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Hey all. So I've been away from this forum and the great people on it for quite a while now. Still snoopin' around from time to time though but not posting (much) and I miss the interactions that come from that. Reason being, life happened and about one and a half year ago, after a VERY stressfull period ,my better half and I were able to purchase our dream house, to be turned into a dream home. I cannot overstate how blessed we are this worked out since times are challenging, housing prices are up, economics not great, politics.. I won't mention. The dream was to have no (direct) neighbours, a good sized barn/garage/workshop and room for a horse/horses. I'll let you guess who came up with which dream On the same street we lived on we purchased this house which is basically a farm as we know it from the 50's, so built right after the second world war. Solid base, room for improvements. It sits on 2.5 acre land which is spacious by Dutch standards. Not to brag but we calculated that the property of my SIL could fit 28 times on our lot. Some work has been done, a lot still awaits. Here are some pictures of when we bought the farm and over the course of I don't know how many days/months/years 'll take you along to current state, and beyond. TLDR: bought farm, no time for hobbies, I show pictures of what I'm doing in the meantime Greetings from the Netherlands, Mark

Did some maintenance on the 42" SD that I replaced with the 48" SD. New blades New idler pulley Scraped and wire brushed Oil soak then store till next spring

August 15, 1979, Apocalypse Now, the acclaimed Vietnam War film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, opens in theaters around the United States. The film, inspired in part by Joseph Conrad’s 1899 novella Heart of Darkness, among other sources, told the story of an Army captain (played by Martin Sheen) and crew of men who are sent into the Cambodian jungle to kill a U.S. Special Forces colonel (Marlon Brando) who has gone AWOL and is thought to be crazy.

Thanks for all the birthday wishes fellas. i don't know how to act my age I've never been this old ... Was a good day spending it up here in northern WI. worked on getting a outboard running for my sister then went fishing on a private pond but got skunked. Went out to a cool place called Lost Land Lodge for Friday fish fry and old fashions which is a Wisconsin staple. Finished with white Russians and a fire pit.

I have this B 60 I picked up last weekend. I may have an original engine for it this week end? Will know buy the end of the weekend. It currently has a 8 hp start /gen motor in it now. It runs good. But it is in a tight space. But looking for options. I have seen people use Harbor freight engines in them. With good results I guess? Any other options? I have always like these little B-60’S. Cool and very functional. Reason I picked this up I am try to preserve the 856 I have.It is the best one I currently have. I am restoring an B-100 correctly. Any thoughts are welcome.

Recycle belts by bringing to the show with a free sign. If you don't go to the show, sneak them into a neighbor's garage!

Had the Snapper RER I sold to my neighbor come visit today. He’d grown tired of pull-starting 12.5 HP (he acknowledged I’d warned him) and was ready to take me up on my promise to install his new battery. Did a full cleanup of the starting and charging electrical connections to forestall any issues and they tested to spec. Dropped in the battery and it started right up. Waved a smiling neighbor back across the street.

Got the Bervac swapped onto 416. Also swapped rear hitch, larger wheels/tires from Workhorse. Still have a few more preventive maint items to get done. Got lift assist springs installed/adjusted & 150lbs of weight on hitch. Now I gotta figure out what to do with the Workhorse. Be nice to have it for parts but dont really want it sitting around...... 20260814_133023.mp4

Many probables here. I would check the fuel delivery system from the fuel cap vent, to the screen in the tank shutoff valve, to old deteriorating fuel lines to a weak fuel pump, to a dirty or maladjusted carburetor. I would clean and re-gap the points, and replace the condenser. Replace the spark plug and ignition wire. It could be any of the above. I don't think that the weight would be the issue. I have pulled me (235lb) and trailers full of stone with an 8 hp.

#32 is running took a new fuel pump, carb, and spark plugs. The dealer put a new hydraulic hose on it $360. I put a new seat on it for now. they quoted $500 to fix the original. I am doing the best I can with spray bombs for now, while I look for and put on correct parts. It is looking much better than the heap I bought, and fun to drive. The rear fender decal is actually 2 parts. A replacement decal with the lower gray cut off. and a new chrome tape stripe cut to fit. When I found out how bad this tractor actually was I asked for some $ back. the seller never responded. It still has a miss but starts real easy.

I love the smell of napalm in the morning... it smells like my shed after a fuel line / carb cleanup...

Yep, some cheap hoarder will scarf em up.

It's also good to have a long belt around to use for measuring for a new belt. Mostly custom stuff. But it's also a lot faster than looking stuff up online too. I have a cut deck belt that is wrapped around the pulleys and just marked. Measure that length and there's the new belt length.

A hoarder that has 5 spare 8 speeds and 30+ spare tires should have a couple hundred spare belts. Store em forever.

Don't get me wrong I have one predator swap that I done several years ago in a 550 Suburban and have had good luck with it, but if I had it to do over I would have waited and found the proper Tecky or Kohler. There is also a big aftermarket support for the Predators. Pic of 550 with Predator.

All of mine were rubber band powered and made of thin balsa wood.

I will be there in my dreams. Can't wait for all the YouTube videos of it. I just love Customs and Street Rods, sad to say it will be mostly late model (1970 and newer is late model to me) cars. If the owners are proud of them that is fine, it keeps the hobby going and makes me appreciate the real Kustom Kruisers that much more.

B-60s came factory with a 7hp pull start Kohler not sure if the model.

Love it! Any pictures of inside that barn-workshop?

Agreed. I have them on my 416H w/Bervac. I definitely noticed an improvement with the springs installed

I have my dad's old Snapper. I usually use it a couple time a year, just jump it off the first start with one of my Wheel Horses. After that it's easy to pull start.

I go 4 of those too. 2 Sundstrand and 2 Eatons.

I keep all mine ifn that aint damaged like yous say may need a 1/2"-1" longer belt fer sumin. if they are damaged in any way they go straight to the trashy can, got to much junk laying around all ready

I have always heard that belts don't stretch, they just wear down. I hang on to a few long belts of both 1/2 and 5/8 in the event I'm doing a project where the factory belt isn't going to work. Cut the old belt, put it on and pull up the slack, once you figure the length is right use some tie wire to join the two ends and give it a try. Now you have a proper belt to take to Tractor Supply to measure and match up

I'll take any good ones. Don't toss them out and bring'm to Zags I do all kinds of nonsense things around here and prefer to just grab one off the shelf vs going out to buy them. It's good to have one of those long belts around to start other engines from a tractor PTO.

Sleepy resting puppy. For the first time in nearly 3 weeks, Meeha was able to lay down outside in the sun and be a dog for a few minutes. Trina has tried twice to take the dog off pain meds but each time she shows signs of serious discomfort or even quiet yelping. We'll keep Meeha on those meds for another week and retry.

Trying to organize my spare tires/wheels, moved some into the new shed this evening. Left all my crummy tires and wheels in my old tarp shed.

Went back and finished up that tree this morning. My chain didn't just go dull, there is metal in the trunk. My assumption is there may have been a fence there at some point, or possibly a wire cage, since its the right gauge for either, and I have found it at three spots, each about 1/4 of the way around. I'll learn more when I start splitting the logs and see the rest of the pattern.

..... and steering wheel

South Bend Plant Toro had purchased the Wheel Horse brand and its South Bend operations in 1986 for $8 million In 1991, The Toro Company received consideration and approval for local economic development tax incentives (commonly structured as real and personal property tax abatements) from the City of South Bend for its manufacturing facility located at 515 W. Ireland Road. 1991 marked the major operational transition where Toro fully integrated the Wheel Horse facility and dealer networks. Approximately 235 jobs were affected by restructuring and transitions at the South Bend manufacturing site. Late 1992 / 1993 Toro announced plans to phase out and ultimately close the South Bend manufacturing plant, impacting approximately 300 remaining employees. in 1993, The Toro Company closed its historic 226,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in South Bend, Indiana, as part of a company-wide consolidation and restructuring. The South Bend plant had previously produced Wheel Horse lawn and garden tractors. This shutdown resulted in local layoffs and an end to active manufacturing at the South Bend plant PUBLISHED: January 12, 1993 “Toro tax breaks withdrawn: South Bend common council voted unanimously to take away two tax abatements granted to the Toro Company in 1991, when the lawnmower maker announced plans to upgrade its plant. The council in Apr had given 6- and 10-year abatements for the Wheelhorse factory, which employees 300 workers. However the company subsequently decided to close the factory”

$12 on the Jungle.

Fantastic, you seem to have everything on the wish list there.

They are great little tractors!

The yank start B-60 has been a desire of mine. Not like I need another worker, but if one landed in my lap I’d probably enjoy it for a while!

I'm a firm believer in "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" The voltage regulator could be rotated a bit forward and like @ebinmaine suggested the terminals should be insulated.

Can you recycle belts? Instead throw them in the trash.

Here is the one I bolted on to my 71 raider 12 it works find. I used two 1/4" flats and one 1/8" flat as spacers between the frame and hitch. I had to cut off the hood hinges and bolt them back to the hitch.

Trina says you need to deliver that transmission up here. We'll take you out on our forest trails. Rough. Terrain. Mebbe hike across the street. I'm willing to supply coffee.

I keep long belts to drive other equipment off the PTO. Like hydros in non running tractors, meat grinders, ice cream freezers, air compressors, gen sets, etc.

And if you want to scare the heck out of a buddy you can hook the "I" terminal to the car horn so when he turns the key the horn will toot. Not that I would have any personal knowledge of doing this.

My brother in law worked for Goodyear. Decades ago, he got the assignment to run the schedule for rides when it was doing publicity in Akron. One of the dignitaries did not show up for their ride so he and my sister sat in on that ride. It was one of the longer scheduled rides that day. This was long enough ago that the paint job was silver with the Goodyear script in blue.

I often reflect that I was a major PITA to my folks with a dangerous temper. Yet they let me live and supported an undeserving me.

Several of these. Work great.

The center spindle on my 48"SD took a c#$p while mowing early this spring. I swapped it out with my spare 42SD and used it all summer. Yesterday I dumped my spindle bucket and found a good one. Cleaned , greased and back on the tractor. Picking up the tractor with the hoist really makes it easy to roll the decks under the tractor from the front.

The C41 has two rubber stops and springs under the seat/spring mounting plate. one spring was broken and one rubber stop was missing. After scrounging through the “extra parts” I found two heavier springs and two rubber stops. A few minutes later they were installed.

Not really a "done to" but got my RS 20th anniversary banner hung up after moving a bunch of other stuff around.

Painted some WH rear wheel weights and some JD front weights red today.

Decided that painting these wheel weights was worth the effort. Now I just need to pull the front wheels and get rid of that bright white that somebody painted them with. UPDATE: