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Well got a real wet snow yesterday, So got MJ on the Camera. Here is the 520 Snow Chucker in Operation. ~Duke

A quick check of valve timing could be to remove the valve cover and watch the valves rocking - midway between the exhaust valve closing and the inlet valve opening should be TDC., I'm not sure that doing it this way will be accurate enough to see if you are one tooth off or not. While you are in there, check the valve clearance as well, a tight inlet valve could provide the same symptom.

Thanks for all the photos! Wow so many to go through. I'll try and pick just 12 this weekend and get them in to the calendar. Sorry for this taking a little longer than usual. Recently go married so being a newly wed during the holidays... things get busy ha. Thanks again everyone! Justin

Hey.. i have done some upgrade on the horse and put on 4 bolt's on the front wheel's.. i have been thinking of that for a long time but never found the right part's for it.. but i finaly found a trailer hub kit that i bought... So here are som pict of what i did.. that axel was about 10 inch long so i had to cut it down to the right lenght.. and then i drilled a hole innside it about 1.5 inch and then it fit's on the original 3/4 spindel. And time to cut some more and both ready for some welding Finish whit welding time to try them on the tractor.. and as you can see they also has a greasepoint.. had some 10 inch trailer wheels that i put on so i could move the tractor and wait to ill got the other tires mounted on the rim's and finaly they are on the tractor Going to paint the rim's later dont have the time to fix that atm.. other project's whit higer priority.. Lars

Just thinking out loud steve Im very much interested in this problem...symptoms sound Identical to my problem HH60 tecumseh. (quiet Squonk)

Very possible Terry, but the points are the 1st thing to look at...valve clearance might be the 2nd thing to check...and then tear it back down...just being that logical guy. Is it possible to be 180 degrees off on these small engines...I have not torn one of these apart yet. I kind of rely on my experience with tearing down car engines from some years ago. I need to tear one down.

The trade sounds more than fair... provided it actually snows at some point.

I have one: Mine began as a 1968 Charger 9. I built it about 8 years ago here in my own shop and didn't have access to fancy machinery, so everything was done with my hand grinder, sawzall, Dremel, hand drill, Miller 135 welder, etc. Unfortunately I did not document the build, but I do remember some of it. I removed all of the original front axle brackets and welded a piece of channel iron under the frame rails. I used a modified late 60's (iron) mower deck spindle assembly to mount the wheels to the tractor. All sprockets, chain, (#40 single-row) 3/4" flange mount bearing and upper steering shaft with u-joint came from various eBay sellers. To "slow down" the steering, I also built & installed a reduction (cluster) sprocket midway between the steering shaft and the front end. Using roller chain / sprockets allows maximum rotation - which in my case is infinite because I never got around to installing steering stops.

https://lookup3.toro.com/partdex/index.cfm?xCaller=Toro Take # 26 out and all the rest thats with it, put #26 into #18 The extra hole is already there. On the brake band so it doesn't bind make a new hole on the outer side of the one there. You will have to thread #26 a lot farther and cut off the extra. No extra parts needed we do this when we put gas peddles on the pullers

I hate to agree with an Aussie, but Martin is right. Just find all the linkages off an older model. There may be some clearance issues with the foot boards if the linkages come from a pre foot board model.

Don't mean to hijack your thread but I did the same thing this spring but went one step further. The 3/4" original spindles are inherently weak so I added a piece of steel to beef it up so they don't bend over time. Just thought I'd add this tip for you or anyone else who plans on doing this. I've seen others do this modification without the additional support and over time they tend to bend upwards with larger or wider tires added. I also bored out the new spindles so that the entire original spindles fit down deep in them instead of cutting them short.

Sorry to hear of your problems. That oil splash thingie on most kits is long enough to use in deep sump oil pans and I have had to cut it down in the past. The spitting back could be cam timing, but I would think the compressin would be very low. Since it runs the compression has to be rather good, I would take a look at the carb. and the engine breather first. If the float is set too high or the vent hole is plugged it could cause spitting. As I recall (I'm suffering from oldtimers, can't remember all the time) the cam gear has one tooth with a dot on the side and the crank has two teeth with dots on them, the cam tooth with the dot goes between the two dots. Good luck and keep us posted.

My next door "engineer" neighbor has a small parking lot for his driveway. He has 2 riders with a lawn as big as the bed of a pick up truck so you can imagine the way he is. ​ He goes to Florida every year so his driveway sits. 2 years ago was the first year he went. He didn't hire anybody to clear snow. I did it for free mainly because it's fun, My sidewalk meets it so why not keep going, and It was also the first year I had a loader. Last year he hired a guy and the boob kept piling the snow on my walk. This year he didn't go because he's scared of the bacteria, gators and bugs. Same boob plowing and he's not happy. After he's done the old Gravely comes out and he has to do it all over. He told me if he goes to Florida next year he will hire me. I'll do it if he's not around.

God be with you Charles. Good luck.

lol, craig, love that picture. i feel like a horse a holic and i didnt even get one yet. ibskot,,,,,record setter.

Thanks for sharing that Terry. I've seen several photos of your tractor on here before and always wondered how you built it. Great job and great looking tractor.

Thank you, you could heat up a lot with a 500 gallon tank, however, if I put one in my shed to heat it up, there'd be no room to work in the shed, aha, also, a 500 gallon tank would take a lot a wood

I still have my 1985 312-8 that my dad bought new and work it year round.I also love B-80 s and have 2 of them. My son ownes a 312-8 and a B-80 also. The only rebuild I had was a 654 that I regret selling years back. My dream horse is a mid 70 s C-160 8 speed so if anyone knows of one let me know.

Got it narrowed down to 25 photos. Will get it down to 14-15 today and contact those who get chosen for hi res images and info. Thank you all for the photos! I will try and get the calendar ready by the end of the week! Justin

At least the Browns hit people!!!

Just woke up from all the turkey I had yesterday, so here I go... Nebraska, Michigan State, Michigan (I know, I know. The basement is not too bad once you get used to it), Indiana, Northwestern and Wisconsin. -BK

Great video. It's nice to have someone on the camera. I have to do all my filming myself. Wife thinks I'm nuts making videos of a tractor! Tough to do and operate the tractor at the same time. Question, What lights do you have in the rear fender? I've been trying to find lights that fit into the spots on the back of Marvin that don't leave exposed holes in the fender.

Thanks Guy's, Martin all I have to say is there is so much Talent on the Red Square and your a pretty tuff Act To Follow Yourself! And on the Video thingy.............. Ill fess up, I had my hands full with the New Microsoft Movie Maker 2012 and it was different to use than the old one. The first go around I had the movie about done with 4 hours into it and the whole thing locked up and I lost everything!!! That was right before company came over for dinner yesterday so I had to wait till everyone left so last night I redid it. TALENT in Movie Making????? NOPE JUST Perseverance!

go here and search a little....... http://www.opeonthenet.com/phpBB2/index.php awesome forum on snowblowers, was a daily thing for me until one of the members showed me a pic of a wheel horse tractor and a link to red square.........

WOW. Award winning snow-chucker and video. Bring it on.

you guys with your video skills............. theres quite a few of you on here now that not only make an informative video, but entertaining as well and look so professional. i did a bit of it years ago with family videos for relatives back home, but it became too labor intensive ( and mentally challenging) for me...... i guess ill just stick to the plain videos..... duke, the snow chucker has really evolved into a very capable and impressively optioned machine. congrats on such a fine example of wheel horse engineering....... going to check out a few of your other videos on your you tube channel.....

Looks like it was working great Duke. All that hard work and customizing finally paid off! Mike.............

duke- nice video.. Question,,,, what is the gap between the scraper bar and concrete? By the way it appears, with very little snow left on your passes, the scraper bar does not even have a gap.. Also, what are all the extra lights running off of? Rob

Looks like it'snot even working up a sweat . The chute deflector ? Homebrewed ? Pneumatic or hydro ?

Great video!!!!!!!!

Funny, I live on the Rowan County line. Bout 15 mins from Farmhouse restaurant. I am not a collector. I am not. Really....promise.

Dang good snow-chucker. Wish I could find a machine that nice in my price-range.

You've been waiting a long time for that much snow. Looks like it doing a great job.

The ironic thing is the one I bought is still listed on ebay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/261204719067?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649 FYI: I didn't pay anything near $200 (less than half), and I drove to pick it up, so no shipping. This is one of my Christmas presents this year from my wife.

Craigslist posting from Lake of the Ozarks in MO -- Says "Wheelhorse Skid Steer" -- How did this come to be??

I found this pic in some old photos, this was our local wheel horse dealer when I was a kid. I remember going and looking at every new model that came out, The owner "an old family friend" use to let me drive the ones that repaired back to the people. I know there are none sitting out in front when this pic was taken, but there was a time when they were just lined up down the sidewalk and the old barn behind was just filled with them. The hardware store is still going strong thanks to stihl chain saws, but every time I drive by I still see them lined up and what a great time it was.

I picked this up this week about 2 miles from NC State university from the original owner. Looks like a solid mower. Has 1535 hours, but has been well maintained and always stored under a shed. I think it is a 1989 model. The main reason I bought it was the rear discharge deck. I am tired of blowing leaves and I would like to try the rear discharge/sweeper method.

here's a another fresh pic with blower attatchment

http://www.struckcorp.com/models/mba80#!MBA80_2

Happy Thanksgiving guys! Nebraska. Once again the Huskers are at it. They just plain make me nervous picking them. Which team will show up? Iowa had a great game last week. But like Nebraska, which team will show up? Michigan State is a...seems to be a .... goo.....good ..team. There I said it. I didn't really want to but I did. Minnesota doesn't seem to be so good now. Ohio State. VERY GOOD TEAM. VERY WELL COACHED TEAM. VERY GOOD QB. VERY GOOD DEFENSE. See Florida 2005-2010. Michigan....Michigan is just being Michigan. Not so good and not so well coached despite what some CFB TV personalities think. Indiana. At least they have an offense. Purdue. Griese, Breeze and Tiller would all have to make a comeback for this team to have some chance at beating the hoosiers. They are not a good football team. Northwestern. What a colossal disappointment they are this year. Illinois. No disappointment here folks. Just your plain old Illinois team thats been playing this same way since Jack Trudeau played here. Penn State. This team may be on their way to becoming relevant again but it won't happen this week. Wisconsin. They are a very good football team and very well coached. Going forward, the program may have more success under Anderson than when that other guy was here..the name escapes me but he is now at Arkansas State? Brett .....Favre? No that's not it. Rutgers, Maryland...ugh. Are they replacing Purdue and Illinois? Way to go Commish. I guess Temple and UConn declined an invite? Nebraska, Michigan State, Ohio State, Indiana, Northwestern, Wisconsin.

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I like your engineering. I did something similar to mine 24 years ago. Had a front wheel that would not keep the bearing tight and cut up my spindle. The tires wouldn't hold air, I just changed everything. I had to tighten the right front bearing a couple of months ago is the only thing I have done since the change. I know you will like the new hubs. I have 6 ply rated tires on mine and it steers a lot better.

all the 60s wheel horses had clutch/brake on the one pedal. should be a matter of just finding the right parts to convert......

You might look to Cub Cadet for ideas. The 582 Special that I have does use one pedal for both the brake and clutch. The brake is an external caliper but the clutch is inside the Peerless 2300 transaxle. It has twice as much travel to work both.

Alrighty then, I got so excited theres more than one Hawkeye fan other than me. So I went to the web site he provided and yes(don't tell anyone but I borrowed a picture). Love it!!! Go Hawkeyes!!!

Hey Chas...welcome back...I take it that you are OK.

Ditto on the 120 lb. Using a very scientific bathroom scale................I weighed my P220 with muffler, PTO bell attached and tins included and I got just shy of 120 lbs. It might be a little heavier as this scale was a POS but my ex kept it around so she probably knew it weighed things a little under!

Another option for a low cost sharp looking pipe to sleve over the one inch black iron is a stainless steel bathroom grab bar, just cut the flange off one end and the bend off the other and you have it!

Thanks Craig, well tonight I did a little work on the exhaust and about finished it up and least the exhaust manifold and pipe anyways, I still have to finish the support bracket for the stack but its pretty solid If I yank on the vertical Pipe I can jerk the engine off the bench and on the floor with no flex on the pipe. I puddled in the weld and built it up with 316 Stainless Rod and the Y branch is now beefed up pretty good. In the pics before I had 5" clearence from the chrome oil tube to tip of the Muff exhaust. I am now 6 1/2" from side of the stack to chrome tube which this should be 2 5/8 from the edge of hood. Im jonesen to fire it up and see how it sounds but I have the Oil filter off the engine cause Im also in the middle of putting together the remote oil filter. Anyways Here is some pics. Cheers ~Duke