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That would have been an awesome deal! Here's what we've been dealing with on our CL around here lately: Yep, they are asking $2600 for an unknown wheel horse with no hood that "runs and Mowes perfect"

Yup. After the "Hoarders" buy everything up the deals start to get scarce.

Apparently falling asleep in bed in front of the TV counts too.

Does falling asleep in front of the TV count?

Steve must have watched the game.

Project HORSE WITH NO NAME update. Got the wheelie bar/hitch built. here's some pics.

I was pulling for Wisconsin too. It was a great game. It really came down to who ever had the last streak. One more big game. The lady Irish stare down what could be a freight train tonight in the final. Win or lose, they should be proud. With only one senior starter and three total they weren't expected to have the kind of season they've had. Go Irish!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congratulations to Duke...Wisconsin winning would have been nice.

A little progress! Grandson is on spring break and will be here all week! He is still sleeping! LOL. Between the tractor and planting 1 acre of the garden, he was toast last night. Started breaking it down. Some interesting issues. Steering shaft is bent, hood stand has some interesting mods (cut and bent to make room for briggs motor and hole torch in it for exhaust) If anyone has steering shaft and hood stand reasonably priced, may be better to replace than repair. Also need one front wheel. Wierd, one of 2 is bad. Next steps: Sandblast everything. Open up tranny and see what, if anything is wrong. Here are a few pics.

Ran out of time yesterday, couldn't hit the supply house before they closed. Have to do that today, brought the RJ in yesterday so now I'm committed... lol Here's a couple pics from yesterday:

Steve- The show would not be the same without you !!

Guess I am a little late to the party. Sorry, I had some things going on this winter that may have kept me from being there this year. The path has cleared up (some good and some not so good) so Mrs Dino and I will be there again this year. Tuna...I will miss you at the show. I am looking forward to the show again.

Sorry guys I guess I should have started with the rarity of a 754. I own another 754 and have sold one other one. TT could answer better as to the question about 753 k161's being used or if they were k161's that were bought in 1964. I know that he has started a list and Clay Brooks has a list of recorded 754's. I am 90 percent sure this is one the only issue it has is the lack of shifter decal which would give the serial number of the tractor. the engine already falls into those k161's recorded to as used on 754's. anyway it also has the longer hood like the 854's so what i know is that it is a 1964 tractor so its either a 854 or 754 and with the engine having the numbers it has it has to be an elusive 754 with no serial number

Yes 754's do exist! Here is the memo from Wheel Horse announcing their introduction in the Spring '64.

I like the fabricated bumper and it should be stronger than the plastic valance. It should still work with a snowplow installed but won't with a snowthrower/snowblower.

30 x 60 condensate pan fits pretty good! Got it up off the floor this afternoon, Suppertime comin' then head off to Lodge for a meeting. Will give her a quick look over later this evening. Trying to figure out where I can take everything to be sandblasted, one more cabinet I just never had room for... Enjoy the new pics

With Wheel Horse it wouldn't surprise me one bit if they had both. All you can really do is look in the owners manual or that years brochure. I've even seen contradictions there too. The B series seems to be one of the models that varied a quite a bit over the years.

The plan is to be there... The 35 is almost done... adjusting the veri drive system as we speak, LOL!

For sure the Raider 12! A great Horse of course!

Things learned today... 1) Use hardened bolts with puller 2) Use impact wrench 3) Get it red hot Drive Pulley finally off!

I upgraded my lights too. Much better at night. Also added some small license plate lights to aim down on the shifter/dash area. They are smaller than a dime but they put out a lot of light. I have one on each side of the steering column. I fabricated a bracket to hold the new LED lights keeping the stock round head light plate in place.

Thanks guys...Stevebo, I feel the same way. Look for Buckrancher and me popping over on Thursday for a few cold ones.

Not to insult. But if you can't afford one now can you afford to repair or replace your current ride. Towing a harrow might kill it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Word on the street (i.e., heard it from multiple sources) is that Wheel Horse was having a tough time sourcing K181 kohlers some time in '64 so they were putting on easier to find 7hp K161 kohlers to make a last-minute model 754. So basically its an 854 (which the tank is correct for) with a 7hp kohler in it instead. One thing to check is that it has the same long hood as the 854. (hangs out over the front hood mount a little)

I was lucky enough to acquire this Wikco lawn sweeper. it was bought new by my grandpa along with a 1985 312-8. I saved it after 5 years or so of living in the weeds. its out of yours and almost anyones price range for a lawn sweeper but it most likely would be the last one you would ever buy, I sure got lucky getting it for free Thanks Gramp!!!! They still sell them new and all the parts are still available and from the looks of it it hasn't changed much at all but the price tag is about $1200 bucks!!! the pneumatic tires are one of the best features imo and as you can tell its built tough like our wheel horses. I have had it loaded up so much with wet leaves, grass, rocks, and sticks to the point I broke the old rope when I tried to dump it and it holds up to it all. heres the link just for reference. http://www.wikco.biz/GroomerSweeper.htm

If I recall, on my Onan, that sleeve just pulled off the shaft without any force. I was lucky there. The heat was the answer. Red

What Duane said is correct, but the backfire solenoid only prevents fuel from reaching the carb, it will not have any impact on cranking. Good to keep this comment in mind when it will not start but cranks OK.

Is the voltmeter a Toro labelled gauge? I thought they only go to 16 volts? If the gauge is worth saving, and is functional but just out of calibration, "recalibration" of the gauge is possible by adding common resistors in line with the gauge's sense terminal.. The resistor steals power from the gauge mechanism, making it read a lower value. I did had an older thread on RS about doing the recal but darned if I can find it now. I was successful in recalibrating the meter reading to agree with the 14 volts produced by the RR unit. From that cal point, the gauge was no more than 1/4 volt off at the 15 volt "overcharge" point and the 10 volt "battery dead" meter indication.

The commands also have a fuel cut off/backfire solenoid on the carb make sure the carb is grounded(some had plastic intakes) and that the red wire is hooked and has power to the carb when the switch is on. Fairly common with them

Kinda like watching the Price is Right without Bob Barker!

Mike, I've done this on my 520xi. Just remove the lens assembly and unclip the clips to separate the the lens and housing. Dust gets in there and is the majority of the haziness. Wash them, and then I used Meguiars Polish for paint with a Mother's Sponge head to polish the lens. I actually painted the area other than the headlight area black for an updated look as well.

You were aware that I already knew you two were coming but I'm sure there's a lot of others here that didn't know and will be happy to hear the good news. That little clock thingy can't count down quickly enough.

My 74 B100 is the same length as my 74 C160. I fact they look about the same all the way around, but with skinner rear tires. Same sun strand transmission and same hood and dash.

Finally some night time testing photos, the first picture is just to show how dark it was: and with the lights on: nice lens flare here, like and action film: success i'd say, Callum

Early B-80's were 2" longer than a short frame tractor. Later ones were long frame (4" longer than a short frame). A big block Kohler will bolt right in once you remove the motor plate.

I have bought a few Wheel Horse's lately but haven't been on Red Square in a while. Been on Facebook a lot though, seems like a lot of WH nuts are on there! I picked up a descent one owner 401 with it's original mower deck and original 4 hp. Kohler engine that runs and mows and came with a Bolens front mounted sickle bar mower. The rims were repainted and the old farmer dude painted the tires too, oops! I can strip it off and wire wheel the paint off of the tires, just a lot of work though! Also got a WH Model 701 for cheap at $30.00 delivered to my door, it is mostly a parts machine and missing a lot of parts, been slowly adding parts to it. That is the 2nd 701 I have gotten lately. Just got a nice original condition 1966 Model 856 with a nice mower deck from a member here. It has all 4 wrong tires and rims on it but I have some original types to put on it. It has some nice parts on it and we got it running after a few hours of working on it. I am trying to trade it off for a 1956 RJ35 that a buddy has and don't like. That is about all I have been able to scarf up lately but it will keep me busy for a while! Hope to get the RJ35 in a week or so!

Ok well I got it for 225 with a couple of other small tecumseh engines. Bad the rear end is locked up... good I have parts!!! Bad the h55 motor is locked up... 15 minutes and it runs. It needs work so expect some questions but right now I think I did good.

Rye is coming along great. Here a couple of photos of the growth this spring. 1st photo was about the 1st week of March. 2nd photo was about the 4th week of March. As soon as it dries out enough it will be tilled under before planting. Thad (Ohio)

Except maybe... that's a nice price.

These models have a driveshaft back to the eaton 1100 tranny. The coil and the igniter came in the mail today so I got them installed. The seat safety switch was already bypassed by PO so I thought I might be able to start it without putting the seat pan back on. I noticed that there was another connection that looks like it is for the cruise control so I put the pan back on, connected that and tried to fire it over. I also took off the foot control pedals which was necessary to pull the foot boards off. There are two, one is forward and reverse and the other one is an emergency stop. Well the emergency stop is also to get start. I found out after a little testing with the amp meter. When I turned the key there was no power going to the starter. I figured the brake needed to be pushed in and she turned over. After a few attempts to get it to fire I pulled the plugs and found that the right side had great spark and the left side had nothing (this side has the new coil on it), After poking around some more I found one of the wire connections to that coil came lose SO...... plugs back in and ................................ (hope the video works) ... First start after new wiring.MOV

man that baby is clean!!! not sure why everyone dogs on the 6" front tires on the 300 series I have them on both of my 312's and they don't bother me one bit? anyway nice score!!

the bigger trailer you buy the more you can haul. the more you can haul the more you can buy. the more you buy the bigger garage you need. the bigger garage the bigger the property you have to have. the bigger the property you have the more tractors you need. the more tractors you have the bigger the trailer you need. oh man it is a vicious circle we enter when buying a trailer. be careful

I'm going to restore the 95 520H I bought yesterday. This is probably going to take a while. The 9 pin connector needs to be repaired first

I stopped at the South Mt. Fair Grounds on the way home from western Pa. this morning. The mountain creek one mile West of the fair grounds. I marked my campsite with a big K in the snow next to that big oak tree back there in the woods.

Be sure to stop by the bus stop and drop your loose change in the cup! I'll never forget finding a $10 bill in a puddle at the food window last year. I handed it to one of the ladies working there. She was so overwhelmed that I was so honest I got a free pop!

Taking it thru the desert are you?? I like the mock-up. Looks like a fun project. Good luck with it.

Wow, after reading that, if I ever decide to epoxy my garage floor, having a pro do it sound like the way to go. Just to go off on a tangent for a moment, now that I have retired, I do some handyman work at a retirement community a couple of miles from here. One of my customers, an 83 year old widow, drives a 2009 Jaguar XF. Her garage floor is painted with epoxy, plus she has carpet on top of it. When I ask her why she had carpet on her nice garage floor, I thought she would say that she didn't want to mess up the painted floor, but she replied, "sometimes I drive barefoot and when I get out of the car I don't want my feet to get cold".

Oh, I did add tri-ribs to the front - steers nicely. Considering 520 gear reduction modification as well. Edwroy

After lurking for a long long time I finally joined today. I know you guys like pics so I thought I would put up a pic of my c-195 1982 with kwik way loader. enjoy! It also came with a 60 inch deck that I will be selling at some point.