Lane Ranger 10,968 #17301 Posted October 4, 2022 (edited) Well I took a road trip today up to Walton, Indiana just southeast of Logansport. I agreed to buy a 2004 42 inch tall chute snowblower based upon photos alone. Not always a good idea but I had a feeling about this one. Light dirt, no belt but all the parts including lift tube, flag. Etc. Turns out it was owned by a farmer that had a blacktop road back to his house . He had a 1982 c-165 hydro which had wheel weights, chains and a mower deck. But he told me he bought snowblower in 2004 and only used it five or six times! And the looks of the auger, nuts and bolts, blower chain, and paint said it was so. Here are some pictures ! I also got a manual and I did not know Toro recommended 100 pounds of weight in the rear wheels. Also like the grease fittings on the snowblower bearings. Edited October 5, 2022 by Lane Ranger 5 11 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff-C175 7,202 #17302 Posted October 4, 2022 (edited) Installed my homemade wheel weights and chained up the C-125. Painted the top of the weights with the embedded brake rotor and concrete, but paint won't bond to HDPE so I opted for some black 200 MPH tape instead. BTW... I did not paint those wheels! Done by P.O. So no razzing please! Edited October 4, 2022 by Jeff-C175 8 5 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrc 812 #17303 Posted October 5, 2022 hello ed, you beat me to it. turning the front wheels all the way to the right is the key.. i only have C, 3, 4, and 5 series tractors.. that is the way i do it. i do have a flexible hose on my grease gun. unable to find green lucas grease in my area. i did buy the last remaining tubes of the red though! i tried pete. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8ntruck 6,999 #17304 Posted October 5, 2022 4 hours ago, ebinmaine said: I can see the logic there. Solutions? Maybe a layer of course Stone below the finer surface material? Larger stones on the edges to keep things in place? If you look up articles about gravel road building, a layer of 2" to 4" sized stone is often shown as a base layer for the rest of the road. One of my trips to Ky. this summer, I drove past an interstate interchange that was being rebuilt. Looked like they were putting down a base layer of that seized crushed rock - maybe 10 or 12 inches thick. Probably compacted as they went along. I expect they topped that with finer gravel, then laid the concrete. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heatingman 971 #17305 Posted October 5, 2022 2 hours ago, Jeff-C175 said: Installed my homemade wheel weights and chained up the C-125. Painted the top of the weights with the embedded brake rotor and concrete, but paint won't bond to HDPE so I opted for some black 200 MPH tape instead. BTW... I did not paint those wheels! Done by P.O. So no razzing please! Those weights turned out nicely. How heavy you think? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff-C175 7,202 #17306 Posted October 5, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Heatingman said: How heavy They weigh about 45 lb each. Those carrying handles are great! No struggle moving them, and they really helped in getting them mounted. They also give a good place to attach bungees if needed to tighten the chains. In retrospect though, I should have used a couple of the garage door handles I have laying around instead of repurposing the wire handles from the buckets. Edited October 5, 2022 by Jeff-C175 2 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,220 #17307 Posted October 5, 2022 13 hours ago, Lane Ranger said: 42 inch tall chute snowblower Nice find! You bought it at the right time, tis the season to go Pumkin Chuckin. 3 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 38,170 #17308 Posted October 5, 2022 18 minutes ago, 953 nut said: Nice find! You bought it at the right time, tis the season to go Pumkin Chuckin. The Ven-Track does a fair job, but we chuck punkins over a mile in Delaware. The national championship was held here for 33 years till a lady got injured and filed a law suit. 4 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wheelhorse#1 1,657 #17309 Posted October 5, 2022 Those Ven-Track machines are nice but $ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lane Ranger 10,968 #17310 Posted October 5, 2022 Regarding wheel weights : I never saw this warning in a snowblower manual before. 100 pounds in rear when using a snowblower attachment on your Wheel Horse tractor! 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,851 #17311 Posted October 5, 2022 19 hours ago, Heatingman said: Thanks. I bought that GMC new back in 07. Its an 06, bare bones standard bed and cab truck. The way I like em. If I could have gotten an all metal dash and manual transmission, I would have. But keeping that truck from losing the rust battle takes constant vigilance. They did make a 2500HD stick, but I don’t know how long they did it. My ‘01 “Norman” is a 2wd Duramax ZF6. It’s from OK/TX and has never seen salt 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horse Newbie 7,069 #17312 Posted October 5, 2022 1 hour ago, Ed Kennell said: we chuck punkins Why ? 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horse Newbie 7,069 #17313 Posted October 5, 2022 On 9/28/2022 at 6:31 PM, OldWorkHorse said: Welded up a caution light / rear LED light tower for my 314-8. Just need to paint it and finish connecting the wires tomorrow and be good to go. Should definitely help snowblowing / plowing. 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horse Newbie 7,069 #17314 Posted October 5, 2022 (edited) On 9/28/2022 at 6:31 PM, OldWorkHorse said: Welded up a caution light / rear LED light tower for my 314-8. Just need to paint it and finish connecting the wires tomorrow and be good to go. Should definitely help snowblowing / plowing. Don’t know why Redsquare kinda made me post this… said something about previous content being restored… I just hit post… Edited October 5, 2022 by Horse Newbie 3 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peter lena 8,625 #17315 Posted October 5, 2022 @Lane Ranger nice pick up on the blower ! especially like the greasable chute gearing , look over the idler / drive belt set up , get some lubrication detailing in its related movement , the easier that transfers belt drive power . the better it moves . 3/8" die nut on the end of that chute rod , do a slight grind taper start ,lets you install a screw on round knob , simple easy . pete 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,483 #17316 Posted October 5, 2022 7 minutes ago, Horse Newbie said: Don’t know why Redsquare kinda made me post this… said something about previous content being restored… I just hit post… Sometimes if you scroll down to the bottom of the posting they'll be a little black button or key and you can hit clear or edit 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,483 #17317 Posted October 5, 2022 32 minutes ago, Horse Newbie said: Why ? WHY NOT? 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peter lena 8,625 #17318 Posted October 5, 2022 @Pullstart stay after body rust with aerosol penetrating oil in all related body seams , especially fender arches , lower door frame areas , fords really show early rust / rot very early . perfer cable / open gear aerosol , today its so expensive , find what you can . related areas will show an oil film in a day or 2 , better oil than rust , pete 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horse Newbie 7,069 #17319 Posted October 5, 2022 7 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: Sometimes if you scroll down to the bottom of the posting they'll be a little black button or key and you can hit clear or edit I have done that in other instances here… seem to find my way back to it… I just hit “submit”, “save”, or whatever and let technology win ! 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horse Newbie 7,069 #17320 Posted October 5, 2022 9 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: WHY NOT? Exactly the right answer ! 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lane Ranger 10,968 #17321 Posted October 5, 2022 9 hours ago, 953 nut said: Nice find! You bought it at the right time, tis the season to go Pumkin Chuckin. That has to be how they reseed their pumpkin 🎃 patch Richard! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 21,315 #17322 Posted October 5, 2022 @Horse Newbie Maybe it’s an optical illusion, but can ya drive outa the garage without hitting the door with the light?? 3 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horse Newbie 7,069 #17323 Posted October 5, 2022 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Sparky said: @Horse Newbie Maybe it’s an optical illusion, but can ya drive outa the garage without hitting the door with the light?? @Sparky , Please ask @OldWorkHorse… I just somehow posted this… technology made me do it against my will . It is his post and his tractor, besides I could never fab up something that nice. And my solution to the light being too high would be to notch out the top of the door… Edited October 5, 2022 by Horse Newbie 2 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,483 #17324 Posted October 5, 2022 7 minutes ago, Horse Newbie said: my solution to the light being too high would be to notch out the top of the door Me too. I only have 5 chain saws and 2 sawzalls. Light - 1. Door - 0. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OldWorkHorse 3,045 #17325 Posted October 5, 2022 24 minutes ago, Sparky said: @Horse Newbie Maybe it’s an optical illusion, but can ya drive outa the garage without hitting the door with the light?? No she's forever stuck in the shop . She got out fine haha about 6 inches to spare. Door wasnt fully open. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
