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I was mostly just milling around while we were getting a new furnace installed. I opted to let the contractor do it so we will have a 10 year 100% parts and labor and 20 year parts warranty. That's some peace of mind.. We're probably just past peak fall color but I looked out a back window and the sun was hitting these trees just right. We're having an indian summer for the next week and you can bet I won't be doing any indoor projects the next few days. I'm not gonna waste the last few 70ish days of the year. Let's see some more posts of beautiful colors folks.

Well, she is only half way home. the funny thing about this one is she went unnoticed for a month or so with no takers. I did not find a tag on it except a tower patch c-160 and side generic WHEELHORSE decals. She is barn kept 8 speed, no big leaks no rusty paint , and we tested the beast and it cranked and had compression. the owner had it at his dad's because Dad did not want a zero turn. Just one of those things where the guy could not figure out why she won't start.and dropped the price when it did not sell, It has a RD42 completely rust free . I am leaning toward a clutch safety start circuit since i found a broken wire. My buddy and i hauled it only part way home as he was busy, so we will seemore tomorrow. i have been waiting forever for one like this. i thought that this year was a complete bust for finding tractors, but some nice ones found me.

“Where’s Joe? Where ARE you? Where ARE you? Jooooe? Jooooe? Where ARE you?” - Leighty Bug “Joe I found you! Unc I go to momma!s house. Got my seat belt, I RIGHT back. The wheels on the bus go round and round...” Man, I love being Unc a day a week!

Nope. Not a bow target. The way I shoot it would be too dangerous to have stone anywhere in the vicinity. Earlier that morning we saw this out there. I didn't have my phone but my wife got this. I was watching out the bedroom window and there was two of them. The other one was a bit smaller. Being rutting season I was hoping they would go at it but the dogs barking had their attention. They wandered off and a few minutes later five does showed up as if they were looking for the bucks. That seemed odd to me but if it's what they were doing I sure wish the human species would do that.

Luckily my helper woke up to help me fetch the plow!

I know things are done differently in Maine, you put gutters on a work truck?

Walking through the back yard after putting the Horse in the shed this afternoon and spotted something odd, so I got the camera and snapped a picture. The evergreen tree in the picture is a cedar down by the lake. If you look carefully. you can see that the top section of the cedar is framed by a couple of small oak tree branches from two different trees that are some 50 or 60 feet further away from shore than the cedar tree. What caught my attention was how well these small branches matched the shape of the cedar tree.

@pfrederi's thread about his dangerous score reminded me of another manly machine. When working at the small engine shop as a teen, I worked on a lot of National Mowers. The boss had contracts with all the local golf courses. So there were always a few in the shop. To me, they're so much like a WH. Just, much, much simpler. (Until you start playing with the reels.) Old Joe took me under his wing to show me how to service/sharpen the reels. Nothing says "Big biceps" like drilling out and hammering back in National Mower 36" reel bed knife rivets all day long. Old Joe's test of a perfectly tuned reel; stick a strip of newspaper in the reel, spin in backwards by hand. It should slice off clean, no tearing. Repeat along the entire reel. Here's a random blurry video of the model I worked on the most. Great, simple machines!

Debbie, on behalf of everyone on RedSquare we offer you our condolences and thoughts. Dave was member number 418, which makes him one of the original crowd. Here's one of his first posts on the forum, he was always complimentary to what we are trying to do. In Dave's memory I will move him to our Member At Peace group.

Threw a Brinly hitch on the plow mule I got from Lowell at plow day. Had to saw the old hitch pin off. Easier than pulling all the weights off to get at with an impact hammer, sides I know a guy that makes them.

So sorry for your loss. Always hate to hear news like this. Though he didn't post a lot, Dave had been on the forum since 2008 which made him one of our "elders". Thanks for letting us know, and please accept our sincere sympathies.

Finally got some pictures to post for you folks. We've been every kind of busy and back again this week. Couple of interesting things of note that didn't make it into the pictures. We had a flock of birds come through that is well known to be attracted to cold weather. Called a White Wing Crossbill. Both of us have lived in Northern New England our whole lives and neither one of us could remember ever seeing one of them before. We did get some pictures but they basically a grainy fuzzy shot of the driveway that would be relatively unimpressive to say the least. Very early on Friday morning I was out of bed before the other two which is normal practice for us. A very large long-legged jackrabbit ran across the access road and away from the campsite. That is particularly interesting to us because jackrabbits are more and more rare in Maine and in some areas have been accidentally eradicated. Look closely at the picture where my glove is pointing. There's a tiny little pine cone stuffed right into a crack. By what? Who knows? We learned about a week ago that this is Partridge poop so I thought I would share it with ya. Moose pooo End of crappy pictures... Cool ice crystals that were in the trail This particular Mountain has a history that goes back around a hundred years as a fire and communications top. Up until the early 90s it had a manned fire tower 6 to 9 months out of the year depending on the season. It's tough to see it but I'm holding a piece of single conductor unsheathed cable that was part of their system and ran a couple miles down to the base of the Hill. There's a ton of it still there wrapped around certain trees and you can see that this tree was choked off at one point. Bent over, decided to fight for its life and then twisted up. This pile of wood represents maybe about 60% of what we harvested and burned while we were up there. We did bring some seasoned dry Beech to get the fires really going when we needed to. Here you can see the mylar backing reflector that we used to throw some of the heat back towards our chairs I'll have about 18 or 20 pictures later on.....

Well Paul I appreciate you sharing this because those of us that are fans of pumpkin spice in general can go ahead and try to find some of it for their own usage. The next thing you know there's going to be Pumpkin Spice Flavored Gear Oil. Pumpkin Spice Flavored Antifreeze. Pumpkin Spice Flavored Grease in a tube. Honestly folks I think it's getting a little ridiculous. Why does it have to be pumpkin SPICE? WHY CAN'T IT JUST BE REGULAR PUMPKIN WITH NO SPICE? Why can't I just enjoy my old fashioned grease, oil, gear lube, antifreeze etc in the regular flavors that we've been accustomed to for years? Sure, the grease and oil leave kind of a weird tang of an aftertaste. The old school antifreeze from what I've been told is absolutely delicious.... but we had to get new stuff anyways.... Red, orange, yellow, bluish purple, whatever. How do I know my Horse is going to like these flavors? Next thing you know we're going to have peppermint shake flavored oil around St Patrick's day. That's the editorial from the desk of the Bear for today. Strictly my opinion but I do welcome yours.

Walking home from the deer stand this eve. When I broke out of the woods, this is what I saw.

States all Wheel Horse Red With some gray over the years Made in U S A

Inasmuch as you've sandblasted the hoodstand with the bell-crank (rockshaft) in place, I've no doubt that the blasting sand has gotten in to each of the side bushings. Given that, IMHO, you've no alternative but to get the bell-crank out at all costs. If not, the sand will grind away at those two bushings leading to premature failure. ps... I have that shaft and bell-crank available if you destroy your getting it out.

It was suggested we come down with some not so hard fast rules when it comes to aquiring these fine tractors. Feel free to add some as they hit you.... 1 You can never have too many 2 Divorce court is not a legitmate reason for selling 3 Divorce court is a legitmate reason for buying. 4 Parts tractors and non runners may not be considered part of the herd. 5 Runners with plug wires misplaced are considered non runners as far as SWMBO is concerned and may not be counted as part of the herd. 6 100 dollar max price for aquiring non runners may be waived if parts worth excceeds 101 clams. 7 Bucket list tractors running or non running shall not have a max $$ limit. 8 If she don't know it about it cannot be counted as part of the herd. 9 If you have an understanding wife and she gets your problem.... buy more . 10 Pawning wedding rings or family heirlooms to buy more tractors is acceptable. 11 Keeping tractors hidden at other locations other than your residence is acceptable. 12 Lawn art shall not be considered part of the herd. 13 Dibs tractors shall be honored to all members in good standing provided they are not in divorce court. See rules 2 and 3. 14 Repowers are acceptable as long as they run and drive. 15 Customs and restos are acceptable and encouraged as long as they meet the following. At least one nut, bolt, bracket or other original acoutrement is clearly visible. Said nut bolt or acoutrement may not be repainted. HEY... MN boys made this one up!

Flushing is time consuming, messy and wastes a lot of expensive fluid. I have sunstrands with ATF and others with motor oil. no issues. Stick with what is in there

@ebinmaine !

I think I found the problem... lost a pin!

There was a bit of “trash” in the furrows, but it came out well enough for a food plot!

We deliver gutters on a pretty regular basis and some of them are up to 42 ft long. Kind of like driving around with a great big set of horns sticking out in front of you 8 or 9 feet.

Ewwww .... I tell my customers it's all junk nowadays .... just some junk better than others! It's all in the attention to detail on the install. Any furnace is only as good as the ductwork above it. Can ya tell I'm old skool!?!? I very seldom sell the the high end stuff ... too many bells and whistles and more stuff to go wrong with. 100 k sounds a little big?? You have a big house? My big mover is 66 k with the occasional 88 k. I find that most contractors oversize, myself included at times. Not so critical now with the popularity of 2 stage and modulating units. I am pulling out larger furnaces I installed 25 years ago and replacing them with smaller units and they walk with the place. Even at -20 outside. I offer "free first year oil change" with every machine I sell but then offer five years labor if they have it serviced regularly. Sometimes 10 if I am hungry and want the job. Sound like you got a good contractor. I use non programmable easy to use thermostats with LARGE numbers for you old coots! Dan and I are in fer sure! We might even forgo a tractor show for that! Have sickle bar will travel!

Down here in Newport News, VA with @Coulter Caleb at my cousin Paul’s house. For those of you that have been here for awhile, you know that my cousin Paul is a 20 year Navy veteran who served several tours in the “sandbox” with the Riverines. While he was with that detachment, he purchased a house down here—then the economy tanked and property values plummeted. About a decade later the values are finally starting to rise but the house which has been a rental since 2012 needs some freshening. The biggest project is a new roof. Paul looking over the mess on Monday as we began tearoff. Caleb has been an awesome worker and very valuable to us “old guys”! Even a small 25 sq roof seems huge (K—in my best Trump impersonation😂) when you are tearing it clean and starting over. So glad I don’t have to do this every day🥴 Finally started laying down some weatherwood shingles mid day yesterday. Hopefully we can get most of it finished today...🤞🏻

Your truck is strong like bull.

I’m very sorry for your loss Debbie, may peace be with you.

12" wheel weights are pretty much universal no matter what brand. Chains ..get 2 link chains they ride a lot smoother. Hitch.. ghet one from Lowell at wheel horse parts and more. Heavy duty and very well made..

It works great Jim. I had an eyebolt on the steering tower and one on the bar. Just hold it at the angle with a chunk of chain. I always had about a 3' broken hammer handle to help guide the briars away from me if needed. Good advice on the dedicated circuit. Not only that, it's code. Only equipment directly related to the furnace like a condensate pump, humidifier, etc. can be on the same circuit. The exhaust blower on our water heater is plugged into the same circuit. It won't be for long though.

I tossed the 10” plow on Joe, let my niece take a nap on my numb right arm and plowed up a new food plot. Conveniently on the last pass, the hydraulics quit working and (with sleeping baby in my arms still) I disconnected the hitch and drove away.

🥁 🥁 🥁 Thank all of you for your input on this project. Couldn't have done it without that support. Had to disconnect and rewire the kill wire on the keyswitch to get it started. All that cranking before that though made me realize I really love the S part of the S/G. It's so smooth. 😂 And it works! The little Predator is pretty darn quiet on idle but still loud when revved up. I rotated the muffler 120 degrees to get the exhaust to vent out the side and that may contribute to noise. The plan is to swap that out for a bigger unit anyway. Problems that need to be addressed from major to minor: 1. S/G is barely charging. I think it's because I didn't account for the 0.5 voltage drop across the charging diode. I will need to change the pulley ratio. This probably means getting rid of the stacked pulley and putting in two separate ones on the engine. 2. With the current 3.5" engine pulley, this new belt the Wheel Horse I have to be real careful taking off or else it'll either stall or pop a wheelie in 3rd gear. I'm going to see if the belt breaks in. Maybe I shouldn't have abandoned the foot throttle idea.... 3. I need to redo the choke cable. Right now it's pull to run and push for choke. It's a little counter intuitive. Unfortunately this means a new cable. 4. The seat pan springs don't seem to contribute anything to the ride. Sure is a rough ride.

That intake and exhaust configuration looks like the Tecky snowblower engine on “Joe” the 1054!

It's a Trane S9X Gold series. It's probably the most expensive out there but the contractor is one of Tranes largest and has a rock solid reputation around here. The heat exchanger went out on the old one. I saw the issue Friday morning and a rep was here the same day. Signed the papers and the installers were here yesterday. The warranty is just that. The only catch is that we have a service tech out once a year to check it out. You know that's a good idea anyways. That's included the first year and is $90.00 after that. The unit is 100K input, 2 stage variable speed blower. They installed a new programmable stat but it won't get programmed. The installers did a great job, cleaned up perfectly and were just great guys. Our a/c was replaced 3 years ago by the previous owner so that stayed. Maybe next summer for that M & G. I don't have anyplace to plow but some nice trails to ride. Maybe I could get somebody with a side mount sickle to trim the briars.

When yer done there's Dan's roof needing love. Looks like your one of those guys who laps the shingles in the valleys....

As @Achto said I will be using a dual hydro drive to run the tubes. Its easier. It's what I have on hand. It will be chain drive from the main drive units to the tubes.

So, where’s the final drive coming into play? Food for thought... in this video @Achto’s McLean has a sweet “differential” by slipping the inside tire’s pulley (Two drive belts)

Won some wheel weights And a 9 foot Old Glory At local auction

I know what deal it is without that envoirement you shall have to use, short before i was in the same situation. So i crossing my Fingers, you get quick your own Shed, because just work outside ain‘t Funny, especial in this Season. Just to have a roof over your head and be Windshielded is a dimension in Luxory i never will miss. With the option to stay a heater aside and you be surrounded like a King.. after preheating the whole Weights and can’s, you can enforce the cure by using a Hairdryer or even a Heatgun. That works for me as an inbetween solution.. Started thinkering to build my Cardboard Paint Cabin, but i be sure when it‘s built, it will be too small for the next Project. 🤪😎

Good luck ! I feel your pain in wanting to get every last piece properly cleaned and detailed, but unless you absolutely need to take this out I would leave it in place. I tore down about 10 parts tractors this season, along with my own 520, and I can honestly say that I had about a 50% success rate getting these out! The greasy , grimy tractors weren't bad , but the dried up rusty ones were a lost cause. Several of them I ended up cutting the consoles apart and putting the rockshaft in a 20 ton press to get them apart ( and I typically start soaking my parts about a month before their scheduled teardowns- steering wheels, hubs, rockshafts, etc. )

Can only help with the "technical" name. Its a rock shaft. Have never had a need to get one of these out but I'll steal @ebinmaine's line. Penetrant, heat, patience.

You come on up in a couple weeks and check out my Cinnamon Horse...

The Reo I picked up from a dealer. It was N.O.S I’m not kidding, it was sitting up on a rack in a back building. They purchased it with the purchase of another dealers inventory that went out of business. The underside still looks brand new, I cut grass with it once just to see how it worked. To date it probably has 2-3 total hours run time just driving it around shows and my yard. I’ve only seen one other tiller steer RR-46.

That Mylar idea is a pretty good one! Make sure to tell BBT great work on the firewood!

Yep, I'm in!!

Correct. Although it will not replace a scroll saw for most pierced tasks it will work fine. With a scroll saw one has to install and remove blade after each cut in order to move to next cut. Scroll saw does however have much thinner blades allowing one to make cleaner tighter radiused cuts. If one needs to do some scribing cuts on long skinny pieces or fillers at a job site it is also great for that. Many times its easier to move the work over the tool rather than move the tool over the work. These scribed cuts around the fireplace in my house were done with this set up many years ago.

I wanna know more about this Bob! Gimme the all gory details ...make, model etc. Most of the Lennox crap I sell has a five year parts warranty extended to 10 with online registration. 100% parts and labor??? 20 year parts what's that about? BTW looks like you got the perfect backdrop for a M & G ....hint hint...

I figure I should update this thread. Rebel had a wiring melt down before a Rylee got to do any plowing. I have sold the inside wheel weights and plan to convert to 12” wheels like Joe the 1054. The 7” tires will move to this one, the 10” on Joe. I am unsure on exactly what engine this’ll get, but it’s getting more power and thanks to @prondzy’s suggestion, a starer/stator setup instead of S/G. Less rotating parts, less power rob, less to go wrong.

It's almost time to crank this engine for the first time! Battery is bolted down and replacement diode installed. Engine has oil and wiring is done all the way to the fuseblock. After lunch I'll put in a fuel filter and some gas. Fingers crossed. Brand new engine, unknown quality transmission, first time S/G installation (and it's a golf cart model to boot). Oh and a novice installation. Fire extinguisher will be on hand. 😂

BO, dawg, I typically go by each wire , like you do , obviously if I had an exact plug in harness it would be better. recently had a couple of small wire connectors , with multiple corroded areas at dash gauge area. first I had to find out what type of plug in it was , OREGON CHAIN SAW , was the name. looked it up on line , nothing in my area . made do with a fresh wire patch , till the exact plug in came. another thing I do is to detail and improve its environment, insuring no tight wires or chafing , using " wire wrap " and wire clamps along with dielectric grease at every connection. all 3 of my horses , now have 6 ga wire grounding from , engine block / frame to battery grounding rail , I have a picture of that I will send , solved a number of electrical issues , pete

6 weeks ago I didn't know what a Wheel Horse was, now somehow I have 2 of them. This Raider 14 and 6 weeks ago a 1971 Raider 10. This could be a bad habit.