Inspectorjoe 471 #2777 Posted August 18 How to be forgiven for buying another tractor? Tell her it's hers! 3 6 10 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,397 #2778 Posted August 18 5 hours ago, Inspectorjoe said: How to be forgiven for buying another tractor? Tell her it's hers! That's how ya do it!! I bet @SylvanLakeWH Jim would like to see more details on that black hood. 3 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,525 #2779 Posted August 18 Love the Black Hoods!!! 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Inspectorjoe 471 #2780 Posted August 18 3 hours ago, SylvanLakeWH said: Love the Black Hoods!!! I have to admit, I never really cared for black hoods - that is until I got one. A facebook friend told me about a Facebook friend of his who was looking to find a good home for a Wheel Horse that he'd owned for more than 40 years. I wasn't looking for a new tractor, but I've often found that's when good things happen. So I got a C-175, 48" deck, so-so snow blade and great blower for $150. And I made a good Facebook friend. A few months later I made the 400 mile round trip again to see him perform with his blues band. When I saw a local collector put the C-145 up for sale, I decided to jump on it and ask forgiveness instead of permission from the wife. I'm thinking the next tractor I buy will be 'hers' too! 6 2 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,397 #2781 Posted August 18 29 minutes ago, Inspectorjoe said: I wasn't looking for a new WHATEVER IT IS, but I've often found that's when good things happen. I've often found the same. Several vehicles have done this to me. Of the dozen plus tractors here between me n BBT I think we've been searching for maybe 2 or 3. In fact speaking of BBT. ... she n I.... were NOT looking for any other person when she literally walked into my life. 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jay bee 896 #2782 Posted August 18 Just doing a little work on the newly acquired 1979 C-141 Automatic 6 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
c-series don 8,685 #2783 Posted August 18 @jay bee I find this funny because I have the same tractor, same lift table, and the same floor jack! 5 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sodaking27 777 #2784 Posted August 18 5 minutes ago, jay bee said: Just doing a little work on the newly acquired 1979 C-141 Automatic I have one of those lifts on my wishlist. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sqrlgtr 552 #2785 Posted August 18 3 minutes ago, Sodaking27 said: I have one of those lifts on my wishlist. Me too, the older I get the more attractive they become. That one looks like its perfect for our WH tractors. 12 minutes ago, jay bee said: Just doing a little work on the newly acquired 1979 C-141 Automatic Where would one find one of these... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,525 #2786 Posted August 18 Harbor freight https://www.harborfreight.com/1000-lb-steel-motorcycle-lift-68892.html 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
c-series don 8,685 #2787 Posted August 18 @sqrlgtr @Sodaking27 Hey guys, I bought mine from Harbor Freight. I waited until it went on sale, I think it was around $500. I have a bad back and let me tell you this thing is a godsend. My only regret is not buying it sooner! It’s not wide enough from the factory so I doubled up some 3/4” plywood to make it wider. Furniture grade oak plywood from Home Depot was cheaper than regular CDX plywood and there was no knots to fill. Of course I had to paint it and add the logo! No more bending over to work on my tractors, now I can stand up and work like a gentleman! The only thing I have not figured out is a good ramp, for now I just use two 4x6” blocks and two 40” long pieces of scaffold plank. 4 8 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jay bee 896 #2788 Posted August 18 37 minutes ago, c-series don said: @jay bee I find this funny because I have the same tractor, same lift table, and the same floor jack! And I like C Series tractors. Brothers from a different Mother? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jay bee 896 #2789 Posted August 18 34 minutes ago, sqrlgtr said: Me too, the older I get the more attractive they become. That one looks like its perfect for our WH tractors. Where would one find one of these... I’m 80 and couldn’t work on this stuff without it. It’s not only for tractors, anything else I would have to get down on my knees for. I use it for everything. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jay bee 896 #2790 Posted August 18 19 minutes ago, c-series don said: @sqrlgtr @Sodaking27 Hey guys, I bought mine from Harbor Freight. I waited until it went on sale, I think it was around $500. I have a bad back and let me tell you this thing is a godsend. My only regret is not buying it sooner! It’s not wide enough from the factory so I doubled up some 3/4” plywood to make it wider. Furniture grade oak plywood from Home Depot was cheaper than regular CDX plywood and there was no knots to fill. Of course I had to paint it and add the logo! No more bending over to work on my tractors, now I can stand up and work like a gentleman! The only thing I have not figured out is a good ramp, for now I just use two 4x6” blocks and two 40” long pieces of scaffold plank. As Don and Sylvan Lake says, the lift is from Harbor Freight and then get some plywood and get after it. I made mine so all the wood is fixed but removable, even on the ramp if need be. For me just a little red paint and a couple white stripes to help guide me on. Not quite as nice as Don’s and I see he uses his for dog grooming also. 1 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sqrlgtr 552 #2791 Posted August 18 Wow I got get me one. Just one question for @jay bee how did you get that pic of my wife thats hanging on your garage wall, very suspicious... 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jay bee 896 #2792 Posted August 18 37 minutes ago, sqrlgtr said: Wow I got get me one. Just one question for @jay bee how did you get that pic of my wife thats hanging on your garage wall, very suspicious... Is your wife’s name Bud? Otherwise I don’t see her picture??? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sqrlgtr 552 #2793 Posted August 18 9 minutes ago, jay bee said: Is your wife’s name Bud? Otherwise I don’t see her picture??? ha ha Sorry wrong garage must be @c-series don,s garage . 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,397 #2794 Posted August 18 1 hour ago, jay bee said: And I like C Series tractors. Brothers from a different Mother? I'm in on that too. Just a little older generation than @c-series don 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,397 #2795 Posted August 18 Both sides of the nearly complete '74 C160-8 Tecumseh Horse. Our newly aquired tractor Trina has named after my recently passed father. The "UGLY BRUCE". 3 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
c-series don 8,685 #2796 Posted August 18 26 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: I'm in on that too. Just a little older generation than @c-series don According to my calculations Eric, I’m six months older than you! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,397 #2797 Posted August 18 19 minutes ago, c-series don said: According to my calculations Eric, I’m six months older than you! Hehehehe. I mean the tractor generation. I like the '70 to '77 the most. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,397 #2799 Posted August 24 A 3 for 1 here. 8 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wheelhorse#1 1,656 #2800 Posted August 24 Cut the back 40 then did the clean up machine thing 9 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
