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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.

More to follow Here is more More The last of them

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 .........

Plastic dip or the heat-shrink insulators I used to install a submersible well pump many moons ago!

Welcome to Red Square!!! I was born-n-raised in Buffalo, NY, lived in Elmira, NY for many years. Enjoy your WH machines!!! We are a great bunch!!!

Here are a few more pics of what I was able to get done today. I poured a concrete pad to mount the 1956 Esso gas pump and started on the perimeter wood for the fire pad to sit the stove on. I will be filling it in with bricks with cement board under the bricks. I also picked up a really cool barn light fixture that will mount on the outside of the front doors. It is one of those ceramic dome shades with a gooseneck pipe. It is green on the outside and white on the inside and takes just one bulb. I will get pics of that when I can.

Yes, I thought so...used those tools back in the old days at the gas station I worked at...some times we would make and bend our own brake lines (and they had the flared ends). Very cool...you are a craftsman Martin...those pictures look great. I would not mind having a set of them to use, but it would be once in a great while. I have a real good set of bending springs for using soft copper...makes it look OK and it works...but I probably would not look at the picture for 15 minutes.

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 would stay away from rubber line after the fuel pump, with the ethanol gas today it can break down rubber and could spray out near the muffler; not good!

Oh man, that sounded like a Sluggo shot right there...

I can find out, will be calling him tomorrow or tuesday I will be calling him Monday or Tuesday, will see what he wants or give you his number

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oglueOxXTSQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvq7dQlBj6g

Oh, thats cool Mike!!! I like how they look on yours too! BTW, I got you on the prayer list for your shoulder surgery tomorrow

To add to that I would say only buy the ones that you know will do the job well, such as 12, 14, or 16hp. Also I like having multiples where everything interchanges, just in case in an emergency I can take a part off of one to repair the one that broke. A good case for that is about three weeks ago I was mowing the infield of the go-kart track when the left side tie rod came apart on the 416-8. Driving it 1000 feet back to the shop was not an option. Neither was pushing it as it was mostly uphill. After walking back to the shop I realized the only spare tie rod I had left was a right side, so I had to unbolt the one off a C165 that I am restoring. The engine for that one is at the rebuilders so no harm, no foul doing this. I bolted the tie rod on the 416 and withing 30 minutes was mowing again. Anyway to make a long story short keeping all your tractors basically the same (mechanically) will make owning multiple tractors much easier on you, and it will make more sense mechanically. If you know how to work on one, you will know how to work on them all.

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!

Im in binghamton, not far from the p.a boarder

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

Matt it looks like you are really enjoying your C-160. It cleaned up well. I like the new tires. I also put 10.50's on one of mine. But instead of tri ribs on the front I went wider to 7.50's on the newer style front wheels. Gave it a wider stance and a mean look.

I FINALLY HAD TO BURN MY UNDERWEAR, AND JEANS, AND SOCKS!!!

Or...inferior Kohler shoulder parts.

Like another member said, focus on what you have rather than what you could have. Me personally I would rather have a couple WH's that I can focus on, keep up to snuff, and use and enjoy than a bunch of them that are just sitting there, not being used much, or at all, need work, in the way, taking up space, etc. There is always going to be more come along, and there is always going to be good deals come along. You can't have them all. Accepting that might help you focus on other things more. It makes the next nice score more special and enjoyable also in my opinion.

GIVE ME A BREAK...IF YOU HAD TO MAKE A LIVING PICKING THESE GAMES...YOU AND YOUR FAMILY WOULD STARVE. :bow-blue: ...Notice...no state that starts with the letter "I" won today...it happens all the time. RESULTS FOR WEEK # 10 NOVEMBER 2ND WINNING TEAMS...PENN ST., WISCONSIN, OHIO ST., MINNESOTA, NEBRASKA, MICHIGAN ST. AT 6 WINS AND 0 LOSSES....RMCIII AT 5 WINS AND 1 LOSS.........BITTEN, BRRLY1, PAPAGLIDE, SQUONK AT 4 WINS AND 2 LOSSES...HODGE71, STEVASAUAUS AT 3 WINS AND 3 LOSSES....BK-SCOUTER, JIMD Just so you all know how close this was...the miracle catch at the end of the NW vs Neb game with no time left...would have turned this weeks results upside-down... TOTAL RESULTS AFTER 10 WEEKS AT 57 WINS AND 17 LOSSES....BRRLY1, HODGE71, RMCIII AT 56 WINS AND 18 LOSSES....BITTEN, PAPAGLIDE, STEVASAURUS AT 54 WINS AND 20 LOSSES....JIMD AT 48 WINS AND 26 LOSSES...SQUONK AT 48 WINS AND 22 LOSSES...BK-SCOUTER (note...giving squonk the upper hand here...I don't know why...just feeling generous this week...kind of like Northwestern feels like right now.)

http://www.wjcu.org/ Musical Diversity they say - weekends and Thursday evenings are my favorite times - check them out...

Thanks doctor,people have said I should see a doctor,but I don't think for my lack of computer skills

I loved Windows so much I bought a real computer…..Apple MacBook Pro….best move I ever made in my entire life!!!!

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.

yep, wiring will get some attention soon. for the moment everything is working, just need to get the pto and motion control in just the right spot and it will fire up. both the molex connectors will be replaced too, as they have seen better days..... tonight i needed to remove the seat pan to be able to get to a broken off bolt as there was only one holding the seat gas strut bracket to the seat stand. it was moving around and i could see the broken off bolt in there but couldnt get to it without removal of some body parts...... while i was in there i noticed the hubs were loose and also needed to clean up the wheels, so they came off too. removed the wheel weights also and will take them into work and powdercoat them silver to better match the wheels. the hub situation was only worn out keys, the hubs and axles are in good condition so i just cleaned them up a little and put them back together with new keys. set screws were a little loose too so that added to the loose hub situation. glad i sorted this out before putting more hours on it. cleaned up some more of the trans and removed a bunch of grass and crap etc as well. everywhere i work on this 416 i see that it hasnt really done a lot of work, hours are at 560 something and the gauge works. it hasnt been pampered but hasnt really been beat that much either..... heres a few more pics for those that cant read, (or just like pictures)..... had an axle seal leaking sometime, doesnt seem to be leaking anymore after a trans oil change.... left side, no leaks but lots of grass was in there..... wheel weights will get a blast of silver powder, i think i can find something close to the shade of the wheels..... wheel cleaned up. lug bolts look like new. im enjoying the lack of rusty/siezed bolts on this one.... still some cleaning to do down there...... seat pan will get a polish and we will see how nice it comes up, once again, not complaining about the lack of rust here either..... need to get a trans tunnel cover to replace this temporary one that is on it now..... was interested to see how close the ih red powder i use is to the factory paint on the seat support. paint looks like powder coat, i think by this late in the game all these tractors were powder coated.

You didnt say what type of pump you are looking for. There are two basic types used on the K181, the early ones used a diaphram "pulse" type pump which is NLA, and the later ones used a mechanical pump driven by a lever running on an eccentric on the camshaft. The Mechanical pump is available from your Kohler dealer, and NAPA can get one too. The early style pump can be replaced by the later style (as long as your camshaft has the eccentric - I've never seen one that didnt have it). Mike