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The old bear has had, still has pneumonia. Spent 3 hours in driveway during second snowstorm trying to open it up to go to work. 1st. storm dumped 3ft. (not a typo) in my driveway and a 4ft. drift in front of my garage doors. It was really fluffy snow and easy to get rid of next day. But still a surreal landscape. The next weeks snow was about 18" and much heavier. It came with near zero temps that nearly killed da bear. Haven't had much time to work on the D-200. But did look at inlet nipple for fuel. It was packed shut!!! Yeah, the auctioneer said it ran when they parked it for the auction. I should have asked "what year was that?"
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I have 3/4” spacers on my 416h and actually did wheel studs and also drilled and tapped the hubs and spacers so the spacers bolt to the hub and I don’t have to fight either trying to keep the spacers lined up perfectly while mounting the tire. My tires are loaded so was a pain to try and do all at once
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I’ll be 38 years old in April and had a spinal fusion when I was 32. I like to say I’m much more deliberate with every step or sketchy thing I attempt these days. I find myself thinking about how stable to object is that I may be thinking about jumping to or getting up on. Makes you think twice that’s for sure
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Going to have to take a closer look on the work 416. This may be the ticket for it also. Also has a pedal kit installed
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Well fellas . A nice warm welcome back. Thank you all. And yes part of the fun is in the search. We are still sprucing up the house to sell. A few more months before it hits the market. I been seeing wheel horses around. Close to a 150 mile radius away. Haven't seen a C175 black hood yet. I kinda liked them for grass and snow blowing. But any model is a nice one. Can't wait. Of course I will keep all of you up to speed on the journey back. It was really nice to see old familiar faces from long ago. Thanks again and bless you all. Btw, the Raritan Bay hasn't been this froze in a long time. I see the Coast Guard has some small ice breakers out there. Trying to keep the commuter ferry lanes open. Its some site every morning. Until next time. Everyone take care.
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In reverse ... Guy was asking for help the other day on slow reverse on a hydro. and @Racinbob commented that horses are not supposed to go fast in reverse. Designed that way for safety reasons I suspect. Some new machines including late model Toro verticals had a key switch under the seat with a light on the dash for reverse operation when the blades were spinning. So this 520 FEL I have was always a slug in reverse. Didn't matter how the motion linkage (Matt's pedal kit) was adjusted. Seemed like it took a hour to back away from the gravel pile. The other three 520's in my herd have this issue as well but not as severe and not as aggravating as they are all snow machines and don't see a lot of reverse time it seems. Since it was in the shop for other work & maintenance something was gonna be done about it. Started by marking the full forward and full reverse positions of the motion lever on top of the hydro. To get the control plate to move the lever to go to full forward was obtainable but only allowed a small amount of lever travel in reverse. The problem is the eccentric cam would bottom out in the control plate before the lever reached it's max reverse limit. Simple enough to elongate the reverse slot. Took a little more than 1/8" out was all that was needed. The motion lever now hits it's stops in both directions & a full cleaning & lubrication of all linkage makes for a very smooth pedal greasy Pete would be proud of.
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With mine, and I think @SylvanLakeWH as well, I place a trailer behind me for the heavy stuff and lift the object onto the trailer before pulling too much weight. You can also lower a heavy object down to only an inch or two off the ground as well before pulling. You might drag it, but it helps keep the leverage lower. I said all that to say this: I agree with you 100%. And also there are ways to move things safely with this setup. I've been thinking of making a large Caster setup to use for that very reason, almost like a wheelie bar. Project for warmer weather!
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I have this mower with a body in very good condition, but had a frozen 11 horse B & S and about a 25 degree axle lash. I repowered it and am disappointed in the 'grab' that occurs when I engage the clutch. I've never had one of these transmissions apart so am looking to someone with experience. Is there a 'fix' for this problem? Do I replace the trans or just live with it? [The trans is a Peerless 801-028].
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Lifting, OK. I would not pulled on anything too hard - that is a really long lever arm to pull the tractor over backwards with.
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Tractor Stack On Charger 12
Chris689 replied to FarmallFarmer09's topic in Restorations, Modifications, & Customizations
I ran the IH Cub stack from TSC last summer. At first I thought it was awesome, then I got deployed and came home and so after months of not using it I forgot just how loud it was. So when I got home, after running the tractor through two snow storms doing three houses each time, the noise got to be a bit much for me. Guess im a bit of a wimp lol. If done right like a lot of these pictures make me wish I had, I bet I’d have liked it more. -
to the Chris. Nice pair of working horses. My first one was a C-120.
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i'm with you lynnmor!
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Happy Birthday Blasterdad
MainelyWheelhorse replied to JCM's topic in non tractor related discussion
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I need a new one but that been that way for a long time
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Welcome! You'll find lots of great info along with some great people!
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Will these snow plows/blowers fit my 312-8?
gwest_ca-(File Mod) replied to Yitzchok's topic in Implements and Attachments
Items 18 lift tube and 20 flag for the snowthrower are items often separated and missing following removal from the tractor. -
Happy Birthday!!
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Interestingly, my back seems to go out less often than it used to, and for shorter periods of time (touch wood). I joke that it's because there aren't many discs left to mash. Or maybe I'm just subconsciously being more careful. I've lost over two inches in height over the decades, which might give you an idea of how I've used/abused my back. Be careful with that heavy stuff.
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So I’ve visited this site many times over the last couple years and got some really great info but finally made an account last month. I’ve had a 77 C120 for the last couple years that I used for mowing and snow removal with a blade. A month ago I bought a 1990 snowblower attachment for it and it worked out great but I quickly got tired of switching between the snow blower and plow so I decided to buy another tractor. That turned out to be a 1973 “no name” 10HP 8 Speed. After about a week I got it running, trans unstuck, notched the right foot board to accommodate the blade angle lever, and the usual catching up on maintenance from years of neglect.
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Happy birthday Bryon! Dang that reminds me I had some welding to do for you…
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Looks like fun! Think the exhaust is gonna stay together in that manner?
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A youngster is it? Mine can run for President.
