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Well another one heading to a new home, I gave this to my son and wife for a wedding present, I gave them a deck, plow weights and chains and a larger set of turf tires for summer, it runs like a top, only has 2 rust spots, no hour meter but I think it is very low hours, carb even has almost no wear on it, I've had it for a few years needing TLC but no one would give me $300 for the tractor, and I could see it was to nice to part out, well now it has a good home, I put the TLC into it, that it needed, and like I said runs like a top now, plowed with it for 20 min. before loading it to head to it's new house. gotta love a nice 312 8 speed

I purchased this from our very own Scotty, right on RS. his grandfather delivered it today. super clean and tight. very happy. I have been unable to find a running round hood local so this is awesome, starts drives, even the parking brake works.

Well,went to look at / buy another 312-8.The owner also had a Case 446.Being a good salesman,he convinced me that I also needed the case.Two 40 minute trips later,I have them both home.The Case has a 48 inch left discharge mower and a 16 horse Onan.I know.Some folks here hate Onans.It runs great.I'd like to find a snowblower or snow plow for it.That Case is a beast of a tractor.It's in my shop now next to a WH 520H.The 520 looks pretty small next to it.What's on the hood of the 312,I don't know if it was the previous owners nick name or the name of the horse.Enjoy the pics.

Everyone loved the idea, better than handing them a few hundred $$ to spend, he takes care of it, it can serve him for years, and I know a guy that has lots of parts to keep it going.

Note to Kelly... I'm currently up for adoption.

What else does a retired guy hafta do with his time but make movies! We Got slammed w 18" last night Chucked this morn and probably will later this Eve. Nothing like more seat time! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQKNiU3fOD4&list=UU7wuEBq4kYyHz0ytg3WDv2g

Morning all, more progress has been made but once again things are happening much slower than I'd like.. But such is life eh.. Both rear wheels have now been converted to the 4 bolt Reliant pattern which is a big step forward.. With both rear wheel bolted on I could finally get an idea on wide Why Not's rear end is.. Best have a look at the front end now.. as I plan to fit disc brakes to the front I need a pair of wheel hubs and wheels that will fit.... So out came the grinder to cut the centers out of a pair of wheels that Doug kindly sent me.. The wheel centers came with a handy strengthener plate welded inside.. A very handy strengthener plate as it turned out as it's the perfect fit inside the front wheel.. But it was only when I put the wheel center in the lathe that I noticed quite how much the manufacturing process had warped the wheel around the center and bolt holes.. No matter how much I tried it would just not sit right/central in the lathe! Time for plan B.... Make my own wheel centers.. Here we go again, more time at the lathe... It's a good job I find it relaxing

Here are a few more pics

Hello everyone! Very excited to be joining this community! ive spent some time reading on here and trying to learn about my newly acquired 211-5SB wheel horse lawn tractor. My wife and i just bought our first house last july from the nicest old couple who we still stay in contact with. the property is just under a half acre at .42 acres. small house 1000 sq ft and an over sized detached 2 car garage, the couple liked us so much they decided to sell us pretty much the entire contents of the garage and two garden sheds for $200. Best deal of my life id have to say. just to name the bigger items that came with this purchase, the wheel horse tractor of course! a craftsman roto tiller, pressure washer, self propelled push mower, two chain saws, an old roll around craftsman tool box, and tons of tools and odds and ends, iv already put to use lots of the left over wood, built a dog house and other things with it. And im still finding treasures every time i clean out another corner. anyways that being said i am a gardener, but i only had one garden bed before. barley enough for a decent tomato crop. i always ended up overcrowding my plants. but now i have all this land and this great tractor. the old man took good care of it. regular oil changes and left me a spare belt somewhere according to him as well as the manual. I have yet to find them. The thing runs like a champ and carries my 260 lb self like nothing. I want to learn as much as i can about this thing and keep it in good working condition as i would love to be able to use it in my effort to build my dream garden and feed my family. i plan on having way more than i need so i can sell some at the local farmers market and donate the rest to charity. I'm hoping i can sell enough to sustain the garden and keep a decent donation while still feeding at least my wife and I. This may take some years to get right but its kind of a dream/goal of mine to accomplish and hope this tractor will help me get the job done! well thats my wheel horse story, so far. if anyone can point me in the right direction about my 211-5SB and what i can learn. I really don't know much about it but i know i can handle taking good care of it. just need an education on the damn thing! I am an apprentice mechanic by trade so im pretty handy. as far as maintenance i dont know what to put in the thing or how often to change it or common things to look for. I'm also super interested in implements for gardening that might help with my project. sorry for the long post just so excited for this to get going. I cant wait for the spring time!

Out of my garage and into a work space where I don't park cars. It's got heat and air plus lots of light and lots of electrical outlets. Still needs paint, landscaping, entrance ramp and a whole lot inside.Here's a few photos.

Here's a new twist in loading ramps , They convert from a tongue mounted carrier to a set of loading ramps . Wish I would have thought of this . For $200.00 they're about the same price as a good set of aluminum ramps ( with added benefits ) When mine finally wear out , you can bet I'll be calling these guys . They look a lot more secure too . Mods can move this if they want as I could not find a specific category for these .

Holy crap ! You wanna be MY dad ?

Kelly, very nice, thoughtfull and more important, usefull. Great idea. Glenn

Got my needle and thread out right now fixing sum tears in the seat I will post pics soon

Haha, wouldnt that have been nice! no that was mine. My dad got that for me for my first car. Im going to be trying to get it back on the road once it warms up.

They going to paint it all at once? Will there be unpainted surfaces mated to other unpainted surfaces? I see the beginning of rust at those areas..

Yes this is a RJ35 but, the steering set up is exactly the same as your RJ58...

The blade I have has the teeth to break up the hard pack and a rack area to weigh it down with cinder blocks. A WH cultivator is light and will just bounce on the ground

On my C-175, way back in the mid 90's I was STUPID enough to spray silicone on the throttle lever. S T U P I D ! I had to hold the lever up with a bungee cord for years until I used a needle nose vice grip to squeeze the rivets but it still loses some RPM to this day. It was just a little tight way back then.

Thanks to all you experts for the input. Hopefully I can work out a fair deal with the guy. Beside my little Lawn Ranger L-157, the only round hood I have is the 603 I picked up last summer so I have zero experience with any of the round hoods. I haven't done a thing to the 603 other than power wash it. Haven't even tried to start it yet. That will change today as I'm finally caught up with all my home and barn projects and can get back to playing, I mean working on the horses [emoji4] Sent from my tractor seat.

To follow up my plough conversion, here's the lift assembly needed. Firstly the beefy bar to run from the deck lift arm. Then two bushes for the rocker shaft Then a piece of 18mm bar for the shaft with the ends threaded to retain it. It all fits nicely with the fuel tank in place. And the view from above with the link bar in place. And with the plough fitted.

I saw this and watched the video several months ago. I did not buy one but for $299.00 and made in USA (Pennsylvania) the All Terrain Rake (ATR) looks pretty good. I think this is a pretty good buy for a product designed to do some of the things you are asking about. Looks like it would be an easy attachemetn to your Wheel Horse too! http://www.ratchetrake.com/

If all those lights and gadgets weren't on there you would have ripped that baby right out of the ground!

Sent from my tractor seat.

Revenge of the Onan Refurbisher Alliance.

My littlest has decided its her seat

A little warmer today and cleanded out the valley of oil and its looking like the leak is from the HPOP. Most likely from the pumps mounting gasket. Thinking of doing a complete O ring repacment on all the hoses and fittings, also installing the nonserviable plug kit. I also notied the exhaust servo in the turbo stand is wet. Turbo has a lot of lag and may need attention. So I plan on rebuilding the turbo stand exhaust brake servo and the turbo while i'm in there. Diesel O rings has it all I need for around $300. Only got 12 MPG on the last tank of diesel, but it had about 2 hours of warm ups in the morning as its been in the single digits the last few days. But I expected that in the winter. I do use the Extreme Deisel with the heat aditive and cetain boost. I have to say its a blast to drive and with a little TLC it should last for many more years to come. The power is nice to have with that big truck!

I checked the serial number.Looks like it's a 1981.

Thanks Jeff, I have it tucked away next to my daughters 1277 waiting for the a nice spring cruise with them.

Nice 702 Will! Nate, you been doin' some wheelin and dealin in Wolcott I hear! Nice score on that old girl!

Hello I was wondering if anyone has ever put together a Registry for the Senior & Lever Steer Tractors? As a new owner of a Senior I feel an obligation to do what I can to keep this Tractor running and working properly, to show my tractor as much as possible and to promote Wheel Horse / Pond tractors for the amazing machines they are. The problem I have is I am a blank slate when it comes to this tractor. I thought by starting a registry the owners like myself would have a source to look to for help and repair. Also the documentation of the remaining tractors will help other members identify missing survivors that may exist. A list of members with tractors would tell the year, engine number, attachments, Hooded or not, basically a break down by all information provided by the owner. My list so far consist of 5 Seniors and 2 Levers that I have names of, I KNOW there are many more then this out there some running some not. The small red tractors have come along way and when you tell someone Wheel Horse started in 1946 they are amazed. Please help me put together a list of these remaining tractors so future collectors will enjoy them as much as we do. You can email me at: rsgreco@embarqmail.com Thank you, Ron Greco

I built a dash for all of my added controls. Here is where mine is located, I mounted mine low figuring heat rises to get the best use of thermodynamics.

I hope I can use it for something other than cutting the grass! At least a cart or something ha. Might have to start convincing the wife for an upgrade. Hope that's the number you were referring to. It's all I saw

My reason for having more than one is because the damn implements weigh so much. It's a PITA changing out implements. I'm looking for a 3rd now so I can leave my snow plow on my C-175. My C-85 has the mower deck. Another tractor will have the grader blade. I still have to yank out my mower deck, which is a PITA, to get the blades off to sharpen.

I also ordered the 9 pin connector from www.kitchen classics and more.com Thanks Craig!

put a jack under the front of the tractor and lift it up just enough to take the weight off the front end but the tires are still on the ground lay down on the floor and look up at the steering mechanism while someone turns the steering wheel both directions you should see where it's binding if the problem is underneath Brian

When you increase the throttle speed the cable is pulling on the governor spring. You need enough friction in the lever pivot to overcome that tension so the lever stays where you put it. The bolt and Nylock nut works great because you can reach in there with 2 wrenches and adjust the tension as needed as it will continue to wear with use. Garry

Here is a picture of me and my buddy, JimD, trying to pull Horsefixer's horse onto the blacktop. This horse will not start when it is on grass. Picture was taken at the Big Show in 2010. Yes, somebody always has a camera.

Make sure both surfaces are clean and smooth, and use nothing on the gasket. Just torque up the bolts and you should have no problems. Just my 2¢ worth.

Not trying to hijack the thread. Anybody with more hydraulics knowledge than me feel free to jump in. You can use just about any pump. You should be plumbing in a relief valve or a flow control valve. Either will limit the flow of oil. Or tame the wild beast!!! Kwik Way used a relief valve on the loaders. Mine was turned down so low it was dam near useless. With some guidance from a few members here I opened it up a bit. It's a totally different animal now.

or the safety yellow version http://mechapixel.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7592

another thing to consider ever open up a starter ? do you see 2 or 6 awg wiring inside the case ? so why FEED IT with 2 awg on a starter that can't draw more than 50 + amps. :ychain:

One possible answer so when the orange wire with the full 12 volt supply chaffs thru the rough edge on the chassis support and shorts to ground, the electrons won't have as far to walk home as the operator of this tractor easy fix here - just reposition the wire or address the rough and unfinished edges of the chassis.

Great start to the post! Thanks to all contributing so far. All excellent point to be discussed later this weekend. How about a comment or two about the faults which could be introduced by a corroded cinch bolt on the battery terminal. Any issues there ?

Outstanding Paul, but keep going, you are on a roll. There is something to see under the electrical tape. Any guesses ?

We are going to need a little more info - as Paul asked - do you have any tools to troubleshoot electrical issues , meters, test lights, etc. The talent here varies greatly and we don't want to overrun a "non-mechanic" with too much info, but we do need to know what you tasks your comfortable with. Sometimes the best ( least expensive ) advice you can give someone is "take it to the shop" Let us know what your level of expertise is. An now for my motivational poster of the week .....

Duff, segments of the electronics industry adopt standards within their own realms. Trailer light wiring is more or less standard. Power supplies in PC systems, more or less standard, etc Telephone industry and Ethernet cables have a "standard" but look at your + battery cable on the 312 - why is it black ? and yet in your car (its closest cousin) it red ?? :banghead:

This is why its really important to learn two other colors - RED and BLACK the colors of volt and ohm meter leads - they will never change and learning how to use them will prevent all sorts of guess work and confusion. Let me know if you need help with measuring voltage or connectivity of the wiring and ign switch. The ohmmeter ignores the wire color and confirms its function.

Pete, now your talkin ........... gather as much real information as you can about the problem before replacing parts. measure twice - fix once !! BTW - just the guy I was looking for. As a previous WH rep - pls chime in on this one if you would. http://www.wheelhorseforum.com/index.php?...t=0entry98292 Sorry, I know. But as long as I have your attention ....

If your troubleshooting brings you down to the wiring or safety switches, you might fing this useful. I "enhanced" the operators manual wiring diagram to reflect the colors called out on the schematic. HOWEVER, some wiring, such as the 9 pin connector to the engine harness - at least on my 1988 520-H are black. I have taken the liberty of coloring the diagram to reflect the actual "function" of these black wires for readability sake. Enjoy.