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With Halloween fast approaching, @MZirbel Mason got the Techy running on the Raider 10, and Mr. Bone came up from the crypt (pole building) to greet the public once again. VID_20261020_153018745.mp4

Tried my luck with reupholstering a WH seat pan. I think it turned out good, not my first time with upholstery, I have done a few projects before. postimage Org may delete my picture. I think I have already payed the government enough to use their site.

Yep, tall chute on a 417-8. Electric lift Cast iron wheel weights New tires 2 link chains steering knob west coast mirrors that flip up front noon caps Custom camo seat 42" RD 36" SD

I took my time when I picked this up in the middle of the summer. It’s going to be my winter project so I decided to tear it down to the frame and clean it. Also go through one part at a time on assembly.. It’s never gonna be a pretty tractor.Or a show peace but it will be something you can use at the shows or just riding around the house. I’ve always wanted this model but I never could pull the trigger on one.I hope you enjoy the pics.

I don't need a charger for mine.

I installed strip of old conveyor belt on the edge of dozer blade. Belt is 3/8 thick. Front stabilizer for snowplow is ready too. When I install the plow I will drill a few holes in stabilizer rod for different levels. Next move -- tire chains probably.

glad ya got it. This has replaced a bunch of my cheater pipes and power handles and lug wrenches . Almost worth its weight in gold around the shop and farm.

Slowly cleaning up and prepping this C-145 for winter snow chores. Wheels and tires are done! Rears are Carlisle All Trails in 23x8.0x12 Fronts are Carlisle in 18x6.50x8

Same tractor with all 4 wheels freshened up.

So somebody else who shall not be named Sylvia decided 12 psi was not enough in a tire and figured these where 8 bolt rims that needed 80. And promptly blew out a tire that was dry rotted for from sitting flat for 20 years. Ok fine no big deal a set of new shoes in order right? Well to hell with that lets just put some slime in ... along with a can of tune up in a can with rings that are smoking in a electric motor. Alrighty then... wonder if the poor sob that wanted to do things right had to deal with that? Good thing you took a real day job Kev and didn't have time to deal with this crap. The rim was a real pain to get off even with a special hub puller... then deal with the slime. I've had tires & rims a lot older than this better to deal with! So all said and done right ready to work as the Good Lord intended. New shoes/blasted and painted rims. Did I mention fronts don't hold air either? Blasted and painted them too. Bead sealer works wonders. Still have to deal with the battery acid that was sloshed down around the pan and started corroding things. You boys don't wanna see a pic of that mess. She likes hauling saw gear out to the wood lot tho.

Who needs a BA impact gun to loosen stuck blades. Old schoolers just get a longer wrench. This deck may cut again with the blades right side up.

Got the 72" snow blower mounted on my big tractor today. Hopefully it will not be used any time soon but it is ready. I only used this setup once last winter when the snow was too deep for my 520HC and plow to deal with. That reminds me, the 520HC and plow are also ready to go. It just needs a wash to get the dust off that accumulated from sitting in the storage building all summer.

Having and not needing is always better than needing and not having....

Think I'm ready for winter....... Girlfriend questioned if my snow removal equipment was excessive? Do I really need that many tractors to clear snow? Told her either I keep them all or she gets a shovel! 🤣 She had nothing more to say...... Aside from a couple cosmetic things on 416, especially a new seat, I'm prepared. Honestly, she knows they are mostly just for me to go out & play in the snow

Hey Guys I was DarrellF before, Been awhile but im back. Real life was beating me up some, but ya can't keep a Wheel horse guy down. From Pennsylvania with my blessings 🙌 thanks Darrell Francisco.

Little red-neck engineering took place today. Wanted a ramp for the new shed that wasn’t permanent since I won’t be moving things in/out very often. Needed to be lightweight and easily stored out of the weather. Came up with this using plastic car ramps. Tested out perfect!!

As stated previously, the BBT and I have been looking at possibilities for a small amount of land a couple hours/ 100 miles ish northeast of home. We go to the Weld and Carthage ME area usually twice a year. We go to a place about 40 miles northeast of Greenville ME once or twice a year. We've been wanting to explore and hike more up towards the Carrabasett Valley area. Trina's been looking off n' on for several years. A few weeks ago we found a neat little hopefully quiet spot in Mercer Maine. Today we signed an offer for purchase. If all goes right we'll own it within 2 to 3 weeks.

You guys think whatever you want to but I remember reading something at one point that Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox actually built that.

Went back to Polo, IL today for their annual plow day. Turnout was great, weather was great, field conditions were great.....and breakdowns were a plenty. Took my 2 plow rigs (418-8 & 520-8) and was basically done by noon. I didn't get many pics of the day due to the breakdowns. IMG_1108.mp4 Never had a valve stem break off before, but got a clump of dirt stuck between the trans and and the wheel and it must of hit the valve stem on the way by, because all of sudden, I'm leaving a washer fluid trail. Nursed it back to the trailer and parked it with the valve stem up as there was still fluid coming out. No worries, I'll move to the 520-8...Well, she ran good for about an hour and was spitting and sputtering and the engine kept shutting down. Nursed it back to trailer and looks like I'll be replacing the ignitions system (which I probably should have done when I got it anyway). IMG_9314.mp4 IMG_9315.mp4 Since I headed home early, I was able to get everything cleaned up nicely and moldboards protected well before dark.

300 400 series ignition switches are NOT all the same. All 300 and 400 models that were equipped with Kohler Magnum engines from 1987 to 1991 used the 103991-ignition switch and from 1992 to 1997 they all used the 116338-ignition switch. These two switches are not interchangeable. As you can see the terminals on the two switches are not all in the same location in on the two switches. If the wrong switch is used these would be the results. If the 103991 Magneto Ignition Switch intended for use in then 1987 to 1991 models were used in place of the 116338 switch on a 1992 to 1997 model when the switch is turned to the RUN position the Magneto would emit very expensive magic smoke. Turning the key further would allow the starter to turn the engine over but the engine wouldn’t start because you already toasted the Magneto. If he 116338 Magneto Ignition Switch intended for use in the 1992 to 1997 models were used in place of the 103991 switch on a 1987 to 1991 model when the switch is turned to the RUN position the magneto would also become toast. Why did Wheel Horse make this change? I have no idea but please be sure you are buying the correct switch for your tractor.

Fixed it for ya...

Well, I have a very similar version, use it all the time, but I find that I do need a charger... beer, cashews and a wee bit of the venison chili usually works...

Got one of these in a kit a few years ago. Only took a few months to: a) realize how often it is just what I needed, and b) that it should only be used with impact-rated sockets (no need to ask about how I learned that).

I am in the process of selling/trading an RJ and four wheel wheel horse wagon to Ken McKendree in southern Indiana. You Red Square/Wheel Horse Collector’s guys will remember Ken as the guy that sold many sets of wide rear wheels for Wheel Horses that he brought to several Big Gettysburg Shows when he lived in Evansville, Indiana. Anyhow in prepping the RJ for trade i encountered a problem! My RJ front steering fell apart! yes the roll pin came out of the steering block snd i could not turn the front wheels! Well i have replaced steering rods, blacks etc several times before but that was several years ago and I have slept a few times since. I was under the RJ looking and trying to figure out how i was going to be able to get that 3/16. X 1 3/4 roll or tension pin in that block with only about two inches clearance between the RJ angle iron frame and yhe pin started in the block! Well under the tractor which i lifted about 15 inches in front with a jack. I thought about using channel locks and squeezing it into the block. No go on that one. My next move was to attempt to use a punch to move the pin in the block. But no clearance due to position of the left tire and wheel. Then it hit me, I finally recalled how the tension pin could be installed fairly quickly and easily ( and must have been installed by Wheel Horses) ! You have to remove the left front tire ( left as sitting behind the steering wheel) ! You then move the front axle to far left ( sitting behind wheel) with your hands or with steering wheel if you were able to get the tension pin started in the steering block ( and you do have to align steering block hole with holes on the steering rod/column. THIS WORKS WELL: With this alignment in front you have adequate space to place a punch ( several different kinds should work- I used a round end that was about 3/8 or more. I had enough contact with the pin to hammer three tomes with a ball peen hammer. My pics attached show some of the work.

I used a nice old ammo box on my lever steer. Over center clasp, nice heavy gasket.

Here is my C-175 Automatic with a Series 1 after I restored it, a little eye candy for you boys 😜

I removed some of the stump bumps from the 42" RD. Before after The 36"SD looks OK. Still has some red paint left. Any one see why the RD didn't cut. May be the reason the 417 was put on the auction block.

Looks like a receiver from a 10,000 lb. equalizer hitch welded to the draw bar. There is also an unusable slot hitch behind it. Notice the factory wheel weights with the centers filled with concrete. This is a worker with some farmer modifications, I noticed it on an online auction site. The blower and two decks looked good on the pictures so I placed a low bid assuming the tractor was a parts machine. I went to pick it up assuming I would have to winch it on the trailer, but bumped the key and it started up first turn and runs and sounds like a strong KT17. This one will probably go to son Mark. My other son Mike has a 417H with a Trac Vac

Next model finished (except decals - need to order smaller ones for the hood)... As always, no cost - all from bits and pieces... (except @Vinylguy's outstanding decals)... and one original part incorporated into the design...

This is my next door neighbor Dave's display. He tries to pose these guys differently every year Last year he had one hanging from the street light! I'm partially responsible for this one. I told him he needed to have one where a skeleton was getting eaten by a snow blower. He had to buy a new mower this year so he kept the old one just for this.

Love seeing a man in a dark suit cultivating the garden.

He may have cut the trees and then moved on to Cheese Curd Land. Babe didn't do ditches, she just hauled logs!

I'll check my parts bin...

This is a good thing providing more lift for the blower. This will be a dedicated snow machine. Just keeps getting better...It's a Series II. Modified wheel weights.

Giving away tractor to your children. 👍 I could be adopted! 😁😁

I got me one of them there newfangled driverless trucks. You just push the speaker button and tell it where you want to go.

Posted in here in 2018 by @Tankman

Top pic 1257 and C-160-8 bottom pic 551 and 550

My version of HUGE extension pipe is a 51 inch long 3/4" drive breaker bar. Rarely use it but with my size and strength it'll outperform all of our impact tools except the strongest one.

Love mine one of the best tool investments I got

Upside-down blades don't make a very good cut.

That's a 312-8 with 14 HP replacement engine and tall chute blower. The front chain guard is missing from the blower and the wings are on backwards too. Other than a messed up seat it don't look too bad! Guessing it's an 89 Ha, I can't see $%!t just like you guys can't either! Where'd you pic that thing up Ed? London? You're sitting on the wrong side! LOL

The two of you are a pair of strange people!

Put six of them to bed for the winter. 312H, 520-8, 416H, 520H (X2), 312-8 Siphoned out most of gas then ran till empty. Pulled battery. These were barely ran all summer so I didn't bother doing oil changes etc. Got the 520HC with the plow moved up and I will get it all checked out and ready for winter duty. The 520 with the mower deck is still in service to grind up leaves for the next few weeks.

Say what?

I called my wife and told her that I'll pick up pizza and coke on the way back from work. But it seems she was not happy. She still regrets letting me name the kids.