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Scored this tiny 9” Duro bandsaw from pre 1935. All cast iron construction including the one piece cover. It was actually mounted on a Singer sewing machine treadle base being used that way. It will be however fitted with a motor perhaps on same stand. It’s been in the weather for a while but everything functions smoothly. Will be restoring it to use with a narrow 1/8” blade since I keep my regular bandsaw with a 3/4” blade all the time. It will be used as a scroll saw so I don’t need to change blades on the regular one.

Almost 1 year ago I picked up this non running 418-8. After much electrical work, paint, and more parts than I care to mention, I got it all put together today. It's ready for a plow day! Still needs some more paint work, but my paint booth is done until spring. Decals and wheels were installed today.

Been tucked away in a neighbor's garage for decades. Today it saw daylight. Not sure what the plans for this one. Definitely a project but it's got good bones and tires at least. Check out the belt guard, a bike fender and can! If I remember right was there someone reproducing the belt guard and heat shield? I got a bunch of k91s on the shelf to get rid of that big old Briggs. See what happens. A lot of parts to track down.

Cruising through a not so traveled town and I thought I’d stock up on some tractor supply fluids. Too bad these don’t bore with a mower deck! It was something like $2499 I believe.

That is a saw sharpening vise. Jeff beat me to the punch while the photo was loading.

Hand saw sharpening vise ?

Actually, it is something that Pullstart will pinch his fingers in and need a Band Aid.

It's true!! If I win the powerball tonight, I'll buy one for a bunch of you.

@WheelHorse_Kid plans to make a post about our day yesterday so I will keep it short and sweet. He competed in his first every pull yesterday. I brought a few tractors to show including my original rj. I looked over and Alex had my girlfriends little guy on it. The smile says it all.

At $1.5 billion, I’d expect it delivered on my new trailer and hauler of choice too

Very Nice. My wives mother had a small simple cedar chest that was her wedding dowry chest made in roughly 1945. It was made by an old bachelor that had treadle powered tools. He did wood work in the winter when he wasn't farming. He traded woodwork to her parents small barber shop/liquor store in New Ulm, Tx. I restored it a few years ago. The spec's of blue you see are Turquoise. When I restored it, it had some splits and checks . Wood filler just didn't look right, so I filled them with small Turquoise stones and sanded them flat. Sorry if I hijacked your post.

Winner, winner chicken dinner.

What have I done to my Wheel Horse today? NOTHING Just ending a 7 day vacation on the Delaware Bay. No tractors and no work. Crabbing Walking our crowded beach looking for sea glass The hot tub was nice on the cold mornings Mimosa anniversary toast of 121 years of marriage. All in September Mike and Libby 33y Me and Mrs K 60y Mark and Julie 28Y

You guys must be forgetting about this! I believe it was originally a C-175?

Nothing canned off the shelf but this is something crafters use to antique metal. Pour two cups of hydrogen peroxide, four tablespoons of white vinegar, and one-and-a-half teaspoons of table salt into a plastic spray bottle. Vigorously swirl the bottle to mix the contents. Once the salt has dissolved, spray the solution over the object to coat it partially or completely, depending on the desired effect. The peroxide should begin to bubble on contact with the metal, and rust will start forming immediately. Let the object air-dry in the sun for another five minutes or longer, depending on the size of the object.

I’m not sure the tires are original. The rears say “Turf-Saver” but nothing else except the size, ply and made in USA. Not sure who made them… The front knobby tires are not in good shape, I found a nice set of Generals that I just got cleaned up and painted with Millers tire paint.those will go on eventually.

Been driving Dodge Dakota's for over 20yrs now. My 4th & latest one has over 265k on the clock & still climbing. With the knowledge that this Dakota won't last for ever, plus the need/want for a bigger truck I finally bit the bullet and up graded to a Ram 1500. It's a 2018 Sport with 31k on the clock and more bells & whistles than any vehicle should have. The 5.7L under the hood gets better fuel mileage and has waaay more power than the 4.7L that is in my Dakota. A couple pictures of my new financial burden. So far I am quite happy with my new truck but I'd like to keep the mileage down on it for a while. So with a 70 mile round trip 5 to 6 days a week for work, I'm still pounding the Dakota back & forth for that commute.

Good eye EB... I have been known to do it on a full blown resto or even a mechanical only. Let's just say I think Denny and I are cut of the same cloth as far as sloppy steering goes.

Made a little more progress on tear down today, I found a few things that need attention but nothing too bad really. The steering gear had a tooth missing so I replaced the gear, the fan gear looks good and the lower steering shaft support is pretty sloppy so I’ll replace it.

You are just out of control, first you post a portable band saw purchase and now a vintage stationery band saw THAT YOU PLAN TO ELECTRIFY! What ever happened to the no power tools Cas we have become accustomed to? We have a Singer Treadle base just like yours that has a glass topped collectables case on it. When I say we I mean us and the momma cat, she takes naps there.

Hello everyone, I am writing to you because my Wheel Horse 702 gives me a lot of problems with the regulator, when I restored it I put a new battery in it and when accelerating the voltmeter went to full throttle, then I changed the regulator for a new one. , the previous battery was damaged and now I'm afraid to put in a new battery and damage it again. My intention is to put a small alternator on it but I don't know if I can leave the current starter dynamo just for the starting function. It's possible? Would anyone have a diagram just for the function? boot? thank you Like You could use the existing Starter generator as just a starter... Would have to find some way of charging the battery. I would give the new regulator a chance. Make sure it is grounded well and wired correctly. If there is a terminal on the bottom of the regulator it goes to the A terminal on the generator body. (That wire does not show up on many Wheel Horse diagrams as it was a Kohler part... Podrías usar el generador de arranque existente solo como motor de arranque... Tendría que encontrar alguna forma de cargar la batería. Le daría una oportunidad al nuevo regulador. Asegúrese de que esté bien conectado a tierra y cableado correctamente. Si hay un terminal en la parte inferior del regulador, va al terminal A en el cuerpo del generador. (Ese cable no aparece en muchos diagramas de Wheel Horse ya que era una pieza de Kohler...

Glad I wasn't present for that.... Yeah, I think that's the safest approach to getting it back together straight and maybe extending it a little if needed. I think the Drawn Over Mandrel (DOM) pipe that someone suggested (maybe in my other customization thread that this is for) is what I need to get, just need to get the right ID pipe so it fits snuggly with no wobble, then a few welds to hold in place.

Just gonna throw this very general rule of thumb out there for you pulley swappers: A 1:1 pulley ratio will give you ABOUT 10mph, assuming 3600rpm engine and standard 23" tires. Take particular note of 'about'- this is a VERY general number you can go by. I dont wanna hear 'green is wrong, mine only runs 9.2' ...and FWIW- the transmissions hold up just fine well into the 25mph range..... and often above that.....

The belt stop tab was missing on the tranny belt guard so I added one to the bottom side and made a guide that bolts to the engine for the top side. Not sure how long this tab has been missing, I’m hoping the guy didn’t grind the gears. I’ll find out when I open the tranny…. The steering wheel put up a struggle but it finally came off in one piece.

I promise not to tell.

Dawn Power Wash .

Found this video and it looks to be way to do the fix!

On Sunday I went to my first pull at the Franklin county fairgrounds with my friend Avery and he got 3rd in the stock class and I got 2nd in the stock class. The guy who runs the pulls let me use his cub cadet in the 1000lb pull and I got 2nd. I got 3 trophies one from the stock class,1000lb, and one from the team pull.

Well finally got this little side project done. The seat turned out awesome but I’m still undecided on how I feel about it. What do you guys think. I wanted it to retain the toro seat sliders for adjustment

Prices here in New England are high and climbing every day. I blame a few people who have driven prices sky high so now even people with none running tractors think they are sitting on gold.

Lotsa parts here Denny use your shout out you need.

@Achto says a masonry bit does the job but still a rite of passage. Can't heat Mark ... will melt the wheel.

Needed a change of routine today since I get bored very easily so I dismantled the little guy which took no more than 10 minutes and proceeded to strip it and prime the castings.

Now I need to look around for a set of 5 lug hubs that would be my best bet I agree. Rear tires for these in atv style are not cheap for sure. Thanks for your posts great videos, lot of knowledge.

Hi Dave. I just found your thread.. is the roll pin in a boss on the underside of the steeringwheel? If so you might not want to use to much heat like you said to prevent the wheel from melting. As for drilling a roll pin, that wont work. The pins are too hard to drill properly. Also because a rollpin is split the drillbit tends to grab the edge of the pin and break the bit. But this is info you probably already knew. For driving out the rollpin, get the shortest, thickest punch you can fit and the biggest hammer you dare use. In my experience long thin punches tend to act as a spring instead a punch. Penetrating oil and heating and quenching are your friends. Time is your friend aswell. Go at it for a bit, then soak it with penetrating oil overnight and try again. Cutting and welding is certainly doable but getting the shaft nice and straight can prove to be tricky. Clamping the pieces inside a piece of angle iron when welding can help. Straightening after welding might still be necessary. Greetings from the Netherlands, Mark

Don’t be sorry. Brings up other subjects which are of interest. I avoid wood filler for anything that has to retain a natural or stained finish. Filler always looks like filler, it never fools anyone. As a matter of fact once a finish is applied over it , it accentuates it making it stick out. I feel that so called “defects” are actually part of what makes a piece have a certain charm and character. If one wants “perfection “ then one needs to find a board void of so called “flaws”. I don’t even fill nail holes in trim. What’s the point? Everybody knows there is a nail under filler. Nail hole always looks better and if carefully planned and executed it adds to the craftsmanship of project .The alternative is what you did. Intentionally accent flaw by filling it with stones as you did ir colored epoxy, molten metal or even inlay a shapely piece of another wood such as a butterfly shape ir rosette. Then when looked at instead of seeing a mundane ugly patch with filler ones sees an artistic touch which always enhances piece. Well done.

Very possible. I am not sure what the value of stand is. I paid $40.00 for the pair. My interest was obviously the saw but I think it will be mounted on stand with a motor.

Not almost maybe but not.

Very cool additions to this one! If those tires don’t work out, I have switched my 1-1/8” 4 lug hubs to 5 lug, and transitioned back to 12” wheels. Then it’s easy to procure 27” tires from UTVs I also prefer to fluid fill any worker tires, it’s a HUGEbenefit! Here are a couple variations of fluid filling tires I’ve used. Pumping the tires full with tubes.. this video shows the UTV tires I prefer. No tubes, filing mostly full to the brim and adding enough air to bead it up and create a round tire.

Me and @TonyToro day was great! Got a nice vac bagger and tractor from @PWL216! A set and tires for my pulling tractor and an 42in mower deck and my dad got a vise. Already got the tractor running! And met up and hung out with the WH guys. IMG_1464.MOV

..... said everyone who ever met me. @JoeM Nice work!

Here is another wonderful idea:

It was woods cleanup day. Should be last time till spring. Weather was nice with highs in the mid 60s here. The c-100 got the fun. Son had out is old rig to take it for a spin and drag some limbs to the pile. After the main area was done we decided to try and claim back this trail that is slowly being overtaken by vines, etc. It was tough going. Even in low range first gear and deck in the raised transport position I still had to stop a few times to untangle vines that wrapped up. such a pain. We'll keep at it though and make progress a bit at a time when we are up for the work. Great day though and enjoyed some good seat time. Still pleased with the $25 project tractor

Added a hood scoop today to cover up the air filter to keep the weather out, still may add a screen to the front to help out as well. I'll clean up the excess seam sealer once it's dry.

I use ABC plugs...Anything But Champion Got burned twice on ones that would fire laying on the head but not under compression