Colt Case Ingersoll Garden Tractors

Case 446 with loader helps get things ready for winter. Down spout extensions put on and stick markers for snow removal. Loader bucket get thing to stand in to pound in taller stick.

Noel

Your tractor looks great with that loader on it!
Fingers crossed you don’t need it to scoop snow this winter!

The bucket handles what the snow plow leaves behind easier than the blowers do. In Case you need an excuse to use it this winter .

Seasonal changeover has been ongoing... My decking project in on hiatus for the year now, so all the supplies are tucked under the house. I managed to get a generator inlet panel installed on my uncles garage so I can power a 5000w heater over the winter from my generator while working on projects in a wind proof building. After that, I got the Diamond T running again (that thing has been kicking my ass all summer) so I could get the leaf vac out from behind it. That's now hooked on to the 444 (had to get some Case content in there somewhere).

The snowblower doesn't go on until after the leaves are done. I'll likely chain up the 8N with the back blade some time in November for the season. Other than that, I've got wood to cut, split and stack, but that's really prep for next winter, so I don't know if that counts the same...

JSinMO wrote: ↑Sun Oct 19, 2025 1:10 pm Your tractor looks great with that loader on it!
Fingers crossed you don’t need it to scoop snow this winter!

Thanks Jeff. It’s been some handy.

Noel

DavidBarkey wrote: ↑Mon Oct 20, 2025 5:49 am The bucket handles what the snow plow leaves behind easier than the blowers do. In Case you need an excuse to use it this winter .

Thinking about getting edge tamers for the bucket Dave. I don’t want the bucket right on the surface. Or just some sort of runner like a snowthrower. Don’t wanna dig up surface and don’t wanna wear the bucket.

What are your thoughts on that. ??

Noel

propane1 wrote: ↑Tue Oct 21, 2025 8:58 am

DavidBarkey wrote: ↑Mon Oct 20, 2025 5:49 am The bucket handles what the snow plow leaves behind easier than the blowers do. In Case you need an excuse to use it this winter .

Thinking about getting edge tamers for the bucket Dave. I don’t want the bucket right on the surface. Or just some sort of runner like a snowthrower. Don’t wanna dig up surface and don’t wanna wear the bucket.

What are your thoughts on that. ??

Noel

I had never heard of them before . Had to look them up . Great Idea , I think I will get a set myself .

I did get a set of those bucket shoes for Frankie . And finally got around to putting on the caster to the 446 blower tractor . So now it will do nothing but rain for the next month , and i am ok with that .

So I put a runner on the loader bucket so it maybe won’t pick up rocks and debris off the driveway, if I use the loader for snow.
So I just used some 1.5” abs plastic pipe and two bungee cords.
Cut the pipe to the length I needed, cut a slot from one end to the other, hammered it on to the bucket and hooked a bungee cord at each end of the pipe so it won’t come off, when backing up or dumping. It seems to be on fairly tight, but the bungees will keep the abs pipe on.
Also clear coated it to help keep snow from sticking.
So will see how it works and if it’s good, I may change to sch 80 CPVC pipe which is harder and thicker.

Noel

I wish that pipe would work on gravel.But I have an excuse for avoiding shoveling this winter, 3 of them. 2 carple tunnel corrections followed by trigger finger correction so 3 months of reasonns for avoiding shoveling snow. In spite of having a hand tied behind my back, the rototiller was removed and snow blower put on the 448. Prediction is for a foot of snow in the next 24 hours. I'll believe it when I see it but at least I'm ready.

Spike188 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 26, 2025 4:35 pm I wish that pipe would work on gravel.20251125_170354.jpgBut I have an excuse for avoiding shoveling this winter, 3 of them. 2 carple tunnel corrections followed by trigger finger correction so 3 months of reasonns for avoiding shoveling snow. 20251126_145528.jpgIn spite of having a hand tied behind my back, the rototiller was removed and snow blower put on the 448. Prediction is for a foot of snow in the next 24 hours. I'll believe it when I see it but at least I'm ready.

Eugene @Spike188 . look into infrared light therapy . Sports medicine is using it post surgery to aid in oxygenated blood flow to the area promoting heeling of the blood starved nerves from being compressed for so long .I recently bought one for my back and one for my wrists. I am hoping to avoid surgery . These are the ones I bought . I did not get the top of the line ones until I see how it works . I can tell you , the warmth it generates feels so good that if thats all it does it was worth the investment .

DavidBarkey wrote: ↑Wed Nov 26, 2025 5:12 pm

Spike188 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 26, 2025 4:35 pm I wish that pipe would work on gravel.20251125_170354.jpgBut I have an excuse for avoiding shoveling this winter, 3 of them. 2 carple tunnel corrections followed by trigger finger correction so 3 months of reasonns for avoiding shoveling snow. 20251126_145528.jpgIn spite of having a hand tied behind my back, the rototiller was removed and snow blower put on the 448. Prediction is for a foot of snow in the next 24 hours. I'll believe it when I see it but at least I'm ready.

Eugene @Spike188 . look into infrared light therapy . Sports medicine is using it post surgery to aid in oxygenated blood flow to the area promoting heeling of the blood starved nerves from being compressed for so long .I recently bought one for my back and one for my wrists. I am hoping to avoid surgery . image.pngimage.png These are the ones I bought . I did not get the top of the line ones until I see how it works . I can tell you , the warmth it generates feels so good that if thats all it does it was worth the investment .

Amazing the gadgets they have nowadays. I’d like the heat from them. Would be nice to have a pair of coveralls that would heat top to bottom. Maybe they do,

Noel

Wishing you a speedy recovery Eugene @Spike188
(With as little discomfort as possible...)

DavidBarkey wrote: ↑Wed Nov 26, 2025 5:12 pm

Spike188 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 26, 2025 4:35 pm I wish that pipe would work on gravel.20251125_170354.jpgBut I have an excuse for avoiding shoveling this winter, 3 of them. 2 carple tunnel corrections followed by trigger finger correction so 3 months of reasonns for avoiding shoveling snow. 20251126_145528.jpgIn spite of having a hand tied behind my back, the rototiller was removed and snow blower put on the 448. Prediction is for a foot of snow in the next 24 hours. I'll believe it when I see it but at least I'm ready.

Eugene @Spike188 . look into infrared light therapy . Sports medicine is using it post surgery to aid in oxygenated blood flow to the area promoting heeling of the blood starved nerves from being compressed for so long .I recently bought one for my back and one for my wrists. I am hoping to avoid surgery . image.pngimage.png These are the ones I bought . I did not get the top of the line ones until I see how it works . I can tell you , the warmth it generates feels so good that if thats all it does it was worth the investment .

Looks interesting, Dave.

Did yours come with the dog or the blonde??

Bob

myerslawnandgarden wrote: ↑Wed Nov 26, 2025 6:21 pm

DavidBarkey wrote: ↑Wed Nov 26, 2025 5:12 pm

Spike188 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 26, 2025 4:35 pm I wish that pipe would work on gravel.20251125_170354.jpgBut I have an excuse for avoiding shoveling this winter, 3 of them. 2 carple tunnel corrections followed by trigger finger correction so 3 months of reasonns for avoiding shoveling snow. 20251126_145528.jpgIn spite of having a hand tied behind my back, the rototiller was removed and snow blower put on the 448. Prediction is for a foot of snow in the next 24 hours. I'll believe it when I see it but at least I'm ready.

Eugene @Spike188 . look into infrared light therapy . Sports medicine is using it post surgery to aid in oxygenated blood flow to the area promoting heeling of the blood starved nerves from being compressed for so long .I recently bought one for my back and one for my wrists. I am hoping to avoid surgery . image.pngimage.png These are the ones I bought . I did not get the top of the line ones until I see how it works . I can tell you , the warmth it generates feels so good that if thats all it does it was worth the investment .

Looks interesting, Dave.

Did yours come with the dog or the blonde??

Bob

@Spike188 My wife and I have both had that done. Throw the shovel to the back of the shop and forget about it for now. Thank goodness for our tractors to get the snow cleared! Hope you heal up quick.

@propane1 I used that piece of PVC pipe on the blade of the 446 last year and it worked really good, even in gravel. By the end of the season it finally broke so I need to put a new piece on here pretty quick.

@Spike188 Good luck with the recovery. Another source of infrared light is going to Florida for the winter. It has the added benefit of being 70F.

I took the afternoon off and worked on my tractor. The rain within the past 24hrs left us with 58F weather. This is about 15F warmer than it's been lately. Last week I pulled off my deck and put on the Johnny Bucket. I'm planning to improve the wire harness I made last spring. Today I worked on replacing the TCV inline flexible joints, looking for a hydraulic leak or two and cleaning in the tower and TCV area.

Spike speedy recovery to you. Dave let us know how the red light therapy works out for you. I’ve read many articles about how the surgery worked for awhile then the pain came back. I also am starting to experience the numbness, which I experienced today after peeling 10lbs of potatoes for Thanksgiving. I really do not want to get the surgery done and am looking into the red light therapy. Harry