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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

Thought you all would like to see a factory wheel horse mounted Bachtold mower. Tractor and mower came from the original farm. Even got a paper on setup / using the mower! Tractor is a 875 wheel o matic. There isn't much info I can find on these. If someone would like to share what they know about this attachment that would be awesome.

I was in the market for a steel floor 16-18 footer to haul the occasional tractor but more for my truck hobby... I think I went a little over-board???

...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 Red Square friends, I just made a deal on the newest (wife says last) piece of Wheel Horse equipment (that will be) in my barn. A young fellow was mowing along his drive several years ago with a Wheel Horse 520. I later talked to him about it and told him if he ever wanted to get rid of it to please let me know. On Saturday, he called and said he wanted to sell it and I had 1st chance. I went all the way out of town (about 1/2 mile) to look at it. It is in very good shape and comes with a good (quiet) mowing deck and an almost un-used push blade with tire chains. He lives next to his dads farm and has farm tractors to clean/grade his long driveway, so the blade wasn't used very much at all. I told him what I would pay for it and he said he needed to discuss it with his wife. He called back today and we kind of met in the middle of what he wanted and what I would pay. That is what this wheeling & dealing is all about!! Any way, on Monday evening I will pick up my new 520 H and my wife is going to drive it home from his house!! I know the routine and I will post photos tomorrow when I get it, as I do not have any right now. I won't sleep a wink tonight!!!

I got this WH disc today it needs sum repair but it looks worth fixing to me as I've really wanted one for a while paid 75$ don't know if it a good deal or not but now its mine

No matter how you slice it, its still the most fun you can have with your pants on.

I also hope we have gotten our last round of snow. It's still much deeper in my backyard than I had thought it was. It floated on top of the crusty stuff for a little bit, until the heavy rear end (and mine ) sunk in. It was quite beached. Can't wait for it all to disappear! And I love snow!

Last week I started getting the Stallions ready for spring time! The herd loves green grass, me too. Took plows, wheel weights, chains off. Ahhhhhhhhh, warm spring sun, green grass, short sleeve shirts and a Rolling Rock Pony on the patio. Today, I set up the newest addition to the herd with his spring implements. Are you ready for June bugs? I think Mr. Gore called it right, did he? The hammock is calling.....ahhhhhhhhhhh.

Got me a new set of rear tires for my gt14. Power king 27 8.5 15. I think they will work great.

Amen to your nurse comments Jim -- Take an extended stay in a hospital and you figure out real quick who keeps things going for you as a patient -- And they can give you all sorts of helpful hints and clues about making your time go better

Looks like the 1533 ball bearing was last used in 1984. 1985 and up they used a 111199 ball bearing listed as having a 40mm ID. Some transmissions got different bearings in 1984 but could be replaced with the 1533 plus a spacer washer so that OD should be OK. Garry

I stumbled on to this and thought it was pretty cool. 2015 is the 60th year anniversary for the Chevy small block. https://youtu.be/W5saoYQIlh8

I added a new horse to the herd tonight! I have always wanted a 953 and now I finally have one! I paid $250, but it does need some TLC. Needs a seat first of all, and some lights, but it does runs very well with no smoke. Also it pops out of 3rd gear so the tranny needs some attention. The hydraulics seem to work well though. Oh yeah, and i also drug home what was left of a 1045 lol. It was a great day!

If you can afford it buy an aluminum trailer and not just because it will be lighter and easier to tow. My 6x12 Big-Tex is steel and she is rusting badly. Mike...........

I'm sorry I missed this thread- nice score! If you live in Buffalo we are about 20 min from each other!

Sounds like you are feeling pretty good Jim. Hey, I saw that Duke cheerleader yesterday.....they had her on a train in a stock car...the door was open and there she was yelling "Go Iowa:. I don't think she got there in time.

I suspected your shutter finger was getting itchy Craig. (yankchain) But it works out to be double duty with some work done and maybe some prime calendars shots to boot. She sure is a beauty!! :)

Just about all the replies have nailed it, but no one told you how to tell if the ground is too wet to plow. I was always told, pick up a handful of soil and squeeze it in your hand, if it makes a meatball that will not fall apart, it is probably too wet. If it falls apart, it is just right for plowing. The problem with plowing wet soil is that you compact it and all the air is squeezed out of the soil under the tractor. The water then does not drain well and the plant roots cannot breathe.

Welcome to RedSquare Ken. You better start picking soon, my brain is starting to wither on the vine.

looks to me like a good first attempt, pointers I would offer would be, Plough only when ground conditions are right ( to wet, or hard and dry will damage the soil and frustrate the £#@k out of you.) You have narrow agri weighted rears, ideal. Maybe you could reduce the furrow width by mounting the plough in the left hand hole of the three? And (I know its a pain) clear out the furrow if the slice has rolled back, every time the right wheels climb over a lump the plough is pitched... and the same thing happens again, get an open furrow and it should stay open. Hope this helps and have fun in the dirt.

And you didn't have to ask what its worth lol

Thanks James I wish I had more of an update for you all, but last week a busy week dealing with a "not so" Merry Tiller!! But I have managed to get some of the steering done.. Starting with bolting on one of these Wheel Horse steering thingys.. My brain is not with it enough to work out what the correct name for it is! The other end need to be connected to this Bolens rotovator 90 degree box... Sorry Chris, I've decided to use it now. As it happened not only was this wheel center (cut from WN's front wheel) a perfect fit over the bar that's part of the steering thingy.. But once cleaned up on the lathe it was also a perfect fit on the 90 degree drive box thingy The only problem was it looked like this! So the next day I made another one! The bottom one looks a lot better 90 degree box thingy bolted in place.. The steering UJ thingy goes up to a shaft, which... Goes through this bearing and out through the top of the dash.. Sorry about the bad photo's.. I was tired and the cameras auto-focus wasn't playing ball! I have also made a start cleaning up the rear wheels... As I have a pair of new 24x9.50-12 grass tyres waiting to be fitted

10-4, roger that Gerry... you know the little one only comes out to push the light stuff... and the occasional photo opportunity.

Uh..I think I'll leave my snow handlers intact for a few more weeks. The first day of spring in SC Pa.

I bought the harbor freight lift for 299.00 not bad for lifting up the wheel horses. I'll have to custom some wider plates to the side for wider tractors. Otherwise very impressed with the quality of the lift... The 420 lse is on the lift in the pictures.

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

Most tractors have some slop in the wheel probable just needs the bolt tightend down on the gear box and like I said all that is fixable for less then $600. If it is as bad as you say it then I guess it's worth more like 900?

Your gonna need a big pick... to crack my tater.

You wont find much in my head....but happy pickin!! Mike...........

That broken part of the screw should not be tight in the casting. A good left hand drill bit may bring it out. Shops that rewind electric motors use a braided and varnished wire cover/loom to protect the winding wires where they come out of the assembly. I have used a short piece of that a bit longer than a length of 3/16" steel brake tubing glued to the inside of the tube to hold it about 1/8" from the end of the tube. Take a mig welder and feed the wire inside the loom until it hits the set screw. Now weld the set screw to the steel tubing. Shouldn't take much and turn the screw out with your fingers after it cools. The cooling is important because it seems to shrink the screw to make it even looser than it is now. Garry

The Wheel horse 420lse cleanup nicely with a nice cold spring day wash. I'm going to have to do a little painting to it ethier way. I hate to do that I wanted to keep it bone stock like a survivor style. The main painting will just be frame,rear end and battery box area. Also little engine paint too. The main panels like the hood and rear fender are staying orginal.

Sounds like your ready to go! Things like that keep them onans running.

No need for salad dressing when they have a factory shine ...

Koen, you've got too much time on your hands!!! Shezo pete!!! :angry-nono: :laughing-rofl:

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

Cod: I too have used spray on Oven Cleaner to de-carbon aluminum heads on several K161 and K181 engines. I find it works best if the head is warm before you apply it. Let it sit 20 minutes and rinse - any carbon left is easily removed with a Scothbrite pad. Bill

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!

Used the 1276 and snow plow quite a bit this winter

Hoping we've finally seen... the last of the 2014-15 snow season.

Hi Guys, I found this older post and thought it was a great topic! I have had some early Ride-Away Juniors (RJ-35) that had the rod and some that had the cable. These were original 1955 tractors, so as with all of the tractors produced early on, I would venture to say that some of the later 1955 models had the cable operated brake. The rods often would hit the bottom of the shroud. The other consideration is that these brake kits were sold separately and therefore could have been purchased at a dealer and installed on a 1955 tractor at some later date. I know that if I bought one of these tractors and then experienced the downhill free-wheeling, I would probably add the brake kit. We have to remember that just because the calendar page was flipped to the New Year, it was not a definitive model year delineation that we see in automobiles. In other words, they may have switched from the rod to the cable in, let's say November 1955, or even after the new year. Other examples of this can be found in the rims, steering wheels, frame details, hitch assembly, and even decals and paint color schemes. Don't you just love this type of stuff? I enjoy it as well as seeing the zeal that is shared among enthusiasts. Enjoy, Mike

Here is what Wikipedia has to say: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Growler_%28electrical_device%29

Looks like the view I'm seein' out my kitchen window. Outside Allentown, PA a blizzard up here. Weather says, continuing till 11 or so tonight. Yuk! Two days ago I leveled my stone drives and rolled 'em tight. Plow again, I'll be rolling the drives again. PS. Finished up with 7" of the ugly, white, cold, wet, slime slip slide about stuff! I like the smell of fresh cut blue grass. The old Work Horse pushed effortlessly. The Briggs surprised me, I like my older Kohlers, nah, I love my old Kohlers.

Why don't you just go ahead and pull the head off and look at the valves? A new $8.00 head gasket and a half hour of your time will answer your burnt valve question.

there are so many people buying perfectly good wheel horse tractors and parting them out that its getting hard to find them they are ruining the hobby i can see them parting out something that is to far gone but buying perfectly running tractors and parting them out is ruining the hobby of restoring they do not make these anymore every one that is parted is gone forever and besides you can make alot of parts yourself what do you think

Once again, I really appreciate everyone's responses. This was my first post to the Wheel Horse Forum. I've attached several pictures of my Wheel Horse. My Dad purchased this in 1967. It was used for thirty years to mow our acre lot. I figure it probably has 1,000 to 1,300 hours on it. He had a local guy do the regular maintenance pretty nicely. When it was not mowing, it was in the garage. It has never seen rain or snow. As Dad got older, the tractor sat in the garage as he used a lawn service to manage the property. Last year I inherited the tractor. It looked pretty rough. It had two flat tires, hadn't been cleaned in many years, lights didn't work, cigarette lighter was missing, fluids were old, and the belts were getting brittle. But you know what, it started on the first turn with no smoke. I cleaned it up, replaced all the missing parts, and painted it. It runs and looks like I remember it as a kid. I have great memories of years mowing our lawn on this tractor. I don't want to "break" it, but I also don't want it to just sit. So, I have purchased a de-thatcher and an aerator for it. I am also thinking of getting a 650 pound Brinley roller. I have a half acre lot. With all of this equipment, the old Wheel Horse should feel right at home on a new lawn. Thanks, again!

Here's the result of my 48 inch deck on my 520. No mods. Sharp blades, setup up according to manual and moderate mowing speed. Love the black rims on that 520HC. Looks pretty mean.

But that takes the fun out of it detailing her and making her look nice again.

Cleaning time and polish the chrome

Shaun, dont forget my gas pump. Lay a coat of wax on it for me. Lol Glenn