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That's a good lookin you got there! Definitely a good engine, that's the engine I now have on my B-80, and its a powerhouse. Matt :flags-texas:

Just got this Workhorse 800 special today. Been working on this trade for awhile. Finally got it done and had time to go and get it . Really nice shape for being outside for so long. Decided to put a newer style tach-a-mattic on it because i dont have any other old decks. Wanted to know more about it. It has a 12 horse Kohler which i know isn't original. But, i'd like to know the year ect.

obviously its your tractor to do what you want to do with it,leave it factory,restore,paint it yellow(please dont do that )but restoring it wont make iy worth alot more and less to the person looking for original machines,and as with most hobbies its a labour of love,you wont get rich restoring a tractor and reselling it,but for most of us its the pleasure of fixing up an old machine,which it sounds like you are no stranger too,so welcome and have fun with that nice peice of history

Been waiting since December to get these back from the chrome shop. The hood ornament turned out really nice, wish I was ready to put it on.

Hey Matt, Most people know that when you follow a horse in texas ,there are cirtain hazards you may encounter. :ychain:

da#!¤ im sure the kid is happy for it... looks realy good matt and runs good too.

I pleased with the way it's turning out Britt, though there are plenty of things I probably could and should have done better. The weather's been great over the past week and I 've taken it for a drive a couple more times though I still have to be careful where I go as it can't reverse out of corners yet! I think I've mentioned before that I decided to crack on and finish the cosmetic stuff first and save tearing down one side of the tractor again to get at the pump till after the Ardingly Show in July. . Yes, very tempting indeed James but I must resist the temptation (much as it hurts to) as I have to watch the bank balance these days since retiring from paid employment. I do like that 'black grille' concept you've created with yours and I'd go for it if I ever get another 'D'. Anyway, on to a little update: As I said, the weather's been hot and sunny all this week but it's been snowing outside - the crack willow trees that surround the barn have been shedding their seed covering the grass and accumulating in corners just like snow. Today it seemed to have come to an end so managed to get outside with prepping and painting in mind. The 'D' was about to lose it's last two factory decals - having noted the difficulty Jeff had getting the steering wheel off his, I decided some time ago to work round it by dealing with the instrument dash panel in situ. The remains of two rivets pretruding through the decal are from where a PO had fitted rubber strap type catches as I assume the original hood catches had broken. I used a MIG on the holes made in the hood for these but decided it was too risky at this point on the panel so opted for filler as it will be covered by a decal anyway. Removing the instruments raised a question in my mind that perhaps somebody will be able to answer concerning the hour meter. Is it OEM or aftermarket? Either way there is a little mystery. The gage had obviously been removed at some point as there was no bracket holding it in place. On the back is what I would take to be a manufacturing date indicating 1974. In a way the mystery deepens given that was way before the tractor was built. NOS perhaps? Given the overal condition of the tractor when I got it I've always thought it must have done more hours than's on the clock. The day's work also uncovered another little mystery that perhaps somebody can answer. Under the decal on this side were three holes that had been there since new. On the other side were just two holes. It occured to me that the two holes on each side look as though they may have been for a D-series solid 'badge' - was that the case with any of the models? I couldn't think of a reason for the third hole on one side though. In case any eagle-eyed followers are wondering why the instrument dash light is still in place and masked off for painting - its because the large nut that secures it had rusted well and wouldn't turn on the plastic body without a high risk of braking it. If you're also wondering how the plastic dash was removed with the light still in place - well that was easy, the plastic panel had split in half over the years in the sun. I'l be interested in any answers to the puzzles. Hopefully the dash will go red tomorrow and I'll get some more of the decals on elsewhere. Andy

Hey Danny tell your dad that you need to exchange the tractor for a new one with no do do on the tire. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Here's a pic of Mike with his strap-on waiting for a tow

:ROTF:

Sure, I went out today and all my wheels were gone...now I know where they went. :bow-blue:

That's Priceless!!! watching Danny Drive that tractor...Very cool!!

If not mistaken this agreement was made after Mr. Pond had sold the company. I believe he owned the company until 1973 and the electric's came later in the 70's and then again in the early 80's. As far as production numbers.........haven't heard of a specific number. The tractors are pretty nice but the attachments that go with them are much nicer. :)

welcome to redsquare from the other side of the pond (uk) you got a good tractor in the C125 and it probably will end up having a mate in the not to distant future as most people on here have more that one tractor

CRE knows the deal...the suicide knob makes all the difference. :thumbs:

I've got a sweeper that mostly sees fall leaf duty. I don't remember it being all that great at striping, but I don't have it adjusted with much down pressure on the brushes either. Might would stripe better with a bit of weight added to the hopper. :dunno:

Congratulations Jake! I think that you now hold the record of being the youngest member to reach 1000 posts. Keep 'em coming. I enjoy reading your stuff, and I am amazed at your talent and ability. Good job!

...or a dinosaur, u mean stevasaurus LMAO

My first Wheel Horse was a 1990 520H that had a broken rod. Got it for free I think from a friend of mine, there may have been some trading there, I can't remember. Anyway, I have had about thirty or so since and I do have two 520's at present. As much as I like the C's nothing really compares in a tractor to a 520 with a 60" deck for mowing. Last year I found a deal at an auction on a Woods 5180 zero turn and now that's all I mow with. Nothing sounds or runs like a good Onan 20 though and sometimes I get the '91 out and mow for pure pleasure!!!! :happy-jumpeveryone:

I guess I kinda fit into that observation -- I added a 418-A to my garage this winter (but am NOT selling my 310-8) -- I always dreamed of owning a 520-H, but it feels like I scratched that itch with the 418-A -- My 418-A is a few years older than the 520s and 416s you are seeing -- And for what it is worth, I have an 18 HP Kohler twin instead of a 20 HP Onan -- (So does that mean I don't have the same worries about valve seat stuff??) -- I guess I will find out over the next few years

I guess it's time for a little update, little being the operative word as I haven't been able to spend a whole lot of time on the project over the past couple of weeks. Finished off and painted the mule Fitted it and as it had finally stopped raining took the tractor for a drive round outside. Finished and fitted the deck adjuster - it's probably not an exact replica but it looks ok and will do the job. Thanks to Lonny and Bob for the photos and dimensions I've worked from which have also been used to fab the deck hanger bracket. I'd already placed the 'Tach-a-matic' decals where they were originally but noted with interest that when a deck adjuster was fitted they appear to have been placed higher between the two mounting bolts. Puzzle is - how did they know at the factory whether a particular tractor would end up with a deck or not? Hmmm. It would have been nice to have turned up the proper looking spacer sleeves but as I don't have a lathe yet I had to improvise. Some washers as spacers held in place with a little bead weld and instead of a steel turned sleeve we have nylon plumbing nuts on the basis that nylon against steel is better than steel on steel. I think it will look ok once it's painted red. The gas cap arrived thanks to James who forwarded it on to me. I think it is safe to say that Kelch supplied the OEM factory part and the design has changed little over the years apart from an improved plastic float. The original was 13 and 1/2" long, made no doubt to WH spec, but the nearest stadard item is 12" long. Looks good though and I now have a 'reserve' after the gage reaches empty. (sorry about photo quality - camera auto-focus in closeup mode chose the foreground) Looks good on the tank too. The 'E' looks distorted but it's just a trick played by the shape of the clear gage cover in the photo. With various vintage vehicles and tractors stored together in a barn we (my son and I) have a golden rule - the batteries are left disconnected. The jeeps have factory isolators so I thought I'd add something to make disconnection easy on the 'D' and found this isolator which fits directly to thee battery post and takes the original earth lead as well. Another bit of 'bling' thats 100% functional. Undo the thumbwheel a quarter turn and the battery's disconnected. While I was back in painting mode thought it was about time I did the PTO brake bracket which is a little unusual on my example of a D-200. The brake normally mounts onto one of the PTO clutch lever arms but this is a different arrangement. The bracket is certainly an OEM part and bolts onto one of the lugs on the aluminium engine plate. The bracket was still in place whe I got the tractor but sadly the brake itself had been lost along with other of the smaller parts of the PTO which had been taken off. (The PTO came in kit form in a hessian sack) So that's about it for now. Must get on and get the rest of the decals on and paint the instrument dash etc etc. Yep, there's still much to do. I'll sign off for now with a couple more photos of the beast on it's first outing after the rain stopped. Andy

Dang friendly bunch of guys yall are !

I do want to go Craig but have no way of getting there. I guess if I leave 3 days before I can drive the 18 auto right down 81 south from my house but I might need to pull a tanker with me so I dont have to stop to refuel the K482. Then again 8 MPH top speed might mean I need to leave a week ahead. I forgot how many miles its is from mine to Arendtsville. Just checked streets and trips and its 126 miles from here to there so looks like 18 hours straight of seat time on the 18 auto and I could drive the tractor right there...Maybe PennDot will pay me to mow the median on my way down......