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A few weeks ago I posted a video of a guy I know blowing snow on his farm with a big John Deere. Yesterday I went past his farm and he had the doors of what was the family’s potato barn open. So I stopped in to say hi and snapped a few pictures. Two of these Farmalls were bought brand new by his family. Obviously they have been restored! They have been farming in this area for over 350 years. Yes 350 years. While we were talking, his uncle stopped by and was telling us about farming potatoes in their heyday. About filling the barn to the rafters with potatoes year after year and the amount of men, machinery and time it took. It was very interesting, I felt like I could have listened to him all day. I could actually see it in his eyes how proud he was of his family farm.

Morning, Came across this on marketplace.. seller about 50 miles round trip.. asking $10.00. Said he’s sat on seat and it’s not rusted through but will need 2 new 4.80/4.00-8 tires. Had idea of once I get my 856 driving running again. Would it be a safe or good idea to fix this up, paint it to match 856 and have someone ride on it behind possibly with a tongue extension between the tractor hitch and sulky?

There were a variety of cast iron or stee3l lugs that could be bolted to the steel wheels for traction. Here I am at about three years old on out family Farmall with my Dad.

The Farmall F-14 came out in the late 1930s. It was more common to see steel wheels than rubber tires. For today's parades and shows, it's also common to cover the steel rims with a smoother surface, like the "slicks", to keep the steel rims from damaging road surfaces. If that F-14 would be used in the field, it wouldn't have those "slicks" coverting the steel rims, as it would robbed the tractor of any traction.

@Achto's '66 1076. His first resto.

March 21, 1952, 20,000 people attempt to attend the first-ever rock & roll concert when Alan Freed presents "The Moondog Coronation Ball" at the old 12,000-seat Cleveland Arena; performers include Paul Williams and the Hucklebuckers, Tiny Grimes and the Rocking Highlanders, The Dominoes, and Varetta Dillard.

Placed the 36 inch rear discharge mower deck on my B-80 today. Greased and cleaned everything up for mowing duty!

Haven't done much yet today, but we took the kids, (daughter, son, and son's "She's not my girlfriend") skating last night, for the second Friday in a row. Something tells me we don't have long before that title gets shortened a bit.

Looks like @WHX?? might be holding on for a # 2 by the look on his face. YOU BETTER HURRY DANO.

If it were "The Mother-in-Law" seat, the tongue would have been about 4X longer...

I just finished up putting on longer front spindles on the 1257 and greased everything up, along with tie rod adjustment. There was nothing wrong with the original ones, but the longer ones help a bit with the stance since there’s big tires on the back and also helps with clearance.

3'' to 6'' here tomorrow. Here we go again. The last 3'' we got I didn't even plow it. Got out the 5000 lb tractor and made consecutive passes until it was all packed down. The next day the sun took care of it.

I'm guessing Limited Special Edition. Maybe WH had a cooler acronym. I'm not sure.

When searching the manuals the file results will come up with the last modified at the top of the list which means nothing to anybody. It is just like the forums - last post is first. On the right side you will see a box "Sort by". Click on that and select "Title". Now the whole section will be in chronological order that makes sense.

I would say that is like being on a diet while working at Krispy Kreme. ... Good luck sir!

Got heads off and decarboned heads and combustion chambers/pistons. I found it a lot easier to work on by removing 3 of the motor mount bolts and turning motor for access to rear cylinder. Good thing I did because oil drain pipe is loose and I’m going to have to take apart and seal/ tighten it up. Between oil drain and loose oil filter it was pretty oily down there. Top of engine was good and dry . The old valve cover gaskets were stuck pretty good to block. I did start to adjust valves but my feeler gauge was at home so had to quit for for the day. Haven’t even got started on carb and intake manifold but exhaust should be good for another 30yrs after good coat of paint. Quick question, do any of y’all use any kind of sealer on valve cover gasket’s.

To fix the oil drain pipes, I run a tap in till it begins to cut new threads, then I use a new pipe nipple so the threads aren't worn. I use red threadlocker after cleaning the thread thoroughly.

Hey Dan! If you see a "clean" gas station, will you stop please?

Dan head for the drive up bar ...

Not exactly stock but my 701 has it now.

Absolutely! Looks like a Gravely sulky

Decks stay on the 160 and 875 all year long except for the Steam Pageant. Plow will come off of the 857 when yard clean up starts in April, and the plow on the 953 will come off in May

This plow stays on year round.

R.I.P. Chuck, He even liked the jokes and memes that were made about him. Quoting them in movies and talk shows.

Who, now, will sell us our action pants?

Removed the snow blade and chains from my C141. Didn’t use it one time this winter. Installed the mower deck, then mulched some leaves that blew in over the winter.

You're either real skinny or that is a super stiff seat spring! I'd have tire marks on both cheeks!

I use this:

Found one!!! Dan look for a "dirty" gas station...

Yes, actually I’ve read a few of your posts of the same setup, which helped out a lot, and that’s when I looked for a good set so I ended up with nos ones, very helpful.

I wouldn't go that far here. I enjoy all 6 of them for trail rides here and pulling trailers etc.

Is this what the orginal color scheme would have been? Might have to see about getting one of those seat cover online that fits and looks the same colors

Any 4/4.8-8 tires. Wheelbarrow tires you want to keep the cost down. Be sure to tube them.

Nice! You may wish to improve the size & placement of the foot rest though...

You guys removing plows for mowers or tillers and we're expecting 4 inches of snow tomorrow.

Please Forgive my ignorance... What would be your best guess of the purpose of a tractor with all metal racing slicks? All four wheels smooth like that and potatoes does not compute for me? I had tall skinny grippy tires on a 4x4 ranger I think called tiger paws. many that would rip through the snow.

Later models had it (520)

One more stocking before the season opens. VID_20260320_091521291~2.mp4

Removed the snow plow and installed the tiller.

We got a melt going on here! Can't beat that spring sun.

Tomorrow is NH Maple Day. A local group taps all the town owned trees and donates the proceeds to 7 local charities.

Any of that size automotive mechanical gauge should work. https://www.amazon.com/stores/page/3220B8A2-E4CF-4BD0-A883-171D68FBACA5

If I can't make them like I want them, then I won't keep them. I always wanted to say I had an "all original" tractor. My 701 will be close but not perfect. Absolutely none of my machines exist without mods, and several are complete mutts. I actually prefer them that way, because my tractors are all one of a kind. I think Kevin's machines are great. They are maximized for his specific needs and wants. I do the same with mine.

Hey, we assigned Frank a made up model number too! 1073 10 hp electric start hydro 1963

Finally swapped put my short chute for a tall chute I got at auction a few months ago. Looked to be complete for $50...but it was missing parts...2 hair pin clips and a third one was bent This should scare anymore snow away

Not "with" my Wheel Horse, but with some wheel horse parts... My poor old yard trailer needs some love. It's built like a tank, but when my buddy made it for me 20 years ago it had 20x10x8 tires on it, and they just finally fell apart. I had stuck some 8 inch wheels on it, but if it sat low before it nearly drug the ground after. The dump feature was also useless. So one thing about doing tire wheel mods with 520 front ends was that I had a decent set of wheels and tires from one that I could use. So I cut off the axles and welded on a 6 inch extension and bracing, and slapped the 520 wheels on. Not perfect, but it will work great with my heavy rear hitches now and it also will dump properly. It still needs a little cleanup, but full functionality has been restored! First pic is obviously the "before"...

Fixed my weight bracket and put the suitcase weights back on the Bronco 14. At least they are a bit straighter than before.