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Took a 2 hr. cruise for our 30 th anniversary on the Erie Canal with the Lyons N.Y. Rotary. Beautiful night and saw a whole bunch of herons,ducks and other wild life! Look close in the 2nd pic and you'll see a heron sitting on a log.

I am a craftsman furniture builder and build fine heirloom pieces. I have to share my space with my tractors and my wood!

The Wheel Horse bug definitely bites hard! Lately Ive been encountering deals that are just too good to pass by. Even if it means having more "scrap" laying around than usable tractors. It does make for some fun projects though! Here are some pictures of some of my recent pickups. Ill post more as I get it sorted through.

These tractors are addicting. It doesn’t run yet. I need to drain the old gas, rebuild the carb and free up the throttle and choke cables. Then we are going to blast the yellow paint off of the wheels.

Finished the refresh on my 1960 suburban 400, except the rims and tires. Then introduced it the the others.

Sold all three to one guy today.. Sad to see them go, but... One of the reasons I’m selling is because I’m thinning my personal collection down to custom, modified only. So, I’m selling all my “stock” tractors. Ilk still have a few “flip tractors”, but hope to get down to about 4 I’m my personal collection. We’ve been up around a dozen for a year now.. too much to keep up with.. I think these are going to a good home.

I'll just leave this here for Side shot Sunday!

figured I would post some other color, took the david bradley suburban out for a spin around the property today. it's a neat tractor one of my favorites for looks but it's constant adjustment to keep it in line. enjoy

Great work! My grandfather was a furniture maker and finish carpenter. He made a lot of custom trim and mill work. I’ve got an old plane of his he loved that you might find interesting. It’s a Stanley from the late 1800’s my Pops called it a coffin and boat makers plane. You can adjust the beam to cut around radiuses. When he’d join custom trim that cased curved windows and doors he use it for that a lot making fine adjustments before sanding. It’s got the original japaning and finish just as it was last he used it. I’ll keep it and appreciate it till I’m gone.

Seat is mounted. Fluids all changed. 3 bolt hubs replaced with 5 lug ones. It now runs an moves under its own power. It's fast but not fast enough. Now to change rear pulley to a smaller one.

My recent purchase , rare to UK and came with attachments

Old Diebold bankers drawer cabinets i found on craigslist with a 2x4 top on that and a peice of 16ga galvanized steel bent up for a wipeable top, been using it for 2 years and i love it. 11ft long

The phrase 10lbs in a 5lb bag applies to my workbench and shop!

Went to a persons house that was advertising a wheel horse snow plow for sale for $50. He stated it was usable, but rough. I arrived and looked at the plow, He stated I could have the plow for $50, or whole, NON running tractor and deck for $75. It took me about 3 seconds to get my wallet out and give him the money. Hope I did out ok. Its a 1100 Special. Im sure I will be full of questions. I find myself looking at numerous websites, for wheel horse items. Im sure there has to be a cure, but Im not sure on what the number of tractors will be the cure. LOL

@rjg854, Here's the project I mentioned in the Thread about my Honey's 657. My Honey and I are both big believers in keeping our equipment covered up and out of the sun, rain and snow. In the last three years we have amassed two 10 cu. foot yard dump trailers, a log splitter, I built a log pole style trailer... Two snow blowers, lawnmower... And the herd of horses keeps growing... We'll soon have three up and running and probably 5 before spring. It's time to make more storage space. Last fall we stuffed the log splitter under the back corner of the shop and this spring did the same with a snowblower. I've decided to elaborate and improve on that plan. Here's the back of the shop "before". Note the poor condition of the building. We'll be replacing the molding around the windows and reapplying a moisture barrier sheet. There are 5 vertical stands across. We'll be removing the center one and the one behind it and digging out the dirt until the floor joists are 48" or more from the ground. There's about 35 inches of clearance on the left (shorter) side right now. We're then going to hang this shed roof unit from the building and support it with whatever is handy at the outside corners. It measures about 71" front to back and 103" wide. Trina found a couple places where rodents had made themselves a new doorway under the right hand window so we cut out the bad/rotten sheathing and she sliced a new piece and installed it under the window. I've been pretty lax about keeping the mouse traps set this summer. Obviously that needs to change. We stapled on the first layer of new barrier this evening. Here's an under shot of the digging and shows the missing vertical piece. When the whole project is done we will have a space under the building that is 48 to 50 inches high, 80 or so inches wide, and almost 8 feet deep. The new roof covered portion, outside of the shed building, will be approximately 8 feet wide and maybe 70 inches deep? For a year or two the roof will be solid but the walls will probably be flexible material like a sheet of Typar or something.

Good score!I have a bad feeling that the only cure is a dirt nap.Don't leave them together at night cause they reproduce like rabbits.

After taking a couple of weeks off I got back to work on the Ranger this week. I've got the block ready to paint, just waiting on a new pan gasket to get here. All the engine tins are painted so I hope to get the engine mounted this week. Once that's done I need to get started on the hood, wiring and final assembly.

Took a little road trip to grab these today. The paint is faded on the blower but its in really nice shape otherwise. The tiller is solid and should clean up OK. Look forward to running these on my C-120.

HD metal bench I bought for $1.00 Mac boxes about 30 yrs. old now. I tipped them over once!

Here's a pic of my downstairs work area to go with the description from my first post.

I just did a re-glue on a piece that was late 1800s to early 1900s armoire. My next project will be a craftsman style rocking chair with leather seat and armrests.

Thanks, Richard. Building this for my grandsons has sorta got me hooked on these little Rangers. With a one year old granddaughter I just recently got another Ranger for her that I'm starting to collect parts for. Of course hers will be a slightly lighter shade of red.

Denny, that is looking soooooo gooooood!

Loose cam / linkage on top of the hydro will cause problems with the motion control lever not being able to advance the hydro to full speed. Look under the seat for the linkage. If it's loose, you've found the likely suspect. Tighten it up so the cam doesn't wobble, so the motion control will work correctly. Then chain the tractor to a tree or solid object and see if the wheels will try to bite in and pull, or if the transmission slips. That will tell you if the transmission is good or not.

Awesome stuff! I like to do metal and wood myself, but I’m more of a rustic type. The table in this picture used to be my late grandfather’s workbench. I built the rails and legs out if cedar fence posts. I’ve done a couple shelves around the house too, mainly with my chainsaw. Your work surely takes more talent and time!

Great time to anticipate the high holy season of Winter!!!

Well I don't have a hood ornament so I decided to fix that. But in a unique yet original way. So started with a logo and stretched it out and then printed it out and transfered it on a block of hardwood which I used a scroll saw to cut out. Worked away at it with the drill press to shape it, not the most efficient way but using the tools I got. And then after working away at it with a utility knife and a x-acto knife and sanding. And finally where I'm at right now with primer.

Worked the over the weekend here's a couple pics...grass hadn't been cut since I bought it some even longer, still fighting that cub in front of it I swear it's possessed since finding the rodent motel every time I get 1 problem fixed something else is broken,(from burnt out coil and spark plugs to carb issues now the fuel pump) Jeff.

Well its alive and running!!!! Just got to do rims and tires, and maybe a little tweaking to the carberatour. But I'm pretty happy with it over all. Serial number is 38718.

around a manifold pipe

Yours is too! Mine won't let me bring tractors into the house!

Stick with 30 W, you would only want to use multi-weight in the winter.

Hooked up to small yard trailer to help the wife bring in some pumpkins in, that the groundhogs decided to dine on.

I understand your problem. Need to nip this in the bud right away. Drop it off at my place or tell me where it is and I will come and get it. That will solve your problem before it gets worse. Marv

They said it! Great find and thanks for sharing!

New to me 315-8 on grass duty.

Here's a pic of mine I saved from scrap cleaned up runs great! This is my hundred dollar turd.

My recent purchase , RJ58 with spike harrow

You will find that all of the necessary wiring from a 310 is the same as the 312 of the same year and same transmission, just won't have the warning lights. Not all years had the same exact wiring though. You would probably be better off inspecting each wire and replacing those that are a problem. Find your year 312 in this guide and it will show you each system and the wires and components in the system.

Anything related to electric, a/c, plumbing and heating and refrigeration and the like are considered mechanicals, and require a "mechanic ".

The EPA has proposed a new mandate to increase the amount of ethanol in our fuel even more than there already is. I received this notice from Smarter Fuel Future, which is running a petition which you can take a couple minutes to sign electronically. The petition is to tell the EPA to reduce, not increase ethanol in fuel, and can be found here: SmarterFuel Future EPA Renewable Fuel Standard petition. It takes about 30 seconds to complete. Here's their notice: The recently proposed 2019 Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) volume obligations are clear indicators that the Environmental Protection Agency is doubling down on the failures of the ethanol mandates. Instead of recognizing what’s broken with the RFS, EPA decided to increase some of the mandates’ biggest flaws. As a result, the 2019 renewable volume obligations (RVOs), which dictate how much ethanol and other biofuels will be forced into the U.S. fuel supply next year, could be the highest ever. Bigger biofuel mandates are bad news for our country and our energy security—and could cost consumers dearly. NPR reports that taxpayers have already poured out an average of $5.4 BILLION a year on biodiesel—a fuel that’s more expensive and less energy dense per gallon than regular diesel. It’s also frequently imported from overseas. With the 2019 RVOs, costs to consumers could skyrocket and our dependence on foreign biofuels will continue. Additionally, most engines are not designed to run on gasoline with more than 10 percent ethanol. For boats, small engines and many cars, misfueling can lead to metal corrosion, rubber swelling and full engine break-downs. That’s where you come in. We have the chance to push back on the EPA about the way it’s handling RFS mandates. Submit a comment today and urge them to lower the 2019 RVOs. The RFS is a failed government mandate, and as long as it’s on the books, consumers will be paying the price. With your help, we can urge the EPA to lower the 2019 RFS mandate to levels that are better for consumers, and better for our country. And we can continue to push Congress to repeal and reform RFS once and for all. Click here to submit your comment to the EPA on the out-of-touch 2019 RVO proposal

Gave the 42" RD deck that came with my new 416 some attention today. A classic Saturday project! Looks pretty good from 10' away but up close she's hurtin'... Remember what happens in the Alien movies soon after that spider thing clamps on to someone face? This looks similar... (how on earth do people manage to do this?) anti seize Hopefully this will reduce the clippings that get all inside the frame and transaxle area... I put an ALU plate underneath this to cover the blowout hole (I dont have a welder) I almost put the belt on the outer pulley but came to my senses The cove base chute extension just fits.. If I cant cut at a height of >3.75" I might not use this tractor as a mower for more than 20 feet (I like cutting my grass high). It looks darn close!

Well as humble as mine is, here it is anyway: The solid wood top one is 2 in. thick and it is 6 feet long. I use the roll around a lot. I made it back in 76 and it has seen a lot of use.

The 314 has a Kohler CH14S motor. I didn't see it on the master model list. Is this some after market thing or did WH actually use this? The way they put it together looks almost natural. Both tractors have strange damage to the console and hoods. I put tubes in the 314 front tires, and added a battery, it started and drove fine, but the steering skips cogs. Thoughts on that? Also, the left side front spindle is bent. If I use a torch to straighten it, do you think it would hold? I'll need to order a starter for the 310. I'm getting a kind of big herd, I'd like to thin it. I was hoping the 314-8 would be in good enough shape to put my extra snowblower on and sell it for $600. But, I am concerned about the steering and the front spindles. The rear tires are in great shape, and the weights are decent. As well, the rear body panels are all in better shape than on my 416-8. I could part this out, sell the motor, and swap out the panels and wheels for my... But I hate to tear up a tractor that actually drives, even though it's been beaten on.

Pop a greasable "bearing buddy" on there in place of the dust cap and you'll be able to grease them without taking the whole shebang apart . https://trailerparts.com/trailer-hub-grease-cap-kit-1-99-1-31-32-o-d-1-pair.html?gclid=CjwKCAjwkrrbBRB9EiwAhlN8_NBFkxMRe-XmEvCiLx5KKbqJMeEFPWbDlYqkeIaSeDqqifdspEF7exoCnFsQAvD_BwE

A couple of years ago there was a tiller on ebay, it was 3.5 hr drive for me so I bid $99.00. Well I was the only bidder so I won it. The older gentlemen was the original owner, the tractor was a '97 416-8 with 200hr on it. Tiller was in great shape he said he used the tiller as as much as he used the deck. I ask about buying the tractor, it was in great shape also, he said he planed on using it to pull the grandkid around the neighborhood, but he'd sell the deck. I end up buying the tiller and deck, he threw in a nice 10" Brinly breaking plow. About a year later he called me and asked if I was interested in the tractor, he bought a golf cart and used it to pull the kid around. He said he had been trying to sell it for a few month and nobody wanted it with out the deck. I didn't really want the tractor ( Onan and lot-o- wires ) but he made me an offer I couldn't refuse. The point to all of this is if he had the deck he could have sold the tractor for much more, than he sold them separately to me.