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Yup. I changed the oil on my MF GC1720 today. Bit of an access wrassle to get something to turn the oil filter. Got the new filter on and was just about ready to start pouring the new oil I, when I remembered I had not put the drain plug back in yet. Caught it in time, though.

Never ever happened to me...Not!

What is black-and-white and red all over ……. and embarrassed zebra. what is black-and-white and read all over?…."… a newspaper.

Copied to Classifieds in Trade section..

I’ve only mowed with my B-80, but it does look good with ags and ribs. But ags wouldn’t be a good choice for snow duties as you know. I think it’s better suited as a tow rig personally.

George, the farmer, had so many children that he ran out of names. So he started calling his kids after something around his farm. It was the first day of school and the teacher asked each child their name. When he got to one of the farmer George's sons, the boy replied, 'Wagon Wheel.' The teacher said, 'I need your real name boy, to which the lad replied, 'It's Wagon Wheel, sir....Really.' The teacher, rather annoyed rejoined, 'All right young man, take yourself right down to the Principal's office this minute.' The youngster pushed himself out of his chair, turned to his sister and said, 'C'mon, 'Chicken Feed', he ain't gonna believe you, either.'

What does your spark plug look like??? Picture please

There is no magic in straight 30 weight. The Kohler spec was written a long time ago, way before the advancement of multi viscosity oils. Plus, there is no oil pump in these engines, it is all slung. That is the reason they recommended lighter oil in winter. It slings easier. The modern day 10w-30 oils have much more to offer, and work very well in these engines. They really do change vis as the temps change. Another advantage to multi vis oil, you can use full a synthetic. These have way better heat transferring ability and being these are air cooled engines running in a dirty environment, that is a big plus. If your looking for something industrial look at the diesel oils. I do use a 5w-40 diesel oil in all my engines splash or pressure lubricated. This oil has a good additive package. Overall they all work, I only have one 100% advice, stay away from the one brand called "lack of"

What’s black and white and eats like a horse? A zebra. Did you hear about the wooden tractor? It had wooden wheels, a wooden engine, wooden transmission, and wooden work!

Absolutely. I do have one engine that I use 10W-30 in the winter. That's a 16 horse on my plow rig. Starts easier. Other than that most of our engines are straight 30 all year long.

My C-160 was using oil with no smoke. About a pint every month. 1000 hrs. Ran fine. Had a slight rattle. One spring the rattle got a little louder so I decided to put another engine on and tear the original down. Out side of loose balance gears I found this:

More than 1000 hours on it? It might be time for a leak-down test. Older engines can consume oil due to worn rings or valve guides, yet perform well. If it's not leaking it, it's using it... Big question - what weight & type of oil are you using? IMHO - using modern automotive multi-weight oil is a no-no for several reasons. Modern car oil has almost no zinc content - essential for flat tappet cam and valve guide life on these older style engines. Multiweight oils are thin - Kohler recommends straight 30 weight oil for summer usage.

Define "loosing oil" if you would. A small amount on the dipstick between oil changes shouldn't be alarming IMO...and clean that thing You might want to pull the valve cover and make sure that it's clean so oil can return to the case rather than being blown out the vent. Replacing those gaskets might be in order. Looks pretty good to me for a working unless I'm missing something. A good rinse might show something more but I'm not seeing it.

I will have to take a better pic tomorrow but I do see the id tag on it now. it is in this pic but unreadable with this pic. will get more pics tomorrow.

Ain't what this is all about?

Yep, some folks should not play with wrenches.

if shes been in the pool points may be wet.

Local mower shop hauled this one in. Owner claimed he just changed the oil, started mowing and it died, wouldn’t turn over. Shop owner put it on the lift, then exclaimed. OH $&17!!! picture shows the problem.

He changed the oil to a new air based lubricant

Ok, I admit incomplete knowledge, so please school me on why a machine freshly filled with oil and not having its filter iin place didn’t spew oil out the side of the machine. Is the filter only in the pickup side of the oil circulation?

Happy Birthhday @Horseplay27, we are glad you were born.

Other way around, Billy Bear came first soooooo the Dylan Mulvaney Bud Light was leftover Billy Beer.

That's pretty much exactly what I do, maybe with a couple extra inspections during the mowing season. "Questionable" to me means numerous noticeable splits or other nasty-looking flaws on the underside of the belt. Those two belts have typically lasted several years on my Wheel Horses. I can only think of 2-3 times one of them has actually snapped while mowing, the timing is never good when that happens, and it can be a real pain if you don't have spares. Releasing the tension on the PTO belt as @ri702bill suggests sounds like a really good idea, and easy to do. I think I'll start doing that soon, at least at the end of the season. And keep those deck spindles lubricated.

He stated Bill. Might be worn rings causing some blow by to push oil out the breather. Fairly typical with our working singles.

Looking for opinions. I have a B 100 just wondering if I can use 30 weight in the winter I’ve heard people here say it works. I just wondering if I can do this without changing with the seasons. I think the bonus is with these newer engines that has the ACR as opposed to the old engines that don’t I have a 63 64 maybe a 65 10 hp that does not have ACR and I only use that in the summer. It’s not the original engine in a 1056 but it runs good. So let me know your opinion if I can get away using the 30 weight in the winter. Enjoy your day.

Yes from what I read diesel oil has a additive(s) to combat soot and carbon in diesels. Might be a good thing in some of our motors with tired rings? I buy strait 30 in five gallon buckets but all I can ever find on the shelf is diesel rated. Winter 520s get syn 10-30 for the convenience of same oil in tranny. I use one of those magnetic stick on heaters on the oil pan along with a heater in the radiator hose on my big tractor for those sub zero days.

Agree with Eric - I run 30 weight all year. Plow with a C-105 and a C-125. Let them warm up and go...

Well Eric I guess you learn something new every day. How do you set yours? I use the round style like he uses or a flat feeler gage?

you can't make stuff like this up!

(-) to a proven ground, straight to the battery is unquestionable, and yes, then to (+) side of coil in "run" and "start" key positions. IMO the c-120 might be the best find. Good power, 1 1/8" axles, and adjustable lift depth for ground engagement (tillers and such). Looks like you have a nice Ohio Steel cart there too! Nice!

That'll do it. Did he even put oil back in it??? I'd expect a bigger mess if he did. Good parts rig for someone.

Dad had one can of Billy Beer on the basement fire place mantel. As far as I know dad never drank a beer. Mom probably threw the Billy Beer away after dad passed away.. Well, at least she didn't throw away a fortune!

Oh boy

Always sad to lose another member. Rest in Peace Paul

Welcome to Red Square. Have a tractor model and serial number off the ID plate? With those we can look at the correct wiring diagrams to help you out. With a test light or voltmeter see if you have battery voltage at the coil + terminal in RUN and START key positions. If the + has power go to the (-) coil terminal and when the points are closed you should have 0 volts. When the points are open you should have battery voltage.

Neither. Belts tend to fatigue when left under tension on the diameter of the pulley(s). That is why I release the spring loaded idler on my Ariens walkbehind SnoThro in the off season AND after every storm it is used. The belt tends to "Chunk" if left in that tight radius shape for a long time and suddenly relaxed. The deck belt unfortunately does not have an easy way to do that. I inspect the deck and PTO belt at the start of the cutting season & replace one or both if they are questionable. The old one(s) go back into the cardboard sleeve that is marked for the tractor & application. That way, there is a "spare" and a part number hanging on the wall... In the event of a duplicate, keep the better of th two & toss the other...

Rest in Peace Paul.

probably just leftover bud lite

The driver, a young man in a Bryony suit, Gucci shoes, Ray Ban sunglasses and YSL tie, leans out the window and asks the cowboy, "If I tell you exactly how many cows and calves you have in your herd, will you give me a calf?" The farmer looks at the man, obviously a city slicker, then looks at his peacefully grazing herd and calmly answers, "Sure, Why not?" The farmer thinks it over, it's a huge herd so he accepts the bet. The city slicker parks his car, whips out his Dell notebook computer, connects it to his cell phone, and surfs to a NASA page on the Internet, where he calls up a GPS satellite navigation system to get an exact fix on his location. From there he feeds the data to another NASA satellite that scans the area in an ultra-high-resolution photo. Within seconds he receives an email on his Smart phone that the image has been processed and the data stored. He then accesses a MS-SQL database through an ODBC connected Excel spreadsheet with email on his phone and, after a few minutes, receives a response. Finally, he prints out a full-color, 150-page report on his hi-tech, miniaturized HP LaserJet printer and finally turns to the farmer and says, 'You have exactly 1,423 cows'. The farmer is astonished because the city slicker's figure is exactly correct. He says, 'OK, I'm a man of my word, take a cow.' The investment city slicker selects one of the animals and begins to walk away. 'Wait,' yells the farmer, 'Let me have a chance to get even. Double or nothing that I can guess your exact occupation.' The city slicker agrees readily. 'You are a Congressman for the U.S. Government,' says the farmer. 'Good grief!' splutters the city slicker, 'You are exactly right, tell me, how did you deduce that?' 'Easy,' says the farmer, 'give me back my dog, and I will tell you.' "No guessing required.' answered the farmer. 'You showed up here even though nobody called you; you want to get paid for an answer I already knew, to a question I never asked. You tried to show me how much smarter than me you are; and you don't know a thing about cows.

Rest in Peace, Paul. Your race is won.

RIP Paul.

So sad to hear, rest in peace sir.

Picked up some HEAVY Bolens front cast iron weights. They had "BOLENS" cast into the face, so I filled them with some JB Weld. Decided while I was painting them, that my JD rear weights needed to be red too! Now all my iron weights are red. Just one set of plastic fronts are the odd-balls now. Started doing a little prep work for an upcoming parade in our local festival.

Fer sure although the 1054 isn't bad on fuel. I take her to WFOT and then just back it off a bit and running in 2nd. not a speed demon but gets the job done. @PeacemakerJack always said it all depends on the soil and conditions with small bore singles. That's why the MN boys run heavy weighted 16s. They are good to go for any soil type.

Like Jim stated the B-80 would do fine with an 8" plow, might even pull a 10". You will be working the engine though. In my opinion, you can feel the difference between a 10hp and a 12hp engine. Beyond a 12hp, I don't seem to be able feel a difference. I also know that a 12hp seems to be better on fuel than a 10hp is. If I was to build another dedicated plow mule it would have at least a 12hp under the hood.

Weight is traction. Putt Putt has pulled plenty of 10” and 12” plows, and has a much smaller belt contact patch. Just add weight. And tires. And more weight. @Blasterdad shows up with a B-80 and plows all day.

I think the material is between .02” and .03 thick, it isn’t critical.