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Not only did me and @Raposo make our way to Canada we found some treasures And got to try the Canadian moon shine !

The whole heard above, plus one new arrival below.

Here is my current herd:

If you start at the far end, and come this way, they are lined up in the order I got them.

416-H doing some tilling 702 with the wrong decal 312-8 looking ready for the shredder C-100 with factory electric lift

The students asked if they could restore another wheel horse . I said of course. I brought my C141 in last month and they are going to town on it. They tore it down to the frame and sand blasted a majority of the parts. Each part received a coat of epoxy primer before the paint. They are doing a fantastic job.

I may have a problem.This is number 3.Couldn’t pass it up,great deal. I can’t seem to stop

I opened the barn door and had a stampede, they all wanted to jump on the trailer at once!

This little guy? Front tires are 400 / 8 Shinko scooter tires. Rears are painted Firestone's.

Last day for bringing in wood the easy way 🥲

Do not have pictures with all of them together, someday I will have to do that.

People who visit are always surprised on how much work and how much stuff I am able to do and keep in my small space. So here is a small description on how I achieve that. It has been a process of improvisation and adaptation for many years. It is my favorite place to be at and it is not only a shop but more importantly my refuge and the vehicle that allows me to express much of who and what I am. It is a constantly evolving and changing environment sometimes on a daily basis. One of the most critical and difficult to find and maintain asset is organized, convenient storage space whether for tools or supplies. Things need to be organized, separated and easily accessible on a seconds notice if efficiency is to be obtained and frustration is to be avoided. This is particularly important if one’s shop space is limited such as in my case with only 400 square feet. Supplies such as fasteners and hardware are particularly difficult to organize specially such as in my case there are literally hundreds of different types that I use on a frequent basis. Organization lets one also know immediately what is in stock rather than have items lost in obscurity tucked away hidden in boxes or piled up in cabinets. being able to immediately gaze at what is in stock gives you ideas on alternative or better items to use .In my case drawers are very important and there are never enough of them.There are 176 of them in the shop many of which are doubled by usage of sliding removable trays. Hundreds of small hardware and fastener items need tiny compartments . An old printers cabinet supplies much of that kind of space. To achieve all of this one has to be creative and utilize spaces uncommon or unusual for that task. Drawers most times are too deep for 90% of items stored in them so I make removable sliding trays to maximize space in them. Trays also are convenient to take tools into work area and keeping them organized on the bench.For delicate sharp cutting edges such as carving tools or files tools need to be kept separated. Cabinet doors are also given a second function being used as another cabinet for additional storage or lined with cork to hold frequently used drawings, sketches , or notes. No surface or space here is immune to being turned into an useful area from using magnets on a support column to using ceiling space. Ceiling area is convenient to store bulky , clumsy items such as hand screws keeping them out of way but yet easily reachable.There are also countless hidden spaces, such as blind corners or voids in woodwork through out house that are used as secret spaces for valuables or important items, knowledge of which and accessibility method is only known to us and my two sons. Additional plane storage by hinging additional cabinet to existing one. Custom cabinet/door to store handsaws Sliding cabinet for files and braces over screw storage. Hinged battery center over sprinkler panel. Cork lined doors to hold drawings, etc. Printers cabinet for small items. Sliding removable trays to utilize unused drawer space. Drawers containing easily seen items. Cabinet at unused ceiling space for long odd planes. Pull out lapping/ sharpening glass trays under other pullout trays. Additional ceiling space used for clamp storage keeping them really at hand. Ceiling space also dedicated to tool storage. Support column used for additional tool storage using also magnets for it. Unused crevice for odd plane storage and Whitney punch. Punch is used while in this storage position without removing. Cabinet side keeps frequently used saws and squares right next to bench. Bench shallow drawers to keep tools safe, visible, and organized. Can be removed and placed next to work. Back of bench used as additional clamp storage. Removable sliding trays over bench’s own trough below top provide easy access to small items. Cabinets storage for less frequently used items. Space dedicated to shop stereo.

Had a couple of 'em out here.

My 418-C has been converted into a leaf blower.

Santa and his helpers.

Of course some of these are owned by other members and I thank those that lined these up and captured the memories forever while I was busy making sure the Meet n Greet went as smooth as possible . 2 days of serious enjoyment. Those that were responsible can either remain silent or shout out.

854 '68 Raider '68 Commando 8 '76 C-160 '73 16 Automatic

Here are our current runners.

Spent all day working on the '75 C160 Automatic. Quite a few things done. Fluid filled tires and spacers. Steel weights. Chains on. Got the plow hitch modified for an automatic and installed. Plow is painted up. More pics & video tomorrow. We're getting a decent snowfall tonight.

Here's my 416 with it's Bobcat mower deck

Thank you. The photo is the father of a great friend of mine. A bit of a story behind that photo. It was taken in Italy during WWII. He was a master shipwrights and an incredible craftsman. I never met him but from my friend ,his son ,I inherited most of his tools since no one in his family had any interest in them. When I say “ most of his tools” unless one knows it is difficult to imagine the amount of stuff I have from him. His own photo is framed with one of his clamps. This is not just like buying stuff from a garage sale or anything similar. I have a large and important part of his life here. Through his stuff that man’s spirit is all over this place. I felt only fitting that he would be watching over his stuff so I requested his photo which incredibly it is the only one the son had. He gave me the original . The fish tank is a “quarantine “ tank used to keep New fish força month before introducing them to main tank . Right now it has baby Cardinal Tetras and baby Rummy Nose Tetras. The other piece is an oxen yoke. Oxen yokes are a big thing here.

Raider 10 helping with the new "horse barn" build.

I swapped out the lug bolts on the 656 for lug nuts. I think I may have all the tractors done now.

BIL's first ever W-H gathering. Picked a great one too, for his first time ever being on one. Couldn't get him off the thing! 🤣😂🤣😂

There is probably not another tractor forum in the world where a guy can learn so much,

You... realize that this thread could... become quite long once @Pullstart gets in here... You might actually see this around sometime TJ... if you are ever in North Vernon... Zee, HellHorse... Don

Show us your Wheel horses heres Rebel include names if you want

Yesterday the gas oven failed to work, just before cookie baking time, absolute emergency! Then the door hinge went nuts. I didn't know much about gas appliances, this thing worked without fail for more than a quarter of a century. I saw that the igniter was lit up brightly, so I thought that can't be the problem. YouTube to the rescue, after wading thru a number of videos, I found one that said that the igniter needs to reach 2.8 ohms minimum for the safety valve to open mine read 2.0, perfect would be 3.5. Then I searched for the part number and found one on Amazon, but it would take three days, but I noted that the appliance parts store selling it thru Amazon was only 20 miles away. I went there and picked it up but they had no hinge. I repaired the old hinge by flipping a plastic part and greasing it. Test fired it last night and it worked. This morning I had the tough duty of doing quality control testing of the cookies.

Another shot of the 1965 automatics.

Most manufacturers dont provide a compression range because many factors can affect the test, speed, temp, valve lash, testing hose length, schrader or no Schrader in the test hose...you can easily test a healthy engine and show "low" if the engine is cranking slow, or the throttle is shut, cylinder dry, valve lash tight but in spec. These engines all had an internal compression release..so they will test low regardless In general if you roll the engine over by hand backwards and it bounces off the compression, that's good enough to run. Otherwise a leak down test is needed to show top end health.

My current herd.

Recently purchased a microscope with a camera, these are my first images. Black sand from a Northern British Colombia placer claim.

I won't derail the thread any further after this post. The original intent was shop storage, and that is impressive to say the least and deserves it's fair share of attention for its practicality and ingenuity. It's pretty clear that the shipwright in the photo has a great deal of importance in your work and your life. I'd love to know more about him. The work it takes to keep live plants alive is not lost on me. I don't have a tank now, but I have in the past. Live plants are a lot of work, to maintain them for a quarantine tank says a lot about your dedication to the living things that you choose to steward. As far as the oxen yoke, I'm going to assume, based on the additional pictures, that you carved that. In which case, I don't have words, just awe.

It’s good to know I’m not alone in this horseaholic addiction Fever. This one is a B80 4 speed.Great shape and pretty much Un-molested, just needs a little love.

That ain't no problem...

I think you have to much time on your hands

@BHunter great opportunity to tighten up that sloppy end fit on the PTO LEVER .typically add 3/8" or more of washers and lubricant to that battery ground rail end point . also use battery ground bolt , to add a cable to corner of engine to frame , clutch pedal side to enhance frame ground . use a bolt on electrical lug , letting you easily add on more wires. pete

Wheel Horse issued a service bulletin recommending 40w oil specifically to address this issue. If you go back to a thread on saving older transmissions I did a short video on it. When they came up with a proper fix rather than a bandaid they neglected to change some of the owners manuals back to the heavier weight. In addition to the flat on the shift rail they milled the center neutral groove deeper. It's on the left here: Later yet, probably due to a different manufacturing process, some of them looked like this: In order for the deeper groove to be effective the stop pin had to be replaced with a longer 3/4" pin in lieu of the 11/16" pin. The spring and balls remained the same.

Get a new plastic block and metal strips from wheelhorsepartsandmore. Get 2 Allen head screws to replace the slotted head ones. This allows you to get them tighter. Then add 2 flat washers under the spring s where they hit the strips. This puts more pressure on the strips.

Showing both my age and maturity level.... Lord I apologize! That being said- all of us know EXACTLY what I was talking about! All my t-shirts are red around the collar, and my wife threatens my life when her laundry gets a little pink after my laundry, or it smells like motor oil!

I like to stand back and hear them talk. They really like the transformation from dull and rusty to shiny and clean. I let them chose the color scheme. I give them options and they run with it. They like having a say in the project. I like their choices so far . It’s going to look sharp.

Happy to report that my FIL got up 27 loads of leaves with zero failures. "I love it when a plan comes together!" Now he wants to make a long hose adapter to clean out the roof gutters...

Excellent. Glad to hear that machine is getting better care. Just for future reference the starter Bendix should NOT have any type of wet lube such as grease or oil. They are lubed with dry graphite powder.

Amen. I have pushed massive piles of gravel, dirt, etc, around, and I always put the blade down and back-up to grade. Don

That's a shame. Those old buildings have character. Unlike the stuff that gets thrown up these days.

Bob, thanks again for what you do! Showing those kids a true talent, and having the patience to do so… you’re my hero!