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After 21 years of selling IH parts, flat head ford parts, wheel horse parts and Kohler parts. I’ve managed to to help out a lot of restoration projects as well as putting additional funds into the family till. So I have no complaints. Lucky for me that 100% of my flathead ford stuff has been sold of as well as 85% of my IH parts. I still maintain a very good inventory of used Kohler and 300/400/500 series parts. Over the years eBay fees have been increased time and time again. With their divorce from PayPal, eBay created issues that I found rather burdensome however, I remained doing business with them. However as of last week, eBay required me to provide personal information such as birth date, ssn and other banking information that I didn’t feel comfortable sharing with them, or the Chinese government. Therefore, as many of you have been asking, I am closing my eBay sales down. eBay was a great idea and worked well for lots of people however, like the icebox, 8 tracks, and cobblestone roads their time has come and gone, at least for me as a seller. I may start a website but for now, I’ll maintain a foot print or Richmond Craigslist as well as several forums. As always, my prices are always 20% -30% lower for forum members so if you need parts I’m still around going through an incredible hoard of wheel horse parts. All the best.

In this day and age of “high technology” devices, it is fun to have things that occasionally break the trend. I appreciate aspects of technology, like being able to connect and learn so much about tractors through my computer/tablet/phone from Red Square. However, I also like to take a break from technology now and again😉. One of the ways that I have found to do that is through a traditional wrist watch. I enjoy quality craftsmanship wherever I can find it but a well made watch (whether pocket or wrist) is really cool. My wife bought me a Citizen Eco-Drive for my 40th Birthday about four years ago and it has given me an appreciation for a good watch. This Christmas she got me another one (a Citizen NaviHawk AT—more about that in a subsequent post) and I took some Christmas money from the folks and bought this one... I like the Eco-drive system since it’s battery is automatically recharged from light (natural or artificial). It drives me nuts having to replace watch batteries on a regular basis in my cheaper watches. If you guys are interested, this thread would be a place to share and discuss heirloom pieces (passed down for generations), new cool traditional watches (with unique features), your favorite brands (and why), etc. I have the time piece that my paternal grandfather wore everyday while working the fields. As a watch nothing special (Timex) but it holds a great sentimental value to me. From my maternal grandfather I have a 1970’s era DuFonte automatic watch that he was given as a gift years ago as a professor. This watch also holds a great deal of sentiment with me. I stopped wearing wristwatches for about 10 years but now I’m back into it and I like it👍🏻😉😁😎. Maybe some of you have watches with stories to share or just some chatter about your favorite brands and why. yes, I am a nerd😂

I bought this PTO unit at auction a couple years back. It has a 3 cylinder Perkins 3.152L diesel engine. I’ve never tried to start it yet. I did however just notice the cool rust on the rad. shroud! Anyone know what the hood and rad. might have come from?

Isn't this a pretty site. It's been too long, and too many $ coming, but the Tecumseh H70 is back on the 656.

I have several Seiko dive watches. One was given to me as a graduation gift in 84. I wore it so much I couldn’t tell you how many straps I went through. It’s in the safe now. I have a pocket watch that my grandfather gave my dad when he turned 16, which he then gave me when I turned 16 and them I gave it to my son when he turned 16.

I have been using the $10 Wally World watches. when I was working at the hospital, I was always smashing the chrystals on the fire door handles. Broke 2 , two days in a row. Not working anymore. Maybe when I finally destroy this watch I'll get something nice. My old manager at the Napa had his Timex watch from when he got confirmed. It was at least 25 yrs. old. He was also the cheapest guy I ever met. After I left the store I went to get my hair cut. We had the same barber. I sat on the couch to wait and felt something jab me in the Tushy. It was a Timex watch. I gave it to the barber and he says "that's Timmy's watch. He's been going crazy looking for it" So I brought it to his house when I new he wouldn't be there but his GF was. It was getting close to Christmas. She had bought him a new watch for Christmas so with a devilish grin she says " He's not getting this back until he wears the new one long enough so that he can't return it" Because he's so darn cheap he would have!

My wife came into the garage to get her van. Se was looking over my make-shift fuel delivery system. She came home with this.Whaaaaat??

Got something (that rolls) that’s a little heavy on the backside? Let’s see ‘em!

Hey guys, been lurking around for a couple months but here’s my story. I’m from south eastern mass about 15 mins from the start of the marathon. i have always wanted a wheel horse tractor. And as of Labor Day 2020 I did not own any wheel horse tractors. Mid September I picked up my first machine it was a 312-8. I then spiraled out of control and started doing a ton of research and long story short I have over 20 machines now! With a couple of cub cadets and a Sears along the way. Below are some pictures of my running and driving tractors! Raider 12 c175 with a magnum 20 in place of the series 1 312-8 315-8 charger 12 520H B80 312-8 50th anniversary that I am swapping the 4 pinion out for an 8 pinion another 312-8 cub cadet 1806 another b80 552 1277 cub cadet original the list goes on and on! Haha

Funny thing, my wife used that same line on me and it worked. After 30+ years I sold the truck a couple months ago but kept the wife.

Her fault. S10 with V8..... Dude magnet!!

Put my plow and wheel weights on that I got from @grinchsr (thanks!) over the weekend. Great guy with a few machines (maybe more than a few) and a ton of knowledge to share. Also put on the high back (too high) seat I got from Tractor Supply. It’s comfy just looks too tall but its comfy

We do the 5 gallon bucket trap but just sprinkle bird feed sunflower seeds to cover the water surface. It appears solid to them like the bucket 1/2 full of seed so they just hop right in. No spinning devices or trap doors or anything but a ramp. Works great for mice and chipmunks.

Stock wheels and tires but for some reason they look really wide. Must be the bad cameraman.

Who remembers when these were all the rage?

So... what job allows you to wake up to go home? Back seat tester?

I wore a cheap $10 Timex battery operated watch for over 35 year when I work for Chrysler. I wore it so I would know what time to come back from lunch and what time to check out. I especially loved the little alarm on it that I could set to wake me up so I can go punch out to go home. After retiring in 2006 I never put that watch back on but I still have that little Timex and it still runs great if I change the battery.

@SylvanLakeWH bet you were starting to wonder if Colossus would come alive before the WHRat WHrecker got duals again!

My daily driver. A Seiko 5 Dive Watch, AKA "The Franken-Monster", riding on a nylon NATO strap. Id like to upgrade to a leather NATO strap,but haven't gotten around to it.

As far as I can see, you married well!

I don’t own any watches of any interest. Never been able to keep from breaking them. Have these things though. Don’t remember where I got them. Steve

I was given this “Bobo Bird” watch as a thank you for the work that went into prepping my back field for a wedding and reception. I opted to keep the “remove me” protective covering on, knowing I’ll likely get it broken or scratched if I remove it. I’m surprised how many people compliment me on my watch and I agree, it’s pretty nice. I’ve never had the audacity to look up the cost, but I think it was the thought that counted more than the price... whether I’m wearing ten bucks or ten hundred bucks. It is nice that it keeps the day of the week and the date as well as the time.

It was the only useful part that I could find on a JD.

We took a trail ride of a different sort today... with a tow behind snowmobile sled.

Does your other half know that you're out there drivin' HER tractor around?

Kinda posted, regular posted, very posted, and WICKED posted

Use a wire brush on a grinder or drill and buff the weld areas clean, as free of surface rust as you can reasonable get them. If you have a Dremel or rotary top get a small wire brush and clean the inside of the hole where the bolt goes. Welding thin metal can be a challenge that doesn’t leave much room for pops and spits from dirty metal.

Make sure to drill a 1/8” or so hole at the other end of the crack to prevent spreading... before welding it up!

I think it was something like “Hey, nice truck.”

Perhaps it is time to bring out the big guns...

Good thread Jack. I stopped wearing one about 10 weeks ago... don't really know why. Just forget to put it on in the am I guess. Going back to tho ... tired of pulling a stupid phone out of my pocket. I had a lot of fancy diver ones in my day... Musta been a Navy/military thing... and busted everyone of them like Squonk said ... now it's 10 dollar cheapies. I always favored a analog watch. My dad gave me one of his old railroad pocket watches but never used it. Too afraid I'd lose or break it. Like Ritchie in the safe now. Going to buy my self a new nice one when I retire and its going to have an alarm just to remind me of a afternoon nap! I won't care about the time when I am on my own anymore.

Tool crib auditor. I counted parts in our inventory and adjusted the count for all the parts we had. Any maintenance parts for the machine shop . Engine plant. I believe it was the second largest engine plant Chrysler had in North America.

I don't like battery operated watches. I buy my watches at flea markets all wind up , Here is the list Bulova Excellency , Waltham , Lord Elgin , and a Elgin . I have my Dad's Westclox Pocket Ben and a Mullingar Pewter. My wife has her father's Hamilton hidden away some where in her stuff . The problem with wind up watches is trying to find a watch maker to service them and finding a crystal. Out of the list both pocket watches work and the Lord Elgin .

I wear a wrist watch every day. Everyone uses a cell phone nowadays to know what time it is, but the military buildings I’m in don’t allow cell phones past the front door. I just wear inexpensive Timex Indiglo watches for work, if it gets destroyed I wont shed a tear. I do have my grandfathers watch, will have to snag a pic when I get home. It’s probably nothing special to watch collectors but to me it’s priceless.

what really offends me is people that get easily offended over the use of a word that they now say has a different meaning . Tranny has meant transmission to me...and many others for many years i am offended that they took our word....where to i go to complain about that?

Ok fellas, too many questions and ideas to reply via 'quote' , so they're gonna get grouped together on replies eh? Mufflers- I tried making one 25 years ago for a V8. It was louder than the original cherry bomb, but it DID have a very 'mean' exhaust tone. I dont know poo about how to design a muffler. Kemp and WHX are the men for that job! Hood ornaments, cables and controls, things of that nature- I think this is where this plan goes from 'profitable' to 'loss'- I am just not equipped or experienced to do those kinds of things. Basically- if it cant be done with a mill, lathe and welder, I'm most likely not going to offer it. A few of you guys have made a very valid point about 'return on investment'- I appreciate that, and it is obviously consideration #1. A couple years back, I 'came up with' a tool for clearing the pump passages on Coleman lanterns, something that was not accessible and rendered the fuel fount junk if it was plugged. Guys used sockets and extensions, wooden dowels, etc... and they worked, but I still whipped up a handful anyhow- out of aluminum, and cut each end to a different diameter so they would fit the two most common pump diameters and cover 90% of the lanterns made, and handed them out at a lantern gathering. The community went bonkers, and shortly after, one of the parts vendors and I struck a deal to sell direct to him, with an initial order or 20, followed by an order of 50. Between material costs and giving him room for profit, we both made about a whopping 3.00 a piece on them. Hardly worth it...... except I hammered out 50 of them on a Saturday morning. Thats 150 bucks I wouldn't have made sitting on my rearend on the couch watching youtube videos!!! 'Labor of love' is most certainly the reason for possibly doing this, but you're right- I'm not going to do it for free, or less....

Switch those screws on to something like this and hold on tight

That hat would be awesome if it had auger strips to match the machine 😁

Norm, Aren't you forgetting we also used to listen to our favourite radio programmes on a tranny, short for transistor radio. I love language, the difference in meaning between words based on context or even emphasis when spoken. I don't agree so much with the PC brigade as just making a word wrong because it might upset a minority is plain wrong. Plus so many people get "offended" on behalf of other people, when those people probably wouldn't give a damn. Mick

Here is my two of a kind