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Like I said @Rp.wh is most times useless but does has a knack for finding tractors... I recently acquired three of them ... all 702s. They been POed and molested heavy but most nothing that can't be reversed with a little elbow grease and a bucket of paint and a brush. A sneak preview of all three. Why do they always look better in pictures?!?!? 702 # 1 Yeah she seen better times but mostly there. Not exactly a roller ... frozen water and transmissions don't play together well but a hour in the shop and was draining. Water and oil were still separated so that's good thing. Gotta like the steering wheel! Nice ... A for effort I guess From the we've see it all files ... @Ed Kennell you still got your front tiller ? I think this guy was setting up for it. Joking aside guy has gotta wonder what he may have been trying to turn in 1968 . Is it my eyes or the pic but does that block look blue?? Didn't notice 'till now but find out tomorrow for sure. A sno blower perhaps??? Actually this is some kind of pull switch just hanging out! The good news ... The shoes look really good fronts look to be orginal Generals widely used in the day and hard to find now. Rears don't appear to be cracked or bulging out anywhere. They'll get aired up abit tomorrow to see. The rubber should be able to be saved. Like any good show and to keep you guys in suspense ... to be continued ... Stay tuned for for tomorrow's episode featuring 702 # 2 !

Got my Horse ready for its first snow removal job. Southern Pa could get 5-8 inches which is alot anymore these days in this area. 312-8 with the Kohler Magnum.

Had a bunch of littles over and had to make tracks with the ... The E-60 did great in the deep powder!!! Denali was the tracker as they cleared the backyard of abominable snowmen... they caught one...

This toy needs its own post. I know there is a post in non tractor related about remembering our #1 favorite cars from our past. When I was 17, I traded my 74' Ford station wagon in on a 1974 Jeep J-10 1/2 ton pickup. It was green with a white Leer aluminum topper with big AMC logos on the sides of the topper. I was 17 so naturally, that was the dumbest thing any human could have put on a truck. So it was gone. We painted over the logos and put it on my uncles 68 chevy truck( he was old, so obviously he needed a topper). Now, I thought My Jeep was cool. I put white spoke wheels on with 31" tires. I then cut 2 holes in the front of the box for the exhaust stacks behind the cab. The truck was as plain as you could get. 360 AMC engine. 4spd. Tranny. AM radio and a sliding rear window. Vinyl seat, vinyl floor mat. NO power steering or brakes. Brakes were drum type front and rear. It was a bare bones 1/2 ton work truck. We used it on the farm like a tractor. I missed that truck after it rotted away. Fast forward to now. My Brother sent me a text message to in his words. "Walk down memory lane". He is 3 1/2 hours north of me. And, right down the road from him is a Jeep Pickup for sale. After seeing the picture? I had to call the owner. It was a Green 1976 Jeep J-20 3/4 ton. With a White Leer topper with the AMC logos on it. I am now the second owner. It was the sellers Dads truck that he bought brand new in 1976. It only left the farm when necessary. It has 46,000 original miles. The difference from my original truck. It it a 3/4 ton and has power brakes. But? Still no power steering. Here is a picture 🤠

Finally...

Though the origins of spaghetti are disputed—whether it was Marco Polo bringing back culinary invention from the East, and Arab trade-route delicacy, or a home-grown Sicilian treat dating back to the 12th Century—we can all agree that a cold night with a big bowl of noodle-y, saucy goodness is balm for the soul. So, join us on January 4th as we celebrate National Spaghetti Day with this amazing dish!

Finally put the rear fender decal on that I have had for 3 or 4 years that I got from Terry. Bought a complete set and to date the dash, tunnel cover and this fender decal are all I have used. Would like to keep the original hood decals on as they really are in decent condition. Freewheelin Days picture look familiar @Sparky

Electros had hydro lift and electric PTO and Chrome Hub caps (They were gold plated Chargers...sort of like Mercurys were gold plated Fords ...for you old guys) The Chargers and Electros were made for were made 1968-72 Lots of variation over time. Very Early models had Starter Generators. Kohler was experimenting with ignition systems and depending on the year you could wind up with a battery points system, a magneto points system or the breakerless (First try at an electronic ignition) They had 10 pinion LSD differential 1-1/8" axles. They are my favorite WHs (I have six) They make fantastic snow machines with the LSD. The sunstrand hydros were also a bit faster than the later eatons. (I do not polish or lube my snow plow blades ..stuff just rolls of at 7mph) Would have been nice if they had a couple more HP for snowblowing (I up engined two of mine to 16hp) Edit: Forgot to add the Charger 9 and 10 had a 10hp Techy engine

Did another couple hours of work done today got scrap wood back to the burn pile and cleaned up more inside the barn. This is my pile of barn wood out behind the barn. And I need to block up a couple beams under the barn to get these 2x12's off. It looks like they needed clearance to get a skidsteer or something under the barn so cut out a support beam and added these 2x12's and bolted the beams to it.

Hi all. Hope your Holidays were happy. I found some new toys late last summer. Just didn't have time to get on to show them off. Being retired recently, we ran around with the RV alot. Fun...... Any way. I sold my 49' John Deere A tractor. So to replace it? I found this1965 Allis Chalmers 190XT gasoline tractor. It has an AC model 500 loader on it to boot. ( the grille and side tins are removed to clean). It runs really nice, but the float sticks so I am rebuilding the carburetor when the kit shows up. Here are a couple pics.

Headlight wiring harness made up and installed. I ran the headlight wire with the heavy wire to the starter as that puts it roughly where it needs to be. Headlights are grounded to an engine mounting bolt. Headlights on, engine off.

Bolts might align....that would be about the only thing that didn't require a lot of effort. You would need some kind of right angle gear box....Figure out how to rig up an idler and set up a clutch linkage for it. not sure where the gear shift would come up. Brakes being a nice thing to have would require a lot of jury rigging. That is just what I thought of i a coul miinutes...I am sure there would be other issues. D frames are wider that C series... Anything is possible with time talent and money...do not see this is a good thing to waste the time talent and money on.

Hood ready to install. Hood mounting hardware ready to install. Towel placed on console for protection. Hood hinge ready to sit hood on. Hood bolted on and aligned.

One more pic

there I fixed it

I don't run chains as I have a new cement driveway. Have bout 100lbs of old barbells stacked on hitch. Then 200lbs of me sitting on the seat. My rear tire type seems to work better than the bar type tires in the snow.

Main project for this winter is an engine rebuild on the 49 Farmall C that does most of our mowing and light chores around the farm. I noticed towards the end of summer that it was emitting a haze out of the exhaust, figured it was using a little oil. Ended up chewing a few teeth off the flywheel ring gear at our local show in September so figured this winter I’d split it and replace the ring gear and put in a new clutch while I was there. Took a peek down inside the cylinders before taking it apart and found about 1/4” of coolant sitting on top of the #4 piston. Got it tore down, just waiting for the time to be able to take everything to the machine shop.

Pretty much spot-on. In the late 60s Wheel Horse tried using names for models instead of numbers. Commando- 3 speed and 8hp Raiders- 6 speed transmission. 9-12hp. Chargers- hydro and manual lift. 9-12 hp. Electro- hydro, manual lift 12hp and electric PTO. Bronco- 1971 and 72 only, 14hp, hydro with hydraulic lift. Electric PTO. I think 1968-70 had the hood like the first picture above. 1971 and up had the hoods more like the early C-series.

Same here with a 502 ... no chains and the weights don't count for much. Leds are the ticket for the techys of that year. They go easy on that marginal charging system techys have. If my stay orginal analness wasn't in the way i'd put them in the bug eyes.

Well, I've seen it all now! I seen a peanut stand, I seen a rubber band. I seen a house fly, I seen a horse fly. But I done bout seen, most a evathing, When I see a bunch of guys in an iron foundry, casting lathe beds, wearing flip flops or saying to hell with footwear, I'll do it bare foot! https://www.model-engineer.co.uk/forums/topic/lathe-bed-manufacture/#post-773986 Mick

Sad news for sure. That was the first show I attended and first time meeting Jim. He was a hoot. His prodding of Squonk will be missed. Rest in peace my friend.

Ther is if I spill my beer ...

I feel like we're getting closer to decals every day!

I’ve said it before but I have to say it again, @cleat your attention to detail is second to none!👍🏻

I live just 8 miles away from Ledge Park, even been there on a tractor ride. The actual ledge is hidden behind the trees.

Ok, ok. Sheesh. I got the message people. I’ll see what I can do with the seller for the Suburbans and at least the engine off the square hood and I’ll take another look at the mower decks.

Thanks all for replying. I have a single stage short shoot my only issue is when it is very powdery stuff it never fails soon as I do the driveway the wind picks up a little bit and all that powder blows back in my face thought a tall shoot might eliminate this maybe not otherwise I really enjoy the single stage short shoot I have it on a c141 finally got to use it this year. I also have a 8:54 with a blade it's amazing what those small little tractors can push I do have wheel weights and chains on it that help as well

Yes. She's done a couple of spin outs and somersaults. We had the leash off later in the day. Trick is getting her to come back in . She wanted to explore

My B-80 before after will be soon

I've got several projects cooking! Most are automotive related. The most pressing ones involve getting old cars out of my parents garage! They have retired and are selling the house in the spring. So both my car and dads car need to get out of there. My folks have allowed me to store my old corvette in their garage, so I've been riding that free storage gravy train for about 17 years! In the fall I got it running and rebuilt the calipers and replaced the brake lines. I ran into a problem with the master cylinder and haven't sourced one yet. Once I get the master cylinder and bleed the brakes, I just need to connect the exhaust and install new tires. While working on the corvette, the elephant in the room has been dad's 66 Q code thunderbird convertible. Its been on a rotisserie for about 25 years, and he just never had the time to finish it. Now that he is retired, he wants to do other things with his time and just wants it gone. But before it can be sold and put on a trailer, we have to get the rear axle back under it and front hubs put on the spindles. So next weekend I'll be headed back to their house to hopefully mount the rear axle and put on whatever stuff go on the front spindles. The goal is to have the car on the ground by the end of the weekend. Now, while the 2 cars at my folks house are priority, we (wife/kids) still had to run the holiday gauntlet at the inlaws, outlaws, and everyone in between. While I didn't get much accomplished, I was able to wrap up the flip kit and C notch on my '84 C10 before Christmas. I hope to get the bed back on this weekend. That truck has been apart for 12 years, but I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. It started with needing a carb rebuild and an exhaust manifold gasket, but snowballed into an LS swap and static suspension drop. Lastly, I replace the alternator on my uncles 1952 8N tractor. It had previously been converted to a 12v system, but the alternator wasn't charging. I got that replaced in about 15 minutes, but when I tried to turn the tractor over, there were sparks coming from the solenoid. I could hear it clicking, but the starter wasn't turning over. I took the starter loose to test it, which was unnecessary and ultimately proved to be a mistake. I had never taken an 8N starter off, so I didn't expect it to fall apart in my hands when I took it off. I had to get a 2nd set of hands to realign the brushes so I could get the armature back in. In the end, I think the connections on the solenoid just needed cleaning. So back together it went, and the tractor cranked up after sitting for over a year!

My wife's family had a fruit cake that was passed around for several years. Each time it was passed onto someone else it was on a special occasion of some sort. The fruit cake got decorated appropriately for the occasion. Each new decoration incorporated all of the previous decorations. Some of the items used were a Chia Pet Christmas tree, a troll doll, a cheap plastic wreath, and, after breaking once, duct tape to hold it together. Some of the decoration themes were: Tacky Chritsmas gift, the Grim Reper for a birthday, the family matriarch for another higher numbered birthday,. I don't remember the other incarnation, but they were all a visual pun or some semi embarrassing comment on the person who received the fruit cake. It got passed on to one of our nice - then it disappeared. Everyone kept expecting it to show up, but It didn't. The nice finally fessed up that she had forgotten that she had put it in the trunk of her car - which she had sold a couple years back. We all got a good laugh imagining the reaction of the new car's owner when they discovered that 'treasure' in the trunk.

So much for @WHX?? preaching he’s tractor heavy. But then again who am I to judge what’s in his barns.

Pushed bout 10" snow this evening with the 654. Said it before but again I'm surprised at how well it pushes for only being 6hp Tecumseh. Although I like my Kohlers I'm not a Tecumseh hater...... I may come up with a winch setup to raise/lower plow to make things easier on my back. VID-20250103-WA0017.mp4

Last year I decided to try duals on one of my modified machines. Quickly grew tired of it and went back to singles today. Was going to just remove the outer wheels but didn’t like the look of the single 6x12 either. Had an old pair of 23x8.5’s in the shed that look better in my opinion. She’s a 657 with a Kohler Magnum 8HP pull-start.

@tunahead72

A shot of Clyde, the C-195 toting my wife's sewing equipment to the lake house for their summertime stay.

Oh no. Such Sad news for sure. I've always enjoyed interacting with Jim at the big show and reading his posts on here. RIP Jim You will certainly be missed

Rugged Of course the army only went with the 230ci OHC 6...not a great engine

@Pullstart While you know him better personally, I have to think those are mutually barns/property. If they were truly hers, she would have kicked him out long ago. After all. I think that's why mine keeps me around, too messy to divide stuff up. O, and I'm still semi-young enough to be good slave labor!

I honestly don't remember if that was standard or not on the early Electro. But I do know that adding hydraulic lift was an option on any Sundstrand hydro.

My commando that is a work in progress

I got a set recently by messaging him on FB. He is here on Red Square but I'm not sure he takes messages here. But, yes, he is the guy you're looking for.

I agree but the newer valve design used on the Classic series tends to squeal far more than the older valves. I'm also wondering if the travel of the actual engagement lever adds to the noise. (Possibly not opening fully due to the lever range not fully opening the valve) Point being- on two 520-H machines I've owned with the levers by the steering wheel, the only squeak came at either cylinder stop. My 523 with the same style valve (different engagement lever) squeals like a pig over the full range of cylinder movement. I think the newer Eaton charge pumps had much more volume than the older Sundstrands. As such, the cylinder moves much faster. I'm wondering if using an older style spool valve with a newer hydro would behave any different?

Good thing you got a whipper snapper out there hunting for more junk to fill Cinday’s barns!

Will be preparing for my winter resto the next couple weekends. Upgrading air power with my new compressor. This bad boy has a 14hp Kohler with the air delivery of 18.5CFM @175psi, 24.4CFM @ 90psi. The gas engine means that this compressor can not reside inside the shop. Tomorrow will be spent setting up an enclosure and plumbing lines into the shop.

This is so sad to hear. @Jrblanke sent me a message today, to let me know. I do appreciate that James. That 2018 visit to the big show was my first, and by far the most memorable. The little blue truck pictures with all the tractors in it, some people might know that @elcamino/wheelhorse had given @19richie66 a Predator 212 engine, and Richie gave it to me after the show. That was the last thing I loaded. Well, now that it’s too late, he became the inspiration for me to build my “dump truck” custom, in an ElCamino fashion. One more project I didn’t finish in time. Rest in peace, friend. I hope that you can look down at a finished product some day.. - The Flip Flop Kid

My tractor (I'm naming, Sanford) is a self-perpetuating project all unto itself. Every day it reveals something new that needs attention.

Howard Dellapuca and I spoke on the phone for an hour yesterday! We covered the earth on topics but all close to Wheel Horse! Howard asked me if I was ready for the coming storm projected for this weekend. I have my RJ with plow and had it ready in Early November. But Howard got me spooked so I had to put a plow on my B-80. Better safe than sorry Howard!

I ran the machine yesterday but did not video it. This is a cold (well, 53 degrees in the shop) startup. This Briggs runs quieter than any of my other machines, time will tell if it works as well. Sorry the sound is low it's just how my phone recorded it.