it has been 3 weeks , anybody need some feed for live stock.

Just a point on hand cranking. DON'T grip the handle in a fist. Just hook it with your fingers and keep you thumb along side your forefinger. That way less chance of a broken thumb or wrist if you get a backfire.

we used to use them on the poly dextrose flow system, and the hopp 2 miller beer concentrate ,typically drive the positive gear pumps, the poly was like thick honey and was very susceptible to blowing out seals over any pressure and cooling issue. the lovjoy coupling was simple and dependable for making a pump swap easier, base was jigged to precisely lock in pump, making alignment a non issue , for a rebuilt spare to install. not used on larger pumps or gear drives, but they were definitely the way to go in a pump staging room with dozens of mountings and matching flow piping. old school , pete

Here's the old Land Cruiser type - used up until 1980 models. https://fj40nut.blogspot.com/2013/05/more-engine-stuff.html From here - https://fj40nut.blogspot.com/2013/05/more-engine-stuff.html There were a lot of variations used by different engine builders over the years - the pulley claw nut on Toyotas was just another version of the same idea. Early Ford model T, ect, some VW, and plenty of vintage gasoline engines used this method to start them in case of emergency or prior to electric start being used. The idea is this - when you turn the engine over with the crank and the engine fires it will automatically disengage the nut/sleeve to prevent you from being hurt by a spinning handle. Now, that said - if the engine backfires, you're screwed and will probably end up with at least a broken wrist, arm or face...they are quite dangerous. One note about the starting method worth mentioning - in that video, you'll notice he pulls upward on that handle, you never want to rotate it downward in case the engine kicks back. Pulling up puts your body away from that handle in case of a kickback, rotating down puts you right in the firing line. There were also various methods used like recoil starters and such, many of which use the same general idea but put inside an enclosed area to avoid injury - think of a Briggs/Morse type recoil. One of the most common claw type starting nuts/bolt is used on older Lincoln engine drive welders - especially all of the older bullet nose models. I spent half a winter repairing the valves and hand starting a Lincoln with the Continental 4cyl in it - not fun and pretty hard on your back/shoulders. Sarge Sarge

Those are way cool! Love a Panzer I'm so big though it might look like a bear riding a tricycle if I drove one though!

A battery charger electro solution, and time will take care of a lot of it. A lot of the paint comes off as well. Poly brush type wheels work better for me than steel wire wheels to remove the remaining paint,

A big vise really helps. Even then a 40 year old tire may need some lube and even heat to remove. Just heat the rim with a propane torch on the stubborn ones

I got alot done today. I am ready to start the old girl up! Ha. Scarie!

First, I want to thank all of you guys for the Birthday wishes. You all made my day, and I am truly humbled. I may have a few Navy pictures floating around, but I will have to scan them...I was much thinner then for sure. The pictures some of you have added are full of great memories...thanks for that. It was a Rock & Rye day, and I will tell you this...you can't put 69 candles on a burrito (my favorite easy meal). Thanks again guys...this place is special.

Here ya go Richard. He loves it!