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Yep, tall chute on a 417-8. Electric lift Cast iron wheel weights New tires 2 link chains steering knob west coast mirrors that flip up front noon caps Custom camo seat 42" RD 36" SD

Looks like a 60s Simplicity

No offense to Kevin's "Harvest Selfies" but this is our harvest photo tradition:

Having and not needing is always better than needing and not having....

Depends on your intended jobs for it. I you must have a heavy duty garden tractor (which I doubt) then here it is. If you want something to putter with then keep looking.

IH 66 series. It's a really close fit and has more headroom than the aftermarket cozy cabs do.

I got me one of them there newfangled driverless trucks. You just push the speaker button and tell it where you want to go.

I had the day off, so we got out there early. We were moving spots because I had to go look for a landmark that starts a trail to one of our stands, about 5, when we walked up on one bedded. Shot fired about 5:30. Deer located, but alive 6:15. 7:00: 8:30 (we had to get dinner) My dad is showing him how to skin it. We do know what we are doing, but the boy wants to get this hide tanned, and we don't usually leave them in any condition worth keeping. 10:00

That's a 312-8 with 14 HP replacement engine and tall chute blower. The front chain guard is missing from the blower and the wings are on backwards too. Other than a messed up seat it don't look too bad! Guessing it's an 89 Ha, I can't see $%!t just like you guys can't either! Where'd you pic that thing up Ed? London? You're sitting on the wrong side! LOL

That is how "Captain Kangaroo's" buddy MISTER GREENGEANS got his stage name, went out to mow wearing white pants.

Absolutely agreed. My Uncle Ron does as well.

I've replaced your obvious silliness with more appropriate information.

Oooooooooo. YES! I've invented new "sentence enhancers" after doing just that.

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Put six of them to bed for the winter. 312H, 520-8, 416H, 520H (X2), 312-8 Siphoned out most of gas then ran till empty. Pulled battery. These were barely ran all summer so I didn't bother doing oil changes etc. Got the 520HC with the plow moved up and I will get it all checked out and ready for winter duty. The 520 with the mower deck is still in service to grind up leaves for the next few weeks.

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I am in the process of selling/trading an RJ and four wheel wheel horse wagon to Ken McKendree in southern Indiana. You Red Square/Wheel Horse Collector’s guys will remember Ken as the guy that sold many sets of wide rear wheels for Wheel Horses that he brought to several Big Gettysburg Shows when he lived in Evansville, Indiana. Anyhow in prepping the RJ for trade i encountered a problem! My RJ front steering fell apart! yes the roll pin came out of the steering block snd i could not turn the front wheels! Well i have replaced steering rods, blacks etc several times before but that was several years ago and I have slept a few times since. I was under the RJ looking and trying to figure out how i was going to be able to get that 3/16. X 1 3/4 roll or tension pin in that block with only about two inches clearance between the RJ angle iron frame and yhe pin started in the block! Well under the tractor which i lifted about 15 inches in front with a jack. I thought about using channel locks and squeezing it into the block. No go on that one. My next move was to attempt to use a punch to move the pin in the block. But no clearance due to position of the left tire and wheel. Then it hit me, I finally recalled how the tension pin could be installed fairly quickly and easily ( and must have been installed by Wheel Horses) ! You have to remove the left front tire ( left as sitting behind the steering wheel) ! You then move the front axle to far left ( sitting behind wheel) with your hands or with steering wheel if you were able to get the tension pin started in the steering block ( and you do have to align steering block hole with holes on the steering rod/column. THIS WORKS WELL: With this alignment in front you have adequate space to place a punch ( several different kinds should work- I used a round end that was about 3/8 or more. I had enough contact with the pin to hammer three tomes with a ball peen hammer. My pics attached show some of the work.

If your back is aching and you cannot dismount as Erick did, a lower seat back and an auto trans with a hydraulic lift will enable you to swing a leg over the steering wheel. I have done it both ways. With a manual lift be careful as it is pretty easy to bruise your leg on the handle

The 520's come with 8" fronts and heavier tie rods from factory. The factory tie rods are as heavy as most Big tractor tie rods, would be hard to improve on those.

Another way to say that it is a 45 to 50 year old orphan. Unless you already have 2 identical parts machines. A true rugged beast in its day. IMHO - not prime to be a solid investment now. Others may say to the contrary... Again, IMHO.