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GarryVH
USA
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 Posted - 01/22/2009 : 13:01:44
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Here are a few shots of my restored B-10 in action plowing my 285 foot-long driveway in Colchester, CT
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B112
USA
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Posted - 01/22/2009 : 13:08:35
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| Garry, that's doing a great job! Thanks for the photos. You should try to get more weights and weight the machine up. Do you have the counter weight for the rear of the tractor? It makes a huge difference on your arms. |
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jimmyj
Canada
1081 Posts |
Posted - 01/22/2009 : 15:14:56
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| Beauty looking tractor! |
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olcowhand
USA
5115 Posts |
Posted - 01/22/2009 : 15:46:21
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Yes, GREAT restore! Extra weight sure does make a huge difference. Your pic makes me want snow....and more snow! |
Daniel in Ky -- So much to do, so little time!
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Roy
USA
1366 Posts |
Posted - 01/22/2009 : 15:57:28
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"Your pic makes me want snow....and more snow!"
What??????? Daniel, think you have lost your mind. |
Roy
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ptmmatssc
271 Posts |
Posted - 01/22/2009 : 18:10:45
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Very nice ! Amazing what these little tractors can do , isn't it ? That one seems to be doing a fine job .
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olcowhand
USA
5115 Posts |
Posted - 01/22/2009 : 18:39:42
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quote:
Originally posted by Roy
"Your pic makes me want snow....and more snow!"
What??????? Daniel, think you have lost your mind.
Roy, my job is a walk out my door, so driving on the white stuff is more a tractor thing...which spells...FUN! Got food in the freezer, so let it snow! |
Daniel in Ky -- So much to do, so little time!
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simplelife
USA
1385 Posts |
Posted - 01/22/2009 : 19:26:57
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| Beautiful job on the tractor. It shows it's pride the way it handles that snow. The front shots make it look like it's smiling with those headlights! Well done! |
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GarryVH
USA
119 Posts |
Posted - 01/22/2009 : 20:13:20
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Thank you for all the nice compliments - I am very pleased with and proud of my B-10. This is identical to the machine I grew up with as a kid - even with the headlight kit. I will post a photo of me posing with my Dad's new B-10 from 1965, and another of me in an identical pose with this machine 44 years later - I am not bashful in saying that I have loved these machines since I was a kid.
I do not have a counter weight for the drawbar.
I do have cast iron wheel weights - 25 lbs each X 4, that bolt to the rear wheels using carriage bolts. I got these wheel weights off an old Simplicity walker, which I foolishly sold years ago. These weights are still attached to the wheels of my 1964 Landlord - been too lazy to put them on the B-10 (at least I am honest). In my experience pushing snow with the Landlord, I noticed considerably improved plowing performance with the wheel weights.
Since we are discussing adding weight, I should mention that being "plus size" means that I add a considerable amount of weight to the rear wheels just by sitting on the seat, so the machine does very well in the snow. Also, those tire chains are new - these are "v-bar" type chains and they really provide a lot of traction - I think a lot more than conventional chains.
At some point I will swap the plow for the single stage snow thrower attachment to give it some exercise this winter. |
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andrewk
USA
180 Posts |
Posted - 01/22/2009 : 20:22:36
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Since we are discussing adding weight, I should mention that being "plus size" means that I add a considerable amount of weight to the rear wheels just by sitting on the seat, so the machine does very well in the snow
I'm right there with you! On the machines I've operated, I've had little need for added weight since I carry some extra "lead" on me. Nothing like weight directly over the axle!
LOVE the restoration you've done on the tractor. It looks beautiful, and it's great to see it out there flexing its muscles! |
You know the nearer your destination, the more you're slip slidin' away...
--Andy
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skunkhome
USA
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Posted - 01/22/2009 : 22:40:39
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| Garry, great looking restore. I too was a B-1 and (late)B-10 fan from the early to late 60's. Spent hundreds of hours at the wheel of a B-10 back then and wanted another but could not find any even remotely close to south Louisiana so I settled on a '74 Simplicity three states away after 3 years of searching. I am really happy with my "Allis 713s" but wish I could get my hands on one like yours. I would love to see your old photos! |
  Phil
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither safety nor liberty."
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GarryVH
USA
119 Posts |
Posted - 01/23/2009 : 09:20:30
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Thanks again for the kind compliments.
Well, here are some additional photos. The first is of me in 1965 days after my Dad's newly purchased leftover 1964 B-10 arrived. I was in the front yard tossing a football with a friend, when a 1959 Ford station wagon slowed as it approached our driveway. The car was pulling a trailer and strapped to the trailer was the B-10. I about jumped out of my skin when the car turned into our driveway.
The second photo is of me this past fall with restored B-10 (not my Dad's - my brother has that machine). Sort of a 43 year before and after.
The third photo is of my two teenage boys and the restored B-10 (they like old Simplicity tractors, too).
The fourth photo is of my unrestored 1964 Landlord "worker" blowing snow from my driveway several years ago - there was about a foot of snow. It was difficult to deal with, but as you can see in the photo, the machine was handling it. That tractor is equipped with a 16 HP cast iron Briggs - someone shoehorned it into the Landlord. Lots of power. This machine is torn apart now - I am rebuilding the BGB.
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B112
USA
5241 Posts |
Posted - 01/23/2009 : 09:25:57
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| Garry- Those are great photo's! I love the matching hand on the hood and same sweat shirt. |
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oldron
USA
2732 Posts |
Posted - 01/23/2009 : 10:07:40
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Great looking job.
Ron |
 'Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!' |
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GarryVH
USA
119 Posts |
Posted - 01/23/2009 : 11:04:49
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| I'm a regular clothes horse! |
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ZippoVarga
USA
139 Posts |
Posted - 02/06/2009 : 23:15:43
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| Hey Garry! Awesome looking restoration on your early B-10! I have an all original B-10 barn find that's in great condition mechanically that I hope to get restored one day, but first on the block is my first large frame, a 1964 Landlord. It too will have a 16hp shoe-horned in. It's the one to the far left in my signature. Again, awesome job on the restore! Oh...one question! Where did you get your grease caps for the front wheels? |
Simply the best tractors ever made. Zip~ |
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Restored B-10 Plowing Snow
