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Did a little restoration and tuning to one of my favorite tools. It’s a very early Marsh Miter Clamp and Saw. These are with no match when doing any frames such as picture frames. About 120 years old and as effective as the day it was made. Four of them are used . Three without the saw feature are used to clamp first 3 miters and on last one ( the one that always gives you trouble) one cuts through joint on both pieces simultaneously creating a perfect miter with this one. One then just moves pieces together and clamps until glue is set. If any fasteners are used they are used while its clamped .

Well here is what I did and learned today. I decided my lawn need to get cut so instead getting the ole push mower out I said why not use the new Wheel Horse? Remember I live in the inner city my lawn takes 15 mins to push mow it so the ole 16 hp K341 might be a little over kill but " why not"? When I took the C-161 Automatic for its test drive after I brought it home I wasnt so sure about driving it with a stick. Seemed a little funny. So while mowing my small little yard with the 16hp 42" deck with the automatic stick I was like " THIS IS FANTASTIC !!!" I might be converted. It did take me a little longer to mow because I did have to get the push mower out to get to places the 42" deck couldnt reach but, this could be habit forming. Now I am thinking of putting a mulching kit on it. So I learned Automatic is SWEEEET, and BIGGER is always better. That 16hp Kolher is awesome.

Hi all. Spent this afternoon digging around in a spoil tip at our local foundry, one that worked from the 1930s into ther early 2000s. It's now a housing estate. My brother is a bit of a history buff so wanted to have a nose round to see what we could find. Bricks is the answer, and lots of them There were about five manufacturers and a few different patterns, shaped to make the arches and walls in a metal smelting furnace. All were glazed at one end where they had formed the furnace lining. Made in Scotland they were brought down here to build our foundry. Just a small part of our industrial heritage, that has been bulldozed and buried under housing to be forgotten apart from street names. People are already asking why is my street called Foundry Gate?

I have one just like it an must agree that it is one of the finest tools I own. I used it to miter cut the half-round moldings for a set of utility room cabinets and they fit perfectly. The oak was harvested from our property while we were clearing for the new house.

Wow!!! I forgot about all the cool stuff in this thread Going to the BS with @WHX24 and @Achto was a highlight of 2018. It was so awesome to get to meet so many of you guys there and get to know you in person. It still is surreal that the tractor I grew up mowing, blowing, and digging with traveled the country and got to share some stable space with such beautiful machines. Dad didn’t even run the Iron Horse in 2019 😢 but he now uses Clyde for most of his bull work and the old 875 gets to lounge around the corral. Apparently, getting it out to play on the other night with the grand kids lit a fire under dad to get some seat time! He has wanted to widen his drive and straiten out the edges. So, he decided to dig out the edges cleaning with his old Bolens furrow plow and then fill it back in with rock. He said it pulled pretty hard since there was a lot of hard packed stone in there but... That sod bottom cuts and amazingly clean and square furrow. I know that the plow dogs have to agree with that! The Carlisle’s must have given enough bite for this application. I just wish I could’ve been there to take a video! It has earned its deserved rest but make no mistake, the Old Iron horse is ready to “throw down” at a moments notice—if needed😉

I fixed it!! Check out the repair video....

FINALLY got to mow today for the first time! What a sweet taste of victory, thanks to the help of everyone here. Just a few weeks ago, this C-160 was in pieces, slowly eating away at my stimulus check.. I still want to do a full resto thread on this build, but I'm waiting on a few more parts so I can take photos and show off the @jimkemp muffler I've received at the end . Until then, she's rockin' the very loud, rusted-out Nelson that has blown it's guts out entirely over the years. Sorry neighbors

There is a show being put on by one of the vendors from the Big Show @Wheel Horse Plethora June 26, 27 8am-5pm Friday, 8am-2pm Saturday http://www.wheelhorseplethora.com/swapmeet.html

Just had a friendly chat and haul from Bob Davis’ place! He and MaryJane are such nice folks!

Speaking of big.... This is a bolt made for the recent strengthening work to the Tinsley viaduct on the M1 motorway. The bridge is a huge structure but was badly designed and badly built so it's been constantly worked on since it was finished. This thing was laid in the middle of the lower deck carriageway when I was driving my police van home one evening. I picked it up and thought "you'll never find another one of them Mikey" The next evening one fell from the second deck where they were working right in front of my van. Blue lights and lots of cursing to the faceless spanner monkey who had dropped it resulted in no further falling objects.

Picked it up Memorial Day . c-161 automatic.

Excellent work, @LandoCommando214! If I haven’t welcomed you yet, well then fellow Michigander!

Considering the pristine condition of this fine I don't know why you would think of rust in the transmission,

Looks like it has been sitting quite a while Ed. You might try filling the transmission to the top with diesel fuel. Shift rail is probably rusted (condensation). I would place a good size pan under the transmission in case the seals leak and try to keep the trans topped up. Might take a few weeks, but it may work.

Dad decided to widen his driveway a little and straighten it out. He had borrowed the “new to me” grader blade for Clyde and decided to dust off the Bolens sod bottom. What better way to pull it than to get a little nostalgic and get out the old Iron Horse... Since getting deeper into this hobby, I like A LOT of horses (Big Wheels, black hoods, Xi series, round hoods, you name it) but nothing stirs my blood like that BIG block short frame! I got lots of hours on that stallion, I’m sure he liked stretching his legs today...wait till you see the furrow dad turned. I’ll drop those pics in the Iron Horse thread.

Picked up this cart and repainted it and made a dump lever for it since the original was missing, perfect size for a ranger.

something quick 3/8 x 1 bolts and nyloc nuts/washers snugged up enough to allow the hood to move but not rattle.

On the 60s vintage tractors where they have a pull type cable people have been known to use clothespins. 1 for half throttle, 2 for full throttle....

@Lee1977 I figured it was something along that line. I believe I have seen tractors motoring around with VGT; 'Vise grip technology' permanently in position. Haha. I will try a through bolt. Thanks,

Well, the 1054 Loader will happen. Thanks Duke!

Welded the wheels on this morning, rolls good and everything still flat and square! I think I will weld up the mount for the welder and hose reels before I weld on the top.

last for a while... I swear! I think.

Steve, he mentioned he needs this to mow this weekend.... last week. Any quicker idea?

Old tools are cool. I have my Grandfathers planes and mason tools. I still don't know how to use them! Prolly the coolest tool I ever bought and used was a Mac Tools cylinder balance anatyzer. Used it almost every day in the 80's for electronic carburetor tuning.

Put new tail lights on my 1976 d series wheelhorse and replaced the right headlight.

This Engines are also similar on several cheaper Quad bikes. Mostly there the CDI dies, but that‘s a cheap replacement. Test allway’s with a fully charged Battery. just see one, where the Pickup for the cdi aside the Flywheelpoint was loosened from the rattling Engine. gap should be somewhat of about 0,3-0,4mm from the Flywheel. But this Pickups are also cheap available, but as allready told mostly not the pickup died. to check it out you can use a meter in mV setting and rev the Engine. put the meter on the CDI connevtor between the Pickup coil in Ac setting. best will be a scale meter, if the Scale wobbles while rev and no spark occurs, the Pickup is worse. Otherwise the CDI gives up. if you get a spark on revvning, Use a flashgun, so you can verify the Timing. Maybe the keeway is broken and flywheel so dejusted. On most flywheeld i know is a point, that marks the ignition timing to check. If no spark occurs, it‘s in 90% the CDI itself. cheap chinese replace and you are good to go. shall be somwhere about 15-20$

Cas, you have the neatest tools!!!

Kept mine small. Not interested in a “billboard” across my back window

Quick attatch forks almost done. Need to finish up some welding and paint. Lifts 6.5feet high

That was my first thought as well. Ethanol is NOT your friend. Switch to ethanol free gas. Replace ALL fuel lines while you're there.

Our our Terry @Vinylguy It wasn’t in his catalog at the time so I sent him a pic of what I wanted with measurements, and he custom made me a few. It’s 4” x 4”

Thank you. I have been a student of my craft all my life and was always fascinated by the incredible number of inventions and innovations developed at around the Industrial Revolution Period to address most tasks not only in my profession but all others as well. Incredibly although we have been reinventing the wheel for decades with better mouse traps, many of those innovations are still the best there is for many of the functions they were intended for. One outstanding thing they did, was that although they made those tasks easier and that was the intent,in the process of doing so, they educated the user on the nuances of that specific task. By looking at them, one understands and learns exactly the finer details of what it takes to achieve perfection in that task. The same cannot be said for tools made today. Case and point my description of my amusement at individuals attempting to create a perfect frame using a modern saw to achieve that. Its possible but its frustrating and time consuming the end result many times winding up not being the dimension wanted since one keeps trying and cutting. And, once completed they still do not have an understanding why its happening. These tools are excellent teachers created by individuals that possessed knowledge and understanding that sadly is basically non existent. I always said that if one would go to a job site today and took away the table saw, miter saw, router, pneumatic guns , drills, and just gave them a handsaw, set of chisels, hammer, stick ruler, a brace and a plane, 99% of them would not know what to do. I know its harsh, but it is the sad reality today. Speaking of sad, I have been asked already more than a dozen times by other "carpenters" while installing my work specially cabinets and using a plumb bob to set them, "how I knew that it was level" "does that really work".

Simple fix for the throttle is clamp the hell out of it with large vice-grip pliers, some put a small bolt through it for a more permanent fix.

I have no way of measuring it but I have probably had 300 to 400 lb on that hitch multiple times and never had an issue.

Save them. I have here a few bricks with interesting marks on them. There was even pride displayed on brick making back then. A good source for a history lesson to those who ask.

My story begins with my wonderful wife she tells me you don't need that! But there is that once in a million chances where she says are you an idiot why didn't you go get that! You know you will never run across that deal again. LOL So saying all that the newest horse story is with the free d-160 i got given to me by a Facebook guy! I have been online for years and a lot of folks have heard my story of how close i was to my late dad and a lot of folks in the surrounding area of noble county Indiana have either dealt with my late dad or me. My late dad was always making a deal and no pun intended horse trading! LOL! Anyways I have always wanted a d series like many other horse junkies. So I liked and said on another guys post on Facebook man some day i hope to get me one of dem there d series! End of story? NO! All of a sudden I get a private message from another guy saying I have this d series wheelhorse if you want it come get it. I say back don't play with my emotions LOL! He says to me I have no room for it and I think it will go to a good home if you want it come get it or i will scrap it. So then i asked my wife well what do you think? She responds well what would your dad have done. I respond he would be in a truck and headed to go get it. So she says well don't be a dumby lets go get it. So I did! I have the best wife in the world!!

Josh, I’m there with the others. Try a CDI box... they are cheap enough and are quite prone to failure.

C'mon guys. Yeah, her front is sorta ugly, but her rear end looks pretty good. I wasn't her fault that some stored a leaking bag of rock salt or fertilizer on her left front tire. I'm just trying to determine if she was parked due to the tranny being locked in 3rd gear or because the engine locked up.

The fit of the draw bar in the receiver I built for myself was also too loose. I managed to correct the problem using some shims used in construction.

Some of you guys are nuts I should have noted: the plan is a 'as long as Im in there, lets improve it over stock' type build. Been doing this stuff for 3 decades and always enjoyed compliments and raised eyebrows over "that runs strong...for what it is".... little 396 chevys giving 454s a run for their money, Vortec heads on a plain old 350 making 325-375hp, a hopped up inline 6 in my coupe turning 6200rpms and blowing the tire off on the 1-2 shift, outrunning the go kart guys fully prepped 212 predators with the same with stock internals, .......ok you get the point..... Theres nothing I plan to throw at this thing that the stock 321 wouldnt be enough for- but theres always room to improve things a bit while theyre apart, right? Millers page has enough info to make a persons head spin! It does appear there is, or was, an Alcoa forged rod in the K341, and Magnum had a beefier rod and Mahle piston as well. Email sent to Brian, will see what he comes up with. Really appreciate the advice and a good discussion, fellas!

Spent the day looking around You-Tube for things the people have been doing while in "Lock Down". Check out this video of the perfect Squirrel Proof Bird Feeder. This is a riot. Four squirrels learning to conquer the Bird Feeder.

Actually, I think the 'fuse' in the system will be the tractor rotating around the rear axle.

Browsing puller engine build siters in the past, one thing I found several said they do that gains more than porting and polishing is to slightly relieve the top of the block from the valves to the cylinder bore. Then they talk about welding up the sparl plug hole in the head and weld building up an areas closer to the center of the cylinder for the new plug location.

Talk about wiped out! I spread over 6,000 pounds of gravel today between the porch and the drain line I put in. I finally did smith the ground out a little, but probably need to tiller it before I sew grass/. I pulled an old concrete cap off of the sidewalk. Look how bad the original is tilted. They must have poured it before the ground settled around the foundation.

Getting my Roper tiller Briggs engine running after a few years standing, I had to clean the points. Removing the flywheel was easy, tightening the flywheel nut, which is the recoil starter drive was the awkward part. The first attempt resulted in the key shearing on startup. So I made this tool to allow me to torque the nut to the required 65 lbs ft. I could have bought the tool but why buy one when you have the tools and the time to make it.

I have this.

I replaced the bearings and brushes on a Starter/Generator today. To hold the brushes in place while replacing the armature I used a short piece of 1 1/2" PVC pipe which is slightly larger than the commutator. As the armature was being inserted the PVC was pushed out and the brushes fell into place. Easy and inexpensive.

Been eyeing this little beauty on marketplace for the past couple of weeks. Need something to mow the new yard so I made him an offer and he accepted. So I hightailed it about 2 hours north and picked it up. Went to push it on the trailer and noticed it had a brinley adapter with the rockshaft and a regular hitch. Brought it home and started trying to figure out why it lost power. Only 0054. Hours on the meter. Almost NOS. Turns out someone had did the “twisty” wire (no solder or connector) on a safety switch bypass and lit up two wires. Also the main fuse holder wire is bad in the plug. The safety wires under the seat and dash panel have been bypassed. Gave it a good bath and will try the repair tomorrow and see if I can get it to fire over. Not bad for $180.