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It's not too bad.. Two people can get it off the bench, but three is easier.. Carrying on A bit of an update for you chaps, as you know he steering is finished, so here's a photo for you. The connecting arm has been moved to behind the hubs which makes the front end look neater and a lot less danger of a tree or something bending it Yes you are seeing right, that is a fake leaf spring on the front.. I will make one out of thicker metal strips just for the Hot Rod look. The fake spring mounts will also add strength to the outer edges of the axle where the big rose joints bolt onto.. Not sure if the front hitch will be staying or going, it adds to the Wheel Horse look and could be handy for fitting weights onto to keep the front end down should needs be Those with sharp eyes may of noticed a two extra somethings in the above photo, this photo might help a bit more.. The clue is, it's the thing just in front of the rear wheel.. Yep, WN now has an exhaust system. Here's the right side mount . The left side needed a step to clear the steering rod thingy.. The step will be made to look a lot neater as it will be on show.. Two foot plate thingys chopped and welded together to make a wide one. The strange cut out needs to be filled, but I might need that hole for the pedals so it can stay for now. And the view of WN which always makes me grin like a Cheshire cat on happy pills

Figured this might be a good thread to start... Kinda like we have "what's in your mirror" but this thread will be for those of us who sold our tractor or attachments etc... So......... I will start. I sold my 1976 D250 today with a 72" mower deck and front snow plow. A member here from the eastern part of the state bought it. He was driving a older Ford that was let's just say ......at it's capacity. I did confirm with him that he made it back home tho. Nice meeting you today Jason. Good luck with it. I know at some point I will regret selling that bad boy !! Oh yeah he also took an old 25hp Evinrude outboard I was giving away.

Just put gas in her today and she fired right up. It's been a labor of love, when I first got her everything was shot.Thanks to everyone on the forum for all the help. Looking forward to the next round hood project.

Saw this on the local MD CL. Maybe someone can at least photoshop it. Does it have higher - or lower resale like this?

OOPH... I just threw up a little.

Paid a visit again to the first home of my Raider 12 down in Billingshurst Sussex today to meet up with the Daughter and Son-In-Law of the Lady I bought the Tractor from back in 2008. The Lady (no longer with us) fortunately she was able to see pictures of how it looked after I got it cleaned up and working. It looked like this after it laid derelict for at least 18 years - Most you know what it looks like now, but to digress. Today, I was given a DVD that has been compiled from old Super 8 film they had found in the Attic when preparing to move out which told the story of their Home they had made and the Smallholding (Miniature Farm) over the years between 1969- 2005. To my surprise, there is some footage of the Day the Raider 12 was delivered in 1972 and is shown being driven cutting the grass. Quality is not good and I had to take a screen shot from it- You may notice the Deck is the 2 Blade shaft drive type...... What they never mentioned was that they also had a little Lawn Ranger earlier back in 1969 and is seen in this screen shot also from Super 8 footage- And I didn't know this type of Ranger had the bright plated Lift Lever !. It was also a very pleasant first warm day of the year for me as well

it was a fairly nice day and the horses wanted out i will have to let all the rjs out real soon because they are a little restless now that some of the other horses are being led outside.

The screws that hold my knife on are Allen head flat/countersunk screws and should be Loctited in. They are a standard right hand thread. Hardest part to removing them is cleaning out the hex holes for the wrench. Next I heat the screw heads with a torch and then use an impact driver to break them loose. The knife is a very good grade of HSS and you will know it if you purchase a new one $$$. I am fortunate enough to have a 24" planer knife grinder so keeping a good edge is easy. Another critical adjustment is a bar in the chute that limits the depth of cut. They are also hex head flat/countersunk screws and very hard to clean the hex holes. Forget the clearance to the knife but it is in the manuals we have. Garry Adding Just checked to make sure the operator manual is in the library and it is not. Will get it added.

Crackin' me up. I was thinking more along the lines of "Spring Cleaning". Don't know if you know this...but the reason that May & June are the months that have the most marriages are...that is when the water thawed enough to take a shower and the brides...well...smelled their best...obviously talking about Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan...maybe the Dakotas...Maine for sure. Anyways...always a good idea to use the appropriate safety gear no mater what state you are from.

The magic wire! https://youtu.be/tBz3PqA2Fmc?t=1m23s (sorry, the Seinfeld clip is not embedding because i set a start time on it)

Every "second" Tuesday of the week. I thought the smell was Ed's manure spreader!

Maybe that wire has been there a while John...when was the last time you took a shower? Glad you are OK Mate.

Believe me, I'm tryin'!!! Lol I'm telling you, I'm sure I don't have the best Wife in the world, but I definitely have the best Wife for me.

Yea those things arre a monster when it comes to branches .... I had one & it would rip the branch out of your hand before you knew what was going on ... Only problem I had didn't have enough 's to keep it mounted all the time

I have amassed a collection of five 520H Wheel Horses along with a 312A, 416-8 and a couple of vertical shaft riding mowers. Three of the 520's are the later swept axle models with the other two being early straight axles. I purchased the first one about three years ago and paid too much for it, but just had to have one, and they aren't easy to find in Australia - although I have seen quite a few for sale since. My first 520 was in generally good condition, although it had a significant transmission oil leak and the seat was wobbly due in part to a broken tab on the upstand. A 60" deck in good condition came on the tractor. Inspired by some of the restorations on Red Square and my earlier rebuild of my 416-8 I decided to try and refurbish it. I started by completely dismantling the machine and had lot of the parts powder coated. I had a short thread in "Transmissions and transaxles" a couple of years ago when I split the transmission and checked the internals as well as replaced the seals. The bearings, gears and differential were all still perfect. The oil leak was found to have been caused by the oil temp sensor probe which had split. After I got the transmission back together I refitted it to the frame and the project was put aside. I just looked back, and was surprised to see it was two years ago. I did bits and pieces but not a lot of progress was made in between. However, over the past couple of weekends I have been able to make some headway. Frame assembly commenced. Transmission nearly ready to refit. ...more to come.

he is a few pics of my fleet.

Nothing got in my eyes but I had the strangest situation with a wire wheel strand. I was cleaning some screw threads using a wire wheel in my drill press. Didn't think anything of it. When I was finished working on the project, I went to take a shower and all of a sudden there is something that I can't see sticking in the top of my left shoulder. It actually was facing towards the outside. I got my wife to look and she took a 3/4" piece of wire from the wire wheel out of my shoulder. I can not figure out how it got there as I was wearing a jacket, flannel shirt, and T-shirt while cleaning the screws. I just can't stress enough to wear goggles or wrap-around safety glasses while using anything that rotates.

A mom and her son watch the mushroom cloud after an atomic test 75 miles away, Las Vegas , 1953. Illegal alcohol being poured out during Prohibition, Detroit 1929. The Ford Theater, where Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. Children eating their Christmas dinner during the Great Depression: turnips and cabbage. Annette Kellerman promoted women's right to wear a fitted one-piece bathing suit, 1907. She was arrested for indecency. The original Ronald clown of McDonald's in 1963. Apollo I crew members rehearsing their water landing in 1966. President Richard Nixon trying to use chopsticks while visiting China in 1972. Construction of the Manhattan Bridge, 1908. Construction of the Berlin wall, 1961. Hitler's officers and cadets celebrating Christmas, 1941. Abraham Lincoln's hearse, 1865. Frozen Niagara Falls , 1911. Last prisoners of Alcatraz leaving, 1963. A penniless mother hides her face in shame after putting her children up for sale, Chicago , 1948. Recovering bodies after the Titanic disaster, April 1912. A most beautiful suicide - 23 year old Evelyn McHale leapt to her death from an observation deck (83rd floor) of the Empire State Building , May 1, 1947. She landed on a United Nations limousine. Melted and damaged mannequins after a fire at Madam Tussaud's Wax Museum in London, 1930. New York City fire station, ca. 1912. Operation Babylift: Vietnamese orphans transported by airplanes to America in 1975. Santa Claus in New York, ca. 1900. 5:00 P.M., September 3rd, 1967 Sweden changed from driving on the left side to driving on the right. - This was the result. Unpacking the Head of the Statue of Liberty. Delivered June 17, 1885 This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. www.avast.com

Steering wheel shafts and roll pins are no match for a 30 ton press. I don't use it a lot but its always there when I need it!!! Pops the roll pin and pushed the shaft through like budda.

By the way, I just enhanced the faded ID tag, and this one is a 73423 790????, which makes it a 1997.

I don't know what you are talking about Steve!

The shredder-chipper manual Garry

Mike- Those ramps were not going to make it.... I had a newer shorter set of ramps. We pulled the tailgate off and backed his truck up to an incline on my yard so it was not very steep at all. I told him that I have seen some really bad things happen with guys driving up ramps so we took care of the money exchange and made the deal official before he drove it up. I told him if he damages the tractor getting it on the truck it was "his" I feel good that it will be going to a good home..

That is a nice truck load Steve...comes complete with a way to unload it also...can't beat that. It will be 2 weeks (Mentone) before I can really add to this thread. and I will.

I've been surprised by how much just the little propane torches help I've been able to get most any bolt but or bearing out with mine Spell check sucks

Down to just two weeks away. Looking forward to seeing everyone.

Karl, this looks like a side job for you. Jimmy - Our fearless leader (nylyon) is in Brewster. He should be able to point you in the right direction.

Ok let me ask a different ? my 520 isn't any thing special 850 ish hrs. everything works as it should the guy has a 75 d-180 and the meter has 750 hrs on it it comes with a 54" plow and brindly disk, rear three point an no pto I was going to put my 60" mower under it (if it will fit) haven't seen the 180 in person but looks great from pic. do you all think this is a good trade? 750hrs on the meter seems low to me but im going to look at it 2marow

What about the State of Confusion? It's bad luck to shower any week that has Friday in it!

C'mon John, don't blame your foul sense,cents,scents, or BO on me.

Curiously, somewhere in my Wifes' RJ's past someone drilled two holes through the right foot footpeg. Wonder what was 'rigged there. That's the part I dig about tearing into old stuff, the mystery of their history...

and that is why people over here paint any riding mower green and yellow, to make unknowing people think they buy something with a good name i guess i'll be getting stoned for saying this, but, the green and yellow doesn't look all that bad, just needs some norlet decals

Sadly , I bet the price would go up. And there are people that would buy it and not know any different.

I have a heap of photos of the transmission rebuild which I am happy to post if any-one is interested in what is inside one of these hydro rear ends. I also have some of the Eaton 1100 refurb that I did on this machine, likewise if there is any interest.

Today I lifted the front up and made sure all of the bolts underneath are tight. I also fitted a couple of extra earth wires as with everything powdercoated earthing can be a problem. Where the console bolts to the frame the frame is threaded, I have also put a locknut on the back side of all 10 of these bolts, which is probably unnecessary, but I can be sure it is all secure. Fitted the engine mounting plate and lowered it back down. Now I was ready to fit the engine. I decided on a repower for this build and purchased a 23hp Briggs Vanguard kit from the SEW. It only took about 5 days to get to me and I am very happy with it. The tip of the exhaust is slightly damaged, but I can straighten that out. The engine bolted straight in onto the original mounting plate and the wiring harness just clipped together, it couldn't have been any easier. That is where I got up to today. The front wheels are temporary off a Bolens, I will get a pair of rims powdercoated to match the rears which have 24 x 12 x 12 tyres. I also have to get the transmission input pulley refinished. Next thing is to connect throttle and choke cables, make up battery leads and then I should be able to fire it up. I have a Caswell Black Oxide cold plating kit which I haven't tried yet. I am going to coat the bushes for the transmission drive linkage to see how well it works.

not a lot there Craig.

This is how it has been sitting for the past couple of years, on a stand and covered up. More recently I have repaired and refitted the wiring. I have fitted marine sealed fuse holders for the 30 and 25a circuits and just need to get one more for the 15a lighting circuit. I also fitted an aftermarket tacho as the original wasn't working and a transmission temperature gauge in lieu of the vacuum gauge which had broken mounting pins. I also fitted a pair of four stud trailer hubs to the front axle, they fitted straight onto the stock stubs without any modifications at all. Next I bolted on some wheels and took the rolling chassis off the stand.

C-145 square regulator-rectifier PN: 109313 Confusion occurs because of a problem with the diagram. Although it shows the connection to the regulator/rectifier, which would be correct for a 3-wire unit, it is missing the wiring layout of the connector itself as used on the 2-wire model. I have included a drawing of the 2-wire version with the missing segments added. According to another Wheel Horse wiring diagram, some production had black wires with color stripes for identification; my reference to the wire colors, BLK/red and BLK/wht, is from that diagram. A description of the circuit using conventional current flow, starting with the first half-cycle of alternating current produced by the Alternator: Coming from Stator terminal S2, current flows through the connector, follows the YEL wire loop on the regulator side of the connector, back through and out on both the BLK/red and BLK/wht wires. The BLK/red wire carries current to the Amp Meter, then to Battery +, Battery -, to ground. The BLK/wht wire carries current for all other electrical loads, which terminate to ground. Since the Regulator case is also grounded, the current, after being voltage regulated, follows the YEL lead to the connector, then to Stator terminal S1. The second half-cycle is reverse flow which is blocked by the rectifier portion (probably an SCR circuit for both voltage regulation and rectification). The small-gauge RED wire, from the connector to the Regulator/Rectifier, provides power for the internal electronics. This describes a half-wave rectified DC system.

this weekend i am traveling 350 miles to buy an 857..... has been parked in a garage the last 35 years it runs very well......looks better than my best tractor it has an excellent deck....i am paying $500.00 there are no wheel horses to be found for sale in virginia,,,,,,ANYWHERE.... supply ,demand, desire,,,,,,,,,,,,and gas money good luck.......

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

Ah yes..... Too early in the morning to pay attention. The drag link and steer arm stay the same. Carry on

Wow Ian that is looking amazing, I have one question though. How many people does it take to lift it off and on the table, it must weigh a fair old bit now?

well we finally completed other than a decal kit for my Johnson loader its not bad but we had paint issues but it looks good from 20' but here she is see what you think?

Oh and just for looks ??? Dual chrome exhaust tips.

Rear view

More pics hopefully...