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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.

Here is the tractor that I picked up off CL locally. I swapped the front and rear tires off another 520. It came with a very low hour 48" deck, tiller and 520 long snow plow. It has 650 hours and runs really strong. I mowed with it today and the deck is the most quiet and smooth deck I have ever used. I hope to paint up the wheels and buff it out and maybe new decals from Terry.

The 520H snow blower project is finished waiting for snow and the MTD 700 is cleaned and oiled and actually mowed the lawn Sat. So, today was the Commando's turn. This I what I started with. It actually runs and drives. After about 2 hours, I had this. An hour later Some of the crud I found Wonder how long it's been since this horse saw some maintenance. Hard to believe it could actually run in this condition.

Just brought home another load, a load of pallet racks to put Horses and Horse stuff on. 12,000 lbs per shelf rating should do it. Now I need a small electric walk behind forklift. If you guys want to organize and make more space this should do it. Got it all from a Surplus place in Indiana really cheap.

So... it has been less than a week since my brother and i pulled off our trade of my C-161 for his 417-8. Today I was SUPPOSED to be just sneakin out of work for an hour or so to take a look at a 520 Steve might be puting on the block and to check out THE BARN. Little did I know that a Block Buster was about to take place. Here is a little history on what a Block Buster is according to my brother and myself. It is when there is a creative swap with MANYplayers involved to even things up. I walked away with a 520 and a nice 1958 18 hp Johnson.. Steve got himself a MINT 1957 18 hp Evinrude, a very nice 42 inch rear discharge deck, some outboard repair work on two of his outboards and a little cash on top.. (I hope I haven't forgotten any details?) Keep in mind we put this all together in less than 15 minutes! Now that is how its done! The 520 I walked away with is on the right less the deck and leaf vac that Steve is keeping. Its funny because the 520 on the left was mine that Steve got in our very first Block Buster deal. I have wanted another 520 since giving that one up, nothing can push the snow like a 520.. This 520 will probably get a nice worker refurb..

Shawn I see u have a lot of stuff on CL lately I been thinking of getting a hold of u to maybe corral some extra parts and hopefully get to see your awesome collection. I've still been thinking about the tractor u offered me with the 12hp magnum thinking maybe we can work a package deal?

Let's not get crazy.. Im lucky I pulled this off on a lathe. But they should be heavy enough. Per my calculations they should be about 87 lbs. Each And thank you all. It wouldn't be possible without my Dad. It was really nice to spend the day with him in his world.[emoji2]

It rained hard here this morning and I decided to play on the terramite in the mud. Installed curtain drain and gutter drains on one side today. Tomorrow I need to coat the front of the foundation and then I can install the curtain drain in front.

AWESOME! Make me a set too.

Can't beat that price.

Very cool!

Severed fingers would be my guess! Sorry, Geno... jk

Hey Duke...did you go out and buy a Penn St. sweat shirt?? Seriously, I know it took a lot for you to do this...I'm proud of you. You still took Iowa though. Therapy is all about baby steps.

I dragged the 520 home yesterday and imediately started cleaning it. After a few hours of Purple Power it is now pretty clean. All I plan on doing with this one is a repaint of all tractor and engine tins, some new decals and I'm gonna call it done. The rims cleaned up real well and they don't need to be repainted, that is some serious time savings right there. I will use this tractor as an all around worker cutting grass, pushing snow and maybe even a snow thrower if I can find one reasonably priced. I'm not real familiar with this vintage 520, anyone know how to tighten the tension on the hydro lever on the column as it moves on its own.

Because of the political nature of this thread, I would imagine that it will be removed before it gets too far. This is not related to school, but I remember being able to wait for incoming passengers at the airport where they came off the plane, or see your family member off as they boarded. [emoji35] My grandkids never knew a time when they could fly to Disney World without taking their shoes off and getting patted down just to get on a plane.

Better to break a bolt than to strip out or fracture the cast transmission case

Brother in law had a 9N with a bush hog. I had my dad's 39 Allis B with a belly mower. 1 field to mow. We started on opposite edges and were going to meet in the middle. I ran circles around him and ended up doing 2/3 rds of that field.

Only Clarkson and anyone who has rolled a Reliant says they are bad cars I like your thinking... Go for it Right guy's a bit of an update for you.. Work has been happening on Why Not, just not quite as fast as I'd like.. These two bits of blue box have been welded to the back of the body and screwed to the bench.. And a couple more lengths at the front.. These hold the bodywork in the right place so I can work out how the new chassis rails will run.. The time had come to get cracking on with building the rest of "Why Not's" chassis, but before I could do that I needed to make sure the rear axle was in the right place and would stay there.. So I dug out some old angle iron to make a pair of bolt on axle stands.. But how to find the center of the axle!! Not a problem... I bolted a thin steel plate over the hole and gently tapped around the edges of the bearing hole which kinda gave me an outline, but a rough one.. Once the plate was removed it had a nice smooth sharp bearing hole mark... Just right for marking out the middle The center mark was given a light nudge with a punch so it could be seen on the outside and then bolted back to the axle like so A view from the rear.. The axle is 100% in the right place now and is firmly fixed down to the bench.. And the prop shaft mocked up..

True Farmalls don't but farmall internationals do lol but not a fan of big reds but blue to each your own but I like the own farmall 540 or 640 (don't know exact number) but they fire up on gas and switch over to diesel its really cool.

Farmalls don't have torque converters.

Probably would have been cheaper to drill holes in quarters and make your own!

Not tractor related but hey, sorta. I was at Home Cheapo yesterday picking up a few things work related and I needed a few washers. The washers I needed weren't much bigger than a quarter, they were about half as thick as a quarter yet they cost a quarter each! I've noticed prices sky rocketing on EVERYTHING lately..

Classic study in human nature. I guess it depends what side of the cash register you sit on. Buyer screams foul when he pays seller $20 for a $2 part or service which buyer could have made / performed / located by himself. Vendors proclaim commitment to the hobby when they sell something for $20 that was made for $2. Guess the best bargain on the site is .......... me. Troubleshooting advice is always 100% free - for now anyways. World keeps turning .........................

my addition. Original except for the rubber

Recently bought a 76 D-250. The ram that runs the snowblower and plow blade was leaking fluid.Brought the ram to the local hydraulic guy and he asked me to get a rebuild kit for it,because it is not a typical ram and he doubted that he would have the right parts.So I searched and then called the local wheel horse now "toro" dealer agreed with the wheel horse hydraulic manual and said for that ram(251238) it calls for a kit #101699,they could get one for $67.I looked on e-bay and a guy had a nos one for $42,so I snapped that right up!The hydraulic guy said it wasn't even close!The seals and wiper are metric sizes!Being that the tractor was built in Germany and sent to the US I assume the Ram was also built over seas hence the metric sizes. Have any of you D-250 people gone through this??There should be a D-250 club,not to separate ourselfs from wheel horse owners but due to the fact that the D-250 is a Unique beast(being built over seas) in itself, not sharing much in common with the USA built wheel horse.Real hard to find info on these tractors!

Reminds me of when I sold my Goldwing. Guy shows up in a beat up car and hems and haws about money. I still end up selling it for close to what I wanted. He comes back the next night with a new Escalade pulling a brand new trailer!

It’s fun wrenching on and running these things for my own enjoyment, but even better when my boys can get enjoyment out of them too. When I first got into this a few years ago, I hoped these tractors would be something we could enjoy together. They still don’t have the patience for working on them much, but they love to drive them, especially the hystats. Don, you were right about the cause of the noise. I thought maybe it was some slight fraying of the belt causing it, so I replaced the belt with a new one from Toro, P/N 7478. Unfortunately it wasn’t until after I got the new belt on that I learned how important position of the belt guard is. Like many out there, this tractor has a broken tab on top of the belt guard, so the alignment is less precise that it is supposed to be. On my test drive, the belt started smoking and I ended up turning my brand new $40 belt into one that didn't look quite so new. After adjusting the guard, the rubbing issue was gone, as was the rattling sound that was the initial problem. The next area I turned my focus to was the engine. It ran great at 90% throttle and below, but it coughed and sputtered periodically when running at full throttle. I initially suspected the carb was just gunked up but after running a tank of gas & Seafoam through it, it was still doing it. I then discovered the screen inside the tank on the inlet of the fuel valve was crushed, and after replacing the valve and fuel line the coughing was cured. Along with fixing this stuff here and there, I have been getting some seat time on the tractor. It handles the 48†deck that came with it better than the C-120 that had been wearing it temporarily. In places where the grass would bog the 12-horse, the 16-horse seems to hardly lug. When I first put the deck back on the C-160 I did notice it wasn’t cutting as evenly as the C-120 did. After trying to figure out how to adjust the side-to-side level of the deck (you can’t), I finally tracked it down to wear in the tach-a-matic hitch. Swapping the hitch from the 120 to the 160 fixed the level problem. The grass clippings had been building up so I decided to rake them, mainly because it gave me a chance to play with my rotary rake that I bought to help clean tornado debris out of the yard and hadn't found much use for since. My oldest son was lobbying for seat time anyway, so it let him be productive while he was making laps. I have also been playing around with a rear hitch. I installed a sleeve hitch to help the neighbor plow up his yard. He gave up on trying to get the glass and debris from the tornado out and decided to just tear it out and start over. It’s not the kind of project you would do if it wasn’t necessary, but we made the best of it by getting some seat time on our tractors. Initially I couldn’t get the hitch to go low enough to get the plow in the ground, so I brought out the 854 to get things started. Eventually I did rig it up to work, but it needs some more work before I use again. In addition to the C-160 and 854, the C-120 got in on the fun, as well as the neighbor’s Steiner. Up next is some more parts swapping with the C-120, and a few changes here and there to get it ready for a plow day at the end of the month.