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Charlie, heres a pic of my 312-8 sporting a set of Simplicity 2 wheeled tractor weights off Grandad's old walk behind. They are not real heavy but I like how they look, and I get to take Grandad with me everywhere I go

Thought I'd let you guys see another side of me. This is my 2000 Harley Davidson FXST. It did not look like this when I bought it new in June of 2000. Its was a work in progress for a long time. Its finished now and I love how it looks and rides.

Hi Charlie, here's couple of pic's of some wheel weights I made years ago.. Just steel filled with concrete.. They also doubled as duel wheel adapters

The 417...

The 120...

Really none of us should feel the least bit guilty for feeding this addiction. Me for example, I have 5 running Wheel Horses in my carport, Wheel Horse parts and wheels and tires and mowing decks and snow blade in a storage building, a Wheel Horse rear mounted tiller and a rolling 520 chassis and sheet metal and more Wheel Horse parts in the family tractor shed, LAGT impliments in the same shed, a C165 rolling chassis sitting next to my diesel tractor in my tractor shed, another running Wheel Horse (C125)in the lean to behind my shop, and then there is the hood and rear fenders and seat to the C165 in my house in the Van Cave! Then there is the John Deere 140h3 in my shop, the Cub Cadet 1650 in the carport, the Simplicity 728 in the lean to behind my shop. All of them run and could just as easily be wheel Horses too. I never feel bad tomorrow over what I spent on this hobby today. Reason being I always have something to show for what i spent the money on, plus it has a practicle purpose. Then too first, last or otherwise, there is the passion/love of this more than just a hobby. Also we are preserving a piece of 20th century America. Also we are recycling whether we want to admit it or not. I'm not a "Green Person", not at all but I would feel pretty stupid for buying a box store lawn tractor that I did not like in the first place, and then drive it into the ground in a few years and go buy another one that I would hate from day one. Being a Wheel Horse addict clearly makes much more sense to me. Van

Haven't tried it myself yet... but I've heard tell...molasses works better than vinegar. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vq5IUiYMhRM

This month should be fun! This month we are featuring Custom Workers-ALL years. Post them up and give us a description of the work that went into customizing your tractor. I am looking forward to this one! I posted my 1988 520HC that I fabricated a 3 point hitch with a friend (who did most of the design). This tractor has turned into my very best worker for sure. It is on mower duty now a days. This machine will NOT be included in this month's contest just here to start us off.

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Well, got the D series blade lever done! I used channel iron at bottom for connection with bolts, not the slip-over with pin that is in instructions, and made my own pull trigger, just like a real Horse one. I DO good work......"pat on back"! NOW! Where and How for a rubber grip on that end? Well says my pix too big, not sure why NOW and do all the time, but just one for now @#$*&!

My dad let me drive sitting on his lap when I was about 6yo.I ran it in a ditch one time on an old rock road in SE Mo. I had older sisters and so I listened to Johnny Cash Elvis Jerry Lee from about the time I was 6 yo.My sisters would get a new 45 about once or twice a month when my mom went grocery shopping,yeah the supermarket would have records 99 cents. When you were weined on that music,the british invasion just didn't move you all that much

Some 2013 show picts.

I got a set of those. Used them on the 704.

If you want to bring 'em both, the U-haul trailers are cheap Mike.

I'm glad that some people have been interested in this thread. I think that a lot of us have been interested in these engines for a while, and the people that go ahead and do it seem to fall into two categories - no problems at all, or catastrophic failure reasonably early on. I think if I was to do it again, I would buy an engine with the most reputable warranty I could find, and get it up and running in the tractor as quickly as possible to maximize the warranty period. The engine I bought was sold without warranty, but I paid about a third of the current ebay prices as well. All up, (including the engine purchase price, the straight shaft crankshaft, gaskets, the pieces I replaced, plus the exhaust pieces, electric fuel pump and consumables), I have jus under $500 in this thing. I could have rebuilt a K341 for that and probably had a better tractor in the end. It has been interesting though, and I have learnt a bit. I've been an auto mechanic my whole life but have really not had too much to do with diesels. The tractor performs pretty well with the swap. It mowed well with a 48" deck. I did discover that the Eaton 7 wasn't as strong as I had thought. It worked fine while mowing, but when I went to drag a plug aerator around (with 200lbs of sandbags on it!), the tranny didn't really want to know. I swapped in an Eaton 1100 that I had earmarked for my 520H, and so far the tractor has taken everything I have thrown at it. Now the tractor has the hydraulic lift, so selling the electric lift kit may help fill in a little bit of the money pit that I have dug. The punch list at this stage is reasonably small, fit a glow-plug for easier starting in the cold, and when I find an air filter that I like I will move that back under the hood (probably above the starter motor). Suppose I need to splash some paint on the hood and seat pan as well at some stage.

The best thing is to STOP "Cold Turkey"! I will be over later to pick everything up!

48A is the 2nd exit on other side your coming from on the Thruway past Buffalo itself. Pembroke is the exit name. It's the TA Travel Center. The Duffs location nearest you is 3090 Orchard Park Rd. About 300 levels of Wing sauce Hotness and Giant buckets of Fries! Fat Bob's Smoke house is 41 Virginia Place not far from 190 and about 5 blocks west of Main St.

Its something you can't stop so just live with your illness & enjoy it

You clearly need to buy more and double the size of your collection (at a minimum).

Yeah, I need that decal on my forehead .........

Thanks to 20 years of loving red iron,this forum and Redsquare I can't do anything but touch,grease,paint,neglect the house,ignore my family and search Craigslist like there's unclaimed money waitin for my claim.I have tractors in rented garages,I have loaned my family members workers and nearly get drunk on implements at auctions.How do I get sober and live again?Christmas is a comin and all I can think about is desperate grandchildren ready to part with an old relic.I need help!I even made my family portraits with horses mandatory.I even have a wheel horse red Chevy truck!!!!!!!!!!I need advice

I just bought this old Wheel Horse. Can anyone help me determine what manufacturer, model and year I have? These are pictures that I've taken of the tractor along with a photo of the tag. Thanks all.

Kelly.......IM SORRY. Saw your remark in the lights section about "cutting a good hood". She was blind.......so I lead her out back, gave her a kiss on the emblem, and put her down. I told her it was the right thing to do and with her well being in mind I got my weapon out. She let out a "whinny" but didnt fight to much.......... Light pod fit in there nicely. Need to weld it in and do some body work. I think it looks pretty slick and should look great when its all done. Done for tonight.......got to get the Heart of this horse back together!

zinc phosphate is a sealer. we use it in our washers on the paint lines. i would try more of a mist with the spray bottle, thin it a little more....... the brown in your pics, craig, is whats known as 'phosphate burn', just a little too much concentration. light blow off with air would help a little too. you want a real light gray color on there....... hey, i liked the molasses video, darn aussies with their holden toranas........

Thanks AMC Rules. I will have to get myself a can of this Eastwood Metal Wash!

Rob: sorry to hear about your loss, Hopefully you will be able to come to peace with this and find some comfort in knowing that her suffering is over.

well it might take a little more than a quick job, but i think you could get that looking reasonable....... the missing paint would still be missing, but that weathered red should come up similar to this. hard to see from this pic but the paint was dull, took more than a hand buffing, was wearing me out big time, so i used a small da polisher drill attachment from meguairs and their compounding liquid. well worth the effort. i thing the battle scars need to stay as it gives some 'character'....... how it looks now....... the polisher didn't turn the crappy looking deck into a nice snow plow, its good but its not that good.......... the gt1848 is getting the same treatment, its the metallic though and isn't coming up as good as the solid red. still will make the tractor look a little fresher..... oh, i forgot to mention that I'm almost positive they used powder on these later ones. thing is the powder isn't to blame for the peeling, its all in the surface prep. a lot of the stuff we do for customers that don't want to pay for surface prep will look exactly the same in 20 years or so. enough hijacking your thread already, sorry.....

I don't know John...Purdue is going to win a game sooner or later. Looking at their remaining schedule...it might as well be the Hawkeyes. :ychain: :)

Yeah, my baby girl is growing up way too fast. She deals with the hydro tractors a lot better than the Lawn Ranger, she still gets spooked by the wheel stands! I hate shiny tractors these days, every scratch in new paint bugs me. But this one has a ton of bubbly paint, so I'm gonna have to do something. The belt guard, footrests and dash tower have all been rattle canned as I've been working on the tractor. She's no beauty queen, but come closing time she looks pretty damn good!

Mile, I'm already making plans to be there to see your new 73-8speed !

I stripped this engine shroud down to bare metal almost two years ago. Once finished I mixed up maybe a table spoon of the Eastwood Metal Wash in a spray bottle, mixed with warm water, and sprayed down the tin. Don't wash or wipe it off...just let it dry...leaves behind the white, powdery, zinc phosphate material you see here...which is what prevents the flash rusting from happening. Manufacturers label claims up to three weeks of protection, but...like I said...this has been down in the basement for about two years now. Just hit it quick with a scotch brite pad, and you're right there ready for paint again.

Almost have the garage finished, running out of room so had to do some reorganizing, couple of friends came by to help and my son. I think i just need to quit buying stuff.....nope just might have to build a bigger garage. lol Don't know why they are upside down

Stig, I have been following this thread since you started it on 08 August 2009! Here it is 03 November 2013 and just checked out the latest pictures and video. As some one who has also made my own mechanical creations out of Wheel Horse Tractors (not to your extent!), I'm blown away and the job you did on the 6X6. It looks just awesome. Your persistence for the last 4 years is a testament to the back yard engineer! I salute you my friend!

Very nice H.D. you have there Van.... I'd be proud of that too!

Start them up and run some gas out and plug them into a trickle charger. Gary B....

Bad a$$... work of HD art Van.

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Or...inferior Kohler shoulder parts.

The weights and chains alone will set you back about $100. My guess would be the blade will have a brackit with it that will work on a . If the blower has all the parts to attach it the package deal sounds good.

I know what will make you happy.A new red barn

I mounted wheel weights on my 417-A, drained and refilled the hydro, replaced the front and rear lights, sanded off the rust from the sheet metal, greased the steering, replaced the hydro fan, replaced the drive belt, and replaced the idler! Busy day! This a recently acquired 427-A. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Remove the plow shank, front wheel arm, then add front weight, seat, foot rests, and a handy kill switch, and you would have the first ever motorized Wheel Horse Uni-cycle ! Good luck

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Well, I've been out of town for a few days, and just got back last night, so I hadn't got much done on it. However, when I got back I had a couple things that had come in the mail. I got a care package from Glen Pettit, including a repro throttle knob, and a few other items. Glen does great work!! I also got some 23x10.50-12 AG's, and some tri-ribs. The clutch pedal came in as well, so now it drives. Here are a few pics. Matt

We replace are heating and air conditioning about 5 years ago. The heating and air guy that I use is in business for himself he's a third generation and knows his stuff. I went to him and ask, because he's the guy who works on them for a living and knew what was good and what was junk. He told me the different brands of what I should consider and he sold several brands as a independent. So through some study of pluses and minuses and his help we put in a Luxaire system. Not a cheap system by any means but a good one that is quality made, In his business of repairing he told me that of all they systems out there this one is one that requires less maintains than most. I know there are systems out there that are not worth bring home and I am sure there are ones that may be better than mine. So far I am real happy with what I got. Do your homework and check with repair guys in your area not just people that sell them but the actual guys that get called out in the middle of the night to repair a furnace that's not working, They know what to stay away from and what works.

Vinegar cleans up copper/brass as shiney as a new penny. I just used vinegar to clean up the male & female plugs for my motorcycle trailer before last weeks motorcycle trip. A "Q" tip helped to get into the very small sockets on the male and to get all around the pins on the female end.

First time I've ever used seafoam. I've noticed it running better, but it still has a long way to go before I'm happy. Stayed back at work tonight and got the wheel weights powdercoated. Also decided to paint the bracket that holds the front of the seat pan and gas tank in place, it was a little rusty and we can't have any of that nonsense. I think the silver is fairly close to the wheel color.