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Got the Work Horse out and hitched it to the wagon to do some yard work.

And... There's a very good reason 10 mm sockets aren't easy to find in your toolbox... they ain't welcome there by the SAE tribe...

Easy fix...

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.

Metric System Day takes place on April 7 every year. Now often used as a synonym for the International System of Units (or S.I.), the metric system is a system of measurement used in most countries of the world except the United States and a few other countries. The metric system was introduced by France in 1799 and it’s an original, decimal-based (based on powers of 10) measurement format based on meters and kilograms. Base units in the metric system include kilograms, meters, and liters. The metric system also uses the Kelvin scale (or the Celsius scale) to measure the temperature. The decimal-based prefixes in the metric system in clude milli, centi, deci, and kilo. However, these prefixes are not used with the temperature degree.

The upper steering shaft lock collar can be the source as well. It holds the small gear down onto the lower support. If there is any space above the lock collar, the gears will skip.

Hooked up my Wife's small wagon to my wagon.

I have seen under size cotter pins used all worn and bent causing loose connection with the steering gear.

Go to the Hillman cabinets and buy an assortment of 3/4" round shim washers and put in as many as needed to push the fan gear forward toward the pinion.

I was looking for Welch plugs and found a small, small engine shop near me in Wellsville, PA. Here is the info below. 3/8 in Welch plugs, for example, are 30 cents. I can pick up small parts and mail them out if needed.

Got a break in the monsoon this afternoon, so I hooked the roller to the 310-8 for a couple hours of seat time. I should have used the heated cab 520...it was a cold ride. The new Carlisle Turfs worked great.

Make sure your steering block isn't cracked. Every tractor I've had that has done this has had a broken or cracked block.

Here it is months too early. About over however Some days the native pine pollen appears as a yellow fog. It gets everywhere!

@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

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.

Little more done on HHHOOOWWWAAARRRDDD!!!

They are looking pretty shriveled at this point. I may just do it and see what happens Not sure if they will last 'till May.

No way Mike. Those are mud balls that fall of the horses hooves and wheels of the wagon when they turn in my yard. I just roll them down . When i'm lucky, they leave a few roadapples for the garden and to remind me of Jay.

The reduction steering fan mount usually has shims underneath it. If you don't see any under the fan mount, let me know. I have some that we can "copy" if you want to.

Seconded. @Sparky. While you're in there, check the holes in the pillow block. If they are egged out, your repairs with washers are going to be limited.

Probably just forgot Bob ?

Maybe Kevin should consider rounding up the 10MM sockets he has left and store them in an old Band Aid tin....

There fixed that ...

When I joined our local police force in 1988 the first thing you bought was an A to Z map book of your county. In A5 size it fit in your pocket and never ever left your side. You were often placed in an area you didn't know so the map book was essential. They were also often the target of fellow officers who would happily steal the most up to date copy they could. On foot patrol you would be called up by your sergeant for your location so he could meet you to check you were on your beat. We had a few dodges for if you needed time to get to the right place and avoid a talking to. Mungy lane, Mousehole lane, Aldrake lock, Peazle street were all places that weren't in the map book but really existed. In the days of old truck drivers would often pull over when they saw a "plod" on the beat to ask directions, usually to a local firm for a delivery. I was told by my sergeant never to get my map book out in front of any member of the public as it made it look like you didn't know your beat, so you would confidently give the driver a set of directions with copious hand gestures before sending him on his way. You'd then do your best to disappear from main roads to avoid him finding you again when your directions brought him right back to where you had given them. When you finally were allowed in a police car as a passenger it was your job to direct the driver to incidents purely using the A to Z, usually in the dark with a penlight gripped in your teeth, at high speed, with two tones and blue lights on and while answering the radio. Mistakes were forbidden and intimate knowledge of your beat area was expected. Pretty high stakes map reading which really mattered and was just something you had to be able to do. I recall once I had moved to a completely new area to me. I didn't know which way was up, but I had a young female cop, Lisa Bates, to act as my co pilot so there should be no drama if we got a shout. The radio duly called us to an assault in progress and we set off down the driveway of our office block toward the main road, blues and twos on and a head of speed building as I approached the T junction where I needed to know left or right. "Lisa, is it left or right?" Silence as she studied the A to Z.. "Lisa is it left or right? Call it" More silence... "LISA, LEFT OR F@#%£& RIGHT ANY TIME YOURE READY!" silence " FFS BATESY, WHICH WAY DO I GO?" At this point we were sitting at the main road, lights flashing, sirens blaring traffic stopped for me to pull out and still no hint of a decision on which way to go. She suddenly threw the map book into the back seat, flew into a strop about putting her under pressure and got out to walk back up the driveway to report me to my sergeant for bullying. I made my own way to the assault reading the map myself, dealt with it and got back to the nick alone. There was no complaint from Lisa, she had been given a serious talking to about knowing her job after she stormed back into the office intent on having me disciplined. She wasn't exactly Karen the GPS girl but she sure learned you had to be able to map read that day. Nowadays there are no A to Z map books in police cars, no one would be able to read one. And there are smart phones everywhere, I wonder if bobbies blame being late to an incident on GPS.

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.

Progress today: Initial fitment if motor... looks like it'll work... removed manual clutch and pulley from yard art. Removed auto shifter stuff... initially looks like it'll work... gonna need tie rods... @ebinmaine @peter lena others...? how about a pic of your threaded tie rod dohickies... might go that route... I forget what you use?

Garden time again and I’m looking at this tiller at auction, states in working condition. Can’t see it in person until 4-15. If anyone out there is familiar with them would appreciate your opinion. Also any ideas what one should expect to pay ? Looks all original in photos to me anyway. May have to have this one, been wanting one for some time. Depends on how it goes.. Input appreciated. Thanks

Aaa--nd We're back. Work has me on a screwed up schedule of 4 tens with rotating days off. Today was my scheduled day off & my body needed a break from dealing with the tree I had taken down, so I took today to get back to work on my tractor. Decals came in so I was able to move forward. The original shift pattern serial number decal was placed over these holes in the dash / gas tank stand. OK. The original decal stayed in place for 62 years, but usually decals do not last long if they are placed over holes. Water can get behind them and cause them to fall off. To ensure the new decal stays in place, I decided to make a bolt on plate to stick the decal to. A piece of sheet metal, a couple of bolts, a little welding and bam. One decal plate. Plate worked out great. With the arrival of the decals I was also able to install the throttle and choke cables. Had everything I needed to see if it would start. Turned the gas on, turned the switch on, pull the rope.. nothing, pull the rope again... nothing, repeat, repeat..... OK, figured out no spark. Disconnected the condenser, checked the points, .2 ohms to ground closed, they are good. Unplugged the kill wire, still no spark. Changed the condenser and I had spark. A couple more tugs on the rope and it fired up. Always a great feeling to hear a fresh rebuild fire up for the first time! A few more parts to throw at it and this job will be done,

Tines look fairly good from what I can see. Tecumseh engine replacement tank. Ag Tires are a plus Very similar to mine my father bought back in the early 70s. Picked it up at the factory in Troy NY Still works never a seal issue...Rugged mac hies can be hard to control on rocky soil but once it is mostly de-rocked you walk along one side control it with one hand. if you have really rocky soil you can get pic tines for her. $400

The second nuclear power plant I worked at was built during the Carter Administration and he was a staunch advocate for conversion to metrics. About half of our instrumentation read in metric units and half was good old English standard units. All of the metric gauges had conversion charts next to them so we could record accurate useable readings. Metric conversions are so much simpler than English but as the title said, We are somewhat resistant to change.

Works good in decent ground but I prefer the WH tiller on a tractor. Much easier on the operator. I called mine "killer tiller". Never put the running tines on the ground with the wheels in neutral. Like Jim says, tine seals are a problem. My friend has one and ended up using corn head grease.

My all time favorite "weight" I ever ran across. This ball and plate weighed close to 120LBS!! There were 2 of these plates on the opposite side and they were about 60 lbs. apiece. I ended up using them on HHHOOOWWWAAARRRDDD!!!

I have the exact same tiller, except mine has a Kohler 7 hp, great heavy duty tiller, have had mine since early 80's.

I received a free Troy Bilt Pony tiller 2 years ago. engine was shot and transmission needed bearings and seals. I had a Harbor Freight engine on the shelf, and rebuilt the gearbox with new bearings and seals. Spent too much on bearings and seals even though I matched them up at a bearing supply. It works good, but no reverse since the HF engine doesn't have the extra drive pulley off the cam shaft like the Briggs did. Also one side of the tine shaft had some seal wear and seeps gear oil. I had tried to shim the seal out, but I guess shaft too worn. I just know I have to check and add gear oil before I use it. So inspect the tine shaft seals and drive wheel shaft seals before you buy it.

More stuff. Work Horse seat pan $20 SOLD Toro seat $15 Tecumseh HH100 tin $20 New starter for Kohler K161,181 $50 New B & S starter $50 Hitch $40 SOLD

Look like Generic 12" weights to me

Installed this multi-level bird condo that my neighbor gave me last year. Time will tell if they will use it or not.

Yeah. Haven’t inspected anything to be honest, just might be a busted steering block.

@Sparky , @953 nut @daveoman1966 AGREE ON THE HILLMAN flat washers , also use them on the front wheel shimming , eliminate the side shucking / slamming, green grease , solid smooth zero play . pete

I can't find it right now but I saved a thread with some information done by either @cleat or Duke which would probably help a lot.

As Mike pointed out it could be a cracked/broken steering support block. If the play is between the fan gear and pinion it would. If it is too bad you may have to remove the block, drill it out and put in a bushing but most times just bushing the fan gear will do the trick. The shim washers go behind the steering block between the block and the roll pin/cotter key. @cleat has pictures in his excellent thread.

Yes those are for trailer queens ... No matter what route you go doesn't hurt to chase the hub threads with a 7/16 -20 tap. Torque them when putting wheels back on. 80 ft lbs sound right fellas CRS ?

This morning I'm 255.7. 16.9 lbs down. March 27th was Moving day for Trina's Momma. For the helping crew Momma bought pizza. 🍕 😋 I don't process breads well because of multiple issues involving yeast and whatever other ingredients commonly harm humans. Ultra processed garbage including the flour and "cheese" and "meat" that's slathered on. In just 48 hours I gained 4.5 pounds!! I figure that's mostly because of water retention from the inflammation. I was expecting that.... But it's pizza 🍕... Delicious 😋 I continued to do a "maintenence calorie" intake. After about 4 days I had lost a pound or a little more. This past weekend I've stepped up the Intermittent Fasting and tried something new to me. Protein Sparing Modified Fasting. PSMF is particularly interesting to me because I struggle A LOT with a lack of energy on Fasting days due to low caloric intake. PSMF allows one to keep a decent usable level of proper food intake by increasing the amount of protein in favor of a serious decrease in carbs. I've been Low Carb for several days.

Sounds like you have a winner Mike! Enjoy it.

Heim joints. Here two pics of the ones we've built. I buy 7/16" double male RH thread. I go up a size from OE because the holes are almost always oval. Drilling to 7/16 fixes that. Using the next size up adds exponential strength. Huge difference. Or... I have a set off BBT's Military Tribute Tractor. They are worn. Not dead. One original. One adjustable replacement. We wont use them on a worker here. Pay the freight and these are yours.

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

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!

Not the best Pic. I had to take it before they moved. Bella and Faith guarding the 875