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Have not looked it over well enough to determine if it is a 58 or a 59, but it is pretty complete and original excluding the hood decals. It has all the guards nice original tires that are not weather check, which is remarkable. It even has the, often missing, oil bath air cleaner and sediment bowl. Even has the original muffler. Lucked out on this one.

Here's an update today, didn't get to spend a lot of time on it today, but got the engine back on now, hopefully for the last time and front tires mounted and installed on the tractor, will have to wait until next weekend to get the rears on as I didn't have any tubes. Still need to get the speed selector arm fixed and painted, a friend has had it for a while now, waiting for him to weld in a new piece for me, once I have that painted and back tires mounted its pretty much ready to go together the rest of the way.

Yes it does.....Great seeing ya Craig!!! Still can't believe you fit 2 of my half pound belly buster bacon burgers in you..lol

GOTCHA It's that time again .... out with SAINT VALENTINE In with SAINT PATRICK

Wow what a day! Super busy at work and dinner out. Thanks to all that have wished me a Happy Birthday here on the Greatest Forum in the world Red Square!! From Koen who was the first to ring in at 3:52 A.M. (thanks for staying up all night Koen! ) Probably was having lunch when he typed it. Don, no seizures here unless I get to close to a Tecky recoil rope! . To cousin Brian, who must have spent all day digging up those smilies out of his vast stock pile of Horses.To my older Dino brother who took a selfie and slapped it on a pizza. Now I know what I'm not having for lunch tomorrow! THANKS I see Uncle Jim has dusted the snow off and managed to get back in the house. Jim we need some more of those action shots! John, I didn't see a Gravely with a sno-cannon show up at my door yet. come to think of it Ken the 420 didn't get here either! My younger brother Craig. Awful nice sentiment but I think I may have a few nightmares now. And to everybody on RS thanks for all the wishes and laughs and we will see a bunch of you in a few months in PA. If anyone wants to give me a snow cab, I can pick it up there! What a way to celebrate your 5800th INTELLIGENT POST! BOOM----SHAKA----LAKA!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Heard on the news that you are only 5" from a new record snowfall and another storm is on the way. Wouldn't it be a shame to go through all of this and Not set a record!

I guess this installment should be called great guy in the great room...I super friend came down today to wrangle another one out from under me....but while he was here I used his labor to switch around a set of BF Goodrich Silvertown ags for a set of BF Goodrich All Purpose Garden Tractor tires.... We had a great afternoon my friend and I...I wonder if anyone knows him?

OK...when you push or pull the tractor...or anything else- for that mater...the differential (along with the axles) just all roll in the same direction. If you are going in a straight line, the pinions in the differential aren't doing anything...they are just going with the flow. If you are not going in a straight line, that is when the pinions wake up and either take in the slack or give up some slack, depending on which direction you are going. It is really hard to picture what is going on in the differential, but that is what it amounts to.

Looks great... me too.

Oooooops... I did it again.

OMG...5800 posts...CONGRATULATIONS ON THOSE 580 INTELLIGENT POSTS MIKE.

Looking forward to more of the "whitty" banter.

so i shot a couple pictures of my horse there ya go

And he is probably praisin the porcelain god right about now!

Watch this YOUTUBE for the easiest understanding of the differential.

Thats my 9 year old son Jeb

surpluscenter.com has a pretty good selection also.

Send me a pm with your email address and I will send you an eps file and a dxf should work for you

I see you like leaving out the zero as well as the o's Steve. You don't discriminate! I saw a truck in Buffalo today that said "Steve's Meats" shoulda got a pic'

I really don't mind the snow that much, its the continuous sub zero temps I hate.

Dang...in 1964, I was walking 2 miles (up hill both ways) to High School...and that was to the YMCA , about 2 blocks from the school so I could practice on the swim team 1 hour before school started. My hair was froze solid by the time I got to class. If I had to do all that today, I would have quit.

I would love some snow where I live......Nothing but cold and warm here....

Whew!!

Flushing the tranny with kerosene before refilling with 90w gear oil. So I took her for a romp in the snow to wash the bearings and gears.

Come on down. Bring some wheel horse red with you. Shortage down here.

the size and configuration of the parts is why they run them in separate batches. they should have been up front about that before you left them there to plate. the place i use has to process them the same, the longer, larger parts will usually get done on a rack whereas the smaller stuff is done in a basket. two separate runs, hence the price is doubled. best way is lots of planning ahead, send small and large in separate and more quantity of each to make it more affordable. you really need to send in enough to do 3 or 4 tractors at a time to get the price more reasonable. all your rods, shafts and large stuff in one run and all the bolts, nuts, brackets in another. its a pain this way but works out better in the long run. even though you have to bead blast them first, i still like the finish compared to painting larger stuff. small runs of bolts etc, might still be better off buying new, (if you can get the ones you want).... i hope you can find better than $100 a run, i pay $40 for roughly 3/4 a 5 gallon bucket full of small stuff at a place near work. the longer parts are usually way bigger than a bucket, (pto rods, brake rods etc) i usually take in what ever could be jammed in a bucket if you were holding it so it wouldn't fall over and then it would be a $40 run.

Don't forget the " INTELLIGENT " part Craig! and John one thing you will never be is SHORT!

The biggest deal is breaking the bead, after that some warm soapy water and taking you time to remove the tire off the rim will get the job done.... few years back I got tired of paying the tire shops $25.00 to do this so I made my own bead breaker out of old garage door rail parts and scrap iron, one of the best tools I have ever created and it works like a charm on tractor, wagon, car and truck tires...

Hydro Trannys do not move the volume you need for an FEL fast enough. All the FELs on wheel horse used a separate hydraulic pump.

Well living in Boston this year we have had a lot of snow just to say the least. About 8 feet in the past 4 weeks and the horses are getting a work out and finding all the weaknesses. I'm out of commission for the snow but the wife, daughter and her boyfriend are keeping up with it. Problems in had this winter are a blown engine in the 72 raider 14 with snow blower attached and smoked bearings on the drive idler and snapped belt on the 312-8. 72 will be down until I can get around again so repaired the 312 and removed front blade from that and installed blower. Just a couple of picks.

I understand the pressure concerns for sure. I do know that everything is working quieter, smoother, and better than it has since I bought it. It is operating like a new machine now. I will make sure I get a pressure check before next season. Thanks

i got this seat for 13$(ish) from bass pro shops

The Chicago area has some mean winters! I can tell you that the winter of '64 I was stationed at Great Lakes Naval Station and it was MY all time record cold winter. Don't know if it was a record for them, but it was for me. For about a week we were confined to our WW2 era barracks because they were afraid of frost bite. Classes were held there and meals delivered to us. Gives a whole new meaning to cabin fever.

Well I think it sucks that you didn't get all of "Summer Wind" on the video. That was the best song.

Lars, hope you get well soon and I am glad it wasn't worse than what it is. I also want to thank you for sharing your experience because since my accident a couple of days ago my mind is now racing through all kinds of possible injuries and their causes. I am also guilty of using a RJ without belt guards. It happens to be my grandson's favorite tractor and I can't keep him away from it. I have always been self-conscious when he is next to it while it is running, worried about his little hands. Guard needs to be a custom one (longer than stock) so I never got around to make one. I can tell you now, that thanks to you that tractor will never run again until such a guard is in place. However sadly, at least there is some good that comes from our misfortunes, in the form of real lessons learned from them. Get well soon.

Oh yeah, I used the sale price and 20% coupon. It was my wifes idea to buy the cabinet. I guess that is what she meant when she was talking new cabinets.

Sorry it took so long. Had other things going on. I really enjoyed the Flywheeler event. Richie, his wife, and Mike are a really great bunch. I have been planning on going to this for a few years, but now that I'm retired I actually have time to do it. It was well worth my 975 mile round trip. I picked up a nice 702 that I have been wanting for a while. After checking it out there is a lot of fresh red paint on everything which is usually not a good sign. However, I found everything to be in good shape and it runs and rides well. The throttle cable to the governor is not right, I think (see bottom pictures). If anyone has pictures of the right way it goes I would like some see them. Chris From Florida

As Mike (sorekiwi) said if you do the swap make sure you get the axles in the right side of the 10 pinion differential as they are different length's...you can see the offset in the 10-pinios differential end caps...and make sure you use the corresponding axle gears as the axle gears a different between the 2 differentials also...Easy swap just make sure you have everything in the right spots before final assembly...hate to see a short axle in the wrong side...3" sticking out one side and 1" on the other...Been there done it...

What a Pud! Just rub some dirt in it, that's what a U.S. guy would do!

I did check the tag and it said it was a charger 10 I believe its on the side of the dash tower

Got some parts back today, can finally start putting it together a little more.

Nice pics! Looks like a fun day for all. I used my C-101 to clear my drive yesterday (and my neighbors) in Chesterfield, VA. We had about 8"-9".

I won't be walking back and forth carrying many parts this time. hope Steve isn't bored. I do have somethin " special" planned though!

We got last year, what you guys are getting this year. So far, it has been a rather average winter here. Cleared a couple inches 3 times, and an 18 incher once. I am liking the 2 to 3 inchers better.

If it keeps coming down like it has this past month, there might be plenty for you to do in July Russ! Old Man Winter is keeping an eye on the situation. Put this chainsaw carving up on my shed in the fall but would like to do a better mount for it later in the year.

HANG IN THERE JOHN. I WILL CLEAN ALL THE SNOW FOR YOU, BUT I CAN NOT GET TO IT UNTIL JULY.

Got my hearing aids from the VA. The guy told me I was at the limit for hearing aids,the next step is implants. He put them in and told me how they function,then he said, what do you think? I said,I've heard every word since you put them in.It was odd at first,as I was leaving I noticed a tv was playing in the reception area,I just stopped and listened for a minute,I haden't heard it on the way in.As I was walking out to get my truck.I kept hearing something behind me.I stopped and looked around then I realized it was my own footsteps. All hearing aids are not the same.I have had hearing aids for about 15 yrs,but nothing like these.When the guy was telling me about them,I said ,these must be pretty expensive.He told me if I bought them on the open market they would be $6,000.

Nice One Andy, glad your running with it here (need it). Yeah!, those Pesky Techys with their buried Points, finiky timing setting and sometimes tricky Carbs can be a challenge, but when they are set up and running sweet , they'll pay back with effort. look forward to seeing your progress and the end result.

Proof positive, Lars does bleed Wheelhorse.