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old Wheel Horse sales brochure. A very good summary of Wheel Horse official and allied attachments.

I had read about this years back from a luthier that likes to use it for his violins because of its lightness and acoustic properties. I however never used it nor had a single piece of it in my hands. It is a process of drying wood in this case ash that essentially alters the cellular composition of wood. It makes it lighter , more stable, more rot resistant than pressure treated wood and drastically changes its color. Wood dried this way is actually warranted for 25 years when used in decks. It’s expensive being only slightly less expensive than composite materials of the same application. No chemicals are used in process so it’s perfectly safe to use as opposed to many exotic species used in decks which have highly toxic and allergenic dust. As I said I never had a single piece in my hand. That was up to the day of the Wheel horse Show where Kevin @Pullstart gave me a truck load of it. Compared to regular Ash it works much better. It planes and looks like Walnut. I like it so much that I am going to attempt to get one of my ash planks in stock dried that way for a yoke. The color is simply outstanding. On a last but important note. I am always thankful for the day I joined this place. Nothing but good things and experiences have come of it. So much learned, so many opportunities, so many friends made, so much received that I have done nothing to deserve . What an outstanding group of people.Thank you all. thermally modified ash on left and air dried ash on right both in their natural state with no stain or finish.

It’s been a while since I visited this part of the forum. I hope I pass through with ease!

Interesting. We've been considering re-doing our deck but I never realized there was a natural product with that kind of longevity. I'm not so thrilled with the composite stuff. It looks like plastic to me. The imperfections of a natural product is what makes it looks RIGHT. (or at least to me it does) Thanks for sharing! And you're right, this place is great as we all get to enjoy some social media without the crazy BS involved. This is the only place on the innerweb that doesn't get the blood pressure to a boiling point. And yes, you deserve it. Sharing is what this place is all about whether it be tractor parts, information or friendship. It's Karma my friend.

My dad bought a 1947 Pontiac coupe in 1960. The car was $750 . It had low mileage and was painted red underneath and on all the wheels. It was a display car in the 1947 Chicago auto show. He owned that car from 1960 to 1968. My mother drove this to work for several years. The thing I remember most is that we drive this with a trailer to Portland, Oregon and back to Gary, Indiana in 1961 to visit my mother’s sister’s family. On the way out we had water bags hanging from the bumpers (they had real chrome heavy bumpers back then), extra fan belts and plenty of tools. We camped every night on the way west with a 9x12 tent that had a kitchen attachment and front porch! The tent ⛺️ got set up quicker and straighter as we made our way west. The 1947 Pontiac was a tank. The seat in back was big even with four kids in it. My brother and two sisters had plenty of room and yes the center vent on the dash and hood opened up plenty of air flow going down the road with no air conditioning. Going up the Teton mountains west of Jackson Hole, Wyoming the gear shift handle came off in my dads hand making a turn on a hairpin curve. The pin holding the shifter handle had sheared off! We quickly turned into a logging road turn off. Dad got out his tool box and found a screwdriver that fit into the short flange the shifter had fallen out of! That’s how he drove it the rest of the way to Portland, Oregon before he had it repaired at a gas station ( the kind this did more auto repair than sold gas )! Not many pictures of the Pontiac but here are a couple. The middle two pics were taken opposite each other !

Well got the ends welded up and painted it Regal Red! First time filling gaps welding and it was a learning curve. So don't expect to see a pretty bead on them. But they'll do the job. Looks much better than rusty black! Thanks for looking!

I was given a 2005 Toro Zmaster a few weeks ago for parts, all i was told was it stopped running 7 years ago and wasnt moved from that spot. 23hp Command, 60" ultraforce deck. Everything was stuck, engine was stuck but did free up. Starter was missing so that was my first task, i bolted on a starter and a new battery and to my absolute shock..it spun with the key. However..it had no compression. Pulling the plugs revealed air moving...so the rods were intact. Pulled the valve covers and none of the rockers moved, the cam was visibly not turning. That led me to pull the muffler, clutch, and rear closure plate and found carnage..20 teeth sheared off the cam, rear cam journal broken off, i found a stuck lifter. Im assuming, based upon no evidence of loss of lubrication anywhere, that the #1 intake lifter seized in the bore..the cam stopped..and nothing else did..the cam shed teeth and finally broke. I ordered a GM lifter bore hone, 4 new lifters, a cam kit, i honed the bores using brake kleen as lube, new lifters in, new cam in and timed it. Plate back on...and...nadda, blowing out the intake, timing issues. Pulled the rear plate off and verified my marks. I remembered years ago that kohler twin crank gears are a very tight interference press fit..but could slip...and that if the keyway us down..the timing mark should be 180⁰ opposite. Mine was 110⁰ out of time. So i brought my keyway to 6 oclock and indexed the cam to straight down. After cleaning the carb it fired right up..runs great. So..if you ever come across a command twin out of time...this retimes it.

Finally got time to finish my quick and dirty harrow build. Not anything fancy or pretty but it worked really good. I was extremely happy with how well it worked on my driveway. Of course the hydraulic lift on the 416 makes it really nice

C-105…wet from a bath

Axle cut to length and tacked. Spindle bushings made. Need a little more fitting for the spindle bushings to axle and grease zerks installed. Also need to machine the bushings for thrust bearings. Axle pivot pin bushing is the next major task.

vacuum pump

I’m so glad that you’ll be able to use it Cas! I’m glad I found the pick ticket grabbing some firewood for the weekend

@StorminOuch begins to describe that . I told you that squonky was part big foot . Not only have big feet but a tall.

A wise man once told me there's nothing wrong with using a grinder. And that's good. That's very good. Because pretty welds... I do not make.

And would suck wood bees into the cab in a flash!

Mount to block not clean will do it. A k181 with compression release takes about 65 amps initially to get it spinning. Imagine what that 7 popper takes without the release. Too much paint. . When I paint an engine I Roloc disc the ground points after to get them shiny where it doesn't show.

Thanks Cas?, I’ve never heard of it either. I to learn something here all the time.

That's what I like about Sundays

So I've been wanting a 2 inch rear hitch receiver for the tractors and came across a hitch receiver off a 97 F-150 that looked like a perfect modification project for this end. It is straight square tubing and nice long mounting brackets. Got it cheap enough and decided I'd have a go at making it fit. The 312-8 will be the fitment rig. It'll also get used by the C-100. after some measuring it was time to cut it down to size and remove the clevis hitch all work was done with an angle grinder and drill. But this wasn't too complicated a project. So I trimmed down mounting brackets and used that to replace the top mount bracket from my plow mount. Measured all holes out and then drilled holes for the receiver part to fit. It's not the most precise cutting as this was free hand but it'll do the job. I'm going to weld in some some coupons on the square tube ends to close it up and paint it all regal red. But for now I'm pleased with it and it's perfectly functional. Just in time for possible snow too! So this now has the 2" front and rear receivers. Should make it easier to add some weight down the road as well. I'll do an update when it's painted. thanks for looking!

I have picking this many per week. No hot peppers this year so no salsa. I have been making sauce and paste. Any other ideas?

I like the B-80’s as well, this is mine (1977). Great for putting around tractor shows, but occasionally I hang my 36” deck under it and mow the yard.

OK Dan now you know dammed well I like your stuffed Pobys... but let's branch out. Talking some of your pulled pork or some beef in the stuffing. Kick it up a notch as Emeril would say... BAMM...

And that's a good thing 😁

like pullstart said some heat and I have also put oil in the grease gun and pumped it into bearings then flush with new grease. Also, those spindles are pretty easy to take apart.

I’ve had plenty of greaseables get clogged solid from lack of grease maintenance. A little heat from a MAP gas torch and it should get soft enough to pass through again.

These tick borne diseases are a problem here in the states. I try to spray at least 40% deet on my clothes or use clothes that are previously soaked in permethrin when doing outside activities. I hope that you have no consequences from your bite.

Nice! I am canning some tomatoes either today or Monday. I have also gotten some bell peppers and bannana peppers from our garden. We made bread and butter pickles earlier this week and have had corn for a couple of weeks. Okra is coming in and I love fresh okra with ranch dressing. Gardens are a great resource and am blessed to have the place to have one. The old Wheel Horse sure helps in prepping the land for these veggies.

Throwing in one note of caution.... I put an aftermarket carb on a snowblower a while back and discovered that the thread count on both the high and low needle valves was metric and not as high as on the original carb. This meant that fewer turns were needed for the initial settings and that it was more sensitive when adjusting. Turned out fine once I realized that.

that would be my best guess. Its a darn shame. I keep attempting to track down viable cowhorn and giant marconi peppers. Both are wonderful. The seed I got this season are both poblano ish peppers. They look fine, hopefully have some heat however definitely not what I ordered. Scotch bonnets are nice looking but zero heat. I keep trying to find them as well. Very much dislike buying produce from the store and just as much of a crap shoot heat wise. The best seeds are the ones passed down form my father/grandfather. Dwindling supply though.

I'll just inject a bit here. The roll pin is supposed to turn freely in that hole in the hoop, and it looks like that may have no longer been true, possibly due to rust. So after driving out the remains, clean the hole good, maybe even fill it with naval jelly and let that soak awhile. Going back together, be sure to get some good heavy oil or grease in there. I've had good service from the foamy sticky motorcycle chain lube stuff on these PTO parts.

Reg. bad new one on order. More on the reg later. What the heck is a reloc disc?

Got one inside my motorcycle helmet twice. Same location too going down the big hill into Watkins Glen!

@peter lena would be proud of you.

Yikes. Clean it well and use a good topical antiseptic.

Some of y’all may recognize this old girl. Bought back my 520-8 today.

Maybe you can jump a temp ground wire to the genny bolt to see if that's the issue. Too much new paint

I think it was @Ed Kennell said that stuff tasted like gasoline?😂😂

@Sodaking27 At first I was like “What is this guy talking about?” But then I looked carefully, @cleat is correct! Very nice job, looks factory. It’s nice to see another Work Horse saved. I can’t wait to see the pictures after the light refresh 👍🏻

This is a very fair deal. Once. Again.... The generosity of the members of the site. Absolutely mind boggling to me.

I need to get a set of those for the shelf. They don’t sell it down here. Not a drinker but would be cool for display and possible end of the world activities. I have an empty from The Dino I may fill with something.

No 3 on the tree, 5 on the floor and dimmer on the floor with 2 - 60 AC. She's under weight with juice brakes so no CDL required. Just a really big pick up truck, that's all.

which flavor? No, that’s not my back seat occipher…

Jake - Welcome! That knob is used to adjust the down height - extremely useful for plowing snow onto the grass - set it to skim and the grass does not get beat up...

Shaking down the GT-1800 after installing the Kohler. Still have a few things to do before a light refresh.

Looks like it will hold up just fine. I have learned when welding and doing fab work FIT UP is everything. I learned to spend more time getting things to fit really nice rather than trying to fill gaps with weld. I am definitely still learning. Also weld coupons are a thing. Can be found on the internet. As someone said generally they are precut piece intended for welding tests and certifications. Good job man looks pretty good