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Pinckneyville, Illinois, I believe.

Who's lawn do you typically end up on...?

April 3, 1968, 2001: A Space Odyssey was released in the USA on April 3, 1968, marking its US debut as a landmark science fiction film.

Instead of doing it while mowing, I make special event of it. The C141 - 8-speed with the tranny selected to Low 2 or Low 1, Throttle set at about 3/4 position, Ear buds in, Beverage in hand & away we go. Usually about a 3 drink job.

No driver-ed classes required for these kids.

Picked up this ultra rare 520-H, these are a limited edition with only 100 in existence, and I have #77

Cleaning the carb and addressing a couple things on a new addition...I think this section of fuel line from the pump to carb might just be original on this '73 16 Auto. It won't even bend The good news is that the carb is now clean and ready to be installed with new fuel line tomorrow

This is the best advice for you, you have the colored wiring diagram, you know the correct ignition number. This is a fairly simple wiring diagram so get a new switch some new wires and connector and just do it and stop guessing.

“Open the pod door Hal”

FFA was such a huge part of my school years. Great to see this in 2026!

I roll as a separate task.

I would if @Achto would quit borrowing it ...

Wow. Never cease to be amazed at the factual information available here. I'm going out to take a stab at this. I'll report back shortly. Obviously THANKS ALL! 99% successful. I could get the eccentric collar hand tight but every time I tried the punch it came loose. So I'm going to leave it as is with the set screw in place properly (I'll get a new one in there before next winter.) Unless there's some trick to smackin it with hammer.

Here is one video showing the lock:

Happy Birthday @jeremi3210

Take a gander down through Sparky's thread called, Let's Talk Tires. There's all kinds of excellent information in there.

Hello, my Name is Dick and I have been a lurker for a while and now I’m the proud owner of a 78 D160 with a Onan 16hp and hydraulic 3 point hitch. It additionally came with a plow and snow blower plus the 48” deck. Now let me explain how we arrived here because the D160 wasn’t what I had my heart set on even though now I have it I’m in love. I am with a lack of a better term…a giant NERD. I am a HVACR tech and more specifically a chiller tech and I’ve also done things in my past such as build custom motorcycles, and sheet metal at a resto shop. I have a full fab shop including a lathe, press, chop saw, tubing bender, notcher, tig, mig etc…. My hobby is tinkering from building an repairing my own cars to building mini bikes from scratch. Now I have recently purchased a larger property with a wooded area that need cleaned up and we keep a large garden. I knew I needed a tractor and there is nothing I love more than a tool that can do many jobs. I had my heart set on a gear drive 4x4 sub compact tractor and I quickly realized that it was going to be very difficult to find an older gear drive tractor that had all the attachments I needed that was also within a reasonable distance. Nominees were the JD650, the Kubota b7100, the ford 1200, yanmar 155d, Mitsubishi Beaver. The issue is I wanted a snow blower, a front end loader, and a mower. Finding all of these and less than a few hundred miles proved impossible and even though the attachments can be found it was a mess when it came to getting the right info. If I had time purely as a project it would work but I need this thing to work. I switched my focus to getting 2 machines. 1 lawn and garden tractor for mowing and moving a garden trailer and 1 for the loader. The wheel horse gear drive mowers were already in my want list for my smaller property but it was a little light for what I needed but the d160 popped up and it seemed like the perfect compromise between what I wanted and what I needed. Now, it’s not perfect and it needs a little work. The lower deck needs to be fixed, I’m sure the spindles need to be gone through. The whole thing just needs freshened up. I also need to find a mule drive and get the deck working, as well as build something custom for the 3 point to haul firewood out of the woods. It’s still to be determined if it will make it out of the woods without 4x4 but tires and maybe a winch may help. Maybe I’ll get spunky and build a loader out of it. Only time will tell.

Here is a couple pics that might help top pic is an 856 and is pretty much the way it came new and bottom pic is a 701 that I made a bracket to bolt cable to because I just couldn’t get it where I wanted it on arm because of exhaust. Both work great, in my experience its better to leave cable long and not have any sharp bends in it so they will slid in and out easier. Remember u can keep cutting shorter but you cant add it back on.

Today, I swapped the idler for the drive pulley on my 312-8 mowing tractor. I thought I had a better one. It sounded worse, so after checking out the old one which seemed good so i put it back on and made sure it was tight. It's ready to go now and in the process figured out how to get the side panel off without taking half the body panels off. A win in my book.

Did not know we had one of these on the forum. But I sold my c-120 today and went to a great cause. Father and son project!

An impact drill can save you a lot of grief

I don’t think I need 2

I also have #78, and it is RedSquare’s 20th anniversary this year. What should I do with this one?

I sharpened blades of my 42 RD deck. Who knows when somebody did this before but blades (aside from some dirt,oil and surface rust) looked as new. Oregon 91-804 as we speak. I used butane small torch, 1 1/8 wrench, another diy flat wrench to install blades, and some brutal force to unscrew the nuts.

Here we go, got them both done. Going to pull the front axle to check on the axle pin and spindles see if I can tighten things up.

Back in the day before I was old wise enough to get hydraulic trannies and lifts, I used 3 assist springs on my manual lift snow blower. I made the springs from old garage door springs and used a turnbuckle to adjust the tension. I set it so the blower was just touching and I could lift it with one finger. I found the additional weight when the housing was full of snow held the scraper down tight. If I needed additional down pressure I could simply push the lift lever forward. How much does a snowblower lift spring assist REALLY help? - Implements and Attachments - RedSquare Wheel Horse Forum

Hi all, started working on my 856, ended up rebuilding the engine and while waiting for parts started working on steering, lots of slop. Pulled tie rods, steering wheel and shafts. Front of frame was wollowed and shaft end worn. Steering block got two bushings and steering wheel shaft cleaned up, installed upper dash bushing, reinforced bushing with steel puddy and new lock collar. Ordered hiem joints for tie rods and will machine new rods when I get parts. Don't forget the green high temp grease.

"I'm sorry Dave, I can't do that" became the mantra for generations of ex-wives that were married to some guy named Dave....

It appears it does. One of the holes won't be threaded. A blind hole. Use the manual below to reset it. Clean excess grease off first. Toro Technician Tips Eccentric Collar quality_tips_june.pdf

thanks --forgot all about that end column being over there --

Looks like you have plenty of cable to get the job done.

Nice score @ebinmaine. That would be interesting if the Jonsered actually had a turbo, and kinda cool.

Good news, guys. The name Wheel Horse and the logo will live on, with new Wheel Horses tractors and implements being built. MTD has purchased the Wheel Horse name and logo from Toro, and will start building new equipment with the famed Wheel Horse name and logo. Ridney Dongerfield, a spokesman for MTD, said, "Wheel Horse never got the respect. MTD is proud to announce that Wheel Horse will be joining our line of garden equipment, joining names like Troy Bilt, Cub Cadet, and Bolens." The new Wheel Horses will be built using MTD's reputation for quality products and is expected to look similar to a Yardman, but with the famed Wheel Horse logo, name and color scheme. Prices to be similar to a new Cub Cadet, with several models being planned. Models will include tractors with various deck sizes, engine sizes and features. Expect new tractors to start appearing February 30 of next year.

It's not for everyone. Is there any music that absolutely everyone likes?

I’m not sure if I’ve ever lined up Frank with a 953 or 1054, but I found this photo opportunity pretty cool. The comparison of the two is similar, but so different!

The gravel part of my drive my go to is a mid mount on a short frame for tight turning. If I was a better operator one can even crown the gravel for run off.

It needs to be put back together.

Does it start and run like that? Can't imagine it would charge the battery Kinda looks like someone slid the battery in backwards and hooked'er up. Reversing the polarity I've never tried that, yet! LOL SG for Starter /Generator of which that engine has.

So my mom gave us kids cash for Christmas and told us to go find something for ourselves, I took a little 50 some mile road trip this morning and picked up a steel fender C-101. Overall, it seems to be well taken care of and in great shape! Except for the connecting rod issue that I knew about before heading to get it. I have a spare 10 horse that had the carb and starter bits robbed from it before I picked up my 8 speed donor for the 502 so I should be able to use the left overs to get this back running. Came with a RD deck and a big folder full of service records and receipts. All in all, this will be a worker and should give me the ability to refresh my 502 without the worry of downtime!

Reminds me of a few around here ...

Maybe it fits universal joints better than tractors.....?

I'd say rewire the tractor completely and get a new ignition switch

That must be one big bleeping dawg! Today I added a seat strut on my primary worker. Helps keep the barn cats off the seat if it's flipped up... Then the same machine finished the fences, then moved a load of briars and underbrush, then a load of junk moved to the storage building. As always, it did alot! Still a favorite!

Got ambitious & hopeful that the snow is done. I'm sure I'm wrong but took plow off 654 & put on mower deck. Looked at yard, especially the front & decided to mow. Back yard was still wet & muddy in places. Right tie rod broke loose at ball/socket. Had to knock it back in a couple times w/hammer to get finished. Went thru my stash of junk & found a new set of the rods. Not a really pretty tractor but its been a really reliable worker, mowing, plowing, hauling trailers, etc.

A few additional things I’m adding to the list. 1. Hydro temp gauge is busted. 2. Small hydro leak from the middle cylinder. 3. Deck spindles probably could use a rebuild. Joe M has sent me a mule drive that I will need to rebuild but as long as I can get her mowing within a month or so I’ll be fine. Hardest part is moving my shop to the new property and also needing to get it functional enough to do some minor repairs. I’ll make do.

I’ll probably end up sticking a push button in place of the toggle switch, but I have a functioning dash now. Choke, throttle and kill. The throttle on the engine shroud was too cool to remove and has a real smooth tight brake on it to keep the throttle set. I used an old fire suppression cable on the dash and cut it to fit. It is sleeved using an old Small Block Chevy valve cover tab welded to a piece of 3/8” fuel line. I also cut the choke cable to fit, so there is no excess slack anywhere on the tractor. Notice the shift pattern. Somehow, I ended up with this backerds print. If you aren’t careful, you might find yourself in the wrong gear but we drive by muscle memory, right?

Correct. I didn't word that very well. I'll blame it on the model the op has, pictures of a different tractor and a download for yet another tractor.