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I have a good buddy of mine that I met in the Corps while we were both stationed in Okinawa. We haven’t seen each other since I left the island in 2011, but we’ve stayed on pretty regular contact since. Unbeknownst to me, he, his wife, and their daughter coordinated with my wife to get them here last night( from upstate NY). They’re going to be here till Sunday, and I couldn’t be happier to have one of buddies here with me on my favorite holiday. Hope everyone one has a fun and safe 4th of July, I know we will! Semper Fi, and God Bless America. 6F8CC722-6029-4205-9184-0525F9FA4A54.mov

Wanting to wish everyone a happy and safe July 4 Independence Day let’s see all the tractors that are patriotic this one we snapped a picture of at the big show !!!

Tonight was the first time I had mowed the front of my house with my 1067 that I just finished. What a beast!!

As long as we take good care of those who depend on us, and treat everyone the way we like to be treated and pay our bills I don't see why we can't have as many toys as we want.

Some of my collection in formation. Thank You fellow veteran Brothers and Sisters for our Freedoms. RDR U.S. Army (Retired). 6 yrs USAF, 15 yrs Ohio Army National Guard. Desert Shield/Storm 90-91, OIF 03-04.

Well started tearing down the 877 I bought at the Big Show. Decided to go through the whole tractor and clean it up, wet sand and clear coat the sheet metal and do some painting on the frame and engine. Wheels will get sand blasted and painted. I'll be going through the electric wiring and adding lights. Fuel lines will be new too. I went through the motion control system, replaced the missing springs, got a new cam from @daveoman, installed that and flipped the retainers over and I think it should function properly once I get the tractor back together. Now for some pictures Got it tore down Nice pile of parts to work on Got a couple of parts clear coated, so the refresh has begun. Once I can get it all back together I'll finish it off will Terry 's fantastic decals.

What only 2 trucks and 5 tractors... 3 trucks 4 'S, (a couple Cub's) , 2 SCUTs, and street rod...you sir need to catch up ...

Few pictures of the way to many and why they take so long to restore.

4th of July 2018 My family’s collection of antique Case tractors ready for the parade!

Happy Independence Day! Let freedom ring !

I don’t know what this is but it’s cool. There were only 3 tractors in todays parade. A cub, farm all and this one. My town never allowed them until this year. I wish I knew, I would have put a few horses in .

I will show my stars and stripes.

Here may be a good trade. 1975 C160-8

WWHHAAATTT??!!??!!?? You my friend have hours and hours and hours of viewing entertainment ahead of you. It is not a man. It is not a name. It is an institution.

Whatever you guys did worked . Timeline 02:30 NY While just on the edge of sleep , I heard a faint "mew mew Rrrrrdddowwww" from outside . Sprang up and out the door on the other end of her house . I faced tword the mewing and called softly ...Gracie ....Gracie-bear (<my little nickname) . I saw her eyes shining first as I knelt down and called again and to me she came . It's a little after 3 now and I'm home and Mom is with her kitten I'm soooo overcome with emotion , my eyes are completely raw but all is well . I need some food , a peaceful 2 or 3 hours of sleep then it's off to Wal-mart for 2 flea collars and back to moms . THANK YOU ALL FOR WHATEVER YOU DID !

We picked up the rest of the 2x6s for the floor beams and 6 sheets of 3/4” plywood . The C-141 towed the trailer around back without a problem. It’s the most weight I’ve had on my homemade hitch yet. I made it from an old piece of exercise equipment that someone was throwing out. It works great.

Got a chance to do some more work on the Raider. Spent a fair amount of time on the engine. The block was ready but noticed that some of the parts were ready to go but some of the others, not so much. Murphy struck again. The hoist was in the wrong position. Switched it over then discovered that the tractor was too far back on the lift. Strong-armed it into position. Ever notice that the only good hold is the exhaust pipe? Got a good deal on a set of Carlisle Tru Powers for the rear and an OK deal on a set of Deestone ribbed tires for the front. Getting closer. Some of the "eagle eyes" will notice that the engine has the "breakerless ignition. The engine is a 69 not a 68

So you're sittin on one of the most beautiful beaches in the world, enjoyin some surf, sand, and suds, and some of the local boys show up for practice. Then one of them "#5" throws some jet wash at you. Doesn't get much better than this. Enjoy your 4th!

Well .. the purists may call it a 'restomod' as I went with a slightly different choice of color.. and the engine number doesn't match. But anything is better then the scrap that this would have become had I not saved it. This is a Maytag model 92 washing machine, built in October of 1927, (Though the engine was found in another location, more on that later. It was built in December of '28). Some years ago I owned a little twin cylinder Maytag engine, just stationary, on a set of skids. It went to shows along with my other antique engines. I sold it .. wish I hadn't. Another topic I suppose. Well for the last few years, I'd been wanting a single cylinder model .. but didn't want to pay the outrageous 'today' prices some people put on these things. Well.. nearly two years ago now, I was helping a friend from school take care of their horses (the four legged variety). I noticed the foot-starter pedal sticking up from the dirt inside a barn, the engine had been jammed under a hole in the barn wall where it met the dirt, apparently to cover up entrance for a critter at some unknown point in ancient history. At first I thought I was seeing things.. till I started to dig down and found the engine in the ground. It looked like a solid block of dirt, like you may find along a beach, just a clump of rusted iron. Missing the flywheel and magneto, exhaust, and other parts. Seized tight. Well .. the engine came home with me despite the odd looks and questions of why I'd want such a piece of trash. I later found the flywheel being used as a dog dish around the property, and the magneto was found on a shelf in the barn. After a few months soaking in a barrel of diesel/kerosene mix, I pulled it out and removed the carb. After scraping the dirt out and a few light taps with a hammer.. it was free. Pulled the piston to find the bore still clean. After all those years (Family has been there since the 60's, and has no knowledge of a washer or the engine, so lets say it was buried since atleast 1962). ..After all those years all the little engine needed was a condenser, and a light hone on the cylinder. I reused the original rings. They were still in great shape. Had a spare exhaust I'd picked up for some reason in the past. The rest of the parts I made myself. The little ID plate, the kill 'switch', etc. All the original brass hardware was in great shape and polished out nicely. I found the exhaust ports in the cylinder plugged with carbon.. likely the reason the (generally unreliable even when new) engine wouldn't start for the umpteenth time, and it was shoved in that hole to make it go away. The carbon is the only thing that saved it, I think. Blocked off any water from getting in. While I toiled away with the engine in spare time.. decided I wanted to find a washer to go with the machine. Some wanted ads and calls went without luck for a year. While at a engine show up in Boothbay, Maine, with one of my big engines (The little one didn't run yet), a lady saw my paper taped to my truck gate with 'Wanted: Antique Maytag Washer" printed on it, with a photo. She had one in her barn, and she wanted it out of the way since they were tearing it down.. A 10 mile run up the road sent me home with a complete though rough, 1927 Model 92 washer. It had been stripped of the engine decades earlier, and was running off an electric motor stuck to a board in the base. Last run sometime in the 70's as she told me. It had been in the family for decades. ..Story aside. It's been a really long task, nearly 2 years in all. With the Boothbay show just 4 days away (And the granddaughter of the original owner coming to see it running), it's nearly done. The washer itself was far more used up then the somehow preserved little engine. A few bearings had seized and it just continued to run with no maintenance, which created grooves in the drive shafts. We mended and replaced what all we could. Original color was 'Ghost Grey" and personally I am not a fan.. I felt this almond fit it better. They also came in a nice Apple Green.. but I had a really bad time with some special mixed paint which wasted about 4 months worth of time. (Did I mention I stripped it down 3 separate times because of paint issues?) ..Anyway that tangent over. Here it is nearly finished. It is of course a wringer washer. I will hopefully get those parts working tomorrow, and the lid put back on too. Incredibly overbuilt machine with gearing that rivals a WH transaxle. ..in fact is probably stronger.

No flags but the faithful L-107 is prepared to haul the fireworks out for tonite!!

Got the floor joists in today

Looks like @857 horse needs to get bigger tires for his rig!

"As Paul said set it and forget it" Hydros are great for constant stopping and backing up like around trees flower beds ect. The OP is mowing 4.5 acres. Unless he's mowing Arlington National Cemetery , I doubt there's much stopping and backing up. I have many obstacles in my yard so I prefer a hydro. Plus with all that mowing the OP is doing, I'd worry about chaff build up on the hydro cooling fins.

This one has been in the family for over 50 years.Here is my son gathering brush on the property.He definitely needs the hearing protection.His grandfather loved a straight stack.

Got a few things done last few days. Tightened up the left axle hub that was loose. Swapped some wheels around and found out why the bomb wasn't charging. The voltage regulator plug ins were rusted right off. Still soaking the steering wheel nut daily in hopes of getting it off. Also put a new flywheel shroud on in place of the bottom rusted one. Guess I've done more than I thought.

It's a custom design I came up with about 6 years back.

My dad bought a Case 800 brand new in 1958. it don't look as pretty as those but it still runs and is in the family. Here's my loader tractor that I bought out in Michigan in 17, I think it is an early set of decals from @Vinylguy ERIC J

C series . 160 or 120 8 speed .Better parts and attachment availability. More dependable.

Your father-in-law left you a real gem! It is one of the best looking survivors you would ever find. Enjoy the journey and thank you for sharing it with us. That is a good thing, How about the intake, there should be a little suction felt at the inlet when the engine is turned over.

I’m here in my shop turning bowls and had a thought . I think I’m living my midlife crisis! I have two trucks and five tractors ! What’s next? And no I don’t have pictures!!

Unloaded the C160 out of the truck today. Stole the wheels off of an old Murray that I used to mow with, since it had 8" fronts. Dismounted them (Like my method? Lol! The high-lift jack I usually use wasn't at my place) and mounted them with tubes on the C160 front wheels. It had one good WH rear wheel with a good ag tire on it, and one really wide wheel with a weird offset and a bad tire. Put those on my Sears GT 19.9 and stole its rear wheels for the time being. Next, I changed the rear end oil, which was incredibly clean, but it only had around 1.5 QT. in it. Wouldn't start due to the points being completely ate up, so I replaced those. After that, I reinstalled the foot rest, belt guard, and seat pan, and put the seat off of my GT 14 on it. I haven't changed the engine oil yet, but it looks brand new even after running. It had a Napa oil filter on it, good oil in the trans, and every greaseable place pushed grease out after 1/2 pump from the grease gun, so I think this thing was relatively well maintained before it was parked. Doesn't appear to have ever had anything but a tiller on it. I think I might be beginning to like this thing! Now all I need to do is find a set of rear wheels, another mower deck, and fix the loose steering gear and I'll be set!

Apparently I washed the keys. I went to fiddle with it and mow a bit, couldn't find them anywhere, started looking for my other pair of jeans, found those and the keys in the dryer.

OK so I’ll try and catch up do I need one more truck or two more tractors ?

The yellow one with the blade and the green one in the pole barn are 430's.The engineless yellow one is a very early 40c.They only made 2100 430c and the 3 roller 40c was one of only 1800 in that track configuration.There is a 440ic 2cylinder loader under the tarp in the background of the first photo.

Happy Independence Day to all of you, and to this beautiful place Happy Birthday and thank you for a life full of prosperity, happiness and hope.

Good evening, i just traded my way into a 520-8, and am looking for some info on its value. This is my first Wheelhorse- I had been looking for an older one in the style of a c161 hydro or d180 but ended up with this- has the 48” side discharge deck. I’m wondering if I’ve any chance of trading it for an older hydro with 48” mower and snowblower or if I should just bite the bullet and list it for sale... and for how much. Or if I could find a snowblower for this one. It runs and mows great, but is a little big for the 48” deck. Any info would be appreciated.

I know what i'll be doing while I'm waiting for the fireworks to start this evening!

I'll let the others comment on the hydro. As far as snow blower vs snow plow. They're two completely different modes of removal. If you're only getting 1 to 3 inches of slushy snow most of the time you definitely want to get a plow. A snow blower needs to have a certain volume of material moving through it to be effective and they are also not super fond of slush or very heavy snow. Weights 'n chains are also highly preferred. There are those that don't consider them to be a necessity and I respect that opinion but here on my mountainside we can't even move without them. The tractor I use for snow removal is a 1974 C-160. I have all four tires fluid-filled and cleated ice chains and also a hundred pounds of steel weight. The fluid alone weighs 255 lb.

I'm going to put in my vote for a 1973 to 1981 C Series with a 16 horse. I prefer Gear Drive tractors but I can see the practicality of a hydro for certain things. Parts availability for a c series of any year is excellent. Not so much for the d-series. I don't own any of the d-series but my impression is that the c is more reliable overall.

Very nice! I also have a Maytag tub wringer-washer with a Model 92 on it, still in its work clothes. Runs great and is very cool to demonstrate at shows to kids. All in all, between my dad and myself, we probably have 40 Maytag engines, most of which are apart. When I was about 12, I was given a twin cylinder that a church member had found in a creek near his house, buried in the dirt with a piece of whatever it was bolted to pointing up where he could see it. It miraculously was not stuck, and after pulling the tank and cleaning out the solidified lead gasoline out of it, it started and ran beautifully, bare spark plug wires and all. I just positioned them so that they weren't shorting to anything and it was happy. It was cool to watch the spark jump at night. I took it with me to church the next Sunday, and when he walked out of the building after the service, I jumped in the back of the truck and started it. He was baffled that I was able to get it to run.

Update. Got the Sonotubes in and filled. Have to wait for the concrete to dry before attaching the beams