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Finally hung my 13th anniversary banner today that @953 nut designed and @Vinylguy printed for me! Thanks again guys!

I'm sometimes called a Jackass! I do that at my day job. I put a pad and pencil in my hand. If the boss comes in and I wake up I mutter, "Thank You Jesus, AMEN!" turn and say "What's up Boss?" ... can't bust me for PRAYING! Hopefully he doesn't notice that long squiggly line on the paper that happened as I dozed off!

Testing everyone's nj geography

Two projects today required on tractors that were bothering me for weeks! I just kept avoiding working on them! I had my 853 set up for snowplowing this winter. Used it twice but noticed a leak and saw it was coming from one side of the tank underneath. I have owned this tractor for five years and never had a leak before. However, it is one of those two piece tanks and low and behold it was leaking out the side. So I see the sheet metal screws are not original and that means the previous owner must have put a new seal in. Turns out the sheet metal screws were loses! Loosened up I suppose from use! I tighter all up snd no more leak. However I will probably redo in summer with some permatex or whatever on the sheet metal screws. The second issue was my B80 that had not been running correctly and I have changed spark plug, cleaned carb and carb needle and finally started to run ok. Put the snowplow on the B80 and completed one pass on the dive and she died. Started again and she died. Ok what is it? I pushed her back in the garage and got her running again and adjusted carb . Sat on seat and turned her over and when I released my foot from clutch she died. So I figured must be an electrical safety switch issue! Looked at PTO switch, clutch then seat! Ah ha, my seat is a replacement Michigan Seat from Northern Tool from about nine years ago. It has a place for the original seat safety switch. However, the switch has a sticky foam pad that holds it to the seat bottom to ground. It was hanging loose probably from the cold etc. So I cut a piece of black duct tape and stuck the pad back on the seat bottom! Started like the old days, ran for thirty minutes as I finished the driveway plowing and glory be that was the needed fix! Mind you 19 today when I started and warmed up to 22 degrees but done by noon!

Seems a real shame to burn, people pay money for boards like that

Easy neighbor...... they're watching.

Just really quick want to mention that I choosed right, ever since i have a Wheel Horse, I loved the look an the serviceability of them. Never seen one in person before, but youtube convinced me, then finding red square, I had to find a nice horse. we are 2 months further, and I am having some bad luck with the trannys: Welded hubs, loose axles, disapeard axle bearings, loose hubs, oh yeah, did I already mentioned that they are all leaking tranny fluid. So I started on fixing trannys today at 8p.m. local time here. I already was finding these trannys so heavy, but when i opened it........ WOOOOWWW that final gear is HUUGEEE! Applause for Wheel Horse , the damn quality off this stuff. I finally convinced my parents that that old junk, maybe old, but surely ain't junk!

Just wondering Cas...did you have to pay the Bern to use his pic?

I make a new pin (weld a piece of steel on 3/4 round stock ) Drill out the axle to 7/8" and press in two sleeve bearings.

Today is tranny day, removing hubs, replacing seals. Made myself a hub puller, ain't the best one for the hubs, but it's better then the hammer. Working on 3 transmission at the moment, all with leaking axle seals. OEM seals, how long will they last on average? Once the tranny's are good, time to restore the pre-toro 314-8 with the K321 and 8 pinion 1 1/8 inch axles tranny And protecting the decks against rust before the season. @ebinmaine because you asked: pics!

It took me 20 years to get my driveway paved doing it a little bit at a time myself over the years. But before that it was covered with rock. I made my driveway purposely extrawide so that when I would plow snow I would actually start in the middle and plow to the outside so that the snow and gravel would pile up along the edge of the driveway. When the snow would melt, I would simply take my snow blade and spread the windrows of gravel from the outside back towards the middle of the driveway. It’s a little unconventional I guess but it worked well for me.

I’ve got stuff everywhere. Some was inherited when we bought the place, some came with us. I came into some long slabs of wood, weathered and warped. I grabbed the old rack and boy does it make firewood easy! The old 18” 450 Husky makes it easier!

Just noticed, with that model’s engine location, he’s gonna really “feel the Bern”...

I wouldn't want a Wheel Horse that only turns left!

The last one it was the front hole egged out. The tab on the pin if it is still bolted in place seems to protect the rear frame hole. Just made a small plate drilled to 3/4 and welded it on the front. You need to make your new pin longer

Re-did one of my dump carts while I was at it. When you're painting one project , you might as well do 10 more.

I have to become like @stevasaurus I have 3 trannys the two from bizon, One i know, had a loose axle, hub is thight on her, he couldn't get it off, an i stripped a bolt, bent my puller with it only a hammer could get her loose in the vise. But the other 2 after replacing the axle seal, somehow the bearing just disapeard. You wouldn't know it because the axle is sits in pretty strait. Seems like am gone have to crack open 3 transmissions, better get to work.

Nice mittens...

I was going to post some pics for "Wide Rear Wednesday" but it's too cold and windy to go to Wal-Mart!

Have her come on over here, I've got stack of various types of wood and plywood, that I've been saving, thinking one day I might have a use for it. Probably the only time I'll need it is after I get rid of it.

I will trade you some of this!

Finally got started on a heavy maintenance of the 418A. show about 1300 hrs but the meter didn't work when I got it and has had sporadic outages since. Has been running fine but i am sure she would benefit from a decarboning and I want to tighten up the front axle pivot pin and some other wear points...The heated office space in the work shop is getting crowded.

Hey Max, the bearings perhaps slid inwards towards the 1533 bearings & only way to know is split the cases. When installing any of the caged needle bearings they should always be pressed in. Hammering them in can distort the cages leading to premature failure. I invested in some cheap tools to make things go easier. Bearing Puller Seal installer

Hey Frank, the 8 speed doesn’t have too many leak points. Input shaft, brake shaft, axle shafts and case gasket. The gear shifter has a boot and the hi-low shifter has nothing. Not too much fluid gets tossed that high to leak out. My best suggestion would be to wash the transmission well with a degreaser and or a pressure washer. Put some masking tape under the shafts mentioned and near the case gasket. Run it a while, check the tape for moisture. That should indicate where it’s coming from. The key is to not let the leak point to saturate everything before you check.

Gotta wait like 3 minutes for the race to start. Love the guy who drives right inside the trailer!

Is that a "Bern Find"?

Has anyone ever used this stuff? Holy crap it works good. You can literally just spray the gunk away. Before and after pics. No rubbing or scrubbing.

Looks like full 1" boards? I plane them down for shelving.

Nice!! @pullstart I have a 6 year old daughter and a 3 year old son, so I know how that sleeping takes place!😁

All I planned to do to my 854 was just tidy a few things up; we all know how that goes. I have a new seat cover to install and when I removed the old one I found a 1/4" thick steel plate bolted on top of the cracked original seat pan. Removed the seat pan and saw how they are held together: The reinforcing plate is crimped to the upper pan and it works loose over time causing the seat to twist and crack, so I straightened out the metal and used our resistance spot welder to put them together properly and permanently. It will look factory and hold up much better. Also mig-welded the cracks in the top of the pan.

So I'm just gonna leave this pic right here. Next projects powerplant?

Sleigh ride nap!

I didnt even rinse it off. Start at the top and work your way to the bottom. Done.

She is beginning to smile at me now. Time for some chisel on this side.

The Kubota‘s, iseki‘s and all the other „Small Tractor‘s“ how they be called here are very similar. They differs in Engines 2&3 cyl. in HP and in dimensions. Each newer, the more Horsepower is available. A big Advance on Loaderwork can be the Hydro drives, but they have some dis on Field working. Clearance is their biggest disadvance in direct comparsion to a shifter version. The Loaders can be mostly interchanged with few mods, except the modular versions they be typically built especially for any Brand. However i urgently recommending a ROPS on a FEL Tracta, a roof or maybe a cabin is a nice addon for Winter use. The reason i built my Loader myself was the restricted Angles and heights of the Loaders i see on the „standart sold Versions“. The max. Usable height was on most given at 1,70m, i built mine to be able work up to 2,45m height. That height for me was required for my Hedgecutter I built later as Add on out of an old Sickle bar. Another thing for me was a wide range of possible tools, therefore i built it with a selfmade Quickchanger, but that can also sometimes as an addon be purchased for the most „Standart Loaders“. The strenght of the Loaders differs by the Hydraulic cylindres and can be mostly changed with other cylindres. the question is how strong they be built. 250-300 Kilo should never be a problem, heavier thins the field quickly. Even so the Speed of the Hydraulics, that is given by the Hydraulic pump. They mostly be adapted on HP of the Tractas but can simply be upgraded to a higher gpm version hydraulicpump, what speeds up the hydraulic Movement but also reduces than the lift capacity. Hydraulics for FEL and Attachements are nearly allways separated from the drive i prefer a shift Gear Tracta. My Iseki i.eg. have also a cat1 3 Point with announced 500Kg lift capacity and a Rear PTO with Three speeds (540 1080 2120) but normally 540rpm is the official Standart. on the 4WD versions the middle PTO is normally used for the Frontaxle drive like on mine. An additional Engine PTO ( belt driven) is also optional available for the most. The same on the Kubota‘s, the Yanmars and the mitsubishi and whatever Brand is out there. ( maybe Kioti‘s but there is @WVHillbilly520H is the knowledge here for that Brand) it‘s a question of what you need and how much money you will invest. However my best advice is take a look at it, if it will fit your needs, do a testdrive if you feel comfortable with it, some dealers here have a trial machine, where you can test before buy. That is the best Way to find a Tracta that fit‘s your needs.

The biggest thing I am afraid of is when they decide ban the carburetor, repair kits, spark plugs etc.. or they get taxed at a bazillion dollar rate

I actually have something like that 'in stock'! "Hello, my name is Jeff and I'm a hoarder!" I guess the trick is going to be figuring out a way to make them easily height adjustable. Shouldn't be a problem I think, and worth a try! (Winter might be over by then!)

you cover freight?

I know it could be used, but wood is my primary heat source. That makes it pretty valuable to me. I have used plenty of firewood for various things around the house too... I’ll probably stash some of this for bird houses too.

My BBT is funny. Extra tractor parts. Oddball pieces of metal. rods and linkages. Sheet metal. Anything odd like that if I want to throw it away she don't care. You put your hands on a piece of scrap Lumber? No no no no no. Don't throw that away! I can use that for something.

@pullstart, here is the JD blade,https://www.ebay.com/itm/John-Deere-970-used-Front-End-Hydraulic-7-Snow-Plow-/353260086740?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l4929 easy on and off after the brackects are attached, basically same blade if adapted to work on the Kioti, VERY heavy duty fully hydraulic (uses the loader control valve) can be locked out for Dozer work or floating/trip for snow, plus like you said mid/front 2000rpm PTO and rear 540 Cat 1 3pt attachments, now you seen why I have been slowly migrating to these SCUTs, it opens up a whole new world, I love my but one size won't do it all and MFWD fuel sipping diesel power and attachment expandability that standard garnden tractors can't touch, both of mine are 20-22hp but the Kioti is a bit larger/heavier for more "hobby farm" work than the eMax which to me is just an oversized xi IMO

Only way to wake me up is with a tractor ride!

Hey Max! You can do it! One thing I learned, is install the seals after you assemble the transmission. Put some electric tape over the key way slot to prevent tearing the seal. Slide it onto the axle with some grease to help it along, then tap it into the case. A length of PVC pipe appropriately sized slid over the axle will help with the seal installation too.

I've only taken apart 1 so far, but have another under my bench that I need to open at some point. Axles have messed up key-ways on them. I watched lots of videos (most from Stevasaurus) and I was able to do it just fine. I got some replacement parts from Lowel at Wheel Horse Parts & More, and Lincoln at A-Z Tractors. EDIT: If you run into any stumbling blocks, there is plenty of people on here who will be able to help.

This is Patriot Horse B80 back when it had the heavy tires and wheel weights. Tractor weight at this point was probably about 950 lb. I ran it without chains because I wanted the so-called weak link to be the lack of traction and even then you can see what it was capable of without much effort...

Yes it is, I bought it for my wife in October last year. Ironically for Wednesday Tractor Rides, it’s the best snow navigator in the herd! I believe we figured out it’s a 1956.

Oh look at those hubs just laying, waiting on seals. Today is pic day

As for power/gearing- I have a 655 for sale and you wouldnt believe how many folks said 'no thanks' when they found out its 'only' 6hp. My keeper 655 'lil booger' impresses me more every time I use it. People get too hung up on big power, which is not always needed......

Actually an excellent idea