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Got only 6.5” and the blower made quick work on clearing most of the driveway, followed it all up with the plow and viola, all clean! Definitely need the sun to come out

85 416-8.

From my trail/woods ride a couple days ago…

day after Christmas storm here in Hudson River Valley, NY - plus further upstate into Adirondacks ( and NYC ) -- and apparently moved into Connecticut, Mass. and moving through New England - fairly light snow - 6 inches from 6 pm to 10 pm with more expected overnight -- so more plowing will be needed in the morning ( C175h with 48 plow ) -- a storm of 5 inches couple weeks ago no chains needed --- but for this storm choose to add the chains

We got a few inches of the white stuff today, daytime temps in the 20's. Used all three of the seasoned "Snow Angels" - 1979 C81, 1964 854 8 Speed, and the 1976 Ariens 24" Snow-Thro. The Snow Shovel not shown has only 8 years on the job, gets an "Honorable Mention" ...

Picture from one of the Meet & Greets

Getting ready for first time plow use to turn up some grass to place in rills from recent rains that are cutting up newly laid drive to shop. Didn't get it all setup correctly but got enough to save culvert. All the plowed area was covered by new shop so no loss. Since I reviewed plowing directions in manuals I see my mistakes and not enough wheel weight either.

Sacrilege or not I wanted some new wheels, tires, hubs, and lugs. Put old shoes on my L-156.

I got the gift that will keep on giving all year long thanks to @ebinmaine and BB-Trina.

Dang! They were sure lined up well, like there was a snapped chalk line on the grass that we all pulled up to

December twenty seventh is a day some dread, National Fruitcake Day! Indulge in variations of a classic cake from all over the world or compete to see who can fling this fruit-packed favorite the furthest. Fruitcakes— we’ve all seen them in the movies or grandma’s kitchen. The heavy and dark cake that looks like it went through seven stages of baking and sounds like a fist thumping against a wooden table when set down on a surface. Yet, there is a day made for it. That’s right, this day is called National Fruitcake Day and it’s made for the celebration of the cake that we all seem to find synonymous with a brick.

Liked hood on L-156 but didn't care care for ground clearance even though just a few inches. Started a "raising" project, and still working on it. Don't have a pic with new seat and later model fender that had to be slotted for shifter and so on. Used 655 front axels and some 1" 5 lug hubs with my old C-120 front and rear wheels. Still decicing on trans , maybe goin to 6 speed or bigger 4 speed if possible. My departed friend, SPECIALWHEELHORSE, Jimmy Rodgers gave me an engine, still awaiting install. 1st pic is as unloaded

Finally some real food. Diet restriction is over. Home fried taters and onions, Amish free range eggs, my venison sausage patty, rye toast, OJ, green tea with raw honey.

Painting a Wheel Horse GREEN would be a sacrilege, putting new shoes on a fine looking horse is a serious plus.

I'd take the drive belt off then run it briefly to see if the noise goes away. Could be the drive belt tensioner banging.

Off the trailer and a quick hoon up and down the driveway. Forward, reverse, and now brakes! Starts after a few cranks, and cranks every time now. (Also stuck the tail sticker on)

1986 417-8 Older pic out for a trail ride. Getting a hankering for a Winter trail ride, thanks Mike . Now I may have to put the Kwik-Way weight box back on. Usually don't need chains just need to keep the revs up and stay on the pipe.

Now that's a pretty good segway to toss this in. Most of my tires don't have tubes. About 2 or 3 times a year something will poke through a tire. I have always plugged them with the common plug stuff but I found a much better way. Quicker, no mess and very reliable. These plugs simply screw in and form a 'permanent' repair in a tractor tire and they claim in a street tire as well. I wouldn't hesitate to use them to get me to where I can do a proper repair on a street vehicle. They are cheap. This kit on Ebay was under $6 delivered. 30 of both sizes. It even comes with a screwdriver............if you can call it that.

Walmart, downloaded the calendar on a flash-drive and my wife took it to their photo department, went about her shopping and a half hour later she swung by and picked it up, A little under $ 14.00 including tax.

Mrs. M does not like the Claxton these days. It's gotten to be very sparse on the fruit and nuts for the money. We also miss my late Aunt Helen. She would start making fruit cakes in October. She's wrap them in cheese cloth and store them in the root celler. She would periodically go down and pour a little rum, brandy, or bourbon on them. By the time the holidays got here they were perfect.

A spoonful of honey makes the fruitcake go down

Well, I can't take a chance on that hose failing or kinking so I replaced it as per WHX??. New hose may look the wrong length in the picture but it is exactly the same as the original.

Stuck these lights on the 1257 today just to see what they look like. The holes are already there so dont know if I want to fill them in, leave them alone, or run these lights? They would be handy in the dark of night . What is everyone’s opinion?

Good Lord no ... I cringe when I see Dan @Achto doing it. He says he know how to weld them back up. I ask him can I save the 60 year old drill shavings... Gotta tell ya Squirrelly sure does make a guy feel good when one sells a tractor to a guy that can take care of it.

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Only if you spray in a large amount quickly. All you need for testing is a quick spurt

A simple compression check might be a good start.

I live RIGHT ON a state highway so lights on. Probably the most fun I had as a kid was plowing lake effect snow at night with a 604 with no lights! That was until the Tecky didn't want run anymore!

I definitely like the looks of those lights, they look period correct.

When plowing driveways I'm crossing the state road a lot. I like lights on day and night.

Put new 24-12-12 tires on C160. They are Horseshoe brand will try and post more info on them in lets talk tire thread.

Yes I agree the white is TOO much. The rears were YELLOW (humbug) and fronts factory painted.

Aw that's great info ans saves space on this GREAT forum Thanks so much!!

Chilled, sliced thin, and a spoonful of honey.

Shucks yeah, Stater/Gen. long hood with that HY2 unit on there, I was hooked.

I agree. If the rubber parts have been upgraded to ethanol-resistant materials, then I'm not very concerned about ethanol. For the antique vehicles that I've worked on, I have always tried to upgrade every rubber part in the fuel system, as well as install hardened exhaust valve seat inserts to allow the use of unleaded gasoline, and if that wasn't practical, I added lead substitute to the fuel. The 1954 Dodge M37 that I'm currently restoring actually came from the factory with hardened exhaust valve seats, and being the military version of the civilian engine, it also came with a forged steel crankshaft instead of cast iron, plus several other added features, such as a totally waterproof ignition system that could run when completely submerged in water. With the optional fording kit, the truck could drive through water five feet deep, though it isn't something that I would recommend.

Its unlikely to be any animals in there. I've spent the last year stripping it apart and blasting it clean. I'll try the compression test first. My gut tells me that its only one half of something, as I'm not hearing the sort of frequency that correlates to engine speed. I'll also check the tensioner. That's a nice easy thing to check.

Excellent Carson bit. Obviously all true and not the least bit fabricated or exaggerated. I tried fruitcake. Once. Probably 40 years ago.

yeah I always hated to hear "I filled her up for ya before I brung her back."

Pull each plug wire to see if the noise is from a particular cylinder.

That's the biggest reason I purchased them thought they looked like the older 60's style lights.

I like the lights. The older I get, the more I prefer doing yard work at night anyway. Adding good lights has become a thing for my machines. My son's Ranger and my 701 are the only ones I have with no lights.

A few decals & a new "helper" for the shop, I'm not sure if he can set points or adjust carburetors (his background check didn't look very promising) but I'll let him hold on to stuff & see how that works out first. Thanks Santa!

I go with dry carb (fuel shutoff & run until the choke won’t keep it running) for sleeps up to a couple of months. Full dry (siphon out the gas and then run ‘till it stops) for anything longer.

Finally painted mine over the last few days. Hopefully next week sees time for other projects...

Done! She starts the tractor, charges once running AND it’s quiet! But every step was a fight! Woodruff key stuck, one bearing stuck on the shaft, one of the three little bearing cover screws had to be drilled out etc. But I won, so there’s that! Will be nice to putt around shows and not hear that whiney bearing.

Here in NY we call ether "Cosby Sauce" and I have no idea why! My tractors won't start on Brake Cleaner either. mostly because I only get the non flammable type. Almost burned a Lincoln town Car to the ground in my front yard with the flammable variety!