Leaderboard

Update: So today we started early morning to start accessing damage and have some plan of overwhelmingly attack on what we should do. Suddenly, all the neighborhood people show up with loppers and chainsaws. I asked why? ”Because we live on a dirt road that the town rarely plows in the winter. You with that little red tractor single handily plow snow throughout the winter on our road and our driveways “. Wow!!! Brought tears to my eyes! After several hours of intense chopping, the tractors were now exposed. Oh my frocking God! The WH gods were on my side!!!!! That ginormous tree trunk strategically landed perfectly between the tractors. No tractors were harmed nor scratched!!!! You can’t make this stuff up!!! Wow! Oh wow!!!!

“Ellenor1” is pictured on the left with a front sickle bar mower. “Mighty Mike” is on the right. Mighty Mike is my winter plow tractor that plows our driveway, the complete gravel road, and all the neighbor’s driveways; one being an ER nurse that totally needs to get out!!! Here’s pictures of Mighty Mike last winter season:

Since l picked up the 8 horse no name ive used a few parts to up date IRV. Now i'm using a few more parts again. Im replacing the center tower so that l can put the larger gas tank and the newer pto set up. I am also replacing the 14 horse motor that is on it because of the crank bearings are making some noises. I'm transplanting the 12 horse from my old 312-8 for now until I rebuild the 14 hp .

...see it too?

Thanks Eric and Trina! Dad recommend using the black primer to bring out a darker more “antique” red. Following priming I started to paint it using the colonial red paint that we bought. Now all I need to put this thing back together is a dash decal from my good friend @Vinylguy We’ll be contacting you soon Terry!

Pulled the 1054 into the garage last week and this. So off comes pump and cylinder. Blew pump seal out. @wheelhorseman rebuilt cylinder and new hoses, i rebuilt the pump. Now let's go roll some dirt.

With a strong feel of fall in the air today, I thought this would be a good time to get the 16 auto out from the back of the barn. Tore it down enough to be able to mark the timing mark so I could check to be sure it was set properly and it is. Went through the blower and lubed everything, and oiled the chain. Changed engine oil, and added weights front and rear. She's ready for work once its called upon. One tractor ready for the inevitable. Probably should have taken a picture or two, with the new additional weights but didn't think of it till just now. So last year's pic will have to do

While taking my morning walk, I heard a racket on my neighbors stone road. Looked to the farm and watched 28 horse and buggies enter the farm. Sorry, no camera and when I got back to the house, the horses were all unhitched and in the barn. Later in the day. About 4PM, they started to leave. The Amish normally congregate on Sundays. I'm not sure if this was a special religious event or a house warming for the young family and their new farm. Quite an interesting event to witness.

This is what I see!

Hey guys it has been a while since I have posted in this topic. Since we’ve had that tank leaking we couldn’t really do anything with Comanche. Then we bought a one piece tank from @Lane Ranger at the Portage show. So we could have fixed him then but never got around to it... 4 months later @prondzy asked me if I could bring Comanche to @WHX24‘s Plow Day. So now we have to do it now. Comanche’s paint is now a brownish red from years of use. so we have decided to paint the tank an antique red. That is this afternoons project for me

Cut a chunk out of an old leather belt.... works for me. Flexible & long-wearing...cheap too. JB Weld for bond agent.

Currently my PayPal vendor site is down. If anyone needs a brake lining, just PM me and I will ship it out. Sorry for any inconvenience.

Choo choo! I hear the train a comin’ it sounds a lot like Jim. I bet he’s on a Wheel Horse, with some kids with their grins....

Just found this for my son (12) who has been begging for a tractor for his "lawn/leaves/snow business" . He has been pulling everything around in our old red wagon. Gave it some time to see how serious he was and here we are. We bought this tractor, not running but turning over after researching and the praise this forum has given them. Was told mechanical fuel pump was bad and a electric one was put on and wired in to headlight switch for power ??? Also told would not start because the gentlemen thought carb needed adjusted and was fouling the plug out. It turned over pretty well so I told my son my thoughts but told him it was up to him. He said he loved it, let's get it and was very excited which impressed me. Got it home on the trailer and we started to investigate. Fuel system full of Brown gunk from tank to carb. Cleaning and redoing with a Faucet fuel pump from Kirk Engines and Dorman #55240 glass fuel filter. Now to the ignition system, ignition wire worn badly with boot half gone. Points had some build Up. After reading about Kirk Engines here I went and checked his site. Ordering parts list is --- 1) Trandenser II Electronic Ignition System: $35.00 (1) Bosch Blue Ignition Coil: $65.00 (1) High-Performance Ignition Wire: $8.00 (1) Genuine Kohler Breaker Points: $15.00 (1) Breaker Points & Cover Retaining Screw Kit: $2.00 (1) Facet Solid State Electronic Fuel Pump: $57.00 USPS Priority Shipping - $12.00 Total - $194.00 I thought this might be a good way to make this as bullet proof as possible for my son after some training. Also have a back plate for fuel pump, NGK 3212 and gas cap on the way. Any thoughts and/or guidance would be greatly appreciated. Still have receipts. Thanks

Idle no more. Took all of your comments and yesterday I fully warmed up the horse and shut down between runs. Thanks for the input.

With an electric pump you wouldn't need the primer bulb. I thought about one for my 05 and even bought one but ended up going with an electric. Best thing I've done to it. We're about to move to a place with a blacktop drive about 300' long. I just put these Terra Grips on it. The hard rubber edge on the blade sounds like a good idea. I may do that.

@Vinylguy can help you out with that Be sure to do the points and rebuild the carb first. Also change ALL the fuel line. Bogging down can be a fuel issue as well. Glad to see that tractor in the hands of someone who will do right by it.

I love my C105s!!! Great tractors! You have a great plan! Make sure you really clean out the gas tank including the screen at the Shut off...all new fuel lines etc. I added a marine style pressure bubble to mine a month or so ago because it cranked too much on start even with a full tank. Wow what a difference!!! Fires right up now... Here’s a picture:

This should make you the hit of the neighborhood!

Or could it be!

Done with all but graphics!!! Test run (Empty) went great!!! Very happy with it. On the look out for a train bell and a horn...neighbors should be thrilled... Just need graphics and the nieces and nephews!!! Not necessarily in that order... Went with built in seats instead of milk crates...can’t give up that many of my go to saw horses! @AMC RULES and @pullstart please note the obligatory adult beverage in the photo op...

Get her ready Tom we got 20 prime acres to turn!

Its a sign from above !

Caleb. That's the stuff Trina uses to do all of our work around here. Make sure your surface is very clean. She uses acetone. Wipe down every single surface to be painted. YOUR FIRST COAT SHOULD BE VERY THIN. ...Not quite enough to see through but pretty close. Sometimes you can actually see through it. Your next coats can be heavier. If you have any questions when you get to painting, post them or PM me and I'll see what Trina says.

First of all does anyone notice something new about my avatar? This was the paint that that we chose from our local hardware store. We will see how it turns out... This tractor has been sitting here since I plowed the strawberry garden in October of last year because of the two piece gas tank/gasket failed. Let’s get to work! After taking the hood off we had to take off the steering wheel. I was really nervous because of all the trouble we had with JackRabbit Then to our surprise after we pulled the pin the wheel came off like a dream. I took out the three bolts holding on the gas tank but one was being stubborn so dad worked on that while I disconnected the choke and throttle cables. So then after getting the bolts and then getting the gas line from the float bowl off. I started sanding on the tank to get it ready for priming and painting. to be continued... ( I just arrived at church)

I took all the back wheels off of all of mine. I'm taking them to work tomorrow for new tires.

Extremely lucky!!! and to have excellent neighbors also.

Kevin, the last time I drove anything with a blower, was in 1975, it was an altered 65 Fairlane , and that was just a little over 11 second and I was holding back.

Never had to reline one. Yet! I'll have a word with a friend mine. He relined a Ransomes crawler clutch I think.

the jumping around the adaptor worked.. thanks for the great advice.

Which one do you LIKE using the most? Go with it... Both great tractors...

We have a vendor here that makes up the linings and you just glue them on. @rmaynard He is on vacation for a couple of weeks now. I think you can order it, but you would have to wait until he gets home to fill the order. It's worth the wait.

Yes, 100% salt water usage.

The 1990 Johnson 9.9 wasn't pumping as it should this year. So, it was time to replace the pump before winterizing. All the O-ring seals were mush and everything was full of crud. About 4 hours later, I had the old pump out and ordered a new pump kit. Cleaned everything, tapped all the holes and cleaned the bolts.

Just bought one one from A-Z... fit and works perfectly! Heres pic: zoom in...can read label...

Here is a thread done by @Ed Kennell that will be helpful to you.

Not exactly "in my mirror", but is this close enough to count? Went up in a C-47 today. Was pretty cool!

Couple more on their way to a new home. We kept piling stuff in the trailer and into the truck until space was gone. Today was a GREAT day! Got to see Denny again and meet a new friend for the first time. Believe it or not, there’s still a lot of stuff left around here. It’s a lot of fun finding new homes for these treasures. steve

Ended up just needing to tighten trunnion a bit. All is well.

Whatever you replace it with I would suggest it be placed low on the frame, less vibration and better suction.

Update on Scottie: It is now October 6, 2019 and I realized that I have not posted anything since Scottie's last surgery. So here I am updating you all on his progress and what has been keeping Scottie and I pretty busy. On July 30 Scottie had his reconstructive surgery to reconnect his bladder and urethra. He came home on his birthday and had two catheters in place. He had one supra pubic catheter and one urethral catheter in. We had to wait until September 5, 2019 to have a check up and cystogram done on his bladder. Our appointment for the cystogram was at 9 am and we had a consult with the surgeon at 11 am. We got called into our appointment for the cystogram. What is a cystogram? A cystogram is a test that requires a special dye that goes into Scott's bladder and they have a machine that takes pictures of his bladder as they fill the bladder and empty his bladder. All of the images that were taken of his bladder and urethra came out better than what the surgeon expected. Since there were no complications the surgeon decided that the urethral catheter had to come out and see how Scottie does peeing through his penis. The surgeon was worried that Scott would leak through his penis and we had to let him know if that happens. We left and went to go get breakfast and came back for our 11:00 consult with the surgeon. Once we made it back to the clinic Scott had to go to the bathroom and he peed a little bit without leaking. We arrived at our appointment and we were told that we need to watch Scott for leaking, painful urination, straining during urination, and of course no peeing through his penis. Scott informed the surgeon that he peed just before the appointment and the surgeon was surprised. He and I both were surprised that Scott peed without difficulties and had no leakage. We were set home with a new regime on how to care for Scottie...basically we have to retrain his bladder how to pee again and we have to stretch out his bladder like it was before the car accident. I have to call Rochester weekly and let them know how it is going and if we are having difficulties. How is his retraining going? Well, we have to remind him to go to the bathroom every hour and ask him different questions about his urine flow. We have been improving on reminding him to urinate as he is able to do that himself now. We did however have a little setback this past weekend where Scottie had a major bladder spasm and his urine flow was restricted and he had to strain to urinate. I called Rochester and explained to them what was going on and they wanted to do another cystogram on his bladder and after that would see what our next plan would be. We went over to Rochester on Wednesday and had the cystogram done. Later that day, I received a phone call from the surgeon we found out that Scottie's urethra and bladder surgery was successful and that the area looks and operates like it did before the accident on December 12, 2018. However, he has another issue where his sphincter is not relaxing for him to urinate. He was placed on a new medication called Flomax and he takes it in the morning for 5 days and then we have to notify Rochester how he does and move forward. However, the medication is not working like anticipated and so I have to call them on Monday and see what our next plan is. Scott has started 10th grade and he is taking a full course load all while being home bound for school. His classes that he takes are American Studies 10, English 10, Chemistry, Geometry, Algebra 2, Choir, and Agriculture Mechanics. He is only about a day or two behind the rest of his classmates and until he got a new medication he was asking for more homework. Now with the new medication, he is tired more and has headaches, and is cold most of the time. We do have another appointment with the brain doctor about his concussion and we will find out what medication they want to put him on for that. All in all, we received good news and at the same time we also know it will be long road before he can go back to school another 4 to 6 months. We truly appreciate the prayers and support you all have given to us through out this time and we know that God is here every step of the way. God Bless you and your families and just know that we love you all like family and we appreciate you being there for us every step of the way.

Sounds like old "Santa" ... ...should bring Caleb a nice HY-2 unit for Christmas.

Here is the promised video. Hope you guys enjoy. @prondzy you were right, very fun tractor to plow with. @Sparky and @AMC RULEShard to believe watching the video that the paint is mostly original on this thing...shines up nicely for sure.

Here is one source. https://www.jackssmallengines.com/jacks-parts-lookup/part/toro/946650?gclid=cjwkcajwlovtbrbreiwag3xj--7xh7evvhrnnc0vmmtvyhs-xk-ymqw99xklbkawv6rkp8vz2drxsrocukkqavd_bwe Might also check

Thanks Ed, not much grass cutting with either, but most of what I'll use it for will be done in 70 + degrees, at the least 55 degrees, below that it can wait till spring, #southerman.

Antique red and dust it with some red oxide primer. Lightly scotchbrite it and matte clear. 👍

Father/son projects are a great way to build lasting bonds. Sounds like you have a good plan for correcting these deferred maintenance issues, cleaning and tightening all electrical connections including grounds is a good idea also.

Had same problem with D & D belts a while back. Now I just buy OEM

I like!!!! Nice save!!

She was having fun but only took a couple passes then said “ all yours Dad!!!...” Actually, I stopped using chains and weights (free weights) last year. Tore up the asphalt and made for a very bumpy ride...and frankly I have had no issues... My daughter weighs half what I do and you see how easy it goes... Granted, all three drives that I do are dead flat, but I am very pleased. And no, there is no added weight... Other than of course me and what I ate for dinner!