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Found this on Craigslist this afternoon. Stands about 15 in. high and about 12 in. wide. Lights up and tuns slow. I have never seen one. Has anyone else seen one of these or now about them?

We are cleaning out the barn and my son parked these in a row. A 523Dxi, C-195, D200 and Kubota B6100. I like my Horses but that old Kubota will work circles around them.

Might be of interest to some, our new purchase arrived today. We got the tractor going after a bit of cleaning (points, coil, carb etc) so decided to fit the mower. All well so far we got it all bolted on OK but we are missing the lift rod and trhe rod that holds it up for transport. Ill get the materials needed to make these parts at the weekend and hopefully get it sorted. The original parts drawing and manual are a saviour and of course the ability to search this forum! Sorry about the picture quality, the barn is lacking lights. James . . .

I have one too.

Well i have had a dream to get me an Wh 520 (onan).. but they are impossibel to find overe here.. i have spotted on a few in our neighboring countries.. but the price tag has been way up on them $2500 and up whit a lot of hrs and no good shape.. so for a week ago i came by an auction from a prison. They had up for sale a 520 LXI whit a 52 inch deck..so ill figured i just had to bid on it.. and hope for a good deal on it.. as i got well here are a few pict of it.. it dint look to bad, need to get a new bumper for it.. here it is loaded on the trailer and ready to get HOME got it home and in to the workshop to give it a closer look it's need's a really good bath and regular service oil filters etc etc.. wow dint know it was so big.. it is as big as a D series.. going to post up some more pict when i have given it a bath... Lars

OK - here's what I think I've figured out on the hp vs torque deal. Forgive me, don't mean to offend, but this is how I explain it to my Boys and in doing so it helps me understand too. HP is a measure of work over time, so some motion must be involved, else zero hp is present. Torque is the tool hp uses to get the work done - think torque wrench on a bolt. So my Great Grandfather, James had a farm and never had any other thing than horses to farm with. So he's got some kind of gizmo that has a vertical shaft that rotates. There is a lever hooked to it perpendicular to that shaft - the whole thing looks like a big torque wrench. He's got 14 horses (read 14 hp Kohler engine) to hook to the lever and the lever is 5 ft long. To turn this lever, make the work and keep constant speed (think 3600 rpms) it takes all 14 horses to pull it. However, at some point, the horses become overwhelmed (read tall patch of grass) with the level of work and James, having done this exercise many times over the years, knows there is a trade off. He makes the lever longer, thus increasing the torque (read torque rise in the engine). He also removes 2 horses too as the work can be accomplished with fewer horses (read hp) with a longer lever (read more torque), however the rate the work gets done is slower (read 3000 rpms). None the less, the work gets done. This is exactly how our Kohler cast iron single cylinder engines are designed! So there are 4 elements in an engine that are constantly changing in order to get the job done by design. 1. The engine is running 3600 rpms, no load or light load. Not necessarily making all the hp the engine could - not required, governor is relaxed somewhat, though the throttle is full open. 2. You hit that tall patch of grass, the governor allows max fuel to the engine over and above full throttle to try to maintain 3600 rpms. 3. Once the load is larger than the hp AND available torque at that given RPM can handle, the engine slows and the rate of work slows - you no longer have an engine making 14 hp, but... 4. By design, the engine torque rises as the rpms and hp fall. Still full throttle, governor open full, rate of work slows, but the engine muscles through the tall grass as the torque (read tool for hp to make the work gets longer) rises. At some point the load may become to large to sustain the rpms, regardless of the torque rise and the engine stalls. So IMHO, at the end of the day, torque saved the day. Interesting topic! Thanks, Bill

I never heard of that,like Hodge I was always told by my dad not to leave a battery on concrete.Where is the squirrel,I'm sure he would know about the battery

Here are close ups.

These are for my "867" with a SMS425 sickle.

First batch of painted parts (pics don't do these parts justice) Sanding the rest...

You did hit a home run awesome light and found in my back yard too.. UGH!

Sweet.......

Your 6 year old was siphoning gas! I love this kid!

Teacher may have been on to something.

You have to keep the GT-1642 you have owned since new! I would also keep the 875 as it was the first Hydro and the old ones are so kool. As for the rest, it would depend on how much you use them and how much you can get for them. Sounds like a few folks here would like to help take them off your hands.

I'd find the original muffler that it came with, which would be a Nelson. Thjey have a nice mellow tone.

wow thats is a really nice find.. and im sure everything of it is rare on this side of the pond!!!

Nice 'bundle' James, that sickle bar makes hay making possible for you. I think several euro members have the rear weights (myself included), the fronts are even more of a rarity.

Nice score!

I know that I have told this story before, but my brother had his computer backed up to an external drive. He had all of his pictures, financial info, everything on those drives! Well, his house burned to the ground and he lost everything, including his backup. That is one reason why I backup to an off-site facility.

Well... since I looked up the engine the two days ago.... guess what showed up in my email yesterday! (anyone who believes that you can go anywhere on the internet without being on somebody's report is kidding themselves!) A new coupon... good thru November 24, 2013. Watch it though... there's a limit of 4 with just one coupon! Here's a that should let you download and print your own coupon. If it doesn't work, let me know, I'll post the full size picture of it. http://widgets.harborfreight.com/wswidgets/common/displayCoupon.do?week=4513&campaign=b&page=coupon1.html&cust=60234822020&keycode=1010&single=true&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=4513b&utm_source=1010

So are these weights specifically european type? Cheers, James As far as I've observed, yes. My guess is that they were cast over there near the Belgium plant. (Simple cast iron weights seem to me like something you would definitely want to produce locally to maximize profit margin on them.) The other set I've seen was posted here on RS several years ago by another UK member. Sadly, I don't recall who it was, and though I've looked for the other post several times, I have not been able to locate it. Unfortunately it's also possible that the other post is one of the ones that were lost in our RedSquare independence move.

Looks like a real beast Lars! Great score!

When I was in high school, our auto tech class consisted of the front half of a 65 Ford Falcon that fell off of a transporter. 200 six that ran. Even the radio worked. Teacher would put " bugs " in it and you had to find it. After you found it you got to "bug" it for the next guy. I put a tiny piece of paper in between the points so it wouldn't run. Teacher said I was "evil'.

Thanks for the great vids guys!

Storing a battery on concrete usually means you are storing the battery "on the floor". The battery will take on the temperature of the floor and be more in sync with the slower temperature changes of the concrete than changes in air temperature. A cold concrete floor will transfer the cold to the battery. If the air around the battery warms up, the water contained in the air will condense onto the colder battery case. Condensation and air contaminates will form a slightly conductive path between the battery terminals and slowly, but surely, discharge the battery. As far as tires and electricity. tires will suffer from exposure to Ozone. Ozone is produced in electrical equipment due to sparking of motor commutators and relays / contactors opening and closing. I have never read about electrical or magnetic fields having any effect on rubber.

I've been in the tire business over 20 years. The secret to keeping them crack free is to keep them out of sunlight. Also keep them away from electrical devices such as fuse boxes and compressors. Electric fields can cause dry rot in the rubber by removing oils from the rubber just like uv rays. Most good quality tires have a uv protectant oil in the rubber that migrates to the surface as it rolls. Chinese brands tend to leave this step out of the manufacturing process due to cost. That's why many Chinese tires dry rot quickly. Sometimes a year or less. Rv tires dry rot because they sit for long periods without use. This causes the uv protectant oils to dry out on the surface causing the cracks in the rubber. Driving the rv and getting the tires hot will cause additional uv protectant oils to migrate to the surface thus protecting the tires. So keep them out of the sun away from electrical interferance and don't let them sit in one spot too long. One other thing all tire manufacturers warn against using armor all and tire shine products on their products. They say it draws oils out of the rubber causing the tires to crack.

I have no clue Boov. I can tell you that my Dads 1973 12 Auto has been sitting on a concrete floor for 40 years now and doesn't have a single crack anywhere in the original tires. I highly doubt what he said could be true. 40 years is a long time and I would think if it was an issue they would be cracked after that long of a period. I have heard of storing batteries on wood and not concrete but never tires

Yep, definitely looks like it would be painful.

Sounds like a good reason to get a little seat time on all of them.

I read that title wrong.

Thanks Will- I have some ideas on making the pump semi functional.... I figure i will remove the inside parts since I will never use those parts again and replace it with some kind of removable 10-20 gal transfer tank with either a mechanical or electric pump. It will act as a filling station but I need to find the right set up and not break the bank doing it. If anyone has any ideas on a set up or a source for short money, I am all ears!

There a quite a few members here that will tell you that the "Xi" tractors were the best Garden Tractors that Toro/Wheelhorse ever made. They have plenty of power, great steering, the weight to do many jobs well and a great drivetrain. It's just a shame they were not made for the amount of years the C's, 300, 400 and 500 tractors were made. It makes getting the attachments harder to find. I drove a 520Xi for a summer and it was so much more comfortable to ride and drive.

Hey. Wheel.. well im not sure if there is other collectors in norway, but ill guess it is. ther is some other members on this site from norway on here but i dont know how many they have.. and there is prolly some other ppl around in norway that has 2-3-4 horses or so.. Dont really know my brother also have 3 horses and are a member of this site to.. Lars

Here's a few of my tractors.

Quick update... Got the front sliding doors done. Bought the exterior light from the local flea market last weekend but still needs to be wired. Momma did not like the white windows and had suggested I go with the green so they got painted today. This weekend if all goes well, my cousins Timbo and Toddbo will be up to pull the wires through and get me some light!! I also hope to get the wood stove up and running too. Here are a few pics...

RS-83

Here is another update. I was able to get both doors built but only one hung as the other hardware is still rusted up and back in the e tank to free up the rollers. Got one of three lights in there hooked to the generator for now. I also got a work bench installed.

Look Martha! That crazy neighbor Craig is driving that red contraption all over his yard... and carrying some sorta camera! He ain't right in the head. maybe he broke a leg or something. :hide:

Here is a Halloween trip around a very scary block... I know we have done this before...but this is counter-clockwise and on Halloween with just about peak in colors.

Finally! Took the video and could not get it to download to Photobucket. Kept trying and it would get 3/4 thru and fail. Resorted to youtube. I may have to get something besides an I-phone. Really narrow picture on YT but the video itself was good. So now for my post # 3000, Ezra's Ride

Wheelie bar!

Lane and Dw753, as you know the WH #1533 bearing is the one thing that keeps us from saving these transmissions for another 60+ years or more. Maybe, if we get a ton of responses in this thread, we can forward the link to them...or maybe forward some of the past links to them. Might be easier then doing a swamp them in e-mails. If you guys are communicating with the company, maybe we could do an official Red Square response...would have to talk to Karl about that...just some ideas. :)

Keep the requests going they have to know there is a real intrest

Steve this is what PKB just posted this afternoon after my original comments and encouragement to :LIKE" PKB bearings! Pacamor Kubar Bearings (PKB) also commented on their link.Pacamor Kubar Bearings (PKB) wrote: "Thank you for all the 1533 requests. I've sent an inquiry to our engineering team and will post the response. We LOVE that you are this passionate about PKB bearings!! )"Reply to this email to comment on this link.

We have an Apple Festival each fall in my home town, and when I asked a friend of mine who is the Apple Festival President who this years entertainment was and he Replied The Kentucky Headhunters, I just about fell out of my chair. Not only am I a fan, but also if you are a long time subscriber to LAGC(T) you will know that the drummer Fred Young is a Lawn and Garden Collector ant Enthusiast, and LAGC did a feature on him in Jan/Feb 2009. Well Knowing that they would be performing Friday night, I contacted their buisness office and asked in my message if Fred would call me, and asked if he would like to see my Wheel Horse Collection while he was in town. I recieved a call back from Fred's Brother Richard Young, and he gave me Fred's E-Mail, and said that would be the best way to contact him. We made connection by E-Mail and he said he would call Friday afternoon when he was Awake. (they left friday morn from KY at 12:00 a.m Musicians sleep durring the day as they perform at night). Fred gave me a call at 3:00 pm, and we hooked up at 3:30 and I went to their Bus and Met Fred and the band his brother Richard Young, Rhythm Guitar, Doug Phelps Base & lead singer, And their cousin Greg Martin Lead Guitar. Fred showed me pictures of all his tractors and home. After that we walked to my house (which is actually about 400 yards from their Bus). We then hung out at my Horse Stable for about 3 hours and had a great time. I showed him my Stable, My collection and my hauler. Fred is a wondeful person, and really loves tractors. We talked about everything from A to Z and he was really Taken by the New Snow Chucker, and he even gave me some painting tips.Those 3 hours flew by in a blink of an eYe. I gave him a few WH Goodies A few Jars of Apple Juice, and MJ set him and the band up with some of Her Famous Baked Goods. Around 9:00 pm we watched them perform and they brought down the house. After their show, MJ I and my granddaughter Henny hung out with the band at their Bus, and Fred had their PR guy give us Hats T Shirts and the band signed them and then he gave Henny a set of signed Drum Sticks! You talk about a wondeful afternoon and evening, I had the best time of my life. It just goes to show you, Ya meet alot of great guys in this hobby. Fred has invited me and MJ to his place to see his collection from what I have seen by pictures he has a heck of a collection 30 cubs, Wheel Horses, a Shaw Du All, Bollens and many many more Looks like that will be a nice Road Trip. Here are some pics of his visit. Cheers ~Duke Below is a link to one of their Videos Â

Martin You have made amazing progress in such a short time period. I am partial of the Black Hoods, having bought my first WH in '81 choosing the C-125 8speed over JD at that time and it is still one of my workers. I do agree it appears that this one took a roll or 2 to screw up that dash so badly and that carb is a sad case. I noticed you were smart and in your July 4th series of dissasembly pics in the last one, I see you had it pretty much stripped it to frame and still had the deck mounted, just in case the backyard needed a touchup . Just throw a seat on and GO! We are envious of your powder coat access and I for one am envious of the energy you have to dig into this one so fast. It will be a great asset within a few more days. Good luck !! Go Black Hoods! Wyatt