What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?

[squonk 46,846]

2 hours ago, Sparky said:

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Don't try to do any welding and use that coat hanger for "fill material!" 

[sqrlgtr 3,031]

Painted some 42” and 48” mower deck belt gaurds. The 42’s (smaller set) are Rustoleum Regal Red and the 48’s (larger set) sprayed with Rustoleum Farm IH red. Today outside in full sun the Ih red looks to have a little more orange tint to it. I go back and forth on which flavor of these 2 shades I like the best and have come to the conclusion they are so close it just depends what day of week they where made to which shade is the darker of the two. Both were sprayed over gray primer and clear gloss sprayed on them soon as last coat of red was applied.

[ebinmaine 79,130]

1 hour ago, squonk said:

Don't try to do any welding and use that coat hanger for "fill material!" 

 

No wood welding? 

[oliver2-44 11,529]

 

I had to give the old C81 some TLC before I used it this week. I saw the insulation cracking on the stator/regulator wiring and it crumbled when I handled it.

 

Used fome of my favorite heat shrink connections that have solder in them.

Had some new connectors in my stash and a little 14Gage wire, so good to go.

When I travel through Austin coming from the farm I pass near a huge city sewer plant.

Nearby they have a contractor that takes the solids and the grass, leaves and limbs and makes excellent compost that they call "Dillo Dirt" 

As in Armadillo, it an Austin thing 

I can get a truck and trailer (2+yards) free if I shove or $30 for them to load with skidsteer.  Its an easy decision to shell out $$.

It does smell a little "fresh" at the composting facility.  But the smell is gone from the yard in a day. Very good fertilizer!

So the C81 has had easy duty pulling the trailer around the yard as I do the hard duty shovel/spreading.

I've spred 2 truck/trailer loads on the lawn this spring.

[C100guy94 102]

Gave mine a good cleaning 

[Fj40z 134]

Finally got to feel the void in the grill of the C160-8 thanks to some help from @ebinmaine

 

Edited 2 hours ago by Fj40z

[Bill D 2,881]

8 minutes ago, Fj40z said:

Finally got to feel the void in the grill of the C160-8 thanks to some help from @ebinmaine  

 

Nice looking rig.  Newer 48" deck too!

[Fj40z 134]

1 hour ago, Bill D said:

Nice looking rig.  Newer 48" deck too!

Thank you sir! Thinking of swapping decks and putting this 48” on the 314-8. Making it my dedicated mower, then running the C160 without a deck. The 42” on the 314 just seems a bit too small.