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

Been a while since I've posted anything. I still lurk and enjoy my tractors. Over the last year, I decided to reduce my flock of Ferguson tractors. Since my hobby has always supported itself, I decided to change directions a little. The money from the sale of the tractors is being invested in a little different type of old iron. Over 2 tons of American iron and chrome with fins to boot! Ya just gotta love it! She's just an old driver that's had a hard life but at age 51 she's still got some life left in her. Makes cruisin for chicks a tad more comfortable! Tom B 1963 Cadillac Sedan DeVille

Some of you may remember the pair of solid 16 X 4 B F Goodrich Silvertown tri-ribs I bought at an auction for a buck last fall. I had a pair of rims on an old lawn cart that I cut apart to make the split rims, then mounted them on the C-101. No more flats and they weigh 18 lbs. each.

I'm an Insurance Adjuster and I would recommend you also look at the various show associations you participate in to see what the limits are of the coverage they offer you. If they have for example $250000 coverage for liability and you are sued for $1,000,000.00 you got a big shortfall that is on your shoulders. Your biggest concern at shows is Liability for Injury and allegation of Negligence. I know Canadian & US insurance laws are somewhat different but the principle of indemnity is pretty much the same, State to State & Province to Province but if you want your show tractors covered for loss you will likely have to insure them separately. Understand property value policies and liability policies are not the same. It is also important to know how values for the property policies are established. An Agreed Value Policy is more expensive but you know what you will get in the event of a loss. As was mentioned, theft coverage may not apply off premises so you have to decide what your expectations are, what premium is acceptable to you and how much risk you are willing to assume. Insurance companies will only cover what they are obligated to cover. The obligations are established by a contract. As was mentioned, do not assume, make the effort to determine for sure what is in that contract. Pay attention to limits and exclusions within the contract.

it's so cold here ...my wife is just standing, staring thru the window.. I might have to let her in.

And TT wins again....got to get up early to beat that ole boy..(although he had to wait since June 2013 ...must be time to plow the garden again!!!!!)

My one and only my friends.

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.

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.

Yes i had the same thing to. I got new homeowners insurance the agent came out and looked at things and said my show tractors where not covered. Only the tractors that i use for maintance of the property where covered. Also said if i took them off of property they were not covered. Truck insurance would not cover them when hauling in trailer to and from shows. Yes Ken this puts a new light on going to the tractor shows . Around here they are requiring insurance if you drive one at the shows. It's not worth losing everything the way some people are today. Everybody needs to TALK to your agent and find out don't just assume you are insured.

Aww c'mon... you gotta put your tongue on it.

Well spotted craig , the smoke seems to be popping away quite nicely , almost making smoke donuts She is a fair filly

It is so cold...that I am putting a little Rock & Rye in my coffee. Don't want my coffee to freeze. Actually, I am putting a little coffee in my Rock & Rye today.

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 was so cold at my house the other night that we heard a knock on the door about 3 am. It was the thermometer wanting to come inside....

Tough questions since they are all keepers. If I could keep only one it would my first 520HC. I have 3 but the one below was the first. Next would be one of my C-175 Twin Automatic black hoods. My collection includes mostly the smooth running and powerful twin flatheads with hydros. The 520HC is the grandfather of the 520H Series. The C-175 Automatic is the tractor my Dad had and how I developed the addiction.

There were these three Eskimos in Alaska, and one time while they were at their local bar, they got to talking about how cold it was outside, and how cold their igloos were. They could agree on everything but whose igloo was the coldest, so they decided to determine who, indeed, had the coldest igloo. They went to the first Eskimo's igloo, where he said "Watch this!" and poured a cup of water into the air. Well, the water froze in mid-air and fell onto the floor. "Not bad" said the other Eskimos, but each maintained their igloo was colder still. So they went to the second Eskimo's igloo, and he said "Watch this!" and took a big breath and exhaled, whereupon his breath froze into a big lump and fell to the floor. "Wow, that's colder than mine! "said the first Eskimo. But the third Eskimo exclaimed his was colder still. So they ended up at the third Eskimo's igloo. He said "Watch this!" and went into the bedroom, threw back the thick furs, and retrieved one of several small balls of ice there. He took it, put it in a spoon, and held a match under it. When it heated up enough, it went "FFFAAAARRRRTTT". He won.

Saltywright i would like to see a pic of your gt1800 i have one to and would like to see the black option.

But it will always mark it's turf!

In my experiance most shows that are a association, carry insurance for there members as long as you are a current registered member of the club while on the show grounds.As far as home owners I agree that is a gray area and each policy is different. When traveling to a show I have a policy on my auto insurance for my enclosed trailer and contents in it.

You never share your honey with the neighborhood Mike.

Beautiful car! I bet it rides like a dream.. . Mike.......

I like the sound of a two cylinder as well…especially in a John Deere B thats getting yanked around backwards by a Farmall at the county fair tractor pull!!! Once again…RED in the shed!!!!

Craig I notice that my self yesterday but did not know the # of carb so went with the dealer. I know u pay more but I like keeping the little guy in business.

Maybe I'm crazy but I enjoy being able to get out. I've been coped up the last couple of weeks due to a spinal fusion. Really hard not being able to do anything, but getting out for an hour (not more) is great. Yes, watching the oil in the tank steadily drop isn't the greatest but I've been cleared to lift up to 15 pounds so maybe I can ride the horse and plow when the next snow falls. Stay warm and safe!

While I am sure my electric bill for the next cycle will be $400+ (no gas lines in our area; so you do gas tanks or electric; we have electric whole house furnace), a good thing about this cold weather is the Vermont Castings Defiance wood stove in our family room -- This is a mid 1980s vintage, a bigger stove than what you can purchase now, i.e. before there were chimmney emissions standards; one way Vermont Castings met these standards were to make the stoves smaller -- The family room ist 30' x 20' with vaulted ceiling -- I am constantly having to try to slow down this stove; it can easily run us out of the room during 'normal' winter temperatures -- With these really cold snaps I can feed the stove, close the damper sending the flue gases thru the reburn chamber and let it go -- Geez does it feel good to walk into that room when you are cold -- The dog loves to curl up by it also

He is a 1967 657 with the fenders, tool box/seat bracket removed and swapped out for the old school seat spring and swiss cheese pan seat, 6-12 carlisle tru powers, and full stainless stack set up that i fabricated myself. I love the older tractors but wasnt a fan of the "garden" look with the original seat, fenders and turf tires. The first RJ58 i saw sold me on the look. The blade itself is a Gravely that i narrowed 6" and made some modifications to make it work. Shortened the frame approx 18", removed the old linkage and handle for the blade pitch, installed a lighter spring up front so i can pitch the blade by hand with no hassle. Im really impressed on how well this turned out. I love it!

It would have to be my all orginal RJ....

Ok , first - these pulleys are not cast iron - they are indeed cast steel as I thought , so highly weldable . Used 308L filler rod to build up the badly worn area and re-cut the angle on the lathe . http://i479.photobucket.com/albums/rr159/morepowr/1277pulleyweld.jpg http://i479.photobucket.com/albums/rr159/morepowr/1277pulleyweld2.jpg http://i479.photobucket.com/albums/rr159/morepowr/1277pulleyweld3.jpg Last photo shows the angle these are cut stock - 35* which is a bit odd . Anyhow , tractor has way more hydro power now and belt is tracking great - we'll see how well it lasts . http://i479.photobucket.com/albums/rr159/morepowr/treesmile.jpg Sarge

Must admit I've never thought of that. Going to be more carefull in future.

I have those same kind of tires, mounted on factory two piece rims, on the sulky for my Pond walker. The only thing I see different is the tread pattern.

I always put a piece of tape across the terminals on a 9V battery before disposing it.

A few more years and you might catch Craig!

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.

Tell me your not in a motel room putting quarters into the " magic fingers" box!

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.

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

My commando 8 it was my first gave to me by my dad it has served me well

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..

Here are a few of mine...

Boy this is a tough one. I would have to say my 18 Automatic as its the tractor I always wanted from the first time I could read my Dads 1973 sales brochure. Now if by some chance I get my Dads 100% original 12 Automatic that would be the one I could never give up no matter what. That tractor has over 5000 hours on the Kohler and tranny and runs as good today as it did when he picked it up in October of 1973. Never sat outside a day in its life and has tilled a garden, plowed their 300 foot long driveway, mowed over an acre of grass for 40 years, 35 of which it had the factory lawn vacuum on it. Now it lives with a 48" side discharge deck from my 416 on it to mow.

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.

Made up one good starter out of both in the end. Some good/bad parts on each. 1 good Bearing End Plate. Bonded the broken piece of magnet back in place ok- Rotor, Shaft, Commutator had some evidence of excessive heating due overlong Engine cranking, but cleaned up ok. Commutator was pretty good, but cleaned up in the Lathe anyway- Rear Bearing/Brush Plate (American Bosch) was stripped out (had the best brushes), cleaned and checked. Brush Springs were a bit iffy as they were not finished ends like the other ones, so I swapped them out. All went back together ok ready for refitting and the bushing lightly (lithium) greased. Just need to find out what the 'End Float' clearance should be, before I bolt it back together, may need another Thrust Washer in there.

Had another 30 minute play/test drive Found another niggle too High speed chain shot And what happens under load in reverse, it needs a tensioner! Another short video http://youtu.be/QjlydTkam-8

The deserved 'Bumping' of Steve's Thread here is long overdue, as it is a good source of help to all and hopefully be able to add some?. So why !. Well I got around to cracking open 2 old, probably junk Starters that I accrued, one with the old 74 C-120 and the other with the '81' replacement k301 engine (C-120 has a nice new Aftermarket Starter). I wanted to check these out before I went into my 72 Raider12 starter, as it is making the occasional scream and is probably due for a clean out. When I opened these up (74 on the left , 81 on the right), I found this - The edge of the Magnets have broken in exactly the same place on both!. The one on the right had been running with it broken as there are marks worn into it. I see Steve's had broken in a different place, but wondered if anyone else has found similar location damage?. The Bearings at the Bendix end are in a sorry state, they look like Steel, rather than 'Oilite' or plain Bronze. Back ones look ok and have a Bronze appearance. Brushes on both look ok. So, Steve , like you did , I'm going to fix these up just to see if they run ok. Including making up the Bearings once I know what they're made of.....Lot of cleaning to do first with a stiff paintbrush and a Vacuum Cleaner. Regards.

Here's mine, been reliably getting the job done for a few thousand years.

If you put a stack on your tractor and you are using it to mow , don't forget about low hanging objects around your yard !! Nice find on the tractor and a good running 16HP Kohler is a beast !!

A d250, fast, 8 speed, strong engine string trans, differential lock, has 3pt/rear pro capibility. And it's huge and heavy!

Hands down....C-160 Auto with one-lung Kohler (74-77). It may not out-pull a C-160 8-speed, but the speed range is variable on-the-fly. That's great when smacking into a huge hard-packed snow drift as the more force thats needed, just push the lever and plow thru it. Also great when mowing in variable height or thick grass...no need to stop and shift gears all the time...just keep moving at a faster/slower pace as needed. Don't forget, the 8-speed gearboxes are not synchro-mesh and shift on-the-fly can be hazardous to gears. An enormous bonus of the Auto over 8-speed is the hydraulic lift system. I installed a solid lift link to facilitate down force on the dozer blade. It will pick up the front a couple inches off the ground. This helps cut into gravel or hard-pack snow. I also have a Bronco 14 that I bought as a yearling in 1973. It is every bit as good as the C-160.