Amateur Professional.....

**bartl** · Nov 27, 2015, 06:34 PM

Just one who enjoys messing around with little projects be they wood or plastic models, old Wheel Horse tractors, my '66 Mustang or computing. When you're retired you try and keep your brain busy... Thanks for the add to the group! :yoho:

**Jon** · Nov 28, 2015, 06:47 PM

Hi bartl - welcome to HomemadeTools.net

Sounds like you have a wide skill set.

What's next up on your projects list?

**bartl** · Nov 28, 2015, 08:48 PM

Thanks Jon. Good question.... It's Winter, so garage projects are just wrapping up. I'm in the final stages of rebuilding the 1966-model snowblower attachment for my Wheel Horse tractor... one of them. I still have another tractor to restore and a "roller" that I may "customize" with a motorcycle engine... who knows. I have a couple plastic models for those bitter cold days when I'm trapped inside and am thinking about maybe a balsa project. Then, there always some X-Plane flight simulation too.

**Jon** · Nov 29, 2015, 10:10 AM

Post some pics if you have 'em, I'm sure folks would like to take a look, especially at that '66 snowblower attachment.

I'm an X-Plane fan too. It helped me get through my PPL.

**kbalch** · Nov 30, 2015, 02:20 PM

Hi bartl,

Welcome!

I'd love to see more pics of those vintage tractors. Neat stuff!

Ken

**bartl** · Nov 30, 2015, 05:07 PM

Okay, you asked for it... LOL.

The one that's all restored is a '69 Charger 10. I have the original Tecumseh 10 horse that I've been fighting with retrofitting a reliable ignition system on....it had an "all-in-one" electronic unit/hall effect... right now it's got a GM module and proximity sensor and idles great but loses spark. For now I have it on the bench and refurbed a spare Kohler K241 I had and mounted that up. It has a Sunstrand hydrostatic trans and hydraulic deck/implement lift. I usually run a 4 foot plow in the Winter that's made for a short frame tractor so I can't angle it.

The "roller" without engine is a '66 10-horse 3-speed that I might turn in to an "All Terrain" tractor with a small motorcycle engine or maybe diesel retrofit and build a front loader attachment for it.

The other complete tractor is a '67 10-horse (Kohler) hydro unit that I also have a 37" rear discharge deck for. Saving this one for a resto project when I've run out of other stuff to do and may just run that one in Summer and the other in Winter or who knows? LOL.