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Time for another SUPPORT MEMBER raffle. The following 15 inch neon clock will be raffled off and all you have to do is go to the raffle area and grab a free ticket. Drawing to be held March 15th but don't wait too long as there can be an instant popup mystery prize drawn at any time till this raffle ends. NOTICE! We will not ship these clocks out of country so if one of our international wheel Horse brothers should win they will rec a $75 store credit at redoyourhorse.com Which can be used when purchasing any decals I have listed. I can ship decals first class international. If the winner is in the US they can choose this option if they so desire. Basically you could trade for whats behind door # 2. the winner of the clock can contact me and let me know how they want there clock to look. A picture of your favorite tractor or what ever you want. well almost what ever you want. The raffle opens as soon as Coach gets it going. Thank you all again for your support of the forum. I am just using my good friend Martins C-125 as an example of what you might want on your clock. The clock will actually have hands on it when it comes. Varosd will vouch for that. Yes Don you can actually win again but it is not likely. And Bob don't worry I am bringing one for the big show raffle so you are sure to win that one.

I just saw this ad. Love these old ads, almost like a Pond ... Mighty Mite Ad.pdf 1.19MB And also this video, "Crazy things people do at work" (5 min) . . . http://biertijd.com/mediaplayer/?itemid=44930

Something a little different. Still need to add some pieces, brackets, etc. figured id take a picture of her current state. and hope for fire in the hole next weekend. The Almond looks whiteish in this light but it is Almond.

• I put colored electrical tape on every-other size socket; like Green for 1/2", orange for 3/8", blue for 5/8", and the in-between sizes I can guess when they are all lying there in order. The tape does get nicked up and needs to be replaced every few years. • Stopped at a print shop and got a damaged box of big paper, 23x35"; always keep a 2-3" pile of it on the work bench and I work on that, it's whitish, can write notes on it, it's coated but reasonably soft and absorbs spills. When messed up, just discard it and have a clean new area to work on. • Mounted a small $10 fan near the ceiling, blowing down on my work bench, warm air down in the Winter, a breeze in the Summer and dries & moves fumes away, turn on-off by plugging in-out the plug, low speed, just noticeable, not fast.. • Mounted several of those 2' magnetic strips, on the wall in front to hold tools temporarily while I'm working, rather than leaving them on the bench and in my way, then they're put away when I'm all done. Also use a bunch of those magnetic trays to hold screws & small parts while working. • Got a adjustable pull-out 30" work-light mounted on the wall behind the workbench, with a bright 100w bulb, great for angling to look horizontal into something. • Put some electrical outlets just under and in front of the workbench, keeps the cords of my tools off the workbench & out-of-the-way, can leave them plugged in and just under the bench for quick access anytime. (Got 4 cheap $10 small 4x4" sanders, one for each grit that I most use). • We use the large heavy-duty Wastebasket on wheels, and put a 3/4" board on it with a triangle hole (dust pan just fits in it, to dump), the board is the same height as my workbench and the whole thing is very mobile and still a handy wastebasket 'right there" (board lifts off to empty). RL] • And then, my Hoist. Securely bolted on 24' of square Barn Door square Track into the ceiling joists, hung a '$79 Harbor Freight' electric hoist on a bar with the barn door wheel hangers, and for electricity, used a ceiling mount re-coil cord (just cut the light off). It can lift 750# easily, for engine onto bench, tractor up, or hanging anything heavy.

Does that threadlocker release with heat, or do you need to use EXLAX ? I can't help myself.

Terry, if everyone bows out, I may stand a chance. I was at a union meeting one night, and they used to raffle off things. They had 50 prizes and 51 members present...and you could only win once...guess who went home with nothing. I'm in...Thanks Mate. I was thinking of changing my name, but "rmaynard" is already taken. BTW...so is "Buckrancher".

protect your work from scatching by making these vice jaw protectors , normally made from Aluminum but these are made from sheet Lead which is much softer than Aluminum & are much easier to make & are much softer than Ali

Good info! I like the white paint for the sockets idea, my sight is going down hill fast. My garage tip is to keep it stinking of PB Blaster and gasoline plus very messy, that way the wife won't go in there!

I wired an old 120V. thermostat up to a light bulb in one of the cabinets under my bench. When it gets real cold the light keeps things stored in the cabinet from freezing.

How 'bout a restoration Martin?

Don't go to JimD's house for a Turkey Dinner!

This is what I use I insert the valve in the block like this I spin the valve while slowly grinding material away You can take off too much very fast if your not careful

for all those complaining about no updates, heres one........ got the wiring harness all sorted this morning. it had the typical problems for these models, burnt terminals in molex connectors and the 30 amp fuse terminals were also burnt into the plastic fuse block. so purchased a new fuse block (del city part #73895 $4.14ea) and i used a few molex connectors from the kit i purchased earlier on for 416#1. i went through one area at a time, pulling and cleaning all the terminals or replacing if they were corroded or burnt. the ignition switch plug was also changed out for a good one as it wasn't holding the terminals correctly. all the wiring and plugs that were reused were given a good scrub to get them looking better...... heres a typical problem with the fuse blocks, too much electrical heat causes the terminals to burn or melt into the holder. I've had fuses welded to the terminals as well. new fuse block i used just about all the standard harness, cutting off the terminals that were bad and crimping new ones on. here the old fuse terminals have been removed and replaced with new, pushed home into fuse block. the factory fuse holder has the same bridged terminals as the replacement. the 30 and 25 amp fuses are both fed by a bridged terminal with one wire from the starter. i thought it would be better to run two independent wires from the starter to each fused circuit rather than run all through the one. the 1995 416-8 harness only runs one wire oem, but i noticed that my 1991 416H has two wires....so they did do it at one stage. i just think that running all the current for these 2 circuits through one wire is why this area has a problem in the first place.... this is the two wire fuse bridged terminals, the single wire bridged terminal fell apart from corrosion and being burnt. these are the replacement ones, they come in a strip of 4 but i already cut them for this application. since i changed my mind and went with single terminals, these weren't needed anymore. the strip also makes it impossible to crimp with the tool i have so the two wire single method worked better for me. since i wanted to run two wires to feed two circuits here i needed to use a circuit through the engine harness connector.... there are two spare so that is no problem. i picked the one that the engine harness side of the plug has the white wire that runs to the starter. this wire isn't needed on this model, so i will leave this one out and replace with a red power wire. the empty position is in the middle. this is the tractor side of the harness and not the engine side..... the engine side has a white wire from this center position. so this plug was swapped out, terminals cleaned or replaced and the red wire added..... this is the white wire at the starter end of the engine harness..... typical reason why checking these terminals can avoid future problems..... harness getting there. made up the pto safety switch assembly, two new switches and replated bracket with new fasteners..... harness taking shape on hood stand. also started to clean up the engine ready to go back together. also got some more parts painted.....

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Also Get some large heat-shrink tube & put it over your ratchet handle . Keeps your hands comfy & buffers those over-tightening mishaps better than Nerf Wrenches .

Click and Clack were the best!! I listen to them every day on XM. I love the endings "The head of our overworked mother dept. is Erasmus B. Dragon and our seat cushion tester is Fitz M'Tush"

The enema bulb is used for Turkeys!

I recently picked up a B & S service and parts book from a fellow that used to work on small engines. Although most of the information only goes back to the middle 80's I did find somthing I found very interestion. A B & S service bulletin #367 and dated 5/10/60 explains that the factory has received several engines that had premature failure. The engines had been on snow plows and the engines had been run with the choke mostly closed resulting in fouling of the spark plug. The spark plugs were removed and cleaned in a spark plug "blaster" with abrasive material. The plugs were then cleaned with compressed air, re-gapped, installed and used. The engine failure was from small particles of the abrasive material still on the spark plugs and ending up scoring the cylinder walls and the crankpin journal. B & S repair shops were instructed to NOT use the abrasive blasters and to clean the plugs with solvent only. I was thinking, just throw the plug away and replace it...duhhhh In 1965 a gallon of gas cost $0.31 so a spark plug was probably $0.50 or less, but the income was only $7500 so that is why people cleaned and re-used their spark plugs! Man I must be bored to be reading a repair manual for NOTHING I even own!

Might start a new fashion trend here. The perfect match for Steveasaurus' bandana

Just wondered if the KT17 Engine details can be dated to '80'. May give an idea that it was fitted at the Factory. Jeff, Belgium Built numbering has no standard system. Here is a link to an example Thread about them- There are many more if you search for the word Belgium in the Euro Horse Forum. The differences in Model Specification and Numbers started in 1969 and went on right to the end. Like Andy (wheeledhorseman) , I was lucky, my 2 are/were correct to US Tractor Spec and Model Numbers. .......I would call it a C175 anyway. At least you know why it is not correct, so it makes the Tractor Unique until another is found the same.

First of all, since most of you are in the US. I just want to wish you all condolences on your olympic gold medal hopes for men's hockey I don't know why the best hockey players come from Canada... maybe its the 8 or 9 months of winter! Go Canada Go! That being said, we will take Kessel and Vanreimsdyk back after the tournament to play for the Leafs. Okay, back to the C160. Last night I managed to have a fairly good night and everything worked well. First cleaned out the lift cylinder and all of the hyd lines THe rest is kind of a blurr. My youngest son - 15 years old came out to help me get the transaxle mounted and the hydrostat mounted back on that. Everything went back together really smooth and we were working so well together that I entirely forgot to take step by step pictures. The only other one I have is this one: and the other side: This is back on all 4! It performed amazingly! No leaks, Lots of power and speed in forward and reverse and no strange noises! We did get the weather that they were predicting last night including a Thunder snow storm so I didn't get a chance to run it hard for any length of time so that will be the job for this weekend. I plan to put a plow on it and give it a work out either tomorrow or Sunday and I will let you all know how it goes when it warms up. I'll also try to post a video of it working when I get there. So, thanks to everyone who contributed to this post and gave me advice along the way, This was probably the most complicated project I have ever done and I am very gratefull for all of the help. Oh and by the way, this is my first auto tractor and I like it!

I found a new in the box 520H anniversary model. What should I offer to pay? Are implements that fit (snow blade snow blower) hard to find because of the swept front axle? The fact that this tractor has been sitting so long going to have issues such as bad seals, fuel pump diaphragm failure rusty internal parts such as engine cyclinders and bad oil?

The little skids on my snow thrower (single stange on a 1978 D-200) are about worn out. I was thinking of replacing the skids with a small wheel, adjustable for height. I'm looking at some small wheels, hard rubber tireon about a 4" steel wheel. Has anyone done this on a snow thrower/blower? If so, how well did it work for you? And did the wheel ware out quickly or did it last a while? Thanks for any imput....................................and HAPPY THANKSGIVING everyone!

I was prohibited to start a new topic in the " FAQ & Tips " area so i thought I'd start it here & let a mod move it as it progresses . I thought it would be neat to share some helpful things we've learned over the years to make our life in the garage / shop easier : After I hit 45 , my up-close vision is starting to fade & stumbled on this little trick to make the sizes easier to read on my sockets . Take some white paint & smear it over the stampings , then wipe off . Some paint will stay in the depression & helps you to see the size . These flavor injection syringes are available for around 4 bucks in the kitchen utensil aisle at Wal-Mart . They come with a hose that screws on the end too . I use this from priming my hydraulic brake systems to adding / removing virtually any liquid from nearly anything . Most of us know the double wrench trick but for those who don't : When theres not enough room for a socket & and a breaker-bar . two combination wrenches can be intertwined when one needs that little bit of extra leverage : Lastly ( & I'll shoot up more as I think of them ) the foil trick can save your garage floor when draining a seemingly inaccessible diff or tranny plug . Just take a piece of tin-foil & form a trough around a broom handle or something & place under the drain plug . Sooo...c'mon boys -n- girls , if you have any tricks to share , post 'em up !

Was your jugs siliconed on or have gaskets when you pulled them apart? I tried to put gaskets on mine with good used valves, and it had over .020+ gaps. Removed the gaskets and used silicone and I could now grind the stems to fit .

one day i might try that 'restoration' thing you speak of........

Yeah, I like that garbage man. Takes out his anger on the paper box!

I installed a 4 X 4 electrical box with 2 duplex outlets on the front of my workbench. I used a 12 gauge cord about 10' long with a plug to energize the 2 duplexes. I can plug multiple tools into the box without worring about overload, as I don't/can't use more than 1 (electrical) tool at a time. The main reason I made it this way is because when I build the bench, I wasn't positive it would be setting in the same place all the time. This gives me some mobility with the bench.

I was looking out my window today and saw something shiney in the yard. I went out to look at it it and I found a shredded up Mt. Dew can. Some jabroni must have threw it on to my side walk and when I used the blower on Marvin to clear it I must have pitched it over the fence!

This is my little Helper, Bailey my 8 year old daughter and only child. She held the tires from turning on the wheels so the mounting tool would work. Cleat

Membership issue resolved. Front inner bearing and new seal installed. Wheel installed, outer bearing in place and properly adjusted then locked into place with a new cotter key. New hubcap installed. Front view showing front end back together, just needs the alignment to be completed. Picture showing the tractor in it's current state of assembly.

Really?

Buckasaurus? Bobasaurus? Better stick with what you got.

If nothing else works, you may want to check my thread here on b 80 transaxle. It wouldn't go into 1st or reverse. The problem was determined to be the ball bearings that pop into grooves on the forks. They had rusted and caused a ledge on the groove that wouldn't let the fork move. Anyway, since you mentioned that there was water in the trans, I thought my experience might help. Good luck with it.

House was built in the 1870's. Installed the Rinnai in Jan and haven't been able to get down there to clean up anything with all the snow piling up on the door. got to do some hoeing out. I didn't take pics of the crawl spaces with more parts. You can just see a hood in the shelf pic.

Wow Mike, the coolest thing about your basement to me is that it's a stone basement, not concrete block. Must be a pretty old home you have there and that's another thing I like. Love the way they built things in the past and how they have stood the test of time. That could be another good thread!

I noticed that my 2 stage blower was throwing slower over the past few storms. It never really preformed like I thought it should ever since it was hooked up. It would clog up and slow down as it got loaded with heavier snow but the engine didn't sound like it was under load. No burning belt smell or clutch lining stink. Changed the belt anyway but no change so I pulled off the PTO bell. I could see that the lining was glazed and only contacting about 20% of the surface of the bell. So, I took my grinder to the bell to flatten and scuff the surface and used a flat block with 150 grit paper to smooth the clutch lining. WHAT a difference! It will throw that wet heavy snow over the trees now! It's hooked up to a 418 C If your blower is not performing as it should, this may be what you need to do. Single or 2 stage.

If you've just changed your tractor's fuel line and you know your fuel pump is weak, use a turkey baster to draw the fuel up to the carburator. Squeeze the air out of the bulb, insert it into the gas line and release the bulb. It will draw the fuel through the line. Obligatory picture of turkey baster...

Here's what a 56 Chevy 265 mount looks like. From a Napa site. no dememsions given 2 sizes small 602-1044 and large 602-1045. about 5 bucks

John , It Makes a change for you US guys to be buying wheelhorse parts from us guys in the UK , hope the fuel valve is good . I just love your GT 16 4x4 , wished i had the knowledge to be able to do something like that

Mods I hope you will allow this in the Wheel Horse section as I bought these with the intention of one day being able to mount them on a Wheel Horse (unless someone wants to buy them more than I want to keep them). Anyway, these were in the back of an old woodshop (stored indoors) on propeerty a friend of mine recently purchased. Its a nice set of Sears equipment. Any rust you see on the plow or blade just wiped right off with my boot after the pictures were taken. The Sears tags are still attached to each piece and in great shape as you can see. I think the tool bar got some use, and the rake got a little use, but the plow and scrape blade were basically unused. Here are some pics. What do you guys think I need to mount them to a Wheel Horse?

the axle does have full range of movement. the bracket is notched for the axle to move up and down. that is awesome that you might have figured out what model this blade is.

Now that my friends... is what a basement is supposed to look like.

I can only speak from experience, but I have a 44" two stage on a 417-A and when I threw snow over the phone wires I was pretty confident it had enough horsepower, and I am not talking powder snow. I have an F-350 with a plow as I am in the snow plowing business and still use my ole' 417 to clear my driveway because it just makes me smile !!!!!!!

Jeff, I think your tractor is complete off the line as is...the hood and the engine do not match (what is in the states), but I have a feeling that is the way your horse left the line. You could change one or the other to make it match what we have in the states, but you are not going to change that serial number...it is what it is and that is OK. You have a 1980 C-165 auto with a KT17 engine ser # 01-16KS-91...Mark is right...may not ever be able to make up a list of what happened over there...just so you know...some of that happened over here also. The lists are kind of correct, but it has some variants. Personally, I would not change a thing. If a list does start to get made, the serial numbers of the tractors could help to put this into context. BTW...your English is a ton better then my Luxembourgish.

Lovely job, you need to turn your iphone from Aussie mode to UK mode :p

I have an incredible basement if your into dungeons and spiders

Those are the ones that are so hard to find. That is a perfectly preserved survivor. IMO any type of repainting or restoration to something like that one is a sin. Clean it up with some soap and water, get her running right and enjoy !! (If you were Clay-RJ35 Hunter you would not even clean it) lol

The only thing I would ad that Bob did not touch on (if grinding gears is the problem) is maybe a worn or stretched belt.

Wow, I am constantly amazed at the amount of help and information I get from this forum! Bear with me as I do this, I have never gotten into anything like this before and I am gonna take my time and do it right! Thanks Dave for the pics and description. THanks also Hodge, I just read your post and it makes a lot of sense now that I have mine open. I spent a lot of time today cleaning the work bench and getting ready so that I have the room to do the rebuild keeping everything in order and keeping it clean! I'll update as I go .