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Heer four-wheel drive tractor During the first decade of the twentieth century the gasoline engine was gaining acceptance on farms across the country. Gasoline powered tractors were in their infancy while steam powered tractors were commonplace at the time. The Morton-Heer Co. was founded in 1910 by S. S. Morton of Pennsylvania and Chris Heer of the Heer Engine Co. to build tractors to a design by Heer. Christopher Heer was a true visionary, at a time when most tractors and large trucks utilized a roller chain drive for the final drive Heer developed an articulated four-wheel drive, four wheel-steering, tractor with equal-sized front and rear wheels and worm-drive axles in 1910. This nine-thousand-pound tractor was powered by a horizontally-opposed Heer Engine producing twenty-five horsepower and a three-speed transmission. The Heer four-wheel-drive tractor was the first of its kind when it came to market in 1912. Heer Engine Company received a patent on his tractor in1915. The Heer company was reorganized into the Reliable Tractor and Engine Co. in 1915. The new company manufactured the Reliable 10-20 2WD tractor until 1921. The same tractor was sold by Fairbanks, Morse & Co. as the Fair-Mor tractor. By 1912 the Morton Tractor Co. of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, renamed the Morton Truck & Tractor Co., had developed a Morton 4WD tractor with some design features in common with the Heer tractor. By 1920 the Harrisburg Morton company had been replaced by the Pennsylvania Tractor Co. of Philadelphia, which produced the 4-cylinder engine Morton Four-Wheel Drive 40 and the 6-cylinder engine Morton Four-Wheel Drive 60 rated at 60HP. In the same time period several other variations of four-wheel drive tractors were being developed, we will see a few more in the coming days.

Hauled this 414-8 home yesterday for cheap money. Not sure what my plans are yet. Obviously see what kinda shape the Magnum 14 is in. Then decide if it’s a parts rig or something I bring back into service. A much needed bath was first!

Pulled the plow off yesterday and stood it up ready to store. Came out this morning and found this!

Got a very clean well-kept 312-8 with the Magnum engine this spring along with a snow blade... 36" rear in beautiful shape.. Very soon it'll be pulled in to the shop (I'm still cleaning out the space after taking delivery of my new lathe) for some maintenance and changing all the oils, then she'll be put to work.

Hello All! Yet another time I didn't sleep, however, productive. Power goes out before midnight, therefore my much needed fan is no longer making background noise and I know for a fact that coffee will be required soon (not for my purposes but safety. I say safety because for whatever reason, Folgers is the only elixir that staves off my fiance's Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde personality before she goes to work). Thank goodness for a Stanley thermos for holding a pot of coffee! So at 3 AM, liquid sanity is poured and life is not so bad, and I have an 'atta boy's in my favor. I now know my phone won't be melting from angry texts of how bad waking up was. At 4 AM and no power yet, I leave, pull the C125 out and remove the little deck ( not going to cut off chute) and install the 48 inch. After sharpening blades, greasing spindles, I wait for sunrise. Definitely worth the effort of servicing. Mowed 3 acres with no problems. Can't believe how even this cuts and comfortable to run. Love the Kohler exhaust thump at idle. Someone should make that a download for relaxing. Possibly between the distant thunderstorm and rain on a tin roof sounds ( cut me in for 2% legacy fee please). Lol 😅. Anyways, I have to know why it is that anytime I am by a busy road, the only time people stop and ask if I would sell a tractor is if a Wheel Horse is working. Had two men circling like vultures watching me. I'm about to put Not For Sale signs on the back so people get the clue. BTW, this guy got fed homemade ziti and butter bread for dinner since there was coffee this morning 🌞, wonder what she wants me to buy and if it requires a passport 😜

i have used my 37 side discharge with my 312-8 since bought new in 1989 -- always thought it had excellent cut - - i have also used 36, 42s, 48s in recent yrs -- I still believe the 37 cuts real well comparatively -- plus, its easy to handle and install and remove - and manuverable when cutting with 312 ----- i have bagger for the 37 sd which works great in spring for lawn clean up as well as in fall for leaves - With my grandson recently did restore on the 37 expecting to get more decades of use - Some people don't like the belt -- but i have had good luck with pulleys and belts - - i keep mule adjusted to proper 1 inch deflection and replace belt when worn

Working on a 37 inch deck that was used on the 308/310/312 toro model Wheel Horse tractors. I never owned one of these decks before but bought one last fall. The wheels needed changing and I could tell the wheel axle shaft bolts were well worn. i have heard these decks use to cut pretty well so want to try it out. My brother has a 312 -8 that I will try this out on.

My TV's don't tune to CNN. Guess I'll miss it.

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Finished this little guy up today

Not restoring this one, but would like to hear it run and then decide how to proceed with bringing this machine back into service. Bought it for $100 not knowing the condition of the motor. I figured the muffler, or the 4 matching wheels and tires, or the 8 speed trans were worth the price of admission. Gave it a good pressure wash this morning, then rolled it into the garage. Engine oil was low but clean, trans oil was full and clean (shifter boot is in perfect shape). Under the engine tins was…A MOUSE HOUSE … I was expecting that. Coil wire has been gnawed on but can be saved. Popped off the carb and the head. Thoughts on either? Carb has rust on the throat, but the bowl was clean and the needle was moving freely. Head has a lot of carbon. I do t know how to read what I I’m seeing so if someone can give me a “status” on the head, valves and standard piston that would be great.

While this isn't a huge tractor show it is a good time and friendly folks, and maybe a stop in the old country store for a cold Pivo, a Burger or they might even have BBQ and a tour of of a historic painted church There are also 2 Wineries there that are a nice stop. I plan to be there with 1 or 2 of my garden tractors. It would be great to meet some of the Texas Garden Tractor crowd there. @Chrishar @motor12 @bob's toy @bowtiebutler956 @jelijah @Bassquack @Djstone @i44troll @817bsgs73 @samiam @Boots I grew up in Fayette County and have a some family living near Moravia In my youth, my grandfather from nearby Schulenburg would drive to the Moravia store for a cold " Pivo" and to play dominoes with friends Us kids would play pool or run around outside....good memories. Moravia is a old German Czech settlement "spot" in the road between Schulenburg and Hallettsville,Tx It is about 2+/- hours from Houston, San Antonio and Austin The historic Moravia Catholic Church is also very nearby and is one of the "Painted Churches of Texas". The interior is hand painted to look like marble columns, angels, saints and Jesus on the ceiling, it's worth a visit even without a tractor show <a href="https://www.tripadvisor.com/LocationPhotoDirectLink-g56640-d2460464-i144486386-Painted_Churches_Tour-Schulenburg_Texas.html#144486386"><img alt="" src="https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/08/9c/af/f2/painted-churches-tour.jpg"/></a><br/>This photo of Painted Churches Tour is courtesy of TripAdvisor

Well, the calander says we've gone by half-past April and onto quarter to May. Spring is taking it's time getting to RI. Well, I went & done did it - Took the snowblower off the 854 today. (Left the plow on the C81 - just in case...) Even started on the pool to see if I can squeak one more season out of it. No snow in the forecast ahead, but... it HAS snowed here in early May before.

Mice seem to like magnum coil wires. 2 years ago at our steam show there was a 10 yr. old kid on a beat to snot 312 bombing back and forth. Parks it across the way from my canopy and goes to eat. Comes back and it won't start. Wears down the battery. Now it starts to rain He askes if he can leave it under my canopy for the day. I print off a wiring diagram and the next day I check out his electrical system. I tell him he needs to take the engine tin off. After lunch he shows up with a tool box and tears off the shroud. Old mouse nest falls out and that coil wire is held on by a thread. How it ran the day before I'll never know. He got lucky and found a vendor at the show who sold him a coil for $20 and he got it running again. He was back at the show last year bombing around on that same tractor.

Spindles are out. Clamped the axle in a big vise and twisted the spindles with a 36" pipe wrench. All looks good. Also got the steering shaft and the fuel tank out.

@Andy N. it appears you need a suicidal mower like i Have. no back Pains further...😎

Mine won't tune to CNN or MSNBC.

It's a Barred owl. We see them often, but not so close up. They nest behind my neighbor's house every year. They can watch them from the back porch! The Wife is a photographer and has many Snowy pictures from Plumb Island, but only a few Barred. She had a ball.

Came with a few things…

Twofer here. 1971 Bronco 14 with a 1975 C160 Automatic in the background.

I was out of town last week so missed @Pullstart's plow day so the wife and I decided to mow down the winter rye grass today and plow my garden with the 418-8. It was getting a little out of control anyway. IMG_4892.mp4 IMG_9332.mp4

“You don’t plan on moving this, do you? I just got comfortable."

Hauled this home today… 414-8 Rough… very rough

I paid $50 each for 15 used sliding doors from a nursing home that was changing a large sun room to private rooms. Built this sun room on the rear of my house and made a profit on the 10 that were left over.

If it had rows of nails in it, I would order one so Mrs. @squonk could him in line keep with her rules and regulations.

Emptied this area!

I found a great use for one of those plastic battery post caps you get when you buy a new tractor battery! I finally decided to do something about my 334-8 Toro throttle lever dropping down during use! I know there are all types of solutions people have posted about this issue ! When you are mowing and the throttle lever keeps dropping down you lose full throttle power to the mower deck! I looked at the hole in the dash below the throttle knob and decided to try a battery post cap in the hole below. At first try it would not stay. Cut a smaller triangle at the top of the ankle’s plastic triangle on the cap anchor inserted sideways! well what do you know it locked the throttle knob in place and I mowed at full throttle after installing. i have five or six of these caps as I generally save thinks that look like they may have a future use but I sure never thought this would work on the sloppy throttle linkage - but it does!

Looks like the "High Wind Resistance " model for short track racin!

So for those that are curious... I showed this picture to my Local Ornithology Expert/BBT. She did a search on the gooooglebox and believes this particular bird to be either a winter phase or younger aged Barred. She's had Snowy Owls at work at the hospital in Portland... IN THE BUILDING The difference is in the facial stripes and coloring.

Pretty rare around here Ed. Especially in a forest area. Could be a "light phase" Barred owl. Much more of a woods dweller. Barred Owls can be anything from a lighter tone like the pic to a much darker brown overall.

That’s so cool!! 😎

Just put it by the garden

That will be nice. Getting ready to build my second 12x12 building. After that it will be a 14’x 36’ concrete slab in front of them both. Slowly getting there. Will be a mirror image of this.

Thanks Richie. We're REALLY looking forward to our nice new workshop. The front side will be "all door" so to speak. We want the while front to open. The rear... Mostly wall. .. maybe a full glass storm door? Likely some recycled windows for the sides....??

It’s been a too long while since I cut a furrow. Like a whole week! I turned up the garden and one of my food plots today. It’s rained some more this week and a few spots were pretty slick but I made the best of it. I sure love the sound that 20 horse Kohler makes!

I would sure clean and run the carb before replacing it. I've saved worse looking ones. As for the head I would clean off the carbon and around the valves and check their tolerances and re-seat if necessary. Then button it back up with a new head gasket and see how it does. Doesn't seem like anything catastrophic has occurred so I would keep going with it till there's a good enough reason to stop. Could be a great user. I've always thought the 14hp kohlers were a nice niche of being a single cylinder for ease and parts availability, etc. and not the higher priced desire of the 16hp single kohlers.

Looks like it has a lot of potential!! Carb looks fine id soak it in some parts cleaner for a bit and rebuild it. I don't see anything concerning with the head or piston, I would clean it up and put it back together. I think it'll make you a great tractor and what a score for $100!

The same i did when i got it new to me. pulled all Axles they be ungreased by Original and refit it with grease zerks. Even on spindles of Steering or Mowerdeck pulles and also on the Top of the Tranny hitch. On this pict it can be seen on the left side under the gunk. but it‘s still there and must be just wiped off with a towell before each you just can see the grease that flotes outside a little when moving. i have no better picts for now but can it update soon if needed. that saves me a lot of troubles on bolt removing or wear. 👍 To pull it out i use a induction heater and lot of Ballistol Gunoil. @Pullstart ‚s tip to twist it carefully with a big pipewrench 2“ was the go for it. Moving, gently hammering while moving, heat and Ballistol does the trick to loosen it up.

Allis-Chalmers mid mount grader blade. Heavy iron and easily adapted to Horses. Works better than an Genuine WH blade IMHO $250 SOLD!!

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I'm not a fan of folks that lie to me.....

I'd try a copper crush washer on the bowl nut. I did that once and it worked.

" ran when parked...."

These work good too. https://farmpartsstore.com/muffler-18543-o-b1sb2286/

No way! you beat us! We were the next in line! Nice score!

Well, that's an improvement for Majic paint!

Happy to see that Picture. Best evidence for yourself you recover ❤️👍

Took a ride to check my trail cam. This was taking too long so I stopped about half way to my deer stand and trail cam.

@Sparky WOW did that clean up nicely!