Here Goes the 1056

[Texas Todd 1,024]

Well, everyone inspired me to give a resto a shot.  Bought this 1056 that the seller said had a factory re-powered 12hp K301S.  Guess not having the generator isn't a bad thing, but what do I know?

Wheel Horse tires must be original. Not bad to get 50 years out of a set of tires.

 

Drained the trans-axle and it looked like and was the consistency of pancake batter. Thick pancake batter.  The wiring was done by someone, who, well, someone whose daddy didn't teach him right.  

Lots of bailing wire to be replaced with proper hardware......42" deck has some cancer but seems to operate okay.

 

I'm sure I will have a lot of questions in the coming months. Sure hope for a before after picture down the road like I see on here all the time.

 

 

[19richie66 16,942]

Nice start. love the hood ground, lol.

[SylvanLakeWH 24,131]

Gotta love them bug-eye head lights...!!!

[Retired Sparky 526]

You picked a nice tractor.  Looks good despite it's age. It could have been left outside for 50 yrs.  Then what would have. Good luck and have fun.

Edited April 28, 2016 by Retired Sparky

[953 nut 51,682]

           Take a look at the data plate on the riser under the dash, to me it looks more like a 1057 than a 1056, could be wrong. Regardless, you have a great  project.           

[Achto 26,556]

Nice tractor, hope you have fun with the restoration. Please keep us posted with progression pics.

[AMC RULES 36,945]

Guy had a pretty cool old  ...    

for someone who's daddy didn't teach him right. 

[RedRanger 1,468]

I like it.  Will make a great resto project.  

[squonk 38,929]

Nice Disc! 

[Wheelin'theSky 57]

I think it looks kind of cool the way it is, but I'd put a pillow or something on the seat before I tried to sit on it...looks painful unless you have REALLY thick pants 

Seriously, I think it looks pretty solid so it should make a fun restoration. Best of luck with it.

[Texas Todd 1,024]

21 hours ago, 953 nut said:

           Take a look at the data plate on the riser under the dash, to me it looks more like a 1057 than a 1056, could be wrong. Regardless, you have a great  project.           

Here is a rough pic of the plate.  Tried to look up the shop manual and Toro says its an invalid Serial #. Go Figure

[953 nut 51,682]

1056 all right, my old eyes must be playing tricks on me.  

[Texas Todd 1,024]

Okay, an update. I have been busy on this project for the past few weeks.  My hat is off to you guys that do these regularly. Progress has gone pretty well.  I swapped the 12 horse that was in this one into a C-121 that I bought with a broken rod. I'm using that one to mow on some land I own. Will resto it (maybe) in a couple years when I get moved up there.  The plan was to rebuild that engine but the piston skirt had a pretty nice hunk out of it, so I opted against that for now. I sourced a M10 from a guy that had it on a compressor. It was smoking a bit. So I rebuilt it with new piston and valves.  It was right on the edge of needing to be bored, so I am gonna give it a shot. If it needs boring, I will do that this winter.

 

First step was to take it to the carwash to remove 50 years of crud.

I started dismantling. Probably could have done a better job of marking parts, but I will just have to figure it out.

 

Sandblasting and knotted wire wheel until I was blue in the face, but finally got everything cleaned and primed. ( or red, it's hot in Texas!)

 

Tried for 2 weeks to get the steering wheel off. PB Blaster and a gear puller and a lot of cussing. Finally through in the towel. Will do the best I can with repainting.

When I got to the transaxle, I gave it a shot of PB and a few whacks and went straight to the sawzall.  Will replace with the TS pin everyone has talked about.

Found a couple of stress cracks on the frame and welded those up, as well as cracks in the hood.

Couldn't figure out how to get the pictures to come along with the story, so I guess they will all just be at the end....

 

Been using filler primer and wetsanding the seat pan, hood and belt cover.  Ordered paint and now I am almost a standstill. Will start blasting the wheels in the meantime.

The seat was beyond hope. the rust made the bottom see-through so will have to order a aftermarket seat.

 

Considering ags for the rear and maybe ribs on the front and a stack exhaust. Will probably reincorporate the headlights, though not positive.  Decided on Rustoleum Regal Red for paint. Will shoot it from my HVLP gun.  Man I must have read 30 pages of painting tips. A wealth of information!

 

More to come!  I have been relying so much on the wisdom and experience found here, that I pulled the supporter trigger.  That's probably been the best bargain of this whole resto project!

Like I told several friends, I have proven I can tear one down....soon the bigger task of putting it back together will present itself.

 

Curious to see how all the pics I added show up......

 

 

June 22nd at Carwash...

Edited July 7, 2016 by HD-Horse

[Texas Todd 1,024]

The seat pan itself was completely destroyed. It was mounted through some kind of burlap which held moisture.  I have ordered the V-3500 from Northern. Can someone tell me if the seat just bolts directly to the frame pan or if there is something supposed to be between the seat and pan.  The burlap was a poor choice, obviously, but just wondering what if anything should be between the seat and frame pan.  This tractor has the pan that raises up. Thanks!

[WHX?? 46,774]

Should just mount to the pan like my '67

[Texas Todd 1,024]

1 minute ago, WHX7 said:

Should just mount to the pan like my '67

Okay, thanks much

[WHX?? 46,774]

You bet.. looks like your making progress, keep the pics coming, you might inspire me to tie into my resto someday!

[Texas Todd 1,024]

Does anyone have a good picture of how the mule drive for the mower is setup. As you can see from the picture above, this one was tied on with bailing wire, as was the belt cover. If someone also has a good picture of how the belt cover and mule drive are supposed to attach, it would be a huge help.  Yesterday and today have been the most fun.....putting it back together after paint. Man it sure hurts when you gouge and scratch the pain, but I guess it inevitable.

 

Pics coming tonight. I should have a roller by then....

 

 

[Texas Todd 1,024]

Some pics from last month and some from today. Its coming along nicely, I think.

 

 

A couple of questions:

 

1. Is there some type of bracket that hold the cable going back to the hitch lift? I can't seem to find anything that holds the outside of the cable steady while the cable inside moves back and forth. Seems there should be some kind of clip down around the gearshift boot area.

2. Is the bolt that holds on the pulley in the picture anything special? I can't seem to locate a bolt to fit there

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Seat is on order. Should start on engine next week.

 

Not sure about the headlights. Just have them mocked up now. Not sure if I am going to go with them or not.  Chime in with your thoughts.

 

 

[oliver2-44 8,852]

Looking Great! 

I like the "bug eye" red and white headlights!

Good to see another "Texas" WH fan

Bring your 1056 to the Temple Tx Tractor Show in October, need more WH's there!  

[Texas Todd 1,024]

Didnt know about it. Send me the details. I'm down that way pretty often.

[19richie66 16,942]

Very nice looking. It takes time but as you can see in the pics, it's worth it.

[rjg854 10,737]

Looking great, you're doing a swell job on that tractor.  I like the looks of those headlights.  They sure seem like they be able to give out some good light, when you need it.

[Aldon 4,826]

I don't know much about the 1056's or that genre but I do know that with the paint done, I like the headlights a lot.

 

Nice job so far. 

 

 

[Anspaughfarms 18]

New to the group here. Just got my hands on a 1966 1056 my self. Going through everything your doing now my self. Watching you closely lol.