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Visited the in-laws today..almost forgot I left my 308 there to clear snow (which we haven’t got ) So I fired her up on this 7 degree day and buzzed around their yard for 10 minutes before putting it back in the shed and on the battery tender.

To be honest I didn’t pull the dipstick. Crap! I won’t sleep well tonight not knowing

Welcome to Red Square ! I think most of us here would say buy them both. We tend to believe that you can never have to many. One to use for mowing and the other to pull the cart.

Replaced a defective headlight switch. I have to applaud the Wheelhorse for simplicity. 2 screws to remove the dash, 2 spade connectors to the switch, and 1 nut on the switch. You can't get it much easier.

Evening all. Right, I've started. First things first, it's a C-141 not a 121 as I said in my intro. A little knowledge is dangerous but I've educated myself. My aim is to get the old crate usable and working for it's keep, as opposed to doing a show quality restoration. The basic plan is to prep & repaint most of the exterior panels but just clean & seal the chassis, axles, inner panels. With this in mind I took the tyres off & dropped the rims to a local blasting/ powder coating firm. I stripped the panels & will drop them off to be blasted and primed when I pick the rims up on Tuesday. What's left is looking a bit sorry for itself.... The deck has got pretty corroded & has some stress crack that have rusted through. I bought it new as a bare shell 20 years ago so I thought I'd contact the suppliers and see if they're still available. "Yes Sir, they are. £ 1187.00 plus tax" ( at 20%). Gulp. 1500 pounds. I asked " I don't suppose you can remember what I paid fr the last one" ? Three hundred pounds. Gotta love inflation. So, I'll get that blasted too & weld up the holes. 1500 quid gets an awful of a lot of MIG wire..... Hopefully next week will bring a more productive update, including tyre ( or tire) choices. Cheers, Dan.

I’m happy to announce that, she’s a runner! And a mover! And the hydraulic lift works! Money well spent! I like exclamation points!!!

I'm not a rubber boot fan as I prefer leather. These 40 year old Rockys have carried these 79yo feet hundreds of miles over Pa, Md, Mt, WVa. They have taken me to the highest point in Pa, Mt Davis, over 12,000 feet in Rocky Mt National Park in Co., and even from Zermatt, Switzerland to the base camp of the Alp's Matterhorn. These were still made in the USA boots and have been resoled twice by by our local shoemakers, the Continos. They are still worn for my daily walks.

Real mild. Cows are getting too expensive to raise. Gonna try milking gators instead. Hope to get a herd established before the pythons move in.

Definitely the C-145. The B-165 is a lawn tractor.

This hobby is perfect for kids. My boys are both into them. This is their score from last December that they spent their hard earned money on. My youngest at 11 years is a member here on the forum and really has been bitten by the bug. He always wants to work on them any time he’s home. It’s great having them involved, staying off video games and learning valuable life skills.

Old flluid probably has water in it which is now ice crystals...Who knows were they are blocking something....

We's got our best watchin' the southern border...

to the Without question, grab the big C tractor that can use nearly all the Wheel Horse implements. The B is just a riding mower.

Was this off an auction site Lane? I recently got a carb for a cutoff/ chain saw off it and it was junk. Raised a complaint with the seller and they promptly refunded and was told they didn't want the carb back. I guess what I'm saying is let the seller know so they have the chance to make good on it and or quit selling them.

I’d rather just keep the training wheels on

We got on this slightly earlier this week. I purchased this stand and in putting it together it seems pretty nice. I am sure it will be modified as I use it more. Still like to be able to jack it up on these stands and remove wheels and tires. Have some ideas in my head on adapting something to these but I would like to hear you guys thoughts

If you are getting driving motion (i.e moving at least several feet in each direction with good control), then the oil is circulating. Probably through the charge pump and certainly through the hydro pump/motor combo. (The charge pump feeds low pressure oil to the hydro pump.) The charge pump circuit also includes the plumbing to/from the lift control valve. So then if it isn’t lifting, then it’s either within or beyond the control valve. My first reaction would be to disconnect the plow lift and see if the lift cycles with no load. Listen for the usual squeal when you move the control to lift or drop and the cylinder reaches its limit. No squeal equals no flow OR a stuck open pressure relief valve. Let us know!

I woulda brought it home... and painted it RED just for spite!

Went to the dump… where most JD’s wind up…

Careful about this talk of buying more. I am pretty close to the Michigan State line, fellers. That fourteen will have all the onions you need if the grass gets tall. Almost as good as a c 160

I'll second that.

Maybe hire @WHX?? to do the milking... might be entertaining...

Just take it to the lake or river!

No... no you don't... the CATS have YOU!

It’s good to be volunteering at the Christian Youth Conference1700+ Youth this weekend. Back in February 2020 before COVID it was 2500+. I’m just a helper with a Security T shirt on. We help herd kids around. IMG_8932.MOV IMG_8932.MOV

Fair amount done today. 🙂 Disassembled the dash and components. Cleaned up the cables so all the maroon paint is off em. The fender pan has a crack in the usual place. Not something I'm equipped to deal with at this point so I'll sandwich it between the square tubing that holds the seat and these. The discs are around 2.5" OD. Cutouts from a friend's fab shop. I drilled the ⅜ holes close to the centers. Exhaust pipe and muffler were wire brushed sanded and painted. We got the transmission fluid pump installed. Hoses connected. Repaired tow valve in as well. Meeha Mirror helps with the stove. One of the many things I need to modify repair fix is an exhaust leak. The split at the muffler...... ....was seeping with the clamp that was used. I don't want to crush the muffler flange so I'll use a band clamp.

It was kind of an up an down day but that's the way it goes sometimes. Had some tires mounted and I'm getting some paint on the rears now. One of the new tubes for the rear had a pin hole when they checked it and since they don't patch tubes or stock that size, it took an extra day of back and forth. They also did a poor job with the tubes on the fronts and I'm just not going to deal with the valve stems the way they are. They'll be tubeless come Monday which is no big deal since ballast in the front doesn't amount to much anyway. I still think $22 a corner beats wrestling those things on my HF tire changers.

Today Grady and me attempted to start on the vinyl siding on his wife Lois’s she-shed… but it was too cold as I suspected, and the vinyl started cracking. I called off the vinyl siding until warmer temps come. You can see in the second pic how much out of level the floor is…

Condensation inside the transaxle is common when these machines are used in cool/cold weather for short periods where the oil doesn’t get warm enough to evaporate out the water (the curved end of the dipstick is hollow--that’s the vent). If you are seeing froth or brown foam on the dipstick, there is moisture in the oil. No squeal when holding the lift control in either direction for a five seconds means no flow (likely) or the pressure relief valve is stuck open (not too likely). Not knowing for sure where the blockage is, I would not run this machine until it’s well thawed out.

That retainer does not have to be removed to release the ball. Steady pressure and a twist should separate them and snap back together.

There is a tab on the one end and my arched ramps slide right into them. I plan on making something adjustable to tie them together because I like the idea of being able to adjust the width of the track

I'm gonna be THAT guy again... While you're removing intakes and exhausts, and replacing gaskets, etc- you may as well pull the heads off and decarbon them. It's part of the 500 hour service anyway. And don't be scared to tear into these engines. The tins are the hardest part of the whole thing.

I know what you mean. This one would crawl in my pocket givin half a chance.

I also use a 1/4” and 3/8” Milwaukee impact for almost everything. They are the stubby versions so they fit in most situations. For being only 12v power they are unbelievable. I always say I don’t know what I did without them

Yes, remove the shrouds and clean the cooling fins. With the tins off, look closely for an oil seep between the oil filter base plate and the engine block. This plate is held in place be two bolts that have a history of loosening. Remove the plate and clean the surfaces. Then glue a new gasket to the base plate and reinstall. Any oil leaks around the filter are blown across the rear cylinder cooling fins where the grass will adhere and clog the fins. After cleaning, make sure the rubber oil filter gasket ring that seals the filter to the tins is in place.

Those insulator pins where usually made out of locust wood for its rot resistance, or other hard wood.We actually called them Locust pins.I have seen them supplied so that they could be replaced in an arm without replacing the hole arm. I have a nice collection of old telephone and power insulators that I have saved from the garbage bin over the years.The pin was installed into the cross arm in a round hole and then a nail was driven through the arm and pin to secure it to the arm. Bob

You get that to happen I'll send my Photography Department.

I nominate Kev to hold the bucket.

I hear The python has become a big cash crop . They make some high dollar boots and pocketbooks

If only they would respond to voice commands you could have all eight Wheel Horses fitted with plows and marching along behind one-another.

Got down to a nice toasty -16⁰ here with a wind chill of more than -40⁰ on a LOT of the gusts. Tomorrow afternoon should be above freezing with near no wind. That's summah.

Flew home yesterday from a 2 week job in Washington state, needed to get some tractor time in! My vitamin T was very low . Cold and windy, but if ya dress right it’s doable. Rode for about an hour. Worse part is taking off gloves to snap you guys some pictures . Let the B-80 have the day off so the 315/8 could get some exercise.

Fixed the headlines for ya... Mild winter up there?

Cleaned & regreasy Pete the PTO bearing & replace the noisy thrust bearing. Different seat & springs underneath it. Gonna call it done. Needs a bath yet... still road salt on it from the score. Some small items yet. Make a strap for the battery box. Install a slot hitch & cable. How's inventory on rubber Kev @Pullstart? I think I'm gonna take the ags & tri ribs off a Raider 12 that is going on the auction block but I will need some run of mill turfs to put on it. Aunt B is gonna be another house plow mule ... eight on a eight... I fell in love with it so can't flip it now. Thanks guys for all yer help on it. -5 here but got seat time ... she didn't mind.

That's straight compared to my house!

Here ya go... Here's to it to do it. If you don't do it when you get to it to do it, you won't get to it to do it...

The feet all have this clear rubber like material on them. They also came with a 5”x12” piece to put on your ramps where they meet the ground. Like I said there is a tab that the ramps sit down into. Pretty stable

@ebinmaine add in name and model of carb , what it on ? lots of stuff out there , have to be more specific , pete

@953 nut Trina has a particular method for painting in cold weather. All of the prep and cleaning is of course done indoors in the warmth. The part to be painted is either hung on a coat hanger or set on a cart that can roll in and out. Get the parts ready. Shake the can of paint. Take both outside and do the actual painting. Bring the paint and part back indoors ASAP. Hang it up on our standard issue Wheel Horse mobile as you've seen many times. We've never had a cold temperature related paint issue until it gets down around 15° or 20°. The parts and paint are only outside literally enough to do the actual spraying and then come right back into the warm air. She's sprayed many MANY parts in temperatures above 25° and never had an issue.