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I found the last piece of the puzzle here on this site-forum. I had a Commando a while back and it had this seat on it which looked to be original. If not, it still looks good for $40 The pan was included in the price. The back pad had a large tear in on top from usage. I did my best to sow it back together with gorilla tape. Hope you enjoy the picks.

Shed roof rafters installed. The stairway was started too.

Manufactured June of 1965... rebuilt September 1981... 16 Cubic Inch Twin Cylinder Continental Hp? I dunno... but its a cool setup. Gonna see if I can get it running again. TEAD = TOOELE ARMY DEPOT which is in Utah

Yes, they all wear away or peal. If you plan to use your shop, I say leave it natural. It will look better longer.

I used the two part epoxy garage floor paint when we built out house and it has held up very well. The cost was about twice as much as garage floor paint but as well as it held up for a dozen years I am glad I spent the little bit extra up front. The little plastic chips that are sprinkled on before it cures make it a slip resistant finish.

Mounted the plow, found out modifications were needed for the plow angle control. Mocked those mods up. Also installed the headlights and tail light. Added a flasher for the tail light. The amber light went there cause holes already existed. Otherwise I would have added 2 - one per side more toward the tires - like where the reflectors go. IMG_0682.MOV

I have been a little busy taking care of business...check this out. Had some bad wood, needed paint, we built this back in 1988. Still looks good and is the reason I do not want to move.

Well what went from “I’ll just change the Tecumseh to a Kohler and new axle seals” is now my new winter project.. already have 1/2 sandblasted!

Me did too, on the C-125 which I put the chains and my DIY weights on recently:

Today on "This Old Corn Crib" I'm doing some repairs on my basement walls and I gotta admit that I am out of my realm but I think that I'm goin' about it the right way. I'm digging out all of the loose mortar to at least a depth of 2" and using a type S mortar with an adhesion promoter in place of water for the mud mix. Not a fun job but is gotta be done. I am very open to any advise from those who know more on this subject. Here is a pic of one wall that I have dug out. Still need to pressure wash this wall before mudding it back up again. One short wall that I have already repaired. Needs a little touch up yet.

Ready for fun!

One thing to keep in mind, do not put a sealer on the fresh concrete if you ever plan to paint it. Most contractors like to spray sealer on raw concrete and nothing will adhere to that. Dan @Achto made a good point, if your shop area is used as hard as most then don't bother painting it. Just paint the parking area.

Now that I have a trailer, I hitched it up and took it up to the top the hill to bring down the branches of the dead cedar we took down and limbed last year (we lumbered the trunk). Gave them to my neighbor with a backyard fire stand to add some nice aroma to their fires. Also brought down some firewood for another neighbor from a wind-felled tree. I am right pleased with the gumption and maneuverability of this 854 and the push/tow poly trailer is just the right size to be a great worker compliment. I do have to get a seat cover, though, that metal is pretty slippery!

I just had my truck sprayed with KROWN rust inhibitor. It drips off the truck for about a week. My floor looked like Waldo @elcamino/wheelhorse left the oil fill plug out of the Waldomobile and started the engine. Being retired I could go out every day and work the speedi dri back and forth. Floor is almost stain free now. (could be the concrete dust helping too!)

My concrete floor is bare. If someone sneaks an old Harley in the shop and it leaves a spot, I put speedie dri on it and let it sit a couple days. Sweep it up and add more dri for another couple of days. Stains disappear. As far as paint goes. My mother learned the hard way. Cheap paint jobs don't last and lasting paint jobs aint' cheap!

Just want to share some pics of the very expensive epoxy floor in our "new" test cell at work. This floor is about 18months old. Looks purty, right? The above pic is near the wall. Let's take a look at what sees traffic and is the work area.

All, If you are on the fence about making the trip factor in perfect weather and probably the last get together of the year! I got a few out and ready for the meet. Hope to see as many of you as possible there!

Get a hold of @buckrancher his wife makes very nice seat covers. I had mine done like this, she usually makes them red and white

So I'm starting a new project with a 1973 no name @ebinmaine found for me and a series 2 I picked up off another tractor back in the day. As long as it passes the start and run test, but if it does the goal will b to cram it under the hood and make a 1973 no name 17 aka 7317. This may be a slow going project just with everything going on and in the next few weeks having to go under the knife and a roughly 6 week recovery after, so shop life might be limited but it will be picked away at and posted here.

@Achto we both got sexy bench seats! This one was from the back of the bus. It’s hard saying how many shenanigans happened there… but only two wads of gum stuck…

If like said before it’s going to get used like a shop does then you’re wasting your time and money painting it. Epoxy wears really well but doesn’t like sparks, flames, red hot pieces of metal falling on it. I’d seal it and forget it personally.

...And I actually woke up this morning feeling better about not having one. Thanks Eb! Thought I'd found one a couple weeks ago. Turned out to be a C-120.

This aughtta work! I tell you what, those seats are NOT easy to pull when they BOLT ‘em through the floor!

An air chisel would make short (more fun) work out of loose mortar.

If you want slippery, A white rubber roof when wet. I don't know why the color matters but you can play hockey on a wet white rubber roof!

My back and knees hurt just looking at that!

Hello All, Found this 953 in amazing shape... headlight lenses are there and nice. The BRASS "horn button" for steering wheel is there... Going to have @grnlark make me a seat Thanks @Retired Wrencher for the heads up. Happy Birthday to me, myself and I ! LOL Tony

Huh.

Not to mention it’s also cold in the winter and hard all year long

I'm hoping you lovely folks who already have snow equipment going will hold the white stuff off for the time being!!

That 'splains EB's barn - a Wheel Horse dealership!

Thank you. That makes sense based on what I see, but surprising nonetheless. I suppose dust is not a problem under the expected conditions.

The longest Horse trip I can remember was about a 3 or 4 hour excursion up to the store. It was roughly a 6 mile round trip and we really needed a break after the first leg of the journey. We scrounged up enough coinage to get some Coke and smokes! My older brother drove and I and a couple of other kids rode wherever we could hang on to (on hood, standing on rear hitch, lol). Yep, we rode dad’s Wheel Horse to the store and back during summer break in the mid to late 70’s while our parents were working. Pretty sure we carried a gas can with us; just to be safe! I’m the proud owner of that wonderful machine now. Things sure were different (and less expensive) back then! My how time flies.

Tecumseh Snow King engines did not have an air cleaner. They just tucked the carb up behind a tin enclosure.

Oooohhhh I thought wheel horse counts were like dog years x7? Haha. You still got a good collection of them. Gonna have to change your name to Eb160 here soon.

The door wasn't a problem for mine either ..... but the cloths line wiped it out twice before I cut it down to size.

something missing an engine… you’re welcome Uncle Jim

We "ended up" with my inlaws house where my wife grew up, despite the "rightous" efforts of her three sisters to do otherwise. no go there!! Dad ran a one man 2 bay repair garage in the yard & did OK until the 2nd heart attack - the garage had two 8 foot wide doors similar to yours. Fast forward 10 or so years - business is closed, we had the garage demolished to build a new one on the same footprint, but with one 12' wide door. NOT!! Got a new town inspector midway thru and had to move the left wall inward by 3 and a half feet - the desired door now becomes a 9 footer - even though we did the due dilligence and got ALL property owners within a 200 foot radius to sign off BEFORE this guy says "move it"!! And this is why I pay my town taxes quarterly and close to the date due - am I bitter....nah!!??

Nice! I hear ya on the moving thing Steve. Would be hard to leave my 3 bay garage behind. And not likely that a new place would have the same garage space.

Look's good plan on doing mine next spring.

Cleaned up these IH wheel weights I picked up this summer. I use these as inside weights on my plow rigs, gives me an extra 50#’s on the rear. Went with red for this set. Last set I painted up are black and in my sons 314-8.

Nice little addition to Boss Man. Gitty up and cheers!

Use what ya got…!!!

I bought the house and the previous owner had the 2 sheds in the far corner of the property. useable but not worth moving. the dream is a detached garage for my tractor and toys so i can drive and drop the attachments on level ground. one day. for now, its the crane and whatever else i come up with. Power with the 14 hp is sufficient in both wet and dry snow for the 2 stage. It ate through 20" of heavy stuff last winter without a problem. we got dumped on in central jersey end of january.

Occurred to me last night that we've already got a tractor parking spot built in. Should be about 40" wide by 48" or so tall.

Well I took a road trip today up to Walton, Indiana just southeast of Logansport. I agreed to buy a 2004 42 inch tall chute snowblower based upon photos alone. Not always a good idea but I had a feeling about this one. Light dirt, no belt but all the parts including lift tube, flag. Etc. Turns out it was owned by a farmer that had a blacktop road back to his house . He had a 1982 c-165 hydro which had wheel weights, chains and a mower deck. But he told me he bought snowblower in 2004 and only used it five or six times! And the looks of the auger, nuts and bolts, blower chain, and paint said it was so. Here are some pictures ! I also got a manual and I did not know Toro recommended 100 pounds of weight in the rear wheels. Also like the grease fittings on the snowblower bearings.