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I’ve finally driven this project! Still have a list of things to take care of but she’s a runner For anyone not familiar with this project, it’s a 1991 520-8 speed that I picked up over the winter with no motor. Had a good Kohler Magnum 10 “in-stock” here so that became the power plant.

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Once upon a time, the beer lovers of the United States were very sad. The government ratified the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in 1920, banning all intoxicating liquors, including beer, beginning the period of American history we now know as Prohibition. However, in 1933, Prohibition came to an end with the passage of the twenty-first Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.. The date was April 7, so now we celebrate New Beer’s Eve each year on April 6! So grab a beer and toast to your ability to drink it!

How many times was he distracted by Wrangler Jane?

I think I accomplished the impossible today... Got the bell crank off the lift arm without destroying either. The original center column was trashed. I replaced it but had to recover the lift assembly. 64 years of brown weld certainly has a grip! The pic below was obviously after cleaning the shaft up.

I’m thinking pollen..as I sneeze

Little more done on HHHOOOWWWAAARRRDDD!!!

You have mastered the final Wheel Horse Right of Passage to Nobility But don't let it go to your head.

If the late Waldo and I used a GPS to find the BBQ joint that one night in PA, we would have ended up in Iowa!

Yep, you have a ring around the pollen tub.

Pollen ... Got a pines that are candling? Their pollen is yellow and lots of it around here. Horses look like Cub Cadets when the pines take over.

I have them ready to go. Contact me by personal message or text (443-398-6544) and I will give you a special price. Discounted 10%, tax-free, and shipped tomorrow.

I was lost, but now I'm found.

AND Chief Wild Eagle gave directions "Turn left at the rock that looks looks a bear then turn right at the bear that looks like a rock"

I was looking for something in the Old Farmer’s Almanac this morning and happened to discover that on this day in 1930, a certain James Dewar (of the distillery?) invented the Twinkie, which most certainly does not pair with beer. Or whiskey, for that matter. Or much of anything, I believe. Recently reformulated to last longer than ever!

Bolens and the little 25 lb. Farmall /Cub Cadet are the only wheel weights I've come across with a brand name or symbol on them. Power King had W-12 and W-16 on their weights. You would think if Wheel Horse actually made their steel weights, they would at least have the emblem cast into them. The weights I bought from the CC dealer said those weights came from IH. The box was so old all of the numbers on it were faded away

It was near the "Dollar General" store, you just had to figure out which Dollar General it was.

@ebinmaine I’ve had that happen before too. My uncle have a wood lot and to navigate my family uses those type of directions to get around there. For example, on a turn, here is an old red bucket you’re supposed to turn by, only it has rusted away. @Achto It must be a rural thing. I don’t know the name of some roads around here but I know the landmarks.

Outer "standard" Wheel horse weights look like these. They fit 8 and 12 inch wheels. The also had inner weights, and larger ones for 15 inch wheels. I've seen them in red, white or black.

Reassembled the 520-8 (or is it a 510-8 ) The wiring works, just need to take it back apart and connect it up properly without the temporary wire nuts. Hopefully get that done and the battery installed and take it for a test ride tomorrow.

Changed oil in 854 yesterday and did some touch up painting where she had some working wear! 1 1/4 quarts -and I put in 1 1/2 by mistake thinking I remembered how much. Went back to the chart and had to take out some to get it right. I have a chart but apparently have not memorized it! I changed oil in the 314-8 too ! We had 3 3/4 inches of rain yesterday and early this am. o flooding here at home but my sale I installed between my neighbor's house and mine worked great again!

I know that this video mentions direct injection quite a bit, but the basics should pertain to any type of diesel or gas engine.

Auto parts stores and farm & barn stores. Look in the trailer aisle as they are often used on trailers. Many of use swap out lug bolts for studs. Makes wheel mounting, especially with loaded tires, easier. A 7/16-20 x 1 1/4 fits the bill.

HUGE progress in the new workshop space. We now have 4 pieces of 4 x 8 pegboard hanging. This will be a great place to organize all our tools and supplies out where we can see them. These are odd colors because they're from two different vendors and several years age different. The opposite wall is all shelves.

twas blind but now I see. written by John Newton in 1772

Odd thing... that myth.... Twinkies ACTUALLY have a very SHORT fresh shelf life. https://www.thespruceeats.com/the-twinkie-myth-1328772

We are still recovering from the bug we picked up in California 10 days ago, so we opted out of traveling with the high school robotics team I mentor to a competition in Shawnee Oklahoma this weekend. Rather, we watched it on line. Both the upperclassmen and underclass teams competed in this meet. Both teams had made some major upgrades to their machines. Both teams improved their performances at the competition. The upperclass team ended up being the being the captain of the #1 seated alliance and the underclass team the #4 alliance captain of the 8 alliance double elimination playoff rounds. The upperclassmen team lost the first match of the playoffs, dropping them into the lower bracket. From there, they won the rest of the playoff matches and the competition. They are currently ranked #65 in the world, out of about 3700 teams. The underclass team did well in the playoffs until the came up against the upperclass team in the 5th playoff round. They are currently ranked #742 in the world. The driver for the upperclass team is a senior. I'm going to accuse him of sandbagging that first match of the playoffs just so he could drive more matches before his robot driving carreer ends.

"We're right across the street from the Dollar General" "Which Dollar General? I've passed 5 of them!" "I don't know which one. Just drive until you see one!"

Good edit @Ed Kennell!!! You may be The Mist Interesting Man in the World...!

I've commented on this before, but I use 25 pound barbell cast iron plates and made my own wheel weights. A local guy buys & selled used gym equipment and has a pile of various weight plates for $1 a pound, last time I checked. Drilling and tapping them can be an adventure..... For me, it's all about functionality, not lineage, for a seasonal item.....

I used to drive wrecker back in the late 80's early 90's, way before GPS. Directions in Wisconsin were quite interesting as well. "Get on 21, follow that until you get to Krentz's, turn left there and follow that road until you get to where that big yellow barn was, There is a road to the left there but don't turn there, keep going till you find that big oak with a rock in front, turn right there and we're the second house on the right."

@Bender312-8, here is the answer. The event shirt from a few years back had them listed. 1999 No Feature Tractor 2000 RJ-35 2001 701 2002 Lawn Ranger 2003 Class of 1963 2004 1974 to 1977 Letter Series 2005 875 and 1075 2006 Walk Behinds 2007 1267 2008 500 Special 2009 GT-14 2010 312 2011 C-195 2012 1968 Commando 8 2013 Class of 1961 2014 Class of 1973 2015 Bronco 14 2016 Custom Tractors 2017 520 2018 Anniversary Models were the feature, the shirt had the above listed information 2019 Snowmobiles 2020 there was no show due to coved 2021 D Series 2022 Seniors 2023 RJs 2024 C-175 2025 Workhorse

Hate to think of a Wheel Horse becoming stressed out. If you talk nice to it and explain that new lug bolts will be for its own good it will accept them.

So, the one and only 510-8. Better call Terry.

Alcohol is a powerful carcinogen. The only reason it avoided a Surgeon General's label like tobacco got was because they had better marketers.

to the BTW, we refer to that as brake lining. It gets glued to the brake band. Bob will furnish instructions with the new lining.

If I lived by the rules, I would barely call it living.

@wvhunter agree with @953 nut with the light duty clip on wire leads , horses are known for , chafed , heat cracked wiring , once you find the issue , don,t be afraid to slightly reroute original set up and use , https://www.google.com/search?q=stretch+wire+covering&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS866US866&oq=stretch+wire+covering+&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRirAjIHCAMQIRirAjIHCAQQIRirAtIBCTExOTI3ajFqNKgCCLACAfEFChc9tjNhRvU&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#oshopproduct=gid:16911182459789499013,mid:576462678680080362,oid:11945260140200717221,iid:16034390776896538401,pvt:hg,pvo:3&oshop=apv&pvs=0 spiral wire wrap , there is also STICK ON mounts for this , letting you set up a much better , wiring layout . eliminate tight bends , get away from heat areas . IMPORTANT,VERIFY your gains as you go , personally use those clip on leads , all the time , pete Wvahunter

I have bought a set of " Wheel Horse " steel weights brand new in a box from an old Cub Cadet dealer. Yes they were outsourced. I have seen them on AMF machines as well. Plain weights $1 a pound. WH weights $2 a lb.

Yes sir, mine does too. She calls me Klink only referring to my cheapo attitude. She has a name for most all of my "faults"... And a few for all my other unusual mannerisms.

About fifty years back I was on my way to pick up a project car in Texas. All I knew was that the guy lived near a small town which I managed to locate on the map. When I arrived in that town and asked for further directions I was told that his road was a ways further down the main road and then turn right three miles before you get to the next town. I feared that I would have to drive to that town and then double back three miles. What he forgot to tell me was that there was a sign at the intersection showing the three mile distance to the next town. After Hurricane Andrew there were no road signs and a lot of "landmarks" in Homestead were gone. The National Guardsmen who were directing traffic were from out of state and had no idea where anything was. Several times I had people pull into my driveway seeking directions while I was making repairs to my house.

When you install the fender, aligning the bolts holes should draw it together.

It's not so.much doing the work, it's recovering after lol. Everything takes longer to heal, more recovery time. But I'd still rather do most jobs myself than trust a trader lol.