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I just got done building my own land leveler. Thought I'd share the pics. Very happy with it as it will cut right down through snow and ice on the drive and pull gravel. It's 5 ft wide and being pulled with my sons 73' 16 auto.

thanks to Cable (Bruce) for his latest file download. A WH Dealer catalog from 1988/89 with WH promotional items. But look ! Steve running in the lake surf!

They are saying it is a record snow in Chicago land...the 702 did great...bring it on. Some channels are saying it is the 5th biggest snow on record. This video was taken at the 1/2 way point of the storm.

Hello All and Happy February! I'm hoping that those of you who know all about the Round hoods could help to identify the new member of my family. I found a serial number tag on the upright frame section which supports the steering column that reads "Serial number 7053". I've taken some pictures also so you all could give me your opinion on what I have here. Any information would be greatly appreciated.

Don, that is the best I have looked in a long time.

Hopefully he doesn't bring those shorty-shorts to the big show this summer !! Mike...........

Hes 65 and so am I, but I wear socks.

well we ended up with a lot more snow than expected,10 to 12 inches,had to go to work because my boss wouldn't give us the day off,thats another story,so I get home about 6,try to start one of the 414,s with blower,she wont fire,its been reak=lly cold up here,around -15 for days,so I get out the trusty spray bottle with gas,remove the filter and start pumping the sprayer and it soaks my gloves and wont spray,so I find another bottle(I just want to get the snow blown,dont have time for this crap)get her started and blow for 1 and 1/2 hours and then the chain breaks,drag her back and try to start the c160 with blower,no way battery is low,so I go to the 312 with blade,halve to boost it and it takes many many trys,finally get her running push a bunch of snow and then the chain for the hydro lift breaks,man not my day,was gonna get out my other 414 with plow but its really cold out and ive had enough for today,its strange because ive had all running lately and they are all good starters usually,run no ethonal fuel,so I don't get it,all 3 hard to start today

When keeping a tractor in it's original "work clothes", what are some of the things you guys do? I'm looking and in the process of getting my hands on all-original workes, as I don't have the time to restore right now but will need something for when I get my own place after college. Right now I'm thinking they are going to need the rims painted, seats painted, electronics, wear parts, motor, etc... gone through. Possibly decals replaced, then aged --and??? I'm looking to get them into orignal condition, with their battle scars, but nice enough to show. Any tips/prefrences would be appreciated. :)

As usual, I will be staying at the posh Maynard Hotel. Only a few steps from all the action!

Unless I sell this hotel room this is where I will be staying at the south mountain fairgrounds. If I do sell it then I will have a little upgrade at the same addy....

6 to 14" coming my way overnight. I'll have to get up around 3 A.M. so it gives me an excuse not to watch the Super Bowl. Haven't run the blower yet so a little road test was in order.

I saw the first pic and I thought the head said " The heck with it!, i'm staying in the house!

OMG...I am looking at those pictures and I realized it is the "Headless Horseman" wearing a Carhart jacket right out of Sleepy Hollow. Looks like you really did get some snow Mate. Did Karen take those from the door way?? Chris would not go outside to take any pictures here...I can't blame her.

I'm laughing about this post, I think hockley valley is talking degrees Celsius, you stateside guys will be talking Fahrenheit. holy crap -15 Fahrenheit, I don't think things still live at that temperature! anyway us Canadians are snug in our igloos, I had a slick salesman at my shop trying to sell me some icecubes! newt (lol)!

I've purchased several that needed nothing more than regular maintenance. They're are plenty of them out there. I had a 312-8 which I painted the tin and dressed it up a little. Nothing serious. A year later I heard a weird noise from trans, and that's no easy task given the noise of motor. Tore trans apart and found 2 bad needle bearings. Wasn't all that difficult but I had no intention of getting involved. My advice if you go though as much trouble as I did on this one don't ever sell it. Cause it'll probably last another 20-30 years!

That little 702 did a great job and wasn't even working hard. Thanks for sharing.

Great to see! It always amazes me to watch my neighbors with 18 to 20 horsepower lawn mowers that can't plow snow. And my 8 HP Wheel Horse pushing the snow all over the place. But I am jealous of the Hyd. system. My left arm gets a work out when I plow.

Nice job Steve!

He always gets the girl..

I have made a few signs but not many.. these signs I made was cut out of thin 1/8" either oak or ask (depending on the sign pictured) and then glued to either walnut or heat modified poplar. They are finished with clear house paint. which is the best you can get for being in the elements.. Better than that expensive stuff they say is designed for outdoor use by a long shot. It is nothing more than buying exterier house paint and having them not put any color in it.. It looks white but will dry clear. Anyway I had been contemplating offering something just like these shown but with the Wheel Horse Logo on each end.. They would be a nice feature to hang at the shows.. with either your name or your screen name to people would know who you are.. Anyway these here I made for friends or family this last Christmas. Picture of the roosters and the jeep are Ash glued to walnut. Sorry for the poor quality photos but these are before they had a finish and my cheap phone camera.The one with the eagles is made of oak and a two sided sign and glued to a poplar board that I baked in the oven for an hour to make it dark like walnut.. If there is enough interest I may be convinced to make a few with the W.H. logo.. Measures about 15" long and 5" tall

I too like too see old iron still working hard

Got the blow shield done. made from 8 inch ID aluminum tube with a .312 wall. That should stop anything that gets throw at it. I HOPE. any way I incorporated the clutch pivot and a clutch slave cylinder. so its a clean and easy way to work on.

Looks like fun Steve! Bet you didn't know you cant plow by the flickering of a candle light! or was it a golf ball?

That 702 was a snow moving machine in the video. The hydraulic lift is the "cats meow"! Thanks, and keep it up north!!

He didn't spin the tires once! No socks, no chains, no problem!

WHO SAYS YOU CAN'T HAVE FUN ON RED SQUARE??????

Nice video Steve. That's a great little worker you have there.

Oh, you meant the tractor! I was like: "Wait a second! Steve is like 68 or 72 yrs (or something) old!"

Looks like a nice little setup you have there

While mowing lawn came across this little guy, probably minutes old. Could not even stand up.

If you use the "Slime" and at a later date remove the tire, you will be very upset with yourself for making the slimy mess. Tube them!

Tubes

This one ?? She is up on the tractor shelf forever ....

Here's a better picture of the dogpoint set screw Check this post:

I just booked. Days Inn Chambersburg. On 30 right next to 81. You guys spooked me about the filling up. I know last year I got a room with no problem in Scotland a little further North just the week before but not taking any chances.

We're all set up in Chambersburg. Did it a couple weeks ago and quite a few hotels were already filling up. I'm thinking it would be a good idea to get your reservations made.

Your tranny should be a 5084.

Dane: I think you have a handle on some of the right items to look at and update if buying an older Wheel Horse to keep and run but not do a major restore from scratch. Wiring, fuses, oil in motor/transmission, grease ( I change grease fittings not working or damaged too) oil seals on transmission, brake pad on brake, tires, wheel bearings, loose bolts, fittings, work areas needing ???. Thes e are generally what I look at and correct to keep the tractor going.

Was out a work plowing with Skonk and my headlight's were flickering. Linus poked him in the eye! Had to wait for light so I could repair it.

If the tow valve is stuck, use a crescent wrench to back off (out) the top nut several turns. The whole valve comes out, then cleaned it up refit it.

Hard to say..you could be right Heres my almost original 64 lawn ranger with a same year Tecumseh H60 engine I'm not sure, but I don't believe so

Its amazing to see a 53 year old machine still doing exactly what it was built for ! Great video. Mike.......

Father-in-law called me about this one down the road today and went and made an offer and home she came! I think it's a 753 but, the belt cover is smooth and no sticker detent and the decals look original yet not right for a 753, I'm not familiar with the difference in the 62s but it does have the two piece tank and sure that's either 62 or 63 as the only two years for them. Anyway any help would be great, nice little garage find, use to be the grandkids tractor show run around. SN 32713

thanks all for the comments! This did start out as a partial redo, but part way through I decided to switch gears....I was just going to prime it and mechanically make it right, but ended up going for a full resto....wanted to do it right the first time. I may suffer under the same disease as you martin, but I'm not that good with details yet....maybe someday. Anyways, not much new progress on the rj, I did go through the recoil today, as it was not catching, put new pauls, and felts inside it, and it now works good, and got it mounted, looks good on there. And also, while I was going to paint the rims black for this, I wanted to paint the rims on the 55 I picked up a couple weeks ago, blasted them, and hope to spray these parts black tomorrow. And while the rj was sitting there with no wheels, I wanted to fix the leaking rear end, turns out the axle has a lot of slop in it, I didn't mess with it much today just ripped it apart, hopefully I can just change the bushings, and seal and it will be ok, but not sure yet. Anyways, here's a couple pics of it as it sits Have no school tomorrow from the snow, so hope to work on the rear end on the 55 tomorrow.

I think total plus 23! 2 1958 RJ's, 1 -1959 RJ, 1961-701, 1963-633, 2-1963-953's, 3-1964 -1054's, 1-1965-1054-A, 1965-Lawn Ranger, 1968-Raider 9, 800 Special (I think 1971), 3 - B-80's, C. 160, 2-1979' C-121's, 1991- 312-8 and 1993 -314-8.

This "partial" resto is killing me. Some of the nicest work I've ever seen. Great job.

I'm hiding. We're busy switching the business over to mostly Wheel Horse this month and making a lot of changes. Our official business name change is looking like it will be close to Feb 1. We've bought and sold quite a bit and adding something new this coming weekend. We have a goal for every month this year and a 3 year plan to make this thing big, so big I can't even believe it myself. Started in Jan, Feb is finish a part of the shop into a full parts fabrication section month, start getting a product list together for our store, getting all the details out for our 1st annual Spring show, and get ready for March when we will start buying like we never have before. We have already made a place for tractor inside storage at the farm that will hold over 500 more Horses. This is what we've decided we're doing the rest of our lives so it is full steam ahead.

There's some other info about tire studs in last years topic.....

had a little over 3" here got the 520-H withe the 2 stage blower and went through it like a hot knife through butter. the beauty of it all is that i now don't have to worry about piles of snow laying around for ever. on a second note went up to wife's grandma's and got the 416-H out with the single stage low shoot on it and was very disappointed in the way it worked, i guess the 2 stage has me spoiled. eric j