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A couple of weeks ago I mounted up my newly acquired NOS @stevebo 48” plow on my C-175 ( For display purposes only!) I was ready to put it away for the winter, but decided I should take a few pictures first. My next little project is to switch over the other plow from the 418-8 to the 418-C. I figured I’d give plowing a try with the extra speed of the C. I plowed a little bit last year with the 8-speed but found it and the electric lift a bit slow for my liking. Here’s a few pics for you folks!

Would love to stay up and ring in the new year but the balls here have dropped long ago. 'Sides up early to tie into a resto on this '56 RJ. The time has come Tom @Shynon.

Air cleaner assembly ready to install. Breather tubes installed into air cleaner body. Manual states to install these into body before installing onto engine. Intake tube installed into blower housing. Air cleaner gasket placed onto carb. Air cleaner body installed onto carb then all three tubes fully connected on both ends. Air filter cartridge and plate installed. Air filter cover installed.

I wake up every morning with enough pain in the old bones. No need to seek additional ways to create discomfort.

Foot rests ready to install. Foot rest stop made from a large nut with set screws to hold in place. This prevents foot rest from moving in too far and contacting any moving parts. Right side had this from the factory. Foot rests installed.

Never say ever, but, I have not as yet since 2002 ish ever got the 520-H stuck with plastic wheel weights and good quality 2 link chains using the 2 stage. Both driveways where roughly 200' long.. One was blacktop the other gravel / stone. Plan every move and don't overload the blower especially the roadside at the end of the driveway.

This past year I spent some time focusing on health. Come to find out, you can't eat pie and fast food all the time, and expect to feel good. So in addition to health as it relates to eating I have 2 other areas. 1. Reduce complexity and clutter in order to prioritize quality time with family. This includes making decisions and executing on projects I've had around the house. Which things can I take on and which things should I contract out. Which things just need that last 10% push to get across the finish line. 2. Introduce movement to my life. I need to stay moving and exersize more. Consistency and prioritization is key here. I can talk the talk...now it's time to walk the walk.

HAPPPPY NEW YEAR!

So cruising around on market place and I came across this double sided rear attach o matic. Is this a factory item? I’ve never seen one of those. Guy says he can run a front blade and rototiller at the same time. anyone seen anything like this? Is it factory or homemade?

https://www.partstree.com/models/100-3390-toro-rear-attach-a-matic-kit-for-5xi-tractors/rear-attach-a-matic-for-garden-tractor-0/

I may have to mount my 44'' up on the 420 just for some pictures. Can't promise the belt will go on, Hate to rub the paint off the PTO bell . You know how we are and many others on here with their unbelievable paint jobs. Possibly just a slight touch of OCD. In all seriousness I am glad mine is not anywhere near perfect because I really enjoy driving and working it out on the acreage. They are tough to look at in the garage just sitting there and that twin Magnum engine in my book is one of the best sounding WH. IMHO

Can't believe nobody has pounced on that 2 stage in CT yet. Come on Don that 420 would look great next to the 417 cabbed WH sharing the snow removal work down there in NY ? You would still be keeping the hours low on it . @c-series don

Old discussion but wanted to add that this is what I just did! My driveway is old asphalt, with lots of uneven, crumbling spots and cold patches galore. Wanted to plow it but don't want to wreck it either. Installed a Dial a Height kit which definitely helped but because of the unevenness and incline, I was still scraping spots. Bought a 3 ft x 4 ft x 1/2 inch horse stall mat at TSC for 40 bucks and cut a strip. My steel wear bar is 2.5" wide so I cut my stall mat to 4.5" so I had an inch hanging off either side. Used steel wear bar as a template to drill holes through mat. Installed and we'll see if it works! One word of caution: don't over tighten! I bought new, longer carriage bolts and decided id grab Nylock stop nuts too just in case. Well, all it took was me hand tightening with a normal sized ratchet for the wear bar and plow to start warping! Couldn't believe steel would bend so easily. This happened because the stall mat isn't solid like plastic and was compresssing. Took it all apart and hammered the plow and bar back into shape. Used the Nylock nuts and just barely tightened instead of torquing them down hard. No warping this time. Hopefully the nuts hold! If not I'll use some loctite next time.

There is a retired ice breaker in Finland that went on dinner cruises. It would stop and offer the guests the opportunity to suit up in cold water survival suits and take a dip. Never got a chance to take one of those trips, but I'd be game to give that a try. I've done a little bit of scuba diving in the past. I always thought that an dive under the ice on a frozen lake would have been interesting. I've aged out on that sort of activity now, so that one fell off of my bucket list.

800 special I had.Sold it last yr. Kept the tires though

For heavy rust, I’ve had success with the purple paint remover disks. They won’t get into the nooks and crannies (for that I’m a fan of the e-tank) but where they can reach they do a good job.

@JCM " plan every move " could not agree more ! as stated regularly plow with the sun , you know your own personal , set up , for repetitive problems / issues , mine is edge of road , initial break thru . and plow to going to get sun area , melting stage to street drain . do that all over as reaction / response tells you . my blowers are sold , but my plow blades , do a very good job , to drain city . also regularly touch up as day goes on , getting a final plow skim on pavement , is steamy , melting with the sun , for me a lubrication faced dozer blade , is amazingly efficient on soon to be melted snow . that lubricated / detailed PLOW STEERING QUADRANT , is amazingly easy in its lever control . we are not close in distance , but we are on the same horse , moving the white stuff , drifter , pete

Yep fer sure. Not sure how to clean things up. Dasn't dare take a washer to it take too much what little paint there is off. Dan's coming over today get some fatherly advice. Getting the Clinton running half way decent scares me abit along with the shape of the hubs & the drive pullies. I've never wrenched on one of these so will be tapping on the shoulders of the older RJ pros here.

I have minded my health and fitness and that has served me well. We ALL know instinctively how to be healthy. WE ALL just need to do it. I am going to be successfully planting my retirement orchard. It will have unbelievable diversity. I will continue to eat right, exercise, and find a healthy way to sleep. Please Continue to be kind to others, be a shepherd without giving too much of you, and be mindful of the the wonderful stuff in your life! I wish you all the best in 2025 and beyond. If the world was RED SQUARE.....Man that would be awesome All the best

Yes they do! ...And I like it! Here is one:

Bet that's a lot of fun hooking both up at the same time

Got another afternoon of work done on the barn, got the rest of the loft down. And got all the nails removed from the joist boards and stacked them Before I even took the loft down, I had to remove wiring, boxes, and such. I will have to strip the wires later to get the copper. Last week my brother visited and we took down a walnut tree that was being crowded by a vary large elm tree that is in good health and it was between that elm and the barn. While the walnut was in good health, it was not in a good spot and was dropping walnuts on the barn roof as well. But the good news is I will be able to get some nice slabs once I find someone to mill them into boards. In this picture you can see the elm to the right in the forefront and the stump of the walnut in the middle.

Not long for this bunch a nit pickin eagle eyed experts on here.

That reminds me if a rig I built about 10 years back to take rear door panels off the Gen 2 Escapes with the door closed. The latches would work themselves screwy and get stuck halfway between child-lock and child not-lock which meant the door wouldn't open from the inside or outside, and the only way to open it was to remove the panel and pop the latch from inside the door. Problem is there is one big #2 screw holding the bottom of the panel, and it goes in vertically. I ground down a bit and taped it into a very thin wrench I had. I was slow and not fun, but the customer's usually preferred paying the extra 1/2 hour labor to buying a $350 panel that I now didn't have to destroy.

Thx Yes I have a bunch of these disk, work great for removing paint too. I’ve used a cupped wire wheel for an angle grinder works great for the nooks and crannies.

This is from facebook but I like it so I saved it.

They're shrivveled up already ... I saw no beach balls ...

Yes sir! put on your OWN oxygen mask, then help others if you can.(in that scenario uh.. probably not super great without wings) No need to be selfish and it is perfectly normal to do YOU. Be your best You first, always. the rest will follow. It takes zero effort to be respectful and polite. In Aboriculture we say "best practices" EVERY day. Do the best that you can every day and everyone goes home to the folks that matter most.

Interesting you'd bring that up. There's a line to be crossed here that many don't realize exists. I had to learn where it was and how to manage it. I still struggle with that too. Paraphrasing here... You can NOT be healthy and give to others until you yourself have become healthy and happy and understand your own needs, FIRST. Important lesson there. Kindness and generosity are a paramount human behavior. AND one must understand one's own needs and address them..

No owls on our property. But my neighbor's dog, Apollo will spend hours chasing bats in our backyard.

Thanks again everyone for the advice and @ebinmaine for the pictures. I pulled the starter again, and lo and behold that impact driver pulled the nut off no problem (did tweak the spring a bit but I got it good again). Dug through my washer drawer and found 2 that fit pretty well. Reinstalled, started her up a few times, and she worked no problem. Spring shouldn't get torqued and break again now! Thanks guys! Update: added photos. First is the before, second and third are after with washers added

I believe the Work Horse GT-1800 was the first to come with 23x10.50-12’s The GT-1600 came with 8.50’s Other than that the largest tire on the C-Series was a 23x9.50-12 that came on a C-175. Let’s look at some pictures, I know you guys like pictures! Note: The C-175 in these pictures has 10.50’s on it. The 420-LSE came from the factory with 10.50’s

In that case, my tag should read...

Battery holder ready to install. Battery holder installed and battery clamped down. Battery hooked up. I then cranked engine while moving lift up and down to purge air out of hydraulics. I then added fluid as required to bring fluid level to full mark on dipstick.

Alexa, where the hell does this piece go?

I had a Kohler #30 carb for my own C160-8 Cinnamon Horse on the bench today. This one's been soaking in the lacquer thinner for several weeks along with quite a few sessions in the ultrasonic cleaner. Here's a couple "before" pics. I use a combination of the above soak & ultrasonic cleaner intermixed with wire brushing by hand and machine. VERY.... CAREFUL.... USAGE.... of the machine spun brush. I also use a small pick and/or screwdriver and/or whatever's to hand for cleaning the grit and muck from orifices and corners. After the greatest part of the grime is gone I use a series of drills in the Dremel tool to bore a 1/8" hole in the welch plug on the side. Pop that out with whatever levering tool is close and works. More cleaning. More scraping. More brushing. Repeat. Repeat. Intermix as needed. Be sure to get in the area behind the welch plug and clean carefully. Also clean the tiny holes the feed fuel to the main bore. I use a tiny drill bit. Carefully. All the small pieces also need de-grubbing and anti tarnish treatment. I use a 3-48 tap to clean the threads of all 4 holes from the throttle and choke shafts. Once the body is clean.. I start reassembly. Here's the complete exploded parts assortment sans the 3/8" welch plug I forgot to set there. Welch plug hole shown empty. Plug setting in but not driven/flattened. Post flatten. I use the bit that's on the carb to indent the plug. Anything roundish and 1/4" or so diameter can be used. The larger bar in my hand is the "hammer/ hammah". Procedure for driving in the upper throttle shaft bore repair washer is similar. One of two in place. Both set in. Here's a closeup. You can see the two washers stacked and stuffed. Now I move to installing the throttle and choke shafts and blades. I use Blue Loctite. Brand name only. Four new screws. These are usually 3-48. Just the tiniest little dab of Loctite on each screw. Get the screws in place loosely then verify proper movement and placement of the blades. Each blade will usually need a little coaxing to set just right. Once that's satisfactory, tighten the screws. Now I install the 3 exterior screws. 1. Idle speed control. Small silver colored one. I always start high and adjust the RPM down later. 2. Upper RPM mixture. Coincidentally that's also the uppermost positioned screw. 3. Low RPM or idle air mixture screw. Be sure to set the above screws to the factory settings before starting the engine. The fuel inlet seat is threaded in next. I have a special nut driver I've modified by grinding down the circumference so it fits in the limited space. Drop the needle in and slide the float pin through. Check the adjustment. I set floats for these carbs about parallel with the body. Install the bowl gasket, then the fuel baffle. Center the bowl. Install the gasket and bowl retaining nut. Snug that up well but use caution to not overtighten particularly on original aluminum bowls. I most often replace the bowl with a Briggs and Stratton steel bowl. The older aluminum bowls are almost always crushed and deformed around the bolt hole. A few more pictures as completed.

No particular purpose yet no, but I do woodworking sometimes so I will definitely use some of it. I might potentially sell some as well, to help fund the barn. But I am probably a couple years out from even being able to use or sell it.

I believe that is for an XI tractor

Came home from work around 2:30 this morning. After coming inside I realized I left my phone in the car. I open the garage door take two steps out the door and hear the most terrifying screams. Nearly had a heart attack. I realized I have a barn owl in the neighborhood.

I’ll second that

Polar Bear Plunge Day on January 1 is not for the faint of heart or the very timid. Ice swimming is for the bold and daring. Plunging into January’s frigid waters is nothing short of the most insane yet invigorating way to celebrate the first day of every new year. Those courageous – some might say foolish – souls who don swim trunks and bikinis to splash their way into icy cold winter waters claim they are ‘freezin’ for a reason’ — usually to raise money for a good cause. Then again, there are polar-bear swimmers who just like the idea of doing something wild and crazy that doesn’t involve alcohol to kick off the New Year.

Jim I started going to my local volunteer firehouse when I was twelve years old and have been there ever since. That my friend is the place where you had better have some thick skin or you wouldn’t last a day. But it’s that kind of good ole fashioned ribbing that helps build camaraderie. So I say “Bring it on, I can take it as well as I can give it” At the firehouse I’m well known for quick wit and dishing it out! I learned from some of the best! 😂👍🏻

My C195 would like to have a word with you... 27x9.5R15

Absolutely. Wire wheel. Extra time. Plenty of prep and acetone wiping. Good coat of paint. You may want to start with some really coarse (80 grit?) Paper to crunch the major stuff off.

I am overhauling the mechanisms in the pneumatic tube system at the hospital I work at. These are similar to the systems banks use in their drive up windows but larger and more complex. The older versions are a welded frame and just removing a motor is a matter of simply removing 2 11/32" nuts in the front and loosening 2 in the back. On the new extruded frame models which we have 6 of they changed the design. The 2 screws in the back are accessible with a tiny no. 2 Phillips and even tinier No. 2 hands. So I got a no. 2 bit, 15" 1/4 dr. extension and a 1/4" flex socket. Epoxied the bit into the socket and put the handyman's 2nd secret weapon (Electrical Tape) around the flex joint of the socket to stiffen it. I only need to turn the screws about a turn and a half to get the motor out. This way I can replace the motor with out removing the entire motor and dispatcher plate out of the wall. There is no way to get your hands in there with it inside the station.

@Ed Kennell can agree , another thing about recovery , is learning from every action / reaction , my back and forth , with meds / over to ice instead , has been more than equal in movable movement ease , like the EQUATE

I've used the aircraft version it works awesome on aluminum. Did transmission finned body. Some pulleys on my lathe, before and after , lite brushing, made for aircraft aluminum.

From memory 336 lbs for a 2 stage 44'' Toro blower. @AHS

Never used this blade but, interesting. Given to me, an old timer moving South to a "NO SNOW" zone.