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I'm not far from the fair grounds, and I have AT&T. If I get bored today I'll swing down there and see what my coverage is like. I probably won't be able to get in, but I can drive around the area and see how many bars I have.

Finally got the ole girl out today. She just needs a seat and decals now. She fired right up. I’m very pleased with it!

I could not figure out why the starter would not activate on a B-80 i was working on. The solenoid clicked strongly, so I immediately suspected my wiring skills as I was also working on a forest of not so great previous repairs held on by electrical tape as the splice medium. Finally, I checked the continuity across the lugs and it was apparent that the thing was not making contact. Same thing happened when i robbed a ' last year known working solenoid" taken from a blown engine. That old Solenoid was an original, so i simply drilled a small hole through the metal cap at the end opposite the starting lug connections. I placed the little red straw through the Deep Creep can and fired some of the penetrant through the hole. Five minutes later i had a fully functioning American made factory original good for another forty years. Beats buying a chinese replacement any day. The first solenoid from the B-80 was a former replacement did not respond to the deep creep treatment, so maybe it will get an autopsy. So lesson learned is to not trust a solenoid that clicks because the thing may be stuck internally

Oh yeah! A little fine tuning and we’ll be ready for some paint work!

Got the decals and seat on. Here’s a before and after shot.😁

Bought the tractor not running. Exhaust valve was held open no compression. It was going to get parted out. Sickle bar is a sears that was going to the scrap yard. I'm leaving the original patina i like the look.

Hi all, I've just joined. I have a 212-5. I've had the old boy for about 3 years now and I am amazed at what he has been through and is still running. Anyway time form some TLC and time to bring him back to a better condition.

Here's a thread I threw on last year so others could fabricate one if so desired. It's now mounted on Trina's 867.

Oh you savage ...

I closed my Facebook Acct.. got tired of all the political arguments. looks like I’m going to be trolling the red square pages a lot more often now.. lol I buy, build, & collect custom modified Wheel Horses. I’ve had difficulty in the past navigating this site in my phone. Only choice I have though. No internet for PC or laptop where we live. If I’m slow to reply to anything it’s not because I’m ignoring anyone. It’s probably because I’m trying to figure it how to use this.. thanks all! BG

Musta missed that thread EB .....that 867 is got a nice patina.... guess I didn't realize you had a tractor that wasn't painted some unhorsely color

Not that great an idea Randy, It has been my experience that clear won't stick to unpainted clean steel very long. If you let it flash rust then clear it there will be a little texture to hang onto, but it probably will fail and lift before long. Self-etching Primer bonds to clean steel, paint bonds to primer and clear bonds to the color coat.

"MowBoy": Checking my eMails May 01 – 15, I cannot find any eMails from you (nor via PayPal). Please try again. Glen Pettit Please include your phone, and that may help speed things up, I'll call you. Using a completely different name or handle for eBay, Red Square or PayPal really confuses me. Personal: Health-wise I am doing much better. Two weeks ago I was mowing the pasture where my sheep were (since sold) using my 312, has not been mowed since 03/15 stroke, 2.5 hours of bumpy mowing, I had to stop, thought I was having a heart attack, 3 more days in hospital, everything OK, just a part of the muscles that hold the heart to my chest-wall or rib-cage had tore away, oh that hurt. Had to stay resting a few days, much better now. Guess I'm getting old at just 75. Hope to be at the show in June 2020.

My father wants it Ed so I'll commit

Gotta read the note, you are out of luck on this one.

I thought about it, but I finally convinced her we should paint something!

40" grader blade. Love mine.

At one point in my life I had two, the older front mount shown in the Wiki and a rear mount, sold the rear mount a couple years back.

Yes there is such a blade. I have one and love it.

Poor cell reception at a tractor show doesn’t sound like the worst problem ever. I tried calling you before I bought these, they were a good deal!

Can't say as I blame either one of you there.

I know these are being cared for and later slaughtered for your own consumption later... but ever since I worked a few weeks in a poultry processing plant some 23 years ago I'm just not a fan of poultry products anymore... now the 4 legged varieties I'll help you out with.

Randy and I count as 2. Hope no one thinks it’s a date! Sent from my work van at the Hot Dog Joint

Can't find that app on my phone.

The spike would go into a hole in the work bench top with that handle thing coming down on a piece of wood you wanted to hold, and with a little tap the spike and handle would jam in the hole and on the work piece. Thus freeing up both of your hands to use a plane, saw or chisel.

Don't these look delicious?

Back in the late 90s and early 2000s I had jobs at different auto dealerships.. One of the guys I worked with in Western Massachusetts had a mid to late 80s Dodge 3/4 ton 4 WD that he had built. I don't know what vintage the engine was but it was one of those Cummins straight sixes. He had done some amount of fiddling around with the engine and had tall tires and an overdrive transmission, maybe even a double overdrive via gear reduction. If he was careful he could get 22 MPG with that truck. Special purpose built, mind you, but VERY impressive for a nearly 7,000 lb vehicle.

Love this thread Not to hijack the thread, but one fix for those little plastic straws that you keep losing on those carb spray cans is to tape a coffee stir straw to the side of the can to hold the red straw inside. Just melt the bottom shut so the straw does not drop thru...

@ZXT this is for you... my first personal work truck was a 12V Cummins Powered 1997 Dodge with the NV4500 transmission and 4WD. It had an open exhaust and some fuel pump work but other than that was stock. It averaged an honest 16mpg all the time except when heavy pulling. I rarely ever saw 14mpg and had an empty high of 18mpg on a road trip down south. It was a beautiful truck and I should never have sold it. Hard to keep a body on anything up here in the “salt belt” though...

Damp and rainy for the last few days here in south coast Massachusetts. However over the holiday weekend it was sunny, dry and in the 80's. Took that opportunity to do some tilling in our Community Garden. C-111 ("Beethoven") did an awesome job!!!

With proper maintenance the Wheel Horse will probably outlive its owner. If problems do arise this is the place to find answers.

I agree on the “The things you can learn here, never ceases to amaze me.” The people on here are so helpful!!!!

I have 4 of then installed on k91s. They work great. Biggest noticeable difference is on starting the engines. All on first pull if there is fuel in bowl. I think the fact that it precisely sets timing automatically it makes them start easily. Also no points or condensers to wear or go out of adjustment. I have two of this type and two by Nova. They all work in the same principle.

Raider 12 It starts and runs with no smoke. Tires hold air. I mowed with it in all gears. No battery and the carb needs a shaft bushing. $200 SOLD

I haven’t visited the car wash in maybe a month, though I have an unlimited package on the Colorado. I’ve been driving Norman mainly. Stopped in and saw this beaut! I think my heart skipped a beat!

Ticking could be valves. K181s do not have adjustable valves. you grind then if they are too tight and replace if they are too loose. Wonder if at some point in the past 44 year some one tried to adjust the valves by grinding and got carried away??? It doesn't take too much to make a tick...do not ask me how I know that.

keep it original paint, there are many topics on preserving it.

count me in for 2. I could make the phone call a couple of days earlier from the count we get here. It would be for Wednesday night around 6 PM EST. The Wednesday before the show.

They are bad in our area this year too. Read in a hikers blog about using Dryer sheets to repel? He put half in top of each boot, one in each pocket and one under his hat. Claimed it kept ticks off. He also said the lilac scent made him smell a little better.

Guinea's love ticks!! Guinea's will get along with the chickens but they don't usually coop or pen very well. They would much rather free range as adults. Once they are old enough to be let out, you would be better off to build a small roost outside of the chicken coop for them to go in & out by them selves. Guinea's are not bad eating either, when their job is done for the summer/fall season you can store them in the freezer and enjoy them at the table through out the winter.

Or they just move 😂. If they don’t like ya, they’ll find a place they do, my aunt and uncle ended up with a guinea hen because she didn’t like the farm a few miles down the road.... they can’t get her to leave. She does well with the chickens, and I was going to suggest guineas too, the only thing is they “talk” a lot. The make better alarms for the coop than some roosters too.

Just leave sooner... lol

I will be dragging both my seniors down this year.

Can't imagine what problem anyone could've had out of a 318 other than being a bit slow being that it was the mid 70s. Those trucks were every bit as tough as a Chevy, and even more so than a ford, as you'd actually get to where you were wanting to go! You couldn't hardly kill a small block Mopar if you tried. Sure, a Ford inline 6 was a good engine, but that was about the only good engine they built. For comparison, a 318 around that year would've been 170 HP and 265 TQ. A 6.2 diesel in the 80s would've been what, 130 HP and 240 TQ? That is less than the 318, and I'm not sure why you'd have noticed much of a difference unless it was due to gearing. Also, they didn't get rid of the Dodge truck name - Dodge was simply the brand and they've been making for 1500-3500 series Ram trucks since around 1981. They separated into a separate company from Chrysler in case Chrysler tanked. No shame to go along with the name at all. Just had to jump in and give the Chrysler products a bit of support since they had none..

I'll be rolling with the Magnum16 Lil Mule 2.0

Here is my DD: Here is my project: This is the one that is in the garage with the engine out right now.

For my “Blue Oval” buddies... I saw this classic Ford 3/4 ton just down the street from the project that I’m working on. I first glance I thought it was full patina with clear over it. However, as I got closer I could see that it had been “doctored” up to look like this. It still is a sharp looking truck. I don’t know my old Ford trucks real well. What year does this one look to be?

You just have to find the super secret swear word. Every situation is different so the word changes. Or I have no good ideas

My favorite vintage truck is the 61 F100. cab and box all in one . Soooo coool!