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Like I said In what's in your mirror ... the holy grail ... well of round hoods anyway. And quite the full circle back story anyway. This girl popped up on MP and two members sent me texts about it since it was local. Nice I thought but I already have this one. A nice shiny resto to boot which is most likely my last resto. Just somethin about one in her original work clothes tho. This one fits the bill to a tee. So I'm not really interested it it but still it's a desirable model and pretty much all ther. So @prondzy texts me and I say sure I'll go get it just for the thrill of the score you want it. And @ineedanother says he has a problem... I says work out a deal and be morn' happy to go fetch it. So he does and I do. Not gonna say I'll double yer money Mike but wanna make a quick Franklin?!?!? Naw forget it I got my eye on a A-60. I'll let you guys stew on these pics then the back story as good as I can tell it along with the good the bad & the ugly & more pics as long as you behave. You horse men should know what it is just from the first pic.

July 27, 1949, the world’s first jet-propelled airliner, the British De Havilland Comet, makes its maiden test-flight in England. The jet engine would ultimately revolutionize the airline industry, shrinking air travel time in half by enabling planes to climb faster and fly higher.

Ahh... that's why 's are designed that way... to address the incredible forces brought to bear on the frame due to speed and g-forces...

No but I also haven't been castrated yet either which would be sure to happen if I brought it home. I got the what for just for bringing this one home and had to swear on a stack of bibles that it wasn't for me. Still Sylvia since I don't use them anymore might be worth it???

Headlight sockets were falling out of headlight bucket on C-160 and someone had evidently tried to tighten up the bulb base fitment by squeezing them with a pair of pliers . Got 2 1156 light sockets from LAPS and replaced the warped ones, added a little silver 100mph tape and some led bulbs, turned out great. Btw addded a ground wire to middle of headlight bucket so I wouldnt have to rely on hood hinge ground .

Put new LED bulbs in the C-160 today. Super bright

Didnt know that…I’ll be looking at the window on my next flight a bit more closely!

Hi all thought I would introduce my self in cameron and here’s my 857 and I’m in Oxfordshire 👍

The Comet was a lesson in the failure analysis class I took in college. Several of them fell out of the sky. Turns out that fatigue cracks in the fuselage were the cause. Seems the stress concentrations caused by the small radii in the corners of the passenger windows provided places for the cracks to start, while cabin pressurization and flight stresses caused them to grow. This lesson is why passenger windows in airliners are that odd shape that is a combination of a square and a circle today.

Ive been torturing myself not to chop up this fairly good 312h.. The other day I picked up this 520 roller I used to own, got traded and they blew the engine so whats left is mine again (with the plow). The 312s Kohler M12S engine runs really nice... easy start, quiet, no smoke, smooth at all rpms. I was debating on selling the whole tractor and buying a new 420 Harbor fright engine, I have good luck with those. But, this whole tractor cost me about $75. It has good tires, no rot on them. The right side axle has a weep. Its got rust and dents. the hydro lever is in a bad place for me, i personally don't like it there. If I use what I need to make a good solid tractor, I figure I can sell or salvage whats left and maybe be slightly ahead of the curve. Because I cant buy that engine and the tires for 75 bucks anywhere... So here we go. Along this slow train wreck I'm gonna need some input so I don't do anything stupid...as I often tend to do. The 520H has the hydro drive levers on the steering column. The rear ag tires are almost new, those are going on the 520 loader. Everything is relatively tight, I serviced that trans when I had it before, it worked great. My brother who I traded it to didn't run it very long before he did... something to the big Onan engine and it got parked. So its a good solid roller. The entire wiring system has been stripped out of it. And I can add another plow attachment to my growing forest of the things, I need to list em all for $50 each and make room. I'll keep one for the newly minted 512H. So, for Step 1 >>>engine removal and transplant. All I need is the key to start/stop it and for it to charge the battery. My options in my head are 1) build a new wire harness or 2) carefully remove the whole wire harness from the 312, and stuff it in the 520. What I do not know is, what will this engine function normally with and without, as it pertains to the electrical system. Unless someone has a better idea... So whats the group opinion for step 1?

Yup - you get a WH airborne, the re-entry & landing can be sketchy at best!!

What am I hauling to who now?

The engine is on the 520 frame..that was less painful than I thought. I put in a new tank valve and some other fiddlybits that needed replaced. Once I decide whats going on I'll do the electrical. Theres a lot more going on in that 312 harness than I figured.

I believe it has wrong shifter for 61 so I will take it off yer hands cause that's just how good a guy I am.

You mean you haven't bought that yet? It's too good of a deal to pass up! If that was for sale before the Big Show, You or Pullstart would have had to haul it to PA for me.

Ideal design is when nothing needs to be added and nothing can be taken away. To me a garden tractor does not need 9 circuits.

I wonder how many miles an average Wheelhorse will travel in it's lifetime?

Today we put down our first and oldest cat, he was 19 years old. I built him a little casket and buried him out back. Was hard for the family, we had nice folks come by the house to do it so he could pass in the comfort of his own home.

Better to ask for forgiveness than permission!

Was looking for a decent sulky to use at tractor and engine shows or perhaps in parades. Was even considering building one, when I stumbled across this one nearby. The seat suspension caught my eye right away. With the exception of a drill hole at the rear hitch plate, it appears to be completely unmolested. Shame that one of the Goodyear tires holds air and looks great - the other one is split on the sidewall. I had intentions of getting a sulky and modifying it with some upgrades. With this one being so original, any I'll try to keep any mods as bolt-ons. A.I. keeps telling me it is David Bradley. I found another one on eBay and they're calling it a '50s era Toro. Anyone else have any idea?

Did some work on the 520 today which included replacing the bent/busted dash and bezel along with a new light switch from A-Z, and a new vacuum gauge, I don’t know if you can get a new one that says toro anymore but Stewart Warner still makes the style that came on the older 520s which works for me. Still need to get new bulbs for the rest of the gauges though. While I had everything out of the way I also fixed the wiring and replaced the fuse box which took care of most of the electrical issues but still need to address the 9 pin. It was also charging all over the place so I threw a new regulator on and that seems to be working good now so hopefully it’ll be a solid worker when it’s all back together

I wonder why the airlines don't just do this? Works great on a ...

That ground wire is super important - when I reburbed the C81, I used a 2 wire polarized trailer plug pair at the hood hinge so that the wiring could be easily unplugged if the hood needed to be removed. Sorry, no picture...

And this is why you drill a hole at the end of a crack in metal to keep the crack from growing.

I've been lusting it over myself, that would be a perfect horse for my little lady.

Unless you're going to bother with some level of restoration (repainting, replacing headlights/taillights) and/or care about safety switches (disclaimer: of course, you *should* care about those! Most of mine don't work but that's beside the point...), I would just wire up the bare minimum. You don't even need the charging system working for short runs, if you don't mind putting a charger on the battery every time. I have a 520-H frame that I dropped a Kohler K-17 engine on, that I start by hot-wiring the wire from the solenoid to the battery. It's still a "project" tractor though, and eventually I'd like all the electrical stuff to work, but it's usable in the meantime.

I think they want you to bring me the 701 pictured above and dont worry I will split the fuel bill with ya.

Ignition, charging and lights. That's it!

Some people have all the luck. Nice looking original.

Thank you all...huge help. It was loose ground terminal (replaced wire) and replaced starter relay. All good. Thank you!

Nice! Is the correct double pulley setup in place on the S/G? Are the rear fender ends pointy, not rounded - 701 only?? I do not see the toolbox braces under the set.... Those Firestones look to be in good shape too.

July 26, 1903 Horatio Nelson Jackson, Sewall K. Crocker, and a bulldog named Bud complete the first automobile trip across the United States, traveling from San Francisco to New York in a two-cylinder Winton in 63 days, 12 hours, and 30 minutes.

Painting the kitchen in my little rental. We had to go floor to ceiling and here is the rig I used to paint up to the 9.5 foot ceiling .

Put a new hood on the Camry my uncle hit the deer with. Took about another hour or so of fussing to the the hood latch to line up right, but now we just have to find a grille for it. Not bad for a couple of amateurs with a hammer and a ratchet strap.

Ironic that it takes about the same to get a USPS Package fron SF to RI these days.

Meh... Could do that on a ...

It would be ... just gotta figure out who I can tell her it's for

@WHX?? You'd look mighty fine on this little filly...

Oh ... well quit getting me excited then Still a pretty cool piece ...

Last night I went to see John Mellencamp at Jones Beach Theater. It’s a great place to see a concert, it’s right on the water on a barrier island between the ocean and bay. I wore my Mellencamp shirt from The Lonesome Jubilee Tour in 1987!!! People loved it! I was 17 when I got that shirt 39 years ago at the same venue. Happy to say it still fits! I’ve seen him 4-5 times and have to say John’s voice is a little raspy now but he is still rockin’ hard at 74 years old. It made me laugh though, when I looked around I realized that the average age of the audience was about 60 years old!!

Yep and the belt guard is absolutely perfect. I just noticed the no braces and will have to look at the fenders. Not sure if the starter solenoid is there either. Yes they are and the fronts are in excellent shape as well. Gotta believe they are all orginals. On it's way. I was going to get it up to the splash pad and see if I could get it running but now not sure if I'm even gonna do that. I don't want to interfere with anything that Mike might have planned for it.

Duals are hard on axles and bearings unless the terrain is smooth. The outer wheels just have too much leverage on the axles. Sometimes it's just better to go with aggressive over-sized tires and chains.

Ultimate Show Cruiser!

I approach this issue differently by eliminating a bad ground as step 1. Attach your black lead to the engine block and the positive lead to the battery. Less than 12.5 or so tells you bad ground or bad battery. If good, then I follow the power through the harness.

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!

Another thing to mention about these toys is when raising the gate do so very slowly and careful not to let it slam. You get rough with it the torsion cable can come off the spool then you have a mess. Ask me how I know. The only way to fix it is take the spring tension off and rewind. A real PIA. I don't know why they don't use assist springs on the hinge like the campers. would eliminate a lot of hassle. Use slit pool noodles over the cables so no one gets cloths lined and easy to see when loading or backing off.

I still vote for bed liner. The best hands down. It's tuff , cleans easy when @Achto has a bowel movement on it , water & oil resistant, non skid & patches easily if damaged. Moisture can not get underneath it to get trapped & cause damage. You really only need e track down the sides Kev. At times it would be nice to have some along the side wall for hauling furniture and such. No backing to screw to tho. A well built trailer would have backing in the side walls and there may very well be. My track was is 12' one piece from a trailer outfit. The recessed tie downs were factory. Buddy Massey Jason has VCT ( glue down tiles ) in a black & white checker board which is cool but gets kinda slick. I also used it on the ass end of the toy hauler after rotted out repairs. It sealed the new deck down nicely to the sidewall against water intrusion.

Final stage of the Big Show seat resto.