What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?

[Heatingman 971]

Landed a pretty good deal on some Ag tires and rims for my B80 Im semi-restoring.

 

Got the set for $100 rims and tires.

 

tires look to have never seen use. 
 

Sure beats about around 100 each for new tires only.

 

now I gotta find some fronts. 

[ineedanother 1,369]

32 minutes ago, Heatingman said:

Landed a pretty good deal on some Ag tires and rims for my B80 Im semi-restoring.

now I gotta find some fronts. 

 

I did the same and I'm finding that fronts are much more difficult to come by...

[Heatingman 971]

1 hour ago, ineedanother said:

I did the same and I'm finding that fronts are much more difficult to come by...

Thats a fact. Ironically Ive found entire tractors for not much more then a new set of tires alone, with the tires I want.

 

If I had more space, id buy a few. 

[Handy Don 12,128]

14 hours ago, D_Mac said:

orange matches the pinstripes and flames

It's yours. Enjoy it!

[Desko 608]

Finally getting back around to the 520-8 today since farm work has tapered off for the year although I might be looking into raising pigs again but that's besides the point lol. So I got everything but the wiring stripped and the sheet metal is sand blasted. To my surprise the roll pin and steering wheel came right off which was surprising to me. I'm going to ultimately just sand the frame and hood stand though because it's not in as bad of shape as the tins. I'm doing away with the electric lift in favor of the mechanical lift because it seems the electric lift hits the center support of the hood stand and it makes it a pain to get the oil filter out. I might save it and put it on my work horse though. Hopefully more pictures to follow in the days to come. 

[Forrest Carver 52]

Haven't done it yet, but tonight I plan to add a pair of kids seats like below to the fenders on my D160 to hold my 2 and 3-year old. The 2-year old is a little scared of it when it's running, but when it's off neither one can stay off the thing. I have to set up an egg timer so they share with each other. They each probably have more time in the drivers seat than I do at this point! 

 

[Handy Don 12,128]

Ear protection for them. And set an example, Dad!

[Forrest Carver 52]

Oh yes, we're serious about ear pro in this family! Between the '92 Exmark 48" commercial walk-behind and the ported MS311 saw, it's essential PPE. Here's the 3-year old (almost 4) a couple years ago....he wore them pretty much the whole summer.

[Monstrosity 1,127]

They keep multiplying

[Handy Don 12,128]

2 hours ago, Forrest Carver said:

wore them pretty much the whole summer

I keep extras in small sizes in my shop (along with eye protection).

Deal is when grandchildren enter the shop they go right to "their" drawer with the PPE and shop aprons and "get suited up for fun"!

[76c12091520h 3,608]

Installed my new, correct reproduction shower head muffler on my 854......( boy do we need rain ! )

[Handy Don 12,128]

1 minute ago, 76c12091520h said:

new, correct reproduction shower head muffler on my 854..

I'd love to hear what that sounds like.

is that a decal kit on the hood lettering?

Thanks!

[Heatingman 971]

23 minutes ago, Monstrosity said:

They keep multiplying

That 2 tone grey on red looks pretty sharp.

[TonyToro Jr. 1,387]

We are working on an engine in a B-80 for one of my pulling tractors (behind me) and we got an awesome delivery from @Bill Winn!  It was a hitch!  Thanks bill! I’m think of sanding it and painting it to freshen up the look?? I don’t really know much about it and what attachments  go to it if anybody knows, it would help lots! 

[ineedanother 1,369]

Here's mine, fresh out of the e-tank today. Below the pic is the thread that @Pullstart posted not long ago. I'd bet you would love seeing that in action. Safe and inexpensive. The reverse of anode and cathode serves to do plating on stuff also. Great science projects!

 

Edited August 18, 2022 by ineedanother

[The Freightliner Guy 1,327]

Hmm and I thought I was the youngest on here guess not and man you do some good work @TonyToro Jr. more committed than me because my tractor is 60 miles away from my house cool to see even younger kids loving beautiful hunks of iron and not fortnite 

[The Freightliner Guy 1,327]

Most kids nowadays might think my tractors a piece of junk but I’m sure you’d love it 

[TonyToro Jr. 1,387]

I do love ‘em! Especially the horses!

[D_Mac 8,593]

Noticed the drive belt on the 856 was sitting very low in the pulley. Went and put a new one on. Takes off like a rocket now. Belt is up where it should be.

Edited August 18, 2022 by D_Mac

[The Freightliner Guy 1,327]

Is forsaken a 856

[D_Mac 8,593]

1 hour ago, The Freightliner Guy said:

Is forsaken a 856

Yes it is. I have an 875, a 1075 and a 856 " Forsaken "Those are what I have currently. I have had many others in the past.

Edited August 18, 2022 by D_Mac

[The Freightliner Guy 1,327]

What happened to the cyber tractor 

[squonk 41,017]

Replaced the broken/missing seat latch bar on the 1467 Special seat pan.

 

 

[Heatingman 971]

On 8/15/2022 at 8:34 PM, Heatingman said:

Landed a pretty good deal on some Ag tires and rims for my B80 Im semi-restoring.

 

Got the set for $100 rims and tires.

 

tires look to have never seen use. 
 

Sure beats about around 100 each for new tires only.

 

now I gotta find some fronts. 

The fronts came in today.

 

 

 

Also continued reshaping the damage to the belt guard on the mower deck to prep for paint.

 

Odd how much time Ive spent smoothing out dings on a piece nobody will ever see but me.

 

 

[TonyToro Jr. 1,387]

We started putting the engine back together today it’s still in the donor B-80 and it’s going into a better shape B-80 for one of my pulling tractors.