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Not "with" my Wheel Horse, but with some wheel horse parts... My poor old yard trailer needs some love. It's built like a tank, but when my buddy made it for me 20 years ago it had 20x10x8 tires on it, and they just finally fell apart. I had stuck some 8 inch wheels on it, but if it sat low before it nearly drug the ground after. The dump feature was also useless. So one thing about doing tire wheel mods with 520 front ends was that I had a decent set of wheels and tires from one that I could use. So I cut off the axles and welded on a 6 inch extension and bracing, and slapped the 520 wheels on. Not perfect, but it will work great with my heavy rear hitches now and it also will dump properly. It still needs a little cleanup, but full functionality has been restored! First pic is obviously the "before"...

Same here. Once the tins go on you can only see the PTO side of the fins, and it looks nice and clean.

Our son got us one for Christmas a few years ago... we said no thanks... don't need another digital big brother...

Time to clean up shop for plow day! Just kidding, I have tons of work to get done before then!

I just picked this guy up today. My plans are to clean it up, remove the mower and use to run the trails on my property and carry firewood.

I use the same acrylic enamel paint on the engine that I use on the rest of the tractor. I never paint the aluminum cylinder head or the bearing plate. The only place that the paint ever discolors is around the exhaust port.

I agree. My phone is bad enough.

I've never actually said that, I just insist that anyone I know who has one unplugs it and de-powers it before I go into their house.

The show grounds and events sound good. The snow plow on the front of the "D" might be indicative of early May weather possibilities in Indiana.

Got to be sure you aren't using the Bohemian Rhapsody (6 minutes) or Jimi Hendrix Voodoo Chile ( about 15 minutes) or the chicken breasts might be a bit overcooked.

Rolled into the Delaware Beach house yesterday amid heavy rain and warnings oy 75MPH winds. Lucky the winds peaked out at 45MPH but the temp dropped to 28* this morning. I made the girls (Mrs. K and her two sisters) a deer hunters breakfast this morning. Venison scrapple, sausage, and puddin with home fries and eggs. Then took a walk on my crowed beach to walk off a few cal. t'wis a short walk at 28* and 45mph wind. 98.6* in the tub warmed the old bones up.

Excuse me while i do a dance!! It’s my first C160! And an 8 speed! It’s pretty good shape for 52 years old. The F plate is alright. No, it hasn’t had a plow; cause the mount in back would mount the same way the hitch is. It seems, that it was just a tractor with a ball hitch attached to it? Who knows!! Now the down side: it doesn’t have a PTO clutch and the lever to engage the PTO. (I have all that!). Air filter and cover is completely missing. The ignition switch has been replaced with something funky, Chinese carb, the loud muffler. Etc.. Upside: 2 link chains, a set of krusty and cracked #75 wheel weights, a set of Firstone AG tires and a welded up sturdy ball hitch!! I have a spare 8hp muffler… maybe I’ll make that work. The carb… just the regular air filter gasket and three screws, the regular air filter box? The man said “it runs” and “ran last year”…. So; ill install the battery, new fuel line, fuel filter, carb clean and new points. The best part is; i got the C160 for $150!

Nice job on the engine Kpinnc!

Semi related. Yesterday, Mrs 8n had me take her to the local Hobby Lobby to pick up some sewing supplies. While there, I wandered into the model making asile to see what was being offered. An AMT '53 Ford pickup kit caught my eye. Recent issue with Coke Cola decals. The other thing that caught my eye was a 40% off sign. The kit is now on the shelf of 'someday' projects. Other than the decals and some tools, it appears to be the same kit I had built back around 1970.

Sounds like a good time.

Is you suggesting a 5hr trip???

You could also paint the fins with hi temp silver. Then paint the base of the block sunrise Red.

Actually, he has Colossal task ahead of him...

@c-series don @wallfish Ya gotta start em young.

As usual, these "betcha didn't know" posts caused me to did a little deeper into the subject. From today's reading it was expected to orbit for two thousand years but due to unexpected drag (and some other scientific calculations), it will re-enter our earth's atmosphere after 240 years. Very Interesting.

The only part of your engine that becomes hot enough to damage regular spray paint is the head and the cooling fins around the cylinder. The head should never be painted and the cooling fins should only be given a light coat of high temperature paint, I prefer flat black for the fins.

Thought you might like that Bob. First I ever heard of this show. Got my attention is the D 250 on the flyer. You go we want a full report.

Agreed @953 nut Guys at work use seri to set timers all day. It misbehaves A LOT! "hey hows your bacon doing chef? its been a minute?" Shoot, no timer! I personally listen to good music. Rock music my father listened to. I know in about two songs turn the chicken breast. Two more and done. easy peasy

Back in August I bought this clock from a friend who was getting out of the hobby. The guy that he bought it from claimed that it actually hung in the factory in South Bend. Unfortunately without a picture of such I can’t verify. However I have been searching since I got it and haven’t found another one, so maybe it is one of a kind and did actually come from the factory. If anyone has seen another I’d just like to know about it. When I got it, the second hand had fallen off and was laying inside the glass. I plugged it in and it worked only for a few minutes and then stopped. So I put it away for another day. Well last night I wasn’t doing much so I decided it was time to see what I could do to fix it. I did what a lot of us do when something is broken and went on YouTube. There I found a guy who went right in and took all the gears out of the movement, and I thought well I’m not going to do that no way. Especially since he didn’t show the reassembly. Next thing you know that was me! I took it totally apart, cleaned and lubricated it. It still did the same thing when I put it back together, so not wanting to give up I took it apart again. This time I noticed a tiny brass cog that didn’t seem to be moving as smoothly as it should be. I cleaned and lubed it up with some oil that is probably 5w or 10w and put it back together again. Now it works nice and smooth and keeps proper time. After being so proud of myself I showed my wife it working like it should. She said “That’s really nice that you were able to fix it, but don’t ever think about hanging that in our house!” As if after 32 years of marriage I didn’t already know that! So in the garage it goes as I had planned. Now I just have to make room for it by moving some signs that are in the way. I should have taken more pictures of the movement when it was apart, good thing I remembered it went back together!

Mrs. 953 nut has "Seri" on her I Phone as a personal assistant distraction. Seri can give more incorrect answers in one minute than anything I've ever seen. Mrs. 953 will ask it a question, it will respond with "I did not understand your question." Ask it the same question phrased differently and it will tell you where you can buy what it thinks you were seeking information about, but not the information you were seeking. Some times you will be having a conversation about a subject and Seri will chime in with some worthless information. Yesterday Mrs. 953 asked me how wide the straits of Hormuz are, Seri chimed in and said she would give us driving directions. NO THANKS Seri.

My Alexa is on the first floor. Wife and I were in the basement and suddenly Alexa starts telling me that ahe doesn't know how to help me! Hmm...

Geez and to think I was just using Alexa to track how many girdles she was buying. Seriously ... try saying "Alexa ... where are my horse parts ? ...

We used to watch our 3 granddaughters every day. I loved pranking them with Alexa. Best one - I programmed Alexa to respond to a specific question with a specific answer. Me: Alexa, who farted? Alexa: I'm pretty sure it was Grandma. She might need to go wipe. Somebody, open a window. The girls thought it was hilarious. They would bring neighborhood friends in, just to ask Alexa who farted! The giggling was priceless!

Something like:

Not sure how much snow we actually got due to the high winds and drifting, but I would say somewhere in the 8-12” range. IMG_4747.mov IMG_5124.mov

I just didn’t want to you to continue the wheel weight and tire damage from the chains being installed inside out and not filling properly. The C160 seems to be a favorite on here.

Care to offer Alexas answer ?

The AMP METER is sometimes a problem that is easy to overlook. Connect the two wires going to the meter together and see if that will resolve the problem.

Nice find!

Alexa, I do not consent to being listened to, recorded, or having my statements saved for any reason.

It's funny how images of things remain in your brain as you get older, but you forget what you had for breakfast this morning. The first time that I visited my local Wheel Horse dealer back in 1994, I distinctly remember a clock like that hanging on the wall over the parts counter. I assumed it was a dealer thing.

You get any snow down there Jeff? Thoughts on me just putting chains on the fronts? Fronts not loaded ... they claimed it didn't pay wouldn't gain much weight? They would be much easier to get on and off like our horses. You look like you got pretty much flat ground Plunger. At the love shack I got hills that won't quit.

Too scary for me!

Today, in this preview of spring/summer which was an uncommonly warm 70 degree day. I got the 308, 312 and C-141 out, wiped the dust off, and went for a short spin on the C-141. I also did some cleaning out, raking crushed rock out of the lawn, and organizing tractor parts. Now to wait for another week and a half roughly until spring is official. Tomorrow, it’s supposed to be rain and 30 degrees cooler.

Gonna combine a pair of originals or get a set of wide blanks? I'd like to learn this someday. Definitely a bit beyond my welding skillset right now.

Like this'n here @WHX??

The amount of oil on the road and under the truck confirms the case was full. The driveshaft yoke was still in the transfercase output housing, the remnants of the u-joint still in the rear axle. There was some signs of impact on the skid plates up front, but the insurance adjuster denied any claim. We can’t confirm nor deny what happened. I didn’t charge any labor, he’s my bud. I’m proud of his accomplishments, he’s moving into his new first house at the end of the month, and he works hard. Repair components, every vehicular fluid: $3,500 3” lift kit for emotional support and extra tire clearance: $500 ER visit to remove debris from eye rather than wear safety glasses (I tried telling him!): $150 20 pack of safety glasses: $20 Lessons learned, memories made, time in the shop: priceless. Alignment scheduled for Friday morning, then the boy will have his truck back. IMG_2754.mov

Carnage galore, indeed. This back engine plate is the turbo oil drain, rear main seal, and also a coolant passage from left to right side of the engine and through the engine oil cooler. It’s busy. To remove the engine plate, we needed to pull the lower oil pan, drain coolant and oil of course, the left side turbo up pipe, a coolant line and elbow, lots of gaskets and potential leak points. There’s a rear cover installation kit, and we utilized it.

This was a wild one. 2009 Chevy 2500 HD, Duramax/Allison/4x4. What came first? Chicken or egg? Driveshaft or transfercase? Back in November or December, this drivetrain left the chat at interstate speed. Bang! POW! To the moon Alice! The driveshaft was never found, the transfercase blew into three pieces. The impact broke the transmission bellhousing and the rear engine plate as well. There was carnage everywhere! You’d think that state boy would have come to check us out after sitting a couple hours on the side of the road, but it must have been nap time. 😴

Place your phone in sleep mode anywhere within 10 feet of you, and then have a conversation about any place you'd like to go or anything you'd like to purchase. The next time you pick up your phone and open a browser the ads will be for what you've spoken of. There was a time that I thought lots of folks were paranoid. Now I'm no longer sure of that... At least so far as devices watching and listening.