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Finished my sail boat mast to flag pole conversion today… Pretty pleased with how it turned out.

Pour a gallon of this in there. Let it sit for a week. Empty it out and rebuild the engine. Works every time!

Hi all. Well? After a lot of work . Ordering parts from an ebay seller. And straightening a lot of pieces. Meaning? The grille, lower front cowl, the headlight panel, the fan. And? The hood and dash panel. Replacing the radiator and 1 headlight assembly? She lives . I put new tires on front too. Here's some pics.

I coined this phrase yesterday. It's a Pullstart Moment ??!!!

Went zipping around on another RJ-58 I got up and running today. Thing is pretty quick!

been preoccupied for lots of reasons, but back on it.... stay tuned

I’ll stick a tube of JBWeld on each piston. That aughtta bump the compression!

Winner Winner chicken dinner... After I posted i started swapping things back an forth with my Commando 8. put the dead tractor coil on my Commando 8 and suddenly she was dead. put the commando 8 coil on the 856 and spark... Thank you Mike and all....

On top of my Wheelhorse all coverd in grease I lost my poor 10mil when somebody sneezed it rolled off the wheelhorse and on to the floor and then my poor 10mil was gone forever more. I litterly have about 5 in corner drawer of toolbox so I can find one easy 😊

Loosing a spark plug socket in a motor home when you’re only half way done...

This is the 520hc

Opened a new remote control for my Hunter ceiling fan this morning and found this. Am I not supposed to eat the battery, or not eat before cooking? I'm still confused.

Why the flying heck would you re-ring that??!!?? Just think of the absolute destruction you're doing to the local mosquito population!!!!!

50/50 transmission fluid cleans them up pretty good, run it hard.....drain r hot! I got a 10 hp magnum that smokes like that when it has not been run for a while. If i run it everyday just a touch of smoke on start up. I run 10w-30 in it and it seems to be the best.

@pullstart

Not quite sure if I like the for sale sign on this tractor... unless it's fer the gal on it?!?!?

Side of some Sunday!

Tonight, Connie the C125 is towing a "launch pad" for fireworks over to the neighbors for some fun Happy 4th and God Bless America!

My 1963 chevy pickup owners manual tells me how to pack the axle bearings and adjust the valves. Now remote controls come with instructions to not eat the batteries.

This is the reason I had to leave the Big Show early. The crabbing was good, the fishing was fair, and the relaxing was excellent.

Was working on the Case SC earlier, and when I stopped to take a break I happened to look down and notice the brand name on the tires. The rears are CO-OP branded, which is not all that uncommon to find on an old tractor around here. But the two old front tires are what caught my attention. Phillips 66 branded, Never seen nor heard of Phillips branded tires before, but thought they were neat, as my Grandpa worked for Phillips for years before finally retiring from ConocoPhillips a few years back. What other odd brands have some of you stumbled across that people may or may not know existed

My friend inherited Gramma's 63 Ford Galaxie. 38000 miles. Smoked like the mosquito fog truck. Beat the snot out of it. Took 3 weeks but the smoke stopped completely. Gramma never took it over 30. Probly wasn't Gramma's mower, but ya never know! It might clear up!

The best for roots? Borrowed (NOT from a real friend).

probably too much smoke for this, but I'd clean the filter behind the valve cover...

You call that smoke?!?!? I got a KT17 that beats that and a Briggs twin that together the US Army wanted me to come lay down smoke screens for their next invasion. Sorry to have to tell you Doc that looks like toasted rings to me. You could try a little MMO in it just for $h!t& grins. Ain't a can of liquid tune up in the world gonna cure that tho.

Distributor clamp on top of the transmission bellhousing on the old small block Chevy's. 1/4" key for the condenser fan on Trane Intellepak's Pack of gum into the basin of a cooling tower. (that one can stay!)

July 5th. The month has barely started. I've had my brainstorm for the month. Now what do I do for the next 26 days?

Loaded and ready to roll

Well that's why I got it out of the weeds !!

Throw a coil on it Paul. Even with pretty good readings, Maybe the coil is shorted to ground internally. Electricity will flow to ground thru the least possible resistance. A winding could be leaking to the case and still give good readings.

It'd bump a LOT of things.

Made a trip to tend to some family business involving squatters on our land. Eviction/trespass orders served and druggies were very polite to the Mrs. when Mr. Is just behind, open carrying his 9mm carbine on land he owns! Made a visit while in the area to visit some relatives and thank them for their service. And a little reminder of my own mortality..lol

fav Chevy big block - L78 396/375 solid lifters - sounded like a diesel lol this was my friends L78 - he still has this car today .. years ago he sold it and got it back

I can most likely help you out with what ever you need. Also have a few horses ready for new owners at the moment. Lets continue on e-mail or PM

Happy 4th! Special thanks to all our veterans, law enforcement, and EMS folks that serve and have served our great country and its citizens! Celebrated with some friends a bit further out in the country and pooled our resources for a very nice firework show!

Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness Happy 4th all

Hoping you're enjoying a bit of independence today. 20210702_145241.mp4

Before we drum you out of the corps Mac...... THEY ARE ALL WORTH SAVING!

@Jeff1129 Like @953 nut said...check all of your wiring... While you're at it, clean all connections( spade ends, brass nuts, etc. ), and apply dielectric grease to help prevent future corrosion- just to get started. WE LOVE PICS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! When you start getting into the restoration, check here often for advice and ideas and you'll get it right the first time. These guys know what filters, fluids, etc. is best for your machine ! I got my first Wheel Horse 4-5 years ago. It is a 1994 520H. I love it ! I let it sit(inside) for a few years after I got it, and last Aug.- Sept really started digging into it and ended up doing what I call a "refresh"... not a total restoration. I had a ball ! May I suggest you become a supporter on Red Square. ( That will turn your username red and allow you to post pics ). I don't know if you have to be a supporter to join the 520H club on here, but I would suggest that too. I recently acquired a 1984 Work Horse GT-1600 Wheel Horse- to grow the herd. It has a twin Briggs, and a manual transmission. I can't wait to dig into it also ! Here are some before and after pics of my 520H to maybe give you a little motivation...

Just add that 454 to the one that is in Farm Truck. 2 big blocks is better than 1.

If you like batter-dipped fish, you grind up a couple of batteries, and dip the fish before frying. That's another one of those warnings required by the lawyers for the customers with no common sense, like "Do not drink the gasoline."

Board meeting for new members. No neighs

for some Seafoam... and maybe Lucas treatment after flushing it...

You better hope she doesn't see that or you'll be sleepin with the flower pots!

A shot of salt and pepper makes em taste better ….or some Frank’s Red Hot sauce if you like your batteries on the spicy side.

Finnally the last axle bearing came in, 55$ for one bearing. Made myself a bearing installer since I didn't want to risk using the hammer It went in like butter everything nicely cleaned and a new gasket But disaster striked again 'Gently' hammerd the hubs on, but the last hit, I hit a bit to high and blew one piece clean off. Since hubs are impossible to find, we had no other option but to weld her back together. with a 20$ welding rod But this 40kg (90 lbs) tranny is now finnaly done and ready to put back under the Raider 10. My first horse I ever bought but 8 months later and I still haven't driven it. But that is about to change!

My computer broke down about a week ago, Yesterday it wsa finnaly fixed. A week whitout any distractions got my a bit further with Amy. Eventhough I couldn't order any parts. The axles seals came in at the toro dealer, 50$ for a set. So I got them installed and when I went to check on the hub that I thought was loose, fit on nice and snug! And filled her up with some fresh oil. Since I had no belt, I wanted to check if the hydro works, put the drill on it and she seems to work fine. Finnaly I removed the shaker plate underneat the engine., like @Thor27 mentioned. And the enigne shft is sitting in the right place now. Tomorrow a is new wiring and hopefully the engine is fine as well.