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Well, FINALLY got some good snow in eastern PA. I have not had much time to post about my new toys and additions but I figured this video would be a good time to bring up the blower. Been wanting to find a tall chute for a while now. I was perfectly fine with my short chute but I have plans to add electric chute rotator and chute deflector. The tall chute is an easier platform to add these items too. I found one in all but mint condition with these heavy, heavy steel wheel weights that came along with the deal . Some other things I like about the tall chute is the replaceble scraper blade and the thicker jack shaft which allows you to use a standard bearing and not having to modify things just to replace the bearings. Heres a short video from this morning! Throws the snow just fine! Calling for another snow storm on Monday! http://youtu.be/0Fyb0NUmvk0 Kyle

3rd time to plow this winter. The ol' C125 was ready to go. It plows what you see in the pic plus 2 more driveways. In the pic is my driveway .... and yard. It all gets plowed. I've had the C125 for 17 years and it always starts right up. It's been washed once and that was when I bought it. I believe water is enemy of anything electric. Water causes electrical connections and switches to rust and corrode. And sooooo..... NO WATER! But it does like oil and grease! It has wheel weights front and rear and chains. The new front tires have kept me out of the ditches. They really make a difference in going where I want to go. Most plowing is done in 2nd gear high range, 1H in tight spots and 3H widening out the road for the township. The Gates green belt (6982) has been on it for 13 years.

I got my raider 10 today I put a rear end in it put a carb on it it fired up second try(forgot to install battery first try lol)has the HH100 tecky.electric PTO.had a electric lift but sadly was missing it I'll find one for it.thing runs and drives great.what's everyone think

we finally got some snow so I got to try out the commando 8 this morning everything worked great

My Wheel Horse refrigerator, won at a tractor show, still has not been used. Tom

I'm certainly not a photographer but I couldn't resist taking this one in our backyard.

Been a while.... Upper and lower dash panels in place. Using vinyl saves a lot of time painting and lettering, plus I can change the words Plus rear lift cylinder in place And started the front three point

Well, I usually don't have much to add, but just couldn't help myself this time! I have spent most of the winter to this point doing heavy mechanic work, that is I have been putting a rear end in a recliner!!!!!

A quick and dirty guide to modern Wheelhorse tractor models. (Quick and dirty and not fully detailed guys)!!! Wheelhorse/Toro-Wheelhorse manufactured different models for varying degrees of work. Lets look at the more modern tractors from the mid-70's forward and this will give you an idea of what to look for Lodestoner! The older C-Series tractors like the C-120 mentioned above was a garden tractor with a horizontal, (side-shaft) engine and the ability to match up to a lot of implements that WH made for them. The D Series Tractor was a much bigger garden tractor. The A series tractors were smaller light weight tractors designed for mostly mowing. (B-series were a mix of both with some being garden tractors and some being lawn tractors. When Toro bought wheelhorse, the models changed. The 100 series series machines were rear engine little guys that mowed only. The 200 series tractor like you were looking at were vertical, (Bottom-shaft) engine equipped tractors that were meant for small yard mowing and very light duty work. The 300, 400 & 500 series tractors were the garden tractors that can do what you need done with your driveway. They are very capable and have a vast array of implements made over a 25 year span that will attach to the tractor allowing not only mowing and plowing but snowblowing, tilling, front-end loaders, driveway sweepers, grading, etc. This is what you need for the driveway and yard you have. It will last you many many years.

You cut and pasted a link to the info - I think you have done enough damage for the day! If you want to go back to the mothership of SG info, check this out. I'm sure these folks did a mental copy and paste from the Delco Remy manual who scammed it from Thomas Edison who lifted it from Tesla patents , etc, etc. Somewhere in caves of Mesopotamia there is a clay pot with lead and copper sitting in lemon juice, shaking , smoking, getting ready to release a curse on anyone who dares hit CTRL V. You have been warned.

And a special beverage cooler. Sent from my tractor seat.

I've had them for several years and use them daily. I think they are fabulous! GE Elec-Traks were made from 1970-1974 and then the line was sold to Wheel Horse. Wheel Horse cut down the model offering to three- A65, B145, and C185. They also introduced their own electric in 1974, A60. Later in 1981 they introduced the E81 and E141. You can learn more about them from my web site at http://www.myelec-traks.com. All the manuals are there and you can get parts from a couple dealers also listed on my site. Be glad to answer any questions you may have.

Hi fellow Wheelers I just completed the fabrication of a Three Point Hitch for my 70"s GT14. Parts List include: 1. Used Wheel horse Rear Axle Bracket to which I added two Class One Hitch Pins with a steel bar welded across (bar was from an old shaft from a bad shock absorber) 2. Lower lift and Center lift bars and center lift arm (purchase from e-bay for $150) Note: One side was adjustable and the other solid, I changed the solid one so that is also adjust so that I could obviously adjust it and also make it fit better by removing a section and welding-in two threaded bolts 3. A twenty inch Class One tow bar from Tractor Supply for $139 Think you'll agree it came-out pretty good. Comments or suggestion appreciated As a side note might someone know what the rear pulley on the GT14 is for..... I assume perhaps the rototiller... but it looks so flimsy for that? Thanks

While I am in the posting mood. I picked up a C-160 this week. Was told there was nothing wrong with it before I made the trip. Naturally I am skeptical but for the price I could not complain. First it had to be dug out of the over hang behind the house and I was told they could not get it started. I brought my jumper pack with me and got it going to verify the motor. Ran a little cold blooded but a few turns of the low and high needles and it was purring. No knocks! The good list - Its a wheel horse and a C-160 at that - Runs good. NO smoke even at start up - Like new ag tires on the rear - has been repainted but does not look to terrible - head light lence is in decent shape - transmission seems to work ok The bad but not to bad list lol - one hub is loose and sliding around. Cant beleive she said she drove this all summer. Cant wait to see what that looks like. - missing the hood ornament - dent in the top of the hood. - wiring is a mess. Coil is wired to a toggle switch. Who knows if it charges - Muffler is shot - seat is shot - few oil leaks - flat front tire All in all, its seems pretty untouched. I got to it just in time because it was going to be turned into a pulling tractor. Cant wait to fix it up and use it for some mowing this summer. Biggest issues are the muffler and the hub. Hoping someone here has a nelson muffler in usable shape. Someone has had there hands in the trans at some time because of the excess rtv oozing out of the joint. Hope its ok. Slowly adding to the collection. Happy to have one of these. Been hunting for awhile and I did not want the shaker plate C-161. I prefer the solid mount. Will post up some pics soon!

Ran across this site while looking around for some additional info on Starter/Generator and Regulators used on tractors. Maybe not a WH site, but I found it very informational. It actually assisted in saving one of my regulators from going to the "look at later" parts bin. http://www.simpletractors.com/service/electrics/electrical_systems.htm Dennis

Nice video and sound. How would you compare the performance of the tall chute to the short chute in terms of snow throwing ability? TIA

All's runnin' well but, PM (preventative maintenance) goes on and on and on. Today changed tires on the Work Horse, just to put chains on for the snow pushin' the grandsons prayed for. They must be nutso! White junqué, who needs it? Last big project, almost done. A '90 520-8, runs great now! Still workin' on the Horse but not much to do.

Don't poke the bear.

I was worried about oil starvation in the upside down pics! Good thing there wasn't a Series 1 on it!

Good thing I was looking at these photos with the laptop....I couldn't turn the desktop over!! Great photos...Bet you had fun.

If you are seriously looking the 416-8 that Tankman posted is the one to look for. Extremely reliable, plenty of power out of its single cylinder Kohler and less maintenance than an Onan powered tractor. With that 1/4 mile long driveway and it being gravel I'd equip it with a snow blade first. If the drive is fairly level and the gravel is packed down good you can always look for a snow thrower or blower later. A nice clean one at a reasonable price shouldn't be too hard to find in your area. As for the 211 and a 1/4 mile long driveway? Best way I can sum that up is it would be like bringin a knife to a gun fight.. .

My '85 416-8 never lets me, or grandsons, down. We're plowin' snow today in NE PA. The 416-8 was terribly neglected, now lives in my heated barn. Lots of fixin', shop time for the boys.

Cool site...thanks for sharing. Really cool video Chuck. (I am tempted to hit control-V now)

Don't feel bad. Wives can smell "hobby" when it comes in the house. I was in the garage (detached) cleaning some parts with clear 1-K kerosene the other night. I always wear latex gloves which are disposed of in the garage. I was careful to take my shoes off outside, take my work pants off in the laundry room and put on my pajama pants. I took the pants back out to the garage, washed up in the basement, and came upstairs free of odor, or so I thought. Within 10 seconds of coming into the living room where my wife was reading, she said "I smell gasoline". Whether they are pregnant or not, wives are gonna complain about smelling something. Vent that paint booth and get back to work. I'll be hiding under this chair.

My winter projects are coming along nicely. I wanted to get everything done last fall because it was such a tuff winter last year, and I did. So my winter projects are...sleep late in the mornings, go ice fishing when the temp is in the 20's, light the fire place and watch as much football & basketball as I can, eat a lot of comfort food. I can report that the time line is looking good for a successful winter this year.

The rear rims actually should clean up nice and wont require paint. I figure with a new seat, matching front rims, good SOS srub. It should make for a nice looking worker.

Looks good!

I can only reply, the auger and shoot are coated. Either wd or snow shooter spray. My blower is not the same temp, I have a modine 60 btu heater in the garage. Keep it at 60 most of the time. Maybe being warmer? Never had the problem before, but never had the snow this heavy and wet. If i come across snow like this again will adjust my technique and report back. Never thought of the temp differential. Thanks,,,,,, Glenn edit,,,,,,,by the way, the cap is the best. One day,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Glenn, the first time I used the blower this year we had 3 inches of that same crap snow. Brought down trees everywhere. It blew the snow no problem. A good fifteen foot. I was surprised and I hear others with the same issues you are having. I run the blower on the inner pulley of the pto full throttle. It's important for the blower to be same temp as the outside temp. And I usually shoot some wd40 in the shoot. Also another thing is to not go slow in wet heavy snow, especially when it's only a few inches. This keeps the pressure and the blower full. A few times in that snow it plugged up but all I did was push into the snow a little faster and it opened up on its own. This snow was very heavy but deeper so it kept the blower full which is important with these single stages. The more snow I feed it, the farther it flies. Maybe I'm just lucky but I think if you keep these things in mind it will surprise you. This is the first year with a cab. It might be a little harder to get in the tractor but when I see that snow fly over the hood and the windshield ,I feel mighty lucky to have it. On top of that, I was in there with just my long sleeve thermal with my t shirt over it and was still hot.

Looks good still has the original steering wheel and seat pan if you want to you can run a gas line from the gas tank straight to the carb and it will work for a joyride My commando 8 has been like that sense I've had it

Here are a few pics of some fungi that I took while on my way home from work last week

Hey, that looks like the same snow we got... Commando looks great Tristan.

Elon Musk would be envious. Geo was way ahead of him.

High quality 30wt should work just fine unless ur planning to use in -30° weather

Commando 8's are awesome!

I always thought that Kentucky was at the bottom of the planet...good thing we have gravity. :ychain: Seriously, nice horse and it looks like a great snow to play in.

While I enjoy the warmth of living south, that looks like a lot of fun. of course any seat time is fun! Good looking tractor.

That little Tech dude has a Tude! He needs to be slapped around a little!

I bought this rust bucket from John Campbell over a year ago. it had a nice wheel horse high back seat. Worth what I paid for the tractor. It was rusty and had a broken rod. Few weeks ago I decided not to part it out and bring it back to life. a quick sand blast and lots of wet sanding rust pits, its all back together. I didn't have any intention of making this a show tractor. John claims it is now. I have to clean up some wiring and finish the deck and its all finished.

I appreciate all the (quick) feed back. The consensus is that it's not what I need for moving snow. So the next question is, would this tractor, with a mowing deck and bagging kit be worth $350, for use in mowing duties and pulling a garden cart, if it were in decent shape? I've been doing the snow removal with a New Holland TC45 that has a FEL. It's not so easy to maneuver, but it does work. Again, thanks for all the input. You're clearly a dedicated, friendly, helpful, and knowledgeable group. Thanks.

I got 18 the first time but after I checked the answers I took it again and then got 19, still missed Lucky Strike! For curiosity reasons, I wish this test showed what year these ads, shows, products etc. were popular on TV???

I was finishing up servicing my 418-A When I checked the hydro fluid, I am almost certain it is filled with Automatic tranny fluid When I looked up what it takes, (thanks Gwest for the excellent manuals) it says 10w30 or 10w40 Is that correct? I am going to change the filter and fluid, but as the guy said to Dirty Harry,"I gots to know"

Sent from my tractor seat.

I don't know... see some really nice tractors currently listed on your state's C/L site.

OK, it's not a show horse but like a lot of us, looks a little better cleaned up. She is running and rolling but I am still missing a plate that goes underneath the left foot rest to raise the blade. Does anyone have a spare one (Plow model is 79252) I think the Actual part number for the plate 795510-01? Any ideas what it may be worth?

I've sat in those chairs, very comfy. Tried to sneak them in the truck but Bob kept watching me.

I had a bit of spare time one day and a few tiles left over and came up with this tile mosaic

I've been making little stainless steel wheel horse plates and a Kohler picture frame

I would say very hard to find that haven't been ate away with rust. They are very popular with the Old Order Mennonites south west of the Goshen area & see them being used in that area. Seems like there was a place in PA that specializes in parts, member Geo may know of the place? I have a vintage Sears electric riding mower, having an all electric rider is neat. Always wanted to have a Wheel Horse electric or even an Elec Trak....maybe someday.

Plug it in Plug it in! One of my old bosses had an Elec-Trak snowblower attachment. For some reason he wanted to keep it even though the tractor was long gone. We had to move that thing. Talk about heavy!