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Mason is having fun testing out the plow. He doesn’t weigh enough to get traction. We need to get some wheel weights.

Just got in from removing 6 plus in. snow from driveway and was thinking what other things I have that have lasted this long. Mine is a 1979 WH C-101 with front plow bought new the year my daughter was born , estimated hours on this machine are at least 2000 and all original. In 42 years only replaced drive belt, regulator, points condenser once and of course spark plug and plenty of oil and grease. I once replaced the bushing in the carb, throttle shaft too. I believe regular maintenance, is the biggest factor. Just remembered one other thing that has lasted, wife of 46 years, a lot more maintenance tied up in her but worth it. Picture is me and my daughter several years ago both still going.

6-7" wet heavy stuff, just had to try out the new toys, probably should have used the plow/blade instead of the blower but what heck... 20210131_150433.mp4

Just like a little kid.... Hey wanna take stuff apart? YEAH!!

Shot a video today clearing the remnants of Orlena. Storm has moved east, but we still have some lake effect snow coming down. This was the 2nd time clearing the entire driveway and the 3rd time clearing the pass just to the left of my truck. This storm spans a huge part of the U.S. Let's see your pics / vids.

They are round and not flat!!! Played in the snow a little today.

Calendar shots !!

Doing a bit of wiring. I have to say I think they look good. Cant wait till dark to see how far they shine.

Yer a Mike.... Very easy to do. So easy even a Squonk can do it. Hardest part is taking the tins off and putiing them back on. Like Ed said de-carbon as long as your there and glass the head. This might help. headgasket.pdf

Almost forgot about this one. Went from this.... To this via @Shynon shop. Then to this in my shop

First seat time with a snowplow in almost 3 years. It was great!

I recently began pondering what all i could 3d print to dress up a horse. I'm pretty good with deaign sofware and came up with a couple small items to start, and figured i can easily print things like headlight covers, hood ornaments, and badges of all sorts.Then I wondered if maybe rather than a decal if i 3d printed an embossed plate or sorts with the appropriate graphics in 3d. These could be enamel painted, or printed in a silver that would give a brushed nickel type of finish. Here's a couple photos of what ive created thus far in some gray test material. Please let me know what ya think.

I’m going to order some chains. We probably won’t get snow anymore this year if I put chains on 😂

Nope. Your time was not wasted, just spent acquiring some knowledge, and supplying some wisdom to the rest of us.

Turf tires and chains would probably help, too.

Not hard at all if you don't break a head bolt during removal. There are many threads on here with video describing the techniques used to clean remove the carbon of the head, block, valves, and piston. Download the manual for your engine where you will find the head bolt torque specs and tightening sequence. When I remove a head, I use the torque sequence in reverse and only loosen each bolt 1/8 of a turn until they are all loose. I never had one break.

Quick clean and paint, not a restoration.

How do you guys deal with the snow that sticks to the front? Just get out and wipe it off? Last snow the wind was terrible and I would have had to get out every five minutes. Fact so bad I had to switch tractors. @dclarke had a glass front with a wiper on the tractor I bought from him.

Original Cab Co new is $ 1095.00 and is worth every dollar in the wind when blowing snow. A few options available for Extra $.

@pullstart Thank you sir! I pretty much avoid online so I've been following the Wheel Horse scene incognito for quite a while, figured it was time to jump in...so I started right here on Red Square!

Pulled a few tons of wood out of the beck...

I have had a boxed NOS snow cab for 4 years here in the UK. It’s says fits 300/400/500 - but no official Toro branding. Or any that I can see. I don’t want to unpack it all. Anyone recognise the brand/type from these pictures?

Awesome stuff, Bob! Chains did wonders pushing snow with Thirty Five! I of course have a couple pounds on him, but the chains still helped.

The ole list is getting shorter and shorter. Any thoughts on paint for a fuel tank. Something that wont get washed off on the first spill.

Will give that a try Jeff.... It was 50deg in the cab and melted on the outside, @Ed Kennell knows, but then when I shut it down to watch the missus hand shovel it refroze.

Also switch to LED Lamps to reduce wattage

I bought a horse from @bizon She needs some love , But the bagger caught my attention. It's partially homemade, partially WH oem. It's driving by the PTO, i don't know if that is stock, as it asks quite a lot of power. The blower housing is WH, but the bag, or trash can, is our local standard trash can. So she can put on the street right after from the lawn. It's also mounted on the transmission, seems to be quite some weight for hanging only on the transmission. (not mounted on the pic)

Per previous discussions, looking at this picture, it seems 4 car tire dollies like these may be the ticket for moving it around the shop. Screws just set on the dollies... Something like this: Just a thought...

when replacing a bearing , problem area , always think of how to improve this spot , and possibly strengthen it . https://www.google.com/search?q=flange+bearings&sxsrf=ALeKk02J1QLze3MQxZ1IF9U7Uql4zfrZEA:1612186451000&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=_HxG5j5y2JldcM%2Cra-jtBFu5hL4ZM%2C_&vet=1&usg=AI4_-kTWrIWx6yaSuXqfqKuCrcE9VECAQA&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj_wOTF5sjuAhWLjlkKHSSOA2EQ_h0wAXoECD0QBA&biw=1024&bih=625 , good selection and possible ideas for your issue. another thing I detail this with is , hi temp tacky grease , don't even hesitate to change out generic grease , that will fail . since using it , no noise ,and no failures . just my own experience , always trying to improve on a functional , movement point , good luck with your transition , pete

Alrighty! Looks like ya'll like the gap! Either way the deeper portion is all one piece. Overall im trying to think two ways...fancy...for those who want that extra wow, and classic for the purist who want it as close to the original as possible.Either way, its easy ,once I have a model, to adjust the details to suit.

@Wheel Horse 3D! That’s quite an entrance to the party we call RedSquare!

@Tractorhead I mentioned once that I was a coil winding machine. That's not true of course. Nor do I have a coil winding machine, at least I didn't, until now. This is the kind of thing that happens when yo don't have any tractors or motors to work on. There are more features planned, but I am waiting on parts. I don't know how many windings there are. I am waiting on a counter. Some finished coils. To see it in action, click here By turning the thumb knob you can slide the wire feed block, back and forth, as needed. The motor is turning about 4 RPM. I have to stop occasionally to slide wires into place with my plastic putty knife. Are they perfect? No, bit it's a lot more fun. To quote one of the great minds of this century, "I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested"

One more thing to check - Is your battery at full charge? I low battery may allow the solenoid to close but there may not be enough juice to turn the engine over.

Busy day today. Martial arts training. General putterin'. Cleaned out the chicken coop. Moved about 10 or 12 loads of wood with the pulk sled. Cut down 3 big trees and at least a dozen small ones. Some in prep for next year's firewood. Some for the clearing out of the back yard. Cleaned up the yard of various items we don't want snow buried. Moved the Charger hydro project to the shed. Might get back to it in a week or three. Or summer..... Both Pigpen 867 and Cinnamon Horse C160 refused to go. Charged them. Gassed up both and the snowblower. 867 is running and happy. Cinnamon will get a new wire and plug tommorow.

Great work Bryce!! I dabble with wood burning also. I make these signs to put in front of my tractors when I am at a show. I try to make them look like the grill of the tractor that they belong to. My free hand ain't what it used to be, so I do some trace over myself.

Thanks Pete. he was having a great time. We didn’t get any snow last year and he’s been talking about using the plow since we saw the forecast. The recoil broke this morning and he was disappointed thinking that he wouldn’t be able to try it out. Luckily i have a spare 4hp and was able to fix it. He helped me replace It and he was so excited to see it fire up.

I could probably improve on the foot operated motion control Kev.

Chisel work defining design

I love them, cuz they be maximum handy. i had before the old Astra put on with 980Kilos on rough Concrete floor. They don‘t be smoothly to push or pull, but i can handle it still by Myself with little more Force. Tried them also with the 600 Kilo Iseki with the FEL. as long as the Tyres fit into the Platform they seems to last. i had my doubt before, because just 5mm Steel, but they be stiff enough. Each is offered for 500Kilo what seems to work fine. even they have Bearing wheels with Rubbertyres, they can be pulled or pushed with not too much Force. on even floor they may be definitely easier, but i‘m fine when i can move them allone without Machines. Steelwheels may be not much better on my Floor i think, it‘s very uneven so little force is needed, but if the roll, they can be kept rolling easily. just the first push or pull is a little harder. 👍

I never knew "car skates" existed until recently. Got a similar set of 4 rated for 2,000 lb each for $50 off CL when I realized what a pain it would be to move inoperable tractors around! Was gonna try to adapt moving dollies but these are much better. Mine have steel wheels so they need a pretty smooth surface (concrete or asphalt) to roll on.

That is a urgent need in any Workshop i find. thankfully i have purchased them before i given my Rims to the Powdercoat Company. So i was able to move my Horse arround even with no Rims and Tyres on the Rear. i payed 60€ for all 4 Dollies. best Invest ever.

No, I don't know of a carburetor ever made that returned gasoline in the float bowl back to the tank. What I suspect is the carburetor in this thread is leaking down slowly and that gas is going into the engine and probably down into the oil.

You'll find as you use it more and more that preferences will develop. Trina and I started experimenting with plows two years ago but last year really got into it as often as possible. This year? Not much for snow. Today.... You'll discover things like how many rows you can push sideways before you have to push straight. How far off the beaten path you have to pile the snow. What direction is better. Stuff like that. We have a couple places in our yard that have slight hills to them and I'm terribly bullheaded so I get stuck at some point almost every year even though I know damn well I shouldn't be in those places.

that looks awesome!!!!

$7.50 per round is cost prohibited for me. Although not as exhilerating, 50 cal pellets are only $1.75. This is one reason my choice is a 22 PCP $15/500 pellets vs $100 for a brick of mini mags (when available)

All the cabs were made by "The Original Cab Company" for TORO/WH and other manufacturers of L&G tractors, the biggest difference would be the mounts pads/brackets for other brands, the roof color may have changed from white to black for TORO O.E. https://www.originalcab.com/Hard-Top-Cab-Enclosure-For-Toro-300-400-500-Classic-Series-10280.html

Had my first chance to push snow with the Raider today! The blade is some off-brand, DIY setup that came with my WH when I bought it last year. It works okay, but I can’t raise it enough to lock it in the up position, so I have to turn the adjustment knob a bunch of turns if I want it to stay off the ground. The video was taken before I was comfortable enough to run in 6th gear. I also put on the tire chains that I got from the previous owner. He had never used the blade or the chains. They came to him from the original owner.

I had a C100 with snow blade and no deck a great little Horse, but alas, I had to find her a new home. A veteran buddy bought her and has gone full on Hose crazy. Im an electronics technician, and mechanics isnt my skillset but they are great tractors.

I GOT IT!! Nothing like obsessing on something so bad you miss the obvious. I swapped out to a heavier cable with a heavier casing. Shorter even, and problem solved. Well that was alot of wasted time jeez.

Finished up a little bit of work on the 854 that I planned on doing last year at this time; powder coated all 4 wheels, cleaned and detailed all 4 original like new tires, repaired and refinished the seat pan and add a fresh cover, repaired and did a "quickie" paint job on the butchered up hood (old light holes and missing mount tab at the bottom) and belt cover(hole worn thru the bottom) , added some fresh decals, and replaced the drive belt with a vintage but fresh NOS 9691. This machine unfortunately had a quickie spray can paint job at least 30 years ago and doesn't even come close to matching the original untouched red hiding under the hood and other areas. It's good enough for now so I can play with it a little bit before it gets a full nut and bolt restoration in about 2 years.