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We were going through some old photos and came across this one. Time sure does fly. 43 years ago today Nancy and I tied the knot. It seems like yesterday (until I look in a mirror ). As with any marriage we've been through a lot with highs and lows but there's no doubt we've had far more highs than lows. She's always there for me including being a major help in our seemingly never ending major projects. Most of all she deserves a trophy for tolerating me and my sometimes quirky ways. I'm a pretty darn lucky guy.

I dont have a problem collecting tractors!

I was at a friends of my wife's her husband came home with a load of bent 10 gage trailer boxes. I ask about buying one he said that if I helped him to unload them he would give me one. He was also a Wheel Horse owner, had a C-160 auto. The 10 gage box is 3' x 5' with 6" sides. I took it home and built this: I welded a 3/4"x3/4"x 1/8" angle to the top of the sides, the front is a 6" Jr. I beam. The frame is 1"x1"x 1/8" angle. The axle support is 2" channel with 3/4" x3/4" x 1/8" angle bracing. It's heavy don't know how much it weights.

Wives are like that , if we did not do something dumb once and a while they would not have anything to talk about.

So you almost get killed and you had to take a selfie. What a man! Rest until he have to go back to work.

Made some great progress on the tractor this evening. I installed the Gates belt and....... It worked !!!!! Push in clutch. Belt stops dead. Awesome. I did have to fiddle around with the belt guard a bit more. Remember all 3 pulleys have been changed and the belt is wider than the original. I had spaced the guard out away from the frame so as to make space for the wider belt and pulleys. Some PO had bent up this belt guard pretty badly in the past. I had to do some more straightening at the back by the transmission pulley. Now we need a little snow... Testing time.

@953 nut, No really hadn't contemplated that one, but by all means nominate me, they say laughter is the best medicine, thank you.

I’ve been looking for this slide for a couple of years off and on when it comes to mind... this was taken at my grandpas farm in about 1975. My uncle Ken is standing on the left of the picture in front of my Aunt Karen’s 1971 Pontiac T-37 (a cheaper version of the GTO), my dad is getting ready to shut the door on his 1970 Nova, a keen eye will notice my Uncle Bob, Aunt Joyce, and kids (David and Lisa) in their orange 1972 K10 getting ready to leave, while uncle kens 1969 C20 is in the far background. Nobody was looking twice at those daily drivers then...today they would draw a big crowd if in that condition parked in any parking lot or city driveway!!! @WVHillbilly520H Jeff should be proud of all that “BowTie” action!

Ok, here’s what we’ve been waiting for! Look at that smile!!!! Turns out the problem was I had an externally resisted coil, even though the box said no external resistor required. Put a new coil on it and she runs. Carb I rebuilt has too much slop around the throttle shaft, so I’m gonna order a new one. Should be all she needs. Engine runs strong with no smoke or noises. Nice!

I m sorry but i have had this meme for a while and wanted to share it because it is raining here in northeast indiana!

Well my daughter and her husband went all out for my Christmas and presented me with these gifts. WheelHorse tractor cover WheelHorse pen WheelHorse can cooler WheelHorse key chain. WheeHorse coffee mug with photo of our Charger 12.. I thanked them profusely! G.

Form one old man to another, Happy Birthday @oldman, we are all glad you were born!

Rule number 1 (there’s probably a few #1 rules in logging... but always have a clear and planned escape route. I’m glad you’re here with us to talk about it. Get well soon!

Emory continues to feel a little better. Most of his color has came back and he felt like riding his lawn ranger some at Dad’s today and he started taking a tiller apart (who knows if it will ever get back together - just glad he felt like it!). I hope he doesn’t experience a seizure like this again. We wonder if there might be a tie to his Botox treatments with his hand and arm. Something worth talking to the doctors about.

@PeacemakerJack, @ebinmaine, @WHX21, worked the ole C30 some more today got me some asphalt milling to add in front of the paved parking area.

I built mine thirty so years ago and have been improving it every since. Got the blower housing design of a neighbors vacuum. I also used a larger vane in the blower. The main thing with the deck adapter is most of the manufactured one are too small. Bigger is better I've built 3 or 4 over the years I have used the vacuum. The last one was 16 gage galvanize metal and wood. I raise it up off the deck with three 3/4" boards shaped to match the deck. It is 8" high and then tappers down to a 6" pipe. I picked up wet and dry leaves yesterday that I raked out of a ditch.

i drained my sisters 753 this summer and couldn't believe how nasty the (water) I mean gear oil was coming out of it. That horse was the horse that started us collecting wheelhorses. It was drove threw a swamp with the fly wheel spitting water at me back in 1998 i want to say. so that might have been part of its issue. LOL!

My father in-law’s shop is moving and getting all new racking. I hauled out 72’ yesterday, with decking. Now another 84’ is coming down today without decking. Imagine all the tractor stuff I can put in there!

Just think, I could maintain a hefty fleet of recoil rigs for the price of a genny belt! So long as my shoulder don’t wear out

Recoil starters have been around for ever, my father worked in the woods and had a two man Titan twin cylinder saw with a recoil then there's the little Titan in the very bottom image with the moniker among collectors ---- the ball breaker. The recoil rope is a special braid made from a nylon composite once you cut it melt the ends to keep it from unraveling, I generally give the knot a bit of heat to remove memory. Both of the Titans below were built long before the Tilotson carburetor, to make and under cut or to fell a tree a cam lock had to be loosened to reposition the bar as the engines would only run in an upright position. The largest tree my father ever fell was 18 feet across at the butt.

The RedSquare family lost a friend today. My coworker and friend, Michael “Greg” Hunsicker, passed away this morning after fighting a determined battle against brain cancer over the last year. He was known here as “semperfi8185”. Greg wasn’t an avid poster on this forum, but he really enjoyed checking in and reading and learning what he could about these tractors. I know he made some other local tractor contacts here in the St. Louis area after he and I swapped a few items and he ended up with a 108 rear engine rider from me. Like with the rest of us, one Wheel Horse soon turned to two, then three, then... Greg liked to fish, hunt, tinker, and was a master storyteller. He was our Quality Assurance manager where I work and was an absolute blast to have in the office. There was precious little Greg didn’t know something about and was so practically minded and pragmatic he was a great asset. He was a US Marine from 1981-1985 and obviously loved the brotherhood of the Corps. I know he spent most of his time at Camp Pendleton in California but also spent time in Palm Springs, CA and overseas in England. He had three children, a small family, and hundreds of friends. Greg and a Marine buddy decided in 2016 or 2017 (I’ve forgotten) to attend the Sturgis motorcycle ralleye almost on a lark and he came back with a lot of stories to tell of his two week adventure riding his Harley and sleeping under the stars. Shortly after retuning he started to have some unusual symptoms and was diagnosed with glioblastoma. He valiantly fought for about a year and finally was called home today. We really have missed having him around the office for the last many months and he left a huge void. I’m really going to miss my friend. Here’s to a great guy, a great American, and a great friend. Steve

Sorry BC, can't help you here, my security system consists of a .44 Blackhawk with a backup of a .357 Ruger and a .45 Colt 1911 and a 9mm Bersa. Oh and a concealed carry permit in my back pocket with a 2nd amendment clause...just in case.....

I don’t have a problem either!

Jeff I just read this post and showed it to Trina. She says I should tell you that you are not supposed to put trees on your legs. Having tried something similar but with only my foot, I can actually vouch that what she says is correct. That was pretty much a near-identical situation to what you were just in. I thought I was prepared and then the tree showed me that that was not true. I'm sure you're well aware having seen my videos and pictures I'm not exactly what you would call the smallest fellow in the world. I am also not particularly graced with balance or a great body control. I say that kind of tongue-in-cheek but facts are facts. Because of this, I've learned that when I'm going to take down a tree I need to clear a path all the way around said tree about four feet out. Sometimes more. Good to see that there are no body fluids leaking out of you. Hopefully you will not find any cracks in the x-rays. Glad to know you're doing pretty much mostly okay.

Glad to hear he's doing better. Dell, and for that matter everybody else reading this. Please remember that... Everything... Is worth talking to the doctor about. I find in my family and in my circle of friends and maybe a lot more of America we have an unfortunate mindset that if we go to the doctor and he or she doesn't fix it we just say oh well. One try. That's all we get. No. It's your body. You need to keep trying and get as many opinions as you can so that you can fix the issue. You folks keep at it. You're doing just fine.

From the link to the thread posted above. Does this help?

I suppose you can state that way, wife wasn't to impressed though.

if it's wired correctly.

There should be no reason to polarize your S/G, it will get polarized the first time that you use it to start the engine.

Chris, you would connect the two wires from the amp meter to gather and insulate them well. The volt meter would be connected to the "A" terminal on your ignition switch, or anything that has power when the key is on like the lights or hour meter. BOB, you type faster than I do!

That happy boy makes all the work worth the effort - good job, Dad. Glad to see he's bouncing back - kids can sure surprise us with their determination and positive attitude. Be careful with that type of medication - never let a pharmacy/insurance change brands/types and make sure he takes them at the same time every day. My wife has had epilepsy since she was young, so I've had a lot of experience with seizures during our 33yrs together, the worst part is dealing with the drug suppliers since she cannot take the generic forms of her medication. If it's a permanent condition, he will become accustomed to it and learn to live with it - should be no problem considering his track record and driving spirit he's shown all of us. Emory sure sets a high example of how to handle life - you should be very proud. Those pictures are the best Christmas gift a parent could ever ask for - brightened up my day as well here. Sarge

You really date yourself when a 30 year old machine is not considered older. I like the history on that one as well. Cleat

... Seems with all the trail cameras deployed out in the wilderness Bigfoot should be captured on "film" as well, they do take great stills and video as well. See...

Don't have any experience with any security systems, however some years back Grandpa was having trouble with things growing legs and walking away out at the farm. He came up with a good idea, he bought a few of those motion activated game cameras and placed them in several spots on the property (a couple at the gates, one at each entrance to the barn and the shop). They capture a pretty clear picture of anything that comes in front of them and save it to an internal memory card for later viewing on your computer or smartphone. We placed the ones at the gates to get a clear shot of any vehicle that passes through them, the license plate of said vehicle, and anyone who gets out to open or close the gate. We have since caught two or three of the "prominent" citizens of the area being in there without our permission, you should see the looks on their faces when we confront them at the feed store or other places about it...they always want to deny it but the look on their face when we show them a printed picture of themselves or their vehicle is priceless. This has worked so well I'm strongly considering setting up a couple at the shop, never have had any trouble with things over there but you just never know

Ooh! I hope you are okay. Reminds me of when I broke my ankle. Mrs. Sailor's response was very similar too. And yes, I called her in downtown DC instead of calling the ambulance. I'll drop this off before you decide to have some more fun. You need it more than me now. By the way, I hope the Dolmar didn't get damaged.

Thanks for all of the prayers guys! I really believe in the power of prayer. In Emory’s short life he has made so many friends. He is so happy and positive and doesn’t let speed bumps get in his way. Thank you so much for everything. All of the prayers and positive thoughts seem to always be reflected in his way of dealing with life’s struggles. Kevin, I think Emory and you will forever have a firefly bond. I hope we all get to go back to the show this year. If so, we’ve got to find some time to go enjoy a bite together again! Horse friends are the best!!

The spring we are talking about is called a "Cylindrical Spring" and can be seen in Section III of the manual covering the 5060 6 speed Limited Slip. figure 8 has a good picture of how it is installed. This spring applies outward pressure to all the pinions, half of the pinions are meshed with the right axle, half are meshed with the left axle. The whole idea is that the tension of the spring makes strong contact with the pinions which are meshed with the axle gears. When one wheel has no traction on an open differential the power shifts to the axle with the least traction. With a limited slip the strong contact from the pinions on both axles will continue to transfer power to both wheels when one has less traction. John @wallfish posted some great pictures while I was doing this write up.

It isn't the spring in the traditional coil spring sense. It's a circle of Steel with a gap on one side that locks in between all of the differential gears inside of a 10 pinion differential. if you go to the instructional videos section, transmission section, look for the rebuild by Stevasaurus on the 5060 and scroll down to the first video which should be the differential assembly video... two or three minutes into it you'll see him handling something with a very large pair of channel lock pliers. That's the spring we are talking of.

Got to love that old truck

That's a first What baffles me is why ammeters have + and - on them. OK, I understand why but it sure can mislead some folks causing them to wire it up that way.

I think some impressive collections will be forthcoming. I just have a 12 x16 shed and it's stuffed.

I've used the plain version of Aerospace 303 for a lot of years, even on rubber, vinyl, and plastics with no issues at all. No chaulking, no cracks and no UV damage - love the stuff. I wish a lot more retailers would stock it on their shelves - the stuff is like the best-kept secret of all time for those types of material in the battle of aging/wear. Best supplier I have to date is JC Whitney - there is a local warehouse/retail outlet about 35 miles from me, I keep at least 2 bottles on hand and the stuff goes a long way. Biggest benefit is the UV protection with no buildup, unlike the other products. Sarge

Not to dispute Steve, as he is pretty much always right. But I'm getting really confused here. The principals of why the LSD should work, seem to be somewhat the same, and according to pfrederis own testing videos, the not so good spring in the test gave up to a 75"/lb LSD effect in an 8 pinion diff. What am I missing here? Anyone has a 10 pinion LSD they can do measurements on, and throw a spring in an 8 pinion to compare results? Would be nice to get this either 100% confirmed or put in the ground.

I've heard of this before as well. Even on old passenger car engines. Some old school engine builders wouldn't use anything but. It's free moving to let the oil in but stays well enough to lubricate until pressure and flow can build properly.

Not sure what his profession is, but that guy should stick to his day job. Someone asked him if he'd like to jump into the the seat and drive. He exclaimed, "Oh would I...!" When last seen, he had the engine roaring and the old tach pegged!

I've had a large hank of braided nylon rope that I bought 30 years ago for chainsaw repairs. Tell you the truth, I never gave it much thought but it's probably on the small size from what I remember about the diameter of the rope on our old Jacobson reel mower. I have used it to repair a vintage Lawn Boy mower from the 1960s and it worked OK for that. Dang it Eric. Where do you come up with these odd ball questions? Wait a minute. Never mind..... LOL!!! Cheers! Dave

Well I took advantage of an unusually warm Ohio December day (47 degrees) and got my barn cleaned out. Was actually able to get the c-160 and 314 in there. Amazing how much room there is when s#!? It put away. Now I’ll actually have room to work on them when the parts come back from paint and body.

Got the hub off the other side just now. This one argued far less. This side had a wheel seal that was leaking much more. So less rust in the hub.

Hence the reason...all of mine get the wax treatment. Going on four years now, this one's been down to the bare metal.