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Had my two work horses out today for me to get some seat time. The 1995 314-8 still mows a beautiful lawn while the 1990 520-H takes a break only to supervise. Wouldn't trade these two studs for any new junk tractors the big box stores sell today.

I found this 701 today and could not resist buying it. It cam with a nice deck, extra set of very nice turf tires and rims and snow plow. It is missing the double belt guard, which I will be on the hunt for, It came with a belt guard from a 656. Almost forgot to mention the very nice hub caps it came with and it runs well too!

I have always wanted a C-195 and now I have one thanks to good buddy Stevebo. I plan to use this tractor gently for chores around the house. It runs awesome and it sounds awesome. My wife came home yesterday and I had the 195 parked in her parking spot. She later asked why is that Big Red tractor parked in her spot. It instantly had a name..

All 11 of the Wheel Horses I have collected (so far) had somehow, someway either jumped up on my trailer or the bed of my pickup truck and followed me home. I had no choice then but to keep them. My wife says two is one too many... I say one more is never enough.

if youre looking for the encouragement NOT to buy more horses you came to the wrong place haha

Today i decided to see if i could put a plow and a deck on my 212-6 at the same time. I did put the plow on and it worked. In addition to putting the plow on i did lots of grading dirt today with it too and with weights and a deck it worked out great!

Plumbed the super C up for rear hydraulics.

Lane, thanks to you I just got the best birthday present. My wife saw your posting about the umbrella and knew I liked it, so I got one today for my birthday. I will post a few pictures when I have it mounted.

Correct. 1990 was the first year that it was branded a "Toro" Wheel Horse. The 1990 had the motion control lever on the column and a swept front axle without steering reduction.

WOW! Thanks for the Welcome and a Great big Thank You for taking the time to reply with all the info and especially getting all the measurements & even a drawing. I will be getting this project going on my spare time and will certainly let you know the results. Thanks again. Steve

Took the horses out today. I did some tilling with my 520 and repainted my 210-H. Now we have 12 wheel horses, hoping to lower the herd to 5. Its like were breeding the horses left and right! Im looking for a NOS plow or decent condition one for my 315-8.

Crawdad, No worries about over tilling here, my property is dead flat, let it rain! Oh look, I see a couplle blades of new grass in the tilled garden, sounds like a good reason to hook up roto-tiller again

Nice round up. Enjoy the ride. Gary B.

...or mine... where they supply a lot of hands but, nobody's using them.

SHeesh I got all happy...I thought there was a new Wheel Horse dating site with only girls that have Wheel Horses.....disappointed is an understatement....

Had a very good time at the swap too, was very nice to meet you terry. Sadly, it looks like I'm going to miss in the fall as that is the same weekend as the local show for me. Look forward to the next one in the spring!

Excellent Horses, look to be in great shape! Guess they eat a lot of grass too! My '90 520-8 is a go to Stallion like your hydro, Gettin' older, a hydro would ease the pain some.

Nice setup you've got there , besides a D250 I wanted to buy thats the only other Ive saw with multiple attachments mounted together

John, I have an 84 that I got from Jordan at the show last year that has 3 pt and rear pro. That is the one my son was driving last year. The one ken bought I had at the show a few years ago when it was the featured tractor. The son was driving that one too...

Thanks mate Only a small update guys.. Happy that my strange braking system will work, today I started to refine it a bit. New connecting lever on the left, prototype on the right.. As you can see I decided it needed a bit of shape to it Here it is fitted.. The handbrake lever looked like it had been pulled from an old Marina or something, so I gave it a "Wheel Horse" make over. The bottom half will be covered by the side panel.. I think it looks more the part

You're quite welcome Sam.

Nice 1990 520-H! I miss it!

I too love the way my old mow the lawn and mine are a even a bit older. They impress me even more when it comes to snow removal with the blower. Living in Buffalo this past winter they were truly tested!!

Hey Craig, I found the outfit on ebay. Morrow tire. Most of their listings are for pairs of tires. I wanted to order three pairs of the two different types but the way their ebay listings are they can't combine and refigure shipping costs, plus I wanted tubes for all six hoops, so I called them. The guy that answered, Kane, was easy to talk with and more than willing to help cut the costs to get my business. Placed my order over the phone with him last Thursday, they arrived UPS yesterday (Wednesday). Pretty sweet. The six tires with tubes came to a tik over 300 shipped. I don't know if I got a great deal or not, didn't search here before I bought to see what anyone else's experience with them has been, but I enjoyed speaking with him and he seemed knowledgeable enough and worked with me on costs so that's enough for me to do business with him again. Hope that helps! Here's their contact info: Kane Morrow Morrow Tire 34579 Linwood Ave Slater, MO 65349 Phone 660-831-0200 Bus. Hours (Central Time): Monday-Friday 8-5 closed 12-1 for lunch email: kanemorrow@hotmail.com webstore: http://stores.ebay.com/Morrow-Tire website: www.morrowtire.com

Dave

OK....who's volunteering to climb up there and clean the lens?

ok so what would you have if you had a serial of 62-19851 because you lost me up there in all that text LOLOL

Can't wait to see those new ags mounted up. Have a good source for them to share?

At this point, the belt is JUNK. It will never come back to correct tracking...never. You need a new TORO OEM belt # 102742 or 94-2501 (new #). They are about $30 or less at dealers or for a few bux less on-line. DO NOT BUY and aftermarket belt. They are not precisely engineered to match the V shape of the pulleys resulting in a propensity of flopping back and forth in the V...soon progressing to roll-over. Spend the few extra bux and get the OEM BELT.

I talked to the gentleman in Mahopac just tonight as his d160 is sold to me I belive he is asking 900 for that and I will be heading that way in a few weeks if someone wants it and is interested in getting it a little closer

FEL weight box was mounted like this

wow...that brings back memories.... that was built by my families business back in the 60's. i may have even worked on it. i have dug MANY holes with one, they actually worked pretty good after you got used to it. i see you have the trailer too , kinda spooky driving it up isn't it? they are right , it is no longer supported, but i believe they still have one at the factory. there was a supply of parts for them , but i think they all got scrapped when they moved 10-15 years ago i'm no longer associated with the business , and they are alive and doing well according to my brother

When you get serious about your addiction ... you'll pull the trigger first, then second guess yourself later.

So I got the 854 all "de-winterized"...weights off, plow off, tires swapped, etc. Took it for a short ride, and low and behold, my kids want to drive it. Problem being, they can't reach the pedals. Well, they were all into getting it going, and lit a fire under my butt. To the machine shop/basement we go. There was no way my daughter was going to be out done by her brother, he's 6, and she's 8) They did good for their first day driving, and machining. Lots of practice and safety to come. They are pumped to go to Zaray this weekend. Hope you all enjoy the pics.

Looks great BO, you need a big Ford sign in there!

I have some spare body parts around for them and other few things too it needed

I've got one I have a lot of fun with, part of the black hood squad!!

Yes, I put their names on the side panel. My 551 suburban has their names on the fenders as well. I'm very fortunate that my kids are at a good age where they like hanging around with their dad. I am enjoying every minute of it...before they're teenagers. Right now they are siked to finally be driving instead of getting hauled around all the time.

I ended up giving 1400 for all of it. The tractor started right up without a lot of cranking. No knocks or smoke. All the attachments are in good to excellent shape. The worse being the snow blower and all that is wrong with it is the cable to turn the chute isn't on correctly. All in all, I think I'll be happy with it.

I know it's been a while and though the C-81's been finished for nearly a year, I finally got round to attaching the decals.

Genius, proper hot rod now.

And I feel the same way about anything with an Onan in it. I would rather have a KT series 1 any day. I wouldn't let the motor be the issue I do think that's high for the package though

This is obviously quite light for the 520-H, but I figured I'd post a video anyway. This is pulling a weighted prowler back into position at a strongman competition. I wasn't driving it because I was competing. It was put on by the gym I go to, so I let them use it.

Hey Guys- Back from Mentone- no pics- I didn't melt away but my "Ride" had a hard time-since my knees have decided to give up on me- I have been delegated to getting around on a "Scooter". It usually handles grass pretty well- but today the rain made the going tough- I did get a metal rear fender pan for my C-125 from Kelly & his son and 2 Deck wheels from Dave Coulter. Also met Glen Pettit , he has a great looking trailer & display tent. While Cruising around I met another "BIG Ten Fan" -Burly- from Ohio. NOTICE STEVEASARUS IS MISSING- or at least he was while I was there. I even checked the top of the Cell Phone tower that is there- but Alas- no Dino! Burly looked high & low for him- wanted to meet a fellow "ILLINI" fan. But- maybe another time. Too bad it rained so steady- I have enjoyed Mentone.

Fireman came over this past weekend and helped me get the huge beam in place and set up the pulley/trolley system. Today I spent the day building the railing system around the stairs on the upper level and started to bring down some of my antique outboard collection.... Good day.

Eric- It may but I have no choice on that due to the slope of the property and grade. It had to step down. Today I was able to get the stove piping all set 100%. Now I need to make connections inside. I went with insulated pipe that calls for only 2" clearance everywhere (inside and out).

Got some wood delivered today (black locust) and stacked about 1/2 cord down near barn and took a few pics of where I stand as of today. I like the look of the stone and the wood.

Here is the update as of this morning... I hope to dig the trench for the electrical between today and tomorrow. Tomorrow I am suppose to take delivery of the correct ridge cap for the standing seam metal and a few other roof detail pieces so I can finish that up. The guys will be back to hang the front door and build the bench inside. I set up a meeting with a wood stove installer to confirm the best way to do the install of the piping and location of the stove. I want to make sure it is right for sure. Lastly, the crew who will be building the rockwall in front and side will be out at some point next week to start.

Here is where I stand as of today. I was able to spend some time getting a little over 1/2 of the siding on the front. Tomorrow we should be able to pop the upper and lower windows in the front.

Had some more help today and was able to get the upper deck railing built and the remainder of the back siding done. Thanks again Fireman and Cousin Timbo !!