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Found this on Saturday. Picking it up tomorrow.

Then, after over 15 years of not being in a full size car but a couple practice laps before Jada was born, Taylor was offered a ride in the VROA series at Berlin Raceway. This was her first ever race in a full size car on asphalt. In high school and just after, she owned, maintained and raced her own hobby stock V8 car on dirt. We didn’t expect a podium finish, but were just looking for good clean laps. In two 10 minute practice sessions, she went from a 23 second lap down to a low 19 second lap. The car owner told me after the race that it took him 4 or 5 years to get into the 19’s! We were able to celebrate in the winner’s circle as her dad in the 31 took the race. Fun fact though, she finished better in her heat than he did! His gas cap was loose and was black flagged after a lap or two I couldn’t be prouder of my wife. She’s a third generation racer who really gives the boys a run for their money!

The grandkids gave their Ranger a workout this morning.

absolutley!

My BIL is leading the points at a dirt track up north on the lakeshore this season, his first year in their new dirt late model. We were able to watch him (at Winston Speedway) on Friday night. He swept the night with a heat and feature win. Basically, so long as he starts every heat and feature the next two weeks, he’s secured the championship. Little Maitlynn is daddy’s biggest fan! She loves racing, has turned many laps herself in daddy’s lap when iRacing was the only means of competing during COVID shutdowns.

Got the flatbed on this weekend. Pulls nicely. Stake sides will need to wait until . . . .uggh, whenever. Right now it is sitting in the garage with a dining table on top of it. . . my wife is using it as a platform to refinish the table.

Past couple days, I've been getting the itch to just lock myself in the garage for a day and wrench on my WH, with some good tunes playing. Not quite sure why, maybe just a release to clear my head and relax a little (though working on these sometimes gives frustrations / anger when bolts wont move or something breaks lol). Am I the only one who gets the cravings?

Spent just a couple hours pulling parts from bad engine and putting them on the good engine. Hope it is going to run as well as it is looking.

Crank can possibly be ground to .020" under and use a .020" undersize rod. Cylinder can be sleeved. @richmondred01 @oldredrider This is why you take it all apart and inspect things before you order parts and assume anything.

Living on a big pile of sand does suck. Zero nutrients in the soil 'cept where the dog poops. I have though more than once in my 40 years here to black top the whole lawn and paint it green! Thanks again for all the birthday wishes guys!

Put the new hitch to work hauling firewood:

I obtained an older roller and stuck an engine in it. The sheet-metal was in excellent shape but the paint was faded and it had surface rust here and there. I took 0000 steel wool and Windex to the entire machine to clean it and then I used matte clear coat on everything. It doesn’t attract dust and it will last for years. Also, if you need a touch up just get the old spray can out and give it a couple of shots and it blends perfectly even years later. I like the look because it doesn’t give you a shiny/Rusty look. It looks exactly the same after I cleaned it as it did before so it has not affected the patina at all and that’s how I like it. First two pictures are right after I cleaned it up and put some new decals on it in the last two or how it works now, years later.

Even with the brakes working they leave a lot do be desired. Know your tractors limitations. You see posts all the time. "Look how much my Wheel Horse can pull!" Yeah what about stopping.

So this popped up on FB today for $25!!! you know the rest... I couldn't get there soon enough and now it's at home in its new stable...Plan is to try and save it and bring back to user form... C-100 8 speed

I hate to say you are lucky, but it could have been a lot worse. Only the young can bruise like that and live to tell about it.

I have one of those cheap HF chippers. I can't compare it to others but it took care of a couple of firs in the yard easily. Yeah, those blades are dull from the start. In WH news, I purchased 2.5 lbs of carriage bolts and nuts for the 48" deck, a belt and more Sunrise Red from Home 'Crappo' that should fit. Tractor Supply didn't have a 106". A little more painting and it finally goes together.

This 418A has 130 hours. Pretty much a garage ornament.

Finally!!!!!

I too installed a Wheel Horse Parts and More receiver; on this less than auspicious 50-year anniversary of a certain unhitching.

Sorry, I know, it's a bit of a cheat, but it is a side shot and it is Sunday!! It's all I've been working on for the last month of so. I just drover her out of the shop. It's time to get back to the Wheel Horses.

Hmm... Well, if you are looking for a quick fix, sand... possibly grind with flap disk everything down, and put some nice JB weld putty around the whole thing... should hold up fine. Then it can be painted! Might be fine, rather than having to wait a while for welder... I tell you what... I have used JB weld in places that I didn't feel like welding... bond is still holding like a hellion. When you use the JB weld, you can physically feel the heat of the product working after you roll the dough thoroughly... You may not have to use the whole tube, but put it on heavy... Check it out... https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/j-b-weld-steelstik-2-oz-1022809?cm_mmc=organic_feed-_-GoogleShopping-_-Product-_-1022809?utm_source=Organic_Search&utm_medium=ECOMM&utm_content=Organic-Shopping&utm_campaign=Core&cid=OrganicSearch-ECOMM-Core-Organic-Shopping-35 Don

Dropped the transmission out of the 607 to clean tomorrow. Put is some shelves so I have more room to work.

Very nice! I can use some grand kids. Made me 3 boys but they have to get started - getting tired of waiting. In WH news, I pulled the guide wheels, not original WH, off the 42" SD and they fell apart in my hands. I've got a new set for the 48" so put the oldies, with fresh green Lucas grease, on the 42 and it was appreciated. Painted some 48" brackets with Sunrise Red out in the driveway so that brought the rain, of course. End of a good day.

Storm cleanup. I responded to a “free logs and woodchips” ad on CL this morning. 5 miles away, they even loaded it! Mix between pine and hardwood, but the outdoor wood boiler won’t care.

This one here Chuck in red. The one in white adjusts the forward reverse travel and adjustment is in the manual also. I like to take the assembly off and clean it well.

That should buff right out.

True ...every time I try to measure with telescope gauges I get different answers. Usually get close enough to figure out what oversize to go with tho. Some shops may even do it for low/no cost they do the work. That may be the biggest problem is finding a shop in your area that will take the time to mess with it. I finally lucked out and found a shop they does high end race motors but the guy enjoys doing my small bores for a hobby and less stress! Over 2 hr round trip to see him but well worth it. Pics of that crank Outdoor....

@Sparkey AS SAID , YOU ARE LUCKEY , maybe next time , some body armor , and low range gearing, that low range works both ways , gives you the ability to move heavy objects , and using it as the gear reduction it is, will give you control letting the drive train act as a big brake . have a couple of steep areas to mow , always use low range , for crawling control. just my experience, pete

Not without measuring the bore & ring end gaps and comparing to specs. If it is already a 10 over bore, identifiable by markings on piston top or measure, and out of round/taper are well within specs sure why not just a quick ball hone and appropriate sized piston and rings. I know some of the fellas are gonna come down on me for saying that but yes trying to keep the cost down. I have gotten away with it. But most of the fellas are gonna say you got her open why not just do it right and there is plenty of merit to that. If it's a std. (factory bore) it immediately would go to a shop for more accurate measuring and advice on what oversize to run. On the big rod end of the crank it also needs to be measured for out of roundness to determine what's the best way to go. More than likely the damage was done by low or no oil and that means a 10 over rod and crank grinding no question about it. Not gonna work as there is no such thing ... big ends are polished which does not do anything for out of roundness, scratches or gouges. Has to go to a shop for grinding. Manual specs are less forgiving here and it's rare to have a disaster like this and not get away with goin a 10 or even a 20 under rod. I know not what you want to hear but that crank to rod clearance is the most critical and things need to be plasti gaged.

No damage to the tractor or lasting damage to me other then sore for a few weeks. felt like a idiot for not having the brakes working proper. I may have been able to ride it out but I thought the machine was going over. Always a good PSA for safety only takes a second and could alter or end your life.

I feel a Haiku is warranted in response to your timely question: Wheel Horse Wannabe Working on or with a herd Crave Wheel Horse of course

Yes, it's a 704. It's all original, (except maybe the seat) and I know the hood has been repainted. I'm not sure the line of ownership, but I will be at least the third owner.

My Dad had the same color blue Torino when I was in high school in the early 70s. His had a black vinyl top. 30 minutes after getting my drivers license, me and a carload of buddies were in that car with the pedal to the metal on the nearest country road. Somehow we survived our stupidity...

73 Gran Torino Sports Roof factory 4 speed and 74 wagon. Both with Cleveland’s.

Just wanted to say thank you to everyone still paying attention to this one. I did in fact buy the 312-A and I couldn’t be happier. I took all the advice given very seriously and put the machine through its paces before forking over the dough. I got it for a very very fair price. But equally as important as everything mechanically it was the support I got here that helped push me over the edge to buy it. Having backing up like this I have no problem buying a 30+ year old machine. Thank you all again!!

Changed out tierods for a better set today and also put the 8" shorter spindles on the front. Then painted new front rims and mounted new tri ribs. All installed and looking good

Lawns done!

Made up a little hook system for the ‘s… all stuff laying around the junk… er… parts pile… easy on easy off…

Adjust the nut under the seat, see the Owners Manual page 15. The 520H wasn't made in 1983. That friction device should not be lubricated, if it is disassemble and clean it with parts cleaner. Where do I get the donuts?

96 yesterday with 99%. 94 today. I don't care how tall the grass gets. I'll use Roundup if I have to later. When a stroll 20 feet requires a full change of clothes, I'm not working out in it. Many years ago I could stay out in it all day and feel fine. After 50 years, I'll stay indoors.

The question of restore or embrace the patina comes up quite often and my opinion is it is your and your decision. The hood side decals are from 1965 and would not be correct for a restoration, but as a survivor tractor the help tell the story of the RJ's life.

Well dine! Now the next obvious challenge is learning to back it up into a stall.

More pics. BTW, cost nealry $300 thus far, not including welding supplies and grinding disks. Uggh. Grinding dust all over the place. Frames/axles ~ $60 (from WH members) Extra steel ~ $45 (local supply) Wheels ~ $40 (not all WH, from WH member) 4 tires ~ $60 (Carlisle, Amazon) Paint ~ $30 (Rustoleum and Majic rattle cans, primer, paint, and rust converter). Hardware ~ $20 Tie rods ~35 (from a WH member, tried making my own. . .fail) I have the 4 x 4 lumber for the deck support, will need to buy a couple more 2 x 6s.

Every since we moved back up here I've been looking for a sickle bar mower to trim the briars back on our paths. Only because I knew it couldn't hurt I posted a wanted ad on Craigslist. By golly I got a call yesterday from a guy just minutes away. He had one that he intended to on his hydro tractor but the transmission took a dump. Well, he stopped by with it this morning and 5 hours later he pulled out of the drive leaving the sickle bar mower on my driveway. He thought it was a 48" but it's a 42" which is fine for what I need to do. I'd say it's in pretty good condition but could stand being cleaned up. I think 4 Franklins is pretty decent. My intensions are to go over it mechanically, throw it on my 854, get the paths cleared and then think about a good cleaning and maybe slap some paint on it. I finally got another sickle bar mower and made a new friend too. That's a good day. I've also been looking for a furnace blower and he thinks he knows where a couple are.

Hi Folks: For many years I have wanted to do this, and Covid gave me the chance. I had a spare frame with front axle and wanted to turn it into a wagon. Well, a total of 3 frames and 3 axles went into this, but it mostly served as a way to learn to weld. Bought a welder (Forney 140 Fci Easy Weld), practiced, then decided to dive in. I am a crummy welder, but as long as it holds I am fine. Two frames bolted and welded butt end to butt end, and there ya' have it. Had to purchase some steel plate, the rest of the metal is scavanged from WH tractors and an old spring tine harrow I had. The tongue is entirely from really old metal from the harrow -- perhaps 80 years old? The wood deck is obviously not yet on, that should be the rest of this week. In the background is a 1940/50s JD wagon, I believe to be a 963 or 953.

My two cents! I had two acres at my last house. Mrs. Sailor, when first moved there in 2009, always thought that a sub-compact tractor was too much tractor for the property. Instead we found a 518xi that she purchased for my birthday that year. After that came a C-105, two more 5xi, two 520-H, numerous additional Wheel Horse tractors and even a number of Gravely and other two-wheel tractors. My advice is to (using Kubota as a brand only to demonstrate) get a BX-series or even a B-series with FEL. A BX would work really well on two acres. I could have bought it on the 60 month 0% plan and probably sold it for at least half or more what I paid when we moved. At one point, over the nine years we were there, I was going to sell all but one 5xi to mow with and get a Kubota B with FEL and a backhoe attachment. But we were facing retirement and knew we were going to move. When we moved everything was sold except for the C-105 and three Simplicity two-wheel tractors. After we moved I then bought a 314-8 from a forum member which is now my main tractor.

'65 example here.

23 - 10.50 are no problem on stock rims. these fit on with no problem

I have told my wife that when I kick the bucket she should just post the sad news on Red Square and let everything go for free. At that point I'm done with it so the time has come to give everything new homes.

Nice job! Start'em young I did the same with my daughter and friends.