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...through with the snow Lord! Yes sir, me and the RJ are ready to put ol' man winter behind us... we're both praying you see fit to bring on some daffodils now.

Well, anything late model in my trailer is odd, but this 310 was so clean I had to have it. It needs a solid cleaning, wet sand and buff a couple minor scratches etc. but it runs and drives like brand new.

Current restore is a 704, traded for this tractor from Prondzy (my son) he picked this up in Iowa from a Redsquare member. It was all in a box when Prondzy received it. To date complete motor overhaul, need fuel pump rebuild. Trans has all new bearings and a few new gears. Have purchased all new stainless hardware, decals. finishing up paint work then final assembly and bring this beauty back to life. Can't wait to hear that Kohler sing. Enjoy Thanks for looking Tom

Yeah, that's really it Steve. To me this thread kinda pointed that out, just looking at the topic then reading the posts, it became a supportive thread which helps strengthen the community.

Well, I'm back at last. I haven't been doing much tractor-related thins lately. I just finished restoring my 13th table fan.. a 1903 General Electric. Done at last.. Anyway, an older man saw me out plowing on my Ford LGT-145 the other day. He flags me from the road and says he has a "Rusty old tractor" dismantled in a field, last being seen in an old shed about 20 years ago.. he said it was mine if I could find it. Didn't give me a single clue as to what it may be. He says it was boxy, maybe from the mid-60's, and about the size of my Ford. He gave me an approximate range of where it once sat. I set off to search for it.. and judging by the pictures, you may say I found it..! My digital camera was on the fritz, it's -20*f here. But the engine and frame were all there! She turns over, seems complete, and just by spinning the transmission she seems okay. The only reason I found it was because I saw remains of the shed in the snow. I've been excavating it for the last 3 days now. By the small wheels and 8HP Kohler, I'm willing to bet it's a B-80. I gave to clean off the tag to see if it's even readable. Already got bits of it torn down and cleaned. With any kind'a luck.. this may roll out of the shop at nearly the same time as the B-80 I started months ago! I plan on restoring them side by side.. just for kicks.

Well I upload some pictures of the 1267 I bought on Friday. I might not get them all loaded today but will try. Please take a look at these, you guys know way more about Wheel Horse than I do. as you are looking them over can you please let me know what is incorrect with the tractor so I can start making it correct. thanks for the help and enjoy. set #2 set #3 set #4 Will add pictures of the attachments later

oh god, i thought chearleaders were good looking

Thankfully for all concerned I'm not using gowns. It's a full blown effort to protect my eyes as well. Lol

I took the battery out of the Snowhorse today and put it in the Mowhorse

Did someone say daffodils?

Any bald eagle watchers out there? The Pa Game Commission, HDOn tap, and Comcast business has installed a live stream camera on a local eagle nest here in SC Pa. She has laid two eggs that are due to hatch any time. She has been feeding on fresh trout stocked by the fish commission last week and delivered to the nest by her new mate. Here is the link to the camera. http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt?open=514&objID=1592549&mode=2

I got one of those last year.. I've never bought anything from them. They must like guys named Mike!

Sweet!! As a preferred member I should see massive discounts.....right . Mike...........

I have one. Not for sale though.

Nice looking machine....to bad someone cut the grill tho. The steering wheel and/or steering shaft look like they may be wrong. All 4 Wheel horse tires is a huge plus in my opinion! I think I see bird poop on the hood......definitely not original . Mike..........

Very cool....I watched for about 10 minutes but never saw the other one bring in a fish...bummer! I see houses on the left side of the screen, must not be to far from civilization. And once in those 10 minutes the Eagle turned and looked straight into the camera (it seemed) and it reminded me of Sam from the Muppets. Mike.............

The opening goes in the back????

Ok, time for a little humorous yet frustrating hospital patient babble. After being transferred from the 4th floor to the 3rd floor the day after I got here I found the room to be the exact opposite of the previous room. I will never admit how many hours it took stop walking into the street side Windows while trying to get to the bathroom. However it wasn't long before the calls started wanting to know when the next ,"Hot Legs" show was, and could they send over some telescopes. WTH? Someone over there got my room phone # and wanted to know where I get all my candy bars and my name. I said that the guy next door who goes by the handle "Little Debbie" and he owns the company. His phone has been ringing non-stop since. More to come later.... (not figuring out smileys on the kindle other than the shout box)

No way guys... pretty sure these are Jim's team colors.

Same here Craig....I'm fed up with clearing snow! Mike........

I saw her working at the Winnebago plant in the early eighties. Her job was lifting the fridges on to the rolling chassis when the forklift broke down!

I am not going to speak for Karl...but I can speak for me. Have you ever heard..what doesn't kill you, makes you stronger.???

As you might remember, I purchased an 857 on Wednesday. The 857 was purchased because the owner would not part with his 5.5 cu. ft. bathtub cart unless I took the 857 too. So, only wanting the cart, and not needing another 857, I sold it to one of our members. Now here is the "titled" story. I was getting the 857 ready for pick up this morning. It started and ran fine, but when I got it to my driveway, I noticed that gasoline was pouring out from somewhere. I stopped the engine and began to investigate. My first thought was that it was a loose gas line to the fuel pump. It was missing a clamp. So I put a clamp on, started the engine and leak was still there. So I replaced the gas line from tank to pump, and removed the fuel pump so that I could tighten the screws. Not fixed. I removed it again and replaced the diaphragm thinking that it was not sealing the two halves. Not fixed. Now I noticed that the gas was not coming from the pump, carburetor, or hose, but it was actually now spraying out of the hole in the breather cover. Hmm... I remembered a post on RedSquare about a stuck float that caused serious flooding and gas to come out of the breather. So always having a rebuilt spare carburetor on hand, I replaced the carburetor. With that, the engine started and purred like a kitten, but when I opened the throttle, gas came spraying out of the breather hole again. Now I was perplexed. It's not the pump, not the carburetor, not the fuel line. What could it be? So I pulled the dipstick to see if I had gas in the oil, and low and behold, when I drained it, I had almost 3 quarts of gas/oil mixture in the crankcase. I refilled it with the proper 1-1/2 quarts of 30W oil, started it up, and... ...problem solved. So I went back and found the old diaphragm in the trash and sure enough, there was a hole in it. I suspect that this hole was allowing the gas to be sucked into the crankcase. When the level got too high, the pressure just forced it out the breather. The original owner said that the tractor had no problems when it was retired in the fall. He did a normal oil change, and only started it once this year when we loaded it on my trailer. I suspect that over the winter, the diaphragm became hard from the ethanol laced gasoline left sitting in the pump. When we started it on Wednesday, the gas began to pump into the crankcase. Lessons learned. Don't use ethanol gasoline. Check the oil level frequently. Keep some of buckrancher's replacement diaphragms on hand at all times.

Sorry John...I think she is from some High School from around Cedar Rapids or Des Moines...check out your year book...the one from the 60's

take the top of the carb and clean it. the onan manual which you can down load on here will walk you through it. pull the jets out and clean the bowl area put it back together and fire it up no new parts needed only optional. i've clean a lot of these carbs and haven't had to buy parts to do it. have had to on rare occasion swap parts or carbs because i couldn't get them clean, but if i had a ultra sonic cleaner........ as far as the valve seats clean the block fins and block real good and adjust the valves and you should be golden eric j

Like I said in Shout box.... It was gone..... It was All gone & now Heee's back .....

Come join the FUN!

Picked this little jewel up yesterday, It runs B&S side shaft motor,

I have been looking for some "old hot rodders" with a louver punch. I would like to do the belt guard on mine so it matches the louvers in the top of the hood. After following this thread, considering the hours on mine with attachments, I stole it. Sure did its winter snow chores with gusto. Yours is looking sweet. Glenn

Somewhere I read in an OM where you would need to modify older hitch with a lower hole in lift arm, thanks to Garry who supplied the sheet showing holes attached drawing: Attached PDF is info where found modification, must be in manuals but can't relocare to thank original submitter. whclevishitchmod4lift.pdf

...and the "bus stop" antics were pretty good too.

E bay is a great source. I try to get parts at shows. I've been known to keep certain people "entertained" walking back and forth carrying parts.

Even with the few "issues" I think its a good deal for all that you got with it. Its real hard to find a 47 year old tractor that hasn't had someone do a bit of back-yard engineering on. Mike............

I believe it would have had a 2 spoke with the "shield" half way around the center cap.

You wouldn't think those food service people were a riot if you had to FIX EVERYTHING IN THE KITCHEN!!!!! I swear, I could put a solid block of cast iron in the kitchen and those bozo's could break it in an hour! How does a $2000 conveyortoaster get dented up like a semi hit it? No one knows anything. took a week to get the parts replaced. Takes 3 guys to lift it up on it's stand and a kid walks by and says' Oh I knocked that off the table when I was mopping!

I'm not too familiar with it either but where the cable is connected to the bell crank would make a difference. Closer to the center pivot point will provide more power but less travel and the opposite the farther out towards the end it is attached.

Ummm, yeah... unless you're shipping them monkey banana fudgie bars, it does.

well Craig looks like you ready for the shows this spring. Getting real itchy now. Every day I look out and say Maybe I`ll NOT still snow on the ground

No explanation needed. You just keep plugging along. Little by little it will get done. Hope to see it one day. I just started my second project and i'm nowhere near done with the first. Too bad you were not closer or we would tackle that welding stuff. Take care, Richie

Mikemouch, can you verify what transmission you're dealing with. 1948 Wheel Horse isn't right.

Great lookin' RJ! Sun, warm, spring? Not goin' to happen. It's all about global freezing! Ask Mr. Gore, I think he said so?

We had some Daffys sticking out at work yesterday. 3 inches of snow on em now!

NO WAY! I'm a Dukie too, no way that's Duke Blue, don't try to connect that thing to us! I vote, send it on to Chicago.

If no blood is spilled, its not a true project

PAINT IT RED AND IT WILL RUN BETTER.

Got the engine running, seems to run pretty good and not smoke, only has 50lbs of compression, but hopefully it will get better when it breaks in. Also got a batch of parts painted.

In that picture...it looks like Squonk has 2 heads...and 1 is a moderator...does that make since (cents, sents). I bet Scott stays away from Squonk at the show this year...he won't want his head on Mike's shoulder again. Dang Jim...I hope is doesn't hurt to laugh Mate. On the side...I just went for my semi-annual physical this morning. Again, the Doc said..."I don't know what you are doing, but I would not change a thing"...(he has said this to me for a couple of years now). I really want a prescription for what he is smoking...I would share some of it with Brrly1 and then we would go up to the hospital and share it with Jim. Hang in there my friend. You and I will be pulling Horsefixer's tractor with a rope again this summer. Sorry, I submitted this picture to an area "dating" web site, and the phone has not stopped ringing. Most of them are saying that they think the tractor is sexy, but it is that guy leaning on it that makes it so. A lot of "nice legs" comments also. Chris and My prayers Jim...love you man.

I FELL OFF MY GT-14 WHEN I WAS SNOW PLOWING AND LANDED NEXT TO THE MUFFLER. IT FELT VERY NICE AND WARM UNTILL IT GOT TOO HOT. WHEN I GOT UP I HAD BURNED THRU MY HEAVY COAT INTO MY BACK. I HAD THE HOLES OF THE MUFFLER BURNED INTO MY BACK. MY WIFE TELLS ME I AM TOO OLD TO PLAY IN THE SNOW. (I AM 86) RUSS

Found this info while searching for one of the 16 WH models made in 1967...seeing that I have about 6 of the 16 models in the barn I started to look for more in hopes of collecting all 16...well, I found a T-867 nearby....(not listed in the WH file...wonder why?)...looks like I "gotta have it"...will look good next to my 857 and my 1057 and my 1067.. Didn't know much about the T-867 ...but I'm learning (remember, never too old to learn something new!!)..plus short frames get my attention~! Thanks for the pics Racinfool and info Steve and TT...now if I can only get the herd down to SIXTEEN....all 1967 models!

Guess I'll share a thought on this subject since I also have noticed just in the last 2-3 wks or so, some pretty snide/cutting remarks that I felt were unnecessary and I am very hopeful it doesnt continue. As many of us do, I participate in several forums and I consider this one as the TOP ranking one.