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Problem with buying a parts tractor is you end up fixing it up as well (ask me why I know). That is how the herd grows.

Belt guard rattle on the 1977 B-80 … driving me NUTZ! Ended up being a missing bolt where I circled in blue. While I was there the shifter boot was swapped, shifter set screw “adjusted” and a general cleanup.

Folks this is a NON tractor related event. We'd be glad to have you if you are so inclined... Gathering at our house in celebration of Trina's Momma's birthday as it was cancelled last December due to storms. LUAU!! June 3rd. From 11am till you leave. Food will be served starting at 12. Bring your favorite side dish. Rain or shine. Outdoor event, Barn if raining. BYOB and lawn chair. If you choose to enjoy an adult beverage... we have plenty of room for cots, campers and parking. Mods... This is a non-wheel horse event so I didn't figure I should put it in the standard calendar. Please do feel free to move it if you like. Eric n Trina... For Momma.

i have parts tractors for the parts tractors!

Good point CCW. Someone is constantly nagging me about my collection of parts tractors and it's not the dog! Not to mention I have a outbuilding dedicated to storing parts that would make a dandy she shed...

A non-running parts tractor that has been sitting outside and has a questionable past is a real crapshoot. Without firsthand knowledge of its condition and if it isn't close by so a road trip is called for I would value it at $ 50. If it close by I would go take a look for sure and aske the seller for a price before going any further. Bring along a good charged battery or jumper pack and see it the engine will turn over with compression. If it turns then check for spark and give it a shot of carburetor cleaner, Might fire, might not. Don't get it running before agreeing on a price or you have just become his free mechanic.

That blade does not look like it fits a long frame tractor. Looks like vertical crankshaft lawn tractor.

Like the title says, a new creature found my home. For those who don't know, my wife is "Ellie May Clampett" at heart. Stray animals always find us, and she always feeds them. And they always stay! The sadder, more pitiful, and ugly, the more she likes them. ...Makes me rethink why she picked me! Anyway, now for four days we have another squatter. I've never seen a pheasant take up with people like this, but here he is. My wife named him "Rango", so I know he's here for as long as he wants...

That parts machine looks better than most of mine that I use today! If the price is right, I would pick it up for sure. Parts for a 50 year old machine will be harder to find as time goes on. You may also find the parts tractor is nice enough to fix on the side and have a "spare" Charger...

Rainy and nasty here today. Just to say I did something, I wire brushed and painted my front wheel weights to go on the repowered 310-8.

When my Trina was a wee one she was setting in a field eating berries. She looked up directly into the face of a moose that checking out what Trina was doing. The moose..... SNEEZED ON HER HEAD.

Imma Man

Like any of us need help with that.

It’s amazing what a shot of red out of a rattle can does for something rusty and grubby

Yup, my thoughts were always the higher the better as the worst thing possible would be to survive and become a maimed vegetable eating through a straw. I enjoyed climbing but then got too old too fast so it was only about 5-6 years doing it but it wasn't full time. Highest for me was 600' on an 800' tower. We did communication antennas all over the Northeast. Mostly microwave point to point dishes then some cell antennas. The views were amazing and once we had an eagle flying around below us for a while.

Then they would be a-needin' the 16HP one to turn the spit !!

Maybe a green and yellow tractor????

A stock 5060 or later is great for plowing. I wouldn't worry about parts too much ... they are out there. https://wheelhorsepartsandmore.com/shop-now/ is a good source. Really the only improvements are full length keyways on the axles with 2nd set screw. A-Z has some self locking hubs that are choice. Another upgrade might be to insure you have steel side plates on the diff. Pullers usually lock up the differential but you wouldn't want that for plowing or general use. Pull the transmission apart and see what it needs.

Don't forget the ignition switch . You'll have to remove it to clean the lugs. If the problem still exists check the starter. With the switch off, connect a jumper cable to the big lug on the starter side of the solenoid then touch it to the plus post on the battery. The starter should instantly engage and spin the engine. Then move the jumper to the small terminal on the solenoid and make the same test. If the starter engages and spins the engine, the solenoid is good. If both starter and solenoid are good, order a new ignition switch.

What any of these tractors left the factory as after 50 years is always debatable. So you have a nameplate and transmission that indicate a C81. And a re-decayed hood and engine that would be a C81. My moneys on the C81 nameplate. Don’t sell the 8speed 4 pinion 1” axle transmission short. I have a c81 and a 312-8 with 1” axles. The 312 mainly gets mowing duty. But the C81 had had its share of dirt dozing, grading and boat trailer pulling work. Not many spare WH parts in my area so I rebuild what I have if needed.

Check the short ground cable between the engine and the tractor frame. The shaker plate fatigues the wires in it.

I once told my wife that I'd make my tractor collecting a trade off. She could get a new critter every time I got a tractor, and we'd split the barn right down the middle. By the time I blinked twice she had 8 goats, a donkey, 4 dogs and 3 cats. I got a corner in the barn, and feeding the critters cost way more than tractoring. I still don't know how it happened!

I like squirrels. I like rabbits and deer more though. I love all animals. There’s room for most all of ‘em on the smoker!

Get both, they where only made once, girlfriends come and go .

Gentleman, I’m looking for advice/past experiences here as I’ve come across a non-running, unsure of year, Charger 12 for sale. I have a ‘69 Charger 12. Judging by the photos, it is in rough shape and is parked outdoors on a farm. The tractor comes with a snow plow and it features the hydraulic lift which my Charger 12 does not have. I’m interested in buying it because I feel like having access to its parts could be of future value for my Charger 12, but would still like to hear from you all if buying a “spare” tractor for solely it’s parts is actually worth it in the long run. What would you do if the price was “right”? Pictures:

I guess I'm fortunate that snakes are not loved at all by my wife. And it's good because we have a few big black snakes here too. She wants one of those mini cows, the little $10,000 ones. Not until I get something with a bucket loader and backhoe attachment! We already have cows next door. They come right up to our yard, so that's enough for now.

Mike, I like your wheel color. I've tried several times to buy the same paint locally, but it's always sold out.

You don’t like em?? Kind of a machinery gray, my 315-8 has the same color wheels. I didn’t paint the ones on the B-80, and they definitely need to be re-done, but I did paint the ones on the 315-8

Trail cam... Eb's place few hours ago... strange things goin' on gettin' ready for a luau...

No way Man. I likes me some faint off-white Wheels.

So much of my junk would agree. Every tractor I have was "swamp fresh", and a shot of paint definitely brings them out!

That's the way we like to see them loved Sparky... Doubles on the tire selection Mike Rim color... I dunno man she kinda funny... musta borrowed EB's rose colored glasses?!?

Imma Bear.

@ri702bill raises a good point and you might be well aware of this but that Charger with the hydro shouldn't roll without the tow valve being opened so keep that in mind if you think you might be pushing it onto a trailer or otherwise trying to move it.

Last time at EB’s…..

ABSOLUTELY!! I wouldn't waste the 🪵🪵🪵 to do it. 😂 If'n ah hadda moose we'd cooka moose.

If your tractor you have is performing well and you have a smaller suburban yard, then maybe not. But if you found a good running tractor with bad sheet metal, or especially one of those horrid plastic seat pans, that tractor looks to have straight sheet metal. It looks like the drive clutch for the mower is missing. that sheet metal looks pretty straight and the paint looks like it would respond to the oil patina finish method. If he is asking 200 he probably will take 150.00. You could create empathy from the buyer by stating that you need a second operating mower and the missing parts like the drive clutch are not cheap to come by. for example, one of my workers smoked a bearing on the mower drive clutch and I had a non runner with a good unit. Ten minutes later I was back in business.Yours does not have the drive clutch, so he might take off fifty bucks. In any case, the value of the tractor needs to at least cover you breaking it down and parting out. I have no idea how the market is heading. Just buying groceries and paying the important must haves is where the inflation seems to be the worst. So there is a much higher percentage of paycheck to paycheck people who are not buying projects. I look at things like this against how much money is spent on lifestyle stuff like eating at restaurants vs cooking steaks on the grill. Grill works every time and hamburger usually wins over steak. Even the grill was free as my fancy sister wanted a stainless one and the old painted Weber just keeps choochin'

I just got a couple of gears from A-Z Tractor for a transmission I'm rebuiilding.

I've never had a snow blower for a 953/1054 but it appears the right side hole is for a snow blower idler. Guess the hole on the left side is just there to keep it symmetrical, could mess up the aerodynamics otherwise. .

Part of the equation of purchasing it is do you have room for storing it. I personally do not and do not want more stuff in the yard that needs disposing of in the future.

They got the taste for the food, and are now eating it dry. I’m glad for that. They sure have enjoyed the fresh grass, and will be great foragers as soon as they can tolerate the mid spring winter we’re enduring! 30 last night. The 126 outdoor meat chicks have 1,000 watts of light on them at night time! There are 2 chicks left inside with the goslings, keeping our current bird count at 160 on the farm.

Three words. Yes.

6 speed, 10 pinion transmissions were used from 1967 to 72 or 73. Parts are available as good used but I haven't seen a new replacement for pinions or axles. Hubs can be sourced from Lincoln at A to Z Tractor in PA. What's the exact issue with your own transmission? To set up for plowing you'll obviously need great traction. Fluid filled tires, plenty of steel weight. You'll be fine. BTW we really like pics of old tractors around here.....

Here I am thinking this was a giant cheese fondue

Another picture I found tonight…

Trying to get the Raider dependable, didn't get a chance to check it out good when I got it. The wiring was all rapped together and taped, the two best connections were put together with wire nuts. I just tore it a part trashed almost of the electrical and all the existing wiring. Kept the lighter and PTO switch should have trashed them too. Something was draining the battery and it was dead when I got home with it. I charged up the original battery it was only a year old. it's drained two batteries in a week. Disconnected the lighter and PTO switch and bypassed them. I'll see it the battery stays up now. The fuel pump is also giving up so I'll need one of them. I'll keep the lighter in place but it will not get hooked up. It is charging t 14.3 volts at the battery when running. i

Crazy8 was the vanity plate for my Mazda RX-8. Fantastic rotary engine sports car.

When she caught me sneaking one in the back I told her it was for her. ( It was a RJ-58 ) She still thinks she has one! LoL

Sounds like a sticky solenoid or a dirty/ loose connection somewhere around it.

A small flock of turkeys along the roadside while driving for the junk yard pictures.