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Got the cars covered, blower tractor and plow tractors in position, the little Toro 521 2-stage blower is ready and the truck is plugged in. Ready!

It's those small acts of kindness that make the most difference! Bet that guy never forgets. Imagine if everyone "pays it forward 3 times"

Today it was hard to believe that there’s a blizzard coming. I went down to the ocean to check it out. It was beautiful! Monday the seas are supposed to be 9-15’! As I looked to the east I noticed someone stuck and close to the water with an incoming tide. I walked back to my truck to get my binoculars and saw the guy digging out with a DOG BOWL! So I figured I’d do the right thing and grabbed the shovel and two tire pressure gauges out of my truck then walked about a quarter mile down the beach. Where I was parked you can’t just drive on. When I got to this gentleman he was super appreciative and really nice. We dug and dug and aired it down to 15psi. As we were almost done another guy walked down the beach with two of those plastic board boards with the nipples sticking up that are supposed to help you get unstuck. Apparently this guys wife saw this going on and called him to come lend a hand. We jammed them under the rear tires and he was out! The owner of the vehicle was very happy with our help and asked for my name and address. Three hours later two nice bottles of wine were delivered to my house from the local liquor store with a thank you note attached!

February 22, 1888 “Father of American Golf” John Reid first demonstrates golf on a Yonkers cow pasture to friends.

Let he who hasn't done something stupid cast the first stone! LOL I can't

Raffle tractor for this year...Coming along!

Nice day today so...

Ok 3 cars and 2 tractors covered out side before a big storm. What's in the garage?

I use a cheap tubing bender and hardware store compression fittings.

Exactly ... I been driving on frozen lakes here for fifty years .. dad & gramps alot longer and never had this problem. They just new & guess I learned from the best.

Correct @Handy Don he pretty quickly admitted that he didn’t know what he was doing. I grew up driving on the beach, learning from some old timers and experience. Since high school (which is about two miles from where those pictures were taken) I have been towing and/or helping people off the beach.

Not an experienced beach driver. Close to the soft sand at the water eded and driving into a low spot where water has flowed farther up the beach.

Interesting to live where you do Don. We can't fathom that kind of $&^T here. Thanks for sharing.

Used the 418 yesterday to remove 5'' of snow. Waiting on 9'' to 12 '' on the coastline starting tomorrow morning between 4 and 7 am. Try to get some more pics. I'll try to get in touch with this guy, just maybe he can lower the snowfall a bit , not sure though even he has a confused look on his face. When I hear the word heavy snow fall I know we are in for a workout. Oh well add the amount to the already tall snow piles. BE SAFE OUT THERE NOR' EASTER ON IT'S WAY ?????

How about flames?

24 years on a 91 520-H. Still on the original fan. With a spare in stock just in case.

Yepp. The Military Tribute Tractor is mentioned above. That red one is my 1975 C160 Automatic. Brighter red than OE Wheelhorse.

Eaton's are usually pretty cheap at the show. The cost climbs with the hot dogs and root beer floats you have top buy for the help you need moving and loading them. Things are freakin heavy!

How about these two Eric.

Alright that's it! Me seeing you happy! LOL And BTW, Highly doubtful "You got some"

I got some Don ... don't take much to make me happy ... the SG club badge .. Handy.

So now you got something against wheelies?????

When the national weather service upgraded the warning for my neck of the woods to “Blizzard,” I started to take this seriously. Current we’re in the 12-18 band with the localized being 11-15. We’ll see!

Be safe out there!

Lots and lots of folks run chains and a fan without interference. There must be a way. IMHO, it is a poor bet that a cold ambient temperature will somehow offset not having a fan during a plowing/blowing session which has a lot of direction changes and forces the Eaton to work hard. It is no accident that WH added a transaxle high temp warning light to higher horsepower models.

Man, I envy you fellers that are in them target rich areas. We just don't get that many opportunities around here, especially on any S/G models. I did get lucky the other day on the 520h and 312-8 and the assortment of equipment. really couldn't afford all of them, but they would not separate. I just couldn't pass on it since it was just a 45min drive to pick up.

$5.00 shipping is what it shows in my shopping cart.

I spare Handy Don and RI Bill. Yes, Viton is comparable with gas, oil, grease. It is an upgrade from conventional rubber.

yes - here in Hudson River Valley --- a t-shirt and lite sweat shirt on top of that a couple days ago I was wandering outdoors completely comfortable -- looks like the Monday 40 mph wind with the wet snow may make for an adventure - might be some lost power issues ????????? UGH !

Yah ... learned to not let Kev do my shopping ...

All perspective. There's an hour you learned something too. Learning what not to do is just as important as learning what to do. It ain't gonna take you an hour the next time!

Just crazy this weather lately. Today I was in just a sweatshirt doing things and was comfortable! And now we have to believe it’s going to snow!

I always liked this one, from @jachady. We haven't heard from him in several years, but he used to run a small garden tilling business with this tractor, maybe still does.

Polished the hood and added decals thanks to redoyourhorse very very nice decals!

How bout crappy rattle can red over rust??? 🤣 Thats how I bought it. My 654 is a 10 footer. The paints lighter red than Regal Red.

did one in sublime green mopar color,

Because the pump and carb are both solidly mounted to the engine I don't think that would be a problem. Being compression fittings there's no rubber seal for the fuel to attack. I did that shortly after I got the tractor at the 2018 show and it's been fine. That 854 is dedicated to the sickle mower so a breakdown is nothing more than a nuisance but I'd likely still go electric if there was an issue.

I had the rear get very hot while mowing with a 520H because the fan was slipping. Until that happened I didn’t know how much the fan was needed. Use threadlocker on the fan bolt because you can’t make it extremely tight without damaging the plastic.

Well we can track it then ... maybe some dna too? ...

nORM! had his Black Horse set up for judging plowing matches! Marvin was just WH colors in reverse

We had a bizzare one here. I got 8 inches on the ranch. Ten miles away they got 1 inch.

I agree. Florida sounds better.

I was in Florida yesterday… shoulda stayed longer Here’s what I saw on TV this morning, I’m under the W in Willimantic.

If I don't have an impact, I just put a ratchet with the correct size socket on it and give it a bit of a pop or smack and they come loose.

I have a great appreciation for the differences of color but I do have one rule. I refuse to paint a Wheelhorse the color of any other brand. I dont have fresh pics so here's a few older threads... Click the pics. My original B80, Patriot Horse: Trina's Pony: Trina's Military Tribute Tractor "Millie" My Cinnamon Horse:

The Eaton 1100 transmission is by far the most expensive part of your tractor. Used, about $400 and well over $2000 new if you can find one. Not only would I pay $30 for a fan, I'd buy two to make sure I had a spare. Heat and contaminants are the worst enemy of these transmissions. The ball ports have .0005 (5/ ten-thousanths) clearances, and the smallest grit will destroy them. Since heat breaks down the qualities of the oil, you're gonna soon after have contaminants circulating anyway. Better off just paying silly money for a fan...

Make sure the engine pulley groove is CLEAN and smooth. No rusted spots an especially no paint. Use a 29" cloth covered belt for lawn and garden applications. A rubber sided belt for electric motor applications will grab much to quickly. I've had plenty of RJs and Suburbans over the years and still have 4 but none of them will immediately go to wheelies without added weight on the front unless the clutch is dumped to full fast enough to make it happen. With a brand new belt, drive the tractor under load like driving up a hill but only use 1/2-3/4 clutch so it's still slipping the belt a little. You could chain the front to something solid and do it in reverse if you don't have a hill. The idea is to glaze the belt sides which will make them smoother and it won't grab as quick. That'll happen anyway but doing this speeds up that process and also helps to remove any belt memory from the packaging.

I always cut the inside chains to the correct length then connect them with one of these.

I think alot of mid engine machines had filled front tires. Back in the old days they used calcium, which is why most old RJs have rotted out front wheels.

My dedicated snow horses are Sunstrands. I check the adjustment in the fall and it is fine...however at 15-20 degrees they want to creep. To cold to set up and adjust outside at 15 degrees. Get her outside put the plow up against something fixed and let it warm up while I go back inside....