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Hi everyone. My name is Sean. I’m a long time reader on here, first time poster. I have a kiddo now and find myself with some non-shop downtime- who says both can’t involve tractors? Long story short, I worked as a small engine tech putting myself through school. My wife owns a farm, and I grew up working on equipment. Been obsessed with vintage tractors since I got my father’s old 124 Cub Cadet running. Think I was 8. Decided early on I liked machines with a Kohler K series in it. Only have the one wheel horse; though I’d add more. My favorites are the ‘74-‘77 models. I own a 77 C-160 8 speed, with a blower, trailer and a work-worn belly mower. All three attachments are on the original invoice. I purchased the tractor from a family friend who even kept the stickers and brochures from the dealer. Cool stuff. I’m honored to have it. I also own a ‘51 Ford 8N (my mule) and a ‘63 or so Original Cub Cadet. Wish I had begun posting sooner but, gotta start sometime. Thanks for the warm welcomes I have received so far.

These little 420LSE models sure always have a way to find me.

GT-1600 hauling wood out of the woods.

Later determined to be excessive hot air emanating from the the occupants therein...

Thank you! Here are the Cadet and the ‘51 N - both family items. Lots of vintage power around! I have the original mower deck for the Cub, however the throw out bearing went on the clutch so, she’s parked for a bit. Kid likes to idle around in 1st gear. The ford has a Wagner loader I’m working on getting up and going. Steering box bearing just went on me though- so for now the Horse has run of the pasture!

This time im going to bondo it and @Vinylguy is helping me out with getting me a new one. Can’t thank you enough terry your a great guy.

Thank you!! Believe it or not, that’s actually my daughter! She absolutely loves the tractors. She’s a little more into the ‘green’ than I’d like….I blame her grandpa! One of her favorite things to do are watch the hit and miss engines at shows. It’s to the point where I almost want to get one to split firewood. I see quite a few C’s in the land of upstate NY where we are. Lots of 120’s. I’ve always wanted to try and find a D series from that era, with the twin Kohler in it. A man can dream!

July 19,1952, Air traffic controllers in Washington, D.C., detect UFOs over the White House and US Capitol building. More appear a week later, but the government dismisses the sightings as a harmless weather phenomenon.

This was the annual show in Rosebud, Missouri. This year it was held Friday, July 17, Saturday July 18, and today. I went yesterday. It was hot, mid 90s with a heat index hovering around 105-110. I only took a few pictures, but there were quite a few tractors there. I loved that International B160 truck.

Took pic of 520H after I took hub caps off and I got tell ya believe I like it better with naked wheels. Wheels and tires look twice as big with them gone.

I had to gussy up the 401 with a long overdue bath for today’s side shot Sunday.

My buddy Aaron hooked me up with a nice big battery and an inverter to run light duty shore power. It’ll go up in the nose, and maybe even have room for a winch to hook up. I’d love to be able to pull dead stuff in, rather than push it!

No hub caps on any of mine. Trina has two sets for shows. Adds a sparkle ✨️.

job done

And a few other pictures.

Took quite a few pics from the seat of my tractor, and mostly of the crew I was hanging with. @wallfish @Retired Wrencher and Paul (wallfish’s nephew) and Brad (my son).

Hi! I’m new…long time reader. Here is my C160

The new regulator you bought was designed to be mounted in the air shroud of KT and magnums fins facing in. It is cooled by all the engine cooling air blowing by it. Yo may not have enough air flow in the raider location and it may over heat.

Great introduction, Looks like you are teaching your son well, he has a firm grip on that wrench. The letter series (ABC) are a good choice, simple to work on and can be outfitted with newer attachments.

Maryland has used this method of population control for many years.. The state has two separate zones with two buck tags issued for each zone. After taking a doe, a bonus buck tag can be purchased for each zone for a total of five. Unlimited doe may be taken in the eastern zone where the hunter can make his own tags.

Well, I guess when you get older Mike, you don’t read signs that pretty much sums it up. Cause you know how the song goes. Signs signs everywhere signs. But I have to say sharp looking tractor.

A small video. PXL_20260718_160658438_TS.mp4

hi AHS, very common problem with the 300, 400 and some 500 series wh tractors. i used to use 1/8 X 1.5" angle iron like ri702bill suggested. now i buy a kit from brockport bill. bolts right on. easy- peasy. also ri702bill makes a nice kit to reinforce the 'F' plate. both kits are well worth the $$$ imo.

I ordered a $10 regulator from EBay for the Raider. The mounting holes are too narrow to use the existing holes in the tower and i wanted to use the original holes and carriage bolts. The terminals on the new one stick out the back also, so it can’t be mounted flush. The band saw made quick work of making an adapter mount out of the old regulator.

I got the B-80 reshorn after taking the wheels, tubes & tires to my friendly local tire shop. I just wasn’t in the mood for doing that. He got them to seal up without the tubes. The blowout: Spare set waiting for the Sandman Scrubbed & ready to paint, more or less. Third coat left, fourth on right (Krylon Ivory) Just like new! (Sort of) Another triumph! I’m almost inspired to give her a lick of Penetrol and do something about that seat. Oh, and paint and remount the weights.

And finally…GARY, you can’t park here @Retired Wrencher

Hi, I'm old. to the Really nice working rig. C-160 .... one of the best Wheel Horse made. Mine didn't work....she just played at the shows.

I had one broken off and the other cracked on my 312-8. I use 1/8" x 1 1/2" steel on top under the shifter plate. It's not welded, just bolted in place with the shifter plate. It's been that way since 2015. I did raise the rear fende, btacket and gas tank 1 3/4" for some 25 " tires. The plastic pipe has the wench wires that connect to the battery.

As long as the shut off valve and the mesh screen in the tank are clean and fully open, there will be plenty of fuel at the pump inlet.

Welcome to RS @moonbeans!

Have a Great Day Glenn

Thank you. I did not know that’s what they were made for. If it doesn’t survive that’s where the next one will go.

I’m generally hunting meat. If I have a tag it’s likely getting shot!

I don't remember what language this interpretation comes from, but in that country the sign says "Parking Reserved for GARY."

Exciting night last night. This 8 point was about 20 yards from my ladder stand munching on the neighbor’s beans. I suppose I’ll target him, and a few does this year. We are transitioning to one buck from two, years past. I have to be picky but should have plenty of opportunities to still fill the freezer. copy_897CC3E9-37A5-4A3E-885C-85A67FBFE5A8.mov

414-8 with a 42” RD was the weapon of choice today. She never disappoints!

Expensive, but McMaster-Carr should have the bushing you are looking for. Small quantities are not their strong point, but the delivery times are quick.

I noted the same thing on my previous boats...

Wow, I didn’t realize these trailers are so wood-intensive. Seems like an odd material choice for something that gets drug down the interstate in the rain. But wood is cheap, so I guess is the default choice. Trailer campers are likely the same. Would there be an advantage to not sealing anything up on these and just allowing them to breathe? Seems like water intrusion is inevitable, so maybe just give it the ability to dry ftom all surfaces. Fishing boat floors are typically wood/plywood too. And obviously they get wet. I’ve made the observation (I think) that those that have carpeting on them actually last longer than those with sheet vinyl flooring surfaces. The carpet does soak through ftom rain from the top, but I surmise that the vinyl locks in everything from below and grossly prolongs drying time. On my current boat the carpeted surfaces are fine, but the underside of all the vinyl covered plywood flooring is starting to flake and is discolored. The floor is still solid, but I’m sure it’s within the next 5-10 years that I’m replacing it. (I had the floor out to mess with the fuel tank and was surprised by the difference.) My observation could be confirmation bias though. Steve

With that much aluminm bolted to it will be insterting to see if it survives.

I've been using sealed bearings for the front wheels for quite some time now. Excellent results. I decided to try them on a mower deck with some hesitation. The first deck is on the 5th year now and no issues.

I took the 42” deck off the 312 because after mowing the fire station lawn. It started to make horrendous noises. After some investigation, the slack adjuster was loose and the bolts holding in the spindles were too. I tightened them down with a wrench this time, but still may put some blue locktite on the spindle bolts, as a bit of added insurance. I also checked and filled the spindles to the top with grease. The grease was coming out the center spindle, so I know that was full. I was being a bit like @peter lena and making sure moving things were lubed up non moving were tightened down and things were good.🙂 I had to fix the 308’s rear left tire as well. it had sat and lost air breaking the bead. My 9 year old nephew decided to stop by then so he got a lesson on how to fix and reattach a tire. I got another set of hands. He was all for moving the 308 out of the workshop in first gear so I could clean out a bit and start to put things back. No pics as it was a busy day.

Keep the seal on after packing with new grease and they'll be perfectly fine. Waste of time and grease filling that entire wheel hub with grease IMO. (For normal intended use anyway) However, If you're "4 wheel'n" with it through the swamps and puddles every week then I would recommend removing the inner seals and flushing them out with new grease through the zerk. Mowing the lawn or towing a trailer, not so much. We have the technology they didn't have back in the day with the seals, so use them until they fail many years down the road and let your grandchildren replace them when necessary. (Stay away from the stamped steel bearings sealed or not )

When I think of Springers I think of short legged somewhat zealous, energetic & high strung bird dogs but some are fairly relaxed. Especially in their older years. Yours Don gives the impression of a larger mellow house springer. I'll have to do some reading on bench springers. I had a female Chesapeake once that got tangled up with the neighbor's springer. Result was a smaller single female chessispring?? Had the oily coat of a chessie and the body of a springer. Turned out to be a great dog. I eventually gave it to a OTR trucker that fell in love with it and was a great cab companion.

Recently Brought back from the dead.