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Eric- It may but I have no choice on that due to the slope of the property and grade. It had to step down. Today I was able to get the stove piping all set 100%. Now I need to make connections inside. I went with insulated pipe that calls for only 2" clearance everywhere (inside and out).

Picked up this Ber-Vac 46" 2-Stage Snowthrower, rear suitcase weights and chains yesterday. It hasn't been used much, but has sit in a barn for many years. I have never used a snowthrower as I always have been using blades. In Southern Ohio, we might get 1-2 snows a year where I could even rationalize having one.....but when it's cheap....it doesn't take much to rationalize . My favorite part of the deal was the previous owner and I agreed on a price for the blower and he said he had some weights and chains if I was interested....what I didn't realize is that it was the rear suitcase weights that I have been looking for at least 5 years. Now I just have to figure out how to hook this thing up!!

Well my boy, Zach, has been asking for a plow for his tractor for some time now. He has been clearing snow with me ever since he was 10 months old. He isn't old enough to be turned loose on his own yet, but he will be ready. I need to pick up a few more new bolts and it will be ready. The blade was purchased from Gene Simpson for a good deal. It then was disassembled and taken over to our powder coater. Now the finishing touches are being done and then under the tree it goes for Christmas morning. Can't wait to see his reaction!

Search results are revealed in a 1996 “Horse Power†article and some letters Wheel Horse received are shared with the reader. This piece is a follow up to “Excerpt Fall Winter 1995 "Horse Power" under Misc Items in Manuals which you may want to read if you haven’t already. The main article is “The Wheel Horse Legend - 50 Years in the Makingâ€, but the contest for the oldest Wheel Horse tractor is introduced. Mr. Thanks to Ed Cole for sharing this with me.

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Vigilante justice at 5.3mph!

There are a number of other threads on motorizing the chute deflector on the snowthrowers and snowblowers so I won't take any credit. But here is how I did mine with a 4" linear actuator that included the brackets. With the 4" of travel it won't deflect down completely but it should be sufficient. Relatively cheap and strictly bolt-on. I used stainless steel 1/4"-20 socket cap screws inside the chute and locking nuts.

Seems kinda kooky looking... like something the Grinch would use to steal Christmas presents.

Been watching this one on CL for awhile and couldn't stand it any longer. I've been trying hard, really I have. Gonna have to Winter it but I just don't see enough 60" decks out there so we went for it. This one was owned by a gentleman who owned a repair shop and had it 3 years. Mechanically it's all new, just needs paint, seat, mule drive pulley cover, matching front tires and decals. Decals are already ordered from Terry.

I just love what you are doing with these great kids Scott. Giving the kids something else to do besides video games and texting is helping them experience the kind of childhood most of us had in an earlier time. These kids will grow up understanding how to relate to people far better than those who never get the chance to be involved in activities like this. You are a credit to your profession.

The centerfold of Lawn and Garden Tractor Magazine, Nov/Dec, 2011. And some pics of mine. It fits in my truck with 6" to spare. And yes I park it next to the Corvette in the garage..

This is really cool! Has anyone seen one? Cub Cadet C 100 that was modified by the Florida State Mosquito Commission back in the 1960s. I suspect that few people have ever seen a Cub Cadet with that kind of implement! I got the image from the Fall/Winter '06 edition of "Wing Beats" - the official publication of the Florida Mosquito Control Association. The device is described as an "aspirator" with no other information. I am guessing that it is designed to suck mosquitoes up from the grass and put them in a collection bin/bag for identification. From the Garden Tractor Forum, posted by 'C C Geno'

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He will be the happiest boy around, nice job!

I'll keep my day job. And I would suggest everyone else do the same. If your retired, I would suggest you get another job. You have way too much time on your hands!

I don't get it looks normal too me :scratchead:

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We are already "choppers" of grass, so I am grinding my blades to bludgeon that outlaw Switchgrass within an inch of its roots.

put on some ape hangers instead of a steering wheel

Gents, I did a similar installation back in 2010. I used a 9" actuator that has 15lbs of force, .79 seconds per inch. I used the brackets that came with it in addition to some hardware purchased at Home Depot, they are for installing Uni-strut. The 9 inch stroke was a little too long, so I customized the internals to reposition the limit switches. The 8" stroke may have been a better choice. I do get full range of the chute deflector, and the limit switches turn off the motor at each end of the range. I control it with a 3 position rocker switch that I mounted on the control panel. I have 3 winters on it now with zero problems. I have a very long driveway to clear and it has got lots of use. I wouldn't have a blower without one. Rick

Oh the truth hurts.... so bad....

You need to get out more AJ.

Who whoa whoa!! How did this thread slip under my radar!! Count me in! I am one mean Wheel Horse wielding machine!

Great job guys! Especially like the stories about the young guys/gals getting that first deer. I bought a Ruger Compact American 243 for my son and tried to get him out this year but it just never worked out for him to get to go/want to go more than a couple of times. Maybe the passion will take off next year. I did manage to get him to help me with some pics of the one I got with the smoke pole.

G-KNOWS I gotta say that we HAVE established that this is not a marketing design forum...

Blower on the front and tiller on the back... Come get some!

Okay Mike, here's mine. Started out with this...the remains of a B-80 and a C-160... Ended up with this. A cobbled together B-100 8-Speed. Now I know it's not a rusty pile of junk anymore, but it started that way. But my daily worker is this...

I picked this Lawn/garden cart about a week ago at an auction. I thought it was nice, not only because it is Wheel Horse , but also because of its size. The thing is 4 foot long! I don't have one any bigger.... yet..... I have got one coming Saturday that I don't know if it can be even considered a lawn cart because of its size! I will post a little peek of that cart Back to the wheel horse cart, how old is it? It looks early 90's to me. That's just me anyway...

last summer i traded for a 520. i wanted a 520 for a dedicated snow blower tractor for my 2 stage blower and hopefully ad a cab to it down the road. i was told when i got it that it possibly had a bad trigger on it. my friend that i got it from took as a trade in and hadn't fooled with it. the po had taken it to another dealer and they told the po that it needed a trigger other things and wasn't worth fixing. i thought i was told the coil had been replaced but don't remember for sure. any way i brought it home and cleaned the carb and checked the trigger, it checked out ok so i proceeded to get it fired up and added my 2 stage blower. it ran okay but not great and started harder then i would have liked to have had. i changed the spark plugs out and that helped but didn't correct the hard start especially when cold. when cold you would have to crank and crank on it to get it started. i tried several different things to get it started like spraying carb cleaner in it and nothing helped, finally last sat i tried to start it and almost gave up. i needed to carry a heavy motor out of the back of the shed and the dang thing wouldn't start. ​ i walked away and got another tractor and cart to help hall the motor to my truck and decided to try one more time and luckily it did start. it always would start after the first cold start and it had some stumble when throttling up around mid range rpms. i was so disgusted i was ready to swap motors on it. so i talked to my friend who i got it from and he suggested plug wires and check the coil. i replaced the wires last night and still no start. so i found a used coil that i had laying around and hooked it up and it fired right up. i just went out to the shed and tried it again and it fired right up. so i think i fixed it for now till something else goes lol . so i thought i would share my experience with everyone else and hopefully help somebody else out of a jam since this is my blower tractor i needed to be able to depend on it and i wasn't sure that i could till now. so now i feel a lot better eric j

beautiful!!! since I work at a toro dealer a brand new complete plow and bracket is still available for about $under 600

My Dyslexia was first diagnosed in elementary school, I wrote just like that!

You can't put the misses on the other one ?????

AMC, I think there is a difference.

yes i can, does it matter if it isn't my native language?

Yes they are Ber-Vac weights. Haven't tracked down a source for the missing two weights yet. Thad

Wow, I can't believe how easy it is to read. Maybe I don't have to watch my spelling so much anymore.

my '73 8hp that has gone through a few changes. it mows(thanks Lane), plows, tows, runs my generator, all with 5hp

Not exactly what I was thinking Geno. But that really does have a horse related theme (and quite possibly authentic odor) to it, ha!

There was only 4. I have started to look for a place to buy the missing two.

I uploaded the one I liked, now I feel like part of the forum. I am going to take a copy of the avatar you made for me and have Kinkos make it poster size so I can display it in my new shop,(in planning stages) thanks for taking the time to help me and all the members, it is appreciated.

You know you're welcome at the house anytime... Don't have as much to offer as your shop but...

Man that looks good.

Looking good Steve, it's about time to fire up the stove isn't it.

Another really nice one Geno.

I'll have to bring it to you so I know where you live, just in case you know...

We might have to come up with a different "two finger salute" when passing your gang Mike.

Nice! And I thought it might be the 420...

Sounds more like "The Over The Hill Gang".

I found a little time to dismount all the rims and clean them up some. Lots of No. 7 polish... I think they are gonna be just fine...