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Afternoon everybody, I finished the repair on the first of two Briggs V-Twin Inteks I posted about in "other brands". The guy said I could have a running 310-8 with a 36" rd deck for fixing his Husqvarnas. I dropped off the first Husqvarna and he told me to take the 310 home... in the pics its the yellow seat. Then today I get a call from the son in law of an old guy that use to have a ton of mowers for sale and stuff a couple streets over on Rt 6. Seems the old guy who has been sick died and there cleaning up. He told me to come get a pair of 310s free. I did and there rough. One has a trans with hi/lo stuck in between and other has carb etc... all apart. May make one out of two. Tony

Hey, they laughed at me when I bought Emory's tractor at auction last fall. By Christmas there was a BIG change.

Brought home this 516 last year with a locked Eaton 700. Changed out the 700 with an 1100 and decided to cut a hole in the hood. I always been partial to those Mopars with the shaker hoods. Though it would be cool on a WH. the machine need a little more work, next in line to finish.

hi guys i just bought this tractor last week and im trying to figure out what year it is thanks. top number on vin tag is 106509 bottom number is 1001816.

Yer crazy Thats more what I consider rough

If you guys look at the Show thread...you will see that I am going to be on the 1st floor...be there Wednesday afternoon.

Well, I took the 857 to the farm today to ride around a little. It did great ... until I tried to drive up Dad's driveway with a pretty good grade. Near the top the belt gave up. I was trying the old one to check the trans. It just fell apart! Oh well, here goes a trip to tractor supply tomorrow. Still runs great and all gears are . Cleared the deck that we got from a 66 856 back in the fall. Hope to install it soon.

So by your last remark Steve you’re insinuating that you’re going to be at the big show?

If you show up with bells on Lowell...just pretend that you do not know me. Should we start calling you Tinker?? Careful...that is the kind of name that will stick.

Looks a lot like my Johnson Workhorse FEL.

With a little nice weather around, I'm doing some work on my and I just put new tires on the rear and just noticed a small leak from the hydraulic tank and would like to find some info on this. It is a manual dump and the is a 1977. I can find no markings on the loader, but was told when I bought the tractor that it is a Johnson. Any help would be great. Thanks.

These look more rounded sort of like the Markal brand of paint pens I use at work for marking metal ect.

All good stuff Jeb..ramble all you care ...maybe you and Sarge can have a ramble off some time! Really what it comes down to is how much can you afford or want to put into the hobby. Certainly don't want to see your kids go hungry because of a starter! Does sound like you walked into the right shop... can't find that kinda shop any more. One more thing before I start to ramble is YES we do want you fix that old thing and we will be here for ramblings and advice should so be required.

Ha, can't wait to see Jim at the show with a fro like Ross's and hopefully some clean white letters on the tires of his trailer queen!!!!!!

Too late....Lowell' got a new handle...Tinker horse but we'll just shorten it up to Tinks!

I think mr @squonk likes himself too much. Calm down Mike it won't be long before you and Steve on a Stick can hold court for all you loyal followers.

Yes I will be there with bells on...Well maybe not bells but I might have my wheel horse radio on! 😀

Mike will be easy to find, just look for this T shirt.

to the Dave. I am not a puller, but I'm sure you will find the hydros are not the best for pulling. The Eaton 1100 in your 520 is a great hydro, but the fact is all hydros requires a significant amount of HP just to run the pump. This is lost HP that never gets to the ground. Due to the HP loss in the WH belt drive system, they are already at a disadvantage against the shaft drive tractors. It does require HP to squeeze the belt into the V pulleys and to pull it out of the Vs when it leaves the pulleys. Someone recently posed the question of using a chain drive or cogged belt to eliminate this loss of power inherent in a V belt drive system. I feel this would work well with the WH where the PTO would be used as the drive clutch. I am kinda kicking myself for not using this drive system when I built my Low Rider Crazy Horse. Guess I'm starting to ramble like @Sarge . There, you have my two scents err sense err cents or however you spell it. I wonder.....when the penny is eliminated from our monetary system, will we still be able to give our 2 cent opinions? FYI, this is a Crazy Horse

Model 73 is the 4th Rarest Production Cub Cadet Garden Tractor. There were only 7,678 Model 73 tractors built throughout the series life, making it a very attractive and sought-after tractor for Collectors and Enthusiasts.

New guy here. Been lurking for a while and finally got on board. Great forum. I have a 1969 raider 10 that i got the day after the original owner traded it in on a 312-8. It had a one year old K301 replacement engine when I got it in 1986 and it still the best running Kohler engine on the place. After 31 years of being rode hard and put up wet, I finally have gotten around to giving her a well deserved restoration. I hope to be able to get some advise and a couple leads on a few parts to get her back to top shape. She was still being used right up until being pulled into the shop last month.

Welcome! I'm new here myself so I don't know the fancy "welcome" emojis yet! when the project does this to you: the folks here on WHF will be there to help you back-up on your !

SOLD

Doc, I've gotta say your definition of rough and mine are way off! All three are good looking and could make great machines in my book. Heck, fixing the faults is half of the fun!

That is a nice haul , have question where do you keep your lucky horseshoe and can I borrow it sometime.

That being said I definitely won’t have any bells on!!!!

You got this Jim !

Just thinking out loud here Jim. Could you cover the area with some type of peelable liquid masking product (wax or...), then scrape off the letter faces with an xacto knife ?????

Actually this gave me a great Idea Mike. I am going to bring a large banner with all the cards printed on it and have everyone autograph it when they pick up their cards. Will make a nice addition to my shop wall. Thanks

@WHX14 try these, then you can do any color your hear desires at the moment...

I'm sure the "puller" crowd will be along shortly with some advice. Good group with lot's of knowledge! I only pull kids in a wagon...

Just one bic pen will hold enough ink for 2000 x's you should be fine.

There ya go fellas! I'm done restoring her. Sorry it took me so long! In all seriousness...sweet machine jabelman! You found your Father a GEM!

Option 4: I'll come take the whole mess off yer hands!

Well, I finally got the 857 I bought at the auction in Charlottesville going. I lightly sanded it and clear coated. After getting the engine back together and timed correctly, she is purring like a kitten - very little knock now - it was way out of time (thanks @oldredrider!). I drove it around enough to check it out and it runs great in all gears, idles down nicely, and doesn't seem to smoke any that I can tell, except a little at start up. Below are a few pics including a before and a couple that look a little like something from @AMC RULES. I think I'm going to put on the deck I got last fall and look at the show for a lawn ranger deck for Emory.

These little machines are amazing, they just keep going! This manual may be helpful.

@Docwheelhorse Nice collection of 310's.....You going to change your screen name to "Lucky" or "310"?

Very nice weather today. We walked almost all the show and sale area. My feet are on strike after that. I didn't take many pictures as I was trying to keep from getting run over. They have let too many UTV's and ATV's in there and it is so crowded down the lanes. They need to limit it to golf carts and tractors only. Other than that, great time. Can't wait till June.

Added your 1001816 serial to the list. Sure it is not 1011816? You will see why I ask. The model number is written like this 1-0650 The 9 is not used but when you see a 6th digit subtract 5 from that number and you get the model year. 9-5=4=1974. Attachments at the time also had a 6th digit. Click on the pictures below. Garry

Thank you! I have 7 grandkids so I know the enjoyment in that as well! Thank you for the welcome mat!

Achto, You must have one of those "Magic Sheds" that I read about someplace else in this Forum. When you started this rebuild, the parts were laying in a pile on the floor, Now the same parts are flying in the air, in your shed. And all new looking to boot. I need one of them garages. Looking great so far.

I assisted Rodney Burger buying a 1965 1045 project! he needs to get redone like the second pic!

Got a good seat pan, just needing a cover. PM me and let me know how much you'd need for a black and white cover. Awesome talent you have there my friend!

Not a lot new today as far as actual physical work on the tractor, but I made my decisions on the transmission bearings. I spent a lot of time checking and visually evaluating the condition of the needle bearings, trying and fitting the various shafts in each as well as moving the needles with my fingers. Bottom line, not really knowing for sure what a brand new bearing would feel like in each, if the bearing even remotely raised a question as far as any lateral or rotational movement, or what I perceived as excessive up and down play of the needles inside the cage, I didn't second guess myself and decided on replacement. The ones I chose were naturally the 1532 (which was toast), the 1530 (opposite on the same shaft - brake), the (2) 1508's on the input shaft, and the (2) 1528 outer end axle bearings. Some of these may or may not have needed replacement, but I kind of figured it sure wouldn't hurt anything, other than make my wallet just a little thinner. That said, I placed my order today with Motion Industries for the bearings and all of the seals ( @stevasaurus for the great leads on the transmission bearings spreadsheet posted on the forum as well as the lead on M/I). Tip to others considering this work: before actually ordering, I requested a quote from them on the needed parts, and it actually came back with a few bucks off of the listed retail prices on a few of the items. Wasn't a lot, but I guess all things considered, even the listed prices were reasonable and weren't really that excessive to begin with. The guy at the Pittsburgh branch that I spoke with said I should have them at my house around next Tuesday. I guess there is no big hurry, since I still need painting conditions in order to complete the paint on the transmission case before I can reassemble. That will give me a little more time to ponder the gears, which if I decide on any, may be that 3rd gear. The other thing I accomplished today was a road trip. I followed up on my local lead for the rascal that got me into this project to begin with, the starter/generator. I had previously researched and found a local shop (about 35 miles away) which I had never dealt with before as these places are getting harder to find than hens teeth. When I walked in, my jaw about hit the floor because my first impression was that place has been around since automobiles and tractors replaced the real horse. All I saw was shelf after shelf and bin after bin of every imaginable starter, generator, alternator part along with piles and piles of starters that have ever been made. Don't know when they actually started the business (there was only one gentleman there), but he said his father started this years ago. Now for the good part! I mentioned to him that I knew my armature was cooked, but wasn't sure about the fields or anything else, and wasn't even sure if it was worth salvaging. He immediately began to look into the thing, confirmed the armature and tested the fields which were OK, and the bearings were fine. The neat part was, he invited me back into the work area with him (you would have to see this place to believe it) while he commenced to go to work on this thing. He opens up a couple of old manuals, looks up some numbers, and the next thing I knew, we were walking back along one of those endless shelves. He walks over to one bin and blows the dust off of a box, and voila, it contains my new armature. Long story short, he says, "I'll put in new brushes too, how does $65 sound?" Well, knowing what used and untested ones on flea bay were going for, I figured I couldn't go wrong. I almost felt like the woman on the TV commercial that is running out of the big box store yelling for her hubby to hurry up and start the car! He doesn't do credit cards, cash only, so I tell him that I need to find an ATM which by the time I get back, he has the completed unit setting on a test block and in running order. This whole process from the time I walked in carrying a box full of dismantled and burned starter parts until I walked out with a completely rebuilt starter was probably in the neighborhood of an hour. When I started this trek today, I had my doubts whether I would even accomplish anything since I approached it more as an exploratory trip just to weigh my options. My thoughts were that anyone who looked in my box of burned up starter parts, after a good laugh would reply with, "and you want me to fix that old thing?" I figured that at least a bare minimum I would need to leave it and have to drive back down at least a week later only to find out that the patient had died. Anyway, overall I think it was a great day, a memorable one none the less. Oh, by the way, I did tell this gentleman that I would highly recommend him to anyone needing this type of work done. He says that he does just about everything, from autos to tractors to industrial equipment. I can pass his contact info to any of you if anyone here is interested, since these places can be pretty hard to find these days. His shop is in Monongahela, PA. No Sarge, your posts are not rambling, this post is rambling!

the c85 is a great machine, I don't want to jump on your topic but I found one for my dad a few years ago, he didn't like his home depot special john deere, this c85 is all original was a 1 owner, garaged and mowed a tiny town lot

Power steering valve mounted, shaft cut and male connector installed. Had to cut out the u joint that was there because it would sit the box too low. I want this to where if I had to I could put the steering back stock. Didn’t want to cut the steering column tube. Now to get hoses made.

@BOB ELLISON Shippensburg is just down expressway (5min maybe) and I stay at the Holiday Inn Express. It’s the same distance (as chambersburg) to the show through some beautiful country. I’ll be arriving on Wednesday as a lot of us try getting there for Thursday to setup plus gives us a extra day to ..... ! Hope to see you there.

A special thanks to @pfrederi and @Shynon for sending me an original spring for reference so I’d didn’t have to tare one of my transmissions apart. And I might as well tag the resident tranny guy @stevasaurus just in case anyone that he helps needs one. Thanks for sharing your knowledge Steve!

There should be two marks. One S (Spark) and T (TDC). You want S in the center of the hole. I swear Kohler picked the 98 lb weakling to punch the marks on the wheel... They can be very very faint