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Well, I got wheelhorse back together, had to back track cpl times, but I got it fired up. Ran like a champ till I noticed oil seaping out air filter. Fixed that and now it is running awesome. First time I had to work on it , and it has brung me closer to the tractor. So I cleaned it up and here are a few pics as promised. One more )

Ha, how many of us search for "wheel horse", "wheelhorse" Several times a day is the recommended dose I'd say :D

At RedSquare we change the skin of the forum, at home we fly flags, and we all remember those who have fought and sacrificed their lives for us, here and around the world.

A couple pics before I get it unloaded...

On the head.... Sad.

If your into Cub Cadets, search for club cadets... LOL!!!

Isn't it amazing how many more hits you get by making it one word? I'll do both and say, Why didn't this show up on the other one?

A friend often got lost ridin' his Stallion. Guess it was a lack of a GPS. He went through the field, past the brush, around the woods. He usually wound up at the back door of the 611 Bar 'n Grill. After a burger 'n suds, patrons had to show him the way home and back to mowin'! He really could have done without the GPS 'cause we all know a good Horse knows the way home!

Rick , My mind is foggy but I believe the cigarette lighters started in 1965 and continued through 1972. I plug my GPS unit in my 1075's cigarette light when cutting the lawn .... jus' in case I get lost. Wild Bill

Wow, you guys down in Southern Maine have eagle eyes. Come on, I went at a time when I thought you guys wouldn't be watching, but it is hard with that much traffic at the Gray exit. Micah, I even changed the color of the 4-Runner just so it was not so obvious....enclosed trailer next time? Anyway, yes it was a newer member that sold me a nice package deal.....92-93 520-H/KwikWay loader/wt box/weights/chains/42"RD deck/nice AG tires/New turf tires and wheels/clevis hitch/factory rear grader blade/and my favorite......a nice 4-wheel Polaris trailer that is definitely a keeper. FlashG was a great guy and we got to spend a little time talking, wrenching, etc UNTIL the black flies got the best of me! Then he took me to his "barn" to get some of he stuff, This thing is a huge beautiful piece of history with granite/slate roof/huge rock and brick masonry work/post and beam with great wide boarding everywhere, 3-4 stories-I don't even know, but just amazing. I will post some pics later today, if the rain holds off till I get the chance.

Heres a few pics of how the snowblower hooks up on an Attach-a-Matic era tractor. this particular one is a 1988 42" single stage blower on a 1989 312-8. Mike........

Hello all again… Because of work I was forced to travel for over a year and I thought I was in full on remission of the WheelHorse disease. I have relapsed and now it may be worse than before. I currently have a 414-8, 416-8, and most of a C-160. I have caught myself searching Craigslist and Ebay two or three times a day with the key word Wheel Horse. I even bid on a 90 special about 200 miles from me. I have found a gentleman with a shed full of Horses and have offered him real cash money for stuff I cannot use. I now find myself looking for KT17 info. I am about to trade $800 worth of wood working toolage for more- yes Wheel Horses. I have a problem and my wife keeps giving me the look when I pick up the laptop. I am losing sleep and control. Someone help me…

Not hard to rebuild. Not many parts available from kohler though. Lots of old stock on eBay, down load the Manuel from kohler web site or from the the Manuel section here. Lots of good used pats available too.

you can see the split in the gasket right next to the bearing oil feed hole. Just picked this tractor up from another member that got it on trade and didn't want to mess with it. 1990 520 with a 60" deck. its got a lot of gremlins and warn parts, but the price was very fair and i am happy with the purchase!

Actually found high temp IH Red paint this morning. So this afternoon I gave the engine it's coat of red paint. Hopefully Sunday I will be able to get the entire engine all back together and ready to drop in.

Now here is a real good question ...... Just how does one tell if the Wheel Horse up for purchase is original ... on not ? OK not counting service items like tires , throttle cables, filters, mufflers or belts on a Wheel Horse that is 30 to 50 years old what I look at is paint. Not how glossy the shine is on the hood but look at the bolt heads, is the paint chipped off the bolt heads holding the engine? Any time I see a different color paint a red flag goes up (sorry no pun intended) Maybe the engine was replaced and the same for the Uni-drive, but they could have been rebuilt. If rebuilt you see newer clean gaskets or incorrect replacement bolts. Keep in mind a RJ-58's Uni-drive bolt heads do not have any markings for the bolt grade, they are smooth. To check a exhaust guard I would use a micrometer and measure the thickness of the metal, and to tell the difference you have to do a study of reproductions against originals. The gas tank for the RJ-58's was made by Kohler and produced over a few years, personally I would not complain if the tank was replaced as these rusted out easily. What to look at is the gas tank straps, look at the spot welds ..... do they look like they have been welded a second time ? One of the most important things to do before a purchase is STUDY, look others over and ask questions. Wild Bill

I'm not surprised at all.

At least Tecumseh made good signs......

Mike, that Kohler sign looks so bad!!!..you should give it away at the big show (meet you at the exit ramp!)

I will never forget the first time that I visited the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in 1988. While there, I traced the names of two friends from high school - and was moved to tears. My father was a wounded veteran from WWII. My brother and I still talk about my father's silence regarding his service during the war. Only one time did he speak of the details regarding the atrocities and bloodiness he witnessed. Amen, Steve!

Karl...we have cemeteries here where I live that have veterans graves lined up like that. All you need to do is go there and be silent for a while. If that does not affect you...well you know what I mean. I get tears in my eyes just typing this. I can't tell you how many friends I lost in the Viet Nam war...or how many came back messed up. I remember them more then just this weekend...I still see some of those that came back. They will only talk about their experience after a few beers...it is like a deep, dark secret that they keep inside and have to let out once in a while. I think that I am lucky to come through it unscathed sometimes...but, you know what, I really did not come through it unscathed. GOD BLESS ALL OF THEM AND THOSE THAT STILL SERVE!!

Heck, I even search for Wheel House in case of typo's

I know it's been a year since I started this overhaul/restore/modefided. a lot has happened this past year. One of my best friends, the one that helped me start painting her passed on Feb 14 2014. Then the bride had foot surgury in mid Feb. lost two months doing house work and cooking, now I know why it's the wife's work. Well the old girl is just about done, used her twice to cut the grass, I mean the C-120, not the wife. Here's some pic's, more will follow I forgot to reset the date on camera Thanks for all the help when asked. Zipper

Will hook up with no modifications. THe only picking point is that the pto could be in a slightly different position making for a different size belt requirement. Assuming there is a tensioner built in to the system Ill bet it would fit as is.

Spill the beans already!

see ... now you have everyone cranked up about low fuel indicators now you have to do a tutorial

Yup, that's the soft wheel. Clean it with soap and water. Let it dry, then get a spray can of VHT vinyl dye, satin black, and give it a couple of coats. It will look like new. Gloss black works well on the hard plastic wheels after roughing it up with a 3M Scotch-brite (gray) pad.

The only help for the disease I've found is... to also combine the two separate words you search C/L with into one. That should pretty much fix you up once and for all.

Nice score! I see the ags are on backwards . Mike..........

Nothing wrong with that. Should work just the same. Garry

@Will- Yes that is on the distant radar to restore the Chevelle or (mouse house) at this point. I was able to pick away a little more on this project. Got most of the wiring in place and installed the radiator support, radiator and front grill. It was MUCH easier coming apart . I am waiting for the rebuilt gauges to come in the mail and then I can start to wire them up. Little by little..... Still hoping to finish this by the Kent show..... Not sure if I mentioned that Fireman stopped by and helped out with the wiring... Thanks again Jeff !!

Yep ^ Regal red for the outside & Valspar implement enamel for the part no one sees but you .

Hello everyone, I got this item, with the help from one of our members, from Harbour Freight. The item # is 96889, it fits 3mm wire rope, which they also have, and I have had it on my tractors for over a year and it has preformed excellent, and the cost, are you ready? $5.99. Don't know if you can order on-line, but if you can't and you don't have a store near you I would be glad to help you in any way I can. Good luck and hagd

hello men, i know i could buy a used unidrive for $50-150ish. the nice thing about doing it this way is everything is rebuilt and should last another 30-40 years!!! although it cost me a little more upfront i think long term i'm money ahead. i also hated to part out a great tractor just because the tranny needed work. best regards mike in mass.

Sounds like there is an "Underground Unidrive Repair Network" in the Midwest!

But it's got a cup holder. Sent from my tractor seat using Tapatalk 2

Fact checker. We had a sighting on I-95, we had make and model of the vehicle, and we had credible intel on what was in the trailer. All data was subsequently confirmed as the mark provided us with his own pictures. Nice work men. Who says we need drones, we have Red Square members!! Enclosed trailer - forget it, back roads - forget it, you can't hide. By the way, did you know that the oil is a little low in the 520's crankcase, don't ask! Good luck with the new machine, it looks great.

Aluminum engines are not alway bad like people think. Its all in the maint. Just like briggs are junk and kohlers are the cadillac. It has little to do with that, more so if the oil was changed, and if the air cleaner was taken out and tossed. I have an 1963 all aluminum briggs 3HP push mower, and the cylinder is still great. Its becuase the air filter and oil is changed accordingly.

In keeping with the release of Godzilla, I thought I would produce my own documentary of the worlds 2nd most favorite Dino As a youth our Dino became fascinated by little red tractors. Working his family's garden brought him joy. He said to himself, "Someday I'll own a fleet of red tractors! Heck I may even win one in a raffle! After leaving school, our Dino took a job at a local quarry working for Mr. Slate. But the idea of a fat guy sitting on his back while the dino lifted boulders with his head didn't appeal to him.so he joined the Navy. When he joined the Navy,he wanted a spot on a submarine. But the Navy wouldn't let him sleep on a sub with the window open, so they assigned him to the engine room of the destroyer U.S.S. Tecky. After being discharged from the Navy, our Dino wandered the forests of the mid-west looking for a place to settle down. He found the perfect spot and phoned President Grover Cleveland." I found a perfect spot!" he said. 'We can industrialize it and have a great football team!" " We should call it Illinois! " Which is Watchahoocie Indian for "Gateway to Iowa"! They did industrialize it but the football team, well let's just say the "Sconnies up north got that covered! Our Dino took a job with the telephone co.where his job was pulling nails and staples out of poles left behind by yard sale enthusiasts. He worked there many years and was very happy. After retirement he was the happy overzealous homeowner. Trying to improve his landscape, he was trimming a tree and disaster struck! The ladder came loose and down he went! Our Dino spent many days in a hospital and in rehab recovering. Cards and well wishes poured in from all over the world via mail and the interwebs as our Dino is much loved! Heck even some whacko from N.Y. who didn't even know him sent him a tractor calendar! After recovering, he became a Do-it- Yourself film star. His " Watching Paint Dry" was an instant classic on A & E. His other classic, "Around the Block' was also a big hit at the Cannes film Festival! The winter was rough on our Dino. He overdid a snow dance and was buried under much snow. Then those pesky "Sconnies' knocked his beloved Bears out of the playoffs. This spring, he decided he needed cheering up after that "Dagger" was thrown by that Sconnie. So he treated himself to a brand new Silver-A-Doo! you will find him travelling across the countryto a tractor show near you. Be sure to stop by and say Hello! THE END!!!!!!!!!!!!! NOTE: no stevasaurus action figures were harmed in making of this documentary

If I want to plow 6" deep I block up the front and rear wheels on the left side 6". Let the plow rest on a level floor and adjust the plow so the land slide sits flat on the floor. That will get you real close. If it needs more suck adjust the tip down and if it sucks in too deep raise the tip a bit at a time. You may find at the end of a row you will need to back up as you lift the plow out of the ground as there is too much earth on the plow to lift it. Garry

Now will someone please come and clean the beer off my puter screen?

You don't want to mix flames with Rock n Rye. I thought the fumes collecting from his mug would cause Maynard's canopy to erupt in flames from the sun's heat during the raffle last year!

Well Koen figured it out. It spawned out of a late night conversation at work when a co worker sent me this photo I got to thinking, that could be fun to build, I have an older wheel horse sitting around that needs some attention. So I started doing some research on the tracks and found the original installation manual with exploded views of the parts. I did a little reverse engineering and came up with the arms that I showed in the first post. They are quite similar to the bombardier tracks that are shown on the ford tractor above. They mounted on the axle which then had arms with a tensioner on the end to add some tension to the tracks. I was thinking of fitting the tracks over the existing tires just like the ford ones but knew I would need to build custom tracks then. Instead, I happened across a snowmobile track that was on CL for sale that the seller had cut in to a length. turns out it will work perfect if I rip it in half. The teeth on the bottom fall perfectly inside of a 6" wide wheel (standard rear wheel for the older round hoods) get a similar width wheel for the front and now there is an idler. Quite perfect actually. I plan to weld high tensile steel bars between the beads of the rear wheel for driving the track. Below is a picture of the track with the wheels in it. I obviously need to split it in half yet.

A couple of you wanted to see my first car I got when I was 15 (I am 41 now)... I did not have any recent pics until today. I did some heavy duty spring cleaning in the garage this morning and had it out for a little ride. I had the truck out too so thought a few pics were in order...

Very cool machine! I just did a search and found a place with a bunch of used 1435's for sale :eek: :eek: This could be the buy of a lifetime!

Been there, done that. They're voles, not moles. Voles are vegetarians. I've seen a plant shake many times and then that sucker disappears underground just like a Bugs Bunny cartoon. I've tried gum, several brands, chewed and unchewed, mole traps, flooding, rat traps, mice traps, smoke, windmills and battery operated vibrators you put in the ground and soalr power vibrators you put in the ground. NOTHING WORKS. The best thing I have is my cat. He gets 1 or 2 a day. But those Voles are still destroying root systems. There has to be dozens of them living underground. When my cat doesn't eat one I take it and shove it in one of the exit holes to let others know this is what they have to look forward to.

I had a friend ask about giving him the dimensions of a clevis hitch as he had a friend that was going to try his hand at building one, so I took my clevis hitch, laid a tape measure beside it and took some pics. Thought I'd post them here incase others need/want the dimensions too.

finally got a coat on the rims, and engine, top of hood & rear pan, starting to get the itch to bolting her back together, by the way spent a couple of hours down at the hardware store picking up stainless nuts & bolts I know I'll be back there a few more times her's some pic's

Paul- Here is a picture of my setup on my 314-8 and the tension spring... By using my cheap plastic calipers, the dimensions are: Length between hooked ends: 3-5/16" Length of coil : 2-3/8" Spring dia.: 5/8" Spring wire size: .07" This is an actual Toro part, no. 6135 that I bought a couple years ago, but I'm sure you can find an identical one somewhere else. ($ 5.00 at Parts Tree right now.) Good luck. -BK