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Back in June, I had my C-141 Automatic out for sale in our yard sell. I had all of them setting out to attract more attention. A man and his son were looking at my tractors and the son (looked to be about 8-10 years old) started going nuts over them and begged his dad to get him one. They asked me which one would be best suited, and I recommended the C-141. Solid running with no issues. I let them drive it around the yard and they agreed to buy it. Yesterday, when I grabbed our mail, there was one envelope with nothing but "Mr. Doug" handwritten on the front. Below is the letter that was inside. We just finished loading the snow thrower in their pickup. I let him have it for $50 and gave him some tips on how to attach and detach it, along with a printed operator's manual and parts listing. Pretty cool to see a kid so enthused about his Wheel Horse.

Well that certainly is encouraging! And nice to see! Especially since it’s hand written and not in the form of an email or text!

When I was a kid my uncle, who was an old salt kinda guy would constantly ask me when I last time I checked/changed the oil and greased my Work Horse. I guess you could say that he sort of scared it into me. I was actually afraid of running into him if I hadn’t done those things, so I did it A LOT, probably excessively. My family owned heavy equipment at that time so like it or not I became friends with a grease gun at the ripe old age of about 12. By the age of 14 I knew where every grease fitting was on a Caterpillar 941B Track Loader. If you want to use it you better grease it my uncle would say. And I really wanted to use it! He would let me putz around in the yard/shop area with it. That mentality has stuck with me to this day, and probably explains why I treat all of my equipment that way and my Work Horse is still going strong 42 years later! ❤️

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

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.

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

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.

The key is here. I hope to get to it this afternoon! The shaft has also been cleaned.

Maintenance saves a lot of headaches down the road. I was always taught if you want something to last you have to take care of it. And there, obviously, is another reason our tractors have lasted so long.

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 ...

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!

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.

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

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.

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.

I'm from the government, and I'm here to help...

Did some mid-season maint, grease, etc on 654 & mower deck. Know theres plenty haters on Teckys but mine is reliable & burns no oil. Even degreased tractor & washed it too. Its not pretty but I can count on it winter or summer.

I have not said a word to my wife in over a year. I figure it would be rude to interrupt.

Molasses can safely remove rust from iron and steel through a slow chelation process, leaving the underlying metal intact. We have all heard the phrase, "slower than molasses in January," guess this substantiates it. One thing is for sure, if you didn't have an insect problem before, you would after doing this method of rust removal.

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...

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."

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,

Compressions 8.7:1 actually

With six children, our family rides were 9-seater International Travelalls with the three on the tree. Took my drivers test with it and got a compliment from the evaluator at my smooth clutch and shifting work. Failed, though, for making a left turn from the right lane of a one-way street. Learned something new that day!

Given enough of it, under pressure, it DOES move right along.... Great Molasses Flood - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Molasses_Flood

Has anyone tried this? molasses rust removal - Search

The ultimate theft deterrent device, kids today wouldn't know how to steal it.

Brave brave man...

Just dump the dregs on the ex-wife's front lawn!!!

Update: so I put jt all back together minus the belt cover. The cover is able to mount due to the idler pulley rubbing against the side of the cover. So I just made the clutch brake on the tractor chassis so I can run the whole thing without the cover. So during the test drive, I started to test mow. Well two things happened. First the midmount let go due to the spring being weak. I later took it apart and put in a much stronger spring that keep the wheel lock in place. Second thing was how forward the mower deck is pointed. I will be later today, correcting this via the truion in the thread rod. At least it drives and works correctly the most part.

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!

Sky Lab from the Terminator movies.

I have just one word to add.

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.

the world is our bathroom

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.

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

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

Medical Equipment is always for sale at the local auction for cheap. Most of it is bought thru Medicare and when the patient no longer needs it, it is sold at the auction for a few $s. I have bought wheel chairs, knee scooters, walkers, canes, crutches, shower seats, toilet risers, electric lift recliner chairs, etc. Mrs K has used most of it for back and foot fusion surgery and her knees are now on the schedule this fall. When needed, family and friends know where they can get it. The Knee scooter is loaned out quite a bit.

Score!!! I'm always looking for skis to make benches... bike ride this morning and my favorite four letter "F" word was attached to these on a neighbor's lawn: They will become a bench shortly... Timing is perfect... I just sold two ski benches and a ski end table...! Just noticed I'm wearing another @Pullstart plow day shirt... honest, I do have other clothes...

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

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.

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 was given this as a joke gift years ago as I’m a bit partial to Fords. Although with the quality decline and complexity increase over the last 6 years, this could be used on just about any brand. Especially the newer stuff. I haven’t found a good place besides the obvious for it yet.