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First I screwed the pieces together on the tractor. Then I used superglue to attach 2 small broken off pieces, then deep pour epoxy to rebuild it one section at a time. Used aluminum duct tape to form each section I poured the epoxy into. Then grinding the back side to get a good fit and glazing / sanding the front. Painted it with Ace International Red. Overall, I’d give it a 8 out of 10, but way better than how it was or no bumper at all.

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Just purchased this from my neighbor. Always wanted one since I was a kid, and seeing my grandpa with older tractors. Came with a plow, and mower deck. Neighbor said it hadn't ran in 3 years. Changed fuel, oil, and transmission oil, new spark and fired right up. Did just recently clean the carb. Only issue I'm having is, it seems like it's surging. Any ideas? Thank you all. Wanting to tear it apart this winter and restore it.

More progress on the hydrolift retrofit. The valve block and lines are now attached to the ram. It is semi permanent as it’s a PITA to put in. I made a mounting plate out of aluminum, that the valve block bolts to then bolted to the frame. It’s relatively close to where the original was. So as of tonight everything but the hard lines and the handle are in, that will be tomorrow’s project.

Unfortunately all good things have bad things happen. I was able to get the piston up enough to remove the crankshaft. After removing it that’s when I noticed the block had a crank in the cylinder and when I shined a flash light on it there was a chunk missing. Went to think on it and upon looking at good ole marketplace I found the exact same model for sale. Upon meeting with the gentleman I discovered he was also a like minded horse fanatic and had the shifter I needed as a spare part. I was able to Pick the motor and shifter up this morning. I spent most of this afternoon hunkered down swapping accessories over and fabing up a temporary solinoid mount with a new solinoid as the old school switch is seized. I was also able to weld up the battery box and make a new retaining part to hold the battery in. I also ordered up some new choke and throttle cables for it to get it temporarily running around the yard. @ri702bill I was able to flip the frame up after removing the motor and found no cracks on the transmission and the plow shows little to no signs of wear on it so I’m hoping that means it was not used (or lightly used) as a plow machine. Hopefully the storm eases up tomorrow and I can get it mounted down and attempt to pop it off before diving into tires, exhaust and brake work.

I just picked up a B-80 myself! Great little tractor! Did everything you did as well. Had to soak the carb 3 times before it ran. Change entire fuel line, filter, and the fuel shut off / rubber grommet at tank. Clean out the gas tank - a couple times... Replace the whole petcock / grommet etc. Old fuel line will keep feeding the carb a steady stream of gunk... Also, adjust the governor. Surging went away for me when I did that.

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We took a drive down to Lansing to attend the 2026 Lansing Sexton High School Athletic Hall of Fame inductions. My wife's dad and uncle were inductees for their performance on the wrestling team. Her dad in 1954 and her uncle in 1957.

Excellent! Post the model and spec # for the tractor and engine. Download manuals from this site and look through them. Verify that the governor is adjusted correctly and focus on the fuel system to stop the surging. Other advice will be coming...

Never seen these headlights before… are they easy to come by and how much do they usually sell for?

What did the baby corn say to the mama corn? Where's popcorn?

Yes, it will work. Weights and chains make better traction. I even use #40 roller chain wrapped around the fronts for much better steering. Adjust the ground speed as necessary to keep it loaded up and keep it from clogging

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I had this issue on my deck pullies last year. Even with sharp blades and new belts it was slipping in thick grass. I had to get in the single pulley with some 80 grit and bust the glaze off the surface.

I posted a much longer version of that one about a week ago. Worth a repost.

After cleaning carb,I have found most fuel related problems can be attributed to this. I will add fuel pump is often full of gunk also which will keep filling carb up with junk untill cleaned up/rebuilt.

Surging is likely a fuel to air ratio problem. I have had success eliminating these problems by using alcohol-free gas https://www.pure-gas.org/ and adding Berrymans B-12 fuel additive at double the recommended rate for a couple of tanks of gas to get the small passages in the carburetor clean.

But they are cool looking!

A farmer drove to a neighbor’s farmhouse and knocked at the door. A boy, about 9, opened the door. "Is your dad or mom home?" said the farmer. "No, they went to town." "How about your brother, Howard? Is he here?" "No, he went with Mom and Dad." The farmer stood there for a few minutes, shifting from one foot to the other, mumbling to himself, when the young boy says, "I know where all the tools are, if you want to borrow one, or I can give Dad a message." "Well," said the farmer uncomfortably. "No, I really want to talk to your Dad, about your brother Howard getting my daughter Suzy pregnant". The boy thought for a moment, then says, "You'll have to talk to my Dad about that. I know he charges $100 for the bull's service and $60 for the bore pig's service, but I have no idea how much he charges for Howard."

They don't look like any original Wheelhorse headlamp. PO add on from some point in the past.

So I have an update on the GT-14, sadly after all that work I just couldn't get it right. So me being me, I went and thought outside the box and came up with .... I'll post the photos once I get them uploaded, but I think you guys will like it, it's pretty cool.

Mountain Man breakfast this AM. Eggs, deer scrapple, home fries and onions.

HL-5 was a kit that was offered with an attachment bracket. HL-6 was its Cyclops brother.

I've concluded over the last decade that a total cleaning and replacement of the entire fuel system is a necessity on a tractor (or any machine) that's new to us.

Even though the one on eBay has the required 1" diameter shaft, the holes are not 90 degrees to the roller axle which would explain the toe in you reference. The one on Amazon has a 3/4" diameter shaft and does not appear to have the holes 90 degree to the roller axle so this won't work either. Someone purchased the Toro exact replacement part on Ebay for $175. Seems the only option are the Kubota ones for $82 each from Messicks. Will continue to search on eBay and Facebook marketplace for lower cost options for the Toro and Kubota options and let you know what I find.

Excellent work!!

And a quick spray down on the auger & chute with your favorite slick stuff in a can before the storm helps. I find the cheapo store brand cooking spray works fine - just don't leave the can outside in the cold!

I have a friend who does my carbs. I have dropsies syndrome.. He has this machine that the carb sits in warm fluid, cleans all ports. And he also checks for worn parts meaning out of speck. Hope this helps.

Like fixing a battered Corvette! "Bumper" in name only - do not bump!

Well, there is always that option!

C/S "engine is missing". Tech notes: Unable to verify, opened hood, visually inspected, found engine to be in proper location. Started and noted engine runs rough, recommend diagnosing.

Why do cows like being told jokes? Because they like being a-moo-sed!

How do you get a farm girl to like you? A Tractor

I actually got to some of my own work today, since no one else was home. I finished installing the last of the planned outlets in the garage, but now my need two more some something else being added to the plan, then I got the 220 outlet for the welder moved onto the lift, and added the drain pipe to the sink on the work bench. The actual work, plus the trip to Lowe's, took about 5 hours, a lot longer than it should have, but a few of the outlets I was working with are deeper than normal and thus required some non-standard solutions to fitment. In regular English, everything got installed sideways so the stress relievers could be installed at the "top" and "bottom" of the outlets, while still allowing for the run to be horizontal.

Fixed it 🙂 First time--general refurb and new spindle bearings (thought the original belts looked ok so I reused them) Second time--shimmed a face gear to remove gear lash (not enough) Third time--Goldilocks shims Fourth time--while mowing (at last!) one of the “looked ok” belts chunked off some rubber, so new belts. I got quite adept at this and did wonder several times why there wasn’t a stamped dimple in the deck to permit the belt to be slipped over the lower sheaves without disassembly! As I recall, the 37” belt landed in the middle of the adjustment range. Be sure to use the “why is this here” hole in the shaft that spans the mid-hitch to insert a lever rod to apply belt tension when ready to tighten the adjusting both. I did this with the deck mounted on the tractor. From my research, I learned that at one time it was possible to order “matched” belts, but that is now NLA. So I ordered four belts from a supplier that would take returns. Used the two that were closest and returned the others. BTW, the “3L” part is critical--be very sure they are ⅜”x37 so they fit properly in the lower sheaves.

If I’m not too late to the party, and you need the battery relocated for room, as what @adsm08 mentioned, here’s what I did with mine. I did it because I kind of didn’t like the battery where it could be seen.

Took advantage of the nice weather today. Put the show tractors away for the year along with the patio furniture & grill. I know its still kinda early but finding time to get things done is getting harder. Work is busy, home to-do projects that have become must-do, & helping mom at her place now that dad is gone.

I remove the in tank screens and depend on a good in line filter.

I've almost finished the wife's bicycle. Just waiting on parts for the rear brakes.

Spent the day with a friend after he asked me if I could sit with him while his wife went to work. Marty fell 2 1/2 years ago on a construction site pretty much destroying both of his ankles. He had (what seems like his umpteenth surgery) this week and his wife wanted someone to keep an eye on him. He is hoping one more surgery will patch him up as best as he will ever be sometime early next year. Interesting that a fellow learns about another fellow if you have six hours of just sitting and talking.

New tires and wide rims for the 314H. Waiting on the weather to cooperate so I can paint the rims. Plan on using the 314H as my plow tractor this year.

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I think you might be thinking of the 400XT series where there were some attachment interchangeability with the C/3/4/5 series. Here is my 260-series deck with the black belt guards that I bought new in the first picture (it is dirty from sitting in a garage for a decade). I had to cut off all four of the mounting points from the 260-series deck (circled in gray) and use the spindle shafts from my old deck to be able to use it on my C165. The second picture is a regular 48" deck that we've all seen on various C/3/4/5 series. The third picture is of the final conversion I've been using for the last two years and it cuts beautifully. The last picture is of the 520XI I had until last summer. Shell looks to be the same but you can see how the mounting points are; some welded, some bolted. But as you said, with a welder and hardware, it could be adapted. I can see the shells for the 44", 52", and 60" inch decks being different on the XI series, but the 42" and 48" inchers seem to be 90% the same and could be converted between the two fairly easily.