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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.

gotta luv the Blackhoods

If you repeat a lie often enough it morphs into some sort of truth/fact (I won't go there ) I was born and raised within a stones throw of where Wheel Horses were invented and built. I was addicted to them well before it became a craze that continues today. I guess you can say ♫ I was Horsing....when Horsing wasn't cool ♫ ♪ (admit it, you put it to the tune ) I followed the dealings with Toro closely in the 80's and wasn't a happy camper. There was plenty of misleading 'facts' and many downright lies. I don't know the ins and outs of big corporate business but I did see a few things in the video that made sense. I also thing they painted Toro as a villain. One only needs to read the book 'Making Grass Greener on Your Side' by the CEO at the time, Ken Melrose. He had a great deal of respect for Wheel Horse as a product and corporation. I also saw multiple inaccuracies that I'm sure many of you noticed. Times and the market were rapidly changing. In my opinion, not for the better but it was unstoppable. We are fortunate that Toro kept the design of the garden tractor (not the lawn tractor referenced multiple times in the video) for many years before the last gasp. I've had contact with the curator at the Studebaker Museum. I will be offering my assistance to update their small display of Wheel Horses this summer. I saw many inaccuracies in what they have displayed that need correcting and maybe I can expand it as well. If they were to get ahold of this video and think it was gospel the display would be doomed. Thanks for posting it @ACman. As time goes by I hear more and more 'facts' that shouldn't be repeated and it will only get worse with time. Videos such as this could really seal the fate of some of those 'facts' as being the truth.

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.

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.

I thought they was a red headed step child. Then I got one and it grew on me. Then I put solid motor mounts on and it was all over.

Couple of names surfaced immediately for being flamboyant related to Wheel Horse, @Wild Bill in VA and @Pullstart.

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

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.

That statement is a strong contender for the "DUH" of the year competition.

May 6, 1991, 51-year-old race car driver Harry Gant racks up his 12th National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) Winston Cup career victory in the Winston 500 in Talladega, Alabama. In doing so, Gant bettered his own record as the oldest man ever to win a NASCAR event. A native of Taylorsville, North Carolina, Gant quit the family carpentry business in 1978 and raced his first full Winston Cup season in 1979, at the relatively advanced age of 39. He was a candidate for Rookie of the Year, but lost to Dale Earnhardt. In 1981, Gant joined the Mach I/Skoal Bandit Racing Team and competed in the team’s No. 33 Pontiac, owned by the movie producer Hal Needham and actor Burt Reynolds.

Before and after pictures of the diesel progress

More pictures of the wheelhorse

Yes it is.

Did considerable "light reading" Thanks to @tunahead72 I finally figured out that the Carb in question has the wrong High speed needle. (at least I think so) but fortunately in my spare parts pile (i never throw anything away...not that I can find it later) I found the right one. Now as soon as i replace the freeze plug I can try it out. n I am having a refreshing malted beverage as this has worked my old brain too hard...

I didn’t physically do anything to the tractor today, but today I did order a trailer hitch from wheelhorsepartsandmore. I kept seeing nothing but very good things and reviews on here and few others so I bit the bullet and ordered one. I look forward to getting it and bolting it up .

Even some of the Youtubers who seem to be attempting to produce factual, helpful videos seem to screw it up by not attending to detail. AI seems to be inproving slowly but the AI offerings for my needs a few days ago were poor at best. As an example I bought a couple of new remotes for our garage door opener. The instructions for the opener had been lost long ago and the ones that came with the remotes were not working out for us. I watched a video from Chamberlin, the door opener manufacturer and four Youtube videos before I found one that actually succeeded in programing the remotes.

Yes, I will do that, just I had some fun with driving in circles yesterday

My daughter asked me once why I talk to myself so much. I told her my grandpaw always said only take advice from the smarter folks... so I talk to the smartest fella around me at the time.

Polished some transmission shifter balls. No before pictures, but these were really rough and faded gray. Sanded them in drill press 180, 320, 600, 1000, 1500, 2000. Polished them on a buffing wheel with white rouge. I have the drill turn the opposite of the buffing wheel.

Essential to keep hydrated to stay at top productivity. Nice work on the needle!

Tons and tons of "Youtubers" are creating this fake content. A few days ago I was looking through some small block chevy stuff on there, and WOW! I feel bad for the fellas who don't know much on them and go to youtube to try to get a straight answer, you can't!

There has been a stream of these so-called informative videos on youtube, on various machinery, equipment, and company histories. Most have a few inaccuracies in them, which shouldn't be ignored. Just yesterday I saw one about Cub Cadet, which claimed that IH wanted a garden tractor with hydrostatic transmissions, so they built one in 1961. CC didn't put a hydrostatic in their gts for another few years after their 1961 launch of the Cub Cadet. I also saw one on Fordson, that was filled with wrong information. It seems like we have a host of would-be experts who probably AI their information on google and threw that into a video, regardless of it's factual or not.

Was watching it with the sound off and thought it was a pretty cool slide show. The old lady went in the bathroom and I had to turn the sound way up. That ruined it.

Another scary thought.... not anymore. Since the dawn of worldwide 🌐 access BOTH sides of all conflicts big & small can spread their own "history"....

You guys just do stuff right the first time. I screw up a half dozen times first, then get it right. My first attempt at just about anything ends with "Well,... $hit"...

I don't know about you all, but I want the picture of my tractor (4:26 - 4:29) removed from this low grade POS. Welcome to the future of recorded history.

Flamboyant Someone or something described as flamboyant has a very noticeable quality that attracts a lot of attention. Such a person or thing is often strikingly elaborate or colorful in their behavior or display. Anyone got a sentence for this one?

Ya know... When Mike Martino's first print was published, there were some inaccuracies identified. Certainly few and minor from what I remember, but they are still there. But small errors are a very human thing to have exist. BUT- some of this AI stuff is just awful. Computers still do what they always have: junk in, junk out. It's almost as if one of the parameters set by AI creators is "if you can't dazzle with brilliance, baffle them with BS"...

Same here. To me at least, some looked great but most were ugly. Now that I have mine coming along I'm really liking the lines and look of it. And I've begun to appreciate others that I dismissed before.

Wish the USPS would hurry up with the plug

I've been known to use that excu..... ehh reason! Agreed. @pfrederi please keep us posted.

Is the spec number on that KT-17 24336?? It is a series 2 service engine that WH ordered I guess to replace the failed series 1 in a lot of C-175...

I know it's still a little early but seems like the Big Show buy/sale/trade thread is a little lite this year, had at least 6/7 pages for last year's thread by this time and date. Just remember, if it's because of fuel prices you just get to go around one time in this ol world so ..... . Now that I said that, in search of a set of WH front and back wheel weights. @WHX?? I hate to be that guy but believe you mentioned you had two of the featured tractors for this year show in your stables so its knida mandatory for you and @Achto to make the trip .

Now that’s a T Shirt or Plaque for all our shops

As long as the old pump isn't leaking oil, just leave the hoses off and use the pump to block the hole. I've had an electric on my C160 for over 5 years with the old pump still on it.

Mounted an electric pump on this C81 on the frame and ran the + wire up to the coil connection. Starts when your reaching for the key, no hesitation. Was ,messing with some steel tubing but not necessary. I mounted the filter near the tank.

Poor Rapferd

I went this route. Kawasaki fuel pump. Homemade mounting plate.

Me too...

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

Yep, I am definitely a visual learner. I Frönkensteened it together with a bolt, a "bracket" I made, and a spare spring off a 200 series I'm stripping for parts. This is temporary, to route the cable and test it out. There is no attachment loop on the bottom of the side panel on my particular 414-8, so I am planning to remove the side panel and probably weld a hook in the correct location. I've got to take it all back apart to clean the bare metal of surface rust from sitting over the winter, and paint it anyway. I will likely continue the cleaning and painting, just to freshen it up a bit and get rid of all the peeling paint. Thank you all for your help, I appreciate it sincerely. 20260506_164332.mp4

I can read something 100 times and never truly understand, but show me a picture and I'm good. I'm just now beginning to realize what all those books in school were actually for!

I just looked last night. This thread is like half of what last year's thread was in posts and pages. Maybe guys are just hanging on to stuff more. Lot's of us who have been here a long time (16 yrs. cough cough) are getting to the stage where the giddy up takes a bit of prodding with a hot poker. I have seen the show slow down and pick back up. The young'uns gotta pick up the torch!

I have a couple here in use from @76c12091520h Brian Badman. Excellent hitches. I highly recommend them.

Awesomeness

You referring to the cam plate mentioned in post #4 of this thread.

Great info above. I wouldn't hesitate to install an Epump if I didn't have one of the mechanical pumps to rebuild and matter of fact I have a Epump on the shelf for when that happens, BTW none of my tactors, with the rebuilt pumps, have had any trouble starting after setting for extended periods. here is the one I have on the shelf waiting patiently for its turn . https://www.pegasusautoracing.com/productdetails.asp?RecID=9811

This is exactly what I was thinking...... I have no idea if the previous owner of my C160 ever had to do anything with this mechanical pump..... if I can get a decent rebuild kit, I might do a combination of these "fix" suggestions. 1) rebuild the existing pump and leave it in place but disconnected, and 2) install an electric pump just to see how it does. (and 3) remove/rebuild/block off/put on shelf??) Nothing like a "belt plus suspenders" kind of fix!

Artificial ingredients are like a 2 year old now. exploring, learning, and still Sh%^ng the bed. Love to ask specific questions. I do the same with humans to gauge where the are.. Uh nope not correct. We will have to rise eventually. I may not live to see that time. I have found it is a great way to "polish" a terse work e-mail. Only use I can suggest. Wish I could give an example. Happening whether we like or mostly not... Kohler K321 oil filter location... get out there have some fun. 96 percent wrong The Kohler K321 (14 HP) engine typically features an oil filter mounted on the side of the engine block, often near the starter or blower housing, depending on the specific equipment application. It is a spin-on filter that can be removed by hand or with a filter wrench. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]