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You say his name and he lives. RIP Jay, we miss you buddy.

Got a little something. Going to put the deck on now, fully clean it up later in the season.

Today i bought something I could not refuse! Lots of original parts in great shape ( and a few not that great like wheels but still with original tires and frint still loaded ). The seller was mowing with it when i went to look ( but i took my trailer) . I drove in third gear and accidentally hit the kill switch - still working! The Schnacke recoil, the rear hitch attachment connector, the showerhead muffler , an oil bath air cleaner with original decal, all the guards ( and belt guard had the original spacers with it) with no rust holes, a pretty early seat cushion, tight steering and a very good operating transmission snd motor! Somehow this survived 67 years. No crack on hood around gas tank. Gas tank very clean! yes the wheels have some rust and a few holes but tires all appear original to me. I think the decal ar back and the frame decal with # 12510 may be replaced decals but maybe that was the original #. I need a sixth RJ like a hole in the head but i got this on west side if Indianapolis near Raceway Road today! I am happy to have gone after it!

Poking around today I found this video that piqued my interest. May have been posted before, but I thought that it was worth sharing again.

The little 310-8 is getting all the heavy duty parts. In addition to the HD front wheels and spindles, has a brand new set of 23-9.50x12 rear wheels and now a 42” RD deck. It’s growing up and so proud of her!

One question... Do you think it can handle a two-stage snowblower?

what i like about the old fashioned "creaky floor hardware stores" is when the item you need isn't apparent in the aisle and and you ask for help and the answer is --"let me check in the back, i might have one" then they take you in the store room and pick around a couple old boxes and nice surprise and the comment is " yup here's what you need" - and they almost have to blow off the dust, but yup they had what i needed !!!!!! Yippee, i respond thats it - just what i needed"

Ah, the days of wooden floors creaking when you walk into your favorite hardware store are all but gone. I always like to support local businesses first but have succumbed to HD and Lowes. I did find a new to me hardware store about a year ago or so, "Paul D Hardware" in Clay, PA. I too was looking for the small clevis pins for the rear axle bracket, yep they had them, I bought 4 of each with the hairpin, had change left out of $2.00, and got a free t-shirt to boot! It's a small chain, but love the store. It's close enough if I need the really hard to find items, but far enough that I don't go for GP items, a good thing, because I would probably have a 1/4 of their inventory in my bins...

National Burger Day is held annually in August on the Thursday before the labor day weekend. This year, it takes place on August 28. Burgers are convenient fast food and delicious to eat. A burger can be made in a variety of ways and served with different toppings to suit the taste of the one eating it. This is why it’s one of the most liked foods and appreciated and enjoyed by so many. At the 1885 Erie County Fair in Hamburg, New York, brothers Frank and Charles Menches — who were running a traveling concession stand — invented the burger. They ran out of pork sausages and started putting ground-up beef on their sandwiches, creating a burger. In the same year at the Seymour Fair in Wisconsin, 15-year-old Charlie Nagreen squashed beef meatballs between slices of bread so that people could eat the sandwich easily while walking. Then in 1891, to celebrate the Fourth of July, Oscar Weber Wilby and his wife Fanny made the first flame-grilled beef patties and served them between a bun. In 1921, in Wichita, Kansas, a cook, Walter Anderson, and entrepreneur, Billy Ingram, opened their first restaurant and changed the course of hamburger history with their design, cooking, and method of serving. In 1948, the McDonald brothers started making hamburgers in California and became the largest fast-food chain in the world. In 1953, in Florida, Burger King was established, which became the biggest challenger to McDonald’s.

Pocket knife only ... the kind everyone has now with the clip. Got tired of the girls asking if I had a roll of quarters in my pocket or if I was just glad to see them... Only the 10 dollar knives tho if I get a nice knife sure to lose it. Dad left me a bunch of those Old Timers Beaps. If I can find them I'll send you one. I'll just lose it if I carry and I highly doubt they'll bury them with me either.

When I use a hole saw, I drill a 1/4” hole first and have a piece of 1/4” plain rod in the hole saw arbour in place of the drill bit. I’ve found that using the hole saw with the drill bit in the arbour, the flutes of the drill bit can cause the saw to chatter and wander until the cut has started. Using a plain rod instead of the bit prevents this from occurring

This is what’s left of the seafood boil we had a few weeks ago. Yes, it had plenty of crab in it! The table was piled high and I forgot to take a before picture! We do this once a year at the ocean with a bunch of guys from my firehouse.

I’m fortunate that my wife knew before she said “yes” that I would always have tools and parts--more and more of each as time went on. She was, nonetheless, amazed when I came up with a couple of tiny plastic and metal washers to return her favorite electric stapler to proper function. Where did they come from? Beats me, but they were in the “small washers” jar!

@953 nut About 15 years ago I purchased a nut and bolt assortment. 1/4”-1/2” up to 4” long, grade 8 with the bins. It wasn’t exactly cheap but I knew I wasn’t going anywhere and would come in handy over the years. And yes it certainly has! I’ve restocked some of 1/4” and 5/16” hardware and will continue to do so. I’m like most of us here, when I need it the hardware store is closed! Apparently my brother thinks it’s a hardware store in my shop because I’ve caught him red handed shopping in the bins!

Seeing @ebinmaine post about their recent hike reminded me of a hike Courtney and I went on last month. We were headed to the monthly meeting at the Historical Society and were running about an hour ahead of time so we decided to stop and hike to the top of the Gloss Mountains, located about 40 miles west of Enid Oklahoma. Not the mountains some of y’all are used to seeing, but it’s the closest thing we get around here in the flat land

Got the deck all lubed up and put under the 416-8. Super quiet spindles, this was a really good purchase. The plow was used once the PO said, he preferred the blower, used the plow once and parked it.

Yep, never used mine, but there it sits just in case the ice age returns.

Nothing like a nice burger with lettuce, tomato, fried onions with mayo, with the grease running down your arms and dripping off your elbows. Now that there is a great beefburger!! Never did understand why they called them hamburgers, there's no ham in them. Crazy Mericans

Ain't that the truth Dan ... like the places you went into and parts were pre-dirtied by the proprietors hands.

Every day

My wife thinks I am crazy to "HORD" old bolts, nuts, pieces of steel and parts and pieces from many projects. Saves a lot of time and money if you don't have to drive to the hardware store several times a week. The bins on the right side are nuts, washers and bolts sorted by size and length.

There is a Raider 14 in the next town over and the lady wants $100 for it. Has mower deck. It looks good. I’m not sure the situation but it’s been sitting awhile. looks like a fun project and if I get my boys involved now they both will have a tractor. im considering teaching them to wrench on it and if they want to sell it they can take the profit after cost. I bet all the money they choose to keep it after they fix it up but we shall see. Maybe they will have a buyer in Dad. 🤣

Guess we know what Dan @Achto will be building this winter.

Right rear nose blower. shop rag Left rear wallet Left front phone car key Right front nitro pills, knife, .32 auto I carried this Case XX 6347HP stockman for many decades. It has field dressed bear, antelope, and many deer. I retired it when the salt water started to take its toll. Yes, I used it to cut bait and clean fish. I carried this Schrade Old Timer 80T for a while, but with its squareish corners, it never felt as good as the Case. Then a good friend and business associate gave me this single blade all stainless Zippo that is 1/3 the thickness, easy to carry, and is very easy to keep sharp. BTW, Zippo is now the parent Co. of Case. Still making Case and Zippo knives in Bradford, Pa.

@Beap52 right front pocket is a Swiss Army knife, model Tinker. It has all the essentials, couple of different blades, couple of different screw drivers, toothpick, tweezers and an awl. Call it my toolbox in a pocket. Small enough but not bulky.

Our plumber at work carries a pair of Channel locks and a 12" Crescent wrench in his front pocket. Always.

When I bought my 416-H new, it optioned for the recycler deck as well. I think that they do a great job UNLESS the grass is tall or wet, then you can’t go 10 feet without it clogging up. I ended up taking the recycler off because I only had one deck. Now with multiple machines and decks I can dedicate the 416-8 with the recycler.

When I was a kid, we had a Twin Kiss drive-in. Not only did they have ice cream, but root beer floats and burgers among many items on their menu. But the best burger was the Twin Kiss Hollywood burger. It was a beef patty with melted cheese, mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard, shredded lettuce and tomato on a freshly steamed bun. Nothing special in todays world, but just the memory of the combination of grease, mayo, ketchup and mustard dripping down my arm makes me hungry. By the way, I have been in Seymore, Wisconsin and had a Butter Burger.

I had this one many years ago. This was one of the better ones that I had unfortunately, I sold this one and kept the other one that needed work that would eventually went down the road.

Painted some parts and the motor too

most everyone here on RSq has purchased both new and used parts at various sources -- of course prices vary as with all commodities with many variables and factors -- So yesterday i needed the little tiny clevis pins ( pn # 9321204 ) that go in the latching plates for a Rear Axle Bracket - it's about 1 inch long that has pin hole in it for a clip pin to be installed. So i went to one of the well known online parts companies many of us use -- $5.49 EACH - omg -- So my hardware store didn't have the size i needed so went to local 50 yr old locally owned Fastener Supply house -- bought 4 at only 34 cents each. Similar I wanted the link bar for the Rear axle bracket that goes on top of the axle the 2 bolts go through -- checked price at the national supply parts group it's $38 -- so i sent p.m. to one of the RSq vendors and only $12 including shipping. I certainly believe in people making a profit and capitalism -- but it's a lesson my Dad taught us at early age -- shop around !!!!!!

Ok. That’s helpful. Money wasn’t the primary aim and I suspect they will keep it. I don’t count time as this is a rewarding hobby. Once I get her home we will see how she is maybe I get lucky on this one.

I will need to get pics this weekend but I wanted to report back on the plow blower dilemma. Well I did what anyone would do in my situation and I bought both. 🤣 Plow guy was awesome we hit it off and he gave me a pile of mule drives and parts, belts, wheel weights etc. He also gave me rear bracket mounts. The plow looks brand new no rust whatsoever even the bolts look perfect be they galvanized or not. I got a nice purdy red metal dump cart too. thanks everyone

No, it just melts it! and your right leg.

There is beauty in nature wherever you go. Thanks for sharing.

Never know what is actually in a burger, mystery meats of all kinds could find their way between the bun halves. When I was stationed at the Brooklyn Navy Yard (1964) there was a local burger chain that had some great hamburgers at very reasonable prices. One of the New York TV stations did an "exposé" hatchet job on them saying the burgers were horse meat with pork fat added. they were delicious.

IF you can get a PTO on it!

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Left front small Buck knife and pills. A couple of coins (sometimes). Right front phone. Left rear wallet, right rear handkerchief and keys. Items in front pockets varies according to whim. Oh, and I forgot that there is usually a quarter for a cart at Aldi.

Gee thanks guys! I'm a bit ashamed I did'nt react here sooner. Much appreciated! Been away from the forum and Wheel Horses for longer than I like but there are a lot of things going on at the moment. We are renovating our house and that's consuming pretty much all the time I/we have right now.

Yup. Old Timers are still made, but now in China. I've been carrying a Case medium stockman for quite a while now. Probably have collected 8 or 10 variations of them over the last couple decades. Being left handed, folding money, coins, and pocket knife are in the left front pocket - keys too, when I'm carrying them. Wallet in the left rear - unless I'm in a crowded area - then it goes in the left front. I've got a Caniadian dollar coin and a couple Kennedy half dollars that I've carried so long that the faces of the coins show noticeable wear.

Bearings are 1615-2RS WH# 6593 .. If you buy Cheap beings like these I wold repack then with some better grease

I think you’ll like the recycler. Tips learned from using my son’s: lots of revs and, in the heavier going, slow down--it uses more energy than simply tossing the clippings aside.

I first saw that movie as a pre-teen. It was the beginning of my realization that not all choices of actions in life would be simple. A phrase my Dad often used was “Any child can distinguish black and white. Adults have to discern among shades of gray."

I didn’t have my hole saws with me or I would for sure have gone with one of those instead. I did have, and always use, cutting fluid or oil for lubrication, cooling, and to contain the metal cuttings. Keeping the heat down, iMHO, helps extend the life of the drill bits. (Always the tradeoff between drill speed and feed pressure, of course!)

Progress!

I drill a 1/4" hole first then go to the hole saw now. I bent/broke a few pilot bits before I figured that out.

Roadapples, You can run a 2 stage on a 10hp amd if ballsy enough to try it, an 8hp kohler will run it too. Many of my grandfathers customers would complain with the 520 that they would cook the PTO clutch with a single and two stage blower because the engine had tons of torque. The 520 was a solid machine but was built and developed to compete with the John Deere 400 series, Simplicity Sunstars and other garden tractors of the world. Truly an over engineered machine. My kid brother has a Sears Craftsman GT 5000 which is a solid machine but has a cast aluminum Tuff Torq hydro (which is used in many big box garden tractors) and a 27hp Vtwin Kohler. We were out mowing a field I have the other day and my 312-8 with 48in deck was cutting faster and better in tall grass than his machine. We then cleaned up some downed trees and after limbing them, skidded them to the processor. I was pulling 2 logs to his 1. They were about 16in diameter and 26ft long. Hands down, the engineering behind a WH outmatched most other machines and where they lacked, the difference was made up in ease of maintenance. So whether you choose a 300 to 500 series tractor, just know you're getting a machine that was designed to perform for a lifetime.

Yup. You need 1/16 or 1/8 per side on the larger bits to prevent snagging the bit. I spent some time fabbing up the rest of the bits for the 8n hitch. Ended up using a 3/4" holes saw. I did bend a pilot drill in the hole saw. The pilot drill broke through the material suddenly, then one side of the hole saw caught, pushing everything sideways. Pictures of said project in the mock up / reality check before welding stage for the unbelievers in this group (y'all know who you are!)

Mine pushes a 54" blade without even grunting.