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Never sells whole tractors, only parts. He's doing it for money not to save them from the scrap yard. I guess in a roundabout way he is saving them from the junk yard piece by piece but I would sooner see a whole tractor get saved then the parts of one. Thats why I stole that Charger 12 even though it didn't run….now it does though…And my son sure is happy because of it Actually, I love tractors, when I was 12 I built one from an old walk-behind, worked on them ever since, I also had a motorcycle salvage yard when I was 18 to cover my tractor hobby, when I sold the salvage yard, I had over 400 motorcycles. Now I do the tractors because I love it and it pays my bills. Sure, some people hate what I do, but then there are people out there that will hate someone for anything, no matter what they do. So, I am not to worried about pleasing people unless it is someone who bought a bad part. So, it is more that just being about money. I am sure many people would do what I do (or what they love) rather then the job they do now. Grace & Peace Lv. 25:14 - Joe Thanks to all of the people with the positive posts. I try hard to run an honest business that is fair and helpful to everyone. Grace & Peace Lv. 25:14 - Joe

Being in the spotlight definitely works both ways, doesn't it Joe? You'll never make everyone happy, but if you are, that's what matters most! I have made several purchases from JOP over the years and continue to check the listings for potential goodies. I personally see no difference in buying from an organized salvage business or from a guy with parts on a table at a tractor show, flea market, garage sale, public auction, etc. Used parts came from a whole tractor somewhere. I appreciate the help - the same as I do with Kelly Hollister, Bill Jenkins, Glenn Cockerham, Jordon Cressler, and any of the other guys helping to keep our tractors alive.

Had the 314 out yesterday plowing & it kicked azz The brake pedal conversion worked great, the new chains bit without spinning once & the flashing taillights kept me safe ( as if they couldn't see my fat azz on a big red tractor, but better safe than sorry ) Yea I know the drill ...pics...pics...pics Brake pedal & linkage removed New brake linkage install on clutch arm & adj. up. A return spring added to help the cheesy damper thingy Click on video of lights Its a little different working out of a wheel chair, but we gotter done !!!! Chasm

Picked this up Tuesday. Supposed to run and mow At -10 with -25 windchill just getting it home was enough for the day. Had to break it out of the ice with the truck Has a 60 inch deck with it,

Guess I need to put a skylight in my barn and get one of these.

In the case of tranny oil (and engine oil for that matter) the oil and water do 'mix' because of the detergent the oil has in it and the oil goes white indicating that an emulsion has formed). Drain it out and renew the filter and all thats left will be a very small amount of water held in any oil thats left in the transmition still coating the various parts and lying in pockets inside. The fresh oil will mix with this when the system is run and that tiny amount will spread out in the fresh oil. Change the oil again and the amount of water left in the sytem will be pretty tiny. It's up to you how many times you do this. Filters are expensive over here in the UK so my path would be drain - new filter fresh oil - run - drain fresh oil run - drain fresh oil - and that would be it as only the very tinyest traces of water would remain in the oil by then. Out of interest, my son has a boat with inboard Mercruiser engine which is raised and lowered by hydraulics. In the course of a season the oil in the reservoir goes milky which is inevitable given the amount of water about and you have to drain the system out and replace with fresh oil whenever the oil shows signs of going milky. No big deal. Hope this makes it a little clearer.

This is a good one. I was turned in to the EPA two years ago by a disgruntled employee. After a full day investigation, we were told we have the cleanest place they ever seen for the type of business we do. All of our waste oil is stored in farm fluid containers which are set on top of waste oil catch basins to keep any from going on the ground. When the containers are full, we transport them to a waste facility. None is ever put on the ground. If any does spill, we dig the ground up and dispose of it as required by law. All engines, transaxles, fuel tanks, etc. are drained, none are taken to the scrap yard. Our parts cleaner is a top of line ZEP environmentally safe parts cleaner. No waste ever is dumped, it evaporates leaving the sludge on the bottom which is then disposed of as required by law. The cleaning solution is also environmentally safe and non-toxic. We also sell parts all the time to people when they stop by, we only refuse when they want something that requires a major dismantle (transmission, etc.) or tires because 1. If we are not parting the tractor in the garage, we do not want oil on the ground (see above) and 2. Tractors are too hard to move with no tires. As for auctions, we have not run most parts auction style in over two years, only a few are run on auction, everything else is fixed price – no bidding, no artificial inflation, etc. We also offer best offer on most items which means we are willing to negotiate prices. I still have the investigators card and he stops by occasionally and likes what we do and how we keep it clean. Grace & Peace Lv. 25:14 - Joe

You don't have to replace the rod, but they are aluminum alloy construction with integral bearings machined in place. my opinion is if you're replacing the piston and rings you should replace the rod too as it also has lived it's expected life cycle and is old and tired to the point that it might not last long with the increased power of a fresh engine. Like I said your engine and money, my opinion with 50 years of engine experience

Not all the same. Some K161's had a smaller piston that measured 2-7/8" (2.875)

While talkin' bolts on rear wheel weights, might mention lug nuts vs. lug bolts. I like to change over to lug nuts. 1/2" - 20 x 1-1/2" bolts and blue thread locker from inside the rear hubs. Then 1/2"-20 open ended acorn lug nuts. Makes it easy to change rear tires.

Ok.. This may not be the best of photos but it's the only one I could find I used a car screen washer bottle and pump to fill wheels up with a screen wash/water mix.. The tires were fitted with tubes.

I was talking to my nephew at the family Christmas party last month and he told me he still had an old Bolens and hadn't done anything with all these years later, and I could have it as a retirement project if I wanted it. I went to look at it yesterday and decided I would take it. The back story is that his Dad brought it home from Pennsylvania several years ago and Mike was going to fix it up. The trans in it was not working. Mike opened it up, took one look and went looking for help with it. These trannies are a whole different animal than Wheel Horse trannies. They found a donor trans and found a guy to fix it. He swapped out the needed pats from the donor to the original and it was back in business, till he found that it wouldn't move in neutral. So there it sits to this day in his garage, and he is no longer interested in it. I found and downloaded the manuals for it and started reading. I narrowed it down to 1967, 68, or 69 by what I could read of the ID tag. If anyone knows how to bring back the serial number on a decal so it can be read please let me know. I think I have solved the problem of it not moving in neutral. This trans has a variable tension differential and a pin lock release to allow the tractor to be moved by hand in neutral. I'll let Mike know this so he knows it probably doesn't need any more repair work on it. As it stands, I'll have some work to do to put it all back together and get in running. He said it ran before so the Wisconsin should be ok. It also has a deck and a snowblower that goes with it which he said are in good shape. Those are still at his Dad's house and will come with it. If all goes well I plan to pick this up when the weather warms up this spring. I took a few pics as best I could, and yes those wheel weights come behind it come with it too, among other things he said. So they aren't the greatest. but here they are....

THANKS gwest_ca-(File Mod) & baerpath FOR 6 YEARS OF HELPING US GUYS OUT !!! Chasm

Hello everyone very glad to be here. I have had only one WH a 257h that I had to sell a few years ago but always dreamed of owning another WH. Out of the blue the otner day a guy was talking to me and said he had a pair of WHs out in the yard I could have for 150.00 and would throw in a running old Snapper rider. I have not seen them in pherson but picking them up this weekend hopefully. The pics he emailed me are of complete 857s but look terrible sitting under leaves and other junk. I can imagine how great they will be again with a little love and cleaning. Said one needed deck work like a bearing the other tractor was operating when last used over 5 years ago. I am so excited I can hardly sleep at night thinking of them. Does anyone know how I can view a manual? I tried the yahoo groups manual thing but dont understand how it works. Since I am new it might take some trying but I will post up the pics I have. I was able to add the pics. Yeah they look horrible but lots of potential there. Those old Kohlers should fire right up with some minor tinkering. The deck is not attached because of some problem. My plan I think will be to build one nice tractor from the best parts from the two. He said sheet metal was very straight on both.

the most popular model tractor Wheelhorse ever made! It seems when I log onto craigslist, I can almost always count on seeing a 312-8 for sale or trade! Don't know what the numbers were for production, but I see a ton of them out there. Next up seems like 520H, then 310-8 and from time to time a 314-8 (or 314-H) and 414/416, but the 312-8 seems like they were in a lot of hands. What are you seeing? Thanks! Bill

spotted this horse a few weeks ago. between 2 store groups. not sure of the owner so i did not mess. it gets moved so it runs. seems to to have a solar panel on the hood. for charging? just a thursday dinner read.

Agree. But if you were like me, and only had a portion of the chain, the next step is to measure. I measured with a string. Took the string length, to the Toro Dealership, and said I need a section of #40 chain this long. We then measured it/ was 3' exact. Then I asked her to take it back a few links, just because it looked a little long. < That was a VERY LUCKY GUESS, to have her do so. Measured 2'10" when we were done. But I am glad I did. If I would of left it the length of the string, I would not have had any travel left with my idler sprocket.

so i have some 1 1/4" flat stock, 3/8" thick, I will go buy some 3/8" round stock this weekend and make me one. I'll post up some pics of the fab process when I am done. RJMcEachern

By the way, while you are doing the run time remember to exersise the hydraulic lift several times as it shares the same oil.

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We used to change 12" racing Slicks at the track with a couple Of tire irons and a whole bunch of Big guys. I wish we had a video. It had to look like a monkey having An inapropriate relationship with A football! Sent from my SCH-S720C using Tapatalk 2

I got the starter and ignition circuits wired today, in the process finding that the parts guy gave me a self grounding automotive solenoid instead of the industrial version. Pulled the adjusters on the carb and shot carb clean in the holes and cranked it up. The old guy starts RIGHT NOW! Lol I took it out to play in the snow and found that the idle circuit works fine, but the main jet is not doing it's thing. Will pull the carb and give it a good cleaning tomm.

Having taught science for many years way back, here's the score simplified a little: Water and pure oil are 'immiscible' - they won't mix. You can shake them up in a container but left to stand they simply separate out into layers. Lubricating and transmission oils contain a detergent for various reasons but one effect of this is that if water gets into the oil then the two will appear to mix. The result is called an emulsion which takes on a milky cream appearance and which will not separate out - the detergent effectively holds water and oil molecules (particles) together in suspension. It doesn't take a whole lot of water in the oil to cause this effect. Draining the oil and removing the filter will remove perhaps 95% of the oil water emulsion, the rest will stay attached to the various surfaces of parts in the system. There will actually be little water content left as a result. When the system is run with the fresh oil and filter this will disperse in the fresh oil and may not even show up as an emulsion. It is important to run the system for long enough to thoroughly mix everything. The amount of original water in the system now only 5% of what it was. Repeat the whole process including filter and it will become 5% of 5% or 0.0025 of the original water content. To be honest that would be good enough for me but repeating it again if you can afford would reduce the water to 0.000125 of what was originally in there. I think you can see the principle behind the advice that's been given. If you're on a strict budget then I'd leave the new filter in after the first change and just drain the oil, replace, run to mix, drain again and refill. There will be slightly more of the original water content left but it will still be an incredibly tiny amount. Unless you have a completely sealed system then the oil will take up some moisture from the atmosphere during its timespan in the transmission anyway. I actually guessed at the 5% being left behind as there's no real way of telling and it will vary from system to system but I hope it explains the principles. A tractor that's inadvertantly been driven into a lake will require more thorough cleansing as the detergent in oil can only hold so much water in suspension. The rest will float on the surface of the oil in the sump but that isn't the case in the question posed. Hope this helps Andy

This is what I found AND my desperate handy many fix with limited time. I am amazed what was eaten. I had roughly 3-4 inches of my wire eaten....EATEN completely. I got it up and running for the Sunday and Monday snow storm. Oh, I only lost ONE shroud bolt lol......

Joe offers a valuable service particularly for those of us on the other side of the pond. You have to be on this side to discover just how many US companies refuse to ship outside the US whether they are selling new or used parts, the same is often true for ebay vendors. Since getting into this WH thing I have been given all sorts of excuses by said companies, none of which have made any sense given the simple paperwork that's involved. No different in fact to when we ship goods the other way. When I was restoring a D over here it was Joe to the rescue with the implement lift valve assembly I needed as there just aren't Ds available as donor tractors here. Take the point about feelings over what gets parted out but hey, each one 'broken up for spares' as we would call it means a life for several other examples. Thanks to the services of RS members who offered to help I have managed to get items from US suppliers shipped here but one company who I won't name deserve a Golden PIA award for advertising that they do ship worldwide but they then refused to accept my VISA card as it wasn't registered to a US address. Andy

Mercury Marine used the Renault engine for a while in an I/O package they may still have some engine parts available

I don't know if the filter will actually filter the water out....just the debris...so I am on the fence here.....I guess the thought is that there will be milky oil in the filter and by changing it each time you can eliminate that 1/2 quart.....to reduce costs I would think a filter change, if you can swing it, on the first oil change and then once the oil is cleaned up to satisfaction....another filter change for sure...... You mentioned that it was running good prior to this so.....gotta do what ya gotta do....

Here's a couple more :thumbs2: !

You said it was smoking bad. I assume you tore it down to fix that issue. Take it to the machine shop if you want it right. It doesn't sound like you have the tools to make all the measurements and verify its condition.

in pictures, the scenario is as below when the SG is not running of producing low or no output, there is a voltage difference across the lamp (0 volts at the A terminal of the SG and 12 volts at the battery) so the filament of the lamp glows When the SG is generating proper voltage, the A terminal of the SG puts 12+ volts to the one lamp wire and the battery supplies 12+ volts to the other lamp wire. Since both lamp wires have equal voltage applied, no current flows thru the lamp and the lamp filament does not glow.

Sound like contacts in the voltage regulator could be stuck / burnt closed.

Nice looking Bolens. I see them for sale here from time to time. Good luck with it!

Just ducky Jim , it all seems to have fallen on MY house . Hardly anything to the south where we ride & 45 degrees with rain on Sat .

cutlass, just was looking at those pics again. What a battle. I like the pic of the garage door open and the business end of that BIG D with that snow thrower ready for action. hey, is that a sngle stage ? just asking cause I cant tell? Once again,,ty,,super pics. For us in jersey now,,super cold,,,might be 60 Saturday. lol Glenn

And the winner is Eldon's C595 !! Very nice and well deserved for sure !!

No snow here. Not even a flurry. You guys are sick of snow. I'm sick of plumbing repairs the past 2 days.

Lol I just sold the cab for the D tractor I just can't get use to them. I was going to guess either OP or Clarence . We drop our sleds at Chestnut ridge .

Those pics definitely qualify you for a heated cab.

Of course, drive it down to get more beer... where else would you go?

Three feet of snow... Wow! Looks like the D will make sure to get you out of the driveway but my question is.... where will you be able to go then?

Round 2 Still out of BEER!!!! Digger im not to far from you im in Orchard Park

Round 1 Boys. The koi don't mind the weather! Also noticed the wooden fence theres about another 20 Wheel horses buried under the snow. The other good ones are in the barn nice and warm..

dude, I don't miss that. Its neat for a while but its a hassle to deal with. I am truly sorry about your beer situation! That sucks.

Exactly the reason I did it Jerry... Too many knuckle heads out there sleeping @ the wheel ... Chasm

Got the tires yesterday so got them mounted up and put on I really like the way they look and you can't beat 53$ shipped to my front door. I will have my son mowing the yard before we know it

I like this one! In case you're wondering, the girl is my oldest Megan. 46abe28f6b035a5249b1a662dad98f64

Great info - Thanks!!!!

:) Weld a 1/2" nut to it and back it out. Just fill the center with the weld. A simple and effective fix that guarantees no metal shavings getting up in the transmission.

It would be my pleasure. Just give me a few minutes. I'll also go and look for the tag now that you have shown me the location. Many thanks for that. I too read there was no C-140, with a little disappointment, I have to add, lol. Regards Sutty