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I decided to make the auction find 1267 into our dedicated plow rig. Here's today's work... More to come tomorrow.

Well, the engine started easily with a new fuel line. Mice have chewed a spark plug wire badly so I will order a new coil soon. All rubber hoses to air cleaner are bad So I will replace those. Wiring was a nightmare so I pulled the harness and cleaned it up. Transmission was drained (mix of water and brown goo) with front end jacked as high as I could. Then I put in 2 liters of furnace oil and ran with the rear end jacked up through all gears. Transmission was drained with front end jacked as high as I could. Transmission was then filled with 80W90 gear oil. Main drive belt is badly cracked and loose so I pulled it and will get a new one soon. I eliminated the ammeter and installed a volt meter instead. Reads 12V with key on engine off and 14V with engine running so charge cct is good.

Well to start off. My 1988 that my dad bought new in the fall of 87. It only has 90k on it now. Then my 1994 that I got in 06 with 60k on it. And my newest the 99 gmc with 125k. And I also had a 92 red w/t 1500 with 200+k on it

Soooo, planet earth is only flat on one side? Gotta be fake news, I'm sure it's flat on both sides.

On December 21 1968, we surprise the Soviets and take the lead in the race to the moon. The Saturn V which today is still the largest and most powerful rocket ever has only two unmanned but successful test flights. The next scheduled launch is to test the command and lunar modules in low earth orbit but they are not ready. So NASA makes a bold move and decides to orbit the moon without the equipment. Frank Borman will command the mission with two pilots, James Lovell and William Anders. The missing equipment will prove vital in the future by saving the crew of Apollo 13. This mission is to explore landing sites it is also the first time a life form escapes earth. Unexpectedly on Christmas Eve, our Astronauts "discover" earth as it rises above the horizon of another heavenly body

Hope all had a good and thankful Thanksgiving. I picked up my first team of Wheel Horses today, a B-80 and a C -101.The C hadn't ran in 2+ yrs. Took about 2 hours now the 10hp knickers sweetly! For now, I plan to get the C all stock (incl wheels/tires) and working seamlessly for pushing and towing, I do not plan to go for cosmetic restore, just mechanical. The B-80 will need more attention, later. It has a mower deck with zero rust! Did I mention,,,My first Wheel Horses!!

Jonathan, The early NASA Astronauts were without a doubt the bravest men our nation has ever been blessed with.

Built a house this summer for a guy who is a big gearhead. He has owned a Chevelle for over 20 years. However, he purchased this ‘55 Chev Rat Rod this summer... It has a bunch of custom touches throughout but there are still some things that Dan wants to do to it to personalize it to his exact tastes. He plans on daily driving it in the summers. It has a nice late model 350 in it and a solid drivetrain and so it should accomplish that goal pretty well...

I do mine in my outdoor Pizza Oven which I built around 5 yrs ago always an event and lots of fun Turkey is always moist and GREAT! Cornbread is baking in the back along with some super carmelized sweet potatoes...… which will knock your ears-off!

My Cyclone Rake that has a Tecumseh engine does the same thing.Use it for hours.Engine good and warm.Shut it off and I have to apply the choke to re-start it.I don't lose any sleep over it.Not a real big deal for me to slide the choke lever over.Other than that,it runs great.I figure,it ain't broke......don't fix it.

Happy Thanksgiving to all my buddies from the Stertz family... I have sooooo much to be thankful including but not limited to faith (in my Lord and Saviour) family (they are my greatest physical blessing), friends (you guys and so many others) fellowship (so many hours of connectivity with others both physicallly and digitally these days!) food (need I say more—but this world is filled with folks who don’t know where their next meal will come from). We had a wonderful day and I hope you guys did as well. Thanks for your friendship and God bless you all.

If the earth was flat cats would have everything pushed off by now. Anyone who's ever had one knows what I'm talking about...

Update: I have filed the pto and adjusted it so it’s tight. I have checked the back bearing and it is fine and stable. The paddles on the impellar were bent beyond belief so I bent them back and now have a clearance of about 3/8 of an inch. I haven’t put the rubber extensions on yet but will get there. I tested the blower today on some of the hard icey snow and it threw it about 30 feet. This is acceptable for me compared to the 10 feet it was throwing before.

I hope everyone of my Red Square friends had a blessed Thanksgiving. Glenn As useual I ate to much.

Used the Burb as a Christmas piece today!

Now that the NASCAR season is over I will probably have a little extra time available to do that.

Save one from the bone yard, then work on it until you call it some real ugly names asking yourself WHY did I ever start this POS... and you are ready to never work on it again …. and then when your finally done and it start, runs and performs like new... IT will be your "favorite" machine.

Speaking of unique Christmas trees, check out this super cool empty shell casings tree at our local farm and fleet store... I thought this was SUPER COOL! I gotta make one...lace it with a few LED’s like they did ok—back on topic. You are making some good progress on that thing Eric. Now that it is apart, you can start putting it together Can’t wait to see it “up and running” one of these days...

I owned a 414-8 that was pully swapped for a little more ground speed.(about 11mph). This might not be the greatest for the tractor but man did it help with plowing. I never had problems, but it must stress the trans a little more. In 3rd high, it would really toss the snow, and it greatly shorten the time plowing. It gave it more momentum. I had wheel weights, 2 link HD chains, roller chain on the front tires for steering, and a 48” blade.

Thanks to everyone for the responses! It seems that not choking a hot engine is one more “fact” going down in flames! I too have been fooling with engines big and small for 50+ years, and this is the first one I have owned one that needed to be choked to start when warm. Maybe I have been lucky? Regardless, I will check the carb for air leaks today and report the results. If there are no leaks, I can live with it! I agree, if it ain’t broke don’t fix it! Thanks again for all the responses! Danny

Two great horses. However, starting with two your doomed. They breed live rabbits and you will soon have many more

This exploded parts diagram may be helpful. It is for a manual lift, but the other parts ate all the same.

What a great use of several handy pieces of equipment—great example of working smarter, not harder!

So...I’m just chilling out at mom and dad’s with the family for Thanksgiving and this thread was brought up by @ZXT once again. It got me thinking about some pics that I had promised you guys on the first page or so. They were in photo albums in the basement and so I wandered down and will record them here for posterity. This was was my uncle Bob’s 1972 Chevy K10 that he owned for about 35 years. This picture was taken in 1982 when my dad refurbished the body for him. Dad is a decent “non professional” body guy and Bob’s truck was showing quite a bit of rust by the time it was only 10 years old. Dad spent one week on the project and this is how it turned out... It was an orangey red color and I always felt it was one of the coolest looking trucks ever made. (Note uncle Ken’s blue 1969 C20 in the background as well as dad’s ‘66 Scout) It’s funny how certain memories stand out in your mind. That is me in the front of the picture followed by my cousin Andrea. My cousin Paul is in the back of the truck. We were in the truck bed together playing and we started arguing about something. I was old enough to get down out of the truck by myself and so I did and left him complaining by himself! (Photo: circa 1982) While looking for the pics of Bob’s truck I came across this. I was about 5 years old and had been bugging Dad for a year to build me a fort (girls have playhouses, boys have forts!😂). Dad is wearing the hat nailing the floor joists while my mom’s brother Uncle Jim is painting the uprights and I’m the happy assistant. Dad finished the joists and laid a couple of boards across them before he had to go in the house and get ready for the evening service. Before heading in he looked at me and said, “Don’t go up on the fort floor yet! It isn’t finished and you’ll fall and get hurt.” “OK Dad!” After he went in the house, I looked around and thought to myself that I could climb the ladder, look around, and climb back down AND NO ONE WOULD EVER KNOW! I climbed up and took one step, the board flipped up, I fell through the joists hitting the back of my head on the joist as I fell through and hit my chin on those wooden saw horses you see in the picture. I got up crying and ran to the house. Dad met me at the back door. He looked me over once and said, “You went up on the fort didn’t you!” “yes” (through my sobs) ”Go do it again!!!” “No” (crying) “Go right out there, climb the ladder and do it again!” ”No” (starting to sober up now) “If you won’t listen maybe you need to do it again until you learn to obey!” ”I’ve learned my lesson!” Dad was and is so smart! 36 years later and I still remember it like yesterday! Notice the Scout in the background. It was part of the fabric of our life just like the Wheel Horse 875. We also had the above pictured 1971 Ford LTD wagon that we travelled the country in the early days of the ministry. It was a beast of a car but a smooth over the road machine...

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. If you've never had smoked Turkey you should give a shot, its ridiculously awsome!!!

Happy Thanksgiving to you. You are a great asset to this Forum.

That is Sooooooo True!

Stacks and low idle with a rain cap is the sweetest sound!

Love the stack and the rain cap!!!!!!! Agreed thats music to the ears.

Not a true Rat Rod, but I absolutely appreciate a mild custom with a suede finish, very nice!

I like your hub Christmas tree Eric!

Just got the rest of the old frame and running gear separated Here's the engine from the original 1974 and the transmission from the 1977 chassis. These are what will be used putting this back together.

Turned earth years ago, similar setup. Great deal you found! Very nice! Pushed a lot of wet white cold junque too! My sons took over, their first Horse. I made the front bumper to hang weights, kept the Horse down while turning the gardens. Down boy!

Happy day after Thanksgiving all! We (Mrs. Pullstart) will be hosting her dad’s family tonight, just getting the turkey ready now. We’ve been going to Thanksgiving gatherings for two days already, I’m now thankful that my belt still fits!

Almost ready!

About half of my herd requires a short shot of choke when hot. No big deal.

Not choking a warm/hot eng??? While I dont have any "facts" to back it up but from my some 60+ years of fooling with small engines --- that sounds bizarre!! Of my dozens of engines over the years I maybe had a handful that would start hot. Now mind you, by choking I mean applying he choke very briefly, through 1-2 revolutions. Any thing more than that indeed may indeed indicate a problem. Of my 4 tractors I now have its necessary to do the 'quick' choke to start.

I'd bet what you have there is an 877. Correct parking brake, hood and belt guard. Steering wheel is wrong - should be a small 2-spoke one but those often got broken/cracked and replaced with later model wheels. Don't discount it's power, with that hydro it's a very short and highly maneuverable little Horse that will serve you well. Put some wheel weights on it and the 42" plow - you'll be surprised what it can push. Sarge

I've never hear of not chocking a warm engine. However I was taught to that over doing it could easily flood or vapor lock a warn engine. i would think a one crank with choke when warm would be OK, just something to not overdo. I'll be interested to hear what others have to say about chocking a warm engine.

I greatly appreciate it. My brother is just shy of 6 feet, MAYBE 130 pounds soaking wet. He’s always had a high metabolism, the guy can out eat anyone I’ve ever met. One of his favorite things is pie, so to help him along the road to recovery I sent him home with a quarter of a 10in pumpkin pie 😂. It’ll be gone before 8am tomorrow. Since he’d been made to sit still so long (Waiting room, X-ray, Etc) we let him roam around the house as he pleased, even though his ankle is in the state it is. He didn’t wander long when he got up, but he didn’t stay in one place long either. All three of us are the restless types, and you could see he was just happy to not have to sit still. We had a truly happy Thanksgiving. I greatlly apprciate everyones thoughts and prayers. Just goes to show that they do get answered.

Sounds like air may be leaking in around a worn throttle shaft bore or a leaking carb gasket. With the engine running, spray those areas with carb cleaner. If the RPM increases, you have a leak.

@Lengerich8 thinking of you and your family today. We often take so many things for granted. Our health is often one of those things and yet if we open our eyes and our hearts, there are so many people around us that are hurting. I have prayed for your siblings and family today upon hearing the news. Thank you for the positive update in the above post. It reminds me of the old proverb, “As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.” Please keep us posted on this situation as you feel led to do so.

No doubt! I think I’m still rubbing my chin... That type of instruction has made me into the man that I am today and I’m Thankful for it. Since we can’t go back in time and live those days, we can enjoy the stories and pictures from those who have blazed the trail ahead of us. That is one of the sweet things about owning and using the old pieces of equipment—takes me back to those days, some I lived and some that were before me.

So close.... a little more trimming. The cross tube will probably have to go but I’ll ad some cross supports back in later. Plenty of room.👍. This hoya lift I got for FREE is awesome for this hobby. Locking casters, the legs open to fit around things and it’s lightweight. Capacity is 400lbs. Perfect for this work. And my wife can use it to lift me out of bed.😁

@ZXT i’m Fairly sure that there is no such thing as “too many pictures” for us on the forum! Wow! What a cool variety of old trucks and even a Porsche. Thanks for sharing those. You had best be “very” thankful for the lack of vehicular Rot down there...that is the number one problem with older and even some newer vehicles here! If I lived in a southern, salt free climate, I would own and drive nothing but vintage vehicles. Maybe repowered with modern drivetrain for daily reliability but I’d drive an old Chevy, dodge, or Ford like the ‘68 that you own for work every day if I lived out of the “salt belt”.

Hello All and Happy Thanksgiving, I voluntered to work my P/T job at Cabelas as my son was working too and we will have Turkey day later as a family... so... the Cabelas resteraunt folks put dinner together for all the employees working. In all the chaos they left one of the turkeys in the oven. My question is whether its done? LMAO... we all got a good laugh out of it. Tony

They're all best to restore and collect. I dont mean that to be smart either, I say that because I truly mean it. They're all great machines in their own way. I personally have a love of the short frame square hood tractors, for example the 855 through the commando 8. I love the 8hp kohlers, but I've had my share of rj's too. Neat little tractors. I know this probably doesn't help much but I guess I'd say the best wheel horse to collect is whichever one you like the best.

Glad you survived the drag.