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I know most of you hate the new style idiot proof gas containers with the lack of a good vent when pouring So here are some pictures of what I did to mine. Got the partial idea from someone off the forum. Works great! Drill a hole that matches a valve stem you want to put in. These are pressure fit, so it has to be exact - in my case 1/2 inch. Feed a wire through the hole and out the spout. Take the guts out of the valve stem, attach to the wire and pull up into the hole. Spray some silicone on and attach this to pull it up through, Leave the guts out, put the cap on and remove for pouring. Goes without saying . . .blow out any debris with air so it doesn't end up in you tank. Takes about five minutes

Unless you really really work it and get it hot (not just warm) you will be building up condensation/water in your oil. Think about it, the oil temp has to get up to 212 to get rid of the water. On a cold day unless you are really working her it won't get hot enough. Letting them sit doesn't hurt them. Put a tickle charger on it.

Hey everyone! I finally bought a Techy! Oh, and it came with a tractor! It is a 1969 Work Horse 700, in wonderful shape! I took a two state away trip, but the tractor came with wheel weights, chains, a snowy rear discharge mower deck, and a snowblower and it feels like is has very low hours, it drives super smooth and easy and is very clean for being a 46 year old tractor, the seat only has two little tears in it! The worst part is the rear seat pan is a bit rusty under the seat. Everything seems to work as it should, which is a plus! The motor on it is a "Hurricane" 6.5 hp Chinese Harbor Freight motor, which really runs smooth and quiet, and seems quite powerful. The previous owner said that the original motor ran fine, but was very VERY hard to start, (Which after doing research, seems about right ) so he swapped the motor. The tractor came with the original Tecumseh motor that was on it, the original gas tank, engine mount, air filter/cleaner assembly and ignition parts, and a full new gasket kit for the whole motor! It also came with original paperwork for the mower deck, snowblower and the headlight kit! I have the original headlight kit and plastic non headlight cover, but the muffler of the new engine points straight out of the front of the tractor, and the P/O melted a bit of the original headlight . He was quite upset that he did that, and I felt for him. He was a very nice and kind guy and said that he had a big snowblower on his backhoe and just did not need the tractor any more. I hope that I get to use the snowblower before the end of the season! C'mon Mr. Winter!

Ok the real reason the techy tractors are always in better shape is because after they quit working from the dealer, no one could get them running again so they sat untouched and unused until we find them... I have a couple myself and haven't got either of them running yet!

I have also noticed this but my theory is that the Techy starts acting up and or won't start, its owner gives up and pushes it back into the shed or corner of the garage and forgets about it for many yrs. Looks like that may be the case with this one. I myself owned a real nice Work Horse 700 with a recent transplant of a newer Tecky on it. The guy I got it from was the original owner, he said the original motor never ran right and was a pain too start. Many yrs. later he replaced the original engine with a newer one. He said that one was great for a few yrs. but that one also became difficult too start so he gave up on it. Mine also came with a like new snow thrower which I gave to Wheel Horse Chris in Naugatuck (WHC-125) I wasn't going to use it. Here is a pic of the one I owned...

Well I got two of the five grandkids out.(14/12),the ice could of been better. The temp got to 35 today and put a just enough slush down to make it not as slippery as nice frozen ice surface. But had some fun then went into warm shop to listen to the games. Sorry to see the Pack lose but what a game the Seahawks had. Here's a couple pics of the grand kids.

Been putting off working on the belt guard for a while now. It was in really bad shape. It had some major dents in it and the hole the crankshaft goes through was worn very big and to an oval. My dad helped me today, and we ended up drilling out and welding in a washer around the hole for the crankshaft. From the side you see its hard to tell its even been repaired, not so nice on the backside, but thats covered up. I'm very happy with the way it turned out, especially with what it started as. A quick beadblasting before wiping on some bondo Some bondo on it, not the prettiest, but it worked And sanded It needs another coat on the top and will be ready for primer.

My C-101 is on plow duty this winter.

K 91 motor and some Goodyear tires and wheels. I went to buy a 701 but too far gone for me to take on ! Bad transmission, very locked up and rusted motor (original spec) , wrong hood, dash and T and C cables bad etc.

while trying to cobb together a dial indicater with a sparkplug bottom at work to time a h60 my buddy asked what i was building after telling him he said i got one u can have for $10 at home i got in a bunch of stuff from neighbor is that luck or what?????????

Paul, these are my feelings on it too. I change the oil on my C-160 as soon as I get done cutting grass in the fall. Change the gear oil and then it sits in the back of the barn until spring. I have no interest in white oil and I know there's no way I would be able to get it hot enough to burn the condensation off. Spring comes I pull the battery tender off and it fires right up.

That looks like it with the single mounting hole. Here is a photo I picked off of the web. It seems as if it was used more as a dozer blade after the ground was tilled. This user added sides to it.

How is that proof?

Nice looking tractor, forget you have the Techy! Go buy a good 7 or 8 HP Kohler install it and you will be a happy camper.

I do the same. Sometimes I just fire one up and run it through the field next door. Or if it snows through my yard and over my sandmound a few times. The neighbors probably think I'm nuts driving a deckless tractor all over the yard They then confirm that when I go flying down the road on this

tractor is half done now, all the chassis and half the body work is done, now i need to get the wheels sandblasted and painted, then get the steering wheel done, then get the body panels painted but i couldn't resits just putting a few bits on. just ordered a set of decals as-well to finish it off. james

The Tecky's I had in the 60's would start from the heat generated by the pull rope being pulled a 100 times trying to get it to pop! Maybe I should get another rope cranker. I could skip Cardio Rehab and save money!

Here's another ODD BALL that has a 40 year old tecky powered C-120 that has mowed and blowed snow for me for 25 years. It has never failed to start and it runs perfect. During the 25 years that I have owned it, I have done nothing to the HH120 except change the oil and the air filter.

Found an even better views on local CL ads. This clinches it.

Looks like fun.

Thank you, when the weather warms up a little I will get some pic's. Runs and drives well, but the mower is now shot. excuse me, I meant the (mower deck)

Post some pictures and give us a little more info. There should be lot's of opinions on what it should or could sell for. The one pictured in my avatar I would not let go for less than $2000.00, but I have seen sales go for anywhere from $50.00 to $1000.00, depending on condition, and accessories accompanying it.

I guess I'm lucky. I've got a Techy on our Lawn Ranger and it starts on the the first pull once warmed up and usually on the second pull if it's cold. Of course I just rebuilt the carb, maybe that's why? This thing purrs like a kitten. My grandfather hated, I mean hated Tecumsehs back in the day. Nothing but Kohlers on his tractors. As a little kid, I often heard him bad mouth Tecumsehs. I almost didn't buy our Lawn Ranger when I saw it had a Techy just because of the hatred my grandfather had for them. lol

Tom... if you get scared of that Techy... just let me know.

It looks like a blade for a Troy-Bilt Horse tiller. They attached to a bumper assembly, which was also available separately to protect the engine, carb, etc. Three of my tillers have the bumper, but never needed the blade attachment.

Very good lesson for the "uninitiated"! We used to do the same thing with the old Mopar gear reduction starters, to get them going again, on the cheap so to speak.

Nice work Jake. It's amazing how much time can be spent on 1 part isn't it.

Nice score

oh wow i joined late but this is looking amazing lovely restoration progress james

Bar none here!!!

The 6hp tecky powered horses I've gotten always have good tight steering and seem to be not worn out overall I'm not sure if its because most people bought them for smaller yards or if its just because the lower HP and a lot lighter engine just didn't wear the mower out as much

Great idea Zeek and thanks for passing it along. I know what I'll be doing tomm now!

I use an AMP extractor. Push the extractor fully into the slot and rotate it a few degrees in both directions. If you don't feel the pin release try pushing the pin back into position. Often dirt gets under the tangs that hold the pins in place. Serious force is not needed. If you hurt yourself you are using more force than is needed. As for the burnt red wire, you need to clean the individual conductors (strands) until you have bright copper. Action of the corrosion and heat creates a less than ideal mating surface. Be sure to get a good solid crimp. If you can pull the wire out of the new crimp it was not good enough. I will solder this pin if I can't get clean bright copper. Also I favor using gold plated pins for the two red wires, one from the starter and the other from the regulator. Gold pretty much puts a stop to the corrosion. Before reinserting any pins that are being reused return the compressed tang back out sightly until it is the same as a new pin. It is only necessary to replace pings that are damage.

Jeff, I think I would part it out but then again, Satan's spawn would spread to other tractors and take them down too. Perhaps melting it down into a block of iron and inscribing something on it. "Here lies the remains of a D-series Wheelhorse that consumed the mind, time and pocketbooks of all those who have dared to own it." Nahh! Fix it! After all, it's only money and your sanity. Besides, you can't let a material thing like a tractor consume you! Right?

Thanks TT!! I'm heading over to my dads to help him unload a 518H. I'll look at it when I get over there.

Did a nice job! I'd be so scared of falling in xD but it looks like a lot of fun in the same aspect!!

That thing looks great Dave! I spent quite a few hours welding that hood back together after the previous owner cut it in half. Didn't want to use any filler so I took my time to add more weld and grind down till smooth. That's really what it takes with these tractors is time and patience and eventually you come out with something you can really be proud of! You finished what I started and the hard work buy both of us shows.

I too have had some nerve racking experiences over the years of clearing the pond. I always start on the shallow end of the pond. A coupple times I drove onto at and get ready to start the blower when the rear end would break through. Ugh, so I walk up to the tool shed and get the Kioti tractor out and the neighbor kid and go back and pull the wheel horse out. There have been times I'm blowing or blading the surface when I hear this sharp crack over the sound of the engine and see the surface with large cracks in it. Sometimes oozing pond water. I try to check thickness before heading out. I get my drill and a wood drill bit to put some holes in. Then with a wire with a hook on the end measure the thickness. The worst part of keeping the pond clear is after a good snow fall. The snow insulates the surface and turns it into slush even in sub freezing tempature. That about takes care of the skating for the year. Well the grand kids just text me and want to come over skating. So off I go.Thanks Kiotiken

Yes you did it again Bro' !!! Your videos are great, and your building skills set the mark that we should all aim for! I am totally awestruck by your Wheel Horse Shop, and your wheel Horse Snow Chucker

Its a good idea to run them all for about 15 or 20 minutes every week. But of course I'm the worlds worst at taking my own advice regarding this...............................

I was in a bar last night for awhile and it wasn't empty or wide. (Some of the patrons were pretty wide though). I use Chrome and Internet Explorer 11 and see no corruption of the homepage screen. If your using a Windows PC and your using Explorer, go to the little "Gear" icon or if your using a real old version, click whatever gets you to the link "About Internet Explorer" and tell us the Version Number you have. Under help, you should be able to see a link that says "update Internet Explorer". Can't help you on an Apple or an Andriod tablet.

Colder than Jerry Jones' party bus on it's way home from Wisc!

Search method sucks. I'm a poor searcher when it comes to looking for something.

Steve I think he is simply stating that they should maybe pinned in a help forum. I think that would work much better then the search method because a lot of people potentially helped might not know to search for them specifically or might have issues wording a search to come up with the appropriate results. The search function is a finicky animal anyway.It would also be easier on people who aren't as computer literate.Not everyone that plays with these vintage machines is as good on the PC as the WH.

Congrats!!

Nuther one jumped on the trailer this morning. Any guesses? Man, that's not much of a clue. Maybe this'll help.

Backhoe was made by Brantly for Wheel Horse. The also OEM'd for other manufacturers as well. Man does that make me miss mine!! Nice!

Pictures always helps... Go Raider, good tractor.