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Hi everyone!! New to the forum, looks like a ton of knowledge here. I have the following, Wheel horse C 121 8 speed, 42†rear discharge mower, front blade, rear tiller, wheel weights, and tire chains. I use this beast year round the best tractor I have ever owned. This was my grandfathers tractor he bought it new in ‘79 I believe, I inherited it two years ago, after it had sat for about 5 years, after acquiring it I had to fix the following, new gas, new hi low shift fork, (what a job), good carb cleaning, and just runs awesome. I also have a John Deere flat fender 110 currently not used; it needs a new battery, fuel pump, and mower deck, one of those some day projects.

Pull at Washington Co fair. Starts with my son's girl friend on my C165 on far track Got a little dusty in the afternoon, 287 hooks down from last year but still a fun day

UPS just dropped off the new boots from GCT $ 191.00 to my door , Can't wait to get 'em mounted & go for a rip ! HaHa Been working to get the rims ready for the past week .

Hello Everyone, This was my grandfathers Wheelhorse from day one. He has past now and it is still in the garage. I can't find no original paperwork on tractor. Help me...Can anyone tell me what I got ..age? Does this model run a rear tiller?? Any help would be appriciated. I had it running early this summer but since can't get to keep running...probably the carb. As the pics show it shows its age but still in nice shape. Can somebody even put a $$ amount on what she is worth? I have not a clue. Thanks for looking. Jay

And the best part is these kids will learn that lawn tractors are not all green and yellow and come from a big box store for 1200 bucks, and that you have to buy a new one every 4 years.

So forgive me, I'm a planner. Was looking up the show grounds for the Prairieland Heritage show. Lane, or any of the other guys who've been before want to give us the layout? I've placed map grids over this screen shot of the grounds. Whereabouts do we set up/park, etc?

I picked up a sweeper a couple of years back and really like it. It looks exactly like yours but my seams had come unstiched (and shrank) on the material that loops over the frame and I had to use eyelets and string to reattach. Yours looks in much better shape than mine but I figured for $10 with the name Wheel Horse on it - how could I go wrong! I have lateral lines in the back yard so it gets regular use sweeping up the thick grass. Enjoy the new tool.

It will get a standard 2" ball hitch mounted on it. For that I will fab a new hitch for the tractor to convert the orig. into a Standard 2" receiver. I move my boats around all the time so if I make every thing the same it would be a lot easier. I can just pull the ball off my truck and slide it into the receiver on the tractor...

Ok folks I am in need of your assistance. I am currently in the planning stages and working out the details here at the elementary school that I am teaching at to start a “tractor club” for boys and girls in the 5th and 6th grades. This will be a unique opportunity to share in my hobby with the kids that I work with each day. My goal is that the kids will be able to get their hands dirty and learn about a vintage piece of machinery while taking pride and ownership in a project that they can see through to completion. I feel that this is almost becoming a dying breed as electronics have taken over the interest of young minds. I am currently on the search for a vintage Wheel Horse machine that is not ultra collectible and one that is fairly simple to work on, gear drive tranny is a must. Since this project will be funded on my dime, I am looking for a inexpensive machine that will fit the bill. I will then be searching for parts from time to time once the tractor has been designated. At the end of the project we will auction it off and take the money from the sale to purchase the machine and supplies for the project during the next school year. We are still working out the logistics here at school and hoping to get this project started very soon. Any help you could give would be greatly appreciated. I will try my best to document our progress for all of you to follow along and enjoy. I am excited at the possibilities that we may have. Thanks again! ****UPDATE**** David Rice has been gracious enough to get a nice running C-120 in to my possession for this project. A thank you goes out to Terry Dennis as well for the new decals that this machine will have once it nears completion. I am continually impressed with the hearts and generosity that so many of the members have. I am looking forward to this project with much anticipation!!!!!

So for years I have contemplating about digging a small root cellar for storing my potatoes. You see, I always lose a lot of my potatoes because my storage in my basement is too warm due to the furnace. So this weekend, I started digging a hole near the raised beds. I ended up with a 3 foot deep by 2 foot wide hole. Now this does not sound like a hard task unless you have stuck a spade in our Shaker Hill soil! Rocks, gravel and even more rocks after two hours with a pick axe and spade I finally came up with this; I took one of my 6 foot long pry bars and 10 pound sledge hammer and made some even deeper "Vent" holes in the bottom of the hole to allow more cool air into the area. When I was done pounding these holes, I added some landscape rock in the bottom of the hole to help with any possible drainage; I then went to the local Ace Hardware store and bought a 31 gallon galvanized metal garbage can for $25. I wanted to buy some screen from a screen door from them but he gave me a bunch of remants for free from a recent job they did! I took the can and screen home and drilled a bunch of holes in the bottom of the can. I drilled them from the inside instead of flipping it over so the metal shards would not damage any potatoes. These holes will allow the cool air from the earth into the can; I then flipped over the can and used the bottom as a guide to cut the screen. I cut two circles and placed them both in the bottom of the can. This should keep any bugs from entering; I then placed the can into the hole and back filled around the edges so the dirt was just a few inches away from the can cover; I then took some old leftover 2x10 pressure treated boards and made a 3x3 box that will cover the can opening. This space will also be fitted with a piece of rigid insulation to help keep the frost away from the top of the can; I did not have any pressure treated plywood on hand, so I will make a hinged cover for the box with a handle next weekend. This box will be mounded with dirt all the way around it and will also have some straw or hay covering it through out the winter. Hopefully this Trash Can root cellar will help keep my potatoes for a long time! I will let you know.

Was trolling Kijiji this morning and had a "barn sale" come up in my daily wheel horse search Tonight I brought home a 7-2521-9 Lawn Sweeper. Naturally it was filthy and been left sitting idle in a barn for who knows how long. It's missing the usual assortment of springs and bushings and who knows what else - but it's in my garage now. At least it would be if it fit. Bought my first Wheel Horse - a 414 8 - last October. Now I own a dozer blade, blower, rototiller, sweeper and garden trailer. I'm in deep. Enjoy the photos cheers, john

Just wanted to share this. It was formerly a suburban 550. I had no luck with the lauson so on the shelf it went and a year later I had a K91 for it. So now it will be a 400. My 2 three year olds driving it around the yard. Finally. One of these days maybe we can get a sharp paint job on it. Bout all it needs.

when the belt is tight (clutch pedal out) the tab on the bottom edge of the belt guard should just about touch the belt so that when you step on the clutch pedal the tab forces the slack in the belt froward and away from the triple pulley so it slips and stops moving so you can shift without grinding gears Brian

Well... my bearings came in yesterday... I opened one and measured it with my calipers... 1.5" x 2.625" x 0.5625" Looks like I'll be complaining to the eBay seller... On the other hand, dealing with a wider bearing won't be overly hard as the shoulder on the differential end caps can be rather easily turned wider on my lathe. I will likely not however enjoy grinding the outer race of the bearing down to 2.5" OD. Thanks for the tip stevasaurus, I think I'll try this as it sounds much faster and easier!

I usually get it from McMaster/Carr

Thanks a lot Steve. I'm going to try to get it done today. And also try to get my headlights on. If I do I'll post some pics!

Its gonna be a shame when the new guy(namely me) whoops up on you seasoned veterans... .....Looking forward to tomorrow night for some college ball on TV. Guess we shall see how well we all do Sunday morning....Don't worry I wont brag too much!!! And now for my picks.......Indiana, UNLV, Michigan State, Purdue, Illinois, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Michigan, Penn State, Iowa, Nebraska, Northwestern.......phew, that was hard

Don't adjust it if it is OK. You can't fix it if it is not broke. One other thing you might try...cleaning the grooves in all 3 of the pulleys...maybe they have some dirt or grease in them and is causing the sticking. Use a steel wool pad that is soaked in mineral spirits and then wipe dry. Mineral spirits is not oily like diesel or kerosene.

Remove dash and steering column, drive out the roll pin. Clamp the steering column in a vice with the end hard against the vise jaw arm (you can leave the dash on in one piece). Use emory cloth to clean the column a couple inches down from the steering wheel. Use an impact socket as a driver, one that will clear the shaft and rest on the metal ring of the steering wheel. Then with a big hammer drive the wheel down the shaft on to the part you cleaned up. Clean up the now exposed end and lift the wheel off.

Hi all, Made a pretty nice trade today. Traded my jd 112 for a nice case 155. I have done so much work to the 112 over the years. It finally is a good to go tractor...but decided to get rid of it before something else needed fixed. lol It was said to see it go...but it went to a good home. Anyways...about the case. The previous owner told me he got it in pieces. He painted the tins, and said he left the frame and everything else the way it was. This tractor looks really good! Its not perfect like my 401...but its a fun tractor to drive around and not worry about scratching like I do with my 401. It has 4 new tires, a nice new seat...and runs really good. It also came with an original sleeve hitch...I have heard they are very hard to find for this model and can be worth a couple hundred bucks or more. I am not sure if I will keep the hitch yet or not...I don't even have a sleeve hitch plow. Well Here are a couple pictures. the sleeve hitch and next to my dads not so pretty 442. lol

Here's a vid I took two years ago when he first brought the wagon. He'd been there with just the trike before that.

i posted this in the ot forum a couple of weeks ago, as i too was embarrassed...1 for the stallion, 2 for me, 3 for humanity. watching them drill holes in the hood made me cringe, but then i laughed as it almost ran him over when he flipped it.

I haven't been this embarrassed for the human race since Sunday's VMA awards...

that rake looks more like a windrower to me

pictures from the ngc site

From your pic (enlarged) , the deck looks correct. I bet you don't have the complete hardware under-neath the C-160. Specifically, the lift bar that is in this schematic, and in the pic I am posting. ps... I have these parts for the C-160. Note...the schematic shows manual lift hardware, but the bar you are missing is still the same thing. I think you are missing bar is # 56 ...it is 'T' shaped and hangs under the tractor (#57 is a bushing.. ) The deck hangs on the 'toe' end of this bar. The trunion and rod( 58 & 59) would hook to the hyd lift bell-crank. My email is: daveoman@windstream.net Located in n/w PA zip 16433 Lemme know if you want these parts.

Well here we are, another season of Big Ten,10 plus 2 or whatever it is, football. To me, the champ is down to 3 teams. Michigan OSU Nebraska For all of the maize and blue fans: Brady Hoke=Brady Joke. He isnt the real deal. Look at it this way, no national championships since the great Bo Schembe(I don't think that he won one.) make that that Lloyd Carr days. Rich Rod may have left your program in a mess but he had plenty of internal help that assisted him. Hoke just seems "cleaner" than the double R and that feels good. How good was SD State.... really? Buckeyes. Meyer, Urban. Lookup the Gators' history and that is what you have in Columbus. You lucky dogs! He is Barry Switzer incarnate...minus the smoking and shadiness. He just wins! This guy will own this conference until he burns out again. He is head and shoulders above Hoke and the rest......but wait... Big Red South lurks in the shadows. Are they still Big Red South? Probably not anymore. Nevermind, the Huskers have almost returned to the dominance of the Osborne dynasty. Pellini is entering his fifth year and had much rebuilding to do after the Pederson/Callahan fiasco. The program is solid and they will be a force to reckoned with. Cut to the chase..... Buckeyes are the champs.... Sorry Illini fans and others. Picks: Indiana, Minny, State, purdue, Illinois, OSU, Wiscuzin, Mich, Syracuse, Iowa, Nebraska, Northwestern.

A teacher friend of mine got tired of seeing kids sent to study hall with nothing to do...so he started a auto class for girls...brought in a car to teach them how to check the water, oil etc, change a tire....next thing he knew he had all the "study hall" boys wanting to get in the class.(girls will do that)...some one donated a 53 Ford p/up for them to work on....they put new wood in the bed floor...fancy wheels..painted it and sold it for big bucks to fund the project for the next year. Sad part...the school closed the metal and woodworking shop and replaced it with computers....now the kids don't know how to check the oil, change a tire or do anything to fix up an ole car...BUT they sure know how to TEXT!!!!...some of them are the same kids that will be taking care of you in a nursing home one of these days~~~!! PS...Good luck with your project...i'm likin' it!

that would be so cool wish that was an option when I was in elementary and if you need some help with stuff I would be glad to help with any thing and mabe you could host a small tractor show at the school as a fun raiser for parts and stuff

546Cowboy's comment is great! If some of the kids who want to be involved don't have aptitude in certain areas such as turning a wrench, maybe they are better at writing, or 'rithmetic ... sort of like the way a REAL business operates. Some of the workers solder resistors, some put the frammises together, some count beans... All God's children got a place in the choir, some sing low, some sing higher, and some just clap their hands!

Your school system and administrators are outstanding to let this idea take root. We need to come up with some sort of recognition for them and you for taking on such a project, students in most schools are only learning to pass tests, not to meet challenges.

That is the kind of stuff kids should learn in school. A hands on application of practical skills. You could also have them work on a weekly newsletter documenting their daily progress. Also get them to figure the cost factors including their time at a reasonable rate. That way you will have the skills of language arts and composition for the news letter, math for the cost of the project and the hands-on experience of the completed project. It should be a great team building experience for those kids.

Very good idea. I was a visitor to a high school auto mechanic class a few years ago. They would buy a car, rebuild the engine and transmission and do some body work, then auction it off for the next years project funds. They finally had enough extra money to buy a computer controlled plasma cutter...That wo so neat to have them "cut" my name out of a piece of steel. It is great to see a teacher with a some fore-sight and not just show-up for class each day.

Great idea Scott. Good luck with it? I am looking forward to the updates.

That's a great idea Scott, keep use updated on your progress ! I would be maybe willing to donate a tractor or part's for future project if possible. Tim

Part of the curriculum should include some IT, and english skills... necessary to update the forum of the progress of the tractors restoration.

We brought our assorted tractors to the Point Pleasant (NJ) 24th Annual Evening Car Show last night. A few of the guys had lost their show cars in the hurricane last year, so this is all we had left to show!! The Wheel horse in the picture won a judges' favorite award! My Allis Chalmers was also a hit. Next year we will have a few more horses ready! Bill

alright, pulled the c125 out for some seat time today and snapped a few pics for this nomination........ out of all my tractors this is my favorite ride, its not a perfect rebuild, doesnt look perfect, didnt cost me a bunch of money to rebuild, and it got done in record time for me....... i pulled this one apart on the 5th july and by the 24th august it was basically done and the decals were going on.was working 50 hour weeks at work as well, so it was hectic to say the least....... i rebuilt nearly all of it except the engine and trans, more of a cosmetic and worn out rebuild, sheetmetal got the most attention as it had a hard life.....and repainted everything in that time. it was meant to be a quickie and i wanted to get it done asap. along the way it got a few small mods here and there..... since finishing it i have added the 520 tach, big rear wheels, scott moreau hitch and new tires all round. all the sheetmetal is powder coat and the engine and trans cast iron were done with rattle cans....... enjoy the pics and if you want to see the rebuild thread here it is...... heres a few pics of how it was back when i got it and from today....... the pics will go big if you click on them and want to look closer....... and a video thrown in too.......

i am going to nominate my c125 this month but i want to vote twice for brian's.......

Connect the dead battery to a good battery positive to positive negative to negative. Then hook up your charger. This will trick the charger into charging the dead one.