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Yes you did read that right!. You may or may not of noticed I've not been on this fine forum in over 6 months.. One of those moments that makes you put life on hold happened. That moment was when my Wife was told she had breast cancer!! 6 months of tears, tests, scans, radiotherepy and sheer panic later she thankfully came out the otherside cancer free (not cured as there is no cure).. During that 6 months as you would expect I didn't spend much time in the workshop, and when I was there I wasn't really getting anything done... It's taken a while to admit defeat, but my body just can't cope with the pain that building "big" stuff creates.. I just can't do it anymore! The next step up painkiller wise would turn me into a zombie , somewhere I've been before and DON'T want to go again.. So, I've given notice at the workshop and have been gathering materials to build (with a lot of help) a small workshop in my garden to do "smaller" bits of engineering.. I will post a new thread about a small project that I managed to do that I enjoyed making so much it's kinda pointed me in the direction I should go... So yes, UkWheelHorseBloke is hanging up he's spurs, but he will still be making videos of the things I'm building

So I’ve had this C-100 for over a year now and it’s been on the back burner for quite some time. I decided to pull it out and go through it. The engine got a full rebuild and bored .020 over, new rear tires on a set of 8.5 wide wheels, and anything that needed to be replaced was taken care of. This machine will be a worker! Here’s a before and after pic for you guys

Found these on Facebook from a local guy that was needing some cash. He just received word that he has some sort of cancer and was trying to clear out some of his collection. Buy just spinning they seem to have compresion but I will know more once I start dismantling. The K301 has a gear reduction on it which maybe I could find someone who needs it. The two k181s l can probably get running. Nice to have some back up in stock

No MY 702 with duals! ... shoulda bought the hubcaps too... She is going to be the official service tub puller at plow day this year!

So many of you know i picked this little one up from @WHX24 a few months ago, the tecky was tired so today i started her transplant. Here's the patient before surgery Here is a pic of the donor motor this is a fully rebuilt k161 that had lime green tins on it. I aged them appropriately to match the rest of the tractor Here's she is after receiving the new heart, can you tell the difference? All thats left to do is finish routing cables and fuel line then back on the table for a rebuilt rear end as i plan on running her at jims plow day pulling a pp-8 plow.

Here is the picture I was thinking of... and a few more of me and my girls. Jil is the oldest, she’s our “German Kid” who we are going to see on Friday! She’s 21 now, Jada is almost 12 and Rylee’s almost 10. They were 15, 5 and 3 during these photos!

Started sneaking up on a set of RJ-35 rims today. Went from this... to this. Starting to see a reflection, but...it's a process.

Just finished another series of color formula tests to try and get an acceptable color match to the "off white or linen beige" color that was apparently used throughout the 60's and 70's on many original decals. Yet I also have customers over the the past 12 years who have sent me images of their original hood decals and they in fact look white? Always been a personal choice thing to me and I have an updated color to show for you all to offer opinion on. My plan is to start offering all my 60's and 70's sets in both color selections soon after the lake closes next Month. Will have 6 Months at home to update my listings on the website. Always striving to improve on my products to get them as close to original as possible with my existing technology. Thanks in advance for your feedback. Image quality could have been better and color on monitors is not as vibrant as the actual decals.

I am so sorry that you have had to make that decision , but I can understand. Funny thing happened yesterday . My wife asked about the Wheel Horse /Volvo project . Yes my wife asked about the project. I hope things look up for you and your wife and as always look forward to your tinkering in the work shop. Best Regards Jim and Mrs. El Camino

Sorry to hear this Stig...as they say when you get dealt lemons make lemonade! Keep you spirits up and our prayers are with you! Just cause you can't do builds anymore is no excuse to not drop by and say hello every now and then. Always glad to have you!

Man oh man. I love this site. You all are awesome. The reason that I wanted a stick welder is because I have already purchased some rods because my father gave me a stick welder. Turns out his will only weld 1/16" 6013 and even that not all that well. Trina and I are at a point where we want to start doing more complicated repairs and build ups so the natural progression is to just buy our own welder. I do also already have a decent Auto dimming helmet and a small but very heavy duty welding table. I have to admit that I am liking the idea of purchasing a used arc welder and maybe an inexpensive MIG to do the thinner stuff.

Once the engine is apart and has been measured by a machine shop you can begin searching for the needed parts. I wouldn't buy anything prior to having the measurements done. You can find NOS (new old stock) Kohler parts on from time to time, but the aftermarket kits are good quality and cost far less. here are a few of places to shop. https://isavetractors.com/ https://a-ztractor.com/ http://gardentractorpullingtips.com/catalog.htm#rebuildparts

For reference... 20190915_163307.mp4

Thanks Zeek We are winterizing our redneck lake hose for the winter in 4 weeks so I will be home all winter working on my website. Due to the majority voting for the off white, Linen beige I am making it the default color for All kits through 1977 but allowing customers to choose white as an option.

I have a 70's Lincoln arc welder and a small Lincoln 100 mig welder. I use the mig the most but when I weld thicker than 1/4" I pull down the arc welder leads. If I was buying a welder for this hobby it would be a mig. Jay

Like stated above have the cylinder bore & crank measured before ordering any parts. You will need to know if you'll need an over sized piston or under sized rod. Here is one more source for parts. http://www.psep.biz/store/kohler_rebuild_kits.htm

Find a good used Lincoln 250 Buz Box, the older the better, Mine has served me well since the late'60s, all copper windings and built to last.

No preference per se. Depends on the tractor. They both look great! Just glad you do what you do, so well and so professionally...! Thank You!

Stuff arrived from A to Z!!! Thank you Lincoln! So some more progress... Seat fitment progressing...new seat went on my other C105, this one gets the beater seat...still working on hinge and mounting height...if wondering, purposely let the fiberglass epoxy drip etc... adds to the decor... Shift boot cover installed. Right foot plate installed. Only waiting on drive pulley and engine mounting / belt installation to follow... Oh, also installed a marine primer bulb in my other C105 and man does it make a difference on cold start up...!

Wonder if he'll come back with a new friend?

Beauty (or choice) is in the eye of the beholder! I always subscribed to the idea that they were white originally, and are just varying degrees of off-white as they aged with time. No matter what... thanks Terry for all you do for us and our hobby!!

I'm always an off white fan!

The easiest and best solution to this problem was manufactured by Kohler.

Painted some rims about a week ago Mounted the tires on the rims, checked the hubs and put the wheels on the tractor

I was 75% certain this tractor wasn't used hard when I saw the add. Now that I'm in this it's 100% The carbon deposits in the combustion chamber were minimal, I was anxious to get a look at the stamp on the piston to see if it was rebuilt. Noticed when I pulled the plug it was running rich .....after pulling the air cleaner may have found why . Don't think the blades were ever off the deck . This is basically a 1 owner tractor ..a church , the person I bought it from had it for a little over a week , bought it because his John Deere was down , turned out it wasn't serious fixed his green one , so he listed this . Here are some pics of the progress so far - the biggest problem this tractor has is in the hood stand, whoever was getting on and off of it was using the PTO engagement lever and steering wheel to do it . Coil wire on the plug end was so rusted can't believe it even ran . I did almost no cleaning on this very little dirt anywhere I tear into it . New fuel line , filter, shut off valve and oils are done . Next up is the hood stand - back marker lights - new fuse holders- washers , nylon bushings and spring on the PtO lever - grease zerks on the pedals and I found some headlight bezels thanks @CasualObserver clean the carb few other odds and ends This is gonna be my go to tractor when it's done ...can tell that already

Not quit the same, battery stores energy while the bucket welder needs a source. The arc produced at the end of the welding rod behaves as you would expect from any AC welder, no where near what you would get from shorting out the mains. I believe back in the day one pole transformer would service more than one house, our shack used pair of screw in fuses with the threaded brass base cut and folded over, I've heard that some people would insert a copper penny to raise the amperage output. The overhead wires coming from the house to the shop when using this welder would frequently melt then fall to the ground, I think our excessive electrical draw was also bothering the neighbors as Hydro came and installed a meter inside our house that had a circular paper graph with a pen register. We never used the welder while this tattletale was in the house. There was a shop in Edmonton that rebuilt lead acid battery's, coffee pot was always on and I found the work interesting. This was about the time that glued plastic tops were becoming popular, units arriving would have the acid drained into a lead lined vat, bat tipped on its side then a bandsaw would nip the top off, leaving a bit of plastic that over lapped the bottom case and individual cells when glued With a heat source the remnants were quickly removed, the open battery was refilled with acid then put on a charging rack, once charged it would be load tested. Any bad cell would bubble off hydrogen, these cells were removed then discarded the remaining cells also were removed, the sperators between the plates were removed with new ones installed. Each lead acid battery has a basin built into the case, as the plates age any material shedding off falls into the basin, if the battery is subject to rough usage, like not being properly secured and spending it life running on pot holed gravel roads. The basin can fill beyond its capacity and when this happens the garbage will short out at the bottom of any plated residing above. While the repairs and testing are taking place the acid in the vat has had time to settle out any garbage, this same acid is reused in the rebuilt battery's. A brand new top was now glued onto the battery case then new posts were burned in. I remember the guy using a mold to form the posts. The shop also rebuilt forklift battery's, the large cells were sealed with tar. Same deal a weak cell would reveal itself with bubbles If you could purchase new tops and cases etc, it would be one of the least expensive business's to start up. For every battery sold you get the exchange.

The more I think about it I'm liken Mikey's idea of a multi purpose machine. I saw one somewhere and it wasn't that pricey. I wasn't looking too hard for a bottle fed one as the welding suppliers around most often are snobbish to the hobbyist lookin to swap a bottle out. In other words if you don't go through a bottle that fast they say the bottle pressure test outdates and then they drop their trousers on ya. Time to start lookin again... Thanks a lot for getting me to spend my disposable income EB!!!

I will ad as a complete amateur welder I really like the DC capability. A mentioned can be much easier striking an arc got his for #35 at an auction. Didn't work well found it was wired for 440. Fixed to 220 works great. Miller Thunderbolt AC/DC

Most of my collection

YES! Obviously if it hasn't been abused you can't go wrong. The only part that can go bad is the rotary switch for selecting amperage, If it is good and tight you will be good. In the '70s Lincoln went from copper windings to aluminum but the newer ones work fine too.

Goes to teh A terminal on the trigger. The manual has a good picture of the wireing.

I’ve said it before.... the things you have experienced or come up with.... sure are fun to learn about!

MIG is so much easier especially for sheet metal to 1/4" anything 3/8" and thicker I do say stick... @WHX24 Jim get the bottle and spool of flux core wire then and you'll be set best of both worlds and yes you can use gas with the flux core stronger welds

Recommending a welder is a tough call. For light metal I agree Mig would be your best choice but get a newer model with pulse, a feature that interrupts the arc in rapid succession, allows the weld puddle to cool. It all happens lightning quick hardly discernible to the human eye. The pulse feature makes vertical welds easier to do As for stick get an older AC/DC machine, with DC you can weld at lower amperage's and its much easier to strike and maintain an arc. At home I have an older Lincoln AC welder that I purchased at a yard sale, it's alright as far as welders go. recently had an opportunity to use a newer Lincoln inverter welder and found my new love. Buying a new welder is like finding a new bride, try before you buy.

I would also try lsavetractors.com norman is a great guy!

Preachin’ with the choir here... I’d say a MIG welder is going to be your best friend for the little stuff. With a couple passes, welding up a 1/2” channel is easily achieved with a 220 MIG and so is sheet metal, belt guards, etc. I love the idea of having a stick welder on hand for farm repairs too, but it might not be the best first welder.

well we are still alive!! LOL we did lots of crazy stuff. lifting in the front bucket loader. we loved it. this younger generation would have to pass laws banning that sort of stuff.

This was a good one... can't believe it's been 3½ years since it was active! I recently picked up an old set of original factory adapters.... Might have to make a new entry this weekend.

Ha Ha I have two boys. One is 205lbs and the other is 180lbs. Bit over kill.

Hi Robert, There have been lift links and lift chains for plows. It wouldn’t be too hard to use a piece of 1/4” flat strap and some shoulder bolts or double nut some normal bolts to create your solid link. Pushing forward on the lift lever would create your down force. Also, adding some barbell weights to the plow might help with your issue as well.

Norm speaks the truth I still don't have enough !

RUST RULES!

Looks great Mike!! Awesome job aging the tins. Will be good to see it rolling some dirt.

For a good sturdy stick welder it is really hard to beat a Lincoln. https://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200434276_200434276?cm_mmc=Google-pla&utm_source=Google_PLA&utm_medium=Welding > Arc %2B Stick Welding&utm_campaign=Lincoln Electric&utm_content=167743&&cm_mmc=Google-pla&utm_source=google_PLA&utm_campaign=&mkwid=sVlyaIJ6C&pcrid=200681799740&devicetype=c&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI4L_Cl87X5AIVkYrICh1QlwTGEAYYBiABEgL9WPD_BwE In my area there is one of these in the shed on almost every farm. They sit there neglected, sometimes the out side is all rusty with the paint falling off but they always work when they are needed. A good all around welding rod is a 6013, they produce a lot of slag so they don't work the best for a vertical weld though. I prefer a 6011 rod when making vertical welds. Definitely spring for an auto dimming welding helmet, you can pick them up for as low as $50 at Harbor Freight and they make welding so much easier.

Like Jason said, We are just glad you are doing this to support our hobby. They probably left the factory bright white and aged a bit over the years.

Doug!!! Have a a great day and always remember..... they’re out to get ya !

Finally got around to doing this. Here are pics of what the almost final project will look like and a small area I tried it out on. I ended up with a 9" pulley on the motor. The tines aren't moving real fast but they do sure turn up the dirt. If I don't hold down the brakes the tiller will move the tractor. I do have a video of the unit running just can't figure out how to up load.

Sleeper pulling tractor in the morning. Mowing the lawn by the afternoon.

Podiatrists instrument....for removing ingrown toenails?

Same thing just happened on my 310-8 ...although my shifter collar didnt drop Thank Lord. Guess ill have to get the welder out too. Glad this post was easy to find...i was freakn out for a few lol