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Alright I must confess I've got an Emma as well! These pics should give you a pretty good idea of what I'm dealing with here! She steals the cats bed, takes my spot on the couch yet she'll always share a spot with her son in front of the wood stove. And yes, she loves to go tubing and take rides in the truck.... If you so much as mention the word RIDE within earshot of her you for darn sure WILL be taking her for a ride because she will be the biggest pain in the arse until you do.

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Nope KC, I stopped smoking on Oct. 30, 1955. I don't know if it could be a factor in the condition of my mental health, but I probably have "accidently" huffed 2-3 rattle cans of Rustoleum Regal Red and a couple cu ft of cover gas from ESAB flux cored weld wire in the past 10 years and I have gotten in the habit of taking my arthritis pain meds with a glass of JB. I don't remember ever falling, but I do wake up on the floor quite often and wonder how I got there.

Now your'e talkin... I have restored at least a half dozen wood boats. When people hear that I painted them with a brush you always get the chuckles... That is until they see it and there are no runs and no crap in the paint either. Oh, and no brush marks. If I do so happen to get a run or bug in the paint you can bet I'm going to fix it, that would be to embarrassing to leave. They really do look that good, not just another good from far and far from good paint job. Its all about the prep, using quality marine paint, quality brushes, keeping a wet edge and following the weather... Did I mention patience? Here are just a few pics of many boats I have done, the Dunphy just this past summer. The weather sucked this summer, I had to paint the DunphyTWICE because of unpredictable weather. Right now I'm wandering around aimlessly, Projectless. I hope the OP got what he was looking for.. Good thread all the same..

If I had a ground level basement I'd do the same thing. I assembled mine by the fireplace in our sunroom. Surprisingly it didn't both her that much.

Just about ready for winter. OK, only 60 of those horses are tractors.

Back when I was a newbie I could never post pics but then I quit smoking for only one day and was able to afford one of these http://www.wheelhorseforum.com/store/product/2-1-year-redsquare-support/ All my pic posting problems magically went away

But Dear ...I just left the door open for a minute and it just wandered in by itself !!!

I know that everyone is wondering about Winter for this season. My area is predicted to get between 25" to 50" of snow. But the weather report is saying 70+ degrees on this coming Monday, December 14. It got me thinking about my dogs noses. Both dogs were/are Alaskan Malamutes and like some Northern Breeds, their noses turn pink during colder months. Last Winter was colder than I have experienced during my time in Maryland (I've experienced much colder temps in Illinois!) and had a decent amount of snow. Oke's nose had turned turned pink by October 21 last year. Juno's nose is just starting to turn this week. It might be a milder Winter! Oke' Juno

I'm off today and the wife is at work. It's cold in the garage. So I thought I'ld give this a try. Won't she be surprised!!!!!!!!!! I better get busy on that Honeydew list!

I thought there were 13 rings of hair on a Woolly Worm, 1 ring for each week of winter. The color indicated the weather for that particular week. Wait until April and I will tell you what kind of winter to expect!

I have a Bella. like Ken says if she hears the word "ride" . look out. shes like a bullet to the door. To my wife. this dog can do no wrong. Glenn

When the Ponds were designing these the wives were working in the kitchen and tendin` the kids.

No, both were/are Mals. Juno is a smaller version of Oke'. She is only 75 lbs compared to his 100 lbs. Here she is outside while my daughter's 8 lb. Miniature Poodle visited. "Did someone say snack?"

I have now saved enough cash to be able to offer a reward for information that leads to the safe return of our beloved tractor, my sister and Mum have also kindly offered to add to this reward pot. I guess I'm a bit of an odd un! but it has caused me to lose a lot of sleep and I'm not functioning properly at work. Many of my happy memories of my two childrens early days until now are tied up with this little gem.

Still desperately missed by myself and the children, please keep eyes open.

Yes they will! I have an 18' garage door into my basement. Temperature stays around 65 degrees in the winter.

If you guys have not seen this thread...check it out. The Wheel Horse numbering system for the early round hoods has been an issue for a long time. http://www.wheelhorseforum.com/topic/1007-questions-about-the-60s-model-numbering/?page=2

I pull the shift lever out to dump it in, that way I get to check the setting of the dog point set screw. I have my 5010's done up with a magnetic plug so in my royal analness I can change it. Probaly won't have to considering how they get get used but what the heck it was cheap & easy.

Well since we are showing some dog picks.I do not have an Emma But I got my Boy B.B. My Buddy.

No pics but when we take our Lab out for a ride she'll climb in and plant her front paws on the center console with her back feet on the rear seat. Then she will stare down the ignition switch until you turn the key.If you screw around and dilly-dally getting that engine started, she'll start barking in your ear until you do.

the reach inside the head, hex nut size, heat range and electrode construction all differ- maybe even the seat angle. will it spark? yes hopefully it will not kiss the piston or place the spark in the wrong place in the combustion chamber. check on the Champion website for compatibility within its own product line - or play it safe and use the recommended or equivalent plug - check the plugs side by side to make sure there are not any gross differences in dimensions. google is your friend as I believe Champion publishes a "decoder" chart for plug #'s the search function on this site should also tell you if others have used this substitute successfully. be prepared for a diversity of opinions similar to oil, paint and gasoline comparisons!! http://lmgtfy.com/?q=champion+spark+plug+decoder

Hey Dennis, give me a good brush and the right thinner and I can make a brush job look pretty good. I have painted metal structures and equipment for years and I know you can get a decent job that protects the equipment no matter what you use. I know real well about problems, after getting a divorce i lost my eyesight several times quit drinking, quit smoking and enrolled in college,My current wife and I have been living on 14k a year from student loans for the last 4 years, 90 percent of that 14k I will have to repay, yep, I know poor. I also believe that I am very fortunate and always want to consider myself blessed that I am still here with the hope of giving back in the future. I have not seen one person on this entire forum that doesn't seem to hold himself up to pretty high standards in the care of their machines, visit some other forums, ya'll are pretty darn good around here.

Usually just use Scotch Brite or if really bad, some with my vibrating sander. We're not making watches. One Horse however a friend sand blasted for me, piece by piece. Rustoleum Regal Red and Terry's great decals. New TSC seat, old hubcaps I had. $200.00 total!

i used to collect gas cans......called petro cans in africa and Europe.......still have about a dozen.....if this is show and tell......i'll snap a few shot..... remember I DO PICS NOW !!!!!!! lololo

Down here in Richmond Va we cook them like Shad ( the fish) . Nail them to a plank of wood. Cover with horse manure. Cook for 5 hours by an open flame. After 5 hours remove from flame, peel back manure , throw tundra bunny away. Eat manure with large amount of spirits of your choice , never speak of the party or the food served.

I painted this little bundle of joy almost 3 yrs. ago with Rustoleum Regal Red and it is holding up very well. I did all the body work and prep just as I would have if I were using automotive paints. I spent 3 solid days on the body work alone. It wasn't meant to be any type of show tractor, just something to beat around on and that is exactly what I do with it... It has been to 3 Big Shows and it always gets run hard in the Saturday night Dust Bowl. Now, if i'm going to do a "show" tractor I'm with Bob Maynard, Its going to get only automotive paints, ESPECIALLY if its a more difficult tractor to take apart and put back together. If I'm going to do a 520 or similar tractor to be a "show" queen I won't waste my time with spray bomb paints because this type tractor is much more involved in taking apart and reassembling and you are much more likely to scratch it putting it back together. If I'm going to do that much work it may as well be done with the good stuff, JMO. The Suburban does get waxed with carnanuba wax to help keep it shiny. I don't clear coat any tractor that I spray bomb with Rustoleum as I have found the results to be too unpredictable. Even following all the recommendations of the manufacturer sometimes the paint wrinkles up and then you are nothing but pissed off because the paint WAS perfect and now you are at square one.. So, before you add that clear coat I gotta ask.. Are you feelin lucky?

Nope, she wants to drive, you're ride'n shotgun............

@ekennell Have you fallen recently and hit your head, or have you been smoking your dinner?

Well, I appreciate all your help with the ID, but I think I got the answer today when my high school buddy Skinner stopped by to pick up the road killed opossum I have been keeping in the crisper drawer of Mrs .K's fridge for two weeks. I can't believe she didn't see it hidden under the celery. Skinner knows his animals, but failed to get his degree in biology when he was banned for life from entering any Pa Public School System. How could I forget that day in 10th grade biology lab when Skinner dropped his partially dissected frog specimen down the front of our 22 year old student teachers dress. Who wouda thought Ms. Hostetter while wearing those pumps with 4" heels could run like a deer. It took half of the cross country relay team to catch her and several defensive linemen from the football team to tackle her and remove the frog. Whata mess. Sorry, I digress...anyway, Skinner did continue his higher education via a mail order taxidermy course offered by Sam and Laura Touchstonel. So, when I showed Skinner the pic of these creatures, He immediately recognized them as the elusive Big Horned Two Toed Tundra Bunny. Skinner says they are a mutant offspring of the native North American Cervus Canadenis (elk) and the Eurasian Native Rangifer Tarandus (reindeer). Then Skinner proceeded to explain how the reindeer found its way to North America to mate with the elk. As the story goes, the ranchers of Finland were able to domesticate these wild reindeer and teach them to pull sleds as a means of transportation in their snow covered land. Then one winter one of these bearded jolly old fat Fins took it up a notch and taught eight of these reindeer to fly. Of course, they took the scenic route over the North Pole to get to North America. As Paul Harvey would say......"And now you know the rest of the story"

Yup, multiple answers because Wheel Horse changed their minds The manual stated up to the oil check hole on the side. Do that and you'll be fine. Then they said 1 1/2 quarts. Do that and you'll be fine. They call for SAE 90. I use 80w90. Some go heavier. Do any of that and you'll be fine. Oh yea, please ignore the blurb in the original owners manual about how to shift while moving. Do that and you won't be fine.

Measure twice ... push once!

1978c81 That is good to know. I hope you enjoy the tractor. looks like it is a keeper.

Been a long time since I got to work on this Ole girl. To many irons in the fire. Its Kohler time, or is that "Miller Time", but I got the engine tore down and decreased. Has a nice .002" groove in the jug from a broken top ring so its off to the machine shop soon. I will rebuild this in the Man Cave where there is some heat!

Have any good leads on what company has good prices on points , condenser etc for a K301s motor? Will probably need an internet company.

I get all my WH belts on eBay. Sometimes you need to be patient for some of the part numbers but generally i can usually find new oem belts still in the bag for 50-75% of my dealers price. Just took a quick look, there are a couple 520 H belts (114895) new and still bagged ranging in price from $27.99 to $34.99. Not sure what the dealer price is now, last time i got quoted around $40 and that was about 2 years ago.

Yep. I'd go with the dogs nose weather forecast over the meteorologists as more scientific every time. I hear a dogs sense of smell is so keen they can help find medical problems in humans. They are amazing creatures. You can't get a more true love than a dog has for its owner. No wonder dogs are mans best friends.

Looks great! That Stallion is groomed!

Very good information. No gas in it. What would happen if gas fumes got to the coal stoker? KAA-BOOM!

Here's a service bulletin on correcting the rattle of the disconnect. Not really has anything to do with belt routing though.

I boil my bunnies first like you would an owl, then fry 'em in veg. oil. Man O man dats good stuff....

You can not go wrong with what has been stated. You want something that equals 90Wt. To fill, I like to take out those 2 9/16ths bolts that hold on the seat and fenders. Place a funnel in one of those holes and pour in the oil until it starts to seep out the fill plug by the trans axle...replace the plug and if you want a little more oil in there...add another 2 or 3 oz. I would say no more then that.

Calendar material.

Had a friend of ours at my wife's work today ask if we had an edger, but I pulled the engine off it this summer to fix up an old mini-bike someone gave me. When I found out that he was trying to bury invisible fence wire on his new home without a lawn, I offered the 502 and my plow. it took an hour to trench around his whole property, shy of the one edge of his yard that took him 5 hours with a shovel! win for the WH!

Thanks everyone for the comments and giving this attention. Sadly the 'oss is still missing despite my searching and asking, the children have even turned into superheroes of late and been using their powers in the search! I have become quite obsessed with this and even taken holiday from work to try and track her down but at present seem to have hit a wall, I'm very disappointed with the Police for leaving her there where she was first dumped, besides anything else it was a school route and if any of the children had started her it could have ended in a very messy way. Please keep vigilant, I can name several distinguishing marks besides the obvious.

My $.02. International Harvester IH-50 Dupont 7410 Matches my 867 original paint perfectly.

And 2 beat up mower decks no numbers plus a stuckmotor and tire chains

Last winter I managed to wear the end of the lift pin on my snow thrower down to just below the hole for the cotter pin. Thought it would be great to really clean the driveway but it never occurred to me that I was grinding the pin down with every use as you can see in the picture below. Finally decided to replace it but I thought I'd try an idea to prevent the same thing from happening again. So first off, I removed the hook. The picture is after it was removed from the snow thrower. This required lots of elbow grease with a hacksaw blade, small grinder, a hammer and chisel. Rooting around a friends machine shop I found some 5/8 diameter rod and made up a new L shaped piece but instead of just recreating the existing hook, I decided to thread one leg of the L for a 5/8-11 thread, and drilled a 1/8 hole for a cotter pin to hold a slotted nut in place. I then welded the new lift hook back in place along with the piece of flat stock that originally help to hold it in place. Right side Left side The final photo shows the hook with the nut, pin and the large washer that will lay on top of the lift bar. I'm hoping that the combination of washer, nut and pin will be enough keep the lift bar in place. I hitched the snow thrower up last weekend to try it out and the scuffs in the paint are from the lift bar. It lifted the thrower with no problems and now winter can't get here fast enough to really give it a test. My next mod might be to add a scraper blade to the lower edge of the snowthrower as I'd rather replace that and not the snow thrower.