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The vintage club I'm a member of, held the first ploughing match today for two years. Just a few photo's below. Watching the drag ploughs was quite interesting. The setting up of them was educational. A real art form. Smokey little Fergie, but could do the business. Neat homemade cab. Tidy Wheel Horse on show.

Normally by August mowing duties only come up every 10 days or so as only a few weeds are still growing... This year the grass has never stopped growing...Every 5 days is the new norm and you have to squeeze it in between rain storms...The horses are responsible for about 4 acres the the case VAC and her 6' finish mower have another 4-5 acres The summer horses and I are getting tired... Gas em up check the oil a shot of grease and it is back to mowing....( I actually think the 2 K-341 are even thirstier than the KT17 which will come out soon for leaf duty (Of course it may see that way because of the small tanks on the Chargers...

1971 Bronco 14.

Just a pair

9/11/2021

Part of baby”s first tractor ride. She wanted to touch, feel, put her feet on, everything!

I was having my morning coffee when these popped up on marketplace. Considering how hard they are to find, I headed down and grabbed them. After pressure washing them and wiping them down with DuPont 105, I sprayed them Regal red.

So this isn't perfect by no means, but I couldn't look at the gaping hole in the grille any longer. Maybe someday I will end up with the correct parts to fix it rite. A scrap piece of aluminum, an old emblem from a trash 312-8 hood a bit of paint and no more hole.

Mowed diagonal today ..C-105 with a 42”SD. Yes, I like the stripes!

Pick these up tonight. Vintage Cub weights. I was at an air show all day and got a message from an old fella who put them on FB marketplace last week. Sale fell through and I was next in-line. Long day but I got them. 10 Bucks☺️. I was so happy I doubled the price and gave him 20 bucks.

The keys for the "D" are the same as the GT-14, it is a 1/4 X 2 3/4 #RX Woodruff keyway. Don't know what the keyway on the Xi series is but any 1/4" key (the longer the better) will work on the "D" Hub. If you need a couple let me know, I had to buy a package of 20!

With the engine sitting on the plate, I was finally able to see how I needed to get the drive belt thru the tower. Which by the way, the belt fits nicely between the original frame and the plow frame. Same for the clutch linkage on the other side which I will show later. My pulleys are E4" and 2"Tranny

No no Sparkey.... that's a line up Wednesday shot! Oh well can't beat em .... join em!

The whole unit is built on the chassis of a 1974 GMC C20. I’m pretty sure that it was originally a 350 auto truck, but at some point in time has had a 455 Oldsmobile and 4-speed installed. I have a list of things that need to be tended to before the first time we take it out, and one of the higher priority items is checking out the entire LP system. We were able to finalize the deal this morning, I received the camper and $200 cash in exchange for an 8N Ford. Everyone seemed happy with the deal, the camper is now in a home that will put it to use, and Joe will probably get way more use out of the 8N than I ever would. We went out and picked it up this evening after Tasha got off work, truck ran great all the way home and I must say I was impressed, that big 455 moves it down the highway almost effortlessly, although you best have deep pockets, she’s a mighty thirsty old girl

@squonk I just couldn't stand it any longer. I don't like rustled I have nice weather and a lot of time so I decided to do all I could before cold weather is here. But I did have the common problems like the tower broke where it attached to the frame, the plate where it attaches to the transmission was cracked and badly repaired by the previous owner. The front axle pin was badly worn and would eventually have fallen out. I'll admit I'm not doing a great job cleaning and painting but it should have many more years from what I've done. Wheel horse painters never used any primer. They just painted bare metal. Well at any rate here's some pictures. the bottom picture is the axle pin with the forked plate. The pin has a grove in it and the forked plate locks it in place with a bold .my 74 is one piece the plate is welded to the pin. 74 and 76 parts manuals show one piece welded pin. I could never find a 1977 c160 parts manual. If anyone has one I'd like a copy just to see the difference .

This one is far better then my 1974 I did here in many years ago. My 1974 before and after pictures

It was a nice evening so when we got back from my Grandpa’s birthday party Tasha got the rubbing compound out and went to work, I think with some final polishing that the old truck will really shine again. It was too dark by the time she got done with it to get a good picture, but here are some I took that really show the difference a little elbow grease made

I was replacing the axle shaft seals on my Raider 10 last week and looked around the house for something to drive them in evenly. I found a basin wrench that fit over the 1-1/8 shafts perfectly after cleaning the shafts up with a scotch lock pad. Just gently tapped them in.

One of my dad’s tractors that my nephew had. He wasn’t doing anything with it. I would love to do a complete restoration on this one. We’ll see.

After seasoning through the whole winter in one line, I’m ready for a cold one!

Unloaded, it is usually somewhere between 20 and 22mpg on the highway.

Picked this trailer up this morning. 7x18. Gonna make a low budget toy hauler out of it. Lets see your trailer/camper conversions

One of these goes slightly against the rules here, but the old rat rod bolens looks to good not to share.😅

I agree.Too much of a good? thing.Sounds about what I'm mowing here.6 or 7 acres.Lots of rain.Lots of mowing.I use a 21 horse diesel 4x4 Bolens with a 6 ft Landpride finish mower for most of it.The rest is done with a Wheel Horse C-175 with a 42 in. side discharge deck.Ready to say " UNCLE "

I feel a Haiku... A paint job for Mom hearts pump gas Regal Red So now paint the truck

“A paint job only a mother could love” or @pfrederi. He hates painting!

I changed my transmission fluid. The fluid that came out was dirty and old but not contaminated in anyway. With the old fluid looking as it did and I could only get the tractor up so high I was confident the transmission did not need flushing and that I would not be able to get all the kerosine after the flush. From there I just added in the new fluid. I checked the level which was full after 2qts. of 80-90 gear oil. I drove the tractor around through all gears and high and low ranged and checked it again. It was still full and clean. I installed the new transmission shifter boot and then the plow. While having the shift guide off I had a chance to monitor my parking brake “repair”. It was already starting to bend back. I straightened out the switch arm again and reinforced it with a wrapping of electrical tape. I was unable to install the wheel weights. The bolts I have are only eight inches long and come to the mounting hole in the wheel on the inside. I would need another inch. The local hardware store had 10 inch bolts but not enough threading to cut down. After looking elsewhere I figure I’d have to go buy the 10 inch bolts and extend the threading and cut them down. I also got a replacement gas cap with gauge. The original one had became unreadable and cracked with age. I also bolted on the plow bracket and attached the plow. A light horse day. After all the work I pushed some brush back in the rabbit patch with the blade.

We're even more woods/lawn ratio. Around 11 acres with MAYBE a 1/4 acre of backyard to push-mow. Also some hand trimmer work. Plenty of leaves to blow around after about November 1st. @pfrederi Paul, thanks for sharing the pics. Hopefully winter will be kind to you.

Good info…didn’t know that

If you go back to post #8, second picture you will see that I turned the plow bracket upside down and 2 short round bars so the clamps could hook up. I realized all the weight would be on the axle cases so I built up the brackets with spacers and slid in one whole round bar that you can see in post #23. Now with a tight spacer under the one round bar I have the weight distributed to three points instead of two With the clutch linkage running between the frames the cast foot lever was not going to work. So I found a stamped foot lever from a new Toro was the solution. Removing the right foot brake i discovered the short link was the exact part to revert back to a clutch/brake left foot. I also can adjust the clutch with the turnbuckle

I also have the non 76 Hood ornament

The tank is mounted. For the extra 20 bucks, I sprung for a new solenoid drain valve. I also ordered a marine fuel/water separator and filter combo. I might as well be sure I put clean fuel into my tank!

That tractor would have fit right in at the Steam Pageant. There was a collector there who had 4 or 5 of those Fords all line up with the double plow.

My computer is not being very friendly this morning. Must be Monday. Try this again C-160 Manual There it is. Maybe

I would say that axle pin is shot! Of course they are the same across about 80 percent of these tractors. Shouldn't be too hard to get one.

I have 4 3/4 ac. I mow about a 1/2 ac. The rest is woods. To each his own...

Every 4 - 5 days mowing here all summer… lots of rain… I’m ready for leaves… no wait… snow… no wait… grass…?

The seat switch normally powers the ignition when the pto is ON but that has no effect on the starter circuit.

Still twice a week here. First time ever I had to change the oil twice during the summer months.

Not a wheel Horse and It's so small I couldn't see it in the mirror. Anyway it followed me home today. A 1964 14' Mirrorcraft. She will be powered and rigged for crabbing in the smaller creeks and canals where I can't go with my 19'CC.

Plow blades on…Ready for leaves and snow…!!!

I use Rotella 30W from tractor Supply in everything. Look how clean the inside of this engine was at 1000 hours. Piston broke but the engine still ran!

Rebel the Raider 10 before and after I like the look of him dirty

Bob, I get how humidity and dust and fumes can really put a load on a respiratory system and make it all but impossible to pursue our interests. On a dare I tried the 3m Versaflow TR-300 at a trade show for a few minutes and was surprised that I liked how it worked to force filtered air into my face. This one has separate units for the pump/blower and the face shield. The Trend (sold by Rockler, below) is a one-piece thing. Both use rechargeable batteries and replaceable filter elements for dust and vapors. Bluntly, they are not cheap, but impressive at what they do. There are several manufacturers with different styles and features. Something like this might help you be more comfortable while you are working. Good luck! https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/respiratory-protection-us/products/papr/ https://www.srsafety.com/products-se/powered-air-purifying-respirator-2551.html https://www.rockler.com/trend-air-circulating-airshield-pro-34492

Agreed. Me too. Allergies run well through the family and I was nice enough to find some a few years back. Temps above 85 are tough to handle when hoomidd. Take care of yourself and work slowly. I'll be here poking along watching.

Sorry to hear about your health issue Bob. I find it hard to breath in the hot humid air also...I think it is Covid related for me. I am looking forward to September and October, etc. Take care and only do what makes you feel good.