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I’m salary, so I decided I had given the company all they were going to get outa me and bailed outa work at noon today. Grabbed my “new to me boat” and hit the lake with my wife. We slowly cruised the shoreline and eventually just anchored in some shallow water and watched the boat traffic go by while soaking up some sun. Totally relaxing!!

It’s ok to be angry with someone. It’s not ok to kill the innocent and attempt to cripple a nation. Here’s a humble thank you to first responders, military and leaders who do need to make crucial decisions. From the bottom of my heart, thank you. We had our family picture session last night, one tradition since we met our oldest daughter Jil, from Duisburg Germany 8 years ago. She was 3. She remembers her mother’s reaction, though she had no idea what was going on herself. My wife and I were in high school. Different places, same world. Love someone. Be angry. Don’t tread on me.

Picked this trailer up this morning. 7x18. Gonna make a low budget toy hauler out of it. Lets see your trailer/camper conversions

Pick these up tonight. Vintage Cub weights. I was at an air show all day and got a message from an old fella who put them on FB marketplace last week. Sale fell through and I was next in-line. Long day but I got them. 10 Bucks☺️. I was so happy I doubled the price and gave him 20 bucks.

This is a scene that is being repeated in many locations throughout the USA. Healing Fields to commemorate the lives of over 3,000 innocent victims of this attack. God Bless the USA!

I use Rotella 30W from tractor Supply in everything. Look how clean the inside of this engine was at 1000 hours. Piston broke but the engine still ran!

So, a question I asked when I started my obsession, and also a question I hear and see from other newbies at times is: Well it's just a lawn tractor, and can it really do a bit of real work, or is it just a toy............ Well let me show you what I did with mine over the last couple days. We have a pond out back, well over here its a small lake, but in the US, it's just a goldfish pond of sorts. We dug it out a few years ago, and made some rookie mistakes. 1. the shape seemed as a creative idea at the time, but in reality it sucked. 2. We made it with a small island in the middle. Cute we thought, until the Water Voles took over. Also it being a little pond, the island took most of the view of the water, when looking at it from the house. That had to go. 3. we had very small kids at that time, so we dug it "kidsafe" in all areas facing the house and lawn. Result was the weeds and cattails took over half the pond. Useless, as it was the shallow side facing the house, so no look to water. So, wiser with age (we think so far) , we made a rerun at it last weekend. Now a total of roughly 7000 m3 or about 250.000 cubic feet, or close to 12.000 tons of soil and sand has left that hole in the ground. Averaging 8.5 feet deep, and with 45 degree banks, it's a big hole in the ground. But what does that have to do with a Wheel Horse? Well, nothing so far, as that kind of earth moving takes heavy machinery. But the surrounding area, that's another matter. If you walk around it, there's about a 1000 feet. And the area is between 10 and 30 feet wide. There's roughly 15-18.000 sq/ft. All that area needed to be prepped, as the top soil needed to come off, sand removed, and topsoil reapplied with a laser guided digger, to get a uniform height of the edge meet the to surface when level comes back up to full. First it was sprayed down. WH did that! Then it was plowed and then tilled to fine powder. WH did that too. Took a full day, but it did it just fine! Then, after the big digger had done its thing, I welded a makeshift grader to my tine rake, and forced earth to lay in correct level to the existing lawn, and to level out bigger bumps. So then to make it flat and ready to sow, i made a drag behind "grader" / leveler, out of left over wood. That thing drags up to a full wheel barrow dirt, takes off high points, and fills inn low points. As you go around, the tires set the soil one layer at a time, until you have a perfectly smooth surface. Then the rake on again without the grader mod, and remove debris. Also the rake loosens the top inch soil again. Then some grass seeds (and some flower seeds for the back area), in the WH broad seeder, and off we go. Then the rake again to let the soil snag up the seeds, and hey presto! 2 days work, and that whole area was done. So YES, a Wheel Horse CAN do real work, and do it well. It takes longer that with a bigger machine, but it will get it done. I hate to think what this job would have been like, with a shovel, hand rake, and so on. Think about it. lets just say it was "only" 15.000 sg/ft, all done nicely in 2 days. Not so bad at all I would say! I love my horse, and it saves me from tons of back breaking work. Hope that puts a nail in that coffin.

My home-made 42" box blade behind an 8hp 6 speed.

This shirt was given to me by a friend and fellow firefighter who narrowly escaped having his name on it. These are the men from his firehouse. I wear it only on this day in remembrance of them and all who gave their lives for our great country. God bless America.

I've moved thousands of pounds of firewood with my measly 310-8. These machines really punch above their weight. I haven't found anything that was too much for it to tow, And that's coming from a 10 horse model. It's also probably cleared miles worth of snow without much of an issue, and that 10 horse Kohler moves the 42 deck without any struggle. These machines are the real deal.

Normally by August mowing duties only come up every 10 days or so as only a few weeds are still growing... This year the grass has never stopped growing...Every 5 days is the new norm and you have to squeeze it in between rain storms...The horses are responsible for about 4 acres the the case VAC and her 6' finish mower have another 4-5 acres The summer horses and I are getting tired... Gas em up check the oil a shot of grease and it is back to mowing....( I actually think the 2 K-341 are even thirstier than the KT17 which will come out soon for leaf duty (Of course it may see that way because of the small tanks on the Chargers...

Not a wheel Horse and It's so small I couldn't see it in the mirror. Anyway it followed me home today. A 1964 14' Mirrorcraft. She will be powered and rigged for crabbing in the smaller creeks and canals where I can't go with my 19'CC.

9/11 and the Kennedy assassination. i will never forget where i was

This should be on Martha Stewart's web site. BTW...have you guys seen the new Regal Red Fingernail Polish from Cover Girl???

This one should be delivered sometime this weekend. It needs its share of work but worth it.

I was having my morning coffee when these popped up on marketplace. Considering how hard they are to find, I headed down and grabbed them. After pressure washing them and wiping them down with DuPont 105, I sprayed them Regal red.

Saved a 1968 Camillus Pilot's knife today...picked it up at an antique mall for the whopping price of $5.99. Not pretty and no sheath...but a small project for my son and I to see what she's got left for life... After some wire brushing and steel wool with a little vinegar...also rubbed the leather with some work boot lotion. Handle is still rock solid and overall cleaned up pretty good... We'll see how pretty we want to make it down the road... My son Jack, 9 years old, is already claiming it as his first knife And with the double finger guard I think it would make a good first knife...

Can’t beat that deal with a long stick!

One of these goes slightly against the rules here, but the old rat rod bolens looks to good not to share.😅

If you have the opportunity, I recommend everyone should visit the Flight93 memorial at Shanksville, Pa. Listening to the passangers final phone calls to thier loved ones is the most sobering thing I ever experienced.

There is not a time that I see those numbers 9 11, either on a calendar, clock etc that I don't remember. God please wrap your arms around the ones that gave, continue to give, all that serve and those that have to make choices in our world. With the host of issues we face today it seems overwhelming, but I have to remember we will endure.

Plow blades on…Ready for leaves and snow…!!!

You need an invite? You KNOW you're ALWAYS welcome here.

Second time out under its own power.

Here we go. Anything else, just ask

SAE 30 non detergent for engines with no oil filter, but any oil is better than old oil.

The base looks pretty cool. I would estimate it‘s an late 80’s right. so far it looks good on the pictures, sure, little aged and therefore little care is needed, but it looks still good - plus - it has a own Charme... i like it. I don’t know your local rules for LPG Cooking and Heaters - as long as you be not yourself an LPG proffessional let check once the whole LPG Gas system by Proffesionals for leakages, all other can be self made. It‘s recommend to check all LPG tubes and the Pressure regulator for the Stove and Heater if there be in and in good condition or exchange them if they more as 10 years old. - For your own Safety and safe operations - Have a lot of Fun and good times with her.

Sorry for the mix up. Maybe there should be a "blonde" or 2 in this thread lol

Neat tractor. Your thread title had me expecting some sort of reference to Blondie.

They might have Kohler 30W and 10W-30 with extra zinc, it is made for small gasoline engines. What you don't want is all those oils with a SN rating that have reduced zinc for engines with a catalytic converter. Kohler did testing and verified that the reduced zinc caused more wear, so they started producing the current product.

Somehow my father in law got his kids to believing that because there were only two heels on a loaf of bread that they were a treat. My wife still prefers the heel especially when toasted. Works for me!

Got it running…definitely needs a tuneup and some fresh gas ran through it…got a little bit of fuel seepage around the seals in the carburetor, though that will be an easy remedy. Going back tomorrow to finalize the deal and hopefully bring her home

I used one of my workers to grade the area for my new pool. I have a Brinly grader box and a grader blade that I had behind it. The grade for a pool needs to be perfect and my tractor did that and grade all the fill dirt that was dug out and used elsewhere. I should have took pictures but I was too busy at the time. Yes ,you can definitely do real work with a wheel horse.

Having a bit of quiet time in the garage this afternoon..... Cleaning up the old girl. Ita amazing how just a little paint changes the looks of things. 3 more to go.

The best advice I can offer is: When in communication with a female and she answers any statement or question with a chuckle.... Abort. Mission. Immediately.

@Ed KennellI’m going to Ohio at the end of the month and and I’m going to try to come back through that way. It’s something I’d like to do.

Being a 2wd, 6 speed manual turbo diesel, and a little hopped up on boost and extra fuel supply, Norman’s pretty stout. Today, I spent about half of my trip on state highways 55 mph zones, and some interstates at 70/75 mph zones. Based on this odometer reading and fuel slip, 21.57 mpg isn’t terrible either. Having an extra 29 gallons will help though, when a trailer is loaded and fuel economy drops a bit.

The guys who dug the pond did not clear the woods around the pond, I did that myself with my chainsaw, my horse, and a little muscle in pulling the stumps with my manual winch. Don

Did I forget, that I fenced all around the pond, and the areas that you see in the pictures (doesn't even do it justice). Thousands of feet of fence that I put in myself, hauled all posts in with my horse, all fence rolls, and tools. I had to dig the holes by hand with a post hole digger (ugh)... Don

I put that s**t in everything down here except my hurricane genny that gets Rotella 40W

Yeah. No kidding. I cut 4 cord per year, on average, and almost every stick of it is moved out of the woods with my wheel horse. A cord of wood isn't nothing: https://mullinsfarms.com/misc/what-does-a-cord-of-wood-weigh/ So, I move it green to my temp storage/splitting area, and sometimes again after splitting to stack it for longer term seasoning. So lets assume I'm cutting all light weight wood at 3000lbs/cord, and I have to move half of it again to stacks that aren't right next to my processing area: 4 * 3000 (wet) + 2 * 2000 (dry) = 16000lbs It's only going to go up from there, adjusted moving again while still wet, for dealing with oak, ash, locust, elm, etc. (eg. the real world) Seems like real work to me...

Kevin. Kohler K series manual says detergent oil.

Awesome mo-chine there! @Stepney @oldiron613 any insight to share on this one?

Growing up, mom used to make garlic toast with the heels. Slice each heel into 4 pieces, butter, garlic salt, then into the broiler until crisp.

Several years ago my wife took pity on me after all my grousing about crawling around the floor working on the tractor (my first one) We looked at HF and about a dozen others and settled on this one 1200 lbs it raises up to my waist level (I'm 6'2") its air/hydrolic I think we gave around $1300 for it It's been worth every penny

I'm sorry Kev I love you but you got waaayyy too much time on yer hands! Pondering whatcame first the chicken or the egg, the heel or the loaf s a waste of time....... just eat it all ! Wow I can't believe I just wasted two minutes of my life I'll never get back posting this... Ain't we supposed to be fixin tractors?!?!

Finished rehabbing a shortie frame plow frame and got a little more done on the 8 Horsie. @rjg854 notice the governor parts!