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I’ve owned this tractor twice. Bought it from the last guy who I sold it to. This time it’s in much better condition than it was when I first bought it the first time. It was a younger fella who really didn’t understand what he had. It was sitting outside and I asked him does it run and he starts it up and must’ve been a couple gallons of water came out of fan shroud. The steering wheel was all bent out of shape. I don’t know what happened here but anyway that’s all done now. I have a lot of spare parts. But it had a bad motor in it so luckily a friend of mine had a spare motor sitting on the shelf. So here’s a couple pics in a short video. I am happy with the way it turned out. IMG_1412.mov IMG_1413.mov

Finished up this model WH a week ago and the 1 year old and 3 year old testing engineers were over tonight to put it through its paces... it received a and performed well in all categories...

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Since flying back home my sleep pattern is all out of whack. Woke up at 4:45 this morning and knew going back to sleep wasnt an option (I usually sleep in til 6:30-7:00 on a Sunday). So I loaded my bike and taped a flashlight to my bike frame and hit the trails! Did 12.XX miles. Came up on a tree across the trail that would have been a painful wreck without the light. It only shone out maybe 12’ ahead of me, just enough I guess.

September 20, 1973 Billie Jean King defeats Bobby Riggs in the Battle of the Sexes tennis match.

A farmer moved into town After getting settled in the new town, a farmer went to church for the first time. He found that the people in the church gossiped and shunned him for his poor appearance. After the service, the preacher went to the farmer and told him that "In this town, we get dressed up for church." "But I am but a humble farmer with no better clothes than these. What shall I do?" "Pray to God" the priest replied. "He will tell you what to do." The next week the farmer came back to church wearing different clothes, but they were no better than the other set of clothes he had on before. The priest interrupted the service to berate the farmer. "Didn't I tell you to ask God what to wear to come here?" "Yes sir you did." "And did you do that?" "Yes sir I did." "And what did God tell you to wear?" "Well to be honest father, he didn't know. He said he's never been in this church before."

Well @c-series donwas close. I did remove the tank, drained it, blew it out with compressed air and then I set my air compressor regulator to about 5#, and let the air tank deplete while running air into the gas tank, the I baked it in the summer sun for hours, blew it out again and then replaced the grommet and shutoff valve, replaced the fuel line to the filter and the filter. Has been running like a top ever since.

Old 2x4 Old skateboard trucks and wheels Old 10" bolt for steering column Old packing foam Old vinyl from old seat Old paint from previous WH jobs New decals from @Vinylguy Old guy putting it together

Added my custom designed transmission shift boot. 2 pieces of bicycle inner tube, overlapped... works shockingly good for the price... (Free)

Today's progress: Added 4 prong connection for magnetic trailer lights. Now when I'm hauling littles around the hood I have both the slow vehicle triangle and taillights... Also fabbed a new hitch pin and added some weight front and back... Finally, ordered taillights to complete the lighting system.

@Ed Kennell that facebook , baby / mommy set up ,was magical , so important to do that , my mother , took in abandoned babies for the ny city , catholic Charites , for 27 years , a week to 10 days old , kept for 6 months , turned in and get another , 2 babies a year , thats 54 babies , to this day , hard to resist , baby contact , grampa pete

Just remove the fuel line at the petcock. You should see a full 1/4" diameter stream of fuel. I've bought some non running tractors for cheap that had petcocks completely blocked. They had new carbs, fuel pumps, fuel lines, and filters, but the fuel was never leaving the tank.

Getting ready for a local festival parade in our little town. YouTube Video

First things first, and this thread seems to be skipping around. Diagnose, don't load the parts cannon. 1) Check the wire @squonk mentioned. 2) Take a base-line voltage measurement at the battery, with the engine off and running. It should be near 13.5 engine running, it should not be less than the static voltage reading. 3) While running, measure voltage with the F terminal of the generator grounded. If the generator is working voltage should shoot up, and the engine should bog a bit. That indicates a regulator issue. 3A) If that DOES NOT happen, you have a generator issue. If the test indicates a regulator issue remove the cover from the regulator and inspect for broken/burnt wires and carbon build up on contacts. It can also be informative to start the engine, with the cover off, in the dark, and look for arcing where it shouldn't be. Since the regulator control voltage by dithering a set of contacts to control field coil ground carbon buildup on the contacts can negatively impact charging performance. The normal arcing that happens in this process can also wear the contacts, like a spark plug or set of points, making adjustments needed. Do NOT make adjustments with the engine running.

More tape and flashlights...I know you gottem Welcome home.

Almost looks like it's gonna need it's own trailer!

There’s one more unaccounted for covered up in the back, needs a battery.

The numbering system rules of thumb devised by Wheel Horse was very logical and easily understandable UNTIL a few exceptions to the rules became a bit unruly. You see, every hard and fast Wheel Horse rule has an exception or two. The first digit of a three digit model numbers tell the horsepower, for example a 654 would have a six horsepower engine. Staying with the 654 the second digit tells us this is an electric start manual transmission. If it was a X0X it would be a manual transmission pull-start engine. If it were a X7X then it would be an electric start hydrostatic transaxle. In 1967 the six speed transaxle was introduced and the number 6 replaced the 0, 5, or 7 as next to last digit. The final number is the year of manufacture, 654 having been a 1964 model. 1963 brought about the first flagrant departure from "THE RULE". If you bought a 603 you got a six HP Tecumseh pull start manual shift No rules broken there. If you bought a 654 you got a six HP Tecumseh electric start manual shift No rules broken there BUT, if you bought a 633 you got a seven HP Kohler pull start with a magneto ignition manual shift . Didn't see that in the rule book? In 1964 the first double digit engine number came along with the introduction of the 10 horsepower 1054 so we had to start the countdown from the right like Arabic or Hebrew. In 1965 the new square hood design was launched and the pesky numbering system got in the way again. Wheel Horse had a store-house full of round fenders and pan seats so a new square hooded round fendered model evolved, the 1045. Several models conforming to the existing system were added to the line-up. 605, 655, 855, 875, 1075, no problem so far. but, the company wanted to retain the 1054 - - - and they had a manual shift version of the 1057 which would be a 1055 so they couldn't just change the four to a five. Just an an A to the 1054. Since the last number changed each year that this system was used, they are all one year only and in my opinion, they are all special.

No, it was “DUCK” but he was not quick enougjh!

I said something along those lines. Middle letters the same anyway.

Ah, I may have a couple of those in my “low voltage electrical supplies” box. That’ll work well when I rewire the beacon-on-a-pole for winter plowing. Thanx

Well my daughter ran away screaming "ew ew ew" and my sister asked "why do you do this to me" when I showed her, and my wife just rolled her eyes with that "again?" look, so maybe not universal.

Pain heals, chicks dig scars,,,Glory lasts forever!

The good ol' Hospital pan used by HVAC Engineers to catch leaks until we "have time to fix it " There's probably a few hundred in the ceilings at the hospital I worked at! They used to be pink but the vendors decided the gray blends in better with concrete block and ceiling tiles!

The belt is on my list of things to replace. It's got a little fray from when a stick caught it. I haven't replaced the bearings yet, but I did regrease the ones in the PTO bell a week ago trying to solve the issue

I see bad /dirty connections: Broken frayed wires. = voltage loss Dirty connections, rusty fasteners, frayed wires = voltage loss. Rusty adjustment bolt, rusty attachment points = voltage loss on the ground side. Bad ground connection. Rusty bolt, rusty/dirty block = voltage loss on ground side. It takes 60 amps to crank over a Kohler 8. you need everything clean, tight and no frayed wiring

Nope. Go for it!!! It was fun and the kids loved it! Although the 3 year old wants it motorized...

Does the guy putting it together have to be old? My grandfather made wooden trucks for each of his grandsons and great grandsons when they were born. I'm thinking I might go build some of those for my nephews.

Materials list?

Thank you, seems the factory broke its own rules their first year and most every year thereafter. Guess that explains why the numbering system went away after 1967, confused themselves too much. I knew there would some corrections to this, I will update it my list awaiting future changes needed next time.

pretty sure @squonk means not broken.

That'll buff out

And if you don't use all of the parts, save them for the next one or someone else may need them.

No. 1 Become a supporter and have unlimited picture posting capability. No.2 DO NOT have the battery connected using a meter on OHMS. You can destroy the meter. What do you mean by " No Start Noise?"

Hydraulics done, Coulter wheels and gauge wheel finished. Think I'm ready for a test and tune. 20260918_120940.mp4

Only problem is he tells me they are pink

Footrest pads ready to be installed. Footrest pads glued on. Adhesive used.

Trailing wheel done.

Got the stiffner on this weekend, next up trailing wheel. That'll have to wait till after Pioneer Power Show in Lesueur.

But what does Case stand for ??? Can't Afford Something Else.

Well, I was TRYING to put it back in the transfer case. Then the nice trauma lady got to put some pretty blue string in my eyebrow. The colors are pretty though.

Hood paint complete.

Made another set of tie rods and mounted them on th ol 1257 (Vince). With the thrust bearings under the spindles, new tie rods and the larger steering wheel its like having power steering .

Added a receiver hitch to the rear of my RJ-59 to attach a garbage can hauler. I have a very steep driveway and at 66 it is difficult to get the heavy trash cans to the curb. Worked better than expected and I still get joy out of driving my grandfather's tractor he purchased new. BTW this is how I learned to drive!

Masking removed from bottom of hood. Red is now complete. There are some dust and bugs in the paint but I will clean that up later.

I wouldn't be surprised they can be made to fit relatively easily. My money is on the decks having the same mounting holes drilled/stamped in them and then you just swap the attach-a-mattic hardware from the XI-deck to the C/3/4/500 series deck and vice-versa. Five years ago I bought a brand new, complete 48" deck that was meant for a 260-series and swapped it over to my C165 with just using the lift hardware and spindle shafts from my old 48" deck; the square holes were already stamped in which made this a very easy swap. If you were to swap the mounts over, which I think can be done fairly easy, the only unknown I could see being a slight problem is if your PTO belt being the same length; I am leaning towards that being a very small chance since Wheel Horse seemed to be pretty good with parts interchangeability on the machines I have/had. Good luck!

Anything is possible with a little fabrication work and a little bit of fun. The only issue I would be greatly concerned with is fitting the deck and clearing the front axle. You would need to take some comparison measurements between your 2 units. The 520H has a swept forward axle to accommodate the depth of the 60" deck and yet still allow the front wheels to turn and not hit the deck. It's still a tight fit even on a 520. I would also be worried about clearance when lifting the deck. Is there room under the mower to clear everything? Next concern is how to route belts and how to route to allow travel for lift and drop. You may want to measure the height difference in the decks as well. The 520H deck is fairly deep. I'm going to take a guess an say the xi decks are not as deep. Just a few things to think about but sounds like a fun challenge.