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Prepared a switching gate cover

Didn't really need another tractor with a loader,but what the heck.You only live once.Hour and a half trip one way to pick it up.First real road trip for the Squaw and I since the pandemic hit last year.It was nice to put some miles on the truck and trailer.Ford model 1100 4 wheel drive.Cat 1 3 point hitch.Loader.Has a little 2 cyl diesel.I guess a whopping 13 horsepower.Had to have it.Sure is a cute little tractor.Runs great.Just needs some love.Spelled p-a-i-n-t.Good shop project for next Winter.

I have been making my pins for years. This is the old style I made these for my 520 deck. on my C-120 I am still using the original plates . I grind off the weld and knock them out and weld in a new 1/2" cold roll rod.. I still need to drill the holes for cotter pins in these.

@pullstart The brazing was a bust and I was basically unsuccessful building up the shafts to my satisfaction with the welder too. Maybe good enough for some, but not for me. So I came up with alternate plan for the front bracket pins. I could not justify almost $20 each for those pins! Sooooo, I hit the box store for some 1/2" metal tube with 1/16 wall thickness which means 3/8" ID and a 3/8" carriage bolt fits snugly inside. A 4-1/2" carriage bolt is a perfect size, some 3/8" flat washers and Nyloc nuts. I think I spent about $10 on everything. (I already had some of the hardware). The picture below is missing one of the flat washers that goes under the nut. The tubing is cut just slightly longer than the roller. I had to grind off part of the square on the carriage bolt to get the washer to slip over and the whole thing tighten up so it doesn't flop around in the bracket. That small ring is a piece of the tubing and serves to center the nut end of the carriage bolt in the 1/2" hole in the bracket. It's a little tricky to get the thing together, you have to slip the flat washers in place while holding the roller and push the bolt through. Kinda need three hands. So that takes care of the worn front pins. On to the rear shaft with the two rollers on the 1/2" bar: As I said, I wasn't happy with building them up with the welder and the brazing didn't really work out either, so out came the Sawzall and grinder. I took Pullstart's suggestion to heart. Cut the worn bar out, ground down the welds, and drilled out the remaining piece of the original rod. THEN... I grabbed a piece of 1/2" steel rod, and made a 'lathe' by clamping my 1/2" drill into my vice and cut e-clip slots in the rod with a hacksaw as the rod was turning. Worked PERFECTLY! The bar is 16" long and the e-clip slots are 1/8" from the end on the original. I left a little extra on the end. The OD on the inside of the slots is 0.405 for a 1/2" e-clip. Ready to weld the new bar in! I should have done this BEFORE I repainted the shaft! It was still rather soft when I was working on it. I actually didn't plan on going this far with it. Nothing another coat of paint won't fix! I'm SUPER happy the way this is turning out! That main 3/4" shaft has a slight bend in it. I may leave it be cuz I can't think of a good way to straighten it and it's not really that bad. One idea I had was jacking the car and setting it on wood blocks under the tire and lowering the car on it. Yeah, I think not... I never noticed it when it was installed on the deck but judging by the other damage to the deck it's clear that a previous owner rammed the deck into something quite solid while backing up at a good clip. Almost there!

I finally have all 3 of my horses home and running. I can't decide which one is my favorite

Had to get in one more pic for the day. Coming soon....my first transmission rebuild. That ought to be interesting.

Starting to look more like a tractor again

So I know Dan and wasn't going to pester him with my 701 issues... I did get a half a roller tho and the F plate welded...yep I'm a flux core rookie but did see the errors of my ways so learning. Good enough for the women I go out with. Offer to come over and help wet sand but gotta go see dad tommorow.

Trina got a few shots of a yellow bellied sapsucker today. Here's the best 2. More zoom in action with the official @WHX24 camera of awesomeness.

Years ago, I was watching a Johnny Carson re-run. Jimmie Stewart was on the show and read a poem he had written about a camera. He wrote the poem as if the camera were speaking. I thought it was kind-a cool. I thought if a camera can write a poem, so can a tractor. I wrote and published this on another tractor forum in 2017. It is a true story about one of my "other" red tractors. I wrote it shortly after completing the rebuild on it. I have adapted it to fit a Wheel Horse. I am a Wheel Horse Tractor, 14 horse power strong Start me in the morning, and I'll run hard all day long I'll mow the grass, push the snow, and even turn the soil Just fill me up with gasoline, and please check my oil My owner used me every day, I didn't ask for much A little washing, an oil change, now and then, a tune up I got bumped and bruised along the way, and scratched in different places But time and time I proved myself, going through my paces After 30 years I was handed down, to his son in law And after ten more I was handed down To his son in laws, son in law. The years had taken it's toll on me, I was looking pretty rough My motor spit and sputtered, I was filled with dirt and rust I was delegated to a shed, returning ,slowly, slowly, to dust To let me waste away like this, I thought that it was wrong I am a Wheel Horse Tractor, 14 horse power strong And then one day my second owner, came back and saw me there He looked at me and shook his head I need tender loving, care He took me home and washed me off, I wasn't much to look at He scratched his head the way guys do and thought, “I think I can fix that, The wrenches came out, the bolts removed, I was laying there in pieces In buckets, cans, and jars were parts, I looked like a pile of “feces” He'd work for hours, and was happy to, Now thank God and Wheel Horse, he had something he could do I wanted back together, it shouldn't take too long I am a Wheel Horse Tractor, 14 horse power strong He'd work till dark, go inside and promise to come later I sure hope so, I miss my tires, my bolts and nuts, and my carburetor Sometimes he'd go fishing, leave me all alone I wanted him to come back “Get your dumb ass home” It took a while, some cuss words, a smashed finger with a tear Some paint and polish, a little cash And a whooooole lotta beer I feel much better now. I'm back together again new wires and switches, and best of all new paint on all my tin Now I feel like a million bucks, and he says that I should But if he had the chance to do it again I'm certain that he would I am back to greatness, feeling like King Kong I am a Wheel Horse Tractor, 14 horse power strong.

After about 7hrs of scrubbing on the sheet metal with 400 grit sand paper I could finally make some paint fly. Seems I showed pic's of the hood in my last post, I'll show the hood again. Paint laid down pretty good for a rainy day paint job. Now that that the sheet metal is painted I can start assembly soon.

Thanks for sharing here Mike. Godspeed on your recovery Russ!

What are you sayin..the Bear needed more support at the rear end?

May be for a rear facing passanger seat.

Mounted up the starter generator on the 1257Heavy and then installed the steering column for more mocking up. Tested the starter generator out once installed and got to see the engine turn over by somthing other then my hand so that was nice!

Spoon bit . Used in a brace and preferred by chairmakers due to the fact amongst others that one can make tapered holes with them. Notches are user made and not original to it. Very old braces did not have a standard chuck configuration or design and bits were many times made specifically for a particular brace. Notches on this one were obviously made to accommodate the chuck of a particular brace.

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I messed with worse. I messed with this one and turned it into that one.

I was able to prep the sheet metal today. First a little mud work to take care of some imperfections. After finishing the mud work all of the sheet metal received a coat of self etching primer, 3 coats of gray urethane primer, and a mist coat of black primer to use as a guide coat. Tomorrow's plans consist of scrubbing the black guide coat off with 400grit sand paper and laying down some nice red paint.

Hey all. Just got a call from Nancy, the daughter of one of our oldest members, Russ, as we know him here @SALTYWRIGHT..,maybe even our oldest member. Russ asked her to call me to fill me in so I could keep you all in the loop. Seems he has some sort of heart issue and is in St Vincent’s Hospital in Bridgeport Ct. She said it was NOT a heart attack. Russ will be 92 in 10 days AND he and his wife just celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary!!! Obviously Wheel Horse tractors and a good woman are the secrets to a looooong run . She also said that he is bummed that he will miss the Zagray Tractor/Machinery show that’s only 3 weeks away. So let’s all keep Russ in our thoughts.

Put the 520H hood, belt guard, console side covers, and seat pan back on after painting them Rustoleum Regal Red...I guess the paint job turned out alright... Wish I had some pics of when I first got it... Then I couldn't wait to get my new decals from @Vinylguy put on... What do you horsemen think...and does that Onan sound okay ? I know it's probably hard to tell from a video... Took her out and let her run a bit...had to inspect the curbs and gutters in the neighborhood... 20210411_165354.mp4

Fired up the grill for the 1st time in 2021!

Did you pay extra for the comfort package?

I did NOT make the same paint mistake on the front wheels.

Working on my front wheels this morning. Getting some painting done

Seems a combo of those would be the way to get max strong-ness.

If it needs reboring I would have everything replaced while its torn down ; piston and con rod obviously, crank ground, new valve guides and valves, new crank bearings, all new gaskets and seals. It really is worth getting it done in one go while the engine is stripped out. Nothing worse than doing a few bits to find an oil leak or shonky bearing in a few months. Mick

You ever buy a 10 pack of something on Amazon, but you only need 2 of them so you end up having 8 leftover in your toolbox for YEARS? That was my story with these #15 o-rings but I found a use for 6 of them today. I pulled them over the deck lift handle on the 312-8 that I use for mowing, and they fit right in the little concentric slots on the grip. Now that they're raised you get a nice grip on the handle, it basically makes finger grooves which is kind of nice.

I mostly retreated a picture from the 1961 dealer sales flyer I have that shows a lineup of optional accessories. the accessories are the suburban fender and tool box option, tombstone weight, stepped foot rests, and seat hinge. I have not seen another seat hinge like this besides the one I own. The sign I show in my pic is also the hard to find circa 1961 plastic sales and service sign that is also pictured in the same paperwork.

Hi new to the group have a 312-8 but want something little older I’ll be going up to Rockford Illinois on the April 22nd, I’m gonna be driving from FL going threw Georgia Tennessee Indiana and up threw Illinois, anyone have anything for sale let me know I’ll have cash and empty trailer really wanting to get something going up or even back down thank you! Would really like round hood style 50s to 70 but some 80s might be interested in

High octane fuel does not have any benefit for a stock Kohler as they are not a high compression engine. But 93 octane premium is the only non ethanol gas available in my area so this is what I run. Most important - Keep ethanol away from your engine if at all possible

THAT would explain it! Springs are fine, tractor is backwards.

Get well soon Russ. My best wishes to a great guy.

They may be OK. But....If they are correct, I think your tractor may be bassackwards. I think, anyway. Maybe not. It is going to be beautiful though.

I extracted the aerator from the shed today and took it for a spin round the lawn. Despite two large concrete blocks added to improve the penetration, I made little impression. I think I may need to get a little more aggressive, but will wait till the weather warms up and the grass starts to grow again!

Full time fwd systems normally have some sort of differential between the front and rear axles to account for the differing travel distance between the front and rear when turning. The Jeep CJ's I've owned did not have a differential, instead, they relied on the tires slipping, figuring the vehicle would have limited traction when fwd was used. I imagine a tractor would make that same assumption.

When you went into the house did Sharon ask, "Did you get a new cologne ?"

If you do as suggested, add a grease nipple, you call them zerks I think. Be easier for Trina to swing it.

They are from a Gravely 566. Origanally the hubs went on a tapered, keyed shaft. I drilled them out and made some bushings/spacers for them. The rims are a match to those. They're 2 piece rims. 8"x4"

I have foumd that alternately rotating the input shaft and brake drum while tapping the case with a rubber mallet works to get it to come together.

Not having taken one of these apart before, I can only wonder if perhaps a needle from one of the bearings has come adrift and is jammed between the end of a shaft and the bearing cap? I don’t know. This is something I have come across before with auto driveshaft universal joints. However, I’m sure someone on here will have the answer for you.

Your doing well Eric. Only thing I would do different would be to make it swing. You could then pick something up at the side, then swing it round above a trailer behind.

Almost ready to mount a tire.

Great Color Combo 👍

I don't know why there seems to be so many carb problems. I have a 1979 c-101 ( bought new) with original carb never rebuilt only had to put new bushing on throttle shaft and a 1989 414-8 bought used about 20 years ago no carb troubles. Maybe I am just lucky but I do regular maintenance and use seafoam and corn free gas . Now that I brought this up probable have all kind of problems. Bob

In NY the Bluebird is the state bird. Outside of at a distance, I have yet to see one in 62 yrs! I do get a lot of Goldfinches, Cardinals and Downy Woodpeckers at my feeders

You cant beat that price! That's alot of saved money to put into tractor.

I sprayed in a bedliner on my old ranger. I bought the gun and it works like a dream. My wife was even impressed because she is usually just tired of me messing around with my little truck. The gentleman that I bought this truck from was older and eventually could no longer drive. Unfortunately he parked it under a tree and a lot of debris accumulated in the bed that actually had some rust issues. Other than that the truck was from Arkansas wit zero rust through. I patched the holes and then sprayed the bedliner on in three coats and it really turned out nice.