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Learned how you use my new TV and internet & phone today. Bundled & switched everything over to a different provider. Hope I didn't put all my eggs in one basket. Went from barely 5 mps to a blazing 60 mps. The 5 mps was akin to sending smoke signals compared to this. Thank you Sylvia @SylvanLakeWH for helping me test out the new phone connection ... Just testing some upload speed here. Wow not giga speed but much better

@Pullstart, that truck reminds me of my 83 S15 I had years ago, also owned an 85 when I was 16.

August 22, 1969, The American pop-rock duo Zager and Evans end a six-week run at the top of the charts with their ponderously titled single “In The Year 2525." With lyrics focused on the ominous effects of future technology, it would be their one and only hit. Zager and Evans never returned to the pop charts after their triumphant debut in the summer of ’69.

These aren’t muscle cars or hot rods, but these are my two girls here. My 79 F100 with original paint, put in a roller 302 and kept the 3 on the tree, and my 95 Chevy that has seen and done quite a lot and is my daily.

I finished a 32" wide by 40" tall cabinet. I was asked to make for an 81 year old former professor at our local university. He keeps detailed records (in some cases for way too many years). The cabinet will be to hold his folders for taxes and expenses. The problem is that with his and his wife's health, I doubt that they will be using the cabinet for many months ( before they will need the services of assisted living) but if he finds satisfaction in his new cabinet at his age-more power to them. I purchased 1/2" AC plywood from local lumber yard to find out it's from South America. Some kind of tropical wood no doubt but that stuff stains awful and isn't smooth surfaced. As I mentioned before, since retirement, I don't charge labor for projects I take on. I tell folks to donate whatever the labor was worth to charities. Dt. Bob has insisted on taking me out for breakfast one morning next week--I'll take him up on that. The material for this small project cost over $160! I do have some scraps left over but I'm sure glad I'm not building a new house. I faced the raw plywood edge with wood I was given by a small sawmill. The sawyer called the wood "Tree of Heaven". It has an oakish/ashish looking grain and seems to work pretty good. Missouri Conservation Department considers the tree invasive. I've been using the water based varnish. I used oil based polyurethane for years which could be a little slow to dry and prone to catch dust and seemed to yellow over the years. The water base dries quickly and easy to work with especially when applied in thin coats. In another posting deck stain was discussed and I liked the old oil based stain. The new "safer" stain just doesn't seem to adhere as well.

I told my wife I was making a bicycle out of spaghetti. She didn't believe me... Until I rode pasta.

When my brother passed away he had a dozen or more canes, unfortunately they were all fixed length and he was about six inches shorter than me. Our church has a medical equipment loan ministry and we collect all kinds of usable equipment and loan it to anyone in the community that needs it. They are under no obligation to return it as long as they need it and there is no charge. Every item is sterilized and wrapped when returned, we have a dishwasher type appliance that will hold a wheel chair. Hospital beds and power wheel chairs have to be cleaned by hand. We have fostered loan ministries in other communities and give them any excess equipment we have accumulated.

Pathetic example of how stupid we are as a society... excellent resourcefulness on the part of the janitor is met with bureaucratic bs... and taxpayers end up paying more for the same services... Great for the farmer, but not for taxpayers...

Why did the tomato blush? Because he saw the salad dressing! What do you call an arctic cow? An eskimoo! What do you call a pig thief? A hamburglar! What do you get when you cross a garden with an Elephant? Squash! What do you call a sleeping bull? A bull-dozer. Farmer: "Why can't you make bread like my mother?" Wife: "Why can't you make dough like my father?" Patient: Doctor, I feel like a pony! Doctor: Don't worry, you're just a little hoarse!

An old farmer was walking down the path to the pond when he spotted a bullfrog. He reached down and grabbed the frog and started to put him in his pocket when the bullfrog said, "Kiss me on the lips and I will turn into a beautiful farmers wife." Again the old farmer started to put the frog in his pocket. The frog asked, "Didn't you hear what I said?" The farmer looked at the frog and said," At my age I'd rather have a talking frog."

Hello everyone. I have not falling off the face of the earth just yet and have been working on the old C120 that I got from my Grandfather years ago. I didn't really use it much as the old K301 was leaking and very worn out. So, I just let it sit in the barn for a long time. Well I got to thinking lately and I was like it time to get it going again. So I took it to work and stuck it in my work bay to get me working on it. To start we need to do something with the engine. Well, one of my co workers had a good shape K321 from a Cub Cadet. So, they was the first thing to do. (The first two photos of of it mocked up.) Once it was secured, I had to redo the whole wiring harness from scratch. The old one melt at some point and I figured it wouldn't hurt to wire it up correctly. I even used different color wires!!! ( I know right! HAHA) Next was the old 48in mower deck. Yes this deck is used to cut my neighbor's 3 acre horse pasture. So the deck will not need to cut pretty, just handle large tall growth compared to a normal yard. So I welded a rebar for the bottom front to help keep it from loosing its shape. I also replaced the old worn out original blades with some gator G6 blades. (They were a huge bear to drill out the hold from 5/8 to 3/4. That metal is super tough.) I also had some wheels hanging around that I have been wanting to use for a project, so I made them fit for this one. They look and seem to work so much better than the factor rear wheels. After that came the front bumper. I got this sub compact tractor bumper for free 5 years ago that i wanted to mount on the wheel horse. Well it finally happened and now it looks great! It will protect the front of the tractor from the brush and other whatnot in the field I will be mowing, plus it looks cool. What I did was use some scrap metal, welded the bumper to it and then bolts this to the front of a mule drive. The mule drive still works as it should and the hood even opens enough for me to refuel the the mid gas tank and check the oil. Final thing I wanted to do was add a secondary fuel tank to the tractor as the center tank only last about one hour or so in heavy mowing. The field is a 5 min tractor ride from my house and i do not want to keep stopping and walking back over or riding over. I found a scrap fuel tank and welded up a bracket, bolted it under the seat back feet. Then plumbed up some hoses to a valve that is mounted on the dash. Turn it left and it turns on the center tank and turn it right it turns on the rear tank. I think it works pretty well and I was surprised it all fit behind the center tank under the dash. I fixed the oil leak at the PTO input shaft on the transmission with a new seal. I also notice the right wheel hub has a wobble to it. So I got the hub off, and use some JB weld with a key trick in the key hole. The hole was a little worn and the key wasn't sitting in perfectly. Now its all snug as a bug. What's left is the drive pulley to get here and then I can put on the PTO clutch. Then the side cover plate and right foot rest for a test drive. All should be good. Oh, and the drive pulley will be the hydro one sleaved down to 1in so I can still have faster 2nd gear. Overall I'm very please with how this project came out and I hope it will do as I want. Mow the field in heavy growth conditions. Thank you everyone for the inspiration and I hope you all have a great day!

we were all taught at early age the value of something is determined by what someone is willing to pay -- the WH line of tractors should be looked at over multiple eras they were manufactured ------------ and the corresponding human generations that overlapped those years - the wh tractors of the 1950s, 60s and 70s -- then another era perhaps the 1980s and 90s, then or course the toro era that followed. perhaps the overlay is to consider the tractor eras in the context of the ages of the human generations that overlapped them in the persons prime age -- eg: a homeowner or small farm owner ages 30s - 40s - 50s -- with children with a suburban yard - for our family we were young parents with young children when we bought our '89, 312-8 for a suburban yard - now my children and grandchildren have WH tractors -- but many families have not had the wh loyalty follow them????????? however it appears as the "supply" inventory of WH dwindle from attrition so does the demand -- the affection driving current demand is higher among the older generation -- likely in our age 60s 70s and 80s -- if the affection of the generation of age 20-30-40 do not by quantity have the same demand affection for them as the prior age groups then the demand will dimminish -- and thus one could argue the monetary value could diminish?? of course many decades from now there will likely still be some hard core WH demand just like collectors of Mustangs - Camaros - or Watches - or perhaps stamps or coins -- but clearly the owners of WH tractors from the years of the 1960s 70s and 80s are headed to the heavens - as will just as a function of math leave fewer of the original loyal owners

Compressions 8.7:1 actually

Got my temp storage building delivered and set up today. I had planned to go with a metal building but the floor and footing etc. delay was something I couldn't wait on. It will get moved again to it's permanent placement after the house is finished, but for now it is over by the barn. I'll add a lean to shed on the side then. For now it's just 12x24 dry storage.

Update: I replaced the battery connectors and then put in a much smaller and way battery CCA battery.

You kind of need to look at production numbers a little bit. Oliver production numbers were low. Most numbers were not that low. Now if you are talking about a that there was only 200 made of - like the 420LSE the price tag goes up a fair amount. Supply & demand ya know. Some people get upset when a gets mutilated or scrapped out. Which I have to agree, I get a little saddened when it happens. The other way to look at it is - Every horse that dies, makes the survivors more valuable. I collect because I enjoy the hobby and even more so, the people associated with it. If I was in it to make any money at all, I would not have restored any of my tractors.

More photos. (The field photos are what I have completed so far using this deck before the updates along with my C160 hydro. This grass is about 2-3 feet tall and really worked the tractor. Now, yes a real bush hog would be better however, I do not have one I figured I can use what I got and once its cut down, it will be way easier to maintain. This is after him letting it go for about 3 years due to his house burning down and his health going poor for a while.)

I shared a cubicle with a rather quirky guy - one day he came in humming "The Muppets Show Theme Song" I had had enough of that for the day only after a half an hour.... He told me he just could NOT get it out of his head. I told him to go up to the mezzanine in the shop and sing it REALLY loud until he could not remember the words.... It worked!

I gotta side with Big Unit on this. My kid was whining about needing a rider for his yard so I gave him a '73 no name 8 to use and he about trashed it much to my distain and despite the schooling I gave him. Yep ... someone gave him a Crapsman I got running and said here ... here's a throwaway for you to not take care of. I believe they call that tough love ...

I'm sure you all remember () when I restored this 72 Commando 800 for my grandson. I purchased the tractor back in the early 80's because it fit my pipsqueak Mom just right. She used it many years until she physically couldn't anymore. I hauled it to Florida and went to work on it. According to the picture dates it was in 2014 but I thought it was earlier than that. Here's a few pics before I brought it back to Indiana. I know our daughter and grandkids well and somehow the desire to take care of things skipped a generation. I knew what was in store for the little Commando and they didn't let me down. Our granddaughter drove it around in their yard a bit before I loaded it up to bring to my place. As she turned I noticed the front tires were hitting the mower deck. Guess what caused that. That's at least 3 or 4 times I found the deck on wrong. Each time I explained how to do it. The last time I told then just don't touch the deck. Call me. Apparently they all have hearing issues. Getting it to my garage I opened the hood. Pressured washed it a couple times. Then I removed the deck. This is after I had already hit it with the pressure a bit before I remembered to take a pic. I had a new boot for it. This is why I never use the long dog points that Wheel Horse used to sell. That boot could have still been serviceable if it had the 3/4" dog point I now use. I think the long one is the #1 cause of destroyed boots. I suppose you don't have to pull the boot over the screw but I like to. Drained the transmission, flushed and refilled. No issues but the right axle seal was leaking bad. Left wasn't leaking and the hub fought me. I had damaged the drive bolt on a previous tranny and I finished it off on this one. Got a new bolt and with some Cre Oil soaking I got it off. Transmission done. This is 100% unacceptable. The engine oil didn't even touch the dip stick. This is what I drained out next to a the amount that it's supposed to have. That's just colored water in the reference jar. My wife always tells me to not say anything about it to the kids. They WILL hear about this. Cleaned the deck, sharpened the blades and the spindle belt was shot. Replaced the points, condenser, plug, fuel line and filter, greased, serviced the controls (choke wasn't working) and whatever else I could think of. Just need to get things wrapped up now and get it back to them for mowing duties. I'll bring the deck back once mowing season is over. It's going to need new bearings. I noticed that I can find the 103119 bearings much cheaper buying them separately rather than a lot of 3. I was impressed how well this thing cleaned up and how well the paint is hanging in there. This tractor had been stored in a half falling down barn and battered but it still looks good. Rusty rattle can is pretty decent stuff.

You might be better off swapping the carb. The older carb is fully adjustable. If the carb on that engine is the same as the one I have, then it has a fixed main jet.

Thanks………Now that will be playing in my head all day.

I probably have a half dozen "metrical cure" penetrants on the shelf that have been recommended as being THE BEST EVER on here and I always go back to Liquid Wrench, it works,

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

I'm not really 'sold' on anything and experiment with various products. This stuff here seems to work quite well but it's kinda pricy. I'd rather apply it to just the area needed so I released the pressure and poured it in a squirt bottle.

I figure if he likes what you did and shows genuine appreciation for it.... that was worth whatever time you put in. Nice work sir.

Sold the Workhorse today! Guy I purchased it from bought it back. Looks like everything gonna work out, especially for me. I got the 416 now to replace it.

Did somebody say Oliver? Check this one out, most unusual OLIVER I have ever seen.

It's amazing how much medical equipment we acquire as we get older!!! I seem to be amassing a cane colection...including a Diamond Willow from the Upper Penninsula in Michigan.

There is no doubt that Oliver has a following...especially in Minnesota. I was at a tractor show in LaSueur in 2010 that featured Olivers. I will share some pictures from that show. Some of the exhibits were outstanding. A lot of trinkets like Wheel Horse does through the years. Value...when I go out to mow my lawn and move snow they almost start when I look at them...and they are from the mid-60's. That is hard to beat and still looking good cutting grass. Enjoy the pictures. Just to show Wheel Horse was there in force!!

My favorite Bible verse - I think I learned it from @Achto... He who is without oil shall throw the first rod. Lubrications 3:16

I thought you enjoyed an occasional "pooper scooper? "

I am satisfied with Liquid Wrench and smile that it constantly seeps out of the little dispenser bottles I decant the big bottle into. Just doin’ its job, right!?

Wasn't any of my family but that's how the 48" deck was on the Last 520H "that mows so great " I brought home was. I have found if someone is not that interested in sumin they just don't pay attention to the wisdom offered on said subject, but when they are it's like a sponge. In all fairness I guess I'm the same way; I can listen to someone talk WH's all day but could care less about the Royal family in Britain .

I like Kroil oil, a little pricy but you get what you pay for and don't over do it, what drops on the floor has no effect on what you are doing.

Had them both off last month to install wheel studs and a second set screw. Probably should have had new seals on hand and done that then

Ended up buying the 520xi I looked at a few weeks ago after doing a little more research on hydrostat whine. Ordered filters and will do fluid and greasing before anything. The charging light and mowing in reverse lights stay on so I will need to resolve those also. Best thing, no buyers remorse.

Can't believe no one mentioned a harmonic balancer puller! You're fortunate to get it off without damaging it.

Well said Achto! I can relate to that.

I have a front receiver but never mounted the boom on the front. I also have the frame braced at the transmission mount transmission. This tractor hasa similar brace, Don't have a picture of the Raider, it has a solid plate with the braces up to the frame. Here is the Raider 12 transmission brace,

Fuel load could easily outlast the operator’s bladder.

Had to move the last of my house stuff into the garage last night, so the 3 machines that have resided there since resto had to spend the night out under the temp awning. For the next few months they will be spead between the barn and utility building. They didn't seem to mind so far...

I usually prefer warmer weather, but this year I am so ready for fall and winter. Just had to spend more time outdoors this year, and we've had a long streak of silly hot, humid sticky stuff. We are supposed to get a break beginning Friday for about a week. Cloudy rainy high 80s. I will happily take it!

Rear discharge is the way to go,

I also have an ASE badge on my tool box. I will have to get a pic.

You are going to need a Mule Drive. It fits into the front Tachmatic mount on your tractor. They are supposed to have a shield like the one picture.