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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.

They don't come much simpler, or cleaner looking than this one.

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.

That 657 has some serious old school cool factor attached to it !

I'm 99% sure the 69 had the fiber glass pan seat, the 3 piece seat came out in 70 This should be the one your looking for

But it will always mark it's turf!

WELCOME TO Good starter tractor ... Looks like she could use a good bath & some TLC Good luck with your

The GT1800 is a Garden Tractor and except for the Briggs motor, it is the same as a 400 series and all attatchments will fit.

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.

Pick up a piece of flat bar steel and drill mounting holes? When I need a blade that's what I intend to do but, use locking nuts and threadlocker blue on them. Or, take the flat bar to a shop that can punch square holes for the carriage bolts.

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!!!!

Even caught the smoke rising out of the stack.

Starbucks was serving coffee on a stick!

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!

And if you do it right you might actually get to ride it for 10 whole minutes before it breaks down and leaves you stranded

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!

Steve, I remember the early eighties winters in Chicago. That is when I decided that I didn't like working an inside job - so opted for one that would have me working for the most part on roofs year round. Smart move on my part! On Saturday, I had 177 gallons of fuel delivered at $4.88 a gallon. Ouch!

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Wow !! I had no idea this could happen. Thanks for sharing this info.

Thank you! I used to have a bunch on my old phone. Maybe ill snap and edit some more this evening for ya

Wood stove. I can sleep without having to listen to the oil burner kicking on. 6 degrees outside and 75 inside.

It's so cold that .... the local flasher was caught *describing* himself to women. your false teeth chatter, and they are still in the glass when police tell a robber to freeze, and he does

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.

Those new carbs are all over Ebay now... start around $25 there, occasionally listed with free shipping too.

Hey Craig his avatar is green with envy over what a real tractor can do. Nothing runs like a Deere…when its being chased by a horse…Wheel Horse of course!!!

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

I think Gunny hit the nail square on the head. For many of us WH collectors, it's all about sentimental value... having a unique item that keeps us close to family, i.e grand dads, dads, sons (and daughters), and the grand kids. When I was a youngster, I would ride our lawn tractor around on the blacktop in oval circles pretending to one of my heros at the local dirt track races instead of actually mowing grass. He would yell at me and ask me if I was trying to wear out the tires or blow up the engine. My dad passed away 23 years ago but yeah, I also still have to look over my shoulder for my dad when I ride my puller. Still missin' ya, Pop.

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.

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.

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

my 308 has the 4 pinion 1inch axles,its been amazing and can push snow like theres no tomorow.