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Well I finished this 1067 last week. She is a good worker now. went thru it front to back. I hope you enjoy the picks.

And 12/07/1941

Leaf blower I put together

Rolling the stone pad for the new shed made for some great tire tread pics

That blower fan must run rather fast. Some time back a few people relater the story of their fans blowing apart from spinning too fast. Mine has the same pulley that was used when it was used in the Heat/AC duct and works fine. I need to paint mine so it will look pretty like yours.

Found it. 1-1/2" is correct. https://gardentractorpullingtips.com/a1ign.htm Scroll down the page a bit.

Same here…

I’ll never forget where I was and what I was doing and how that day instantly affected me.

Best save some of that for plow day @Andy N.

I did a few final tweaks on the B-80 Reborn. I had to replace the fuel filter due to a little leak. Then it was time for it's maiden voyage. I have no clue why but it took just shy of 7 hours to download this. It never occurred to me that I could have added a little chit-chat but I think I was just enjoying how well the K-181 sounded. I think it's pretty cool. 48 years ago I loaded this brand new B-80 up at Chandler Sales. It wasn't long before I 'converted' it to a C-160. 40+ years later it's back to being a B-80

i bought a kit from my local auto parts store. you add the dye to whatever you are working on. run the engine, tranny, whatever. then put on these kit supplied yellow glasses then you use the supplied black light and wolla! you can then see the leak. the kit was reasonable $$$ regards mike

I am sorry that I am not there now in the country and the people that I love to remember together. It is however for ever in my heart . Never forget or stop celebrating those who sacrificed so much that day.

I found a seat pan that is getting reinforced with a few welds on the corners and then off to powder coat so I can mount up the great looking setup I got from Matt!

Excellent! I’ve been considering doing the same thing so I don’t have to deal with backing up a trailer. Well done!

This one sitting in a field rotting away. So I rescued it. Tractor heavy and already have a 856 that needs love and I can't seem to give away. Saw it at a show several weeks ago and it was sitting there crying save me save me. I jokingly offered the owner a frankie for it and much to my surprise he took it. Motor was locked up so pulled it back to camp for a look see. @Achto @Wild Bill 633 and I commenced to wrenching to find out the motor is free but the SG is tight. Got it loosened up and messed with the points. Exhaust valve stuck open ... pop the head and free that up. Fired right off and drives. Service motor and seller says he has the original I could have but knowing him doubt I'll see it. Four year old Battery was stone cold dead... not a volt in it. Threw it on a charger and it did take a charge and seems to be holding it. Surprise surprise. Tires are abit needy but nothing serious. Best part everything is there, original cigar lighter woo hoo, and fairly unmolested. On the splash pad ready for a bath... sheet metal really straight. Seat & hitch worth the price of admission...

Same here. I was in the 5th grade and didn’t know until I got home and my stepdad explained what happened. It’s the first horrific event I was ever made aware of in my lifetime. The first time I learned that are really bad people in the world.

Approximate shipping weight 32" is 60 lbs. 36" is 78 lbs.

Now why didn't I think of that? Ummmmm, what did you say? It must have used a bunch of something. Our internet service is surprisingly good but it was toast as this thing downloaded. Don't think my wife was happy about that.

If you have 3 or 4 tractors it is well worth spending a few buck for one of these

We have an expression in Canada goes something like this FUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK! New Battery. Fired right up. Feel really embarrassed. I've picked up 3 or 4 tractors this year and I guess a bad battery got in the 312. Tested at 13 volts but dropped to 6 volts under load. This is what comes from being a cheap bastard and not getting a new battery immediately for any new-to-me tractor.

Oh, darn.

Two squeezes and she fires right up...

Those 1100's have a habit of burping out the dipstick tube. Tie a cloth around it and check it from time to time to see if it gets soaked.

If you set the exhaust valve while it was on the ACR (Automatic Compression Relief ) pin, then the ACR would no longer be doing it's job. This would cause your engine to turn over hard or stop when it hit the compression stroke. If your engine has points, try static timing them. I have used this method to turn hard to start engines into 1 pull wonders. https://www.mgonitzke.net/cubcadet/tools/static_timing.pdf

@grif63 I forgot to give you a source for transmission kits. https://wheelhorsepartsandmore.com/product-category/manual-transmissions/ You should require kit #1. There are 2 versions of the kit, with or with out the 1533 bearings. Take a look around the rest of this site too. He has many parts for our old 's

I know the pulley get stuck on the mule drive---very tough to get off without damage. Here is my method. I cut a 1" wide slot 6" deep in the top of my workbench made of 3/8" plate steel. (1)Take the mule drive cover off. (2) slide the mule assembly inner pulley into the slot so the pulley lays flat on the surface. (3) thread the big cover retaining nut back on to where it is flat with the end of the shaft. (4) hold a ball peen or brass hammer on the flat of the big nut (5) whack that brass or ball peen with a bigger hammer. This hasn't failed me yet...

my version of the Brinly dump cart

Found them online a couple years back, never been able to find any since. If I do, there will be another set coming!

Frozen slot hitch ...now after weeks of being shot with WD 40, Liquid wrench, and PB blaster( all now empty) I drilled two holes into the slot hitch and sprayed with more PB blaster it broke free!.. I have taped the holes and added grease zerks and a new lift cable and I can use the hitch! The pin doesn't move sideways...but doesn't matter size the slot hitch moves and will not be using a tiller anytime soon.

I went from a flip phone all these years, to an iPhone 14 Pro back in November. I chose it for the apple connections to the rest of the family as well, and for the excellent camera. Other than it consuming a lot of my time, I don’t have regerts on the phone choice.

Celebrated what we did 61 years ago. Took the family of 18 to breakfast. Sept 8 1963

Here’s a few!

I have it apart and cleaned up. It's not perfect, but I think I'll just have to replace the axle needle bearings. I don't have an arbor press. Are there any good videos on pulling and reinstalling these needle bearings? Also, I'm putting together a parts list. I think you said to let you know when I'm ready to order parts. Do you have a good source? Thanks, Smitty

@stevasaurus favor the ball hitch set up , makes a back up / hook up very easy , have that on my aerator's and yard cart . pete

That also works. Just be sure to remove the old pump and blank off the crankcase. You don't want pressurized fuel leaking into the crankcase thru an old fuel pump diaphragm.

Haha! You’re not wrong! Had a coffee in my hand the whole time

Looks like the plastic spacer is missing.

We picked up a parts tractor for a black hood restoration project for my Son and I. The plastic dash piece was worth the overall price and everything else was a bonus.

I picked up a little bit of bling today. As a mentor for the local high school's robotics team, I got invited to the fall activities assembly for the presentation of the world championship rings because we were part of the winning alliance for the 2024 FIRST Robotics World Championship meet last May. This is a world wide competition. This year there were about 3600 active teams world wide. About 600 teams qualified for the World Championship competition in Huston last May. 8 alliances of 4 teams each competed in a double elimination format to determine the world champions. Our goal last season was to be one of those 32 teams - never dreamed that we would win. The students were heavily involved with the ring's design. That ring is heavy and a real clunker to wear. It stops my ring finger from completely curling. Guess I'll just have to put up with it.

@PWL216 I don’t remember the name of the towns where they came from, but they were pretty much close to the center of the state in different locations. The C was in pretty good shape but when I went to pick it up it appeared that the motor was seized. Turns out it was just a mouse nest that jammed up the starter and flywheel. Then lots of compound and wax! The 8- Speed was a different story, it needed a lot of love. When I went to pick it up I thought maybe I shouldn’t even buy it. But I had already spent money on the Cross Sound Ferry and took the day off work, so I didn’t want to come home empty handed. I really wanted an 18HP 8-Speed Electric Lift tractor so went ahead and bought it. Then after spending some time here at the Wheel Horse Hospital I got it back to looking the way I like them to look. Fixed the mechanical issues then painted the frame and wheels.

Not as vintage as most pictures here but that’s me on what I would find out was a hodgepodge of a wheelhorse. Original tractor was a raider that was burned up in a fire when one grandfather owned it and other grandfather dug it out of the ashes and pieced it together with lawn ranger parts he had to make functional again Last picture is that tractor today finally back the way it came from the factory