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Normally I have two tractors set up to plow but now one (308-8 with 42” plow) stays at my in-laws so I can plow them out. So hopefully my trusty GT-1600/Kohler Mag transplant rig doesn’t fail me. Been plowing with it for 10 plus years and it’s been incredibly dependable so no reason to think it’ll crap out. I do have a 315 and a 414 that I could swap all the winter gear over to if I was in a pinch so there’s that backup plan. The snowblower is new to me as of last year and has the heated grips option … gotta love that!!

circa 1960 photo of me courting the future Mrs K. in my first car...1930 Dodge Brothers 6. Sorry for the grainy pic, but she did look good. Mrs. K wasn't bad either.

This thread should have said Tractor(s) and 'others!' C-85

This years Christmas card

My Cadillac has a console switch to turn off start/stop. I ended up finding a bypass harness for $50 that permanently keeps it turned off.

Her is two from the past. Third is present. That 1057 towing the boat was the best running engine I ever had, Rock solid engine.

Group photo(s) of my small Herd , Left to Right - 1960 model 550 , 1961 model 701 , 1966 model 856 , 1967 model 1057 , 1970 Commando V8 , 1971 Charger 12 Automatic.

Lol Back on track... Dan come over today to do some Christmas shopping for a build. A nice six speed, hood stand some engine parts & some other stuff. While he was here helped RE-MOUNT the rears. Good and bad news ther. Bad news is they didn't hold air... wonder why. Same thing both rears. Chinese got an ear full. Run what ya brung... pulled some valve stems in and went topless... er tubeless. Hold air just fine. Also helped fix the steering column so that's done. Now stiffer than a wedding... never mind. Thank you Dan Tried to repair the gas gauge but the coil in the meter movement was open. Sorry Richard for looks only. Twant for lack of trying. Some research turned up these were made by EMICO. Electro Mechanical Instrument Co. in Perkasil PA. Out of business for years but some fleabay listings did turn up some NOS ones I believe I coulda made work. Not real expensive either. Same one used in the battery charger. Down off the stands and a roller. Finnish wiring the battery charger & reinstall, clean up some connections and calling it done. Tires do look nice.

Our winter setup is similar to yours @Sparky Ariens Commercial Grade Walk behind snowblower. 24" cut. Approximate 13 HP engine. We have two plows this coming year. Trina's 856/866 Millie will be called to Active duty. My 75 C160 Automatic as well. I recently picked up a Wheelhorse Single Stage snowblower. Might run that on Cinnamon Horse C160-8. Here's the 1984 GT-1800 we just got finished up for Trina's friends. They'll be using this along with a Dual Stage Snowblower.

Note that 6 and 8 speeds are not the same transmission. Six speeds were available from 1967 to 69 (maybe 1970??) 8 speeds were available from 1970 or 71 up. The brake drum position is the difference. 856 decodes as 8 HP 5 = THREE speed 6 model year. I don't believe there was a SIX speed available in 1966. Trina's Military Tribute Tractor "Millie" was/is an 856. We added and updated with a SIX speed transmission so she could have Limited Slip Differential and lower gear for reversing.

I dunno Ed I bet Mrs K would look good running the vintage Ford! Get her the period dress and head wear.

Buy the "kit", not just the single Helicoil. A tad pricey, but comes with the proper drill, special tap, a few Helicoils, and the tool to install it. You need to break off the internal drive tang at the bottom when done. Best part - you will have everything to do a few more.....

Mine is an'23 Ford. Sorry that is what popped up when I goggled for a picture of a '23 Ford. This is actually the '23 Ford that Mrs.K bought.

Gung Ho-- a great choice for a working tractor...... The last time I checked, the vision Cecil and Elmer had was for the ENTIRE herd to pressed into service for the task at hand when needed. THAT is why we as Forum Members have come to love and respect the capabilities of our WH products. Bill

I have to say, I bought my used GT1800 over 20 years ago and work the crap out of it. From plowing snow to skidding logs (trees) out of the woods and still mow with it. It IS a Work Horse!

I remember when the only phone in our village was in a red cast iron Box at the end of our street, 2 pence for a local call, 10 pence for longer distance. We got the first home phone on our street. It was two tone green (avocado was the proper description, which must have been popular in the 1970's as everyone had a bathroom suite in it). It was a dial type phone with a reassuring buzz when you picked up the receiver. The ringer was a plain bell and it would wake the dead lol. It sat on its very own telephone table in the best room and I remember a money box at the side of it. Neighbours would call round to use the phone and pay for their call by leaving money in the box. Kids these days have no concept of how a dial phone works, and if they did they'd be so impatient at how long it takes to dial a number (remember in those days all our local numbers were six digits long. Before that they were even shorter, Scotland Yard was Whitehall 1212 and the veterinary practice in All creatures great and small was Darraby 385). We still have a landline to the house but no phone, it's purely for broadband. But Mr Musk will probably do for that with his Star link malarkey. I watched them trundle across the sky a few weeks back and thought what a shame it was that we are even ruining the sky for our increased convenience.

I use these kits for plugs on everything, once you have the reamer and punch you can resupply with just inserts. No tab to break off..you ream the hole, thread in the insert, then put the punch setter in, smack it..this expands the top of the insert to bit into the head. https://www.oreillyauto.com/detail/c/heli-coil/tools---equipment/hand-tools/cutting---drilling-tools/thread-repair/spark-plug-thread-repair-kits/8dc812c8c340/heli-coil-m14-1-25-spark-plug-repair-kit/hel0/533414

Our '19 Cheorkeehas the auto shut off feature. For me, part of the start up procedures is pushing the disable button before putting it in gear. Had a battery go bad in that vehicle. Would cause the engine to shut off randomly. When that happened while driving, the safety systems would not allow you to shift into neutral and crank the engine while coasting down the road. Had to pull off the road and come to a complete stop before being allowed to restart the engine. I happened across a post in a Cherokee forum that said there is a setting that adjusts the stop time before the engine shouts down. Max setting of something like 45 seconds. I have not bothered to dig around to find that setting. Pushing the off button is now an established part of operating that vehicle.

Everyone ready for some foul weather ? I use my Wheel Horse 875 and a Husqvarna 10.5 hp snowblower for clearing my driveway. The snowblower gets the majority of the work but the 875 is much more fun !

I can't even begin to image another little Jimmy running loose.

full rut, am I gonna get a new little cousin Jimmy?

Problem solved

I have done several succesfully. The size is 14mm x 1.5 https://shop.advanceautoparts.com/p/heli-coil-spark-plug-sav-a-thread-master-set-thread-repair-kit-m14x125-5334-14/9010505-P?c3ch=PLA&c3nid=9010505-P&adtype=pla_with_promotion&product_channel=online&store_code=&&&&&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAyKurBhD5ARIsALamXaEIvlzeT0boeiIgFFGqKG2v0PK5s7Ezg3O49lfJKM3fGt-qM2fqDQcaAusNEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

OK since someone had the 'nads to dig this one up again. Couple of years ago on a trail ride with @Pullstart. He gave mouth to mouth on a ailing 753. Fuel pump went south and he thought dirty carb... you guys wanna talk memories...

Wire harness connectors lubed with silicone grease then harness installed.

Does anyone know if the 856 had 8speed trans or 6 ? Looking through tractor data it does list them coming with a 4 speed ? This one looks to have a 8 or 6 speed -custom maybe or am I missing something?

Man. They are SUPER excited too. He "cleaned out a space" in an already VERY clean organized garage. They went and got NON ETHANOL GAS. (Trina actually made that a requirement for us to keep maintaining the machine.) I'm hoping we can talk them into signing up here. I don't know if they're internety folk. This will be a great machine for them with a good maintenance future as well.

Thank you Sylvia. It was caused by moisture and rust under the floor mat combined with mouse doo doo. The killer was using to the steering wheel to pull oneself in the saddle.

Guess I will be seeking a refund on the six inch tubes. Thanks for all the work you and Dan have been doing. This 50 volt DC meter movement looks like it could fit right in there, if you want to try it out I will buy the meter and have it sent to you. Let me know. Is this what you were looking at?

And hear I thought it was bizarre when @Achto says the brakes are controlled thru the radio in his wife's jeep. According to him the parking brakes are auto applied any time a door is open. Fun for a tech looking out a open door to get it squared on a lift.

Well the wiring harness was bugging me some. There was a couple terminals that were looser than I'd like. There was a couple wires that my very particular mind couldn't leave. I also had Trina pick up a new 300cca battery and the terminals were reversed. So I pulled a few things out. I put a few things back. Swapped a few things around. The only cable I needed to replace was the main ground from battery to chassis. I'd already made a ground jumper from chassis to engine. Took a few hours but I'm a LOT happier about the wiring now. I also got all the lights wired directly to the battery. I figure the LED lights won't be likely to drain the battery because they'll be using the tractor for long enough to recharge every time. We got the plow and frame all on. We'll be delivering the tractor tomorrow!! In the morning we'll try to get the frame of the cab in place. It's an older cab for a 1979 narrower hood with a single cylinder engine. This means the front lower portion below the windshield can't be used because of the exhaust exit location. It'll certainly be good for protection the rest of the area though.

I use a rubber scraper on my plow blade made from conveyor belt trimmings. Purchased a couple of strips from Surplus Center. Works well and saves your pavement.

@pfrederi like this, I still have some. May cause cancer in California, but I'm in New York.

Absolutely. Probably the original tires on the front and possibly the rear as well. The seat is in remarkably good shape. ’68 was the last year for the “round hood” style from WH. The larger models had already gone to squared off hoods in ’65 but the LR kept it for four more years. Yours looks like model 1-1631 (recoil start). The 1-2631 was electric and recoil. Nice find. Enjoy!

They don't have to be decent when you find it. Just decent when it's finished. My 856 when found and as it is today.

If you have access to a drill press use it. It will help to keep the tapped hole square. Caution - DO NOT USE THE DRILL PRESS MOTOR WITH THE TAP. Chuck the tap, then turn the spindle by hand, letting the spindle keep the tap vertical.

Okay @JCM since this thread has been revived, and you called me out on this I figured it’s not too late to respond! Two of my favorites are my 418’s I was very happy to acquire a 418-C given the fact that there were not a lot produced, it’s noticeably faster, doesn’t have the extra (In my opinion) unnecessary electronics, and I purchased this one in very good condition from the original owner. I’ve also always wanted an 8-Speed with electric lift for rototilling. So when this 418-8 came up for sale I jumped on it. It needed some love to bring it back to the way you see it, but hey that’s what we enjoy doing right? Anyway, I’ve said this before, I don’t really have a favorite because every time I look at one of my tractors that doesn’t see a lot of use I think I should sell it. Then I use it and think no I like this one, I should keep it!!! Do I have a pecking order if I had to sell them? The answer is yes I do, but I’m not at that stage of life yet so in the meantime I’ll enjoy all of them a little at a time. Hell, I might even squeeze in a few more!!🤣🤣

Also of note is that the transmissions are incorrect. The 60s had SIX speeds. They're shown as 8 speeds in the list. Not technically wrong by gear count alone but they're not the same transmission.

At my auto parts store I purchased a set of bulbs. I also destroyed the bulbs getting them out on my C120. I Removed old sockets drilled out a bit and pressed in the new led bulbs. Looks original but better light. Pretty affordable as well.

I've replaced the sockets with parts store ones. It was .... Interesting. My better suggestion is to change to LED. I borrowed an ideas from either @kpinnc or @Horse Newbie about using some rectangular flat LED lights that fit the inside of a lense. Factory? Nope. Excellent? Yepp.

Been plowing for 20 years never really had a problem with the pivot. Some years I put some grease on the area couple years ago I scored a gallon of LSA ...pour some of that on things if i think off it. (LSA Ask a Vietnam vet or any one with a an M-16/AR-15)

Car dealers who have a bunch of EVs in stock that no one wants to buy may have to start having fire sales too.

We use them for dirt/gravel down here.

Rear hood stand plate and shift cover plate sanded. Rear hood stand plate and shift cover plate primed. Of course a bug immediately got in the primer even though it's barely above freezing out.

Plastic dash cover polished and installed. Left foot rest installed. Right foot rest and belt cover installed. Tunnel covers temporarily installed for fitment. They fit so next is to refinish these. Left side cover installed. Overview as of today.

Fuel tank treated with back to black then installed. Fuel line ran but not hooked to fuel pump yet.