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Tried to get a Sno-Pup video but it is almost impossible. Need 2 hands on the Pup. got a short vid of the C-160 in action. Had to run it at partial choke. didn't realize it until I got done that when I unplugged the battery tender I forgot to plug in the electric fuel pump. It was gravity feeding the whole time

Picked this guy up for a song today. Came with a sulky also.

Not a video, but I did my first plowing of the season this morning. After sitting for months, I put a little charge in the battery (the regulator is bad) and blew into the fuel tank to force gas into the carb and she started right up! Not a lot of snow, maybe 4 or 5 inches, but I plowed my driveway and the road in front of my house.

I haven't posted for a long time but I haven't stopped horsing around! I came up with a plan to teach my son how to repair small engines and learn the fundamentals of mechanical repair. He and his friend could help repair and sell to purchase another one and do the same. I also happen to be a Wheel Horse addict so this helps me with my obsession too. I found a Wheel Horse in the local classified add that looked like it would make a great project. After many e-mails and calls I finally was able to set a date and time to go check this hidden treasure out. When we reached our destination the old girl was sitting lonely and cold under a ragged worn out tarp. I had no idea what I had found because the sticker just said Wheel Horse. What more do you really need! The sellers inherited the tractor and did know much about her. They just said it was fun to ride on. It was missing one rear tire chain and the weights seem to be gone. They thought it had a mower but couldn't locate it. I offered $100.00 and took my chances know the motor had compression, wasn't seized and the tractor had a plow. He said yes and off we went. the old girl up We brought her home and warmed the old girl up in the garage. I still had no idea what she was but I knew it was worth a $100.00. The boys and I spent some time cleaning the leaves out, draining the old gas and checking the oil. We didn't take the carb apart or look at the spark plug yet I was too excited. We jumped the battery and she started right up. It sounds great and the automatic drive is sweet. Now the boys are Wheel Horse addicts too and they think we should keep her for our very own. It has hydraulic lift for the plow as well. What a cool fun find from 1968!

I FINISHED THE DECK TODAY ON MY 1988 312-8 TRACTOR. THE DECK IS A 2002 BOUGHT NEW IN 2009 A DEALER LEFT OVER. I DISMANTLED,CLEANED, POLISHED THE DECK WITH A BUFFER. I WILL START DISMANTLING THE TRACTOR NEXT, HOPE IT TURNS OUT LIKE THE DECK.

Just cut it apart, mount it up, then reweld a new brace to fit your needs.

Bigger update this time Can you tell what comes next... It lives.... :D And the new hood decal, just in case the all wheel drive wasn't obvious Next step is to start on the rear transfer box.

There is a drum gear inside that reduction box that the crank drives. It is a 6:1 reduction unit commonly used on rototillers. If you remove it, you will find that the crank has gear teeth cut into it, making it nearly useless for anything else without swapping the crank. Charlie

Way to go Van. Did you tell them about Red Square.?

As RMCIII wrote, the Lxi does have power steering which will allow the steering wheel to freewheel when the engine is off. They did have a 42" deck available. I would not go over a grand if it is rough, providing the deck is decent. For an example, I paid $500.00 for my 520xi without a deck this summer with a few less hours. It doesn't have PS and has a Kohler Command instead. It looked worse than it actually was and has cleaned up very well. The 5xi series are decent tractors and very robust. I am always on the lookout for additional ones to buy. Bad for me but they seem to be finally getting popular!

How bizzaar , i bought one of those myself only just last week . Only the one that i bought was brand new Sorry Steve didnt mean to hijack the thread with pics of My truck , but i think yours is absolutley wonderful . so if you would like to swap yours with my brand new one i will start to organise the shipping right now .& if you are deside quickly you may even get it before Christmas . seriously though , i bought this Model only last week off Ebay . as you can see from the box they are part of a collection . Yours looks great & im sure you are gonna have some fun getting her up & running , I thing Mrs Bo is gonna miss you this winter as i think you will be spending quite a bit of time in your new/vintage gas station I shall look forward to the progress on this project Best of luck with it Neil

I have been looking for about a year on and off (but not seriously due to funds to purchase). Well last night I came across an ad on CL for this 1949 Chevy 3100. It is from Kansas and all original and untouched. As you can see from the pictures it needs some work but I really like the year/model and color of this one. The last time this was registered was 40 years ago (the year I was born in 1973). Someone took the time to seal off the carb and gas tank with plastic. The motor is looked up but I think it should free up with a little work. Either way I think the motor will be coming out in the spring or earlier for a refresh. I have no plans of repainting this truck. At most I will clear coat it and maybe some touch up of old pinstriping. I am really looking forward to this project. It actually looks pretty good next to my new mini barn....

Took the windolph out in the snow to pull logs.

I'm so confused,maybe if you put the plow on the back of the tractor and plowed in reverse ? Where is that bottle,what ? who drank all of that ?

November 14th, 2006 the original forum (whtractor.15.forumer.com) was established. It became immediately known as RedSquare but why? In 2008, whtractor.15.forumer.com was officially known as WheelHorseForum.com, although it still pointed to the old former site. Finally in 2011, WheelHorseForum became independent, meaning that the site is fully owned. It's been a fantastic 7 years and there's been a lot of change, but the one thing that has remained consistent is it is the best place to come and discuss Wheel Horse tractors! So... looking forward to the next 7 years!

I have a nice little vintage Tonka collection myself...I used to have a pretty large collection but I sold a bunch of it on Ebay a few yrs back. I kept just the ones I had as a kid some 40 yrs. ago.

I never thought of collecting flashlights. I do like old TONKA trucks from the late 50's and early 60's. I did save the first work flashlight I bought when I was a green electrician helper in 1977. Not thinking of collecting these things, when I needed a exhaust pipe extension on my CC 1650, I took a hacksaw to it and made a custom exhaust extension. Here it is sticking out the front of the grill. I hope this does not upset the flashlight collectors here.

Put the motor back on today I still need to get some decals for it

I put some adjustable wheel on my blower. They work good

Sorry I did not get back sooner. I've been outside all day but stayed logged on to RS (as usual). Anyway, yes I did tell them. Scott said he has registered as a member, but I do not know his screen name. I told him and the wife about the Big Show next June, and advised them to attend as they would meet some good people and be able to buy some things for their new tractor. Also told them there are tractors for sale too.

This is my little C-85. I bought it mainly for the plow due to the snow we get here in the winter. She started out a little rough. Not nearly as much effort in restoring her as some of the works of art I see on here, but then I wanted a worker. I replaced the fender pan with a metal one from a later unknown model that I bought off ebay. The plastic fenders were so rotten they would crumble at the slightest touch. I used the original plastic mounting base as a spacer for the metal one and only needed to cut out for the fuel tank. Worked perfect. I wouldn't really call the Craftsman plow a modification, but more of an adaptation. It works great though. When it's all together the Little Horse looks pretty serious.

Well... no, but my Horse did! I live in Cedar Crest, NM at 7000 ft. elevation. The road is not cleared by the municipal plows 'cause it's a private road. So my L'il Horse and I clear it off. With the plow blade angled as far as it will go it only cuts about 4 ft. wide so it takes a few passes to get it all cleared. It actually works best when the snow is 5 inches deep or deeper. In high gear the snow curls off the blade pretty well. A few years ago some drunk-assed doofus drove through my yard because the road wasn't plowed so now I do it out of self-preservation.

Put an 8 pinion diff in it. Are you sure it has a 4 pinion in it now? A 1056 could very possibly have a spider gear type differential in it.

Worst thing about it, I think I did the same thing last last year

Now that looks like a good, fun snow to plow...not like the lousy 1" we are supposed to get tomorrow. Hey...what is this plug for??? Good thing we still have gravity.

Here's what it will look like after a 'little buffing"

looks like you need a model #21100 or #46-353 crankshaft to replace the short crank of the gear reduction unit this is a 100-2000 thru 190-2000 GEM clinton series engine the 160-2107 engine was a 6.1 gear reduction motor standard crankshaft for a 100-2000 series should interchange Brian

Dido to that Mike...... Fortunatly they realized the Box Store stuff was not going to ever meet their needs in a LAGT. Whereas the Box Store tractors are designed only for mowing, Scott and his wife needed a garden tractor. Scott was not the least bit interested in mowing duty for the Wheel Horse. His mission was the family needed a tractor to pull ground engaging implements, and push a dirt/snow blade or snow blower. Actually he wants two, and asked me to please call him should I learn of a good running 300 or 400 series Wheel Horse someone has for sale. So if any of you reading this has a WH priced for a young working family that would meet their needs, please PM me and I will forward your information to them.

I didn't have any angled spacer thingys for mine. I improvised using some door shims. (you can get them in plastic too) I think they were needed there to account for the axle tubes not being parallel. I think it shows in my pic here...shims on top of the axle housing. That's my interpretation of it - the real shims may fit a bit different. You could probably get the real ones from Kelly or somebody. (edited to add:) My brackets look reversed from the norm - that is just the way I made my home made plow frame fit.

I've bought all my lawn ranger (I own four)5053 unidrive transmission bearings and seals on line from MOTION INDUSTRIES . I believe those bearing Numbers are pinned at the top page of this section . Gasket and shift boot are available from toro. also, check out the condition of your 1533 axel bearings before you look for new. I've not found a bad one of those bearings yet in any of my lawn rangers or 606 unidrive transmissions. If you have a question, I know stevasaurus can help you because he knows those unidrives inside and out....... OOPs, he already helped you...

Take a look here: Steve, you beat me to it.

JackC hit the nail on the head, I was going to ask the same question he did but now I don't have to. Not knowing what your mechanical skills are I still think the 416 with the single lung Kohler you originally asked about is your best option. I'd at least check that one out if its fairly close to you. They are very capable and reliable work horse's that will not give you many problems, if any at all. Here is something you need to consider when asking about the value on a tractor. Many guys may say a tractor is only worth 6 or 700 bucks if they are interested in BUYING it, but if it was their tractor there ain't no way they'd SELL it for that. I think at the end of the day a 4 series tractor is your best bet. No matter what anyone says, be very careful if you decide to look at a 520. If it wasn't properly maintained thruout its life I'd be very concerned about that Onan. Have its valves ever been adjusted and has it ever been decarboned, did its owner drive around his yard with its air intake screen plugged with grass causing it too run hot, and did he let it cool down each time he used it before shutting it off? You'll never know the answer to the last two, you'll have to take a big chance that he did. Most guys consider an Onan with upwards of 1000 hrs on it to be in its "twilight years". Some engines are a little more forgiving if an owner isn't as religious about maintenance, an Onan isn't one of them IMO. Now, I've owned a 520 and it was an absolute SNOW MONSTER when it came to clearing snow and it was a pleasure to cut grass with (even if I had to clear the air intake screen on every other pass of cut grass.) It never gave me one problem (only 200 hrs on the clock) Personally, I love 520's but it is very important that you find the right one (preferably a one owner low hr. machine) should you decide to go this route. When I'm shelling out a lot of coin for a tractor I ask alot of questioins. One I like to ask is who actually worked the tractor, the owner of the tractor or his young kid. Some kids are very good at taking care of things, some, not so much. I can remember well over 30 yrs ago my younger brother who was 13 at the time blew the rear on Dads tractor due to extreme abuse. I kept warnin him... All I can say is he was damn lucky Dad was away for a week. My brother actually tore that rear end apart into a million pieces on the garage floor, rode his bike to Sears to get the parts he needed and rebuilt it. All that to avoid one serious ass kickin. The tractor lasted at least another 15 yrs. Maybe because my younger brother was no longer interested in riding it...

i was wondering why the side of the boiler was getting rusty!

With my picks this week I might be using that bucket, but I will take it out and dump it. The idea of evaporated pee smell does not appeal.

Another thing. When the bucket is full, set it near the boiler and get another one. The heat will evaporate it out so you won't have to dump it.

Don't cross the streams...

Jimmy - I see you are picking with your heart.... Not really RMC, just thinking it's the week of upsets that are long overdue. Hope I'm right or I'll be keeping BK company, and sharing that bucket.

Here is my 67 Lawn Ranger Thanks for the consideration!!!!

Took this one today. Loaded up my Dad's 552 and my 550 in the truck and brought them over to my Gramps to play with his Raider 10. Great day in the yard. Tons of smiles. My Gramps is 88, I haven't seen him climb into the seat in ages.. very cool watching him cruise around the yard with a big smile on his face. Great day!

How's this Van.

If you do end up getting another, don't keep them in the same stall. The little bastards like to breed.

It had to be didn't it

Here is my 57, 58 & 59 RJ.

After the storm, the clear up.

1970 RAIDER 10 UK Collection

playin in the dirt.......

Maybe there is too much play in the shift lever itself and there is a way to adjust that. You need to access the base of the shift lever to check it out...not sure which panels to remove, but only a couple. Once you can access this DOG POINT SCREW, release the jam nut and reset it so that the shift lever doesn't slop around at all....but no so tight that it pinches the lever ball on the end. The shift lever should NOT move up & down in the trans case. It occurs to me that now is a good time to inspect the little ball at the end of the shift lever for wear. This is a typical 8-speed trans and the dog-point screw location and what an NON-WORN shifter ball should look like.

I figured I'd put my mug up from the 2012 show so we know each other for the 2013 show . . . hope to see you there