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Well, i have wanted an old truck for many yrs. now. After driving Stevebo's 49 Chevy i decided it was time to start looking. After looking at a few trucks that weren't as described I was beginning to lose hope. This 65 popped up on Craigslist last night and it was less than an hr. away. Its all original with only 64,000 miles on it and it runs mint! I bought it off the second owner and he bought it off his friend who was the original owner. It has minimal rust for a 65 and no bondo on it! pretty darn good for a truck that has spent its entire life in CT. It will need new wood in the bed and some patches on the lower fenders but that is pretty much it. I'll also upgrade to a dual master cylinder. I plan to keep it all original. I took it out for a drive around the sellers neighborhood and it runs sweet!...She has a 6 cylinder with a three on the tree...

I picked up this new to me 1968 Morris Minor pickup , she is in amazing condition although she has had a re spray at some point , Not sure you guys in US have any of these UK made Morris minors.

I decided to compare my lawn rangers now that i have two of them one is a L-156 and the other is a 32R or 33R not for sure but i have been calling it a 32R so i went out this morning and was riding them both around the yard and what i have found so far is the L-156 is more comfortable to sit on and the ride is softer probably because it has a padded seat and wider tires and it also turns alot sharper than the 32R and electric start is also nice but the 32R also has its perks. You can mow alot closer to stuff with it sense the deck sticks out alot farther than the tires it has almost eliminated weed eating for me the L-156 wider back tires stick out farther than the deck and the 32R with pull start is very simple to work on and you can take the hood off with out having to remove the steering wheel witch is a big plus when using tecky motors. Both are very fun to use and great little horses

I had it happen to me. I was snowblowing with Marvin 2 yrs. ago. The lift rod was connected to the chain with a bolt and nut. The nut backed out and the bolt fell out. There I was stuck in about 10" of snow with the back wheels off the ground!

If TORO does not have the spring..WH#3518...Mike may have one. I have used a couple of needle nose pliers to reshape the spring with great success. Put new balls in. You are using this horse to mow...this is not much money and you do not want to cheap out and have to open again next year. OK, RacinBob...it is very possible that the spring enabled the slack in the 1st gear part of the fork gear to slip enough to cause the engagement of the fork gear and the small gear of the cluster gear to not mesh correctly...thus shearing off the weaker teeth. What an excellent thread for something that is unusual to what happens with transmissions. Outstanding.

more in the continuing saga... The tranny is now completely apart, with clean up tomorrow. I took the detent system apart and the balls seemed good but the spring wasn't perfect. The boogered up end wwas the side facing the first gear detent. Perhaps the bend up may have hung up keeping the ball from fully engaging. Anyway that is my guess.

The very first serial number 1 riding wheel horse. My attachments being a moldboard plow, Cecil signature, and Elmer signature. Hey a guy can dream for new right??

After hours of internet searching and researching, I got the wheel horse bug! I started looking for our old family tractor and thought I'd find another one. It was an old 66' Cub Cadet. I found a few on the internet, but after researching about the tractor I found out that it may not be the best purchase for me. What came up mostly was the love of the wheel horse and I became hook and starting looking for those type tractors. I found many across the state but it is almost impossible to view all of them due to vast distances. My top three were a 64' 1054, a 67 1057 and a C 100. After thinking it over I decided on the C 100. It was well taken care of and should provide a lot more life I'm in the processes of cleaning it up and doing some modified painting of certain parts. Basically tune up stuff. Mower deck needs some holes patched, but it does seem pretty clean. The plow is in great shape. Best of all, it came with about 7 various manuals and brochures for viewing .

This sure has been interesting. With the way it didn't feel right that probably is spot on. Since there's only the one spring that works for all the gears it certainly isn't worth going cheap.

I think in time I will relocate the fuel tank to the rear.. I do think its the 230 six cylinder... The old timer I bought it from couldn't remember if it was a 230 or 292 and to be honest I haven't looked into it yet..I have a 350 LT1 motor out of 1970 Vette that my father in law built yrs. ago that has been sitting prepped on a stand in his garage.. There is also an M-22 rock crusher 4-speed at his house. His plans were to put the combo in a truck such as this one but sadly time ran out for him... It might wind up in the truck someday if the old 6 banger ever lets go..When he got into the truck to back it out of the garage that old 6 started with one quick bump of the key...

Amazing condition as you said! That should have the Third Generation Six with a displacement of 230 cu. in. They were improved with a seven-main bearing crank and interchanged some items, including bellhousing, with the V-8 (hint!). Glad to read that it will get dual master cylinder. Any thoughts on the fuel tank in the cab? Looks good! Waxed and polished by Tuesday?

A Wheel Horse chicken plucker?!?! Brilliant! KFC alone could have kept Wheel Horse in business

Yep...we found it...you need, at least, a 1st / reverse fork gear...WH # 5174. I'm sure you did not put it back together like that...look for loose teeth. The Wheel Horse Tooth Fairy (Mike...racinfool40) probably has a good used fork gear for that...put those loose teeth under your pillow and send Mike a PM. The cluster gear looks OK...could replace the reverse idler. Take some good pictures of all the gears...we are looking at the teeth. I see at least one bearing you want to change out and you might as well do the seals. After pictures, send a PM to Mike...you may have this back together in 2 weeks. Guess what...it wasn't the detente balls. Although, if you want to replace them...they are 1/4" ball bearings...ACE sells them one at a time for pennies. Really want some good pics of that cluster gear...especially the gear at the small end. Ed, it is a good thing that you opened up this trans when you did...you could have caused a lot more damage for sure.

Hi everyone! Steve here. I am a newbee Wheel Horse owner. I buought what I believe to be a 1960 Wheel Horse 400 or 550 at an auction 2 weeks ago, It does not have an original engine (has a briggs 5hp). My plan is to restore it so it can be used by my 3 (soon to be 4) grandkids to cruize around our small farm. I found this site after looking around on the web and in a short time have realized there are good people here and great information. So...... Here I go on a the restoration. Getting the steering wheel off proved to be a fun first challange :*****: ! Here are some picsof our project!.

I know what most of the readership is thinking. Another KT Kohler with rod damage and the owner wants to transplant another engine in his 417. Well...no. I have a 2nd 417-8 Speed but it came to me with a 60's vintage 14 horse Kohler K under it's hood. Bought a KT17 Series II from Scotty the other week to drop in it. Hopefully I'll have another 8 speed with an electric lift soon. I got both the tractor and the engine pretty cheap so I won't have much in this machine as opposed to the refreshed one I did in June.

I have two WH 11's and wanted a WH C160 and found one on Craigslist a 1974 in pretty good shape a few months ago that had been stored properly in a barn for 7 yrs. The man wanted $1500.00 for the tractor, mower deck, plow, tiller, snow blower, larger 2 wheel trailer, chains, wheel weights, and most parts to operate all the implements. He was sick of people wanting only certain things and when I offered him $800.00 cash for all of it he excepted my offer. He even delivered the tractor in his larger pickup and I loaded in two trips all the other parts. My question is do you think I came on a good deal.? Iv since bought another same C160 and paid $400.00 just for the tractor alone.. They both run top notch and I love them. I think for my $1200.00 Iv done pretty well.

I think the hydro is almost the same with out the cluster gears. A gear on the hydro motor spins the differential gear. A couple of bolts hold the hydro motor to the transmission. Then all I think else that is in there is the park pawl.

That thing is absolutely gorgeous . One of my all time fantasy's is to have a modern 4x4 silverado wrapped in that skin .

Actually Mike, Dino needs to figure out the difference between a Field Goal and Punting! But what do you expect from a fan of the Cigar Store Indians! ~Duke

Thank you gentleman I have never seen a bigger response until I bought a wheel horse and needed help. I have done a lot of research before I purchased my tractor like Simplicity and Cub Cadet but wheel horse was first because of this website. I can see the respect for a machine that is built like a tank but drives and moves like Muhammad Ali . ( it floats like a butter fly but stings like a bee ) I will post pictures when I get started on rear end thanks for the help I think I can do it.

got to love them old trucks ive been working on dads old j3000

You can't go wrong with that Ken...you do need an 8 track stereo for that dash board...I have some tapes. That looks like a 223 under the hood??? Are the lifters solid or hyd...thinking they are hyd.

They are saying..."If you go to the Iowa State Fair, you can get anything on a stick." Just sayin'

The biggest made at that time would be a Suburban 550. The tiller would be a pull behind with its own Techie engine, the plow was also available, but you would have to fabricate the backhoe; I would love to see it, that would be sooooooooo cute!

Just yesterday I tried to install Windows 7 on a new PC I built, couldn't figure out why it wouldn't load. Finally pulled the disc out to find it wasn't the install CD. I have also tried and found that I forgot to install the hard drive.

Now that's funny. No worries though. We're laughing with you. I know I've done many things over the years that just leaves me shaking my head at myself.

Ouch...As Steve said I have everything except the high/second gear (3523) gear for that trans...get a list together and let me know what all you need and let me know.

DO NOT PAINT IT BLACK, IT MUST BE RED.....RUSS

Here's what the pedal looks like if you want make one or look for an original

I would take: a 523Dxi with cab, snowthrower, and either a 52" or 60" deck. Oh - I have that! Actually one of the European 512-D with a Wheel Horse 5500 generator.

For reference... here's another ST-302 blower.

Hi Mike, The electric lift complete system is selling for big bucks. I have two tractors now that have it and I love it! Snowblowing made easier on my back and I get to keep my 8 speeds. Keep that in mind when you finish and sell. 700 Eaton lowers the value somewhat but the electric lift raises it back up and more!

I just picked up a 1979 C-101 with a 36" RD deck too. I got lucky and found a guy that traded even up for a 42" SD deck that's in a lot better condition then the 36" one was. Right now, I have it all apart and been fixing, stripping and painting parts the last couple of weeks. I'm only about 1/3 done. I'm taking my time and trying to enjoy the process. Fun, Fun!

D200 (last year made) ARK Loader Backhoe Snow Blade

Dang. An Ice cream churn And chicken plucker. Two I forgot to consider!!!

I'm pretty sure I would want one of those UK Wheel Horses that came from the factory with a diesel engine. I think the model number of those is 512 (someone please correct me if I am wrong about that) . Attachments would be a 48" SD deck, tiller, and a front mounted ice cream churn

523dxi - loader - 52" deck - and would love a back hoe if one can be rigged. But likely have to settle for plow or tiller.

The Blower has a tag ST302 on it? Or that's just what the PO wrote down? I thought the ST302 looks like this, which is completely different. Might have a manual around here somewhere. And you're right, it should be 30" wide not 32 like I posted before. Post up what you are missing, I'll look around for an idler pulley setup. Tank straps would be unusable with that tank but it's pretty common for them to break off at the spot welds on the hood anyway. You can find that stuff on that auction site.

My ultimate would be a 523dxi diesel 4wd with a locking diff.... oh wait they never made that... 523dxi with 48" mower deck, plow, and quick attach loader would be my pipe dream.

I have several c160s but have never had this problem but will tell you what I think I know. The axle is held in place with a c clip inside the rear end. If the c clip comes off the the axle moves. Its possible that someone beat on the hub while trying to either remove it or put it back and dislodged the c clip. You will have to open up the rear end to repair this. I don't believe it is terribly difficult to do but have never done it. Fingers crossed. That said. The c160 is an awesome machine. If it is running and the hydro is good it is definitely worth keeping. I'm sure you will get good help here. If you download the sundstrand manual you may get some insight into the repair.

Your six year old is now a gear head in the making and that machine, when handed down to him, will mean much more than just some machine Dad loved. Great project! How the heck did that gear shear like that???

No doubt about it; I would want a 953 with 483 mower, snow blade and a mold board plow. Oh, I don't need to wish, I've already got that, new they aren't but I have them.

Mike, It looks like a good candidate for a restoration. I think I can still see the chrome muffler. The PO on mine replicated it with stainless steel which was a plus. I did a mild restoration on my 312-A three years ago. You may give me inspiration to go all the way a second time. I agree on going to a 42" RD. Mine came with a 48" SD but works better with the 42". The Eaton 700 with a Kohler K-Series is still better than any current tractor offered today with less than a Tuff Torq K66. The electric lift on yours is a plus as well! I'll be anxious to see what Terry does for decals!

You sure couldn't have seen this looking through the shifter hole. I will pull all the gears & shafts out and clean very completely. There are probably a lot of fine metal shavings present now. Also the first gear detent still doesn't really click so we will see what we find there. My six year old grandson "helped". He did enjoy seeing how the gears moved. Maybe we'll have more surprises tomorrow. Thanks for all the great advice.

OK. Confession of an idiot. I didn't reconnect to the down rod with the trunion.

Thanks guys for the positive comments! The future of this tractor will be noted right here. After all, the story goes on every day that we use it or give it rest! The Story: I looked through many old slides and pictures to find the ones that I have posted here. This is the first picture that I could find of me and the Iron Horse. I was about nine months old at the time of this picture. I've been into engines, cars, trucks, tractors, and pretty much anything mechanical my entire life. Mom and dad tell me that as a little child, every time I would hear that single cylinder Kohler fire up, I wanted to be on the machine riding. That tradition continues today with my youngest son who is now about 26 months old. He loves to ride on the tractor. I know that it isnt considered PC or "safe" to give a kid a ride on a tractor but... Notice the 1966 IH Scout in the background. That was purchased by dad as a means of transportation but also because it had a 6' plow for snow removal. It would be in our family until 1992. At that point, dad installed a light kit on the Iron Horse and modified yet another single stage snowthrower to clear the driveway with it. Dad wishes to this day that he had kept that old truck too. The only machine that he kept through the years though was the old wheel horse 875. Of course cutting lawn wan't the only time that I wanted to snag a ride! Here dad is busting the clods from last fall's plowing. "We" are getting the garden ready to plant. Don't I look serious about the task at hand? What is ironic to me as I look at this picture is the fact that dad here is a dozen years younger than I am today. The 875 was a tough tractor back then and it continues today. Although the wheel horse isn't in this picture (It was parked just to the left of the screen), this is where I spent my time as a little dude, with dad in the garage. I'm smiling because I'm looking at my reflection in the shiny Cardinal Red 1972 Pontiac Lemans right in front of me. Or maybe it is because I was just "helping" dad rebuilding the old International four cylinder from his Scout on the saw horses behind me. A couple of interesting notes to observe: the bolt rack behind me is the same one as you will see in the current resto photos (even though mom and dad moved about 20 years after this photo), as is the old Craftsman tool chest which a discerning eye will see the drawer just sticking in to the left of the screen, and you may also see that brown oil can in current pictures too! Dad put a premium on getting good things and taking care of them. They were built with pride and have endured my whole life, Including the Wheel Horse 875!

The Story: After a winter and summer of the straight pipe, dad decided he had had enough of that and bought an IH Farmall Cub tractor muffler. Remember, he was working for an IH dealership as a technician and received a price break on all IH parts. Coming from a farming family, he liked the "tractor look" more than the original canister look. Amazingly, this is the muffler that is still on it today! I'll have to take a close up picture of the embossed IH logo pressed into the rim of the muffler. He just cut the straight pipe down to the correct length and clamped the new muffler on. Here dad is plowing his garden in the fall of about 1977 and this is also about the time that I was born. He said he would've loved to have a set of AG's for plowing back then but money was in very short supply for them. One thing I love about my dad, is his willingness to find a way to make something work with the resources at hand. He already had the chains for snow blowing and that would give him the grip. He now needed weight for traction and so he located a used flywheel laying out back at the dealership and was able to acquire that very cheap! Now he had a 75 lb weight for the landside wheel. Here you can see a better picture of the "wheel weight" and the heavily modified Bolens plow. The plow itself has an interesting story. It was a trade in unit with a Bolens tractor and they were going to scrap it out. Dad asked if he could have it for his garden. Obviously, the Bolens attachment system was totally different than the WH sleeve hitch and so more modifications were necessary. Dad cut the long mounting frame off and welded on his own flat stock "tongue" to adapt it for use on his hitch. The only major downside with this plow set up is that, unlike a Brinly, the Bolens plow has no adjustment for suck on the plow beam. All the adjustment came from the frame that dad removed. He must've done a pretty good job when he welded the "tongue" to the beam or got really lucky, because the plow does a decent job as you can see in these photos. Remember, he is plowing here with an 8hp engine, belt primary drive tractor! I love that! In this picture, you can also see that the tractor didn't come with the SG belt cover, dad found one of those later on and installed it. Another thing I just remembered while looking at the first pic, dad would take the RD deck and back over the whole garden, kinda like a stalk chopper and chop everything up to prepare it for plowing. That deck was so tough and still is to this day. Dad said that he always wanted to make a disc harrow for cutting up garden stubble in the fall and knocking down the lumps in the spring but he never got that around to it. So, the method that he chose got the job done and the Iron Horse was built strong enough to handle it! It's funny to me that I plow with my garden tractors today for recreation, dad did it back then out of necessity. I'm sure he looked at it as a chore in those days but now we occasionally go together to a plow day where we are plowing a field for "enjoyment and relaxation" for the better part of a day! It will be so much fun to get the horse back out in a garden or a field, hook up the old Bolens one bottom, and turn some earth just like dad has been doing for over 4 decades--that's a well built machine!!!

This is where I benefit, I have no Ms. or Mrs!

you're welcome, Van. If I remember correctly I got those numbers from a post from Mike (Squonk).

Drop the oil pan an plastigauge the rod...then you will know for sure.