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Couldn’t get this one fired up today…motor didn’t make a sound. Also the rear tires are constantly flat..super annoying! It’s tractors like this that make me wanna get outa the hobby

Ran when parked...

Deck and mule drive stays in place with mine.

Maybe a good time to repeat the first post. Hope to read another 25K posts.

Mine is not as refined, but attaches in the belly first and the front swings up and locks. Definitely better attaching in both places if for some reason the trailer is lighter at the nose.

A perfect page 1000 if ever there was such a thing!

Yeah, here's what they look like Those tie rods don't go in on a locking tapered fit like automotive ball joints do. Loosen the nut to the end of the threads (to protect them) and hit it with a hammer to knock it through the hole if it's rusted together. If the nut is locked on the threads and it's just spinning, try twisting the rod by the locking nut with a wrench which will add friction to the joint.

Bought this about three years ago finally got all the parts I needed to put this rj together

Go For a Ride Day, celebrated on November 22, urges you to just get up and get out! Do you ever feel like you’re tied to your laptop/phone/tablet screens? We’ve become a pretty sedentary bunch — a far cry from the people who discovered countries, oceans, and animals simply by getting off the couch and exploring. Make today a day to set your spirit free and enjoy your wanderlust on whatever mode of transportation suits you best. Bike, boat, car, skateboard, sleigh, Wheel Horse — it doesn’t matter what you choose! Pick a location you’ve always wanted to visit and make today the day you’ll go.

Welcome Ron. It is real hard to get all of the old oil out of the Eaton 11 system. Is the oil just cloudy or is the pronounced water that comes out of the drain plug? Motor oils can take up to 1% water and retain their lubrication ability. I would not panic. Like HD says, the bulk of the oil is in the sump and filter and you have drained those. Some residual is in the charge circuit. One question is how long have you left the sump drain? If you raise the front of the machine up and leave it over night that will help the drain. If the oil is just cloudy it would be best to run it a few hour and preform a drain and refill.

This front hitch is built a little different, but it is strong, comes right off and works great.

Jack up the front of the tractor so the front wheels are a foot or two off the ground while draining the oil out. There’s an internal hump in the transmission. Jacking it up will help get the oil over that hump. Also cycle the hydraulic cylinder a few times to help purge the hydraulic valve, lines, and cylinder of water. Do you have any pictures of your tractor? Those 400 series are some of my favorite WH’s ! I have a 416-H, 417-A, 418-C, 418-8, and a 420-LSE.

We have reached 1000 pages of wheelhorse and other random stuff information and just a bunch of really interesting conversations and learning points

Sure is too bad the calendar is already out!!

I mounted the receiver on the left side of my 312H. I can still use the mule drive and deck and fully open the hood. Best of all, I can see the ball when lining up to the trailer hitch.

I subscribe to @wallfish 's solution as well but try this first. This was inexpensive at HF and I use it for more than ball joints.

Like chocolate and vanilla? Or... crabs & crawdads?? Excellent adaptation for light duty usage with great line-up visibility If it were any easier, you could just whistle, and the coupler of the splitter would jump on to the hitch by itself!!

Not much I can add to what Joe and Don have said. Since oil floats on water it may be advisable to allow time for the two to separate prior to the next draining. This service manual for the Eaton1100 may be helpful.

You guys do realize that this thread is from 13 years ago right?!!

My "adorable" front hitch was designed to be simple to attach - leaving the cutting deck in place and just switch the mule drive out and cut grass. That was important to me...

@ebinmaine @Sparky You guys want it? It’s my brother’s and he is thinking about getting rid of it. It’s pretty solid.

Next one of those blocks that I drill out and install bushings into will get well documented. Likely next summer.

Here's mine... Made out of a mule drive... pops on and off quick.

Make absolutely sure that fender latch is in good shape. Those fenders have a funny way of introducing new ways to dismount the machine. ...ask me how I know. I had no idea that I could flip that many times over level ground. My FIL wants to put a big metal hood latch on his. He also has experienced the "C series flip".

GOT EM!! I used my induction heater I picked up a few months ago.

Hello all, I’ve taken quite a long hiatus from owning one of these spectacular red machines. Hopefully I’ll be back stateside sometime next week, then I’ll be purchasing a 95’ 314H that I currently have a deposit on. Before I go cutting up the mule drive to turn it into a hitch of some sort, (doesn’t come with a mower deck) either a pintle, or a 2” ball. Has anyone built a hitch that attaches on the front? It doesn’t have to support much tongue weight as it will only be support a tow bar. I am looking to move my plane into the hangar with a tow bar. Please post photos of what you have. Thanks!

Sorry, but I'm off topic here. I did the stress analysis on the white optional wheel for the Ranger as one of my projects as a young engineer. Had to tweak the stock thickness and contour a bit to make what the stylists wanted work. Early computer aided design using finite element analysis. Batch processed over a 9600 baud phone line with a mainframe about 90 miles away. The full stress analysis run took several hours of computer time - ran those at night.

I am not sure about Ron but I left one out for 2 winters. I was out of room and figured those transmissions are sealed up pretty good. The snow and rain pooled around the fill tube and migrated into the case. I figure the heat cool cycles helped too. That was the only way I figured it got into the case. At work we had found pallets of oil that was contaminated with water. Found out the supply yard thought they could leave the 5 gallon cans out in the weather. Heating and cooling, the rain that was on top of the cans got sucked inside. Industrial CSI

Could you drill it out and press in a bronze bushing and then put in a new seal?

Ok, maybe this will get us back on topic. Today I made a safety light and pole for the 312 plow tractor .

@c-series don, the missing gem to your 418 trifecta!

them 60's short frame tractors have a dump you and leave you rep also. I consider it a rite of passage. Wet shoes and bad seat latch make for some funny launches sometimes .

Mike do you have any 953 carcasses around? Same pump

You say that like it's a bad thing.

It's possible.... Text me on that.

The oil pressure switch supplies the ground to the hour meter thru the black wire when there is oil pressure. The oil pressure switch also supplies the ground to the oil light thru the dark blue wire when there is no pressure.

Anyone see this on the face books?For sale and freshly cut from the forest! That’s pretty wild!

Second year. 1983 was the first year for the Ranger, 1984 was the first year for the Bronco II.

Hi all. Me and Mrs.W are at Manchester Airport hotel ready to fly out to Australia in the morning. Longest trip I've ever been on with plenty of seat time in a tin tube at 36,000 feet. We are off the Perth to watch the first Test match in this Ashes cricket series. Experience of a lifetime as when we have watched the game we fly to Brisbane to see Sandra's brother for a week on the sunshine coast. Im looking forward to seeing things for the first time, koalas, kangaroos, kookaburras etc. Bet it's a great place to play scrabble. Ill update you as we go, Qatar first stop for a refuel and leg stretch. Then on to Perth 14 hours later.

Date and label all the things guys. I know, I know. Life happens. You kept it for a reason right? What was that reason?... IDK its not labeled and dated. X mas 1959. Camping oldest kid.graduation, etc. etc. I do not think I recorded things I didn't want to see. I MAY have recorded things I didn't want others to see. Idk nothing nefarious. Once we filmed a soda can in a cast iron dutch oven with oil. It was over a campfire. Stand back. There is a distinctive click then a 14 foot completely vertical fireball. I wish I had that to share... As we all know, toss then darn it I found a use for that. Also no clue of the use. Careful out there on those webs gents and gals! Shipping film that I know the content seems scary. And shipping recorded business I am unaware is scarier. As @Maynard said the low end is camera on and no real purpose. 'then I am like 200 years old. It is amazing I can muddle through the square.

@rmaynard Bob your showing your age when you say slides!! I remember as a kid, the family gathering around to watch slides. No we didn’t have one of those fancy carousel projectors, we had the one where you had to manually slide the thing in and out. I can still remember the sound it made. My mom still has a bunch of them that were my dad’s. I’d like to get a projector and view them. Seems like a good winter’s night thing to do. Nowadays I bet half of the population doesn’t even know what slides are!

Here are a couple of threads from previous posts:

I love my Onan until I don't!!! Last week while pushing snow, it all of a sudden quit on me. Luckily I was right in front of the garage and didn't have to push it too far. After some quick troubleshooting, I came to conclusion that I had erratic and/or no spark when trying to start. Rather than change one component at a time and wait for parts I decided to just purchase the all inclusive (and not so cheap) ignition component set on eBay. Only took about 4 hours to disassemble, replace the parts, reassemble and test. She's running good now. Also decided to change the oil and filter since I had such great access. IMG_8465.mp4

New seat and rear wheel/tires. Really made a difference in how it feels and performs. I'm 6'4", so that's why the seat is so far back, but it is mounted on sliders. I've used these seats for other projects and you cannot beat them for the price and comfort. Tires I have also used on other projects and they excel in all conditions over ags except for clay/mud.

Thanks guys. Yes I wore compression socks. Under my regular trousers. But there were at least three guys with them on paired with shorts! Now they did look pretty odd. We've just hopped off the flight from Doha to Perth in Western Australia. The plane was like an icebox and I was frozen the whole way over. But it's 25C here now which is just nice. Its been hitting 40C so I'm hoping it doesn't get too fierce. In homage to the Pullstart clan I'm wearing flip flops now, over here they call them thongs. Now that has a completely different meaning in England and if I were to wear a thong I'd very quickly end up in serious trouble. I've also painted my toe nails red white and blue for the trip, well you've got to show off you're from the mother country! Off for a look round Perth City now, it looks pretty huge, but then I'm definitely a country mouse. Mick.

Home grown .

"Ran when parked"

Enjoy your trip and the early Spring weather. If wifey was on this forum she’d be asking if you brought compression socks for the flight and scolding you if you didn’t.

Got them washed up and parked in the barn for winter, still need to get the snow blower on one sometime.