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i'll submit some of my plow team and some old photos of my C120 eric j

I sometimes use this 854 when working at one of the cemeteries that I take care of.

This was liked a lot in the artistic pics thread, so I'll try it out here. Theres so many nice pics its gonna be tough to choose

The day started out early ... just as the sun rose I was out working on my eh trailer.... have to be prepared when you venture into the territory of the he who dominates the WH market in this area ... a while back after talking with Geno about some other parts - he got to talking with me about a 520h he had .. it wasn't in the best shape but is mechanically sound - however he wanted to pull the motor for another tractor he had. A deal was struck ... I had a new project tractor - what that project is, I'm not saying yet So i've ventured to the dragons lair with my B80 & Plow (needed to try a NOS part to see if it would work before duplication) AND a 520H for a upcoming project... I know how ya'll want picture(s) .... (no comments about my 25.00 trailer please ... it'll get some TLC over the next few months Thanks Geno!! Appreciate the tractor and the time relaxing in your shop ... looking forward to the 6th!

Omg.. i almost forgot to put in some pict.. but here you have a few.. not the best but had to give it a try.. first a few of the Burban 551 And a pict of my 73 auto 12 (well i was a bit unlucky but it gave me a good pict) and pict of almost all Lars

Going to give my 1966 12H.P. Hydro a whirl this winter, I still have to put the weights & Chains on..........

I thought this was funny so I wanted to share He wont ride in a cart but he likes to ride with me

Well I seen this wheel horse from the road way back up by this guy's house. I tried the old envelope trick in the mailbox Friday I got surprise call from the guy who own it. He didn't know what model it was neither did I thought it was a classic 310 from a distance. It ended up being a 1989 wheel horse HC with a 60inch deck. Under 300 hours if the odometer if is working right. I had the poker face on a got a great deal on it! Stole it for the price I got it for!! I try to deal with him more on the John Deere 410 trying to show him more interest in that tractor lol. But at the end I wanted the 520HC. The tractor would stay out all winter but now it has a barn...520hc are rare around here....

Finally got the snow crew ready, and even got to try it out a little.

Here are a few for consideration.

Does it even count if the tractor is... ?

Picked this one up yesterday for a price I couldnt resist. I already own a MacKissic Mighty-Mac that I absolutely love, so I doubt that this one will ever replace that, but this one does share some similarities to the Mighty-Mac. Built 2 miles from my home, I havent (yet) been able to determine a manufacture date, but the motor (which appears to be the original) is 1967. Reasonably good condition and unmolested. Even the fuel lines on the engine have factory paint on them. My plan is to just lube her up, give the engine a little tickle up, and try her out against the MacKissic. Looks like I have thrown myself back into Tecumseh hell for a bit. Need to get this old POS to start in less than 20 pulls...

Well, I finally got started on my project tractor (I have a name picked out but for now we'll just call it CLASSIFIED). I started with a L-155 lawn ranger frame and an 8 speed rear end. The transaxle was split, cleaned, I replaced one outer axle bearing and have new seals that will get installed before final assembly. Because this tractor is being fabricated with parts I had laying around, I thought It best to blast and prime parts before assembly, to keep things clean, then I will tear down, paint and reassemble. So here it is the start: I then took a hood stand/tunnel from a 1257 and decided to modify it so I can install a toolbox , Here is where the cutting begins of course I needed to shorten it Then to make the profile meet the toolbox Then I took the triangle pieces I cut off of the tunnel and welded them into the inside so I can achieve a factory look. and added the tab across the back of the tower so I can tie the tool box to the tower . of course I modified a stock gas tank dash to mount on top of the tower but I forgot to take pictures of that process so I will just take pics of It mounted when I am update my post. I have done some blasting of other parts to get things ready for the next stage, I will be working on the steering setup, I need to shorten a long frame fan gear to fit this short frame. along with moving the steering block back a couple inches. as you can see in the pictures I have moved the tower back further than the stock location, this of course will be to shoe-horn in a 14hp kohler that I will rebuild. I will be using a c- series axle, but I am on the hunt for a swept axle, unfortunately all are expensive, and I am wanting one cheap.

A friend of mine bought this 310-8 last spring. I serviced it for him and did some work to it and the deck, and he used it all last summer with no problems. This morning there was a knock at my door, and it was my buddy, with the 310 on a trailer. He explains to me that he sold his property and no longer had need for the tractor. He told me to take it, pay him a little at a time. I got it, deck, snow blade, a tarp, and loading ramps for 200 bucks...delivered! Now that was a Sunday surprise!!! :-P

That was sold in 18 hours ... Other Tasties.. Smoked Buffalo Wings Smoked Corn Dogs Turkey!

Well I picked ND too! But It didn't hurt me that they got beat.. WNDU Channel 16 RacinBob Knows who I'm talking about ...Sports Anchor Jeff Jeffers (always be Leary of a guy with close to the same first and last name) anyways he runs his fat mouth and that's all you hear all week when they win on the News Irish This, Irish that. Its so one sided it makes me puke. Besides I will always pull for a Big 10 Team Especially a Lowly NW. ~Duke

WHAT !! ( GENO SOLD A TRACTOR ? ) Geno' Are you feeling ok ? Take your temperature, sounds like you're coming down with something. Have you been to a region of west Africa within the last 21 days looking for tractors ? ​

Ok we found the plow hoarder!! I guess you could mount all them up and have a meet & greet snow plow day!

I worked on cars for 20 years for a living and I don't even change my own oil anymore. That shows you how much I enjoyed my old profession!👎

Here's a couple more! I think those will be all my entries! hahaha, I hope one is good enough! If you or anyone else wants the full picture, let me know, because I'm sure putting them on the site compressed them! Thanks!

I bought a Wheel Horse thought to be assembled from inventory parts in 1974. The frame is solid so I began the Engine Cradle Installation, get all the fabrication done before the painting takes place!

I was supposed to take a Pork Loin down and cook it for Geno and his hunting partner in crime .. but due to delays and half trailer troubles there wasn't enough time. So I cooked it today ... Pork Loins (they come two in a pack) with a dusting of my Dry Rub and Smoked over Natural Charcoal and Hickory... in 30 degree weather with Strong winds. Think it came out really good ... thought I would share ... FOOD PORN! For those who don't know ... the pink is the smoke ring.

Rough year huh Duke? You've gone from doin the Hokey Jokey.. To doin the Wildcat Watusi.. Well, I guess even Captain Morgan jumped ship a time or two.

nope heres the first REAL snow pics from this morning!!

Rear view of my "new" '74:

Looks like he should be driving anyway.

Time to get him his own Wheel Horse.

finally got some pictures of my snow team and got them ready to go almost thought i would need them thurs. eve got 1 or 2 inches but never layed on black top just grass, cars and yard the blower tractor is a 93 520-H the plow tractor without a blade is a backup it is a 90 520-H the 56" plow is a 95 520-H the 48" plow is a 90 416-8 i will have a 85 or 86 310/312-8 for a plow tractor and 91 416- H at my wife's grandma's house for snow duties eric j

Way to go Firpo, what a deal!

Geno must've been at confession or a WH auction in TN. Geno goes where the Herd does, or is headed.

Yesterday we got the power run from the house down to the barn. Per local code any line not buried the full 18" has to be covered with concrete. I was able to get that done (30 bags of concrete). I also cleaned up the inside a bit. It was a pure mess with sawdust and all sorts of stuff that needed cleaning. This week I hope to get some help getting the roof finished off for good. The stone mason is suppose to come this week to start the rock wall. The way that I plan on getting the tractors on and off the shelf is by using this lift. I got it from a buddy on a barter about 3 years ago in hopes that I would use it in the barn that I have been wanting to build. Well............ time has come. I was looking at a much larger lift that was portable as and that could lift a car about 5 ft in the air but the guy gave me a little bit of the run around. I think I am better off with the smaller one. The buddy I got it from had a D200 on it up in the air pretty high. It will lift the small ones with ease.

Been out most of the weekend, but managed to finish the handbrake. Pretty pleased with yet another reuse of a wheel horse part and it works perfectly Here it is off and on

Bitten...take Northwestern this next week...guaranteed...they are at Purdue. Don't tell the other guys though, we will just keep it between us.

A little twist in order? Next question, "What Wheel Horses Geno doesn't have?" A $64,000.00 question!

Only one way to take care of that! I'm sure the ol' boy can figure that out with the painted shelving I've seen pictures of. I'm sure the walls are far behind maybe a lil' airbrushing say a Nice horsehead. Wheel Horse horsehead that is!! Oh by the way Geno, Nice score! Todd does have some nice tractors also. I like the roller

Bob, Dino is Not going to be happy at all but me I'm all good with that lose. I don't think my insurance guy will be though. He bleeds N.D. but there's nothing wrong with that. I'm a Hawkeye, I know alot of Dedicated O.S.U. fans right along with Michigan (Duke here's to your bye week). I think Dino just had a bad day when Illinois went down the tubes he kind of threw his hat or (fedora who knows) in the air and went I hear foot steps, who's that knocking at the door???

Inspections are a PITA but a good thing. Imagine if Karl was heading to the big show pulling his camper and the whole rear fell out. It would cost a lot more than it's going to cost now. If you don't have inspections in your state and you do your own work, Pay a shop an hour's labor and have your vehicle of choice put up on a hoist after it has aged a few years. you'll be doing yourself and others a huge favor.

Hope to see that new Bronco go to the big show next year.

I'm still excited today lol

just got about 4in this morning and have been having lots of fun on my bronco 14!

46,000 and hasn't missed a beat. Only thing I've been to the shop for is an oil change. Sorry boys, hate to bum you out. Craig, anybody can get a shot of a truck being towed yuc,yuc! I bet that was real hard to find. I'm sure I can posts all kinds of gmc,chevies, or dodges and tow trucks. Or even better I can post all kinds of pictures of Fords pulling chevies apart or vice a versa. Doesn't matter you like gmc's, Geno a chevy nut and I'm sure there's a dozen dodge owners that'll say my truck better than yours each has there own preference. Mike's is toyota. If anybody remembers someone (Ken B I believe) said something about Karl's truck pulling back thru the hills of New York or somewhere like that and said that they watched Karl work the hills and it was like No tomorrow as he pulled that truck and trailer thru the hills without very little effort. To me that's all Ford power. Personally myself I'm excited to see the New aluminum body when the New F-150 hit the street. In 2016 they are supposedly suppose to tranform the Super duty into aluminum and I'm most definitely interested in that!!! Sorry Pro Ford here guys, always have been, always will be. Let's get back to original post. Karl I'm hoping fo a repair bill of less than $750 Good luck Let us Know

I hate Nebraska and like Wisc. but I picked the Corn**lers to try to make an upset move. But now I'm just upset.

The tranny oil is 'bout as ugly as I've seen. Someone didn't care one ioda! Taking exception to Geno's "clutter." How dare he call all the spare, engineered, parts 'n things "clutter." I prefer to call all the boxes of stuff "reserve", "inventory" or "on hand" thingys or whatchamacallits.

I think everyone thought that one was a sure pick. Can't even blame it on the turnovers this week. Northwestern matched them on that one. That Nebraska game surprised me too. Not so much the winner but by the dominance of Wisconsin. My analysts are fired!

When I made my picks, the northwestern game was not a concern for me this week. I thought I would get one right. They where 17 point underdogs. But NOOOO I can not pick a northwestern game to save my rear end. So with two games left all you guys have to do to get a northwestern game right is pick the team I don't.

Here you go.Heres my one and only Wheel Horse!

Like the guys say, get both springs replaced together...you won't regret it. I've been told a good spring shop can build those springs up on any size truck better than factory new....although its most likely a little more expensive. And I do believe that all trucks are nice these days....But I'm still a Ford guy my self. just bought my 5th ford truck with the ecoboost engine. out pulls my last f-150 that was equiped with a 5.4 v-8 Sorry,I know.... a little off topic

Here are a few to consider.