What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?

[ineedanother 1,369]

2 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

Likely not much time there either.  

Heavy Duty logging such as here in Maine is all done by VERY large machines. 

 

The battery powered chainsaw Trina bought herself this past year will stay charged about the same time as my two smaller gas powered saw's tanks of gas. 

 

A bit more advancing in battery technology and the larger commercial saws will have a viable power source there as well.  

Totally agree Eric. I'd bet Trina loves that saw for around the grounds. Hard to beat. The commercial harvesters are crazy efficient and a lot safer than traditional means but man they can take a forest off the map in a hurry which is a bit troubling to me. 

 

When I was young we used to cut just after the leaves fell, split it after the corn was planted and it would be ready to burn by Halloween and nice and dry by deer season. Every year, and the smell of a 2s takes me back there... I'm a bit of a pretender now that it's for pleasure but life is good and there's something to be said for that. 

 

[8ntruck 7,015]

Yup. I've got a 10" Black & Decker battery chain saw.  It gets used more than the old 16" Mac 10 and the 18" Craftsman.  The battery saw gets used for storm cleanup, trimming, and some rough carpentry.  The gas saws come out when there is real tree work to be done.

 

I gave Morgan the 14-8 Nownamed a workout today mowing the lawn. 

 

Earlier this week these, got delivered:

 

 

New front shoes for Clyde the C-195.  They are 8.5x18 - 8 V61 4 ply ribbed tires.  Got to bust the old tires off of the wheels and refinish the wheels before these go on.

Edited September 2, 2022 by 8ntruck

[ebinmaine 67,571]

6 hours ago, ineedanother said:

  they can take a forest off the map in a hurry which is a bit troubling to me. 

 

 I'm a bit of a pretender now that it's for pleasure but life is good and there's something to be said for that. 

 

 

 

 

It's VERY important to remember... In Maine at least... It's the owner of the property that dictates the amount of tree removal. 

Bugs the hell outta me that the loggers get all kinds of grief and a bad rep for doing... What they're told to.  

 

 

The bold print above.  Means everything.  

Life is what you make it. 

Life is good.  

[Snoopy11 5,714]

7 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

Life is what you make it. 

Life is good.

AND

The more tractors you have, the better life is.

 

There, Eric. I fixed it for you.

 

@ineedanother... you should approve...

 

Don

[Wheelhorse#1 1,667]

On 9/1/2022 at 4:46 AM, ebinmaine said:

 

I've learned over the years that nothing takes the "few minutes" it should and that's genuinely  OK.  

 

You're FAR better off to do it right. Once. 

 

Amen... words wisdom right there 

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Edited September 2, 2022 by Wheelhorse#1

[rjg854 11,378]

One of my father's favorite sayings was....

If you don't have time to do it right the first time, when are you going to find time to do it a second time.

[Monstrosity 1,128]

I had my old metal shop put in a bottom half of the snowthrower cause I ain't got time for it anymore wish they made a straight cut but I'm not complaining they hooked me up. So I'm sanding the surface rust off revealing old paint and the original sticker! Even stickers held up better than today's i was using 320 grit

[Handy Don 12,233]

23 minutes ago, Monstrosity said:

my old metal shop put in a bottom half of the snowthrower

THAT is a dedicated repair! Yeah, the cut wasn't perfect but the new piece is tucked in there nicely and with very neat welds. Looks good!

[Monstrosity 1,128]

6 minutes ago, Handy Don said:

THAT is a dedicated repair! Yeah, the cut wasn't perfect but the new piece is tucked in there nicely and with very neat welds. Looks good!

Thank you the metal shop I brought it to has celebrated 100 years of business this year and the family is awesome I worked for them for a short amount of time in the past. The shop has built long island stump jumpers out of 2.5 and 5 tons too

[Horse Newbie 7,072]

On 8/30/2022 at 8:33 AM, Heatingman said:

Yesterday I got the plow partially reassembled and all motion points lubed. Works as @peter lena says like a rifle bolt. Im waiting for the new wear bar before I go the rest of the way. Also got the motor and wiring removed from the B80. Getting close. 
 

 

I like that wooden deck truck !

[Heatingman 971]

20 minutes ago, Horse Newbie said:

I like that wooden deck truck !

Feel free to copy the concept. I think I got @Handy Don looking to make one.

 

Pretty simple build - I made it from scraps. Only thing I bought specifically for it was some 1/2” round stock for the wheels. 

[Heatingman 971]

Working on getting the trans back together.

 

Swapped a few bearings (outboard axle shaft and input shaft) cleaned out all the gears and the case. Made a gasket.

 

Hope to paint it this weekend along with the main frame parts. 
 

Im continuously amazed at how much space this process demands. 
 

Get everything cleaned up and organized, then within a few hours the shop looks like a tornado came through.

 

 

[ebinmaine 67,571]

1 hour ago, Heatingman said:

 

Looks 👍 nice

[8ntruck 7,015]

Used Morgan to tote some firewood down to the neighbor's fire circle for tomorrow evening's get together.  

 

After delivering the wood, I spun up the deck and mowed a spot I missed yesterday.  Mowing without ear muffs, I could hear a squeal when the deck was running.  Sounded like it was coming from the mule drive. After parking the tractor back in the shed, I pulled the belt guard off of the mule drive. Found the flat pulley was wobbly.  Pulled it off and was delighted to find that it is a cast pulley with a bearing retained by a spring clip.  The wobble tells me that I am beyond cleaning and repacking the nearing with red or green high temperature grease.

 

Determine the proper replacement bearing number, order one and I'm back in business.

Edited September 4, 2022 by 8ntruck

[Rob J. 1,942]

Got the newly acquired 1045 running. Considering this tractor sat for over 4 years and the points were all jacked, bad gas in carb, gas in oil and nothing but a battery hook up and new gas to get it purring like a kitten I had a great day. Hauled in some inventory and couple new tractors life is good. 

[Laplantebd 92]

Brought my new unit home today. Tomorrow is inspection day. 

[sjoemie himself 3,068]

7 hours ago, Monstrosity said:

stump jumpers

Please explain for all us non-USA inhabitants what they do with them?

Looks like somekind of search and rescue vehicle.. 

[953 nut 55,291]

I think the exoskeleton (outside roll bar) should be a dead giveaway that the driving will not be on country roads and open highway. 

These trucks are used in fighting forest fires where pentation into the burning forest could result in a tree falling on the truck.

 

[TJ5208 1,824]

Well I got DA BEAST fixed. Then it started raining. But I got a ride while it wasn't raining. Felt good to be back at it.

Edited September 4, 2022 by TJ Salyers

[Horse Newbie 7,072]

9 hours ago, TJ Salyers said:

Well I got DA BEAST fixed.

What was wrong with it ?

[Achto 27,597]

Some new upholstery for my C-141 today. 

 

Old.

 

New.

 

Fortunately for me I live in a town with a Milsco factory so seats seem to show up at rummage sales from time to time. Picked this one up for $15. It has a blemish on the left hand side of the seat & it's missing the insert for the drain hole, but it's good enough for who it's for. 

 

[Laplantebd 92]

Set the points and dirty old plug and fired up my new RJ58 for the first time. Very excited to hear it run. 
 

 

[TJ5208 1,824]

6 hours ago, Horse Newbie said:

What was wrong with it ?

Ignition module.

[ohiofarmer 3,276]

I had some problems with the C145 The pulley worked out of line and took out the belt. I found that an 82 inch was about perfect. The shine juice really brought out the color.

   I used Rust-Oleum engine paint on the tins of the engine and also on the hood stand at the rear. It actually stuck ok to the previously applied aluminum paint . Those galvanized hood stands can be a problem. 

[Handy Don 12,233]

10 minutes ago, ohiofarmer said:

The shine juice really brought out the color.

   I used Rust-Oleum engine paint on the tins of the engine and also on the hood stand at the rear. It actually stuck ok to the previously applied aluminum paint . Those galvanized hood stands can be a problem

Looks great, but aren't all the other parts of the tractor going to want to look pretty as well?