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Or was it in the eye of the beer holder.

I've been thinking about picking up a hydro of some sort for at least a year. I'm curious to see what it's like to plow snow with one. This one was found by @Stepney Spenser. Near as he can figure it's a 1970 model year. It needs a changeover from a bad module to a Points ignition system. From there some wiring and a test drive to see how the transmission performs. If all goes well up til then I'll take apart the transmission and change axles and hubs on both sides. Then see where we go.....

My favorite Christmas scene is the Nativity Scene in front of our county court house. The birth of Christ has been celebrated in the same location for several decades.

It's for that reeeeeeeeelllyyyyy tall grass ???

Went to my neighbors farm today to help clean up some downed trees. This is a place so peaceful and inspirational. In a deep valley below that up above also has a marker that is the highest point in Tennessee. If you look close in the picture just to the right of the bench there's a stick with an eight point rack on it. It fell a few feet from where it's now posted. It appears someone shot it and ran to this point and died here on private land. Water is crystal clear and full of aquatic life.These boulders are a product of interstate 65 here when it was built. Was told these were a product of when they dynamited rock and scattered it in and around this valley. A couple of them are as big as a mini Cooper and have visible drill holes still in them. IMG_7293.MOV

Too late, I brokem all.

GREAT JOB GUYS!!!! Every year I look forward to the day you “turn on Christmas”. Nice job once again - really helps build the Holiday Spirit! Merry Christmas everyone!

IMHO, upgrade to the Front Mule Drive and ditch all that cumbersome Side Drive apparatus. Very easy to do and you'll find all the stuff on Ebay or in the vendors section here. Belt tension is adjusted by the Front Knob of the Mule Drive. You'll also need to use a different drive belt. There is also a MS Word Document DOWNLOAD narrative on what and how to do this. upgrade. Here are the parts needed to upgrade...mostly: MULE DRIVE UPGRADE DETAIL.docx

Had a hot rod pinstriper paint the hood letters.

I still have all the bits off my Charger 9 hydro lift if it ever comes to that. Lowell sells new hoses too. Meant to tell you earlier but it just clicked now.

Unfortunately you don't have the hydraulic lift system, that is the real pleasure of snow plowing with a hydro.

Alright alright alright... So the paint department did a little grinding today while I was working on the bandsaw and fabricating a hitch bracket. More about that later. Here's today's progress... A little more sanding in the corners and the frame will be ready for paint.

For those of you who missed the Ace craftsman deal I just found this at Lowes for $99: https://www.lowes.com/pd/CRAFTSMAN-VERSASTACK-216-Piece-Standard-SAE-and-Metric-Polished-Chrome-Mechanics-Tool-Set/1001345004?cm_mmc=em-_-c-_-prd-_-mdv-_-gdy-_-all-_-prm-_-lm_255239-_-tol-_-_img_craftsman_mechanics_tool_set Includes (111) Shallow and Deep 6 PT Sockets, (3) Drive Ratchets (1/4, 3/8, 1/2-in), (2) 3/8-in Drive Spark Plug Sockets, (14) Combination Wrenches, (8) Ratchet Accessories, (33) Specialty Bits, (28) Hex Keys, (16) Nut Bits and (1) Magnetic Nut Driver

So he can clean the mower deck easier

I can appreciate the desire to stand out in a crowd, got to give the builder a on that count. But, how the heck would a person get onto it, and once you were there how would you keep it from tipping over on a side hill or sharp turn? ? ? You NEED it, buy it and let us know how you like the view from up there.

No, that’s just a well used, still working! That’s just missing a headlight! Did I mention still working.. 💪😄👍

I got it gentlemen. Thank you. So many different styles of this tractor. Scored on this. Bought for $100 for a project tractor for my 13 yr old son. New head gasket, deckbelt, oil change, air filter, and sharpened the blades. Kid is all smiles.

I just bolt them together but I can see now how the "staying original" apple did not fall far from the tree!

First a hydro, then a hyd lift, then a cab, then a heated cab, then a blade angle lever inside the cab. All snow plowers will get there eventually as they get older and wiser.

I can't believe what I am seeing, I hope I'm in line for a test run on that someday, your left leg will have to find something else to do now. Best of luck with it, stay in touch.

No worries. I'll still get an arm workout. Or add a lift...

I myself have recently just picked up two charger 10s of course the motors are toast but the bones of the tractor are all good and intact! I myself can't wait to get a motor on these to get them moving once again ! Looks good Eric!

I still have the Receipt and the tractor from 87. Tractor, mower, 48'' blade and weights.

Yuppers I mostly work on so many gm cars and chevy Trackers I have a good collection of factory corrigated coatings I always wrap with, as for the 2 stator and the trigger wire for the ignition I use woodstove door gasket coated with high temp silicon to protect the wries....and as for die/electric grease if its not coated on all joints one might as well just forget wireing all together heheheheh. Right now I am just using all old wire I have kicking around, but I did buy a number of roles to copy what I am putting now. Its all trial fit, making sure all works proper then I remove ols and copy with new.....I dont mind electrical but Id rather be forming, machining, or customising metal parts hahahah.

that's a good buy at 225, not rare but an very uncommon tractor and the sheet metal is in great shape. they drive nice. that's an easy restore

great scene at a private residence in our area easily one of the largest - if not the largest in our area maybe 40-60 ft in length ? apologize for the iffy pics - will post better pics if I can get them

I have most of the parts for your older side drive deck or for the conversion to the newer front mule drive system that Dave describes.

I see a slight resemblance here.

"Always use 3 points of contact and face the vehicle when entering and exiting." Oh no.... Some of my training actually stuck.... Option 2: leap?

That pickee should be informed of this new invention call Ebay Jason. Us Clinton fans cringe when we see their prices there not to mention NOS parts. I just picked a box of NOS Clinton parts for a Grant. Might have took it up the rear, maybe not we'll see. Have yet to sort out what's all in it. I aspire to be a Clinton expert like Clinton Nut or Vin. Truth be told one reason I wanted to score this one was to have to come get it from Bob spend some quality time with him! Another reason was it would have been nice to display it beside early the RJ's to point out the transmission. You have one @refracman why are we not seeing !?!?!? Is the Briggs orginal?

40w motor oil has been working in my L107 for 52 years and she is used year round. We have a tendency to Over think this oil/lubrication stuff. these are not high speed high stress trannies. Change whatever you use and keep the water out and they will outlive you!!!!

Wow guys. Just being a Pond would, in my mind, would add some value. Well, it would for me. I like Jim's idea of the sulky and shows. I'm sure it would have gotten a lot of attention.

Wow excellent find, I see why your jaw dropped.

That worked out well!

You Bet! Just glad you could use it and happy to see you got it working

Kind of looks like you were in my back yard, minus the boulders. Our back door neighbor is the US Forest Service and it is so quiet I sometimes feel guilty firing up the compressor or a . Almost!

For sure! I use a shop vac to knock allot of it down. Then for the really nasty stuff I take it into work and use the hot bath systems we have.

Well I finally took a few hours and got this saw up and running. When we got it from @wallfish it had a spent 1/4" wide blade. In order to install the new 1/2" blade I took ALL the points of adjustment apart to remove corrosion and lube things up. I need to make some kind of adjustable down pressure to keep the belt tighter. Other than that it works great! THANKS again John!!!!!!

I know I'm a little late to the party here, but if your fittings are the type with the rubber ring in them, you shouldn't need any sealant on the threads since the rubber is the seal, not the threads. If they leak, replace the rubber seal. As far as Teflon tape or Teflon paste, anything other than the yellow is not safe for fuel. Petroleum will dissolve it.

Well here's an update for all that liked this little C105 that I had named the Junker. The good news is the lift works but come to find out it was modified to fit. I haven't had time to go back and investigate the ignition system. "Intermittent spark" Do to some other projects that I would prefer to spend time on I think I am going to put her up on the classifieds.

Here ya go!

i have bought a mule drive from Ed Kennell. Good man to deal with, he will fix you up with good used parts.

These 5 files come up for the 65-36MR02 deck. https://www.wheelhorseforum.com/search/?q=65-36MR02&type=downloads_file Garry

My first encounter with this '00' was when I was fixing an older (way older) Snapper snow blower for a friend, that's what that used in its front end gear box. Since then I've kept some of it on hand, I use it on snowblower chute controls, like when they all used a worm drive and other things and it works great on stuff like that. It lubes and stays put for the most part. Along these lines, we used to use SAE 250 in the gear box cases of large reel gang mowers (like Toro and Jacobsen). This is the heaviest and thickest oil that i ever used! C-85

You could go for a real airplane tug.

Magnums have full pressure lube through their entire run, and electronic ignition. They usually have oil filters. All KT engines have battery ignition. Series 1 KT engines have splash lube, they pour the oil onto the pistons from the top, which causes oil starvation on hills. There is no oil filter adapter, holes in the head tin for remote oil filter lines, and no hole for oil sentry. Series 2 KT engines have full pressure lube, but usually no oil filter. They have a block-off plate instead of an oil filter, a plug for the oil sentry, and 2 caps in the head tin for the remote oil filter lines. A magnum is not a direct interchange for a KT, the Magnum requires ground to the coil to kill spark, and the KT just needs 12 volts to the coil to run. Most KT engines only have 2 wires: coil and DC from the VR. Magnums usually have 3: Coil kill, VR, and Oil sentry. Magnums that are red with square air filter like that are usually either from Gravely rear engine tractors or just generic Magnum standalones, and neither should have a thrust bearing, but you'd never know unless you tore it down.

I am still slowly working on the project. The K91 is now red, but struggling to strip the paint off the carb.

Warm/hot oil will also flow more easily for draining purposes.

Looks great!