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Are we including pellet stoves Plunge? Well they do burn wood so what if it's compacted saw dust? I started selling them in 2000 at my Lennox dealership before the craze took over and flooded the market with guys selling them off their front lawn. This was the first one that I bought. How was I gonna sell them without tring one out?? Still in my living room cranking out heat to this day. One in the shop as well if I run short on seasoned oak. We doing wood fireplaces too Jim?

I have seen a few wood stoves on here but not as many as I would have suspected from some of you. So far ours have come in handy this year mostly using the one in the basement and a little on the first floor. We do have a new Boiler as of December of this year. More on that later. With 5 heating zones and 1 for domestic hot water. The electric hot water tank was removed a couple of years ago ,tired of the electric bill. A few pictures of ours, a 1975 Vermont Castings in the basement and a Vermont Castings Intrepid in the living room, first floor. Almost forgot the Jotul 602 in the Cabin. Post them up .

My 48" blade on the 416-H is handy, it just lacks the weight the others have, the angle mechanism is a bit clumsy too, especially when it freezes 😐. This tractor was real rough; but it got parked a decade or more prior because someone swapped in a new Onan/Limamar engine and couldn't figure out the wiring.

Best iv drip I've ever seen...

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On Tuesday we got almost a foot of snow in Florida, it starter at 10:30am and snowed until 9:30pm. Around 1pm i tried to plow with the 416-H and 48" blade but it was clear before i left my yard it wasn't up for it. I grabbed my 318 and put the 54" blade on and got to it, did great with unweighted turf tires up until it didn't, turns out reversing in ice isnt a thing. But i kept my roughly 1200ft road clear until the ice got bad enough i had to bring out a heavier tractor. Things i learned at 38 years old having never seen more than an inch inch of snow prior. Walking in snow sucks The ground is hard Traction isnt overrated 11⁰ with a 4⁰ windchill is unpleasant MCR Mustang Full gauntlet gloves were absolutely worth every penny.

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Not for this 80 + yo. My neighbor uses a stove designed for corn and wood pellets. He had problems with the corn unless it was really dry. No problem with the wood pellets. My reason for heating with the wood stove is I am not dependent on the GRID for heating and cooking. And like Eric, I have a free supply of firewood available. My oil burning boiler is operating to heat my domestic hot water and kicks on to take over house heating if I am not feeding the wood stove.

I know this sounds crazy, but I heat with a wood stove in FL. Here is my Lopi, Patriot. Been burning steady now for almost a week. Hopefully we will get back to normal soon here!

Well as you know we have several woodstoves here. The BBT/ Trina has fully restored 3 in the last few years. Here's the thread on the 1883 Clarion. Her most recent piece is a 2002 Regency. Here it is after the complete restoration and in place. Here's our late 70s Fisher Papa Bear woodstove that was in the basement. This is now in the new workshop space. Today I spun it around and approximately placed it. It's now setting just over 36" from the back wall and 37" from the side. There'll be a thimble at the top left corner of the back wall.

So I told you all I was going to get that Bolens 1256. Well here it is. Turns out everything I had read about the rear end dosnt exist on this one. Hardest part of moving it was prying it off the frozen ground. Frozen solid. 6 foot pry bar and all of my 300 lbs pulling on it finally broke the tires free from the ground. Once it was broke free I noticed I could push it. Soooo we pushed it over to the Snowco trailer and winched it up. I wish I popped the cherry on the Snowco with a WH but oh well. First time for me using it and it worked great. So I get the Bolens home and unloaded it. Still has gas in tank that didnt smell bad. Took spark plug out and wiped it down. Lil spritz of starting fluid. Screwed it back in. Took a spare battery and hooked it up with jumper cables. Turn the gas on and I noticed the petcock leaked some when turned on. Starting cranking it over and it didn't seem to be turning over very quickly. Noticed the belt on the starter was slipping. Also noticed it was a brand spanking new Gates belt. I loosened the starter and pushed it down to tighten the belt. Started cranking it over again and it fired right up. Smoked a little at first but after running awhile it went away. Oil was black but at proper level. So I let it run for a good 10 minutes. Headlights worked, taillight didn't. It throttled up no problem. Backed off the throttle and idled nice and smooth. So one thing left to do, sat on the seat, stepped on the pedal and off I went. Pressed the pedal back for reverse, no issues. SCORE !!!! Really happy with it. Wish it had a deck or some attachment. So glad i took a chance on it. I'm guessing that both rear tires arnt driving ? Why am I able to push it around? I noticed on the left rear wheel there is a knob to turn but it won't budge. Needs some attention. I'm guess it's turned to lowest traction setting. Please if anyone has any knowledge on these help me out. What I have read online so far dosnt apply. 20250125_122722.mp4

I had to be careful with ground contact, the road has various repairs and defects. The blade has the trip springs but i was worried about ripping up the road, roads here are notoriously thin. I put the skids down to about 1/2" below the blade edge and just kinda ran them right on the surface.

Boots with good traction are mandatory Yep Yep Very yep Agreed Also: Floating the blade when plowing is critical (chain lift or float on the control valve) except to clear ice or hardpack--then downforce can be useful. Plow the center of a long drive/road/path with the blade straight (snow throw to both sides), then plow from there outward using an angled blade to one side

https://www.petersonschriever.spaceforce.mil/Pituffik-SB-Greenland/ recent stop for my grandson , crew chief on a c 130-j , lots of related military assist , to different services . lots of refueling , different aircraft , stuff he has already done a 22 , will be flying , europe and then off to africa . walks his aircraft topside and inside out every day , every aspect of capability , must be verified , and signed off , coming up on E4 , good on you EZRA ! grampa , pete

Been burning it hard the last few weeks. Older Jotul rated at ~78,000 btu's. It's been suggested that chasing firewood is one of my favorite hobbies... it does keep me out of the gym though.

That's an expensive drip and one of my favorites. May want to try LTD Canadian or Fleischmann's, both blended, although it may develop a skip. @SylvanLakeWH

Nearly all the folks I've talked to about a pellet stove and owning one like them a lot. Some consider them to be the best thing since @Bar Nuthin's sliced bread. Some have a nice open fire to view. All seem to throw good strong heat. My parents had a pellet stove for years and loved it. But..... The biggest concern I hear about can be serious and should not be taken lightly. Allergy sensitive people or those with preexisting breathing issues need to do careful concise research about which pellets are OK for them to use. My mom has those above mentioned breathing issues... but oddly enough it was my FATHER that couldn't get the flippin' pellet dust out of his system. He tried for several years... bunches of different brands and types of pellets. Expensive. Cheap. Local. Import. Soft wood and harder types. Some were definitely better but none were completely trouble free. Eventually he had to admit that he just couldn't use a pellet stove. Another thing to consider is whether a power outage is a problem for the particular stove you're looking at. I've heard that some pellet stoves can be turned manually at the feed auger for use without electricity. Most can't. Also, accurately add up the real world costs of buying the stove, the pellets and the electricity to operate it. Folks are REALLY confused about life when I explain that we spend LESS on our electric heat than we ever had on our oil heat. Pellets will be more price competitive than oil heat as a whole consideration. Then consider the manual effort involved. Some people want to use a calorie. Some don't. Some can't. For those incapable of handling the materials every day it obviously isn't practical. Would we have one here? No.. but we have a 10+ acre forest full of fuel for a wood 🪵 stove. Would I advise a friend to get one? Absolutely, given the correct amount of careful research.

We have a wood burning stove that has our hvac duct work routed to it. The stove has vents in the fire box that allows the heat to circulate into the system. The stove also helps heat our water. It was made by a local man in the 80's from boiler steel and can handle 24" wood.

I like my wood stove, but it's really only good for keeping the living room warm. With the proper use of the ceiling fans I can get the warm air back to the kids' rooms too, but the rest of the house stays fridig. What I really love is the New Englander wood furnace in the basement. No fancy glass plate in the door, but the hot air outlet is piped into the duct work for the heat pump, so the whole house stays toasty.

Aaannnddd...... Welcome to Introduction to Winter, 101.

Definitely some traction under the mud. The watery mud also helped to float/lubricate the dragged logs and ease the flow around the transfer case and differentials. Standard models had 8 speeds in both forward and reverse. Options included one or two “reduction gear” transmissions so as many as 32 gears in either direction! The older models had only 70hp but aftermarket turbos and other add-ons often yielded 110 or more.

Absolutely! It isn't the type of inconvenience I was referring to but it's most assuredly a valid one. Here's a key point. I would NOT be burning much - if any - firewood if I had to do it all ... Remember that "value" isn't always about money. >> Time << is a far more important thing to put value on. As much as I do truly enjoy spending time and burning calories processing my firewood at this point of my life I do understand this situation is NOT for everyone and it won't be something I can keep doing forever either.

There fixed that... one time Pullstart came to dinner and i made the most delicious bambi but he stuck his nose up at the sautéed mushrooms. I asks Mrs P is he a picky eater? She says not really but now I wonder... One year after attending the BS we went to Hershey PA Sylvia and i walked out with great big bricks of those things ... We were on the motorcycle and had the saddle bags stuffed with them!

Some information on pellet manufacture to consider... https://sph.brown.edu/news/2024-04-29/mississippi-wood-pellets#:~:text=Wood pellet manufacturing involves processing,formation%2C posing severe health risks. https://dogwoodalliance.org/our-work/wood-pellet-biomass/impacts-of-wood-pellets-in-the-us/

@RED-Z06 be hard pressed today to find a younger buyer that has a clue or interest , in anything mechanical , that era is all but gone, growing up on a cell phone and lap top , has made them very obviously , unaware of anything that requires INVOLVEMENT WITH OPERATION OF ANYTHING . scary to think that this time period will be the " GOOD OLD DAYS FOR THEM " they just do not have the interest , or ability to adapt and think anything out , just my take , pete

This is an excellent tribute day that should be MUCH more widely celebrated.

You can Hi-Jack / Screw up my threads anytime Jim . @WHX?? Only because of @Achto 's flame paint job. You lucky duck.

We have a pedestal wood stove..... enjoying it right now!

Or you can just go spend 5000 for a stamped steel mower at Home Depot.......then throw it away in 3 years. Wheel Horse Tractors of the early years through to the 90's are worth whatever a buyer will pay. Also they will be around in 3 years.... After all, they are already 20-50 years old already. That being said, why not pay for something that will last your lifetime............instead of a throw away clunker

I've always been told that a good deal is when both the buyer and seller walk away happy. If that happens, the price must have been correct.

Have been burning those same size logs as you have their. Save them for Cold temps like these, plus you don't have to reload anywhere near as much as the smaller split ones . @Horsin'round

Came real close to buying a 1989 JD 318 new with a SD deck for $4895.00. Gave the WH a look as well and bought my 312-8 for $ 3400.00. Hydraulic lift and angle etc, etc, on the 318, whole different ball game than a WH 312-8. Can't even find any good ones to restore. They are all pretty hammered like most WH 520's. @RED-Z06 . nice Tractor Sir.

Very nice Jotul @Horsin'round And yes it does keep us out of the gym.

Since many of my trees are dying, get storm damage and falling they need cleaned up if I want to keep the trails open, so the cutting and hauling would happen anyway. I don't mind the work and actually look forward to days outdoors doing worthwhile things while adding to my net worth. But then I am 2 years and 3 months younger than @Ed Kennell. I do burn oil when the fire goes out, about 35 gallons per year. A heat pump runs when the outside temperature is 40 degrees or higher and the inside is kept at 68 degrees. Everything is connected to the duct work and keeps the entire house at an even temperature. If the electric goes off, the wood furnace can heat by gravity with less heat available but for extended outages I will crank up the generator. A humidifier in the ducts will run when either the oil or wood furnace blowers run if the humidistat calls for it. Coal is also an option, I haven't tried it yet.

I was brought up with a fireplace. Said to myself someday I want a wood stove. When I was 17 I went to my first hunting camp in Northwestern Maine and was hooked good on a stove. Total of 8 between homes and camps over the years. @CCW

@JCM Boy to I miss our wood stoves. Used them for years until this house. Just not the proper layout the wife would accept in the living room. Have to live with the occasional fire in the fireplace.

Nothin like a nice Power King right Squonky?

My daughter has used pellet stoves for years, it better fits their busy lifestyle than a wood stove due to fewer times loading fuel. But, I don't think a year has gone by without major repairs or complete replacements. To me, the expense of these failures would have me reverting to a conventional furnace.

I agree 100% on that Ed. I buy one for winter project every year and flip it. This gives me something todo for a few hours of the day when it is cold out.

I like peanut butter but I prefer it in this form: Yum...

Put new hubs, wheel and tires on my D200. The old 18 x 8.50 x 8 tires had some cracks and made steering very taxing. The odd ball wheel bearings were going to be a future problem. Hardest part was mounting the tires, 6pr trailer type, they have very stiff sidewalls. Other PIA was seating the dust caps on the new hubs. Once it warms up I have to attack a triaxle load of 2B stone...

"before I noticed those two extra screws!" That's how I acquired most of the spare bins of screws in my shop!

It was under a tarp (only had room inside for the water cooled tractors, C100 and 702, and water got on the front blade pivot, it was about 3" encased in ice, couldn't release the pin to pivot it from straight, wasn't worth spending time on at that point and risk damaging something. I had taken it out through the yard and didnt like how the steering felt going through ice and snow, the front tires just wanted to stop turning.

A friend of mine had a trailer house / cabin with a pellet stove in it. We went to his cabin one winter to do some ice fishing. Got there on a Fri. after work, 15 degrees outside, 10 degrees inside the trailer. (true story) We fired up the pellet stove and walked over to the local tavern to get a bite to eat. About an hour later we walked back to the trailer to find that it was now up to 12 degrees inside. We fired up a vent-less LP wall hanging unit along with the pellet stove, walked back to the tavern for after dinner libations. Hour later we walked back to the trailer to find it at 78 degrees. At this point we shut the LP heater off and left the pellet stove on. Trailer stayed a comfortable 70 to 73 degrees the rest of the weekend despite the outside temps decreasing over the time we were there. Our lesson in this application was - The pellet stove would do a great job maintaining temp but it would not bring the trailer up to temp.

Some of these later model Toro/Wheel Horses were not cheap when they were sold new. Thirty to forty years appreciation in price for a tractor and attachments that were shown love, routine maintenance and overall care should be worth something to the seller/collector etc! 1996 314-8 speed ,weights, chains and 42 inch mower deck -$ 4077.82 ! 4077.82 After-all, Mecum, Barrett-Jackson's , Bonham's, etc sell some vehicles at some pretty steep appreciated prices! Admittedly, Mecum and Barrett- Jackson's haven't had a garden tractor auction yet that I know of but I am sure one day they will!

Yes that's the regulator. Make sure you clamp that baby down! Funny story. My B-I-L had a vertical shaft 8 HP Briggs. He wanted to see if it would run. He had a 55 gal drum with a piece of plywood on the top. He bored a hole in the plywood for the crankshaft. Checked the oil and put some gas in the tank. Engine had no controls or muffler. One pull and it was running wide open with no way to shut it off! It just spun around and bounced all over with flames sparks and a lot of noise. The real funny part was my B-I-L panicking !

Natural peanut butter without additives will separate with the peanut oil rising to the top. Most of the commercially processed peanut butter has had the peanut oil removed and replaced with soybean oil or other hydrogenated vegetable oils to prevent the soil from separating. The peanut oil is worth much more than the oils that replace it. I think the sugar has been added to get us addicted, seems to be working. I have a PBJ nearly every evening for supper.

Thanks for the pics Don. We talked before about our Springers. I'm not sure if I told you that my first born had four legs. Brandy was a 10 week old liver and white pup when she joined Mrs.K and me in 1964. Her Baroness Brandywine had a pedigree traceable back to England with many champion field trial relatives. She responded eagerly to our training and taught me how to send hand, voice and whistle signals that she must have remembered from a previous life. I have many stories of Brandy, as I know you have about Lucy, demonstrating how well these amazing animals respond to training. I don't have a beautiful collection of photos like you have of Lucy, but here is Brandy showing off what she loved to do. And her mate Barney that joined us several years later. .

On celery, bagels, and apple slices, it must be extra crunchy for this nut fanatic.

A little late, but thank you. Engine tins, shrouds, heat shields, call it what you like. This is the ductwork that directs the cooling air over the engine cooling fins. Unfortunately the flywheel fan also sucks up grass clippings and blows them across the cooling fins where they become stuck if there is any leaking oil on the fins. Remove the ductwork Locate and repair any oil leaks..look closely around the oil filter base plate Clean the fins..do not paint Remove the heads and decarbon the chamber Set the valves Seal the oil filter to the duct work with the grommet or if not available make your own with a peel and stick door insulation. Does venting the belt guard improve air flow across the rear cylinder But it will not restrict it I do not use my 520 or any twin engine tractor for mowing. IMO they are inefficient using excessive fuel that is converted to heat instead of HP. I only use 10 and 12 HP singles for mowing and dedicate the the 520 to winter snow removal. It excels in this duty using all that heat to warm the cab. Just my based on my limited experience.