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Morning... sitting on the "new" 953 out in front yard with cup of Joe. Bought this yesterday not running... but with my pit crews help (Mike, John, Gary & Paul) we had it running and it did a victory lap under its own power in 15 minutes. CHECK OUT THE SEAT!!! Guy says he took apart an office chair, cut vinyl off. Re-cut the plywood and foam to fit then recovered and stapled! LMAO its PERFECT!! Can't wait for the show, see you soon! Tony @wallfish @Sparky @Retired Wrencher

Hello everyone. First my apologies to all for falling off the face of the earth, specially to the ones that attempted to contact me and perhaps I did not answer. It has been an adventure this last year, starting with our health which unfortunately just wants to travel south , keeping us busy just by the multitude of appointments, tests and the lack of peace of mind which many times just takes all and any motivation away. It’s a struggle. With my father’s passing last year now it’s the impossible task of managing properties in two continents without being there. My wife is not up to travel and I cannot leave her alone so it just complicates things. My younger son is now back with us making things a little easier and certain things possible which is a blessing. Only due to that I am actually now waiting to board a plane so I go for a few days to do some closings on stuff over there. Been also quite discouraged with the current “climate” here , due to which I have taken a bit of outright abuse never having in my life imagined it possible. Amazing how all of a sudden so many change their attitudes towards one, clearly intended on making one feel singled out and unwelcome. Again, feelings I never thought I would have specially after 60 years of being here. I was looking forward to the show this year but unfortunately due to the health and overseas issues it’s not going to be possible. I’ll be looking forward to seeing all the photos. Hopefully I’ll also find time and the motivation to start being active here again. I miss you all.

Pressure washed my Kubota L225 yesterday. Best I can remember off the top of my head it’s a ‘79 model. Was my stepdads, he bought it in 1996 so it’s been in our family for 30 years now. He passed away about 3 years ago but I’ve had the tractor in my possession now for around 10 years. This is the first tractor I ever ran and in my early 20’s ultimately lead me down the path of pursuing a turf degree and 24 years of golf course work. It is well worn and could stand a rebuild but still starts and runs flawlessly. It’s had gasoline put in it 2 times over 20 years ago. Not while in my possession but one time accidentally by my stepdad and once by my cousin who was going to do my stepdad a “favor” and mow the pasture for him LOL. Luckily both times it was caught fairly quickly but I’m certain some damage, albeit minimal was done. Even with that we still use it to mow about 3 acres every week. My oldest son runs it now but every time I get on it brings back good memories. I always thought it was ugly as sin but it’s hard to argue with the amount of service it’s provided.

June 14, 1777 US Continental Congress adopts the Stars & Stripes flag, designed by Francis Hopkinson, replacing the Grand Union flag.

Going to miss you Cas. Every time the show approaches I've looked forward to seeing you again and your son and Grand kids riding around. And I will always remember the smile on your wife's face when she attended the show a few years back. Stay safe and keep us informed.

There's only one. Fly it today proudly.

Sorry to hear of your father's passing. Keep your head up and know that you are being prayed for by people you've never even met.

We miss you too. When we don't hear from one of our brothers we fear the worst but pray for the best. Your posts have been a part of our lives and we always want to know what is going on, good, bad, or indifferent. Just last week someone was talking about corks and I shared your cork harvesting thread from a couple years ago. My prayers go with you as you board the airplane to Portugal. Hope you will be able to see your home team play on Wednesday.

Sad news all around but I know you're a strong person. Miss having you around here and will certainly miss seeing you at the show this year. Wishing you the best

Our prayers are with you Cas, be safe my friend.

If mine clogs or leaks, it will simply go away in favor of an inline filter. I figured I'd give it a run and see what happens. I just figured this tractor should be restored as close as I can to original. Lots of stuff already has been changed. Hopefully it won't stand out too much. Tomorrow is final engine assembly. Electrical is pretty much done. Secondary tins are painted and ready to go. I'm hoping to see if all the time and money I've put in this engine was worth it... Governor and fuel pump and a few odds and ends are all that is left. We shall see!

Sorry to hear of your fathers passing and all you're dealing with. My prayers for you and your family.

I'm not sure if you have this manual, but here is the shop manual for the Kubota L-series, L175, L210, L225, L260. L175_L210_L225_L225DT_L260_WSM.pdf

Sediment Bowl in French is "Gas Leak" If I had a dollar for every sediment bowl gasket I sold at Napa, I could buy @WHX?? about 5 gallons of diesel fuel!

Glad to see you come back. Stay strong!!

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Many years ago I restored and worked tractors of another color from the '60s with steel fuel tanks and those same parts. I dreaded seeing debris or water in that sediment bowl and having to decide whether or not I wanted to poke that bear.

Thank you sir! Thinking of swapping decks and putting this 48” on the 314-8. Making it my dedicated mower, then running the C160 without a deck. The 42” on the 314 just seems a bit too small.

This tiny product of unmarried parents better work and not leak. What a pain!

Some folks use cars trains etc. You ship 'im fedex or sumpin?

Good enough to put in the ex-wife's car...

The new Rustoleum RR cans I've seen have the adjustable 5 pattern tip... works great!

Always good to hear from you Cas !!! I hope everything goes well with you and yours, and safe travels. You can always find strength here on this site Mate. You have a ton of friends here. Take care Cas.

Today was a good day. I couldn't figure out why the ammeter wasn't showing a charge, after some checking I found that the ignition switch was only working on the (B)attery, (S)tart, and (I)gnition terminals. The (R)ectifier terminal was not making contact inside the switch. This past week I wrapped up rewiring the entire machine, replaced the ignition switch that turned out to be bad, filled the gearbox with Kerosene, and got a seat installed. So this morning I spent about 5 to 10 minutes slowly driving around my shop using the Kerosene to clean any sludge out of the gearbox. I then used my gantry crane to raise the front of the tractor to about 40 degrees and drained the Kerosene, it came out a light brown color. Next step is to fill with gear oil. I have a question about the 8-speed dipstick. Do you take the reading with the dipstick fully inserted into the filler tube, or do you take the reading with the dipstick resting on top of the filler tube?

Rare 1960 WT-30 tiller. It is complete with the hitch and speed reduction assembly (you will need belts and a bolt or two possibly, but all the parts are there). It will come with a reproduction belt guard for the speed reduction assembly Nothing is frozen. The tines turn when I turn the input pulley. Comes wit the original engine that is complete including a NOS Kohler muffler. The original Saf-T-Vue oil bath air filter is there with no yellowing or cracking. The fuel tank has been brazed at the outlet. I have included a video of it running. Asking $950. PM with any questions. IMG_3839.mov

Went ahead and applied the first coat on the hood... probably gonna do about 3 coats.

Good to hear from you, think of you when I do my much simpler wood working projects. Prayers for your as you travel and your health.

Good quality machines. There's a fairly strong dealer presence up here so they're a popular rig.

Sorry that I am a little late to the dance, but I have spoken with the area technical rep for SprayMax. They make the Eastwood clear coat.

Continued prayers for you and your wife. And, that all goes well closing out your father's estate issues. Safe travels...

He doesn't fit in a flat rate box anymore

22NF also fits.

The Grand Union Flag symbolized the unity of the thirteen colonies and allegiance to British rule but the Continental Congress didn't like the reference to the British Crown.

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That is the plan Mike. Fingers crossed. It is pretty much for plowing snow not sure how much use it will get for the summer.Time will tell?

Vacuum actuated controls were pretty much gone by the turn of the century, with the exception of Ford F series until somewhere around 2007 and maybe 2010 in the vans, but they still used electric blend door actuators. I think they were far more reliable than the electric actuators we see now on everything. The vacuum supply line and check valve were the only main issues. The plastic gears in the electric actuators can’t handle the extra force that is required to move the doors during high blower. If you’ve ever tried to open a door on a moving vehicle, you know what i mean. Turning the blower back before making changes will take the stress off of them. Many times I’ve spent 8-10 hours to remove the entire dash just to replace broken plastic doors. Jeep/Chrysler is notorious for broken doors. Lining the edges of the doors with a foam seal, and the tar like adhesive melts in the heat and glues them in place. Then the actuators strip or snap the plastic shaft.

Good running 14hp Magnum, approx 560 hrs. $225.00 20260613_164756.mp4

New old stock 48" Vacuum bagger, model # 79166 , complete. THIS BAGGER WAS MADE TO FIT TIMECUTTER ZERO TURNS! Take a chance and possibly convert it to fit your classic 42" or 48" side discharge, $250.00 Will need a $50.00 non - refundable deposit, not bringing if not pre-sold.

Finally got to feel the void in the grill of the C160-8 thanks to some help from @ebinmaine

In the case of the 1985 314A it is an Eaton 700 but the 417A and 418A both came with the Eaton 1100 and the 516H had an Eaton 700. The only hard and fast rule with Wheel Horses is there are no hard and fast rules. Here is a bit of information from this manual, some years do not mention 300 series. I have summarized the information below. Eaton 1100 transaxles began being used on Wheel Horses with the 1981 C-Series, this continued through 1984 on C-Series automatics. 1985 is the year the 300/400 series began and the battel of the "A" and "H" designations began. The 314-A was an Eaton 700 and the 417-A was an Eaton 1100. In 1986 the 312-A and 314-A both came with the Eaton 700 and the 417-A and 420-LSE both had the Eaton 1100. 1987 was a continuation of the 312-A with the Eaton 700 and the 418-A and 418-C both had the Eaton 1100 1988 was the year they began messing with our minds as far as the "A" or "H" designation went. The 516-H and 518-H came with an Eaton 700 but the 518-He was equipped with the Eaton 1100 as were the 520_H and 520-HC. 1989 had the 518-H continued with the Eaton 700, the 518-He, 520-H and 520-HC continued to have the Eaton 1100. In 1990 all listed 300, 400 and 500 models use the Eaton 1100 and this continued to be true through and including 2005. There is no overlap of the 300 models, if it is a hydro built from 1985 to 1990 it will be an Eaton 700, 1991 and later 300 series hydro units had the Eaton 1100.

Just found this thread so here’s some. Mostly sunsets.

The LSE is now in possession of it's new owner. I'll let let him chime in if he wants to.

something I go by if the you take the top nut off of one of the spindles and the pulley is has a key then the bearing is a 6203-12 or 6203 2rs -3/4 these are the bearings used in the mule drives also WH #106085 (on the spindles you have to pop off the inner rubber seal if you choose to grease the bearing with the zerk The mule drive 104974 v idler 104975 flat sheave idler if your pulley is not keyed and the nut has a lock washer under it then it is a 6203 2rs bearing metric 17x40x12 3/4x40x12

Agreed. K141/ K161/ K181. You can't go wrong with a GOOD small block Kohler. Recoil or electric start. And they are rebuildable. The service manual is idiot proof. Most parts are aftermarket now but at least available. Any decent machine shop can bore the cylinder and grind the crank if required. There are still engines out there that need nothing but fresh oil and air filters. But if it needs a rebuild, it can still be done.

Yeah I have used some of the Rust-Oleum cans with the regular tips and they are worse then they used to be. I think ever since they switched some of the cans to the 5 tip pattern, which those are nice btw

@C-85 I have used Apple with no issues posting pictures especially with a paid membership . I just hit the chose files , then photo library and pick my pictures. I add in the photos into the post where I want them to show up in the post and hit submit reply . Some pictures may take longer to upload but never really an issue .

That's a 1960 model 400 The front rims rot because they were filled with calcium from the factory to add weight to the front. Kind of surprising they got that bad because those aren't original tires. And the rears should be 6.00-12 tires.

Oh…. Made one of my famous pizzas for dinner! (I’ll have to admit, it’s stinkin’ AWESOME!)

Drove by this place unexpectedly in Geneva, IL. Waze was taking us on a "shortcut" to save probably 1 minute. It was closed when we went by since it was after noon on a Saturday, but does appear to still be operating. https://www.facebook.com/p/KD-Sales-and-Service-100054468039597/