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I would create two accounts and bid it up to a ridiculous amount. Lol

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Back in business. Found a bearing plate on ebay for $27.50. Took the tractor to a guy who rebuilt my last Kohler and for $71, he got the old one off and the new one in place. I cleaned up the bearing plate before I took it over and got it painted. The engine did not have to be pulled at all. Found out that behind the seal was a cir-clip around the crank. That's what was keeping it from sliding off. I would have had to destroy the seal in order to see it. Lesson learned, I guess. Even still, I think I got off easy. He had the seal and gaskets in stock and I had my tractor back in my garage in less than 24 hours. Looking forward to getting the clutch back together and mounting my blower.

Some of you may rember this first pic, it is from about a month ago when I picked up this 633 and Cole's new Rat Burban. The Burban has been done for a few weeks and durung that time I have been slowly pecking away at making the 633 making him battle (snow) ready. A new motor arrived a few days ago via a trade with Rydogg. that Ryan, this motor runs excellent! The steering needed a little help on the 633 and the hood was totally missing the bracket down bottom where it mounts to the tractor. I fabbed up an identical to the original bracket and welded it on. Good as new. Changed the rear diff fluid and mounted the engine and away it goes. Other than slipping out of third sometimes this 633 is amazingly tight! I'm going to leave this old War Horse is his old war clothes, I think he looks pretty good. He is going to be my MAIN snow machine. These old round hoods can handle plenty of snow, even without weights! Whatever he can't handle Mr 520 will! Here are some pics and an old video of my 604 in action just to show these little guys are plenty capable.

I have my Christmas decorations out for this year. Santa has a nice ride again this year! It took a few days to get it all done. Hard to get a good pic of this. 2 Lawn Rangers up front with 2 snow bades, 2 1962 502's with consecutive Serial Numbers, 2 square hood's and 2 big ole 314-8 Speed's to help pull the load of toys in the WH 4 wheel lawn cart. Small on up to large! Once I had Santa on a big GT14...Drivebys love this set up...KJ

So for 40 buck i done good.....

We've had the technology to replace good ol Steve since the 60's :)

The end of an era....sad to see technology has finally gotten around to replacing the ol' Stevasaurus.

"Here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus......." "Mommy, Why is Santa Naked?" Sorry Hammerhead for hijacking this thread...couldnt resist! Sorry Duke! :rolleyes:

here is a little inspiration for you. Me and another guy from work built this for a work project (yeah, they gave us money to build this) for a competition. We never ended up racing it as it was too dangerous. We hit upwards of 40 miles per hour with 2 more gears to go. It has a suzuki ts250 motor and a rear axle from a honda ATV. The frame was originally from a parts 753. front axle and steering and all the rest is custom fabricated by me. Fun little machine and it was fast!

When it hits eBay be sure to let us all know the item number so we can boycott it.

Here are a few more pics from my neighbor

Hi everybody and thank you for viewing, as some of you may know about a week ago I added a few tractors to my herd. One of them was a 1965 wheel horse model 875. Today was the first day that I have had any time to do anything with them. They were non-running when I picked them up, today I got the 875 running and running good and smooth. It had been sitting for 4 years and with a little carburetor and gas tank cleaning, a new battery, and a change of oil it was up and running. I have a few pictures I will post below just to give you an idea of what I'm working with. I'll keep you updated as I make progress! Don't mind the plow that was modified on there to fit by a previous owner. From what I can tell it belongs to a Suburban or RJ. Here is a decal I didn't recognize seeing on a wheel horse before?

I JUST CHECKED MY CRAIGSLIST HERE IN COLUMBUS WITHIN A 60 MILES AND THERE ARE 15 TRACTORS AND 5 ATTACHWENTS AVAILABLE.

MY FATHER BOUGHT OUR FIRST WHEEL HORSE IN 1959 I WAS 4 YEARS OLD. I DON'T REMEMBER THE DEALERS NAME, IT WAS HERE IN COLUMBUS,OHIO. BACK IN THE 70'S MOST OF THE TRACTORS ON MY STREET WERE WHEEL HORSES AROUND 6 OF THEM.

I SOLD WHEEL HORSES IN CT. IN THE 50 AND 60S IN GREENWICH, CT. WE SOLD ALOT OF THEM. WE WERE THE FIRST DEALER IN NEW ENGLAND.

875 was the first tractor I restored and it taught me a lot! It took me the better part of a year, and lots a mistakes that I learned not to do again. But that's part of all the fun of doing a restore! If you have any questions I would be happy to help.

Thats great news Scott, and Zach looks very happy! The Lady Ranger better watch out, because he'll be giving his sister a run for her money in no time. Matt :flags-texas:

Looks like you have a good start on the restoration! Not to ask stupid question, but what is DA?

Seeing as it was a nice day today, SteveBo and I let our Seniors horse around today. We checked out all the subtle differences between the two. His next door neighbor, who was my 7th grade english teacher, also took pics with his good camera (We'll post those pics when he's done with them). I also took comparison shots with his Economy (somebody had asked about it).

sold my pair of fronts for $255 plus shipping on ebay

Right now...I'd hafta say the heap big Tecumseh.

My brother bought a 1963 Wheel Horse yesterday but the seller wanted to keep his plow. It is one I have never seen before at a show, online or in a photo. It is on a 1963 633 tractor, I think it may be original to the tractor. It is a 42 inch plow, with two skid feet at the rear of the plow. The frame is the three sided angle iron but smaller than the traditonal snowplow frames. The rear of the frame does not have a 3/4 inch round bar but it does have two angle iron pieces like those used in the early rear transmission plow/tiller hitches but it is welded on to the end of the plow frame. Looks original. The front has a solid flat piece of steel in the middle of the frame that is used to move the spring loaded into the housing that allows you to angle the blade. The handle witha knob that moved the blade is on the right and shorter than those on later plow frames. View from rear of tractor: View of the center mechanism for the Wheel Horse 42 inch snowplow dozer blade we looked at today. If anyone knows of this version, the model number or any othe details please post for all Red Square members!

TT that's what I tell my wife about the old snowblower on my 1967 L:awn Ranger. It won't throw the snow 30 feet like the newer ones do but I also don't have to shovel it!

My brother, David Ralph, has decided to take an old 1964 Wheel Horse 1054 frame that we had a place a 350 Honda motor on it. He is working up a jackshaft with a sprocket for this project that will run the tractor. This is a photo of the Honda 350 motor -which actually runs very well !

Besides the blower cover tag. Thanx

I'd just get the money back from the AH and be done with it. If you don't get the money back, send me a PM, I may have some helpful information.

Let me tell this story in what probably really happened.. someone told him he sold it too cheap. He thought he'd bluff you into offering more money by saying that someone else offered more money, expecting you to offer more. You called his bluff... he didn't really have another buyer and now he's screwed and is hoping that he can do good enough on ebay to cover the original deal and the ebay fees. I hope you at least watch for it. Maybe you'll get it even cheaper. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 2

IT IS NICE TO HAVE TWO OF THEM SO CLOSE IN CT.

Recently, I was asking about this model too. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdZ7tyRpE-w&list=UUd_ptV1TUpPlW1VhCjxez_Q&index=17

It got cold, that can cause that ya know.

Not all just greed and dishonesty. I've had the pleasure of dealing with many honest people and it's the few that make it horrible. I actually believe that most people are basically honest and do the right thing. Matt probably has many deals that were completed with honest people but it's the one person that isn't which is the one that gets the most attention. 40:1 ain't too bad but even the 1 shouldn't happen.

A long time ago, Cable wrote: The actual production number was, for certain, 200 units. Ed from Toro looked things up for me about a year ago and had the listing showing that 200 serial numbers were issued. Evidently, a second run was considered but later cancelled. Here's an excerpt straight from the horse's mouth: The 420LSE always generates a lot of discussion. I had it in my head that we made two production runs, but the records show otherwise. The serial tags, #00001 – 00200 were issued out on 5-20-86, so we built 200, not counting the prototype, which we have in storage. The plans to do another run in 1987 were apparently dropped, as the record shows 196 serial tags being scrapped in December, 1987. I don’t have the production printout for each month in these two years, so it is possible something may have happened during a “missing†month, but I don’t think so.

Ohhhhhhhhhhh Yeah, that should hold it down for sure! Hey did you finish that retaining wall you were building?

It's too late now, but when dealing through Paypal you should have asked for him to send you an invoice. That way you would have had a legal document and federal interstate law would have been on your side. With Paypal, pay ONLY after receiving a Paypal invoice for anything like this. Sent from my MB520 using Tapatalk 2

that is bs, i agree a deal is a deal, you paid for it, its your tractor call the police dept. that is theft in my eyes. money across state lines is a felony thats theft if you stated what you bought. check into it and best of luck

I figured it was a safe statement considering I'm a tractor guy too :)

Neil, it's because that's what friends do for each other, help one another out no matter what. I also, would love to go across the pond to help you out. If all of guys could make it, your horse fleet would be back an running in no time. Then who wants to go on a quick tour of Europe? I know my fiancé would. Lol.

Well santa for Christmas I would like everything to turn out ok for Neil and if you can fit it a 75 c-160 8 with a mid mount grader blade

I do say, some of you have very good hearts to want to just help a fellow Wheel Horse owner in need. I'm touched. Mrs. Claus is peaking over my shoulder as I was reading this and she couldn't help but to wipe the tears away as she was reading this. To all those who do have your lists, thanks. The elves are busy now, scrounging and hectically fulfilling those items on the lists. Someday I hope to be able to get the time to come down to the Wheel Horse show. You would think the summer months would be a break for me, but toy making never stops. As well as supervising the elves, seeing to their needs, feeding the reindeer, etc. But, who knows, I might be able to make it one year. Merry Christmas. Ho! Ho! Ho!

Rest In Peace. Dave Brubeck - Take Five:

Like the fellas have said, Welcome to !!! That's a fine looking machine you got! And welcome to Horseaholics-not-Anonymous. Meetings are ongoing here on the forum and cater to all manner of addictions - round hoods, square hoods, maroon stripers, pullers, customs, rats, and on and on. All are welcome, and, "My name is Duff...and I'm a Horseaholic!" Duff :thumbs:

520-H D-250 C-161 Auto C-160 C-195 Hope to get the last one some day!!!

1: D200 (or equivilant)(my 417-A will hold me until I can find just the right "D" I can afford, so I'm not in any hurry on this one) 2: C195 (my 417-A is probably as close to this as I will get) 3: Custom Built 520-H with 20plus hp V-twin (got the roller, thinking of ideas for the rest) 4: 416-8 With Kohler K Single (finally got one this week) 5: 312-8 With my personal touches on it (got this one new back in 91)

C-160 8 spd 520-8 Rj-58 C-195 520-h 420lse

No order: C195 55 RJ35 55 RS-83 520 HC (worker) 59 RJ Subruban 400 (Sorry that is 6)

In no order at all my top 5 would be 520H 701 603 C-195 C-160 8 speed These are subject to change at any time B)

I live near Ionia, between Grand Rapids and Lansing. If I get it and decide its not something I want to mess with I will sell it as a whole. I don't really have any interest in parting one out and trying to sell parts and be left with a carcuss sitting out back. I am not a parts guy scrapper type. I would also be interested in trades if I went that route. It sounds like I can recover my money plus the cost of fuel to get it, so I feel I have nothing to lose with it.

Definitely the RJ-58 for me. If for no other reason than I own one ...

I like all of the front-engined / Kohler-powered '61 to '64 models, but the 633 and 704 models are my favorites. (no batteries to go dead )