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  1. 9 points
    It was fun running the Eagle silo filler that my brother Tim picked up from an auction. Him & my brother Les cut a couple loads of corn ( they cut the stalks by hand with corn knifes ). After all of the work getting the corn , luck was with us when we hooked the belt up and gave it a spin. It worked very well and was very quiet. When we ran it on Sat with a Farmall H about all you could hear while standing next to the filler was the H purring away in the back ground. There was a good turn out of hit miss engines, a lot of the exhibitors also brought implements along so that the engines had some thing to run. One of my favorite exhibits at the show was this JD model A. The owner removed the old 2 poppin Jonny engine and replaced it with an International V8 engine. Given the fact that this show is only 9 miles from my house, I decided to clean out my garage/yard & take every tractor/mower that I have in running condition. As long as I had every thing lined up for the first time ever I though that I better take a picture. One thing that kind of surprised me a little, was the amount of interest that people had in my Swisher Ride King. I had fun showing off how maneuverable it was. Most people were amazed to hear that I actually mow my lawn with it on a regular basis. As Jim said the weather was not the best & neither was the spectator turn out, but I still had a good time talking with old friends & meeting some new ones.
  2. 7 points
    Hello from beautiful NW Arkansas! I joined today because there is a good chance that I will be adding my first Wheel Horse (a 1974 C-160) to my set of garden tractors that I use in our garden. I was contacted by a lady I met a few years ago when my wife and I were visiting a friend at a local hospice. Her husband was there and we got to talking about gardening and garden tractors. We traded phone numbers but hadn’t heard from her until last week. Her husband passed a few months ago, so she is down-sizing and moving (locally). She remembered that I liked garden tractors, called, and asked if I would mind looking at their Wheel Horse to see what it needs (if anything) before she sells it. She thinks it has a problem but doesn’t know what. We went to visit her Saturday. The Wheel Horse is in very good condition, has a mower deck, tiller, front blade, aerator, and wheel weights. I will hopefully have time to give it a first look later this evening. It impressed me enough to consider buying it from her. We’ll see! I currently own 4 GT’s: 1966 Cub Cadet 123 1981 Speedex 1631 1994 Craftsman GT6000 2008 Craftsman PGT9000 Glad to be here! I hope to be a full-fledged owner soon! Paul
  3. 7 points
    So I was working out in the yard and I get a text from a friend saying he found a 552 wheel horse. Well did some dealing with him and he delivered it. All 4 tires are rotted. Engine is a replacement but is messed up. Hood has a big hole lol. I don't know what I am going to do with it yet. I am stuck between fixing it or parting it. I got a snowblower today with a nice h70 that would look nice on the 552 but I also have a 701 engine sitting in shed that would look good on it too. But I could also use it for parts for the 753 and my 701(needs correct front rims which would be what's on the 552) the picture of the 552 with the hood on it is before it got to my house
  4. 4 points
    My favourite hammer for tapping out gaskets from bulk stock purchased at the local auto supply.
  5. 4 points
    The slide hammer was originally made to remove the front pump from a 44RE automatic transmission that I rebuilt for my 96 Dodge Dakota, everything went well until a large crack in the frame was discovered. The slide hammer has found many uses around the shop, the last job it was used on was to removed the timing gear from an Onan crankshaft and it looks like it will be used to remove the timing gear from a Lister currently being torn down for parts.
  6. 4 points
    I built this for spraying but I don’t know why the platform couldn’t be modified with an extra wing that would come forward next to you to give your pup a nice spot to hang out. I just slide it into a receiver hitch I installed on the tractor. Yours wouldn’t need to be nearly that high. I built mine to accommodate the spray angle that I wanted.
  7. 4 points
    Although these are posted elsewhere on the forum, I needed to post them here because this thread is a record of this tractor and special memories with it. It will be much easier to point my kids to it in the upcoming years to read about our history with this cool 953! Got to do some plowing with Dad’s Clyde. It was the first time that I got some serious distraction free time to plow with this machine. I’m definitely impressed with it. No problem plowing in second gear with good ground conditions. I was cutting a 5-7” deep furrow and dad’s land wheel was working great...I just need to get those custom decals from @Vinylguy to complete the look of the plow. This plow mule is great! Dad was on a missions trip to Sofia, Bulgaria and wasn’t around to plow with me. I’m hoping it works out for us to plow sometime in the future together with conditions that were this good!
  8. 4 points
    Here we go 2nd wind. Dan's brother picked up a silo filler so we had fun with that running it off a steamer. Some sawmill action... till they hit a nail
  9. 4 points
    I have a home made receiver hitch and a weight Box/stuff crier that I have fabricated for it.
  10. 3 points
    I recently purchased a Kohler 6.5 kw 3 phase generator with a ST2 Lister diesel engine, previous owner ran it low on oil. I've drained what little of it there was and found a lot of metallic particles, so to be on the safe side I'm going to disassemble the bottom end, mic the crank journals to see if I can get away with just a polishing with standard bearings. I'll go with name brand Clevite or Federal Mogul engine bearings, The generator was still on my truck when I went to the local station for gasoline for the truck and the guy there said diesels are hard to start in the cold, told him not real diesel that have high compression. The Lister is 23.5:1. In addition to being high compression the engine has an unusually odd looking cold starting aid, screwed into the intake manifold are two brass cups. You remove the caps from these and fill them with oil, that oil finds its way into the cylinder decreasing the volume of cc's inside the cylinder thus raising the compression further. Ingenious engineering Each cylinder is equipped with an injector but the unusual thing is each injector has its own individual fuel pump each of which is operated by independent lobes on the camshaft. The same cam that opens and closes the valves in the cylinder head. The ST2 is an air cooled engine, each of the cylinders are held to the block via stay bolts one end screwed into the block with the upper ends passing through the cylinder head, each cylinder has an independent head. The forged steel crankshaft with machined counterweights that are affixed via cap screws, I suspect that Lister used the same crank on several different models of engines by simply changing to the counterweight needed. Engine is full oil pressure fed, the oil pump is of the plunger type operated via a camshaft lob as well. The camshaft protrudes from the engine and doubles up as a PTO shaft running at half the engine speed.
  11. 3 points
    Finally got tired of the missus leaving these lay around in the shop for me to stumble over.... put them where they belong!
  12. 3 points
    That is an age old method for making gaskets.Good tutorial.My dad showed me the method over 50 years ago.When I was a wet behind the ears millwright apprentice my instructors seemed irritated that I knew how to make gaskets as well as they could.But then I was always a smart a#s.I wished I could get a roll of gasket material as big as what you show.
  13. 3 points
    It looks to be well cared for. Maybe just needs some wax! I would be all over that. Then you will see why all of us here are addicted to these great tractors. Durability, ease of changing attachments, I could go on and on!
  14. 3 points
    I'm with 953 nut. Many moons ago, when I first discovered Wheel Horses, did a lot of research and decided I HAD to have C-160. Fast forward a few years, have owned a few of them but sold them because they are in high demand around here and "everything has a price". Several years ago I got a C-160 auto that I am determined to keep. NOT FOR SALE! Has always done (with ease) everything demanded of it. Pay whatever she wants and feel good about helping her out and your new acquisition.
  15. 3 points
    or just a bunch of mud on it!
  16. 3 points
    Thanks Stefan. Yes, the kohlers turn clockwise, fortunately so does the Stover...it can be misleading sometimes, cause after they "hit" and start to slow down, they can appear to be spinning the opposite direction. And adapting a pulley has turned out to be waaaaay easier.
  17. 3 points
    Sorry to hear about the loss Terry. Your skill level is such that I know you will do a great job on the redesign whenever you are able to get to it. You do such great work that I’m confident your decal is the finishing touch dad’s plow needs visually!
  18. 3 points
    You are going to love the C-160! A sixteen horse Kohler "THUMPER" engine and a bulletproof eight speed transmission will last for ever with a little maintenance. It looks like it has been cared for and with all those attachments you will be able to do a ton of work.
  19. 3 points
    Razor You would not be sorry in buying it. The C160 is a beast and can do just about anything. '74 is the first year they were made but were built on a time proven frame and transmission. They came in either hydro or gear jammer. On many of our tractor bucket list for sure. Just off the top that one looks like a nice one & you have come to the right place for anything . Great bunch of talented people here.
  20. 3 points
    it was pure logic. I don't know what a zebra feeder looks like and I don't know what that thing looks like either so I just figured it must be a zebra feeder. So I was one animal off..... Keep us posted to the end result please.
  21. 3 points
    Very true Richard, never thought of it that way. Not only that a little more time to futz with and play with our own tractors. I got some seat time & getting to know on that new to me 953.
  22. 3 points
    A project but a worthy one. Looks like my 1st Horse 40+ years ago.
  23. 3 points
    What about making something like the ATV racks? That's what popped into my mind first. May even be able to find one close and just make some mounts. Or you could always just make a side car like a motorcycle.... that'd be pretty neat
  24. 3 points
    Glad to see the Garden Tractor Mafia is doing well. I like smaller shows like that, allows you to get to talk to more people, not so overwhelmed by the need to keep walking so you don't miss something.
  25. 3 points
  26. 3 points
    Cant say that this was today, it was actually 3 years ago, but fb sent me a reminder of it. Built a dog house for Bud, towing it to its location....in my post on facebook I stated that it, "...reminded me of my first house...lol"....
  27. 3 points
    Dan—love the lineup picture and your description of the silo filler. Thanks for the pics and write up to both you and Jim. I really wanted to make it but Caleb’s Meet took precedence. Thanks for taking us on the journey!
  28. 2 points
    Already have 2 with pull starts lol. Dads 502 with 94 8hp magnum (mine now) then dads 753 which is mine now too. 753 has a 1958 k160 Kohler on it from a bolens
  29. 2 points
  30. 2 points
    Hey Scott, we need a little more info to resolve your problem. Can you check the linkage path from the hydraulic cylinder to the deck and tell us what is moving and what is not moving when you raise and lower the lift. The problem could be in the hydraulic system or in the mechanical linkage to the deck. We need to know what is moving.
  31. 2 points
    Eldon @kj4kicks makes some good ones. Contact him through this store in York PA or send him a PM here. http://classickitchensandmore.com/wheel-horse-tractors-parts-c-42/?zenid=7v27iuecg6fods5h2aduoh2n83
  32. 2 points
    Got it rolling on all 4 today. Figured out my hood ornament base and got it mounted. Now just to get the engine back on over the next couple days. I painted up the steering wheel cap and put that on as well. @ebinmaine how about a brushed stainless look. I wet sanded the base with 5 different types of paper and then clear coated it.
  33. 2 points
    Simple lid, at an angle to prevent perching and pooping into the food.
  34. 2 points
    Well, it works! Got close to 50 lbs of feed in there.
  35. 2 points
    Well I got no zebras, but I’m surprised that your nonsense is so close! It’ll hopefully feed some chickens more than 2 days!
  36. 2 points
    I had the engine tins off the 312 when I first got it for cleaning and to set the magneto to flywheel clearance (it was actually rubbing). Put everything back together and it would not start. Turns out I put the regulator plug wires around the wrong side of the choke linkage and it was stopping the choke from working properly. Not really an electrical issue, just wires binding up a linkage. Likely not your issue but just something to look at. Cleat
  37. 2 points
    I got no idea whatsoever so I'm going to go with either backscratcher or zebra feeder.
  38. 2 points
  39. 2 points
    Well to say the least this isn't the mother of all shows but we still had fun. Weather was cold and crappie and wet and probably kept some exhibitors and spectators away but I still managed to buy a few new friends. Always nice just to hang with tractor bros anyway! High light was almost watching a kid feed the ducks with shell corn from a display. Sorry no pics of that but here's a few of what I did get... All of a thirty second walk from our lineup to the food but Dan @Achto wanted seat time! That Swisher sure did get alot of looks!
  40. 2 points
    On my older units with a Starter/Generator you can ground the field coil to force the generator to maximum output. It does make a difference in the engine speed but it is slight nowhere near stalling out. To nearly stall out you would have to be drawing a huge amount of current... you would think something would start burning or melt.
  41. 2 points
    Thanks for the Jim and Dan !
  42. 2 points
    Great lookin' Horse 953 nut! I knew a Squid would have an nice excellent ship! I've often thought of adding a Camp Lejeune ammo box somewhere on my Stallion. I'll have to give it a bit more thought. I need one for my USMC memories.
  43. 2 points
    Was the hood cut? If that’s just a rust or rot hole I would try to keep it. Something cool about it to me.
  44. 2 points
    We started out as co-workers, became best friends and 40 years later she still puts up with and even sometimes encourages my antics! Life is good with Ruth!
  45. 2 points
    You may need to whip out the welder and build one o those two seat horses.
  46. 2 points
    I promise to get back to this plow decal project for you soon. We are closing the lake house this week and will be home for the winter. @ebinmaine is first on the list though. Unfortunately I lost most of my illustration Files for the past 3 years to a hard drive crash so I will be starting over on the plow decals.
  47. 2 points
    That is Dry Falls in Franklin, NC. there is a walkway that goes behind the falls and you will remain dry walking behind unless we have unusually strong rains. The whole Cullasaja gorge is a great scenic area with dozens of awesome views.
  48. 2 points
  49. 2 points
    Don't have pictures of it, but I have one of @smoreau s receiver hitch setups with one of those rear carriers for a vehicle in it.
  50. 2 points
    Cherry bombs aren’t too bad of a sound tone, right color too!
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