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Ask your wife if you can have a couple of feet of thread. She will ask why, just tell here it is a secret. Tie the gasket in place at all bolt holes to hold it while the other half is being fitted in place. As bolts are placed in each hole cut and remove the thread, just that simple.

Went n done some drivin around today. Started out in beautiful Hiram Maine. Headed across NH and VT to Bennington. Left turn into Massachusetts. Hung a right over into NY State. Stopped off at @Herder Adam's place. Picked up a 1974 C160 Tecumsehorse and some other treasures including a 6 speed for another of Trina's tractors. Got some delicious cookies from Mrs. Herder. South to @Handy Don's home for a meal and meet his family. We picked up Trina's next project. A 1045. Hanging out in CT for the night. On to W Warwick RI tomorrow morning to meet @ri702bill. Then home.....

Picked up my latest acquisition today as mention in, They do breed. - Wheel Horse Tractors - RedSquare Wheel Horse Forum 1974 Wheel Horse B80. 3 speed transmission. Short history. Imported into the UK June? 2015 by a gentleman in South Wales. It was registered for road use September 2015. It was sold on to a friend of mine 2018 - 2019. Sadly he passed on recently and his widow has sold it into my keeping. Starts and runs nicely. Tyres are like new. I don't think the steering wheel is original or even if it's Wheel Horse. It's all plastic and a bit loose on the column. That may get change for one I have off a '75 Raider10. Attention is required to the clutch. Drives ok on the flat but slips if under load. Belt feels a bit slack and I think a new/stronger spring might be needed. Or the belt is a tad too long. Has a new one fitted. Some other things to attend to but nothing serious. The trailer that came with it is a bit rough. I'll tidy it up and as it's the same type as the one I already have, it'll get sold on. Maybe!

Or cut a couple bolt heads off some long bolts and make studs. Use them to hold the gasket and align the haves. When 2 original bolts are in, remove the studs. Save the studs for another project.

Me, Trina, and our friend had us a long drivin' load em up n run whirlwind of a weekend. Thanks to @Herder @Handy Don and @ri702bill for supplying tractors, parts, food, drinks, and great conversation. Awhile back Herder had mentioned that he had a 1974 C160 with the Tecumseh engine. He felt I should have it and give it some care. We also picked up a seat bracket that I REALLY like the look of for Colossus. Got a nice solid set of disc harrows. And a 6 speed transmission with Limited Slip Differential for one of Trina's tractors. A few weeks ago Handy Don sends me a link to an ad for the 1045. He was gracious enough to get it to his house for Trina and store it til we could get out there for it. Saturday morning we arose at 5 and were on the road by a little after 6 am. Stopped in Highland NY enroute to Don's place in Croton on Hudson. Buzzed out to Southington Connecticut for the sleepings. This morning we went to W Warwick RI to visit with RI702 Bill and pick up one of his VERY well made greaseable hitch pins. On the road again up 95 495 93 125 16 25 and Home!! Here's a few pics from the journey... Special thanks to Adam (Herder) for this seemingly tiny token. Trina spied this gem in one of his parts tractors I took a hood from... She says to me "Oh! I can't forget a pic of my Prized Possession!" She hadn't seen a real live vintage Wheelhorse key til now. All told we traveled 735 miles. That was a LOT for me. We're home safe n happy and the trailer's covered over til we need it again or the 1045 gets unloaded for her to dismantle.

The gaskets are likely available from Lowell if not from the dealer. On a manual transmission you could get away with silly-cone but why... Just get the gasket and do it right. On a hydro transmission NEVER use the muck. It isn't user friendly to the fluid pump or passages.

I can't believe what this C-81 is capable of. Friday morning my wife informed me she didn't go around the barn to feed the chickens because she could hear a bear or something back there. It was dark and her flash light wasn't good. She went to work, so when it got light I went to feed them. Well this boulder was the bear, all the rain must have loosened up the bank and this bad boy fell out. My L-3010 Kubota couldn't fit in there so I fired up the C. I got it in the bucket but so heavy even with two hundred pounds of counter weight and my two hundred pounds, the back tires were off the ground. I put some down pressure on the bucket and was able to drag it out enough too get the bucket behind it and drag it out where I could get it with the3010. I picked the C-81 up last year and just tuned it up and changed the fluids, runs like a top. Gets me into tight places and just gets it done. I bought it for a worker and that's an understatement.

My buddy Jay bought an old school cabinet that he wanted to hold his tool boxes and organize the larger stuff. Maybe forty bucks at auction. One of the compartments held drawers that had a sliding device that I assume held index cards. Super heavy duty from another era when stuff was built to last. They are made of very nice mahogany on the faces with the pull handle perfectly fitted. You can see from the pictures how beastly they are, and they laugh at my wrench collection with no chance of being affected by the weight of I can cut one end off or reduce the height by running through the table saw. For now the extra stuff is organized by group. I still have my nice wrenches and sockets one layer deep so this is a game changer as I will continue to refine my storage. I might save a few with the wood intact for some recipe drawers for my wife.

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Rearranging the shed for winter storage…moving lots of tires/wheels with the 308

[this is twice now that I've typed a message and forgot to click "Submit". I think this is still funny though. This happened again yesterday, because of all the "hitchhikers" and burrs I picked up in the field. It's going to take a long time to pick all those off my clothes. ) I am often required to undress on the back porch and proceed directly to the shower. At least my wife is kind and brings me a towel to wrap around me so I'm not coming in buck naked. If it were just her, I wouldn't mind, but our son would probably have nightmares.

On the 4 speed I redid for the 502, I used a few dabs of the Permatex #2 non-hardening gasket goo , only on one side of the gasket, to keep the gasket flat and in place during the assembly - no issues, no leaks... Bill

The view out the back of the Kia beast after stopping at @Herder's yesterday. Went to @Handy Don's and the whole conglomeration looked like this...

Prototype key guard.

So armed with good advice, the manual and wiring diagram, I somehow managed to get it running again. I lucked out in that nothing was shorted out/burned out and what appears to have caused the problem was dirty connections. I took the dash off and connector that runs to the ignition switch and washed that out with electrical cleaner along with the two fuse holders and the connector the goes to the rectifier. All of them were cruddy and then I cleaned all of the grounds that I could find. I also tested the ignition switch, the ignition module and the wires that ran from the rectifier according the Kohler manual and they all passed. Once that was done, I put everything back together, I turned the key and off she went. I did notice that the 25amp fuse might have been getting warm so perhaps unknown to me, resistance was slowly building up in the harness. Hopefully the cleaning solved the problem as I really do like the 418 and the longer I can keep the little bounder running, the better. Thanks again for the advice!

In my case, I am ALWAYS required to undress in the attached garage.

Similar to the two 1/2 -13 threaded rod guides I made back in the 60's to install 4 speed GM transmissions - better than doing the balancing act trying to get thru the clutch and into place. The aluminum case Muncies were not too bad, but the cast iron Saginaws were a lot heavier...

I would purchase a simple spark tester, they are cheap. This will tell you for sure if you have spark. I know this might sound stupid but it’s nice out of gas is it? A gentleman posted here last week going crazy trying to find out why his tractor wouldn’t start after he walked away from it while it was running. He came back and it was not running. Yup turns out it ran out of gas after he walked to his barn! I think it’s happened to the best of us!

Nice day today after the rain and wind yesterday to check the trails for downed trees and limbs. Plenty of clean up to do now. Decided to give the 420 some fresh air. Nice to see the brook running after the very dry summer.

Due to request demand: 520 Wheel Horse Onan Deutsch Connector Info: Engine Side Connectors: Starter & Charging - 2 Red 14ga. Wires 2-Pin Socket(Female) Connector Connector Part Number: DTP06-2S Wedge lock Part Number: WP-2S Socket Part Number(12-14ga.): 0462-203-12141 Connector Link: https://www.customconnectorkits.com/dtp06-2s/ Wedge Lock Link: https://www.customconnectorkits.com/wp-2s/ Socket Link: https://www.customconnectorkits.com/0462-203-12141/ Remaining 7 wires 8-Pin Socket(Female) Connector Connector Part Number: DT06-08SB Wedge lock Part Number: W8S Socket Part Number(16-20ga.): 0462-201-16141 Connector Link: https://www.customconnectorkits.com/dt06-08sb/ Wedge Lock Link: https://www.customconnectorkits.com/w8s/ Socket Link: https://www.customconnectorkits.com/0462-201-16141/ Tractor Side Connectors: Starter & Charging - 2 Wires 2-Pin Plug(Male) Connector Connector Part Number: DTP04-2P Wedge lock Part Number: WP-2P Pin Part Number(12-14ga.): 0460-204-12141 Connector Link: https://www.customconnectorkits.com/dtp04-2p/ Wedge Lock Link: https://www.customconnectorkits.com/wp-2p/ Pin Link: https://www.customconnectorkits.com/0460-204-12141/ Remaining 7 wires 8-Pin Plug(Male) Connector Connector Part Number: DT04-08PB Wedge lock Part Number: W8P Pin Part Number(16-20ga.): 0460-202-16141 Connector Link: https://www.customconnectorkits.com/dt04-08pb/ Wedge Lock Link: https://www.customconnectorkits.com/w8p/ Pin Link: https://www.customconnectorkits.com/0460-202-16141/ Connectors: You can choose slight variations on part numbers based on black, grey, or extra tight seal. Sockets & Pins: You can also choose variations of pin sizes and types. There are gold plated pins as well. The more specialized, the more expensive. There is also a custom built tool for crimping pins and sockets. For those of us who work on a lot of wiring or maybe have a little more money to spend, this tool is invaluable. You pay for quality. There are other tools that are slightly cheaper and work as well. This tool makes this crimp job exceptionally quick and you cannot pull the pin/socket off the wire. This is a 4-jaw crimp tool. Tool Link: https://www.customconnectorkits.com/hdt-48-00/ Other areas to check for the crimp tools: Facebook Marketplace. I bought 2 brand new sets @ a 1/4 of the price of 1 tool.

After cleaning off all the mouse turds and dust it’s a fairly well built machine. It’s also got to be a low hr machine. It’s a 93-94 model year from date codes on some parts. It was very well taken care for and has a local small engine shop on it. They no longer sell Snapper. Briggs bought the brand in 08 I think. I can’t find any info on this tractor online. The model number doesn’t jive with anything Snapper ever made from what I can find. It does suck up everything like the walkbehinds. Lol. I’m liking it.

Uncovered this girl to say goodnight for the winter.

We had a great weekend at the races, camping and cooking! @Achto’s Smoked Mac N Cheese (should be cheese with some mac!) was a huge hit… …here’s some pictures of the progress. Adding multiple trays to the smoker did add some time to each recipe. We only checked on other things when it was time to stir the Mac n Cheese. I’ll list what is recommended and be advised it may take up to 50% longer. We added the poppers first, so when they were done we had something to snack on while the rest was cooking.

Damn! Long ride! But worth it for sure Now go to bed and get some sleep..tomorrow’s Monday

I went by Autozone again today. Let's just say... there is a new solenoid on order for me to pickup tomorrow... and I didn't pay a dime... Don

Never heard it called that, but I've seen setups like that several times. Growing up on a horse farm, we always had a shower stall in the basement (but no toilet) to clean up after working on the farm before entering the living areas of the house. Washer and dryer were right next to the shower, which was convenient. We don't have a basement here, so I can't set something like that up now. But we do still have an outhouse, which I use on a regular basis. That doesn't help with the dirty clothes but it helps in other VERY significant ways...

Thanks Eb. I didn't realize the bulbs could be rotated in the rubber housings. Good idea about an L bracket for getting more height. Just mounted temporarily to see how they would look.

Clean and rebuild the carb. If it has solenoid on the bottom of the float bowl make sure it's getting 12 when the key is on, and that it's working properly.

Ut oh, hadn't thought of that. I haven't *seen* any bigfoots around here, but I think that's how it usually works - they see you but you don't see them. BTW, I have a sticker that says "Bigfoot doesn't believe in YOU either!"

Cut out yourself gasket material is available at every auto supply store. Thats what I did. Worked well, no leaks. But I do make gaskets all the time at work, so its a skill Ive honed over the years. Just take an empty half, trace it out, cut it out, then take that place it on the mating surface, and lightly take a ball peen hammer around the perimeter. That will get you the inside edge, and bolt holes. took about 15 minutes start to finish on this one. I find angled sheet metal snips to be ideal for cutting out gasket material.

My best advice would be to get that running, sell it and put the money towards a Wheel Horse!😀

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Here's what you do. Buy another solenoid. Fix the machine. Take the bad solenoid and receipt you got with the 2 ND one and the 2ND box and return for a refund. Then call the co. .

Don't waste time running down that electrical rabbet hole, you have a fuel starvation related problem. Has this engine been exposed to gas with Ethanol? That junk kills small engine fuel systems. This site will help you find real gasoline in your area. https://www.pure-gas.org/ Look on the internet for information on rebuilding your Honda carburetor, buy the kit and clean it thoroughly, problem solved

Had a Ghost problem on the new back yard trail… Needed some experts to take care of it now once and for all… The E-141, some calibrated light lasers, laughs and much goofing around by the nieces and nephews took care of the problem… Denali the trail dog also assisted with final cleanup if any ghost remains if needed… IMG_1876.MOV

Generally anytime a motor needs choke to run means a dirty carb/plugged passages. Not familiar with many Hondas... any chance thus one has a solenoid under the float bowl?

When I went to put my glasses on this morning, there was a 'pop' sound and I held a lens frame and ear bow in each hand. The wire bridge piece broke. First trip to the hardware store to get properly sized K&S brass tubing to combine with JB Weld to effect a repair on my glasses. Later in the day, I'm gathering things to putty 4 panes of glass into a window sash I am refinishing. Putty, check, new glass - got that last night, glazer points - oops, only got 4. Trip 2 to the hardware store for more glazer points. Started installing the new glass in the sash. Heard a 'pop' noise as I'm setting a glazer point. Quick inspection, didn't see any cracks in the glass until I had the outside putty about 1/2 installed. Trip number 3 to the hardware store for another piece of glass. Fortunately, the rest of the job went smoothly. What is that saying about every job requiring 3 trips to the hardware store?

Love my Brute 650

Put a donor transmission on the 1045, at least now it's not a boat anchor.

The Custom 1075 lookin for trouble.

Decal city. No adjusting and that’s that!

2023 Base model Can-Am Outlander 850 . Let the mods begin ! First up , Power-Madd handguards Stage 3 Elka Shocks New aluminum wheels wrapped in Kenda Bearclaw HTR radials Twin-Air air filter Then , who knows !

We had beer bacon cheese sloppy joes…. No shortage of cheese this weekend! We brought Wisconsin to Indiana! *note* the recipe does not call for draining the meat once it’s cooked. We did most of this work on a stovetop in the camper before placing it in the smoker to finish. I’d surely drain the meat. I like a little grease on my spoon, but we couldn’t quite get the sloppy consistency; it was more like soup that needed a drain spoon for serving. Beer bacon cheese sloppy joes 16 slices of chopped bacon 3 lbs burger Chopped yellow onion 1 cup ketchup 1/2 cup tomato paste 2 tbs washyersister sauce 2 tbs Dijon mustard 2 cups beer 1 cup beef broth 4 cups sharp cheddar cubed 12 brioche buns In a large skillet cook the bacon on medium high heat for 2-3 minutes or until crispy but still bendable. Remove the bacon from the pan and drain all but two tablespoons of the fat. Add the onions and cook for 4-5 minutes, or until softened. Add in the beef, lower the heat to medium and cook well, breaking it apart but leaving some chunks about the size of a raspberry or small grape (don't crush the heck out of it, the larger crumbles will help give the sandwich stability). Cook until well browned (5-6 minutes), then add in the ketchup, tomato paste, Worchestershire sauce, dijon mustard, beer and beef broth. Stir well, continue cooking until the sauce starts to evaporate and the mixture becomes "sloppy" (about 5-6 minutes). The consistency you are looking for is reduced enough that spoonfuls can be placed on top of each other with the bottom spoonful not spreading more than a half inch or so. Add in the chunks of cheddar and cooked bacon crumbles a minute before serving and stir just slightly to melt them into little puddles. Toast the buns then spoon over the mixture and top with additional bacon (if desired).

Nice, very nice. I especially like the little tab to place the gasket.

I just locked the barn.

Make sure you have a good clean AC connection at the rectifier.

That's a neat idea!

Here’s the progress on Grady’s wife’s “she shed”… Got the fourth wall up and the wall top plates on. Got the roof rafters up… Got most of the hurricane straps nailed in place around the bottom of the walls…

Go with the tiller. When I bought my first WH in 1978 I bought a Brinley moldboard plow and a disc harrow. The plow was great, albeit slow. If the soil was sandy the disc harrow was adequate but it did not weigh enough and was too small. I tolerated it until my garden shrank in size to where it could be turned with a pitch fork. Then I got old and in 2014 I bought a WH tiller. Other than a bit of a challenge mounting it on the tractor (first time took me 45 minutes, but after that I could get it on in 10 minutes or less), it did an unbelievable job on tilling the soil. Leaves, compost, grass clippings handled all of them with ease. I had the best garden in the neighborhood. By the way, when you are buying a used tiller, the blades should not look like shark teeth. That tiller is worn out. Tiller blades are supposed to be square on the end.