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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

In the last 3 weeks I've managed to bring 2 Horses back to the barn. Our household has gone from 0 to 2 ponies in the blink of an eye. Never owned a Wheel Horse before, but have always liked the coolness factor of the early models. The ruggedness, the long hoods, the slight incline of the hood rear to nose, the foot stirrups, the way you straddle the tractor like a horse, the stance....need I go on? Although there are at least another half dozen models that I like, I hope this does not become an obsession, as does my wife. A few weeks ago, my 12 year old son and I were driving down the road and he said, "Whoa there. There's a couple cool tractors sitting next to that guys house over there." We had been talking about finding an old tractor to restore, and with a quick U turn we were soon headed back to take a look. There were green tractors and orange tractors, but the one that caught our eye was a little red pony sitting off by itself alongside the old man's garage. Cute little thing it was and had the most stylish little round nose I've ever seen. We introduced ourselves to the owner and inquired on the possibility of a purchase. The man politely denied our inquiry and said any of these are for sale, but not this one. He had plans to keep her for himself and make a parade tractor out of her. After a good 30 minutes of chatting it up with the old chap and listening to stories of his tractor conquests, we were headed home with a 1966 Lawn Ranger looking over our shoulders. The old man had unfortunately put a fresh coat of red paint on her with a brush, a new seat that looked out of place on this vintage machine, and had spent his time primping her instead of making the needed mechanical repairs that should have been done prior. We'll be doing a total frame off "renovation". Should be show quality when we're done with her, although she'll be getting a workout as a toy around the "estate". We've already purchased new shoes, performed a needed tune and carb rebuild, flushed the fuel system, repaired the original seat pan (although my son prefers the old fashion springer round seat pan for it's cool factor) and since he's the one that fits the tractor....he'll be making the seat decision. She starts on the second or third pull when cold and always on the first pull once warmed up. Any one know what model this wheel is from? Now, with a toy in the shop that at 6'4" I must admit I look a bit "off" operating it, I had to look for a playmate for it that suited my larger frame. I set out looking for a 1267 or the like, but could not find one within reasonable driving time and the comparable 10 and 12 horse models in my area where well used up or incomplete missing too many parts. I "settled" on the next best thing. A very cool looking 867. Less HP than I wanted, but with the cool 6 speed (8 speed) who was I to complain? I guess I can keep the search open for the 3rd machine with a 12 horse? Right? After all, reading around this site, looks like these tractors seem to multiply on their own all the time. Well, Friday I made the trek and brought home our 2nd Horse. At 48 years old, I'm pretty satisfied with her completeness. It looks as though her previous owners have treated her well. (mostly...We'll discuss this later. Not for the faint of heart.) Her skin is straight, joints are tight, original color has a nice patina reflecting her life experiences, purrs like a kitten, and runs out smooth in all gears. Her original shoes are not cracked either. She will need some mechanical repairs such as some rewiring, replace the hitch cable, replace some seals and fix some leaks, and a seat cover. I plan to restore the wheels and maybe the mower deck, but the tractor will maintain her patina with a degrease and buff. Like her little sister, she'll be just a toy for the family. Maybe get some time pulling the yard cart or time eating grass on the front lawn every now and then. Neither horse is a primary worker for us. As for her mental and physical abuse by one of her previous owners, please be careful with viewing the following picture. It is very graphic and I'm sure most if not all members of this forum will find the following repulsive and uncalled for. Our first step in cleaning the little girl up will be to remove this attrocity from her skin. You've been warned. I told you there was previous mental abuse in her past. Maybe it was a tramp stamp???? Now I'm not put off by green, Our primary worker is green as a matter of fact, but to slap this sticker on a Wheel Horse is just wrong. I don't know if this was some kind of sick joke played long ago or if a previous owner hated this little tractor, but we'll fix her up and give her the love she deserves. How rare are the 867 tractors? I don't see many on this site or on the web, and even looking at some of the download manuals, the 867 is not even listed as a model in some of the company brochures and model listings. What model/year is this seat from? It's obviously not original to the tractor? It has the Wheel Horse stamped on the back and in the vinyl.

Ok, it's Championship day an this thread is just so quiet. What's up??? Did I miss something or what?? Steve I hope you put some socks on to push your snow. Everybody got there picks in? Did you see the Mickey D's commercial where the to dudes from the Bears and the Packers sharing fries, bust out laughing on that one. That would be Steve and Mike sharing fries!!!! Wonder who get the last one??? Always a Hawkeye fan but tonight I'm cheering for Ohio State Buckeyes!!!!! Go Bucks!!!!

Any round hood. The newer models have more of the muscular look, while the round hoods have the curves, and who doesn't like curves....

Whats everyones favorite model horse.me personally my312-8.i waanna see all the different models and y u like them.

Picked these up on amazon for $12...not bad!

The two hyd lines connect to the FACE of the end cap. The two PORTS for the spring, cone, ball, etc are on the SIDES of the end cap. The ball and spring should already be in your end cap, in the rear port. NEXT.....(1) Remove the rear port plug and withdraw the ball and spring. (2) Remove the front port plug and put that ball and LIGHT spring in there. (3) Install the shorter HEAVIER spring and cone in the rear port.

I DONT HAVE A BIG YARD.. I DONT FISH,,,HECK I DONT HUNT.. I CAN MOW MY YARD WITH A PUSH MOWER.... 5 YEARS AGO ,I STOPPED AN OLD TRACTOR GOING OUT OF A MANS PICK-UP IN THE DUMP... HAD NO IDEA WHAT IT WAS,, A 401 WHEEEL HORSE..NO ENGINE,,,NO HOOD,,BAD REAR.. IT CAME HOME WITH ME NOW,,,,ITS THERAPY,,,DEVOTED PEOPLE AND HOBBY AND ALL PEOPLE ASK OF ME IS ARE YOU HAVING FUN? NOW,,,,I ASK YOU,,,,,,,,ARE YOU HAVING FUN?????? THANK-YOU FOR ASKING

You are a great dad Kelly!

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!

I Need help to find some gears and seals for my 1960 wheel Horse or buy a good rebuilt Transmission. Help! Thanks

Lawn Rangers

That is too cool Kelly and it beats the heck out of a toaster! Just think, something they can actually use, what a concept!!

Hey sports fans ... gee, only 70 and rain today ... hee hee!! Dads still in the rehab joint, making good progress, but still has a ways to go. Spending lots of time there, so the horse is taking a back seat. I did finish up the exhaust, so I thought I would share a peek!! I said a "peek"!!! lol

Red Horses! My best friends! "Red is for the blood we shed." Sorry Deere!

I also have a senior , which is now in UK , and is probably the only senior in Europe

My C-160 is my favorite - tractor exhaust stack, bar lugs on the back filled with rv antifreeze and wheel horse cast wheel weights front and back with my wheel horse mid mount grader blade. I love it!

I love them all

Hey Bama...let us know when you start tearing into it. You want to take the brake shaft side plate off first and then pull out the gears.

my favourite tractor those rangers!! currently restoring one now james

bama, can you give some details on what your transmission is or isn't doing? As Jim mentioned, the cross reference will get you going on the seals and bearings. The only seals that can't be found outside of Toro is the axle seals. They still had some a few months ago when I bought a pair. The gears can be had but you would need to find out which ones you needed. Check out Stevasaurus's videos and you'll get a good idea of what you're dealing with when you open it up for inspection. Post pictures and ask questions and you'll find that the folks here will gladly offer all the help you'll need.

heres a few homemade rippers I built,i live in red clay,very,very hard,these will bust it up but it takes many passes

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

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.

Holy crap ! You wanna be MY dad ?

First - great videos and good ideas. Thanks. And yes, the front end is upside down. Wow, what a screw up on my part. I did get the tie rod straightened and it is installed per the diagram. The video shows the tie rod being heated before straightening. Did I mess up again by pounding it back into the straight condition at room temperature? I'll tune the front end turned over and get back to you guys. Thanks so much from a newbe to the art. Jon

Here is a pulverizer I built for sowing grass, that is why the roller is on the back. It's really to heavy to lift with a manual lift. It would loosen the gravel drive.

I've got a Briggs 16hp that I may drop into the Landlord. I hate to take the Ag's off but I don't think the 23x10.5x12's will do that well in the snow.

I like the mid engine tractors best, but if I had to choose a favorite in my collection currently it would be the 55 rj35 I just picked up.

Two more Redheads showin' off givin' one son and grandson a ride. Ride 'em Cowboys! He loves Horses! The '90 520-8, he "needs" to hear! The '85 416-8 is "his" dozing "buddy." The gray Horse is a work-in-progress. The Work Horse is now fitted with a blade, "It's snow time!"

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 .

well good luck if you decide to go ahead with it, didn't cut it strait did it so i was parallel with the slight narrowing of the bonnet. james

Smitty, please put me down for a set. I test drove the horse this afternoon with the correctly installed front end/axle and the steering is now OK, i.e., it turns the same amount both left and right with no locking at the extremes. It's still rather lose, but hopefully, the new pins will take most of that out. Jon

And just so everyone knows, In the very top pic that is ole Ken B on the right with my brother Dave TRYING to chase me down on the left.. The guys in our outboard club would line the shores watching my brother and myself battle it out.. I sure do miss this one... The name I put on the side pretty much sums it all up... The boat in the lower pic is the one my brother was chasing in the above picture. Less than 12 ft of pure excitement with 30 hp on it, top speed near 38, and that is fast in a boat like this. Nail the throttle and this sucker would leap out of the water.. To be fair, my brother got CLOSE a few times with his 14 ft TANK, he is sneaky fast and full of determination... Missed you on the water the last few seasons, you, me and WFO Botelho will have a REAL good time this summer. I'm ready now but I have some work to do if I expect to keep you and Steve at bay..

Production numbers are inaccessible to the public so it's just a guess as to how many 418-C models were built. They replaced the 417 models and consequently were replaced by the Onan-powered machines the following year. The "C" denotes commercial, so those that actually sold to lawn care businesses probably died a horrible high-hour death.

Seal and bearings cross reference threads are pinned at the top of the transmission section and you can contact member Racinfool40 for transmission parts by pm. There may be transmissions for sale in the classified section and member Jake Kuhn might be able to help with a rebuilt transmission.

Thanks for jumping in Smitty. I think a couple of these pins would clean up at least some of the slop in my steering. How can I get a couple? Jon

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.

Just saw the post anyone need the pins I can get some more made Smitty

More is always better.

A little hard to tell from the pictures, but could the front axle be on upside down?

Drill out the pivot point on the throttle and replace with 1/4 inch bolt and lock nut. Problem fixed.

that's what cemented my bad attitude toward "lifetime warranties" - how simple it is for the seller to give you a new one. Not a bad deal if you are returning a screwdriver, but what about an auto starter or alternator? 3 years ago, I replaced a funky OEM starter in my wife's car. Within 6 months I had to return the "lifetime warrantied" reman'd replacement due to poor cranking. Pain in the rear to get out and back in but of course it was "free". Within another few months the first replacement starter began to squeal and I ended up replacing another reman'd replacement for "free". Thankfully, this one is still working 2 years later. The point is even tho the starter replacements were "free", my time isn't and I lost a few nice fishing days to putting "free" parts in my car 3 times over. Same with wrenches, etc. That trip to HF isn't "free" when you swapout your "free" replacement wrenches. In fact, when gas was more expensive and an F350 was the only vehicle around to use - well - I don't want to be reminded how much it cost me to get "free" replacements.

I don't know what's cooler, the tractor or the video... OK, it's the tractor.

There was a red Work Horse also..

What started in 1973 was a lawn ranger to plow snow ...40 years later (an 40+ WHs later) I have proof that the addiction has become a friendship thing....one day I had to upgrade my cell phone..young gal started downloading my contact list (she said it would only take a minute)...minutes later she said "how many people do you know?...then she said did you know you have 364 contacts?...I said "is that all".....cause you see I have met a ton on people because of that little red ranger and I always save their phone number....probably half of the numbers belong to you guys....if I've ever met you or talked to you I've got your number and consider you as MY FRIEND....and my RS member number is seven (7) so proof that I know alot of you guys (including Mr Cecil Pond). So if you want to be added to my list of 364. just call me about anything that is faded red and makes noise...I'll probably add ya~~!!......816-806-9774 PS: I still have that little faded red Lawn Ranger and snow blade!!....might get to use it this week!!!

Reread gwest-ca's http://www.wheelhorseforum.com/user/120-gwest-ca/ I think your switches are good if you did it manually, In doing so you can also hear a click each time either switch is engaged. Can you hear it ??? The pto diagram here http://www.partstree.com/parts/?lc=toro_consumer&mn=21-10K806%2C+310-8+Garden+Tractor%2C+1989&dn=810607R1-07R10094-00044 shows that the campiece on the pto as its rotated needs to touch both switch fingers and you should hear each one click. as you did manually. If the above all checks out I would also check for play on the pto lever and if necessary add a shim, a skinny washer or two.. ( # 4 ) on the diagram up to the ( #7 ). I have a cotter key where the show a pop rivet Lastly make sure ( #3grip ring #4washer and #5 bushing) are on and tight up against the metal tower. I replaced my 3 4 and 5 because the hole was wallowed out . take out the battery and tray give yourself some room listen and look at the parts as they move. If you hear the pto lever cam clicking the contacts on the switches you should be good to go. Double check and take a good look at your wiring as gwest-ca mentioned above,, and compare to the picture here. 2 black to the battery ground screw above top switch blue outside left - orange outside right bottom switch purple inside - tan outside right.

Sometimes I have to pull the pto lever back to make the starter switch work and it has not changed in years so I don't think it is a fast wearing problem. Have you seen the detailed wiring diagrams? Each circuit has it's own diagram making it easier to understand. Garry

Vincez mine also had a very mushy soft feel to them , I took a picture or wiring colors and on top and bottom switch , think there were orange and purple but cant remember for sure and removed the switches. Using 2 pair of needle nose pliers I rebent them to make solid contact (with that cam that engages them) even thought they were very soft. That was 3 years ago and I replaced the little white plastic bushings so I wouldn't have to do it again .. Good luck and have patience its a little tight space in there and gets frustrating. Moving the battery away which you probably have already done made it much easier for my fat fingers. I thing there were 2 little nuts I had to remove to get the switches free to rebend . If yours are really bad you might just buy some used ones from Kelly , a member here http://www.wheelhorseforum.com/forum/93-kellys-tractor-salvage/ he has a nice stock of many parts. don't short out your rectifier or solenoid while in there.. disconnect battery

The 200 series get a bad rap. I had a 210-H that mowed,plowed and blew snow for 20 yrs. with out almost any problems at all.