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Can you imagine if the Big Show was this weekend??? Snow plowing competition, jousting with snow blowers, huge bonfires, roasting marshmallows, hot chocolate, chile by the cup at the concession stand, hot toties, angels in the snow...OMG...where is my lawn chair??? Where is the snow chucker?? Listening to "California Dreaming". It would be like being at Scott's Meet & Greet"!!! Snow skitching behind a horse. We need to celebrate winter with the horses. What do you think. :banana-skier: :banana-skier: How about Wheel Horse Hockey???

Did he say snow angels?

Firing up the 1977 B-100 to get started on the 4" now, 8" to 10" total to come later. Pictures will follow. So, here's the old man all bundled up in his snow suit. The 1977 B-100 has been sitting out all winter, just covered with a tarp. As I have said before, it never fails me. I grabbed the video camera and started to take a video after I started it. Don't you just love the sound of a properly tuned Kohler singing in the snow? View from the drivers seat as I plow snow in 3rd gear.

I'm crazy but still love the cold. proper training and equipment and warm Glühwein are the key!

Unless the carburetor is so completely worn out or broken, there should be no reason to have to replace it. New and used carburetors can be found on eBay at times. However, I have rebuilt 5 K181/K161 carburetors within the last 3 years, and the process is relatively straight forward. First, if you don't already have it, go to the "manuals" section of the forum and download the Kohler K-Series Service Manual. Then go to section 6 and read about carburetors. The #22 carburetor that you are working on is fairly simple. Get a carburetor kit either from eBay, your local Kohler dealer or wherever you can find one. I usually watch the internet until I find them cheap and buy them in quantity so I always have one on hand. To properly clean and repair the carburetor, it must be removed from the engine. Clean the exterior with something like brake cleaner or kerosene to remove old dirt and oil. Then, after removing the bowl, gaskets, float and float needle, remove the main needle and idle needle. Then soak the carburetor and all the parts overnight in some kind of cleaner. Some guys swear by Berryman's Chem Dip, other use plain kerosene or even lacquer thinner. But soaking is the only way to loosen and dissolve the gunk on the inside of the carburetor. After it has soaked, remove the carburetor body and blow it out with compressed air. Install the new float valve kit per the instructions. Adjust the float level per the instructions. Install new gaskets, bowl, nut and new washer. Look at the long needle valve. You will see quite a few tiny little holes, some near the bottom, middle and top. Those holes must be clean. That tube is hollow and it must be clean. You must be able to pass air through the length of the tube and in and out of the little holes. Reinstall it with it's spring, back into the carburetor until it softly bottoms out, then back it out 2 turns. Clean the idle jet and screw it back in the same way, and back it out 1-1/4 turns. Next thing to check is the throttle shaft. There should be little or no side to side movement. If there is movement, air will be sucked into the carburetor along the throttle shaft and cause other issues. Repairing this problem will be covered later it necessary.

HELLO JD, HERE IS MY SK I BOUGHT NEW. I PUT A NEW NOS SEAT ON IT THIS WINTER. I STILL HAVE THE PLASTIC DECK WHEELS. THEY ARE GREAT TRACTORS

I don't understand why so many here think that chains just eat up or destroy a concrete or asphalt driveway? I have both and coat my asphalt every few years. It always looks fine in the spring when the snow melts. Driving over it with your vehicle puts a lot more stress on it then driving over it with your light little wheel horse. I guess if you just constantly spun your chained wheels in one spot it could do some damage, but normal passes should be fine if you have good quality asphalt or concrete.

My biggest problem is I'll rack my brain for hours trying to solve a problem. Then I'll wake up at 3 in the morning ( like us old guys do ) and the light will go on in my head! Happens all the time

I am BIG on trying to solve any problem I have by searching first, posting questions second. As on many other forums, we have a HUGE QUANTITY of threads that will deal with the exact same problem(s) I have. There are always plenty of suggestions for solutions, but many times the OP never comes back to respond with the solution. PLEASE GIVE US THE OUTCOME.... PLEAAAAASE. I suggest that we should have a way to mark the threads as [PROBLEMS] then after so long the system will come back and ask the OP if the problem was [sOLVED] and if so, post about it. Anyway...

WELL ... You Guys asked for it ... So here ya go... enjoy...

Jim...we would not have to pull the snow chucker...and count me in on the ice cream... didn't we pull that all the way back to Michigan that year??

Gosh Steve -- You must have permanent anti-freeze in your blood stream (I suppose that would be Rocking Rye, correct) -- My memory tells me that when you stay out for that long you get cold, and then you never can get warm again -- Sure you can get your back side smoking hot next to the fire but the front will be cold -- Must be my thin blood and advancing years talking to me

Cruise night with toboggans in tow!

Not like the "regular" loaders you have here but it's a kind of loader and it works real good!

These pictures are of the 1958 841 Ford Powermaster I rebuilt through the Winter 2 years ago. I bought it from the original owner. The blue looks lighter in color, than it really is, because the sun is reflecting off the chat, I guess.

She plows like a champ!!!! Driveway has already been plowed 2x! Patience Stormin, I am sure you will get your share Now I need one of them "fancy" plastic cab covers...man it is cold out there Semper Fi

It will be a surprise. Just have to wait till the show

How many here ride their tractor up the ramps and how many walk it up? How many have had a ramp kick out or the tractor come off the ramps while loading with you on it? Did you learn anything? I walk the tractor up in 1st gear while walking beside it. When it gets in the bed I just slap it out of gear then shut it off. I used to walk behind the tractor until one time I slapped it too hard and put it into reverse. Next thing I knew, the tractor was pushing me backwards as it came back down the ramps. So, being that it out weighed me I let it do what it wanted. I then tried it again, walking next to it, and didn't slap it quite as hard. I guess if I was a tractor, I'd try to run over the SOB that slapped me too.

I have either helped or loaded many tractors in the back of pickups and this has resulted in many mishaps. Being a dealer (a long time ago) and selling and fixing all brands, we had a lot of customers drop off and pick up their tractors. Loading into pickups, especially higher 4wd ones is really difficult because the deck always catches on the way up or down on the top ends of the ramps, and then the tractors tires spin, which often kicks one or both of the ramps out. Then gravity takes over real quick! It seems like the newer pickups are all getting taller and higher off the ground, which makes loading anything in them harder. I guess the taller trucks look tougher, but for me I like the older ones that had smaller tires, instead of these monster trucks. Can anyone remember when 15" was the standard size for 1/2 ton trucks? What is with all these huge tires! To try to make it easier many folks put their tailgates all the way down, but this damages some of the gates where they hit the rear bumper. Unless you can secure the ramps to the truck with a pin or something, it is very likely that they'll let you down! When I've had to transport a tractor I try to get near a rise or bank that I can back up to, to cut the angle of the ramps to make it easier to load. Like other members, I also use a trailer that is quite low to the ground that works good. The ramps I've got are made out of 2X10X8 boards that I painted with sand in the paint, so they're rough for better traction. These have "Ramparts" on the tops of them and they work pretty well if the angle of them is right. Just some of my experiences :) C-85

Hope the pipes aren't froze in the bathrooms.

Chazm: Thanks for the memories!!!

The rear mounting "yoke" on the WH sickle bar mowers, the early PTO driven tiller drive belt bracket, and the belt-driven lawn vac all used those holes. They don't see much use on the newer tractors.

How 'bout some chocolate covered cicadas?

Try this:

Last time that I camped out in a tent when the temperature was below freezing, I was only 12. Can't say it would be a lot of fun now. Snow plowing contest would be fun though.

Got a nice showercap muffler in the mail for this today, think it is nos but am not sure. Got a really good deal on it. This will go nice along with some stainless fittings. Frame is ready to be primed too, just haven't gotten around to it yet.

Here's a banana walking back and forth carrying parts!

get with joe papke, he has most of the stuff. If you mail it to him he can fix it for you.

Pull the plugs and put penitrating oil in them and let it sit for awhile then spray again and again. Usually it's the rings not the pistons that are stuck. I bought one that was locked up tight, did that for a couple weeks once it was loose it ran fine.

Chasm...I know who the clown is.

Rain, rain and more rain here. Will I EVER get to use the plough I made?

Yup , I live right down the road, Terry I'll see ya there along with the other cast of characters posting here...

I don't know what I like better, the Rhino Dino head or the box!

The old guy got stripped down to his birthday suit today to get ready for paint. Most of the sheet metal got blasted today, the rest tomorrow followed by a coat of epoxy primer. The rest of the tractor will get rolled into the blast booth and blasted also. Nothing beats getting paid to restore a tractor!

Yours will be a surprise Steve. Yes Lola is just barely.

Seriously, if water has been in there that long and you keep getting rust out of there when you change the oil...it is time to open the trans and see what is bad. The 701 is an easy trans to tear down...threads and videos of how to do that are on this site. If you want to try flushing it out and see what you get by draining it...drain and add 2 or 3 qts of diesel...put the tractor level on blocks (jack up the front also) and run it in all gears for about 20 minutes total. Jack the front up higher (there is a wing dam that runs across the trans on the bottom that would hold fluid unless you get the trans high enough in front to drain completely). This should maybe get most of the rust out of the bearings...oil is not going to do that. Do twice if you think the trans can take it...then add oil. My professional opinion...try this to get through the winter...open the trans in the spring and clean, replace seals and questionable bearings. YOU will NOT know what you have inside if you do not open it and do it the right way...we will walk you through the process...and you will have a trans that will last another 60 years. Guaranteed. Stop wasting oil.

I've always marveled at how close the houses are to the roads around Arendtsville. Last year leaving the campfire with the full moon we went back to Gettysburg on the back/back roads. I remember how twisty and wiindy those roads were and how erie it was driving through the battle field.

I've posted these pics many times here on Redsquare, and these tires get my vote still after two years of use. They are the 10.5's mounted on the 8-1/2 wide rims so they sit flat. They dont rip up my lawn (unless you dump the clutch of course) and have been great these past two winters pushing snow with a 48" blade. I have a total of 75#'s of cast weights on each rim and keep the air pressure set low. I know your not into the looks of the tire but as an added bonus I think these look awesome! Mike............

Interesting...maybe everyone should recheck their specific model manual before just assuming it's OK to fluid fill tires. Learn something everyday...who knew? From my '88 520-H manual...

Any wonder they can't get them to run?

Both good tractors , I would say that the GT14 is the better tractor because you get:- Extra horse power 3pt hitch Automatic gearbox Attachments forGT 14 are only model specific I have a Gt14 & is one of my best tractors , although i havent had a 1054 so cant say what they are really like ., but it is still a good tractor. GT 14 are very desireable

With the temperature up close to 70 degrees, I took the time to make a new edge for my snow/dozer blade. I used a piece of 1/2" thick rubber cut from a 3' x 4' horse stall pad. It took a bit of effort and the one edge is not the cleanest. New 1 1/2" carriage bolts were used to attach it plus it wasn't expensive to do. I'm not sure if it will work and I wonder how long the edge will last. I am trying this as I have two neighbors with newly laid asphalt driveways that I plow that I don't want to damage with the metal edge. If nothing else, I can squeegee the driveways when it rains.

Smoked 20 years and stopped a couple times....my downfall was alcohol...took away my self control.....so I quit drinking......then the smoking just faded on its own......been sober since 91 and haven't smoked since 92.....actually was smoking a pipe when it ended...... I don't buy the stress deal.....just a denial excuse......hey...I used all kind of excuses for my addictions and still do.....but they are just denial excuses...when you own your addictions then, and only then, you can control them......

Tube it, enough said! Are you keeping the tractor? Is it your favorite? Myself I would tube it without asking questions. #1-Smart way tube it! #2 lazy way- slime it. End of my story same as everyone else's

Do not use slime! A previous owner of my b 80 used slime on one of the tires, when I removed the tire for restoration, the wheel was badly corroded. All the other wheels were fine but that one was a mess inside and out. It is a quick easy fix but it sure messes things up. Get tubes.

If you don't feel like buying tires don't slime it. If you ever do break it down you will be buying wheels and tires. Just imagine someone blowing their nose to fill your tire.And then the rim rust. Not pretty to get clean.

Put tubes in and forget it!

Sorry, A little late for the party. Here's my customized C-520 (with C-160 sheetmetal) and a factory FEL from 1974.