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I got home from work early today , it was glorious September sunshine so I wheeled out the two ponds to do a little dusting around before I put them back in the stable to cozy up for the winter. While they we out I thought it was a good time for a photo shoot.

Was going to do an around the neighbor hood video but it's over 100 on the Tarmac! Had to settle for a few poses.

Karl I am 100% in agreement. After prior Comments made earlier today MJ was wanting to quit the forum and the whole ball of whacks. I at that point wasn't going to post this Graphic that I created 3 days ago but now that things have straightened out I will post it. This is how I truly feel about our hobby and who it has touched in our world from sea to shining sea. This will be available in a T shirt and also in a Multi Color LED back lighted display that will have a remote control. This is the best I can do on Short notice but you prolly can get the direction I am heading with This. Thanks Duke & MJ

In 2005 my oldest son got his first wheel horse. Below is a photo of him that day. Now cycle starts again with his son getting his own tractor. Those smiles look very similar.

Hi all, Biddenden Tractorfest was once again a great show and unlike last years there was no rain Woo Hoo Here's the first 3 of my Tractorfest video's, there will be a few more once I have edited them.. Enjoy

Why not just ask your questions here? While Bill is well known for being the face (and voice) of the Wheel Horse Collectors Club, he is but one man with one man's knowledge and experience. There are many, many people here who have been far more active lately and are always up on the newest discoveries and observations. In this hobby, a lot of what we have to go on is undocumented, we have to rely on what people have seen and researched. Post up your questions. If the answers are out there, the membership here is happy to help you or direct you to someone who can. That's the best part about the fourm... the vast knowledge and experience of people willing to share.

Been messing with some of my 953 parts the last couple of evenings. Here's where I'm at so far..... Nowhere close to perfect...but I like it! I'm definitely going to order some new lenses from Glen soon! These are in bad shape!

Well some of you know that KenB is big into vintage boats and outboard motor collecting and restoring. He got me hooked... Here are two of my boats before and after pics. I want to thank Terry for all his help in making the decals. He made a set of reggie lettering and Crestliner side decal that is being shipped now for the aluminum boat. I love the horses but as Ken says it is a nice change to have another hobby.

Richie, I'll bet Jerry is looking down and sharing all this with you now.

Hey I'm impressed that a couple of Michigan fans could spell Ohio State right Good luck with your new endeavor

Sometimes the insulator is stuck to the back of the module when you pull the module off and you may not see it. I believe the insulator is on there to dissipate heat build-up in the module and not to stop current. I couldn't say why one would not be on those and the module may not last long without one. I have replaced several modules and I always make sure it has a good insulator before I reassemble the timing cover. Cheap insurance! Pinning this is a very good idea since there are many owners who have never dealt with these engines. Onan's have an undeserved reputation for being unreliable and mysterious. That is far from the truth and if you own one you definitely need the service manual in your hands. These engines brought Wheel Horse from the 1950's into the 1980's in terms of power and reliability.

Love the old pics ,,takes ya right back .

Those are some really slick items, it's so cool to be able to do that. On a side note: I removed some posts from this topic. I'm not sure what the objective of the post was, but to keep this on-track they've all been removed.

Got my W.H. Push mower out today taking it to the big Mansfield,Ohio show this weekend (Sept 6&7) featuring Wheel Horse...

Heat it up with a torch and then touch it with wax. The wax will melt into the threads and "lubricate" it so you can turn it out. I recently welded a nut to a broken stud and then did the wax trick. Used a 3/8" drive ratchet and backed the sucker right out!

First hi all, glad i found this site had no idea anyone else was interested in these wonderful pieces of equipment. On to the reason I am here. Back in 1971 at the ripe old age of 3 I was allowed to tool around the sidewalks on my Grandfather's wheelhorse, a 1967 Lawn Ranger. Of course he would walk along beside me, ever ready to step on the brake. Later I was allowed to mow and pull the lawnsweeper around behind it. When he took with lung cancer and later passed from it, I went to stay with my Grandma on weekends, and helped her care for the lawn, carry groceries, etc. Later, when we all moved to Arizona, the wheel horse came along (less the snowblower) and began it's duty mowing 5+ acres of awful weeds (later replaced with rye grass), in about 1992 or 1993, I had noticed the little Tecumseh engine was getting noisy. One day it ejected the connecting rod out the rear of the engine. I made the mistake of buying a new mower, and retiring the awesome little tractor out behind the garage. Fast forward to 2 days ago... I found a H60 Tecumseh on ebay, no carb, good compression, came from a rupp go kart. $65 buy now... engine is on it's way! So I ask, should i go for a full resto on this little tractor, or just throw some paint and decals on it? Are rebuild parts still available for the engine? I am thinking maybe throw rings and bearings in it, lap the valves and run the engine? do they even have replacable bearings? I have done engine rebuilds from small block chevys to 3406 caterpillars, but i know very little about small engines. T.I.A. for any insight, Wayne P.S. photos of current condition (well patina'd) to follow

Received the decal set today. Wow are they neat. Even my wife was impressed and she scows at my addiction to these tractors. Thanks again for a job well done.

Thanks Nick I appreciate the kind words.

Thanx for the kind words chaps, here are a few more pics I took, I would love to have one of these pics in this years calendar

Mike, thats beautiful!!! These pics get my vote for calander material You must have the day off too??? No workie for me today.

Simply... AWESOME!

Doc I didn't forget you here is a personalized Coffee Cup I made you earlier today, Just PM a Addy and it is sent to you 100% on my dime. Burrly1 and I didn't forget you either WAHH WAHH WAHH. Look earlier in the thread and you will see I made a Hawkeye decal and posted it on a White Coffee Mug. So Quit your Whining. Jeesh.

And Andrews "all in one" Garden Ranger set-up. All in all a Great show Looking forward to next year!

All due respect to those who run less than full throttle, but every small engine manufacture states in their literature that it is to be operated at full throttle at all times. Many of these engines do not have oil pumps and get lubrication from a splash. The faster the splash the more lubrication. The faster the flywheel turns the more air circulates to cool the engine. When you turn three blades as fast enough to cut grass it takes a lot of horsepower. Remember that the blades have an upward curve which uses energy and causes air resistance.

Well I get to update one of my Dad's threads. For those of you who were not familiar with my Dad, he posted this back in 2010 but never got a chance to enjoy the fruits of his labor. The gentleman that he fixed up the C175 for passed away four months prior to my dad. His wife had been cleaning up around the house and remembered that they had promised dad the tractor if something happened to her husband. She had no idea that dad passed away also. So one and a half years later, she found my dad's phone number and called for him only to find out she was too late. So I ended up calling her to find out if she would sell me the tractor and she said no. She said she would give it to me as she had promised dad. So, today I brought her home. As of right now all I know is it is a C175 auto with the KT17 series one motor and a Sunstrand 90 rear axle assy. Dad had posted it being "rough" so I had plans on using the rear axle setup in my ratitude tractor. When I got there and saw it, those plans changed. It needs some tlc but it is all there. She even has the original paperwork somewhere that she will give me when she finds it. She also has all the pics and emails my dad and her husband sent back and forth during dad's "restoration". Kind of a happy ending, just wish dad was here to share in it. Thanks, Richie

Shops do it too! Just this week sent one a Delco battery... it's no good ... sent another ... it's no good .... sent a third .... got a call for a starter. And after the first one I asked if maybe he had another problem.

Is this right?? -- Did Toro have Wheel Horses at the 2001 Indy 500? -- I lifted this pic from an Indiana CL ad

I ended up getting factory size....23x9.50-12 for the back and 16x6.50-8 for the front. I got a helluva deal on Amazon because I'm a Prime member....$168 for all 4 to my door in 2 days

A good product deserves a rave review.

I would probably buy it...$200 would be a nice deal with the bagger on it. I have a small lawn also and I have kind of been waiting for one to cross my path. Nothing wrong with a Briggs also.

I got them at the New York Pageant of Steam. 2 tire vendors are there every year. Millers and someone else. I check with the other guy first and he had 1 set for $75.00. I went to Miller's truck and the guy said his were $65.00 a set but the boys at the shop forgot to load them so he had none! So I got them from the first guy. I could have resold them about 10 times in the 3 days I was there.

As much as I like loaders, that thing looks scarey to me. I would have to "Re engineer" the whole thing.

Wow, so many friendly replies and so much useful information in less than 24 hrs.! Thanks all! I think I will like it here... guess i better go get a pic. or 2 of the various parts in the car port . poor old tractor really needs some tlc. I have decided for right now, I am going to install the new engine, make it run and get to mowing. I plan to tear it down,remove dents, and paint it this winter, but right now i need it to work (mow)

I would not use a chemical to clean it up. You will be surprised how nice it will look with just a little elbow grease. We just did a thread on this...I'll see if I can find it and post the link.

Neil, there is at least one calendar shot in there...could do a whole calendar with those pictures really. Very Cool!!!

Now the race is on and here comes Geno up the back stretch, AMC, goin' to the inside, rmaynard is holdin' back and' tryin' not to fall, squonk is out of the runnin', stevasurus is scratched for Sparky's sake, The race is on and Nylyon's in it, but wait, TT wins it all!! For now,

This should help

I have owned at least five FeatherCrafts. The one you want is a Vagabond. A Deluxe Runabout will do as well. The Vagabond is 14ft.7 and the Deluxe is 13. The Vagabond can handle some rough chop really well. It is built extremely well. I really wish I had kept these two boats. The first pic is of my Vagabond I restored and the second of a Deluxe Runabout I restored. I restored both motors as well. The Lark on the Back of the Deluxe Runabout is a very rare motor. I bought it at a outboard swap meet in piece's in a box. I went thru everything and repainted it in the correct colors. I love the Wheel Horse hobby and especially the guys. BUT... While I find alot of enjoyment riding a Wheel Horse I'm a speed junky. I would still have my race boats If my knees and back were in better shape. Nothing is more fun than doing 50 plus in a 10 ft. boat...For me it has always been boats and outboards in the summer and busting out the tractors in the fall. I might be in trouble with Steve's wife for getting him into this second hobby because Steve has already told me he has told her its all my fault! Take the plunge Craig, you won't regret it, blame it on me! I got Steve to join the Antique Outboard club and he really seems to be enjoying it, a bunch of great guys in that club just liike there is on Redsquare. There are a ton of very cool looking runabouts out there that might be a little easier too find and cheaper to purchase than a FeatherCraft. F/C's have a huge following and good one's command top dollar. Your wife can enjoy it with you as well, my wife isn't really into boating.

Its been about 3 years since we've done this level of service to one of our machines but we have one scheduled for this work in late October. Somewhere I have some 35mm photos of the first one we did many years ago. If I can locate them, I'll try to post them. Last I recall, the bill for a comprehensive service including pulling and cleaning the engine was over $600. This also included all fluids, filters, tune-up and blades, deck cleaning and leveling I think. This very first "super service" was prompted by higher than usual temp gauge readings. The concealed parts of the engine were chucked full of debris. The service tech. had never seen anything like it before and he asked that I come see it before the clean-up started. In that I had just bought this used machine, I photographed everything while it was apart and sent a friendly note and photos to the seller. This resulted in a voluntary $200 "rebate" from the previous owner. It helped salve my initial disappointment.

I will submit your paperwork. Long as you stick mainly with the there should't be a problem. I don't know how I missed that post, sorry, and no I didn't use the ignore button on you, I don't even know where it's at.

Use of backer O rings in hydraulics is fairly common. If you have a hydraulic repair place nearby you could see if they have them. Take the regular O ring with you and they may have the backer ring. #67 the sealing washer is NLA. You can try a copper crush washer (used in automotive brake systems) and should be available from any auto parts store. I have also used these

Well I did build a dump truck when I first got into the hobby and was doing a lot of fabricating. I didn't us a Wheel Horse though because I had quite a few 'FREE' Craftsman's around here. I used two frames mounted end to end and overlapped. I did a lot of work on that project and learned a lot by building it.

NICE inventory! Where do we place our orders?

And my picks in the right format the first time! Penn St, Purdue, Rutgers, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Western Kentucky, Iowa, Maryland, Minnesota, NorthWestern, Oregon, NOTRE DAME, Ohio St.

I will be there Friday eve with Six horses,, looks like your going to have a good show,,, maybe a Ohio chapter Wheel Horse show of the future!

Sometimes, for seemingly no reason whatsoever, my ol' lady gets hot, too. Sometimes, they just do.

wire came in yesterday. very nice wire and worth the trouble of buying online and waiting for it vs picking up the cheap generic stuff at the local farm and fleet..... also picked up a 5 terminal ignition plug from napa...(sme7016034) got onto starting the new harness. first of all cut all the different wire colors i needed to length. following the harness and the wiring diagram i worked out what lengths and colors for the different circuits. i used 14 ga wire for all lengths. i also bypassed the seat switch by running the black from the ignition switch directly to the coil + instead of to the pto socket. this gives power straight to the coil when the ignition is on rather than having to prove closed through the seat switch first. i still ran the red wire to and from the pto switch and will eventually use the original type switch at the brake pedal. (for the moment i made up a small piece to bypass that wiring and the switch as i dont have a switch at present... this way the pto still needs to be off to crank the engine and once the brake switch is installed the wiring for that will plug into the harness and connect to the trigger stud of the solenoid. see the wiring diagram above to see the routing of wires.... heres some pics..... wiring all cut to length... ready to start crimping the terminals, crimper and insulation stripper.... sample of crimped terminal. all wiring that goes to the ignition plug terminated and in plug. the light circuit will be added when the wiring is installed in the tractor.... basic harness temporarily taped together to check on tractor. needed to make sure that all wiring was the right lengths and positioned correctly. i made the harness a little longer in some areas to make a neater installation under the hood stand. i wanted to keep the wiring further away from the lift jackshaft and needed to add a couple inches to the length.. completed harness next to the old one, the additional length can be seen if you look closely... ammeter/ rectifier and pto switch end showing plugs.... small bypass wire for the brake switch.... next up will be the final installation on the tractor.....

Tony...where is the love???? :ychain:

Sounds like a nice deal, and will be a kind deed, helping the old guy out and God will bless you both :D