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Work continues on the C81 I picked up last July. Three of the four shaker plate isolation mounts were bad - one far worse than the rest - the steel center sleeve was completely broken out of the rubber. All 4 were questionable on the parts donor too. The fix I decided on was to reuse the eight steel flange shells and discard the rubber & sleeves. I made up four make & four female aluminum inserts - they pilot into each other when assembled. An 8 inch length of 1-1/2 diameter aluminum set me back about 14 bucks. Additional centering rings were made to pilot into the steel plate. Not having CNC capability on my lathe, it was fairly labor intensive to turn up the aluminum parts, but the result almost looks like the originals when I did the powder coating...

First mowing this year. Used the 310-8 and Trac Vac to clean up all the winter duff. Did my lawn and all the right o ways around the farm. Then paid a visit to my neighbors green house for flowers.

Couple pics of the 1974 C160-8 Cinnamon Horse and Mackissic chipper shredder at work today. The one with the tractor was the very beginning of the first pile. The one not showing the tractor is the end of the second pile. I would say a good strong 4+ hours of work today, off n on. Quite a lot of chips produced. Have to be very very careful. The interior hammers will suck in the material at extremely high speed. But the outside blade, you have to push the material into it. It's quite an extreme workout to operate this thing. This pile is about the size of the tractor. Also, Jaxon was here for a visit today. Him & BBT worked hard, and played hard.

I'm out and working for over an hour already. That pile of chips is probably enough to fill a small trailer.

I had a boss that would respond that way, if you were to say “well” as the beginning of a response to a question. “Them are deep” So far, so good. I learned a lot, and am not afraid of what I don’t know. Usually.

I blew some paint on a hood I got from a member here. Original had tree damage. I will shoot the grill satin black when red is good and dry. This was a Toro black stripe hood but will become a burgundy stripe hood. I power washed and serviced the little 36 inch deck. The tractor will go to camp for summer.

Maybe by then @ebinmaine will be done with Colossus... Nah... what am i thinking!?!?

This is my Jaxon (great nephew). Wonder if they will be posting about each other's Wheel Horses' 20/30years from now on here

Bob, that looks like it would negatively impact steering performance, and probably make the cut height very high.

Just for giggles I set the axle assembly in front of the 523H. Surprised to see this is about two inches wider than the swept axle with 8 inch front wheels and trailer hubs on it. Definitely gonna have a wide track. I was going for that, but didn't realize it was this wide...

Just couldn't help but take care of both areas of backlash adjustment, and repair the broken grease fitting. Made a significant difference, but still more gains to be had.

80 miles @ 73 cents a mile 58 $ I would throw that and the $10 at a set delivered to the door that match and are just the kind I want.

We put the deck on the Commando and did the spring greasing, then the boy did the first mow of the season. Then we used it to move five big wagon fulls of gravel around where we are making parking for the trailers. I still have to reseed half the yard from this winter's construction project.

I use this every time I mow and for many other uses. Love it.

Sure. Any parts store will have a selection of dash mount. I mounted on the side on the steering tower for a power point. It has a rubber cover when not in use.

Your transmission level indicator is clogged. Get a piece of really small mechanics wire and run it up through the curved part at the top. Then spray some brake clean up through it.

Hmm maybe I’ll just buy new tires to be safe and not worry about it

Use this one... @nylyon has two! It's brand new too!!!

Thanks again!

fired the 520H up after replacing manifold, decarbonization, valve adjustment, carb rebuild and oil drain repair. IMG_8918.MOV

Cinnamon Horse C160-8 is ready for chipping duty.

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That’s the best decision. You’ll have two matching tires that will last years

Yes. 6203-12- RS. I have one in my desk drawer for just the occasion someone asks!

The only reduction steering setup that I have is probably 20 degrees out of alignment. It's so far off I had actually thought it served some purpose. No way quality control let something like that slide! It's on the 523-H and so far as I can tell it doesn't affect the steering in any significant way. I guess I need to check the radius both ways to see. Probably turns one way a little sharper than the other at the stops. I set the center of the setup on the middle tooth in the fan and aligned the wheels off of that at the links so that's probably why it doesn't show up. All of my other swept axles are 1990 models without the reduction setup.

The vent hole is in the handle of the dipstick

Yes. I sleeved the entire shaft on my reborn B-80. I had the pulley and pto bearing race for the 1.125" shaft so I found a sleeve that covered the entire shaft. I may have trimmed it to fit. The sleeve required the key to be 1/4" x 5/16" and a full length key was provided.

Yes. Sleeved a predator to use on a WH with parts from ebay. No issues.

The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheeze..

Not much- But finally got time to get the second front wheel done today. Gonna be a meaty front end on this tractor!

Great job! But.... How ya spose to get a tractor & tiller up in there???

In addition to clearing the dipstick vent, don't fill the transmission higher than 1/2 way up the dipstick hash marks. Temperature changes during storage adds to the problem.

Multiple passes, lowering a notch each pass.

Lowell sells an aftermarket one too. You can undo the rivets and replace the bearing - reassemble with #5-40 button head screws & nuts.

I fed my moles a good dose of Wheel Horse carbon monoxide over 10 years ago. Haven't seen a mole since.

Be sure to post pics of the deck and we may be able to tell you more about it. And always good to see another NC member!

Yeah it's a shame it got through production and the dealer pre-delivery inspection/setup with it like that. I think the simple fix is to just cut the fan gear shaft somewhere in the middle, reorient the two halves, and weld back together with a sleeve over the joint to reinforce that area.

That is a good one. Many available will not take a 15 amp load.

... and introduced us to the "Control + Alt + Delete" dance to recover & reboot.

That is a very nice seat. It doesn't look like anything ever made by Wheel Horse. Where did you get it?

My setup...

I had one come in like that. Never could figure out why this issue was never caught, and fixed, at the dealer. What I did was center the quadrant and readjusted the tie rods to the proper toe. It wasn't my preferred fix but at the time. Steering wheel ended up way out of alignment but just learned to live with it. Replacement steering shafts are sometimes hard to find. Guys want the entire 520 front end to have on other tractors.

May require a stepped key also. @JoeM is the best.

Me too but dont tell them cheeze curd heads out Wis.

Bob, I have a 1 inch WH engine pulley for a gear drive. I can send it to you. Might cost you a sandwich at the show. Let me know. JoeM

Air-horse??? I have to assume they fly? I mean it’s in the name right .. “air”

If it is round and black it is worth $10 regardless of true to size....

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

Green, red, yellow, blue, they're all the same, all can do the job, all can break down, and all can cause you both joy and pain. I see beauty in every color, every brand.

Those John Deeres are Nice!...I check them out every year at our County fair....Maybe some Day..LOL