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A Wheel Horse Show in 2021!!!!

Ho Ho Ho....Santa here. Now that we gotten the Thanksgiving thingy out of the way, and if you have been procrastinating starting your Christmas shopping and planning, Santa is here to give you a bit of a prompt. We have been very busy here at the North Pole, and with the Covid19 (yes it's affecting us here at Toy Central), we are playing catch up. I gave my Red Square password to one of my elves, but unfortunately they all look alike with the covid masks on. But, Karl here from RS was kind enough of to give it to me, so I'm back again. As you making your Christmas wishes to your spouse, kids, grandkids, parents, etc., please keep your Wheel Horse list simple (no D-250s with loaders, please, as they tend to weigh the sleigh a bit and Rudolph and the gang will struggle). Maybe small things, like a RJ-58, a Suburban, or maybe just a clevis hitch. Anyways, I hear Mrs. Claus calling. Pancakes are ready and it's time to get fit again for this year's run. Take care, and Merry Christmas...HO! HO! HO!.

Trina's known for a awhile I've been wanting one of these for display. It represents our local farming heritage. I even knew a guy back in the 70s that still used one. She did a little work with her chain saw to get the big stuff off. Then from here on ALL the work was her chiseling, scraping with a rasp and forming. ALL BY HAND... A miniature oxen yoke! It's about 24" across. Perfect fit for a few different places in the great room. The main beam is hemlock. The loops are saplings she cut, peeled and formed. Took her alot of 2 days in between other things. I love it!!! @formariz @953 nutnut @JCM

hello, hope you all had a good turkey day , while we were doing the prep for our small family setting , we were looking for a way to maximize our combined moves . one way for us was to bake the turkey the day before , baked it during the day , let it cool down , sliced it , took it apart . refrigerate over night on platter, foil cover . reheat in a large Pyrex bake dish , lay it all out , 1 CAN OF TURKEY BROTH , AND CHUNKS OF BUTTER ON TOP , recover with foil , back in oven on low heat , slowly bringing it back , tasted like I just sliced it , hot and moist . it was such a time saver , that eliminated the frantic state in the kitchen . taking a major part of the food prep out of the way , totally calmed things down , just something we did to make it easier , pete

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Yes, safety, and toys, are our priority. The reindeer don't really like wearing the masks, and we do have shields, but they tend to get blown away when we're in flight. Believe it or not, those deer can really pick up speed. And I had to recalculate the taking off and landing since we had to lengthen the distance between the deer, social distancing of course. After a few trial runs, we got it down pat now, but not without some mishaps. Don't worry no deer were harm during these trial runs, but we did lose a few toys. i hope you guys in northern Canada didn't get hit with a Barbie doll or a stuff Panda. Got to run, Ho! Ho! Ho!

Haven’t had much time with fall clean up, firewood and hunting but I took advantage of a unfortunately small thanksgiving (Just my wife and two children) to play with the first of three restorations. Frame separated and ready for sand blasting. It was fun!

My father originally designed and built it in the mid to late 1980s at the factory he worked in and used for 20 plus years grading/ditching/repairing our 1/4 long dirt/gravel driveway with it hitched to a 1200 Cub Cadet unfortunately he ran it over about 7 years ago and left set until I decided to rehab it, when he initially built it he designed the ditching/tilt mechanism into the "clevis" portion of the hitch its basically 6 holes drilled (on 5-10°) off center then bolted on level or tilted basically like the left to right angle block (see pics) I just took his original design and strengthened it, I dont have any detailed drawings or measurements (maybe I will dig it out for better pics) but here are the pictures from where I started from to finished product. If I were to redo it again I would build it like my Dirt Dog 3pt unit for my compact 4x4.

I came across a 2 part video of this guy Fred Dibnah, an old school British steeplejack, showing how to ladder a 200' chimney the 1800's way. Part 2 of Laddering a 200' chimney: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-a27xwcLfU And then I found a 7 part series of 30 minute episodes and learned he's also a steam engine nut and has a fully restored steam roller that he and his family take to the big show every year. At 4MPH, for a 20 mile trip. 5 hours, no suspension. I can't stop watching this guy. Part 1 of 7: The 1st minute of this one will get you hooked. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnH7cw0ql1I

Actually, all is getting better here...getting our health back. We can't ask for more then that. I could use a medium sized dumpster though. On the other side, we will have something for you. We have been making our own doughnuts lately, and they are getting very good. Do you like chocolate or vanilla frosting dipped?? That, and an eggnog will be waiting.

First thing I thought of was one of those medieval stocks to lock you up!

Hmmm. Seen that before, somewhere. Before you know it that turns from this to that. FOCUSED.

Known as Black Friday Inappropriately named Start Black Hood Friday

You be safe out there big guy.

The easiest way is with a flaring / swagging tool. The backyard hammer mechanic way is to get a piece of 1" black pipe with a threaded end because it tapers down to fit inside the exhaust pipe. Cut the slots first so that much of the exhaust pipe is easier to get the black pipe through so you only need to stretch about 1/4" of unslotted pipe. Heat the exhaust pipe end with a torch then thread, wiggle, hammer and force the 1" black pipe into the exhaust pipe until it expands enough to get the flat cut end of the black pipe in. Be careful not to crack the ends of the cut slots and you can drill 3/16 holes before cutting them to help stop that. Once it's swagged, leave the black pipe in there and hammer the 4 tabs from the cut slots into shape by using the pipe as a dolly. It's easier if you can use a nipple or threaded end of pipe on the engine side to fit the exhaust pipe on to.

Popped the hydro out of “Filly” tonight. Tossed a 3 speed on for mobility. Plaid with some osb for a bit.

Just a few over the years...

The start of the new winter project. I'm going to need more K1!

I just yesterday pulled my first Horse down to the bare frame. As an ex welder fabricator I thought the area where the frame mounts to the transaxle appeared less than strong. I did what any self respecting man of the 21st century would do and googled wheel horse frame failures. Well, seems that area is quite susceptible to failure under some uses. I then looked at all 6 of my Horses and low and behold the 93’ 520 had what appears to be a reinforced mount. Looks like a plate of 3/16 or 1/4” added. Question, I intend to restore my 416 with loader which has the standard mount. With a loader should I think about reinforcing this area? Most post‘s I viewed attributed the failures to snow plows or rototillers.

Love those pics Man.

#40 roller chain around the front tires works great. All of my snow machines will always have this done

A few more pics for you Steve to give you some more inspiration for your resto. These parts are from a 1986 420- LSE that I picked up this year and did a refurb on and not a complete restoration. I replaced whatever was not correct and needed to be updated. I wanted it cleaned up but also a tractor that I can use in any weather if needed, that's what they are for. It's nice to know when you throw a leg over it and know what you have under you and a good feeling you can trust it . Good luck with your project, take your time and most of all learn from it for future projects. Jim

Looks about right size for a goat youke.

I hope to see it in N. Berwick September 2021 at the M&G Steve.

This one from 1981. Invest in one, how true.

Finding some more from old photo albums. The 1986 312-8 with cart was kept up at camp for various duties.

Ok will have to see if i can find an old one. I figured a new one would be too safe for that 😂

The '08 barked at this little guy about 7 am on turkey day so I am tagged out. Not much for horns but trying to cull these scrub bucks & need more material for hat racks. Cindy needs to buckle down now and fill hers. Was seeing a nice eight pointer. Trail cam checks today.

Agreed. @Jhook those wheels should clean up pretty well.

I would say Yes it seems to be just surface Rust, when it‘s not too strong worn out on the bearings. at least i would exchange the Bearings in the Rims to be sure they can last the max Load. The Rims ain’t be the weakpoint, they seemd stable enough.

Is it just me or does the little guy in the 2nd pic have the same look on his face as Dan does when he drives?

Got me riding down memory lane... Michigan Motocross circuit 1978 - 1981. 100 cc class... Rode in the Pontiac Silverdome 4 years in a row... the amateurs got to ride after the pro supercross... Fun times...!

The clean red parts are the extension kit it is actually 3 parts as can be seen above for sale with the angle lever as well, also a 42" wide plow won't cover the front tires of the swept forward axle when angled left/right ask me how I know, bought the same plow for my bought new Anniversary 520H and had to make moldboard extensions and a homemade extension kit (pic #3 it went between the angle quadrant and moldboard) that I ran for many years until getting the correct kit and 54" then 56" moldboard.

Reminds me of a smorgasbord!

This is what Fred looks like when he and the family stop off at a friends' for a pint on the way to the show. I guess Fred ain't gonna rust anytime soon.

CR125 (and CR250) was a big deal back in the 70s - especially the first year (73 ?) Honda pulled out the stops for their first serious dirt bike - and it was a two stroke but in my area there were very few 73 CR125s - the area dealers could not get them ... apparently the west coast dealers got the big allocations and remaining dealers across the US were fortunate to get a small number so in our area it was a sea of yellow - a diverse group of 125s were replaced by mostly Suzuki TM125s ... was not uncommon to see around 20 TM125s on the starting line

You need this bracket to support the left foot rest. It bolts the the inner side of the hoodstand, then under the footrail. It allows for the ram to fully extend unobstructed. I'll send one to your for $20. Paypal as "Send Money to Friend". Send to my Paypal account name: daveoman@windstream.net.

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Please Jesus!

Dear Santa, 2020 has been very good to PullStart Stables. If you could please just bring more shop time, a case of a Regal Red paint and maybe a nice buck to hone my aim before the season is over, I’d really appreciate it! In fact, my children expect 5 deer this year, but I’ve only harvested one. I won’t shoot your reindeer though, of course!

That was my first "bike" . . . a Honda Trail 70.

one time they ran the 100s with the 125s there were around 36 or 38 bikes ; they started the motos with two rows - it was crazy the Yamaha 100 had some serious top end especially with little me on it (I was just 13 at the time) and I was able to pass many of the bigger 125s - but I struggled with the rough stuff was close to trophy last time I raced the Yamaha - but threw the chain in a rough section just before the finish line ... no kidding ... locked the rear wheel and I was unable to push the bike ... this was a heartbreaker took a break after that - and then got the RM100 and after struggling first two races (terrible starts) then ran at the front consistently and trophied (one after another) - mostly 2nd - 4th place finishes and one 1st place finish the next year it seemed just about every friend discovered cars and girls and that was the end of motocross ! lol

off road motorcycles were a big part of my life growing up ... late 60's / early 70's lived on a dead end street near a lot of undeveloped woods ; just on my street and next street there were around 10 bikes my list in chronological order : Lil Indian mini bike (used) Honda 90 (basket case) 1971 Yamaha JT-1 Mini Enduro (new) 1972/73? Steen X-100 (new) 1973 Yamaha LT-MX 100 (used) 1976 Suzuki RM100 (new) 1975 Suzuki RM125 (used) 1978 Suzuki RM125 (used) 1978 Suzuki RM125 (parts bike) 1982 Yamaha IT175 (new) 1984 Yamaha IT200 (new) 1989 Kawasaki KDX200 (new) also had a Honda ATC-70 in the 80's I used to fool around with (the ultimate wheelie machine) and one street bike - Kawasaki Ninja 250 (EX250) two snowmobiles - Yamaha Enticer ET340 and PZ480 Phazer II still have the KDX200 and Phazer - but have not used them in years

I’ve really been wanting a 540 rpm under mount PTO for my commando 8. I believe it’s called PTO-66. Although I have zero use for it I think it’s a cool attachment and it would fit nicely in Santa’s bag!!

Full disclosure, I used full synthetic (Walmart brand) 10W40. I drained all oil from transmission, transaxle, hoses, and lift cylinder. Filter was replaced with genuine Toro/Wheel Horse 79-5270. Since I've had the tractor, my temps have ranged from about near 0 to around 100 F. No problems. In the coldest weather the tractor goes strong without warm-up.

@Jhook e-tank is your friend here

That’s the beautiful things about wheel horse from 1972/or 73 all the way to 2007 they made the attach a matic. And all those attachments; the plow, the 36” 42” and 48” mower decks, the three snowblowers, the rototiller .. and I’m sure I have forgotten about about 25 or 35 attach a matics that will fit perfectly on your tractor! Just check the transmission fluid, make sure it doesn’t have any water in it.. if it does check the shifter boot!

Linkage, steering and hood was tough. The linkage was the worse because I changed engines, had to channel the frame to accept the Predator engine. I must have tinkered a week on those rods. Just like the factory when you depress the brake it centers the hydro and there is a pull cable on the dash connected to the brake lock to park. The covers and such were all ready fabricated. The test run with the 8 hp just was lack luster. Looked nice and fit nice, I wanted to be able to full stroke the hydro and go. The 13 runs great and sounds like a Harley.

Everything from 1971-ish(???) Up should work except the 60" deck.

I solved some important wiring issues. The Switch on one C-145 was a four position and somehow the starter circuit did not work, Put on the correct three position one and we are happy now. The previous owner was so frustrated with the problem he let it go really cheap. We are moving the coil an both of these 145s. The old coil tore out the engine cowl, so now the coli is mounted at the back of the engine as I have seen on some of the herd. Got two cowlings about finished with JB Weld. Like it never happened. Trying to fill in some pits in the head area. Using ultra high temp JB weld that the company website says works on aluminium. We'll see how it comes along, but i am optimistic as it is rated for 1500 degrees i think.. Anyway, I am workig on three--soon to be four tractors at once. I can snag one and spin it on a dime with the mobile 4 wheel mini lift., so it takes the cramp out of a small shop space and really saves my back You guys have a nice Thanksgiving. Mrs Farmer and I are gonna chill at home as covid rate is pretty high. The people are surviving at a higher rate, but a guy down the road really had a scare, and now his wife is infected. They are only in mid thirties.. Well, back to the tractors....The ultra high heat JB Weld is a water based product that hardens in air. It is also grainy, but we will see if it sands down well enough to fill the pitting and be ood enough for a gasket. Also shown is my sandwich bag trick with the regular JB. This is the third coat and it skims on really nice. All I had was a credit card that expired, and i used the plastic sandwich bag to smooth over the corner with my finger on the clean side of the bag. It works well to get it really close. It will be ready for final sanding tomorrow.