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In a previous post of my Commando 8 redo, I discussed repairing the wallowed out key way in the axle. Instead I replaced the 3 speed with one I had on the shelf. Today while rooting out some potential items for the SHOW, there was that 3 speed. So today I made a stab at the repair. I made a dummy key from a piece of 3/16 brass , welded around it, and ground/filed it down. Only time will tell if the weld will hold up to the torque.

I did this 26 years ago. Still works great.

I did a little horse tradin with my brother for this 165. It cost me an outboard. She's in real nice mostly original shape. Runs real strong full throttle but runs kinda poopy at lower speeds. Here is what previous owners have done to it trying to get it to run right. Flush tank, new fuel lines, brand new carb, new points, coil and condenser. Compression test is good, check valve clearance good. .Its not carb or points settings, they are spot on. All grounds and connections are good. I know this tractor has left more than a few guys scratchin their heads... I haven't had much time to look into it myself...

Won't ever be this big! This was my Grandfather's place, and the garden that he kept for about 45 years! My 416-H was his, and it tilled this every year from '94 through the '04 season. Thought some of you might like to see this! Pic 1 is the whole property, in pic 2, my Grandparents are standing next to the garden. That area in the middle was the strawberry patch!

The 704 I bought last year is coming along nice Bob ! I am posting some pics of it. I put my early wheel horse mid-grader blade on it. Craig: Both the tiller pieces are wheel horse original tiller pieces. They must have been used a lot as the center one does have a slight curve to it from use! The back bar is suppose to be straight but I did not correct it. I am posting a pic from June 4, 2015 after cultivating was done.

I think I see a couple of scratches up in the top corner of that 310's hood...

I picked up a Bronco 14 for my son to drive at the show. After he drove it around awhile, it developed a hydraulic leak. I found the pump drive pulley had loosened up and smashed the pump seal. My question is does anyone know the seal number? Can it be changed without taking the pump apart? And does anyone have a drive pulley for sale?...the keyway slot is destroyed on mine. I have been reading up on the forums for sometime now. Just registered as a user so this is my first post. I look forward to being part of the group. Kevin and I are certified Wheelhorse-aholics.

commando 8 and i also have a 310-8

Is it just me or has every Wheel Horse collector owned or still owns a 310-8? Just curious, I have my $250 310-8 although it wasn't my first horse.

I did. I got a call from my good friend Fireman this afternoon and he told me about the two. I was on the road so I had him contact seller and set up the pick up. Fireman was at work until tomorrow so he could not make the trip. The owner was nice but man he was out there in the sticks... Anyhow here are the before and after cleaning pics. This guy literally made his own tire chains. Check this out...

Well after finally meeting up with Duane (Baerpath), I got the 3 point hitch for the GT14. After a lot of sanding, sandblasting and painting, I got the majority of it done and mounted. Now I just need to get a few new hydraulic lines and mount the piston and valve. Thanks Again Duane

Well my local dealer came thru again! Great guys. They showed this tractor to me 2 weeks ago and asked if I was interested. It was really hard to start and pretty dirty but there wasn't any rust on it. I said "sure am interested" but I have no way to get it to my house. They said see what you can do. Two weeks go by and I stopped by early this morning to pick up some other parts. I mentioned that I had no luck in getting a trailer. They said we will just have one of the guys throw it on a trailer and he can follow you home. Pay us when you get the cash. We shot some starter fluid in the carb and by some miracle she fired right up! A 1993 520-H with a 48" deck followed me home today. Some faded paint, lots of crud and dried dirt BUT underneath is a rust free awesome hunk of tractor! Hour meter stopped at 658 hrs so I am not really sure what the hours are. New oil filter, tranny filter, fuel filter, air filter are all in store for tomorrow as is a wash. The Onan sounds awesome and doesn't burn oil. I put fresh gas in her and cut a third of my yard with her this evening and the hydro is strong, the motion control lever doesn't need any adjusting and the cut was great. Support your local dealer!

The Big D was at it again today. We were tilling another Atv/bike trail through the forest in Michigan. We were tieing our trail into another. Check it out.

Welcome to the forum. That 8 on the end is a date code they used for a few years. Subtract 5 from that 6th digit and you get the model year. 8-5=3=1973. The left over 1972 GT-14's got that model number. You will see 6, 7, 8 and 9 used on the attachments at the time also representing 1971, 1972, 1973 and 1974. Garry

Spent a little time this afternoon pulling it apart and cleaning it up. Will do a refurbish on this one. I have one for show so this will be clean with new paint, decals etc. It should come out pretty nice and be very presentable. Here is how it sits now. Tins will be sandblasted the rest will get sanded and primed.

Nice looking piece of property there.

Nice Horse! Hard to say how many alterations have been made to various tractors over the years, the important thing is that it has found a good home with some one who will show it some love.

yeah here are some photos i forgot to upload. also this was the first clean, i did many more after this. james

Yes it is in inches. Sounds like you cleaned the head and block. In case you did not...here is a link. http://www.wheelhorseforum.com/topic/55913-can-somebody-told-me-through-removing-the-head-and-cleaning-the-carbon-in-a-k-341-s/

I was reading your post from the bottom up and I did NOT even think twice about that axle looking like it had been repaired. Looks great!

this is our bodyguard LUDO. 165lbs of puppy.

I agree with Wallfish. A condenser will sometimes do this after it gets all heated up. (Certainly a lot cheaper than a coil)

I just now saw this thread. What great pictures Lane. It looks like they could have been taken when that tractor was new. I trust that we'll be seeing more of the 704. That was my Dad's second new Wheel Horse, right after the Suburban 400. Hopefully one of those will be my next project. Make that.....my next Wheel Horse project.

Hello, so today i wasted no time taking the engine apart, so got the cooling shroud etc off, but i removed the flywheel nut and then reattached it as i know thats recommended and cant seem to get it off, any help/advice? but on another note i got the head off an this is what i found. james

My wife bought this lift for me. l just finished putting aluminum walk board down each side to widen it. I think I am going to like it

I seen this a couple of days ago, was trying to wait to pick it up after the show, but after a couple sleepless nights I had to pick it up yesterday. This is really nice , runs and operates great,

​My first was a 211-5, I got it when I was much younger. But my first garden tractor that I got about 2-3 years ago was a 310-8, I think a bunch of us have had a 310, it seems to be a pretty common tractor.

If anyone can figure out the running problem, its you. Will be curious to see what you deduce Sherlock. Looks real nice like all your stuff. Glenn

I am glad a fellow member got it. love the chains. I've been looking for a 520 for a while now. Its nice out that way. I am 5 mins down the road from there. I picked up the c-81. Baerpath let me know about it this morning but I was out by PA picking up some garden plows.

I recently bought one that had been sitting for a while. It rolled easily without turning the tow valve. I thought I was screwed but when I got it home and got it started it functioned fine. Someone on the forum said that after they sit for a while the hydro loses pressure and that is why it rolled. The tow valve is o the drivers left inside the fender and maybe three inches higher than the fender lip. It is about the diameter of a pencil and protrudes about an inch

First class job, should hold just fine. Thanks for passing along this tip. I think hub set screws that are not tightened properly causes this.

My High School Buddy & I drove his 1963 Corvair to New Orleans & back before we were to go off to College in summer of 63. He was going to Indiana & I was reporting to Champaign Ill. and the Fighting Illini. We didn't, have any trouble with the car the whole way. Saw Al Hirt on Bourbon Street- drank a HURRICANE, and picked up another Mishawaka Grad ( that we didn't even know was going to Orleans too)-up off the street, by a bar, he had been thrown out by the bouncer! We were not rowdy guys- Honest!-----Thanks- Good Luck--Nice Car!- Al

Careful, don't go blowing a stent before the big show.

That looks nice. I would love to support my local Toro dealers but they would have called and said they had a 1993 520-H................we only want 1800 dollars for it but for you, it's only $1700 dollars.

here is part 3.5, the brakes are now finished and since filming the hand brake now works. hopefully i should have my angle drive the the end of the week. callum

I hope to see your raider there, you can always keep it in the building as others said and even if it does get dirty It can't be too big of a deal to clean it up again. I would love to see it in person. If all goes well I will have this one with me.

after seeing some of the tractors, some of you are bringing, maybe I should just leave my Commando at home

Been using Huskee Kevlar belts on Horses for years. Local TSC store, available all day, inexpensive. Never had a problem. Pulley alignment or spindle shaft problem(s). Most likely your pain in the you-know-what.

two... @tractorchick Kate, are you going to be there this year again?

Genn, I hope you can hang to as many as you can,not easy to replace them I bet. Just got to do what feels right. Good luck, Idaho Jim

I'll be looking for a few 1276 parts like a stock seat (or close to it), the clutch assembly for the end of the crankshaft and a stock muffler. I will have several sets of these floor mats for sale - $20 set. The attached pictures show them on a Radier 12. Can't wait, I'm starting to get giddy . . .

I'll walk around and throw stuff in the trailer, some Goodyear 26's $200 a set, a flat steering wheel for Racinbob to look at. a D grader blade set of almost new cultivators ( used once) a custom 516 8spd with 3pt. motor for a D Usually when I load I'll find stuff I don't even know I have

The ignition switch could be the cause of both problems. The internal contacts might be bad.

I guess I am a Wheel Horse "User" not a collector. All my horses have assigned jobs...some only a couple times a year but they all work and get dirty. I have no use for a trailer queen.

I paid $2000 for a 1997 520h with just the deck but the machine was mint and had under 200 hours. The nice thing 520xi comes with all the attachments so I would toss 3000 cash on the table and see what he says. Or 2500 cash and your old wheel horse trade for the 520xi. I think the price is fair since there hard to come by. Sent from my LG-D800 using Tapatalk

I wonder what the guy was expecting from it? I have a 520Xi with the 52" deck and I love it.

i use rocker gaurd spray,just add some grit when spraying

The 3 Point on the GT-14 could be had 2 ways. One using the mid lift cylinder with the long bar that connected it to the 3-point. The down side of this is whatever is attached to the mid mount would move when you wanted to move the 3-point up or down. The extra cylinder has it's own valve and allowed the two lifts to operate independently. I have the manuals for the hydraulic setup. If you want a copy send me a PM with your email. The lift blocks my friend made for me were a favor. They are not that hard to make. A machine shop probably wouldn't charge a lot to make you a set. I think I have a drawing with the dimension somewhere.

Well I got all the hydraulics finished and the finally found the 3/4-16 threaded rod. All that's left to do is drill the holes in the threaded rod for the roll pins and cotter pins. Took it out today and tested it to make sure the hydraulics are correct and working. Then she got a nice de-greasing and power wash. I will have it at the meet and greet on Saturday.