rjg854 12,589 #51 Posted November 11 Are you ready for snow? For the most part, just have to switch tractors around in the barn so the snow equipment is in the front of the others. All we've got is a dusting right now. Temps back in the 40's for the rest of the week with some rain. Mowed the lawn for the last time, Saturday. Never think too much about snow until January. At least that's the way it's been for many, many years. 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sqrlgtr 1,128 #52 Posted November 11 @rjg854 do both those machines have Wheel Horse weights🏋front and back? Man I would like to find a set I could afford . 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pfrederi 19,074 #53 Posted November 11 23 minutes ago, sqrlgtr said: @rjg854 do both those machines have Wheel Horse weights🏋front and back? Man I would like to find a set I could afford . As far as i am concerned if the are painted red they are Wheel horse weights ...... weights are weights.... 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 74,925 #54 Posted November 11 3 minutes ago, pfrederi said: As far as i am concerned if the are painted red they are Wheel horse weights ...... weights are weights.... If I remember right we have wheel weights that are painted red or black or off-white or military green. IHC or JD yellow is a no-go and requires recoloration. 2 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bar Nuthin 1,601 #55 Posted November 11 2 hours ago, rjg854 said: Are you ready for snow? For the most part, just have to switch tractors around in the barn so the snow equipment is in the front of the others. All we've got is a dusting right now. Temps back in the 40's for the rest of the week with some rain. Mowed the lawn for the last time, Saturday. Never think too much about snow until January. At least that's the way it's been for many, many years. I notice you're running the snowblower on a 16 Auto with electric PTO clutch. I have the same tractor (in a few pieces at the moment). My question is, do you have any concerns/problems running the blower with the electric PTO clutch? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rjg854 12,589 #56 Posted November 11 5 hours ago, Bar Nuthin said: My question is, do you have any concerns/problems running the blower with the electric PTO clutch? This is probably the 6th year I've used the 16 Auto for blower duties, and my driveway is 2/10ths of a mile long and the only problem I've had is, I wanted to put a new belt on. Just because the old one was looking worn. It still hangs on the wall in case I might need it. No concerns what so ever. I like to idle the tractor down before engaging the blower tho, then idle it back up depending on conditions. 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rjg854 12,589 #57 Posted November 11 7 hours ago, sqrlgtr said: @rjg854 do both those machines have Wheel Horse weights🏋front and back? Man I would like to find a set I could afford . I actually have 3 sets of weights 1 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sqrlgtr 1,128 #58 Posted November 11 23 minutes ago, rjg854 said: I actually have 3 sets of weights That's just plain mean. . 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 74,925 #59 Posted November 11 8 minutes ago, sqrlgtr said: That's just plain mean. . Sounds like @kpinnc and me with K341s..... 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kpinnc 15,931 #60 Posted November 11 28 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: Sounds like @kpinnc and me with K341s..... FEEL THE BURN!!! Just kidding of course. I saw a C160 8 speed just 4.5 hours drive from me this week. If Christmas wasn't so close with a house full of kids- I'd be taking a trip! 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 74,925 #61 Posted November 12 10 minutes ago, kpinnc said: FEEL THE BURN!!! Just kidding of course. I saw a C160 8 speed just 4.5 hours drive from me this week. If Christmas wasn't so close with a house full of kids- I'd be taking a trip! I have 4 C160s in the "future projects" section. You stop up. I'll make cowboy coffee and you pick out one or three. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kpinnc 15,931 #62 Posted November 12 1 minute ago, ebinmaine said: I have 4 C160s in the "future projects" section. You stop up. I'll make cowboy coffee and you pick out one or three. Oh my gosh! ...Now to find an excuse to get the "Landlord" to go north with me! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 74,925 #63 Posted November 12 4 minutes ago, kpinnc said: Oh my gosh! ...Now to find an excuse to get the "Landlord" to go north with me! S/O SWMBO Ball'n chain wife spouse other half etc are welcome too. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kpinnc 15,931 #64 Posted November 12 1 minute ago, ebinmaine said: S/O SWMBO Ball'n chain wife spouse other half etc are welcome too. She went to the big show with me in 2008. Left me there all weekend and went to Hershey with the kiddos. I had much more fun than they did! 2 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 14,858 #65 Posted November 12 8 minutes ago, kpinnc said: went to Hershey with the kiddos Last time I went to Hershey my children coaxed me onto a ride before I realized how it worked. Strapped into a claustrophobic cabin on the end of an arm. Arm starts rotating horizontally and the cabin swings out a bit. Not too bad, I think. Then the arm support lifts so the arm is rotating vertically and the cabin is upside down at the top of the circle. Closest I’ve ever come to upchucking on a ride. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sqrlgtr 1,128 #66 Posted November 12 20 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: S/O SWMBO Ball'n chain wife spouse other half etc are welcome too. u forgot warden 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cleat 7,769 #67 Posted November 12 (edited) 520HC is ready for plow duty. You can see the rear end peaking out behind it, that is the 416H project for this winter. This little walk behind is also on standby. Big tractor and blower are also ready but won't fit in the heated shop this year. It is in the big tent garage out back where it normally lives all summer. I ran a big extension cord out to it for the block heater. This is the first time the tractor has been in the cold in the winter, hopefully it will start if required. We have a little dusting of snow now that actually started on Sunday and adds a bit each day. Not enough to worry about plowing yet, hopefully it will melt in the next couple of days. Edited November 12 by cleat 6 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 14,858 #68 Posted November 12 Current plan for snow (now that the 854 and blade are ready) is to keep the wood box stocked. 4 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nylyon-(Admin) 8,436 #69 Posted November 14 55# Craftsman weights on, I’ll have to measure and see if Terry can make a fun decal to cover the Craftsman decal, 5 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nylyon-(Admin) 8,436 #70 Posted November 14 Santa just called, he wants to use the tractor at the North Pole, seems like some of the reindeer called out this week. 1 1 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wheelhorse#1 1,882 #71 Posted November 16 Black primer Betty 73 12 auto ready to go . Not sure why, never hardly get any snow around here anymore. Love this machine wish I could use it more often. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 74,925 #73 Posted November 16 Not plowable. But pretty... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Teddy da Bear62 145 #74 Posted November 16 5 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: Not plowable. But pretty... Christmas card come to life! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Teddy da Bear62 145 #75 Posted November 16 11 hours ago, Wheelhorse#1 said: Black primer Betty 73 12 auto ready to go . Not sure why, never hardly get any snow around here anymore. Love this machine wish I could use it more often. Have any dirt roads? Never known a road commission that could properly grade a road yet! Just put on a neon yellow vest and hard hat If anyone asks? You tell them simply " budget cutbacks" 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
