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Found this while digging around in the barn the other day at mom and dad’s. Still full. I’m old enough to remember when the transition to plastic bottles came about and how exotic and awesome they seemed at the time. Now I look kind of wistfully at these old paper cans…and how oddly gratifying it was to poke the metal spout through the can to uncork the contents. Steve

Finally got some cell service. Let me tell you a direct hit from a hurricane is a " No Fun Zone" . Truly blessed all family and loved ones safe. No power , no fuel. Camping at home. Minor damage for me but lots of others lost everything. Horses are fine and would be working if I didn't need gas for generator.

Thankful that I DON’T still have my spout. It’d be one more thing I’d want to hang onto that I should ditch. I still remember my dad trying to punch a can open with a screwdriver and having the cardboard side crumple and split. Oil all over the place. I made an instant tactical decision not to laugh.

Well oiled machine? Waiting for some touch up. Got a blower and plow with it. No 3 point.

Yep, I still have my metal spouts. I'm even old enough to remember the all metal cans.

This morning I pulled out a cart to use for a little lawn cleanup. I just got this cart and I must have seen it, but never really noticed that the ID tag was mounted with a bolt. It seems odd to do it that way considering that it is not a very secure location and subject to abuse. Anyway, I guess I could have answered my own question.

You mean these Jim? I never used them but do see them at the sale occasionally. I worked at a Gulf station in the '50s and an Esso station in the '60s. We had an oil can drain collector at each station. It was section of inclined rain gutter.

Although it might be early unfortunately I put tractors away for winter. Fuel drained, batteries removed, etc. Just got too much going on with work & my elderly parents needing more help. Once leaves really start to accumulate I'll take mower deck off 654 & install plow. I'll mow with Troy Bilt 33 walk behind- it mulches. Winter project is my dad's Bultaco motorcycle in pics. He bought it new in 1970 when he came home from Vietnam. Hasn't run in bout 35yrs however it was properly stored in his basement. Should be easy to get running & only will need a few small things cosmetically. My goal is to have it completed by spring time. I'd like my dad to be able to ride it one last time.

I was thinking the same thing. After my brother passed away I was looking around the barn and saw the old funnel/spout where you opened the can with a spier in the funnel. Part of me said "you gotta taken it" but the practical me agreed with @Handy Don, left it where it was. Looked a lot like this one.

Ed do you remember the quart glass with metal spouts containers for oil ? My best friend who died in 2007 at age 87 had 2 or 3 . After changing oil he would let the plastic containers drain all the oil into the glass containers. Not saying he was cheap but didn't take long to have a quart container full and he could make a penny scream.

Kinda glad I still have mine. Did you have one of the Mini Spouts ?

Fat bottom girl!

I grew up with these, I still have a couple spouts around. I loved the sound of stabbing a spout in!

I kinda miss those old funny motor oil commercials.

To be mounted like this…?

Posted on a site somewhere, a 1961 Ford Econoline.

This has been on my camera and the deer my son shot last weekend for youth hunt his first deer

If I put a lot of grease on my axle will it solve my wear problem?

Nope - not even Slippery Pete's favorite green grease will "fix" that. I have had good success welding them up with a tungsten - steel filler rod and hand filing them back to shape...

Nope. Full-size from Western Auto. Gave it away when I stopped doing my own car servicing.

True Lynn. I've had good luck keeping the salt water out of 5-6 boat trailers for many years. Gotta have a good inner grease seal and seal the outside cap to the hub. I have used sleeves cut from bicycle inner tubes, condoms, and electrical tape. Unfortunately I never sealed this one when I bought it. I don't think it would have mattered though as there was no grease in the hub. The new bearings and hubs are now packed with sticky marine grease and the end caps are sealed with tape and plastic ties.

I'm just there. Got my driver's license in August 1987. Before that I'd helped various friends and family change oil. 🛢 Them metal spouts was some high society stuff for us. We'd just use a big screwdriver 🪛 to poke one vent slot and two pour slots. Good times......

Okay you guys shamed me into it. Ordered the HF Resurfacing tool ...will see how it goes...

@8ntruck Fortunately, it was just some WD-40 on the ball and socket, So I'm thinking some electronics cleaner should chase it out pretty effectively (or not, lol). I'll should have a chance to get back to it tomorrow (Saturday)

Same… The hydraulic cylinder has a very small diameter ram. It gets around this weakness by lifting implements on the pull stroke. Using down pressure will place all of the stress in the push stroke. Depending on how far out that rod is extended when you hit something solid, it will bend like a plastic straw. Just something to think about.

Wellllll...... I'm out then....

Yeah, none of the kits I found had these different size metric bearings. But what really shocked me was the price on the seals. It's just tough for us old dudes to keep up with this inflation. I am getting stronger though. I can now carry $100 worth of groceries in one hand.

Hello and thanks for adding me to your group. I was wounding how many different years of parts are on my Suburban obviously it’s not original. I’ve been trying to contact a fellow on the web named VINSRJ since I use to own a few back in the 90s but we’re lost in a fire. I am getting back into them and was wondering when is the big wheel horse show in south mountain. Thanks Shawn

I grew up remembering my dad having Bultacos, Ossas, & Hodakas. He also had an El Bandito 360 that he used to race. He gave that one to my nephew. Dad asked me 1st if it was OK. My nephew is doing a no expense restoration on it. That model there was only about 700 made over 3yrs. I wanted the Bultaco he bought new so I ended up with the El Matador. It's a sentimental thing. The El Bandito he bought used. It was ridden hard from racing.

@ML3 that Bultaco was the cats meow back in the day! Cool old bike and in beautiful condition!!! Not many like that around!!!

I have 8” on all 7 of mine I like the look of them

Ok let my look at them again I didn’t look at the vertical shaft after looking at the horizontal.

@grinchsr @ri702bill , also bet that wheel was SHUCKING / SLAMMING SIDE TO SIDE . without enough spacing washers to snug up the fit , of course a good lube helps out , those bearings are not the best , by design / availability , that 5 lug conversion by @ebinmaine sounds interesting , also probably has a lot of experimental time on its set up , could be worth a try , pete

Hi Eric it is from a 417 with 8”

These are just what I had for pics on my phone. If you need measurements let me know. The rear straps around the axle I cut out of heavy box tube, and welded the nuts to the front so it's easier to mount. You would have to pull tires to get at pins or nuts on otherwise. There is a 5/8 bolt that goes in from the bottom to put tension on that. This kind of shows the front subframe, it's an original wheel horse part.

Here is the best I could do to recreate one for a C.

We watched two squirrels build a leaf nest for about an hour this morning while also watching no deer come by. On my bathroom break I did find a land mine that said one was there possibly only half an hour before we got there.

Yes that's what I was thinking .I will have the check the oil pan base and see if it has the two blind holes on one side that are threaded through the pan. I would also have to rewire and get a different ignition switch also, I think ? Thx

Hi guys. I don’t know if anybody’s looking for an engine but Harbor freight has the predators on sale this weekend. I just picked up the 6.6 hp for $129. I don’t have an immediate use for it but for that price, I had to take it.

Preparation is the first key to a successful finish. Perseverance is the second. A few years back @JPWH did a thread on the rebuild of his 854. A good portion of it5 was devoted to paint prep and application. This thread should be a god read and furnish a lot of great information. Here are twenty five threads on paint color selection that have come up here lately. https://www.wheelhorseforum.com/search/?q=paint color&type=forums_topic&nodes=45&updated_after=any&sortby=relevancy&search_and_or=and&search_in=titles

Not gonna solve that one with solder or crimp-on connectors.

Nope, It's obviously going to remain a complete mystery

What I been seeing...

You fellers are in rare form here.

Who cares about the dam tires . Nice legs 🦵 😍

@rmaynard Only once did I see the tag bolted on through the big hole and that is on my 36” tiller model 7-1251 It is bolted to the gear case from the factory.

Like a Swiss Cheese Catalina...

@Maxwell-8 That is the same mindset that replaces the soft shear pins on walk behind snowblowers with Grade 8 hardened bolts because they think it is a better fix... until they break the gearbox... Bill