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To beautiful not to take my niece and her pumpkin for a little joy ride today... IMG_0906.MOV

My 1st grandson Jeremy checking my 312-8 out I think Jeremy was saying.....Hey Gramps get this thing out of the shop and moving My son and Jermey out for his 1st WH tractor ride! He started crying when we took him off, so it was back on for a few more laps. Yes he's going to be grandpa's tractor boy! Picked up a NOS mid-mount grade blade and rear mount recently. It had a few rusty scratches, but had what appeared to be a waxy/oily shipping coating all over it. Grader is mounted in the above picture. I was amazed at how well it worked. As others have said, using the manual lift really lets you vary up and down pressure. Question - When I pull the handle to angle the blade, the handle hits the very corner of my 312-8 rear fender (with the blade in the raised position) Is this common, Could I have something mounted wrong (I have the rear mounts centered) or do I just need to bend the handle a little? No wear on the factory paint on the bottom of the blade. But we put it to work and broke it in. Quite a handy attachment. Now I need some more areas to grade!

Had a friend at work ask if I would like a generic dump cart that had seen it's better days? Sure !! Flange bearings in the wheels were shot, 2 flat and weather checked tires, weathered paint, bent axle, etc. Well after fixing all the major problems thought I would really perk it up with a paint job in Wheel Horse Red and the addition of a couple decals. And there you have it, a "faux" dump cart.

Hi guys, been enjoying using my new to me C-85 I have. It was sitting in shed in way so good excuse for its first for me cold start video. Deck sounds like it wasn't engaging in one video , Did see spindle turning though, guess it was just quieter due to temps in the '30's today.

@Wheelhorsestory AKA Mike Marttino, has increased all of our knowledge of and appreciation for our beloved Tractors and equipment.

Hi all, been a while since I've posted here, but some of the info here came in handy lately. Here's what me and my B80 have been up to, in pictures. The wiring harness was a mess of wire nuts, quick connects and other such ugliness. I wanted to put an electric fuel pump on to replace the dead mechanical one, but the wiring was too ugly, even for me. I labeled everything to prevent CRS issues later, tore it (almost) all off, and brought it in to the workbench. I made a bunch of new wires, all terminals soldered and heat shrunk. I checked out all connections as best I could on the bench. Mostly connected wiring back on the tractor: Harness tidied up a bit, not quite done but close. I ran into some other minor issues along the way, but it's back in the land of the living. Hope pics and video embed works. I have way more time and $ into this than it's worth, but I have enough leftovers to rewire my old M Farmall and any other projects that come along. Plus, the satisfaction of knowing that everything works and will continue to work for years to come is worth it.

The RedSquare members pic, unfiltered from this years WHCC show??? The guy with his back to the camera is the president of The John Deere company !!!

10-15-2004 “Funeral coaches” exempted from car-seat law On this day in 2004, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration rules that hearse manufacturers no longer have to install anchors for child-safety seats in their vehicles. In 1999, to prevent parents from incorrectly installing the seats using only their cars’ seat belts, the agency had required all carmakers to put the standardized anchors on every passenger seat in every vehicle they built. Though it seemed rather odd, most hearse-builders complied with the rule and many thousands of their vehicles incorporated baby-seat latches on their front and back passenger seats. However, the year after the agency issued the rule, one of the largest “funeral coach” manufacturers in the United States petitioned for an exemption. “Since a funeral coach is a single-purpose vehicle, transporting body and casket,” the petition said, “children do not ride in the front seat.” In fact, typically that seat is empty—after all, most people do try to avoid riding in hearses. On October 15, the agency agreed: All funeral coaches (now officially defined as “a vehicle that contains only one row of occupant seats, is designed exclusively for transporting a body and casket and that is equipped with features to secure a casket in place during the operation of the vehicle”) were permanently exempt from all child-safety provisions. According to this formulation, those rare hearses that do have rear seats are not technically funeral coaches; therefore; they are subject to the same child-restraint rules as every other carmaker.

Thanks guys. I do have to admit, there are 2 things that aren't right. I need a ground cable yet, the 10ga homemade job was a get by till I get one next time I go to Fleet Farm. Also, don't tell the safety police, but there are no safety switches in my diagram. "Safety by Darwin", I hate lawyer induced complexity, and I'll be the only driver. Maybe I need to make a stainless "Start at your own risk" dashboard cover at work... New tubes in the back tires and a seat and it'll be ready to work again.

Garry

Got in this afternoon at around 5 PM. That drive absolutely sucks, and spending a week in Corinth eating road food has not done my stomach much good. That said, the people in Mississippi were wonderful folk, and very hospitable. The food wasn't bad at all, since we ate almost exclusively in local Mom and Pop diners (although everything is fried, including the pickles. Better have your cholesterol checked after getting back.). The problem is that a change in diet isn't a real good idea once you get some mileage on you. Had a few slug burgers, and they were pretty good, although they didn't agree with one of our crew later, so he had no intention of eating any more later in the week. Caterpillar should be happy now. Got their pallet system working very good. Once Cincinnati Milling Machine gets their 5 axis mill all programmed, Cat should be able to smoke through their V-8 through V-20 blocks fast. This weekend will be spent getting chores done, and unwinding. Spending this evening drinking a few frosty's, and looking at the Horses in the garage.

Great tip, thanks for sharing. Your work is outstanding, know your son will be proud.

Got some more work done on the RJ today, although I ran into bad news. I'll get to that shortly. Anyway, I got the frame all polished up and after running to the hardware store for more stainless steel bolts, nuts, and washers, I was able to get it attached to the transmission. I also polished the front axle and spindles, so they were all assembled as well. After getting the idler arm, idler pulley, and the clutch arm all polished and ready for assembly, only then did I realize that the rear wheel needed to be removed. No big deal. However, when I went to slide the idler arm through the transmission covers, I couldn't get around from having the arm all scratched up. Frustration Number 1!!! So after calming down by walking away from the project for about an hour, I figured I'll install the front wheels. After putting the first wheel on, I found that I apparently grabbed the wrong set of rims for this tractor, as the hubs on these rims aren't wide enough for the spindles. Frustrating Number 2!!! So after digging through the garage, I found another set of wheels that I'm pretty sure are the original wheels for this tractor. Only trouble is, they are full of calcium and don't appear to be in the best of shape. I couldn't break the valve stems loose, however after spraying PB Blaster around the beads, I was amazed to find out how well the beads broke. I eventually cut the valve stems off with my Dremel and cutting wheel as the stems were brass. I got the tires removed and found that the calcium was contained inside an inner tube so the insides of the rims aren't bad at all. In fact, the sides that you see in the pictures below, are the only bad areas of the rims. The backsides are in good shape and should clean up well. After the tires were removed, I installed all of the grease zerks along with the zerk caps and spindle caps that I bought from Glenn. I sure hope tomorrow goes a lot better than today did!!!

Digger...if Karl sees that and does not have a smile on his face...there is no hope!! You know, they could be looking for the white smoke for the new pope.

I WANNA BE THE NEW MODERATOR ! I WANNA BE THE NEW MODERATOR ! I WANNA BE THE NEW MODERATOR ! I WANNA BE THE NEW MODERATOR ! I WANNA BE THE NEW MODERATOR !

That looks good. I will do that to mine when the bushings get worn (they are new now).

Sadly, yes. I never bothered to make a note of them, but recall a few other instances where the nonexistent turned up. Guess we need to call it "Almost all"

ED,,,,,,TO BE HONEST.............THE ONLY THING i am looking for is the headlamp bezel.......for a part #,,,,,,,i see one for sale on ,abcdE-Bay,,,,,,and i am not sure if it will fit.!!!!! thanks for the help,,,,,,,, Im starting now........i want to bring it to the Show next Summer....never to soon to start... And yes,,,,,,,,there will be build pics.. lolololo

Well horse friends, tomorrow I go and look and possibly buy my first horse. 2 owner Raider 12 with wheel weights chains snow blower and deck. Needs alittle work in the fuel department guy says but sounds super clean. @PeacemakerJack last night I was a little bored at work and made some drive on plow set up block @WHX8 encourage me to post pictures which are coming. pictures will be coming tomorrow if I do buy the beaut.

Look under engine you will probably find 2 bolts under frame going up into block. My c160 has the same thing.

Maybe, just maybe, a bright red paint and a horsey makes everything look better! Nice job! I DOES look tremendously better!

Me!!! YUP!!! YUP!!! Thanks!!!

Lined all my machines up before putting them away today as well!

OOOOO! that cloud looks like a wheelhorse!

Red Smoke!

Looks really good Tigman

Despicable Me Minions thought they were at a Trump event (after all they are Despicable) only to find that it was a Frumpy concert.

Now THAT is some kinna sharp ......Great job

"BIG BLOCK" ... would look good in there !

TO RED TRACTORS!!!...

I would use 6ga wire for the starter circuit (8 might suffice but i like to err on the safer side).. For everything else I use 14ga Overkill for some circuits but keeps it simple stocking colored wire. The ignition switch isn't cheap. You might want to consider using a more modern (and cheaper) switch and use a solenoid to activate the starter.

If the serial number is 62-2385x with the last digit not readable it is a 1963 serial number. Garry

When I rebuilt my two-stage, I used the same cam-lock bearings CTBT&D used on his auger shaft. Worked out just fine. I would recommend them. And yes, the 1/4" spacers are needed. The bearings are not expensive and will be easy to replace if the need ever comes.

With a wave and a smile on her face!

If you had the hood, steering wheel and gas tank to go with it, it might be worth putting back together but the way it is now could get expensive. My philosophy is save'm if you can but when they're already chopped, they're fair game for parts or customs.

No more "cradle to grave" vehicles?

The skid shoes were also made by me the P.O. had let the others set in mud and salt to long, plus I made them wider and thicker than original,Jeff.

Bravo. It looks like you did it the right way. I have seen so many hodgepodge wiring jobs on these old gals, it's amazing they even run. And when they don't, it's a nightmare to trace a circuit. The best thing about the B's and C's of that era is the simplicity of the wiring. Great job.

Tractor 1967 867 D&A OM IPL Wiring SN.pdf Page 2 of 65-72 manuals,this is the one I down loaded for my 867. Oh they are real Ed, The tag on mine is T867.

Roofing is ridonculous $$$ even for the roll out type

Whoever remembers us ranting about cheap stuff that didn't last being made in Japan a few years ago raise your hand!!

amen to that! One of the things about RS Ryan is we LOVE pics...some guys demand Them!!! Theses are blocks to lift the tractor up on one side when setting up the plow. My kinda kid as he's making them on work time!! Better double the height @PeacemakerJack's 12" punisher was cutting twice that depth!! You best stop by my house and get the black Chilton trailer.. best to be prepared when horse rustling...

I spied an RJ25... Better pics coming soon...

All went well with the carb cleaning, but i found something very strange. My M12s is bolted to the frame on the left and both motor mount holes are hanging over the side of the frame by 1/2"

That is the way I like to do it....solder and heat shrink. I even bought a bunch of the "Packard 56 (I think 56)" connectors and the original color and gauge of wires!

You can never have enough weight hanging off the rear. I have a ballast box w a 5 gallon gas can inside. Typically run 4-44lb suitcase weights on the sides. Forward motion is rarely a problem. Most of my tire slippage happens in reverse. Usually due to the extra snow behind the two stage. Keep in mind I'm 265 and also run wheel weights.

A lot of us John. And the home made bomb shelter, the stock pile of canned food in the back corner of the basement, and waking up scared at the sound of a prop plane overhead at night.

Just remember....Rome was not built in a day. I just had to say that.

Will you STOP!!! please... using the four letter curse words already???