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It can be done.

I needed to free up some space in my pole shed before winter so I finally got around to building my storage shelves for the horses, this is 5 feet wide by 18 feet long and will have a second story for additional storage for now I will only be using the lower platform for storing tractors so I should be able to roll them up a ramp with some help but eventually I am going to build a pad and forks for the farmall so I can use it to lift the horses. I used a lot of leftover lumber that has been around the farm so I am only into it for $75 so far with hardware and some purchased lumber. I built this in sections and bolted it together so I can take it down and move it if necessary. I can store a total of 18 tractors with this new storage system and I am going to build another one the same size on the opposite wall. Now it's time to hunt for some more horses to fill the shelves :thumbs2:

Having a Series II engine is a real plus! The trailer I use to haul my wood is large and though I don't have it full in the picture, it is full almost all of the time. My series I engine on my C-175 has been mowing, plowing, blowing snow, skidding logs and hauling wood since I bought it in the early 90's. Even with the "suspect" motor, it does the job. You'll just need to balance your weight to keep those ags from spinning.

`I thout with the hig price of gas I would let the grass grow for 2 months and have at it with he blower :)

Hi there, I've been watching this sight for a couple of years and a fairly new member and this my first reply. My 2 stage had the same problem and a couple others. That plate will bend pretty easy, try a 12 or 15 inch cresent wrench, adjust to fit the thickness and push the upper corner inward. If it still doesn't look quite right pull the plate outward between the pulley and tractor the same way or with a large dead blow hammer. It might take a few back and forths. Essentially all your trying to do is get the small mounting surface of the pulley parallel and square with the drive line. Your idler tension and gearbox pulleys look real good in line with the set up, both of mine were really bad. Hope this helps Hydro. Craig, central Michigan

Well, better late than never. I got my decals from Terry! Terry, you da man! Love em! Please excuse how filthy my Horse is, its been working hard. Here are some pics. Matt :flags-texas:

A good deal...is an understatement.

...or none of this, leaving the pub.

Wheel Horse's deserve the best...........gold horse shoe

Or this... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-z44dVBU64&feature=related

Ok, so I've finally got the C-100 up and running again. Bought it as a "roller" and got a K241 and got it going. The C-160 is going to have turfs and Vredestein V61s on it year-round, which means the Ags and Firestone tri-ribs go on the C-100 permanently. As my offroad hauling and grading machine, this should work out nicely. Here are some of it's first days on the job here in Newtown: The engine never sounded overly labored... and that's some heavy oak! I do love the 8-speed for hauling!

Matt, Why not just use Valspar IH red from tractor supply? It is a tested method and the cost is about the same...

Well the wife decided that I should take the summer off from my job and stay home with the kids so now I have some time to get the other shelf done....here are some pictures of my new wheel horse shelf and my little helpers, also pictured is the shelf I built on the opposite side that is already filled up I added an extra section to the new shelf so I will have room for a total of 18 more tractors on the new shelf and beneath it.

I just started using my 310-8 to haul firewood around my back yard this past summer, on a very occasional basis. I'm pulling a 17 cu. ft. cart full of hardwoods, so the loads are pretty heavy. But it's basically level grassy terrain, a distance of only about 50 yards or so each direction. The tractor handles it easily. I don't have a great hitch setup on this yet, so I'm not pushing it too hard until I get something more appropriate. Right now, the cart has a square tube at the front. I just drilled holes through the top and bottom to accommodate a 3/8" or 7/16" hitch pin (can't remember right now), and it sits on top of the tractor drawbar. The pin is too long, so there's a good bit of vertical movement, which can't be good for the tractor, but it behaves pretty well if I take it easy. There's also some play between the pin and the hole in the drawbar, also not ideal. At the very least, I'll put some washers or a flanged bushing in there before my next haul to take up some of the slack. And yes, I would feel much better installing a proper hitch for this thing, something like what Scott (smoreau) sells would probably work just fine. In time... Here's a shot of probably the largest and heaviest load I've hauled so far. My semi-educated wild-arse guess is that the wood and the cart total maybe 800 pounds or so.

Here's a copy of my 520H pulling the Wheelhorse dump trailer full of wood. The other Bill

That is a replacement engine and it is a series 2 which is a very good engine with a good oiling system. If my L107 can haul 750 lbs of coal you should do real well with your firewood

12hp does this with ease: