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I kinda wanna name my tractors, but I have four kids and I can barely keep up with thier names...

Well I did not get her running today. Some dummy wired something wrong last week and it took a while to figure it out. But she is now mechanically ready, and I have 12V at the coil and it has strong spark. All that is left is to run the fuel line. Maybe tomorrow.

I am trying to get some extra hats made before the show . $30ea. (860) 681-3610 call/text

Same name I've given my 14-8. Same reasons, too. I've heard that great minds think in the same gutter.

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About the name, so the 73's are the no-name year for wheelhorse so I figured it needed a name. Well these are wheelhorses, so I thought what horse name or breed? Morgan horses are a reddish color and also used as multi purpose plow horses back in the day. Which is what this tractor is gonna be, a multi purpose plow horse 8 speed with hydraulics. This is going to be a continuation of my 73 wheelhorse for reference here is the original thread. It is not a C120 it is a 1973 14-8 and I am planning on returning it to a 14HP Kohler (12hp on it now is fairly worn) and add hydraulics this photo should give some idea of what is coming. This one will require some patience it's going to take some time. Also thanks to the Wisconsin boys @WHX?? @Achto for their help in making this possible.

Defendant #1 (first wife) was, and has been all about horses and Morgans were her preferred breed. Beautiful animals.

Spent the day today reinstalling one of the air conditioners on our 1987 Avion travel trailer. It originally had only one, installed over the center of the trailer. It always did real well, but because our travels usually take us to Baton Rouge (an upcoming trip in mid July), we would really be in a pickle if our only air conditioner pooped out. So, I ordered a new one and installed it in the center, then wanted to install the old one over the rear bedroom where a roof vent already was. So today, I removed the vent, which was a Hammond vent with a two-speed fan. These Hammond vents had radiused corners as opposed to square. The opening in the roof was already 14", so I had to use some snips to sqare up the opening, then installed the air conditioner. Then, ran some romex and connected it to a breaker. Checked it out and it works well. So, It will be available if we need it! I still need to enclose about three feet of romex in some stick-on cover that I can get at Lowes. My next project will be to convert this trailer from 30A service to 50A service..... maybe this Fall when it's cool.

We slept in today. However, we did manage to get some stuff done - finished setting up the lake house porch, and did some other general rearranging. After dinner, I went searching for the lake house septic tank clean out hatch. Ever see the movie Holes? Actually, it only took 4 holes. Amazingly, the cover was about the same place I started probing the ground. I misunderstood the results of my probing - false readings on rocks and roots, I guess.

That seat is actually pretty nice. The guy did a good job The sound of firing one up from a supposedly "non runner" never gets old

Following along, looking forward to seeing the build.

Alex that should serve you well. Take your time with it and get it rite the first time around.

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

I recently got a little 4hp Wheel Horse (I don't know how else to describe it, maybe an RJ) and hope to restore it, mainly so our future grandchildren nieces and nephews could ride on it someday, plus it would be great to add to the small collection. It is in very rough shape, but should be doable. One of its front wheels is ruined by rust, the rest of it has minor rust. All of it's tires have like new tread, but they are totally rotten and will need to be replaced if I can find them, the rears are 5-12 and the fronts are 4.80/4.00-8. It's not running, and I'm surprised how hard it is to get to its spark plug, with all the things simplified by Wheel Horse, it's hard to access! I'm going to try to load some pictures (I'll try, sometimes they don't work), but I seem to have trouble doing that, I guess this site doesn't like iPhone pictures, so any help for the tractor and pictures would help! I looked all over it and could find its model number, but the Kohler K91 has a clear very readable data plate. Yup, I attempted to load a picture and I don't know the rules to do it successfully, it just shows 'queued' at the bottom. These are JPG and were 5.3 mb, I don't know if this is to big or how to do it One thing I'm not is tech savvy, I'm jealous of those of you that post beautiful pictures! I have posted some pictures in the past and it worked, but have a harder time now and I'm not sure what changed or how to fix! C-85

Well I guess the 14-8's have a name now haha

I'm in.

I dump gas on the ground all the time. I just make sure to follow it up very quickly with a lit match.

I’ve been running some old gas through a lawnmower at about 2:1 ratio of fresh to old (not super old, though, and stabilized). I’ll keep increasing the percentage of bad gas until it becomes a problem. Hasn’t yet. I don’t think a gallon or so in a full tank on the vehicle is gonna hurt either, as long as it’s not full of crud.

I do the same thing. It's a 30 gallon tank so a gallon of questionable gas into 25 + gallons isn't going to hurt anything. I will only do about a gallon at a time. Of coarse you don't dump in any particles that would clog a filter or water at the bottom. It's better than dumping it on the ground.

If there is enough good gas already in the tank nothing wrong with doing that. Got to get rid of it somehow. Done it many times.

Check out this one. Two steamers haveing a race !!

Good find!

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

ya think that front rim could be buffed out?

He doesn't fit in a flat rate box anymore

And those were the original rims with only 1 hole in them. RJ -no holes, 1960- 1 hole 1961 had 2 holes. And come to think of it those generals may be the original tires too Edited the model to the correct 1960 model 400. The throttle control levers and steel clutch pedal. In 61 the controls went to push/pull and the pedal was cast.

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.

If you can email them to uremailing@yahoo.com I can post them here for you. I'm always interested in little round hoods

My experience is just about the same. As far as tires, I went with trailer tires and 50 psi. Kenda loadstar K399 The lions share of the drag is caused being the load is overhung and the forces are transmitted into the joint. The needle bearings will help some especially with lighter loads but as the load increase the amount of friction in the axle tube is significant. Larger spindles reduce the area inside of the tube and help but at some point a mechanical advantage (ie gear reduction steering) is needed to help over come the resistance. Using a B size belt is over kill but okay. The calculation of a 4 gpm pump at 1000 psi works out to 2.6 horse power and that is well within the A belt capability. I have built and worked on several FEL loaders using A belts for all with no problems. If your belt is slipping need to look for another issue.