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FYI - Just saw this on FB. Glad to see it's a technical issue and not a personal issue. I was starting to get concerned.

Last Monday I painted some wide rims for the back of a lawn ranger ivory white and then last night we mounted some 18 9.50 8 field master ag tires that we got for free back in June because our township was doing a tire clean up day and someone got rid of four of those tires so we snagged them up.

Today I started getting ready for winter.

I’ve plowed with the GT-1600 (Kohler 14 Magnum swapped) for many many years. Thinking I might try my 520-8 with the swept axle (also a Kohler Magnum swapped rig). Started moving tires and weights and lug stud kit setups from one to the other. I swapped those rears without removing the 75 pounds of cast weight per wheel!! That was a chore!! Still have to decide which 48” plow this new plow rig will receive. I have a couple 5 sectors, it’ll definitely be one of those. The GT-1600 looks funny back in its regular tires/wheels. Not sure what will happen with the GT-1600 now, backup plow rig? Maybe sell? Maybe???

We are pretty faithful to the Florida Cracker Kitchen in Brooksville, FL. With the exception of snowbird season, the crowd is very local. Heck, we even get cowboys and ranchers at the Webster FL location next to the cattle auction. I'm grateful places and people like this still exist. Brooksville is what we call the "Mayberry" of this area. We live 25 minutes NE of there. FLORIDA CRACKER - The Original Floridian

Sumin different 701 engine I got from @squonk at the big show, and yes that’s exactly where it’s been since I unloaded it from back of truck.

Gonna need dna testing to verify human remains or plastic... Rules are rules...

GT-1600 8speed with Kohler 14

I couldn’t decide between the two. C-141 Automatic Frankenstein.

Just in time for Halloween VID_20251023_182838325.mp4

Some current full unit view pics for posterity.

The top is before and the bottom is now

Good to hear from Zeek. I thought you only ate pork from all those wild hog hunts.

Put the newly painted vredenstien tires and wheels back on the C-160 today. I dont know why they appear so white in pic. The shade is more like the back wheels. Its Rustoleum Canvas white which I went to after they quit making the Navajo white which I liked just a little bit better.

@SylvanLakeWH stopped by for some Mexican food and some seat time plowing the side of the garden! Saddle up partner!

I will mention several great eateries. Great locally owned family seafood market and restaurant in Milford, Delaware. Medings and Son Seafood. Best pork schnitzel ever. Gasthof Pfleger and Son in Graz, Austria. And it's not on the menu, but if you ask politely, Herr Pfleger may offer his home made ice cream and raspberry syrup desert. Deep fried fresh from the lake perch. Au Lac on Lake Geneva Lausanne, Switzerland. Bib eye steak. Bud and Bettys Bar and Grill in Terry, Montana. I remember Bettys reply when a newbie asked for a pork chop. Betty said you can have a rib eye, T-bone, or porterhouse. I don't allow pigs and chickens in my kitchen. Bud was a 6' 6 tall Swede teddy bear that poured a free shot of Hot Damn Schnapps every time our 9 man crew of hunters walked in. Betty was a 5'2 little fireball that kept the ship afloat. That bar was full of Beam bottles and the back room was the meeting room for the Eastern Montana Cattlemens Assoc. Lining the top of the walls were pine wood plaques with every members brand burned in the wood...probably 50 -60. The lower walls were decorated with Russel paintings and Remington Bronze Statues. I ate here every day for a week while mule deer hunting from 1995 - 2005. Sadly Bud has passed and the Bar is closed. Bud pouring our Hot Damn The Pa Boys

Does this meet the "no humans" requirement? Maybe the October page?

Here you go - Dad's 702...

Slap a tube in it...be fine

I think this tire has another 40 years of use in it

In 1979 we took our honeymoon trip in our new CJ5 on the car ferry across Lake Michigan, north through Wisconson, across Michigan's Upper Pinisula, and south across the Mackinac Bridge back home to Lansing. Mostly, we drove back roads. I have no memory of where in Wisconson we found this restaurant, but it was the best meal on the trip - a mom & pop place called Eat. Excellent home style meal, great pie.

Control cabling is now good to go as well. Full range of motion for the choke and the throttle. Had to re-position the choke bracket on the CH from the Cub location to its perpendicular location on the air filter housing. Throttle was also flipped around to pull from the opposite side of the engine vs the Cub setup. The CH control bracketry makes this pretty simple to set up and modular for different applications.

There, fixed it for ya...

That's the @Pullstart signature move, he can move even faster if the slag gets into his boot.

Sorry, I was too busy looking for a fire extinguisher small enough to fit in your ear... You can move fast!!!

thanks to @Shynon selling me this mower deck and bagger system back in 2021–it still works great! Zach drove Blackbeard hauling full bags back to the compost pile. A cool addition to the 523Dxi is the color matching zero turn take off seat from a Ferris. It works AWESOME—so comfortable. I sound like a broken record but I still can’t believe that a 9 year old (Zach’s age at the time) did over 80% of the restoration work on his tractor!

Our local go-to eatery is the Gazebo Creekside Restaurant. Hardly a week goes by without us eating there. The Muffuletta is my standard order unless it is Wednesday when the have Lobster Bisque, soooooo Gooooood. Save some room for dessert, they have a great selection.

Great time today Kevin! Thanks a million for bringing the plow back from @WHX?? plow day, the help today and your welding skills!!! I'll post up hitch fabrication details on the C-125 Blackhood restoration thread... Looking forward to plow day 2026!!! Oh, as you can observe, gonna need a wee bit of weight up front... IMG_3634.mov

Andy: was that the RJ for sale on Marketplace that was in Downers Grove, Illinois? It was bargain basement priced but you got a good one!

The logic is VERY sound.

Wiring tidy is complete. Fabricated a new battery tie-down to accommodate the more modern style of battery.

I couldn’t see their prices on the menu. I guess it’s one of those “if you have to ask, you can’t afford it” kind of deals.

I gave that up after we fenced our property to keep those dang things OUT. Good to be back. My wife has had some issues over the past 12 months that have consumed a lot of my time . . . work in progress.

Actually he's trying to get away before that Techy HH-100 stops running.

Mike - the top two mounting holes are tapped thru, the lowers are blind. I like to use Permatex #2 on the threads of the upper bolts at assembly. Do not use Permatex #1 - that stuff gets crystalized hard and is tough to remove. The #2 is non-hardening. And messy to work with......

Wheel Horse frame axle steering and transmission were painted as an assembly. Most were painted red. I don't see a problem if you want to paint the the steering shaft black as it is not exposed in a complete 520.

Definitely a 1962 and a nice find. Model Year Description Type Engine Model HP Drive Model 502 1962 Lawn & Garden Tractor 502 4-Speed Tecumseh HT55C-3088 5.5 Wheel Horse 5025 The 502 is kind of a more rare tractor as we just don't see as many of those pop up (or the 552 ) as a 702. Probably because not as many were sold or they got trashed because the engines gave out. "Rare" doesn't necessarily mean it's worth a million $ but maybe the right collector may want it. The engine was changed as many of those original Tecumseh engines from that period gave up the ghost long ago. That seat is a more modern WH seat and it would've had come with a square metal seat.

Something we did when we come across situations like this is we would make sure the area is clean but a good blow of air would leave just enough oil on the surface to stick talcum power to the area. Then start it up and watch for the leak. It will wash off the powder so the leak location is visible. Probably icing sugar would also work. Any fine dry power.

Spent a few hours at @Pullstart acres getting some needed plow advice, fitment and other worldly advice... New to me Brinly plow, imported by Pullstart from @WHX??'s Wisconsin compound (thx Jim!). Hitch customized by me initially, with welding assist by Kevin... Hitch now functions for a back blade, York rake and the Brinly. Some fine tuning remains, and gonna need a bunch of weight up front , but I'm very pleased with how it turned out... Great Mexican place in town for lunch!!! IMG_3631.mov

Holy molee Kevin if you got Mexican food to go with plow practice I need to plan a road trip!

N.o.s 8sp in my 753. I bought it from @Buckeyes He did the swap.