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Picked up a $4 air handler at the auction. on Wed. Stuck it on the 312 today. Even at idle, it moves enough air to cool the shop. Should easily blow leaves 1/4 mile to the neighbors yard.

I just informed Mrs. K. No 2022 family vacations scheduled during the show week.

DAY FIVE: A gorgeous close to an eventful trip! After breakfast at the hotel, we decided to meander around downtown Mackinaw City before heading north over the bridge. There were lots of little shops still closed at 9:00am but enough were open for us to do some souvenir shopping. It is a neat place but definitely geared for tourists and the week of July 4 is a tourist week for sure as we noticed everywhere we went. About 10:30, we fueled up and made the trek across the Mackinac Bridge. It was the third time I had been across it on a motorcycle and it never disappoints. It was cool and clear and the panoramic view went on for miles. Claudia was overwhelmed with the whole experience and just plain excited that she has this opportunity. Per Uncle Jim’s @WHX24 recommendation we stopped at a UP store and had them make us up a hot Pasty for lunch and enjoyed the feel of a small country store. The miles of US 2 that wrap around Lake Michigan make for some tremendous motorcycle riding and we couldn’t have asked for a better day. Claudia has never had the opportunity to walk in the water of a large body of water and so we found a good spot next to the lake and she got to fulfill that dream. We walked along the beach for about an hour just talking and soaking in the whole experience. That is what these trips are really about—connecting with my “baby” girl before she officially becomes an adult. Finding a way to do that so that it interests them is the challenge. Thankfully, she enjoys motorcycling and loves these adventures. The remainder of our trip was uneventful and picturesque. We did make one stop on the way home—at a motorcycle dealership just south of Green Bay. We spent a little time looking at touring bikes, they had some Indians, Beemers, Ultras, but my favorite—a victory Cross Country Tour. It had just been traded in that morning on a new Indian and wasn’t even hauled back inside. It had all the touring extras on it. Claudia said, “That’s it, call mom and tell her we are bringing home a new bike for the first time in 23 years!” well said Claud but I don’t think it works quite that way🧐😉 Thank you friends of Red Square for taking this little journey with us. Special thanks to @pullstart for making it a reality after our first day mishap. We logged a total of about 1600 miles and made lots of memories. Claudia said, “If you get a touring bike, can we go west next year—maybe the black hills?” Sounds like a plan to me👍🏻

My countdown to next year's show started as I pulled out the gates to go home this year.

Did a partial rewire on Amy the C-175, installing new better wires and a stronger solenoide. All conections are crimped and soldered. The previous onwer had put on a new starter. Seems to be a bit to long, as the + contactpoint was a bit to close to the oil-dipstick for my liking. piece of rubberhose fixed that as well.

Only bought a few things this year... but we’re ready to strap it all down!

Goofing off at the Amish bulk foods store! These folks have quantities of everything from cheese and meat to candy and baking stuff all in bulk from the area Amish farms.even the furniture is super sized!

Seniors in Wisconsin

A couple of years ago I bought a tin of camouflage paint but once I'd put it on the shelf I couldn't find it. Anyways it finally turned up so I decided to give it a go. Results are pretty impressive for a novice.

To each his own,but most of what you found fault with are pretty easy fixes.Ya gotta remember,not everyone is a skilled mechanic.That tractor is like 35 yrs old.Someone at some point in time must have maintained it.At least a little.Soft tires? Not everyone has an air compressor.I find most of the enjoyment with this hobby is working on the tractors and bringing them up to my standards. Just my opinion.

Test fit 2.0 continues. I have the grille and dash raised approximately 3/8” each and the hood still hits the fuel injector lines. So..... raise it more or cut the top open just enough to let the lines poke out? Small hood bump? Decisions

Looks delish...... Uuhhhhh. Very cute!!!!

Little yard work today.

520 Movin’ the boat around. Going fishing this week and need to get her preped

A little parade action while I figure out how to load my haul...

It took a long fork to load loose hay high on a wagon. Really nice grain cradle I learned to cradle and tie wheat shocks with strands of wheat when I was a 10yo. Not my pictures, but I remember these days in the fields with my Pappy.

Here’s a video. I believe the drive belt was just barely rubbing the tire, chaffing the edge and creating a tear like duct tape rips apart. We trimmed the edge of the tire a bit to see if I was correct in my assumption.

about $25/ pair. Works for me.

I ALMOST made it this year. I planned on being in PA that week, BUT my wife's 97 year old grandmother was going down hill fast and we had to move our trip up to the first week of June before she passed away. In the interest of marital bliss and not being an a-hole, that took precedence.

I feel the same as you when I go to look at a WH for sale that has been not very well maintained but try to overlook that some if I see potential in it. I totally agree with @rjg854.s above comments. Included are before and after pictures of a 418-A that is one of the best running WHs I have bought considering what it looked like when I went to purchase. So glad I talked myself into it, does not smoke or use any oil. On a scale of 1-10 it was a 2 when I picked it up and although cleaned up it may be a 5 now but what a worker. @MNDIESEL .

There you go ! This will be your best show ever!! (except when I was there)

All those considerations could have been used as price haggling tools. As long as it ran and moved the way it's supposed to, you've got a good base to work from. Hard to find a 35 year old tractor that isn't going to have some issues unless you buy one from some fanatic, but then they would want top dollar for their baby.

Went back out this evening and broke out the torch. Tackled the old muffler and the nipple into the engine. Got the muffler pretty hot then thought “what am I going to grab it with”. Dug around the tool chest and found an oil filter wrench. Some times it’s better to be lucky than good. It came right off. The nipple gave it up after more heat, a big pipe wrench and a dead blow hammer. Moved on to the multi pulley. More heat. Set screws finally let loose. Got out the bearing puller and a couple of hits with the impact wrench and it came off without a problem. Called it a night.

DAY FOUR: Claudia is one tough young lady! One of the places that we both really wanted to visit on this trip was the Henry Ford museum. However, with the trip not going the way that we had planned, we weren’t sure that we would be able to make it work. Rain was forecast for much of the day on Thursday and at supper Wednesday night, I explained to Claudia that we would end up doing a lot of highway driving if we went to the museum. She still said, “We didn’t come all this way to stop now! I think we should go and enjoy it.” We woke up to steady falling rain but still enjoyed a hearty breakfast at the hotel. As we packed up the bike and put on our rain gear, I was praying for the best. The trip to Dearborn was fairly uneventful other than periods of rain and one 15 minute stop and go traffic jam. It always makes you nervous when you are driving a bike and you see the large caution sign which states “STANDING WATER ON ROADWAY”. Thankfully that receded by the time we got there. The Henry Ford museum is well worth the price of admission. There was so much to see and do that our 6 hours there went by in a flash. claudia loves to play the violin and Ford had a collection of very rare and ancient violins purchased in his latter years. Most of those in the case were more than 300 years old! Great agricultural exhibit with lots of milestone tractors and implements. Several times throughout the museum we talked about the importance of advertising and marketing your product to the masses. You may have the best idea in the world but if the world doesn’t know about it, your business won’t grow. Claudia was amazed at this early TV in comparison to her phone that has a screen nearly the same size with much better resolution. And it doubles as a telephone😂 I of course loved the racing exhibit and could have spent all day there. It was fun to see cars like this 1967 Lemans winner and compare it to the new Lemans GT… Very informative and interesting exhibits. Claudia also really enjoyed this exhibit and found all the hands on displays fascinating. Before we knew it, we had to hit the road because our hotel was in Mackinaw City way up in the north. As we rolled out of Detroit, it was about 80 degrees but by the time we reached Flint it was in the high 60’s. The temps continued to drop as we rolled along the highway and we kept adding layers at fuel stops. Claudia didn’t complain but soldiered on as we logged mile after mile. Nearly 300 miles later we reached our destination. It was about 58 degrees with a gorgeous sunset as we finally saw the bridge on the horizon. 425 miles in the saddle and lots of memories to relive in upcoming years…

Hello.... After 40 years I acquired my Dad's beloved Wheel Horse. Being in the Auction business. He used it in many local parades over the years. The last fifteen it has been in his shed sitting idle and on display. He spent hours freehand painting his locos on it. My best memory was 21 years ago my 3 year old son dressed as Lamb in a Christmas parade. My Dad passed 2 years ago. Here is a picture from the80s I acquired from my Mom. More pictures to follow. Thank you for your time. Cheers, Bert

Sheared the flywheel key???

Looks like you two had a great trip. The Henry Ford Museum is one of my favorite places. Been a long time since I was there. In the late '90s, we hosted an exchange student from Finland. He was a big Ferrari fan. One of the trips we made with him was to the Henry Ford Museum. We got to that red GT 40 and I gleefully pointed out that it was a Ferrari killer when he asked what it was.

Yup..got it..theyre much more cooperarive this time.heres some of uncle Denver's old stufff...some nice horse related stuff, draw plows, old sirrups,etc. And the longest hayfork ive seen to date!

Yes, this is definitely responsible. Complicated, expensive, tedious, exhausting, and possibly unworkable, but definitely responsible. THANK YOU!

Sounds like the classic under the seat tank problem. The fuel drains back to the tank with time and the fuel pump loses it's prime. several solutions are 1. add a shut off and remember to close it 2. add an electric fuel pump 3. add a marine primer squeeze bulb 4. fill the fuel tank when parking for a long time I have added the primer bulb to all my tractors and now they all start instantly

More pics of Steve's wrist than of the show so far. Everybody there must be passed out!

Prolly a skunk living in it!

I’d have traded you a winning raffle ticket for that!

Just picked up this 312-8 2112K805 and need manual and wiring diagram for it please. It has trans M12S-471527 and could use manual on that as well. Thank you

Another great weekend of fun, food and friends... and some tractors too! Thanks as always Jim, Cindy, Dan and now @ronwh too for the amazing food and hospitality! We’re stopping in Janesville for the night, then back on the road in the am. Chow!

That's my vote

@8ntruck how are the bearings and pulleys on that pto mule ? if those bearings or pulleys are worn out , that will cause a deck drive problem , slower speeds , noise . also will make belt drive tracking difficult , which might be your problem. belt. pulleys , bearings are available if thats part of your problem , pete

Service manual

Eric, Yes installed a new properly gapped Champion RJ19LM. It made no difference. I am beginning to think there may actually be something to the “hurt feelings” scenario... Danny

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Your batteries and starters will luv you and last forever.

Get one of those small 4 caster wood dolly's they sell a harbor freight for 10 bucks and put you tiller on it. It about the right height to roll you tiller up to the rear of the tractor and adjust it to fit you bracket. You can do it just laying on the floor with one hand. It also makes moving and storing the tiller much easier.

Little things yes but no effort and why deceive. Engine smoked pretty good on startup with little hiccups and hydro shifting quite jerky as well. Engine did not smoke running at least but who knows how many hours it really had. I can do most maintenance and adjustments on my stuff but I do not rebuild engines. Just went with my gut on this one and don't regret it.

Yes, I agree Don, I was thinking irresponsibly.☠️ Thank you for reminding me. 😔 I suppose the responsible thing to do would be to, set up a “Solar” ☀️ still, (Environment,Global warming, etc) and distill the alcohol to a high proof and use it as a ‘Sanitizer’ for protection against Virus transmission!😷 Further distillation of the water which could then be used to top up the cooling systems for the electric motors/lithium batteries of our new cars.🤔 Perhaps the next thing to come along, ‘Saving the Planet’ wise, will be, the banning of firearms that burn powder, and you will only have Co2 or Electro-Magnetic powered ‘Firearms’ . No more having to buy Ammo, just plug into your new car to recharge! “Phasers on Stun guys”.

Nowhooodadunnthat???

I have 2 1961 cubs and love them!! They are even consecutive serial numbers, 14,882 and 14,883 Here is a pic of the one Dad and I restored about 15 years ago and it still looks good and we use it. I have the driveshaft out right now, so haven't used it this summer. First pic is right after we finished it and next is about 4 years ago after I have taken it to the carwash and cleaned her up.

You also need the Idler Pulley Assembly...looks like this, but there are variants. You need a CABLE lift that laces thru the CONDUIT TUBE under your seat.. ((I can provide the parts in the pic named 'Cable Conduit (3,& 1)..for $45...shipped)).. The pic shows where the LIFT CABLE extends thru the TUBE at the back of your tractor (This pics is a C-160, so the tiller bracket is different.) That cable hooks to a BAR link on the tiller and is raised/lowered by your implement LIFT LEVER.

Regarding the belt: first off—when I purchased this bike, I really wanted a Harley but in the mid 90’s they were so popular that it was really hard to get your hands on a brand new one without paying top dollar which I couldn’t afford to do at the time. In addition to the price, you typically had to wait about 18 months from order date to pick up. When you are just 20 years old that length of time feels like about a decade! So, I shopped the market and found this brand new Vulcan. I would’ve bought the 1500cc variant but I liked the look of the 800cc much more. This one looks enough like a Harley Softail that it often gets mistaken for one but those that really don’t know the Harley architecture well. I would’ve never guessed when I purchased my new bike that I’d still be riding it 23 years later. I began to modify it shortly after I purchased it and ironically most of those mods where for over the road use. The more I road tripped, the more I enjoyed it. Back before I was so busy, I would regularly take it out for a 250 mile Saturday “jaunt”. After 40,000 miles I had gone through two sets of chain and sprockets. However, it is the constant lube and adjustments plus the noise that I really don’t care for. ScootWorks was a very popular company among the metric cruisers back in the late 90’s and the first decade of the 2000’s. They made a variety of accessories and some really cool metric customs over the years but they were known for their belt drive kits. They torture tested them on the Suzuki Hayabusa crotch rocket—and they held up. They sold 1000’s of these kits for multiple chain driven bikes. By the time I got to buying a kit, the owner was selling out remaining stock and closing the business. Kawasaki replaced my bike with the 900 in 2007 and gave it a belt drive from the factory. The marketplace for cruisers has changed drastically since the early 2000’s and ScootWorks has apparently closed. I can’t even pull up their website anymore. If I have more trouble with the belt kit, I can change back to the chain, however—that is not likely to happen. I really like the benefits of the belt. I can say with surety, I will be looking seriously at a touring bike later this summer and the “banana bike” will be turned into a Bobber for town runs, local cruising, and teaching the kids to drive bike! Thank you everyone for your input. I can’t say why that belt broke but we have already logged 650 miles on the new one👍🏻🙌🏻