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Been a few years I think since I posted on here still visit from time to time bought these two implements yesterday I have been wanting a plow, but haven’t found one until now I have a 314 Hydro with a sleeve hitch I was going to pull it with. Have a 414 eight also, but wouldn’t it be easier with the 314? Guy was selling a 520 H also but I just didn’t really need it I think I could’ve gotten it for 200 or 250. Wasn’t in great shape but not bad guy said it started this morning but he couldn’t get it started when I got there. Said the hour meter was broke. I don’t know how many hours were on it. He said he used to cut a 10 acre field with it. I don’t think it had run in a few years. Just didn’t want to take a chance on an Onan with a lot of hours. Needless to say it was sold about five hours after I left. Somebody on here may have bought it. Is a 314 Hydro just as capable as a 520 H. The pic of the other implement I guess that’s a cultivator? Thanks

International Harvester falling behind the times in 1959 one of the first events that eventually led to the downfall of the "International Harvester Corporation" (IHC) presented itself. In June of that year, IHC recalled the 460, 560, and 660 tractors because their final drive components had failed. IHC, which wanted to be the first big-power manufacturer, had failed to drastically update the final drives on the new six-cylinder tractors. These final drives were essentially unchanged from 1939 and would fail rapidly under the stress of the more powerful 60-series engines. IH's competitors took advantage of the recall, and IH lost customers in the ensuing months, with many customers moving to John Deere's New Generation of Power tractors introduced in 1960. In the mid-1970s, the company was no longer expanding, and its profit margins were dwindling. Its competitors, like the John Deere Company, had surpassed them in the market. The International Harvester Company also had a heavy debt burden that threatened to cripple the company. Xerox President Archie McCardell was hired to reinvigorate the sleeping giant to avert this situation. The company now focused more on investing in new plants, innovative technologies, and new products, not knowing they were watering dead grass. Customers, dealers, employees, and experienced executives should have been listened to when they tried to advise the company. Regardless, the company increased its debt load. Another reason International Harvester fell is that it had less favorable contracts compared to its competitors like Deere and Caterpillar companies. These poor contracts also saw workers put down their tools and call a strike for about five months in the UAW, further weakening the case of the IH parts company. Nonetheless, the company continued production of tractors and farm equipment, disregarding the market downturn. The managers miscalculated and assumed that farmers would order heavily to restock inventory after the strike ended, but this was not the case. Around the same period, inflation and interest rates flared, making the company more susceptible to losses as farmers stopped buying International Harvesters Machines. The inflation and high-interest rates slowed down the market, reducing demand in dealer territories. Another devastating factor entered the picture when President Jimmy Carter imposed a grain ban on the Soviet Union, further reducing farm equipment in the markets. This saw the company possessing yards full of unsold inventory and large amounts of capital tied up. Due to this economic crisis and miscalculation, the company lost around $500 million in six months, narrowly surviving insolvency. The unsold inventory and tied-up capital further constrained the International Harvesters Company as it desperately needed operating funds, prompting it to take out loans. The company’s source of income would manifest when dealers sold machines. Unfortunately, dealers’ opinions were not sought while improving the company and were subjected to comply with strict rules. They had to comply with building a new facility, the prototype building, as the company wanted all dealers to look the same. From the losses the company made in subsequent years, International Harvester’s Board of Directors voted to eliminate the company’s annual $1.20 common share dividend, further demoralizing stakeholders. In the year 1985, International Harvester was beyond salvageable. It sold its farm equipment division, and the remainder of the company was sold to Navistar International Cooperation in the subsequent year. Since the IH merger, customers have stayed loyal to the red equipment. Both dealers and customers feel that the merger turned out well for them. Customers can find Case IH parts and services for their equipment. In conclusion the fact is that the International Harvester was a giant in the industry for years. However, these factors, among others, brought it crippling to its knees with weak and ineffective management over the years, evidenced by the lack of listening to customers’ and dealers’ opinions. High-interest rates and a heavy debt burden made surviving even more difficult.

I watch a channel on YouTube called Epic Upcycling and this guy is really enjoyable to watch. No talking, lots of hand tools and he uses scraps and old furniture he takes apart to build really cool things. Here is a link to a video I really like, check it out!!

Yeah, reminds me of those 4x4 machines with case running gear. But after all the Bull$hi# I heard about the jeep body on an xi last year makes you wonder what is the rule. The rule is there is no rule. And truly I like going but after so many, it is just 75% swap meet. Might be me but I like looking at different and custom stuff. Like @wallfish puts together. For some that have missed some of my stuff a few pics. I do try to stay mostly Wheel Horse I tend to build them and move on. The only one left is the jeep all the others were purchased by RS Members 520 Shaker C85 Diesel C141 Dump Truck xi Jeep

Having purchased entire collections and liquidated one for a friend, I understand it does require time and effort. Eventually when those responsible for the liquidation realize the amount of work involved, your offer may become attractive. Make an offer based on the value of the items you can see. Your rewards may come from the unseen treasures that are eventually uncovered.

Looked a bit closer, both of those 312,s have hydraulic lift so they both have the better Eaton hydro!

As Jim stated todays adventure was a weight bar for the front of the tractor. I started with a piece of 2" square tubing then cut out a few pieces to start the puzzle. With all of the pieces cut out it was time to burn these parts together. This assembly now easily snaps into place using the front & rear Tach-o-matic's On to the next piece. Using a piece of 3/8" bar stock, a cut out from using the hole saw, a spring, and a 3/4" pipe cap I assembled this contraption. What's this for?? Well after I drilled a hole in the 2" tubing and welded a piece or 3/4" pipe on to the square tube, I screwed the pipe cap on to the pipe. I now have a spring loaded pin that will hold the second tube in place. Drilled 3/8" lock holes in a piece of 1 1/2" square tube 6" apart. Then made some pieces that will hold the weights on to the end of this tube and welded this assembly together . Slide these parts together and I now have a weight bar that can be adjusted in order to get the weight where it is needed. This pic has the weight bracket slid all the way in. Weight bracket slid all the way out. A weight bracket ain't much good unless you have some weight to put on it. I had a stick of 3/4" X 6" flat stock laying around for the last 10yrs or so, perfect candidate for some ballast. Did some math to figure out that if if I cut this into 10" lengths, each one will weight a little over 12lbs. Perfect for my needs. As long as Jim was hangin' around I enlisted his help to get the 10' chunk out from where it was buried in the shop. Thanks Jim!! Then I got out my trusty 4 1/2" grinder and used it to cut the flat stock up. Moved these chunks over to the drill press to poke some holes in them. Unfortunately the bars on my weight bracket pulled in a bit when I welded them so I will have to massage the holes a bit, but that will be a job for another day.

@RandyLittrell that is someone who knows the value of those tools and what they are capable of doing. Otherwise in my day we called him a Craftsman!

Mounted up my new air hose reel!

Just don't understand why he gets so upset when I use those fancy C-clamp thingy's to hold parts together when I'm weldin'.

worked on the c141 dash it was pretty goofed up. two coats of matte black, white paint pen trim and two coats of matte clear over all. sure made a difference.

@Sparky... clean up aisle 2 Mike... quadruple post...

Thanks guys!!! Coming home after a snowmobile trip. Can’t believe I’m now 15!

We had a Farmall as one of the first tractors on the farm. A few years ago my cousin pulled it out of a fence-row and did a mechanical restoration. The first show he took it to a fellow made him an offer that was too good to turn down, This picture is from about 1949 of me and dad.

Very nice work Dan. A custom made shoulder bolt across the wheels?

Another bonus for this lot is everything is inside, not just left out in a field.

Lots of other things had to be done but some time was found to work on the dust extraction again. Making a 200mm hole without a holesaw was not a fun job. Plumbing the rest was though. Center marked near the top of my garage/workshop. Lots of drilling. We have a breakthrough. Nicely lined up with the fan. Exhaust weather cap installed. Fitted with a nice coverplate. Tubing from the blasting cabinet making it's way up. And the main collection tube hung in place. The fan flows 930m3/hour or 547cfm. Should be enough.. I think..?? We'll see.

Thank you all for the words of encouragement and support. The treatments did not start as scheduled so was rescheduled for starting the 12th. Now that will be delayed because of the insurance company. I have been told treatments will begin on the 14th. The Dr. said the discomfort will subside after the first week of radiation so I'm ready to get started. The pain has increased in the last 2 weeks that makes sitting very uncomfortable. I normally drive an average of 750 miles a week to perform my job so Tylenol has become a very good friend. I don't do pain meds well so 1 Tylenol every 5 hours or so works good. Because sitting is so uncomfortable I spend all my off time in the shop but I get tired quickly so I find that small light tasks are best. That is why I started the shop reorganizing thread it keeps me off my rear, keeps me busy, and improves my workshop.

More fab work today. First item was this nice comfy seat, this item was a pretty easy task. I did mount it on some isolators in hopes that they might take up some vibration. Next item took a quite a bit of sypherin', figure out how to suspend a set of wheels 5" off the ground and 5" behind the rear tires. After some head scratchin' & measurin' I started out by cutting some card board for a pattern. I then transferred my card board pattern to 1/4" sheet metal. After the sheet metal was rough cut I had to figure out how I could hold everything in place in order to drill mounting holes into the hitch. Best way I could figure to do this was to tack weld the wheelie bars to the hitch. With the wheelie bars tacked in place, I moved the assembly to the drill press to drill some holes for mounting the bars to the hitch. After the holes were drilled I installed bolts and nuts through the holes and welded the nuts to the inside of the hitch. With the ability to now bolt the wheelie bars on, I cut through my tack welds to remove them from the hitch. Then ground the welds smooth to remove the evidence. Next a little shaping to make the wheelie bars a bit more pleasing to the eye. The whole assembly can now be bolted in place. I might add a cross bar between the wheelie bars part way down for a bit more rigidity.

I have bought several estates requiring several trailer loads. It does require some work, but it is a win for both the buyer and the heirs that are happy to unload it in one sale and not have to deal with many lookers.

Not if you load 'em up @Pullstart style - 8 is easy, with room to spare!!!

As being enough WH to have at the show? Seen it on FB. David Bradley WH cross breed.

Jay, I just came across a tool organization system you may be interested in. I know that this may seem sacrilegious but I plan to give that type of humor up for Lent.

What no running out to the shop to get pics Bill? You may be off @Racinbobs Christmas card list. Good tutorial tho. I will at halftime.

Is this a "Groundhog Day" thing??? Plastigage is a product used to check tight fit mechanical clearances WITHOUT using any other measuring device. It tells a more truthful story than the response from a teenager as to how the quarter panel on Mom's car got damaged!! Now, onto serious. It comes in two different styles - Green to check clearances from .0005 to .002, and Red for .002 to .004. (I may have the colors backwards...) Desired Rod Cap clearance is under .002, so we use the green. It comes in a paper sleeve, and looks like dental floss. The rod and cap must be CLEAN and NO oil. Cut a strip as wide as the cap, place it inline with the journal under the center of where the cap would go. Assemble the rod and cap, torque the rod bolts to spec - being careful NOT to rotate the crank or rod. Unbolt and remove the cap - the squished material SHOULD be left on the crank, not the cap. What you want is a consistant strip flattened across either one. The sleeve had a graduated width "Gage" printed on it. Narrowest gage is .0005, next .0010, and so on Each has the corresponding number. check the squished portion against the gage, find the one that most resembles it. That is your number. Best case - the squished material is consistant in width across the journal and gives a reading on the lower end of acceptable clearance........ Remove the used Plastigage and either continue building, or start ordering parts.

Pretty easy to fit my rear, cause I ain't got one. It seems to have moved to me belly area. I like that idea! Just have to check if it will have any chance of coming into contact with the chain on the eliminator.

Nice little day hike. We'll be doing a pile of smaller hikes and a few big mountains this year. Time to get back into climbing condition. The video is from this tower. Bear tracks. Our track.. A few more.

Oops, thanks for pointing that out. I had tightened too much. Just pulled it off and flattened the best I could… My original picture wasn’t too clear and that’s actually a red painted bolt head. Thanks for posting the diagram —I double checked and everything is where it should be. Heck, when I pulled it apart the first time, it was missing the reed and the gaskets were long gone (no wonder it ran terribly and leaked). This ‘69 is definitely teaching me new things!

Have a Great Day

I don't have the time or space to deal with all that. I think he realizes he needs to sell but he doesn't want to. His neighbor has been trying to tell him to let the stuff go so after he's gone his family doesn't have to deal with it.

Make your offer for the whole lot and walk away if no go. May just get a call down the road when things don't sell...

well everything looked OK, I think it was adjusted up too high, to the point it was bound under tension from the weight of the deck, so much so the L shaped piece was not able to engage completely. I backed off the nut #56 on eye hook #22 that relieved the tension. I found the easiest way to access nut #56, is to remove the shifter cover plate, with the handle lowered go in at angle under the meters with a socket and uni-joint. Lots of spray lube in front of compressed air was able to clean the contact/pivot points at items 15&16 on both sides, I jammed rags between there and the top of the deck to catch the wash out before it got to the deck belt. Thanks again for the pointers

In 1924, International Harvester introduced a new row-crop tractor named the "Farmall". Its pioneering tricycle configuration would dominate US farms for the next 30 years. IHC used the Farmall brand for all their tractors with a row-crop front axle until the 1970s. At that point, the name was phased out before finally disappearing completely in 1975. CNH Global has revived the Farmall brand on some of their modern utility tractors. I grew up on a farm in Iowa. We mainly used the John Deere and Farmall tractors for the heavy work. Ford Jubilee and C Allis Chalmers for the light duty.

Not to hijack this thread...but it is very helpful to me as I make the first attempt at the internals of my k-161. How do you use the plastigage? I will plan to take the engine to a machine shop to check bore and crankshaft tolerances once I see whats inside.

Inside joke fellas ... couple a weeks ago our buddy found my stash... Dan says Jim Joel has got your nuts in his mouth... I'm still laughing!

He'd had them here Dan I woulda used them to clamp n weld my nuts on my studlies... you know how much he likes my nuts...

I would settle on a number for all of it. Then systematically get each out.

Hey guys, here’s my take on life so far. First off I wish I would have taken a job with retirement, medical insurance, pension etc. I didn’t. At age 12 I started a neighborhood lawn mowing business with my dad’s B-115, which I ran for about 10 years. Also at 12 years old I joined my local volunteer fire departments juniors program. In high school I went into a work/study program, where I would go to school for a half day and then work the rest of the day. My father would faithfully pick me up at school and bring me to work. I worked as a welders apprentice and then a carpenters apprentice. Both of them great experiences because the guys teaching me were no bullshit, knew the trade, old school guys. At age 18 graduated from high school and went straight to work. My father was very upset I wasn’t going to college. He was very academic and had more degrees than a thermometer. There was nothing I wanted to learn in college and didn’t want to waste his money. I wanted to operate heavy equipment, I was brought up around that stuff. My dad was half owner of an excavating company. And so that’s what I did, got a job running equipment and continue to do so. I also joined my volunteer fire department at 18 years old, which I am still an active member of today, 36 years later. It’s like my second family. I can’t believe that I’m one of the senior members and the younger guys sometimes come to me for advice!! Also for the last ten or so years I’ve been the president of my community association that owns our old one room schoolhouse. We host many community events throughout the year which I am in charge of. It’s nice bringing the locals together and having fun, making a few bucks to help maintain our building and grounds. When the pandemic hit and I didn’t have to go to fire drills, fire school, department meetings and community association meetings I realized that this is how most people live. They don’t have all these additional responsibilities, suddenly I had time for me! Don’t get me wrong I volunteer because I want to, I can stop whenever I want. I do however feel some obligation to the fire department to stay and teach the next generation of firefighters. I have two homes, one I live in and one that I rent. My goal is to have both paid for when I’m 62. I’m pretty much on track for that so the rental income will be part of my retirement. There’s also the LOSAP ( Length Of Service Award Program ) in the fire department which will provide a little money at age 65. If there’s any social security left by then I’ll get that too. I started paying into that at 14. A little over a year ago on New Year’s Eve I overserved myself and the next day decided I should take a few days off from drinking. Well that few days turned into a few weeks, then months and now over a year. I honestly had no plans for this, maybe just god’s way of saying that’s enough? I don’t know? Basically now I’m going to slow my role volunteering and concentrate on me and my wife. My kids have grown up and moved out and are successfully living their lives. I feel as if I’ve done my time helping others and making my community a great place to live, so now it’s me time! Now I want to spend time with my beautiful little granddaughter, family and of course my Wheel Horses. Thank you for taking time to read what has essentially been my biography! God Bless ❤️

You’re getting old…

As far as needle bearings go, one side of the outer needle bearings were missing and or worn away, and the input shaft needle bearings were frozen. I was expecting to replace all needle bearings and seals, but not happy to find so much gear damage and the two ball bearings pitted.

Hijack away Saildude. It's all about rebuilding engines. I'll let @ri702bill fill you in on the specifics of plastigage but it's a easy task to grasp. You may not even have to worry about it your rod is cooked. The machine shop will check the dims of the crank journal to see what replacement rod is required and fit (grind) the crank to the new rod if required. The only way to remove the piston/rod is to tap it out the top end using a wood dowel. Good point Rick. Many times ther is a carbon build up at the very top of the bore. Where the rings don't reach. There is a tool called a ridge reamer that removes it as it can cause the rings to bind ther in pushing the piston out. I don't have that tool I just use emery cloth to remove it if needed. This is why this particular motor got knocked down to parade rest. Quite obvious someone has been in this motor before. Now I know why. PO threw a rod by some welding on the block. Looks like he wanted it to happen again. Pic at halftime.

SOLD!

@The Freightliner Guy happy birthday ! glad you are here, Pete

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

One more question. How would I pull the piston out from the top? Not sure how to get a hold of it. Super small toilet plunger? Wouldn't I need to use something from the bottom to push it out? Thanks!

Various AC Delco parts have been coming from China for at least 13 or 14 years that I can account for. I haven't been in the Auto Parts Industry for that long and remember the issues then.

Geez you didn't say that when you was suckin down our apple cobbler...

Just picked up a new to me tractor this morning. It needs its share of tinkering but I think it will be worth it. Good chance to show it off lol. @ebinmaine says I now have a 1967, 1277. Thanks Eric.