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The first episode of “The Flintstones” television cartoon aired sixty-five years ago today. Fred Flintstone’s catchphrase, "Yabba-Dabba-Doo!" was a spontaneous inspiration that came from Alan Reed, the actor who provided Fred's voice. Reportedly the phrase came from his mother, who used to say, "A little dab'll do ya," probably borrowed from a Brylcreem commercial. Though the script called for a simple 'Yahoo!' Reed improvised and the rest is history.

Interesting home made for sale near me.

86 417-8 87 418-A 89 312-8 86 420-LSE

The 417A was an hour from me. It was cheap!! 11xx hrs, and it runs mint! It came with a two stage snowblower and 48” deck. The snowblower had a grease zerk in each of the gearboxes (good!). The mower had a tiny bit of rust holes (just two finger size holes), quiet towers and 2 front wooden wheels! The tractor tin was in good shape, the headlight bezel was the only thing missing and the seat ripped! The ex owner was a millwright, and he took good care of it. He kept it greased! What I want to know is what type of grease to use in the front and back of the snowblower? Just corn head grease? I’m so glad I got it!!

Since the script called for Fred Flintstone to say "Yahoo" and Hanna Barbara probably would have recorded a copyright for Yahoo I wonder if the now popular internet search engine would have been called Yabba-Dabba-Do?

I'm glad Fred and Barney up graded the brakes on my two seater.

Just pull the roof off and you will look just like Magilla Gorilla from the early 1964 show EB. Show them neighbors who you really are.

I have a nice OTC Cab here hanging up in the garage that I haven't used in 3 years. I know I will kick my butt if I sell it. Everything is for sale eventually, unfortunately . @MainelyWheelhorse

Front wheel bearings ready to install. Front wheel bearings installed. Front wheel assemblies ready to install. Variety of shim washers shown to get proper end play once installed. Left front wheel installed. Note how I flattened cotter pin a bit to ensure it would not rub dust cap. Left front wheel dust cap installed. Right front wheel installed. Inside view, outside looks identical to left side. Both front wheels installed.

@Ed Kennell ME. !!! 😂😂

Who needs a warm cab?

1985 417-A

Horse Shoes!!!!

No Don. There is another pic that shows the engine drive side. One forward speed, no gears or reverse. It has the sliding engine belt tensioner for a clutch. Oh, and no brakes...Yaba-Daba- Do type

There was enough salvageable parts from this 657 and this Frankenhorse (after I got it home I discovered it was tagged 1-3631. A 500 Special) to make my version of the 500 Special.

C- 195 , 520, 417, 418 would work. Weight box would also be a requirement. Still not much would match a true sub compact tractor. IMHO

1988 520H

Dragged outa the shed for some exersize. That little Magnum 8 just doesn’t fill the engine bay does it

When I had to go to upstate NY in the winter a couple years ago when I got home I strapped my pressure washer rotating head attachment to a creeper and slid it under the truck, fired up the pressure washer and gave the whole underside (and myself) a good bath.

Camber, caster, whatever it takes.

Everyone needs a heated cab and a foot controlled hydro for snow removal. It just takes some longer to get there.

And.... one of the first TV Shows shown in color.....

Get lots of good exercise this way.

If for no other reason the history of this 76 keeps it near and dear to me. From buying it new as a B-80 to converting it to a 'B'-160 early on, to 17 years in a foster home then back home again and receiving a new K-341 heart then finally being reborn as a B-80. Dedicated to year round plow duties and most likely will remain that way.

If the 8N has a 3 point lift you could build a mechanism for that FAR less expensively than constructing a Front End Loader for a Garden tractor. The 8N would already have all the hydraulics and controls.

Yes!!! There have been many people interested in the 417, in fact many people contacted the previous owner after he had taken the post down!!! The 417 will not be going anywheres near marketplace as long as I own it!!!!!!

More cleaning and cleaning up and cleaning out of the basement workshop space so we can get things out to the new workshop space in the barn. Got a fair amount of parts and supplies sorted and boxed. @peter lena will like this little "kit" I've set aside. Also got a new temporary carb bench set up so Trina can start disassembly on the big L shaped workbench.

You mean when Trina get around to it.

@Horse Newbie another thing we use up here in snow country is a road spraying ice assist , incredibly bad for just about any metals , would not hesitate to lube protect anything , when you really see it is just after snow is getting plowed , and sloppy roads are bathing your ride in salt , also regularly , have a hose handy to flush off the grunge . like driving vermont , brutal salt build up , stay after it .pete

I've had the exact same Briggs engine. ran good, very heavy for a Briggs and Stratton.

It appears to me that the fan is out of balance causing the shaft to that front gearbox to move or the shaft itself is bent slightly. The balance is more pronounced at slower speeds just like a clothes washer on spin cycle. Highly doubt it's that worm gearbox causing the side to side motion. You can shim the outer auger shafts at the ends near the bearings and it should hold steady. Some of us have also made stabilizer brackets to hold that front gearbox steady and support it better. I've been running grease in mine for at least 4-5 years now and work it hard whenever it snows. Not a problem but I use a hand squeeze tube to fill it. Light grease like Lubriplate 105 engine assembly grease or cornhead grease. White lithium grease might work too . I wouldn't recommend using a heavy wheel bearing grease or that type.

These are the wheels and tires from my 312H when I upgraded it to 8" These have been painted and clear coated. The Work Horse should have 8" as well but these 6" will do for now. The Work horse came with John Deer wheels that had the wrong offset so they had to go. At least I have the proper spindles for these 6" wheels installed so the tractor will sit level.

@cleat , Did you get new front rims, or paint, powder coat ? You do exceptional work, and great documentation to boot !

The front bulkhead supports the doors, screen, dash panel, bonnet, front wings etc etc. So I need to finish up any machining and modifying before I move forward with the rear bodywork and cab. Having changed the distance between centres of the static windscreen hinges I knew I had to move the hinges on the windscreen itself. So I decided to have a go at making a hinge that looks a bit more life like. It has to have a crank in it and it was a real head scratcher to get it bent up. I'm happy with the result so far and I'm playing with a new steering group wheel support now.

One of the weak points on a WH is the formed metal plate at the rear of the frame where the Unidrive bolts on. Repeated linear force and twist will damage and break it. This is a severely damaged frame from a 854 that was used to plow snow for about all its life. Three of the four mounting areas are cracked out - two almost touch. Only one acceptable mounting area. Notice how the right upper corner is lower than the left . . the frame has a 1/4" twist in the rails too... Fixable??? Yes, but time consuming and expensive. These are Garden tractors, not day to day earth movers.....

I may simply keep my shaker mount engine for a spare, I’ve dug into my original engine that blew up. As it turns out the piston simply let loose where the wrist pin mounts, it done no damage whatsoever to the cylinder or crank, the rod is actually perfect. I done all the measurements and ordered the standard set of rings and rod. I also popped out the balance gears, which the one closest to the piston skirt contacted the skirt and done the damage, anyhow I got my new parts from isavetractors… hoping it will be in this next week.

You do a little poking around on the interwebs and you'll find that the Flintstones were groundbreaking in a few ways.

I have the same exact tractor/blower combo and love it. As a matter of fact mine has 11xx hrs on it too! I posted pics this morning in the 80’s tractors thread.

@c-series don ME TOO!!

The Paint Department appreciates all the information folks!

As a highly trained professional crane and forklift operator, here's my big concern. A loader on a garden tractor is only made to pick up 300 to 500 lbs. What's the STATIC weight of the heaviest thing you'll move? Extremely important: Do you have a FULL AND TOTAL understanding of the difference between STATIC weight and DYNAMIC weight? You pick up a static weight of 300 lbs and try driving. That 300 turns to a swinging pendulum. You now have a much larger number of dynamic weight. Please be extremely cautious and understand your true expectations. IMHO and experience you should not pick up a lawn mower of even a mediocre size with a garden tractor.

I bought my 44'' 2 stage when it was a year old, model # 79361 Never seen a grease fitting on the front gearbox. Manual calls for SAE 90 gear oil. I use Corn Head Grease in the rear gearbox and oil the drive chain. I use a spray type lube for motorcycle chains or Chesterton chain lube. Nice Rig @AHS Good Luck with it.

All the rollers on my old 48" deck are Dogwood with with 1/2" oillite bushings. Some have been on thirty years, the couple I have replaced that came off and the deck ran over them. Might notice the modified cast iron pulleys on the metric spindles they are original to the deck. That tapered roller the bracket was not right when the deck was new.

77 C160

My Bronco 14.

This is like watching the @cleat Work Horse restoration, only MORE detailed. Awesome build!! Great job, Mick.

One of my favorite tools there. And a pick axe

80 C105