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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

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

As the title suggests, what model Horses do we get here in the UK, I didn't realise that the Lawn Rangers were over here until I read James has one he is restoring.9 So far i have seen what I think were a Raider of some sort? and a B-80 which I'm tempted to buy( addiction forming), My own C-101 and my neighbours C-120. Also the Black hoods and the non Kohler As n Bs How I posted here is beyond me? Please feel free to move it if need be

Next, I'm going to upgrade that to "expert status!" :-P

The old standby -the 1975 B-80 is the workhorse around home !

Toms new ride here...

It annoys me that Craig got seat time on the Power King!

Good idea on the belt guard repair Jake. Looking really good now.

If I do get really scared, I will let you know! I have an old H60 that my uncle gave my dad and I for a generator, that has next to no compression, so I'm gonna tear it down and learn about it, because I've never actually done this to any engine. Maybe I'll make a thread in the non-tractor related forum about it. But if that Techy scares me enough too, I'll certainly talk to you about it! Haha

I thought about this! But at the same time, it feels wrong to put a Kohler on a work horse! It's the whole reason it was called a work horse, because it didn't have a Kohler like all the others. It's the one thing keeping me back from thinking about doing that.

I'm with you on this, condensation rots out exhausts too, happened to a friend of mine on an old Lotus Esprit Turbo. He religiously started it every other week just ot make sure all the electrics and the like worked, but in the end all he did was crap up the oil and rot out the exhaust pipes. I'm new to the Horse right now so I'm not takin my own advise, I start mine up once a week just so I can hear her run.

On my mind, and in my prayers!

They built them for every tractor brand. Paint them to match your tractor if that's what you want. Some Wheel Horse decals would look good too.

A+ is my grade on that baby. Real sweet Jake. Glenn

Nice work James, she's gonna be a beaut!

wow nice tractor and welcome to the achy arm club james

Now I can finally stop hating my EPA approved gas cans. I must have 8 or 10 of those wretched things. Thank you Zeek! You made my weekend!

Here's my 1257 I built this summer, added 8 speed trans, rebuild 12hp kohler, rebuilt starter generator, new wiring with solenoid. Love mine glad I built it. It's my go to horse. Tom

"Wide, empty bars"? Have you attempted to make bail? No bars here.

Thanks all for the feedback. It's amazing what memories are sparked by a couple pictures. Yes this trully is a great site and I look forward to becoming a supporter in the near future.

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.

Yes, I did. I lucked into a guy with a 4x4 tow truck with a snow plow. He had to plow a path on a ridge at the rear of our property. Only able to get about 100' from the pond he had to winch it out. The tractor kept catching on the ice and he actually overheated the winch but he finally got it. He towed it off the ridge to the road south of us then back to the house. A total of about a mile. I took the seat inside and removed the cover. Once the tractor thawed I changed all the fluids and took all the precautions I could think of. I expected the worst because the motor was still running when it went in. Danged if that Briggs didn't start right up and ran fine. The only damage was the clutch rod that got all bent up. I got lucky. Even luckier was the fact that the tow truck driver who spent 3 hours there on a Super Bowl Sunday only charged me $40. He said that will cover his costs and the entertainment value that day was priceless.

Well, that is a little different....maybe. Did the tractor start before you tore it apart?? Did you have the starter off the engine?? It could be a low battery (check that first), it could be a shim under the starter to line it up better...if one was there before, could be a bad ground keeping the starter from getting all the juice it needs. Check battery and grounds first...then you will have to pull the starter. it did sound weak in your video. If you do a search in "Engines" and in the "Electric" sections...type in "starters" a number of topics come up...some of them for the 520H.

I took several piles of parts from donor tractors and built this from scratch. It's not a 1045, but it is proof that if you can dream it, you can build it.

The regular large HF dollies do very well also.

Ok but you will need to select an appropriate fuse from the list below

Thanks slammer, Chuck and Gary. So are there no sources for parts for this model online? I'll call partstree today and talk to a customer service rep directly to see if there is something I'm not doing right. I'm unable to find a specific parts manual that lists this model either online or in our manuals section. Every model number has a letter designation after the model number. Mine does not. Makes it kind of hard to even shop for parts on ebay or if I can find a local source. With all the 603's out there, there must be a better way to secure parts. Chuck I sent you a PM. Thanks again, Dave

Good job!

X2 --- especially for the winter time implements! Put the snow blade on another machine put the deck on yet another machine so on and so on You can probably just leave the flag on there since the blade lift is connected to a different arm and use a bungee cord to hold it up. That way you can switch back quicker too

hello guys just a little update here but means a lot to me, lane ralph (lane ranger) all the way from the USA had sent me a free lawn ranger hood gasket, which was really nice of him and i am really appreciative of it. so a big thank you to him for doing that. cant wait to get the hood done and put it on. james

Not really in my mirror but out my side window. Didnt see Doc Brown or Marty anywhere. Maybe it got repo'ed.

Using the magnifier... and the reverse side of the frame decal... I can barely make out the number to be 7098. So, I'm thinking another early RJ-58... being there's no numbers on the trans. Seems to retain the original K91 with it's original oil bath air cleaner, correct intake elbow, shower cap muffler, and Schnacke recoil. but, the engine data plate Spec # 31107A doesn't seem right though?

Not the prettiest, but one day......