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This IS the correct amswer, with the exceptions of the Pond lever steer, Work Horse, & @JoeM's C-141, the best most reliable is RED.

I thought of Kevin but he usually already has 10 lbs of sh_ _ in a 5 lb bag !!! BUT if he brings this one to the show that means he will have room to bring a new one home!!

Upgraded the hood attach hinges on the 312-8 today!

Crispy bread and melted cheese. How can something that tastes so good be this simple? Welcome to National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day on April 12! What’s the secret? We asked Aaron Christenson, the owner of a small Central Oregon restaurant which won a recent readers’ poll in the categories of “Best Kids Menu” and “Best Family Restaurant.” His response? “A perfect grilled cheese has to have a super crispy exterior, brushed with garlic oil. Lots of melty cheese in the center. Thick cut, handmade bread is a must!” And there you have it. Now get grilling. Food historians and experts tell us that cultures around the world have been enjoying cheese on bread since ancient times. The modern grilled cheese sandwich that we enjoy today originated in the 1920s. While we don’t know the creator of grilled cheese sandwiches, we owe its success to Otto Frederick Rohwedder, who invented the bread slicer during the Industrial Revolution. His invention made dividing bread into even slices easier and more affordable. Luckily, shortly before the bread slicer was perfected, James L. Kraft created processed cheese. This meant that cheese could be transported over long distances and not spoil. Each significant in their own way, both inventions revolutionized sandwiches forever! Who was the genius behind grilling the combination of cheese and bread to create the grilled cheese sandwich? According to government-issued cookbooks, surprisingly it is the American Navy who thought of it or, at the very least, were the first to publish the recipe. Hundreds of “American cheese-filled sandwiches” were prepared by Navy chefs for military personnel during World War II. The term ‘grilled cheese’ was coined in the 1960s when the second slice of bread was added to the top of grilled cheese. Other popular names were cheese toasty and toasted cheese sandwiches.

Cream of the crop. 417-8 & 312-8. @midpack @FLtractor Kohler powered. Both bullet proof.

We might be able to Don pending room on our load. Lemme insult my navigator.

Notice that he sells them with and without the mounting hardware. Folks that have a plow bracket don't need the extra carriage bolts and plates. I have two of them. Both using the plow bracket. You can use the drawbar hitch but not the slot or clevis hitches.

Another thing about CFM and compressor keeping up. One variable is the nozzle. A larger nozzle will need more CFM. As you blast the nozzle wears away. Some guns also have an orifice. You need the pressure differential in the gun to pull the abrasive up the tube. As everything wears the differential decreases meaning less abrasive is coming out. Just more air. So you end up blasting longer to get the job done running the compressor more. I used carbide nozzles which cost more but last about 10 times longer than ceramic

Awwww... a day set aside to honor our esteemed friends in Wisconsin...

Put a battery in it and fired it up. Already changed out the groove tire to wider rims a Turf Savers.

This is key. Personally - I prefer the look and feel of the mid 70s rigs. Given the similarities of the safety switches all the way from the early 70s through the mid 80s I'd say anywhere in that range could be discussed. The dawn of the Magnum engines (1987 ish) eliminated the ignition points and IMHO made a smoother running setup.

Grilled cheese sandwich is good. Grilled ham and cheese is better. Last week I made grilled cheese and smoked brisket--now we're talkin'

Getting some more work done, got the bad beams cut out. Getting the whole area beefed up. Used the beam I had from the loft as a extra support beam going across underneath the other beams and under the support posts that were just being supported by the beam itself. I ended up cutting the entire beam out it was dry rotted all the way. I am going to glue, nail, and timber screw together some of the floor joists from the loft to make one long beam probably going to do 6 wide. Got this threshold replaced with a new treated ground contact board.

You could also add a belt brake tab. It works without belt guides and belt guard.

I had a nice maple kitchen table with a built-in leaf to move along. I set it out at the end of the drive with a “FREE” sign. I also left a wrench on a string tied to the table and a sign that said “Use this wrench to disassemble the table to get it into your car then please leave it in the mailbox." Not an hour later I looked out and the table was gone and the wrench was in the box. Success!

I have a full set of tools, I had a full set at work when I retired. My Dad had a full set when he passed. Wood and mechanic tools. You name it. I had no space for all, so sorted and kept what I wanted and put the rest on an 8' table at the end of the driveway with a "Free" sign. Put a box marked "Donations" on the table. Made $6.00.

Open the lid and ask some unsuspecting soul to smell it to see if it's still good or went bad. It'll clear those sinuses right out

Ya wanna spice up any sammy, add a dab of this.

There are 4 main types of Wheelhorse manual transmission. 3 and 4 speeds are two. 6 and 8 speeds are the other two. All are quite rugged. A couple have different capabilities. See 6 and 8 speed listings below. 3 and 6 speeds are made up to 1969. 4 and 8 speeds from 1970 up. The difference between the two families is the location of the brake shaft. 3 speeds, 4 speeds, and a few light duty 8 speeds use a 4 pinion differential. 6 speeds and a few early 8 speeds use a 10 pinion Limited Slip Differential. 8 speeds from 1973 up use an 8 pinion open differential. 8 pinion 8 speeds are known to be the most rugged. Your own 3 speed is very capable.

Depends on what you want to do. If you're just doing a couple of small parts now and then it would be fine. But if you're doing wheels, engine blocks and fenders it's a different story

I 've had 3 cabinets over the years. The only one that worked worth a Hill of Beans without a bunch of mods was a homemade cabinet using TP Tools equipment. That means TP gloves, gun, carbide nozzles, hardware and vac system. The big key is plumbing the air lines and getting the cabinet away from the compressor. Use metal lines to cool the air and condense the moisture out of the air before it gets to the cabinet. I have a 7SCFM 6HP compressor and yes if you really blast a lot it will have to catch up. I tell everyone who is interested in a cabinet to buy the biggest compressor they can afford and what their electric capacity will handle. Go to TP's website to read their tips and tricks for blasting. https://www.tptools.com/ https://www.tptools.com/tech-metal-piping.dlp airline-piping-diagram.pdf

Fried up some taters, onions, deer scrapple, and eggs for breakfast. Then checked on the Kids Fishing Derby. We stocked 1500 trout last evening. It was 39 degrees and drizzling rain this morning. The trout bite was slow, but a few were caught.

If you mean.....is it attached to the lift lever/bar on the tractor, then no. I typically roll the tractor over it, then lift the front mount into place. Once it is locked in the front, the weight of the unit causes the rear of the frame to pivot up to the mid mount. Sometimes I slide a floor jack under to help line things up, and sometimes it clicks right into place. Dismount is easy, just unlock the front and mid mount and give it a nudge.....it drops right off. I'll admit that part is a little clunky, but I only mount/dismount it once or twice a year. I usually run a plow for the winter, then swap to the chipper for the other 3 seasons, as I don't use my horses for mowing anymore.

Main reason for that is the owners leaving a 520 outside uncovered and not keeping the tractor clean with compressed air and actually washing it . I open the hood after cool down and cover from the front of the engine to the dashboard then close the hood to keep ALL water out. Then compressed air to dry it. Towel dry everything as well. Bought one of my from the original owner in 2002 and 23 years later ZERO electrical issues. The most comfortable and smooth riding tractor out of all of them and the gear reduction steering is as good as power steering.

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Fixed it for ya', case in point. Photo credit to JIM, @WHX??

In my case it would depend on who is going to be operating it. If my wife is getting on one the 418-C is the best choice because there is no clutch, push the stick forward and you go forward, pull it back and you back up, tap the brakes and it stops and the eighteen horse Magnum has enough power that it won't stall. From a reliability standpoint my "Barn-find 953" is the hands down winner. The day I drug it home it wouldn't run, had no spark. I checked the ignition coil and found it wasn't good so I put a good used coil on it. It started and ran well even with the nasty smelling old gas that was in the tank. Over the three decades I have owned the 953 I have changed the oil several times, replaced both belts once or twice, given it a tune-up once, and a nice new sparkplug or battery a few times. It has never failed me and is as dependable as the time on "Big Ben". The 310-8, 1055, GT-14, A-60 and other 953s are also quite reliable. Just a matter of proper maintenance because they were all built to last a lifetime. All of mine have Kohler engines, couple have Magnums, one has the breaker-less ignition system, and most have battery ignition systems. About a 50/50 split on Starter/Generator vs. ring-gear/Bendix starters. I like the quiet S/G starting over the noisy later model starters but they all work well.

And my 1974 C160-8 Cinnamon Horse. And of course Trina's 1966 856/866 Military Tribute Tractor "Millie".

There are some bad design flaws in all brands, Wheel Horse included. I.e., plastic hoods and fenders, and the tow lever on the C1X1 series hydrostatic models were hard to almost impossible to get access to. And if you have a lot of property to maintain, you will want to get access to that lever eventually. The primary drive belt systems on the Wheel Horses wasn't the most efficient design, robbed a lot of hp getting to the deck. The angle frame design wasn't as heavy duty as with some competitors. As with all brands, there's good and the bad. The mid to late 80s Wheel Horses, in my opinion (take or leave it) were the best to where a lot of design flaws were ironed out or removed. And as mention, the Kohler Magnums were great engines. The Kohler K series and the Command series were also good engines. If maintain properly, the Onans were okay as well. The Eaton 11 transmissions were stronger than the Eaton 7 transmissions, so that's one area to look at if going hydrostatic drive configuration. The 8 speed gear drive transmissions have proven to withstand the passing of time.

Fltractor: It is up to what you would like to own and collect. I am old so I like the Start/gen years. I have had newer models. Others may feel something a bit newer. Then as you said about the Magnum years that put it into another era. There is an old saying may be you have heard it. K.I.S.S: Enjoy the sight and what ever you own.

Now there's some good eatin'. We have fried mush fairly often in this house. I prefer mine with about half butter and half clear Karo syrup. Pam wants salt and pepper on hers. Slice it thin and fry it until it crispy on the outside. If it was up to me, I'd mix in some cooked sausage into the mush when making it and then fry it. Pam won't have it so we eat it plain. Grandma used to make what she called cush. Left over corn bread, crumbled, sprinkle on a little water and plenty of black pepper to moisten. She would heat it in a skillet we use microwave. Then make some rather thin bacon or sausage gravy. Pour the gravy over the corn bread--That will stick with ya until lunch.

We got one of Lance's tractors rehomed today. Don got the 308-8 and we took it to it's new home.

I’m looking into purchasing a C-Series and was wondering if anyone would be coming from that direction going to the show. Looks to be about 20 minutes south of the PA turnpike. I would be willing to compensate you for time/fuel. Thanks

With all that food know how and the cooking you do, one would think you would be a bit more "overweight" LOL There's not one thing you have ever mentioned about cooking or food that doesn't sound good. Those taste buds are always on point just as much as the WH knowledge!

Just barely I have to say. You'll notice the tailgate is not up. Only way to close it would be to deflate the tires a bit. Thank goodness for ratchet straps!

You don't even need Pullstart for just one and a deck. Tractor fits nicely in the bed and you can strap the deck to the tail gate.

I'll take mine made with garlic cheddar and a slice of onion. Don't forget the tomato basil soup, gotta have that for dippin' the sandwich in.

Thank you all for your replies. I tried the JB Weld plastic bonder ( the tan one). Didn't work. It never set. Looks like I got a bad one. I contacted the company and they are sending a new kit. Meanwhile I used original JB Weld on it. I have used the saw a little and it is still holding. Marv

Oh ok interesting. Thank you for the explanation.

Gotta have a slice of grilled onion in a good grilled cheese sandwich.

I'll take Rye, A little Horseradish mustard too.

I never moved the flapper door and I positioned this over a tarp usually as I recall. Leaves turned to minuscule mulch.

Another piece of the puzzle showed up yesterday, the exhaust bracket.

Love my OTC bought it back when they were $899. Bought the glass windshield and electric wiper that was $500.added the lights they can be set to white, amber or both better to see if snowing really hard with amber. Also did the rubber on the impeller that’s a game changer. Now need to do the motorized chute, and deflector also a foot control and mod the belt guard for more heat .

Funny thing is that my wife has a "Smart Phone" and gets all kinds of scam calls and texts. my "Dumb Phone" (flip phone) hardly ever gets any. I tell her it is because my phone is older and wiser and won't fall for all those scams.

I have more than that here 😞

This is the favorite I have right now Most of the other ones I have are reconfigured C-175's (engines) and a stock 312-8 so I don't have a lot of variety to choose from but seat time on any of them is a joy! 😉

So I gotta get the pin out.

It does need the pin, but it also works with the plow bracket...Clevis I don't know...

That ain't grease, it is rustproofing material.