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So I was watching this little Toro Wheel Horse 8-25 on Craigslist for a couple of months. It looked to be in decent shape in the (tiny little) pictures in the listing, but the ad said it wasn't running, and the owner thought it "might need a new starter" and "might need carb work". You know, the typical scenario all CL hunters eventually face where you have to decide if the guy really doesn't know much about engines, or he does but wants to "play dumb" to avoid revealing known issues. When the price dropped to $100 in November I reached out to the guy figuring I might as well at least go look at it, but I got no reply. I didn't give it too much thought and shortly thereafter the ad went away. Jump ahead to last week and I see the ad has reappeared. Now the price is $60. So I reach out and this time he promptly replies. We aren't too far from one another, so we set up a time and off I go, figuring that if he hasn't sold it in all this time the photos must be misleading or someone else would have bought it long ago. Well, I get there and sitting in the driveway is a rock-solid little rider, a little dingy and dirty, but overall in great shape. I figured I could afford to roll the dice on a $60 crap-shoot so I loaded it up and brought it home. The carb did in fact need some work. The fuel inlet was cracked to I had to extract the old one and press in a new one, as well as tanking the carb and replacing the usual parts. Although it was a pain in the rear to get to, all the starter needed was a new pinion gear. I added an inline fuel shut-off and a new fuel filter, and presto....running tractor! So right now I'm all-in at $88 bucks and I figure if all else fails, I can get that out of the engine if I have to! (I did find one issue with the tractor, but I'll save it for a separate thread.) These photos show the little fella' in just the shape I found him. Aside from a tiny bit of surface rust along the edge of the deck, there are no significant blemishes to mention. Anything you see on it is just dirt that I haven't been able to wash off yet 'cause it's too dang cold! Most of the Serial # sticker is unreadable, but I believe this is a 1999 model and it's pretty clear it was stored indoors most of its life. (My phone's camera wasn't cooperating all that well, so I apologize for the cruddy photos. I'll post more when I get the little tyke all cleaned up!)

Hope I dont get stoned. I do about 3/4 mile of drives and usually split duty between the 310-8 and the B. I usually do mine and the neighbors with the 310 and the MIL's 2 with the B. But it was cold and windy so I just stayed on the B today and gave the WH a rest. Really didnt have much, bout 3 inches. The B doesnt do as nice a job because it has skids which are all the way up but thats OK. Wish we could get some heavy stuff here but not yet.

i just picked up this 551. gave it a bath and now to see if i can get it running (been sitting 5 yrs). hopefully it won't be to hard.

Hi there! I'm a new member, a 40-year old guy from Sweden and mybe i should post in Euro Horse only? Anyway, here comes some pics of my D-180 and what i have done with it. Got it in a pretty worn shape after it hasn't been used for 15 years. Started with welding a new gas tank (old was missing) and mounted a new, better seat. The 18hp twincylinder engine leaked gas through the pistons down to the oil pan and got a honing + valve job, together with new piston rings and all parts in the ignition. After a 3-point hitch build for the rear, some grinding, painting, decals and some new lights in stainless holders.

Just thought id say hi. Im in northern Indiana. I don't have a lot of wheel horse stuff. (I collect them all) I do have a couple. I have a rj 58 currently and also part owner of a custom suburban. (split three ways between my dad, brother and I) It was a father son type project. It was done almost 12 years ago. Im old enough now that im the care taker of the tractor. I go to some shows around here so you may recognize it. Not what everybody likes but its what we like. Sure does get a lot of attention.

Finally got Marvin up and running with a rewire. Found house wire, wire that is used to connect resistive heat strips, scotchlocks,and fuses used as wire splices all inside the harness. The Big-Block is singing once again. Glad my neighbor is lazy about shoveling so I had something to "roadtest" it on. Also posted a pic of the cleaned up wire and harness.

Most of the ones I've had wouldn't run in summer either!

Some new picture with the loader. What do you guys think about it? Have not used the loader much yet but the snowblade a lot more...

I've started the rebuild of my RJ58 and the CBR32 sickle bar that fits it. I've been collecting parts for it for a few years so I thought I'd get started on it. I didn't take many pics of the tear down, mostly just close ups for reference. I've got the engine tore down and cleaned up, ready to go to the machine shop. This one will get bored .010 and the crank will be turned .010. I got the parts for the engine today so I'll be able to take it to the shop this week. While it's at the machine shop I'm going to have them bore and tap the exhaust port to 3/4" N.P.T. Any opinions on which rim is correct for the RJ would be appreciated I picked up new blades for the sickle at the show in Le Sueur last year, I finally got those changed. Now I need to get it and a bunch of small parts sent to be plated.

A few threads ago in the Implements and Attachments forum 'Sybesma07' posed a question about dating a 10 cu. ft dump cart / trailer. Despite the low res photo from an ad I guess, I recognized it as looking remarkably the same as one that I’m restoring at present, the thread is here: It also made me think of the research I’d done into dating carts like this which I thought I ought to complete and share so here it is. The information was pieced together from the Toro Lookup site, the Wheel Horse Interchange document, and cart manuals from the RS repository. If you have any corrections to make or have photographs to offer then please do chip in. --------------- In 1976 the range of WH trailers available was expanded from just the 5 cu ft dump cart and four wheel wagon to include 10 and 18 cu ft dump cart models. The 1976/7 10 cu ft model (10DC01) is distinguishable by the fact that it had a tubular draw bar. It had the red / white WH decals (large on the sides and small on the rear panel) and I strongly suspect the loading decal (21) was also red / white. -------------- Literature for the 1978-80 models (also designated 10DC01) shows that the tubular draw bar had been upgraded to a C section rail. Despite a new decal design having been introduced for the 1978 range of tractors like the C-121, the diagram shows that the red & white WH decals were retained certainly for a time. I suspect that this was a way of using up old stock. The example that I’m restoring has a large WH decal on the tail panel rather than small but does have the newer style black loading warning sticker. --------------- The 1980 – 85 model was designated 10DC02 and incorporated a further change of design in that the draw bar spacer (12) in the previous diagram which bolted to the tub bed was redesigned and now bolted to the front panel of the tub (see below) This diagram shows the new C-121 style decals for the sides. The fact that no decal is shown for the rear panel is probably an omission from the diagram as it is shown on the 18 cu ft model. The catch has also been redesigned to suit the new spacer bracket. ---------------- Attachments and accessories lists for 1986 model tractors indicate that WH dropped trailers from its range completely at this point as manufacturing of them at South Bend had ceased. I suspect that pricewise they could no longer compete with third party manufacturers. Although trailers are not listed on the Toro site for specific tractors from 1986 the Interchange document shows that during 1985 WH started buying in trailers from Ohio Steel (who continue to make attachments under contract for well known names today). Trailers listed from 1985 onwards included the following dump carts: a 4 cu. ft., two 7 cu. ft. (one with a sloping back), a 10 cu. ft, a 17 cu. ft. and an 18 cu. ft. I guess that this represented the Ohio Steel range at that time. These were given simple product codes like WH4 (4 cu. ft. cart) and these codes are not recognized by the Toro site. There were no four wheeled wagons. Out of interest, 1985 also saw WH start to buy in various other attachments e.g. sweepers from the Lambert Corporation and the 10†Moldboard Plow from Ohio Steel. It is possible that there was some kind of collaboration between WH and Ohio Steel in terms of carts prior to 1985, I say this based on the fact that the Ohio 7 cu. ft. with sloping back (designated WH7-1 in the WH range) has a pretty much identical trip lever to my 1978 WH 10 cu ft cart. Looking at this photo posted in another thread by 'varosd' it also seems likely that the first Ohio Steel 10 cu. ft. carts made for WH would have been welded rather than bolt together construction, perhaps the tooling was transferred. --------------- So where do the 10 cu. ft. WH carts that look like the Agrifab bolt together models fit into the story I hear you ask. Well, a search of the Toro website for ‘carts’ brings up some models for which no years are given and no diagrams are available. A complete list can be found in the Interchange publication where they are listed as: 79900 4 cu. ft. Cart, 79901 10 cu. ft. cart, 79902 14 cu. ft. cart, 79903 17 cu. ft cart These are also listed by Toro as being manufactured by Ohio Steel so I think one can guess who still makes the 10 cu ft carts for Agrifab. Trawling through the compatible tractor models listed in the Interchange document it would appear that Toro WH did not introduce matching tractor models to specific outsourced products (like the Ohio Steel carts) in all of their documentation until 1993. . 1990s WH 10 cu. ft. cart by Ohio Steel - photo from a post elsewhere by 'AMC rules' There are marked similarities between this tub design and other generic carts were badged up for a number of well known names; examples I’ve come across include ‘Lambert’ and ‘Husqvarna’ though there are other differences. Could this just be the evolution of the cart by Ohio Steel or are these carts by another manufacturer? Knursen has suggested to me perhaps by Lambert. Does anyone have a Toro / WH badged trailer exactly like the one above? Out of interest the Toro Lookup site’s list of the later ‘bought in’ carts includes a 10 cu ft ‘poly dump cart’ – has anyone seen one of these? Anyway, hope all of this may help others date one of these carts. I don’t imagine there are many good examples of the 1976 – 1985 South Bend produced examples around anymore, certainly here in the UK most that have come up for sale in the last couple of years (only a handful at that) have been the later Ohio Steel type. Sorry for not including much about other sizes of carts in this potted history but this took long enough - perhaps some other time when I'm feeling inspired. To conclude for now a couple of pics of the 14 cu. ft. cart made for WH by Ohio Steel and posted elsewhere by 'wh5208speed' Andy (obsessed, or possessed perhaps, by carts at the moment)

this is a mayfield merlin only 109 ever made between 1966-1968 the green is before i restored it

Can anyone tell me what this is?

Bob. Looking good. Following along and enjoying as I have been tearing down the 854. Glenn

Any wonder they can't get them to run?

Heres my D-180 from 1975, that i have renovated and build some custom "things" on. For example new gastank, seat, lightning and stainless holders for them, 3-point hitch at front and back, hydraulics with 7 functions and its own pump, new bigger Ross steering box, side exhaust systems with mufflers etc. I have also built tools for it as a snowblade, a loader, counterweight and have also a forklift built going on.

The loader came with a chain driven pump, I plan on changing it to a belt drive.

I finally can add to this thread! While working on my restore of a C-165 auto (or 8 speed if the auto isn't salvageable) I am using a good running C125 8 speed for plow duties. Just had a few inches in the last few days first time i got to use the wheel horse at my house. (Used it for years at my parents) I sure wish they had locking diffs, but I could really use a more aggressive tread and to install rear wheel weights (plastic rear, cast iron front) and I am hoping that will solve it. It sure as heck beats shoveling by hand. Yes, I am rocking the rat-rod look at the moment until I can get primer on a replacement hood hinge.

Awesome score.

Are those white wall tires on the front! or are they painted on?

Actually, I'm really diggin' the look of the lowered filler cap Denny.

Ahh. That Tecky manual takes me back to my first vehicle to get me from Point A, (Mill Hall, PA), to Point B, (Beech Creek, PA). I was able to purchase at age 13........an 8 HP Tecky Powered chain drive, no suspension mini-bike brand new from our Western Auto store! I drove the 14 miles round-trip a couple of times a week to run with some friends. The only "legal" way there was on an abandoned railroad bed with the rail road ties still embedded on the track. That Tecumseh always started on the first pull, lasted me up to my 16th birthday and beyond and endured many sabotage attempts from my practical joke buddies including the oiling of the centrifugal clutch and governor disconnects. The down side is my prostate is larger than Rhode Island now and I need to blink three times before my eyes focus on anything! I won't put down a Tecky except for the POS's on most modern snowblowers.

I used a similar tractor around my house pulling a cart and stuff. I worked the pants off it. It was so impressive it made me look up Wheel Horse and 9 tractors later I write this message.

How I got a stubborn pulley off a rust crank. I used a 1/4" piece of steel about 3" x 3" and drilled a 5/8" hole in the center. second I used another pulley to match up the 4 1/4"x20 holes.Third I then used some all thread rod and some nuts with a few washers and a bolt to mount it to the end of the crank. last I cleaned up the exposed end of the crank and bolted up my back yard puller. sprayed on some lube and Slowly I turned the nuts evenly and the pulley came off the crank.

I wondered what that blue haze was over the horizon to the northwest. You're only about 15 miles up the road from here. Congrats, Don! That's a real nice item you have there.

Imagine that ... leaving your welder out by the sidewalk were anyone can trip over it !

My tractor is from HÃ¥kans son-in-law! HÃ¥kan lives just 3-4 mins away from me, very nice guy and they have ALOT of tractors and attatchments aswell!

I'm already tired of plowing snow, i'm ready for mowing season (and warm weather) !

The hood was cracked from the weight of the gas tank so I decided to mount the tank to the frame instead of hanging it from the hood. It still needs a little tweaking but looks like it'll work. I've left a small air gap between the tank frame and the hood so it won't rub. Next I need to extend the filler neck on the tank to get it back to the correct height.

I made this post to show you the final result of the front lights. I tried to respect it as was the original one. To finish definitely the restoration just missing tail light and decals. These would be the last step.

May as well use that Ironing Board Ian !. It will be no good for a 'Surf Board' and trying to 'Hang Five' . Let me know the part number of that iffy High Speed Needle, I may have a good clean, used Spare. Edit :- Forgot to ask what is the diameter of the Pulley?. I may be able to resize it for you.

This was in the auction at Newark Tractor show last year. Don't know what it went for.

Ian, Love the fishnet belt guard! "Honey, where is my ironing board?"

They are all wheel horses, GD mountfield were importers and distributors for 30 odd years. It is a C-81, but the importer badge will say mountfield.

Found this on another site, but you can search for any patents here, was looking at some of the ones just for Wheel Horse Tractors, very interesting, over 800 just (supposley) for our tractors; https://www.google.c.../?tbm=pts&hl=en

The dissassembly process...

The first piece that I replaced was the battery. I had to search through internet to find one battery who fits exactly on the original place.

The first thing that I repaired, was the seat. And I have to find a replacement for the Choke and Throttle cables.

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you should be able to save the videos from potato bucket, if not let me know and I'll have a go

I guess I'm lucky. I've worked with harsh chemical all my life, never using gloves. I have been told many years later that the chemicals that I used are metabolized by your liver, and that I will suffer the results of my misuse later in life. So far, so good. I have a physical every year with blood work specific to liver function. Don't get me wrong, I am not condoning the mishandling of chemicals, I am just saying that I don't know if I have problems waiting for me later on, but as of now, I am okay. Having said that, I do wear latex or nitrile gloves now when working with most liquids that are known to be harmful. As I am on the slippery side of the slope of life, I don't want to speed up that slide.

I too chose not to view the video. Kids need to be taught at an early age safety. I taught mine about workshop safety for my basement shop. If I was using power tool do not come in and don't sneak up on me or startle me. WAIT til I am done. I always unplugged everything too. Jim

Where did you find those front wheel. And what size are they.

The decals vinylguy (terry) made me look absolutely amazing. Here's a few.

When my dog doesn't dig them up they grow quite well here in Northern Ohio. My sister had one about the size of a football last year, it weighed 5 lbs. If I can find the picture of it at my moms I will post it. I'm with you Kennedy, I had to fence in my garden to keep the dogs out - digging, pooping and trampling had to be controlled. It doesn't help that while tecnically he is a dog, when most people first see him they think he is a horse.

Heres a shot of mine. GT14 with 16 hp. It has the independent three point so that means I can operate the loader, use the mid lift grader blade along with a rear back blade.

This is last years team, same team for this year plus a C-145 with single stage tall shoot. (not pictured)

Since I have sold most of my Horses I still have what I have been using the last couple years. As you can see I don't really have a problem moving snow off my driveway and parking area.

They call those stacks, gotta get the little rain guard flapper for the top too... makes the little tink...tink...tink sound when running at idle.

Throw in the B's too... my Kwik Way came off the 520 and went onto a B80 with no changes to bolt positions or anything.... About twenty minutes and it was loosely on the tractor and only needed to be tightened up. Tony