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I was contacted by someone who i had sold a tractor to in the past. He said he had a 701 he wanted to get rid of and I was the first person he thought of! Only cost me a B1 Allis Chalmers! (He's an allis guy). He had two decks for it and i bought a plow too. Got home late so I didn't mess with it, ill save that for later this week. Its been sitting and gonna need the carb gone through, but it did start on carb cleaner.

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!!

Same here. burning the candle at both ends. I went to the oral defense of the dissertation. Brutal questions. She was a little shook at first but finished strong.She had some huge stress in her personal life and we were holding our breath . Friday is our Golden anniversary and have to attend a funeral. So its always something. The secret of a long marriage is finding a lady who will put up with your faults....and a barn full of Wheel Horses

May 14, 1904, The Third Olympiad of the modern era, and the first Olympic Games to be held in the United States, opens in St. Louis, Missouri. The 1904 Games were actually initially awarded to Chicago, Illinois, but were later given to St. Louis to be staged in connection with the St. Louis World Exposition. Like the Second Olympiad, held in Paris in 1900, the St. Louis Games were poorly organized and overshadowed by the world’s fair. There were few entrants other than Americans in the various events, and, expectedly, U.S. athletes won a majority of the competitions and the unofficial team championship. In the field events, the Americans made a near-perfect sweep, winning everything but lifting the bar and throwing the 56-pound weight. Twenty years later, the first truly successful Olympic Games were held in Paris, and since then, with increasing popularity, the games have been held in various cities around the globe.

Tonight the boy and I went over to his girlfriend's house. Their tiller needs some work, so I picked that up to bring home, said boy is going to be doing the work. It's just a simple fuel line replacement, may need to clean the carb, don't know yet, and I'll have him go over all the grease zerks. Her (the GF) mom also asked me to sharpen the blades on their JD, that was bought used at the end of last season, because it's been cutting like crap. I jacked it up and found three new blades that were installed upside down, so the blunt end was doing the cutting. Flipped them over and that was that.

I’d probably start pushing it around like a matchbox car and making engine noises…..😁

Drill 2 holes in it and make it a 5 holer

So, the answer is buy both tractors and use the Raider 12 with the limited slip differential for snow plowing and pulling and use the C-100 for mowing.

Just put an electric fuel pump on my 520-HC

Well I was able to get one that they had left over. It does not have a serial number but I am OK with that. It fits perfectly in the back of a model of my previous truck.

Above comments noted, especially about the loader. BUT... If the landscaping tasks you have in mind are pulling a garden trailer or sweeper or de-thatcher, you’ll be ok but not especially quick (time equalling money in a labor business). It’d also handle a 42” snow blade (for modest snowfall) or mid-mount blade for simple spreading or leveling of soil (where being compact and lightweight might be helpful).

Loaders have been fitted to most any Wheel Horse but as a practical matter the Commando 8 may be a little underpowered for a loader. The loader must be accompanied by a subframe which will be mounted to the tractor, most of them are made for larger long frame tractors. Here is a picture of a loader from the Big Show, I don't know who it belongs to.

Used same size angle iron as tractor frame. Mounts using 3, grade 8 bolts per side, bolts to tractor frame. Has removable receiver plate bolted to the angle iron with 4 bolts that allows plate removal for unobstructed hood opening. I later drilled the mounting plate and bolted winch directly to plate to allow usage of both receiver hitch and winch at same time. The winch when mounted in the arm, can be used in the rear receiver as well. The extended frame works as is with snow blade and when using the bervac 44" 2 stage snow thrower, the right-side frame rail must be removed.

I have 18 lbs of perennial rye grass in paint strainer bags soaking in tepid water for 24 hours, then I’ll dip it every 12 thereafter. Once it begins to sprout, I’ll mix it 1:1 with some dry yard fertilizer and broadcast the prepared soil. It should only take a couple days to be ready!

I was just talking with the better half about that. Whenever I get to the point (hopefully in a long time) that I can't look after the full size tractors, I will always have this little fellow to look at.

Probably best. And with it being a C series, any classic series implement that came after is compatible. Finding a deck should be fairly easy.

You could find a Johnson or an Ark loader to work on a commando 8 with some modification. The front end isn't gonna handle much weight and you have to add counter weights so it's use would be very limited. If you're doing full time landscaping you'd be better off getting a small compact tractor if you can afford it. Even if you can find an old Satoh with a Mitsubishi Diesel, those were pretty good machines and won't break the bank.

It came with two decks. One is really nice, but the other is salvageable.

Unfortunately the wheels don't turn but I can push the truck around that it is sitting in and make engine noises...

I got some seat time on the GC1720 today. I used the FEL to take several large, heavy items off of what is left of the deck and placing them on the utility trailer for a trip to the storage locker. Today's project about justified the purchase price since I didn't have to wrassle the items down the 4 steps to get them off of the deck. I'm seriously considering a set of forks for this thing. Deck is now clear and ready for further demolition. Muscle memory for the 2 pedal hydrostatic drive is improving. I only stabbed the forward pedal once with my right foot instead of pressing the brake with my left foot. For now, I'm only running the engine at 2000 rpm until I get smoother on the controls.

Waiting on an oil pan gasket to start much reassembly but the head bolts came today so I thought I would go ahead and start on some of that. Blocked the head on granite with some 320 grit. Nice and flat . Chased the threads in the block, adjusted the valves and reassembled the breather. I'll wait to torque the head until it's back on the frame. It's just easier when it's not sliding around on the bench.

I have a rotisserie for doing body work and some disassembly and assembly tasks. You can swing it around until you get to a comfortable position.

Back in the Yahoo days there was a Lawn Ranger with a front end loader and backhoe.

Particularly if the bride to be and the groom to be already are members of the family.

Measure the hole size with a ruler. Draw it out with chalk. cut it with a torch!

That’ll leave an “experience scar”.

They also did one kind of like a Palomino

Apparently another member found out about it back in 2012. Here’s the link to the thread. https://www.wheelhorseforum.com/topic/34213-jeep-jr-a-result-of-the-marriage-between-amc-and-wheel-horse/

Between the B-121 and the 1445, I got more land leveling and rock picking done today. I pulled the cultivator around a bit to bust some of the top rocks out and did a lot of manual raking too. I plan to soak/germinate some rye grass seed for 24 hours, then heavy dunk every 12 hours in paint straining bags and 5 gallon buckets of water here soon. Once the seeds begin to sprout I’ll mix them with some dry fertilizer and broadcast about this earth, once dampened. Apparwntly that method can grow decent grass in a week or so. I doubt it’ll be perfect, and I might need to replant some, but I’m excited to try it!

Absolutely

You just let me know and it's yours!

I can show you the tool, don't have anybody to take the picture. of me using it. Best picture of me holding i And the tool laying on my tail gate. It's a piece of 1/2" square tubing, could be anything that fits trough the hole.

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IMHO. there are other WH models better suited for that task. The Commando 8 is a short frame, 8HP 4 speed tractor without any onboard hydraulics. Short on HP even if that Kohler is in top condition and no low range in the Unidrive. Team that up with standard duty front spindles & bearings.... it is not an optimum choice for a loader. Sorry.

The belly and optional rear hitch bolts right up. The front hitch can be more work but is absolutely easily added without modifying the tractor itself.

That"s a huge accomplishment and a Gorrila off her back. My wife was at the 6 year mark when she defended her Dissertation. (Stressful times with 3 kids in the house) 7 years is the limit from starting Doctorial course work. My wife went the Teaching - Professor route instead of the Research route. .

I will be at Portland on Wednesday with a bunch of Wheel Horse/Toro items for sale! I will be flying my Wheel Horse Flag at my spot!

https://www.facebook.com/reel/2166852180769673/?fs=e&s=TIeQ9V&fs=e&fs=e Apparently AMC tried to cross breed Jeep and Wheel Horse in the 80’s, there’s more detail on it in the reel.

I wasn't sure if anyone already had a 5 hole one that they'd be willing to trade since I figured that'd be a little easier

Might be piston slap, are you using the same oil as before? Any chance that gasoline got into the oil? Does it change as the temperature changes or the engine warms?

I have a K321 with the gears removed that was professionally rebuilt. Has about 30 hours on it and has the same noise. I'm not worried about it.

Thanks a bunch!!!!

A proud Dad with good reason. Congratulations.

I have a KT17 Series 1 came from a JD 317 that my brother picked up used. It had over 2000 hours on the meter when he swapped it out as it was leaking badly on the crank seals. He lived in the country and mowed several acres not flat...He kept it full and a bit more because of the leaks. Then it sat for 10 years or so I got it swapped some tins replaced crank seals and she still runs. Tired yes, and smokes on start up but no crankcase vent additions. Look Kohler made thousands of these and they had a higher than normal failure rate but they didn't all blow up. Keep the oil full don't mow ditches and it will probably run a long time.

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

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

This afternoon I swapped a center spindle out as the idler swap didn’t change the noise from the deck. It is better but I’ll have to mow with it to see if anything changed. At least now I know the center spindle, and idler are greased and both seem to be good. The only other rotating parts are the two outer spindles which they’ll be the next thing to be swapped. I’m at least going to check them out and give them a good clean out if not swap them. I’m just curious though how much noise should these 3 blade 42”deck make? If it’s a hum I’d be good with that. Before I started swapping parts I couldn’t hear the engine at all over the deck.

Will there be a huge Release Gala with celebrities walking the red carpet like they do in Hollywood?