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Spring Zagray Show Colchester CT 5/6-5/7/24

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Sparky

I’ll be there!! 

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PWL216

I’ll be there as well…

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wallfish

Saturday's weather is looking pretty good with less than 10% chance of rain as of now. Good weather can pack that place.

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peter lena

@PWL216,  noticed  marine , my grandson is also a marine , today got his crew chief wings  !   C 130 J , Mira mar,  California , started out in a class of 54 , 7 made it , be driving home to Vermont , to drop his car off , be flying  Europe /  AFRICA . proud  grandpa , pete  

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PWL216
13 minutes ago, peter lena said:

@PWL216,  noticed  marine , my grandson is also a marine , today got his crew chief wings  !   C 130 J , Mira mar,  California , started out in a class of 54 , 7 made it , be driving home to Vermont , to drop his car off , be flying  Europe /  AFRICA . proud  grandpa , pete  

@peter lena I bet you’re a proud Grandpa! Being a crew chief is quite an accomplishment! Congrats to your grandson!

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Sparky

Loaded up!! 
 

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stevebo

All loaded up

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ebinmaine

Like that blue Ford crew cab!

 

The jd "patio tractors" are cool. 

 

Any story or knowledge on the yellow/gold Wheelhorse? 

 

 

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Sparky
1 hour ago, ebinmaine said:

 

Any story or knowledge on the yellow/gold Wheelhorse? 

 

 

Nope, whoever owned it wasn’t there. It was well done though. Caterpillar yellow maybe??  

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ebinmaine

Cat or a municipal yellow. 

 

Does look good.  

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stevebo

Only pic I could manage and those are some ugly mugs!

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ebinmaine
1 minute ago, stevebo said:

  some ugly mugs!

 

 

Who dat?

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Raposo
48 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

 

Who dat?

Me and Vinsrj 

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ebinmaine
1 hour ago, Raposo said:

Me and Vinsrj 

Very cool! 

 

I'm really hoping you'll be able to voyage up here for the September MEET n Greet. 

 

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Retired Wrencher
13 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

Like that blue Ford crew cab!

 

The jd "patio tractors" are cool. 

 

Any story or knowledge on the yellow/gold Wheelhorse? 

 

 

Eric this is a friend of mine cousin clams this it is original from the factory but I do not think they ever made a yellow tractor.  

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Retired Wrencher

It was a great time Mike and good to see John also and others there. Good time as always.

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ebinmaine
5 minutes ago, Retired Wrencher said:

Eric this is a friend of mine cousin clams this it is original from the factory but I do not think they ever made a yellow tractor.  

 

I've read discussions about Wheelhorse doing custom paints on commercial or municipal tractors. 

There's been speculation that they could have been done by the factory. For a fee of course. 

 

 

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Retired Wrencher
57 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

 

I've read discussions about Wheelhorse doing custom paints on commercial or municipal tractors. 

There's been speculation that they could have been done by the factory. For a fee of course. 

 

 

Would be cool find out if they ever did.

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Keaton

i did not know it was this weekend and it is a 17.5 hour drive so in the next few years i might come to it. because i dont have a license and im shure as hell my dad would not take me there to show off my 2 round hoods 

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Keaton

but i watched vins and harrisons videos, it looked fun, would be even better in person i imagine 

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wallfish
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Picked up a pretty rough Commando 800 from Paul @PWL216 at the Zag show. Been tinkering after work on it all week.

The original plan was to just repower with another 8hp Kohler  but one thing about those little 8s, they all want to run. So, spent some time on points clean, solenoid, oil change and a new carb to just to see what's up and got her fired up. Starts quickly, runs smooth and no smoke. A bonus!

The hood was damaged a bit so got that straightened out so it fits, some tires with air in them and it's running driving and much better than expected. Some of the guys that saw it might not recognize it now. There's still a bunch of stuff to do but it should be a great little snow plow machine for someone looking for a worker. Citrus paint remover works well for getting rid of that rattle can hack spray. All the decals were covered. The blade that was planned for another little 2 seater rear fender will be sacrificed for this one and I'll find another.  Running and driving now and the steering is really tight. Actually drives pretty nice with smooth shifting and excellent brakes. That's just a temp battery on the front of the blade frame for now. Basically a B-80 now

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ebinmaine
6 hours ago, wallfish said:

Commando 800

Good save John! 

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