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It takes a beating and keeps in ticking... 3 days of moving tons of sand and 25 RR ties to make a solid cow walkway so they can get to their feeding station. No more muddy entryway. I couldnt have done it without this thing. We have 2 skid steers and a backhoe, but the skidders rip up everything under them and they are heavy. This thing is light and you can do work faster with a lighter footprint. I should put duals on it just for a bit of floatation/traction but it does fine the way it is. What did I do with my wheelhorse today.... um, got it really dirty. lol

Big thanks from saving us! We call this day "wapenstilstand" translating to english; armistice

Thank you all who have served!

Thank you to all the real SUPER HEROS.

Thank You !!!

Thank You. It is you that make this the Greatest Free Nation on earth.

Gave a tractor to Dan.... was a little 856 heavy... and he had it running in 10... never did get seat time on it at plowing on it. Gettum next year! Tecky Hosen? .... I woulda left it at the BS ... better yet give it to Squonky! OK here's a good one ... someone else's idiot move. Dan and I score a 520 that won't start for a buck. PO knows nothing and don't wanna mess with it. Push it on the trailer, get it home and the PO has batt cables backwards. Fires right up, nice running Onan, and drive it off the trailer!

You have to be careful some of the inexpensive filters and shut off valves sold on ebay are really metric 6mm and 1/4" line will be a loose fit....6mm = 0.23622047244

I used to have the same theory. Have you ever tried to pull a hose off from a good barb fitting? Most times I have to slit the hose to get it off. With this knowledge I have come to the conclusion that a spring/squeeze clamp is more than enough to hold the fuel line on and have never had an issue. Plus they look a little cleaner to me than a screw type clamp.

I throw squeeze clamps in the trash

I bought some PAR36 LED units off Amazon for my C195. Not stock looking for sure, but they work great.

THANK YOU TO ALL WHO HAVE AND IS SERVING YOU STAND TALL AND BRAVE INCLUDING MY DAD

Thank you Veterans!!

A BIG THANK YOU to all you have served.

Thank you for your service...

just did replacement fuel rated vinyl gas line in my horse , replaced the existing one , because it was never fuel rated , never had any issues . bottom line , my carb bowl was spotless , use 2 gas filters , one close to tank , another close to carb . from what i have seen of fuel bowl debris , is the break down of the rubber hose , and dirty tanks . only add STA-BIL to my gas , no issues . from what i have checked on my 3 horses , there is no dirt or debris in my fuel bowls , and they run like they should . my new fuel line is rated for gasoline , and its clear , also used dielectric grease on my fuel filter slide in to hose , much easier , squeeze type clamps , no leaks . used cable wrap to protect the hose , and routed thru hang loops . also added a fuel line check valve close to carb , in a vertical position . just my own experience , but when i see a picture of a dirty carb bowl , it does not have to stay that way . pete

100 watt incandescent in the front, 50 W output LED, so more like 6-10W, keeping me under the 15Amps that my engine can produce. I will also be redoing the fuses, to sealed ones since I have them in stock as well.

Got these for my birthday went to harbor freight to get them than got Rebel a belt replaced the pulley thank you @Achto for the recommendation

Thank you very much! ...Though I must admit I've never thought of it as engineering. I just get an idea in my noggin and piece it together as I go. Works out sometimes, and sometimes I get to tear down and start over. In all honesty I can say I enjoy fabbing stuff up as much as anything. That is part of the reason none of my tractors are original. The other reason is just a lack of options down here in NC.

For those of you that love "Old Iron" here's some BIG OLD IRON! I went to Schulenburg, Tx last Friday to pick up something for a family member. Schulenburg is about 15 miles from my home town. These metal buildings are at the back of the property and were a Oil Field parts manufacturing Machine Shop, Rig Master, Inc. I worked there during the summer of 1976. these warehouses are now a farm feed and fertilizer business. I went by the property as I has heard they tore the old cotton warehouse down. Because the "Compress was surrounded by upper an building and a raised wooden floor, you really didn't see just how massive this beast was. I don't know where the boiler was located, it was long gone by the time I was there. This cotton bale "Compress" used to be surrounded by a large warehouse next to the railroad tracks in Schulenburg, Tx. I have always been told that the top cylinder was steam operated. As I understand cotton was ginned (cleaned) and baled (in large bales) by several area gins. Then the large bales were brought to this rail shipping warehouse. They used this "compress" the bales for shipping (If I've got this wrong' please enlighten me) There is a heavy cast iron pit in this brick foundation that held the bale. This is the ram that pressed the bale in the pit Here in the top of the picture you can see the large piston rod below the cylinder. Then in the middle is the massive cast piece that is above the ram . The vertical timber post holding the upper structure are probable 24 inches square. There was also a Cotton Compress in my home town, but it has been completely torn down. In my youth we rode bikes through the warehouse when it was not in use.

A good set of linemans pliers works great for spring clamps.

That sight is truly humbling… Let us always remember what it was for which those brave soldiers fought and perished. And Godspeed to all those yet in harm’s way.

I got a smokin’ deal at the ‘18 Big Show on a 656 that wouldn’t run right. I paid for it, went and grabbed my gas jug, topped it off, drove it away

Finished seat pan stabilization project and fabricated a guard for the exposed wires on the clutch side of the E 141 electric motor… going to keep the pics etc. in that thread…

One of the neighbor boys who is interested in mechanical things came over yesterday. We tinkered with the new haul, the 520-8, GT1642 and 310-8. The 520 will surely need the carb rebuilt, but we heard it spitter at least, the GT1642 ran pretty smoky but cleaned up, and the 310-8 purrs. I don’t think he figured he’d get the chance to drive one. At first, he asked if I had any project quads I’d sell him. After 15 minutes on the 310, he decided he no longer needs a quad!

Sediment bowl screen plugged up again while I was almost done mowing. I grabbed an empty peanut butter jar that my neighbor keeps gas in (don't ask), dropped my fuel line in it, and finished mowing.

Lots of W-H maintenance going on here today... then sadly, securing summer projects to dry storage for the upcoming winter season.

Finally got it fired up today. I had to put it back on the tractor as it wouldn't fit on my engine test stand with out making a bunch of changes. Fired up instantly and nothing came flying out. No oil spraying out and no major leaks that I can see. Not perfectly smooth at full throttle but I don't think I ever really cleaned the carb. Also the fuel is a year old. Idles very smoothly. Ran it for about 20 minutes so now back into the shop and pull it off the tractor so I can remove the back tins and re-torque the heads...Will clean carb also.

The only way to know where your compression is going without removing the head would be to preform a leak down test. This test would tell you if the leakage is at the intake or exhaust valve or if it is leaking past the rings.

My dad served in Germany during the Vietnam War. He did not have to serve in the Vitnam War, but was on the sidelines ready to be deployed at a minutes notice.

It is red velvet wheel horse of course

The cable connections are terrible on mine even slightly worse under the tractor. Luckily, I do some of my own aircraft cables so making this a bit nicer won't be an issue. I stock the swags and thimbles, as well as cable material to make it. I'm glad I know about its use. All good info here.

A disclaimer: I washed my C-160 one day. Went to put it in the garage and it stalled and wouldn't restart. I blew the engine off with an air hose. Still nothing. Started checking. First thing I checked was that I had no spark. Did the tests and indeed I had a blinking light to the points. Swapped the coil out as I thought maybe water got in it. Still nothing. Took the points cover half way off and blew the air hose right on the points. Put the cover back on and it started up. So you can have the primary circuit turning on and off with the points and still have an issue with them

If that thing was picking two railroad ties at once, that's pretty impressive in and of itself.

This is why I take a walk every day on my lunch break, down to the scrap yard that our business overlooks. It's all there , has seen better days, but there's a complete K301 that has compression, and lots of other bits & pieces that are gonna be worth WAY more than the $25.00 the guy got for scrapping it.

Busy day today for the BBT, her mom and me. I did a dump run earlier in the day. Then I got the 1975 C160 Automatic back up and running after fixing some PO things and replacing the carb with a rebuilt Kohler #30 I had on hand. Them 2 chicks were on the go all day as usual. Trina J. B. Welded and painted the belt guard and engine pulley on Millie and got that going too. It now shifts properly and has a much more user friendly speed. They also pulled some logs in to be cut up. They moved a good amount of leaves using the mid mount grader blade on her 867 Pigpen tractor. All 3 of us spent some time blowing leaves with either the new Craftsman B215 gas blower or the Ridgid shop vac/blower gifted us by the excellent @wallfish a few years ago. Yeah buddy we're still using that! After that Trina graded the driveway.

This place is full of enablers for sure!! Randy

Took advantage of warm day and put coat of black on the hood. Also made the headlight cover look right with black separation…

This thread is about a great product for sure. I have two Coleman lanterns and two Coleman stoves - mostly forty to fifty years old but still going strong. The Coleman lantern did start life as a household lamp . I recall my great-grandfather telling me about how John D. Rockefeller use to sell kerosene at lower prices in early 1900 time period to run other kerosene sellers out of business. Rockefeller even bought a kerosene lamp company and sold lamps as enticement to buy his kerosene. Coleman's success was based on a very simple design that's bottle atomizer. was patented in 1900. The basic idea for fueling the 🔥 of the lamp was like a perfume bottle atomizer. The pressured fuel tank on the lamp (and later the lanterns) runs in a tube sling a wire. When you take apart a Coleman lantern and see the guts you have to scratch your head how Coleman came to outlast most of the liquid fueled lights of old. lots of patents at Coleman over the years. https://www.oldtowncoleman.com/reference/coleman-patents.htm

Went with material on hand and made new cover for headlights… bottom of a broken Rubbermaid tub…

Welp, at least your floor isn't going to rust anytime soon.

Glad to see it's in good hands!

No, W-H guys don't.

20 dollars for the belt and for the Pittsburgh tools 40 dollars

WH was frugal, but not cheap (with a couple of exceptions!). The wire gauges they used were just fine and increasing thicknesses does little or nothing to improve the electrical service on the tractor. Seriously. The real issues come with deterioration--broken strands in the wire, rusty or corroded connections, and inadequate grounding. It does pay to upgrade items susceptible to failure (9-pin connector and exposed fuse panels, I'm lookin' at you!) but otherwise, repair or replacing in kind is plenty good enough and conserves resources.

Cable Diameter - ⅛" Breaking Strength - 1,780 lbs. Working Load Limit (5:1 Design Factor -- very conservative!) - 356 lbs. Of course, this depends on the connections at each end, as well.