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Well... maybe. Your mileage may vary. I tried for several days to figure out how to hold the wheels and rotate them so I could cut them straight. I started to build a jig to hold them, but then realized that was against hillbilly rule #7: Use what you have on hand. So I put a tractor on jack stands and removed a Wheel. Then mounted the bare rim and used a sharpie to mark the cut line all the way around. Sat on a 5 gallon bucket and lightly cut into the wheel on the lines until it cut all the way. It gets a little sketchy when the cutting wheel first breaks through. You have to turn the grinder to rotate the same direction as the wheel is turning so it doesn't grab. Ask me how I know... Holding the two halves together to get the welding started was interesting. Grinding deep "V" shapes in the backside to fill didn't help. Angle iron around inside or out didn't work. I used a couple big magnets to tack the first joint, and welding clamps two inches at a time until all the way around. But it turned out great. Rim is 9 inches wide bead to bead and the bonus is that the extra parts make up a nice set of 6 inch wheels, so nothing is wasted. Wheel has no wobble after everything was finished. Plenty good enough for a slow garden tractor. Took all evening to do one wheel. Learned a few tricks so the second one should go much faster.

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Great job Kevin !! I had some waste when I built mine. Spun the rims on my C-145 lathe. My finished width was 11.5"

Well, that 1076 is nearly complete. It's missing the belt guard and throttle cable. It does start, run and drive. The Sundstrand feels strong. It has the axle bracket and snow plow, The slot hitch that can lift the tiller. And the 42" deck with all the side swing arm hardware.

You're downsizing. Just getting smaller stuff instead of complete tractors...

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Trail cam caught the wording on Ed's WH shed: "Keep your ancient green tractors, their sordid pomp", cries he with silent lips... "Give me your huddled Wheel Horses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teaming barns. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, Ed, and I will lift my Home Depot buckets beside the Red shed door".

We all know that Ed has found good homes for lots of good Wheel Horses that have been abandoned by previous owners, It is very commendable that he is so willing to help others in need of such intervention.

This is why my wife doesn't want me to get a trailer. She's not buying the "It's only for Home Depot runs" line. She's not wrong.

@Achto did similar. Anything to add Dan? Awesome work, Kevin!

Hi all, well I've been working on my 856, starting with a broken cam, so new rings ,rebuilt carb, rebuilt fuel pump, new valves, glassed the head, points and condenser, plug wire. Then layer #2 see (previous post Steering upgrade). Then layer #3 I had it that far torn down might as well do the transmission. The 1533 bearing were toasted, and outer axle bearing as well. Seems the 1533 bearings had only one seal removed, blocking oil to the outer bearings. Then while pulling the seals i chipped a bearing cage. Ordered and waiting for parts. Then layer 4, might as well paint it, so that's were I'm at.

My older brother lives in Maine he has serious mobility issues and lately a bit of confusion. A few years ago I set him up with Charger 12 ( @953 nut should recognize) that he uses to move his boat trailer around and small trailer for branches etc. no mowing and it sits all winter unused. This year it wouldn't start. He has a young caregiver and he and she were trying to get it going. We had several long phone calls. It would pop and sputter on Carb Cleaner but not run. Then it stopped doing that. Worked through checking carb bowl for fuel, disconnecting fuel line to check pump output. . In the midst of all this the coil wire got knocked off (breakerless system) took a couple calls to run that down) had fuel and spark plug tester showed a flash. Yesterday got new plug and now she runs!!!. Had then send me picture of the old plug. I am used to seeing carbon build up (I have a couple oil burners) and other build up but not sure what I am seeing here. He uses stabil and the last couple years thinks he uses non e gas (his memory is not that great)

Gone wrong.

Amazing how a topic about "Down Sizing" gets so many responses. Must be the "Guilt" in our subconscious mind rising to the surface. Speaking of subconscious minds, have I ever mentioned my wife added a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Degree and Licenses to her list of many last year. I have to be even more care about what I say as she takes every opportunity to practice her new trade on me. I need to down size, but don't dare make a statement out loud like that! Some years ago at work, the new management called it "Right Sizing" to put their "positive spin on it! I like "Right Sizing", one can argue that means go down or up!

No brainer ... gettem both ... I I do like the black one ...

plug probably wouldn't look near as bad if it got run more. Big difference between picking up sticks and mowing wide open 3/4hrs straight. very cool.

So @Achto leaves his playlist in my truck coming back from the BS. It's got several BB tunes on it. Of course I have to copy it I'm hooked.

Tell the Penquin we're on a Mission from God....

One of our favorite sayings around here! I agree with Kevin Kevin! Niiiiice!

I have a set in storage in case I ever get around to painting one of my C tractors. Didn't want to take a chance of him retiring before I got around to it.

In the choice between those two seats, my answer would be yes.

I celebrate when I can pass something on or when I use up some stored “leftover." But I also make sure never to run out of opportunities to celebrate!

Elwood, "we got a full tank of gas, half pack of cigarettes, it's dark, and we're wearing sunglasses"

You are correct I doubt it ever really gets fully warmed up. If it was a Champion H10 my first step would have been new plug. Guess i will send him a new plug every spring.

Just a corded 4 inch grinder. Took two cutoff wheels to get through a wheel. Thank you! I really wanted mine a bit wider but the dish location on one pair of wheels dictated where I cut them. If I had another pair of WH wheels the width would be at least 10.5. Absolutely. And this goes through the cut off wheels pretty quick.

And hopefully mice on cocaine ...

After a carb cleaning it will take a little time cranking to fill the bowl before it can start. Remove the air cleaner cover and shoot a squirt of carb cleaner into the carb throat. If it fires right up, the issue you have is fuel related. If it doesn't, it's spark related. Safety switches can cut ignition

First lets get something straight, you can't use the words downsizing and wheel horse in the same sentence. That is not possible. Next, saying "I only went there to get a tiller", ranks right up with "the check is in the mail" uh ha!

I bought one of those from @squonk a couple years back, and a young kid at my plow day just had to have it He traded me an RJ whether I liked it or not

The bidding war was a frenzy, all the way up to $2,625 It closed, I bid myself up to $1,700, I’ll never see the Turd again…

Yeah, I finally got a mower that is licensed to use state highways.

I can see what closed the deal, those license plat patches on the deck just couldn't be passed on gotta' have them.

Hello all, so I’m trying to choose which seat to get for my 1257. I’m all about the white and it would go with the white accents on the red, but I feel it would dirty up fast, not that I use it for anything heavy work wise. I also like the black seat with the red WH logo, both are awesome. What do you guys think?

Exactly. My 1st car was a 57 Chevy 210 with a 283 V8. The #6 press fit piston wrist pin unpressed itself & wore a 3/32" deep groove into the cylinder wall. I used one on that cylinder & 40 wt oil. Kept a spare "clean" plug, socket & ratchet in the glovebox. Changed the plug & recycled it daily. The joys of being 18 with a $120 first car.

Make sure the dash is actually grounded well. I have seen throttle and choke cables melt during starting because of bad grounding.

Yes they can be very dangerous. That's another reason I'm using smaller wheels, and when you cut these rotating steel rims, you don't put alot of pressure into it.

The white would look good with the white accents but I wouldn't buy it because of the high possibility of it getting filthy quickly. My vote is for the black one.

I had to cut the dish out of one set on mine to get the width that I wanted.

I always like when they get to this point!

I always wanted one of those tillers. Why and what I would use it for I have no idea.

I’d assume a death wheel (thin style) would be much better than a heavy grinding wheel.

I personally belive Kroil is the best penetrating lube on the market. It's expensive, but worth every penny.

More inventory. Bucket list stuff?

Very noble... Just wait till you get to be his age!!!

I actually went to buy the tiller. Thinking I would have the only tractor with a tiller on the front and rear. But after talking a bit and learning he started working for Allis Chalmers in 1965, one year after I did, I knew I had to help a 77yo downsize. So I cleaned out his garage.

Fun with Unidrives!! It is a right of passage removing a stuck hitch pin in order to split the case. Been there, done that!

A thin Stadium Seat style Cushion on top of the white may help - if you can keep it in place. I had a car that had a white interior once - once. Never again... The black may be a better long-term choice...

Run a temp jumper from Batt + to the small solenoid terminal...does it work then. maybe sufficient resistance in the ignition switch to prevent enough juice getting to the solenoid to trigger it.

Crusty oil carbon gunkies. In the past we used to change plugs every 5 or 10 years, or more. Lately? More in the range of two, three years max.