Racinbob 10,856 #21351 Posted May 15 4 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: We've also found them to be different lengths and unusable on certain tractors. I've noticed that. I happened to find the loop and clevis together and swapped the whole thing. Just had to make sure it wasn't for a wobble mount engine. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wheelhorse#1 1,601 #21352 Posted May 15 On 5/14/2024 at 10:27 AM, Monstrosity said: If it fits it ships!!! What ever it takes 😆 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,168 #21353 Posted May 16 (edited) 9 hours ago, ebinmaine said: We've also found them to be different and unusable. *I thought that said unstable at first!*. Edited May 16 by Pullstart 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 66,523 #21354 Posted May 16 5 hours ago, Pullstart said: *I thought that said unstable at first!*. I can relate to unstable 🙃 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
87 416-8 horse 420 #21355 Posted May 16 Last night I made up this front receiver that uses the tach-A-matic. I just made it out of some scrap that was in the metal pile. Today I’ll sandblast it and give it a coat of regal red or black 6 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
19richie66 17,421 #21356 Posted May 16 Very nice 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 66,523 #21357 Posted May 16 1 hour ago, 87 416-8 horse said: made up this front receiver 1 hour ago, 19richie66 said: Very nice 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cleat 5,676 #21358 Posted May 16 Very nice. Looks like it is quite sturdy. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
87 416-8 horse 420 #21359 Posted May 16 I just had to do some stress testing. The trailer on the front is so heavy in the back that it lifts the front tires up on the tractor. 8 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kpinnc 11,493 #21360 Posted May 16 (edited) 10 minutes ago, 87 416-8 horse said: just had to do some stress testing. Jusy be very careful on inclines. Even good working Wheel Horse brakes are dangerously inadequate when moving a heavy load. Nice job on the hitch. I did the same with mine- integrating the belly hitch so the load is spread out more. Also it can't flip up, which is helpful when pushing. Edited May 16 by kpinnc 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
87 416-8 horse 420 #21361 Posted May 16 3 minutes ago, kpinnc said: Jusy be very careful on inclines. Even good working Wheel Horse brakes are dangerously inadequate when moving a heavy load. Yeah, I don’t plan on hauling many heavy load on the front. I usually run a lower gear on hills and let the machine slow it self down. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kpinnc 11,493 #21362 Posted May 16 (edited) 41 minutes ago, 87 416-8 horse said: I usually run a lower gear on hills and let the machine slow it self Same here. Years ago, I took some kids in the neighborhood where I lived at the time for a trailer ride. There was a hill on one street with a sharp curve at the bottom. Dummy here pushed the clutch in and freewheeled to the bottom before realizing the brakes were useless. Needless to say, it made my eyes get big and I never forgot. No one was injured, and the kids never even knew. Just ruined a perfectly good seat with bite marks. Edited May 16 by kpinnc 1 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 54,327 #21363 Posted May 16 3 hours ago, kpinnc said: pushed the clutch in and freewheeled to the bottom before realizing the brakes were useless. One of my cousins did that when he was about nine or ten years old. His dad bought him a green garden tractor and cart to play around with. my uncle screwed a plate over the shift pattern to prevent him from using anything but first and reverse. My cousin loaded his brothers and sister in the cart and went for a drive, when he got to the top of a hill he pushed in the clutch and let her rip. By the time he got to the bottom of the hill everyone had bailed-out of the cart and the brakes sent him sideways into a ditch. No one was hurt and they were able to get the 110 back on the lawn and everyone changed their grass-stained clothes before their dad got home. They all kept this little secret for years and then brought it up when my cousin turned 21 and everyone started ragging on him and all the mischievous things he had done as a kid. 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 37,433 #21364 Posted May 16 3 minutes ago, 953 nut said: One of my cousins Was his name Richard? Just asking for a friend. 1 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D_Mac 8,502 #21365 Posted May 17 Finished up the 108-5 today. Got the belt on, new tubes in the rear tires, new spark plug and oil changed. Got the deck patched and reinstalled. Cleaned it all up a little. Everything now works really good. See if I can find a new owner for it. 3 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 54,327 #21366 Posted May 17 11 hours ago, Ed Kennell said: Was his name Richard? 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peter lena 8,459 #21367 Posted May 17 @Ed Kennell did some tandem lawn spiker work today , over 100 lb of weight on each spiker , been doing a lot of that lately , taking advantage of the rain , the birds also like it ! like a food fest out there . also have trailer ball hitch mounts on all my attachments , years ago came to the , why not just have 1 common easy hitch ? always criss cross , that towing , opening up any cutting past track . pete 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lane Ranger 10,847 #21368 Posted May 17 My 50 year old B-80 Wheel Horse and 36 inch mower is still doing a pretty good job on my front lawn! A really nice day to mow! 2 11 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kpinnc 11,493 #21369 Posted May 17 29 minutes ago, Lane Ranger said: My 50 year old B-80 Wheel Horse and 36 inch mower is still doing a pretty good job on my front lawn! Dude- You got an observatory in your yard? Nice machine, and beautiful job on the lawn! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 66,523 #21370 Posted May 17 My father did his first mowing on the C121 Automatic Trina and I built for him. 12 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lane Ranger 10,847 #21371 Posted May 17 (edited) 1 hour ago, kpinnc said: Dude- You got an observatory in your yard? Nice machine, and beautiful job on the lawn! yes sir! https://www.depauw.edu/academics/departments-programs/physics-astronomy/mckim-observatory/ history of the McKim Obsevatory https://www.depauw.edu/academics/departments-programs/physics-astronomy/mckim-observatory/history/ Edited May 17 by Lane Ranger 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Monstrosity 1,102 #21372 Posted May 18 Loaded up the 1277 to fab up compressor and tank mounts. 4 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peter lena 8,459 #21373 Posted May 18 @Lane Ranger another thing that stands out on your cutting , is the MAINTIANCE CUTTING , that you are doing , notice no pile / build up in grass discharge ? thats what I do , and also chris cross my cutting , to enhance growth . used a 36 " deck for years , now been using 42 R/D decks on my 3 . stay after it , pete 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Goldnboy 880 #21374 Posted May 18 Did a little cleaning to a Kohler M12 that I removed from a 312...I think it was a little overdue... This will be a replacement engine in @RandyLittrell C120 he sold me that has a tecky! 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 66,523 #21375 Posted May 18 15 minutes ago, Goldnboy said: C120 he sold me that has a tecky! C120 "Special" Sold 1974 and 75 only. Interesting beasts because they're not very common. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
