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I Re-used old n broken bench seat and made a tale gate out of it.

We've had Wheelhorse tractors here ranging in year from the mid 50s, 58 or 9, early 60s, 66/7/8/9, '70, 73, 74/5/7/8, 86, 87... And now a Black Hood. We've now hit all the body styles. Soooo... It runs and drives. It's rough. It's not likely to stay here. But the price was right. It's probably going to be a donor for several others while I swap some engines around doing rebuilds over the next few months to a year. Also a distinct possibility of the hood being used in some form on Colossus. 8 speed transmission is good. A lot of usable parts including the metal fender pan.

Once again, I look through parts and find this ........ a N.O.S. DW-62 in its original box wrapped in a South Bend Tribune newspaper dated Sunday, June 10, 1962. This part will be slated for my 702 with HY-2 hydraulic lift and the early head light set. Wild Bill in Richmond VA

Just got this International Harvester Cub 185 where I live with it being dirt road and stuff I needed something stronger to plow snow because my horse can’t do it all once it goes over the blade here in the Appalachians of Pennsylvania, picked her up for $2,000 original paint , redone clutch , original books and paperwork and all dude was the original owner and waxed it twice a year , don’t mind my neighbors stuff in the background had her sittin in the bottom of the yard she’s in the garage now.

I've been marshaling at a clubman's rally today. The stage I was at is in a farm yard, right on the Scottish border, below Gretna Green. Photo across the border to Springfield which ajoins Gretna Green It's a large yard and lends itself to an interesting stage around the building. Some photo's of the cars I had to watch below. The cone you can see, they had to drive round twice anticlockwise then head back the way they came, to drive round another once anticlockwise. Then continue to more of the course. Much squealing of tyres and handbrake turns and also some words between driver and navigator when things went wrong. In the farm house garden and in one or two places by buildings, is quite a collection of antique farm implements. Photo's below.

Pepe la pew has been roaming the hood the past few nights. So, I loaded the live trap with a marshmallow peanut butter sandwich last night. This AM we took a ride to the far end of the farm. I was ready to shoot some pics, but when Pepe stuck his nose out of the trap, I must have panicked. This is all I got. He'll probably be back tonight for another MMPB sammy.

It went absolutely wonderful. Many tons of hard work by bunches of people including even the bride and groom. They made a HUGE volume of the food for the event. We get to "try out" a smoker here for awhile. The groom's late step dad was big into food prep and get togethers. He had 2 small smokers and 2 larger ones. They're leaving one of the large ones here for Trina to experiment with. Everyone has since left (some stayed overnight) and most of the cleanup is done. ********* Now to get packed up for a trip North ⬆️

After a mowing….and then again after a bath after the mowing

Ed About 20 years ago, as I was pulling into the parking lot at work, I see a co worker pull in behind me, but back up to the tree line of the next property. I asked why he was way over there - he told me he was going to feed the birds. He had 2 live squirrels he had trapped on his property that were causing damage. He let them loose, immediately a large hawk swooped down and caught one. He told me later that the hawk would watch for his truck in the morning ..... Bill

Well,guys, lightning strikes twice. Within two weeks, I found a super nice 314 and just today an original unmolested time capsule of a C160. I told a bit about the 314 before, but that big C is just one that you do not find like that very often. I had been very frustrated with info that kept going away on marketplace and lost track of that C160. Today,it popped up again and was only twenty miles from home. The seller was a super nice guy who got the tractor when a man renting barn space was short if cash to pay his storage and offered the tractor as payment. He had the classic line of it drove fine but it has been parked since 2018. I then asked if he could help me out on the price and he complained about getting so much low ball stuff. He came up with his lowest acceptable price which really got my attention. I told him that I could run a few tests and bring a battery along to see if it has compression enough to fire. We pulled the spark plug in order to crank it for a bit to get oil to the piston. She had a decent spark by grounding the plug, and we replaced it and a bit if carb spray lit it off. The tractor is not home yet, but we will pick it up Monday. Each and every part seems to be original and not messed about. There is a small hole by the discharge on the back of the deck. This one is speaking a language and that language is Patina. I am almost certain that it had never been painted over and should look great with an oiled finish with maybe Almond painted wheels. This is on top of an unexpected purchase of a 314 when I actually went to buy an Electro that seemed a bit tired, do the seller offered me the ready to go 314 for a good value. Both these tractors are rare to find in this nice of condition. If there is any downside, it is obvious to me that for the time being, people are struggling with just having enough to get by with food and fuel prices. Both sellers stated that they just did not get any good offers.At least I gave them their asking price in both cases. You guys will see some pictures shortly. I got covered up with work trying to help a friend turn over a property from a dirty tenant.

I found one in a dealers basement a few years ago. Definitely helps with my vacuum setup and the weight of the loaded buckets of grass clippings.

Picked up this 1960 suburban 400 yesterday from the widow of a collector down in Temperance MI. Today will probably do a survey of all the fluids and lube points and see if I can get it fired up!

I had that thought too… but after I started on the fronts

Picked up this cast iron front weight bracket today. Need to find the special bolts for the frame, but this will help put some down pressure on the front tires while plowing snow.

Thanks, @daveoman1966 for the update. It makes sense to install 4 roll pins, please keep updating as necessary This model does not have hydraulic lift. Disassemble pump end cap, clean, air dry, remove all gasket materials, clean o-ring surface, clean all check valve, balls, springs. Replace o-rings. Clean and dry charge pump, inspect gerotor (internal and external rotors) assembly for wear and scoring. Replace as required. NOTE: the gerotor set is a matched unit. If charge pump housing is worn or scored, it must be replaced. Check needle bearings, check pump valve plate (both sides) remove any burrs, scratches or foreign material. ( hand lapp both sides. Note: Pump cylinder block is different than Motor cylinder block. Cylinder block and slippers need to be disassembled and cleaned (slippers must stay in original cylinder bores) Tool to disassemble cylinder block is made up from 3/8" X 3"long hex bolt, nut, 3/8 sae washer and a 3/8" i.d. X 15/16 o.d. washer. Compress spring enuff to remove retaining ring. Disassemble: note ( small washer, spring, big washer, retaining ring ) Scratch and burr free, hand lapp with 200 grit, 400 grit. Clean and air dry, light assembly lube assembly in reverse order

Firmly ensconced in the Dodge of nearly the same age. i'll give you one guess which one is running like new.

Where in Canada are you? I’d meet near Detroit if you wanted… I’ve got an entire 520H plow kit

I grew up one house away from a farm. One day I was working on my Farmall Super A and the Farmer came over to watch what I was doing. Every bolt I removed got a bit of never-seize on it . Yesterday I was using some on my C-120 and I could still hear his voice saying to me. Jimmy. that stuff will be in your bed tonight you know that don't you, and I laughed like it was just yesterday. But you know that was over 30 years ago and will never forget that moment. Priceless.

Thought that getting hitched was the whole point of the gathering....

I have something for Rylee if you will allow me to send it. It's vintage older then her I imagine. I got it with those dealers jacket and shirts a while back.

Road is 30 mph. But thinking 40- 45 + when it wines out

With the low humidity and cooler temperatures I finally got a chance to clear all the sheet metal. I used papa patinas wipe on gloss clear coat. I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to preserve the patina of their machine. It's very easy to apply with an applicator. It is not cheap though. Just over $100 for a quart with activator , but you do get what you pay for. Now for some eye candy, (tractor porn) lol

Trailer hitch in the wrong place? Maybe lost his marbles but found one?

But it beats the alternative! Happy Birthday Uncle Jim!

And this is the last one before she left the truck

She is nice and straight, with a few scratches on the decal at the corners. No question it was kept inside all its life

Amazing work Mark! Isn't this a little bit uncomfortable though? Or, did you lose something?

Soo long time no post.. i've been busy plugging away at things so I did not take as many pictures as I would have liked. Since i'm a guest at a upcoming harvest-show I have to make sure the tractor is 'presentable'. So to that end I put everything together today to see how it looks so far. Waddaya think?

Here is a shot of Clyde stylin his reactivated PTO clutch and a 42" SD deck to run with it: I got the deck drive belt size (99 inches) figured out the day after I took the picture.

All: A while back, @peter lena posted an item about a small Slide Hammer. I replied, without pictures, that about 40 years ago, we used auto body dent puller slide hammers that we adapted to extract hollow pull dowels, a C shaped auto body tool, and a favorite - the marriage of a pair of locking pliers (aka Vise Grips) threaded onto the end of the slide hammer - VERY useful to extract woodruff and straight machine keys, and useful around the house to pull nails where the heads had rusted off and twisting them would break them off. Removed a 3/4 round molding on the porch I am refinishing - not all the nails played fair. Most of us probably have the 2 store bought items in our tool collections - just need to whip up the hex stock adapters.... Bill

Yes, you can switch oil pans. The cast blocks are the same

They need air too.

Really works well. Soaking other pieces now but the rims are in primer.

Sumpin def wrong there. Often one can see a dull red glow at night. Never in the daylight, and never that bright red!

His paintings are like photographs. He will be entering the federal duck stamp contest again. Interesting completion, there is even a movie about it called " million dollar duck " Ray has won NYS duck stamp but never federal one.

Kinda 'David and Goliath' difference there

Found one!

I added a second cone to the Harbor Freight tire machine and it helped immensely! I did use the actual tire machine mounting tool though… along with a leather finger!

This is true. We must also keep in mind how much current a given connection must carry to be successful. Those terminating 16 or 14ga wiring are simply not carrying much. A serrated washer that guarantees an adequate connection, protected with dielectric or other anti-corrosion and water-repelling grease will normally be more than adequate (exceptions will exist, of course). Connections terminating 6ga wiring (or equivalent) are a different matter. These must have, as noted, "as intimate a contact surface as possible" and preferrably anti-corrosion protection via dielectric or anti-oxidant, water-repellent grease besides. This week I resurrected a Kohler CV12.5 in one of those green machines from '87. Tractor/mower was on its deathbed from what turned out to be a near terminal (pun intended) case of badly rusted/corroded electrical connections throughout. Cleaned, tightened, and protected with dielectric all of the electrical connections and brought it back so it will live on.

Finally removed about 1/2 of the crappy crab grass and replaced it with 15 pallets of choice Bermuda. Alas, the WH is a scalp fest on max height so it has to be hand mowed with the old 80s Snapper pusher. I'm up to it at 60 - it's a family disease. Dad had it and would be proud. Anyway, the crappy grass needed a cut - was about 6 inches high. Deer were enjoying it but still. The C125 has a nice bored rebuild and scrapped its balance gears. With the hard mounts, it is a vibration fest. 1/2 throttle max, with the hood racket. Nice to get it out there, though, slipping and sliding around on the inclines. No added weight to the ags. After about a 1/2 hour of that, I got out the 516 with its Onan and fluid filled tires and 48" deck. It was like getting out of an old LTD and getting into a Coupe DeVille. Smooth and harmonic. Enjoyed it immensely. Now, the deer stay across the street.

My father bought that same exact tractor brand new in 1982. That was the first Wheel Horse I ever drove. I started my lawn mowing business with it and saved money to buy a Work Horse GT-1800. Nice find, I’d love to put on a Sony Walkman with a John Mellencamp cassette and drive it around just for a flashback to ‘82 !!

Hat's off and a bow to Trina and her assistants. I know the wedding is over by now but I sure hope the care invested in the setting and the atmosphere enhanced a terrifically memorable occasion.

Thanks for the suggestions folks. Emery cloth on the shaft is a good idea before the antisieze/lube

That looks fantastic. I admire your engineering ability and prefab skills.

So up early to finish what I started yesterday. Finished painting the wheel weights on my 875. They are Craftsman weights 55 lbs each. Better then no weights.

Yes sir. I have hydraulics added to this tractor, but I have used this same set up with out hydraulics as well.

Woke up some friends today. The 875 and the 1075 had been asleep for a few weeks so I thought I would blow the dust off them and take them for a cruise. The 856 was glad to share some seat time.