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It has been about used up,think this one will have to be a parts machine. But lookee what was on it !!!

That ladder set up looks as solid as a rock, I've definitely climbed less stable rigs when decorating. If it were me, I'd grab a can of black paint and do a big ole jagged hole shape on the ceiling around the hood. Make it look like the machine had broke through from the loft.

Like the brake Dr. said :

Winnowing with a Fanning Mill Prior to the invention of mechanical devices, the wind was used to winnow, separate the grain from the chaff. Wheat or other grain was piled on bare ground outside; it was tossed into the air, and the chaff was blown away while the heavier grain fell to the earth. There is a biblical reference to the winnowing process. Matthew 3:12 NLT He is ready to separate the chaff from the wheat with his winnowing fork. The first mechanical fan – meaning device used to move currents of air – was men using hand-held “fans” that were waved to create artificial wind. These first fans were usually no more than pieces of canvas that were flapped while the ends were held in the hands. The mechanical fanning mill (fanner, fanning machine, winnowing machine, or grain separator) was invented in the early 19th century as a wooden case holding a machine with rotating arms with vanes – like a windmill – to produce a blast of air that passed through a contained channel. Material to be separated were fed into a hopper, and gravity caused the material to fall into the machine and into the path of the air currents. A series of sieves (or riddles) of varying fineness were positioned in front of the blast, and these sorted the settling material into finer and finer heavier particles as the lighter, and usually undesirable, particles were blown out the side. Early fans were rotated with a hand-crank. Some could be attached to a horse-power or run by steam engine. Often, farmers shared a single fanning mill; it was moved from farm to farm as needed. Winnowing is also a part of the modern combine.

This round nose showed up on my door step around 9:30 last night. According to the belt guard it may be an 854, not sure though. The engine that is in it is a K161, not a K181. The realest in me says "Part it out". The dreamer in me says "You don't have an 854" A P.O. smashed the crap out of the carb & air cleaner. Fuel pump and the hood are missing. Either way, I think that the HY pump was worth the price of admission & the rear tires are not in bad shape either.

My grandson plowing with his 520HC -- upstate NY northwest of Albany --- 10 inches and counting

Don‘t need a calendar or something else, i live in a Valley and here we know: Springtime is, when you can smell first time the fertilizer... Yes, we have spring.... Farmer‘s rules 😎

Shame on you ... sitting here on a fresh eight I got no money in at all ... well very little anyway. Know I got the rest too you don't go gettin crazy anal orginal on me. Dingus is wasting good round hoods on stupid ceiling fans. I know yer sitting on a choice square pan...

If it’s bad… I can repurpose it for my fan hanger

That is a keeper, not too many 854s have the highly desirable swivel seat option.

Not hardly. Told my wife to strap me to a tractor and send me off into the woods. 😬

Oh balls... and you bought it right?

I hadn't posted much on this tractor for a couple years after it was finished. I was actually pretty afraid of the engine build I had done (it started life as a vertical engine, and I bought all the parts to make it horizontal), and I wanted the foot control to be better. So the last few days I finally decided to "knuckle up", and she's now a runner. A darn nice runner if I say so myself! So today, she drove around for the first time. New hour meter recorded 0.4 hours. Foot control works great but is too tight. Easy fix. Engine oil pressure is hard to see, but makes 43 PSI at 3000 RPM. Still a few tiny tweaks to make, but she's all set for work!

A hood and front wheels is all you're missing .... Not many round hoods left. I would keep it.

Never thought of it as such. Kind of curious on how this works, there is a guy on the tube that has built a small home version with a Plexiglas front. Really cool to watch the process.

I know some people that spread manure all year...

As Monty Python would say: "Just a flesh wound..." Some curds, wee bit o' bourbon, parts from @WHX??'s shed... good to go.

Looks like now is a good time to make sure that the tow/push valve is working. Nice and easy to get to as it sits.

Personally, I would have put the ladder on the forklift or loader bucket!

You're confused. Those are flower pots!

PART IT OUT DAN !!!!! I want the hydraulics LOL Isn't that steering wheel a 63 ? Probably the hardest thing to change on a tractor

At this point it would be best to remove the rear end housing of the starter/generator to have a look at the brushes and to look for any problems with the terminals inside the S/G. It’s possible that with all the removal and installation and bumping around, it could free up a worn out or stuck brush to give you the inconsistent problem you are having. And with all the wrenching on the terminal connections, the A & F terminals could have broken insulators inside the S/G causing connection problems inside the S/G. -JD-

As @squonk and @ebinmaine have said, that sounds acceptable to me. If you have an old headlamp or other load you could ad to the tractor for testing and you don't end up with below 12.5 volts then that will prove that the generator is doing its job.

Try a heavy jumper from a bare spot on the genny body directly to Batt neg sound like the genny isn't grounded well.

@RED-Z06 Here's a thread that has some useful information: Remember that a very small change might be all you need. Ideally you want a mid-13V charge but at 13, 13.1 I'd be prone to leave it for a bit. Proper unused disconnected battery reading is 12.45V or a little more.

They've been spreading manure for a couple weeks here 🫢

Not much good about it when you see it up close

Kevin accumulates frequent visitor points at the ER, every tenth visit is on the house.

I think you have the wrong band. Hole should be on the left. A double hole band is needed, or try drilling another hole.

Saw this on the marketplace.

we found an abandoned c165 in the weeds, non running, and with some tlc and a few dollars ( and help of a mechanical friend ) got it running -- i suppose we never really know until we try the rescue?????????

I am sure you would make them feel right at home!!

If you don't need those weights I can make a home for them

Followup and solution:

That's what she said and their all good just somes better than others. Dan's a body man.

Pull the band off and twist it back into shape. Drill a hole on the other side of the flange and adjust it properly then give it a try. The only cost is time.

Didn't you get a new switch from @new to horses? Jumper right off the Ram... some serious CCA going on there... I need to get off my duff and do that SG rebuild instructional since I play with them alot. I have all the pics just need to sit down a do the writing.

How long before we see a picture of a yellow and green Yardwomen hanging by a noose?

Hey hey hey... I represent that...

Just went thru this on a 701. Spun fine free but no starting torque. Took it apart and diagnosed a bad armature. Took it to a starter shop to verify and they confirmed a bad armature as well as a open field winding. Also said armature coil has some resitance to ground. Told them to just fix it. First mistake. Over three hundred bucks later got it back on and same problem. I get to town it's gonna get flopped on their counter again. Robbed another one off another tractor and works fine. Before you take it apart disconnect ALL electrical on it. With it on the motor and belt proper take a set of jumper cables. Ground on ground and pos on armature post. Hit it with a good charged battery and see if I wheels it over. Try it with plug ... no compression... and plug in. If it stalls for this test don't persist. Second read Mike sounds like you did that. Sounds like you should pull it apart and clean. New bearings & brushes. Once you have it apart I can walk ya thru checking the windings.

The map above is from the National Weather Service. I find around here they're the closest overall. Makes sense considering all the other weather sources use the NWS as a main indicator. Your camp has 12+ potential. Maybe no sleet for you? We should be good to go here. Plenty of wood. Water for coffee. A tractor to work on in the basement workshop.

I got at least one 8 HP carb. If it'll work.. and if you restore/ re- whatever... it's yours.

The Power Washing Department got after the replacement frame today. Then a wash with acetone. Then some Rust-Oleum 2X Satin Canyon Black.

WHX?? Hopefully I will be able to get both... someday.. I think for this go around I will stick with the C 160... although I can definitely see the benefit of the gear drive.. seems like a great reason to need another tractor.. I'll keep that under my hat for a couple months at least.... haven't even picked up my first one yet and already need another.. I like it 👌