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I bought this yesterday, a 1986 Ford 1310 with MFWD. It has a 19 hp, 3 cylinder diesel engine, 4 ranges and 3 speed, making it 12 forward gears and 3 reverse. I made a video of it with my nephew taking it for a spin.

Got to visit Jaxon today. Spent several hours puttering in the barn and workshop. I put three more sets of shelves in. We picked up a new Dewalt saw & stand, and Ridgid vacuum a few weeks ago. Got to use that today. Very impressed.

It's just after 11pm here…headed to bed and saw this nonsense starting up!! Sticking to the roof of my truck Oh damn!

Evening all, hope your turkey day was good! Picked up yet another GT1100 Work Horse... love them Briggs!!! Yah yah... I know---more people like Tecumsehs even more than Briggs and thats saying something. Anyways---sonebody hung a 1960s 42 sd deck and drive assembly on it. Kinda cool and it looks to be in good shape. Interesting things you find done with these tractors Tony

Gave the diesel WH a break for December.. parked up for decoration. Is there a way to reseal the lift cylinder? I do not see a way to take it apart or is it cheaper to find a newer piston??

Picked up a Brinley rear back blade and this afternoon put it to work! I put it on the c-145 with hydraulic lift and did some grading and leveling off in the woods were the water runs and it made a trench when we had heavy rain so I hooked the blade to the c-145 and did some grading around that corner. Look’s definitely a lot better than before! And got seat time! First time the c-145 has been run since I took the tiller off. IMG_9906.mov

A couple of days ago I read an article about King Richard III of England with a digital recreation of his voice. The subject fascinated me and I reached out @Mickwhitt for a perspective from someone in England. With Mick's permission below is a copy of our conversation. It has been mildly edited to correct some of my grammatical errors. *********************************************** Mick, Never having been to England but having some ancestry from there certain things fascinate me. I came across this article online and watched the video within it and wanted an impression from a native of the country. Hope this intrigues you enough to read and give some comment. Re-creating the voice of King Richard III using his skeleton and other clues : NPR Craig *********************************************** Hi Craig, Thanks for contacting me with such an interesting question. Me and the wife saw a short clip of the video on our national news program a few days ago. We both said then that it sounded nothing like a true Yorkshire accent. But let's look at that in a it more detail. I come from Yorkshire, but South Yorkshire. There is also North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire, what used to be the East riding of Yorkshire became Humberside. I was born in a village called Jump. It was purely a mining community, very small but close to a number of other villages and small towns. The general area is classed as Barnsley, the largest town nearby. I can guarantee that if I go on a foreign holiday people from Yorkshire can pick me out as being from Barnsley just by my distinctive accent. Next largest town to us is Rotherham, not far away at all, in fact only a couple of miles further than Barnsley. Up until joining the police at 22 years old I had never been to Rotherham. I found their accent incredibly hard to understand. Not different words, just a completely different way to pronounce the same words I use. The way they use the sound of A in words is totally different, in Barnsley the A is said like in tar or car or jar. In Rotherham it is said like an O. So if I Park my Car in the Garden someone in Rotherham would Pork their Cor in the Gordon. As a probationer I was sent to an address in the town of Rawmarsh. Unhelpfully this is always pronounced as Rawmish. The address given to me by the local control room verbally did not appear in my street atlas. No matter how I tried I could not locate it. She had directed me to Peazle street, sounding like Measles is pronounced. When I finally found it by walking every street in the general area it was actually spelled Peasehill street. Sheffield is our big city, they speak very differently. When I went to work there as a cop I had to learn a whole new accent system. For a start the speak quite quickly, and this causes the biggest difference in the way they sound compared to Barnsley. We don't tend to say you, or yours; we say Thee, Thar or Thine. In Sheffield because they say these words faster it becomes Dee, Dar or Dine. Most of their T sounds end up as D. So if I were to say in English " What are you doing over there you?" That would come out as "What Thar doin oer theer , thee?" But in Sheffield it would come out "What Dar doin oer dear dee?" So you see, saying what any one person will sound like according to his location is pretty hard. None of the vowel sounds in the speech sound very familiar to me. Much of it sounds either Irish or Northumbrian to my ear. But we must remember the experts are talking about medieval speech, something that has never been heard and which can't really be devined from the written word. It would be really hard to write in broad Yorkshire the way I speak because letters just don't sound the way we bend them. I hope you have found that interesting Craig, I'm not great scholar but I do love the English language. I considered myself to be an accomplished word smith as a police officer and could write excellent reports. But I also had to be able to speak in the appropriate vernacular according to where I was working. I could slip seamlessly between Barnsley, Rotherham and Sheffield in seconds if need be and could do it convincingly enough not to get spotted by locals. A cop moved up to Yorkshire from the south of England which is a world away verbally. He came to us in a very hot summer. One day he took me to one side and asked if I could help him. Everywhere he called people would say "Tha looks warm lad, dust tha want some watter? " He couldn't understand what they were saying, in English it would be "You look warm young man, would you like a drink of water?" In the way he was used to speaking it would come out as "You look warm son, jue want sum wowa? " I've enjoyed trying to describe that to you. In truth, Richard the third could well have sounded just like the avatar, it's a very good piece of detective work. But we will never really know until the time machine is invented. Let me know what you think of the work they did on the avatar project. Best wishes Mick. *********************************************** WOW! Mick, this was four times more than I was expecting with too much information for just one read. Later this morning I will delve into it again. Would you mind if I copy this over to a public thread for others to read in a non tractor related post? Since my wife and I retired we have driven from Connecticut about two hours northeast of New York City to Texas numerous times. Over 4000 miles round trip depending on where we went. Our daughter lives in Katy, TX which is a westside neighboring city to Houston. Our son was in El Paso for two years until this past summer. As we interacted with locals from each area I never experienced a time when I could not understand what was said. Accents were different but words came out the same. Only once when in Texas did an owner of a sandwich deli ask if we were from Connecticut based on a word that I used to describe the sandwich I was ordering. I used "grinder" instead of "sub" and he knew it immediately. If you do not know a sub is a sandwich in a long roll. Growing up it was always a "grinder". Only other word I can remember is the one I used for a water fountain when growing up in Rhode Island. To me a water fountain was a bubbler. When I first moved to Connecticut I asked my office mates where the bubbler was and they all looked at me as if I was nuts. Thank you for taking the time to educate me. Fascinating! Craig *********************************************** Hi Craig, I'd be happy for you to put this in a thread on the public forum. It is fascinating how we all speak the same language but in such varied ways. We have different words for somethings in different parts of the country and that can be fun. But also remember we are made up of four distinct countries each with their own different language. Wales for example is a very different kettle of fish. And the Welsh people often deliberately speak Welsh to exclude English tourists from a conversation, we have been at war with them and the Scots for many centuries so it's not surprising lol. America fascinates me too, it seems to me more like 50 different countries than states; the laws can be so different for example. We have 43 different police forces in England but the laws are all identical and equally enforced. There are no private police officers either which I think you guys use. Just baking my Christmas cakes this morning, traditionally my mum used to do them, but she passed a few years ago and I took up the running. Please chat again soon. Mick and Sandra

I shooted a deer. Then I turned to look behind me. Then I turned back around and there was another deer standing there, so I shooted it too. Skinned them, quartered them, and drove 4 hours home.

It’s plow time here. Both boys are set up. Wheelhorse_kid’s c-121 and his older brothers 856. Watching my older son and his friend put the weights chains and plow on today was pretty comical. He wants to plow hes Gotta set it up like his little brother 😂

But I had a very busy summer . I wanted to share a little video I just finished that is some clips from our 2024 ATV season.

It may not be the same, but on my C81 I remove the flat plate that has the ammeter - super easy access...

Lowell rebuilds the welded cylinders. Also, @daveoman1966 has instructions somewhere on here to ADD a seal to the end. Didn't know that could be done. Noted for future use.

I attach it first to the lift arm before I put the blade frame under the tractor. It will give you a little bit more room

PTO lever and rod ready to install. PTO spring mount cotter pin installed. PTO rod connected to lever. PTO lever and rod assembly slid into hood stand. Battery support ready to install. Battery support installed. PTO lever loosely installed. along with new nylon bushing. PTO lever bushing, washer and grip ring installed. PTO lever washer and cotter pin installed. There is absolutely no play in this as the grip ring is set nice and snug.

Here's a few of the possibilities... 518 frame from @Handy Don 312-8 parts rig from @PWL216 '78 C141 Automatic parts rig also from @PWL216

Lowell @wheelhorseman can fix you up with the parts you need and if it is a welded cylinder he will recondition it for you. https://wheelhorsepartsandmore.com/product-category/hydraulics/

Some cylinders are welded, and they can be rebuilt but it’s not easy. On my Bronco, I just bought one of the newer cylinders (like most all the classic series used) that can be disassembled and rebuilt. It’s very easy to do.

Shockingly this year we didn’t have any issues with chains. Usually I fight for them for a while. Wheelhorse_kid drove across the lawn and hit some the night we went to do his chains. That put the kibosh to that til he got them washed out. I pick them up but he always seems to find a pile I missed.

Chains ain't so bad. It's the dog turds that really get me.

⛓️ 🔗 ⛓️ 🔗 ⛓️ 🔗 My nemesis.....

Well,if it works!! First time I have seen that.

Happy Birthday!

I would say the saddle tank is a "must have"

I attach the plow frame to the deck lift bar with a chain. Easy peasy if you don't need down pressure.

ive been working on this and i got some parts ordered, my steering parts are almost here and I will work on that, I got a go-kart rack and pinion and with some custom work it should work just fine, I was also trying to figure out how to brace the frame because its not strong, I was thinking 2 pices of angle iron and a x out of gas pipe to make it sturdy, or more, I'm putting a gokart axle in, I got all the parts on the way, its working slowly but surely.

Hose clip ready to install (these will all be the same). Hydraulic supply hose clipped into place. Hydraulic return hose clipped into place.

Kevin old boy we have LOTS AND LOTS of interesting names for that dog....

Heck, @ebinmaine didn’t even know what he named his dog, but alas I figured it out for him! To that NE ear, it sounds a lot like Meeah. But deep down, I know that he named his dog Mirror.

That's what i do... Edward Plier Hands...

Hydraulic valve mounting hardware ready to install. I used socket head capscrews because the left rear mount area is very tight. Hydraulic valve bolted to the battery support plate.

Look at that smile... happy birthday buddy!

Here is a couple more pictures of the 316. Iused a couple of pieces of 2" channel ( use what you have ) a couple of pieces of 3/4" pipe will workI have a little trouble reaching the clutct, your tall enough it may be an improvement.

Scrolling on fb market place i found a post that says 25.00 for wh attachments so I figured what the heck don't need em but they are cheap. Got a older tiller, a snow blade and frame, a really nice complete d snowblade, and this d snowblower. The body is alot better shape than the one I have but I kinda like how this one mounts! May have to see what I can do with it.

Funny how groups of folks in relatively close proximity their accent is different. I worked 50 miles from home towards Boston. A lot of coworkers had that heavy South Boston accent when speaking; I was often asked to repeat what I said in my RI accent - never could figure if it was for their amusement or they truly did not understand what I said.....

Extend the steering wheel shaft up, add larger tires on the 520 front axle and 25" on the rear and you will have a C-series twin to my 316-8. Can't go much bigger then the 25" with the 300 frame you'll hit the rear bar

Might be able to mount the 300/400 fuel tank bracket on top of the C-bracket. Then you'll have to put a spacer under the fender bracket to level it up. That's what I did to the 312 when I raised the fender for the 25" rear tires.

If you end up doing a rear mount tank (if you can) I would build a toolbox that fits on the front shelf with a lid that shuts and latches. I don’t know just a random thought that might end up being pretty cool?

Oh, almost forgot. Also got these for 5 bucks!

@JCM If it's polished metal like aluminum or stainless there's a Brass/Stainless/Aluminum polish called Brasso that works excellent. I polished an old brass fire extinguisher with it and I could see myself in it when I was done.

The Sq D Homeline will work in the others for the most part but the bus design intentionally prevents the others from plugging into all the spaces The QO's (and only one I use) will only work in QO panels.

Language is a fascinating subject. My wife and I grew up in mid Michigan. The accent there is considered to be 'neutral' Midwestern. We lived for several years in south central Kentucky, where there is a noticeable southern accent. Yet folks from the area around Louisville speak with an accent closer to the 'neutral" Midwest. Folks from Eastern Ky have a completely different 'southern' accent. I imagine all languages have regional accents.

If you go with any C-1x1, the center console and rear fuel tank won’t be an issue. Those last C series were very close to what you’re proposing anyway.

I really dislike that style of spool valve. They are prone to keeping a little air in them and can have quite a squeal until the bubble gets worked out. My 523 uses that valve and it still squeals a little. Not as bad as when I first hooked it up, but it’s still there.

You would need square hood fender brackets with the rear gas tank because the 76 front tank was just a straight up and down bracket. Unless you want to make or modify one?

We were at the property late Wednesday. Got the grader blade moved into the woods, out of sight from the road and mounted the brush hog. I discovered that one of the ring pins was missing on the 3 point, so I didn't attempt any work with the implements. Also noticed that both front tires were in severe need of air. Quiet, wet Thanksgiving, so we did not get out to the property. Got up early this morning to visit Harbor Freight's black Friday sale. Left with a portable garage and a small pancake air compressor - spent less than $300. Charged up the tank on the compressor, went out to the property. Filled the front tires, put the ring pin in place on the bush hog, and used the deck of the bush hog to carry the camp kitchen equipment back into the woods. We've stuck the truck back there twice this week. EJ is not bothered by the damp clay. He is also much more manuverable than the truck. Large diameter tires with a very aggressive tread help, too. We got the camp kitchen set up, took a walk evaluating potential house building sites. Had enough to do a little bush hogging along our road frontage. Found some wild black raspberry bushes in the process - I mowed around them. We used our cast iron Dutch oven to cook an oversize (3 person size) foil dinner for a late lunch in the woods. We are all set to cook a traditional Thanksgiving dinner in the woods for the family dinner tomorrow.

Ok, I think a town near me has a jd repair shop with a bunch of similar sized tractors. I’ll check there

Hydraulic valve assembly ready to install. Valve and hoses all have new O rings installed. Lockwashers shown were not used. Bracket bolted to hydraulic valve. Hydraulic hoses hooked up between valve and cylinder.

I imagine with a little ingenuity it could have a secondary drive system to invert the rider too. Like a real circus ride!

Hydro belt tension rod assembly ready to install. The thin wall bushing for this shaft is difficult to source but I found that the 5666 Nyliner bushing that is normally used for the PTO lever fits perfectly. I guess time will tell if it will last in this environment but at least they are fairly cheap. Bushing installed into hoodstand. Hydro belt tension rod assembly installed. Hydro belt tension rod cotter pin installed. This rod uses a cotter pin because that is how I built it since I did not have the equipment to cut a groove for an E clip.

And so it wouldn't be jealous, I pulled out the 854.