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With all of this time in my hands doing additional cleaning and organizing , also trying to keep my mind occupied with something else,dug out my old tool box. This was my tool box that I used as a Journeyman woodworker in NYC about 42 years ago from about 20 to about 35. It’s been striped of most tools over the years but there are still some originals in there. Brings back fond memories. I still remember getting the wood for it, and cutting all 66 dovetails by hand.

I treated the Horses to a non social distancing party to soak up the sun. They have been in the shade for too many months. That's what I did to my Horse today....Not to mention run them and feed them !!!

Dan @Achto was just whining about the moles tearing up his turf the other day and the fumigation method was brought up! Today we decided to plow them up & broke in a bro's Simplecity. Couple that might have escaped finished them off with a disc!

My son has an ‘88 Mustang notchback roller and found a powertrain from a totaled, low mileage ‘90 Mustang GT. The seller had an engine hoist to load it but we only had the 520 FEL to unload it. It was probably not the smartest thing to do but we unloaded it without incident. I had to put my forks on so I could reach it to get it pulled out before re-rigging it on the bucket hooks. As you can see the lip of the bucket didn’t care for the 500 plus pounds hanging from the forks. Fortunately, once we got the load off the forks the lip popped right back into place. It’s by far the heaviest load I’ve ever had because steering was very difficult. I’m amazed what this little machine can do every time I use it.

Drug another old M out of a barn and to the house today...not exactly mine but I have an idea that it will be in the future. Rodger had this tractor in a barn here in town for a few years since he bought it...we figured he needed to get it out of there as the people who owned the barn are trying to sell it. He asked me if we could bring it out to the ranch and I told him that was fine or I would gladly haul it to his shop for him, that's when he winked at me and said the reason it's been in Gage all these years was cause his wife didn't know he had it. So we drug it out to the house, I'm gonna get it running again and he told me if I could make it run I was more than welcome to use it for whatever I needed since mine is down with a leaky radiator. I'm not sure but I have a sneaking suspicion that this tractor will end up being a permanent fixture around here, right along with the Case and the other M

I did my first mow with the 312-8 and 42" rear discharge deck. I did one acre of lawn in just a little over an hour and a quarter! Not too many obstacles in this yard and I did it in 2H. I also knocked down the field with the deck lifted up, it did a great job there. After the fact I did a little reading and ended up leveling the deck (needed the trunnion nut turned in a bunch) and I do need to sharpen the blades. Also tugged a cheap Agri-Fab tine dethatcher and it did a pretty good job scratching up the thatch. And of course it rained before we could run the lawn sweeper so we got clumps, but the lawn will start looking great soon!

Here are some spread out pics, before I loaded. The pepper pot muffler came with the tractor, not the black one. There’s quite a bit in that truck! The heavy frames have me thinking about the possibility of starting the dump truck frame over, with heavier stock. I’m up in the air about using one of these grill shells on the dump truck too. One of these spare front axles will add some beef to the rolling stock as well... if they are not incorporated into a draft horse plow machine.

Now for the fun stuff. Parts have been cleaned up and painted so the assembly can begin.

Overload is such a strong word...

Ouch... Here’s where my C 105 decided to crap out for my brother (previous owner) and his ingenious “push mower as spare tire” idea... for a short time it had 7 wheels!!!

I have had this tractor sitting here for a couple of years and decided to give it some love. It is a low hour machine that runs well but needed some sprucing up. Wire harness is cleaned up and is modified to add a fuel gauge, move the hour meter, and is foot pedal friendly now.

Picked this tractor up several years back very clean nice straight gt14 with all the goodies and nice paint go with it and a restored tiller Only one issue that was not addressed when it was being restored main bearings are bad maybe it was overlooked o well gives me project to keep social distanced

Hi Guys, I just picked up my first wheel horse today for a lockdown project. I don't know a whole lot about these tractors. I am hoping this is a good source to learn. Is there a good source for parts that anyone can share? I was told this is a 1967 704, is there a serial number chart to verify? It has a 7hp k161 kohler motor. What do you guys think about the purchase?

Did a few random plowings today. 2 gardens & then went to Jim's @WHX24 to tear his yard up. Even let my friend drag his Simple City along. This was the first time that he had it hitched up to a plow. He needs some more weight but other than that it seems to be a very capable machine.

Got the loader put back on yesterday, still have a few finishing touches to do. I used it to lift a 150+ lb rock the bucket never dropped and the belt never squealed with the new tensioner and gear reduction is amazing!

Like a ninja bandit, I smile but nobody sees...

Used Stormy and the FEL to unload some of the heavy stuff...

that’s his unicorn brush.

Engine is in great shape but showed some signs of head gasket leaking so I popped the head off and cleaned things up. Valves were lapped and then it was buttoned back up. Head gasket leak was just due to loose head bolts.

I wish I got paid royalties on these photos.... I’d be wealthy by now

Well, at 63 years old, the 1277 is nearing retirement. There is, no doubt, significant internal wear causing the pump to loose pressure. These aren't so bad to work on...if you're wrench-wise, that is. The pump overhaul precedure is very like the Sundstrand Hydro-gear and I can provide a narrative on what/how to do steps.

Thanks for the warm welcome. I will check out the vendor section for sure. Here is another picture from the other side showing the 704 decal.

A long search finally comes to a close. I'm always asked why I've had 4 Chargers, 2 Electros, and a number of other older and newer hydro models.. most with hydro lift too. But never a gear drive? Well. Simple. After all the years, I've simply never come across a reasonably priced, and local, early 8 speed.. Until now. Showed up on CL about half an hour away, I wrote on the first hour of being posted. Had been in this man's ownership for about 25 years, never ran even then. Got it home, removed the 1979 dated Sears battery. Added a battery and it cranks and fires on the key. Oh.. and the HH100 SSI ignition works perfectly. In fact it'd be running right now if I could get the intake valve unsticked. It fires right off but dies just as quick. Even the carb was pretty clean. Doesn't leak. Original seat really seems nice. Very soft, just filthy. The rear wheels were reversed for some reason. Have to switch them around. With any luck she'll be running by morning.

I'll blame it on rookie Pullstart as he was the only one that was in that field last plow day. 'Course it didn't help I was out ther dick1ng around ther the other day trying to put a shine on a plow and plowing the wrong way. Plus I should have disced it and flattened it out and put in rye last year after plow day. Turning the rye now would have put nitrogen back in. No matter it was still seat time getting you out! By the way @Shynon @prondzy no lift cables were injured on getting it out! I think what I should do is get it straightened out and let it go to weed. Then round up and a another fall plowing and then rye again. If the asparagus doesn't pan out this year it will get plowed up. It kinda screws up the whole field where it's at.

We’re good

You know I saw that in the picture and thought “they know I have kids, it’ll pass!” i guess not The machine might have come with a few extras...

Having some experience in swapping diesels into the C series WH tractors maybe I can help. The Chinese single cylinder diesels are a pretty straight forward install. Going with larger engines complicates matters. What are your plans for it after it's completed? For simplicity's sake sticking with an air-cooled engine for your first project makes good sense.

Nice score! So...finally figured out how you do it - you left your magic "tractor finding" wand laying on the back seat?... Nice colors on the wand - but they kinda clash with your bandana...

Front wheels are now going to be 8". I have the proper spindles installed.

@jabelman I believe I actually have the original pullstart as well but previous owner had trouble with it so he replaced. He did however still have it and gave it to me. Initial inspection the original seems to be functioning, just needs wound back up and a new rope/handle.

Here are a few more pictures.

That’s ok, but if it turns into “thread envy” then you guys may need to talk to someone...

I know, but I'm sworn to secrecy! All I can tell you is the little red truck may be a bit overloaded with this haul.

EB there’s a friend in need. I have a truck, gloves and mask. That makes me deserve a cape too! Found another new friend with essentials that can help. Another @SylvanLakeWH bring the ho hos and an empty jug just in case nature calls trip is in order. Don’t ask @953 nut... his lips are sealed but he’s seen the prospect. It’s real good.

And in today's news @pullstart will be tooling around the neighborhood/county/state/world not telling us what he's up to. Almost as if he's taken a lesson from @WHX24 in "How to create Thread Suspense".

I’ll have 7 acres to play on for the time being till my oldest builds his house. Hope to cut a couple trails in the woods outback, that is if I can still walk after I get done with this move. 😂

I spent my 40 year engineering career in the tier one automotive supplier business working on steel wheels for cars and light trucks. Our custo,ers were the big three auto makers. The first 15 years, I worked in product engineering. This is where we would take the customer's design specifications and turn them into a wheel that met the load, performance, and appearance requirements. I spent most of my time there doing stress analysis to fine tune the designs, and following the parts through prototyping and qualification testing. The next 5 or six years, I was working in the manufacturing engineering department. In this position, I was working on improving the manufacturing , machinery, and overseeing the design, build, and installation of new , manufacturing machinery. The last 20 years of my career, I was working in the manufacturing plants. Work there was mostly improving the manufacturing processes. Here, I also oversaw the design, porcurement, and development of the new tooling needed for the new product coming into the plant. The processes I worked with the most were press forming and roll forming. As far as working on the development of the Jeep Gladatior, mine was only a very, very small part. We developed a spare wheel and a road wheel (which I have not seen any on the road yet) based on a quote request from the customer that specified, load ratings, size and vehicle interface dimensions, and weight target. The product engineering department finalized the wheel design, and our production group figured out how we were going to build the wheel. I've worked on a lot of wheels over the years. There is a very good chance that if you have ever drivin a Ford, GM, or Chrysler product, that you had a spare in the trunk I worked on, or rolled on a set of road wheels that I had worked on. I've also worked on a few wheels used on Toyotas, Renaults, and Mitusbichis.

@Hoythunter25! I believe @FAST is in Midland as well. I love me some round hoods, even the cobwebbed ones!

Spent the last couple of days thinking and working in the garden. Finally came up with an idea for forming the lip on the fender. I had some old self adhesive foam insulation for installing the topper on a pickup. It's 1/4" x 1 1/2" wide so it was split to half that. The outline of the lip was traced onto the fender with a sharpie marker. The foam was installed along the outside of the traced line. Then the Bondo was applied. There was some concern about the Bondo sticking to the foam but that turned out to not be a big problem. What actually caused the most grief was the way the foam stuck to the finished part of the fender. The stuff stuck to the fender like a leech to flesh. Anyway it's done and it is going to be usable.

Out today for some rock moving, all seems to work well. Oil was getting hot think I may have a restriction. Need to finish up weight box.

Course

Trina was raking the coop earlier today and took a cute picture of the chickens so I figured I would do an update. We've had them for a little over a year now and things have been going very very well. We gave the one rooster and two hens to the neighbors across the street last fall. That leaves us with nine hens. During the winter we were getting 2 - 4 eggs pretty much every day. Now that it has warmed up some and the days are getting longer we've been getting 5 - 8 eggs everyday. They are still a very friendly bunch which is actually one of the reasons why we chose this breed.

Yah .... then when you wanna have a toast you just throw empties at each other!

Spent a few hours this afternoon experimenting with welding again. The front axle modification and build is complete. I added the second small brace cover piece to cap and reinforce the split in the middle where I put the forward sweep in the axle beam. Found a scrap piece of .100 sheet metal and cut six pieces to make end caps. Ground down the ends of the two inch square tubes to make room for the welds. I messed around with some 3/32 6011 rod and was able to make that work which I was pretty happy about. I used it to weld all of the end caps on. Then, ground down all the welds so they are basically flat end caps. I'm very very happy with the way this thing turned out. Never tried anything like this before. Absolutely fantastic learning experience.

We’re gonna give it a try! Tink tink!

Here’s some more proof that a round hood can pull plow. Putt Putt has an 8 hp Kohler and 8 speed transmission. One way or another, he’ll get a limited slip diff ‘fore too long as well. the last pic is Jim, he’s over in WI. Hosts a mean plow day where we turned about 17 acres last fall. I had him take a parade lap on Putt Putt while we were out there.

If you’ve got a welder, you could make something work too. Right now, this stay at home deal has sparked a bit of creativity both in the kitchen and in the shop for us!

That’s FEL rulez, the benefit of Hydraulics, you have allway‘s a achievement for a problem. 👍

Beautiful horse! As a new WH owner, I've already found this community to be super welcoming and helpful!

I don't know much about the earlier models either but you have come to the right place.This is the friendliest,most helpful forum of any kind on the web.