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Riding a 308 Wheel Horse with a four gallon fuel supply you will get saddle sores before you need to refill the tank.

The more modern Tachmatic on the C series is a better setup and opens door for more attachments.

May 13, 1610, Annoyed by guests picking their teeth at the table, French Cardinal Richelieu is said to have ordered the sharp tips of his table knives rounded off. The new implements also spread butter better.

Pressure washed a bunch of stuff after work. Love-hate relationship there for me. 16 Auto, FEL sub-frame, a bunch of parts and these front weights that took two years to pry out of my brother's hand's They'll be Regal red soon.

In other words Tree be a cold day in hell before any horse in 500 miles of us gets scrapped ...

I got a cup holder....

Proud papa here. My daughter defended her dissertation two weeks ago and earned her doctorate in higher education. No she will not become a professor in all likelihood.. She is employed by the university and does research projects as directed by them. She loves her job and is getting good feedback and appreciation from her group. She is living in Ann Arbor so we see her when we can. As always Go Blue!!

The major difference I would be concerned about is the different deck drive systems. That Raider 12s obsolete side drive vs the C-100s current front mule drive.

Wow! i hope no guests were fiddling with a stuck pants button at the table either (methinks zippers came along a lot later)!!

I know this went to pot already, but I have to ask. Who keeps safe the brandy old fashioned when you’re showing the youngsters how to plow the grass furrows straight?

Filling the one gallon tank every time you use it will keep fresh fuel in the tank.

Personal opinion, I wouldn't change it. The 1 gallon tank is sufficient for the Magnum 8. Under the fender tanks are certainly larger, but you'll likely begin to see problems with longer crank times. This equates to shorter battery and starter life. Fuel tends to drain back down the longer line over just a few days and requires a few seconds to pull fuel all the way back to the carb during starting. You can add a fuel bulb primer if you go this route.

As long as you will be in Illinois, stop over at AJ’s Garden Tractor Jamboree, Oregon, Illinois.

Picked up this 308-8 for my girlfriend's son's first tractor today. I have an extra under the fender tank off a 310-8 that I'd like to put on it to use instead of the little 1 gallon on the engine. Has anyone done this and any advice? Thanks!

Not putting down the LSD--I went out of my way to get one! Only suggesting one not have “Posi-Traction” expectations. LSD helps for sure, but to me, running chains and keeping weight on the wheels does more to limit slip. 😉

I know the 10 pinion limited rears don't get much love, but the one on my 857 works great and I can tell a big difference in traction especially in snow or garden or pulling brush up hill etc. I said all that to say I wouldnt let one or the other sway me in my decision making. The later mule drives and hitchs are leaps and bounds better than the others IMO.

" How not to let your wife know you did a wheelie on her tractor" will be the feature subject!

I can see the logic there. Trina's tractors all sip fuel in comparison to my larger engines. That engine mounted tank will still give you a strong couple hours run time. If changing that to five plus is a bonus then go for it. But I'd be cautious there. The larger tank could be more prone to allowing moisture to condense. Be sure to use non ethanol fuel. Personally, if I did this changeover, a primer bulb would be a minimum requirement... but I'd go to an electric fuel pump. @Fivehorsetown .... does this mean you gotta change your username?

Just put an electric fuel pump on my 520-HC

I have the 6 speed in my 854 so I have the limited slip in it and I'm not too hard on it so I'm not worried about it breaking yet, I mainly just drive around, mow, tow trailers, occasional dirt plowing and discing, and then the limited slip and 8 horse engine was a beast for plowing snow last winter, I rarely spun, and I usually ran out of traction before running out of engine.

I’ll chip in that the difference between 10 and 12 horsepower matters only if your use case regularly needs maximum power. Also, don’t overvalue the Limited Slip Differential. Its performance is almost indiscernible from an 8-pinion open diff in most regular usage.

Oiling of the rod bearings is the big problem with the Series One K-Twins. A spray of oil is directed toward the connecting rod from the cam shaft bearings, if you are going up or down a hill gravity will direct the oil away from the rod.

I am fan of the blackhoods ---------- I have two of the C175h models - a S1 and what was a S2 but now the S2 KT 17 has been replaced with a Briggs from an 1800 ( thanks to Bill D ) -------- the C175H with the S1 is my year round worker - snow and yard - I know the Kohlers better than the Onans so the K's are my preference

Well that just about settles it, you need to keep both, problem solved!

Looks like I'll be flying solo. . Planed on taking my truck for this trip anyway. Might stop by & grab Jim's I-Pass though.

Dan’s gonna have to drive your truck alone?

Might make that happen, been a few years since I've been there.

@Fivehorsetown I added an under seat tank to my 308-8. It seems to go longer between fill ups but will still pull from the small tank before it pulls from the larger tank. I’ve only run it out once with both tanks. I do have a shutoff to attempt to switch between the two but it still needs work. The U shaped piece will need to be changed over to one from a tractor with a tank as the 308’s isn’t set up for it. I’d say try it and if it doesn’t work take it off.

I have arrangements to pick that one up on Saturday morning. Plans are to pass it on to my BIL as a thank you for several things that he helps me out with. Not sure why the status on that has not been changed.

O'd Fast Eddie is pretty quick at selling from them there buckets!

A proud Dad with good reason. Congratulations.

and motor oil in the crankcase if you check it.

I'm interested in all of those pulleys and bars etc

I don't know what size ORB fittings your particular tractor needs, but I've been able to get custom hoses made by @wheelhorseman. He owns www.wheelhorsepartsandmore.com Lowell is his name and his hoses are very nice. He should be able to help you.

A C-100 is an 8 speed with a 10 horse power motor. It has an 8 pinion open differential in it and the attach a matic style hitch and mule drive. A Raider 12 is a 6 speed with a 10 pinion limited slip differential if original. It has a 12 horse power motor and the earlier style mule drive and mid hitch. As far as better than one or the other, that all depends on what you are doing. Essentially the 8 speed and 6 speed are the same transmission,, just different names and differentials. They both still has 6 forward speeds and 2 reverse speeds. Edit: If the C-100 is an automatic which I was not thinking about until @ebinmaine posted about it, it would have a hydrostatic transmission instead of the 8 speed

Thanks. I thought from other remarks that the problem was with the oil pickup from the oil reservoir and so people recommend overfilling the oil a bit. Are both oil pickup and the oil spray distribution an issue?

Good summary. Some also point out loosening valve seats on the Onan rear cylinder, though I personally suspect this mostly affects the 220 with the more aggressive cam and failure to keep adequate cooling air flowing. But the main point is that if maintained proactively, they usually do very well. Oil, clean under the shrouds and fins, gasket around the oil filter, valve adjust and de-carbon at 750 hours, etc.

The older Cub Cadets are pretty good but Wheel Horses are definitely better and easier to work on.

Switched from a Snapper RER 12.5hp with a 2.5 gallon tank to the WH 854 8hp with only a 1 gallon tank. Two mowings (about 80 minutes running) to pretty much empty for either one. And we don’t have to mention an Onan 18 or 20’s appetite!

Yes, planning on going to AJ’s Brandy Old Fashioned usually start afterwards.

same as your snow shovel and dish washer?

Thinking about not going to Badger now that Jeff mentioned AJ's Have an idea its mostly for big tractors but since I am gonna teach it at Burnett figured I'd better know what I ain't talkin about. @Streetrodchev guessing your going to AJ's??

You can put it on the business account

Okey Doke for non believers. I could have done a better job cleaning up the straggler grass by mowing on the return trip, but didn't want to throw cut grass on the roadway. Makes the motorcyclists wary of grass slick surface. The skid marks on the road arn't from me going through the gears on the 520. They from last fall when I had a camper trailer brake locking up. That prompted new shackle bolts, repairing trailer brakes and repacking wheel bearings. Now, if I just had time to go camping. Retired for three years and spend less time camping than when I was working. Guess I should go back to work?

26 times. Record is 37 times in Jackie Brown. Would you believe 171 times in a total of 27 movies.

Come on Ed, you know they wouldn't make it that logical. In the case of the 1985 314A it is a 700 but the 417A and 418A both came with the 1100 and the 516H had an Eaton 700. The only hard and fast rule with Wheel Horses is there are no hard and fast rules.

Just to verify, the 416 is an Onan? Sometimes I get mixed up with the 414 that can have a Kohler or an Onan. Both the Onan and Kohler twins sound excellent, but as said, the Onan can be temperamental. If you were closer. I'd be be telling you to sell the C-175 so I could buy it but someone might

If the machine has the Eaton 11 (has a spin on oil filter on the left side under the seat pan) the drain plug is the main plug located under the rear housing and requires a 1/4" hex wrench. If it has the Eaton 7, (no oil filter) This transmission has two separate oil compartments. One is the hydro (10w-30 oil) that is dedicated to hydro pump and is captive. The other is rear gearing lubrication. Takes 80w-90 and drains from the main plug located under the rear housing and requires a 1/4" hex wrench. The Eaton 7 hydro system can be drained and refilled. The drain plug is an o-ring plug located under the pump unit on the right side.

I have never fully understood what qualifies as "hills" I do have some grade on my property of maybe 5-6%. And I do have more like a 10-15% slope that I go up at an angle and am only on it for maybe 20 seconds at a time. Are these hills or is it really when you are spending several minutes going up or down a hill at a time? And is it just when going up or just going down, or both, and how about when going across a hill? Is it applicable then, and is it worse with the left side or right side facing down the hill? Sorry, lots of questions and confusion! Chuck

A bit further, it’s been good weather for painting! still looking for a hood, anyone up for chopping one in half and mailing me…. The UK Wheelhorse show is first week in June!