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I got lucky one day and a Red [] member new that I was looking for one: He can chime in if he likes. Sent a pm and off I went to pick it up. All I did was use marvel to clean it up. Easy way to clean and bring back color. I think when at the factory they ran out of the side decals or the assembler put the wrong ones on. No big deal. The bonus of this is it is the same year as the tractor. And pretty much the same area in the state soooo you never know could be a set? Or not. I will hook it to the tractor one day to take a side shot Friday for Sparky. Hope you enjoyed the picks and the story.

Just wanted to share my excitement for the week with everyone. I just picked this 312 Hydro today to mow the lawn at my house as my JD died on me. Owner had serviced and taken good care of the Wheel horse but I was more than pleasantly surprised when I arrived to hear that he was the original owner and had all the manuals and even his purchase receipt for 1990. Everything worked as it should although the mower deck has a small hole in it which is easily repairable. Brought it home and proceed to mow things just because I could...lol. It mowed perfectly and the lawn looked great, I use to detail cars in my youth, so i decided to see what I could do with the paint on this 312 so I played around with the hood and well, you can see the results. I look forward to doing the rest of the tractor and polishing the hub caps. Im also ordering some new tires tonight and going to do a complete service just for my piece of mind. Hope you enjoy the few pics I took...was a good day. Rick

Was finishing up mowing yesterday C141 started to die like she was out of gas. Headed back to shop the thene engne started to race Throttle had no effect. Pulled some choke that slowed it down limped in to the shop. Lost the E clip that holds the governor arm to Carb linkages.... Nice to have an easy fix once and awhile and a failure near the workshop...

I just bought a Kohler K161 for $30! Found it about 45 min from home. Says it needs a valve job, has be partially disassembled, but the recoil is worth twice that! I’m tickled. I pick it up Sat evening!

Hello all. I have been writing n rewriting this post on n off all day. But for some1 who is rarely lost for words, i am, yet again. But i gotta try n say something; express my gratitude. The way my life has been going...well, it doesnt take much to throw me these days; lotsa times i struggle. Just to keep it together. But things happen, here n there, that remind me there must be a reason why to it all. Well...so i do; so i am. I make no bones that rightnow, God n Clara...i draw strength from them; believing He must know what is right, above all else. Though my faith in Him is what it is, and i would be lost n gone without it...i struggle with the human side of that, sometimes. But, like i said above, things happen. N sometimes 'right' people happen. And ya know what? I sure seem to find A LOT of those people on this forum. And i just want to add Bob Ellison to the list of people who have shown me, once again, that decency n kindness in this world isnt dead...and im sure God will sort it out, n following Him certainly seems the way to go in finding one's way through these strange times. I wont go into detail because i dunno how much i should share; i'll let the pics tell the rest. Besides, all i did was was express some thoughtfulness because one of Bob's posting struck a nerve. I never thought much of it past that, because, well, ive always thought, Isnt that the way a fellow Man should be towards another, who is facing hard times? Lord knows, many of you here have done that same thing here, for me, many times... And so i just want to close by saying that i consider Mr. Bob Ellison not only a fine Craftsman,but also another fine & decent human being that the Forum is fortunate to count as a member. I am humbled, Sir, and i thank You. I will be in touch again, as i wrote you earlier; count on that, as well as continued words with Him, about all concerned. And i thank the rest of you, too, for having me in your ranks. I am grateful.

Hi Guys, Since talking about the Speedex model B, I thought I'd post a picture of our "small frame" early Speedex tractors that came after the B. The smallest model that Harold Pond offered in his Speedex tractor lineup was the model D4 (the 6 pictured on top of the shelf and one below with sickle mower). I had never seen one until a friend bought one and hauled it home from Conneticut. But when I saw it, I was hooked; being so cute and tiny making them easy to store, haul and the right size for our girls to ride around on. They were made in the early/mid 1950's, most dating to 1952-1957 and were powered by either a Clinton 1100 or Briggs 8, both using 6:1 gear reduction. It has ony a single speed forward/reverse that was dirven by 2 v-belts and you'd turn a lever which slides the engine either way to put tension the belts which drives the tractor - definitly unique. They're tough tractors to find with currently less than 20 total known but for me, the hunt for D4's is much of the fun in collecting them because of the challenge in finding them. This is really the tractor that I blame for my Wheel Horse addiction as prior to collecting these little Speedex D4's, although I admired the little RJ's, I didn't own one. I always thought though, that it would be really cool to display an RJ35 built at the same time that's physcially the same size as a D4 together, to show people what both sides of the Pond family were doing at the same time. As they say I guess, the rest is history... Anyway, hope you enjoy. -Rob

Got my big old plush W-H love seat cover installed today.Oh...and a matching PMCO bullet tail light to finish off my recently installed HL-5 light kit.

Some how missed this thread! We have done a pets thing here before and always love them! Our latest is Holly a Yorkie. I could have bought 18 tractors for what the Mrs. paid for this sweetie but you guys know what they say about a happy wife! Our last dog was Lucy. She was a Red Bone hound and we miss her. She loved all people, especially if they had food! Here I think she wanted a ride in Mike's rat tub! She loved going to shows. She also loves her fires and would sit by them for hours! she also liked to play dress up. Lots of cats have come and gone through here. I am not a huge cat fan, I hate mice worse, and Cindy claims to be allergic to them so mostly outside cats but once in awhile they sneak in the house. They do help keep the mice out of engine tins so they earn their keep. We also had Lucy's sister, a Black & Tan coon hound named Hailey. She did not play well with the cats. After all hounds are born to chase furry critters! Before that a Chesapeake retriever Lexi who was a born hunter and took lots of pheasants with her. I'll have to dig up some pics.

I bought one of these jacks, and it seems to work well as intended. With the extension bar and wheel lifts off, it can be a platform jack, or as an adjustable work lift platform. I built some extension arms to support a piece of plywood to use as a lift table. This jack has to be tipped back on the wheels to move it around, which is a PITA in the garage, and uses a lot of floor space. I built a wheeled frame for it to set in, which makes it movable. As a bonus, I can lock it in the raised position, clamp on the plywood, and use it as a clutter collector when not in use. Holds more clutter than a tractor hood! The HF casters I used are rated at 330 lbs each, so load shouldn't be a problem. First mod I am going to do is switch the 2 strait casters for swivels,

2 day project on the Wheel a Matic. Yesterday started with this: stripped down: Metal etch: Today prime and paint:

I have been reorganizing my shop for some time now and I finally finished the stock metal rack and bins. Jay

Next project was turning my cabin Spanish for the guy who is taking over. We have a running joke that his ancestors washed ashore on the Scottish Western isles from the Spanish armada. I thought the chorizo was a nice touch but the whole cabin stinks!

And the little digger won!

Yes those were taken in a single day. I used to run my dog doing flush and retrieves on English style driven pheasant shoots. He was a bad ass Springer Spaniel whom I could command with just hand signals.As a bonus for the dog handlers the estate where I worked would have a dog handlers shoot at the end of the season.That picture was taken after one of those shoots. After the birds were cleaned I would bring them to my fire house and put on a pheasant dinner for the guys. Although my current dog doesn’t hunt I still get cleaned pheasant from the estate and bring it to the firehouse for dinner every January. I miss my boy Wallace.

I have so many I’m afraid I’ll crash this website! Here’s me and my boy Wallace after a pheasant shoot and Wallace at work. He has since passed, he truly was my best friend. I cried like a baby when he died. I’ll post more pictures when I have more time.

Gash dang it, I saw it had $100 in my pocket and room to haul it. Said it ran two years ago but back trouble so he stopped using it. I had one 6 or so rears ago with all factory weights and a lot of attachment and my neighbors son loved it so much I sold it cheap and the next weekend he lined up work for it. When we moved he was still pushing snow. I guess I must have missed it since I grabbed this one. Late 50's I am thinking Brigs 81302

Had another go at trying to improve the C-125's starting and running. Removed the carb' and the mixture screws along with the float bowl. Bowl was very clean with just one tiny speck of dirt. Blew out the passage ways with the airline and checked the face for flatness. Holes in main jet needle all check for being clear. Reassembled and stared up. After warming up adjusted the mixtures. Seems to start better and runs smoother, picking up without any hesitation on opening the throttle. Idle still a bit faster than I would like, but I can live with it.

Bought this little beauty yesterday, wanting to know the approximate age, also I couldn’t find any other 110-4 with the 13hp engine. Where can I get the metal side shoot for the cutter deck and whenever I go to engage the blades nothing happens, I guess that’s a belt , where can I get a belt from.. Many thanks.

They're out there..........

Wait'll you see this....

Got the engine decals from @Vinylguy, Thanks Terry. Went with the larger decal then the original. I liked it better. So now it is complete. I think it came out pretty good since it wasnt a restoration but more of a deep clean and refreshing. Looking for the next one !!

I go through grinding disks faster than weld sticks....

Well, get a good battery in it to start then double check all connections including the 9 pin, ignition switch plug, PTO safety switches, neutral safety switch, connections at starter, fuses, connections at the relays in front of battery, engine ground connection. Lots of connection points on a 520 but if they are clean and tight then you should at least have power to crank it over. Paint may look a little rough but that is only skin deep. If the machine itself is good then a paint job is all you need. Most of mine came home looking rough and not running but they look and run like new now. Actually half the reason I have so many is because I like the challenge of bringing an old machine back to life both mechanically and cosmetically. Good luck with yours.

That looks like something I'D drag home.They all need saving!

My wife is allergic to everything with fur so we have a rhinoceros iguana (Cyclura Cornuta). The cyclura iguanas are different than the green iguanas. They are commonly called rock iguanas since they are more terrestrial than the greens and hang out in the rocky jungles of the West Indies. Here's pics of our rhino Sterling. She is almost 4 years old, 13 lbs, and about 4 ft long (including tail). IMG_1013.mp4 IMG_1003.mp4

Here’s Lynx. Lynxy Bud, Lynxy Poopy, among other names... I caught him maybe 6 or 7 years ago in a factory warehouse... with some fried chicken. He was black with carbon shot dust and didn’t like getting package taped into a cardboard box to get him home... but he’s a cool dude now.

So, Rylee worked her tail off doing all Jim’s dirty work. She ran the disc, ran the drag, swapped a battery, who knows what else she ran around doing... I traded child labor and some 701 gear to him and we tugged it back to Michigan! I pulled this in the shop last night and tugged a couple times. The Clinton engine didn’t cough or anything, so I started by checking spark. I’ve got nothing. I’ll have to grab a manual here and see what it takes to make fire in the hole!

We just had a tornado that barley touched down go through Elgin a few days ago. We were without power for just over 20 hours. Lot's of trees down, including some of my backyard maple. The limb filled up the back yard and did not hurt anything on the ground. Lucky on that part. The neighbor (2 doors up) had a huge limb come down with no ground damage either. Again, lucky. They had the rest of this tree taken down yesterday. I got a lot of wood out of it...American Elm. I thought you guys might like to see how this outfit dropped this huge tree. I'll bet is was over 70' high...it was about 4' diameter at the base. Used my 857 and trailer to haul wood back to my house. Enjoy...this was fun and scary to watch all day yesterday. A large part of this tree is already down at this point. This is an action shot. That branch is on it's way down. Our dog, Turd, is a mouser. They like using the wood pile as a home. Every once in a while Turd will get that mouse. It is her mission in life now.

Look in that tunnel again. You'll see a funny lookin' plate like this. Either it has come apart, or the spring is broken. The PERMANENT solution is to put the return spring on the outside of the hoodstand...like in this photo. I have this flat plate and spring for sale on Ebay now. it is item # 133406167292

You did well.

It's a 48" side discharge (from the picture) gage wheels adjusting handle on left side only 2 other decks fit/work big 60" or 42" Rear discharge.

I love your attitude. That is what got me into alla this in the 1st place; it is all so....interesting...ie, "fun".😊

yes sir, just haven't gotten that far yet.

Quite a few Spanish ships were wrecked on the west coasts of Scotland and Ireland, as they fled the English after their defeat in the English Channel.

@JCM 's down here this September...

Added RV antifreeze as ballast to the new tires, front and rear. Got a transfer pump for $60 online, so tiny and cheap. Ugh. It worked, but the tires and tubes wanted to push the ballast back out; I did shut pump down 1/2 way to release air...but it still kept wanting to push out of the valve -- was there something I did wrong?

And we have electrolysis! So I sanded the paint off old mower blades and welded them up. The wheel is bolted to the all thread and suspended. all I have is a little digital charger 1.5A. I had to put a power wheels battery in parallel to trigger it but is bubbling like hell. If it dies I have a few DC power supplies an can use. been about 10 minutes and the water is already murky. I hate leaving things like this running at night but I have the garage open and a fan on it

IMO you really need a battery.

Hang in there Kid, sometimes life is not fair nor easy.

I like the tractor and trailer touch.

Got her back on her feet, yesterday😁😁 ...just to have the fuel pump start draining it🙄 Expect threads/questions, as i try to figure out if i can fix it m'self, lol

The finished product, I had to add stickers. Pictures of the other contestants soon....

I made replacement axles for my Rat Rod. Some 1" round stock a mill and/or drill press is all you will require. I know that @pullstart has both of those tools in stock. The new axles that I made for my Suburban Rat Rod. I replaced both woodruff keys in each axle with straight cut key ways, full length on the hub side. .

Yesterday's fun...Gettin things together as i can... Clara being her usual watchful (lol) helpful self... Y'all have a great day😊

All painted, bolts trimmed to length, just the logo to go and that's me done! It's amazing what you can do with stirring sticks 😁

I am a master of this! I have been in charge of our fire departments dunkin booth at our annual fundraiser carnival for over thirty years. Although I don’t get in the booth anymore my main job is to stand outside and heckle people to throw balls if the person in the booth isn’t doing that. Also to get people to go in the booth. I used to consume copious amounts of alcohol and go in the dunkin booth then really agitate people by egging them on. One thing I know is that the madder people get the more money they will spend to dunk you. Once in the nineties I had to have the police escort me out of the booth and into the firehouse because a couple of guys were so pissed at me they wanted to kick my ass. Here’s a picture from my local newspaper of me prepping the booth in 1989!

This one is younger than Lynx, and also came to us in a slightly unorthodox way. You see, our German kid Jil brought her sister Kim to visit us on her third or fourth trip back. We all went to a pumpkin patch / petting zoo / farm across town and there was a big stacked pyramid of hay bales for kids to play on. There were a bunch of barn kittens around and a rowdy bunch of elementary kids were stuffing the kittens deep down into the cracks of the bales. Kim rescued him by capturing him from a little boy and stuck him in her jacket. The girls were too young to know better, so Kim named him after her “Great Grandpa Bruno Mars”, or Bruno, Buno, Beeno, etc. He’s the hunter of the family, bringing in rabbits, mice, moles, chipmunks, squirrels, etc. home and he and Lynx get full bellies. He’s been known to travel 1/2 mile across the field at night hunting sparrows or whatever birds land in the field to rest.

His name is Bruno. VID_20200516_131902848.mp4