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I got sick and tired of the worm gear loosing engagement with the blower chute gear. So I modified it a little heeheehee And here is a video!!

I am going to use the 633 this winter for snowplowing instead of my B-80 set up I have used for five years. I want to see how this 633 and 1962 -BD-4262 Snowplow will do. I placed the 1962 -Wheel Horse BD-4262 Snowplow/Dozer Blade and two newer Wheel Horse rear wheel weights on the 1963 -633 recoil start Wheel Horse. This will be the second half of my snow fighting team this year. The 1967 Lawn Ranger is... ready with the STR-324 Snowthrower. I am looking forward to using this BD-4262 Snowplow as it has a foot pedal on the right side to open the pivot pin for the front of the plow and a handle with a knob to move the plow left/right or center. This plow (and the 1961) was the early version of the plow that would pivot with a handle on the right side.

Nothing a good wax job wont fix!

As well as tractors I am a casual collector of flashlights. By casual I mean that I am not always on the hunt for more and usually stumble on them somewhat by accident. This past weekend I hit a local flea-market, had my eyes peeled for any kind of Wheel Horse memorabilia but as usual there was nothing. Then I spotted this 70's era Ray-O-Vac Sportsman on a sellers table and it was love at first sight . Its a nearly perfect light with the cardboard sleeve still intact inside of the barrel. It holds 7 "D" cell batteries and when full is somewhat heavy, wouldn't want to take it on a long hike. It can be broken down so that you only use 5 batteries or 3 batteries. HOW BRIGHT IS IT YOU ASK?? I wish I knew, I loaded it tonight and the bulb flashed for a nano-second and blew. I wonder if the bulb has to be rated for the number of cells? Maybe it was a 3 or 5 cell bulb? Oh well, I'll hit Radio Shack one of these days. The priced tag was $20, the seller saw me eying it and immediately shouted out "$15 and its yours"! I looked inside, saw no battery corrosion and offered $10 and he took it...sweet!! In mint shape and with the leather shoulder strap they bring around $50 on e-bay (I dont have the leather strap of course so mines probably worth $5 ) Not an exiting thing to collect but way cheaper and easier to store than Wheel Horses!! Mike.............

It doesn't look quite as nice as the pictures but it is a nice tractor over all. Its missing the mid Tach and has the wrong pulley on the engine but then thats another story too. It had a K301 big block engine from the factory and when it was "redone" they put a K181 off of a "pump" on it. The small block sets too low to be right with the belt guard so it does not stop the belt so it can be shifted. It just grinds. When i asked him about it ( after i already had it ) he said it always shifted fine. All i can say is i don't know how it ever did with this engine. I think instead of changing belt guards i may just try raising the engine. Any here are a few pics, I was messing around with different exhaust setup's in some of the pictures.

They will win that game and screw up their draft at getting a good QB. Pack still wins by losing. Perrrrrfect....My only expectation of the Vikings is that they win 2 games per year and maybe the occasional playoff game. Draft picks are meaningless when you have a team like the Vikes.

If I may share a little story that happened to me. I travel a lot with my job, sitting at the gate in Atlanta airport waiting on a flight to Dallas, TX. I had only been away from home for 3 weeks and on the last leg. I noticed a young Marine kept going to the counter checking to see if he was on the flight. This young Marine was on 2 weeks R-R from Iraq, and the date was Nov 8. He was trying to get home in time for the Marine Corps Birthday Ball, of which he was the 4th generation Marine in his family. Talking with him, found out he had been waiting at the airport since the night before. I talked with the gate agent, gave up my seat so he could get home. When they called his name, he was extremely excited. He sat down beside me, and asked me about his seat number. I told him he was up in the front and how lucky he was. I provided my cell phone so he could call his folks and let hem know he had a flight home. The best part of all of this was the phone call I received later that night from a very happy Mom and a most gracious Dad. The things we do for our Service Members might seem trivial to us, but the voice of a thankful Mom and Dad is worth much more. Thanks to all Soldiers, Sailors, Marine, Airmen and Guardsmen that have served or still serving. Semper Fi.

Things seemed to have slowed down some the past week, but there for a while it seemed tractors were popping up right and left around here with people cleaning out their garages and sheds for winter. Despite some attempt at will power, I ended up doing my part to help others with their cleaning projects. The first of my two most recent scores is a Bronco 14. The seller listed this tractor on CL a year ago for $500. Too high to interest me, but he relisted it several times, and finally worked his way down to $200. At that price, my resistance weakened and I couldn't help but take a look. It hadn't run since before he listed it the first time, so I had to take his word that it would run and drive OK. The engine, with the starter/generator setup is obviously not original. The tag on it comes back as a Wheel Horse 10HP from '66 or '67, but there is also a sticker on it saying 12HP with a replacement spec number on it. The engine block is primer gray, so it is probably a replacement. The snow plow is a short frame that has been lengthened, and has the older style axle mount. Not pretty, but I'd been wanting a hydro tractor to play with, or at a minimum, some parts to use on a project I had in mind, so after a little haggling it found it's way onto my trailer. The second tractor I picked up was a '73 8HP 4spd. This one was a roadside-sale find that I had told myself twice I didn't need. My mistake was taking pictures the second time I went by it. After seeing the on here recently about an 8HP 4Spd, and looking again at the pictures, I reconsidered, but told myself only if it was a good deal. The seller was a nice older gentleman who told me it didn't have many hours on a fresh engine rebuild, but when the battery died he parked it in the barn and starting using a different mower. There it sat for the past 20 or so years, until he recently pulled it out to sell. He said he tried to start it and it would crank but not fire, He accepted my $100 offer, so it came home with me. It may be a little crazy, but my plan for these is to merge the two. I have been wanting a short wheel base hydro, so I'd like to use the hydro drive and lift from the Bonco, and the front frame and hood from the 8HP 4Spd. For the engine, I'm going to try to shoehorn the 12HP in there. I've done a bunch of measuring and so far the only real stumbling block I see is getting the air cleaner to fit. I'm sure there will be other issues, and having the two side by side I can see it will be more of a challenge than I first thought, but it should be a good winter project. First things first though, My immediate plan is to get each one checked out and hopefully running, so I can see what is good and what is not. Mechanically, the 8HP 4Spd is pretty similar to my 854, so that one is somewhat "old hat", but I'm sure the Bronco's hydro will prompt some questions. Thanks, Dave

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.

I decided i would branch form GTTalk and join here as well... I am looking to get a B80 with a snow blade, and im wondering if its worth $200. its in great shape, but needs solenoid and regulator. It smokes a tiny bit on startup but it dont bother me... Thoughts? these are the only pics i have as of now... i will try to get more later.

Once again it is that time of the year when living on a 100% wooded lot is no longer fun. All summer long we enjoy the shade provided by the 80 to 100 foot tall oak trees, but when the leaves begin to drop in October, the job of cleaning them up continues until late in November. So each year I wonder, how do other members get rid of their leaves. Here is what I use. This is my Simplicity Broadmoor with a Cyclone Rake attached. This is a shot of the dump pile where all of 2013's leaves go. This pile composts nicely over the winter, and in the spring I will have several cubic yards of beautiful soil for patching and planting. The other problem with living in the woods on a lot filled with "old growth" red oak trees, is that they are all dying from Gypsy Moth blight. So each year, we are forced to take down dead trees. Here is the wood pile from seven of them that I had to have taken down last week. The only plus to this expensive problem is that three of the biggest trees were sitting next to the Wheel Horse stable. This will allow me to extend the building in the spring to accommodate the ever-growing herd of horses. I lined up all the ones that currently don't have shelter to see what size building I need to build. So that's my story for this fall. By the way, you might be wondering about the Simplicity. I don't have any Wheel Horses with a side discharge deck and a two-point hitch on the back for the Cyclone Rake. So it is pulled by my Simplicity.

Thanks Guys! Well maybe its luck, maybe a little patience, Lord knows like everyone else I have looked high and low. Sometime they can be right under your nose. which was in this case. I promise I will give the full details when I can, but other deals are in the works. Well... I got her home tonight and she is now in safe keeping and will be giving her some needed attention over the next several months as you can tell it is has indeed seen better days, and will need a lot of fixin. The engine has compression, But I have not heard it run only time will tell. Anyone know a good place to buy rubber? What have you other guys used? Thanks ~Duke

Holding the iPhone or iPad sideways automatically rotates the movie or pictures to landscape mode

i use my iPhone for all my videos, mike. just use it sideways and they come out fine for me.......

Here it is, I dont have to tell you the parts removed. I plan on replacing the bearings and see if the play goes away, are these wheel horse bearings or can I pick them up somewhere else, that is at a reasonable price. thanks

Looks like that truck met it's Waterloo in Waterloo.

I'm surprised that didn't draw a bigger crowd. That would have been a major attraction in my hood.

You couldnt get Elvis over there to scoop up the corn eh?? Just think about all the excitement you would have missed going to work, instead you woulda came home to a few loose kernels blowing about the street. Mike...........

Switching over to a 312-H for blowing duty this winter. I have some lights to hook up and install the Bervac suitcase weights on the back. Picked up this cab and tall chute blower for a song and can't wait to try this new setup.

Make up a bolt on kit and offer it for sale.

That is nothing short of amazing!!

While not a C series pictured... your setup should be similar.

Hey nice work! Looks to move at a nice steady speed. I'd get some stops on it though, of course if you bring it back to far it will definetly get your attention and you wont want to do that again.

If the bevel gear differental is shot, find an 8 pinion differential, cut C clip grooves in the splined ends of your axles and grind a bevel on the differential ring gear so it doesn't bind with the brake shaft. I did this to my 1054 and it was a great upgrade over the original. The 1054 used to roll about a foot back and forth in gear because the differential was shot.

I would have much more fun playing in the snow with that little Horse than sliding down hills on a sled!

Looks really nice Ags are good in fresh snow but if it is frozen or icy underneath you will want chains.

"This is a reasonably common occurrence on the D Series tractors" Yes, this exact thing happened to my D-180 some 20 years ago, a long 5/16" bolt broke while I cutting grass and looked down and oil was flooding out of the tranny. Made it down to the shop and saw the bottom of the case was pushed out right in the center of the 2 halves. On tear down found that the spider webbing cracks were still attached so figuring I didnt have much to lose, I started brazing --- amazingly it worked! I have a little bit of seepage with an occasional drip, but after 20+ years and a lot of use its still going. Oh, and the only thing I had to replace was the 5/16" bolt & nut.

It's a bargain -get it home already!

You can use them from many 70s and 80s models. Be careful though, my 95 416 has 8" bolt hole centers, they changed them from 7" some time, in the late 80s early 90s I'm guessing.......both my 80s tractors and all my 70s have 7"......... You would need 7" bolt hole centers if you are using them on a 60s tractor. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

My guess would be the same as the others - something broken and jamming the trans from turning. I'd be very careful moving the tractor though, it would be easy to smash your foreign object out through the bottom of the case. This is a reasonably common occurrence on the D Series tractors and I have had a 1276 here that had some welding repairs on the bottom of the case, from a broken differential bolt.

We have welding done on cryogenic 600psi tanks . Way I look at it, to make it it had to be welded so welding it again isn't going to hurt if done correctly. Drill the hole out and weld a filler plug in. For a low pressure air tank like your talking almost anyone could do it Or take it to a cert welder and let them do it

Gunny, you are an example of what is right with this country! Thank you

Jason, that rocks! That will be a time that you both will remember for a lifetime. MalMac, those two words mean so much to those that have served, THANK YOU TOO!

I had the same problem with a 953. Turned out the PO had been in there and didn't tighten up one of th nuts on a differential bolt. Nut fell off, bolt slid part way out and locked it up. Good luck and

Visited my friend today as I do every year at least twice Veterans Day and Memorial Day.He gave his life on a hill at Dak To in 1967.I have tried to forgive the politicans who sent him to a war that they never intended to win.I have tried to forgive the people who spat on my friends and called them baby killers.I have tried,but can't do it .I will forever believe you cowards.

With the blade included I think that $200 is a pretty good price. That paint looks like it will clean up nicely. Must have been stored covered as it isn't faded much at all.

Looks to be in pretty good shape. Even if you have to buy a regulator and solenoid I think its a good deal at $200. Make sure you don't let the oil level get too low, it'll kill that little Kohler. The B80 is an awesome little tractor for pushing snow

Picked up this Boom Box today. And Manual

If you are a newbie to spraying, any gun is going to suffice. I have used the HVLP sprayers from Harbor freight with good success. For $15.00 you can get one, play with it, use it and throw it away when done. It's cheaper than a gallon of lacquer thinner needed to clean it.

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Up for consideration is my 1977 C160 auto. When I came to me it did not run and had a broken piston. Sat outside at previous owners house because of the engine problem. Now it is my main worker. Runs like a champ. I use it for snow removal, generator, home made mid blade, loader, tilling, plowing, and just plain lugging power. If it needs a hole drilled I thoughtfully do it. If it takes duals it gets them. JD front axle is for the 1" spindles for the loader. My custom weight bracket is in the first pic. Whatever it takes to save all the other horses some pain. Here is a couple pics.

That's astounding,I've alway's believed that fact certainly is more fascinating than fiction

Thanks so much guys and I am glad you are enjoying the posts. Here lately many of them are starting to look a lot alike. Hopefully as things progress we will be able to get in to some different types of body work, filler, priming, more sanding, and then before too long some red paint will be hitting some of these pieces. I can honestly say that this has been a highlight of many of my weeks. The kids are very ambitious and have a great sense of humor as we love sharing jokes each Wednesday. Even though we have until the end of May to get this thing done, I am already feeling the stress of making that deadline. I am sure we will make it and we will meet more than once a week if we need to. Thanks for checking up on this thread. I always look forward to sharing our experience with you!

well, lets put mine up again. i inherited my c-101 from grandpa, it was a hard worker then, but always taken care off, the engine has been replaced once because the original kohler locked up somehow the tranny has also been rebuilt once i think since it has parts from at least 4 different transmissions currently it is in pieces for a complete rebuilt to become a beautiful worker Koen

Here is my C-120/180. 18 HP Briggs Vanguard, 3500# 5 lug wheels and spindles. Custom front bumper and copy of 2" receiver hitch. I repainted it a couple years ago has original decals. The front axle pivot has been rebuilt. I also rebuilt the rear hubs by borring them out and press fitting new sleeves and keying them. I bought the tractor new in 1977.

Well for your humble consideration is my 1973 18 Auto again. It wasn't good enough last month but maybe I will get lucky this time around. I got her in 2011 and it took 8 months to redo her from top to bottom except for the engine. When I bought her in 2011 she was a basket case as you can see. They hydro pump and motor was run out of oil and burned up, car tires on the back, front ones didn't hold air, a seat that a beaver had attacked at some point, no 3 point hitch and a wiring harness that looked like a 4 year old made it, the plow frame was bent and so was the moldboard like it hit something solid at about 10 MPH. But I didn't give up....I tore it pretty much down to the frame, purchased 3 hydro pumps and a motor and Made 1 good of each out of a bunch of parts. Cleaned the tranny completely after finding silicone clogging the intake screen, stripped everything to bare metal and rewelded all the broken parts, fixed all the dents and dings this poor thing got in its previously rough life and started from scratch rebuilding things the way I would have done it if I was Wheel Horse 1973. I added LED lights on both front and rear of the fenders and the headlights. I did a bunch of work for a member on here and scored me a bent up and rusted 3 point which I straightened and redid after soaking it for 2 weeks in tranny fluid and acetone to loosen all the rusted parts. Repainted everything and got a seat that was close to what was offered in 73 on it. I made turning brakes from a bunch of pieces that I got along with some ingenuity and custom fab work from my Dad and myself, 29-9.50x15 Titan R-3 sneakers in the back and a set of 18-9.50x8 turf tires up front. I remade the entire wiring harness and added a multi-fuse block. It was a labor of love from the start because I have wanted an 18 auto from the time I was old enough to read the 1973 sales brochure my Dad got with his 12 Auto. I decided at that point I was going to have an "Estate Tractor" someday. I also re-engineered the 60 inch mower deck from a 520 and installed it on the 18 Auto. Fabbing a carriage and hanger system from a bunch of parts from a 48" belly deck from a 1977 D-200 and leftover 520 deck carriage parts. It is the best mower I have ever seen but due to the high hours on the engine I have to mow pretty slow for it to not bog down. The grass looks amazing though when its done. She plows snow like an animal and I think it will only get better once I get a newer 20 horse to rebuild. I heard that these engines were conservatively rated. The 18 was close to 26 horsepower and the 20 was closer to 29. The whole thread can be followed here

I'm not sure why I like the smaller versions of most things. my trucks and cars have always been compact versions. and I'm not a small person. my plan is to swap in an 8 speed trans and a k141 6hp engine. if anyone built a tractor like that today, I would buy it in a second. I think it is just the fact that something that small was actually that well built. that has to be some of the attraction to the suburban and lawn ranger.

Love the "Harbor Frieght" work bench! Time for a new wire wheel ! That thing looks nasty Any wires in your clothes??