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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?

@WHX21, Jim. Me thinks @Achto and I are cut out of the same cloth! A mess doesn’t bother me, as long as I turn out an ok project. I’ll clean up good over Christmas before I start another project. I’ve got my Dad’s Ford LGT125 that has sat for about 25 years that I need to get to if I can get these horses to stop jumping into the stall😂

I thought I saw somewhere someone used old style deck gears for a narrow steer. Seems like that would adapt and work also.

Nice stuff! Even the seat is part of the cut-away

That machine is looking really good so far Dell I'm thinking that boy of yours might possibly be relatively happy when he sees it.

Wow, our Wheel Horses are "Kissing Cousins". Please post how the tracks are attached and where one can get their hands on a set. On my test ride, I was surprised at how true my skis track but I was much happier with how loose and wild the rear is. I once thought clearing snow from a driveway was fun, but it can't compare with doing figure 8s, drifting and spinning out in the snow.

Don't like it. Grease isn't needed there and could cause issues with the oil getting to the outer bushings. It may not cause a problem but it certainly isn't doing any good. Easy enough to plug.

Razorback, I happen to have one of those special women also...49 years now. While I would not part a horse in the living room, I would put her car out of the garage for a week or two to get my feet under a restoration. After 49 years...where is she going to go. I think she thinks the same way about me...where am I going to go??? Compromise...it is one against one...where is the tie breaker?? It is like the guys on American Pickers...you bundle things to make a deal. Try to get a win/win.

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.

I'll tell you how I found Trina. I stopped looking. There she was. Now in all honesty I do not have tractor parts in my living room but I do have two work shops and my whole house is basically a man cave. You might find another one like her up here in Maine too... I don't know.

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.

Thank you all for your opinions on the machine . Mows4three had a good idea , I read the article and picked up that Tom Mascaro the inventor was connected to a company in Florida where his son John is still active . I contacted him and he was gracious enough to identify the machine as a Power Drag for leveling sand traps after they were aeriated . apparently the long orange boom was lowered and the machine moved in reverse and leveled the sand.

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.

No matter what career those students end up in, they will all have learned a valuable life skill (all disguised as fun working/wrenching on those Wheel Horses).