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Ok...maybe not Evel Knievel quality, but it'll get my tractors in and outa the shed. My old ramp rotted out and wasn't safe for a 600# plus tractor. Built this today with new pressure treated stringers and some sort of composite decking that was left over from a friends deck project. Before someone points it out, the stringers are not evenly spaced on purpose. stringer's #2 and #4 are 30" apart (just like the wheelbase of my tractors ) this keeps the weight of the tractor always over a stringer. I know this is a lame topic but hey....its what I did all day for my tractors! Mike.........

Really excited about finding this great 854 last week. Planning on spending some time this fall getting her running nice and showing the K181 some love. Planning on restoring the old girl over the winter. I will post progress pictures here as I get the project under way.

I too had to work on a wood project chipping away at a honey do list.

26 Craig? The men in the white jackets will be coming soon...

Day 8. painted the uprights and mounted some things. Tomorrow going to figure out the pump and pulley off the left side of Onan. I can tell now that it is going to be a tight fit.

I think your dog has the right idea , Take A Break

Other than the gas tank I have only broke 3 bolts. I've had everything soaking for a couple months. It was so rusty I had to tear it totally down and find better pàrts. As soon as I finish my blast cabinet I will be ready to start cleaning tins, frame and wheels. I don't get much shop time and when I do I work with all the neckbreaking speed of a ruptured turtle.lol

Thanks Everyone. Didn't get a chance to work on this yesterday but did spend a little time on it this morning and got a few more parts blasted.

Mine was going grrrreat . Then my CV boot and a stick had a disagreement & the stick prevailed . Anyone want to guess how my Sunday will be spent ?

Did I just read... you called Meynard a lug nut kit? http://www.wheelhorseforum.com/topic/55403-lug-nut-conversion-kits/

My wife is scheduled to work all weekend so I'm on my own. Built a new ramp into the shed today....gonna hit a pretty big flea market tomorrow and maybe get the boat in the water on Monday to do a bit of fishing. Very very busy!! Mike....

How come I don't see 25 tractors in that shed. Oh wait wrong shed!

Dang , I did not know that WH owners could use wood working tools, I thought we could only use wrenches ,oil and gas.

if you guys were closer i could cut sum metal down for you

I know Rick...RMCIII and Papaglide must love doughnuts in the basement. Looks like Michigan St. is going to have the Big Tens 1st victory this season...Illinois has a shot at having the 2nd Big Ten victory this season. Hey, I was just flicking around looking for football games...because Michigan St is 27 to 7 vs Western Michigan right now and the Illinois game does not start for another 1/2 hour. FS2 is replaying the Michigan at Utah game right now...so if you want to see Michigan loose for the 2nd day in a row...turn it on. It might be a long, long time before you get another chance like this. Sorry Bob...this cigar store Indian made me do it...gave me $5.

You'll get lots more storage space for your picts Bud... with one of these here. http://www.wheelhorseforum.com/store/ Makes for a great investment... I'm sure you won't be disappointed.

I thought i would post you sum motivation!!! Pic is from last years M&G

The NFL season is upon us. I created this thread in memory of my all time favorite Chicago Bear and radio analyst Dougie Buffone who passed away several months ago. Gone will be his iconic classic rants after a Bears loss on 670 The Score in Chicago. Us Packer fans would tune in to Dougie and Ed after a Bears loss instead of listening to the Packers post game show every week. Radio comedy at it's finest! Here you can crow about your team or complain about your head coach's blunders. I'll be analyzing every week in my infamous Squonkese so no one will know what I'm talking about anyway. First the predictions AFC: East Bills fans have been all giddy. Pretty Boy Brady wasn;t going to play 4 games and Sexy Rexy was the coach. I told them 'don't count your chickens too fast. Bills defwense will be good but the offense will crash. Rex will be run out of town in 4 yrs. The Jets well the best thing about the Jets are their fans. They are the best. Too bad the NFL draft got moved out of NY. The Fans reaction to their pick was the best part. Dolphins will stink as well. Their arch enemy the Bills will hope Sue stomps on Brady. Pats will win the division like they always do AFC North: I call this the Stodgy division. All these teams put me to sleep. Big question can Big Ben make it through the year without getting hurt or arrested? Decent offense Ravens go as far as Flacco takes them. If he doesn't air it out another decent offense. Cincy can't beat The little Sister's of the Poor come playoff time. Dalton needs to change his hair color. 3 way toss up for the divison The Browns who I think will be better are the Browns. Can't catch a break but I'm pullin for them AFC South: All Colts but their defense is junk Titans will struggle with Mariota but he will become a good one. Texans will compete if Watt can play QB as well as TE Jags will win a couple but they are the Browns of the south AFC West: SD will be exciting with Rivers flinging the ball all over the place They will score alot and be scored on a lot My pick for the division Denver can win the division if they can come up with enough 10 yard passing plays for Manning. His arm is shot KC has a good chance and if Jamal Charles can run enough to keep the ball out of Alex Smith's hands they have a chance The Raidahs' used to be my favorite AFC team to watch. Especially against KC back in the Kenny Stabler days. A fight every 2 minutes! They have a good young QB and receiver and 1 linebacker. But not much else. Charles Woodson a great ex Packer is there but unless he can get some viagra it getting close to the end. NFC East. Eagles have the worst fans (They booed Santa) a whacky coach with a whacky offense. Best thing is Chipper doesn't care who he has to run out of town to win. Lot's of talent on O Defense will be gassed by the 4th game. If they score 50 they will win. Cowpukes kept the wrong free agent. Lot's more talented wideouts than running backs. O line can make any runner look good but for as good as they are Romo always get's killed. Defense does enough to win. My pick for the division. Giants Coughlin should have retired after the last Super Bowl win. Eli (The Great Gazoo) wants to be the highest paid player. He throws up so many wounded ducks the hunter would have a field day. The Skins are a mess. Enough said NFC North: Once again like every year, Viking fans think they are a lock to win the Super Bowl. NOT! 9-7 is what I see. Teddy Two Gloves is an upgrade over years past but can he avoid the sophomore jinx? The Child Beater will run rampant the first few games but a year off will start to show. The Loins (I spelled it that way on purpose) Will win a lot of games with smoke and mirrors just like last year. They will score a lot of points again but Stafford will challenge Cutler and Jamis Winston for the INT crown. Defense will miss Sue and Fairly. If they avoid dancing injuries they can contend. Dominic Riola will carry on with the Personal Foul title once again. The Bears will have a tough go of it. Forte is still their Forte. Best news for Jay is Winston will throw more INT's but a couple of pick sixes are a good bet. Bears cut Tim Jennings after they found out he sold his horseshoe to the Loins! Packers will win the division without Jordy. Rodgers can make Al Ernst look like a sleek wide receiver. Lacy will pound the rock Defense is shaky. Mathews getting a hangnail injury in crunch time is no good. Secondary is young and will get torched. Watch out for UDFA Ladarius Gunter though.Crosby is Money and the Ginger's punting is bad. Good thing they don't punt a lot. McCarthy is taking hold of the entire team. His new name Das Boot! NFC South: Junk division but a 3 way shoot out. Saints are so tight against the cap it's all down hill. Panthers have lost a lot of players already. Falcons have the best kicker in the league. Matty Ice needs to rely on good football and not throwing it up for grabs. My pick Riverboat Ron and Cam Bucs have a future turnover machine in Winston. Lovie will have the same look on his face that he has in Chicago NFC West. Rams with an all out defense and no offense. Will give teams fit and may hurt a few QB's along the way Cardinals have the coolest coach but a china doll playing QB. Forty Whiners are approaching Redskin status. Kaperklink has regressed back to a college QB. New coach won't be as entertaining on the sidelines as Hairball but his post game pressers should be epic Seachickens will win the division again. Pete Carrol will bite his tongue at some point with the gum chomping and highfives. Russel wilson will hand out his bottled water to his team mates but Lynch won't touch the stuff. Richard Sherman will be the new host of Family Feud In closing an epic Dougie Rant!

Hi everyone... It's time again for the fall Mentone Show & Swap Meet... The dates for the show & swap are Friday Sep 11th and Sat Sep 12th. Both days there will be breakfast and lunch items available to purchase. There will be a raffle to help support the cost of using the park and paying for any associated items to keep the show running. Ken Stephens and I are looking forward to people bringing their tractors to show pretty and shiny or rough and rusty!!! Also bring any items you'd like to sell or trade tractors, tractor parts or even the kitchen sink!!! Note: there is a $5.00 per day fee for selling your items. Again to help pay for things to keep the spring swap and fall show and swap going. Also there will be camping allowed and you can even bring your stuff to set up Thursday the 10th if you'd like. There is no electricity available at this time. The address for the event is: 3519 S State Road 19 Mentone Indiana Note: it is north of State Road 25. GPS May take you south of 25 FYI If anyone has any questions please contact either Ken at 574-607-7694 or me at 513-319-3640 Hope to see everyone there!!!

I think I'm going to take the cleanup rout for now, I'm in the middle of a few other restoration projects, so this little guy will need to wait anyhow, makes me just as happy looking at her with fresh paint as I am looking at her just like this. I could spend hours just admiring how cool these old WH tractors look. Stood in the shop for about an hour a few night back with one of my car guy friends , just drinking a beer and looking at it saying "man they don't make stuff this cool anymore"... think it even has the original spark plug wire and Delco internal resistor coil. .. new tires and a nice new paint job on the rims and maybe a satcover is all I think I want to do this fall along with rewiring it and a new key switch.

Maybe just take the bolts back down to metal n clearcoar them Oh okay kudzu, good idea....the site is a little slow, or my phone is one, didn't see your post until after I posted that...hmm

Nice find, I too will vote to leave original, you will only find it that way once.

thats what i do to, a little touch up after the fact. Glenn

Youll never get the original paint back. Im holding on to it on my 854 and theres much less left than on yours. If you want one to restore, ill trade you! Also a great candidate for a restore, just a little less factory paint left...

Progress

The balance gears can be installed without the tool, if you follow the instructions to the letter. PLUS some " colorful language" doesn't hurt.

You gave me inspiration to paint the wheels on the 502 yesterday. Then today i took my baby girl for a ride and got about a mile away from home it started running very bad i thought the motor was toast and it turned out to be the carburetor was almost falling off should of known it was the carb considering its a tecky.LOL Had to ride home with the hood up so i could push the carb against the block was not fun but it never gave up on me

Much better, eh? I think so...can't wait til new new 6-12 rear lugs come in so I can do the back wheels...just hope they turn out as good.

So I was delayed preparing for trip to Indiana, the actual trip and then the recovery. I found a great new owner for the C195 and a new wheel horse friend. So well worth the trip. So I am just getting started back on the restomod. My power washer died so I can't blast the frame as I had wanted so while I sort that out, I have been blasting the odds and ends like 3 point assembly, mule parts, for multiple decks, wheel weights and I ordered a right side brake pedal for the foot hydro control I plan on using. I do not want anyone hitting hydro forward accidentally thinking they are hitting the brake. So first order of business was grinding off the lettering. Then building up the ridges so it will look stock, blast, prime and paint. Next up I have to restore the power washer to operation so unless it's a stuck valve, I may be delayed longer than I wish. Pic of pedal.....

It looks like you are making progress , but what is that Pink (?) thing in the back ground of the first picture?

don't forget that the machinist will tell you what to order and before they machine you give them the parts

I have a question for everyone , why are all the good deals and everything else away from Richmond Virginia? I know we were bad 150 years ago but come on we like Wheel Horses also.

Funny stuff! Its only got four tractors in it at this time....soon to be three tractors....and with a bit of luck, back up to four eventually! Mike..........

Where is the motion control lever stuck? Does it appear to be in neutral? If you can start it, the linkage must be in the neutral position in order to activate the neutral safety switch. With the engine off, I would start by disconnecting the linkage from the cam plate under the seat and see if you can move the speed control arm. Then try moving the rest of the linkage until you find where it is binding.

Mobil 1 and a Napa 1410 filter

IMHO.....Use the premium motor oil that the ORIGINAL manual calls for....can't go wrong with that. Some of the hydro fluids have additives / cleaners / etc that may or may not be good for the brass parts of the Sundstrand hyro pump and mydro motor. .

Get the rod first, the c/shaft should be sized for the proper clearance. That is what my machinist always makes me do.

OMG...I understood squonk!!! Everything he said!!! It's 10:00PM on a Friday night on Labor Day Weekend and it is all there in Black and White!!! Usually, I have to read something like this 3 times to absorb the content...it only took twice...and the 2nd time was just to make sure it wasn't the Margaritas. I agree with you about losing Doug...a moment of silence please. DA BEARS

Thanks for the replies guys, I picked up the Uhaul dual axle 12 foot trailer with built in mesh gate. Also had to pick up a new ball hitch and the uhaul shop guys just handed me one and said to return it when i come back. Nice of them really. Seller called me tonight upset that he could not get the tractor started, i told him not to worry , no turning back now. I really just wanted the loader but the 418C was part of the deal. Question: Can we use a floor jack under the bucket to lift it for clearence ? not sure if the pistons will extend this way without damage, just so we can roll the tractor to the trailer. It only a 200 plus mile drive thru Pa, Nj , then Ny so i should be back by evening. He states that he has quite a bit of Wheel Horse equipment so i will grab some pics if i can. One of my teenage daughters wants to come along so she will be sure to grab some pictures to post. Really love these hobby road trips. Thanks Again

Bills, Steelers, Colts, KC - Steeler Champs Packers, Falcons, Seahawks, Eagles - Eagles Champs wild cards too slippery to call but Denver, New England Miami and Cards, Rams Detroit all look like possibles. Super Bowl 50 - Pennsylvania Civil War of a type. Steelers win offensive shoot out.

That wire end on the starter isn't doing you any favors also.

Comfort Comfort Comfort. I spend $100 on these seats and don't regret doing it either! + ++

The crank pin, which is the part they measure, can be out of round. A simple measurement of just one spot on the pin can give you a false reading. The crank pin needs to be measured in at least two spots. The spot where the rod is sitting when the plug fires is going to tend to flatten out, giving you an undersize reading. If the measurement is taken at a spot 90° away from that spot, you may get a reading that is normal, making it look like there is no wear. So as Paul said, you should have the crank measured by the machinist that is going to do the work. He will know how to read it correctly, and grind it accordingly. Let him tell you what size rod you need.

If that's all done with a rattle can then you have mastered the rattle can...LOOKS GREAT! Are the front rims different colors? Mike...........

Just have a few minor things left to do and then onto the 42" SD deck. A few of the changes I made to simplify things include eliminating the rubber motor mounts and the separate brake pedal. The clutch pedal is also the brake like the older models are set up. I noticed that the lift handle on my C is too far back and sticks out so far that it rubs against my leg and forces me to hold my leg at an unconformable angle. I would really like to swap out the steering tower for the simpler and narrower older style like my 857 has. I think it looks better too. Sometimes engineers should leave well enough alone.

IMO... Techys are good motors...(regardless of their popularity or comparisons). The carbs are less forgiving in the department of letting dirt specs and such pass thru them. If you keep the carb clean, she'll run very well. I install an in-line fuel shutoff, and in-line fuel filter on almost anything small motor I own. I run it dry when I park it for a while. Never a problem. Good luck with it.