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Had the c195 out the last couple nights discing and running my finishing tool tonight, even did some night work. Plan to seed it tomorrow and pull the finisher once more to cover the seed

I got a reminder this morning about pics we took 5 years ago. Kinda cool lookin' back at what was then our only Wheelhorse. 1974 B80. That would become Patriot Horse and eventually be sold to @OldWorkHorse Steve to become his woman's Flowah Powah. Now we have .... More tractors..... 🐻

Obviously not my own... I like the idea though so I figured I'd share it here.

When towing something a bit on the heavy side the Cinnamon Horse C160 gets a little front end light going up our steepest couple hills. I've been meaning to add some weight for a few weeks. After swapping out the brake shoe last weekend I wanted to go out and get a trailer full of firewood 🪵🪓 I figured I'd see what I had laying around for usable ballast. This morning when I was looking for something else I remembered this was here... Fella I got it from a few years ago said a relative of his used it on a Kubota B series. It came with a couple other weights. One of them's on Trina's 867 Pigpen. This conglomeration is apparently a 6" diameter by 6" tall steel cylinder. The thinner two are pieces of lolly column. Seems to me the assembly weighs around 90, 95 lbs. Cool part is it sets right in the middle of the Mackissic chipper bracket. One bolt to hold it in place.

I look at that pic and all I can see is @Pullstart and his finger!

I'm blaming all you all people. Ain't my fault.

Pretty sparce crowd today and tomorrow probably will be worse with 60% rain forecast all day. I think Edog and arthir will stay home by the fire. Charlie Culley was there and delivered the two 953 wheels that I needed for the Fred project. A good string of RJs 350 HP Massey Bob Druck's pedal cars The last of the Quaker State Oil 104_1124.MOV Sawing oak made the steamer grunt 104_1121.MOV

Tap Magic is one of the few cutting fluids recommended for cast iron and I use it with great success. When tapping cast iron, Tap Magic will give a shiny and smooth thread. The new non-chlorinated version is still recommended for cast iron but I still have a lifetime supply of the good old stuff that makes ozone holes over California.

Spent the afternoon sorting a seized brush cutter clutch. Stihl FS490 machine that was gifted to our community group by our local authority. It was given as a spare part machine as it hadn't run in three years. With a good clean and service it runs just fine. The clutch was stuck solid though so battle commenced and I emerged victorious, if carrying a few more scars. Well worth doing up this solid machine to help with my community projects.

Ahhh. Another offshoot of the ancient holdfast. Clever adaptation.

@ebinmaine Hey just like your yard the B-80 has changed alot over the past 5 years! Thanks again for letting me aquire it, lots of people have had alot of fun with it!

The builders doing the main part of the work here have been great to get along with. They're trying to help out when possible about getting certain parts pre painted that'll be high off the ground. They built the gables a couple days early so Trina would have a chance to paint the trim. That happened this morning. We're scheduled for the crane Tuesday.

Nature abhors a horizontal surface. Crap expands to fill all voids.

Gonna hafta fire up the chain saw to cut Collosus loose from the roots it has sprout! Build a big box and put Collosus in it in the new shop. A time capsule /cornerstone if you will.

I started watching her at 5 months. Tractor tones have worked for nap time for over 3-1/2 years! I am not sure how much longer my arms will though! We drove about an hour and a half today.

1267 took on zagray today and did awesome.

I like it and looked at these clamps at Summit

Get in line…

thank you all for responding it’s a great running tractor and it is a beast it does way more than i thought it could and i’m not even pushing it really hard it has the series 2 kt17 engine a 42 inch deck a 42 inch snow plow and a single stage snowblower i love this machine nothing made today comes close to a wheel horse of any year once again thank you all

First tractor…and you probably thought back then you were all set. Had no idea that ya can’t have just one !

Previous owner ran it up until last month, said it quit running. He certainly caused havoc in the wiring department and couldn't figure it out. So he went out and bought a box store cub cadet. I hauled this horse home and disconnected the harness from the engine. Jumpstartd the engine and she came to life, all gears and mower deck functions as it should. I drove it off the trailer and into the garage where she will be treated to a new harness and grease, oil change and a fresh shifter boot. It has an over sized front wheel from only who knows what, I'll put the correct wheel on it. Another seat for the tractor party that happens every year here in my neck of the woods. Have a great weekend everyone, sincerely -Shine.

It is a decent size area It is homemade. We were out in a woods one day looking at a couple old farm implements to buy and this was there. Got it for a little bit of nothing. Works great. I love my three point makes it twice the tractor!

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I've been slowly relocating to Hancock County Tennessee over the past several months. I sold my house in York, PA right before Christmas last year and stayed in my nephew's townhouse until I could make the move. I just changed my driver's license and registration yesterday. I'm now living in a double wide on a friend's farm in the mountains. He has over two square miles of land and I'm surrounded by trees. Plenty of trails through the mountains to explore and two natural springs on the property. Lot's of opportunity to play with my tractors. I have access to a yellow construction full size Cat track dozer, a Case 580K 4x4 backhoe, a ditch witch, and other farm and construction equipment. I just got a Kawasaki Brute Force 650 four wheeler to run around the farm.

600 hour 520. I’m not sure of the history so I’ll do a decarb and do valve job. I’ll use this winter for pushing snow and give my 160 the winter off. I’ll use it this winter and sell it in the spring.

Added another 25 lb weight to each front wheel for a totalof 100 lbs on the front axle and 320 lbs of cast weights on the rear axle. Should hopefully help with both the moldboard and snow plowing. Changed the headlights over to LEDs.

Finally back to it again.

Did you hand paint that “wheelhorse” on the hood? And is there an advantage to having the front lug pattern reverse direction?

That looks pretty good right there!

Blame the whiskey on the beer, blame the beer for the whiskey, Blame the morning on the night for who’s lying here with me.. Blame the bar for the band, blame the band for the song, Blame the song for the party that went all night long And it ain’t my fault…

@Pullstart - I usualy mill & drill cast iron dry - I have done grinding of cast iron to achieve a straight centerline of gundrill spindle housings, using an open grit wheel and a water based coolant fed onto the work to minimize expansion by heat and to flush the cast iron "mud" away from the wheel to prevent a catasrrophic buildup..

That pretty much goes for any of the stuff we use!

And avoid inhaling... evidently... https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31449429/ Don

It is a well done build made for pulling with the 350/350 chevy. I questioned the cooling capability. It has a tiny radiator with electric fan. Probably is OK for the 13 seconds it takes to yank a sled 300' down a track. Then let it sit for an hour with the fan running to cool it down for the next pull.

so is it really a workshop or just cold storage

I basicly do mine the same way except I use a thick flat piece of machined aluminum block, nothing to it ,It just takes some time.

Good consistant welds, localized heat and no burn thrus. Hands, eyes, and foot co-ordination required. Ya could do that for a living if that farmin' thing don't work out....

@SylvanLakeWH Jim and I absolutely agree. Fixed it for ya ..

Tractor is up and running strong after discovering the plugged up fuel tank shutoff valve. What a machine. I love this thing. Goes through tall grass like it is nothing. # on tag under seat says 00843. The 'Smart Steering' takes some getting used to. The cleaner that I get this thing, the better it looks. I think that I was incredibly lucky to come across this machine and marvel at what really nice condition it is in in spite of the years and neglect. The machine has an hour meter that is really fogged up by the ravages of the sun. Looks like it has 175 hours on it. I'll try to polish it up shortly, along with the dash lens. It appears that all of the dash lights and gauges function correctly, along with the headlights and tail lights. Indicator lights illuminate when the PTO is engaged and a red warning lamp flashes when the tractor is backed up when mowing. The thing even has cruise control (with indicator light) and a cup holder. I'd like to come up with a new seat and replace the rubber bellows below the steering wheel. I'll have to do some research on new decals and such but i'm eyeing a tear down and repaint on this one, I think it's a keeper. The sunlight has baked the hood pretty badly but I haven't found any rust through anywhere yet. Surprisingly, it doesn't leave any spots on the floor when parked overnight. In fact, between you and me, I don't think the machine quite knows how to react to being clean and inside at night. Hopefully some pampering wont upset it too much.

Wow, that looks like a lot of seeding to do!

And remember… it took years to get rusted like that. Don’t expect minute miracles every time

You could have some blockage in your muffler causing backpressure and not allowing the engine to breath.

What testing have you done to determine that both tractors need new ignition switches? It could be that other problems are causing problems and we would be willing to help trace the problem down.

Just mess'n with ya again Don. Taking the time to do that math in the beginning can definitely save some frustration in the end. 17hp would be enough

what if you put a c clamp on the ball side of the stud and the plate Tighten it up it will/should put the stud into a bind to keep it from turning ?

Oops, just saw your question. So Tuesday was Nassau Bahamas, Thursday was Jamaica (both of these happened) and I think Friday or Saturday was slated for Haiti. Not sure if the last one happened. They float back in Sunday morning at like 5am and fly home from Florida to Connecticut that afternoon.

I mainly grew up in Greensburg,Ks and it was devastated some years back by a cat5 tornado, we had moved away by then but went back to help friends and just as you said, pics don't do justice! It's been a long time now, but friend still have panic attacks when there are tornado warnings and the town is completely different now. My heart goes out to all those affected!! Randy

Collected our little B111 today from a French barn. spent the day cleaning it and getting it running.

One thing about this area if it snows it's normally melted by evening