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Found this on the net and close buy. A little ruff. Also has a mowing deck and a snow blower attachment. The deck and blower I am selling. I have two walk behinds. In the end most likely will end up as a plow tractor for the winter months. It is real dirty from the mowing. But i have time to make it right. Here is a few picks.

Sometimes STUPID can be good. I bought a marketplace 310-8 for $175. It was advertised as not running and a locked transmission. I saw what appeared to be a like new 42" SD deck, so I bought it un seen for the deck and parts. The PO said the clutch is locked up and it will not start. He had called a nearby lawn and garden tractor sales and service shop that would pick it up for $150 but it probably needs a new $600 transmission and some engine work. He advertised it for cheap to make room for the new tractor he bought from the same dealer. The only problem was a worn drive belt that had allowed the clutch damper plate to fall below the damper piston. The piston then popped out and locked the clutch un the up position. Of course net being able to depress the clutch and close the clutch safety switch prevented it from starting. About an hour and a new TSC drive belt and it was mowing my yard. BTW, he had installed a new deck that was used one season before the tractor died. STUPID was good to me..

May 18, 1910, Halley's Comet brushes Earth with its tail without causing a feared doomsday, easing widespread panic. Passing the planet every 75-76 years, it was first recorded in 1682, last seen in 1986—and is expected to return in 2061.

But our Kohler powered Wheel Horses will still be around. The Tecky powered ones, maybe not...

Check Craigslist. I think there's some left over cable for sale from the Mackinaw Bridge. Should work... Trail cam of Kevin "inspecting" the cable for possible use in his shop...

What have I told you about giving him ideas!

It’s been a while since Colt moved under his own power! I blew a hydraulic cylinder line back in the day, probably late 2022, or maybe spring time 2023, I pulled it apart, bought the hose kit from Lowell, and it’s been sitting ever since. We’re doing lots of work around the pool project, and a friend needed to dump two loads of fill that could be good top soil with some clean up work. Aaron has been camping in my driveway all weekend and has been a big help with the projects to be done. Between the cultivator, grader blade, tilller my plow truck, and quite a bit of hand manipulation too, we got the soil cleaned up and smoothed out!

love the project but wire nuts are a no-go in my shop. Enemies in the wire

I see regular boots. No flip flops, cowboy boots and jorts.

I take Bella for a walk at one of the many state parks within a few miles from home every morning when I'm not working. Yesterday was Dean's Cove on Cayuga lake and today Seneca Lake St.Park.

Lol ... You younguns stick to tractors and let us old coot worry about the chicks ... we got nothing to lose...

True but

Get it from the shop Describe ALL of the issues and circumstances about it as much as you can. Let RS help diagnose and give a plan of attack and you follow the instructions. Some guys on here know those Onans well. Viola, a running machine if it isn't something catastrophic going on

After mowing this morning did some maintenance on 654. Have had to tighten left rear hub set bolt a few times- seems to keep coming loose. Gave it a much needed wash too. We've had so much rain & my back yard is really wet. I usually dont take off the wheel weights & 100lbs that I put on hitch for winter plowing. Decided to take all the weight off to help from making ruts in grass. Of course it would help if I lost some weight too! Its not much of a looker with its crappy paint job but its really a good working tractor.

I have several spray cans penetrating oil and about half of them no longer spray. I have decided that two things happened. 1. They have lost pressure and 2. The straw inside the can has became disconnected. Some time ago I posted how I restored paint spray cans and I used the same system for penetrating oil. I use a tire valve stem that slips over the straw sticking out of the top of the can and while pressing down, use air chuck to inject air into the can. You may actually hear the bubbles inside the can of oil. Although I have never burst a can, I am cautious not to inject too much air. If the straw inside had become disconnected, turn can up side down and use it like the second picture shows. If you opt to use this on spray paint cans, you might want to wear plastic gloves. The pink paint on my fingers wasn't too becoming to a fellow like me.

Almost done with the wiring

Started clearing out some brush and growth for a new shed location today. Used my nastiest bent up ground-down 42” plow.

Ok..I’ll probably miss the 2061 return

and your chicks for free

@Achto prefers scotch locks but I prefer to solder western union splices and shrink wrap or properly crimped butt connectors.

Whachu talkin’ bout Willis?

That GT-14 is too big to hang from the rafters in the shop, guess you need to fix it.

Spark, fuel, compression, and a way to crank it over. I have used another tractor to crank an engine to check for spark. Just park them PTO to PTO and twist the belt. A thumb over a spark plug hole while cranking will indicate compression. Spray fuel directly in the carb while cranking.

Lucky!!!

Like beef up the drivers seat springs

Just respond to your previous post, there’s no need for a new topic every time

I love the build, but just wish it was all on one thread. Just imagine a build thread for this entire project, one that was from start to finish. It would be so much easier to find later on for reference, or sharing, etc.

Started putting Epump on 312-8 today. Got bracket made to mount pump behind motor. Found break in sheetmetal that holds seat gas tank bracket so got that straightened out, then pressure washed machine. Put new bushing and fuel cut off in tank and got new fuel line run. Got hungry and had to quit for the day. Also had to get home b4 warden got in. Had a visitor while working today and he/she exemplified the ol saying meaner than a black snake, it would run dog then dog would run it funny as he77.

wonder who that other feller is?

We attended AJ's Garden Tractor Jamboree yesterday in Oregon, IL. Very well put together event and a very good variety of makes of models. Weather was awesome and we had a great time! IMG_9651.mp4 IMG_9602.mp4 IMG_9563.mp4 IMG_9602.mp4 IMG_9651.mp4

OMG those are designed for solid conductor wire, not stranded. I've been using these as well. Pretty neat concept for a butt splice. But yes they have to get pretty hot to flow the solder. A good soldering iron and heat shrink are still best. I use crimp on contacts but I remove the plastic sleeve beforehand and solder them and use shrink wrap to seal out the elements. Never had a wiring failure.

Just need bigger hangin' cables!

I've been using these heat shrink splices that have solder in them. They are the "Cats Meow"! But it does take a good hot heat gun to get it hot enough to melt the solder in them. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B073RMRCC3/ref=ewc_pr_img_1?smid=ANYCM9RSLDH7Y&th=1

I've had good luck with just a plain old butt connector with the heat shrink casing on it

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Only five - ten yards or so Joe. Last guy to cross the finish line wins. If your tractor stops rolling you get black flagged. Hydros generally rule. I did it once on a six speed in 1st/low with the idle turned way down to chug chug and still got beat. Imagine it didn't do any favors for the motor being splash lubed. Would be another good tractor game at the BS.

520. If it cranks check for fuel and spark. Easiest way is to spray a pit of carb cleaner into the air intake of the carb. If it pops, you have spark. If it doesn't most likely ignition module or coil. If it doesn't crank, first place I would look is nototorious 9 pin connector.

Every day my friend.

Forgot the pics I swear...I haven't weighed them but they're heavy.

Here is my 65' Lawn Ranger we named "Randy". Last July at a show it quit. I figured out the intake valve was stuck shut. I've previously made some posts about it, but never really in-depth ones. Here I will take a HH60 Tecumseh of a 656, rebuild it, paint it, and refresh the tractor. Here are some before and after photos before I pulled it apart. It still needs cleaned, but this will be a progressive thread.

Several years back I was sitting next to my customized 953 which @Pullstart now owns and has named "Hot Wheels". A man in his late 50s or early 60s and an older gentleman, his father, stopped to talk. The older gentleman was very intrigued by the modifications I had made and talked about the Wheel Horse dealership he once ran. As they left to look at the rest of the show the son thanked me saying his dad was suffering from dementia and that was the longest conversation he had entered into with anyone in over a year. The Magic of a Wheel Horse, just can't beat it! I wish I had written down the name of the dealership but that took place before this thread started.

Next, I removed the head and cleaned it up. First I used a wire wheel, then used 400 grit on the mounting surface, and finally stepped my way down to 1000. I painted it with a high temp metallic silver that I had kicking around.

After I pulled the engine, I tore into the new one. Its off of a 656, so that means its an HH60. It looks pretty good on the inside, but I'll still be re-ringing and resealing it.

Completed assembly of a K321 I had bored 0.10 over and the crank ground also.. Found green plastic throughout the inside during disassembly due to broken oil sensor. Dang forgot to install balance gears...oh well!

Yesterday I installed the rear oil seal on the K301 on my Cub Cadet 123, today wanted to get the PTO reinstalled but then realized that I really needed to replace the friction disc in it as long as I had things apart, then realized that I didn't have an adjustment gauge to assemble it properly.... so I ordered both. Then, on my C160, I rebuilt the mechanical fuel pump and reinstalled it (installed, but bypassed with the electric fuel pump). The mating surface of the mechanical fuel pump had a noticable bow or "warp" to it.... it was not flat at all.... so I filed it down to be nice and flat. It installed nicely. Sometime when I have nothing better to do (or if/when the electric fuel pump quits), I will reconnect the mechanical pump and test it out. Did a lot of cleaning on the front end of the tractor, then reinstalled the hood and called it a night.

@WHX?? that’s not a stupid question at all and in fact, there’s a good suggestion. Thank you. If it’s not running when I pick it up, I might just bring it to the show.

Ok might be a stupid question but why couldn't we fix it here? We have a couple of 520 experts.

Battery box and engine cover painted