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Going to Florida July 25 to pickup a wheel horse suburban 400 and a blade to go with it and maybe a 603 will get pictures of it when I pick it up

I've driven past it many, many times having lived just 9 miles north. Going into Chandler's with my dad as a little boy. I wish I could have appreciated what I saw at the time. I saw Chandler's showroom across 30+ years of it evolving. But mostly.... I love wheel horse because of my Dad. He was no ordinary Dad. He was the best. He taught me how to steer while sitting on his lap on the 1962 Lawn Ranger. That and a 1963 Thunderbird! Ha ha. Then came the time to solo on the Lawn Ranger! If he told me once, he told me 50 times..."Get in trouble? Turn off the key! This tractor will run right up a tree and flip on its back". I often wondered what kind of beast I was driving. My dad only lived to see me acquire one wheel horse. A 1977 B-80. I bought 8.5 acres of land. And burnt up the Tecumseh motor on the Ranger mowing some of it. So I needed something bigger. (I had no clue what wheel horse really made). But the B-80 mowed about 3 acres sufficiently. Each wheel horse I bought had a high and a low. I thought of my dad each time I got one. And was also sad to think he wasn't there to share in the experience. Sorry I got caught running down memory lane. I have often wondered. Has anyone seen photos or videos from within the wheel horse factory on Ireland Rd.??

The ole B-80 .Probably my Most favorite out of the three tractors I own . Cuts the back 40 great perfect for my yard .

I finally after all these years, have broken a belt! I saw it twisting and hopping, then sent it flying but soon after found a nice used one hanging on the wall. A little more fuel and I am back at it! I had to lean out this carb a bit to make it run smooth, but it’s rocking and rolling! I love it, even with the electric clutch.

Put it all together to see what I need to fix and do to it I did find a hood, steering wheel and some other things for it at the WH show

When we think of summer, hot dogs come to mind almost immediately. It’s just part of the overall experience. A summer day at the amusement park or at a baseball stadium pairs nicely with a hot dog (or tofu dog, for those of you who prefer a meatless version). Hot dogs don’t have to be made with meat, and anyone can enjoy the age old American favorite food any time of year. Sure, hot dogs can be purchased and enjoyed at any time of the year, however on July 16 is absolutely the day we hold them in the highest regard.

@Pullstart I was wonderin if you could find a longer exhaust clamp.....

what I have done so far to the 704 in the last couple weeks trying to have it ready for the temple show in Texas it will not be painted for the show but hoping it will be running and driving for the show will probably paint it this winter

I need to mow out back in a bad way. I figured I’d do that before it gets too hot out, then do some shop work ( @ebinmaine ). My B-121 has left me giving mouth to mouth a couple times. The 42” deck does not fit that well under this 1445. The deck shell touches the back tires and the foot rests don’t fit. So I decided I should run the front mount on the 1445 to see how that works. The only remaining issue is that the aftermarket car that came on this occasionally floods out bad. I have adjusted the float level and it helped, but sometimes it just floods, even on smooth, level ground. I sold Rebel this morning as a roller but before, I took the engine out. I nabbed the carb and oil bath air cleaner (my favorite air cleaner style) and test fit it. So far, so good! I’ll toss the deck on and get chopping!

It’s Humpday, halfway between Saturday and Sunday! Here’s a half scale tractor, next to a big one!

" Power on both sides of solenoid" I'm assuming you hear a click from the solenoid when in the start position. If so, could be a bad starter but "cents" you restored the tractor I'm betting you painted the engine and where the starter bolts on and the ground cable connects, you need to clean off the paint at these locations to establish grounds.

I started fixing things on it started with the fender pan that someone had fun with it and fix the crack plate were the transmission bolts to

I would not use a 2 or 3 jaw puller. That pulley is cast iron and will break if a puller is used on the thin outer parts. You can use a steering wheel puller and thread it into two of the 1/4x20 holes on the face of the pulley. It's likely a good idea to fully remove the setscrews and squirt a very good penetrating oil (Kroil is the best I've ever used) for a day or so. Also as has been said a little heat won't hurt. After you remove the PTO inner race (part 13 on the diagram), clean the exposed PTO shaft with some light sandpaper. It'll make pulley removal easier as well. Do not strike the pulley or crankshaft, or flywheel. Ever. On reinstallation, a blob of anti-sieze on the keyway and PTO shaft will help any future removals.

A polaroid taken of me driving on my brother's birthday

Put a tie down on the front and made I rear hitch for it

Fix the place were the gas tank sits on it haft way cut off

Fix the belt guard

I concur, but in the ongoing war against poison ivy, it is the only way to get the upper hand without putting oneself in harms way. More than once I thought I had vanquished it but it would be back in the same place two years later. Now, after five+ years of agressive treatment, I only see occasional sprouts and I get on them STAT.

I don't think that is the seal. Looks more like bailing twine to me. Probably was trash laying on the ground and one of the belts snatched it up and fed it onto the crank shaft. Happened in the blink of an eye. Had a similar mess in one of my mowing decks many, many years ago.

@WHX?? took a handle of things at the show, and made sure our flag was raised and our anthem sang at 0800 hours on Saturday. Momma kinda nailed it!

And that big block throws off a lot of heat between your shins....

Finally almost done

On the way to the wheel horse show I stop at a lawnmower graveyard and found a 704 so I bought it and bringing it home to Texas everything was there but the hood and the right steering wheel just a little TLC on it

It's not real big and only one day but it's almost in my back yard. I haven't gone since pre-covid but, weather permitting, I'm going. Anybody else? Annual Downtown Tractor Show Early Saturday morning, July 19th, Michigan Street will close and quickly fill up with tractors and small engines for the Annual Downtown Tractor Show. The Show will start at 8:00 am and run until 3:00 pm. This show was started by a group of friends who enjoy their agricultural heritage and want to share that with the community in 2014. The first show was at the Plymouth Farmer’s Market and was only garden tractors. In 2015 it was held in Centennial Park with a BBQ Cook-off and featured garden and farm tractors. In 2016 the show came downtown and joined with Discover Plymouth. Garden and farm tractors, along with hit & miss engines, were featured in 2016. This show continues to grow each year in numbers of tractors that are displayed and visitors. Along with tractors and engines, there will be food vendors selling some tasty treats to the visitors of the show.

Hmmm. I think that the communitive property does not apply to this here equation. I doubt that: rust = bearings - bad, or bearings = bad - rust

Joe - that bearing looks a mite rough.... does it and its cousin spin freely with no crunchy feel?? That rusted area at the top can be filled with either oil resistant RTV or good old Permatex #2 non-hardening gasket goo.

Camping rule no. 1! " SNEAK INTO FRIENDS CAMPER TO POOP!!!!"

Both are waiting for you, see you on the 26th my man.

You're definitely right about that, sorry to hear. RIP Lucy.

The clamp U bolt snapped. I had some 1/4” threaded rod. It’s about 3-9/8” too long on either side, but it works!

I really like that front mount deck setup!

Could be the remains of a shredded belt.

Definitely not the seal.

Just for reference, don't burn poison ivy, as the smoke contains the same irritant as the oils in the plant. It is possible to get a case of poison ivy in your lungs by breathing the smoke.

We had a problem here in Maryland with Virginia Creeper (not to be confused with poison ivy), and it grows not only on the ground but up the trunks of trees. I cut it at the base of the stem and pull it out of the trees. On the ground, I spray with Round-up (with glyphosate) as soon as the leaves appear in the spring. After about 5 years of treatment, I have completely eliminated it from my property. Lucky for me it did not spread into the lawn. I do the same treatment with poison ivy, however, I use some PPE when handling it because it is highly allergenic Virginia Creeper Poison Ivy

About to buy another. My previous one lasted 26 HARD years.

Mounted a tie down on the front and made a rear hitch for it too

Is this stuff the same plant as that 5-leaved menace known as “Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia)?” Not my favorite brand of ivy. It hates me and I hate it right back.

So we was lookin at this pic at camp and had thought the whole axle had come unglued and slid back. kinda looks like it. Yep he's screwed we said. We commenced to engineering road side dollies underneath to get it home

Nope not for me. Never fond of them. A Zero bar--now we talking

This AI stuff is way too deep for me. My current laptop is giving me grief, Sometimes when I turn it on, all I get is a black screen. I take the back cover off and unplug battery, plug it back in and it runs fine until it doesn't. Nothing mechanical that I am aware of I think it's in the electronics--and I wonder if I have reached the work cycles set up by some computer programmer. My son in law, who loves fiddling with computers, has bought and setting me a new one. Once I get the password from him I'll start using it. I hope it's not a bunch different than this one I've used for the past six years or so. Aggravatin' things!

I use a Harbor Freight propane roofing torch... works for a whole season... kills everything including the seeds... Of course, I use this on my slate patio gaos and gravel area only...

Yes the 4hp K321 hahaha man that's a horrible running engine.

HAL the computer (Space Odyssey 2001) is here... interesting tidbit... go up one letter from each letter in HAL H - I A - B L - M "I'm sorry Dave... I'm afraid I can’t do that..." Not a fan and think pandora was child's play in comparison...

I'll be glad when this latest scam dies and we can get back to doing things that really matter.

Tossed together a video of Wild Bill’s legendary 2025 Big Show Parade!

Friday Lucy had to drive a tractor trailer, dump trailer. This is something she hasn’t had to do in a long time, so she let me come with her.

Last Saturday was a really difficult day… This was Kahlua at the age of maybe 3 months. She was technically my son's dog, along with his wife and eventually their two lovely daughters, but in reality she adopted all of us, including my wife and daughter, and we all loved her as if she were our own. Lu came to us in 2014 from a local rescue organization, and lived with us for about a year or so while my son lived at home with us before he got married. She was an adorable, fun, energetic pup, who loved being with her people and getting as many belly rubs as she could possibly talk us into. We took her to dog parks, and along on numerous hikes, taught her the joys of laying in small flowing bodies of water, and generally let her explore life with the rest of us. She loved going with us to visit our place in Virginia, where for at least a few days at a time she could finally be rid of that dang leash that always seemed to be holding her back, and just run and wander and chase deer, seemingly forever. Lu loved to let her spirit run free, and sometimes had trouble understanding basic life principles, like "just because it's laying on the ground or the floor in front of you doesn't mean it's food". Or "you really shouldn't jump off high places very often". She played hard, and suffered some physical ailments because of it, and had some surgeries to correct those ailments, and so was doing pretty good in her middle years considering everything she'd put herself through. But then a couple of years ago, during a regular routine exam, her vets noticed some problems with her blood work. They did some more tests and found that she had some sort of blood cancer that I couldn't possibly explain to you all, and told us that even with chemo and medications she probably only had another year or so to live. We fully expected Christmas 2023 to be her last with us, and celebrated accordingly with lots of presents and attention. She didn't have a clue what was going on, and went on with her life as usual, and for most of 2024 only showed a moderate bit of deterioration in her energy levels and general physical condition. To our surprise we were lucky enough to be able to celebrate Christmas in 2024 with her as well. But then things started going bad pretty quickly. I'll spare you the details, but at some point my son and his wife decided they were out of options and it was time to let her go, and Saturday we said goodbye to Kahlua for the very last time. The day before that, I took a long walk by myself through one of my favorite places to take Lu for hikes, a local nature preserve with streams and woods and lots of wildlife and all their sounds and smells. It was a peaceful walk, with lots of memories, and by the end I had gone from being very sad to thinking I had it together and was finally ready to accept what was going to happen the next day. But that feeling ended as soon as my son and his family arrived Saturday to let us see Lu that last time, and I saw her walk down the ramp out of their car, with a good bit of difficulty, and then come running right over to me for the usual hugs and licks and belly rub. I just about lost it right then, and as I looked around at the rest of my family I realized they were having as much trouble as I was. We somehow all managed to keep it together while they were here at the house, said our final goodbyes and took care of our two granddaughters while their mom and dad took Lu to the vet for the last time. It went well, mom and dad returned a couple hours later without Lu, and suddenly their 4-year-old understood the reality of what they'd explained to her was going to happen, and she got real sad and quiet. I understand she's handling it well back at home, but she really loved her pup and I know she's going to miss her, and so will we all. Anybody who's read this far, I appreciate your hanging with me here. I didn't expect to write so much when I sat down to compose this post, but this one's going to hurt for a long time. Here's some photos of Lu in her adult years, enjoying some of her favorite activities and people… Rest in peace Luey, and thank you for ALL the memories.