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Fired up the tractor to cultivate the garden. Sometimes I forget how stout this tractor is.

Jim, I haven't completely added things up. And for safety reasons I better not publish it where my wife could see it . But I can tell you so far it's alot more than I could ever sell it for. so thats why I'll have it forever

the only thing i can say is i have tried to sell and bunch of stuff and i keep lowering the price once i jump it up it sells dont know why i sold a 416-8 about 3 years ago with a 42 inch deck started at 700 went to 500 over time still no buyers jumped it up to 1000 and had it sold in 5 hours for 900 made me shake me head

Welllll ifn's ya' was driving a RJ-58 ......... they could have been roasted too ! Wild Bill Richmond, VA.

'58 Ride-Away Jr. Serial # 1188 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqeMIhxVEpM&feature=youtu.be

Here's a Commando 800 I rebuilt for my grandson. Pretty much stock except for a set of 22-750 rear tires from a 76 B80 and a seat bracket from an older Raider to allow for a bit more leg room. My Mother used this tractor since about 1980 until health issues forced her to stop. I hauled it down here to Florida to rebuild and then hauled it back to northern Indiana for my grandson. A sharp eye will notice quite a few tweaks done to it during the rebuilding process.

Charles, I called out to you several times on chat yesterday but must have missed you. The $15 - $20 price area Steve mentioned is about what you would invest in parts and circuit board material. None of the items used to build the board are expensive or difficult to find. Repair of the owner's original board for $25 may be a more attractive alternative. The boards I have have rebuilt have all been corroded connections or traces on the circuit board itself. The largest investment I made was in a bright work light and a magnifying glass to find all the defects in the broken traces. I did start some work on a fixture to repair and test these boards as I have received a few emails from folks looking to get their board repaired. Hopefully I can accommodate them. I would love to see someone take on the construct of replacement boards. Newer surface mount technology could probably put the whole board inside an enclosure the size of a matchbox. But then what about the edge connector? How do you fab the smaller pcb into the tractor's electrical connector and then wire indicator lights off the smaller pcb enclosure? Lots of choices to think about. Especially if you intend to recoup any money invested in the venture. You should also consider the earlier post I made for the 416 indicator is different than the 300 series indicator board. They do not appear to be interchangeable. I did post more photos over at SOI U. I'll be happy to help you in anyway possible. Consider this as a possible alternative to the indicator board. Getting rid of that wacky maintenance decal on the hood of a 400 series in favor of a digital dashboard is a future project I have planned. Just wayyyyyy to much going on at work and home right now for any serious experimentation. Mention the phrase "Arduino UNO" to your instructor, show him the above picture and I'm sure for $40 and a little programming, you would have a 21st century digital dashboard for the 418. Put on a few LED light bars under the floor boards and you have a WH chick magnet !!

I asked on here about it, and was quite skeptical about trying it. However I just lubed, and sharpend up a recently aquired deck, and decided to slap it on and mow my neighbors grass. (Mine was already cut) To my surprise, I was able to stay in 3rd high the entire time. You can hear the gov open up a bit while the M12 powers thru it, but judging by the sound of the exhuast notes, I don;t beleive the engine sounded overworked. Next few weeks I will try again and try to mow up the hill the opposite way to see how it does. Now I can see why the 12HP was so popular. It is all the power you need, maybe not as fast though. http://youtu.be/4UyxveuxxfE

Went in the barn and said hey guys weed day. They commenced whininnying raring to go. They all wanted to pull the sprayer. 141 was all decked out with loader, 111 ready with snow blower, B80 in first stages of refurb, 145 has mower, Sk486 under the weather, 310 getting battery charged, D200 in refurb, D250 ready but D's too big. Meanwhile the 100 is sitting next to the sprayer saying me, me, me. Couldn' stand to hear him beg so hooked up and away we go. Sprayed all the weeds and we both had a good day.

Hi all, A week or so ago I traded my dad my rj59 for this little ranger. It came in the lot of tractors he bought last fall and it was one of the tractors I really wanted that I knew he might not care about so much. It is the recoil start, wish it had electric. I got it to run last night, I rebuilt the original carburetor for it, but could not get it to run without starting fluid, I ended up putting a carter model N on it and got it to start. I will put the original back on after I soak it in carb clean and then try it again. It has an original wheel horse back rest on it which is kind of neat, I might end up stealing it for my 702, but will have to see if I like it on here. It came with a mower deck, but I took it off. I need to build an extension for the right side foot rest, its kind of hard to keep your foot on there when its only an inch or two long. Anyway...Here are pictures. ~ Jake

My snow blower is a 1966 Ariens & when the axle-bushings gave up , my hubs were frozen to the axle . Solution ? Heat hub until cherry red , quench immediately with icewater & they fell off . Hope it helps .

Sounds like you need a bigger hammer.

I guess I'll have to try that. Instead of $300 for that Raider 9 I have maybe try $600.

My bad - I missed the date for tractors so I removed my post... Thanks! Bill

Both motors look like they were mounted much closer to the operator than the original motors......I bet the belt guard has been cut on both (or its completely missing). Would have to be real cheap to interest me. Mike.........

I want to nominate my c161 8 speed. It was a P.O.S. when i bought it on E-BAY around 2005. It was painted med. metalic blue. & didn't run, I striped the paint ,rebuilt the engine, widened the rear wheels & put on new decals, I know the ones on the hood are on the wrong side but too bad! I put a complete NOS. sleve hitch on it & it's my plow, disc, dirt tractor. one of my favorites! As you can see im not afraid to get it dirty or work it hard. thanks Jay In NC

I have repaired SEVERAL of the frame plates and here are a few pics of my solution to make the repair and no welding is involved. This is a 520H and the frame plate is identical to B & C series, as well as the 300 400 ones too.

I hope everyone is enjoying their summer. It seems there is never enough time to devote to the tractors due to work, yard chores, and family time. That is one of the reasons I think people have enjoyed this book so much. It allows us to spend time with the hobby of collecting Wheel Horse tractors while sitting in our recliners. It can be 10:00pm in the middle of winter and you can become immersed into the hobby. For me however, it has been these 95 degree humid days that I just enjoy kicking back and enjoying the book. I still have books remaining, but I wouldn't procrastinate.

Nice tractor, I have a C125 8 speed it is an awesome Tractor but not as SWEET as a C165.

I like that original look also Jake...that Ranger is in great shape.

Looking good Van...like the bike in the background. You have to show a little more of that when you take pictures of the build.

Nice one Jake! . I agree, leave it as is. I'm kinda starting to keep an eye out for a '64 ranger like I was telling you the other day...But i'm in no hurry...

Looks nice the way she is Jake. I think she'll be sad if you steal her back rest to put it on something else!

Great pic!! I got a real nice '74 B80 with 36" deck that I bought a few months ago that I am planning to do a "refresh" on. Am looking forward to snow blowing the driveway and mowing with it! I have heard that those B80's are real tough little beast!

Nice lookin Ranger, Jake.

Those aren't the original fronts, but 62 n 63 had solids up front. Think 63 is the same, I have one and love it. Put some 18" ags on the back and it's a mini tank.... Looks real solid!!!

looks good almost done with my 62 ranger will post pics when finished

My fav pic has to be the Commando 8 at stonehenge

Cute little guy there Jake...is that first year of Ranger production?

Nice looking Ranger!

Nice tractor Jake

Looks like a very nice Ranger!

Nice looking Lawn Ranger there Jake! Do you plan to restore it eventually or leave it as is?

The info on your right side foot peg extension is here..... and here....

I second that motion. Naked lady on a wheelhorse in the man cave, that would be the bees knees.

This years redsquare stickers arrived today

Well no pics, but I spent most of the day rattle canning some primer on the bare metal, reassembling the dash and the hydro controls, welded up some stuff that was just tack welded, I WILL have it drive able for the MI WH show, far from done but I plan to drive it till something falls apart, LOL it will have some temp. stuff on it like the fuel tank, I just don't think I have time to build one with everything else I have going on, same for a few other items like wiring, seat ect..... but you never know I may get more done than I think, I get some pics up in a day or so.

Here is my 1969 Electro-12. We have a habit around here of naming everything and this one is affectionally named Kenny. Named Kenny because I got it in 2010 in a trade with Ken B. I still have in my mind the picture of Ken driving away with a basically empty trailer with only a little Suburban in it, while I had tractor and tractor implements basically falling off of my truck. I never got over the guilty feeling. This is the work horse around here. Absolutely invaluable.Runs beautifully and starts every time.It has power and its fast. The entire property is maintained with only this tractor.I now pull a gang mower with it instead of using the deck. Its major advantage however is plowing in the winter since the Hydro is easier and quicker to operate the plow than a regular set up. This is a machine that definitely changed how everything is done around here.Thanks again Ken. .

Nothing wrong with Internationals. It's the club members that are a PITA!

Having owned numerous Horses, I'll vote for the 520's but, like the looks and possibilities of owning a D Series Stallion. Most all my Horses were Kohler powered. Hearing a lot of negative chit chat 'bout the Onan's made me skeptical of owning one. My '90 520-8 is powered, Onan. Love it, the Stud has more power than most can phantom. Never, and I mean never, complains 'cept, "More fuel. More fuel." I can live with his thirst. You would think he was high 'n dry on the desert. I can't think of anything a 520 couldn't handle. Vote ~ 500 Series.

My Spirit of 76 C-160. Smoked like a chimney when I first got it. A little Seafoam in the oil and working it hard cleared it up. It does all my mowing and most of the snow removal. Customized lift lever for one hand operation. Electric fuel pump installed. Killed the hydro pulling a fertilizer 3 yrs ago. Rebuilt with E-bay parts. Nice comfy seat. No tear downs on this tractor, just work. 817 hrs.

Here is the link I spoke about in my earlier post. This will help so many D series owners save some cash not to mention saving scarce sundstrand pumps. You will have to split the pump and remove the shaft to get it machined. This page is all about fixing worn shaft splines in a selecto-speed transmission but the process transfers over to a D series pump/ coupler application as well. http://www.oldfordtractors.com/sosinput.htm My pump has worked flawless since this repair was done.