Leaderboard

Too bad it isn't a stuck school bus retrieval device.

What we lack in enlightenment we make up for in levity.

My clothes dryer.

First Portable steam engine The Watertown Steam Engine Company was located in Watertown, New York and began in 1866 and owned by the Palmer Brothers. The business employed 100 men, turned out 400 steam engines, saw mills, and agricultural engines. These were sold all over the US, Canada, Cuba and probably other parts of the world. Much of the cast iron they used was produced locally. Having portable power allowed loggers to reduce the amount of hand labor that needed to be performed in the forest and farmers could now process crops more efficiently on site rather than having to take then to processing facilities with stationary steam or water-wheel powered equipment. This also expanded the market for smaller farmer-owned processing equipment. It held patents on a portable steam engine with the cylinder and valve chest integral with the boiler steam dome, and a riding cut-off valve. The first patent was in 1871 for the "First Portable Steam Engine" made in the United States. Many of the Watertown Steam Engine Company's portable steam engines exist today, in private collections or in museums. There is no indication of when the business shut down but there are some collectors who have Watertown Steam Engine Company steam engines manufactured as late as 1920.

Ya know Kev you could hang it in the shop put a mattress in it and use it for a hammock... afternoon naps...

Unless, of course your only WH is a "Commando"

Edward Tractor Hands...

Came across this memorabilia. it’s smaller than a zippo. made in Japan. Haven’t seen any in WH store offers or brochures. wonder if it was just a local shop? L.D.L. Initials on bottom. Any case it is unique.

I didn’t climb Mount Everest but I did climb the mulch pile.

Could be a northern Wisconsin "lost in the plow field phone / wallet retrieval device..." I think @Achto and @WHX?? had one in the trailer at your plow day just in case...

Decided to take a family photo while everything is running good!

front of my original 3 tractors. I did not have my lawn ranger in thic photo but the lawn ranger just needs the engine and the drive belt

Hay grapple.

Being careful to not “chop” these off with the 42”RD…someone would be vey mad, might not get dinner tonight

Underwear dryer. hang it over the wood stove. Double duty item!

Would look good hanging from the ceiling ... light fixture for a pool table...did you buy it?

I do believe that it is a hay grapple. Taken apart of course.

Thanks you two! The rest of ya… well… happy Friday!

I thought it was a flip flop picker upper when they fell off of feet in the no floor board bus after 6 months of sitting in a field.

Lotta help you jokers are today

Medieval Torture Device!

Fully rebuilt Kohler 10hp K241 , this engine is for shaker plate applications ( rubber engine mounts ) , ALL genuine Kohler replacement parts (even the oil) were used in the rebuild, professionally refinished using PPG automotive paint. Carb is fully rebuilt, new air filter, points, plug..... Has been bench run. $700.00 Will need a $50.00 non-refundable deposit in order for it to make the trip. If you have any questions regarding the rebuild, send me a private message, or call / text during normal business hours.

In the late 1980's or early '90's, we were in Kenya, Africa. Men made a living turning rocks into gravel and sold the gravel. They were hand crushing rock with hammers. Last fall my wife and I toured a closed granite quarry that's now a state park. Got me to thinking I needed an abandoned granite quarry on my train set. It's not complete yet (model train is my winter project) but I'm happy with the way it's going. The crane and the dilapidated building are made of card stock. I took photos of the quarry when it was in operation to help me stage some of the components my diorama.

Oh brother

Oh man my eyes can't feel my eyes..,

Build a frame on the front or back of a wheel horse and have a winch to lift it up. Then you can use it to feed all your horse

a portable extendable oversize back scratcher?

Well finally came across the deal I was looking for on a wood chipper! So upside to this one is it's 11.5hp and runs perfect and looks hardly used. Downside is the brush hopper is broken. So I'll look to get some cheap to free sheet metal of some kind and make a decent hopper down the road. For now though I just closed off the open side with a piece of wood for now. I'll be using the main limb chute more anyways. But have long wanted one to mount on the front of the WH for my woods and trail cleanups. I have a front 2" receiver so will put it on front so I can pull the cart in back still. For the mount I used a Harbor Freight step hitch extension and drilled out the mounting bolts for it and bolted it down. Ground clearance was about 6-7" once mounted on the 312 so might gain a tad more on the C100 with 8" rims. But it cleared all the little hills I will go over to get down into the woods area. So am happy on how it turned out. Also seems to double nice for some front ballast when needed. Guessing it weighs around 80-100lbs or so. Might put it on next time I'm plowing the garden! Test run was a success!

I saw these at the local agricultural/vintage auction at the weekend. I put a bid in at £10.00, and won!!! 6.90 x 180 -15. Unused. There was also a C161 with a 48” S. D deck, this made £750.00, and a 42” S.D deck on its own, which made £380.00! So I was quite pleased with my purchase! Now I suppose I’m going to have to look at building a “Horse” to fit them to!

Here is looking at you. Original halogen lights on all my 400 series tractors.

We are always pleased to hear these Li'L tractors light up. As I stated above, I had been working on the non-start issue on my 310-8. I knew I would find the problem, so I did not ask for help. Luckily I saw your thread and your tractor had the same problem. This just points out how important it is to not only ask for help to solve a problem, but to also relay issues we have solved on our own.

Thank you Ed I cleaned the connections on my 25 amp fuse of dust from mowing and storing in a barn, and it started right up. Didn't see any Corosion. I thank all that participated in this thread, it has been a good learning experience for me. Great site.

Found it. The 25 Amp fuse was OK, but the legs were not making contact in the corroded holder. Starts fine from the ignition switch now.

Your I used the same jungle el cheapo Dan posted on customer's z turns. Was worried about how cheap they are but no complaints so far.

@Outlier, a permanent magnet starter will run backwards if you reverse the polarity to it. The first thing I would suggest is to make sure your battery is not charged up backwards (positive is + and negative is -). It could have happened if the battery was dead enough and/or the battery charger cables were hooked up wrong. If that checks out, the next thing I would suggest is to move the brushes in the starter’s brush holder 1/4 turn/position from where they are now. It looks like from your picture this could be accomplished providing the brushes have enough length on their leads. This will reverse the starter’s direction of rotation to work with negative/- ground. (PO could have had the brushes off 1/4 position) As @953 nut mentioned, the regulator/rectifier and stator might already be toast from the reverse polarity, but getting the starter and battery working on negative/- ground will be a step in the right direction to getting an hour meter wired in and the charging system working. Good luck with it! -JD-

Congrats. That mount looks great! Essential on these direct-drive chippers is to keep the blade(s) very sharp. Sudden intro of a big branch with dull blades really shocks the engine--even with 11.5 ponies galloping along. I keep a spare blade for my chipper so I can swap with only a few minutes of downtime and then sharpen/replace later.

Mr. Gasket #42S. 2-3.5 psi

I use this same pump no problems

Why do you think Kohler sells the proper oil?

Great, just wanted to confirm my math. So, instead of the standard 1.5%, I should expect a 300% COL increase in my SS check?

I talked with the owner of this fine RV park with show grounds and said she’ll give us garden tractor collectors our own weekend if enough show up . The show is on the weekend of July 12th - 14th 2024 . This is the same weekend as the Portland , Wisconsin Garden Tractor Days unfortunately but if enough interest is shown she’ll give us our own weekend as stated before . It’s open to any brand of manufacturer of tractors . It’s just south off I69 where Kelly used to hold the Great Lakes Wheel Horse Show . This is where I need your help . I’m not on any other social media and need to get the word out about the show . If you would share it on your Facebook groups or other forums it would be greatly appreciated . They added 30 more full hookup sites and there’s always room for no hookups or tents . You can sell stuff too . This show has grown every year and there’s plenty of room. There was probably 30 garden tractors there last year and hundreds of tractors . This years feature is 4x4’s so if a couple costume made 4x4’s garden tractors show up that would be awesome. @nylyon could you pin this ? https://www.turkeyville.com/event-detail/tractor-and-machinery-show/

The 64 hood, I call a teardrop hood was used on the 603 Special & 64-68 Lawn Rangers. The 61 hood solid grill was unique to the 701 with own style decal. my typing was wrong should be late 56-58 with Wheel-Horse front. Also decals were different on 55, 56, 57, 58-59

Did you find anybody for your transmission? If not, give me a call 507-213-6346. I have limited time but it sounds pretty easy. Probably the high low plate on the high/low shifter selector broke. I’ve had a couple do that. I’m just east of Medford 7 miles.

Broken magnets = starter shot Start your efforts by looking for a new starter. Lol not a deal breaker we've seen much worse. We chalk that one up to character...

Truly from the “wheels” up!

5003 RJ and 5010 Suburban 3 pc trans have the brake band mounting tab in slightly different locations. RJ - the mount tab is vertical and Suburban that mount tab is at 45 deg angle. 5007 trans looks just like a modern 2 pc trans. Same for the 5025

A lot of strange going on. Never have I ever seen a Positive ground on a 12v system. I did obtain a tractor with the battery hooked up backwards on an Onan engine once, it turned over just fine but would not start. Also looking at your diagram it appears as though the two wires coming from the stator are going to the terminals on the right side of the regulator and the wire from the switch is going to the terminal on the left. Typical regulator/rectifier wiring is the 2 wires from the stator go to the outside terminals and the wire from the switch goes to the center terminal if all tree terms are in line. Top two terminals for the stator and bottom terminal for the switch, for a stacked configuration. Have you ever put a meter on your battery to make sure that the polarity is what it says it is? Just wondering if it was labeled wrong by chance.

Swapped on a set of brand new "all trail" Carlisle tires I've had for years onto my mutt tractor (314/414/514?) today. They're only 23 x 8.0- 12, but mounted on a set of wheels that I had set the dish all the way back. They aren't pretty, but look good enough. The front/ rear track on this setup is actually better than 10.50s were on standard wheels. Though not as wide, they stick out more and open the business end up considerably. Might take getting used to, but I really think I like these... And- when I bought them years ago, TSC had them on clearance. Only tires I ever bought there. I paid $13 each for them!