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Been a rough year but Santa 🎅 was good to me today . -2007 60th anniversary (last year made ) N.o.s brand new never ran no acid in battery -1972 commando 800 N.o.s brand new never ran

I was sitting here waiting on parts, as usual, and I thought, I have my drill press back, I have all these sharpened bits, I should make something. So, after squaring up my drill press, and getting it as true as I could, I made something. The other day I was watching Taryl Dactl rebuild a small Tecumseh motor. He had a gizmo that held his dial indicator above the piston, to set the spark at the precise proper moment. I figured I could make something like that. I started with an 8" chunk of 1 1/8" X 1 1/8" square PTO shaft. I drilled a hole in the center to receive my dial indicator, only a bit larger. As you can see in the pic, there is a plastic sleeve inserted to protect the indicator. Then I drilled several holes with the idea of utilizing this tool on different blocks, drilled and tapped a hole for a thumb knob. I added a long 5/16 bolts and some nuts. You can raise and lower it where ever you like. This happens to be the block for my Tecumseh H70. I repainted it a more Horsey Red. Everything is held firmly in place. Then, as you know, every shaft has 2 ends, I think. Why waste one. During this video Taryl was installing new valves. Of course with new valves comes adjusting the lifter clearance. He has a fancy machine, I don't. When I did my K161, I did as he suggested, and simply ground them on the side of my bench grinder wheel. This seemed rather crude for a spec that has a tolerance of .002 or .003" ,but ya do what ya gotta do. I thought there had be be a better way with out spending 2K on a valve grinding machine. Soooo On the other end of the shaft I drilled a hole to accept the valve stem. I drilled it off center so I could have more meat for the threads on the thumb knob. You can just barely see in the pic, there is a small brass pin protruding into the hole. I did this to keep from marring up the vale stem with the thumb knob. Now I can get it close with my bench grinder, and then put it in my drill press vise, and with a grinding wheel, or sanding disc, I can grind it pretty smooth. The valve on the left is before grinding, the valve on the right, after. Is It absolutely dead perfect, I doubt it, but it has to be better than sticking it on the side of your bench grinder, and hoping it's flat.

Gettin it all shined up for body work. Dent pulling is tomorrow then on to the next one

Buff, wax and new decals from Terry. Off with the Toro on yhe 522xi

Well, you all managed to shame my poor 416-H for only having one eye. So my PAR36 12Watt LED "eyes" came in the mail today, and I installed them earlier. Now, here is the view from the drivers seat

Welcome to the best wheelhorse site in the world.

this is what santa brought me came home from work and was sitting in the garage a C 145 . some day will be as purdyy as that nos 800

Spent my day taking deliveries of my nos machines .

That looks a lot like the kind that go on a troy built tiller. With the wings off you can control the depth for how deep you want to plant a certain crop. Put the wings on when the plant gets to a desired height to furrow up. I usually put fertilizer in the center of the row and then use the furrow to move the fertilizer on the side of your crop. Good for corn, potatoes,bush beans and many others. You could use it to plow but a little light for hard ground

Well, I live about 30 minutes south near Fairfield. I grew up in Lynchburg, but my journey started in Texas .... "West Texas" actually. As to my "no hydros" remark, it was brash maybe, but after 40 years of only owning manuals, having one key break in the 701, no issues with leaks or seals, just familiarity I guess. Maybe I'd feel different if I lived with one here? I already know of a C-161 that is a hydro I think, it only has a plow on it, no deck that I've seen laying around, ag tires. It's rough but runs. "Another"? I intend to go to the home of the fellow who got them and ask first. Might get both it and the Workhorse with the boom (fellow who gave it to me was a kid with a dad who was a mechanic & run wreckers, so kid made the Workhorse into a tow rig to drag mowers home to tinker & repair) ... fellow has a big storage shed. Thank you all, I looked around before signing up, looks like a friendly & active forum. I have a buddy who does old Farmalls, gonna suggest it to him too.

I had to see what it looked like

New here. Was working on a new receiver hitch, got cold, give up on it for tonight. I'm a retired state LEO. I like to "tinker". I've only ever owned two garden tractors with mowers, a 1961 7HP "701" I think it was that I bought for $175 in 1981 ... and my present C-85 I bought in 1988 for $700 which is now on it's third engine, I just repowered it in the '90s as the 8hp K was overmatched with the 36" deck, then I upped it to 16hp OHV B&S V-twin which eventually started smoking and had head issues, so I did it again since I had fabbed exhaust, air cleaner, etc by then ... and then I bought a new 48" deck, so now it'll burn a belt off but no bogging where as the 8 would just about die. I have a snow plow and extra wheels, chains with V-bars, etc. I did once have a '60 WorkHorse with a boom on it and boat winch a fellow built for his son to play with but it was blown ... sadly sold the 701 and it back in the early '90s. Come Spring, gonna aim to find another C-85 ... or one simular to a C-85 ... something with the 8 spd ... :struck out "no hydros":. I use a good snow blower for snow removal but it would be nice to have a tractor mounted blower ready to go? Might look around the area for "hot rod" toy makings too.

I made this one up for checking piston to deck height on my SBC rebuild... Its aluminum and i press fit 2 1/2" magnets to hold onto the block also have 3 positions for the dial indicator.

Finished up the K341 swap into the 1277, warmed her up, changed the oil, put her right to work! The hardest thing doing a job like this- doing all that work and not painting things up nice, or in this case not even cleaning the dirt off ha! Ol lawn duty gets run in original form, and I wanted the engine to match the machine like it’s been there since day one... Anyone else do it like this?

If this addiction was a little more like CoVid maybe the other member of the household would catch it too.

My 22 year old college kid is in town for the holidays... I’m gonna use him as my starter...

I've heard of kissin' cousins. But isn't that taking it a bit to far? All the Best, Taylor. Have a nice birthday.

Sun heading down in the West. 417-8 heading to bed for the night after a productive day. These tractors never cease to amaze.

my official title? I’m Daddy. Along with that, I’ll teach a mean math lesson, fix tires and brakes, windows and blinds, poopin’ pipes, water pipes, weld, bend, drill, melt, cut, fell or anything else a person desires to pay me for, put stuff together and yep, marry people. This was a “family Christmas vacation” with the in-laws, turned “Kevin’ll marry ya!” turned all inclusive. Good deals during these “uncertain times” and here we are soaking up the Mexican sun

Mrs. P appreciates y’alls’ kind words! She loves her moldy husband! Along with my wife, is her mother’s birthday as well! We’re in Cancun and I’ll be “marrying” her sister on Sunday!

Should have done this a long time ago. I thought that the range would be short, but my driveway is 125 ft. to the end, and these babies light the entire length. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01HE76UVY/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Cap over the top of the spindle. Keeps muck out.

Mine just rolls her eyes and says “money maker my a**, you’re just trying to justify the need for more than one tractor.” 🤣

Hilling things like potatoes or spargel (white asparagus)

Sir, not brush at all, some will only have gear jammers my 83yo father was 1 but now he seems to find they hydro much easier to control, and before my 520H I was much the same and daily driver vehicles as well till 2014, its all good, just my experiences with snow blowers with both trans the hydro is never in the wrong gear. Again welcome to the "club" and good luck on your next "toy".

Is that a dead stink bug on your floor?

I built my own house, machine shop (single and 3 phase), barn and tool shed. No electrician ever set foot on the property, save for the required final inspection. A poor mans frequency meter is an electric clock with a second hand plugged into the generator and another clock with a second hand either plugged into the house electric or battery operated. When both synchronize, the engine speed is correct. I run a 5000 watt (6250 peak) generator for backup. It has run continuously, except for fueling and oil check, for over a week a few times. I can run the well pump and everything but air conditioning and the electric water heater. For hot water, I shut down everything but a couple of lamps and turn on the water heater for a couple of hours every other day. The only issue I ever had was carburetor icing, that I solved by partially covering the generator with a box.

This too for $10.

No snow to play in here in nc, but got both crank snouts fixed and engines running. Got the C165 I picked up a couple days ago up and running like a dream. My 1277 that ‘won’t take any timing’, pretty sure it’s a rod getting loose. Half a dozen rolling rocks later I’m about to have a 1677, stay tuned!

Can you have them done before Christmas? What kind of box are you going to use to ship them? Can you pack them real well using Pamper diapers so there's no damage? Please mark as fragile. How much for shipping? Ah man it fells good to be a customer instead of on the other end. No wonder why people are such a huge PITA

Waiting my cool down time and calling it a nite in the shop. Alot of welding and grinding ahead tomorrow.

Having operated mainly 8 speed tractors with only one hydro for many years and now finding myself with 3 hydros If anyone was watching me during the recent 16'' plus snow removal operation would have been laughing seeing my hands and feet not sure were they were supposed to be, and now add the electric lift I really didn't know what machine I was on from time to time. For as long as I can remember I always preferred a manual trans be it in a truck, car or tractor but can honestly say an automatic trans in a WH is awesome especially when going in reverse, nothing like it. Sure does get you back in front of the woodstove and warming up a lot quicker. Maybe I should sell a few and just keep one of each, that would simplify things a bit ?

Be careful not to breathe any of the sand dust...not good for you...

I will throw in all our snow too

I have the same generator I made to mount on the front attach-a-matic mount that gets swapped between my C165 and 315-8. I originally had the generator mound on the mid-mount attach-a-matic but I found too much lateral play that would cause the belt to throw off the generator pulley. Once I changed my mount design to the front, it felt more solid, and the weight of the generator provided all the belt tension needed. Both machines have plenty of power to run and didn't even flinch when I plugged in 3200 watts worth of appliances (electric grill and space heater). 1 HP = 746 watts, so if one has at least a 14 HP engine, you can definitely run this generator with no issue regarding running or starting watts. I mainly run mine on my 315-8 (it clears the hood better) with equal size pulleys on the engine and generator so I don't have to worry about calculating speeds even though all of my WHs have tachometers on them; it is also quieter and easier on fuel than my C165. I understand the desire to not have to run full throttle on an engine in this situation, but keep in mind, most of our air-cooled engines are designed to be run at 3600 rpm for proper air flow and lubrication.... Gas is a lot cheaper than having to repair a K341.

This fellow showed up at last year's Big Show with a pair of NOS genuine snow shovels. Wonder how they are working out?

Back at it today with the 4 wheeler. Starting to pack down nice. I don't get my hopes up to much because Iv'e had them look like this before then a warm spell and the leaves and pine needles return, then snow again. It is a lot of work but I truly do enjoy working outdoors in the cold, it sure beats doing plumbing work all the time. Something different that is why I love New England and it's 4 seasons, always changing. Besides the Deer herd love to walk on them and it makes it easier for them to outrun the coyotes.

Does any know what this is called and used for? The one I have is without the side wing attachment bolted on. Also what are those side wing attachments used for?

Epitaph?

Pull the head off. With the intake valve up, try tapping the exhaust valve down. Roll the engine over and see if the ex valve opens and closes. If it does, a sticking valve is your problem.

You nailed.. 😂🤪😎👍

I keep twist drill bits that have become a bit dull and touch them up with an old Craftsman bit sharpener similar to the Drill Dr. It isn't perfect (it doesn't hold the bits as firmly as I'd like) but it does extend the life of these bits saving money and keeping usable stuff out of the recycling bin. For fussy job, I go to a newer, sharper bit.

I used to use a side grinder with the rubber sanding disc pressed down onto the grass screen on an old hard starting push mower. Worked great.

My son is 40 yo. He is 6', ~ 350 lbs. I quit asking him to tighten thins up for me. On the upside, I know how this thing is getting to the floor.

The words used to name the various components causes much of the misunderstanding. The "throttle" on the dash is not the throttle, it is the engine speed control that sets the governor. The throttle plate in the carburetor is the actual throttle. The "high speed" screw adjusts the mixture at large throttle plate openings regardless of engine speed. Turning the "high speed" screw while the engine is running fast but not under load will not give good results because the throttle plate is only open a small amount. Loading the engine by quickly opening the throttle plate will give a brief test of the mixture. Doing a spark plug reading is probably the best way to follow up a mixture adjustment. Running the engine hard for some time, such as continuous plowing or snow blowing, followed by quickly shutting down and pulling a plug to check its color. Color charts such as this are available online.

3 more, I need two

Few days of absense from me due to the winter weather here in ma. Me and another guy at work put in a straight 42 hour shift in the tow trucks between parking ban tows and recoveries. Was itching to try out the plow but didnt get the chance til today. Working great so far the 315 does good. I will continue in the morning and hopefully finish up my yard

Yah ... he probably went whole hog and took her to Burger King!