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Got the crew ready this morning, 3 wheel horses, 1 Massey, let the white stuff fall !

Got the new decals on yesterday, the weather is unreal here in Mid Mo.

This topic came up in a recent discussion on proper battery maintenance and storage techniques. I usually keep 3 or 4 batteries on float charge thru the winter and have performed a simple modification on $5 Harbor Freight float charger to allow it to peform as it should. I purchased several chargers two or three years back and found each of the chargers put out a different voltage. The range varied from 12.8 to 13.4 volts. A float voltage of 12.8 is too low and 13.4 is just a tad too high, If you are using this item to float charge your batteries, please take the time to measure the DC voltage between the red and black charger clips WITHOUT THE CHARGER CONNECTED TO A BATTERY. Any voltage significantly outside a 13.0 to 13.3 range could be slowly compromising your battery. I will post pics on a simple modification which will allow setting of a precise 13.2 volt output needed to properly maintain a wet lead acid battery thru winter storage. Stay tuned as my camera memory card appears to have issues of its own.

Woot, going to have a squished penny soon!

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

Some day that thing is gonna bring me... my very own, little red Wheel-Horse tractor.

Have you been mowing the snow again?

Dadburn splinters, I sure do wish they would pave this crossing!

Casey Jones Steamin ana Rollin , Casey Jones Yer never have to guess, Casey Jones Driver of the Cannon ball express

I HOPE HE LEAVES THE KEYS IN THAT LOCO.... I ALWAYS WANTED TO DRIVE ONE OF THOSE.

Lookin' good Great! Did my 520-8 usin' Terry's decals. Excellent and, divorced TORO. Check with Glenn for the air screen and steering wheel caps / inserts.

When they say, "A picture is worth a thousand words." This is the picture they are talking about. Look at the wood framed boxcars, the late 30's, early 40's vehicles...that locomotive is a 2-8-2 Mikado!! Who's that kid with no socks?? This could be the train yard in Bensenville, Illinois...I've done a ton of train watching there through the years. edited years of vehicles per JimD below.

Buffalo Bill Cody makes his first stage appearance.

1964 B-10 Early Model

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

Glenn nailed it once again. As Mr.T would say I PITTY THE FOOL THAT WOULD PUT SNOW ON MY DRIVEWAY.....

Your Stallions are certainly ready for cold, wet, nasty white junque. You Sir, are all set! If we get snow, the grandsons will love it. I'll sip hot coffee and watch from the window.

Sharp eye, Steve! Definitely a Milwaukee Rd. L-1 Mikado and a Ribbed-Side caboose. I don't think that it is Bensenville though. Perhaps further east inside the city limits?

Sure hope that bushy tailed rodent didn't go into hibernation.

Got the deck assembled. Now I have to wait for grass. After all it's only December. NOS deck shell, NOS pulleys, NOS gears, new bearings, new seals, new belts, NOS blades, new wheels, some brass bushings, Terry's decals, and stainless hardware. Can't wait to mow with it in the spring. Here's what I started with.

And they are all red !!!

That thingy in the last picture might be a spring mount for a mid mount idler. Almost looks like it used to be a Kohler engine lifting point.

What is this rod and what is it for? Goes through the bottom of the frame side to side, but I see no purpose for it???

Very formidable, like the A team. That massey looks pretty brutal to. Me likey. Glenm

This is what I used about 40 years ago.

It's a Franken-Horse... on a good day.

Ta heck with the horse...gotta get me one of those...

Thanks buddy... good job on scaring the snow away.

Yep, that's the site alright. Use this http://outdoorpowerinfo.com/belts/toro_belts.asp to lookup your factory belt dimensions and then find a belt on vbelts for less that is a close match. A lot of OEM belts claim to spec out in between 2 industrial belt sizes. However, I have found that going up or down to the nearest generic belt size works fine. All my applications has plenty of idler/tensioner take-up to account for any minor differences in belt size.

"Faster than a speeding train!"

The pic is from 1939.

I think I can still make it across!

I pretty much only use the old gear driven decks to mow my yard and i love them my very first wheel horse was a 857 with 36" deck and i mowed my yard with it for years before actually getting it to the horse hobby now i look back and can't believe it mowed as good as it did considering the deck was completely worn out and sounded something horrible but i didn't know any better.

Nice job so far! Very sharp!

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.

thanks for the help guys...

Welcome to . Seen a many of "Basket Cases" show up on this forum and turn into some Very Nice Machines..

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

It`s that dang global warming, and I`m lovein` it.

International Harvester IH-50 Dupont/Nason code 7410 This is the darker/original IH color. Almost perfect match to Regal Red. $266 in that can. Sprays beautiful though. Laid over black Epoxy primer.

hi there new to forum,just traded my near mint 1986 duetz-allis616 hydro and 48in.deck for a 1969 wheelhorse gt14 with 3pt hitch,looks like a basket case and needs some work,but I neede a work horse so did the swap.,i will be asking a bunch of questions since I'm not familiar with older machines only newer ones,so thanks in advance.

I've bought the last 7 of 8 belts on Amazon with no trouble, all were Gates Hi-Power or similar. Excellent results as long as you know which belt number you need. Sure beats paying 30-40% more at Napa for the same exact thing.

I'm feeling the Yamaha 4-stroke love! Nice couple of machines there! I really hope we get snow this winter. Our local club trails in my county couldn't open last year because of lack of snow. I love the sweet sweet sound of the Genesis 1000cc at 10,500 RPM. Its my own special brand of auditory heroin. My wife won't let me own a crotch rocket for the street. So instead I own one of these and, when we have the snow, its a great way to embrace the winter season. Here I am from a couple seasons back. Photo Credit (my good friend Matt M, with Cannon EOS T2i w/EF 70-300mm F/4-5.6 L

Hey Doug, for your knob, click on Glenn Pettit in the vendor section.

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!

It has been almost a year now and I've been remiss with the updates. The transmission is back together... Along with the rest of the sheet metal... Just a few minor parts to go including Terry's decals.... A new set of Carlisle's ... A year or so later the old girl is back on her feet.... The heat shield and belt guard held things up a bit but it finally came together.

Craig- Very nice!! I had some green in the back of my truck today as well...

Thank the lord! I'm getting better at this and the look is improving. This is the pump carrier that will key into the front kwik attach. I still need to get the 13/16" round stock for pegs and the 2" angle iron that goes across below the pegs. That's what the pump fastens to.