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Have a few Horses and just picked up this project today figured I would just say howdy and this a great forum tons of great info

Crop dusting amazes me, how they are so quick to act between power and tree lines. No, not the walking farts in Walmart style either! @Lane Ranger I know you have an amusement for aircraft, maybe someone else will enjoy this too. I was organizing in the back barn and heard this noise. I figured he was close, but didn’t know he was buzzing the house! We had a family friend in my early teenage years die in a crop duster accident, his brother taught my brother and I how to fly in SC on spring break when I was 14 or 15. I’m pretty sure I could watch these planes all day long! The only thing better would be a ride in one

1951 Case VAC She just finished mowing about 5 acres of the 6-8 she takes care of weekly or as needed. Never skipped beat. None of my tractors WH or otherwise are show queens they all have work to do. The tall grass in the background is part of the 18 acres that will be cut soon with either a 75 yr old Farmall M and her 55 year old Bush Hog Mdl 600 or a 1953 Case DC 3 and her sickle bar. Wonder how many Kioti's Montana's etc compact tractors will still be working in 70 years.

Once again Trina and I are headed up to the great North Maine Woods with our amazing friend. No reservation. No set plans. Don't even know for sure what day we're coming back. The first place we are going to head is one of the German p o w camps that was located in Maine during World war II. All three of us are the type of people that could spend hours at a salvage yard just looking around. Our friend has a decent quality metal detector and volumes of knowledge of World war 2 and later military. It's going to be a fascinating area. After that? Maybe move camp and do a little hiking.

Put Vader to work this evening and got to teach the little boys some roofing. The roof on the kids playhouse is about 20 years old and shot and so we decided it was time to replace it. I had enough extra shingles left from a large project and so it was a “labor only” situation! Judge and Zach helped haul the old roofing and throw it in the wagon. Once the roof was clear and the debris cleaned up, we discarded the old shingles and then loaded the trailer with tools and supplies. Once I was confident I had everything that I needed from the big job trailer, it was back out to the playhouse. The three of us took turns driving Vader back and forth because it is just too cool to let any one of us drive it the whole time! Zach handed me up shingles... and Judge got to help with cutting starter course shingles and bringing those to me. One side is done and the other is struck out. The mosquitos were starting to show us who was boss and so we called it a night. Tomorrow we will wrap it up. Fun times with my two little boys and the Super C!

Mowed tonight with my C-105 with a 42”SD. Mowed in opposite directions instead of going in circles....came out nice!

That’s not half of the pictures I took

Hello All, after months of diversions and general dithering about I have finally finished making my transport box and mounting frame (apart from painting it!). The original reason for making it was to carry our rubbish bins down our 400yd. track to the pickup point . Also I am demolishing an old concrete-block shed and have got to move a couple of hundred blocks from a very inaccesable spot, luckily the Wheelhorse can just get to it saving a lot of wheelbarrowing! I've attached some photos* of it during construction in case anybody is interested, I think it's going to be very useful. I managed to buy some paint today that I think is the right colour but haven't had time to try it yet, isn't it tricky matching old paint to new! Regards... Chris * For some odd reason there are two copies of me doing the 190lb. test on it, I can't figure out how to delete one of them!

Gassed up for a trail ride!

Eric, Just in case you don't know, the first eggs will be about ping pong ball sized.Takes a while for them to get bigger.Having chickens as egg layers is very cost effective.Our hens like to use the WH carts as roost bars.I even give them rides.

My 512d not often you see an original diesel 😊

Your better off buying a larger motor. Then redo the 12 hp and keep it for a ready to go spare on the shelf.

It's Alive!! Horse Vid.mp4

Old pic of my son and I. I bet this one was taken 10-12 years ago.

Don't forget to plan a vacation to Arendtsville Pa in June sometime!

I bought back this tractor I sold about a month ago, and installed a nice deck I picked up!! Woot!!

Here’s the 500 special.... NOTE: these aren’t the rims or tires going on this tractor, my rims are still at the sand blaster guy.

No kidding the owners manual suggests you kick the seat back and stand up for a turn or two... which I do it is a nice stretch...

Thanks that’s my other Thanks that my other hobby with the kids the vegetable garden lots of compost and some manure tilled in with the C125

There was a citrus grove across the creek from our property when we lived in Florida. The crop dusters would have their wings tilted up toward the grove while spraying along the creek bank so that nothing went into the water. One of the crop dusters was in his mid-eighty's at the time and said he started crop dusting in the late 1930s. He was a fighter pilot during WWII and laughed about the Navy trainers who were trying to teach him how to fly the military way. Said he would break off from the pack, loop around and be on the tail of the instructor before he knew what had happened. If half of what he would tell us is true (and I'm sure it was) he lived a charmed life.

I don't Hoard anything! However, I do accumulate items that may become useful at some time. Murphy's Law has taught me that if you throw out anything it will be the very item that is needed to save the day tomorrow or next week! It may not be me that needs it and I am very willing to share my JUNK valuable parts inventory with others.

I grew up around airplanes. My dad was sort of a jack of all trades guy. He was a licensed A&E mechanic with a powerplant (engine, canvas and sheet metal certificate. He also was a licensed flight instructor, as wells as a rancher, electronics repair, old farm house carpentry and electrical, you name it to make a living in a small town. In about 1950 my day laid out 2 grass runways on the 360 acre farm and operated a small fixed base airport service. In about 1965 the city leased the longer 4800 ft runway and paved it. In 1990 the city moved the airport to a new city owned location. From time to time we would find black tire marks on the runway where teenagers had used it as a 1/4 mile drag strip in the middle of the night. (of course my brothers and I never did that) In the 1950's through early 1970's a fellow with 3-4 planes came through every year spraying crops. He had open cockpit biplanes with radial engines that had been military trainers converted to sprayers. Each summer my dad leased him a space on the opposite side of the runway from the hanger building for him to keep his chemical tanks and equipment. After he stopped coming, that spot stayed bare for 20+ years from the spilled cotton defoliant. Since the pilots traveled and lived out of hotels and suitcases,, sometimes one would show up with a hangover and my Dad as the Airport Operator won't let him fly. My Dad would fly a couple of hours and spray the fields while the pilot sobered up. My Mom was not found of that . I always say my Dad was the last of the old grass strip barnstormer pilots. The bottom of the planes fuselage and wings would get eaten up from the corrosive chemical spray. My dad would do sheet metal repairs on the planes to keep them airworthy and licensable.. I always wanting a ride in one, but they couldn't carry a passenger since the chemical tank filled where the second seat had been. When I was a young teenage one of the planes clipped a line at the end of a field and crashed. I helped my dad and 2 older brothers pick up the plane, put it on our farm 5th wheel trailer and haul it back to the shop. The guy had some other parts planes and my dad put it back together to fly again. That was one of 3 crashed planes I helped pick up over the years. Lots of airport/airplane memories. The biplanes were: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing-Stearman_Model_75

I don't have a cutting torch, but I saw a youtube video of VinsRJ straightening a bent steering link. He used a MAPP torch to heat the steel rod cherry red, and then clamped the rod in a vice to bend it. I think I could do that. In fact I bought 3 feet of 3/8" steel rod this morning for that purpose. I tried heating it with my propane torch, which wasn't hot enough. So now it's back to Lowe's in search of a MAPP torch. I've considered buying an oxy-acetylene rig, seeing a number of them locally on craigslist. Maybe in another year or two. I really can't justify the cost right now for no more than I would use it. A MAPP torch would be more in line with my needs. And I've got an anvil and a good 8 pound hammer for fine-tuning and "technical adjustments".

Here what you have: 91-11B801 1979 C Series Garden Tractor C-111 8-Speed Briggs 252417-0198-01 11 Wheel Horse 103916 That Briggs is an 11HP. And welcome to a Red Square!

You must have been amused for quite a while judged by the number of photos you got.When I worked at NASA-LRC every spring we got a chance to see the Thunderbirds give their aerial demonstration so that the TAC officer could sign off with his approval.We would get on the shop roof and watch.Those guys were so close that you could see their faces if they didn't have helmets on.Thanks for sharing.

BE CHOICE,??? 1970 CHEVELLE,,,,SS454 LS6 450H.P. GO GO GO

I see it’s all set up to go plowing, with the land side dual and everything, like @prondzy‘s new one he got from @WHX24!

I picked this gem up yesterday and wanted to share. It's almost 100 pounds, 4ft long, 22 in high with bed down and 41 in high with bed up and just a touch under 2ft wide. It has 4.10/3.50- 4 tires on it. The grill is one solid piece of bronze. I am unsure of the exact history on its build. I do have the base story of how the original owner got it and that's it. But I will be doing more research.

I finished it up with a nice tap and 3/8ths headed 1/4-20 flange bolts. Tired of the bolts around the covers stripping and having to slowly increase the thread anyways! Found a nice pair of N.O.S. wheels already just the right shade of Red.Lol

Thank you all for the birthday wishes. I did in fact enjoyed my day. Thanks again. -Jimmy

You do ‘t have a cutting torch, do you? That 3/8” rod could be had I. 3’ sections at most hardware stores, bend to match and drill your holes

To specifically answer the question, I basically hoard anything and everything related to my profession or interests. They range from woodworking tools needed or not, wood scraps which many times become problematic, tractor parts, etc,etc.Now, what may be more interesting, and what will give people an understanding why we do this is I think the important part of it. With the current TV shows on the subject most people look to it as to somewhat of a mental problem, and I agree that it many times it may be, specially when it affects your well being and your family. However I know that is not the case with me nor with many of us that I know. To me it is mainly what was embedded into my personality since a young age. The attitude of not wasting anything and finding usefulness in what many would consider garbage. Along with it is the need of self reliability in making do with what you have without resorting every time to running out to purchase something . There is a common statement here in the neighborhood by many neighbors, that if you need something before you run to Home Depot , stop and see Cas. More often than not they go no further than my house. It is an extremely satisfying feeling to me to improvise from anything that I have, and never ceases to amaze me how many different uses objects that are considered garbage or useless by most have. Many times also stuff comes to me in the most unusual circumstances. Recently an elderly very good friend also a woodworker all of his life had to sell his home due to illness and the inability to live alone. Sure enough the whole family and children descended on his home clearing everything out to sell the house. In his basement and shop he had a lifetime of accumulation as we all can imagine. Screws, hardware, exotic wood scraps,tools and so on. They started throwing stuff out and immediately it became a serious issue where they were basically literally killing him. So unknown to him they asked me if I could help them with some of this stuff. All I can say is that when he saw me there he started ranting on how no one understood how much good stuff was there and how long he had worked and saved all of it. That his son runs to the hardware store for everything and all that he needs is there and then he complains that he has no money. So, even though I have no real need for it, what was I to do? Definitely not convince him to throw it all out . I asked him if I could have it all. The only answer I got was having an 82 year old man hugging me while he cried. For the next two days I made four trips to that basement with my van, as he peacefully watched me with a smile and a sense of serenity about him. Occasionally as I picked up certain items, he would tell me the story behind it and how he came about it. I asked him if I could pay him for the stuff and he merely touched my face and said," you already have".

Since the 500 special is at a stand still I jumped onto the 603....notice that someone bent twisted pried and eventually wrecked the sections of frame tower where the manual lift lever mounts I bought a 704 frame for $10 at the big show this year with the intentions of doing what I did ...cutting it to make my 603 beautiful again.....my welder got a good use tonight ...I still have to grind the welds

Update on Scottie Scottie and I were discharged from the hospital today! What more could a guy ask for on his 15th birthday...to go home!

One thing about crop dusting with fixed wing planes is that it is old school seat of the pants stuff.Closest thing now is an A10 pilot.True jockeys with big brass ones!

Thanks for the welcome guys looking forward to digging into the C161 bit of a basket case but it’s all there. It has the B&S twin which is new for me I am familiar with the Kohlers. But the deal was to good to pass up. I am going to get everything cleaned up then see if the engine is ok then get her in working condition wouldn't mind putting a plow on it.

Good Lookin set of birds Eric. They seem to be very happy and content that makes for great eggs and tender meat chickens. I'm considering doing this myself ! I grew up with a big chicken house and my mother sold eggs to local farmers in the area growing up ! Thanks for sharing the video it's awesome !!

Painted the wheel weights that will be going on the 877 this year for plow duties. The wheels will be cleaned up and painted over the weekend. Once I get it all together, I'll make up my mind whether I like them this color or not.

Pretty close.... I understand this breed usually starts laying around 4 to 6 months. We were originally going to free range them but we need to train the dog first.... That could be a challenge. Love farm fresh eggs!!!

That looks like a really cool and fun thing to watch!! reminds me of what happens every spring at my house ...a helecopter is used for spraying/dropping something for misquito control. the pilot always takes the same approximate path and always does a 180 degree turn right over the back yard of our house....and if we can hear him ahead of time , the kids will run out on our deck and wave to him....and he always waves back! pretty fun!

Just few ministeps are possible. 🙄 The Weather can not be calculated, and it continousely begin to drip. Than i have quick to interrupt and wait what‘s happen. Firstly i started with the Serial Plate, what is now Lasered. All given Datas are confirmed by ISEKI Europe, than i started to align the FEL Arms and welded the Base Strut. Rain...🙄 After i have all put in shed, it seemed it stay‘s dry so far. Next Try, pull everything out, started the Welder, start the Flex, to cut a strut in Dimension i need, - you know it - again it begin to drip. This game was done 7 times, than i give up. grab fix the Flex and cleanup the Edges of the Base Strut, Than i cleaned the Arms completely with Steelbrush flex and painted them. So if i must now welding, i must first remove the Paint, but it‘s better than it all will be rusty. Think it looks pretty Cool. if Weather is more constant, i weld the Valveblock Mount and the remaining struts for more stability. At Least for today i drilled the Base hole for the Rearaxle Strut and paint it quickly, before next Rain comes. while finished, Rain is starting. i kept it outside, curious if a nice Pattern will occur... 😎 not a good Day for working outside.

People seem to have luck with the Then and Now kits. Jim, has the pump actually failed, pushing fuel into the engine's crankcase. Or is it just not pumping? 9x out of ten I find the valves will suddenly stick for no reason. I've only had one bad diaphragm and it was on a newer plastic unit. Like I said at Eliot. The STENS unit will work.. not a fan, but it works. I could buy several pumps for my pickup truck for what Kohler wants for a small engine unit. I'd see about just planing out your old halves and a new kit for internal parts. ..If it's even truly failed.

I am also genetically predisposed to lumber hoarding and nail pulling. Never in my life have I passed by a dumpster with a board sticking out of it. When I was a kid my dad put a sizeable two room addition on the house. Almost all of the framing was done with lumber from a large old corncrib on the property. I pull hardware off anything that does make it into the garbage Pocket knives and flashlights are another weakness. I also seem to have trouble walking past old Coleman stoves and lanterns at flea markets and garage sales. I'm sure if my wife were to chime in the list would be much longer.

My 603 I got from @Shynon. All original except for the Kohler transplant, but made it better in my opinion!

Needs a stack sticking out of the hood for the 2 stroke Jimmy.Neat find!

I don't throw away wood scraps either .I turn them into heat and smoke!