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After several Day‘s of Rain some Moles arround the Property diggin hardly, some of that hill‘s reached 30cm in height. While i don’t wanna Mow over that molehills, or use the Deck as a Graderblade, i decide to build a pulled Rake to flatened the Molehills before mowing. So i fired up the Welder and build fix a quickmount Rake, i hoped this will do the Job. That‘s my first self building implement i built exclusiv for my 656 Horse. For the Construction i use a 5x 30 cm long flat Steel 10mm thick with an added 5 mm Topper, all that Material i had laying arround here, than i drilled few Holes in it to build a quick screwed mount. Than i build a Mounting Fork, what is directly Welded onto a Angle iron 5 by5 cm 1 meter wide. The Fork was built from a rect. Steelpipe with 10x6 cm 8 cm in height and 5mm thick where i cut one sidewall. - that should last 2 cheap hand Rakes will be sacrificed and simply bolted on, so in case of a damage i‘m able to fix it simply by screwing. on the undersite of the Angle iron i welded few Screws for the rake Attachement but that can be exchanged with some other implements, if i may have a need for. Screwed and bolted all together And while no rain occurs until, i give it a Try... and hoped i wan‘t blame myself with that construction. I love it when things work as expected - It seems it do it‘s job pretty well. it levels the hills straight and the grass is much higher than the hill‘s was before -> for me it’s a success. Even on the slopes it was just pure Fun to work with. The result is deeper as the cutting line. so if i first ride with the rake, i can after that mow without touching the Molehill‘s and saves a lot of resharpening time and even Blades.

I ordered a pair of headlight bezels from a vendor that advertises here for my 414-8 and installed them today. I also repainted the black on the hood with Rustoleum gloss black. I replaced the hood shaft with bolts and plastic washers to firm it up and stop the rattles. I cut the washers from a plastic oil can and they work great. I try to take care of this Horse and it is a super dependable machine.

This little Commando 8 only comes out about 5 or 6 times a year for putting around tractor/machinery shows....well it hasn’t seen the light of day since the last show of last year in October . She’s takin a ride north in a couple weekends so I figured I better get it up an running. Took quite a bit of coaxing and had to do a quickie carb clean without removing the carb.....eventually she fired up! Topped up the tank with fresh 87 octane and aired up the rubber on all four corners

Likely the best show on YouTube! @formariz @The Tuul Crib @Ed Kennell and any other wood workers and old tool guys you’d get a kick out of Pa Mac I’m sure! This is his latest, but in all videos he never speaks, just subtitles. All the music is from he and his family. A true craftsman of the land!

Picked this old tank up the other night.. just had gone on lunch at work, and checked Marketplace on the phone.. 3 buildings up the street, this little Cub was posted.. Fellow had owned it and a slightly newer model for many years, they had been sitting better than 20+ and had not been touched. He was moving and they had to go.. price was very reasonable. Grabbed this '65 102, the deck, and the plow. Original weights too. And a bunch of paperwork.. Did not touch the carb, points, etc.. simply added gas and jumped it.. fired right off. No reason in even touching any of it.. runs better than some of my other engines which have a LOT more time in them All I had to do was free up the drive clutch. Off we go.. generator charges and the ancient battery somehow will take a charge still. Torn between just moving it along, or keeping it and giving it a makeover.. dont mind the old paint on the hood, but all the yellow has been poorly resprayed and now makes a gaudy 2-tone look. Original Ohio Rubber seat somehow survived quite well. Quite a strange experience to sit in.. just doesnt feel 'normal'. But yeah, here she be!

Kinda keep forgetting about this thread, as I'm usually in tractor mode when visiting here haha. BUT, since you all like a good story, and this is a hotrod thread, here's one for ya: Bought this 66 cutlass when I was 17 and spent 4 years building it. This month celebrates 28 years and close to 40,000 miles with her. Nothing has changed except a couple decals and the engine. Used to run a 396 Chevy (couldnt afford to build an Olds back then) with a shot of nitrous on it. It'd go 11.9s @118 in the quarter on plain old street tires, mid 12s @108 on the engine. Fast forward 15 years- dad buys a 67 4-4-2, has an injected, aluminum headed 462 inch Olds roller built, backs it with a richmond 5 speed, and tells everyone hes got more toys than me AND the fastest one- and motor for motor, it was. At this time, I owned and ran a speed shop for a living and was sick of him talking smack ha, so the 396 got yanked and sold, and I built a pump gas 496 Chevy with all forged internals, zero gap rings, lumpy solid lifter cam, a 2,000.00 set of aluminum heads with 3 months of port/valve work and flow bench time and all the other associated goodies- I even put splayed main caps on the block. It made 638hp/590ft-lb with an out of the box intake, which was soon changed to a reworked Victor Jr. She sings to 7200 on a regular basis and has racked up over 10,000 street miles, drag strip passes galore, road trips, and numerous ice cream and petting zoo runs with the girlfriend and kids. TH400, 3800 stall converter, 3.73s and a factory style Posi, trick springs and drag shocks up front, and lift bars in the back. Im banned from running the quarter due to a lap belt and no roll cage, but on 10" slicks she runs 6.6-6.7 seconds at 103mph in the 1/8, which calculates out to mid 10s at 127-128 in the quarter. Best of all, when I took the old man for a ride and asked if he wanted to line em up now, he said "oh HELLLLL no! I've NEVER ridden in something that put me back in the seat that hard!" Hope you all enjoyed this little snippet- a long winded story, but 28 years with the same toy can make for plenty of stories. Glad the ol girl cant talk, some of them aren't good...... Here's a little post weekend cruise burnout from this past spring:

Still have a small list of items to take care of on the 420 but those may have to wait until spring, time to have some fun with it. The grassy area behind the tractor is where we line up the WH's for the Meet. Started cleaning up the footrests on the 418-A, will recycle the footrest pads from the 420 and install them on the 418. Not sure if those will get done by the 12 th for the Meet, will trail ride it without them anyway. Patti and I did get the Porch/ Addition ready for the food area and beverages. Nice area in case the weather changes, a place to stay dry and have lunch etc.

I love 500 Specials. Starting with these two tractors that were given to me. The 500 is in the backgound. The closest one is a 657. I used the salvageable parts from both of them to make this. Yours will be a great father/son project so please do post pictures along the way. Obviously it's not factory correct.

Ever wonder why they are called easy outs??? They aren't easy and frequently don't get the bolt out. (and if you snap it off the project get to be even less easy!!)

Had a Cub 100 to mow with for a couple of years before I got my 90 210-H. Wish I never got rid of my Cub Original. Pretty comfy ride!

A picture of the barn at my FIL’s place... @Greentored I figured you’d like to see this!

Put new front tires on yesterday, I think it really made a difference. They look much closer to the original BFG silvertowns

Love me some hopped up inline 6s! My old coupe has surprised its share of V8s thats for sure.

I know exactly how you feel. I now have an appreciation for these older Cubs. Built like a Sherman Tank. Mine was also painted some time ago and had the two tone yellow effect. I decided to touch it up. Mine also came with a lot of original paper work. I got the snow blower, not a plow. I too am undecided as to " keep it or move it along" . These older Cubs are no joke.

Got this piece of wood from our CNC company at work. Lots of little and I mean little bowls . Not sure of the species but it ought to be interesting

I use the regulators from this site. Part #AHGDR6004 I have had good luck with them. http://www.psep.biz/store/kohler_starter_motors.htm

Amen to that.Only time I ever had any luck with an easy-out was one time when I over-tightened a bolt and broke it off.Rusted in bolt???? Forget about it.

Percs are the best. Had them before I retired. Now my perc is not having to go to work in the morning. Any day I can get up and not go to work is a great day.

@pullstart Thanks buddy! 3.5" all the way, dumped at the axle, Dynomax ultra flow straight through's. Aint no sneaking around or driving her home and leaving for work at 5am, tell ya that

she’s got a beautiful voice Scott!

God Bless America.We'll get through these tough times.Tough times don't last......Tough people do.

Sweet tractor!! I might have a hard time parting with it if I be you. Yep, I have an Ohio rubber seat on Radpferd, same as the white ones used on the Cubs but mine is molded in black. Don't know where it came from but I sure like it. Comfort ain't always pretty Jim.

Walking around after work today took the garbage down the hill and looked up and noticed dang!! I got a behemoth by my house. Would like to drop it but it would do damage on the way down maybe! anybody want to guess how tall this behemoth is? Oh and it is 40 ft from the the h😜use !

We were sporting US flags last year at the Big Show, on all 4 of our runners. After determining that Frank was difficult to drive having it attached to the motion control, we settled for the Stars and Stripes on the hood

Gotta love new decals on fresh paint!

Looks just like the stock Delco Regulator to me.

The mounting bracket is curved to fit on the generator. It doesn't stand off that high

Proudly built in the USA. When quality actually meant something. This is the main reason these tractors are so sought after.

Unless you are a stickler for restoration accuracy you can use any 12v saddle mount either 3 terminal or 4

Did the same thing at my shop at home and found out that I had a workbench underneath all of it!!

Looks very nice I should have mentioned this earlier and a little late now. I don't know if you have the tools to do it but I always add a second drain plug ahead of the hump to get the oil out of there when changing fluids. I also go to magnetic drain plugs that I make myself.

I have found that the square easy outs work better than the spiral cut ones. But I agree it ain't always easy. If you heat the broken bolt up, it is a great way to ruin a perfectly good easy out tool.

Looks great Gordy. I know it is too late now, but to answer your question about a shim under the bull gear. I think you meant to say mushroom gear. If there was a shim under the mushroom gear when you opened the transmission, then you would want to put it back. I would not add one otherwise. I think Bob got the idea to shim the input gear while we were doing that thread about saving the 3 piece transmissions...#5003 & #5010. The 3 piece transmissions always have a little more slop in them...it's the nature of the beast...and probably why Wheel Horse went to the 2 piece transmissions.

Doing some very major cleaning in the shop today... I haven’t seen these parts of the floor without mess for probably over a year! My FIL needs his stomp shear and I’m glad to get it out of the building!

I am going to use some silicone gasket maker. Just a drop on the tabs that hold the lights in place. I think that it would hold them. When you need to replace them a firm tug and twist should break it loose.

Especially if your not comfortable or experienced in doing it. Taking it to a shop is out of the question, for me anyway, unless you know know the wrench's abilities and skill level and attention to fine tractors personally. Got a penchant for 1067's myself.

Who's complaining???

Tony @Racinbob is somewhat of a 500 specialist but he is going to want to see of it! Sound familiar Dan!!?!?

How do we know this to be true unless there are ?

Very nice job.Ya gotta straighten those headlight bulbs though.Gonna create a crazy light pattern at night.

Why fear? get some detonation cord and you’re done 😎 Just need dustpan and brush after... 😎😂😂 oh - did you plan to do something with that Wood, upps sorry

This car is nearing completion at the body shop. From the rear.

That S10 can cause plenty of trouble with a 305! Me thinks 5.3 might be in it’s future.

Yep, I have a 126 (3rd lowest production model) still bouncing the idea of keeping and restoring or passing along the decision never gets any easier no matter the brand...

The blue/silver one on the far left is set up for a V8. We can run a small displacement engine in the class, and we have a nice running 305 in Mrs P’s S10 that might get borrowed for it.

“We”...? Paint department know about your use of the word “We”...?

Love seeing that the Black Hood getting a work out!! (Everyone's stable should have at least a couple - eh @pullstart...? )

Last day on Dunc's carport for now. It's now got both sides and cable end clad. Bit of trimming on the gable end and barge board to fit, but Dunc will do that. Dunc's C-125 got put to work hauling sand up to the yard, for the men doing the paving between house and yard. I can have a rest now till sometime next week.

Keep us posted on the results!

Great pictures. Thanks for sharing.