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We have about 25ft of black berries trellised on a fence. I think this is their 5th year. They are loaded this year. I started picking them mid last week. Now I’m getting a gallon size bowl every day. My wife freezes them spread out on a flat pan. She used them for pies and smoothies. I have to set my fresh bowl of them aside before she gets to them. I’m being extra good this week as I’ve put in an order for a black berry custard pie for this weekend.

Today’s letter is “G” and good quality and mutual gain get it done. Greyhound Tractor The Banting company traces its roots to Elmore, Ohio, where John Banting opened a store and began selling farm machinery. John sold the business in 1900 and moved to Toledo, where he operated Banting Machine Co. John and his brother, Carlos, started a manufacturing business, Banting Manufacturing Co. in 1925 and began producing the Greyhound thresher line. Unlike the commonplace wooden units, Greyhound grain separators were all-steel construction. Additionally, Banting sold a full line of farm machinery from other manufacturers and sold under the Greyhound name. They manufactured grain and bean threshers, hay presses, beet harvesters and steam traction engines. As the popularity of Steam Traction Engines plummeted Banting was looking for a gas tractor to add to its equipment line. At the same time Allis-Chalmers was looking for a quality grain separator to add to its line. The two companies reached a mutually advantageous agreement: Allis would sell Greyhound separators while Banting would buy, modify and sell Allis-Chalmers 20-35 gas tractors. The first gas tractors marketed by Banting from 1925-27 were essentially Allis-Chalmers tractors. These tractors had no raised lettering on the radiator top tank, but did have the Banting logo on the front of the radiator and on the hood side. These early tractors used standard Allis-Chalmers sheet metal fenders with armrests to go with the Banting-added canopy. Banting made major changes to the tractor in 1928. The engine cylinder bore was increased to 5 inches (from 4-3/4 inches) which increased horsepower rating to 25-52 (from 20-35). To accommodate the increased power, Banting recast the tractor’s top radiator tank to add another 4 inches and raised the fuel tank 4 inches to compensate for the increased radiator size. The operator’s platform was completely redesigned, and extra-wide driving wheels, steel fenders and a canopy were added. A sight gauge was added to the fuel tank so the operator could keep an eye on the fuel level without having to physically measure the fuel remaining in the tank with a measuring rod.

Getting the 420 show ready

The B-100 is a sweet horse. Mine was the Raffel Tractor at the Big Show in 2010. It still runs great and looks great. I do have a blade for it, but I use it more for moving my boat and a lite hauling trailer.

Put another 12 miles on my bike yesterday. So far I’ve ridden 70.48 miles (since spring and warmer weather started) with an average speed of around 11 mph.

I built a little exhaust for a coworker of Mrs. P. He’s got himself a very clean original Ranger. 2.3L 5 speed. It sounds pretty ok and was in his budget. I told him of my under vehicle inspection, let him know a rear end oil change and a new gasket would be a good weekend project for him. He’s learning to tinker.

Yes, just got these at Baraboo swap meet.

Found a disc for the sears 3pt, a 5/8x6" turnbuckle works as a top link.

Got in a quick test today. I'm not changing anything! It works great, though there will be a bit of a learning curve. Hardest thing so far was making my brain work out the foot control on the hydro vs "feathering" the hydraulic lift. Practice should fix all of that. Two things I've figured out so far: big difference in moving gravel vs smoothing it. How anyone could use one of these on a manual lift is beyond me. I guess the extra weight of my blade has its drawbacks. I fixed two places today in my driveway. The entrance at the road was the worst, but after basically transferring one side of the driveway to the other, it's good now. The other was the stutter bumps in the curve behind the tractor below. All good now! Only complaint I have is the gravel accumulates on top of the pivot, so you have to knock it off to keep rocks out of the garage! And the 523-H is now officially a worker!

there, I fixed it!

Thanks Paul. I'll see if I can get my Ole Ball n Chain to make up a burger 🍔 or two.

She looks pretty lonesome and vulnerable sitting there without any other Black Hoods to protect her... you get her running and i'll give her safe room and board with her kind... (not all them hanging upside down weirdos), free of charge...

Hmmm. Now you’ve put this in my head and I’m going to have to find a rhubarb & strawberry pie.

No, May 1st is right on time for Central Texas

@87 416-8 horse i will make a thread of it, it will be in a month or so i will make a thread of getting them. but then put them away for a bit till i get my 856 back into a tractor, instead of all parts

All depends on what I'm doing. But, I really like the "least" angle of the first detent. It moves material where I want, but without leaving a berm that I have to come back for on a second pass.

Looks terrific. Even better now that it’s dirty! The 3-ish inch range of the rock shaft lift arm is a constraint, for sure. To increase the lift range a bit for mower decks and accommodate “forward” center of gravity lift point of the deck frame, WH added the extra lift arm , #27 here. Note, though, that their grader blade attaches right next to the lift chain, so almost no benefit of extra lift range!

Thank you all for the condolences, I wasn't expecting that. This just shows the kind of thoughtful people that are on this forum and I feel honored to be part of it. Here's a photo I just took today after cutting some grass. These are some of the coolest tractors I've seen, I love the simple, rugged design! There's not a lot of these out here on the west coast.

Thanks Tim! Much appreciated! It only raises about 3 inches off the ground, but there's another inch of adjustment. I'll tweak it a little, but didn't want to loose any cut depth until I figure it out.

@Keaton the 58 & 59 RJ's came with a foil sticker on (I think) the left side of the dash tower. Those stickers did not last long. I think it is a conspirency to mis-represent RJ's into rare and not rare. If someone is selling an item...saying it is rare seems to mean something or more money, even though it is BS. The only true way I know is the date code on a trans that is from an original owner with paper work. In esence, the 1959 RJ is just as rare as the 1958 RJ. Think of this...a buyer (in those days) was buying an RJ garden tractor...what was the dealer actually selling him?? Same Horse, built for 2 years. I do not know what else to say here. Go get the horse...it is worth it whatever year it is. I'm 75 now and have a few parts that make me not original...I'm still a 1949 horse. My sticker is gone also. Dang, do I wish I was a 1963 Powder Blue Split Window Corvette.

Well we got some good ol'Oklahoma storms last night and had some high wind damage. My In-laws across the street had a good size branch come down so I got to put the 312-8 with wood chipper into service

The hardest part of rebuilding the valve is taking it out and putting it back in. The actual rebuild is very simple.

The frame on the 125 (and the components on it) seems more solid than that of the 101. I decided it would be a keeper, already bolted to the transmission.

I’ve been quite pleased with the 854 and its swapped-in 6-speed LSD. I’ve run a 36” mower, moved heavily loaded trailers up steep hills (and dumped before heading down!), and pushed a well-loaded grader through hard-packed dirt/gravel. I agree with the other comments, the 10hp with the 8-speed is gonna be stout and reliable and economical and hard-working.

I'd be more prone to see if one of our vendors has one for sale. New or used. K & B Horse parts. @76c12091520h

i cant agree anymore that that @Pullstart i would just like to have origonal engines if a can and a bit of history about it

Good looking little truck. I would advise him to get it oil sprayed as well to keep the rust at bay.

Wheel horse parts and more will cut reseal and reweld your cylinder. Have gotten at least two from him... work great...

@87 416-8 horse mabye..., yes that is it, i see you found it. i am going to get it sauterday and a rj he has for sale.

Looks like both seals are available Kohler. and on ebay too

Looks awesome!

Mine failed when warm. Sounds like the same problem I had. I replaced the module and everything was great ever since.

How high does it raise ?… enough to need rubber bumpers to protect tractor ? That is excellent craftsmanship.. looks like a factory piece !

Well I removed the wings on the blade. One side had about 90% of it missing. Took them off of both sides and I am now able to engage the deck. I also removed that thing over the debris screen. Most likely it will need a new blade but I won't be keeping it. Operates as it should now. Run Forrest Run ! Oh yeah.. front tire size is 4.10/3.50 - 4

Been thinking of putting up my custom built tractor for trade . It has a kohler k181 that’s been converted to fuel injection with a turbo . It runs excellent and is a head turner at shows . It can be hauled to the big show in June . Open to talk trades . IMG_4914.mov

I was under the impression that the feature tractor was an automatic?Bills looking for a picture of an 8-Speed Apparently now I’m restoring the wrong tractor? 😂😂

I wasn’t feeling the greatest today so instead of wasting a good day inside and doing nothing I decided to practice a bit of CAD. I designed up this hood ornament then sent it over to my 3d printer. Once it was done I sanded it and primed it. Next up is paint.

Not today, but last Sunday… Road trip to @Lee1977 / Don’s and him and me took a trail ride around his woods. Had a great time ! IMG_3829.mov IMG_3830.mov

Is the game of baseball really that old?

I picked up this non running string trimmer for cheap at the auction a few weeks ago. I found a broken wire that needed soldered and it had spark and ran but died when I opened the throttle. Took the little Walbro off and stripped it down and soaked it for a week. Today I put it back together with new fuel lines and filter. She runs strong and is a beast. I think I could till the garden with this thing.

What is everyone's opinion overall with the B-100 model? I have an overwhelming amount of tractors and in some way or another can always find a reason to like each one and justify keeping it. However, I really need to let a few go to make room for my newly aquired pair of black hoods (C125-8 and C165-8). I keep telling myself that either of the blackhoods are exellent replacements for the B-100. What are all of your thoughts on this. Keep or sell, and more importantly why?

Yes, the module can become temperature sensitive. Later models have a gasket material behind the module to help prevent heat transfer from the engine block but they only help a little. Be sure to check the wiring, ignition switch and fuse holder before going any farther.

Don't we know that. I gotta bust on @Streetrodchev he just a pair!

I agree Bob. Anything You can do to aid in the removal of the hubs should be done. I would even remove the set screws and fill the holes and the axle/hub joints with penetrant . Then mow with the set screws locked loose to act as plugs to keep the penetrant in to do it's work to loosen the hubs.

@Tractorhead this is for when members get too rowdy

Took a break from wrenching on the tractors today and started a little welding project. A friend of mine bought this bale mover a while back to feed their horses, he didn’t have any issues with the hand crank winch but his wife had trouble cranking it if she had to feed while he was out on the road so we are removing the old hand winch and replacing it with an electric unit. Gonna check and repack the wheel bearings, replace the old tire on the LH side, and repaint it while we’ve got it in the shop. Gotta brag on my old welding machine a bit too, it’s a 1979 Miller AEAD-200LE, fires right up every time I need to use it, and is one of the smoothest running machines I’ve ever welded with. I’d put it head to head with any new machine any day of the week. And before anyone cracks any 6.0 PowerStroke jokes The hood on the truck was only open to jumpstart the welder

@Ed Kennell, Funny, I was thinking as I took those pics… ”None of my Wheel Horses have had an attachment reinstalled on them since I spruced them up. The deck(48” SD) for the 520H needs just a few little parts before it will be complete after the restoration of it. The deck(42” SD) for the GT-1600 still needs a complete overhaul. The GT-1600 also came with a mid mount scraper blade that I need to paint. Shameful ain’t it…

I haven't used a Fram since about 1993 when the parts store I worked at switched to Baldwin. There were all kinds of advertising promos FOR Baldwin and of course showing the inherent reasons not to use other brands. Thin shell and cardboard ends were the end of Fram for me. Since then I've used predominantly Motorcraft and AC Delco. For our equipment I use Wix 1410 bought as NOS so they're still USA made.