What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?

[Handy Don 16,677]

Over the past two weeks the 854 got new Firestone Town & Country rear tires. Very pricey but so far they are just what I was hoping for.

I took the opportunity to strip and repaint the wheels using the Cottage White (formerly Navajo White).

Mounting always leaves marks, so in anticipation of the Big Show, I even did the touchups. 

Looked so good I got out the can of Regal Red and touched up a bunch of the scratches and scrapes that a worker acquires over time.

[sqrlgtr 2,960]

20 minutes ago, Handy Don said:

I took the opportunity to strip and repaint the wheels using the Cottage White (formerly Navajo White).

I used to use the Navajo white all the time and liked it better than most others but have since went to the Canvass white over red primer, which is just a tad bit "whiter" than Navajo. I have seen the Navajo back on the shelves lately though and may go back. I believe the Cottage white your using looks to be a close match to the Canvas but hard to tell in pics. BTW looks great and really like the rear hides....

[peter lena 9,893]

@sqrlgtr  tractor supply has the flat  pulleys , as well as  no thread shank shoulder bolts ? so the flat  pulley can easily spin move , only placement I did was a very slight  push in in longest unsupported area , you can barely see the deflexion . flat washer  top and bottom of bolt mount , with  elastic Lok nut on top side of deck .  this set up will also  help settle down the spring slide tensioner . done a number of "  gold mine repair areas ? "  . pto lever set up , mule drive bearing  improvement .  lots of related to frequent failures , love those ?  dicect  intended function , and  verifi /  insure it , plow frame lever swing ease , to / from  swing quadrant lever ?  thats an awesome  gain , good talkin , pete

[TonyToro Jr. 2,442]

Did the first actual working of the 1257 today.

Hooked the land plow up and plowed where I will be attempting to grow a 1000lb pumpkin. I couldn’t get as deep as I wanted since I found out really quick that I need a new belt. But ran great otherwise! 

[AlexR 2,957]

Replaced the ammeter on my one tractor, the one I replaced was a new one but it was a 30 amp gauge which is a bit high for these tractors and the needle just went everywhere with the vibrations. This one works much better! 

[Fj40z 82]

Did a little more mowing this evening, really enjoyed operating it for a hour or so. The Toro zero turn seat is turning out to be very comfortable, the thought of an original seat is mighty tempting though. 

[WHX?? 56,631]

1 hour ago, Fj40z said:

thought of an original seat is mighty tempting though. 

Given the scarcity of original seats i never give fault for deviating from orginal. I do get a charge and draw the line at boat seats tho. 

[702854boy 803]

16 hours ago, Ed Kennell said:

Pappy told me to always pull up on the crank...never push down.

Last year my grandpa taught me how to crank start a tractor and he said pretty much that same thing along with don't grip the handle with your thumb to prevent injury from kick back, just make a cup shape with all of your hand and pull up.

[Bar Nuthin 2,499]

My neighbor finally broke out his slot hitch plow and busted through the pack layer - then followed up with the tiller.

Here is my new (to me) C-160 Auto leveling things out.

 

A little later, we decided to get the herds together for a group photo. You can tell they're all workers.

[C100guy94 90]

Started putting the deck on for my first time. The one in backround has always been good to me and me and Buddy's have done lots of beating mudd bogging and cut a lot of land with it but she's just had it. 

So time to utilize the c100 for the reason I bought it. To work it like a horse 

[ebinmaine 79,005]

@MainelyWheelhorse brought up today... and someone else I don't recall just recently...

That I MAY have a few tractors.  A problem? An addiction? 

No no no of course not. 

 

So I commenced to countin'..

 

Running and usable: 

1.  1974 "Cinnamon Horse" C160-8. 

2.  My own fully restored 1975 C160 Automatic. 

3.  "The Ugly Bruce" tractor. 1978/9 C121 Automatic. 

 

Projects: 

4.  1974 C160-8 Tecumseh/ Briggs Vanguard swap tractor. 

5.  1977 B80 8 speed that needs an engine repair or swap. 

6.  "Hollis" 1975 C160-8. So named for the town it came from. 

7.  Pile o' parts to build a complete new (520-8 based with C series sheet metal) chassis for the Wally Digger Backhoe. 

8.  COLOSSUS PROJECT.  (Thanks @SylvanLakeWH)

9.  Enough other parts to build at least one more 8 speed mid 70s C series. Maybe two???

So maybe 10......???

 

 

 

Oh man.....

Edited 22 hours ago by ebinmaine
ADDED COLOSSUS!!!!

[SylvanLakeWH 31,462]

@ebinmaine... Um...

 

 

Er...

 

Forget one of "Colossus" proportions...??? 

[ebinmaine 79,005]

4 minutes ago, SylvanLakeWH said:

@ebinmaine... Um...

 

 

Er...

 

Forget one of "Colossus" proportions...??? 

 

OH WOWWOWOWOWOW.  I can't believe I forgetted the big boy!!

 

Thanks Jim.  List edited.  

 

 

[ineedanother 2,419]

Took the deck off of the c-165. I just don't need that large of a deck and need to get to work on installing the FEL before fall. Not too much to do since this is in really good shape but I have to get started on some steering upgrades.

[Sparky-(Admin) 25,376]

  Pulled the K-181 off my C-81 (snapped connecting rod) this evening. Once on the bench I drained the oil…not much there  

 That last pic shows how much came out. 

  

 

 

 

[8ntruck 8,916]

I blew the leaves out of the black raspberry patch today.  Created enough of a mess on the lawn that it required Morgan, the 14-8, to pull the lawn sweeper around for a bit.  As long as he was out, I hooked the garden cart up to him and moved the new section of dock from winter storage to the front yard of the lake house. 

 

Set the dock section on saw horses to slop a couple coats of stain on it before putting it in the lake.

 

As long as the tractor was hooked out and hooked up to the cart, I went over to the neighbor's house and picked up 2 snow blades of unknown vintage and origin.  He had a project planned for them, but it died - he was planning on scrapping them.  There are trip spring assemblies that I can adapt to the plow that came with Pack Rat, the AC B-110, and frames that look like a good starting point to build a belly blade for the Wheel Horse.

 

I got the first coat of stain on the top side of the new dock section after dinner.  New gallon of stain.  When I took the color tag from the gallon I got 3 years ago Menardsfor another gallon, the guy at the paint counter informed me that the same stain was NLA.  Seems VOC regulations have tightened, forcing oil base stain out of Menards inventory.  He apologized, then grumped a bit about how times are changing.  When asked if they still sell lacquer thinner, he replied 'not the good stuff".

Edited 21 hours ago by 8ntruck

[MainelyWheelhorse 2,616]

Today, I pulled 2 of the 3 usable tractors the 312 and the C-141 out to get to my ATV with a winch to move my Snowmobile around. Frank, The C-141 definitely likes the more constant use even if it is just moving it out of the way. I haven't had a problem starting it for months. Yesterday, I put a new deck belt for the 37"SD on the 308. I got a few years out of the same old one, and it wouldn't keep tension without needing to extend the adjustment screw on the mule drive. 

Edited 21 hours ago by MainelyWheelhorse

[702854boy 803]

I used my 864 to pull my dad's 1257 that I forgot to check the oil level in and snapped the rod on a 6 by 12 trailer to the garage with me room to hopefully get the tractor out back together soon. I had the gasket balanced so that my tractor was just pulling and not dealing with the tongue weight and bouncing of everything.

[Stan50 184]

I bought aftermarket wheels for RD deck, $7 a piece, and I installed zerks . Slightly narrower than original but color is right. 

 

 

Edited 10 hours ago by Stan50

[sqrlgtr 2,960]

2 hours ago, Stan50 said:

I bought aftermarket wheels for RD deck, $7 a piece, and I installed zerks . Slightly narrower than original but color is right. 

I'm looking to do the same, would love to have some of the original style that is sold by wheel horse parts and more, but the store-bought ones are a lot more $$$ friendly.

[702854boy 803]

A few weeks ago we were able to find some of those wheels at rural king, all we had to do was hit them with some red spray paint because they were bright white.

[Stan50 184]

@sqrlgtr I don't have much choice here in Poland, I had only 1 original (pretty new) and another one was worn out so  a few months earlier I temporarily put even cheaper wheel,but now that red one fits perfectly.

 

Edited 4 hours ago by Stan50