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What better day than today to spend some QT with my dad making some new wheel weights. Better add a pic of us [emoji2]

Do you know what these are??? Today, anyone under 30 has almost no idea what most of these were used for. Times change. Memories...

Been looking for my first Wheel Horse and located just what I wanted. It's an 854. Like I was told on this forum, get ready for a road trip. So I did , my wife and I drove from Texas to Missouri and picked it up. We got home and I put a battery in it and it started right up, no smoke and it drives in all gears. Going to dig into it tomorrow to see just what I really have. The seller was nice and threw in an original pan seat . I'm happy with the 854 and will be asking a lot of questions of this forum. Thanks.

Just need to drill some holes and counter bore them. And slap some shiny paint on them. And on the tractor!

Its starting to look like something Second lathe getting set up to turn weight #2

I bought this at Harbor Freight yesterday at the big tent sale all weekend. As u can see with the improvement it is at working level now not on the ground. No more bending over and straining the neck to see what I am working on almost eye level and under a $100.00. Enjoy the video. Gary B..... https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=wOgcoIXLZ3c

Awesome!

Here are photos of my 653. It is 100% original. Even the carburetor looks like it has never been touched. Although not currently on tractor I believe I may have the original battery that came with it. Also not pictured is a never mounted plow with the hardware still in the sealed bag. Tires still have a lot of the "knibs" on them. Cas .

see if you have 12 volts at the voltmeter pink and black wires you have voltage at the gauges if the tach works the voltmeter watches rhe PINK wire

Those are really nice weights. Very sharp. I've thought about making my own, but the cost of steel is about what you could get the cast weights for use. Of course if you have a spare hunk of 11" round rod laying around taking up space, what the heck... nothing like a custom look.

Geno I now I am not in your league but I can do small jobs with this like Snow/Blower Jobs and Push Blowers and Push Mowers. I will be doing this on the side next year when I am retired. Just something to do to pass the time. Look for me on C/List I work cheap section. And thanks also Craig.

Would make it a lot easier to remember that way... where you left off with your dusting.

You should color code all the racks. And then keep a chart as to what tractor is on what rack. Then in 20 yrs. you can look at the chart and say Ok that 520 I rustled from Indiana is on the brown rack location F.

Everybody needs to look at the first picture so you will know what this rustler drives, and keep an eye out for him on the north side of the river

Dads the foreman of the tool and die room! Lucky me!

What better than to spend some QT with dad anytime, let alone making Horse stuff. And just where did you get all that fancy equipment?

Who's gonna own it next?? (Translation: I'm surprised trees grow in CT. Nothing seems to take root there!)

Thanks Guys! One of the construction workers that's working on the water main out front Said, "dang--what do you have their a Wheel Horse dealership or something?" I replied, "you aint seen nothing" He said, "you mean you got more and I said "yes lots more". he said your sick and I said thank you!

Hey Frank...at least he stopped and asked about it. We horse hunters have been doing that for years...looking down tree lines...along houses and barns. The difference...we stop and ask. It was probably Geno that stopped.

Geno wasnt in PA last week was he? Maybe he bought it so cheap the seller felt he stole it, lol

Here's pics of my 45 minute ride around the tree farm today. Got the fancy yellow saddle on the horse and leaving the pony at home! And Back home again!

Grade 5 will be fine... truthfully, Grade 2 (common zinc coated cheap bolts) are fine for most of the bolts in these tractors. The grading is the hardness of the bolt... what it's going to take to break it or shear it off. Most of the bolts on these tractors are just holding stuff together with very little shear forces in play. Using Grade 8 or 9 is a waste of money. Remember, the harder a bolt is, the more brittle it is.

I just picked up a D160 last night and 520h last week I think I'm packed now!!

I think I'm going to look on Terrys site for a big horse logo. The entire plate thickness is 3.5"

The 5 gauges were the same, The HC had only one indicator light on the panel above the gauges. This is not a direct shot but you can see that besides the head light switch on the left there is only one indicator light on the right for oil pressure. I Like the larger air cleaner, the motion control on the floor, the maroon decals, the absence of the brand name Toro, and the faster speed. Many owners added the stainless steel cover over the muffler. The 520HC is my favorite horse. All ballz and built to work.

Starting to look like an engine again .

Looks really good AJ.

Oh kill me now.

They should weigh about 80 ish each

Is it done yet?

Yep, I see where the tabs were welded to the frame. Think I will just grind them off and drill and tap holes in the frame to match the two in the belt guard, then cut two spacers.

Keep it above the line and in the spirit of the title and the mods will have no problems with it. As for things that i did in school that won't happen again, Watching the space shuttle launch in a school assembly! Via Tapatalk 4

Everybody thinks it... ...I just said it.

Well , just got word . Jugs are all done , fitted to the new slugs , honed & end-gaps filed & set . Going to pick them up this morning . NOW , to chase the wrist pin retainers around the garage . . . . . .

1964 1054

Now that is one awesome boat!

So Ken came over today and picked up his new 520. I got the restored Evinrude 18 and 42 inch mower deck. I did not take pics of the deck but it is a rear discharge and really nice for sure. Here is the 18 mounted on my 55' Crestliner. It looks really nice on that boat for sure.

Look at the bright side B1G fans. I guarantee they will win 5 games this week.

I miss the old fashioned hardware store that I grew up with. Stuff stacked to the ceiling, a crabby old man telling you what you need. Nails bolts and screws were stored in buckets, weighed and put in a paper bag. Now everything is on a computer, and hung on hooks in plastic boxes. Combine the computers, plastic boxes and the fact that so many retailers think that they deserve to be part of the new landed gentry and you get prices like we have. And everything is so far away now. My best hardware options are HD and TSC, both of which are on the other side of town. A twenty minute drive. There is a True Value (with crabby old men) in the next town over. I cannot remember the last time I saw an Ace Hardware.

My local Lowe's has a fairly decent stock of stainless steel nuts and bolts now, but price checking yesterday for five 3/8-16 x 1" carriage bolts for my snow plow, and they were $1.05 each plus $.30 for a washer and $.85 for a lock nut. Same products from Boltdepot.com would have cost about $.75 for everything.

I'm still working on a new formula. I have 3 games I've decided on. Still on the fence on the others. I'm taking Steve's picks adding them to Brrly's and dividing by 12. Then multiply that by 3. I'll take that number and add the number of snow plows Geno has and then multiply that by the number of items currently in Craig's magic shed. That number will go into a hat which I will pick out blindfolded.

I would stay away from the Fords myself, The Farmalls are far superior. What are you gonna do with whatever you get?

Today I played hookie from work (but just got back from a school board meeting so today was somewhat productive). Part of my responsiblity was to install the flooring on the upper level and also the siding and the roof. Today I installed the upper level flooring so the men can have a platform to work on for the upper framing.

I would be inclined to take a look at the valves and guides. The engine is essentially an air pump, whether it ignites the fuel mixture or not. The erratic behavior of the paper in front of the muffler suggests erratic airflow thru the engine. Try the paper near the front of the carb and see if there is any blow back into the paper .

What does the 'Lost In Space' robot have to do with this thread?? Seriously, we all need reminders. I almost lost sight in one eye from a blast of bleach at least 20 years ago, now I've have gotten lazy about eye protection. Glad you were one of the lucky ones John.

This is very interesting...the one 520HC I owned had all five gauges (like the newer 520's) It had the swept axle, but no steering reduction, no chrome, and a bigger air cleaner.....and WAAAAAAY faster than the standard 520. Can someone post a pic of the dash?

thats very good ian, who said reliants where bad cars. james

Got the holes drilled Geno ....now I'll let-er soak for a few days. If it won't move till Monday, we'll goto Bob's saw and drill plan. Wow, there was a Kohler under all that crud..and it is a Walbro carb Slammer. Thanks Eric, but I have a puller I made from a piece of plate.