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I had planned to post this information along with several other European tractors but since @peter lena requested this I will do it today. Unimog This is one of the more interesting European tractors because most people think of the Unimog as a truck. The name is an acronym for Universal-Motor-Ger t, which translates into English roughly as the universal motor tool. Following World War Two manufacturing in Germany was strictly supervised to ensure that weapons of war were not produced. The Unimog was designed by Albert Friedrich and Heinrich R Ier as an agricultural vehicle with power take off for the operation of farm equipment. It was very capable of performing agricultural tasks as well as being driven at reasonable speed on the highway. Boehringer Brothers Machine and Tool built the Unimog from 1948 to 1951. Daimler/Mercedes began production of the Unimog in 1951 at their Gaggenau Plant. Since 2002, the Unimog has been built in the Mercedes-Benz truck plant in Wörth am Rhein in Germany. The Mercedes-Benz Türk A.Ş. plant assembles the Unimog in Aksaray, Turkey. Unimog vehicles are not sold in the United States anymore due to US EPA Emission standards but they can be made compliant and imported through a licensed importer. .

Using the snowblower on the 854 yesterday for over an hour then this happened. Early tractors have the clutch - brake single pedal above the left foot stirrup. I drive it using a heel 'n toe technique. Depressed the pedal to shift into reverse - let up and my heel pivoted the stirrup downward and my left foot slipped offf. Got that same head rush you get working up on a staging when you inadvertantly step down onto the next plank without realizing it. The "1-1/2" Heart Attack" - anyone who has used staging enough can relate to it!!

had an electrical on/ off ,to a very solid , set up , so I thought , ended up putting new wire ends , into an electrical plug in, re arraigned wires , back to solid running . sparky , pete

It was 23 degrees this morning. I just spent an hour and a half moving the bus 2’ back and about 6” up. The devil in me told me to keep trying. The angle on the other shoulder said quit while you’re ahead. Lots of thing to do, driving Colleen around ain’t one of them!

The bottom plows as we know are uni-directional. Turnover plows allow the tractor to plow from right to left, then left to right. Less drive time going from row to row. @Tractorhead built one for his Iseki I think.. @wallfish ish sketch to illustrate the difference. To a WH guy, more seat time is a win. To a farmer, less time in a tractor means bigger profits.

I hear the C-175 is the feature tractor this year and the WHCC is looking to recreate the picture of one of them with the front mount mower carrier and 48” deck. Is anyone going to be able to put this together? I have this tractor, but it needs a full restoration. I also know where I can get the mower carrier and have a few 48” decks that need restoration. Plans for the total restoration may be on the back burner as my oil burner needs to be replaced very soon. Depending on the cost of this may dictate if I can pull it off. I won’t do it if I can’t do it 100%, I can’t do it half ass, that’s just me.In my opinion I think the black hoods are sharp looking tractors.

That’s funny you say that because I thought the exact same thing. However I don’t see any shoulder straps? 😂 I may have to start perusing local thrift shops. Are those pants polyester? Might be a little hot wearing these items at the big show 😂 Dang it @squonk I need to look for the shoes too?

My 1 year newer 1267 (1467 Special)

Look out Picasso! It an Etch a sketch thing.

Yes, I did finish it. I had to downsize, so I sold it in favor of a C-120.

Those things are cool... 3 for sale in Michigan @Pullstart... plow day coming up - maybe you should expand your fleet... get the bus out of the mud...

I went skinnier tires and roller chain. Makes a huge difference. Added weight would help even more but the 520 does well without it

About 5 inches of very heavy wet snow resulted in 2 hours of seat time to clean up 5 driveways. Definately a plow snow. The dual Ber Vac stayed in the barn for this one. Those rubber chains always impress me. Pushing that heavy load UP my steep driveway.

Price pretty much reflects the quality of these items IMO. If your are looking for second fill in, the Skill will do the trick. I have one that has been good to me, but I don't use it a whole lot. If you plan on working the snot out of it, then I would go with the Bosch.

OH, maybe that's where I'm confused.

I'm not really sure what the issue is you guys are talking about. Here is what I know... 1. Three speed transmissions do not and never did have a Limited Slip capability. 2. All Limited Slip transmissions have 1 1/8" axles. 3. All Limited Slip differentials have 5 bolts holding the differential together. (10 pinions) 4. The #5060 and the #5071 are Limited Slip from the factory and are called the "6" speed transmissions because the brake drum is mounted on the mushroom gear. 5. The #5073 transmission is a Limited Slip transmission that is called an "8" speed. The difference...the brake drum is mounted on the cluster gear shaft. 6. Any of the "3" Limited Slip transmissions can be made into an "8" pinion transmission by changing out the "10" pinion differential and the mushroom gear for the ones used in an "8" pinion transmission. Changing out those parts gets rid of the Limited Slip function. The Limited Slip function is all about "10 floating" pinions and the spring. Like Eric said...one way to test for a LS trans is to jack axles off the ground and "slowly" spin one of the tires forward. Both should turn in the same direction. Another way is to put the front of the horse against a tree or post and run it in a gear (1st) and see if both wheels spin in the same direction. The best way is to open the trans and count the bolts holding the differential together. If it is "5" bolts, it is a LS transmission.

These hubs are designed to fit a 5 hole rim. The Ranger hubs are designed to fit a 3 hole rim.

When you speak of your oil burner, are you talking about your home heating system, or your daily-driver Wheel Horse that needs a ring job?

This is the best one I have at the moment, they all started off as C-175's but one has a Magnum 12 and the 3rd has a Magnum 18

As @Pullstart pointed out there is less wasted time in the field. Also, without the roll-over plow you would end up wit a double dead- furrow at the center of the field or one at each edge. That makes fitting with a disc harrow more difficult.

That write up hinted of a PLC controller I very rarely get into electrical issues via computer or even phone. Far too many potential (pun) issues can crop up for so many reasons I find it best to just stay away if I can't see it in person. The guys here are trying to help but even with good intentions things can get even more confused. It's absolutely imperative that they know the exact tractor you have. I'm going to say that you have a 520H but what year? If you don't know then post the model # and we'll tell you. Even knowing that and having the schematic in front of me I would only say what it SHOULD be. Without seeing it I can't be certain what it actually IS. Rewires and other changes usually come into play on these older machines. Oh, there was some bad wiring so I replaced it with.........the identifying color of the insulation could mean nothing cuz electricity is color blind. The there's always the "well you said to do this" when really it was "I thought you meant to do this". With that being said Pat, post all the info on your tractor and the guys will get the proper diagram. That should minimize the possibility of errant information.

Ok there you go. We were all kids once, some still are! It could be as simple as the vent is plugged, or saturated, or whatnot. When you pulled the head, did you check to see that the piston would move up and down when you rotated the crank? Do you have a diesel engine or are we bench racing? Do you have the means to swap in a diesel, let alone turbo it? These are questions that keep us young at heart folks interested, but a lot of it depends on mechanical abilities. Turbocharging the world is a pretty popular thing right now and I’m a huge fan of that. Just make sure you do it right, because there is no reason to go through all that work and wreck it again.

They are nothing special- just a sawtooth design. But I can no longer find them in the "full" 4x8 width. The older tires were very wide compared to any of the newer versions. I assume you mounted 16x6.50-8 tires, which is much closer to the "fat tire" look of the original.

It is just me, but I think an aged tractor with the same mowing set up shot in a similar, but modern scene would be a neat shot. Would show the endurance of these machines.

Weight, chains and skinny tires will be helpful in snow.

867 is really coming along!

Weight makes the difference. Steel chains are best on ice and packed snow . Rubber is best on bare pavement.

Routers, routers, routers. Hard to believe but I have owned and used dozens of them of virtually every brand out there and in commercial applications. From vintage Stanley’s to the latest Festool I have used them all extensively. Lots to consider as far as options go. Not one single router is ideal for all applications. I have fixed base ones, plunge, 3HP large ones to small trimmers. They are hard to compare because features vary on them so one is not always comparing apples to apples. No one talks much about it but in a router how they are balanced is a big thing. A tall top heavy router with two little handles on the base and a switch on the very top is not a good design. If you are stuck to those 3 brands as far as they go Dewalt, and Bosch in that order. I will not buy a Skill. Both of those will have 1/4 and 1/2” capability which is essential. My advice is not to limit yourself to those 3 brands. Here as far as routers go Makita is king, specially the large plunge routers of which I own three. I have never worked with a more comfortable, convenient, powerful , versatile,or reliable router. With the exception of perhaps a Festool no other brand even comes close to all those qualities. For the last 40 years that has been so. Some Harbor Freight trimmers and routers are knockoffs of Makitas, I do also own several Porter Cable fixed base and several Dewalts. When I had to work for a living the constant changing of cutters was not an effective way of doing things so I had routers dedicated to particular tasks and cutters already set even in cutting depth hence the reason for so many.

I attempted to solve this by adding lots of front wheel weights, a weight platform that's independent of the plow, and changed the turf tires to Sno Hog tires and it's better, but can still slip some. If I had to do this again I would have tried the roller chain trick, that seems like a very good option! C-85

Ive had luck putting vice grips ad gently as possible around the head, and heat the guide/stem, and just give it some gently twist, see if it will budge...once it moves in any direction you're home free.

Who ever is in the recreated picture need to wear dress shoes!

Is that legal in New Yak ?

Got the steel in, 2" wide 1/4" thick hot rolled bar, and 12x8x1/4 plate. Made an upper support held in by the seat spring bolts (longer and grade 8), then welded the plate to the upper mount and eyeballed an angle for it. Then welded the lower supports to the plow mounts. It is removable, its tricky...you drop the 4 bolts out the plow mounts, remove the upper support bolts, slip the seat spring forward some and then tilt the seat/box back some, then it lifts away. Goes on in about 3 minutes. My geometry on the breakover was off, figured it would be, wont be able to use the plow mounts to hold the lift arms, im going to have to weld some pins to the lower supports, however...the lift handle is perfectly aligned and comes down about 1.5" off the right fender.

took your advice Pete - very efficient use of space - - previously I tripped too many times climbing over them -- all serviced ready for next use

I've definitely done similar silliness multiple times. My own C160-8 Cinnamon Horse tried and succeeded to buck me right off the back. Years ago I was operating a crane from the top seat. Same truck. Every day. Got into a different truck while mine was in for service. The catwalk on the newer truck was MUCH narrower than my regular ride. I fell... luckily right between the crane and mezzanine. I went nearly to my hips but all I hurt was pride.

The guide is the best way I’ve found to wrap my head around the different ways the WH engineers designed these systems. With each set of components, regulations, and market forces they had to adjust their approach. And @Racinbob’s observations are absolutely valid--“it may well have been altered somewhere along the way.” Heck, I’m as guilty as any PO since I’ve replaced damaged wiring without sticking to “original” colors and I’ve upgraded a non-solenoid system to solenoid..

Glad all the sheet metal and body parts are still in ok shape!

I used the two stage for this snow, it went OK with some places needing every horse it could muster. On a few occasions that solid column of packed snow prevented rotating the chute till I was able to ram even more thru, clearing it out. One negative is that the driveway was marked up more than ever before, my guess is that the skid shoes had an enormous amount of weight from all of that packed white crap.

Been a few years I think since I posted on here still visit from time to time bought these two implements yesterday I have been wanting a plow, but haven’t found one until now I have a 314 Hydro with a sleeve hitch I was going to pull it with. Have a 414 eight also, but wouldn’t it be easier with the 314? Guy was selling a 520 H also but I just didn’t really need it I think I could’ve gotten it for 200 or 250. Wasn’t in great shape but not bad guy said it started this morning but he couldn’t get it started when I got there. Said the hour meter was broke. I don’t know how many hours were on it. He said he used to cut a 10 acre field with it. I don’t think it had run in a few years. Just didn’t want to take a chance on an Onan with a lot of hours. Needless to say it was sold about five hours after I left. Somebody on here may have bought it. Is a 314 Hydro just as capable as a 520 H. The pic of the other implement I guess that’s a cultivator? Thanks

It all depends on the model, safety switches for start position on the older models didn't have much more than a clutch switch and half of the PTO switch. Newer models have no electrical power going to the safety switches, they provide a ground for the coil of a relay that passses voltage to the solenoid. We need the model number to give a correct answer.

Love the Black Hoods!!!

Someone commented at the coffee shop the other day that football has come to millionaires pushing other millionaires down.

AG tires, tubed. Filled with WW fluid. AND 25 lb weights. Better, not "perfect" with the plow angled.

I have one also!! Looks like yours has the newer style attach o matic. Great find!!

@Ed Kennell same here! I’ll have to go sanding early in the morning so I just loaded up and put my truck in the garage ready to go.

4-5 inches of wet heavy smuck here. Plow time.

The older you get, the more important it is to not act your age!!

The subject of football is tough for me, I'm a New England Patriots fan, so the last few years have been rough on us! My favorite ad yesterday was the State Farm ads with Arnold and being "like a good Neibor", I think that's how he must spell it C-85