timsdl72 12 #1 Posted April 4, 2022 (edited) 8-9 years ago, a neighbor approached me asking if I could repair a tractor blade he used for clearing snow from his driveway. He'd heard from another neighbor that I did a little welding as a hobby and had repaired the pulley mounts on his mower deck. What he brought over was an overly worn blade, wear strip down past the mounting bolts on one end and mostly untouched on the other. Rather than simply weld the wear strip and let the ABUSE continue (LOL), I built the blade back to mostly square and then put it back together. At the time, that work earned me a $60 Applebees gift card. Fast-forward to last weekend; that work payed future dividends. That neighbor has retired and moved out of state. Last weekend I heard a small engine running outside. He brought me a new / old toy. A gift for the extra care I gave his machine. I now own a mid 80's 310-8 that I know nothing about! Thanks for the resources and I hope to learn much! Edited April 4, 2022 by timsdl72 typo 1 9 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 48,828 #2 Posted April 4, 2022 (edited) Tim Great story 21 minutes ago, timsdl72 said: I now own a mid 80's 310-8 that I know nothing about! I wouldn't worry to much about not knowing anything about it as everything you will ever need to know about your tractor is right here as long as yer willing to learn. BTW we do like our here! Edited April 4, 2022 by WHX?? 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oliver2-44 9,759 #3 Posted April 4, 2022 That's a good solid work horse model 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,598 #5 Posted April 4, 2022 Great return on your investment!!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
timsdl72 12 #7 Posted April 4, 2022 Thanks everyone! It's a beater for sure. Doubt I'll ever do a cosmetic restoration but I do want to make sure I treat it right, know how to run it properly, and am able to fix what breaks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wallfish 17,011 #8 Posted April 4, 2022 Always nice to see the good Karma pay off 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stormin 9,981 #9 Posted April 5, 2022 to from over the Pond. May I just warn you, these horses breed. One becomes two. Two becomes three and so on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jay bee 905 #10 Posted April 5, 2022 to That 310-8 is a fine tractor. I’m sure you will enjoy it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rjg854 11,378 #11 Posted April 6, 2022 one of the first things you'll find out about that tractor is how much you like it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
