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Spent a little time with my tombstone this afternoon.

Hey John...would you like to pick the Nebraska/Fresno St. game??? Holy Cow Rob...stay off of elevators, they got cameras on them!! You don't want to punch out any Nancy's and drag them out the doors.

no I'm not jumping on anybody. This is what I hate about the internet, you never see the intention behind the keyboard. I was joking about the comment and it have been badly interpreted or I I did not use the right words. Anyway... RMCIII seems to have experience and I respect that. I put LUCAS in the bottom of the list because they spend more money in advertizing than development. It's a corporate decision and they seem to have some kind of success with that. As for you reference (truckers), those guys have tried a lot of products and most of the time they know what they are talking about. For our info, I'm national sales manager for a specialized industrial lubricant company and I am a certified ICML (internalional council of machinery lubrication) technician. But for those little tractors, they recommand a monograde SAE30, so anything multi-grade like 5W30, 10W30 will do good

As I am a mechanic, I have tried about every brand there is and I always go back to a IR titanium plastic handle gun. 1000 FP in rev at 90 psi and it's very light but heavy on the pocket book at over $400. For the normal Shade tree mechanic squonk has above pictured is very good. Not a fan of snap on or craftsman guns. Stick with a IR!!!

Time to put the sheet metal back on. I went with a bright silver instead of the gray.

Next weekend the 20th and 21st is a nice Farm Days Tractor Show that usually has several nice garden tractors showing up every year. I will be there with a few and my buddy will have a few there too. There is usually 50 or more garden tractors that show up. We usually bring 15 between the 2 of us but this year we are cutting back a few do to my illness. I hope to see a few Red Square members at the show, there was a few that came last year. So anybody is welcome to come admission is free! Centerburg Ohio Community Park, at the corners of Rt314 and St.Rt. 3 -36. So put it on the calendar and come on over it's a fun time for all. There's a flea market area and food vendors, kids games and more. Thank You Here it was last year!

There is no clutch as such. Your "clutch" pedal is just a lever with linkage and a couple of springs that move a tension pulley under your belt guard. Remove your belt guard and you will see what I mean. The tension pulley either puts slack in the belt or tightens it on the engine and input shaft pulleys on the trans. The belt guard funnels the slack toward the engine pulley so the input pulley on the trans stops and allows you to shift the trans without grinding the gears. Follow the linkage around to see what may be holding it...also check to make sure that your parking brake on the other pedal is not engaged. I'm not sure, but I do not think you can push in the clutch pedal if the parking brake is engaged. Let us know.

Scott, been cleanig the barn and I (we- jessica_raider12) will be bringing some items for the raffle. Nothing fancy but good useable stuff. Will be good to see everyone again. Thanks for all you do

now go to youtube and upload it there, then post the share link over here here's mine before resto and here it is after resto Koen

And how she looks as of last night. I will not be putting the Briggs back in this ranger but im not sure yet what will be taking its place.

Here is my dad's first C-175(I believe. He changed the hood and fenders). It had straight pipes. Sounded good but loud when you were sitting on it. Thanks to Lane for the photos. Dad could never figure out how to post them, lol.

What Squonk says makes scents.

However, back in those days we were having some long and nasty winters and this was the 875's first real workout from my dad! Mom dads house out in the country! Note the groovy green paint on the house and that Nova in the drive! This tractor had already seen a pretty tough life in its short ten years but dad needed a work horse and it went right at it. Now is where I need some help from you guys! Dad can't remember where that snowthrower came from or even if it was a WH thrower. Does anyone out there know if that is a WH brand unit. To me it almost looks like a Cub Cadet unit but I don't know? Dad said it wasn't geared right and never did that great of a job moving the nasty white stuff. I know this is a fairly early pic because it still has the original muffler on it at this point. By the next summer dad would add the straight pipe to it...

Thanks for all the positive comments and eagerness to hear the story. I hope you'll enjoy hearing as I enjoy telling it. It is fun to reminisce about things that conjure warm and positive thoughts and feelings in our hearts. The story of the Iron Horse does just that for me. It is so much more than the tractor though. The tractor is just a picture of the really important things in life. The Wheel Horse tractors of that era were built to last much longer than just a few years if properly taken care of. They were built in a time when pride mattered and people were willing to pay a little more and be a brand loyalist if they knew for sure that they were getting a quality product for a fair price. There was pride and care taken to develop and deliver a machine to the customer that wouldn't tarnish the company's name. Today it seems like the bottom line is all that is important in the market place. "How cheap can I get it. If it handles the task today than it must be ok. If I have to throw it away and get a different one in a few years, oh well than that is what I must do!" seems to be the unverbalized thoughts on many peoples minds. I personally, as a "young" man of 36 years old don't subscribe to that modern philosophy! So pardon me if I tend to be sentimental about a garden tractor that has been in my family for nearly 40 years! I am happy to report that my parents marriage is strong and enduring 40 years and counting. They had two sons who are alive and well. I married my sweetheart almost 15 years ago and God has blessed us with four beautiful children. My parents have been faithful in the ministry that God called them to nearly 35 years ago. I am busy in my construction business and active in a youth ministry today! My parents have lived now in two homes since I was born and the house they live in today is on my grandparents homestead land. Why do I say all this? What does this have to do with a GT restification? Everything! I want to help you understand the things that are really important to me are more than a machine. However, this machine has been around and working hard simply and "quietly doing its business" while everything that you just read was happening. I'm proud that my dad invested in a machine that has stood the test of time. For me, its a time capsule that takes me back to relive many of these events... SO...where to begin? It has been said that you can take the boy out of the country but you can't take the country out of the boy. My father grew up on a small dairy farm just west of Oshkosh, WI. They had several Case tractors but when it came time to purchase a lawn tractor, Grandpa purchased a small Wheel Horse. I know a picture exists of it somewhere but I need to locate it first and I'll post it. Anyway, my dad met and married my mom and they moved in to an apartment in town. It drove my dad crazy being so confined. So, in the spring of 1975 they purchased a house on an acre of land out in the country. Dad had gotten a job in the previous year working for Chief Equipment, an IH farm implement dealer in Oshkosh, as a service technician. When the lawn began to grow dad found that it was more than exercise to push mow an acre of land! He began to long for a riding mower. Working at the dealership he saw the new line of Cub Cadet GT's and was smitten (I know---sacrilage!) but his budget wouldn't allow it. Then one day, mid summer 1975, a local traded in a 10 year old 875 Wheel Horse. After they cleaned it up, they were asking $500 for it. That was still a little pricey for dads budget and so he let them sit on it. It stayed around all summer with no one serious enough to take it home. He began to talk to one of the other veteran technicians about it. That guy told dad that he would look into it for him. He looked in the books and saw that they needed to get at least $300 out of it to make a little profit. Dad offered them $300 and became the owner of the Iron Horse! In those days, dad only had a 1970 Chevy Nova and a 1971 Kawasaki 500 Mach III motorcycle. Neither was equipped to haul his new possession home! He received permission from the manager at the shop to borrow a work truck and trailer for an evening to get his purchase home. I'd like to say that the first heavy use was something like this...

Well here she is all mounted up to the 416H. The blower I'm using will be the short chute I rebuilt last year. That's still tucked away in the shed. Now all that's left is to pimp it out and add a few luxuries.[emoji106] [emoji12] That new door blends in just fine. Thanks again for the compliments. Kyle

My first stack! It sounds real throaty with 2 mufflers.

Picked this up about a month ago. Hoping to do a complete restore.

You just gotta go back to the 70's Nick, disco disco!

It wont be the same without seeing you and one of those stinky cigars cruising the show Steve..... . Mike.........

Can't blame a guy for getting carried away can we Bob?

"This is not going to be a restore but just a cleanup and new paint on the sheet metal and a 14 horse Kohler." Your comment in the first post. Geez!! It's looking great. Just what would you do with a full 'restore'?

Nice "monument" Craig!

That looks outstanding!! :-)

Check out the west Michigan Whitecaps baseball. They've got a ghost pepper pulled pork called the Squealin' Pig. I had to sign a waiver to eat the dang thing! Never ate something that made it hurt to pee in the morning... Except a Squealin' Pig. Good luck with your scovilles! I have a Trinidad Scorpion that I plan on roasting with my jalapenos to grind up some of my own sprinkles.

Make sure your compressor is set high enough to handle the bigger guns- You can get some great deals on impact Guns & other tools at your local Pawn Shop too. You have to take your time and check for excessive wear & test it before you buy-it may take looking at a couple of different shops-but it can save you hundreds of dollars-good luck!

When the pto is OFF 1/2 the pto switch powers the ignition so start like that. That should get you running. When the pto is ON the above switch opens so the seat switch is the one that powers the ignition now. Operator is seat closes the seat switch and powers the ignition. Garry

Half of them are to Stupid to care! The other half is still up in the air!

I'm quite sure that's a Brinley. It shouldn't be too hard to find a coulter blade for it. I had one just like it.

I knew those tractors had potential with the right person, unfortunately it wasnt me. I am so glad they went to a good home! Geno and his wife are wonderful people, and he has a passion for Horses like no one I have ever seen LOL. I have always been impressed with Horses I just keep getting ones that need way too much work! That, combined with the difficulty in finding parts and knowledge around here has really soured my interest in owning them. If anybody is interested right now on Craigslist in Columbus OH there is a 520H with mower in "decent" shape for $700 and another on the Cleveland list with a deck and plow for $800! Both are a FAR cry (in price) from the one I saw yesterday listed for $2900! Years ago when I was big into muscle cars I learned something very important ... you cant restore it AND use it as a daily driver! I mowed with that 520 for 3 years and my time and money went into maintaining it and I couldnt strip it down and rebuild it because I needed to mow with it next week. Winter was out due to my lack of a heated shop, garage, or even a basement to put it in. Now to mow with I bought a Cub Cadet 2135 for $250 and a 2186 for $280 they both run and mow great and when they die I will just scrap them and buy another one. So glad you are happy Geno and I cant wait to see my old 520 the way it SHOULD look! The way it DESERVES to look!

I'd put an ad in the classifieds, if you want to sell, or buy. might get more views.

We will be there Saturday morning

This question should be asked in a NEW post under tractors and not added to an existing thread. Much more information regarding age, hours, location, and condition including pictures must be added before any member could offer a fair evaluation of value.

Heh Kyle check out Horsefixer's custom cab build for his 520 from a couple years ago. Duke put all kinds of "bells and whistles" on his cab plus some heat ducting. Plenty of ideas for you there.

A friend of mine has a Farmall M with the canvas engine covers that come back to a cab like enclosure. There is no roof or back but he says it does help break the wind and keep him a little warmer. He uses it to plow his driveway. So i have seen what you are talking about. I suppose I could add something but I have an extra belt guard laying around that I might louver or drill some holes in for some cab heat. Good idea, those heat-housers as bailey calls them where pretty neat and probably considered pretty lucky to have one back when...... Kyle

And its good to see that its in good hands.

Very Fortunate today to purchase a one owner machine from a very nice gentleman. When I asked about the white walls he said I was a kid this was my hot rod so I painted them. Anyway just thought I'd share and show the pretty rare cart off a little

Those Lawn Ranger front tires gotta go....................way far away.

Yes in agreement with Steve , I approached our Fastenal and (this was last fall) and they were unaware of any handling of shipping. The clerk did some checking and immediately handed me a form, asked for my email addy , and gave me another number. By the time I got home there was an email , with more info . They were quite accommodating., and most helpful.

LUCAS... in the verry bottom of my list. Here are some good and popular engine oil. They all meet OEM minimum requirements, and some are exceeding them. Witch is the best of the best ? It's hard to tell because it always depend on the way you are using the equipments, the temperature conditions and the kind of environment you are driving in. There are 3 synthetic groups; - Group V (Ester base) true 100% synthetic, - Group IV (PAO "Polyalphaolefine") true 100% synthetic, - Group III (Hydro-cracked mineral oil) 100% synthetized mineral oil. True 100% synthetic oils Prolab : 100% synthetic, Groups IV/V PAO/Ester blend base, 2000ppm Zinc Amsoil : 100% synthetic, Groupe IV PAO base, 2000ppm Zinc Red Line : 100% synthetic, Groupe V Ester base, 1000ppm Zinc 100% Synthetized mineral base oils Castrol : Hydro-cracked synthetic, Group III mineral base, 1300ppm Zinc Mobil 1: Hydro-cracked synthetic, Group III mineral base, 1300ppm Zinc Royal Purple : Hydro-cracked synthetic, Group III mineral base, 1000 ppm Zinc Valvoline : Hydro-cracked synthetic, Group III mineral base, 900ppm Zinc LUCAS: Hydro-cracked synthetic, Group III mineral base, 900ppm Zinc Engine oil is sensitive to so much things; idle vs. high speed, heat vs. cold, humidity vs. dryness, altitude vs. sea level. An engine wears at a certain rate - sometimes slow, sometimes fast. The rate at which this wear occurs can indeed be influenced by lubrication in many ways. In certain exceptional cases, wear can be nearly held in check. Nurture your oil and you nurture your engine. After all, what comes in more regular contact with the engine’s critical frictional surfaces than the lubricant that bathes them? Of course there are those fortunate few who can afford the best of everything. They are surrounded by all the high-quality possessions of a life of luxury. As such, they would not settle for anything short of the best for their equipments and accessories, including the best motor oil and the best filter. However, when it comes to lubrication, the best is indeed a foggy concept - after all, don’t most of the major suppliers of lubricant claim to have premium products that are the best? What defines the best? Cost? Aggressive advertising? Many enthusiasts peoples are totally preoccupied with the love affair they have with their equipments. They belong to clubs, hang out at garages and auto parts stores, have an extensive collection of tools, and of course take great pride in talking about the specific motor oil they use. Their lubrication decisions are often rooted in tradition, loyalty and the habits they have formed. A surprising large number of us are controlled by fear of criticism and embarrassment. We want to know what everyone else is doing so that we can go with the flow. If our father, brother, sister and best friend all use a conventional Brand X motor oil, we wouldn’t dare consider anything else. After all, we can’t be criticized if we follow the recommendations of our network of personal advisors. Finally there is a category of peoples who really don’t care. They trust that any oil sold commercially by a household-name oil company is good enough for them. They don’t want to be bothered with the details of having to analyze the available alternatives. To them, ignorance is bliss. So... like I always say, you probably have tried many brands and finaly found something that really fits your needs? Stick with it!

Half twist in the belt. Tried to get a good pic of the center shaft but it was too tight.

Bout forgot about this thread, My picks are Indiana, Kent State, West Virginia, Iowa State, Michigan, Washington, TCU, Notre Dame, Rutgers, Nebraska

Awesome.

oh yeah, it's my "this is a hell of a lot easier on my old back tool". feel free to copy .

Trimming off excess thread. Finished door on right. Original on left.

Hey guys I did get the new carb & it worked out real good after making some mods to it, but once on, it fire right up & now the old HH100 actually idles without the choke on...

All day rain here so its a sheet metal strippin day. Got these 3 pieces done and the big belt guard and the fender pan are well on there way. Saving the hood for last. Gosh how I hate to do them.

Got a little more done lately but not much. The grass has started growin again just like it was Spring. Wheels blasted and painted and tires on. I must say I am a little disappointed in the fit of the tires for 10.50's. On 520 wheels they look small. I think I did read on here where Deestones run small but the price was fantastic. On to the sheet metal next I guess.

Progress being made.... Today I bent up the frame pieces for the missing door on my cab. I am pretty impressed with the turn out. Last week I received the original material for the door and window from the cab company. Sometime this week I will be making a trip to my mothers to sew on the fabric. What do you think so far

Even if you have to wait until you find another frame... in the mean time, should be easy to replicate the one you already have.