ebinmaine 67,455 #1 Posted June 27, 2023 @OldWorkHorse Steve and his other half Ariel stopped by tonight to do some tractuh stuff swapping. He brought me the rye in another thread, a frame with a 6 speed attached, and a huge Bolens plow. The rye is for Bear 🐻. The 6 speed is for BBT. They left with a pile of tools given to me by a family friend, a pile of Wheelhorse parts, a tractor, and a belly full of delicious BBT made tortellini soup. Sweet. 8 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 8,316 #2 Posted June 27, 2023 Head 'em up, move 'em out !! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 21,315 #3 Posted June 28, 2023 What model was the tractor? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,455 #4 Posted June 28, 2023 33 minutes ago, Sparky said: What model was the tractor? 417A. One of two. They'll be back for the other one later. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OutdoorEnvy 1,522 #5 Posted June 28, 2023 Certainly beats pushing it! @ebinmaine I noticed the tread on the front tires is reversed and was curious what the benefit of that on the front tires is? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynnmor 7,305 #6 Posted June 28, 2023 2 minutes ago, OutdoorEnvy said: Certainly beats pushing it! With the fender removed the "hand push only" sticker wasn't there. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,455 #7 Posted June 28, 2023 32 minutes ago, lynnmor said: With the fender removed the "hand push only" sticker wasn't there. I did try to keep it low and slow as much as possible but I couldn't get up that hill without increasing speed. 36 minutes ago, OutdoorEnvy said: Certainly beats pushing it! @ebinmaine I noticed the tread on the front tires is reversed and was curious what the benefit of that on the front tires is? AG tires are directional. They are meant to be on the axle that does the driving. There has been a fair amount of discussion over the years about which way to turn AG tires on an axle that is not powered. Theory being that if you reverse them on a steer axle they bite better. On Trina's Military Tribute tractor she has them going the traditional way to match the rears. I decided to experiment on my own because my tractor is substantially heavier than hers. I find that there is quite a bit of difference with my front tires reversed, in particular with a big chipper on the front. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 8,316 #8 Posted June 28, 2023 59 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: I find that there is quite a bit of difference with my front tires reversed, in particular with a big chipper on the front. I too will try that - AG's on the front of both - improved steering while plowing , snowblowing. Might make it even better.....! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bill D 1,920 #9 Posted June 28, 2023 4 hours ago, ebinmaine said: 417A. One of two. They'll be back for the other one later. I thought you were restoring those 417A's? What happened? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,455 #10 Posted June 28, 2023 1 minute ago, Bill D said: I thought you were restoring those 417A's? What happened? Yes that's correct but not for us. @JCM Jim was originally going to get one but he's got a full house already so they're both going to Steve. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JCM 9,136 #11 Posted June 28, 2023 Hate to pass on a 400 series, but both of those were very, very tired and by the looks and condition not very well taken care of by the original owner. The thought was nice. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,455 #12 Posted June 28, 2023 3 minutes ago, JCM said: Hate to pass on a 400 series, but both of those were very, very tired and by the looks and condition not very well taken care of by the original owner. The thought was nice. No worries old man. Our friend Steve will fix one of them up ... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
