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Well I didn't want to buy any more machines. I am out of space and have no time to spend with them like I used to. So at the last minute I decided to grab my boy and take our 420 LSE and Jacobsen Chief to a parade/show about 25 minutes away with some good friends. As I was lined up for the parade, one of the other club members came up to me and said a fellow across the field has some Horses he wants to sell. I almost didn't go, but I have learned a long time ago that you follow up on all leads. He mentioned to me he bought one at auction a while back and was planning on fixing the broken axle, but never got around to it. I almost lost interest until he said it had chrome rims and was a special edition. So needless to say I cruised on over to his place after the parade and we struck a deal. I am glad I had my tractor money with me at the time. the bottom of the seat is ruined....but hey maybe I will ship it to KenB and have him do his magic. Also as you can see the axle is broken.....of course that will be fixed. In some ways this one is better than my first one and in some cases the first one has better parts. so needless to say #2 is now home waiting for some love. The first photo is how I got it. The last two pictures are after a quick 20 minute wash. Only 580 hours on the meter but no clue on what number this one is.

HERE is the tractor just picked up for 200

Cutting and hauling logs today. Used the FEL to carry logs and lift for easy cutting. Many have said these FEL can't pick up much, well I say many just don't have any idea what these are capable of. The short 12' log is an Oak the large end is 16" the other is around 12". The long log is a Jack pine very wet. Close to 30' long.

I think I still had something missing, so I contacted the folks at the Badge Factory and they sent me this the other day. I think I can finally say I am done with this one.

I saw this on Facebook, looked interesting. It's called a stone boat. Looks like you slide each half under the stone and drag it.

Besides red square most of my time on the internet lately has been devoted to watching these mammoth machines. Fun fact they have dynoed a couple the 65hp had 1800ftlb of torque at 300rpm the 100hp had 3000ftlb of torque. I still find it hard to believe that they ran farms with them!

Nice pick up Scott!! What in the heck did the guy do to it to break a 1 1/8" axle??

Today I was able to finally stop down and see Ken's new ride. As usual he was detailing and getting it right. I could not believe how good the paint looked after he buffed it. We went for a little ride and let me tell you something... this truck is tight and right !! When we got back to his house I decided to see if I could get any shine on my truck using the wheel and compound and you know what ... it shinned a little. I plan on buffing my entire truck as well now Here are a few pics of them together.

Bringing this 522xi home

Many of us here have run onto the guy that has a car, truck, or Wheel Horse sitting off in the weeds or bushes that they won't sell. Well, fast forward 20 years and:

actually, he's got 2 out of 200. That makes Scott a 1-percenter. Nice grab!

Today I finished up detailing the outside of the truck. This truck still wears its original paint, it came out pretty nice and I'm very happy with it.. Under hood it needs the most detailing and repainting of some parts. I'll be replacing all hoses, they are the original hoses with original hose clamps, I will save the clamps and reuse them, I like the original clamps much better. One valve cover gasket is leaking a little so new gaskets will get done as well. Hopefully Monday a new dual exhaust system with some throaty mufflers...

Ok....maybe not "on" a Wheel Horse, but close. I bought a truck recently and it came with a Magnaflow dual exhaust that is "supposed" to fit. Not sure if I will be attempting to use it or not but since it was sitting behind the previous owners garage and now its alongside my garage I started to wonder if anyone had moved in (critters!). So I slid it over the end of the exhaust on my C-165 and opened her up! Didn't see any critters but did get plenty of leaves and grass type of stuff, mouse nest stuff that is. Let it run for about 10 minutes and shoved an electricians snake up both pipes to dislodge anything that was stuck. Mike.........

You either have 1" or 1 1/8" axles... 1" axles use SKF 9815.....TORO # 100863 1 1/8" axles use SKF 11050....TORO # 100443 Like Garry said...NAPA or Motion Industries or your TORO dealer. There is usually a reason they start leaking, make sure your bearing is OK by checking for up and down or side to side play. You should have very little to no play.

Then, there are some you wouldn't mind seeing go. (example shown here, from a local C/L ad)

When I reinstalled the muffler I did not have the correct angle. I found this out whe I tried to put the mower deck belt on the mule drive. The belt was hitting the muffler too. I the reposition the muffler pipe and sovlved both problems.

Making a fully hydraulic snow/dirt blade for my C-195, got the ram mounted on the blade and the frame work, just need to plum it into the second port of the controls. would post pics, but I guess I'am maxed out on pic space? should get the plumbing finished tomorrow.

Hello guys, i was given a wheelhorse 5xi series, the model # tag is faded and all i can make out is the MODEL 785...... its got a kohler 20hp v twin, its a nice tractor but theres one big problem, you know that cast looking pice on the end of the steering shaft that the steering arms connect to??? well mines smashed.... all pieces are there but how big of a pain is it to fix that? is i weldable or if not how expensive are they? oh this also cam with a huge snow blower, a 5 foot deck, a cultivator thing and a tow behind grader thing....

Wait...wait...wait...you got the machine and all attachments, for FREE!? Ill give you double what you gave for it! lol Naw, great find though...wish I were that lucky. I'd settle with finding 1 free attachment.

At the Cumming GA show they do use steam tractors to run a saw mill but low demand so there isn't a shower of sparks. That thing doesn't even grunt when a log gets fed into the saw.

I guess they didn't use those tractors for cutting hay. All those sparks would have set the field on fire Which reminded me of this http://www.rt.com/usa/farmer-colorado-fire-tractor-970/

You guys east of Minnesota always get the good stuff!!!!!

Chrome Wheels, WOW! They sure did't look Chrome in the first pre-wash photo . . .

actually, he's got 2 out of 200. That makes Scott a 1-percenter. Nice grab! Oh, i Mustafa got mixed up with the amount of 520-8's that were made.

I am sure your local muffler shop could bend the pipe so it would exhaust to the rear of the WH, attached a wagon or trailer to support the magnaflow and you would be talk of the neighbors.

It's a 1/2" stud. It's possible that mine was modified prior to me getting it but this is what I have. You could go with something different as long as it is secure on the arm. Also, I stand corrected and will blame it on old age. I mentioned the cross was on the 60's and I got that because the supplier had both and said the cross was the 60. Well, I should have jumped out of my chair again and looked rather than relying on my memory

Bend the wishbone selector making the tranny want to pop out of gear or not engage at all, chew the edges off all the gears to a point where you can't get it to engage the speed you want, stress and destroy the bearings that everything rides on in the case, snap a tooth or two on a gear thus elimination that speed or all of them depending on the gear that is damaged. (And the list goes on). :< ) Complete stop before changing speeds.

But, wait...what???

sure did, now I need to figure out how to do the special dancing critters

The verticals are lighter duty machines that are basically lawn tractors or lawn mowers. I have had issues with the friction clutches on the older verticals. The electric clutch on my vertical 252H works beautifully. The horizontals are heavier duty, more rugged, and considered garden tractors that can handle heavier duty chores like plowing and tilling. A vertical in nice shape like yours is good to have along with a horizontal machine. For plowing, your machine would be too light for me where I live in the North East. I use a D160 that weighs over 1500 pounds with the plow on the front and a large custom made cement block on the back. Basically, if it is a Wheel Horse, they are all good.

I've been spending way too much time on the wheel horse, but it is addictive. I took care of the weak factory tie rods and replaced those with the threaded rod and aluminum bushing method talked about on this forum. The aluminum rod was a bear to fit into the threaded rod, but I got it reamed out. Spent some time working on the deck repairs too. Looking for a dial a height knob and a mule drive knob for the front. Also spent some time painting the seat and panels. I haven't touched the hood yet and most likely wont. The steering gear bracket was also cracked on both sides. I had a welder weld the two pieces back together and I had him put a reinforcement piece in front to make it stronger. This is the welded bracket. Hope it helps with the weak spot in the steering system.

Welcome I'm in Champaign just up the road. You'll find a lot of help here. I don't know why people around here are Cardinals or Cubs fans. I'm a native Chicago south sider GO SOX!

I thought it might be fun to share those <<<UNBELIEVABLE>>> deals that we just missed... the ones that were sooooo close to an awesome score!!! This just happened to me yesterday. I saw a 2001 314-8 in just about mint condition, with only 285 hours on it on CL (gasp). It looked like it just rolled out of the dealer showroom. The only issue listed was that the deck had a bad bearing (not a big deal). The asking price was.... $300 I called the guy and got his address while already driving in his direction. He said to c'mon over, but there are two other guys coming to look at in now too. He wasn't sure what the big fuss was about this "little lawn mower" Unfortunately, geography was not on my side. The tractor was listed for a grand total of 93 minutes and it was GONE. Now I didn't really need a 314-8 right now, but for that price and condition I could have fixed the deck and flipped it for a huge profit. Of course, I would have held onto it. Such a pretty and strong horsey. I know you guys have a lot of great stories too...

Wow, you could have seen that pull from the International Space Station!

pretty cool! Looks to be 1880's?

I paid just about that for my 655 and didn't get half that lol nice find!!

I bet it sounded just like your hemi.

That's a great way to strengthen the herd!

I bet your taking Illinois State!!! Lol

I am surprised...there are a lot of real good games and some tough picks in the 1st week. Here we go. UTAH, MINNESOTA, MICHIGAN ST., ILLINOIS, IOWA, MARYLAND, RUTGERS, STANFORD, PENN ST., NEBRASKA, INDIANA, WISCONSIN, NOTRE DAME, MARSHALL, OHIO ST.

I live in a small (700 population) community and this weekend (Friday & Saturday) is a "Town Wide" yard sale. There are about 75-80 different sales going on and folks sent in a list of goodies they would be selling so a map could be made for "out of towners". I saw a drill press listed and was at the guys house before sun-up this morning. I got it or $50 and I know it isn't the world best, but I feel I got a decent deal. I know how everyone wants photos, so here is my new drill press..Oh, the rust is only surface rust and comes off with a little WD-40 and fine grit sand-paper.

I'm voting for a c 161

Looking at the tins, the muffler, the starter, and the oil dip stick I'd say he has a Magnum. He needs a magneto engnine starter switch.

I would try to maintain at least 1/2" of seperation between the gas line and muffler. You should be good with that but do keep an eye on it.

As usual I have no freakin idea who is good and who is a cellar dweller. all I know is Maryland should be thrown out of college football entirely for laying down against Rutgers in the last game costing me the regular season title and HANDING it to the Dino! I hate Maryland more than the Vikings I vowed never to pick the Terrapins again but Richmond ??????? Mich, TCU, Mich ST. ILL , IOWA, Maryland! Rutgers, Stanford, Penn ST,Nebraska, Indiana,Alabama, Norte Dame, Purdue, Ohio ST.

Hi josh, wellcome aboard. METS fans only,,,,,,,lol glenn

Thanks everybody for the interest! I've been doing a lot of cleaning on the old rig. Tons of grease build up underneath the frame. Better than rust though. I'm also doing some piece meal painting but not a complete restoration. I need to repair the lower steering bracket due to being cracked in the usual spots. Carb kit, head gasket, will be up after getting it cleaned up. I'll be on the look out for a better deck too. We'll see how it turns out. Great site and I'm glad on got a horse, "A wheel horse of course."

Like they say; "Wheel Horse of Course" You made a good choice on that C100

The wood sides look great ....but that shiny new rear bumper needs a bit of patina on it. . Mike.......

September is not that far away... Figured I would start a FOR SALE/BARTER/WANTED post for this meet and greet. For Sale: 520-8 $1500 312-8 with deck and cart $1000 Lots of smalls will be on sale at this meet and greet.