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First day of PeeAaa trout season. For kids under 16 only. My sons and grandsons are too old to qualify, but I managed to find a few youngsters that welcomed my help. We put em in. The kids pull em out.

My first Wheel Horse. C-141

Seems like @SylvanLakeWH and I are members of a fraternity of previous owners of @Pullstart Ranch s. The 953 now dubbed Hot Wheels was a sorry mess when I brought it home.

The WHrat WHrecker… @Pullstart is the proud owner now… C 85 build now a Predator swap:

We dehydrate em. When they hit the water, they come alive and triple in size.

Handling family "heirlooms" can surely be fraught. My Dad restored a 7-leaf antique dining room table at which many family celebrations happened. After he died, my stepmom had no need of it. My brother, who lives in Europe, wanted it but had no place for it so I agreed to get and store it for a while at no charge (six hour round trip, disassembly & protection, space in my basement + gas & tolls). Finally, several years later, they had a place for it at their new home in Ireland and asked me to send it. He paid for all my materials to crate it with appropriate packing protection and for the door-to-door shipping (I did the research). The rest of the family were thrilled to see the table going back into use, pleased that our brother and SIL were getting something they would enjoy making new memories around, and thankful that I had made it happen. Sometimes it's a good ending!

Do not flush a hydro with anything!!! Just change fluid...

@squonk Yup, the fall of 1985. I was at Chrysler's Transmission Plant in Kokomo, Indiana for a period of time installing two new Gundrilling Machines we had built. two things happened then - Chrysler had just acquired Jeep and the rank & file were thrilled they could get a new Jeep on a payroll deduction instead of a Dodge truck. They were up in arm though when the Management hired a new Nutritionist - first thing she did was remove Biscuits & Bacon Gravy from the breakfast menu and replaced the Pork Rinds in the vending machines with Granola Bars (or something else healthier)... Bill

My Grandparents house was THE SPOT for family gatherings. They had a piano that my Uncle and brother played all the time. My Uncle died at 39. I remembered the good times as he played 50's jazz on that keyboard. They also had this dining room set, big table china closet and buffet. After My Grandfather died my Grandmother became unable to take care of herself all the time so she moved in with my mom and all the stuff in the house went to the grand kids. There was a book with who had asked for what. I wasn't married at the time but my now wife and I were in the process of buying a house. No one had asked for the piano or dining room set. So they became mine. The innards of the piano were shot but my wife restored the cabinet and installed an electric keyboard in it. You can't hardly tell it was done. The strings are still in it and when my coonhound barks in the house the strings sing! Last summer my wife restored all of the brass hardware on the dining room set. I used to work on Renaults. Luckily It was only 2 years so maybe I avoided a stroke but I know why those things caused them!

Hello Everyone, my name's Dan and I'm a wrenchaholic. Um, sorry. That's Thursday nights meeting. First, thank you to all you old farts out there like myself and don't get me wrong. There are many young, Old Farts in this world also. I think of anyone that sees beauty deep inside an old tractor, samurai sword, and yes, even a lovely lady could qualify also. If you're the type of person that has the patients and other qualities that's needed to bring beauty and life back to something others see as old junk, or past it's prime, you're my kind of person. To the point now. I ran across a 1980ish Argo 8x8 Amphibious vehical for the right price the other day, FREE, and of course it has the infamous Starter/Generator system. Also, it's had many unqualified druggies, and electrical experts, work on it before me. I'm retired union electrician and fiber optic engineer so I was once qualified but,. But,. But, what was I talking bout? You get my point. So, I was wondering if anyone could possibly point me in the direction of a midg,,,,,,. Wait,. Little Person, preferably a female and blonde, so I won't have to do so much bending over working on this darn thing and while you're at it, maybe a wiring diagram for a complete starter/generator including a three wire voltage regulator? If you have information on either of these, the help would be most appreciated. Really, she doesn't even have to be blonde or little. That ought to show you just how willing I am to work with others. Thank all of you here for sharing your wisdom so it can be handed down for others to learn. 70.5TransAmDan

I don’t have the ability to restore my tractors myself so for my birthday and the big show of 2017 my son, cousin and friend ( can’t forget @Vinylguy help too ) slapped on some lipstick on my 1995 520H and turned it into my 520 Wheel-a-Matic . *

got some photos of me and my buddy’s tractors today @danweikert21 @857lover2 dans 1970 raider 10 and his 1972 raider 10 and my 1967 857 and my 1967 1267

A very good friend of ours owned this wheel horse since almost new? , his son ran for a awhile turned 18 and decided he didn't want it. They gave it to us, I restored it. I hope someday he asks for it back to return to his family.

Here's Trina's first tractor. 657. Named Pony. I couldn't find a good shot of my Cinnamon Horse 74 C160. This'll do... Aannnddd aftah!

I admire your relationship with Mother Nature Ed! Teach ‘em right!

Yeah, Kevin, the potential is there...I purposely never tracked it down - I don't need a "Christine".

Does anyone have pictures of what one of your WH's looked like when you brought it home compared to what it looks like now ? Under the Side Shot Saturday thread on post # 1481 and 1483 I mentioned about almost driving past a 418-A when I saw it thinking it was a bit rough. It is by no means a mint one owner machine but has cleaned up fairly nice and does what a wheel horse is supposed to do, work without complaining, and it does just that.

They were pretty much extinct by the time the Chevy dealership I was working at made the horrendous mistake of buying out the AMC/Jeep/Renault dealer down the street. Mostly Alliances and Fuego's. At this time Chrysler wanted Jeep (For some god-awful reason) so they came on board and introduced the Eagle Medallion (mostly Renault). We called it the "Unfixable car" They made K cars seem like a BMW or Mercedes. Also the Eagle Premier which was a decent car but ugly. Jeeps were junk back then too. No comparison between an S-10 Blazer and Cherokee. The 4.0 Jeep engine was great but the rest of the truck was high maintenance.

They all look great Erick.

Well im 1 week in on my knee surgery. And bored out of my mind. Doc says at least 7 more weeks before i can return to work. I tore my Meniscus back at the end of January finally got in and stitched it up on Monday the 21st. Everythimg went well in surgery, Im glad to be headed in the right direction of healing now. Long slow painful process. Crutches, and driving restricitions and pain killers keep me planted in my chair most of the day.

Heres a few of some older ones i did.

Peter, rehab starts monday. It was a repair in the knee not a replacement. Leg brace is locked straight til the doc says otherwise, they dont want me tearing what they just stitched together. Cant put any pressure on that knee for a couple weeks for sure. Beleive me i want to get off my butt and cant wait for physical therapy to start.

I was today in the shop downstairs at the fella‘s to drill a hole for their new Electricity. we want to improve the diameters so that we both can work with two Lifts. while measuring i asked them for two pics and the allow me to show you their „ holy grals“ Garage no.1 and garage no.2

Ah. The AMC Alliance. I did the stress analysis on the steel wheels for that car. Working with the product engineers and the drafting department, we came up with a steel wheel that was lighter than the optional aluminum wheel offered. Was one of the first production wheels to use HSLA steel, too. The SCCA developed a class of road racers (Sport Renault?) that used the mechanicals form the Alliance in a mid engine configuration. I had a hand in developing the spec steel wheels for that class, that used the centers from the production wheels fitted with wide rims. I've got a set of them stashed out in the garage. I found out several years later that my dad's cousin was campaigning one of those cars.

Sold my enclosed trailer to a friend, delivered it and picked up 1/2 a tractor in northern Pa.

Get well soon and stay out of the ice box!

My 701 BEFORE AFTER

Oh… before I read the post I thought you were just going ahead and bagging your leaves now so you would not have to rake them in the fall…

The way it should be ....

Wow. How many 2 years has there been since 1990? Lot’s a potential ownership changes!

Thanks - some people have that Flea Market mentality - they want it now, want it at a bargain price, and they want it delivered for free....

Kinda like the Hope Diamond of WH’s… wow. Can you say jinx? You made the right decisions at each step in my book…

Happy birthday Dave! To a guy I’ve now spent hours on the phone with talking about C-Series tractors and many other subjects. And a big thank you to Red Square for once again bringing like minded people together !! 👍🏻

I didn’t actually do this today but I love it so here goes. After adding a loader to my 312 H I was having a terrible time working the bucket while shifting forward and reverse with my right hand, while also attempting to steer. I picked up an old brake and a clutch pedal on eBay, cut and brazed them together and installed them on the existing shaft under the right floorboard. I then fabricated (bent) a linkage rod that connects to the original linkage under the floor in front of the seat. Lastly I ground out the notch in the plate under the dash that causes you to have to lift the shift lever to shift to forward or revers. I have now have full foot control or can still use the hand lever if desired. Cost about 40 bucks and works flawlessly.

Happy Birthday Dave.

From one old fart and retired electrician (IBEW 43) please accept my appreciation for anyone who would rather invest their money in rusted old stuff than waste it mon greens fees at the local golf course. The manual below should get you on your way to happy amphibious motoring.

A vice for your receiver the cut plans are on his website.

I know one thing: I no longer want a D250...

Kinda the same scenario here too. They usually fix this large tear with 4 stitches. Doc said he had to put in 8 stitches to get the job done. Same boat though. Worked up til the last day. Havent been able to kneel/squat bend my knee @90degrees or tighter since it happened. Hoping for a good outcome no arguing with the doc for me, want the best outcome

Cleanup today the Spindles from old Grease. spindles now work much smoother but the Motor still is not able to lift a Car or either a Truck. but it lifts the Horsie... also not bad for a faster Service in backfriendly height. gearoil change, motoroil change and a complete Geasing of all zerks is done pretty simple. It appears the motor i buyed is a little to weak. It has 2,2 KW like the old one but it must work with 3x 230V in triangle instead of 3x 400V in star connection, so i loose about 30% of possible power while working with a VFD. Let‘s see if i can improve the torque by changing some vfd settings, if not i may built a Jackshaft for another Gear reduction. The motor via the VFD can easily spin the double the rpm‘s so another 2:1 reduction can do the Trick. We will see.

Had to replace the overhead door operator, so that gave me something to do today. Can't believe I only got 20 some odd years out of it. Aren't they supposed to last for the life of the barn?

@Brockport Bill usually its the cracked rubber shifter boot , regularly check all of mine , also use a vinyl / rubber treatment on it to treat the rubber . always have a spare in my w/h parts , when you start the drainage and flushing on that , or me its typically a 2 times drainage and flush , to really get out the moisture , and debris. do you have a near by empty road or private drive ? i road time the oil , for a heat up and drain , then do a fuel oil or atf fluid refill for the drive / flushing action . then back to lift up the front end of the ground to increase drainage . others will also respond to this , but a thorough drain/ flush is what you want before a fresh 80-90 refill . pete

An 8 speed shifter acts like a wick in wet weather - rain trickles down the lever, by the less than tight fitting boot and says "Hello" to the 90 weight. ALWAYS keep the Horses inside or covered when not in use.

No plum pie for you.

Pink Skonk: Redone Skonk:

Much like @JCM showed you in his photos I was unable to move the direction control very far when I brought home my 418-C. I removed the cover for the tunnel and found an accumulation of nut shells and mouse nests that prevented the lever from moving full range.

Look for a groove worn into the surface under the big hexed thingy where the slotted cam rides too.

Prime example of a neglected Hydro linkage in dire need of cleaning and some lubrication in certain places. Pictured is after purchase of a 418, nice and smooth now.

Try running it with the muffler removed. It may be restricted.