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I've been good, trying to get down on numbers but when this showed up in front of me I had to bring it home 1054 repaint, other than the seat it's near perfect runs good no smoke hyd lift works good Still has the original key switch lights all work front and rear. deck is usable Haven't decided if it's staying yet Even blew the front tire up

Step kids can be tough. I know, I am one. And now I have one too. They/We don't try to make a guy mad on purpose... They are, after all. Still just kids. Sounds like he meant well, just messed it up. I would say you will probably have to re-paint it. But it sure wouldn't hurt to try buffing it out unless the paint is softened. I flew off the handle at my step son once and to this day? I wish I wouldn't have. If he is willing to help? Let him. He may learn something from you and will probably tighten your relationship. Maybe he will learn a new "not getting into trouble" hobby. And, of course. He will want tractors and that my friend may benefit you as well. Nothing wrong with a live in helper, if you know what I mean.

Found someone listing Wheelhorse dealer sign on craigslist. Picked it up today and it looks really cool in the garage. I have a customer that makes neon signs for businesses and I have been kicking around having him make me an "old school" Wheel Horse logo in neon. Thad (With a glow coming from the garage, in Ohio)

Hi, all! My father wanted me to update all of you on what's going on. On Monday, he was trying to do some work on his truck, which involved removing the drive shaft. He neglected to chock the tires and set the parking brake, which he knows very well should've been done. When he removed the drive shaft, the truck began to roll forward. He tried frantically to get out from under the truck, but unfortunately, the rear tire rolled directly over his head. He was able to get to a phone, call 911, and was rushed to Danbury Hospital Trauma Centre in critical condition. After extensive CT scans, X-rays, and analysis, it was determined that he had a cracked skull, blood and air on his brain, multiple facial fractures, and paralysis on the left side of his face. The doctors worked on him in the ICU until Tuesday, when he continued to make remarkable strides. He was moved to a private room and discharged on Wednesday. While the blood and air on the brain has mostly subsided, his face is still partially paralyzed and will require one or more surgeries to repair the bones in his face. Thankfully, he suffered no brain damage. The doctors are telling us there will be several weeks to several months to recover, and still don't know if there will be any permanent damage. He very much appreciates all of the support and remains grateful to have such a caring group of friends behind him. Starting on Monday, he will be meeting with specialists to discuss his recovery, and he will try to keep you up to date through me. My father continuously surprises the doctors and nurses who, through their combined experience, have never seen anything like my dad. They were surprised he wasn't at LEAST seriously brained damaged, even dead. But no: knowing my father, he can even face being run over by a truck and have more improvement in two days than the time he accidentally opened a cut on his chin, and was spurting blood for weeks. Yeah, this is a lot more serious, but still...... My father isn't brain damaged, and he's walking, talking, eating, and behaving exactly like he used to. While he won't be outside working on the tractors or truck any time soon, much to his disappointment, he refuses to sell anything and even says that he still wants to fix the drive shaft himself, as the mechanics 'won't do it right'. Just to prove his strength, and the patience of our family, our dryer broke. Dad constructed a piece to fix the problem and showed my mother and I how to remedy the machine the day he came home from the hospital. So, just to appease your minds, my father is doing well and improving drastically, although he has a long way to go. Thank you for the continued support and prayers. I will try to update you all as soon as anything happens, per request of my father. Megan Lyon

Custom suitcase weight bracket for my C-160. Will have to make a longer one to clear the hood on the flattop. Slides right off to install the mule.

I was just given a wheel horse brand aerator, approx 48 in wide. It has some faded paint but still has the model and serial number tag and original wheel horse decal. It is not rusted and functions completely. Any idea what it might be worth? I'm guessing it was bought around 1975 which is the year the tractor I was given is.

I had a slice of pizza (pepperoni) thrown at me when cleaning out the ditch of the house I bought in Virginia. Other than that...I have just found the usual trash (cans, wrappers, beer bottles, etc.)

Thanks for the 'likes' and contributions. It made me think that an epilogue was needed - not so I can have the last word, but to add in a couple things that I maybe should have included in the first place. I'm almost certain that the original factory sealant/adhesive used was silicone RTV, what I omitted to say was that I used automotive grade RTV suitable for high temperature applications and stated as being suitable for inlet manifolds amongst other things. So I don't think it is likely to be affected by fuel in the long term but a lesser general purpose silicone product could well be affected by either - well spotted Mike. Why do these fail? Two potential reasons were suggested by what I found. A thin bead of sealant was applied at the factory by machine. The two parts were then I guess pressed together and held together by the roll pins once the press was released alowing the sealant to cure. The controlled amount of sealant ensured that only tiny amounts were extruded beyond the contact surfaces creating hardly any 'frills' of excess silicone. I discovered though that, although the grove in the casting had been filled, there are also wells round each roll pin designed for sealant and in several of these it had only partly filled them. This probably explained why my attempt to identify that I had a leak on the manifold failed. As a temporary fix I'd tried smearing a sticky sealant round the complete edge where the castings mate. I didn't think to also put some over each of the roll pins which might have worked. (not suggesting it as a repair though). The other candidate as a contributory factor was the slight warping which could just have been the way the original castings were made of course but I doubt it. In theory it shouldn't happen if the manifold to block bolts were correctly tightened but the gaskets becoming compressed over time may have reduced the tension allowing the hot cold cycle over the years to distort the casting slightly. I'm neither a small engine expert nor engineer but I'm glad that the pics and description of what I did and found are of use to others. I'm sure others will also develop / improve on my methods. Feel free to continue chipping in. Andy

We all try to get together for a group picture, but it's hard. Maybe we need to get some name tags made. Since the unofficial RedSquare meeting place is on the corner near the food stand, one of us in the group of red canopies could have some of these to give out. That might help with connecting a name to a face. It's just an idea. Feedback is welcome.

Good news. I dumped a gallon of diesel in last night. I ran the motor and put the tranny into the one gear that worked and ran it for a while. I then left it for a few more hours. Now it would shift into all of the gears, The only problem was the drive pulley would not stop turning the gear box. I could only shift gears with the motor off. I went for broke and had my son drive it around the block. By the time he got back, the drive pulley was working properly. We then drained the diesel, which now looked like melted milk chocolate, and replaced it with some 90w. He then completed an aeration job for a neighbor wth a hitch. Thanks for your advice. jim

Is the boy into horses? Let him help you. I'm in the same boat, with my fiancee's 14 yrold daughter. If he offered to help, let him. Something good might come of Bhutto it. Sent from my 416-8

Tough call on what to do with the boy since I don't know him or anything about his personality, but here is what I might do. Kids at 17 don't think before they act. Your tractor is not important to him, but it is to you. So thank him for offering to repaint the hood, but decline the offer. Instead, ask him to assist you in the preparation and repainting of the hood. Let him see how much work is involved, and why you were so aggravated with his actions. A little hands-on action may prevent a similar problem in the future, and maybe spark a little interest in the hobby (although I kind of doubt it). As for the hood, I would paint it with acrylic urethane. Then you don't have to worry about gas and oil doing damage to the paint.

My wife suggested that I GO ON A DIET for the same reason!

If you only have 50 lbs. in each wheel, I don't think soil compaction is going to be a problem.

Well, the Cubs are home safe and sound. Thought I would post some better pics. I am really looking forward to having them to tinker on in the years to come!! 149 Before it's bath..... Sure makes the garden look even smaller!! After it's bath! I love the hydraulic lift! 122 1250 is engine-less for the moment. Making memories!!

What ever model it is, It looks to be in Excellent condition!! And It would make a nice restore, plus also the fact that it was your Dads....how cool is that!!

This is my 400 and it has the same rims as yours from TSC. The PO had them on it with spacers. they work just fine and painted off white, they look just fine to me. nice find!!

I will head out for some diesel. The ball at the end of the shifter shifter had a sticky rusty coating. This tractor has been in the family for close to 30 years. dont belive anyone ever changed the the gear box oil, I should have known better. I've rebuilt the motor, starter generator and didnt think to do simple maintenance. My only concern it that it did shift ok. until just recently. I am hoping that the oil just sludged up and is gumming up the works.

Thanks Charlie, yep still busy in the shack, just not getting on as fast as I'd like.. Having a bit of trouble with my hands at the mo which makes grinding and welding quite painful after about 30 sec's! Lol, your not wrong about the tank costing a fair bit to fill up, the other week it cost me £8.27 to fill up a gal can!! The electricity people check the lines every 6 months I think, and they always make 2 passes. I didn't have a change to grab the camera for their first "fly by" but heard them approaching for the second and fell out the door just in time I'd love a Kubota engine for this, but as Matt say's below they are expensive! Thanks Matt, yeah the new gas tank should give me a bit of driving range now. I had a quick look on Fleabay the other day for Kubota engine, the prices range from "ouch" all the way up to "How much!!!" The next vid is on the way very soon.. Thanks Faster. The 38k+ hit's on YouTube is just for one video, my total views just clocked over 62,000 this morning so a BIG THANK YOU to all you guy's for watching them At long last the new tank is finished, I'm so glad it was starting to drive me a bit nuts.. All I need to do to it now is treat the inside of it to some tank sealer just to make sure there are no pin holes left from welding to leak fuel through. The start of the front mounts. This used to be the front mount for the old tank, the tab below was only bolted to the trans in one place which made it kinda flimsy! After some trimming and cleaning up. It bolts back to the same place on the trans but this time it's only to provide a bit of forward/backwards strength and doesn't carry the weight of the tank and fuel. Seen here ready for welding to the front uprights. While this was going on I keep looking at the tank perched on the seat... D-200 fitment anyone? The front of the tank had a flange welded on underneath and this bolts to the uprights with a thick strip of rubber between to give the tank a bit of shock absorption. The rear mount is about the same but the bolts go in a different direction this time. You may of noticed one side of the tank has a bit more rubber than the other... This is because the tank kinda got a big twist in it during fabrication!!! The extra rubber levels the filler cap up but not the ends of the tank.. I'm sure if it is possible to "un-twist" the tank, something to think on. But the good news is the tank is finally finished, mounted, and the hood even closes I told you the next video was on the way very soon Matt

Thanks Mike for letting us know and keeping us updated. Good luck to you Karl. We all wish you a speedy recovery. I have only met a few members on here. But, I want you guys to know. I, consider all of you folks my friends. Something like this could happen to any one of us. Be careful out there. Fate has its own way of dealing the cards. You will be in our prayers Karl. Heal up soon. We miss you already. Pat

A few more shots of David Ralph's 633 Wheel Horse project:

Garry hit the nail on the head. Look under tractor Model# 91-12K801 Chas

Suspect your deck is a 1979 model 95-48MS00 with the 8306 build date being Thursday November 02, 1978. The last 2 digits in the model number are zero's. 13706 is the serial number. Drive belt Toro 102742 nla Use 94-2501 {HA/Ax103"} 6378 Gates 1/2"x103-1/4" 40 degrees 6378 Napa 1/2"x103-1/4" 40 degree Spindle belt Toro 1594 {HAx107.21"} A105 Gates 1/2"x107" A105 Napa 1/2"x107" We do not have the 1979 manual but do have the 1980 which should be the same 05-48MS01 http://www.wheelhorseforum.com/files/file/904-mower-rotary-1980-1983-c-series-mowers-om-810306r1pdf/ Garry

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These were won last year by my daughter and i.. well mostly her. Lol