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Took a 400 mile round-trip yesterday to bring this little one-owner home. Tractor has been in the previous owners family, and garage-kept since new. Has a few custom attachments (foot rests and horns under the hood). Previous owner included boxes of NOS parts collected over the years. The engine (K-181) was replaced somewhere along the line, as was the starter/generator. This is my first small hydro since I started collecting in 1993. (I'm not counting my 416-H). Since my 7 and 9 year old grandsons have some trouble with the clutch, I figured a nice little hydro would be great for them. Check out the original HL-5 light kit with original switch. This tractor pick-up was in western Pennsylvania, and my wife and I took the opportunity to side-trip to the Flight 93 Memorial. Walking down to the crash site on a beautiful day, and listening to some of the last answering machine recordings of the passengers brought tears to my eyes.

Trina, Meeha the dog, and I took a little walk in the woods. Roughly 7 miles. We peaked Cranmore Mountain which is a ski area. Also Black Cap Mountain. Kearsarge Mountain North Moat Mountain I wish I could label this next one. Dead center is South Moat and Middle Moat. To the right of that is the Red Ridge. To the right of that and just above the pine tree is North Moat. To the left of all of these and behind them is Mount Chocorua and The Three Sisters. On the right hand side kind of tucked in between the treetops you can see what is known locally as Cathedral Ledge. We've been on top of every single one of the mountains pictured above, some multiple times. The village in the foreground is North Conway New Hampshire.

I pass by this lawn in Red Lion, Pa. quite often, but have never seen the mower. Thought I'd share it.

So...we had a really fun day up at Iola again this year. The morning started with a dead battery in the Goat but nothing that a little time on the charger couldn’t fix. We then drove into town to pick up Caleb’s buddy from basketball, David. He is a car guy but had never been to the spectacle that is called Iola. He was my shotgun for the trip and we enjoyed the 55 minute drive up to the show grounds through rural Wisconsin. Upon arrival we got staged between two beautiful C series Chevy’s that I know My Bow tie buddies like @WVHillbilly520H and @19richie66 will appreciate. What is cool is the one on the left is restored mostly to original. The one on the right has a modern LS series Vortec and full pro touring drivetrain. They are both awesome trucks. Speaking of trucks...Caleb found this one for his buddy @Sparky per his request last year. Catherine Bach of Daisy Duke game was there signing autographs and there were multiple General Lee chargers there as a result. We took a long look at this one and got a real kick out of it... Where there is General Lee, I guess there must be a General Grant😂! As most of you know, I’m a big Pontiac fan but there were a couple of Ponchos there that I had never seen before... Ive seen my share of 1974 GTO’s but never a 1974 Ventura sprint. Looked like a GTO without the badging and shaker hood scoop. This 1948 Poncho made me instantly think of Richard @953 nut. This one was for sale in the car corral for about $14K and I wanted it so bad. It had such cool Patina that even @Shynon would’ve been impressed. The interior had been completely restored and modified with new gauges and leather seating I would’ve been a fan of Pontiac power in the car but it had a Chevy 350 swapped in for cost efficiency. I have never seen a 1948 Pontiac in person—so yes I was star struck! Caleb loves Firebirds and this one was a beauty... Original drivetrain with some upgrades. It was absolutely rust free and beautiful inside and out. 400 and a 4spd and for sale! Too bad we didn’t have the $24K! The first year that we attended this show was in 1991 and we took my dad’s 1966 Scout. It was just a work truck for us at that time and I was younger than Caleb is now! We saw this beautiful ‘63 and were just drooling. Caleb also likes 1970 GTO’s and this one suited him just fine but it wasn’t for sale! Befoee we knew it, the day was done and we had to get David home. The boys slept most of the drive but when we arrived David said that he really enjoyed his first time at Iola and that he could get used to driving around in a hot rod! Davids favorite car is the Shelby Mustangs of the mid 1960’s and so both he and Caleb got shirts with their favorite cars and called it a great day filled with memories!

1972 Arctic Cat riding mower. 8 HP, 36" mower.

Has a homemade tag that says model 400 what model is this

The previous owner just sent me email with pictures that his neighbor took while we were loading up. Mrs. M looks on while the previous owner checks under the seat for loose change. I'm tying her down for the trip home while the previous own looks on. One last ride. Don't worry Greg, I'll take good care of her.

Well, well... auction finds. Nice to meet you, @Jordanhorse96 and @CasualObserver!

Hi folks, me and the gal pal were on our way to the wheelhorse motherland ( southbend), to shop for some wedding rings. So we go down little country road see a barn sale, turned around cause I spy a wheelhorse. I ask how much , he said 400$, but someone was suppose to be picking it up. Turns out it came with a sickle bar too. My ears kinda perked up then , cause my dad wants on for his 702. They call the other fella, he passed on it, I offered 300$, we settled at 350$. Tractor runs pretty good, lil smoke when ya goose it, but runs and cuts pretty good. I'm hoping the sickle bar will fit my dad's 702, it's a 50 inch bar. Anywho, here's some pics a serial numbers if anyone has some additional info, or point me in the right direction, would be appreciated, thanks!!!

OuFinally got around to working on the 753. I drove it a while back, but the float hung and she just wouldn’t run. Well, no wonder! You wouldn’t believe all of the junk I cleaned out of the carb. The starter made a terrible roaring sound when running - bad bearings. I replaced the bearings and brushes and it starts great; but it doesn’t charge - the regulator smoked when the guy I bought it from started it, so I expected to have to order a regulator. I put on the 23x10.5-12 tires and weights I got from @sparky. I got the lift link and rod to hold the bar in travel position made and the sickle bar I got from @Lane Ranger is now mounted. I’m quitting on it now until after our summer show. I’m pleased with how she looks though!

@Coulter Caleb, that Model A engine would run better if it had these plug wires on it!

here ya go @ebinmaine @tunahead72 Saturday Morning Most of the guys drifted in around 7:30 to BS around the coffee pot. You normally weren't supposes to clock in until 8 am. But on these "monthly" Saturday mornings, the Shop Foreman would already be scurrying around. Ya'll get clocked in, several customers tractors to be finished for pickup today and you know what else is up. Yea, what else was always up! The Boss always got in quite early and made his calls trying to close sales before farmers and ranchers left the house. So at 8 am sharp...Boss to Shop Crew: Alright, I picked up some goooood tractors and equipment last night, lots of work to keep ya'll on the payroll a little longer. Shop Foreman says Truck Driver called and said he's not gonna make it in this morning, can these pickups wait till Monday. Boss No, No we've got to get them this morning. Boss tells Me, get the big truck ready to go and take mechanic #3 with you, I'll get you the address and map for the 1st pickup. Take it slow since you don't have your Commercial license (it was 1975 in a rural area!) O' and take a wrecking bar and chain saw and remember to take gas with it this time. (yea, I was 17 years old). So as I got the "Big" truck and gooseneck ready, the teasing began. Young-un gets to drive the BIG ONE today, Truck Driver's gonna be ticked at you for putting him out of a job...chainsaw, boy how do you load a tractor with a chainsaw....what's it gonna be a chicken house or another China Berry tree. Out comes the Boss with a map and everyone else shuts up and looks busy. The first ones out on ol Al's place, near Egypt (even Texas has an Egypt) about 45 minutes from here. It's got some small brush behind it you need to cut down so you can winch it on backwards. Remember don't try to start any of em today, winch-em on. O, and take some air bottles, I'm sure the tires are low....someone pipe out ..you mean we finally get one with tires on it and there's a shop full of laughter. Off Mechanic 3 and I go, I've only got to drive the "Big" truck under Truck Drivers supervision (nap time). Of course I'm extra careful since I don't have a license for the rig. We pull up to the house and the farmer Al says: well your ol Boss finally got me to sell him that 9N after all these years of badgering. He thinks he stole it from me, laughing. The laughter bring puzzled looks from us and farmer explains. Ya'll don't go telling your Boss, but all us farmers and ranchers have got an agreement that one or two of us will sell him something every month, so we can keep him coming and buying the beer around the county all year long.. So down the pasture we go and sure enough the 9N is parked nose to a big tree and a good amount of brush behind it. Mechanic 3 stutter's I can't cut that brush, I'm allergic to Poison Ivy! So as I cut brush and Poison Ivy, Mechanic 3 backs up the truck, (he doesn't drive on the highway since he doesn't have any kind of license). Then he starts running the electric winch. All goes along and were thankful for the electric winch because the flat tires don't hold any air. As we begin to winch it up red wasp swarm out from under the hood and we scramble to the truck for a few minutes. I laugh, remembering a few months back when a raccoon came out of a tractor on Truck Driver and I, holding his ground and not letting us near the nest of baby raccoons under the tractor hood. Back to winching and suddenly the winch stops. A quick look and the cable on the spool is a big mess. You forgot to hold tension on the cable as you unreeled it I holler. So we unhook from the tractor, get the cable mess un-reeled off the winch, reel it back on straight and finally get the tractor winched onto the trailer. We even got it chained down! Back to the shop we go and make it without more problems. As soon as we hit the yard the boss is hollering where have you been, and giving me directions to take a 3/4 ton truck and trailer with the hand winch (groan) to pick up an 8ft. disc harrow. He tells Mechanic 3 to drag the 9N off the big truck trailer so I can make another run with it when I get back. The shop closes at noon on Saturday, and back in the shop the other guys are teasing ...looks who's getting Truck Drivers overtime he's going to really be ticked off at you now. What, I don't even get paid overtime, I'm the one getting a raw deal (since I only worked part time) So, that's how it went for a typical "monthly" Saturday around the Ford Tractor Shop. Next, stay tuned for: Resurrecting the 9N or Bosses Brew and an Electric Water Heater.

@Coulter Caleb hope you get some rest tonight, so you can come hang out with us tomorrow. Would be a shame if you slept the day away

Man! That poor PA wildlife... ain't gotta friggin' chance now.

@ronwh @prondzy @Shynon there goes the neighborhood...

I just sold a 1972 raider 10 tractor and mower that I restored about 2 years ago because I need more space. I ended up with the other guys tractor and cash in the deal. I ended up with a 1967 1277 automatic with mower running but running a little rough. So much for having more room. Not sure if I'm going to sell this one or not. I can't break my addiction 🤣

We Know, she always does all of the work! Beautiful scenery up there.

Pileated woodpecker makes a noise like you hear in a Tarzan movie.They don't seem to care if they are upside down or right side up.

Must be some flippin' big woodpeckers round there. 3rd photo'.

Surprised you didn’t stumble onto Julie Andrews playing guitar and singing. 😂 great pictures Eric 👍🏻

@ZXT @posifour11 @LengerichKA88 @Mows4three @JCM

So you got rid of one and gained another plus cash...... you don’t need help, you need a bigger garage. Carry on.

I came into your thread, because I wanted to know if I could help. Heck...your doing just fine. You just needed a little change of scenery.

Don't fight it. Resistance is futile.

Nice find,I wish mine was that nice.

Even though there are some entertaining comments here, the mounting and dismounting is one of the many contributing factors that led to the demise of the classic Wheel Horse. We were a dealer years ago and we lost more than one sale from unfriendly way to get on and off of these tractors. The tractor is designed for a young nimble individual with total disregard for anyone with limited motion or physical abilities. Their fine when you buy them as a young man/woman, but with a tractor that last 30 years all the sudden the individual is older too and getting on and off is now a challenge. Kinda like getting a adult off and on a Big Wheel kids tricycle. A scary real real life situation took place several years ago to my Dad. He was 79 at the time. He was not in the best shape physically . He was one of those stubborn depression era. WWII Vets. It was a hot day and he decided to get on a C105 8 speed. I had told him several times do not be doing that while he was home alone on the farm. Well I just had a feeling that he was gonna mow that day because of all the rain in prior days. So I headed to our farm in the late afternoon to help him mow. When I got there I found him setting on the tractor next to one of are cattle chutes. I went up to him and noticed right away he was not looking very well. I asked him what was wrong and he did not speak. I finally kick my little feeble brain in gear and ask him if he could get off the tractor. He nodded that he couldn't. I finally devised a way to list this very stout man off the tractor. After I got him inside, finally got it out of him that he had been setting there for over two hours in the hot sun and could not get off the tractor. I do believe we were lucky that day. Now a challenge getting on and off. Try getting all your winter gear on and trying to get on a 8 speed C141 with a cab on. Now that's a challenge. Getting off after siting there for a extended period of time is even a bigger challenge. I do believe I looked like a monkey #%*$'en a football. One time I actually slipped while getting off. There I half laid. One leg over the shift levers and the other slid out from under me on the ground. I did the proverbial splits. There I was hung up because my Carharts were caught and couldn't get my leg down. It was a "Americas funniest video" moment.

Showers are fixed and there is a waiting line. (Background of pic 2) meanwhile, the tub rat gets a bath too.

For a 10 HP and above S/G equipped Kohler engine the NAPA 25-7345 belt works well.

With the Iola Car Show behind us, Coulter Caleb and I are getting a couple horses ready to go... Caleb had to remove the mowing clothes from JackRabbit and put on the AG’s otherwise Zach wouldn’t let him take it Once he is cleaned and ready, and GhostRider has the dust and dirt from Jim’s PD last fall cleaned up, they’ll be ready to join Vader to be loaded up. We are excited to come down and hang out with you all!

Fish on! Thank you so much Jim, Dan, Cindy and Ryan for the fish, slaw, beans and apple pie!

Early morning in the horse barn.

Wow! We’re you dressed in black with a mask when you bought it? Sickle bars go for $400-$500 by themselves! I got a nice sickle bar for my 753 at the big show and gave a little over $400 for it. Just got it installed today and I’m loving it!!!!

Around here we call them the laughing bird or the monkey bird

As you can imagine most of those were taken by Trina

Looks like a green gingham tablecloth.

Using a few minit‘s of gladly rainfree to take 2 Pics and even do few measurements ahead for the next Step. Don‘t forget it was a Prototype and i changed few issues while build. I set the Liftconsoles with an angle backwards, increased a 2 Port to a 4 Port Valveblock, found better cylinders with bit more length, added a Frontlifter and something addon’s more. I do a try where i before will mount the 2 Port Valveblock, to see if enough clearance is given, while the 4 Port Clerance looks very Close on my Drawings. I also hold the new doubleaction Liftcylinders in Place, to see ahead potentially troubles about clearance, because of Flashlights and something similar. While it was a Prototype, i also recalculate some Dimensions, to be sure all works as expected and planed and later Build. 500 Kilos of Liftcapacity shall be my Goal, but because of Dynamic‘s i calculate with 1,5 Tons to have enough spare. Used will be realistic mostly a maximum of 300 Kilos, but Shovel weight and other Attachments came on Top. That‘s my reason to calculate much higher. It make sense to plan it more ahead and work with templates to see, if the results like the drawings or space is less than needed. Measurement gives you surely an idea about a Planing, but to see things in natural it can causes sometimes surprises you didn‘t see ahead. Especially if space is good for all day using and a comfortable using. My personal issue was, a quick hop on hop off must be given, even in Winter with thicker cloths. Here i found the Valveblock was to close to my feet now, especially in Winter this will definiteley causes in ripped Cloths, what results in a lot of potential to hurt myself and even not enough clearance in case of an „Emergency jump“. Good that i double checked, because after bending its much to close, so i have to find another place for the Valveblock after bending the Liftconsoles but it must be comfortable using. Then i do some tests to see where i have enough clearance also with the Tubes and something others. I also plan more enhancements, but that is different Story.

Nice find Bob! I’m jealous of your side trip to the memorial. One of these days I’ll get there.

Sweeeeet! That’s exactly how I like em! Short bed step-side, stock appearance (except the rims which I do like) with a patina finish. I don’t even care what’s under the hood when they look like that. Thanks Caleb!

Two 6011 rods later it isn't going to be a problem any more. The steering arm is welded to a piece of one inch pipe slaved over the one inch axle pivot. I hadn't welded it well enough to hold up to six hundred miles of vibration on Interstate-81 but now it is seal welded all around, problem over!

Those Trains..... @Shynon I’ll listen to Bear toot his horn all day if those trains would give it a rest at night!

The old belt just about disintegrated! Lol I think it was the 3/8th's used on the 8hp, it lasted 10 yrs! I found a beautiful high performance 1/2 cogged belt hanging on my wall. Napa Modac 69H(25-09155) It fit right on without even having to move the tension, rolled onto the pulley "happy & tight", Yard Sale .50, amazing.

Good Luck with everything Ed

Here you go Eric...see if you can figure what this super old but common inline engine is from...

Lot of empty pie jars. Looks like them cups are getting a workout.

Looks like a Simplicity to me

This horse barn shot reminds me of a 1965 advertisement.

I am excited to go to Iola for the third timeIt was really fun last year but this year I have a friend from school coming along. It is going to be fun talking with him about cars. His grandpa used to own a 1970 cutlass s he also has owned some pretty cool Fords over the years. Once again you are welcome to share a story or picture of a car, and I will see if I can find it at the show.

Tons of memories will come to many minds with this thread. I don't have pictures so I pirated clones off the net. Fresh out of high school this is the car that got me the nickname Racinbob. A 1966 Nova. Not a real powerhouse with a 283 but was pretty quick after I was done with it. My soon to be wife drove this. A 1967 Tempest. Again, not a powerhouse with a 326 but I always loved the lines. If we still had it today I could see it ending up as a GTO clone. We only raced each other side by side once. The high winding little 283 was the victor by a car length.