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During my career at the big green tractor company, about 30-years ago at a company event I met a respected older employee who was a tool and die maker at one of the factories. I learned that his everyday vehicle was a 25-year-old or more pick up. He said that co-workers teased him about driving an older vehicle. His response was, "Anyone can have a new one. Not everyone can have an old one." That stuck with me. Richard on the East Coast of Iowa

Wasn't that about when they switched from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar and lost ten days???

Colt Garden Tractors Very little information exists concerning the Colt Garden Tractor which is a shame because they had an innovative product and were ahead of their time. Warren & Wally Johnson founded Colt Industries in 1962 and built the Colt Garden Tractor Colt came to market with their revolutionary patented hydraulic drive system, “Colt-A-Matic” dual range HyTorque automatic transmission. It had infinitely variable speeds up to 9.5 miles per hour as standard equipment. It also had a cast-iron grill for front weight and Ross automotive type steering. The Colt came with Kohler Starter/Generator equipped engines in 7 or 9.5 horse power. A hydraulic braking system was offered as an optional accessory. A full line of attachments was also offered though most were probably sourced from other manufacturers. Marketing of the Colt Tractor included Joan Engh, Miss Wisconsin 1962, on the cover and back of their sales literature. J. I. Case Company was interested in entering the garden tractor market and bough the Colt Manufacturing Company in 1964 retaining the Colt name for the first year and then rebranding it as Case.

@953 nut @Howie your both turn 79 today. Now, who’s older? Do you know the time of day your mothers were the most aggravated by your wrongdoings as children?

Gentlemen, I finally mowed the lawn with the ‘69 Charger 12 after a long fought ignition battle…points cover grounding out the points. Classic.

Moving to the countryside. First thing on my list is a Wheel Horse Property has large yard, and a riding mower is a must have. Being in Canada it might be tougher to find than I think.Am in Alberta, but can travel Hope to hear from others up here and afar, regarding my QUEST

I can relate to this. Many years ago, I had an older truck, driving around 60mls a day to work, before I had a company vehicle. Some of my colleagues used to ask me why I didn’t buy a new vehicle for work. My answer was why? “Why buy a new car to drive to work, to earn money to pay for the car to drive to work?” My old truck did everything I wanted, for a tiny fraction of the cost of new, and didn’t depreciate in value anymore! I could buy another truck every year for 20 years for the amount they lost from the value of their ‘New’ vehicle as soon as they left the dealership!

Looked at the yard art Peek-a-Boo style through our perfect cherry tree blossoms...

Took a little road trip today with the trailer attached. Stayed in state and came home with an empty trailer. 😕 Taking another one tomorrow but it's out of state. Got a great feeling about this one. Stay tuned.

Richard - Welcome. Yup, old pickups are a lot like well worn slippers - they just feel right. Mine is a 1999 Ranger 3.0 5 speed 4x4.. Bought it in 2001. 103000 well maintained miles......

Let's do a Redsquare test!!! Send it to @Pullstart. He can mount it on Colleen the Stuck Bus, call 911 in advance to order medical assistance, set up his ipad, click record, and let the fun begin!!!

9:30 last night, give or take, we had the alert blasts on 2 of our 5 devices, tornado warning in our area. We are on the NW corner of our county, but the county is big. Well for the the folks that came from 131 to the low day, a tornado was spotted at the end of our road, where the T is and it was heading east south east. To the west, it was just over a mile away. It passed south of us, less than a mile away. I hollered at the kids (upstairs) to get in the basement with my best dad voice. One hurried right down, the other moseyed. I am glad I kept calm in the time of warn, because my instinct was to toss that kid into the basement . Thanks @Blasterdad for checking in on us, being somewhat local he knew it’s path and how close to us it really was.

When I read the posts and see pics that members share, the machines are tools, big boy toys, hobbies, therapies and possibly more. When I see kids and grand kids in posts, I see the tractors as memory makers. I grew up and spent most of my adult life in the mother land of the big green tractor company. Wheel Horses are hard to find in this area. There is intense loyalty to both green full-size tractors and garden tractors. My first garden tractors are green. About 15-years ago I developed an interest in Wheel Horses. I now have four. The tractor that I have owned the longest is a green model 314 with Kohler K-series and hydro. It has been my memory maker so far. When my daughters were elementary school age, I'd pull them on their sled on our side street. It was good safe fun. When their elementary school parent group had fall festivals, I would use this tractor and another to pull mini hayracks around the school yard. As the daughters got older, I had them drive it in the backyard to build skill and prepare for driving a car. When they were in high school marching band, I'd use my tractors to transport visiting bands' stationery percussion instruments from the staging area to the performing field. It was fun for me while supporting our host high school. Now that I have high-school and junior high school aged grandchildren who live locally, my next mission is to find opportunities for my tractors, including my Wheel Horse 416-8. One thing is to come up with a float entry in local parades with the 416 as a tow vehicle. I have an Aluma aluminum garden trailer which is a novelty itself. I want both my 416 and green garden tractors to create memories for my grandchildren and their friends. I encourage members here to reflect on what memories they are creating with their tractors and share them.

If'n you is thinkin bout cross'n inta North Caroli'n to do some rustli'n you best be careful, we don't take kindly to that. Have a safe trip and

Wise words...

Trina and I did a full frame off restoration on my 1975 C160 Automatic. There's lots of pics and you should be able to get good reference. Feel free to peruse this thread:

Be minimal with silicone, there is a small drain back hole in the breather to let accumulated oil mist go back into the block..its low to let oil back in, if silocone covers it, it will blow oil out

If you have some time to watch, this is wild. All this crazy coincidence, and I was blown away about my flag pole lining up with the moon

Many Happy Returns Good Sir🎁🎁 Have a Great Day 🕺🏼💃🎉🎈🎂🍾🍺🥃🥂 And may you have many, many more👍👍 Doug🇬🇧🇬🇧

In the fall of 1994, I paid--- at auction in n/w PA ---$2700 for a 1991 S-10 Pickup with 4.3 engine, Auto trans, 2WD, and is a long bed (7-1/2'). The odometer quit at 198,332 about 3 years back but the speedo is good. A/C quit -so what. I've been driving it for 30 YEARS.... the S-10 is 33 YEARS old---and I'm a young 75. It's a keeper!

I have a cherry tree I started from a seed. I hope it gets that big before I leave this earth. Beautiful tree.

I don't know the time of birth but know it was late afternoon or early evening. My dad took mom to the hospital early in the morning. Seems I was taking my time coming into the world so he went to an afternoon matinee at the movies, said he probably could have watched a double feature because I took my sweet time. Here is something I posted a few years ago that @Howie and I have in common.

Hope you have a "stampede" of 's...

I have used a fanning mill before. Basic concept - save some of the grain that you harvested, run it through the fanning mill to remove any debris from it, in the spring, stick that grain back in the ground, let it grow, harvest, repeat. Saves money but your yield tends to decrease year to year. Which is why this practice has gone away, now most buy new seed every year.

Probably OK if you wash them down with some of your Campfire Cowboy Coffee !!

Zahi Hawas Is one of the most corrupt human beings on the face of the planet. Do some research into him and you'll find out why. There's a lot of things about history that human arrogance won't allow us to see. Thanks for sharing this!!

and more so today. Sometimes you really got to drill down through the BS to find facts. You even see it here.......opinion vs fact. Amazing.

Yeah, I suggested this as a clue. We probably should super size the snow drive to free Collene. Or maybe use this one.

Grateful to have you back

@goldeagle It is possible to tighten the cover TOO much and actually bend it, sounds like that might be your problem. The mating surface of the cover needs to be as close to perfectly flat as you can possibly make it.

Been mowing with my 654. Rear discharge deck w/freshly sharpened blades really cuts nice.

I got a 416-8 that oil leaking from every possible gasket and seal that had lived in a shed with no door and had been home to critters that had a longing for wire insulation. After a good soak and power wash it didn't look too bad and the wiring, while it was kind of a nightmare trying to find all the different colors and stripes came out looking pretty good. I figured it was worth the effort for a 74 year old retired sailor

I’d start with some heavy degreaser and a pressure washer. A little oil goes a long way when it’s not in the right spot. What looks like a terrible leak could just be a bad fitting.

We know a handful of single guys in the area. Most of them grabbed a beer or two (in case they needed provisions to shelter in place of course) and sat in the garage hoping for a glimpse of it

@JoeM @Pullstart @8ntruck I just found the needle in the haystack I found my 7/16 x 1/4 x 1/16 bronze bushings and my 3-48 screws and lock washers since moving three times and not seeing them since PA 2 1/2 years ago I disassembled and cleaned the carb with new throttle shaft bushings and it starts up and runs great

LOL! I don’t and I won’t. She’s a keeper. Like a WH bought new back in the day…

@Pullstart glad you didn't get hit , weather is something you can only somewhat prepare for , hope what ever you set up works , afterword . ever since our area , went on a mutual aid , set up , our failures have been relatively short , trucks are always out there , getting after it . pete

Deal !

I'd rather wear it than realize it after a sip. YUCK!!!

Happy 79th Birthday , glad you are getting better. My day would not be complete without reading you post on tractors.

Happy Birthday Richard! I hope you have a great day!

Just A little work done yesterday, got the weight and wheels off & up on stands

I'd say it's worth some elbow grease. The oil seams to have preserved the metal.

HAPPPPY BIRTHDAY

i knew that......just didn't want it show off! lol

@Sarthurs01 @ranger @Treepep using that with a bearing separator set up would allow you build a bolt on strong back , push point for the hydraulic ram , for hub removal . pete

Yah close one. Glad to hear the shop didn't get reorganized.

Good to here that it passed you by.