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I restored a 1990, 312-H for my grandson so he can go about terrorizing the locals...

Plowing?!?!?! She’s got time for plowing? Is she done with Colossus yet? Priorities man… You one lucky dude…!

I'm a little jealous Eric. I can guarantee that I will never come home to see my wife cleaning out the driveway.

Well recently before Alex got his 604 project he was looking for another project and was out Perusing my parts tractors pile. Out there sat this little commando 8. It was owned by my ex Alex’s mom. So I told him he had to talk to her. Her and I don’t see eye to eye so she thought it was for me and told him a price. I was like whoa it’s for him not me. After weeks of him pleading for it she finally caved in and gave it to him. Tonight was finally warm so he asked my dad to move it for him since it doesn’t have tires (we stole them for another project). We tested the spark and it had great spark and tried to start. Now the back story to this tractor is. I was at a local dealership that I’m friends with the owner picking up some parts I ordered for another project. I asked him what was up with the commando 8 sitting in the side lot. So he brought me out and we looked at it and he gave me the story. The original owner Archie bought it brand new with a mower deck and the snow thrower. My friend was a kid when it was new and would walk by Archie’s house and got to be friends with him. He started learning to mow on it and graduated to doing all the services on it and switching implements for Archie who was in his 60’s at the time. Archie lived into his 90’s and the tractor sat for years in his garage. His kids gave it to my friend. I thought it was a cool back story. Then my friend said he didn’t have the time to fix it up or get it running and told me to make him an offer on the spot. I had 22 bucks in my pocket and he told me deal. Couldn’t believe it. Well my ex was super pissed that I bought another tractor so I gave it to her. We got it running and it’s been sitting since. I’m glad Alex got it. He’s been addicted to this hobby all winter and now has wheel horses of his own. He plans to keep it original paint and keep the nick name Archie!

The rest of the story. Unfortunately, my plumber was over booked (I should have been a plumber) and could not fit me into his schedule in a reasonable time, so I contacted another. He was here at 11:45 a.m. and finished by 12:50 p.m. He dug down at the spot that I had pinpointed... and found this. Cut it out, and spliced in a new piece Job is done, no leaks, water pressure is holding, and now I can take a shower longer than 1 minute. Woohoo

If anyone has captured either post them up, with or without a tractor, at home or one of your favorite destinations that brings you peace for better and warmer days ahead for all of us. Take Care All

Current winter misery Backyard sunrise Cape May NJ sunset

Me 3 Or a whole $%!) ton of other stuff too long to list

Same here!!

Finished with the decals!

Daughter needed a rolling 5-drawer tool chest for work. I “needed” another tool chest for the garage… she 1/2 I got 1/2…Win Win!!! Fits pretty good. Will do the job…

how bout this one?

Here's a few from the BBT. Our house, sunrise over the mountains across the street. Various views on our drive to work.

Something about the dawning of a new day and the sun setting after enjoying one.... Excellent post. @ranger throw some in.

When i first started out in this business i learned why, when siphoning 3yr old orange stale gas out of a tank...best to use a clear hose, lest you get a mouth full, choke on it and blow it out your nose... 1/10 stars...do not recommend

So you made a gasoline milk shake? How'd it taste? Looks like you made some "Elmer's Glue" to me.

Me 4… on a Wheel Horse… But Mrs. Sylvan WILL shovel the entire driveway… by hand… when I can’t get to it … I am a lucky man…!!!

Agreed sir. My wife is supportive and never complains how much tractor time I take. That being said, she has zero interest in them. The first year she went with me to the PA show, she left and went to Hershey all day. She grew up mowing on her dad's Case. Those things fly compared to a Wheel Horse so far as ground speed. In her book at least, that's one less thing to like about them! That's the only reason I'm speeding up the whatchamacallit. She may enjoy using it if it's a bit faster...

Good deal. Well, as I was just saying in the beginning, this is a celebration of paying off a debt.

The only reason you didn't get a ticket for that load was the troopers couldn't stop laughing!

Handlebars! I had to cut the shaft and turn all the paint off to get it into the steering sleeve of the tractor. Perfect.

I think it takes a smart fella to include his kids on this type thing! ...now i gotta figure out a way to split my plasma cutter "want" with something my kids want!

Today, I’m celebrating the beginning of my little blue truck assisted Wheel Horse collecting spree! in Spring of 2018, Mrs. P told me “if you go buy a new zero turn, you can have as many Wheel Horses as you want!” I promptly went to the Scag dealer in town and picked out a nice orange beaut. For a $300 finance charge, they offered 0% interest. Since then, she’s been crying to pay it off and I have stubbornly insisted she doesn’t pay a cent more than the scheduled payment because we get to use their money instead of our own… and we already paid for the privilege. Well, our last bill arrived yesterday. It’ll be paid in full and has been a great machine. Regular oil and hydro fluid changes, clean outs and a couple sets of blades and it’s good to go.

Oh, it's no joke. WHX??-Uncle Jimbo swears by the stuff to relieve his dry, cracked dishpan hands.

Madge says, "You're soaking in it!"

My 312-8 sat with a busted cap for at least a decade, i pulled it out the frame, dumped it, put in some degreaser (like purple power) then stuck the power washer in it, that agitating action broke alot loose..then let it hang upside down. I take an open air fitting and put it on my air line and snake it in...helps blow stuff out. Then a couple hours in the sun to fully dry. She was spotless inside.

@JCM You’re bringing it back and I’m on it!

That’s awesome. Kudos to her. My new girlfriend doesn’t understand my Horse addiction yet but is supportive. In fact one of our dates this summer she asked if I would join her at a local tractor show. That was before she knew how into them I can get. But I highly doubt I will see her plowing snow on one.

my eyes!

@formariz Thanks for babysitting these pictures for a day or two in your thread. 😂 I'll just go ahead and redeposit here...

SOME whining could be considered normal. I've noticed that mine all whine a little if the RPMs aren't high enough.

Paint up the tank and re install. Then hang a couple of these babies on it! ( You did mention "Took a whiz!)

This came in the mail the other day. Since the girls ski, but we rarely make it to a hill, I thought this would be fun!

Seems it was running, try the easy stuff first. Drain the tank, change the fuel lines, put fresh gas in it and try running it. If it does not run well after a short time, then pull the carb and clean it.

Air chisel / needle gun, great for tattooing clients with thick skins!😂

Flowers keep sprouting

Removed the console style shifter to the upgraded version.Didn’t turn out to be that difficult to do with the advice from Davoman1966,great help ! Got the parts needed from A Z tractor.Good folks there. Much easier to operate now .

Red Sky in the Morning, Sailor Take Warning. This was the sunrise before our winter sleet set in last Friday. .My morning commute! And this the Sunset a week earlier. Seems like there's been lots of color lately! My evening commute!

Good grief, you don’t have to fill the thing.

So here's the plan take the Palmolive and get some hot water but in the tank put a bunch of washers or whatever I can find in the tank and shake it like the world's going to end.

You all may be completely befuddled by this but I decided to take a slightly different approach to the thread topic...and yet....stay on topic. 2 pics Of a 2 cylinder On 2's-day In 2/22

I am laughing. Yeah, I know what you mean. @ebinmaine uses BBT's bathtub... Don

that is the truth stuff is corrosive as hell you in Indiana should be a menards close i waited till their washer fluid was on sale 1.10 $ a gallon bought 5 cases and filled all mine with washer fluid been in them 5 years now and does great have it in my plow tractor never had issue freezing . if does leak out there is no issues with corrosion

@Snoopy11 they pop up once in a while. They were pretty bare bones, chain drive wheels, possibly the beginning to Dixie Chopper if I recall.

On an Onan do your self a favor, Check the tightness of the bolts holding the PTO side bearing plate on the engine itself. I had a 520 running in my driveway as I swept out my garage. Went to back the tractor back in and there was over a quart of oil on the ground. Oil everywhere. All of those bolts had loosened up. Some a full turn. If that happened whilst I was out snow blowing I would have had a small boat anchor.

This is what I've used and it works great but I'd think any of the others mentioned here will do just as good. I believe the key to success with any brand is cleanliness. I threaded a nylon fitting into the hole to keep it clear.

And one more 1/4” plate is bolted to the front clip. I’ll bolt it all back together then weld in some kicker supports.

Ha! Perfect for storage of her materials, supplies and tools of the trade…