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Here are pictures of the 312-8 I got for $200 one owner 580 hours. This was after I cleaned it today. Thanks to the guys that gave me info the last few posts. Only thing it needed was a clutch return spring. The seat has a couple cracks in it I really lucked into this find..

Received a call from a friend and went and picked up a few more pieces of barn art. The first two I have seen before but the clear one that has the cutaway of the electric tractor is a new one to me. These will go nicely with the rest of the collection.

I wanted to show off my 953 i bought last year from the original owners son. I am very proud to own this piece of great american engineering. It was bought local in kendallville indiana the building is still standing where this tractor was sold. I got the greatest deal on it. It came with a snow blade, snow blower and a mower deck. i have since sold the snow blower because it was for a much newer horse. i am an originalist. This tractor i was told has only had an axle seal fixed and his dad many years ago slapped a new coat of paint on it. that is it never been rebuilt or anything else. It is one of my prizes horses.

One of the local landfill custodians made these large wreaths from discarded Walmart Christmas trees many of which now adorn the Village of Sandy Lake, Manitoba during the festive season. Seasons Greeting from sunny Manitoba.

Sitting here at therapy with Emory. Before we left, I put 3 coats of paint on his hood, fender pan, and belt guard. He insisted on the darker shade of gray. I have to admit it looks pretty good and is much lighter sprayed over a whole panel than I expected. I used Krylon paint and it sprayed out much better than I expected. Lots more to go.

Just came up out of the garage. Hood and fender pan are bodyworked, primed and put bedliner on the undersides. Paint time tomorrow! Emory still wants the classic medium gray. We’ll see how it turns out!

I got to thinking about Howard (857 Horse) and I noticed I haven’t heard from him in a while. I checked his profile and he hasn’t been on since the middle of October. I was wondering how his eyesight is doing. Gotta love Howard - great guy!

I have a Speedex 1631 and I LOVE IT for it’s rugged nature and simplicity. Mine has a belly mower, plough, disks, furrowers, and cultivators. I don’t use the mower but It does work. It is my favorite GT for ploughing because it sits high on the ag tires, giving you the ability of ploughing a really deep furrow without high-centering. The only “weekness” it has, if you can call it that, is the “Armstrong” lift lever. If that’s a show-stopper, keep your eyes open for a 1632.... the 1632 is a 1631 with hydraulics. Any more specifics about the one you are looking at?

Pic as promised

Hey there Wallfish, I already have applied one bead of hard face rod on the leading edge. I'm going to back up that bead with two more beads run on the bottom of the spade behind the leading edge and then grind a shallow and steep knife edge profile to help keep the base material from wearing too quickly. We only have, at a maximum, 400' of gutters to cut. Our back yard is 100' x 200' and I'll just be taking 3-4" on each approach. Less if I break traction. Will see see if I can get some footage on video. Guarantee there will be some still shots. Thanks! Dave

Funny, as I’m reading this I’m wearing my “Papa Bear” pajamas, the wife’s wearing her “Mama” ones and the kids have their “little” ones on 😂

A friend of mine gave me this brush that he had mounted on the front of his 48 inch WH Plow. Says he used it because his driveway is gravel and it solved the problem of digging it up when plowing snow. He since paved the drive and passed it on to me. I installed my plow today and brush today, just need some snow to try it out. I'll post the results later.

I have learned: “It’ll happen when you are not looking...” Describes me and my best 1/2 to a T...!

You bought some weights and spare parts, got a tractor thrown into the deal!

A Kabota 1850. I mow 4 and1/2 acres. Yes wheel weights and front weights. He also gave me 3 oil filters, a new air cleaner and sparkplug. And all the original books

yes my t60 is late 58

OOO, I can be the first with a Panzer! It's a 1959 T65 and I have the deck, plow, rototiller, and snowthrower attachments :) I do have the original engine (8hp Kohler) but the PO said it smokes so he put a Tecky in it.

Pretty wicked man...

Allis 720 with Arc loader as she arrives from Alberta. Snow thrower to the left is attached to a Simplicity 9020.

The Powermax in winter trim.

Got a pleasant surprise today. My wife gave me an early Christmas pleasant that she just couldn’t wait for me to open. She surprised me some new decoration for the barn. I think she is starting to understand

Our area of Pennsylvania is 27" ahead of the average annual rainfall. This has raised the water table and caused major flooding. In our town, two homes suffered collaped basement walls when the water column pressure built up on the outside concrete block wall, buckling the mortar joints inward and cascading mud and water into their homes. Behind our house, the subsoil on the sloped hillside became saturated and every time it rained this summer water would sheet down the hill and inundate our backyard. At times we had a full 3" of water streaming around our garage and running over our driveway. I took a round shovel and began ditching drain gutters in our orchard to divert water around the garage and driveway. Digging a full scale diversionary system would have meant bringing in a small rubber tracked excavator. Even the smallest excavator I could rent would have required removing at least one row of heirloom apple trees that I planted when we moved into our home 20 years ago. The solution was to come up with a scaled down trenching solution using the tools I already have - a White GT1855 tractor equipped with a 3-point hitch and a welder. The end product is a guttering tool that I can attach to my tractor and use to plow or scrape a channel behind it. I can use it between the rows of apple trees and under the existing branches. The first pass will remove between 2-3" of turf and soil. Multiple passes will remove more soil. The top layer of turf can be used replace turf in other areas of our yard where the rains this year ruined the grass. i am in the process of laying out my grade elevations with a builders level on 5' intervals so I know how deep to gutter the soil as I traverse through the orchard and around the garage. I'll let you know how it goes. Cheers! Dave This is the "Silver Spade." An homage to the dragline that worked the hills of Ohio for coal years ago.

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Happy Birthday @wheelhorseman, we are all glad you were born!

Been a while since we talked. He was about to start a series of shots.... yes.... in the eye. He said they told him it was painless. Just the thought hurts me. Results are not guaranteed. Been thinking about checking in. I'll let you know. Prayers and fingers crossed can't hurt....

Wow ...unbelievable Dells ... guess the only thing I can say is possibly some day pay it forward. So celebs can send kids to Disney World and the like we have our own small way....Excellent. ...absolutely excellent! There ain't enough thumbs here! Now ..back to you messing up my shop. Whenever I bring a tractor in I lay sheets of cardboard down under it. I am blessed with having alot of cardboard from furnace boxes. Especially if said tractor likes to mark it's spot! When she rolls out I just fold the cardboard and crap up and into the stove she goes to heat the shop. Summer time out to the pit. Makes cleanup a breeze and I don't have skid marks that can't be chewed out like @Achto 's shop!

Sometimes, I just enjoy cracking myself up. Dang, I love this site and all on it. Maine might be a place to look also...they are all center left.

Great day! That thing looks like brand new! Like some have already said, maintain it and enjoy it. With proper care, you’ll never need another mower. Great deal indeed!

holly, you didn't luck into that , you fell into it ! that is a terrific deal to say the least. I hope you realize what you have, and that the mindset of retaining and enjoying it ,lasts a long time, Pete

Well, I tried that a couple of times and I think having a workshop in your livingroom is cheaper in the long run!!!

Let me guess....you are not married.

Regarding blade edges purchased a sheet of POLY 4" X 48" drilled the holes using the old scrapper bar as a guide (easy) and mounted on top (also easy). Been using for two years and I absolutely love the results and it also is filpable….. ================================================================================ Definitely agree with all the above regarding safety.... in general especially with all the 4 wheel drive SUV's on the road everyone drives way to fast in snow and icy conditions you need to add all the safety items you can to you machine. I added a cigarette lighter outlet to my plowing C-81 so I have a plug in rotating yellow blinker on whenever I plow as well as front and rear working lights and a magnetic triangle reflector on the back seat..... all of these are transferable to any horse that I use..... even in daylight and good weather.....

I know we are here because of the , but was really wanting to get a plow or front mount blower for the eMax, well I happened upon a really good deal on both but for a Kubota, so this will be my next project much like the JD blade for the Kioti here's a sneak peeks.

Found another model that this may not be compatible with, but given the fact that I'm known in certain circles as 1) a parts hoarder (according to SWMBO), and 2) a constant planner - figured this couldn't hurt taking up space in my shop if it turns out it doesn't fit on the tractor I'm trying to work a deal on that has a locked rear end. Time will tell...but I'm leaning toward a basket case build - if I can find the engine I want, then the rest will fall into place I think. Looking for the Tecumseh HT55C engine now...any good leads?

Had a good friend here in Nashville that lost their home in the Gatlinburg fire. Dolly really is a beautiful and caring person. My hats off to all those wonderful ones!!

I appreciate that. My sole intent was to spread a little bit of knowledge, because as we learned on Saturday mornings...

Thanks guys! We are truly humbled by what has happened over the past 5.5 years. This honestly could not have happened without the support of many of you as well. Sorry that I haven’t kept the updates going on the Square. Please follow us on Facebook if you get the chance.

Somewhere, there is a woman that would let you rebuild a garden tractor in the living room. I doubt that you would find one in Connecticut. I would look first in Wisconsin and second in Minnesota. Just sayin' You need one, that when you say "Hoobie Doobies" she smiles and knows what you mean.

Nice.....

P.O. said he had used the blower a half dozen times maybe been garage kept since new, the plow/blade used more but still basically "newish" too.

I been working on the 552 doing little things here and there. Today I Modified it a little. I drilled and tapped the axles on front end. Now I don't think tires will fall off lol

It doesn’t matter if he’s footing the bill himself or if he helped raise the money. He is the one making it happen and you’ve gotta have nothing but respect for that! What an amazing act! Make me think of the Gatlinburg, TN fire. Dolly Parton and her foundation made sure each displaced family got a check until they were back on their feet. If you’ve got the money, that’s not makes you who you are. It’s what you do with it that counts. And those two are models of what it means to be American. I’ll never have money, but if I did I would hope I would use it the same way!

Ok, here's the rest of the back story... I recently bought a 6' category 0, 3-point back blade for the White GT1855 I got this summer from a buddy. The intent was to cant the blade lower on the right side (facing the tractor from the back) and use it to clean out the side of the road drainage ditches at my camp and at our farm. The left side of the blade would basically hang in the air and just be along for the ride. To lessen the weight of the entire blade (after all it is only a cat 0 hitch), I cut off 16" of the left side, square to the top and bottom of the blade. One night I was trying to figure out how to solve my problem with the backyard drainage. I have a Brinly turning plow that could do the job, but the sides of the gutter would still require profiling by hand and the turned soil would be broken up by the action of the turning plow, making cleanup a PITA. I started to think about making something similar to a round tipped shovel towed behind a tractor like an old fashioned horse drawn plow. That's when I remembered the section of the back blade that I had cut off. The curved shape was already in the blade and it was 1/4" thick so it could withstand the torque, shearing and frictional forces that I am sure it will be subjected to. Once I got the tool built, I decided to also go the extra mile by purchasing some Blue Demon 7000 hard facing electrodes. I already applied a bead to the leading edge of the shovel point, but I'll probably put down two more beads on the underside of the cutting edge for good measure before I grind the whole edge to a shallow profile. The shortened back blade will someday have some 14" deep x 12" high x 1/4" thick ends welded to it, turning it into a box blade. I'll reinforce the leading edge of the ends by tying them together and into the main hitch members with a piece of 2" x 2" square tubing. I added some additional photos for you guys below. You can see in one of the photos that I had planned to use four pieces of 3" x 12" x 1/4" plate to secure the blade to the carrier arms. I changed my mind and decided to use a solid 10" x 12" x 1/4" plate for the rigidity it would add and the ability to discharge soil in one ribbon out the back of the spade. I like the altered design better. Now, to get the Silver Spade painted and then take some action shots. It's supposed to rain for three days at the end of the week. Timing couldn't be better. Cheers! Dave

Got the front grille dents out best I could. The hood is looking sweet. Super happy with the way it turned out. Lots of elbow grease and time but the results are so worth it. Still got a pile of parts that need the same lovin but I gots all winter to make em shine

Excellent idea! Regarding the actual gutters...

Jay, it would be easier if we new exactly which horse you have. Some of the information given above is not totally correct. The 1958 & 1959 RJs used the 3 piece #5003 transmission...the mount for the brake band is vertical on the left side plate. The 1960 400 &550 suburbans and the 1961 401 suburban used the 3 piece #5010 transmission. The brake band mount is at a 45 degree angle. The 1961 551 & 701 suburbans used the 2 piece #5007 transmission... While casting dates may give you an idea of what trans you have, it is not a good idea to trust the date for a certain horse. anyone can just change the left side plate and you go from a #5003 to a #5010 or vise/versa. The #5007 and the #5025 are identical to the untrained eye. Let us know what horse you have.

The transmissions for 58, 59 RJ's & early Suburban's had a three piece case. Cast iron centers with steel plates on each side. In '61 they came out with the 2 piece all cast case, I'm not sure on the ID/casting numbers on those. Maybe @stevasaurus could help out with that. A picture of a 3 piece from a '60 Suburban.

Guess it must be for Stevasaurus to move his stock of Rock 'n Rye.

You mean like these? Too late bro chacho. We already own two.