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Winter has set in, the holidays are over, time for me to get to work on this years rehabilitation. I've posted a few of the repairs that I have done already on a few other threads but I'll post the pics here as well to keep a good record of this resto. Ground Zero. I acquired this tractor from @PeacemakerJack a few years ago and put it on moth balls until a few weeks ago. When I tried to start it the results were less than satisfactory. Fact I thought that the engine was locked up. After I removed the belt from the starter/gen I found that the engine turned over just fine. The S/G was actually locked up tight. This is what I found when I opened the S/G. After some soaking I was able to get the rotor out of the S/G. While I was waiting for the parts to show up for the S/G I moved on to trying to get the engine running. First step rebuild the carb. After the carb was rebuilt I hooked up an IV bottle and pull started the engine with a rope. Took the tractor for a drive & a quick shake down. Engine runs well but does smoke a quite a bit. Transmission works well in all gears. Steering is sloppy. Received the parts I needed for the S/G. After a proper clean up it was coated on the inside with with a self etching primer to keep it from rusting again. Outside. Of the S/G received a couple coats of self etching primer followed by a few coats of gloss black.

Didn’t do anything to my WH today…but…my shed has taken a beating the last couple years and sometimes leaks. I put a new tarp on the shed this fall, today it rained hard so all I did was check the shed and tractors to make sure they were dry. All dry!

Hey everyone I thought I would show you what I’ve been working on it’s a c-121 8 speed.It’s the first running tractor from a package deal that me and my brother bought.me and my dad had to rebuild the carburetor and put a new coil on it.we also had to drain the transmission oil but we haven’t put new oil in it yet.

Happy New Year everyone!! Let's all have an amazing year! Be adventurous yet safe. Be healthy. Be HAPPPPPY!!! Hope for lots of seat time! And all the Wheelhorse shop time you want. Happy New Year to you and yours!!!

Thinking, this bottom is done for now.

I was missing the dash panel for this tractor. Luckily @WHX?? had one that I could use to get the measurements to make a new one. Old next to new. Moved on to some known challenging things to accomplish. First the steering wheel. The wheel that was on the tractor was the wrong one plus it was a POS any way. It ended up being completely junk after I had to split the hub in order to get it removed from the steering column. Challenge #2, remove the hitch pin. Surprisingly it tapped out with little effort. Bad news is that the right hand tranny case is damaged where the hitch pin goes through. Good news, Jim had a tranny that I can rob the right hand case from. Challenge #3, remove the hubs. The right hand hub was an extreme challenge. I had been soaking the hubs with Sea Foam Deep Creep for the last couple weeks. I installed a puller and rattled the pusher bolt in with an impact until it stopped. Then I switched to a 4ft breaker bar and used a 5ft crow bar to hold the hub from spinning. After giving it all I had and pounding on the outside of the hub with a big hammer I had no movement. I decided to leave the pressure on the hub and soak it with more Deep Creep. I walked away to leave it sit over night in this state, so it could think about how much trouble it was causing me. This morning I went back to work on the hub. A little movement from the breaker bar, more pounding, little more movement on the breaker bar, more pounding, etc until finally a BANG. Woo Hoo on our way. Kind of. This little bit of movement on the breaker bar and pounding method continued every inch of the way, but I finally won. The right hand hub & axle look in very good shape. I was able to rattle the left hand hub off with an impact wrench but the axle & hub do not look as good as the right hand side. Some one tightened down the set screw but never installed a key. Should be salvageable though. Awesome repair on the ball joint for the drag link. When a PO installed the boat seat, they hammered the rear lip behind the seat down flat to fit the seat. In this pic I started to try to coax it back into the correct shape. Got it back into shape after slowly massaging it back into shape with a hammer & dolly. With some of the more challenging things out of the way it was time to move on to some disassembly. Glad to see that the serial number is still in place. After some more tear down it will be time to get things cleaned up and time to get some new parts coming. Let the $$$'s fly.

Just prior to ringing in 2023, Chase fell asleep on top of his best friend Milo.

Found some time to put a old antique light I bartered for on the 12 auto hydro.I had to modify the bracket a bit but I think it looks decent and it just may keep me from getting run over by lackadaisical drivers wile I push snow…If we ever get any that is !

I have had several but two RJs standout in my eyes! First from 2016 bought in Underwood, Iowa from Austin McCoid ( who now owns 35 Wheel Horses and contacts me every once in a while to see if I am ready to sell his old RJ back to him)! It was a 20 degree below day when we hauled it back to Elgin, Illinois to drop off (3) RJ/Suburban transmissions to Stevasaurus. The second RJ was one I bought in March or April of 2020 as the pandemic was starting to spread in Nashville, Indiana for $60! It was in the worst shape and I am still tinkering with it but it came along way from it’s 2020 condition! I first finished the cut off hood that was on the tractor when I bought it but several Red Square Members said I should have a original type hood! So I bought three and had them redone. One was actually two that I had front and top rematched to make one good one. I still need to hook up throttle cable and wear in the transmission differential bushings some more in the second RJ! These were rough and May not be beauties but they are nice enough Wheel Horse RJs now!

We've been slowly putting the big new building to good use more n more. Trina and her mom have been splitting wood from next year's stock and stacking it under the near shed roof on a rack we made. Here's a nice early morning pic...

I used gravel to clean the rusty 953 tank. Jack up the wheel, bungee it fast, and let her run. Washed it out with hose pressure, dried it with a heat gun and coated it with motor oil till I was ready to install and fill with fuel.

Me n Trina and her momma moved some firewood today. Shed before. Shed after. Tough to see because it's dark. Basement stockpile. Outdoor stockpile. This was all split by Trina and her mom today.

I’m on a mission to plant more trees on my property. My mom has had an umbrella plant since my grandfather’s funeral in April of 2004 and she wanted to top it as it was nearing her ceiling. I got a super cheap water cloning kit and some cups of potting mix, and some cloning gel to promote root growth. Obviously, I can’t plant these umbrella plants outside if they take root because we are not in an adequate zone, but I hope to learn a thing or two about a thing or two. If all goes well, I am even considering starting a small roadside nursery with some ornamental flowering trees, fruiting trees, etc. The drive for my trees is to build a stronger habitat for all wildlife, but especially deer. Details of the entire transformation here…

Black Belt Trina ... EB'a better half.

Had put off fixing my leaky front tire on the 310-8, since it’s like a spring New Year’s Day here in NY, seemed like the best time to get’er done

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I'm guessing those lactose pills you took earlier gave you some pep to get off the couch to go out and look!

But grader blade. A neighbor asked me to trim up their gravel driveway up to the garage as there was a bug hump on one side and a large crater on the other side leading up to the garage door. He said, "you're the only person around with equipment to do that kind of job" and since I brought my Dad's B-80 back down from Pennsylvania and need to test it out I told him OK I will do it. This morning the 36-inch mower deck had to be removed and the grader blade installed, well the mower deck came right off and just how hard could it be to mount the grader blade? About 2 hours later the grader blade was finally mounted, it seems the rear attachment bracket was bent and around .020 too narrow for the support bar of the grader blade to go into the channel of the bracket. It took a floor jack, a large screwdriver pry bar and of course a hammer to the support bar to get seated in place so the locks could swing into place. I never did find the correct lift link for the grader blade and if I took the time to find it, I would have had to use the B-80's head lights to finish the job! I used a longer lift link that help with down pressure to cut with but only lifted the blade about 1-3/4 of an inch high and made it difficult to spread the gravel/dirt mix. There was a marker stone at the end of the driveway and every time the blade made contact with it stopped the B-80 in its tracks. Anybody who has worked with a Wheel Horse grader blade whether it's a mid-mount or rear mounted version know these blades are tough ..... they don't twist over like a snowblade! Uh yeah, this ain't the first time I have snagged a grader blade on something. The neighbor was happy with the job and the B-80 was treated to pressure wash. I was surprised on how well the B-80 looked after pressure wash too since I don't think it has ever been cleaned before. It is also amazing how well the 8 hp Kohler performed as the engine had no problem moving clumps of gravel and dirt. All in all, it was good to get some seat time in on a 70-degree day! Wild Bill in Richmond VA

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This is after ((6??)) Loads in the 17 cubic foot trailer. 45, 48" height stack maybe. There will be 3 stacks, 6.5 ft tall each.

Why would you hide snow off the roof under a sheet?

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Jalapenos?

Happy new year to all of you reading this!!

Started my New Year morning out with a big WIN. It fought every inch of the way, had to use a breaker bar cause the impact did not have enough umf to spin the pusher bolt. But I finally won and the hub is off the axle in tact. Other side came off a lot easier, impact had to work a bit but pushed it off. Happy New Year !!!

As a young brat, I made bombs by putting baking soda in aluminum foil and vinegar in a jar. The foil was taped to the inside of the lid. The lid was put on tight and then the grenade was tossed so that it spun. When the pressure was high enough it exploded. Be sure that you don't seal the tank with that stuff in there.

Sunrise at Montauk point Long Island, New York approximately 30 miles from my home. This lighthouse was commissioned by George Washington.

Happy new year everyone!!

Happy New Year

We haven't had to clean one out yet. I'll be interested to see the answers. I've read about putting some ¼ or other smaller nuts in the tank, strapping it to the tractor wheel, and driving around. A good solid mechanical type of cleaning.

You missed a good one Mike.

You can get a bigger spring at TSC The parking brake lever is missing the plastic knob

New yrs Eve... in the garage !

We cook on the ice and take all our trash. Having a fire on the ice is a rare occasion and only reserved for 2 places that we fish. Even then it’s not likely to happen more than once a year. In a lake that’s 71 acres one small fire a year won’t hurt it. We only use small dead sticks we find in the woods. Never any trash or boards. Nothing stays on the ice except our foot prints. on a better note all 3 kids had a great morning fishing burning up a total of 48 shiners in 4 hours. Lots of flags and lots of fish.

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Just finished hooking up the snowblower to the C-145 and cleaning it.

Yeah, like the Big Bad cars from AMC... there's a big Bad Trina from Maine.

Snow off the roof Ritchie. Looks like your snow took a beating there too EB.

Is hydro motor a piston to piston (round housing) or a hydro gear (oval figure 8 looking case). Clean the front of the transaxle then run it around for awhile. If it gets oily most likely candidate is the motion control. I split the tractor to replace the O rings. Some people with thin fingers, dexterity that I don't have it and some luck can do it with out splitting.

Dusk in Maine

Funny I just asked Google and Google told me 1200.4 miles one way see I live in upper Michigan above the bridge for hours away North. Hey any chance you're coming up to go snowmobiling LOL 😂

Thanks for the info. I kind of like Ed`s idea seen it here before. The tanks is not that bad bud could use some attention.

If he doesn’t have one, let me know.

I watched Sanford and Son reruns and scrolled RS and FB Marketplace till 11:00…it was a good night

I like that idea - I've been using Valvoline carb and throttle body for years, also read reviews small shots of WD-40 are good to get one going - it's funny - my C101 sits for 3 months it's either a boost or drain the battery cranking - 416-8 is just the opposite - could sit 6 months turn key a little choke takes right off - even my newer 315 needs a little shot if it sits too long

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