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Broke down and bought a new set of tires for the GT1600. Felt like it was time to replace the original 8-ribs and Turfsavers with the highly regarded V61s and decided to replace the 9.50s with 23x8.50-12 Tru Powers in the rear. Went an inch narrower instead of pushing to 10.50s just to make sure there would be no clearance issues. Mowed the yard last night and I'm highly impressed! Before: After:

It can't get here fast enough! The fun continues after the show for us. We're heading to 3 story, 3 bedroom, 3 bath log cabin on a mountainside in Tennessee. Our daughter, son in law and 3 grandsons from Indiana will be there when we arrive.

My other favorite horse is my 212-6, got it a couple years after i got my 520. I will never get rid of it. The kawasaki engine in my 212-6 never smoked all of the years i had it. Great little tractor. I have all of the attachments possible for it. I also mounted a deck and a plow at the same time to on it.

67 years young today, as mentioned earlier, got my first Horse 40 something years ago. Long gone, a relative took it, with my blessing. I had grounds keepers doin' all the outdoor stuff. My first Stallion, 8 hp Techy, forget the model. I had purchased a new home and new Craftsman thingy. A friend came buy to see the new home and my tractor. He literally lost it, left and delivered my 1st Horse. I sold the Craftsman thingy, never looked back. Two of my favorites, seldom used. I turn to my 520-8 Onan, guess I would just have to move a lot of stuff to get the other Horses out. Picture are two of my favorites.

Made a trip to the local scrap yard today and found this jem. 20 dollars later and it's all mine. Always amazes me what people throw away.

The new Models are out!

hey all, happy spring! i had been looking for a decent sized trailer for my gt1600 and farmall cub to haul brush, kids, what-have-you. it's frustrating how small of a selection there is out there. not much more then a bunch of cheap 10 cubic footers and some over priced 20's. i had found a cool running gear set from northern tool and picked it up last fall. last weekend i got the lumber and built this 4x8 4 wheel wagon. the running gear is rated to 2200lbs. i have no idea what the finished weight is. lol it didn't take long to build, not too much $$ either. about 230 for the gear and another couple of hundo for the lumber/hardware. figured I'd share it with you good folks.

My first wheel horse was a 1974 B-80 got it about a couple years ago and will always have it. I cant find another wheel horse like it.

I said I was done buying anymore Wheel Horse Tractors as I've had some of the best and most desirable ones out there including a Senior, 1955RJ, and a unmolested original RJ58. They have all gone off to other collectors. I do have my first 58RJ which is really a resto-mod as it has an NOS 1961 401 hood on it along with an electric start Kohler K91. I probably should have never sold the unmolested 58RJ but oh well it's gone. So I really wanted another RJ that is in it's original configuration. This came up and I jumped at it. It is missing the fuel tank, engine, belt guard, brake band and brake rod. I have a perfect and clean original fuel tank. I also have a K90 all rebuilt, painted and ready to drop in. The brake rod is no problem to replicate. The brake band should be no problem to find. I'll have to put the feelers out to try and find an original belt cover or just settle for a reproduction. The hood is missing one of the tank bands and has the usual two cracks in the area of the fuel hole. Otherwise it's in great shape. Seat isn't original but it's a very close match (at least I don't think it's original). The original throttle lever is still in place as is the model/serial tag. The steering wheel does't have any cracks and is in nice shape. It's gonna take some work but it will be like showroom new when it's done. It ain't gonna happen over night that's for sure!

This really nice original condition cart found me this week. It's a 1 owner, sparingly used stored in a garge since new obviously in near new condition. Missing a knob and hub cap but those are on order already. The original paint shines nice. Couple surface rust spots on id of hopper but thats about it. Tires have some cracking but hold 30psi no problem. Been wanting one of these for some time, always liked the 1 pice wheel barrow type hopper and low profile. Best part is I sold my current cart for same I paid for this so was a wash! The original decal is on an angle, must have been built on a Monday or Friday. Here's some pictures. Still impressed with the shiney original paint! I may clean up the inside and touch up paint. MU

Well I came home this afternoon and pulled into my driveway and seen my Wheel Horses got out of the barn and trapped this John Deere 300. It was over before I even got out of truck. Big D made the JD 300 tap out in 3 seconds. Then the 314a with the kwik way bucket ended up scooping the JD 300 and dumping it down a cliff. Lol Tractor Fight

Bought a little gas powered scooter from Saltywright at the Zagray show. Got it running today. The grandkids and neighborhood kids had some fun riding it around the driveway. Here's a video of one of the neighbors kids. I'm an idiot and was turning the video off during shooting and on when it was in my pocket. Only got this short one but check out his bicycle helmet. THANKS Russ! The kids really enjoy it. http://vid623.photobucket.com/albums/tt316/wallfish1/scooter.mp4

SITTING HERE LOOKING AT BUCK RANCHERS STEED I MEAN,,,,,,,WOW,,,, GREAT JOB

I have never used my drill as a hammer! That I will admit to. I dont think you will need more than 250CCA. The 8hp is small with compression release and the starter gens dont draw a TON of current. I would get a middle of the road battery. Since you don't have your old one maybe measure your battery compartment and get one that fits nicely in there.

I can't wait, I can't wait, I can't wait, I can't wait. Oh, did I say that I can't wait?

Don't ask me or the 8AWG welding wire how I learned that they make them both ways...

Sir...all and any criticism on my part is never meant to be serious. I would never do that on site...I would send you a PM and keep it between us. I just have never seen anyone take it apart like that. Two things...1. a bunch of us are going to a garden tractor show in Portage, Wis. July 10-12...there is a link in Red Square Herd...Why don't you join us? 2. Take a look at the videos in that thread...it will help a lot when you go to put it back together. You do not need a vise. Use a rear tire and a couple of 2 x 4s to support the shallow side of the case on a work bench. If the shift fork shafts came out of the casting, you may have a couple of detente balls rolling around in the case, or on the floor. Try to find those and the spring and also the stop that goes in the spring. Yes the # 3523 pictured from RacinBob is the same gear you have that is bad. Are you looking to get that gear from Bob? I think you may want to make a parts list at this point. Mike (Racinfool40) in Ohio may have any of the other gears you might want to change out. Seals and bearings (except for the #1533 bearing) are available from Motion Industries, NAPA, and maybe TORO. The gasket is available from TORO for about $6. In your 1st post, you said the Commando trans is pretty much identical to your 607 trans. You are correct. The major difference is the brake drum comes out a different hole in the casting. In your commando, the brake drum is on an extension of your cluster gear shaft. In your 607, the brake drum is on an extension of your 11/44 toothed gear (mushroom gear). The other difference is the length of the axles. Most of the inside gears are the same. I hope you did not take it that I thought you were shifting without stopping...that is not what I said, but that is what did that to those gears. Yes, we have all the numbers of parts, bearings, seals, etc. To post videos on here...2 ways...if you have Photobucket, you can upload it to there and then use the IMG code to copy and paste a link in your post. 10 minutes max limit on the video. The other way...upload to U-Tube and copy and paste the link in your post...no limit on length that I know of.

the co worker I repaired this deck for finally got some paint on it and the finished product is pretty darn sweet!! in good light and at the certain angle if your looking you can pick out a few spots but after the first mow and a little dirt you will never know. here are some more photos

I took one apart awhile back that had input shaft sheared just at "slide" point, caused a burr that wouldn't pass through bearing causing a lock up. See if when you are in reverse or low and turning input shaft/pulley that axels turn accordingly. When I started disassembly it was not evident till started pulling out gear pinion. Shaft burr was stuck inside bearing cage, otherwise appearing normal with gear assemblage. By the way almost neighbors as we WH guys go! Catmanii over in Bivins.

Well, I think I found your problem. I pulled off my 702 guard and there are no tabs on the inside of the guard. The 3/8" bolt that helps hold the guard on has a roller on it. This would act like a tab. I have no piece of metal bent over the idler pulley to hold the belt there. This is what you are missing. I have a tab made out of like 12 or 10 gauge wire that is attached to the engine by a short 3/8" bolt. The height of the wire from the belt is adjustable and is about 1/4" to 1/2" above the belt. Although, I do not have one below the belt at this point...there is another bolt hole and another tab could be made to fit there. Hope that helps.

Isn't there supposed to be a belt-guide tab on the clutch pulley? So that when you push in the clutch the belt wont fall off, and it pushed it forward to get it off the engine pulley. You would have had to remove it to change the drive belt, could you possibly have set it somewhere and forgot to reinstall it? (i havent yet changed the belt on my 854, so I am going off of what I know from the later models)

If that was the better frame, I could live with that. Better than filling all the pits on the other frame. Like you say, with the engine on it you would not know they were there. Either way, looking good.....

......freeeee....that is gold. My first WH I got from my grandpa a 1985 310-8. I got a deck for it. Borrowed my neighbors 56" D-series deck for years until last may or so I got my other grandmas 1987 417-8 with deck and 48" plow. Now I have a 42" snow blower for her, and a cab.

patient, lucky and the first one to get there...

Update Project "A HORSE WITH NO NAME"

I got into it after my Dad passed and I inherited the 4 he had...but I always considered them his. So my 1st one happened when I went to the Big Show in 2010. The raffle tractor that year was a rescued B-100. $5 got you 6 tickets and they called my name. How cool is that??

This was my first. I believe it was a 77 or 78 D200. Bought it to tie in my septic system when I put the addition on my house. It needed work when I bough it. I rebuilt the transmission. Rebuilt the steering. Rebuilt the carb. Gave it a new paint job. Rebuilt the pistons and replace the hydraulic hoses on the loader and backhoe. 4 new tires. This things was like mint when I was done. Stupidly I sold it. I figured I was done with the job so who need it. It wasn't but a year when I realized how much I missed it and so began the collecting.

I went this Sunday and picked up my new toy, a big friggin Woods Mowin Machine! It was sunk in 2 ground hog holes and it wouldn't start either! So I had to winch it out of the holes and it was very hard to get it out of there! I drug it a few feet before I decided it was too heavy and the wheels were not disengaged! The hydraulic trans needed switched to tow mode but I didn't know any thing about it and neither did the guy that owned it! He looked around inside for his owners manual but never found it. Mean while I found 2 small levers that might do the trick. One went right in place but the other one was bent up and wouldn't work. So it took me 20 minutes to fix that. After I got that done it pulled right out without much trouble, even though it was in the gopher holes! I got it all loaded up in about 2 1/2 hours! I took off down the road and got it home safely. I put one of my WH batteries in it and it cranked over good but wouldn't start still. I sprayed gas in the carb and it fired right up but wouldn't stay running! The fuel pump is not working so I will take it off and try to rebuild it. It is the new fangled round plastic type. This thing is huge! I am afraid to operate this beast! It will take a while to get the hang of driving these zero turns! The PO said he paid $7000 for this about 10 years ago! I figure it is worth at least $3000 or more still! Wahoooo! I haven't cleaned it up yet and it still looks like a new one and is in great condition! It's a 20 hp. Kohler Command engine with 2 cylinders, 60 inch deck, super bright head lights, new spindles, blades and belts, new drive shaft and recent oil change! I did notice the left side bar lug tire is on back wards! Might as well get rid of it then! LOL!

When you get to Portland...be sure to look up IndyWH. He is one of the best...and tell him I said HI.

Its getting very close...

I just looked at the tranny manual. I can get some more pics of the cluster gear later.

And lastly, is this gear looking okay?

Blackhawks take game 3 Score was 1 to 0. Crawford just stopped everything coming at him. WOW.

My friends and neighbors think I'm "mental". Got this c125 with loader and sears ss16 with accessories at a garage sale for $1500. Wheel horse is in great shape. Suburban will run soon as I isolate lack of fire issue. Think its the condenser. I also resurrected a couple of abandoned tractors for minimal cost. Ward's signature 2000 and a K-gro sentinel. The craftsman dyt 4000 is in great shape except for a rod poking thru the engine block. Hate to see good stuff just thrown away. I had another c125 but sold it for a good profit. Been keeping my eye open for another one. Notice the high tech counter weight. Railroad track, fishplates, clutch parts, trailer hitch.

Just gave it a quick carb clean, covered the broken primer bulb, fresh gas and it fired up. I'd guess it does around 15 - 20 and maybe 25 going down the incline of the road. The boy in the video was going so slow because he was still a little scared of it. I had them walk next to it before getting on and give it some gas because I knew they would just gun it. He grabbed hold of the throttle and pulled full blast, panicked and wouldn't let go. Think it was good that they were a little scared of it at first so they had some respect for how easy it could be to get hurt. Once they got past that initial fear factor and were used to it, they were all flying around like little experts. Only took a couple of minutes for each of them.

With the engine bolted down would you even see them?

Even my sweetheart can appreciate the work a horse can do. This was sod 30 minutes ago.

Saw that RJ at Zagray, Good to have you back at the WH stuff again!

Doin great Steve, and you, how goes it? Someone was lucky enough to find and use graphite bars for anode on e tank. Fairly old post, but I hadn't forgotten and continued search for some. They are pricy and rare it seems, so sometime back I tried this discussed method. Last week on another run it worked great. From my previous runs it was long and drawn out even with this method. For the graphite users though this method is moot as they only need wipe or pressure wash the anodes. It appears Craig has tried the graphite, outcome unknown. +tank

Callum, I measure 9" from front of case to center line of axle "tube". And in thinking of your idea: how about a pillow block bearing monnted/fastened to each (L&R) side of chassis, live axle through bearings with a pulley in middle to accommodate fig 8 twist and a pulley outboard on R side to belt drive tran pulley. Not knowing what kinda room under may be too low. Also you could do that and drive another horizontal set up higher off that set. As to clutching. you might be able to make a swing run with flange moth blocks fastened to swing at top (?lateral stability?) which could work with rod from old clutch, but a tension idler would nave to be on tran belt to keep in check. I've toyed with the fig 8 idea for years on a go kart using vert engine; never got past drawing stage and was going to have output from fig 8 (horizontal run) drive a centrifugal clutch or torque converter (doubles as clutch)

I've noticed my idler is very noisy. Probably time to service the bearing.

ok. great. I'll see if I can't run down that flat idler this week and I'll measure the bar on the midmount. The guides on the bar don't appear to have been altered since they left the factory John

My 1st Horse, 40+ years ago, no longer with me but, started this WHA (Wheel Horse Addiction). Now my sons and grandsons are infected, spend nights (and days) planning on what to do nice for their Horses. One son, tractor sicko, is ready to start reassembly of his "new" Allis Chalmers B-10.

I have posted this before on Red Square but it is still our first encounter with a Wheel Horse our father bought for $300 in 1961. This was our first contact with a Wheel Horse -a used 1958 Wheel Horse RJ in 1961 ! 50 years later we bought another RJ from Clay Brooks and now have three RJ's !

I dropped my "In Stock" completely rebuilt K90/91 into the frame to see how it looks. What a difference it makes having the engine sitting in there.

Ken- It is a 2004 Honda CRF 4 stroke. Very quiet for sure. Showed it to him this morning and he got on it and just rode it.

Well, I sold the half of my parts tractor that I didn't want, so I got room for another! They keep getting older

It seems to me that fewer and fewer people can/want to do anything themselves..... car repair and maintenance, home repairs, construction, or even simple yard work..... Let alone those HORRIBLE tasks like snow removal, or gardening With cheap homeowner ZTRs at the price of a tractor, I think those with lawns to mow, but no other tasks to complete, are looking that way. Those with serious tasks to do are probably looking at the SCUT/CUT options. Those of us that can actually get our hands dirty and do for ourselves are pretty rare anymore, it seems. My son just turned 1, and I hope that as he gets older, he enjoys sharing the tasks I enjoy, including maintaining and running my grandfather's old WH and Gilson snowblower...... And whatever else I can add to the garage

Oh Mels, The French Underground is going to get you for that! Nice save Duane! Better in your hands than being parted out. Especially a complete older tractor like that. There are lots of GT's but whole RJ's, Suburbans and the early three digit series need more "saves" than "partings".