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Took advantage of being snow bound. No reason to get out and too cold for me to enjoy being out so I went through our hundreds of slides and transferred them to the computer. Fun to look back to the mid 1960's of family photos. Lots of memories and things I hadn't thought about for years. For one, that's me on my first mower. I don't remember what it cost. I'm pretty sure was a Montgomery Wards, one forward speed and one reverse speed. The blade was a direct drive--If the engine was spinning--the blade was turning. I believe Ward's mowers had tread on the tires and Sear's mowers were smooth. I'm guessing that if it was in gear and a lad pulled the starter rope and it fired off, said lad would be slow chasing his mower.

Ventilation for a belt guard ala @cleat with a Greenlee punch. Bit different pattern Cleat but should work. Coulda had the spacing a little closer. Deburred with a step bit. Speaking of step bits... @Pullstart was here...

Well a little bit of thawing seemed to really help. Wet concrete grips better than frozen. So got a couple driveways done. Then my friend and I got a Wheel Horse Man Date in as we plowed the parking lot for small school. Mine is the 416-8 and his is the 417-A. We were plowing after dark for a few hours. First time I needed the headlights for work. Was glad I had them though. Parking lot lights were out. But we got it cleared off pretty good.

Most likely...but... Not enough crosslinks. Should get the full complement type.

I’m glad to have two horses set up for snow duty. Had a chain come off my D160 so i finished up with my 417. We have another storm potentially brewing here NJ. Possibly a NorEaster.

Didn't realize the wife was recording from inside her warm kitchen. Like I said earlier, I love Hydros!

Cleaned up after the 417-A with two stage blower today with the 418-C. I have the skids setup a little bit on the blower so I can go across the grass. This way my dog can have a place to go, and I can get to the place I dump my ashes from the wood stove. Scraped the driveway down with the 418. Tomorrow if I get ambitious I might get the C-141 with the sweeper out and clean the driveway a little better.

I've got a small block Chevy in my old ugly orange truck with sketchy valve seals or maybe worn guides. Th3 #3 cylinder was fouling the plug. As a stop gap, i installed a plug with a higher heat range in that cylinder. That patch has been working for several years now. Probly ought to mention that I don't drive that truck very often.

January 27, 1984, In a freak accident, pop star Michael Jackson's hair catches fire after sparks from a fireworks display shower him during filming of a cola commercial. Jackson, who was singing his hit “Billie Jean,” suffered 2nd-degree burns.

Take the deflector off and add a flap of rubber to the back outside of the chute so it extends up into the deflector. Pop rivets will work. Then put the deflector back on over the rubber. That is how Gravely solved that problem on their snow cannons.

During a party this past fall my wifes cousin Linda took a liking to my late 1970s C160-8 speed plow rig. Linda is the woman I've mentioned before with stage 4 ovarian cancer. She said she wanted one... well I told her Id build her a unit. I put together a 1985ish 310-8 and got it delivered to her country home in time for this 2 ft snow storm. She knocked back all the snow and im glad she had fun doing it. I believe the quote was "it kicks ass" Yah it broke a tierod... no biggie I'll get one to her before the next storm which is suppose to be bigger this coming weekend. I love spreading the Wheel Horse joy... there is no better unit out there! PERIOD!! Cecil had better have set up shop in heaven... or I aint going!! Tony

Been there!! My first rider was a similar Sears model - but it had a blade clutch. But I did start it in gear one time... ONE time.

Thanks for the "mention" Bill. I saw this thread earlier but couldn't take the time to answer. @Alrashid2 See how I separated the lines above? I drive equipment for a living. We live on a mountainside like you. I have A LOT of experience and training in this subject. Like it or not - you're asking for resolution on two VERY different tasks. For mud or most sand NUTHIN beats good AG tires. Period. For snow - hands down best case scenario is a turf tire with chains. WEIGHT is your friend. Fluid filled tires are HIGHLY recommended. More weight is more friction is more traction. My recommendation to you is get turf tires AND 2 LINK CHAINS. Trina uses those year round on her 867. Definitely the way to go. On any garden tractor with one wheel drive there are NO tires that will be satisfactory for use on snow covered hills without chains. Get the chains. ⛓️ Get the chains. ⛓️ Get the chains. ⛓️ Get the chains. ⛓️ Get the chains. ⛓️ Get the chains. ⛓️ Get the chains. ⛓️

I’m partial to this tread (yes, these are my tractors). Brand: Carlisle All Trails The ones on the right are 23 x 8.0x12’s and would fit your current wheels and clear your fenders just fine.

What type of cable ends do you have? A good strong standard issue U1 battery will work fine.

Definitely offshore for that coin but probably good enough for the women we go out with. OEM labeled will be 3-4 times that price.

Amazon has a pretty big selection. Count the teeth on your old starter and make sure the new one is the same. I think they only made a 10 tooth and a 13 tooth. https://www.amazon.com/s?k=kohler+k301+starter&crid=237QC8AU74ED&sprefix=kohler+K301+starter%2Caps%2C147&ref=nb_sb_ss_p13n-expert-pd-ops-ranker_2_19

Try Pat's small engine plus @Achto may have a Otherwise find the PN and Google it.

Front wheels ready to be installed. Front wheel shim washers hubcap washers cotter pins and hubcaps ready to be installed. Front axle tilted up so wheel slides onto spindle easier. Front wheel slid onto spindle. Shim washers then hub cap washer slid on and cotter pin slid in to find proper shim washers required. This is trial and error with the shim washers I had on hand until I found the right combination that allows the cotter pin to be inserted but eliminated excess play. I then removed the cotter pin and all washers. Front wheel removed from spindle and shim washers then slid onto the spindle. Front wheel slid back on and hub cap washer and cotter pin installed. Cotter pin slid in nicely without forcing it but no in and out free play was found. Cotter pin then bent to hold it in place. Front wheel is installed. Hub cap will be installed after greasing front wheel. Process repeated for the other side. Both front wheels now installed. Tractor as of today.

On Sunday I plowed just fine with the 416-H. My driveway is only 125 feet long with a mild 1% uphill grade from garage to the road. Under most circumstances I can push snow up to 6" deep. I don't use chains. That was Sunday. When I was finished, the snow and ice wasn't. Come Monday morning there was another 2" of snow, followed by 2" of frozen mix. It was hard enough that my 240 pound didn't make a dent in it. The 416-H would not begin to push it. So I fired up the old Craftsman 24" snow blower. It slowly cut through the frozen mess. Clean up followed with the 416-H.

Gives new meaning to "You light up My Life"

I've seen too many of those cheapie and cube pumps fail prematurely in my auto parts store days. Use a Facet Posi Flo, Carbole, Mr. Gasket, Napa Balkamp. All the same pump in a different box.

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Gave her a test drive today. Most definitely a huge improvement, and I already loved this thing before. Reduction steering is a massive plus on fat front tires. I can steer with one finger now. Hydro is much faster. Now it drives like any other Eaton as far as I can tell. Of course the foot control makes it better. I went ahead and changed the engine oil and filter, even though it had only 10 hours on the clock total. I built this engine so I wanted to make sure it was cleaned out just in case. I always do that with rebuilt engines. Oil change before 5 hours and once more about 5 hours later. She's good now for 50 hours run time. Took pics just to prove we do in fact occasionally get some form of white stuff...

These tires are from SUNF think they were technically a golf cart tire but weight ratings are comparable to and lawn and garden tire. A lot cheaper than the Carlisle same style tread. I use this tractor for everything and have been impressed how well they hook up. I moldboard plow the garden with this tractor and she really bites. Was impressed with pushing snow also. Just 50 pounds of weight on each tire. Like to get them loaded with rim guard

As usual Eric wasn’t very clear about how he feels about chains . In my opinion two link chains on turfs will out perform Ags or the All-Trails. The All Trails are a good all around tire that are a great choice if youre against using tire chains. My recommendation is to get the All-Trails AND get 2 link chains that you can install if the going is too difficult for the All-Trails.

I cheated today... Used my neighbors skidsteer. With the wind, we are getting bad drifting still. (Large empty field across the road from my property where the wind is blowing from) Lot of snow piled up around the mailbox and the ends of my driveway. It's drifting in the road a bunch and the plows keep pushing it towards the mailbox and the mailman was having difficulty getting to the mailbox. And lots of other drifts I had to clear out, and the skidsteer does what these Wheelhorse's can't really do unless you have a loader and that is stack snow piles

Happy Birthday @Sodaking27, we are all glad you were born.

The tread on the Terra Track tires is more aggressive than the turf savers on your tractor, but they are a compromise between soft surface and hard surface traction. The Versa Turf tires are more aggressive than the Terra Tracks, adding features of the V bar ag tread to a turf tire. I'd expect both of them to still work out for plowing your driveway, and they should help with the off road traction. I'd guess that the Versa Tracks would be a bit better off road, though it have never seen any comparisons on that subject. In general, narrow tires will work better for plowing on pavement, as they will tend to dig through the snow and find the pavement. Wide tires won't tend to do that, but they will reduce the tendency for the tractor to dig into the dirt/mud off road. @ebinmaine is a fan of weight, ag tires, and chain for operation in his hilly wooded area. Adding weight helps traction both on and off road. I'd recommend that you try that first. Add wheel weights or fill the tires and see how much that helps. Adding weight to the tires also has the advantage of increasing traction, but not increasing the load on the axle bearings. I'd really like to get a set of Versa Tracks for my C-195. Unfortunately, they are not available in the proper size.

It your tires are still good and holding air I would go with wheel weights and chains, I just pulled a set of tires like you have from 87 and 2100 hours and they were shot. Off of my mower tractor. My plow tractor has old tires but chains and weights and it is unstoppable on 2 very steep asphalt drives I do out of 4 all together. If you get chains get the double link.

I use SnowJet on STs and Snow Shovels prior to snow storms - works great. I think Gary hit it on the head. The gap is very small and amazed at the amount of snow that sneaks thru. May try to finish cleaning this storm. If it works - great. If not, will pop rivet a piece of rubber. Thanks for the responses.

Front wheel greased then the hub cap was installed.

It sounds like a shorting path to ground. Or maybe is it getting oil fouled?? Try switching the plug from #3 with another - see if it follows the cylinder or the plug... I have seen a bad plug before that when removed & grounded the spark jumped the gap just fine. Reinstall, and it would not work under compression. Changed the plug and it ran fine. Not so sure an inline spark checker would be of help - gives a false positive for the condition above...

@Wayne0 just the way I see it , its not one thing , its every collective movement spot . did over a2 stage that was frozen with rust / neglect , those small related gear boxes , require a specific cold weather lube , VERIFY MOVEMENT IMPROVEMENT AS YOU GO , you obviousely have a number of hang up spots . use that mind set on anything , would also verify your PTO MUEL DRIVE SET UP ? FOR RELATED , DRAGGING BEARINGS . realise I sound like a broken record , never had a rotational bearing lubrication failure , with clean out and lucas green chassis grease . those 2 stage units , need al the help they can get . pete

Same here and I run the scraper on dead flat on blacktop. The auger carries snow around back to the front and throws it underneath instead of out the chute. Worse when it hits a uneven spot. Center of the auger is getting beat up and should be manicured. I bet installing rubber paddles would help

I got blow back yesterday first blower use in several years. Mine has wheels so I lowered her a notch made it a bit better but still blow back.. I have gravel and uneven ground so I don't want to set it any lower . Just go back with a plow to tidy up.

Thanks for the offer, WHX??. I think I can get by for now with the blade on 'Ol Rusty.

Eric how much snow did you get? I had to use the 14 hp blower to get the huge leftover banks form the plow trucks. The blower did short work of it and three neighbors driveway entrance. At lest it was not hard packed snow.

Can you lower the scraper edge a bit?? I see the exact same thing with mine. I move the vast majority of it with one tractor with the blower, then final cleanup with the plow tractor.

Here is a comparative viscosity chart that cross-references the common SAE engine oil, SAE gear oil, and ISO VG (hydraulic fluid) grading systems. Note that while oils on the same horizontal line have similar viscosities, they contain different additives and are not always interchangeable; Kinematic Viscosity (cSt @ 40°C) ISO VG (Hydraulic) SAE Engine Oil SAE Gear Oil 32 ISO VG 32 SAE 10W SAE 75W 46 ISO VG 46 SAE 15W / SAE 20 - 68 ISO VG 68 SAE 20W / SAE 30 SAE 80W 100 ISO VG 100 SAE 30 SAE 80W / SAE 90 150 ISO VG 150 SAE 40 SAE 90 220 ISO VG 220 SAE 50 SAE 90 / SAE 140 320 ISO VG 320 SAE 60 SAE 140 Back at the Power and Hydro plants turbine oil is rarely changed ie I replaced 50 year old oil when doing major rehabs. A Conoco Phillips oil chemist recommended we use hydraulic oil as additive oil to our turbines to boost the gradually lost additives. We also did additive testing every few years and on rare occasions had the oil company make us a special 5 gallon can of super additive oil. So my 2 cents is to keep using a Hydraulic oil to get additives. Then again garden tractor loaders are low pressure 7-800psi, so there not like the 3000 and 5000 psi modern industrial systems. So additives for pumps and valve surfaces aren't as critical.

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We sure have been talking about these a lot lately. I use the offshore 9.98 ones with no problems but any low pressure 2-4 or 5 psi will work. Search on electric fuel pump to find those threads. Just installed a cheapy on a 520 that was a notorious hard starter. Started right up the other day at -15 out. Another one in progress.

Outstanding Tony! She looks like she's really enjoying that tractor! Well done sir!

Too much snow for my 520HC with the plow so I got out the big girl. First time it has been started since last fall an parked in an unheated coverall building and we just had a very cold weekend. But the diesel engine roared to life almost instantly.

Looks like it came with the super rare cutting board belt guard !! 😂👍🏻

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Couple 857 pics as it leaves the warm basement after a repair and gets put back in the cold shed

@Dan 312-8 That is one pristine RJ. Nice

I woke up this morning to the sound of my neighbor firing up his Kubota. All the driveways were packed tight with 3-4 feet of snow from PENNDOTS plowing. He used the Kubota with the FEL to remove the packed snow so I could get in with the 520H to plow the driveways. We just finished all seven driveways. We had about 10 inches of snow then several hours of sleet creating one of the heaviest snows I had to plow.