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Lowell Scholljegerdes and I would like to take this time and wish all of our friends and family a Merry Christmas. We send this Christmas card to share with you our Christmas Miracle. God bless you and your family!

I live on 19 acres and love to garden and to expand it from the 1/4 acre I did have I finally talked my wife into letting me buy a garden tractor last February. The first one was the c105 thy came with deck, tiller, cultivator, dozer blade and the brinly disc. Bought them all for 1100 about 4 hours from me. I knew nothing about wheelhorses at the time. It didn’t have a sleeve hitch so I posted a wanted ad for one on craigslist and low and behold someone about 3 hours said he had a few. When I went to buy it he had over a dozen wheelhorses of all models and I fell in love and came back within a month and bought the old 1054. I used the excuse to my wife that my 11 year old could help restore it and learn how to use tools in the process. 😉 I would love to buy more in the up and coming years. Living in North central Kansas makes finding wheelhorses tough unless you want to travel. My garden has now expanded over an acre and will continue to grow it bigger.

Our prayers were answered. Mark had his post chemo CT scan on Monday and we just reviewed the results with his medical team this afternoon. He is clear and no further treatment is scheduled, although he will have a CT scan every three months. Thank you all for your support and please continue to direct your prayers to those who are still fighting this battle. Merry Christmas

Streaming season 1 episode 1 of American Pickers and what do I see them walk right past?

First time posting but have been lurking for several months. I restored the 1054 last spring

My guess would be that it came from the floor in the corner of the shop!

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Today I finished putting my new gas tank on my D160, also added some wheel weights and chains, just Incase there’s a snow bank I need to move.

Yeah, Toys for Tots, one of my annual projects. In January when the toys go on sale @ 70% off, I buy them for the next years drive. Tomorrow night, our local ELKs Lodge will pack abut 170-180 Christmas dinner boxes and deliver them to needy families on Sunday.

Managed to get a fair bit done today. One or two hiccups, but not a bad day. Got the engine painted and it dried quite quickly. It's now back in place. Next job was to refit the drive belt. Here was boo boo number 1. As you can see from the first photo' the bottom run of the belt is UNDER the brake pedal when it should be over the TOP. Footplate loosened, brake connecting rod disconnected and pedal moved out. Belt was then fitted and everything now as it should be. I then moved onto the P.T.O.. Here was boo boo number 2. I found I couldn't connect the support bar to the shaft end. The hinge was fouling the shaft end. Took everything off again and I found I could knock the drive pulley further onto the shaft. Only by 1/16" but that was enough. I refitted the fuel pump and governor linkage next, then thought it would be a good idea to fill the engine with oil. That done I decided to have a tidy up. Looking round at the tractor to admire my handy work I saw it. Boo boo number 3. A big puddle of OIL under the tractor. The engine has a tube running from where the drain plug would be, to one side of the tractor for draining the engine oil. I'd forgotten to FIT IT. Muppet!

Every December during the first week our Labor Hall has it's annual Fish Fry. This year was our biggest turnout and we generated enough money/contributions through ticket sales to provide 145 families with a fully loaded Christmas dinner. Our members and local Public both come together every season to do this - we all love it. For 10yrs I also worked with the Chicago Toys For Tots, getting my friends train ready and prepared to go to the annual Toy Drive parade on Western Avenue in Chicago. We also haul donated gifts for kids up there and he's done the routine now for almost 20yrs. This thing was built by Electro-Motive Division at the Sante Fe shops in Topeka, Kansas - in 1948 as a parade vehicle to promote the line's new diesel engines. We restored it, upgraded the chassis/engine/driveline and have been keeping it running ever since. Both can be a lot of work, but the reward to help others during the Holidays is more than payment enough - glad to see so many others interested in doing the same. http://www.mytrain.com/tft.html A sense of community has become a bit scarce in recent times - we're all in this together and we need to look out for each other. Every religion teaches this same ideal and I love seeing things paid forward in this way. You never know, life can change in an instant and anyone can end up in tough times - help whenever you can and look out for one another, we are all God's children. Sarge

That screwdriver is NOT a chisel!

Well I finally broke down and went for the c-160 and bottom plow I’ve had my eye on for a while. While I was there I couldn’t say no when he started throwing extras in. I think it wasn’t a bad deal

@Stevebo gave me an idea to change these decals so the original stamping would show through. Because I am powder coating the engine tin on my 857 I was able to use my own spec plate to experiment with. The good news is this will also save time and material as I can make them in groups of six because they will all be the same with no need for set up of spec and serial numbers.

My wife has done the same thing ,but comments are about the dummies paid too much. I have gotten tired of the show. Not as much interesting objects anymore.

I’ve only seen them buy one Wheel Horse. A model 633 I think it was and Frank bought it.

Progress has been slow but will speed up after Christmas. Ordered a new key switch from a-ztractor.com today. I was able to get to the shop today And check out the engine parts that Gary got Powder coated. Definitely non traditional. The pulley was the last to get done. It is a bit darker than the hood. No idea what paint the PO used for the hood. After seeing it I'm thinking we should have used that powder on everything but I kind of like the 3 colors together also. Will remove the engine next winter and redo it all red if it starts bothering me. I'll see how I like it once we reassemble everything.

Well that was one of many nuts that I put in the tank without realizing there was a thick layer of black yuck at the bottom. I just went in to the tank with a blunt pic and tried to break it all down and chip it out!

By the Way, the Grinch has a funny Lederhos'n... 😂😂😂😂👍

So the 520-8 did not come with a chrome air cleaner or stainless muffler shield. I was going through some boxes of WH stuff today and found the stainless. Of course, I had to swap mufflers too because of the additional two mounting holes. I found two of those also. I guess I should look in all my boxes. I never know what I’ll find. I think the stainless really sets it off.

Lol - I'm guilty of the same thing - except, using an old BBQ grill. Heat the parts to over 125*F, run to the shed and shoot it, then clear the fumes quickly and fire up the Mr. Heater to cure it. The process works well enough, but a pain in the butt at best. Sarge

This Topic reminds me of the aggravation I sometimes have finding the correct OEM Toro or Cub Cadet V Drive Belt with is in 1/2 inch in length increments.... like 3/8ths X 351/2 ….. gotta believe they did that just to force you to buy their belt????

Why you got to be picking on a West Virginia socket set .

Made it to the last stop safe and sound! And then got everyone back to church. Here’s the story of the two families that we chose this year: FAMILY #1: They had 3 children ranging in age from 8-17. However, back in the fall their oldest girl decided that her life wasn’t worth living and ended it. After hours of searching for her, her father found her body. It is hard to quantify the loss that they felt and are continuing to feel. As we brought the gifts in and I struggled to speak because of the impact that it was making on them and on me, I was once again reminded of the verse, “it is more blessed to give than to receive.” The mother was crying as we sang, “O come all ye faithful” and “Silent Night”. Then we prayed with them and were on our way. FAMILY #2: they have only been in our area for a little more than a year. They have five children ranging from 2-9 years. The dad has been struggling with his job situation this year and has been trying to get his new business off the ground. They have been really tight as of late and it was great to be able to say some words of encouragement, sing a few carols, pray with them, and fill the underside of their Christmas tree with presents. Our kids spent over $500 of their own cash to be a blessing to these families. I know it is something that those touched by it won’t soon forget. Thanks for taking the journey with me. Merry Christmas

You can not fix stupid. .....

Its hard to describe the emotions that arise in someone who has had tough times, financially, emotionally, physically, when a group this size invades their space for a few precious moments and brings Christmas spirit to them! We we just finished the first stop and are now traveling to the second... Ill tell you about the families situations tonight when I’m not bouncing in the bus! For you gearheads—we are the in an early 2000’s International with the legendary DT466 backed by a manual gear jammer with a Blue Bird conversion! Very much enjoying the Christmas carols while traveling to our next stop....

It was a shopping frenzy at our favorite big blue box store... The kids were finishing all the deals, toy guns, games, a bike, stuffed animals, etc Lots of decisions to be made but no time to be made. @Coulter Caleb in there with his buddies deciding on a toy! wrapping is next! Time to get the group pic and head to our destinations

teens are arriving and the tables are set with wrapping paper and bows... Because it is anonymous to the teens, we give the gender and age of the children (yes, we believe and teach that God created them male and female!) The teens sign up for the children that they would like to buy for...

OK...The moment we have all been waiting for!!!!! Here it is the GT14 I was hoping to get when I started this thread. Its in OK condition. Will need some work and some small things fixed. It runs and drives although I have not driven it yet myself. Turns out when I arrived if was a kid selling it (10-13 yo) in that range. He drove it right up on the trailer for me. Probably one of the coolest things about the tractor is it stayed local. Came from a small local shop named All Seasons Equipment in Scotia NY. I picked up the tractor literally only a few miles from that dealer. About the only thing concerning to me is the oil leak on the rear end. It does look like it is coming from the top/fill area so may not be an issue.

These guys are right, but I am going to say it. The gear ratio is in the gears in the transmission. Like Dan said, that is the same in the 3, 4, 6 and 8 speeds transmission (hi range in the 6 & 8s). Like Richard said, you can mess with ground speed with size changes in the input and engine drive pulleys, but the ratio in the transmissions remains the same. To answer your question, if the engine drive pulley, the input pulley, engine RPM and the tire sizes are the same...a race should be a tie. "bet my money on the bob tailed nag.......somebody bet on the bay"

Looks good. Definitely has POP!

Great news Ed!

That is great news Ed. Truly a Christmas present.

Yeah, but... he didn't get a trophy.

If there's enough slack with an idler pulley, then you run can run the 1/2" shorter belt if not the 1/2" longer one but I do feel your frustration the 2stage blower belt is 5/8"x 64.5".

This was my late dad Craig Bottjer. Unfortunately he took his life in september of 2016 I miss him everyday. He was the garden tractor and 2 cylinder john deere guy around our area. I am so glad to have dads friends a real good group of folks. Dad knew just about anything you wanted to know about wheelhorses, deeres,cubs you name it. I ended up with lots of dads knowledge and love for these old machines. I now work on this stuff when i am not working and do repairs for others and share my knowledge. I also kept alot of my dads equipment.

Day 3 & 4 ready for cleaning and then sand, clean, prep, & paint

Sorry to hear that, losing a parent is never easy, no matter the age. Lost my Dad on my birthday, that was rough but he went in his sleep and that's all we can ask for in this world. Small things matter - having a community of support and similar interests sure helps - we're a big family here and that's what truly matters. Sarge

Sears (Craftsman USA), Wards (Powr Kraft), and top-tier makers like Williams all made 32nd sized socket sets and even wrenches in many flavors. In certain types of machinery, they used the largest or smallest head size to accommodate the usable space to allow servicing. In the '50s era machinery, there are a ton of odd-sized square headed bolts (hence, wrenches) as on industrial trucks, tractors, and other equipment. Sears, Wards, and Williams are known for having huge rack sets of sockets covering every possible fractional size in 32nds from 7/32 clear up to 1". My brother in law had the largest Sears set I've ever seen covering that entire range, in 1/2" drive, no less. If you ever work on an older lathe or milling machine - you'll start hunting for those oddly sized wrenches in a hurry, along with some 4 & 8pt sockets. The really elusive sets are the 8pt sizes and the full 32nd size ranging sets are truly mind-boggling expensive. Williams has a full 8pt set I've long been wanting - they are sized perfectly for oddly sized taps and a lot of the work I do will not allow room for most common tap drivers. There are also tap sockets designed for this, but the common sets rarely fit anything past most common sizing in a small range - the larger Williams set will fit nearly any brand tap made up to 5/8" thread sizes and beyond. These are also useful on any square-headed fastener and especially pipe plugs. Stubborn plugs may want to round off and there are special duty male and female sockets designed specifically for those. https://www.amazon.com/Williams-WSS-814RC-14-Piece-Point-Socket/dp/B001DNZ508/ref=pd_sim_469_7?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B001DNZ508&pd_rd_r=1bda97b6-0461-11e9-b744-c97d5c894571&pd_rd_w=W8AZW&pd_rd_wg=NxiJj&pf_rd_p=18bb0b78-4200-49b9-ac91-f141d61a1780&pf_rd_r=5J7CPZKC6ZT94WEWFAMY&psc=1&refRID=5J7CPZKC6ZT94WEWFAMY Somewhere around here, I have a handy set of hex-driven square/8pt sockets - I'll have to get a picture of them. Sarge

I have these as well these fit the old antique horse drawn machinery square head nuts on the farm.

WOW! Somehow I totally missed this thread last year. I don't mind saying that as I read it this morning I..... well..... it really touched me. This is truly how God intended Christmas to be. A special thanks will be in our prayers for you, Josh, the other leaders, the fine group of young adults and, of course, for the Christmas miracle the Scholljegerdes family has been blessed with.

Denny: one of the old tricks on the Kohler recoil spring is to use a board say 12 x 8 and some heavy four inch nails to rewind the spring on a flat surface first. I had pics of this when I did it last (6 or 7 years ago) but no more. I think you use a nail in center and six or more nails around outside of spring to “fence it in to size’” needed for inner recoil piece o the Kohler ( this trick works on other brand too. I placed nails around in a circle tighter than opening in recoil piece it sets in. Probably not the best explanation but best I can recall.

At least I know you don't use claw hammers on duct work I would say something about metric Cresent wrenches but it would not be PC.

I’m sure I’ll have plenty to bring. I might need to rent a bigger trailer to get it all out there at the rate I’m collecting parts

I recently bought cables from this place. Called them with some questions and they were very helpful and nice looking cable sand knobs.

This topic has me thinking do I have any odd wrenches. I see it now everyone checking their tools this weekend.

Please keep hands and feet inside the ride at all times and don't exit until the ride has come to a complete stop!!