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Took a second tractor / sleigh ride / nap today. Second gear, likely around 2300 rpms. Wouldn’t you know, my Tough As Nails Wheel Horse “Poppy” the 552 never skipped a beat. I know that plowing snow and fields will test a GT to it’s limits. Pulling a sleigh and a couple kids? Naw, that’s like retirement to this thing! Now, I’ll sip a coffee and wait for the little one to wake. And @Mikey the Monkey I think today’s the day she’ll become a big sister

I really feel sorry for that 552.

Geez someone out getting seat time and here I am sittin here doing a resto! This 701 hood @Achto give me going to the blaster tomorrow so just for the halibut see if I could get the original decal off. With the help of a razor thingy and a little heat. I should see if i can decoupage it to a nice plaque for a wall hanger.

This Super A is sort of row cropish, very stable especially when you adjust the axle width.

The mind is a terrible thing to loose. That was a steel nozzle. Turns out the one in my parts box is the carbide one I bought but hadn't put in yet....

How much for the mane.....been thinkin about a transplant.

@pullstart you are an accident waiting to happen . Hope you have good insurance .

All of the letter series Farmall's (A,B,C,H,M and the Cub) were considered row crop tractors. They had adjustable widths and more ground clearance and were labeled Farmall. The high crop versions of the Farmall's would have the letter V after the first letter. Like this MV for example. During that time the W series (W4,W6,W9,) were considered standard tractors. The W4 had the same engine as the H. The W6 had the same engine as the M. The W9 stood alone and had the largest engine for IH at the time. These were mainly tillage tractors, they did not have adjustable widths and were labeled as McCormick's.

My moto is and has been, skin grows back but gloves cost money. Bob

My horse died...I am thinking about parting it out.

We see ones like this barreling down the road quite frequently and they do have a road gear.

Hand the wife a shovel is the easiest way! Ramp would probably be best as it might be difficult to pull it out of a ditch

Just saw this on FB. Mighty fine!

I try to use the threaded ones on everything I can. I trust them more than the little clippy ones.

Recently got a "new" D200 and among a few of its problems was the gas tank was way gone! Tanks are scarce for the 'D's' and only one I could find was $300 plus shipping - that was a bit much for me. While prowling the bay I ran across an import version of the well known "Jerry Can" for cheap and thought .... Hmmmmm! Surprisingly the rust was mainly on the sides of the tank which left the studs and fuel valve in good shape. Using a hole saw I cut the existing fixtures out, dressed/cleaned them up and brazed them to the new tank. Being the typical 'import' item the metal was quite thin and despite using the low heat for brazing, I still blew 3-4 holes. Doing a 'bench test' putting some fuel in to ck for leaks --- well, took me 3 tries to get them all plugged up! And here we are (despite the fuzzy pic) Turned out pretty well, even looks pretty close to the original tank

I don’t know... Gonna consult the Bumps & Bruises mods on this one... That looks like just a plain ole’ flesh wound... no spurting’, oozin’ or bone showin’... Gotta say it’s not up to your usually high injury standards... Slow day in the mid-Mitten?

Last time plowing with Poppy, it was running pretty iffy... then not at all. I cleaned and checked the gap on the points, degreased the front of the engine and cleaned up the filthy spark plug. We’re chug-a-luggin’ again! It’s a beautiful day for tractor rides before ALL the snow melts!

Got one of these?

Just an update on my experiences with the OTR AGs, I was out this evening starting to repair the lawn and try to push some of the gravel and sod back to where it belongs, so right before putting the back in the barn there's still snow on the hill in the back yard, so with Kevin @pullstart getting hung in the slush I figured I should see how the ole 520 would go up the hill in 2-3" wet/slush like snow on still nearly frozen ground... Fluid filled and around 70# of iron wheel weights, NO chains needed unlike turf tread ,enjoy. 20210303_170015.mp4

I'll take the rear end ....aaahhh second thought there's enough of them here to go around....

Kevin I'm just happy to see this didn't require an emergency room visit

What for? It was a carcass when I got it, used parts I had on hand to make little kids, along with myself, smile many, many times.

Then finally made it to safety. The plentiful amounts of clean snow surrounding helped keep my finger clean and well.

Similar down the road from me:

High Crop tractors were used for cultivation and were primarily used by flatlanders so stability wasn't that big of a concern. As a kid I cultivated corn and potatoes with a 1949 Case SC much like the one pictured below. The taller rear wheels and narrow front made it less stable than a high crop would probably be but we had no problem.

Gives a whole new meaning to "Duallies"

Tried My Hand at Planing......... Oh man, I thought we were gonna see some great fishing videos.

Wish I had a wife... I need someone to do my laundry, too.

WHAT Monkey you got another offspring !?!?! Are congrats in order ?We want pics of the little rascal! Fill me in I promise I won't cuss or order you to have another one! I'm lost but you know I'm slow ... I'm handing it to you then.. I got some of that 50/50 epoxy on the shelf but might be bad by now.... thinking glue in on to a bark edged board and using that .. SWMBO might go for that with her cabin motif. ... Maybe even let me put it in the bedroom.wher i can get something to look at.....

So it melted completely 10 times? Or is only 1/10th of what it was?

Kevin, stick that finger in a shot of Wheel Horse Bourbon. It will only sting for a minute.

Forgot pic

yer replaceable... the tractor I hear tell they don't make them anymore If a guy smashes his thumb getting a hitch pin out that's an honorable would and can not be held against him .... smashing it out of stupidity now,,...

Time to add 4 wheel drive.

I like these projects. And sliding doors are certainly the current trend. I suspect in a few years when this runs its course that all of our homes will appear dated. I don't have better pictures, but I made these sliding doors from Alder for my basement to close off a bedroom. My wife looked at lots of doors and didn't find anything that was to her liking (that we were willing to pay for) so asked if I could make something instead. She wanted them to be heavier looking than the off the shelf models. The vertical boards float in grooves I cut into the stiles and rails. To block vision between adjacent boards, I cut grooves into the edge of each vertical board and put splines in between. The splines are glued into only one of the boards so they don't rattle. Because I didn't know when to say when, there is a little bit of EPDM foam in the grooves of the rails here and there to keep it snug but still let them grow as needed, hopefully without blowing it apart. So far, so good. No massive movement or problems due to humidity swings. I had planned to tenon everything together, but got lazy and used a fancy gizmo that makes floating tenons instead for expediency. No metal fasteners, but it felt like cheating. I don't have pix of the finished doors. They are sort of gray now. The top and bottom panels aren't the same height but the angle of the photo makes it appear so. If I had to do it over, they wouldn't be so thick. I think they ended up around 1-3/4" which means the track at the top needs to stand off the wall further than I wanted. Didn't think that through... Steve PS - in anticipation of the "you sure like expensive tools comment" I'll defend myself by saying I buy all of my stuff used.

I commend you for turning a living room into anything else! At our old house, I built a master bath out of a living room. It was pretty much a total gut and redo. I even cut an 8’ hole in the exterior wall to reframe for a big bay window above the garden tub!

Here’s an update, after day 2. There was a 2x10 underneath the bay window so we had to frame out a little bit bit more. We filled it all with insulation! (It’s a gambrel house) got the closet sorta framed. Tightened up some wiring, I had to add a 2 gang box so it could be exposed!

This could get really ugly. I found another snow blower.

Two of my SIL’s on that side of the fam are pregnant. One will be within 24 hours. Another SIL on the other side, the two not due now are within 1 week of each other! We’re far past having kids, but being able to enjoy nieces and nephews sure is fun!

Save your money. I understand the WH wrenches can bend. Old deck blade hacksaw and a grinder and a bit of time and it will not bend and mine is several years old now.

Check the hubs first. If the hubs are good then check the input pulley on the transmission to see if the key has sheered.

Tools to the side for a bit now. It’s time to develop final design.

That's what's on a lot of the older ones from the mid 60s or so up until the late 70s.

If you owned a tree farm then you would want one of these.

I made it a good ways before sticking into the slushy snow again...

Love that tractor Jim. If it had a front end loader Trina would have already bought it but if I come up with even half an excuse you and I are going to have to talk!!

I had a scammer like that wanted me to send a wire transfer to the shipper and when it was delivered if I was totally satisfied I could send payment at that time, if I wasn't happy the shipper would take it back. In conversation I had the would be scam seller tell me where the $ 500 like new 523DXI was located. I told him I was only a few miles from there and would come over to look at it. Guess he figured I acutely was close to the fictitious location because he kept making excuses for why he couldn't show it to me. Sounded a bit like a cat in a litter pan trying to cover up their business.