Leaderboard

the best way i found is take a peice of 2x4 drill a 1.5 inch hole in it then cut the board of in middle of the hole then put the flat end of the board againts a wall or tree and the cut end around the wheel were the pin is hold tight againt the board and use a punch with a little hammer will make them come out easy cuase it takes all the deflection out of it and makes it a solid blow on the pin and the pin will punch right in to the wood

Using a roll pin punch should make short work of it.

Ehh Dont try this..

Ever since I got the Senior, I keep getting whipped in the face with the starter rope. The Wisconsin engine has long stroke and gives you a workout sometimes to start it. So I had a thought. Why not make something sot of like the guys use on drag cars. A hand held, battery operated remote starter. I got an old starter/generator from SteveBo. It didn't work and was missing the voltage regulator which I wouldn't need anyway. I picked up a new set of brushes for it and proceeded to pull it apart and clean and rebuild it. After that it worked great. Added handles, solenoid, push button and alligator clips with cable from an broken trickle charger. Now I can just stand next to the tractor with the starter and a long "V" belt and start the tractor.

hey all so ive been sitting here pondering.....im about to start to working my c160 as soon as mother nature decides to throw some good weather to northwest ohio yee haww! anyways....about the belt drive....why did wheel horse do it? why not shaft? isnt shaft bulletproof? i mean the shaft will never slip...the engine will die or the tires will break traction first before that shaft drive will puke id think. i plan on putting a total of 160lbs on the rear end plus my 150 pound ass. when will i start seeing belt drive issues? what can i do to make it less prone to slippage? i mean obviously wheel horse engineers had a good thing going because they kept the belt drive for decades! im comparing to it say a cub cadet which IS shaft drive. any horror stories are welcome haha im just wanting to know just how darn reliable these things are and when im gonna start to see problems with it (if i ever will) thanks guys

This should help out...

Hey, . . . it works!

Stored in your house, nothing wrong with that.... :P

I too had a loft in my garage that I could fit three on top and three on the bottom. I've since redesigned the garage and only keep three in it now. The others and all new and parts tractors reside here in the cold locker. 20' x 12' x 12'

I have the front seat back in. I chamfered the outside of the seat so I could peen material all around the seat. I also installed it with some seal material a buddy told me about. I haven't done the back side yet because I'm so discussed when I look at this piece of 70's flat head sh!t. I've replaced everything on this thing. Carborator, coil, voltage regulator, pulse trigger, Stator, rebuilt the entire thing, I'm tired of it. When it runs it runs good. When it doesn't it doesn't and its tooo often. So I'm hacking this motor back together in case the grass gets long and I'm look for a replacement. Right now the Honda GX690R is looking good @ $1500. http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200459619_200459619 Still needs a muffler

1958 Wheel Horse Ride-Away Jr. RJ-58, s/n: 101916 Started with essentially just a rolling frame (first image below), and ended up here after !3 calendar months, a lot of parts searching, and a whole bunch of hard-won restore work. First shown at the 2010 Wheel Horse Show in Arendtsville, PA. This machine has been restored to 100% correct mechanical configuration. Shown with the RJ-58 is a fully restored and functional 1960 model CBR-32 - 32" Sickle Bar Mower. Enjoy!

Easiest fix might be to just change the cardboard more often??

Ha I think your right.

All of my runners are workers. The 520 just mows. The Ranger does most of the "pulling" work - dethatcher, aerator sweeper, and lawn cart. The 1267 has mowed, but the last few years it has mainly been another "Pulling" machine. In the fall however I got my tiller up and working, and this one will probably became a dedicted tilling machine. Havent used the 502 in a couple of years, but its set up with the sickle mower: The 310 has been the snow removal machine this winter (I never mounted the blower up on anything so far this winter):

For some reason you dont hear as many horror stories about the 16 like you do the 20hp (valve seats). Mine only had the typical carb trouble once from sitting and a ten minute cleaning job got her back on track. Mike............