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Funny you should mention that Jeff. I stopped at the local car wash and left them about 50lbs of mud. It amazed me how much mud could be packed on one little tractor. The guy I bought it from was 14. Where he lived was pretty rundown, but I’m sure the family was doing the best they could. I saw him and two of his sisters. He had two other brothers. He was honestly one of the most polite kids I’ve met. Great manners and very neat looking. His sisters were very pretty as well. Gotta give his parents props for raising very polite, nice kids! His price was very fair, so I didn’t try to beat him up and felt he could use the money. Anyway, here are some car wash pics and one of Emory with it at the garage.

Here are a couple of pics, still dripping with mud! @Vinylguy, I’ll be hollering at you soon for a 633 set, d160 set, and one for this one.

Emory and I are taking a little trip tomorrow morning. I ran across a nice looking little Horse about an hour and a half from us. Good price too, at least for my part of the country. I’ll update you tomorrow after we go. Just wish us luck!!

Hello, I had a downed Maple, sectioned but couldn't roll it. I get tired of waiting on a farm tractor to free up, I fired up the 312-8, grabbed a clevis pin and logging cain. (Actually this a "Classic Toro" but the hood was fragile and I got lucky at wheel horse show got original 312-8 hood!) To my surprize the sections broke apart one by one! I am very happy with the 312-8!

Changing of the guard here .... RJ '55 vintage Amigos.... with a front sickel bar and very vintage plow to boot...

Well, just a little time has passed since all this crazy happenings started. It hasn’t seemed to stop much. I’ve put a transmission in my plow truck, now it’s in the shop for me to diagnose if it needs a transfer case. The backup plow rig needed a brake line, starter, a few odds and ends, this jet stream tells the forecasters to keep planning for snow storm after snow storm. Yesterday I brought MIL in to the walk in clinic for an updated x-ray. She has had shortness of breath, and it kept getting worse. A couple hours passed and they called her. I noticed her slouched over on the couch sobbing. Her right lung had filled with fluid and had zero air capacity. Her left lung was working to keep bodily functions working, there wasn’t much left for things like talking. We brought her to the ER, where they were expecting her and quickly admitted her for a chest tube water seal to drain the lung. So far in about 20 hours, three liters of fluid has drained. The doc said her lung had been collapsed for two or three days. They plan to be in until at least tomorrow for further draining and monitoring, but she can breathe and talk much better now. I forgot to mention previously but if you have any experience with first responder, e.m.s, firefighter, police work, military, etc, bless you. You don’t have to do what you do, risking your life for strangers, but you do anyways. You are a living angel and you’ll never truly know how much you’re appreciated.

Ok, I bought another round hood! Not sure of the year yet-all of the decals have been painted over. It does have the serial number, which I’m thinking makes it a 753. Poor thing was in terrible mud. It was begging to come home for some love. We’ve stopped to eat. I’ll try to get a couple of pics. Poor thing has to have a bath before I can unload it! Here’s a pic of the serial number.

Thanks Ed. Emory is my best buddy and I very seldom ever go anywhere without him, so I wanted his name on my plates. I told him this tractor is both of ours, not just mine. He couldn’t wait to tell dad that it is both of ours! -Hey when are going to send me those adoption papers . I even come with my own horses. I'm sure if you asked my wife she'd probably just roll me up to your door with a note pinned to my shirt ring the doorbell and run !  - Come on @ACman, Jeff! Your wife doesn’t even have to run, Becca would love another lady to hang out with! You, Emory, and I could get into lots of mischief together!

Well, I went and worked on Dad’s driveway to try to keep all of this rain from washing it away. We keep some small ditches across it to carry water into the drainage ditches and a heavy rain just about washed all of the roadbed from on top of one of his culverts. Anyway, I took a few minutes to do a quick cleanup of the decals to reveal her true identity. Wait for it ..... Drum roll...🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁 .....753! I think this ole gal will clean up pretty dog on good! I did find a coil on it that says use external resistor. I’m surprised it ran at all. I bet that was why he had to keep the choke half open and the throttle up. Might even explain some of the exhaust smoke I noticed. Already picked up a new coil😉.

You bought another steering wheel

I needed another tractor with a ball hitch. My 312H was tied up, so I added a front ball hitch to the 312A. Really makes it easy to push the splitter into tight places.

The steering wheel repair turned out pretty good. Craig, your tip on using a glove and water with that epoxy sure made this job easier. Thanks!

“I’m no doc, ya flea-bitten varmint … I’m Riff-Raff Sam … the riffiest riff that ever riffed a raff!”

SHOULD HAVE SOME UP TODAY but to be honest I don't do things because they're practical what motivate me is different, cool never seen before that's what drives me I have 11 machines so I have more than enough to get the snow moved

I told the boy this year we are NOT camping no matter what. Last year we split time in hotel and then camping. The nights we camped it rained and we got all sort of "soggy" ... All done with that.

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Holy $&%#!!!

Is the paint cured yet Dells

Well a new horse is a good way to make you guys feel better for sure. Got to feed the addiction! Hey when are going to send me those adoption papers . I even come with my own horses. I'm sure if you asked my wife she'd probably just roll me up to your door with a note pinned to my shirt ring the doorbell and run ! Waiting for some Dells and here's road trip song for your trip home.

I have an 87 312 -8 and I am very happy with it. Paid a 100 for it as it was going to be scrapped! Just cleaned it up and it runs great!

Nice....Luv that license plate on the Ram. That little tractor is also cool.

Thank you for this update Kevin. I will keep on praying for you and your family. I can’t imagine how tough this is on your wife especially. Please keep us informed and I hope that this begins to turn around soon. I believe you all could use some GOOD news. Ditto on your comments about first responders and public servants! You all are our true American heroes. God bless you and thank you for doing a dangerous and often thankless job.

Just a little teaser through a tinted mirror, tinted cab window, and tinted shell window. Security precautions don’t you know😂!

Father son raiding trips—AWESOME! I’m voting for a C series tractor or a short frame!

oh no I went and did it again I'll be staying with the riff-raff

Yeah, we all like the cool look. Tell us more about the heat collector on that snow chucker.

Me too, but I couldn’t pass this up. Emory and I are both sick, but we’re still up for a little road trip! And Randy, I don’t spill the beans that easy!

I made two sets these are for the gt14 &c195

I’ve had my fill of wrangling for a while. Helped drag all these from a barn.

Safe travels my friend.

Dell's a "horse-tease"....

Here's praying... it's a round hood.

I's the little things that make all the difference Denny...wheel looks really great!

Really Dells! This is wat we're doin now?

With the exception of the xi series Eaton 1100 has HI/LO ranges plus nuetral, that would have awesome on a classic 520H.

Mostly just around the top fin/top of the block. Might want to clean and inspect the rest of it if it has ever been previously rebuilt - some toss their rods and put stress cracks in the lower half of the block. Sarge

Good morning to all those who enjoy wheel horse tractor and working them , but latley my mind been just laying low on these long snowy winter nights in Minnesota but the other day a truck drove by I really got my mind going again it was a lifted 93 Dodge diesel dually with a big ass plow on the front , and so I said I'm going to make my c195 a dually and extend my plow blade my question is why don't we see more Dually garden tractors plowing snow?

Might try laying a straight edge across the top, front to rear, to help you see where the tweak is, and needs to be.

Hurry, but be safe. These WH vultures are all watching.

Good luck Dells on your "round up"

Awww shucks!!!😊😂🤣. I’ll post some pics later on and let you guys know if it pans out. Getting ready to get the trailer and hit the road shortly.

As Yosemite Sam once said: "I'm the riftiest riffer that ever riffed a raff"!

Come on Dell, now you have us all guessing , safe travels and you know .

Safe trip! and of course...

I finished up the airways on the air cleaner and re-swedged it together again. Now to find longer screws to bolt it to the carb, oil it good and install it...

Caleb played the first day of his last basketball tournament for this season.He played with his team the first game against a vastly superior team and got soundly beat. However, the team didn’t lose heart, pulled it together and came back much stronger in the second game. Caleb led his team in words and actions—I was proud of him for sure. it is weird to think that he is only about an inch shorter than I am now and already a better ball player than I ever was. He is a real encourager to his other team mates and played very well on both offense and defense. He was one of the high scorers but it was once again his defense play that really shined. He has been studying a lot of old Larry Bird and Pete Maravich videos on YouTube and it shows. They won the game tonight and play tomorrow mid day! It’s fun to watch this kid play...

Multiple replies, again. First off - I ordered a switch & harness that should be here toward the end of next week. That'll give Eric - I looked at your "cinnamon horse" . That's good work! Lookin' good! On that plow I've got - after posting about it I looked at the details, attachment PDF and I think it's actually a grader blade because it does measure 40" and that's the only 40" attachment listed. Makes sense as this tractor is originally from FL. Ain't no snow there. HaHa! Thanks for the other tips. I'd love to eventually completely restore this thing - we'll see. Thank you! Thanks, Garry! After reading your posts about part numbers this morning and searching online for the correct ignition switch - I took off my old one and lo & behold it had the 103990 part# on it. I sure feel like I came to the right place, thanks to Garry, because you folks ROCK! Getting me all excited and confident that with ya'll's help I can do this. I've participated in helping people on various other types of forums so I know & appreciate what you folks do.Thank you, all! Have a good one!

Here are Sears 55 lb wheel weights that I put on both a 702 and a 416-8. If the rims are shallow, the weights may stick out a bit. If the rims are deeper, then the weights will still fit, but you will need longer bolts. Either way, they will fit. BTW, the 702 has narrow 6 in width rims and my 416-8 has 8.5 inch width rims. A 520 should have 10.5 inch wide rims, so longer bolts will be needed.

Love those shots showing the everyday life of the British Royal family.