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Well i thought the D had finally met its match, but there was no way i was shoveling my 400 foot long driveway so i managed to get the horse out of the stall to see what happened. Please dont tell it i doubted it cause believe it or not we are making progress! still not to the end of the driveway, had to come in to warm up, but i think we will make it. This thing never fails to amaze me, although i do wish my snow blower was working, think with this much snow it would be more efficient then the plow! Snow is finally starting to let up a bit, but has not stopped.

Poor plow. Had it running but it sputtered out. Figuring it is pretty wet. Jim

We are current unable to get out of the house. Gotta be 3' or more. Here is the front door and rear deck. Jim

Hmmmm.... I guess we've got some work ahead of us. Still snowing.

Been lurking here for a while. Here's a quick video of my 416-8 throwing about 6-8 inches of snow this morning. I went out yesterday at 8pm, 12:30am and again at 9am.... We probably had a little over 2 feet.

I think I got jipped, I only got 20 inches, The snow at the end of my driveway was up to the hood though, The 520 busted right thru it. I took a video and If I can figure out how to upload it to utube I'll post it.

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It's my turn to stop asking questions and make a real contribution to this awesome forum! Brought my first horse home three weeks ago (beautiful '92 312-8) and haven't REALLY had a chance to use it. So when this storm started to brew up earlier this week I was pumped to put the horse to the test for the first time. I decided to set up my camera and tri-pod and catch the action for all you guys by making a timelapse video. I hope you enjoy it! Round two of blowing coming up in a few hours....the real snow is just starting to fall Click on the black box and it will bring you to my website where the video (should) start to play automatically.

Last project of 2012

First pic was 8AM yesterday, Second around 12:30 yesterday. 3rd this morning. Avg around 32". Jim

Finally shook on a deal for this Big Boys tractor (No offense to my Lawn Ranger) $700 for it and the tiller, plow, disc and blade. Will need a tank and who knows what else. But I am extremely happy to be getting it. I will be picking it up after tax season. Probably wont get to powder coat till next winter anyway but I am hoping a new tank and a tune up will have it mowing this summer. My name is Vinylguy and I am a Horse-a-Holic. :ROTF:

HERE"S MY C195 Brian

Figure every one like pics! Here are my "WEENIE PICS!" Since I didn't get as much I'm officially a WEENIE! :) This is what I woke up to: Officially 9" at the "Airport" I measured the ground but forgot to take the pic. Hard to get action shots when you're steering and running the hyrdo! Tall chute really blows! Took off the blower when done and switched to the blade. The infamous "Sno-Pup! Sure is handy around the trailer and garden. Cleaned this area with it.Even got an action shot which is real tricky. Running 2 cycle racing fuel thru the Tecky. Smells like your burning NITRO!!!! :) Broke out the electric "Chief" for our skinny walk between our front porch and flower bed. Anything bigger really tears things up. This blower never fails to start! Even Elvis got in on the action cleaning up what the state left me.

Just ventured into the garage for a peek at what we have. Looks like its about 15" deep and its still coming down heavy.....and its suposed to continue till mid morning!! This will be a job for my walk behind blower fer sure! Pics of course.................. Mike...............

Here's some quick pictures of the day

A friendly word of advice for when you attempt to get this running..... Remove the drive belt - or at least jack it up and block it so the rear tires are off the floor. The early hydros have the uncanny ability to take off when ever they desire, and I'd hate to find out that you got ran over by your own tractor or that you had to chase it for three blocks. Once it's moving under it's own power, never let it running unattended unless you have it securely blocked/chocked to prevent movement. Do not trust it! Edit: If it still has an ID tag, it will be here:

Heres this mornings pics. The Wheel Horse didn't (couldn't actually ) leave the garage for cleanup untill my Gilson had cleared the driveway first. Spent 5 hours clearing this mess with my son out with me the whole time. I should have cleared the driveway last night and not "saved all the fun" for today . My son's Nissan Altima is under that pile of snow in the last pic!! Mike...............

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Unbelievable comments! So what do you see when you view 50 to 100 miles of glacier ice that both North and South Pole explorers from the 1700's to the early 1900's traversed that doesn't exist today. Where thousands of miles of polar ice is simply gone and time lapse photography shows, just in decades, the retreat of polar ice. I guess these scientists are just full of crap. After all, just like "expert witnesses" in jury trials, you can get someone with enough grant money from the right side of the issue to discount what the left side is saying! Are there people cashing in on the hype? Yes! Absolutely! Can we change or reverse the effects? Nope! Not overnight. Not in 10 or 20 years. It took centuries of burning fossil fuels for heating and transportation to create this cycle of warmth. And a billion + Chinese just starting their industrial revolution will keep it going. Cutting grooves in a cyl head for a few more MPG's? I guess it will have to be on MS-NBC for the left to believe it and Fox news for anyone on the right to believe it. Me! I'll believe or disbelieve any issue or event after I look at the devil in the details and not what is spoon fed to me by a talking head in two minutes or less or documentaries produced with grant money from each extreme. It seems no one sits in the middle with common sense open-mindedness anymore. The US is like a battery. Polarized!

There are 3 parts to the kit needed to install a blade on a 520 with the swept axle, the rear extention mount, the center lift relocation mount, and the handle that is bent backwards to clear the PTO when angling the blade, as for the 3 and 5 hole index, I'm pretty sure a few years ago I looked and you can NOT drill the extra holes to make a 3 hole a 5 hole if you do it will leave very little material in between the holes, I know my 5 hole index in the last hole sets the blade on a tighter angle than my 3 hole index.

Here is a pic of my deck/picnic table as of 10:45 pm.... still coming down preety good too. Tony

I'm posting this one for my son Ryan, this is his 1974 B-100 auto, we fixed this up for him a few years ago, it has a 8hp instead of the orig. 10hp that was blown up, but he is bugging me to put a 10hp back in it, this started as a $25 beater, this was not a full resto, but was 95% torn apart blasted and painted, he drives the snot out of it in the summer at all the local tractor shows, and does very well with it in the tractor games. What we started with And what it ended up as Winning his first trophy, he has won a few since then, he polishes and cleans it for every show in hopes of winning again.

Alrighty...I'm game. Here's my 753 and single stage thrower. It's about 6inches of heavy stuff moving thru the chute. I rebuilt the thrower right before last winter, and it didn't snow last year. :*****: The first one is a video, the second is a picture. Seems to do pretty well. This is used just for clearing a path from my wood pile to my living room. I use my an 854 for the driveway, etc.

Well here's my before picture; Taken just after dawn this morning. Should all look different at dawn tomorrow. Joe

Up for consideration is a 1987 416-8 with a factory Ark FEL and homemade backhoe.

What is Snow Anyways? Who Needs It!! I'm building A SUN MACHINE!

Value also depends on how many times you use the word "RARE" in the description. Here's a constant: They're never worth less than scrap price. :hide:

was over at my wifes homeplace& got to talking with the next door neighbor. seems his dad died a couple of years ago & they were cleaning out the shop & loading a trailer to go to the scrap yard. the first thing i noticed was a cat 0 back blade & molboard plow , then there was a box full of big old homelite super wiz & super 77 parts saws. so i asked if he'd sell that stuff. he said no but i could have it! well a couple of weeks go buy and today i went over to pick the stuff up. his friend said they found some other saw stuff in the shop. turns out it was 3 boxes of NOS. parts! there are carbs, air cleaners, sprockets, rings, clutches, gastanks, cylinders,recoils,wrenches,plugcovers,oilers,fuel filters and a lot more. all he wanted was the wooden ammo boxes back! so i had 3 of the boxes already so i took him my boxes. the parts are for poulan & homelite saws from the late 50s-to early 60s his dad was the mechanic fo a big timber co. in smithfield nc. lastly last week CRE1992 posted about his stihl saws, & he saw my antique maculogh & homelite saws so here are pics of them. one of the macs is a super rare worm drive saw. it's the one in the back. the red & green homelite is also a rare one. it's a underwater saw for cutting cyprus in the swamps. when you lay the saw down to cut horizontaly you press a button and the rt. handle & the carb twist back to upright. it also has a cable recoil not a rope. i bought this saw in the parking lot at the whcc show in 2004 enjoy the pictures & if you know anyone who needs the poulan parts pm me. Thanks Jay

I'm finding if I respond early enough, and vague enough, I all most sound like I know what I'm talking about!

Some of y'all took that to heart, didn't you? :ychain:

The earth has been here millions of years. To try and pattern a cycle or change on a grain of sand in a desert of time is what makes the global warming issue debatable. IMHO.....

Sounds like a freaking freight train outside!

Official results in Milford, Ct...along the coast...is 38 inches. It all came in less than 24hrs. Basically....crippled is the word I'll say for now. :omg:

As Van said, before you hook up the line to the inlet side of the pump, bleed all the air out of the line - make sure you have a good flow of fuel at the front of the tractor before you hook it up. Sometimes the pump wont work until the line is primed right up to the inlet.

This was one of the many versions of my "RAT" Gasser and the incarnation I should have left alone IMO... this version went to the 2011 Wheel Horse Show and played its part well. Made up of a 60 Suburban front end, Early RJ58 tranny, high Rat Rod shifter, White header dump, Blue Clone Power and the evil "666" on the hood...

You keep sending us shrimp and we'll be sending you snow. :ychain:

Very cool! Go for it! :handgestures-thumbupright:

It appears that I'm partial to Wheel Horse's 1966 8 HP model's. I've had the 856 for nearly 25 yrs and the 876 about 5. The 856 plows snow (when I get some), does alittle finish mowing, pulls my aerator & 10 cu ft trailer and powers my alternator-welder, The 876 powers my 50" sicklebar mower and is dedicated to mowing a long bank and around my small pond.

Here is one application of many.... a #5073 six-speed Uni-Drive: Bearing removed from case: Here is what rides in the bearings: There's nothing odd or special about radial ball bearings with an ID of 1.5", or an OD of 2.5", or a width of .5"........ The problem is that those three dimensions all belong to one bearing, making it very unique. It really seems strange that the Ponds would have designed the cases / end caps to use what I consider to be a non-standard bearing, but maybe back in '60 / '61 that bearing was popular in cars or trucks of some sort? :confusion-shrug:

WHEW! Looks like you drank a few "5 Hour Energy Drinks"! Mike..........

Figured I would enter mine too.... 1956 RS-83

Lane, a few detailed photographs should give them a fair understanding of the makeup of the bearing. It may also be prudent to set an expectation of what collector / enthusiasts might be willing to pay for such a bearing. Being "overly eager" for resurrection of a bearing to support a 40 year old hobby might result in a price tag not much lower than current Toro pricing. Please no one take this the wrong way - but if we have to put our money where our mouth is, how many pieces could we guarantee this manufacturer on his first run? Do we have that many members each willing to put $200 - $300 on the table to get a one time lifetime supply. I might be more inclined to gather up $300 worth of transmissions and scavenge ALL the parts from each one for future use. In the process of gathering up 3 or 4 trany's, I'm sure I could score at least 2 or 3 good 1533's, shifter forks, shifter rods, reverse idlers and a spare case half or two for the same $$.

Karl, you might want to mow the lawn first. :)

Is this a sick group or what?? Seriously, this is a dangerous storm and can cripple for more then a few days...be smart and careful. On the lighter side... Weather Channel is calling this a Historic storm "NEMO"'. I have been in search of NEMO for over 2 years. :)

I was stationed at Ft Polk from 86-89 and it snowed every winter. In 86 it was supposed to be the first time in 15 years, I think they were just honoring a yankee! :ychain:

My name is Mike, I will be 35 in April. Been married for 12 years with two sons ages 4 & 7. Started working on a farm when in high school. My real interest was semi trucks. Started working in a garage for a trucking company my junior year. Went to diesel college & then decided that I wanted to drive them. Got my CDL & hit the road for 5 years. Then went back to working on them & moved up. I still work on them, but do service & parts most of the time. Of course I like using & working on my 's . I was in 4H for 11 years & now I have been volunteering for 4H for 12 years. It is a really good program for kids. In the summer I attend alot of county fairs along with truck & tractor pulls. Not into sports, just a gear head.

I bought mine new 36 years ago and it's worth more to me than I could get for it. Most parts have been replaced, repaired, or modified to as good and some better that original. The only original bearing left on the tractor is the roller bearing in the PTO. The 48" deck is on the forth set of spindles and not because they weren't greased. It was my only tractor for 34 years and has been used a lot.

Value is always circumstantial at best. First, everyone who's uninformed in vintage garden tractors gets their valuation knowledge from ebay. They pay no attention to the rarity of a tractor, location, true condition, etc..... They have no basis of understanding on the collector market in a given area. They just latch on to the highest value they see and say that must be what it's worth, also ignoring the most relevant piece of information... whether or not it actually sells at that price. But when you come down to it, I also think unless a tractor has been purchased at a low-ball price strictly for resale, its hard to sell a refurbished or restored tractor for anything close to what's been put into it for cost, let alone at a profit. You have to remember, we're talking about 20, 30, 40 even 50+ year old TOOLS. Tools that have been used, abused and often left for dead. Just because it's got wheels doesn't make it comparable to a collectible auto. Think of it more like a collectible chicken coop shovel. It's collector value is only relevant to a narrow collector market. For the majority of buyers looking for an old garden tractor, they're looking for a tool to play with in their yard, that's in less-than-abused shape, that they can pick up for a few to several hundred dollars. If they know the value and reputation of Wheel Horse, they're probably the ones looking in the $1k-1500 range for later models and higher HP, but also could be the one's who don't want to spend that $1k-1500 on a big box store mower when they know an old garden tractor and deck for $300 will probably last longer. It takes all kinds to make the world go around. Just enjoy your seat on the carousel. :thumbs:

Who did you buy that from? Im in contact with a gentleman for a package deal- 2 520's, a 417, and a 310, all non runners but look clean Sent from my 416-8

Thanks Andy, Pm and email received. Thanks Stephen, lol yeah she sure has evolved since I started the build. The belt was coming off at the belt tensioner and occasionally the rear trans pulley when the belt decided it wanted to be even more of a pain! Good thinking about the L shaped bit of metal, I'm hoping it won't be needed now but your idea is stashed away just in case it is needed. Thanks Brad. After Mondays fun and games with the drive belt jumping off too many times, the time had come to get it sorted (again) so I could enjoy all of the engines power without the belt jumping off.. Part of the problem is the tensioner pulley.. The small lips each side work just fine if your using a standard length drive belt, but a belt that's twice the length is a bit different and bounces around a lot more.. I guess you can guess where I'm going with this A spare pulley had some extra lip welded on.. Cutting the two rings of steel took quite a while to machine to size and shape.. Sorry about the blurred photo, my brain must of been having a bad focus moment! Andy (the good chap that he is) sent me a couple of WH belt tensioner photo's to give me a few ideas.. Thank you Sir, you inspired me to come up with this idea.. Simple really, a bunch of bearings bolted above the belt with a strengthening bracket behind.. Now I know it's starting to look like I'm getting a dexion fetish, but I wanted to see if the idea worked before cutting up good steel These bearings do not put any tension on the belt, they are just there to stop the belt jumping up and down so much.. While this was going on Pete was busy working on axe head number 2.. It's almost finished.. Soooooo.. With the drive belt sorted and Pete finished playing "mad axe man" for the day there was only one thing left to do... Yep, go for a drive It's made it this far.. I might of got a bit carried away taking photo's at this point.. A couple of action shots And of course..