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We had a nice day yesterday after a few weeks of rain and decided to pull out and chop one of the Birch trees that had fallen in the gill (creek). Bendy was on duty for heavy pulling and the little ranger on tow duty. I did have to have a quick test of articulation on C4 first - just to test first pull

2002 522xi. 260 hours 1995 520. 263 hours 1988 416-8 661 hours 1964 854. Hours unknown. But loved the Indy 500 in the garage in pieces missed the photo shoot. And the bath. after the Mets game. Cleaned up shots. Am I lazy or what.

Had a few horses out today while working on the 875. Step-daughter, her husband and his 2 boys will be here this afternoon and we are going for a GT ride.

Started on the 1045 restoration, will try to update as much as possible. This tractor made it's way from the Big Show to Minnesota. Has been sitting since, felt like doing a little blasting today, also had time to break off a bolt on one of the foot pads.

Thanks all for you very nice comments, I'm blushing, lol ! I'm just an old mechanic. I am gonna be a Supporter soon, will get that done shortly and then I can do some more posts ! This 700 WorkHorse is one of my favorites, I did the aluminum grill trick on it , cost maybe 3 or 4 bucks, ( Actually, I'm a cheapskate at heart, hehehehehe)

"GT RIDE" so thats what its called. Years ago was out in my yard doing a GT ride with a cold one in hand, new neighbor down the road is over talking to the guy across the street, asked him should we tell him he doesn't have his PTO engaged. Old neighbor just smiled and said he's just having some me time, you'll get use to it. Chris in Florida. '

All the family left ,we got done eating good food on Labor Day. Love me some clams and shrimp. Wondered how I can finish off this great day and I decided to put Terry's decals on the 520H. The decals couldn't of went on better.A + service and great to deal with Terry at the wheel horse show. I'm not sure how many people have used these decals on a worker. I am sure they will hold up great. The old decals were pretty scratched up and peeling off in many places. I cleaned the whole hood with oil eater. Then used rubbing alcohol to get all the oils off. Last gave the hood a good rub down with McGuire's scratch remover 2.0. I highly recommend this stuff. Have not posted in awhile but have plenty of projects on the burner to post about soon. I'll let the before and after shots to the rest of the talking.

so I went back to my buddys who had the stash of wheel horses found more parts that I wanted. He offered to sell the whole tractor then said "I will make you one hell of a deal." He said I will sell you that tractor plus that other one $400. I dont have much space so I tried to stick to the one but folded so I ended up with two more... They both "ran" but looking at them now they need alittle love. the one is an 877 the other i am not so sure of but the i.d. tags are there so it will be easier than my first lol.

Like I need more projects! My ADHD keeps me bouncing around the way it is. Take a look at what I am working on now. Got a long way to go!

I had my monthly bath too. Oh, wait, did you mean for the horses? :) Nice little herd there.

Those axles can just be turned around. That will put the damaged area in a spot inside the transmission where it won't matter. There's roll pins inside the differential and you'll have to drill new holes. They drill easily. I made a simple jig using the existing holes as a pattern and made quick work out of it.

Coming from someone who helped load it on the Dino Hauler those pics almost don't do it justice on the kind of save this restoration will be. I will certainly be following this

I had an idea this morning. Maybe just maybe, I should try to build a small backhoe for the 520 H after the loader is completed. What do you folks think?

For you. I just took these. Glenn

Been a while. had some major issues with the Reel/Cylinder Fabricator. Basically had to find another similar machine for a replacement !. Surprised to be contacted by a Forum Member fairly local, but I got one. Even managed to refurbish the Optional Grass Catcher that was purchased with the Mower at the time in 1958. Virtually finished now and running the Engine In to bed the new Top end (Piston, Rings and Small End Bushing). Drive Train smooth and surprisingly quiet- .

We could use a few inches of snow right now!

Do any of us really grow up?

In honor of Steve's birthday I have sent in a request that during next summer The Chicago area will be free from bugs and the grass will grow so fast the hydro will be out at least 3 times a week. Gotta keep the limbs limbered up! Happy Birthday Big Guy! GET YOUR KICKS ON STEVE'S 66TH!!!!!!!!

Happy Birthday to my Favorite CIGAR STORE INDIAN! Hope you have a great day!

A big HAPPY BIRTHDAY To Steveasaurus . Have a great day Buddy I shall be celebrate your day with a couple of pints of Guiness & in memory of our time spent together. good health cheers mate

Had to open transmission and I have another to get into so I built the transmission stand. Works good.

Some nice Horses there Glenn!!!!

Too late, light scuffin over the black and BAM....I may leave the bottom side black for now though, cause my seat spacer (2x4) is black. Too late, light scuffin over the black and BAM....I may leave the bottom side black for now though, cause my seat spacer (2x4) is black. It oughta be well protected anyway...at least 2 or 3 coats of primer, 2 or 3 coats of black, and gonna get a good couple coats of "antique white"

i GOT MY "Bud tractor stacks" (2) yesterday ,,,,,i havnt posted pics........I have left for out of town work.... but these things are amazing.......anyone that orders BUDS STACKS will be very happy people.... I will post pics thursday evening///// packing was very professional...... Bud thank-you,,,,,,,,,,, "Bud Stacks" are it !!!!!!!!!!

It really looks nice. Wife wants to know if you do windows?

Looks like that is going to be a LONG project

Yes sir, get the sunny nice days while we can, before yoh know it we will be posting snow pictures. Glenn

Rochester? But yes, it looked like a heavy duty tractor, and looks like they based it on the xi design It is a completely different tractor than the 5xi and larger. New Holland had Shibaura produce their little "Boomer" tractors for a number of years. Then Kioto needed a SCUT and purchased the manufacturing rights and dies to produce it. So it has now been re-born as the Kioti CS2410. The New Holland version, being an orphan of sorts, usually has very decent prices for the second buyer. I think the blue color scheme may have an impact as well after seeing it in red, and orange. All of the SCUT tractors (other than KIoti and Kubota) are outsourced to Japanese manufacturers, even JD. Shibaura SX26 KIoti CS2410

You guys are incredible...Thank You. Doing a deep dish pizza tonight with 66 candles in it.

That's I nice heard! I think you need to add a little guy to it like a lawn ranger. Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

Couple more 's never hurt anybody.

Wife says Happy Birthday. Me... just make the best of it.

And the adventure has started. Tom, how did you break that Hooby-Dooby??

Yes Mike you are correct pictures do not show how bad it is, but it will live again. Have to weld some cracks on fenders, straighten tool box. Been soaking the bad spots in Kroil since it came home in July still frozen up pretty good.

Another suggestion I used my Black & Decker Workmate work table. I opened the space just large enough for the axle housing to fit between the halves. You can snug it up for some stability.

Have a good one Dino... just be careful today, don't let this happen to you.

Looks like a great place to be a kid/ grow up.

Dennis, I made the decision after doing some digging for parts. They're just not to be found. I needed undersized rods and oversized pistons. The tractor is not for show. I use it constantly. So I didn't have to luxury of time to wait and hope that the parts would show up. If and when they did, I would not have expected a rebuild to cost any less than $1000. I suppose my biggest disappointment is that the tractor isn't original any more. I tried hard to replace parts with parts that were designed for it. But after 40 years, you just have to make some decisions. I was at the local county fair this weekend and they had a couple Wheelhorse tractors on display. I thought, mine could have easily been a candidate and would have really shined in that display. But with a non original engine, I'm not sure it is any more. I suppose a lot of us need to make decisions on replacing parts like knees and hips at some point. Still doesn't change who we are though, I guess. So that's your answer. I think the decision would be based on whether the tractor is for your collection and for show, or regular use as intended. Mine was the latter and I'd do it again. Learned a lot and hope that others can take something away.

Happy Birthday, Steve! I I bought you a present. A pair of Socks, but they were half off because there was only one.

That's correct Dennis. The service manual even states to clamp the right side in a vice. Gravity will work with you and all the gears will line up fine. That goes for both the three piece case and two piece.

Bud, if you got more pictures like these I'll pay your "Supporter" fee if you will keep uploading and sharing tips! Psst! Don't tell anybody 'cause I'll be embarrassed! I ran into the same problem and never realized what the problem was! Got to looking around a bit and it seemed anyone can join for free but to hang around and upload lots of picture you have to help out with the bills. Best deal I've made in a while!

Well, it took a little time, but I pretty much have the re-power job complete for those of you interested. Here are some pics of the finished product and notes on what I did to get everything to work. I must say that it's not as hard as it might seem. Just some head scratching and a desire to make it as clean an install as possible. I can't stand cut rate options, so maybe I spent a little more $$ than someone else or time making it just right. But I will say that I'm pretty proud of the result. Cut the grass yesterday and plowed through 12" high grass with a 60" deck with hardly whimper from the 25 horse command. Let me know what you guys think! I have a couple more "tweaks" to accomplish, like re-configuring the oil drain tube to make oil changes convenient. And for those contemplating the switch, rest assured, it's possible! With the base in place, the engine was ready to mount. After 3 prototypes, I wound up with this design. It consists of 1" square stock with 1/4" X 2" stock welded together. Had to add a 1/16" washer under the engine to make sure the coupler lined up perfectly with the hydropump. I had to carefully measure the distance between where the PTO needed to be and the coupler to determine the final resting place for the engine. The dimension of the part I had machined to attach to the flywheel also depended on this. I placed the old engine in and took the necessary measurements. Had the crankshaft been a different size, I would have had to change the dimension of the spacer at the flywheel end. Looking back, I'm not sure a shorter crank would have worked. After getting the engine positioned, the next challenge was the pivot point for the clutch arm. Fabbed this "L" from 7/16" round stock and threaded one end to mate with the threaded hole on the engine block. I tried using "all thread" for the prototype because I could not locate any 7/16" stock. But I didn't like the way it ended up. Looked a little harder and found some at Tractor Supply. Welded a washer on the end to act as a stop, and drilled a hole for the cotter pin to make sure the arm stayed put. Next, the arm itself was too short. The original K series with its horizontally opposed cylinders had a lower profile above the cylinders compared to the V Twin design of the Command. That meant adding a little extension on to the end of the arm. I was a little concerned that the extra length would compromise the amount of pressure the clutch would provide when engaged, but it proved to be a non issue. The connecting rod from the PTO control from the driver's seat had to be lengthened and reshaped. The original straight rod would not clear the valve covers of the V-Twin design. I put the first bend nearest the control lever, then picked up some 1/2' round stock and threaded one end to fit into the adjustment "nut". Made another bend or two to that piece to end up with what you see here. It's still not the way I'd like it because it hits the air filter housing when engaged, but I spent so much time on getting it to this point, I'll save that project for another day. Spent an inordinate amount of time bending, re-bending and adjusting that dang thing to make sure there was enough pressure on the clutch pressure plate, but not so much that it didn't disengage. Cable connections ended up being pretty straight forward. I picked up a couple "Arnold" universal mower throttle cables, discarded the cheap plastic lever that came with it and modified the length to fit. Both the choke and throttle don't have the same "throw" as the original. Full on with the choke and full throttle and idle require much less distance. Just have to live with that. Found a happy medium and need to learn the new touch. The last piece of the puzzle to figure out was how to attach that little PTO brake. Using that same 7/16" all thread, I welded a piece of scrap bar stock to the original L shaped bracket that held the brake. Used a nut as an adjustment so that I could position the brake exactly where needed. Then, used the original adjustment means for exact positioning against the pulley. Had to make sure this piece ended up under the pulley so as not to interfere with the belt for the blower this winter. Here's what I ended up with! Would I do anything different? I don't know. The electric clutch option is still out there. But I really had no clue how it would attach to the PTO and finding a dual pulley arrangement was difficult. It also would have added at least a couple hundred bucks to the total. Out the door, I've got about $1200 invested. Yes, I know, that's what I paid for the tractor. Who cares. Those are the things you try not to think of. Engine was $800. Used, but low hours. Maybe 100. Machining the extension to the flywheel and labor was another $160. Turning the crankshaft from 1 7/16" to 1 1/8" was $200. Then just some miscellaneous supplies. The one thing I have to get used to is the lack of "jowls" the tractor seems to have compared to the old horizontal cylinders of the K. I kind of miss that look. Hope this helps someone else facing the same decision!

Squeeze the pivot near the dash with a pair of vise grips and lube the pivot with some spray lube.

Yeah Boy, thats a fine herd of Wheel Horses!

Nice herd! I never knew they had a 2005 520-H??

So my buddy stopped by today to check out my newly restored C-120. After he gets done complimenting the C-120, He tells me that not too far from here, there was a Wheel Horse dealership, but sometime in the late '70s, it was closed down, and converted to a residence. THEN, he tells me that he was at the place about 5 years ago doing some work for the owner, and the owner took him out back to an old out-building, and my buddy said it was FULL of old wheel horse tractors and parts and pieces!! No new ones that he saw, but just old ones in various states of disrepair. And he also said that out behind the old out-building were even more old wheel horses in the bushes!! Guess we he and I are going tommorow AM !! Let's hope they are still there! I'll keep you guys posted......... :notworthy:

All the best to you today Steve. Happy Birthday!!

Nice herd Brian! Can't go wrong with the xi. Glad to hear that your wife is doing well.

Thanks, she is getting better daily. She is actually making dinner right now, so she is happy. She likes being independent. Another month I think she may be back to normal