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One of our members here, NorthForker was getting rid of his 312-8, so I loaded up the kids and took a nice scenic road trip to Long Island. I have to tell you, this was my first time in this area of LI and I have to say it's really nice. Beautiful farms, great farm stands and just lovely countryside PLUS the ocean is just minutes away! The machine is in great shape, everything is tight. There's an engine vibration which needs to be addressed. When running, the PTO will wobble, when I engage it it smoothes considerably, but there's still a vibration. I am not sure if it's an engine bearing, the PTO or drive pulley. I took the PTO Bell off and that is in perfect condition, but I didn't remove the clutch or race to check the condition of the drive pulley. I have already cleaned it so it actually looks quite nice, the black on the hood could use a touch up and of course some decals from Terry! In the mean time, I'll be continuing to check that vibration and decide what the final disposition will be, it starts up beautifully, so I hope it's easily fixable. So here it is, a 1995 312-8

Mary Jane displaying her excellent wheelhorse cookies. Here we have the reservoir dogs

Found this geezer lurking in a book. Anyone recognise him ? Should be quite easy , I'm sure ,,Maggie may ,, know how he is

Started working on the RJ I got at the show. (Who doesn't like working on show tractors?) Haven't done a lot to it "since" I got it home. It needed the correct hitch (had a full size tractor hitch held on with a 5/16" bolt) no lift linkage, red overspray all over ect. I only drove it during the parade. It was noisy when letting out the clutch but at the show there is so much noise it was hard to pinpoint. Rigged up a hitch and cable with a collection of parts I got from J-Dog and used a 5/16" brake line for conduit. REmove the plastic on/off switch that was half red and installed a nice toggle as well as got rid of the yellow wire nut. Replaced the wrong spark plug and crappy plug wire end. Added some stainless hardware for some eye appeal. I was worried about the trans. It rattled like gears grinding when letting out the clutch. So I drained the old gear oil. It was black but no water or metal shavings. filled it with a 50/50 mix of 90 and diesel. And took it for a ride. Drained the oil and replaced it as well as changed the engine oil as well. I hear the rattle in the belt guard so I need to look into that but the trans sounds fine. Also the exhaust loosened up and getting it tight enough put the muffler into the gas tank. Looks like a conduit nut is in order there Pics and video. I didn't think about the video until I was halfway into it. I managed a shot of a burned out house that's being torn down plus a quick look at the new Horse Hauler Tundra

With the diff locker finished and the casings painted I got distracted yet again This time with the intent of getting the backend complete and painted I thought I'd make a 3 point hitch. Here's the build pics, firstly top link and lift arm pivot bracket Lower link arm axle bracket Lift arms All together

My does.

The 24th of May, 1974 was the day AMC took over. So, I would think the last true "Wheel Horse" must be a model from the '74 line up.

I wanted to say a big "Thank You" to everyone who helped Terry at the big show in PA. Thank you for all the prayers from so many, my family and I deeply appreciate all of you. My dad is currently holding his own, he has good and bad days. He is the greatest man in the world, I have been very blessed to have him as my dad, he will be 82 in Oct. We take everyday as a blessing. Everyday that I can hold his hand and tell him how much I love him is a gift..... You are all the greatest people, I haven't got to meet a lot of you. Maybe I will get to meet you next year at the big show. I know we have a tough road ahead of us. But with all the prayers from so many wonderful people I know we can get through it. God Bless everyone of you!!!!! Lola Dennis & Family

Anyone know if Wheel Horse ever used a tail light like this?

I would try a truck stop, they have all kinds of lights. Tom

Well if it's good enough for Rod Stewart, it's good enough for me! And.................................when you think about it............................................ Every Picture tells a Story.........................don't it?

Swapping the crash helmet was a lot of fun too. Wonder who'll get it next year?

Awesome pics Neil, and you got to ride Johns GT16 too And then theres the ribs, and the great folk you met... I'm saving up for next year :)

This is a big thank you to Steveasaurus for the Texas road house ribs that he bought me, This meal kept me going for 3 days Cheers Steve

Yep, perfect since to me.

Excellent pictures Niel...guess what.??..it is still raining on the East Coast...they want you to come back.

Seriously, first check your shifter...if it is sloppy, it just may be a matter of snugging up the dog point set screw and lock nut. With those low hours and lack of information...like did you buy the horse new, did you just get this...I do not want to sit here and just guess what it might be. If those hours are correct, it is not likely an internal issue...unless you are shifting it on the fly all the time and grinding gears.

What size deck do you run or what is the model # of it? ... 36, 42, or 48" wide. That determines what belt is needed. Whatever the length, I would URGE you to NOT buy an after-market belt. It will NOT fit right and result in premature failure. Once you determine what size deck you have, call a Toro dealer for the correct belt. The OEM belt is a few bux more, but well worth the money.

I don't know...with all the information you gave us here...I think I would scrap it.

Yeah, maybe we can get some free pies that way!

I can just imagine the kids screaming and pointing... "CLOWN CARS ARE COMING"

You should get one Van. Then we can both look like circus bears on tri-cycles eating pies at the show!

Thats a sweet little RJ Mike! I guess sooner or later I'm gonna have to get me a Roundhood. I've already started the hunt since getting back from the Big Show. I swear you guys are have been a good influence on me

i recently bought a pond wheel horse and im not sure of the model i know theres like 5 different models that look like this haha. any help would be great!! thanks

This is my absolute favorite Rod Stewart song... Horse or no Horse!! Use earphones with this one...

Certainly looks like it's worth fixing.

that's worth the trip for sure

Craig, what are the diameter of those lights on your tractor? I thought I did the vintage brakelight search awhile back on Ebay...I think I'll try again later. The ones I did see at a truck stop around here were like 3" diameter or bigger.

Part 2 of this manual illustrates how the tabs should be adjusted Garry

and one on the water in front of the in law's house on Lake Sacandaga in Mayfield, Ny. Mike- Terry did a top notch job on these. I had to install the black first and good thing Terry sent me 4 of the gold overlay becuase I ruined the first two...

Kinda sorta looks like the same guy in this video.

I wonder where ol Rod is goin? Grass is cut, deck is up? Car in background probably has Lucas electrics and won't start. So Rod jumped on the trusty Horse to go grab a pint!

if you buy an after market kohler or get a tractor with one in it ( a blue kohler ) be very careful and replace the starter bolts. i had one blow out and strip the threads. mind you the bolts only went into the first 2 or 3 threads. factory mistake. i put new longer bolts in and all is good.

I cut two rubber strips from a bicycle inner tube and stretched them over the metal pieces that press against the nylon block that the lever moves and now the lever stays in position. I was able to ride the tractor around for 10 or 15 minutes and even cut some grass.

I think a lot of dealers added them aftermarket, as I have seen many with them

I think they look neat, but not original.

Yuppers, just add a nice front axle weight. Are you going to put any attachments on it other than the plow, front blade possibly?

I pulled the unit and found the shifting arm wasn't correctly installed so it wasn't changing gears. Snowhound

Just a follow-up on the green machine. I haven't been losing sleep over this K46 transmission thing, but I do get shivers when I press the foot pedal and the transmission groans at me. I found a bulletin from Tuff Torq explaining how to drain and replace the oil in these transmission. cc K46 K57 T40 MODELS WITH INTERNAL RESERVOIR CHECKING & ADDING OIL.pdf So today's adventure was to remove the tranny, drain the fluid, and replace it with some fully synthetic 5W50 oil. Job is complete and the tractor still runs. The operation of the hydro still seem about the same, but the groan has been reduced to a mild whimper.

Kinda my inspiration just made with a tractor. Make sense? I have always loved the 32-34 ford streetrods, especially the bonneville salt flats cars.

Don't know 'bout thrust washers (see my earlier post) but, I use Lowes hardware. Stainless steel bolts, stainless locking nuts and always Never-Seeze° or ThreadLocker on the threads. Almost all my hardware is stainless. I throw the rusty bolts in a large coffee can with oil, and a lid. Saving for a day just in case.

that would have been the stig, or Ian as you may know him anyway, good looking rig you got there, i've been looking for somethink like that or maybe make my own( not sure if it is cheaper to make one or adapt one) Koen

Was poking around on my hard drive tonight and found a couple pics. of the 312 taken the day I brought it home. Really looks ratty. Didn't recall it looking that bad. Now we can really compare.

Backyard engineering taken to a whole new level. Cool Mark!

I've done a build thread, here's the final finished diff with locker. Just the selector to finish, it's a tight squeeze in there with only an inch to fit everything in.

Great Pics Steve!!! I think we should make you the official WHCC photographer with special privileges like first in parade and special ability to cut in lines for food, ice cream and bathrooms!!! Good job and I enjoyed seeing everyone at the show. GREAT SHOW, GREAT PEOPLE , GREAT TIMES!!! Looking forward to next year!

Makin' slow progress on the chassis parts, the bottom frame section is done, except for the clear. Now waiting 3 days for these pieces to dry so I can clear everything at once. When thats done, I can actually start putting the business end together!! lol

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