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While in Florida visiting my wife's brother, we got a chance to pay a visit to @Zeek. As usual, he and Sue are the most accommodating hosts. Until next visit, I hope you stay well. Bob

The "Lonel Horse. My 175. Can you believe it? It's the only Wheel Horse I have left. All others have been adopted by new proud owners.

Ok Sparky! Sparky clearing his driveway!

I did some refreshing on two of my four RJs today! I had to replace an older leaking Kohler carb on one. Did some touch up painting on the other. I bought the one with battery and 12 volt coil recoil assist in Florida with a mower deck. I also bought another Wheel Horse dump cart in Florida which I painted with truck bed liner today. Going to place some RJ decals on them in next few days.

Back in November I had posted about check valves, fuel pumps etc. And then we wound up talking about primer bulbs, that seemed like the easiest way to me. I went ahead and replaced all the lines and the filter, also pulled the pump, took it apart and cleaned it out. The machine has sat in the shed since then until this week. Two squeezes and he fired right up. My spring mechanic project is going to be getting to the PTO bearing to clean and grease it while I still have some lucas green left.

We got abit here ... just a couple miles short of the WI UP border Yah Der Hey Der. Nothing the crew couldn't handle. I did work the snot out of the 520 tho. Running out of places to stack it so gots to blow. She never missed a beat but did eat 10 gallons of hi test... Road in to the cabin is 1/2 mile and all done with her. I was the abominable snow man by the time I was done... she gonna get a cab for next year. Check out the snow load on my love shack @JCM... we built her like a $h*% brick house tho.. got her up to a new record today... 85 inside.

Another ditto here - I have these on my GT-1848. Haven't had any snow worthy of plowing yet, but I have been driving it around in some muddy conditions and they are awesome. Highly recommended.

The battery powered bandsaws have a pretty small throat. Great for cutting pipe and angle steel and stuff like that but certainly more portable. The bigger electric unit will have more power and can cut much bigger stuff, plate etc. Plus I clamp mine in the vise by the handle and feed material into for certain things. My preference is the bigger electric saw. Not to often I need to do anything with it very far away from a power outlet.

Air filter assembly installed. Vertical cover plate installed. Tunnel cover plate just sitting in place. Next up are the wheels but I need more warmer weather so I may be done for now.

Most small engines come with a primer bulb. Seems like a no-brainer to add one to our engines.

I've been very happy with how quickly my tractors (the ones with tanks under the seat) now crank thanks to adding primer bulbs. If not for the annoyance of cranking over enough to prime the carb, the saving both my battery and starter life will be awesome. And like you said- who doesn't like a fast start after a long tractor nap? So much better than before!

Drink holder for those itty bitty liquor bottles they gave away on airliners years ago.

Refurbished a Starter Gen.Replaced the bearings cleaned up the Armature etc.Stripped and ready to paint.

I’m doing a school project and making a cutting disk for my bottom plow. So I will need a little bit of help with the dimensions of everything there. And explain the process of setting it up and proper usage. I will be posting pictures and updates as we go. The one I have looks like the old rusty one and what I want it to look like is the one with the cutting disk

What's that they say? Weather person is the only job you can have, be 100% wrong and still keep yer job? Heard tell that doesn't fly with airline pilots...

Forecast here is who the hell knows till we get it... Interesting thing here is @Pullstart @Ed Kennell is watching how the whitetails are surviving in this stuff. At home they were scratching in 6 inches for green grass. Here thats impossible. Just absolutely amazing critters. Ill try to get into it more into on the other thread about how they cope.

Ha, yes, size does matter! I bought a used Milwaukee saw 6-7 years ago. Much cheaper than new and those things are built well so no worries about it being used.

From what I can remember 1977-78 they had a hard time sourcing the standard rims and those solid wheels were the only ones available. Some of the sales literature even shows the solid wheels. I was given a C-160 and when I took the wheel weights off I found solid wheels. I was pleasantly surprised because none of my tractors had them. Please don’t hold me to this but I believe that they only came factory in this time period?

I know that ½” wrench is somewhere around here.

That bearing is $6.50 at Napa. # PP204RR6 Hardly worth the effort to tear it open, cleaning it, Packing grease back in and trying to get the seal back in so it stays there.

I’d like to see some pictures of the ideas… hold a piece up and snap a pic for us to chew on maybe? I do know one thing. Triangulation trumps thickness whenever possible. I’ve gotten some massive strength in my buggy front end (I’ve been getting the buggy itch lately) by adding this all diameter and thinner wall tubing, but with structurally sound design.

I would not remove the bearing to grease it. That would likely destroy it. Wash it up best you can and follow up with a spray of brake dry clean and let it dry. That will allow the new grease to stick to the rollers. Work it into rollers until full and no more.

Should be able to use his old rims.

Rims are another issue but I look at it this way based on the 20 year or more that you'll get out of good tires... Tires - $100 Mount - $40 Total Cost - $140 Divide by 20 year of service ($140/20) = $7/year

She's done! Beverages will be pretty safe in these bindings... And the finished bench at the fire pit...

After I fought with that second detent ball for longer than I’d like to talk about I decided to try a piece of small diameter steel tubing. It worked like a charm. The tubing was probably 1/8” or so. The curve of the ball found a bit of purchase in the end of the tubing and a small dab of grease kept it there. Don’t forget to move the shift fork shaft so the first ball is in a detent on it.

FYI. Seat lift!

Here is one source. https://www.amazon.com/Carlisle-Trac-ATV-Bias-Tire/dp/B001THCJDO/ref=sr_1_7?gclid=CjwKCAiAr4GgBhBFEiwAgwORram7jMCkyRPPhTqWiBYNPbwBv-cJcluinDqei2uyrFCxRMlAQiar2RoCQkgQAvD_BwE&hvadid=190519359526&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9019452&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=7239541249736495322&hvtargid=kwd-303960057838&hydadcr=6587_9585036&keywords=carlisle+xtrac&qid=1677805278&sr=8-7 For those with narrow rims. https://www.amazon.com/Carlisle-X-Trac-Kart-Tire-480-8/dp/B011O41N8S/ref=sr_1_4?gclid=CjwKCAiAr4GgBhBFEiwAgwORram7jMCkyRPPhTqWiBYNPbwBv-cJcluinDqei2uyrFCxRMlAQiar2RoCQkgQAvD_BwE&hvadid=190519359526&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9019452&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=7239541249736495322&hvtargid=kwd-303960057838&hydadcr=6587_9585036&keywords=carlisle+xtrac&qid=1677805278&sr=8-4

Don't be a Wuss Get a cubic foot of depleted uranium 1,175 lbs go big or go home

....... Done by somebody else!

Fact is , many don't survive harsh winters in the higher elevations of the big woods. When the acorns and beech are unavailable under the snow and ice, the deer have to turn to browse only. Eventually the browse line raises so high only the largest and strongest deer can reach the feed. Cruel, but a good natural culling and strengthening of the herd. I've seen these high browse lines and participated in some of the winter kill surveys where we walked certain streams each spring and counted the winter kills. This data was part of the equation used by the PAGC to determine herd population and to set the doe tag limits for the next year.

If I were trying to prove a point, I’d be attempting to pick the stupid thing up. Today, a I just got a good solid workout. I’ll cry about it a few days, then be ok.

Might be my old age and wisdom (?), but I'd have started to look for a different method (saw) after the axe bounced out after 1 or 2 hits. Then again, you youngsters got to go and prove a point.....

I have a Milwaukee Port Band corded, about 20 plus years old, getting heavier every year , but I would not replace with a battery unit. Always cuts straight and blades last a long time.

I have been using my Milwaukee Port-A-Band for over twenty-five years, they are tough as nails and trouble free. The only way I'd have to replace it is if it were stolen because it will outlive me. If I needed to replace it I wouldn't think twice about buying another corded Port-A-Band. Battery powered tools just aren't as powerful as corded ones in my opinion.

You have found the Holy Grail of Wheel Horse wheels! Congratulations, now fix it. clean it and run it.

For those who do not believe haggie are real. Here's the proof.

I hope pictures show up I hope i figured out how to send them

That was last year’s tool that I never knew I needed. Just wow! 2-½” throat (vs. 5” on the M18) but for what I do it’s terrific. A lot of what I used to do with the M12 recip saw is easier and more accurate with the bandsaw. Maybe the grinder is this year’s tool!

Maybe if he'd get a better shovel...?

Your Raider might have a 5071, the last of the LSD 6-speeds. Another 6-speed LSD indicator is the extension of the oil fill on the lower left rear behind the axle (parts 71 and 72 in the picture). 5060 and 5071 are direct swappable since their brake system is the same. I have heard of 6-speeds with an oil fill plug at the top, but never seen one. 5073 is a 4-pinion 8-speed without LSD (correction: 10-pinion, LSD, 8-speed with dipstick. 5 March. Thanks for catching this, Steve.)

Yea it's definitely solid, I've worked on much worse! I do love the 8hp kohler, I've had lots of tractors with those over the years and you just can't beat them. I just have to go through the wiring. Sitting outside has everything corroded and safety switches aren't working etc.

Built in backup lights with the Cherenkov effect.

This chart should give you the information you need.

Ok. Are you asking for advice, or should this be a wanted ad? Size preference? Model of tractor?

AG's, with tubes filled with windshield washer juice, and 25 pound weights. Greatly improves steering while plowing or when fitted with a snowblower...

Put together my new mitter saw stand and my new swag table for my portable metal bandsaw! Both are awesome and the swag table is rock solid gonna put it to work with the 7317 wheel horse project I'm building! ....Oh and then right after I burned all the evidence!

I buy old outdated cooking spray for cheap. Then Pam it.

Just found a nice original survivor that simply needed a new battery. I bought it to replace my engine in my c121. But its far too nice to part out. Even has the WH seat. Included was an All Steel dump cart from Wheel Horse. Now I guess that I'm still looking for an engine. Any ideas for good engines available? Koehler 12 14 16 preferred. Mike