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I don't need to tell you folks about the quality of Terry's decals. I've had my eye on this set for a long time and I finally pulled the trigger. It didn't take long this morning to put them on. I also picked up some wheel weight decals for a set that I'll be putting on this tractor shortly. Thanks for the outstanding decals Terry!

So I picked this up Thursday and was going to post it earlier for your viewing pleasure but Christmas parties and such got in the way a bit. So here it is my new Charger 10 Auto.

Had the family upstate for the weekend. 6" of ice and snow was already on the ground. Pretty solid 2' high plow banks around the house. It was an unwelcoming winter wonderland. When I bought the blower the PO told me it would throw 4" rocks. Well that's not to far off.... I broke up several plow banks with the loader and followed with the blower. It sounded like a refrigerator making crushed ice. Wasn't pretty but she got it done. Happy New Year everyone!!!

Thanks for the kind words Bob. Wish I were in Florida right now. Getting pretty chilly here in the Midwest this week.

Have used several sets of Terry's decals. Great, artistic, beautiful! Couldn't restore any Horse without Terry's help!

Hello to the board, I'm new to the board but have been watching for a few months now. Last summer I acquired a 416-8 Toro Wheel Horse with a recycler mowing deck, two stage snow blower and rototiller attachment. I usually plow snow with my pickup truck but I had to try the snowblower out. So here is a short video of me and the Toro. Hope you enjoy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZTM640L608

Stickers came today . This will be the only one on my completely "de badged" Renegade . Thank you Sir , A quality job . -Gene

Terry is no doubt the best there is. Everything I have gotten from him couldn't be any better.

Thanks for the compliments guys. I saw the forecast for South Bend. Single digits That same front will make it down here and Our highs will be in the 50's a couple days. Believe me, I'm not complaining one bit. I saw those on your beautiful restoration Nick. That was the first time I saw them on a tractor except for the video on Terry's site. I showed my wife your 416 and she loved it too. We also need to mention that these decals are crazy easy to work with. They seem to defy those little air bubbles.

I put that same set on my 416-H and they really set it off. Terry is the man and always gets it right. I liked them so much I bought two more sets for other tractors I have to refurbish.

Looks nice Bob.

here are a few pictures of my first collector tractor that i picked up around 16 or so years ago... it turns alot of heads when it comes out of the shed and makes it to a show. i got it out of a garage sale, at the time for my son to drive. my son is 18 yo and is building a 654 to carry on the tradition

The C81 that I just recently got only really had one issue,a funny looking hub repair. As I leaving the shop this evening,I thought I would take a look. Which then led to a quick hub swap. Once the tractor was jacked up I could turn the hub 2 inches or so back and fourth on the axle before it would stop. The hub was held in place with a collar and set screw on each side. I had a older set of hubs on the shelf so it doesn't match the other side but it has good hubs on both sides now. I was amazed when I got the hub off,the axle and key were both fine.

From a newbie with an RJ-58 and a few questions. I’m the new guy on the block and have just about completed my first attempt at a rebuild, of sorts, of a 1958 RJ-58. It had been sitting outdoors under a tree for many years in the mountains of Colorado. When I first saw it I thought it was a peddle toy. Then I saw the engine and I thought this would be a fun restoration project, something that I’ve never attempted before. After completely dissembling it, I realized a professional restoration was out of my league. I needed access to a machine shop and a professional body shop. So I just decided to clean it up as best as I could, get a few of the real rusty parts sandblasted with AL oxide, paint it, and put it back together. After tightening up a few magneto wires under the Kohler K91 flywheel and reassembling everything, the motor started right up – amazing. I’ve been looking through the Q & A forums to see if anyone has had the same problems as I have. No luck, so hopefully someone can help me out. I’ve found that a 29†drive belt is “about†the right size. However, when the motor is running, it’s spinning the belt and the transmission pulley, even with the clutch peddle depressed. So, I need to start the engine in gear with the clutch peddle depressed. My neighbor said if I ran the Horse up and down the driveway several times (0.4 miles for one round trip) the belt would stretch enough so that it would probably slide over the transmission pulley without spinning it. So far, I’ve completed only one trip without any signs of improvement. My second problem is with the very loosy-goosy steering. If I turn all the way to the right or left, the front wheels lock up and I can only go in circles until I stop and kick the wheels back into the forward position. I’m guessing this is because of very worn parts. Short of welding some stops somewhere to prevent over steering, does anyone have some other suggestions as to how to deal with the funny steering? Jon

I will as soon as the dealer is finished with the EFI diagnostics & it's back home safe & sound in MY garage .

Bob, the decals are the icing on the cake. Looks superb. Glenn

If it ever snows this winter I will be using this 314 H. In all honesty I don't want the snow unless its on a weekend. Work day snow storms no good.

Ive got 2 sets of Terry's and quality is superb! Looks great Bob!!

Brian, here are three pics of the steering pieces before I cleaned them up. The tie rod (part # 12) was bent and I straightened it before re-assembling. I'm just assuming it was straight when it was new. The steering link (part #78) is also bent, somewhat. Don't know if it's supposed to be that way but I left the slight bend in it. Maybe that's where the problem lies. Jon

drool, slobber

WITHOUT DECK

We got the snow today.

Wonder, can you take down the Christmas decorations for me too?

I love that RJ Craig! Glad you got some snow to play in! :-P

Happy new year!!! I know this is a little early but just wanted to let everyone know the Mentone Indiana Garden Tractor Swap Meet is April 25 2015. Same great time as before just in a new larger area. The new area for the swap meet (and show & swap in the fall) is just .7ths of a mile north of the original spot right on St Rd 19. If anyone has any questions feel free to give Ken or me a call and we'd be glad to answer any questions.

Happy New Year, now from Michigan! We came home just in time to get ready for more cold and snow. The mighty snow guns of Lake Michigan lake effect are starting to blow. While visiting our exchange daughter who was with my family last school year, her parents brought us to a friend's personal tractor museum in Duisberg. I was able to drive the Kramer and had a blast with my girls playing on many different makes and models. I didn't even know that Porsche made tractors, they were amazing to look at and inspect to say the least.

nice lookin tractor,ya terrys decals are the best as good as oem or better,and much more affordable,it makes doing a restore a lot easier

Yeah...super cute.

you need a belt guard to stop the belt from spinning when the clutch pedal is pushed your steering trouble could be a combination of things bent or worn parts post a picture of the steering parts on the bottom side front Brian

Thanks guys! She is gonna sit in the garage like that until the warmer weather returns. I hat the cold! But I'm sure I will have several question about this one that you guys can answer!

Good luck with your new one AJ

Nice one AJ, a little tlc and it'll be good as new.

You bet, never put baby to bed without a bath and clean diaper.

How about 3/8 or 1/2 inch plywood from the floor to 4 foot above the floor, then peg board the rest of the way up? I love peg board.

It is illegal to transport Horses out of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Sorry.

Who'd you get to go with you Mike?

Here are some more pictures. The 520H found it's way home but needs a little love in the engine department.

A three pronged solenoid does not have a wire going to ground. The solenoid gets ground by being bolted to the frame. Cable from positive side of battery to one side of solenoid. Cable to starter on other side of solenoid. Center post gets wire from the key switch marked S. The fourth wire with the fuse is attached to the post coming from the battery and carries power to the switch marked B.

ground to the base of the solenoid or frame, thick wire from starter to one side of solenoid , thick wire from battery and thin wire to 20 amp fuse to other side of solenoid, and wire from "s" terminal on ignition switch to small post on solenoid. I think that's it if I understood you correctly. you should have no ground wire going to any terminal on the 3 post solenoid.

No apology needed. We all think a like anyway. Most of the time.... lol. I was just glad to see some pictures of someone else that has done what I have been thinking about doing to my GT14. With some time taken and paint, no one would every no the difference.

That mower deck is for a newer model on tractors that had the front mule drive. Apparently the PO made the switch to the newer deck and mule drive which I think is a good thing unless you want a fully original GT-14. I believe he put the manual PTO setup on it too. There's no reason you won't be able to have it working fine with maybe just a little fiddling. Oops! Edit. Sorry roundhouse. I really just repeated what you said. I need to read ALL the posts better.

Trainman, Woodham's in Wayland is a full service repair shop. Everything from the biggest to small engine. Nice shop. 1110 133rd Ave. Wayland Mi 269-792-0060.

He sent me the model # and from what I found it turned out to be a 1970 not a 73. He said he bought it from his neighbor and he thinks he seen the mule drive sitting on a shelf. He is going to check later tonight. From the picture of the deck it looks to me like it haves the necessary brackets(hopefully). Not sure what the mower looks like under neath so I don't know if it's needs anything else. Crossing my fingers he finds the pulleys then we will go from there :)

Nice those are cool little tractors. Saw this one at a tractor show over the summer and thought you'd like it. Cub Cadet 1200 Cub Cadet 109 Cub Cadet 149 Cub Cadet "O" Cub Cadet SO76 Plenty of attatchments to put them to work. Currently looking for an RJ35, if you know where I can find one let me know.

I think I'm gonna add some weight under the seat of my 856.

I did manage to put the wheel weights on my 314 -8 for added traction. I may end up putting on the rubber tire chains too before it's all over this winter!

I've had a factory weight box for some time now. I finally found the time to make a rack for it. I can hang 2-40lb suitcase weights on each side of the box. If that's not enough more weight can be placed in the box. The box is large enough for a 5 gallon gas can, tools, etc.