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While our Australian friend has been doing his best to fill up his shed with little red tractors, I have been hoping to get rid of a few of mine. I'd really like to get into single digits, and ideally would like to only own about 6. I doubt its ever gonna happen. So somehow I managed to drag another one home yesterday: Reasonably tidy, I think it'll look OK after a good bath. I jumped it this morning and the M10 did struggle into life briefly. By the amount of "debri" that came out from beneath the engine tins, the mice had been quite happy living in there. After removing the blower housing, the vermin had been feasting on the spark plug wire. We'll see how she runs with a new wire. It came with a reasonable 42" deck, it needs a couple of small patches welded in, but I think it'll be a reasonable unit when its done. Hopefully this one wont stay here too long, get it running good, a clean up abd drive it out to the roadside with a "For Sale" sign on it.

Lane Ralph's Wheel Horse tractors in Greencastle were out of the barn today. The 1958 Wheel Horse RJ, the 1967 Lawn Ranger L-157 and the 1975 B-80 were all enjoying the outside. We had about a 30 minute rain yesterday with puddles forming on the hard soil but it was our first rain of any consequence in two months! Video of the tractors running and charging up!

SHOOT! I knew I forgot something, shoulda had a beer while I watched! Mike.........

My .02c.... $1300 is a lot of money, but without knowing what was replaced, what parts went in and what machining was done I dont think you can say "he was robbed". Genuine Kohler parts are expensive. But the quality is there, and there are a ton of 40 year old engines still running on their original parts out there. The cheapy import parts are attractive because of their cost, but I'm betting they wont last 40 or 50 years. Your $80 rebuild kit contains piston, rod, rings and gaskets. Its very possible that the engine needed a lot more stuff than just that -valves, guides, lifters. governor gears, crankshaft bearings? Machining costs add up too. Boring, crankgrind, cam grind, valve seats etc. And maybe the crank was too worn to clean up at .010" under? Even a weld up and remachine is reasonably expensive. Same goes for the cam, and maybe the block needed sleeving? I couldnt spend $1300 on a rebuild, but I do believe it is quite possible to do it if you are paying someone to do it. By the way, you can get a new K-181 for just under $1300: http://www.smallenginewarehouse.com/product.asp?PN=K181-30538&desc=Kohler Sounds like this guy was wanting to keep everything original, so he chose to rebuild his original engine.

So in my front yard where the bird feeder used to be (till this morning) I have found rodent holes. They are to big for chipmunks and the squrrills live in trees. Got on google and it seems we have a brown rat living here....not good! So I started flooding the holes and sure enough out it came, all wet and unhappy! It darted under my front steps which are pre-cast and hollow. I hadn't seen the hole at the front of the stairs till now. After looking around I found the "backdoor" it was using as a second entrance/exit. I closed that off and went to get my C-165 and a length of pipe. Let it run for about 30 minutes occasionally letting it run at half choke for maximum exhaust stink, hopefully the little tresspasser was hiding under the stairs....if you know what I mean. I think 30 minutes of tractor exhuast fumes should be enough to do it in? Anyone have a similar experience. Mike...........

Well I too would like to see the Tires as Scotty Is having the Book at his Show and I dont think it would be right to Steal The Thunder and take away any chance of raising $$$ for Maxes Cause. Yep looking forward to seeing Ole Friends and making new ones. MJ and I have been making plenty of juice for fri and sat nights Bon fire. As far as tractors I havent worked on nuttin think I might bring my ole 633 and 704 and bring them. I also have a C-120 that I bought from a guy that I might PU on the way. Susa sorry ya cant bring yer Boy cause I get good deals from him! Anyways look fwd to seeing everyone there. Everyone drive safe.

Props to the owner of those tractors!!! Wow those are some nice lookin WH's!! Thanks for pics

Welcome to Nice machine and I'm glad your back with the Red Ones! Keep that off the NorthEast Extension!

Bill Murray is priceless.Bet he wished he had a Wheel Horse to flush out his gopher!Bwahahahahahs

Glad you are not stressed out Bob. It was your thread and the issue has come up before, I just happened to find the answer in print in a Wheel Horse manual...sorry I helped out. :)

All I can think of is caddyshack right now....

Your welcome to come and catch him humanly Steve and let him go in your yard . Heck, I'll even loan ya some cheese for your trap! Mike.........

good looking trio there, lane...... grass looks just as bad as mine, im not getting much seat time mowing at the moment......

Commandomayo, I agree. Teccys have a bad reputation, but my H60 is always ready and willing to work.

Murderer. Lol

They had fallen out,just ended up finding them and ended up still being good. Thanks for the help,Jake :text-deletetopic:

Reckon if it was still under the steps, the old 'Rattus norvegicus' has dropped off into a permanant sleep. Like the ingenuity of gassing the little pesky rodent. Exhausting work without a Beer.

Friend of mine did that with his truck and piped it into a wood chuck hole, let it run while he drank a 12 pack no more chuck.

I've drunk more than my fair share over the years, but even with my thickest beer goggles on I cant make those things look cute!

hey, are you teasing me with that seat pan placed behind the tractor in that pic?

well i guess that didnt happen the way i planned, i tinkered all day with the 160 and at the end of the day jammed everything back in there anyway i could............ :ROTF:

And soon ill have another thanks to a couple of awesome members. Another 1054 to add to my heard

Maybe they all need a intervention! We are normal, they are the ones with the issue! :handgestures-thumbupright:

That turned out awesome! Jake

Jason: We will have the Wheel Horse flag flying at Winamac on Friday and Saturday! Make sure to stop by and visit! Denny: See you on Saturday!

Glad to have other junkies to share with!My neighbors think I need an intervention!

If a horse can't earn its keep, it has to go in my book! I use all my tractors for some kind of use but the 875. It earned its keep years ago and its retired to joy riding. :)

I made a bunch of these and sold them here for $100, just been too busy to build more. I am planning a build in sept.

I have seen a couple of those for sale, but not many.

I never liked a teccy till I fell in love with a H60!Its the only Tecumseh I would have in my stall!They are ready to work upon fire up!I too will go through on this winter.Your 606 sure is purdy!