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This year it has been 60 years since they built the last of these. They had about 25 on display at the Tri-Power nationals at the Norwalk race track this year. Three of the so called swiss cheese 63's. One of the 62's. A 63. The first of the 63 Tempest with the 421 dual quad super duty engine. The mule car. I have seen a few of these over the years but never this many at one time. There was one ready to undergo restoration and another in original condition.

Put on by a couple of members from the Pickett Steam Club. Not a great turn out for spectators and not a big flea market. was the feature. We had fun tho. Pile of gravel brought in for us to play with mid blades. Some lineups... One of the few shows where they give out awards. I got one for the Senior & best orginal. Well it's far from orginal by our standards so it's the thought that counts I guess. Dan got one for best display. Rightfully so the hoarder had sixteen tractors in his display!

I picked this up yesterday. It's my fourth Ford tractor, following a 1944 2N, a 1947 8N and a 1957 640. This is my first "blue" Ford tractor and my first one with the 3 cylinder engine (gas).

Or maybe this C-105 just hopped in the back my truck! Well actually a family member needed something to cut his lawn AND HE THOUGHT I was just going to give him one my Wheel Horses. Now anyone who has ever delt with me knows I am not a selfish person BUT I AIN"T JUST GIVING UP ONE OF MY WHEEL HORSE'S so he can cut his lawn. Ok since it was family I did look around and found a nice C-105 locally and even paid for more than half of the price to get him on the seat. Now once it was at home yes, I did some repairs. The ball joints and axle hubs were loose, so they got tightened up. Some small dings in the hood and rear fenders got some attention too. The battery seemed good, and voltage was checked and found to be 14 volts at the battery. The 42-inch mower deck was pristine and cuts very well, no rust holes in this deck! The C-105 also came with a new seat, a very comfortable too. The C-105 came with the auxiliary hitch in the back plus has working head lights. After all the service work was done a pressure wash to clean out all the dirt and debris was done. Now here's a situation most of us don't run into every day .......... this relative has never operated a Wheel Horse or any other type of garden tractor or lawn mower before. Well Wheel Horse class was in session today. I had to teach him how to service, operate and how to use the C-105 and he was no eager to drive 15-year-old as he is just past the 40-year mark. I started at ground zero and worked my way up showing him how to use a choke, PTO, lift lever, deck adjustment, the Hi/Low eight speed and even which direction to cut the lawn (the 42-inch deck is a side discharge) and a lot of safety talk too. Wild Bill in Richmond VA

Here's one for the Sylvia he had ... a B hood in pristine shape. Also a late model with front deck and a homemade striper. All these tractors were for sale if interested. Lots of field plowing. @StreetrodchevMy back was shot from all the mid grading but managed to get a couple of rounds in on the 1054. Plowed great once I got a shine on Tom @Shynon. Lots of all classes pulling and had a locals stock for fun class when the heavy hitters were done. Dan on the diesel and our buddy Joel on his Case.

I failed to get this guys name or handle here but talked with him a bit. Maybe @Achto did. Anyhoo he had a a 953 with a deck that was to die for.

Just starting my new hobby…picked up a D-160 with a k341…. Had to make a post so I can pm someone about a new muffler! 😀

She's got a nos WH cover she uses. You bet Joe... welcome anytime and guaranteed seat time. Mowing our camp area with Terrance the 857.

Almost forgot about the raffle tractor. Some of the guys that run the show did up a '68 Charger 12 to raffle off. A snafu with the state in getting a raffle license but I guess allowed to sell tickets on club property. I wanted to sell and display at our other shows and even offered to be the fall guy we get busted. I guess they did come out a little ahead so it's all good. Dan did the paint & put on the stickers and I donated parts. Decals of course by @Vinylguy. Not the correct motor and a couple of other minor issues but good enough for the women we go out with. A big hats off to @rjg854 for sending us the correct oil pan and didn’t even let us pay for shipping. You were mentioned for sure Randy and cuss words were not used this time. I put your name on one of my six tickets. I wouldn't have won if my name was on every ticket in the barrel. Some guy we didn’t know won. It was also mentioned how the crowd is a such tight knit bunch.

This guy is a certified welder, Vietnam vet, former Air Marshal, and Former Foundry foreman. Patches decks back together and the only way you can tell is by the paint. He races go karts and builds 2 cycle race motors. A'int much he doesn't know. He built my Power King Loader

I forgot to mention - the guy also had a 312-A that is in beautiful condition, that the son is NOT selling. He said that one had more sentimental value. It looked like a show-quality piece. Impressive. It was in so much better shape than the one I have that I was practically drooling...

Cheers from my C-105 to yours...

This is one of two hikes we did this past week. A fair amount of the line above is "bushwacking". NO trail. Just experienced woods folk looking for a road from a different angle using a combination of a GPS hiking app and a paper page. This pic shows the above Ragged Lake from the halfway point up nearby Spencer mountain. Reference for how much woods is really there. The beginning of the hike is just off the screen to lower left. We had several interesting animal interactions as well. Here's a VERY large female moose. How do we know she's a she? Well, part of the girth in this pic is her baby that standing just past her. No pics of the baby unfortunately. This next one is bit morbid to some but we thought it was interesting. This frog apparently was caught up in a puddle that evaporated too quickly? We saw this cormorant several times over the week. At rest. Taking off to flight. Note the second pic has its reflection mirrored on the water. IMHO an absolutely beautiful pic by The Local Photography Department BBT. A bunch more in no particular order.

Made the trip with one so far. 4 more to go! Lol

Similar math, but between four of us here we have maybe 30 ish. Must be exponential math, like rabbit multiplication.

This is a good point. Six or seven years ago when I found this crowd it was for the same reason as most folks. I had bought my first Wheel Horse and was looking for information. Not long after that my Other Half picked up her first Wheel Horse. Now, she has five, I have seven, we share one. A hair covered horse is a herd animal. Apparently so it's a paint covered Horse.

Not exactly a side shot but I guess it is close enough! The 418-C poised and ready to mow, but the 416-H wants in on the action. I ended up with using the 416 with the vacuum because it needed to be bagged.

Couple of weeks ago while camping I lit what some call a Swedish Fire Log. In my case, it was a dried log probably 24 inches long and 10" diameter that I used chain saw and cut with the grain about 2/3's of the length of the log resulting in four sections. Then at the campground, we lit the intersection of the saw cuts and had a fire for two or three hours. My nephew took a video in slow motion but I'm not smart enough to upload it. We had a decent campfire to watch, it burned a long time and didn't consume as much wood as a regular fire. We even had some folks come over and ask what kind of fire we had going.

Kinda like a candle... just a hollowed log & a camp fire fav. A double with Lucy photo bombing...

My understanding is that if you wish to use a rear mounted vacuum bagger that is pto driven on the Eaton Hydro tractors (C175 on?), then you need a smaller plastic fan.....which as far as I am aware, is no longer available! I have been running a home brew vacuum bagger and thought I had managed to improve the fan to belt spacing but clearly hadn't, following the discovery of there no longer being any blades on my fan! The problem is mostly caused by the lack of clearance and it is not helped by the fact that the belt is very long and there's no lateral control of it (no guides). As the fan has hook type leading edge blades, they are prone to grabbing the belt and not leaving go...until the blade comes off. My thoughts are that if I can remove the ability of the blade to hook onto the belt, the problem will probably be solved. The odd occasional belt/blade strike should not then be a problem if the fan can't grab it. My solution then was to use a fan with a rim that acts as a shroud to protect the blades should the belt get too close.....but have been unable to find such a thing. Solution = CAD and 3D printing! So here's the latest version. It is unfortunately just a little too deep and the rim fouls the transmission drive belt so there's a revised version now printing. My very first attempt was ineffective, but this one produces a gale when running at 2200rpm (the fastest my lathe will go). I think the transmission runs at engine speed (3600rpm max) so I am hopeful that this fan will work well. Whether it survives the belt proximity, remains to be seen, but I'll update this post when I have the final version and have tried it for real. I haven't thought about what price to charge yet, but I'd be happy to print more if anyone is interested. My guess would be $25-40...they take hours to print and the cost depends very much on how solid you want the print to be (you can control the amount of infill and it's trade off between strength and weight and ultimately cost)

I’m not sure about the mounting process with a D Series but others here should chime in. One thing I do know however is that I would clean up the auger on the blower really well. Otherwise snow is going to stick to it and it’s going to clog, then you’ll basically have a snowplow!

Not today but yesterday I got in some “wind therapy” with my dad. He’s not ready to give up his two wheeler just yet at 81 years old. So we get out together a few times in the summer and fall for a ride. 120 miles today. We stopped up in Massachusetts and I whipped out my phone and he his folded paper map so we could plan out our route home . I gotta admit, it was easier to chose a route back towards home with his paper map. His is technically a scooter (no gears and a step thru design, just twist and go). But it’s an in-line twin cylinder fuel injected 650cc and it’s claimed that it will do 110 MPH !! So not your average scooter! I buzzed it up to 90 probably 6 years ago and I could tell it had plenty more MPH’s to go. Both machines are Suzukis… mine is also a 650cc. 2011 Suzuki VStrom 650 2008 Suzuki Bergman 650

Squonk is correct. Need to open it up and carefully inspect those parts. Try shifting the trans when you get the one side off. That cracked spline shaft and/or a bad bearing would for sure cause your issues...binding in the same position when turning input shaft. Make sure you repeat those functions as you go back in, you may see where it is binding.

Seems to be a common communicable disease one catches on this site...

Welcome and be careful with that horse they multiply like rabbits!

See, this is all just wrong... Mrs. Sylvan has always informed me, correctly, that:

I just chalked up two full weeks in hospital. Back surgery because of infection. If or once they get it cleared, it is on yo a rehab. I gotta get out of here. My relative mowed my lawn with a tractor that is GREEN. The horror

More puttering......couldn't work on WH tractors outside so I'm working on tractors inside. A bit of up-cycling.

As mentioned in my Shop Project thread, my ‘99 Silverado has a broken and rusted out frame. Today, I bought this ‘05 2500HD from a friend. His dad bought it new, and he is no longer with us and my buddy bought the farm from his mom. He plans to plow with his side by side and has no need for this truck. The prices of trucks, I practically stole it. It comes with an 8’ Western plow, which is very similar to my 7-1/2’ Fisher plow (control at least). Meet little Norman Jr It’s got 147,000 miles, new tires, new power steering pump and hoses (I did those last summer), 6.0L gas (my preference for winter driving is a gasser = quicker warm up time) and is quite clean. Other than rocker rust and some dents and dings that is…

Officially 1/2 way done with this barn, meaning about 1/4 way through the project! As for today? My back is 100% done!

I think I got to page 66 or 72 to find progress without too much mumbo jumbo small talk What’s Colossus looking like these days?

oh, a warranty case 😎

Needs to come apart again. The hi-lo fork is flimsy. It could be bent cracked or both.

Be handy if ya made a trip the weekend of September 9th for the meet n greet. Seriously though... Stop by our place if you want. The BBT and I would welcome you.

Been moving my 5x10 trailer around yard with it. The snowblower definitely helps counter the weight of the trailer. I'm hauling #57 crushed riverstone to fill around my girlfriend's she shed, behind her prayer garden, & a few other places in yard. She promised when I get shed project done I can buy as many Wheel Horses as I want to!

You need on of these for Cindaay's tractor. Keeps the rain off!

I talked with him but for the life of me can't remember his name. Great pictures Jim, I really dropped the ball for this show. Didn't get any pictures at all.

An poor ol Colossus sits waiting wishing he could feel like a favorite.

Those cars had holes cut and drilled strategically in the frame to reduce weight for racing.

I feel good about this buy, but at the same time I'm a bit sad. The guy said his Dad was really diving in to rebuilding these, and it's obvious from all the new parts he had been buying (what's in all those boxes). Poor guy died before he got a chance to finish. But the son said his Dad had asked him to try to make sure the stuff went to someone who would either make good use of it or see that it went to "good homes". When we shook hands to say goodbye, he thanked me and said now he felt like he had fulfilled that wish of his Dad's.

I used to set up my DJ equipment outside my porch. I put my laptop on play and had some 70’s/80’s music playing. I had already asked my neighbors if they minded me playing anything and they were cool with it. I came out of the shed and they were all dancing around their pool deck.

That's a pretty machine! I wasn't fond of the black hoods until I cam across a C-165. Maybe it's because it's a 160, or a black hood. IDK? Glad to bring her home. My favorite

to Moosepuck. That’s a fine looking

I picked up a used hood stand for mine since my welding skills are about as good as my ex-wife's credit score and I don't have anyone local with any time for small jobs. My F-bracket is cracked too so I'm just having to bite the bullet and dig deep for work space to take care of it all at once. I love the c-series regardless of a few weak points in the engineering.

Double check the Kohler manual about oiling the head bolts before assembly. The resulting bolt tension for a given tightening torque is higher when the bolts are lubricated than when dry. In this application 25 to 30 ft-lb of torque on that size bolt is not much, and lubed threads probably won't make a difference. In some applications where the bolt torque is near the maximum for the bolt, adding oil to the threads could result in a stretched bolt. A stretched bolt will produce a lower clamping force, which could cause the bolted joint to fail.

You can spray every component with carb cleaner and walk away for 15 minutes. Any crack will show up plain as day. It's also possible that pilot bearing is shot

I gifted a 310-8 & 42” RD to my niece. Same situation. Same preparation and lessons. Two conditions of the gift? Promise you will never mow with your children in the yard. The tractor’s name is Bob, period. Last I heard every time my orange “K” tractor-owning brother shows up at his daughter’s house he want’s to mow the lawn using Bob.

Your stage coaches, wagons, buggies had the drivers on the right. The brake lever was on that side. Copied ours.

Let's just say "significantly less than a grand"