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As it came off the truck today. Had to remove the bucket to fit it into the shed...you know...gettin' kinda tight in there. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkhSC52S8Nk&list=UUd_ptV1TUpPlW1VhCjxez_Q

This is about a tractor I got a couple years ago for Christmas. This is what it looked like before we started restoring it. We're restoring it because I wanted to put new decals on it and dad was tired of messing around with the engine. We started last Friday because plowing season was almost over here and we figured why not start now. We cleared a spot in the shed and put it on a bench so I could take it apart. We finished on Sunday the same weekend. Dad was cleaning parts with the wire wheel, while I was taking it apart. Dad started sandblasting on Monday and painted every day that week. Dad got most of it done Friday night, so I could get started putting it back together on Saturday. I put as much as I could together that day. We still need some transmission seals, a front rim and a clutch rod and stud. Dad also ordered me a new engine and parts to make new tie rods. I thought Dad was crazy when he made me clean the rust off the lift lever with Brillo pads and Coke! It worked like magic! We also flushed the transmission with lacquer thinner to remove the 46 year old fluid. I will post more when the parts come and we install them.

Where Do Old Bumper Cars Go? The ones in Westview Park or Kennywood Park in Pittsburgh or many other amusement parks from around the country in the 50's & 60's. They ran on electric . Had a pole on the back going to a metal electrical charged overhead cage. Remember driving the bumper cars at amusement parks or on the Boardwalk, don't you? They were so much fun. Well, now what do you do with old Bumper Cars? (and check out the license plates!) WHO KNEW? Yes, you read that right; these little beauties are street legal. They run on either Kawasaki or Honda motorcycle engines and co-opt vintage bumper car bodies into the most awesome form of mini-car we've seen in too long. There are seven of these little monsters floating around California and they're all the creation of one man, Tom Wright, a builder in the outskirts of San Diego who figured the leftovers of the Long Beach Pike Amusement Park needed a more dignified end than the trash heap. They were originally powered by two cylinder Harley Davidson Motorcycle engines but they rattled like heck because of the two cylinder Vibration and Tom replaces them with four cylinder Honda or Kawasaki 750's And a couple have been measured as capable of 160 MPH, which is terrifyingly fast in machines with such a short wheelbase. By the way, they are almost indestructible in accidents!

Not to high-jack the thread, but all the talk about jewelery made me remember what my wife told me once: "Jewelery prevents head-aches"!

Electrical wiring installed and new front and rear rubber mounted! [emoji3]

Us big kids have a great time also. Hope to see ya Terry.

Well Its been a long hard winter for sure, we had a total of 113" of snow here and I am finally glad to see some 55 deg weather which is just fine by me. I figure I would get the Ole Chucker out give her a Wash -n- Wax and clean her up head to toe inside and out, Lord knows she deserves a Lil TLC as she saved my back this year and If you maintain & treat your equipment right, It will Treat you right and believe me I have no complaints. I got plenty of seat time and logged 21.10 Hrs. I didn't keep track of times I used it but it usually takes me between 15 to 20 minutes to do my drive so I figure prolly about 40-50 times I had her out and used approx. 25 gallons of fuel. To me that's a small price to pay! So I have her all cleaned up inside and out and all the Cab Vinyl treated with mothers VLR conditioner and will put the Ole girl away till next year. So How many Hours did you guys log? ~Duke

Spotted this in the local Shopping Centre Car Park and had to get a few pics. It's only a light weight thing and modern, but it must be pretty handy for clearing light snow fall on the exposed parking areas and Ramps and Salt/Grits at the same time. Obviously it had no use this last winter. Couldn't get a decent shot of it, as some dipstick had parked right next it in a virtually empty Carpark. Honda Powered with Hydraulics and central pivot Body.

Gave the green and verges a second cut today. Also rolled them. Number three grandson turned up just in time to sweep up. Later he took his little cousin for a ride round in the trailer. Pleased they didn't turn up sooner. I'd have had no chance of a ride.

You need some kind of sticker(s) for the side of the tractor showing how many winters you've killed with that tractor, kind of like what would be on a WWII fighter showing their number of aircraft shot down!

You are correct... I am truly blessed with a wonderfully supportive spouse.

Found some more photos of the C-125 sending the snow across the yard. This was the biggest storm of the year here in pa. Pretty good for a single stage. Hopefully the warm weather is on the way now. Cant wait to try out the 520h. Kyle

wow Craig! and it fits into your magical shed!?!

There was a new soldier added to the frontlines here here today.

After Apr. 15th the heck with it! Blade and blower are coming off!!!!

BOOOO...yah.

March 30th... Spring is here correct?? I thought we were done with this white stuff

Got the steering wheel turned around. It took an hour of heat, P'blaster and a bfh until I finally got the roll pin out. The hood is the worst part of this tractor. Both sides of the hood had tears in them and 4 holes needed to be welded closed. I also had to fab a new tab for the front of the lower part of the hood where you bolt it on as that was long gone as well. The paint on the top part of the hood is toast. Most of it is gone and what paint is there is all cracked. I think this one looks better in pictures than it does in person... In the first pic you can get an idea of what the paint looks like on the hood, its much worse on the top part of the hood.. It does look much better with the wheel turned around like it is supposed to be and it is more comfy.. Thanks for all the comments and help guys.

Ken, that 603 cleaned up real nice. When you get the marbles out of that Techy...buy a lotto ticket. As you know...they are great engines when they run good...getting there is quite an accomplishment.

Thanks alot Steve and Ken for you comments. It is nice to be appreciated in the world of WH!! That is all I am trying to accomplish in this hobby. Spread the word of WH. My expertise comes from the years 1955 up through about 1975. Those are the most important models to me. I have newer tractors too but love the oldies better! When I started collecting, I asked myself, what would be the ultimate collection? The answer was, every model ever made! So I started on that, but little did I know they made so many different models over the years! So I backed off of that goal and wanted all of the oldest models they made. I have about every one except a 1957. So that is what I am hunting for now. I had a deal with Brrly on one once but it fell threw. I have alot of other WH's to trade for one if anybody has multiples of a 57. I don't know know who made the half moon steering wheel for the Pond's. It was probably cheaper than a full steering wheel. Ken's is on upside down, you want the rounded part to be up on the top for better control. When it is down low, it gets in your way a little bit. It is just more comfy in the up front position. The 603 manual shows it like that too. I have seen a couple steering wheels on upside down on people's restored 603's. Those rounded for 1964 mower decks could also be had on a 603. When they ran out of the old rectangular decks, they simply used the newer model deck on them. I have had 2 603's with that style of deck on them and 2 with the rectangular decks on them. So it is correct. Your 603 cleaned up very well, great score for sure Ken! Good luck with it!

OMG Neil......I didn't mean anything by my email. Just razing you a little. (Notice the "smiley" after that sentence in the post). I would have hoped no one on this site would be upset over anyone collecting WH or any make of tractor wherever your from. I have corresponded with a few collectors from Leiden, the Netherlands and Kruezlingen in Switzerland where my company has facilities that I have actually given them parts or arranged shipments. (BooVuc knows international shipping. It's what I do). And Wheelhorse was manufactured in Europe for your market so NO ONE should be upset about you or anyone getting parts, tractors, support or anything from this site. It is a credit to how things used to be engineered and manufactured that folks desire these older tractors. And I'm sure that in the UK as well as throughout most of Eastern Europe, your countries manufactured plenty of old iron that is desired more than what is available now to you. I am sorry I struck a nerve but believe me Neil, it was not intentional. I apologize as I had no idea you received nasty emails from people on this subject. I have nothing put ill will toward these A#*holes that feel that way. I have no time for stupid people, narrow minds and racists! None! (And no I'm not a Democrat or Republican, I'm not a conservative nor am I a liberal). I'm a registered Independent! I'm a middle class, where the hell did common sense go American. (And as Elvis would say.............Thank You! Thank You Very Much)!

It could happen...if the wife would get with the program over here.

Gave her a new job.... Hooked up the trailer and started cleaning the yard.I think I saw my dad smiling.

Just got mine also Steve … There's a chance Andrew and I will go again. It's a long haul for a one day show, but its a very nice " kid friendly" show and Andrew had lots of fun ...

Thanks for the encouraging words. Much appreciated. Well, its time for another update. I got the wheel weights painted, and on the tractor. While not as nice as OE wheel weight, they're very functional, and look decent. I'm currently running 115 pounds per wheel. I took the tractor out for a good workout today. We decided to expand the garden, and I decided to give the Brinly plow a go. This ground has never been broken before, and our soil is very, very hard to plow, till, etc.. Not to mention, this is the area we have been parking a big class A RV in the past, so it was well packed. While the plow works great, the tractor had a hard time keeping the plow moving. It did it, but it didn't like it! The pics below are of the hard packed soil. After that, I ran the plow through an area that had been broken last year, and it ran down through that like nothing. After breaking the ground with the plow, we hooked the tiller up, and finished it off. I also took a short clip of it tilling. I've ordered a hydraulic flow control valve for this Case, to help with tilling, and such. On Case Garden tractor, the travel control doesn't just increase/decrease speed, it also increases, decreases hydraulic pressure, so when your trying to go slow for tilling, your not putting much power to the ground either, so when you try to slow down, it ends up stopping, so you push the lever farther forward it goes to fast. Its very annoying, especially when your used to working with a that has an 8 speed. Gotta love those low gears on a Horse. Anyway, the travel control I ordered will allow a very slow ground speed, while still maintaining maximum power to the ground. I'll try to get a better video soon. Thanks Matt

Duke- Do you think there is anyway to save the rear rims? Maybe some sort of filler like a jb weld or other??

Thought it would be fun to make a topic on loader tractors and see how many or what everyone has found over time. There has been a lot of loader talk lately and I really get excited about that topic. I will share mine too. I have an 550 Ark that I have had on a C160auto first and now on a 90' 520-8 with gear reduction steering, which handles the loader better. Actually found my loader behind a garage of a friends uncle. His dad had bought it new on a D series. Even came with the original owners manual. The 520 was on craigslist. I had looked for a 520 for a long time. Finally found a 90' 520H first and the next week the 8 speed showed up on craigslist too. When it rains it pours as they say. Just couldn't pass it up. Sry I wish I had a better pic of it on the 520. So show em' if you've got em'.

hey guys, as you know i work for a wheelhorse dealership. i recently transfered to another one of our stores, and in doing so found a huge shelf in the upstairs portion of this place that houses a ton of used wheelhorse parts. i want to get this stuff sold to make room for other things here at this dealership. just curious to see what everyone was interested in seeing me throw up in the classifieds section. or rather what parts are popular among all of you that i can sell on here. im sorry in advance if this post is in the wrong place. i wasnt sure of where to put it all. pm me or let me know here what you guys wanna see sold in the classifieds section. oh yeah i forgot to mention, there is no part numbers on anything so bear with me on this stuff

Duke, didnt check my hour meter, we got about 65 inches of snow this year. I will guess maybe 10 hours or so with the snow thrower. even though the driveway is bout 500 ft. the snow thrower on the tractor makes short work of it. Some things I am thinking about, for sure a snow cab, also I am keeping my eyes peeled for a 18 or 20 hp kohler. I just feel like putting another engine in the 416-8. now is that crazy or what? lol Glenn

They say the first step is admitting you have a problem... but, I have yet to cross that bridge Matt.

I had 10+ hours on the loader tractor. 5+ on the snowblower tractor and a couple hours on the plow tractor. Keep in mind that this was my first year with the loader and I also used it at camp for two of those 10. Someone who actually knows what their doing with the loader would have cut those hours by a good third! I'm getting more proficient with it now! I see to my immediate east that there is all kinds of rain, snow, ice pellets, sleet, freezing rain, frogs, locust and who knows what else falling from the sky! Nothing falling here anymore today or tonight! Earlier post is correct that here in Central Pa, we had more close calls than direct hits and many others had it a lot worse than we did!

That is a nice rig! I just plowed this morning. Average time 1 hr. Had at least 50hrs. of seat time. Now just got to get all the gravel back in the drive! Tried skid shoes mushroom shoes, works best just trying to float it but still grab some no. 8's. Sent from my SCH-S720C using Tapatalk 2

Put the Rj's in the living room. You can sit on the seats when you watch TV!

I dont know what he paid but that looked like a nice original tractor. Sent from my SCH-S720C using Tapatalk 2

I lost count of the hours, an hour or two a day every day for weeks. Still have almost 3' in the yard where we didn't plow. Mine will not get a bath for at least another month, although the kids is getting a rebuild right now to be ready to roll when the snow melts.

Well since the hr meter broke on the raider, don't know for sure,but it was way too many Duke Is that .... THE SUN SHINNING at your place ???

So that's what that bandit run was about .

Craig, you lucky dog! A horse with a loader. Matt

That will look nice in your living room!!!!

Woke up to a couple of inches of ice this morning. I've got at least 3 weeks until things dry out enough. Mostly growing trees this year -- in home-made grow bags (old woven poly feed bags) placed in the fenced garden. Want to get seedlings a saplings started and large enough not to be killed off by deere and varmints the first year. Jeff

I went to look at a parts mower for a rider I'm fixing up to sell. Came home with these instead. The cart is not rusted through. A bent up rear lip and concrete on the inside in some places. Didn't think anything this old would have made it into Arkansas. Very happy!

Getter done Duke, and keep the pics coming.

Agreed on the indispensable tool. When I bought my Ark, I never dreamed how much I would use it. It is used for everything under the sun around here. I would have to say it is one of the best investments I have ever made. If you have a chance at one I would not delay.

you are better off with a set screw in the pulley I have seen the non set screw pulleys center bore and pump shaft become worn and allow the pulley to shake a slight amount this causes a vibration in the drive belt which you hear as a metallic ring in the belt guard be sure to use anti-seze on the pulley and set screw Brian

Duke, cant wait till its finished all ready. In all her glory. Glenn

Thanks Craig! I made up a spring and its running much better now, not Kohler smooth, but better. It starts right up and it idles fine. Like most Tecky's I've owned it does sound like there is a marble or two in it

Heck, I'd be happy with" What are you using to clean the yard" thread

Looking good... got a snow plow for it yet?

I don't have a loader but I do have a Johnny Bucket Jr. like this ... (not my photo below) I've used mine on a 310-8 but I'm going to switch it to either a 416 or 520 for the extra weight. I picked it up for $200 on Craigslist and it looks practically brand new.

I'm still very new to the WH Loader Owners Group. (ARK 508 for Wheelhorse on my 1991 520-H) I have used mine a few times in the couple weeks I have had it operational including making a rock wall by moving the many rocks that were graded into our wooded areas behind the homes. I noticed a traction issue with the sand bags and free weights I had in my weight bucket. (I had removed the full concrete pour the PR had in my weight bucket because it made taking it on and off a two man operation). Using a bathroom scale, I determined I had about 125 lbs in the weight bucket along with the 100 lbs of wheel weights to make about 225 lbs of counter weight. I now used two solid concrete squares of 55 lbs each, two big cap blocks at 25 lbs each, (3) 10 lb free weights and my wheel weights to get to about 290 lbs. (I weighed the solid block of concrete that was in the weight bucket originally at about 265 lbs. without my wheel weights included in the gross). Traction is better! These are the pics right after I got it on with the solid concrete in the weight bucket!