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Awesome progress to report from my latest PT visit today...at this point, over half of my range of motion has returned. I'm pretty stoked, considering today markes one month from the date of my surgery. :handgestures-thumbsup:

I can't believe what a difference loaded tires make for traction. Not only the weight but the momentum of the liquid rolling along give the tractor an "extra push" I all ready loaded the tires in my C 160. My Power King came with loaded rears but had CC in them and the wheels started rotting. I bought a pair of Farmall Cub tires and wheels but they where not loaded. Here's how I did it. I know it's not a but a tire is a tire and a tractor is a tractor. First the fluid of choice RV antifreeze. Got it on sale at Lowes for $2.98 gal. I know washer fluid is cheaper but I wanted non toxic for my pets and this stuff comes with corrosion inhibitor. First problem. I can't get the valve core out due to the 100 lb. weight that I DO NOT WANT to take off. The core tool will not go in straight. Problem solved. modify core tool Next problem. Fill adapter I got at Napa for $14.00 won't fit again because of the weight. Problem solved. Went back to Napa and got a RV dual wheel tire stem extension hose. $23 but still better than removing weights. Borrowed a small elec pump from work. hooks up with garden hoses or in this case washing machine hose. When filling I pump in a couple of gallons then bleed out some air. Shutting off the pump allows the air back into the bucket and out. There is also a bleeder valve on the fill adapter I used the floor jack to let the tractor down to force out the air faster. Used 22 gallons. :thumbs:

Well today is my 20 year anniversary, at the body shop, not sure if it makes me happy or sad?? most body men only stay at one shop 5 years or so and move on, I make pretty good money but it is hard labor for the most part, I've been doing body work for near 30 years now, and it's taking it's toll on my body, I'm only 46 but there are days I feel 90, my hands don't work as good as they did years ago, I've been pushing my kids to get a good education and get good jobs so they don't have to do the hard manual labor, save that for the hobbies and such, heck I've been at this shop longer than any thing else I've ever done.

Well guys, it's Sunday night and what an epic weekend it was. We had it all up here in Vermont. Starting Friday afternoon coming home when the storm was in full swing, through this afternoon watching the sun set after a beautiful bluebird day. The storm wasn't anything like our neighbor states got (bummer!) but it was enough to justify breaking out all the snow clearing implements I have and put them to use. The driveway, walkways and deck are all passable and that's all I set out to do after each storm. All in all this was a really fun weekend; hope it was for you guys too! So, click on the black box below to watch the snow clearing action from up in Northern Vermont this weekend!

well we didnt get any snow but we got a lot of wind which blew the rest of the sweetgum balls off the trees. these need swept up before we start to mow. so i took the wheels off the sweeper & greased everything so it works well. todays tractor is my 1971 workhorse 800 with a 8 hp. tecumpseh. i like to use the smaller hp. tractors for this type of work as they are lighter & more fuel eff. this tractor runs great. heres some pictures taken by my wife. oh BTW. it's almost 60 deg.out i do miss western pa & my 1973 12-8speed plowing snow & blowing it when it got to high. but seat time is good all year round. i am sorta glad nobody wanted to buy this tractor when i had it in classifieds Jay

I slid a 1/4"ID rubber gas line around the first bottom coil of the seat springs, to reduce damage & noise. Seems to have worked, 6 years now.

Jack, just a quick update regarding the CHT monitor, I finally received the amplifiers I need for the thermocouple sensors. Apparently they are in steady demand from the do it yourselfer world and remain in somewhat short supply. The 4 line by 20 character displays also arrived. Experimentation will continue with the best color background for visibility in bright sunlight - that is as soon as we have some bright sunlight in upstate NY !! I also now have the ability to log over 8 hours worth of temperature data to a SD memory card which can be removed and downloaded to a PC for generation of temperature graphs. I must say, this is coming along quite nicely.

876, sending a pm. Either myself or good friend can solve your issue

Finally got to join this post with some pictures and a video. We ended up with about 30 inches total. The front of the house had less than the back due to the wind direction. There were bare spots and some 6 foot drifts. My wife took some pictures and my 12 year old daughter shot and edited a quick video without me even knowing. How cool is she! Video link:

I spent a few hours yesterday afternoon plowing about 3 inches of wet heavy stuff. This was before the major impact of nemo was suppose to occur. The rest is history..and I can’t say I’m sorry to see it go. I ventured back out at 8 Friday night. It’s hard to say how much snow we actually got considering everything changed to rain for about an hour around 10. Again, the snow was wet and heavy. I have a large square parking area that makes finding a place for the snow a challenge. I was forced to back up over the snow and push it to cleared area that I managed to carve out on the lawn. I was basically covered in a sheet of ice. About 6 branches of the neighbors tall arborvitaes weighed down by the ice and snow didn’t help matters. By 11:30 I had had enough. Probably got 80% of the driveway done. When I arose this morning I was greeted by probably 15+ inches of snow. At least it was the fluffy stuff. Still, I spent another 6 hours plowing, shoveling and cleaning the Jeep off. I will say if I hadn’t plowed really wet stuff the night before there was no way I’d have been able to clear my driveway today. I went through about 3 tanks of gas and worked the C-100 hard. But it never missed a beat and amazed me at times how much snow it could push. The weather was playing havoc with my camera, but I did manage a few pictures.. I’ve had enough seat time for awhile. The calm before the storm.. and then...

Hello All, well I didnt finish digging everything out that I wanted too.... but tommorrow is another day. The C141 got stuck blowing a path towards my workshop and I didnt have it in me to fight with it for the 3rd time.... It will be there in the morning and maybe I can get Sparky to help drag it out .... Here is a pic of the fleet after I finished clearing the driveway and a couple paths, the sun had come out and it was just a nice pic. I hope everybody is OK and that no equipment got wrecked fighting this mess. Tony

I finally found a very nice Wheel Horse garden tiller implement with the idler pulley Mid-A-Tach, the idler pulley belt guard and belt. I have a rear axle bracket to attach this to one of our tractors -probably a C model with a little more HP than a B-100. The guy I bought it from had it on his C-160 and showed me how well it operated and how easy it was to set up on the tractor. He had the long belt for it that is also in good condition. This thing fit nicely in the trunk of a 2005 Camry with no problem !

Here is a poor quality picture of the attachments that come with the 16 horse auto I have been dealing on since last April. They look to be in better shape than the tractor. Once I get it to the shop and see if the tiller is in good working order I will decide what to do with them. I really only need the Blade for fun in the snow. the tractors paint is not good but He says it ran and mowed great when he took it in on trade 2 years ago. It has been sitting in one of his storage sheds ever since.

If the tractor needs to be stored outside, I would recommend using synthetic oil when you do the change.

So I've noticed the few times i plowed this winter that the original wide turf tires up front just didn't cut it. I know i could do the chain thing but I've been wanting to run some tri ribs up front anyway with narrower wheels. I have a set of 8 inch tires and wheels from a trailer we used for something else a while back and figured, hey, why not make a custom set of hubs to bolt these up front. I tracked down some bearings that were sitting around that had a 3/4" ID and a 1 3/4" OD with a flange, perfect! I got my hands on a piece of tubing that was 2" OD and 1 3/4" ID, which was exactly what i needed! (really lucked out on this) Last thing was to make the hub plates. Due to the large 2" hole i would need in the center i just decided to get them laser cut at a local shop. Drew them up in autocad and sent them off. $20 for the pair seemed plenty fair to me. Once they were done i took them to work and tapped the holes. Cut the pipe down and turned it to finished length on the lathe. I then put bolts in the plates and used those to set the offset for when i welded the plates to the tubing. I think they turned out pretty nice! I just threw a coat of primer on and will put it all together tomorrow. hope the narrower tires will work better in the snow.

Well, I made an attempt to video my blowing progress with my 416-H and single stage blower during winter storm Nemo, but cold fingers and iPods don't work very well. I thought I had the camera rolling, only to find out later that I didn't. When I finally figured it out, my fingers were to cold to keep going, but did get some footage. Even with the short video, there is no question what is under the hood! I will do better next time.

I just wanted the group to know that Terry's decals are of excellent quality. I just received my order of Commando 8 and Lawn Ranger decals and I found the graphics and colors to be of excellent quality. These are the first decals I've purchased from Redo Your Horse but won't be the last. I spoke to Terry on the phone prior to placing my order because I had never seen his decals in person. He assured me that I would like them and offered a full refund if I didn't. There's a man that is confident in his product and should be. His solution to make a decal for the corroded dash was a stroke of genius. Terry, thanks for helping all of us die hard enthusiasts bring our Wheel Horse's back to better than new condition. Dave

I cut two small squares of sheet rubber material like many people use on the footrests (300/400/500's) and glue them onto the seat pans under where the springs land. Not terribly unattractive and very effective! Duff :thumbs:

So now that we have progressed to data logging on our garden tractors. What is the possibility of logging parameters other than temperature? How about a wheel speed sensor on each rear wheel so I can prove to myself that the spider gear type diff works so much better than an 8 pinion diff? (A strain guage on each axle would be nice too, but I wont push my luck!) Or maybe being able to log rpms as well as temp so we can see if we really should be mowing at 3600rpm instead of 3200 (in an effort to be "nice" to the motor).. One step at a time, but I am only half kidding here.

So much for plowing with the storm! When I was on the local snow crew that is what we ALWAYS did, especially when we knew the storm was gonna be a doozie. Sadly, with the cost of fuel these days and all of the towns near broke that hasn't been happening. I know when you are doing private driveways its hard to get there before its too deep. I can't remember the last time I saw a 4x4 plow truck that had an actual set of REAL snow tires on it? I can remember back in the blizzard of 78. Our next door neighbor had a 72 Ford F-250. (a mans truck!) I do know it had a 390 with a 4 speed, and a REAL set of snow tires. I remember like it was yesterday, he was plowing thru snow drifts 4 ft high and there wasn't nuttin stopping that truck. I would always find a nice high snow bank, climb on up, have a seat and just watch.....

Have you tried your local Toro dealer? I have always managed to buy one off the shelf there, never had to have them get one in for me. I buy as much as possible from my local dealer. Their prices are only a little above the online prices, But with not having to pay shipping it is pretty much the same. And I'd like them to stay in business, and to continue to carry parts for my tractors.

Never. If I were to sell something I'd come to find I needed a part on the tractor I just sold the next day. :D

Know the feeling. Worked at several dealerships in my younger days. Got tired of flat rate with the cash customers going to a few select guys and all the warranty work to me. The shop would be slow but they would still hire more techs. Worked at a Napa for 10 years wich is my record but I couldn't live on what they paid. Been working at a local Hospital for 8 years now working on everything. Never a dull moment. You'd be surprised how much college educated people in high places (management ) can screw something simple up. Hands and knees starting not to work right anymore. Had to give up the bike because of it.

One more option is thebigbearingstore.com I first go to rcpw.com and search for the toro part 101480 (which also happens to be the same bearing part# for my 2001 79360 blower). This site offers OEM Toro bearings for $30 each and give an alternative manufacturer and part number, in this case Stens #230045 Spindle Bearing for $20 EA. Click on the "Spindle Bearing" title and get the dimensions of the bearing and Ref# 1630-2RS. Very helfpul. I then go to thebigbearingstore.com, click "radial ball bearings" or whatever type you need, then click the link to "list all inch" dimension bearings and search for the sizes found earlier. In this case for the 101480 the rcpw site listed sizes were 3/4 ID, 1 5/8 OD, 0.5 thickness. It shows a #1630 that size, which is the Ref# first found at rcpw.com earlier. Checking price and postage cost, small items can be mailed US Postal first class instead of UPS from this site for the lowest cost and is pretty fast delivery, I find at 3-5 days usually. Order 2 of these 1630-2RS replacement bearings at $6.66 for the pair. US mail to my zipcode only adds $5.64. Total is $12.30. Worth replacing them if in question. When I replaced the chain a month ago I turned the auger by hand and it rotated smoothly for at least 15-20 revolutions before it slowed to a stop. Very little friction. Felt like no play in the shaft when push pull on the auger. i assume that is the way good bearings should feel and act. Good luck Wyatt

Removing the hub is the most difficult part of the entire job. However, in many cases, if the seal has been leaking for some time, the transmission lube may have worked it's way between the hub and the axle, and it will come off easily. If not... Here are some links to threads concerning the removal of frozen hubs. Read through both before attempting a hub removal. Most importantly, do not bang on the hub with a hammer. It is cast, and it will break easily. If it doesn't break or move, you will pop the c-clip off inside the transmission, necessitating the opening of the transmission. Once the hub is off, removing and installing a new seal is pretty simple.

At least its still covered.....

They are usind payloaders here in Stratford. National Guard was out. Our neighbor hood banned together and we shoveled the street and 12 houses. Jim

I have found using a three point homemade stand works well. Simple supplies laying around the house will yield a very stable and secure platform to work from. No slipping off a Jenga like stack of wood blocks or tires or thru workmate clamps and no damage to paint or castings on the transmission. It projects a level of professionalism and "give a shoot" that inspires confidence in the person you are doing the rebuild for. The three point suspension will allow you to level the casting making all shafts sit square in their bores and bearing. This avoids undo stress on the needle bearings by "wagging" shafts into the needle bearings. All components true allows to you test the final assembly by rotating the input shaft by hand without splayed / tilted shafts causing the bearing stacks to lock up from misalignment. As you can see in the third image, the transaxle isn't all that complicated. In this image, the axles and pinion assy are obviously not present. This particular transaxle was disassembled after sitting for 2+ years. All shifter functions were jammed or VERY stiff. A good cleaning of the shifter assemblies resolved all the issues. The entire trans cleaned up quite nicely with a minimum of effort. Go for it. There are plenty of folks here willing to help those who go outside their "comfort zone". In your case with a "clicking noise", when you first open the case. probe around with a magnetic retriever to see what (if anything) pops out from between or underneath the gears. From there, take pictures with a digital camera as you disassemble the individual pieces. Just an afterthought - remember the shifter rod develops a very large mechanical advantage thru a long shifter handle pivoted on a dog point setscrew in the transmission case. The shift forks will not change positions just by simply pushing with a screwdriver. You will need to lever the screwdriver off the case near the shift forks and lightly bump the screwdriver handle with a dead blow hammer. To lower the shift fork once moved upward, a slight tap from the same deadblow hammer will start the shifter fork on its movement to the next detent. Be aware the gears are not "synchronized" and will not automatically align with each other. If the shift fork seems stubborn, check the alignment of the gears you expect to mesh together when you shift. A slight shuffle of the gear teeth will allow the two gears to align and engage. Developing the experience to determine right "feel" of the shifter comes with time. The HI LO speed assy should be able to be switched by inserting a 3 or 4 inch long allen wrench into the shaft on top of the trans case. Any force considerably LESS or GREATER could indicate breakage or need for a cleaning.

When you go from this ... ... to this ... Up for consideration is my: 1958 Wheel Horse Ride-Away Jr. RJ-58 - s/n: 101916 See the full story of this tractor, its history in my possession, and the full restoration article: CLICK HERE

AREN'T THE DOUBLE D's AND NEWER (1985-up) ALUMINIUM HOUSING THE SAME PART NUMBER. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THE BEARINGS,SHAFTS,SPACERS ETC. INSIDE. I HAVE 3 NEW ASSEMBLIES FOR 85 AND NEWER 42"/48" DECKS BOWTIE

so me and my brother got the trans out and on the bench. so were going to make a jig to hold it because our vice isnt big enough. and were going to split the case and take some pics for you guys and find out whats rong.

Proof positive, Lars does bleed Wheelhorse.

Here's some quick pictures of the day

On the news it said Spencer MA got 31" but I am thinking maybe 24 in my drive. I live on the town line. Hard to tell since it drifted down to 12 inches some areas and up to 3 ft in others. Here are a couple photos this AM and a short video if I can remember how to link it to youtube? The 312-8 did all the work. Now after wind contined all morning and some more light snow untilnoon after blowing was done at 9AM, I need to go out and scrape the pavement with the C-125 plow. Depth is above the upper "Wing" plate on the single stage 42" 79360 high chute. This was bare grass at 5PM yesterday! Note the wood rail fence along the road that dissapeared overnight. After the 2nd breakthrough pass. Single stage kept up with the fairly light snow. It stayed 15 overnight and until mid afternoon so no slushy wet snow (thank goodness)! Never had to unblock the chute, and had my retrofit front chute cover on that helped reduce the blowback from the front while chute facing forward. Snow was up to under edge of seat pan fender which is just about 24" high. Blower when down is only about 19-20 inches high so if not lifted it tended to blow the full auger height including upper "Wing" but the top snow layer would fall back over the top of the blower into front of wheels and onto blower housing, piling up on the attach-a-matic conneciton. So I decided to try making a pass first with blower lifted, then back up and let it down to scrape pavement. Seemed to work best doing that. Could go 10 to 20 feet but sometimes driving over the remaining 5 inches of snow the rear tires would spin a bit with blower up, even with 45lbs wheel weights and 45 lbs onthe drawbar and my butt in the seat, so decided to go a few tractor lengths blower up, then back up and lower it to clean the path. Worked well that way. At the street the plows had left a 3.5 ft high dense pile. Took many bites to clear it but the blower did a fantastic job considering the high chute was same height as that snow bank. Took 1.5 hours to finish which i am happy with. Here is a short Video showing the initial trials of lifting the blower to blow the top 20 inches then backing up and blowing it to pavement surface. The 3rd trial pass you can see I left the blower down, but didnt like the snow falling over the top of the blower and piling up on top of the blower housing and attach-a-matic frame. Sorry I didn't turn the camera to the right more to show the full snow path from the blower. It was downwind and threw it about 30 ft onto the lawn. I hope this youtube link works?? http://youtu.be/WcUrbgDypAU

Been lurking here for a while. Here's a quick video of my 416-8 throwing about 6-8 inches of snow this morning. I went out yesterday at 8pm, 12:30am and again at 9am.... We probably had a little over 2 feet.

Well i thought the D had finally met its match, but there was no way i was shoveling my 400 foot long driveway so i managed to get the horse out of the stall to see what happened. Please dont tell it i doubted it cause believe it or not we are making progress! still not to the end of the driveway, had to come in to warm up, but i think we will make it. This thing never fails to amaze me, although i do wish my snow blower was working, think with this much snow it would be more efficient then the plow! Snow is finally starting to let up a bit, but has not stopped.

Poor plow. Had it running but it sputtered out. Figuring it is pretty wet. Jim

Hmmmm.... I guess we've got some work ahead of us. Still snowing.

We are current unable to get out of the house. Gotta be 3' or more. Here is the front door and rear deck. Jim

Heres some up dated pictures I do have the stock rear wheels and tires just looks better this way.

I dont know if I have what you are looking for but I bought a tranny for parts. It had the lever and plastic slider and some of the parts that went with those.

I AM ONE OF THE OLDEST ON HERE. (84) MARRIED FOR 62 YEARS, TWO DAUGHTERS, 7 GRAND CHILDREN. SPENT FROM 1951 TO 1953 IN U.S.ARMY. SOLD WHEEL HORSES BACK IN THE 50 AND 60'S IN GREENWICN, CT. AND HAVE HAD MANY SINCE THEN. I NOW HAVE 5. I GO TO MANY SHOWS. I WAS IN CHARGE OF TOOL ROOMS FOR MANY YEARS. I BECAME A TOOL AND DIE MAKER IN 1953. I ALSO WAS A CAPT. ON BOATS FROM 35 FT. TO 72 FEET. I LIVED ON AN ISLAND AND WENT TO SCHOOL BY BOAT. I AM A HAM RADIO OPERATOR. (W1RGW) I HAVE BEEN RETIRED SINCE 1994.