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Got this text from @Stepney this morning. I can honestly say I don't know anyone who knows more about various tractor and equipment models over the years. He's thinking it's a Terramite.

Sure wish there was a sure fire answer for this question. Flushing and refilling is a bit of a gamble. The inside of those cases is not painted. If left unattended for any length of time, rust forms and is pretty hard to get out without disassembly. Flushing pretty much will remove the watered down oil but in the past I have found the rust that forms on the inside of the case on top remains. Of course the best is to disassemble inspect and clean. @stevasaurus has good vids for this on the tube. Does require some general mechanical ability. This case was flushed and then disassembled, note the rust on the top of the case. One indicator is the dip stick, if it is real rusty that is telling you something. A magnetic drain plug can help but has limitations.

Normally, pictures are demanded of unique tools, tractors or techniques... however, in this case the moderators thank you for not providing pictures of your Dyno...

Probably would not be a bad idea to use that store brand motor oil (30 wt?) as a flush. Diesel fuel will work here, too. After the flush, drain it again and refill with 80wt gear oil - store brand here is adequate. As part of the flush procedure, you need to run the tractor around for a few minutes, including tight right hand and left hand turns and run it in all gears to thourally circulate the flushing fluid and try to get the crud in the transmission stirred up and suspended in the oil so it gets drained out. When draining the transmission, it helps to raise the front of the tractor as high as safely possible for you. There is a hump in the floor of the transmission, and raising the front of the tractor allows the oil ahead of the hump to get to the drain plug.

Years ago, I saved an old Wheel Horse from a scrap pile for $40. Finally looking at getting it together now. I'm finishing up on my old Ariens Garden Tractor steering and then I'll get on the old Wheel Horse. It's in the shipping container and when it gets a little cooler, I'll pull it out for some better pictures. Looking forward to getting some information on this. Others have suggested it is a 1961 Suburban 551 from the pictures. Thanks, Dave No engine.

Hi! I'm looking to see if i can get some help with my grandfather’s RJ-58 Serial # 21259. The tractor has a Kohler K91 engine on it. I know this tractor has the original plow as well. I’m just looking to see what I can do to make the tractor last and keep it in good condition. I don’t know much about it.

If you can rebuild even the most simple of small engines - then these particular transmissions are a piece of cake and a walk in the park.

Excellent point. A couple of things...... Flushing with diesel, instead of engine oil, is better because of its lower viscosity. This will make leaking seals - and those on their way out - very apparent. If you have one failed seal, you probably have more. Plan on changing the shifter boot for a good fitting new one. The shifter acts like a wick if it gets wet. (That is most likely how the water got in).

Welcome to Red Square, where there's wealth of information available in both manuals and tribal knowledge. Gotta love a $40 Suburban with a $750 weight on the front! You got great bones there to start.

August 30, 1982, Howard Stern began his radio show in the New York market on WNBC, but the show gained national syndication and major prominence after he started broadcasting on New York's WXRK-FM on November 17, 1985, moving to mornings and syndicating the show in 1986. He was widely known as the quintessential "shock jock" due to his controversial and boundary-pushing radio style.

Probably the most famous of those Radio folks that pushed the boundaries. Prior to that, we had a notorious Tart on a local station - WHJY. She went by the name of Carolyn Fox, her suffering sidekick by yhe name of Rudy Cheeks (get it?). Carolyn was born Carolyn Berman, and was a year behind me in High School. She was a wallflower then that never said a peep. The Carolyn Fox alterego was just the opposite with her gutter humor & off color jokes...

I did my 414-8 several years ago, with close supervision from very knowledgeable and great members here. My problem was the broken diff bolt that sometimes happens, if I can do it you can do it, especially with help found here. Bob

That appears to be a bracket for the bagger attachment.

I have lived in my home since 88. House is on a main highway. Thought I'd seen everything. But tonight took the cake. Wife heard a noise out front when cooking dinner. Someone was broke down along the side of the road. I finally look out and there is a 4 x 8 trailer with a couple of tons of pea gravel on it. The right side tire is flat and off the bead. 2 guys standing there and lets just say English isn't their primary language. I go out to see if they need help. I ask " where's the spare?" They say " the house. " Someone is bringing it. I look at their jack. It's a 12v POS. I offer to help with my jack and impact. Spare arrives. It's the wrong one. It's a 15" and the trailer is13" So off they go. They come back about a half hour later and he's got this little bag.I'm thinking, that ain't no tire! He pulls out a Gatorade and 2 CANS OF EXPANDO FOAM!!!!. I ask where is the tire? " Wal-Mart didn't have it " I tell them to go to TSC. I Tell them about 10 times. But this guy is determined to use the foam! There is a chunk out of the tread and a slit in another spot. He tries to filling the slit and empties both cans into this tire. Another guy shows up with another trailer and they shovel half the gravel into that. But they also move the remaining gravel to the opposite side of the trailer and towards the front onto the tongue. Tow vehicle is a mini van. When they lowered the jack the foam squirts out and the rim is on the pavement. He drove off with it like that! I don't know if I will be able to sleep tonight because I can't stop laughing! Look close at the tire!

Similar work here today. no pics Just a yard of compost to overseed and top dress my back yard that looks pretty bad this year. Don't think I would have attempted it without

My township uses one of these

He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother.

@Dave D. With all the help and information here on Red Square I would not hesitate to take the transmission apart to fix it. A guy by the name of Jake Kuhn used to sell a bearing and gasket kit for it, I’m not sure if he still does? He’s out west, Michigan or Wisconsin I believe. @stevasaurus is our resident expert on those transmissions. He’s usually around here to help and answer any questions you may have. You can do it!!

Convinced by @peter lena, I cut the baffles out, and did some minor repairs. I hope that will extend life of the deck and shorten cleaning time for sure.

#restrictorplates I can’t say my butt dyno has ever felt the dIfference between 7 and 8 horsepowers.

I would raise the rear and check the axle bearings for wear. There should be no radial movement. Axial movement is OK. If the bearings are OK and there is no noise when rotating the transmission, replace the leaking seal and run it.

You're starting with a nice tractor.

What kind of pigs know karate? Pork chops!

to Red Square. If you perform normal maintenance on it like the above mentioned that will make it last.

551 has a 2 piece most likely a # 5007

Our work would have gone a bit quicker if the lift link on my dozer blade had not gone AWOL.

Made a couple nice scores in the swap meet area. Super straight hood for $5. A solid U-size battery tray for $15, and this original headlight lens for $50

Manuals should be in the files section. It should have had a electric start Tecumseh HH50 in it but a k91 is acceptable. Or a Briggs or predator.

Morgan, the 14-8, got some exercise today hauling about 4 yards of topsoil from where the dump truck left it to where it was needed. Had help from the neighbor's 'property manager' and his son. We had sea chanties playing while we were doing the rake & shovel work. Here is where we started: And a couple views of the finished job: Next step is to seed it. Any advice for what type of seed to use in a shaded area? Initial research indicates a mix of soft fescue and tall fescue would be a good choice.

Finished up on the C160 front end today replaced tie rods with some l had made a while back. Also added thrust bearings on the spindles. Good thing I had the homegrown tie rods ready, one of the old ones fell apart when I took it off . Steers way easier than before even with the wider wheels and 5 rib V61 tires.

Certainly pucker stuff! That ground is pretty common here in Greene Co. Pa. The farm boys here can make you nervous in these hey fields. I have frontage that is about the same and I have just about 40' of it that I can't mow. I slide to the ditch. There is a lot to learned for the vid. The best tip is keeping your front end higher then the rear wheels, very important. Notice when he is coming back around the tree and the front dips down how the machine starts to slide. The duals are a big help and he is working those turning brakes like a real pro. Lifts that brush hog just at the right time too! Wondering if he has filled tires? Good vid I probably would fill better in a smaller machine tho! But those days are over I would pass, lol.

754 is kind of a rare tractor and a collector's item because of the reason stated. There wasn't very many made. Most people may not know about them but a 754 is a real WH factory tractor which is basically an 854 with a 7hp engine

This is another reason to never go on Facebook, bunch of jerks who don't want to buy your stuff, just give you a hard time. OK, the serial number falls within the numbers listed for an 854 or a 754, in fact your serial number IS listed as a 754. Is this the absolute gospel, no but it is a point in your favor.

Here are some photos from the show. On our third day there and still probably only made it through half of the displays, vendors and swap meet area. Picked up a really straight hood for $5.00 in the consignment barn!

Needed to get the york rake hooked up to work on the stump removal project. It is the only implement I have not permanently attached to a tractor. Had to move a lot to get it out and hooked up to the GT-14... Part of me says I need another 3pt tractor

The Z06 wheels fit! 1. I am NOT actually a fan of wheel spacers. 2. This instance, it actually corrects the scrub angle and wheel center. 3. There will never be a wild load like 4 Wheel Horses in the bed. It take a special skill with a small tool to open the tailgate and I won’t even show my kid how to do that. She may figure it out, but it still won’t have big weight in it. 4. This is a fair weather vehicle, and won’t go too far from home.

Yes Don, the times; they are a changing. The KOOL KUSTOMS that were built by George Barres and others like Dean Jeffries, Junior Conway and Ed (Big Daddy) Roth were highly sought after in the collector car market, now it is Mustangs and Camaros. Sad to say the Roy Brizio built '32 Ford High Boy owned by Vic Edelbrock only brought $ 165,000 at auction a few weeks ago. It would have brought twice as much a decade ago.

@Brockport Bill I believe you are 100% correct. Notice that the Model A and T Fords are not commanding what they once were. I believe that this is because the people that drove them when they were young have now passed on. The connection is simply not there with people that didn’t grow up with that generation. I suppose this holds true with our tractors. Not that I don’t appreciate the older WH’s from the fifties and sixties, but I grew up with the ones from the seventies and eighties so I seem to be a little more attracted to them. I sincerely hope that there will always be people interested and involved with these kinds of things, old cars, trucks tractors etc but it seems as time goes on there’s less and less young people that seem to care about this type of stuff?

These aren’t muscle cars or hot rods, but these are my two girls here. My 79 F100 with original paint, put in a roller 302 and kept the 3 on the tree, and my 95 Chevy that has seen and done quite a lot and is my daily.

Did somebody say Oliver? Check this one out, most unusual OLIVER I have ever seen.

There is no doubt that Oliver has a following...especially in Minnesota. I was at a tractor show in LaSueur in 2010 that featured Olivers. I will share some pictures from that show. Some of the exhibits were outstanding. A lot of trinkets like Wheel Horse does through the years. Value...when I go out to mow my lawn and move snow they almost start when I look at them...and they are from the mid-60's. That is hard to beat and still looking good cutting grass. Enjoy the pictures. Just to show Wheel Horse was there in force!!

For future Google reference. S10 V8 Hydroboost conversion Astro van Silverado k2500 struggle is real. They say you can use a Safari or Astro van to convert an S10 to hydroboost. I figured the one out of my 2000 K2500 parts truck would be just fine. Not just fine, but doable. I heavily modified the stock V8 v belt power steering bracket and also heated and manipulated one of the return tubes on the late model reservoir. The stock brake master cylinder could not be used either, it did not fit the 3/4 ton booster. We pulled an oil cooler off the wall in the shop, it was literally part of my shop deco. It’s mounted to the core support and we need cooling hoses hooked up to it. Otherwise, it’s nearing time to fire it up! Rylee has been very involved in this project, can’t you see how much fun @Lil’ Pullstart is having?

Will be going on 3 days now, still no pics so beginning to wonder if said rollers were really installed

I finished up the grader blade project back in July. It came out better than I expected. I really appreciate everyone's help in providing me with dimensions, pictures, suggestions and encouragement. I couldn't have done it without all your help

here is a pic of one I made a while back for one.

You guys got a problem ... he doesn't' even have it, don't know what's wrong with it yet but we already have it running n driving ...