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Hi, for those who don't know me I am called Ewan and I am Meadowfield (Marks) son, its been a long time since i've been on this forum and a while since I restored my last Wheel Horse so I thought it was time for another challenge. I have long wanted a Wheel Horse round hood tractor but they are extremely rare in the UK and so I thought I would build my own. Whilst browsing that well know auction site the other day I saw that someone was selling a Lawn Ranger hood and so I placed a bid and won it , since that and the fenders are about the only parts we can't make or easily source I was very happy. So here is the build thread, as I am at university this project is going to be a summer project and I am hoping some of you fellow members will be able to help me out with measurements and maybe some parts. 

 

Here is a picture of what i'm hoping to build, i'm not sure whether it will be a 704 or a 654 yet, probably the one with the easiest engine to source.

 

 

First of all, does anyone know what thickness/ gauge of metal was used for the hood stand/ sheet metal work? Thanks Ewan

[953 nut 51,488]

  back to    I am not sure about the hood stand, but the majority of  sheet metal is 18 gauge during the '60s. With all of the great builds your dad has done I'm sure this will be a good one too.

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9 minutes ago, 953 nut said:

  back to    I am not sure about the hood stand, but the majority of  sheet metal is 18 gauge during the '60s. With all of the great builds your dad has done I'm sure this will be a good one too.

 

Thanks, my dad will help with the welding but the rest will be purely my work , my last project (dare I say) was a Cub Cadet which was in a real state with rust holes everywhere so this should be a walk in the park 

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Also could anyone help me out with where to find a parts manual if one does exist as I am having great difficulty finding one in the manuals section, thanks again.

[AMC RULES 36,941]

Remember to keep an open mind Ewan, when looking for your "easiest engine" to source.

There's a 22hp Kohler twin in this one here. 

 

 

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3 minutes ago, AMC RULES said:

Remember to keep an open mind Ewan, when looking for your "easiest engine" to source.

There's a 22hp Kohler twin in this one here. 

 

 

 

 

Awesome haha, my main problem is to stop my dad wanting to make it a 4X4 

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50 minutes ago, C-121uk said:

Also could anyone help me out with where to find a parts manual if one does exist as I am having great difficulty finding one in the manuals section, thanks again.

Is this what you are looking for?

 

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21 minutes ago, rmaynard said:

Is this what you are looking for?

 

 

Thank you, do you know if they did any parts diagrams?

[rmaynard 14,863]

As far as I know, the only parts diagram is what is on the last 4 pages of the manual.

[AMC RULES 36,941]

When you click on the link Bob provided...

of the four downloads available, click on this last one...

Tractor 1964 604 654 704 OM IPL #163-164.pdf
your parts diagrams are in there.   

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28 minutes ago, AMC RULES said:

When you click on the link Bob provided...

of the four downloads available, click on this last one...

Tractor 1964 604 654 704 OM IPL #163-164.pdf
your parts diagrams are in there.   

 

Great, thanks, I was only looking at the screenshots , thanks all