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12 to 14 inch drifts of the fluffy stuff. oh what fun. my buddy threw a rod on his k301 so i had to help him out till he is done rebuilding. too bad i had to clear out his driveway and sidewalks for him. i know it was tough for him too run the camera instead of his "trusty" steed. (he has blown a "ton" of snow before the rod let go. oil leak=bad news) cant even see my 15 inch tires in last pic.

While everyone knows, traction can definitely become at issue at times with the type and or amount of snow while pushing it of asphalt. I was given a set of 55lb each Craftsman rear wheel weights. These really made a difference with turf tires and no chains. Without the weights, the turfs were mostly a lost cause with anything more then 2-3 inches of snow, simply No Traction. I changed out to AG tires and what a night and day difference and this is on asphalt, but still limited when it came to 6+ inches of powder. I am not sure about the wet stuff yet because it been so cold this winter. I decided that I could not live with the black plastic look of the concrete weights, so I removed them and bought myself a very nicely finished set of older Bolens 48lb each weights. They actually looked so nice, I almost hated to take them out into the elements haha, but had to ask myself...is this a tool or a jewel. Just to ensure that I had even more then probably needed, I added 13 10lb plates attached via a hitch out back. I now have so much traction that if I am not easy, the front end will jump a little bit. Now, bring on the heavy stuff, just not every day.....Daddy does have to work too...!!!

He sure did some work yesterday! Would have taken pictures but i was too busy digging the neighbors out ;)

well here is the video on the new carb on the 657. as I said in the vid this is a sweat little tractor. real easy to move around real light.CLICK VIDEO TO RUN. Enjoy the Video. Gary B..........

(turn on your sound)

Welcome to Red Square Mike...

Post count. It's kinda like the points on the TV show Whose Line Is It Anyway? I just made another post! One more for me! Good job Sparky!

Can almost feel that Techy's power.

Run square sets on a few of my 's, over all kinds of uneven surfaces... very stable, and no issues of the rims deforming to report here.

This has been a Cold Hard Winter!! Heat bill is higher then I have seen yet! I am figuring about 50% higher bill this month compared to years past.Furnace is running overtime and all I see is $$$ going up the stack! Gas mileage is significantly reduced from letting the truck warm up before I head to work and coming home. No desire to work on projects, just want to stay warm! But when I really think about it, I;m not as bad off as a lot of you guys using propane. The national shortage is hitting you guys hard! My buddy at work was locked into a good price, but that is out the window know as he was down to 7% in his pig and made the call Saturday to get more and they said that he could only get 100 gallons max! But you need to be below 10% to get that! He told them he was at 7% and they said they will be out Mon. He got the bill and the price was double what he was locked in for. $3.09 a gallon. They said that all locked prices are cancelled due to the national shortage. Schools in my area have been closed more then there open it seams like. They have not been to school a full week sense Christmas! My daughter has missed 7 days so far this year and its looking like another one tomorrow. Some of the guys from work can't afford all the daycare from the missed days and some daycare's are closing when the schools are closed. We have more call ins due to no one to watch there kids. I sure hope we all make it through this flipping cold spell, I know my wallet is getting awfully light! So how are you guys holding up?

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Put your best "It's so cold that" jokes here. (keep it clean) It's so cold that... I'm shivering like a mobster in a tax office. the lawyers had their hands in their own pockets. Cat's face stuck in the birdbath. The rock rattling around in your shoe is your toe.

It felt like spring this morning when I went out to get the paper and the temperature was a balmy 37 degrees. Then at 7:00 pm, my 85 year old next door neighbor came knocking on my door asking if I would fix a broken water pipe under his house (unheated crawl space). So I spent the next 2 hours celebrating the return to 15 degree temps by laying on my back, in the mud, replacing multiple sections of copper water pipe. Thank heavens for SharkBite® plumbing fittings.

1975 C-100 8 speed. 36" RD mower deck. The original owner died in 1982 and it sat for 30 years in a shed. I bought it through a estate sale. It still has the original belts and spark plug. I'm guessing it has 150 hours or less.

It's so cold out that I farted snow flakes

got the trans castings painted today. first they were stripped chemically in a strip tank we use for removing powder coat from parts that shouldn't endure 800 deg burn oven. this trans had been painted over the oem paint in some areas, that paint came off relatively easy, but the oem paint took a few hours to loosen its grip. after removing from the tank the halves were pressure washed and dried in one of the cure ovens for an hour or so. this also helped bake out some of the oil in the casting. don't need that coming through the paint later on. all stripped ready for some red...... then the halves had to be masked off so i didn't get powder inside any of the bearings or other areas that its not needed. i thought about painting the inside, but decided against it as all the bearings really need to be removed to make it easy to mask off. any oil that is remaining, the powder will stick to it and its hard to blow off or wipe off. i tried to keep it simple and leave the bearings alone as they are all in good condition, except the one damaged axle bearing. anyway, once its all masked off i got to make it all shiny red...... while I'm waiting on some spares i will clean up the shafts and gears and get everything ready for re assembly.

Looks like it got dropped off a truck..... a very high truck.

I want to know who had the movie camera at the show last year?

The Ark loader on my D200 didn't have a filter, does yours? If not I would definitely plumb one in to the bypass line (from the valve bank to the reservoir) because what ever got into your fluid isn't a good thing and just drain and refill will not get it all out. I used one from Norther tool. http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200466914_200466914.

Craig, ditto that comment, very very nice. I also got a kick out of the invisible driver. lol Glenn

Even if you replace the snap ring, if your groove is worn at all, you may need to pay a bit of attention on which orientation you place the snap ring. If the snap ring is conventionally stamped, there will be a bit of die roll (rounded edges) where the stamping punch struck the part. The side opposite (the die side) will be sharp. If your snap rings have this feature, you want to be sure that the sharp edge is outermost on the spindle (so that thrust from the tire will force the sharp edge into the groove). If the snap rings are fine blanked, both sides will have sharp edges. I have not looked at snap rings for a while so they all may be fine blanked today. Cotter pins will certainly work. In fact, replacement spindles use cotters. It is a less costly solution from a manufacturing standpoint.

That is excellent...watched it twice already...I need to watch Mike Jackson's "Billy Jean" now.

Ouch Looks like some kids thought that poor Wheel Horse was a 4 wheeler... If your going to abandon the project at least make sure it can give it's internal organs so another can live.

hi craig, great looking rj. love the duallys! regards mike in mass.

Jim you totally crack me up with your humor. Thanks for sharing.

Oh boy, I can see what Jim's retirement has us looking forward to. Great post Jim.

This was another tractor/ride on mower I purchased. When i brought the ride on mower it was just sitting there rusting away! I got it, did a few modifications and put my own paintwork and custom decals on it and made it into a racing mower! I think it was a 1989-90 model, but don't hold me to it, it never went super fast like some of these cool things you see online, but I had 23MPH out of it sitting that low at 23 mph feels like 100mph aha!, then it snapped the drive chain and belts, here's some pictures

Friend of mine has like 3 Mustangs now. Here's what he did for his kids this past year at the Steam Show. Lot's of wheelies! .

Same here, so you're welcome.

Alan...Alan...Alan...Alan...Al... wait that's not Alan...That's Steve... Dino...Dino...Dino...Dino...Dino...Dino...Dino...Dino... Just couldn't help myself ...

thanx everybody. snow is fun but yeah spring is coming and cant wait to use the new grader blade to smooth out driveway. heres a pic to "THINK SPRING" (after im done playing in the snow a couple more months)

Love the tractor. What's everybody whining about. Last couple of years we have barely any snow to play with and now we are getting hit! Snowiest winter Toledo has on record. Yeh sure, myself I guess I'll keep clearing the walks and drives for my neighbors. Enjoying life, but it's true I can't wait for Spring!

Good job on the blower... now fix that avatar.

A friend with a camera, who has a friend with a running ... are friends indeed.

Stupid question Why didn't you offer to see if you could fix the blower for him ? Gives you a chance to see what it is, makes for good will, and what I would have done for neighbors.

i dont paint bolt heads, don't believe its the right thing to do........ just my opinion, of course......

ol550 has a good point there, my normal line of thinking would be to go for the bearing with more rollers in it. I really dont know now. I'm not surprised that the odd bearing got damaged at the factory, have you seen the pictures of the gearbox assembly line? A big automated press installing all the bearings in one side of the case in one punch of the button!

The other thing we find up here in the north is the need to add chains on the front wheels when you add the extensions, heavy snow or packed snow will pull you to the side. Snowmoose, Montreal Canada

I'd say for something heavy, you need to be mindful of the tongue weight. I'd be inclined to mount it to the front, but if you distribute the load, say onto the front, mid and rear attachment points, that would be good. Also, I wouldn't pull a trailer that weight unless it was on dead flat ground with or without brakes.

I will never get rid of this Wheel Horse: I seriously hope I'm not on a tractor when I die.

For me I am attached to all of my tractors, but the one that must stay in my family is my deceased fathers 1966 model 656 picture shows my dad enjoying a ride at a local tractor show. Miss you dad..

OK, I've got to throw a picture in too. Here is my Baby, the same 312 in the avatar. I hope they got Wheel Horses in Heaven so I can take this one with me

Here are a few of mine...

I see a pattern here... either one we bought new ourselves or a new one that belonged to our dads. The one I most definitely will hold onto is the 1962 552 that my dad bought new when I was just six years old. My dad sold it back in the '70s. I got it back from the family that bought it from my dad 2-1/2 years ago after not seeing it or knowing of its whereabouts for nearly 40 years. I am currently restoring it and enjoying every phase of the restoration project. She should be completed by the time the Big Show in Arendtsville, PA rolls around this year. I am hoping it eventually gets passed down to my grandson who is now four years of age.

I just plowed all of the roads in my private neighborhood the other day with my 417-8 that has chains and rear weights. The snow was 5 inches deep and fairly heavy, no issues whatsoever with traction or steering. Anyone that has been to my house knows that there are hills everywhere, and steep ones. I know that my tractor is a little bigger than yours but I've also done it with an 854 that is smaller than yours with no issues either. If you have the smooth ribbed tires on the front maybe its time to get some real tires. I've pushed 2 ft. of snow with a Wheel Horse so you are going to have a hard time convincing me that a Wheel Horse can't handle 2 inches...

Sorry- but I'm not buying it-the FORD part maybe accurate- but not the 312-8 part. When you add in "loaded rear tires & Chains" NO-WAY. My C-125 will push 12" of snow with just chains-no problem with ice either- It's OK to blow your Horn about the Ford-but don't bash the Horse-just get rid of it if you don't like it.

In the side view, it looks like you have the front of the cab sweeping back. The lift handle might interfere once you drop the blade. I think that the Original Cab Co. (Wheel Horse supplier) has a straight front.

jeanine picked that stool up at the sycamore show this year. i need to make sure its in a pic or two every now and again so steve can see I'm using it. although its a little unstable with the 3 legs, it was great for getting the tractor ready for decals yesterday. just need to position it just right or i fall on my rear....

I have to give credit where credit is due...I had a conversation with TT on the phone before I did this. He mentioned that the banding iron on deck loads and making clips like this worked. I was going in the direction of a tool that had a slot so you could remove it after the brushes were seated. They actually make this tool, but I settled on what TT was talking about. Both will work...the sheet metal worked great in this presentation. I used a pipe wrench on the pinion to hold the shaft while I tightened the hex nut. Not the easiest thing to do. I did not want to grab the star gear with a wrench if I did not have to. Be gentle. Talking about 115 inch pounds. TT the lithium grease is exactly what they call for, and if anyone tears theirs apart, use that grease. I was just saying if the pinion is not bouncing back like it should...try some WD-40 to free it up...you will probably need the straw extension to get in there, and then do a PM on it in the spring. Not a bad job to do in the winter though...small part that fits on the work bench in the basement. A very easy one day fix. :banghead: