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Look what I found in a barn today!!! Granted this was in a collectors barn and we did some Horse trading. It had been just sitting for over a year and will need the carb cleaned. It started right up and cruised around on it. It is dusty from sitting but that will get taken care of real soon!

MY NAME IS SCOTT AND I AM A HORSE-A-HOLIC.

Well today was a day of surprises! 1. Cherry Raider 9 2. A set of the Wheel Horse sunglasses with built in radio arrived in the mail. 3. And finally a nice Manila envelope also survived. Once I opened it I started to search for a frame. The photo is of my wife's great uncle and Cecil Pond. The signature on the top was icing on the cake.

Two Page Manual for Wheel Horse LTD-242 Dump Cart-1961

I don't care who ya are, that's funny right there.

​I stepped off into the wheel horse craze today and have no idea what I bought. Comparing mine to pictures on here Im thinking its early 60s 653 or 633? It has an 8hp Kohler and thats about all I can find on the tractor. Where would a s/n tag be for the tractor itself?

Well I bought the first on from a Toro dealer and it was almost $13.00. When I got it there were no inserts supplied with it. What a bummer that was. Martin pointed me in the right direction and Dell City sold them for a little over $4.00 with inserts. So I bought three of them and some other things I will need for the other tractors. Dell City is a great company to deal with. The communication after I placed my order was great. They wanted to make sure that I was satisfied and had received what I needed. They also sent me a great catalog listing all the parts you can't get by walking into a local store.

Today I put the new fuse block in the 416H. The contacts were shot in the old one. Only one problem with trying to connect two wires into the same insert. Luckily when I ordered the parts, I got some extras. Also bought a new ratchet crimper and that made it a lot easier. Here's a photo of the old block. What a mess. No wonder it would not start. This is what the new one looks like. Quite a difference. Some tools I used to do the job, My new crimper. The crimper was a bit costly, but I have two more of these to do plus build a complete wiring harness for my 417A. Besides what good is starting a new project if you don't have the pleasure of buying at least one new tool. Got the parts from Dell City and they are really great people to deal with.

Who cares? It's a , it's got duals, and you're the proud new owner... what's not to love about that?

Wheel Horse Belts and Pulleys-How to Make Them Last Longer This one page sheet was in a packet for a 1961 or 1962 Wheel Horse Tractor. It is about original B.F. Goodrich made Wheel Horse Belts. Lots of good points made on this fact sheet!

...and it's Techy powered too.

I posted pictures of my tractors in my gallery. I tried to post in the thread but the pics were too big. Here is a video of my wife trying to ride the 800. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0192i3EPZuE and my son riding the other two https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27D5Qkn2mco https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gb99gNLEZRY

couple more items installed. footrest grip and new original equipment supplier hood latches, same as oem without the price ...(there is a story on how i found these floating around somewhere in this thread) and also a couple changes to the decals, Thanks Terry! not sure whether to paint the rivet heads black to help them blend in or not. I'm not even sure what finish they had, some searching is in order i think..... even though all the hood and seat pan decals are different from oem, i wanted to do this on the front instead of the horse head.

Hello from Northern Illinois! My father gave me his pride and joy this week, I loved driving this tractor in the 70's and 80's when I was a young kid. My father tells me when he purchased the tractor in 1968 that they installed an electric starter kit complete with cigarette lighter, they replaced the rear bushings with bearings , installed lights at the dealership but were not made by Wheel Horse. He also purchased the chrome wheel covers, dozer blade, mowing deck and snow blade. He also mentioned at the time of his purchase that they gave you a Wheel Horse push mower but it did not stand up to the test of time. When the dealership shut down my father was able to get his hands on several spare parts for this tractor. I was digging through all the paperwork and found several manuals for this tractor as well as many other models. I would love to hear more info and facts on this tractor! In the coming year I think we will be doing a complete restoration, so any ideas and suggestions are very welcome.

Last winter I managed to wear the end of the lift pin on my snow thrower down to just below the hole for the cotter pin. Thought it would be great to really clean the driveway but it never occurred to me that I was grinding the pin down with every use as you can see in the picture below. Finally decided to replace it but I thought I'd try an idea to prevent the same thing from happening again. So first off, I removed the hook. The picture is after it was removed from the snow thrower. This required lots of elbow grease with a hacksaw blade, small grinder, a hammer and chisel. Rooting around a friends machine shop I found some 5/8 diameter rod and made up a new L shaped piece but instead of just recreating the existing hook, I decided to thread one leg of the L for a 5/8-11 thread, and drilled a 1/8 hole for a cotter pin to hold a slotted nut in place. I then welded the new lift hook back in place along with the piece of flat stock that originally help to hold it in place. Right side Left side The final photo shows the hook with the nut, pin and the large washer that will lay on top of the lift bar. I'm hoping that the combination of washer, nut and pin will be enough keep the lift bar in place. I hitched the snow thrower up last weekend to try it out and the scuffs in the paint are from the lift bar. It lifted the thrower with no problems and now winter can't get here fast enough to really give it a test. My next mod might be to add a scraper blade to the lower edge of the snowthrower as I'd rather replace that and not the snow thrower.

Not yet I finked out on the round fenders after seeing where someone (on here) used a set of squared off fenders from another model Wheel Horse model, looked pretty sweet. So I set about to finding a set of fenders that looked like they would fit the bill and what I found were Case 446 fenders that I will modify to fit, as well as modify the foot rests. I think they will give it the "big tractor" look without conflicting the lines. I also have a 520 swept axle set up that I am going to eventually install. All that said, I work away from home and won't be home for another week or so...but then, it's game on.

Scott, was that your daughter driving the pink Wheel Horse towing the baby around at the show last month?

Get that historical pic professionally framed! WOW! Very nice, great, lucky you!

Hey Scott, just checked out your website and you are doing some great work. I saw your 500 special and about fell out of my chair. I just bought one of those yeasterday and you have inspired me to restore it.

Priceless find that envelope... can't wait to see you sportin' your new shades Scott.

Is that the manual for that awesome little trailer you brought to the show Lane?

Way to go Scott!!! That is a sweet tractor

Martin - looks great!!!!

decided to use the oem black air cleaner lid that came with the tractor while i work on getting the chrome one redone. Terry did some 16 hp air cleaner decals when he did the dash ones using the same un-laminated method on the silver base. these decals really look awesome in person so i just had to post a pic of the lid with decal applied......

If the 8hp is original its an 854 (1964). I don't believe there was a model before that with an 8hp Kohler. Do you have a belt guard on the drive belt on the side of the tractor we cant see? Is there a 3 digit # on it? Mike.........

If your dad was takin a nap he would have used his belt ti tie his hands up so you couldn't tell

I see David's as puzzled as I am.....How long do you suppose this guy's been displaying this tractor in this exact spot?

WHFan Nice find I hope u enjoy this for the long time. And Enjoy the ride Gary B....

I went up to this show today and met my brother David and Uncle Don Redding . We stayed until about 1:30 pm. This is a nice show at a very nice location along the Wabash River on the east side of Lafayette. I took a few photos. Not many Lawn and Garden Tractors but lots of steam, hit and miss and old vehicles.

And I thought you were going to say you found that in your new barn.

That's a keeper if ever I saw one. Nice find!

Nice score! You don't see many Raider 9's around. Mike..........

I'll try all of the above and I'll check the gap. Thanks guys!

Dido to what Martin said. Also make sure that the little ball bearing that goes in the casting under the governor shaft did not fall out and roll underneath your work bench some where never to be found.....

What type of crowd will be at the silent auction? I once got a week for four in a luxury condo right outside Disney for 150 bucks in a silent auction. I wonder how well it would do if it was raffled off at the BIG SHOW? Tractor sure is lookin nice!

You will have pressure on the arm. It should force the throttle fully closed when running. Arm should move freely one way when the engine is stopped and you should only feel the weight of the governor cup and balls when pushing it back the other direction.

Bring the original plate to a shop that makes trophies. With today's technology, they can copy that plate. You can buy a stamp set for the serial number or have them engrave that as well. I have done this several times and it comes out exact! Enjoy, Mike

I would think that the V-twin would be to large to fit without moving the gas tank.

That's why they put safety switches on these things. Funny story. Would have loved to see the guys face when that happened.

Happy, happy, happy.

1.5 acres is plenty. House is a perfect distance off the road. Plenty of nice concrete drive to plow, farm land all around to play in (with permission of course) and a horse barn to die for. So happy for you Scott!!!

Thanks for all of the comments. This is the first time I have lived out in the country and am glad the family was able to make the switch. So far so good. Everything is just about organized and put away. Now remembering where it is will be the tough part. Ken---we only own about 1 1/2 acres but are completely surrounded by farm land. None of the neighbors are close at all except for the grain elevator across the street. Here is the new place.....

Km3h: He has the older Kohler powered 416 that is a single cylinder. (Not an Onan).

Yep, My 2 wheeler and my wife's 3 wheeler.

I've seen a bad ignition condenser cause similar problems. Garry

Well there always has to be a first right? Hopefully I can get it done before someone else beats me to it.

It's crazy indeed but I love it. I can't wait to see more. Thanks for sharing Ian.

Ian, I need all your personal information. I am taking out an additional life insurance policy on you. This thing will be crazy.

Nice Horse! I had a few Horses carryin' on some probably from lack of use. Tried SeaFoam® in the carbs, smoke, WOW! After a while, clear 'n clean exhaust. My '85 416-8 (Kohler one cyl) and my '90 520-8 Onan (two cyl), are both purring now. Some needle adjust and SeaFoam® did the trick. Try some if you haven't already. Liked the results so much added some to my old pickup trucks fuel tanks. We'll see. Again, "Nice Horse!"