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September 25, 1965, the Kansas City Athletics start ageless wonder Satchel Paige in a game against the Boston Red Sox. The 59-year-old Paige, a ***** League legend, proved his greatness once again by giving up only one hit in his three innings of play.

For the mods to consider regarding this topic: What's the best way to save your dad jokes? In a dadda-base.

People who drug their farm animals should get off their high horse.

This mountain man represents that. I also warsh my truck and change the oral.

I know it’s Friday and I’m a day late but here’s a few pictures.

Chilly but a great day with the sons. VID_20260924_143331943~2.mp4

VID_20260924_102901382~2.mp4 No luck trolling for stripers. We ran 20 crab traps for two hours and had our 72 crab limit so we packed it in and headed home. VID_20260924_092253848~2.mp4

Funniest one I ever saw was on a van being towed," TOAD CAR."

You can cut to length then get you self a Z bender I believe that is what they call it. It crimps to original shape. I have had mine for years works well.

I remade a chipboard/melamine shelf into a narrower shelf to fit between the Murphy bed and wall at the lake house. This will be the 3rd or 4th life for that shelving unit.

I have been homebound with the flu for a few days and decided to take on a project that has been on my mind for some time. We are blessed to have a chart of drive belt sizes for all models of Wheel Horses, but the way it is laid out it can be a bit cumbersome to deal with and I have reconfigured the information in a manner I hope will be easier to use. I haven’t included all models and I apologize in advance for any mistakes or omissions I may have made. I have also included a few other tidbits. Tractor drive belts Drive belts should be fabric covered 58 – 59 RJ 1567 4L - 29 60 – 61 SUBURBAN 1569 4L -29 1961 and later Horizontal crankshaft Wheel Horses can be divided into four categories, Short Framer, Mid Frame, Long Frame, and Estate Tractors. Here is a list of short frame (41.25" Wheel Base) manual transmission Wheel Horses. All use Wheel Horse Belt # 9691 ½” X 70” cloth covered drive belt. 1961 - 701 1962 - 502, 552, 702, Lawn Ranger 1963 - 603, 633, 653, 753, Lawn Ranger 1964 - 604, 654, 704, 754, 854, 1045, Lawn Ranger 1965 - 605, 655, 855, 1055, Lawn Ranger 1966 - 606, 656, 856, Lawn Ranger 1967 - 607, 657, 857, 867, Lawn Ranger 1968 - Commando 6, Commando 8, '500' SPECIAL, Lawn Ranger 1969 - WORKHORSE 700 Short frame 8 HP Hydrostatic Transmission Wheel Horses. All used Wheel Horse Belt # 8005 ½” X 72” cloth covered drive belt. 1965 – 875, 1075 1966 - 876 1967 - 877 With the exception of some 8 HP models and Estate Models all Wheel Horses from 1966 on were long frame, we will cover the exceptions first. Estate models, 953, 1054, 1054A , 47” wheel base Wheel Horse Belt # 1592 ½” X 82 cloth covered drive belt GT-14, 48” wheel base Wheel Horse Belt # 8334 5/8” X 83” cloth covered drive belt Mid Frames Some 1972 to 1975 Wheel Horse 8 horse powered models had a wheel base of 43 inches there is a bit of inconsistency in the belts used for the A models in this period so check the chart. Long frame, 45-1/2 inches. Wheel base began wit the 1966 10 HP and 12 HP models. From 1969 on and any Kohler powered long frame manual transmission Wheel Horse used a Wheel Horse Belt # 7473 5/8” X 82” From 1969 on and any long frame Hydrostatic with a Sundstrand transmission (except the Estate models) uses a Wheel Horse belt part # 108501 5/8” X 82” From 1969 on any Kohler (including Twins) powered long frame Hydrostatic with an Eaton 700 or 1100 transmission uses a Wheel Horse belt part # 108501 5/8” X 82” From 1989 on any Onan powered long frame Manual or Hydrostatic transmission uses a Wheel Horse belt part # 114895 5/8” X 83” Tractor drive belts Drive belts should be fabric covered 58 – 59 RJ 1567 4L - 29 60 – 61 SUBURBAN 1569 4L - 29 61 – 67 SHORT FRAME GEAR JAMMER 9691 ½ X 70 953 – 1054 1592 ½ X 82 69 – 70 VERTICAL ENGINE 8133 ½ X74 69 – 70 CHARGER 9 & 10 7478 5/8 - 84 GT-14 8334 5/8 x 82 12 HP KOHKER - SUNDSTRAND 7478 5/8 x 81 12 – 16 HP KOHLER GEAR JAMMER 7473 Changed to 93-9808 in ’96 5/8 x 82 12 – 16 HP KOHLER WITH EATON 108501 5/8 x 82 17 – 18 HP KOHLER GEAR JAMMER 107939 Changed to 93-9809 5/8 x 83 417 – 418 KOHLER WITH EATON 108501 5/8 X 82 416 - 520 ONAN GEAR JAMMER 107939 Changed to 93-9809 5/8 X 83 416 – 520 ONAN EATON 141895 5/8 X 83 Drive belt sizes WHEEL HORSE PART NUMBER BELT SIZE Starter/generator belt Kohler 10hp, 12hp Kohler # 235262 3L-35 Notched raw rubber edges NAPA 25-7345 Kohler 7hp, 8hp Kohler # 231605 3L-32 Notched raw rubber edges NAPA 25-7315 S/G indicator Light bulb #57 Replacement light unit Cole-Hersee PL 20 RC HY-2 or HY-3 1584 3L-510 953 – 1054 Hydraulic pump belt 1591 3L-480 What are the differences between the various Wheel Horse Belt part #s on the same size belts? ? ? I have seen belts sold on the internet using the TORO/Wheel Horse part numbers that won’t work because they are too wide and I have used the Tractor Supply replacement belts with good results. Use your own judgement.

Try https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/huskee-v-belt-1-2-in-x-70-in-oc-4461101 I run this brand on all my tractors. The tractor that I pull a moldboard plow with has over 150hrs with the same belt driving it. My pulling tractor just finished its 3rd season running the same belt. Should be available at a local TSC.

That will function for a short time but you won't get good life out of them. I've tried them. CALL Lincoln at A to Z Tractor and get a good belt. Or someone else may be able to give a good brand's number for local purchase.

I’ll be reinstalling the original k301 when I take the tractor apart for painting next month

Thanks You Had a mince day and seafood boil supper up at a little Cajun cook shack on upper lake Buchanan

Thanks Pete! The things you mentioned are on the (ever expanding ) to-do list. Probably going to do a big overhaul coming winter. Get the deck powdercoated or possibly zinc plated, new spindle bearings, belts etcetera. Stay tuned

drum brakes have some degree of self energizing designed into them. Depending on the geometry of the lining material, shoe pivot location and shoe length, the torque generated by the brake can actually apply more normal force between the shoe and drum. In resistance to brake fade, the disc brake is much better than a drum brake. The disc brake sheds heat much better than a drum.

The engine in the front of the photo looks like a tecky like @ebinmaine stated, it does not have to fuel pump area and the same breather as the kohlers. The engine in the back does however look like a kohler

Well if you want to use the Koran.. Quran... Corean.... The Muslims' Book, there are 7 heavens. I count 6 levels in that display, including the WH on the top, so one could surmise something is out of frame. Wrong kind of crabs.

Those parts on an engine with the magneto ignition on it can still be used as a pull start only engine. No starter, no battery, no physics. I was going by the title and his question. The only mistake he made was calling the flywheel a magneto. There are some engines with gear starter that have magneto ignition that do not need the starter or a battery to run. They can still do it even though it has a ring gear and bump out on the shroud for a starter

Maybe you should take up crabbing ... heard tell strippers are involved ...

Sylvia. I’m trying to make sense of the shelving. Are deer between heaven and earth? And Wheel Horse is in heaven? Asking for a friend…

True, but quantum theory says that this would be statistically possible - the probability of it happening make the probability of winning the Powerball seem actually encouraging.

Those look more like Tecumseh engines... The head bolts are through the upper plate and the gas tank bracket is angled odd. Mebbe not. But you'll need a fair amount of parts $$$ to change from a Starter/Generator engine to a pull start. And the labor....

I don't see a backing plate wit a magneto mounted to it.

This thre3ad can probably be helpful.

Set screw theme. I have one hub on Big Oly that likes to walk so new screws. Have to take one pie weight off to do it. At the same time I changed the oil to Rotella 15/40 and installed the snows. Winter's coming!

I’ve used both types, and for what you’re describing I’d probably go with the single-stage long chute. A two-stage is great when you’re moving a lot of deep snow, but they’re big and heavy for a garden tractor. The slush is the part I’d watch. A decent single-stage will handle normal snow just fine, but wet heavy stuff can plug you up if you’re going too fast. With a narrow, long driveway where you need to throw the snow into the yard, the long chute seems like a pretty good fit. I’d probably put it on the C160 just because it has a little more tractor behind it.

Dick, if you need another project trans seals and woodruff key simplified list would be nice. BTW great job...

Sally was in the Fox and Hounds at Newbridge last Saturday night, when this really ugly looking guy walked into the bar. She told me later: "The wierdo came over to the bar and pinched my but. Then he had the nerve to demand, 'Give me your number, sexy.'" I replied, "Have you got a pen?" He smiled and said, "Yes." I replied, "Well you better get back to it, before the farmer notices you're missing."

@sjoemie himself glad you are back , related belt / pulley issues are usually related to , small bearing lubrication failures , causing , INCREMENTAL , MOVEMENT FAILURE , belt bounce, cracking splitting . enhancing every stage of that set up will, find your spot , often add a spring pull / lubrication to help things along . also like silicone spray lube in those rollers , shuddering , tells you that . did that pulley / belt detailing years a go on my decks , experimented on one , then applied it to all , bombproof , pete

The internet connection at my farm was really poor, so I moved the modem to the barn. Now I have stable wifi

I added the Kohler manual to my post above. This manual has great step by step instructions for disassembly and assembly. When you look through the pug hole on a flat head engine, you are looking at or between the valves, you can not turn the camera enough to see down the bore. Look at the pic below, the plug hole is over the two smaller holes for the valves. Under side of the head.

That's coming together nicely! Thinking is about 75% of the work, and time.. I'm sure lot's of staring at metal bits has happened before you came to this point. Greetings from the Netherlands, Mark

Definitely agreed.

Would be hard for me to swap the 16 out for the 12, they are both great engines but there is just sumin about them 16's, torquey if that's a word. Understand though if someone wants to keep there mochine original as possible. The 12's is a lot more fuel friendly than the 16's.

Welcome Charger Chris. I hope you enjoy the site. This is a one stop shop for all you need to know about these tractors. Manuals will keep you busy for a very long time. When you can, become a supporter. You can post endless pictures and it is only $20 a year..

I agree with that Achto 100%. . I just did the 1056 with that dash board. Much better. Back in the day they made good push / pull cables. Today,s are junk.

Nice and clean workhorse tractor. That’s something to be proud of.

Rotate the arm supporting the cable counter clock wise to speed her up