What's In Your Mirror?

[Horsin'round 496]

[SylvanLakeWH 32,658]

Break it down into bucket math... how many buckets went empty, how many came back full, how many fell off the trailer, how many got sold on the way home and finally, how many were put in the garage for the next show?

 

 

Then tell us about the tractor(s)...

 

[ebinmaine 80,814]

2 minutes ago, SylvanLakeWH said:

bucket math

 

 

 

[wallfish 20,652]

That's a 312-8 with 14 HP replacement engine and tall chute blower. The front chain guard is missing from the blower and the wings are on backwards too. Other than a messed up seat it don't look too bad! Guessing it's an 89

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ha, I can't see $%!t just like you guys can't either! 

Where'd you pic that thing up Ed? London? You're sitting on the wrong side! LOL

[Ed Kennell 47,485]

1 hour ago, wallfish said:

You're sitting on the wrong side!

I got me one of them there newfangled driverless trucks.   You just push the speaker button and tell it where you want to go.

[Ed Kennell 47,485]

4 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

 

I did see the snowblower top too. 

Yep, tall chute on a 417-8.

Electric lift

Cast iron wheel weights

New tires

2 link chains

steering knob

west coast mirrors that flip up

front noon caps

Custom camo seat

42" RD

36" SD

 

[ebinmaine 80,814]

Love that trailer hitch! 

[Ed Kennell 47,485]

3 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

Love that trailer hitch! Insert other media

Looks like a receiver from a 10,000 lb. equalizer hitch welded to the draw bar.  There is also an unusable slot hitch behind it.       

Notice the factory wheel weights with the centers filled with concrete.   This is a worker with some farmer modifications,

I noticed it on an online auction site.  The blower and two decks looked good on the pictures so I placed a low bid assuming the tractor was a parts machine.

I went to pick it up assuming I would have to winch it on the trailer, but bumped the key and it started up first turn and runs and sounds like a strong KT17.

This one will probably go to son Mark.   My other son Mike has a 417H with a Trac Vac 

 

[CRF857 1,191]

1 minute ago, Ed Kennell said:

This one will probably go to son Mark.   My other son Mike has a 417H with a Trac Vac 

 

Giving away tractor to your children. 👍

I could be adopted!  😁😁

[Handy Don 17,516]

Nice find!

Could be the angle, but the stance makes me wonder if those are 6” wheel spindles with 8” wheels?

[Ed Kennell 47,485]

46 minutes ago, Handy Don said:

Nice find!

Could be the angle, but the stance makes me wonder if those are 6” wheel spindles with 8” wheels?

This is a good thing providing more lift for the blower.  This will be a dedicated snow machine.   

Just keeps getting better...It's a Series II.

 

Modified wheel weights.

[Ed Kennell 47,485]

I removed some of the stump bumps from the 42" RD.

 

   Before

 

after

 

The 36"SD looks OK.   Still has some red paint left.

 

Any one see why the RD didn't cut.  May be the reason the 417 was put on the auction block.

[953 nut 69,658]

Upside-down blades don't make a very good cut.

[Ed Kennell 47,485]

16 minutes ago, 953 nut said:

Upside-down blades don't make a very good cut.

Those old eyes are still working fine Richard.  

[wallfish 20,652]

As stupid as those mirrors look, I was having a pretty hard time turning around to see well enough when backing a boat and trailer into a very particular spot, so those mirrors would've helped.

I moved the ball from the front to the back a few weeks ago for something else so I guess I just need to buy a new tractor for the "attachment" of a front tow ball. LOL

[Ed Kennell 47,485]

3 minutes ago, wallfish said:

I was having a pretty hard time turning around to see

Keep yer balls up front where you can see em John.     BTW, the mirrors came off.

[SylvanLakeWH 32,658]

20 minutes ago, Ed Kennell said:

Keep yer balls up front where you can see em John.     

 

I do concur. Balls up front make for a far more pleasurable trailering experience... 

 

And mirrors on a  break the number one rule of Italian motor car racing - Whatsa behind you Issa no Matta...

 

 

 

[wallfish 20,652]

24 minutes ago, Ed Kennell said:

Keep yer balls up front where you can see em John.     BTW, the mirrors came off.

Yeah, I don't like balls behind me! 

[c-series don 12,505]

@Ed Kennell I believe all 417’s came with a Series 2 and baby moons. I think some 300 series came with baby moons too? Only a true Wheel Horse connoisseur like @Handy Don would pick up on 8” wheels and 6” spindles. Some may in fact think “What is this guy talking about?” My 417-A runs a 44” two stage blower like a champ! 

[ebinmaine 80,814]

6 hours ago, c-series don said:

all 417’s came with a Series 2

 

Correct. 

 

6 hours ago, c-series don said:

baby moons

@JCM might know that

[Ed Kennell 47,485]

9 hours ago, c-series don said:

all 417’s came with a Series 2

Where were the Series I used?

[953 nut 69,658]

12 minutes ago, Ed Kennell said:

Where were the Series I used?

1984 and older C-175 used the series 1. A spec number of 24300 and higher will be a series 2

[c-series don 12,505]

Here is my C-175 Automatic with a Series 1 after I restored it, a little eye candy for you boys 😜