A Horse named Hiram

[Oldskool 6,582]

I started a thread a little while back "Something from Nothing". It has been upgraded to this thread because now I'm building something from something lol. I started with a new frame and strengthened the transaxle mount a bit. 

[Oldskool 6,582]

I shortened the steering by 3.5in

[Herder 2,354]

Hey EB   

[ebinmaine 63,119]

Well I'll be....

That's quite a name!

 

1 minute ago, Herder said:

Hey EB   

Yeah buddy....

I'm here for this one. 

[Oldskool 6,582]

Just now, ebinmaine said:

Well I'll be....

That's quite a name!

 

Yeah buddy....

I'm here for this one. 

I thought you would get a kick out of the name.

[OldWorkHorse 2,992]

Sounds like a fitting name for a horse 

[Achto 26,550]

Interesting mods.

 

I'm in.

[The Tuul Crib 7,332]

4 minutes ago, Achto said:

Interesting mods.

 

I'm in.

me too !! 

[Oldskool 6,582]

I was going to go 12hp Kohler till this 16hp chunk of cast iron showed up.

[Oldskool 6,582]

The dash and hood are now mounted. I have had so many sets of tire combos in and out of here. I think I like this the best and they are here. Other than maybe changing to tri ribs on front.

[ebinmaine 63,119]

54 minutes ago, Oldskool said:

I thought you would get a kick out of the name.

Yessir. 

Told My Honey. 

She says... Awwww. 

 

 

[ebinmaine 63,119]

9 minutes ago, Oldskool said:

tire combos

Going with what you've got on hand. Yepp. I like that. 

[ebinmaine 63,119]

@JCM and @Stepney

Ya see what he's got goin' here? 

[Pullstart 59,697]

Hey EB.  Is it Hee-ram, Hi-rum, or something that a midwestern boy would never guess?

 

Mike,  sweet frame!  

[ebinmaine 63,119]

5 minutes ago, pullstart said:

Hi-rum

That's the one right there bud.

 

Like if you had a bottle of rum and you put it over your head it would be high rum

[Pullstart 59,697]

5 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

That's the one right there bud.

 

Like if you had a bottle of rum and you put it over your head it would be high rum

Or after a long day at work and you have this cup of ginger beer with room for a little extra...

[squonk 38,917]

[SylvanLakeWH 24,130]

Full “Show Name” suggestion:

 

Hiram Walker Wheel Horse

 

[953 nut 51,665]

Love those transparent rear rims,         where can I get a pair of them?               

[ebinmaine 63,119]

7 minutes ago, 953 nut said:

Love those transparent rear rims,         where can I get a pair of them?               

 

 

Richard I'm sorry but you're out of luck.

 

Those are a far north east only option. 

 

It prevents your rims from getting filled up with snow in the winter. 

[squonk 38,917]

27 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

 

 

Richard I'm sorry but you're out of luck.

 

Those are a far north east only option. 

 

It prevents your rims from getting filled up with snow in the winter. 

Those rims won't fill up but the tires will! 

[Mickwhitt 4,149]

We had a cutlery firm in sheffield call Hiram Wild.

I worked as a beat officer a few years before it closed down and it was on my patch.

one night while checking the premises I could swear I smelled gas. So I called out the keyholder and had a private tour of the production floor checking for the source of the leak. It was great to see the still used ways of making Sheffield cutlery, I was in knifemaker heaven. 

After an hour of poking around we decided I must have been mistaken and locked up the building. The keyholder had been pretty confused as the building did not use gas and had no supply. 

I think he knew I was interested in knifemaking and came up with the leak as a way to get a look inside. 

Mick 

[ebinmaine 63,119]

4 minutes ago, squonk said:

Those rims won't fill up but the tires will! 

That's okay. the highly paid engineer who was told to keep the snow out of the rims did exactly what he was supposed to do. 

[JoeM 7,623]

"Table knife grinder" now that is one that is not my resume! 

 

@Oldskool nice project, just the other day I was looking around the supply yard thinking how I could throw something, from nothing (aka junk parts), together.

I will gather up the pieces for next winters project. 

[Oldskool 6,582]

3 hours ago, 953 nut said:

Love those transparent rear rims,         where can I get a pair of them?               

Custom paint. I thought about painting the whole tractor with it,but I wouldnt be able to find it after.