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Riding a 308 Wheel Horse with a four gallon fuel supply you will get saddle sores before you need to refill the tank.

May 13, 1610, Annoyed by guests picking their teeth at the table, French Cardinal Richelieu is said to have ordered the sharp tips of his table knives rounded off. The new implements also spread butter better.

In other words Tree be a cold day in hell before any horse in 500 miles of us gets scrapped ...

Pressure washed a bunch of stuff after work. Love-hate relationship there for me. 16 Auto, FEL sub-frame, a bunch of parts and these front weights that took two years to pry out of my brother's hand's They'll be Regal red soon.

I got a cup holder....

Personal opinion, I wouldn't change it. The 1 gallon tank is sufficient for the Magnum 8. Under the fender tanks are certainly larger, but you'll likely begin to see problems with longer crank times. This equates to shorter battery and starter life. Fuel tends to drain back down the longer line over just a few days and requires a few seconds to pull fuel all the way back to the carb during starting. You can add a fuel bulb primer if you go this route.

As long as you will be in Illinois, stop over at AJ’s Garden Tractor Jamboree, Oregon, Illinois.

Picked up this 308-8 for my girlfriend's son's first tractor today. I have an extra under the fender tank off a 310-8 that I'd like to put on it to use instead of the little 1 gallon on the engine. Has anyone done this and any advice? Thanks!

Wow! i hope no guests were fiddling with a stuck pants button at the table either (methinks zippers came along a lot later)!!

I know this went to pot already, but I have to ask. Who keeps safe the brandy old fashioned when you’re showing the youngsters how to plow the grass furrows straight?

Filling the one gallon tank every time you use it will keep fresh fuel in the tank.

" How not to let your wife know you did a wheelie on her tractor" will be the feature subject!

I can see the logic there. Trina's tractors all sip fuel in comparison to my larger engines. That engine mounted tank will still give you a strong couple hours run time. If changing that to five plus is a bonus then go for it. But I'd be cautious there. The larger tank could be more prone to allowing moisture to condense. Be sure to use non ethanol fuel. Personally, if I did this changeover, a primer bulb would be a minimum requirement... but I'd go to an electric fuel pump. @Fivehorsetown .... does this mean you gotta change your username?

Oiling of the rod bearings is the big problem with the Series One K-Twins. A spray of oil is directed toward the connecting rod from the cam shaft bearings, if you are going up or down a hill gravity will direct the oil away from the rod.

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

Well that just about settles it, you need to keep both, problem solved!

Dan’s gonna have to drive your truck alone?

Might make that happen, been a few years since I've been there.

@Fivehorsetown I added an under seat tank to my 308-8. It seems to go longer between fill ups but will still pull from the small tank before it pulls from the larger tank. I’ve only run it out once with both tanks. I do have a shutoff to attempt to switch between the two but it still needs work. The U shaped piece will need to be changed over to one from a tractor with a tank as the 308’s isn’t set up for it. I’d say try it and if it doesn’t work take it off.

I have arrangements to pick that one up on Saturday morning. Plans are to pass it on to my BIL as a thank you for several things that he helps me out with. Not sure why the status on that has not been changed.

I know the 10 pinion limited rears don't get much love, but the one on my 857 works great and I can tell a big difference in traction especially in snow or garden or pulling brush up hill etc. I said all that to say I wouldnt let one or the other sway me in my decision making. The later mule drives and hitchs are leaps and bounds better than the others IMO.

Good summary. Some also point out loosening valve seats on the Onan rear cylinder, though I personally suspect this mostly affects the 220 with the more aggressive cam and failure to keep adequate cooling air flowing. But the main point is that if maintained proactively, they usually do very well. Oil, clean under the shrouds and fins, gasket around the oil filter, valve adjust and de-carbon at 750 hours, etc.

The older Cub Cadets are pretty good but Wheel Horses are definitely better and easier to work on.

Yes, planning on going to AJ’s Brandy Old Fashioned usually start afterwards.

same as your snow shovel and dish washer?

Thinking about not going to Badger now that Jeff mentioned AJ's Have an idea its mostly for big tractors but since I am gonna teach it at Burnett figured I'd better know what I ain't talkin about. @Streetrodchev guessing your going to AJ's??

You can put it on the business account

Looks like I'll be flying solo. . Planed on taking my truck for this trip anyway. Might stop by & grab Jim's I-Pass though.

Okey Doke for non believers. I could have done a better job cleaning up the straggler grass by mowing on the return trip, but didn't want to throw cut grass on the roadway. Makes the motorcyclists wary of grass slick surface. The skid marks on the road arn't from me going through the gears on the 520. They from last fall when I had a camper trailer brake locking up. That prompted new shackle bolts, repairing trailer brakes and repacking wheel bearings. Now, if I just had time to go camping. Retired for three years and spend less time camping than when I was working. Guess I should go back to work?

26 times. Record is 37 times in Jackie Brown. Would you believe 171 times in a total of 27 movies.

O'd Fast Eddie is pretty quick at selling from them there buckets!

Just to verify, the 416 is an Onan? Sometimes I get mixed up with the 414 that can have a Kohler or an Onan. Both the Onan and Kohler twins sound excellent, but as said, the Onan can be temperamental. If you were closer. I'd be be telling you to sell the C-175 so I could buy it but someone might

If the machine has the Eaton 11 (has a spin on oil filter on the left side under the seat pan) the drain plug is the main plug located under the rear housing and requires a 1/4" hex wrench. If it has the Eaton 7, (no oil filter) This transmission has two separate oil compartments. One is the hydro (10w-30 oil) that is dedicated to hydro pump and is captive. The other is rear gearing lubrication. Takes 80w-90 and drains from the main plug located under the rear housing and requires a 1/4" hex wrench. The Eaton 7 hydro system can be drained and refilled. The drain plug is an o-ring plug located under the pump unit on the right side.

I have the 6 speed in my 854 so I have the limited slip in it and I'm not too hard on it so I'm not worried about it breaking yet, I mainly just drive around, mow, tow trailers, occasional dirt plowing and discing, and then the limited slip and 8 horse engine was a beast for plowing snow last winter, I rarely spun, and I usually ran out of traction before running out of engine.

Are they all OE WH parts or Aftermarket?? The replacements from afar usually provide a lower level of lift to the grass....

America's Greatest Garden Tractor??? Not according to THIS group.....

I started to mention that but I'm not sure the M8 charging system will handle it. I just don't recall what it has. Fuel pumps pull quite alot of amps compared to other upgrades. I think it would at least max out the lighter 3 amp system.

Ouch I would probably let that one go then. I had a C-195 series 1 and it was never used on anything but flat ground and it still had oiling problems and smoked like a chimney. Far as I'm concerned a series 1 has a definite hour span. Wouldn't be the end of the world if they were rebuildable. Then again a repo is always an option. Tough decision either way.

Intake manifold leaks, ignition module failures, non adjustable carbs, governor spacer sliping on high hour engines, dumb connecting rod design, 9 pin burn ups. Still I like them, but I love an underdog. Most issues are repairable unless a connecting rod snaps. Parts are expensive and some are hard to find. With either machine, plan on an engine swap if the engine blows.

Better to use a floating ground on aluminum.

Rear axle bracket for XI 518 through 523xi

Looks like a 1961 model 401 or 551 to me.

I'm at work. Trina's home having fun.

You want some real pop Squirrel paint the grass screen red ... ask me how I know ... It was a terrible day for wrenching here. took four hours to install some solids. The holes would just not line up and that's what she said. Got it in the end but what a fight considering the last one only took an hour. Not only that @Achto busted a brand new piston ring and invented some brand new french. I'll let him explain.

Today was 1st show of year in my area. Not a huge turnout due to overnight rain. It was a neighboring county antique engine club- I'm a member. Only took the Suburban diesel. Ran it around for a couple hours with no issues thankfully. It was extremely wet & muddy though. Few times I thought I was gonna get stuck! Spent rest of afternoon cleaning truck, trailer, tractor, jeans, boots, etc🙄

Today was our local clean up day and they take tires so I took up all of our tires that we nolonger needed. The trailer is a 6 by 12 to give scale to how many tires we had

Not to double post, but I did do other tractor stuff. Today was finishing up the mowing deck from yesterday. I put everything back together and put the flap back on. It is better but still roars significantly. I did some more mowing at my house, my brothers and my parents. It works fine but could use tweaking. I also put on a little padding to get rid of some rattles. I’m working the next few days. but once I get a minute I’ll see if anything changed. It’s a working tractor so I’m not looking for perfection. Better than it was is good too.

Today, I worked on pulling parts off an old mowing deck I got from @ebinmaine I also pulled the mowing deck off the 312 as it was making enough noise to drown out the tractor. The idler was bad on that deck so as luck would have it, the idler I took off the other deck was a direct match. Now to put everything back on and try it out.

Yep a Fairbanks ... I had one that just gave me fits too. Yours even has the original handle. Yep been feeding her the barn cat food the cats won't eat. Goes to show how much corn is in it.

A bit further, it’s been good weather for painting! still looking for a hood, anyone up for chopping one in half and mailing me…. The UK Wheelhorse show is first week in June!