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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....

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.............

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

Glad to hear we have another Western NC member.

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.

I hope so. I've worked really really hard on her. Ive got more to do still but I think its coming out really nice. I'd tossed around ideas about how to fix the box but I finally decided I wanted original. They only charged 20 bucks for that! It looks IDENTICAL to the original.

i understand your reluctance to repaint denny.... if you clean it up and just fix all the bad stuff will you be happy with it as is without a new coat of paint? if the answer is yes, then just do the minor stuff. i know you would want to do a nice job on it if you did repaint, then you wouldn't want to really 'use' it. for me having a few around that work good without looking 'really nice' is one way to really enjoy them as workers.

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.

Great pictures of around northern New Mexico...you are on the high side of town for sure. Just beautiful...thanks for sharing. Mike...old habits are hard to break...the mind is the second thing to go...in the beginning, there was nothing, and God said, "Let there be light" and there was still nothing...but you could see it. I hope my video tomorrow...if we get that 1" of snow...is not of me running the gas out of my lawn mower..

I'm jealous with still plowing leaves. The temperature matches winter today though!

I think the B-series of Torrington bearings all have an OD 1/4" larger than the ID. The first 12 in this case is the shaft size in 16th's of an inch (12/16"=3/4") and the 2nd 12 is the depth of the bearing again in 16th's of an inch. Garry

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"

Wonder if Charlie (clintonnut) would know anything about these engines. He may have seen some along the way, might be worth shooting a PM his way.

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 agree with scott, rj58 or rj59. In the first picture I see something in the toolbox...is that a shower cap muffler?

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...

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...

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.

Still like the "OBO" at the end of the add...... I usually wait a couple days, then I will call, and ask what their "best offer" has been so far. If I hear, " you are the first to call", which does happen, my response usually is, I'll give you a dollar, seems to be your best offer so far... LOL

Personally....I think you should start looking and a 12hp - 14hp model....C-125 or 145 blackhood hydros are really nice tractors....economical to buy....and powerful enough for a 48" mower deck. Hydro lift with a rebuildable cylinder....IMHO....

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.

Just wrestled this sucker down my chimney. I thought it was gonna be tough, but it went down fairly easy for being 26'. I predict a fire in the stove this weekend. I am excited!

There's a lot of beautiful photography here to choose from. Please don't waste valuable calender space on this nonsense. Stop being silly...go make your own. http://www.dumpr.net/

I do have a few similar pics , hope these help

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.

All I'll say is that I'm thankful Joe doesn't live ANYWHERE near me. There wouldn't be a decent tractor available within a 250 mile radius I'm sure! I have nothing wrong with tractors getting parted out, but not super nice survivors or rare tractors that can be saved.. It kinda sucks that whole tractors aren't available from Joe and that he only works thru Ebay, even if you are local and show up at his door and no matter how small the part you are interested in. Both of which don't effect me at all because I live nowhere near him, which is a good thing. No matter how nice a survivor and no matter what the history of a tractor is, it will get parted. Kinda sad IMO, especially if its a nice old round hood that was in perfect order getting parted. I really have no issues with Joe, nice enough guy trying to raise a family and pay the bills. I see very nicely restored round hoods on C/L all the time that are fairly local to me that are being sold piece by piece. Now, that is very sad. One was a beautiful 701.

It had to be didn't it

My 50th anniversary 314 and my Son's custom pedal tractor.

My plow tractor, the wife wanted it blue because the C160 is red so now we have a red and a blue horse

Here is my 57, 58 & 59 RJ.

After the storm, the clear up.

1996 50th anniversary model 314-8

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

Before inserting shift lever, make sure that the forks are aligned in the neutral position as shown below: