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I bought it just for the key. Seemed like a good excuse to build a tractor around it.

My $5 marketplace score - 6 miles from my house!

Guys thanks for all the welcomes and fantastic input! Really do appreciate all the help and support. I couldn’t help myself this evening, even though I haven’t had a chance to baseline some of the basic maintenance on the 314 I had to try it out and mow a little bit with it this evening. Mowed and ran great until one of the rear deck wheels came off. The wheel and shoulder bolt have seen better days so I went ahead and ordered a new set. Really wanted to get a good feel for it and try it out. Kind of a shake down run. Noticed all the belts are cracked up pretty bad so all need replaced. Also noticed the clutch pedal doesn’t want to spring back up from time to time and I’d have to pull it back up with my foot a little, so I’m hoping that’s not a bad sign. Picked up the stuff to change the oil and gear oil in rear differential and transmission. Got a lot of parts to sort and hopefully get this one in good working order. Thanks again!

Think I'm gonna do the winch deal on my tractor also. I mean I have a sleeve hitch off I think was a crapsman if I remember right but the winch man endless options Your running a standard battery nothing fancy?

Winching a log from the valley.

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@Duddy should be a very basic set up , the screw on trundle position is showing you the issue , usually at least a couple of inches forward of its setting , looks like a ty[ical combination of issues , starting with lever start engagement . maybe your clutch is wiped out , wrong belt , would also not be surprised if some related bearings are cooked , lubrication failure . often refer to the wheel horse pto set up as a gold mine for improvements . very simple set up , its the next stage , HAND OFF , that usually shows itself . seen a lot of those , pete

@Fj40z I would recommend becoming a supporter of the site makes it so much better of an experience and a lot easier to post pics. I 4 see more WH's in your future so you may as well join this support group . It is well worth the price of admission in my opinion. So much help and knowledge on here.

What have I done to my Wheel Horse today?………I bought it!! Hey guys just joined the forum as I bought my first Wheel Horse today. I had been utilizing the forum to do some research before I pulled the trigger on one. Brought home what I believe is a mid 90’s (could be wrong) 314-8. Seems to be fairly well taken care of, best I can tell so far the only thing not working is the headlights. It’s missing a few pieces like the pulley covers on the deck but overall really excited about it. Look forward to learning here and hopefully many years of good service from the 314.

Thanks for the reply.

Lots of progress over the last couple days. Got the replacement motor installed in the C175. Runs like a top. Replaced the leaking axle seal on the GT1800 and finally installed its new shoes that I’ve had settling for 2 years.

Every time my youngest daughter (30 y.o.) is in town she pulls out some overalls and asks what we're working on today? She especially loves working on my '01 Jeep Grand Cherokee, or the '85 SB I recently sold.

My daughter has very little interest in my tractors. She like to drive them once in a while, but that's it. That being said, she really likes my black hood project. She talks about it every time she walks through the garage.

@WHX?? tell your C-105 his Michigan cousin says "Cheers"... You know you need a Black Hood in the stable...

Not mine but a customer's. Sharpen blades & change oil & check over kind of thing. Repair a busted coil bracket. Real nice '82 C-105 all original. So nice his one may not leave the ranch. The mafia may have to make an offer he can't refuse... First step was a bath.

Thanks for the manuals. Pretty sure I got the recoil fixed🤞

Some work on new steel box for WH trailer (dump trailer). Undercarriage needed some work,but that is the base for new "dump box" , aside original platform for hauling wood (2 in 1). Materials: old 2 wheel wheelbarrow, old bed frame, scrap metal and some new metal pieces. Fit for wooden pallet 120x80 cm. My original modified patform for hauling wood, hay, grass,branches etc

Work smart not hard Chris!

Needed to remove an old pool sand filter today and this was the logical scenario I could think of to get it moved around.

That is my motto a lot. If it's already broke, what have you got to lose ? If you fix it, fine, if not it was broken anyways.

I will suggest putting switch in a Ziplock bag or box before popping switch apart because the ball, spring and sliding contact are pretty tiny and they all went different directions on me but I got lucky and found them . I wish I had pics but had phone screen backwards and was taking pics of myself instead,

Put gas in 857 then pulled brush out of the yard to the woods. Fist time this tractor has been cranked in 2 months fired right up, not so before I rebuilt the fuel pump.

Got the lights working on the 520H today. Took original switch out and took it apart, cleaned everything up and a little dielectric grease and put back together, and shazam , I have lights. Thanks to @cleat for mentioning taking switch apart because if he hadnt I probably would have chucked in the trash. Lost my pics of switch being apart somehow but it involves a spring a ball and a little sliding contact but really wasnt hard to refurb so dont be throwing them switch’s out unless you throw them my way.

Yes I do and be happy to sell it. Better yet trade ya even up for the deflector style if you have one. Will PM you some pics. Should be easy to set up so my guess is something else is not right. I see no arm to carb link so that may be your problem. Start a thread on it and we can help you out.

Made quite a bit of progress on the 16 auto hydro swap but I've gotten slow in my old age...hopefully it's by choice