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The Wheel Horse 420LSE Worker Story.... I bought this 420LSE number 77 late January of this year from a guy from Western New York. He was the second owner of the tractor as the first owner only own it for only 1 year. Well this tractor was used and abused by the second owner as he racked up almost 1400 hours on the 420lse never knowing this tractor was collectable and limited edition. So I get that call to come and take look at this suppose to be 420lse tractor on the coldest day of the year 2 degrees of course outside. He opens the garage and there it is 420lse all rough up and mean looking sitting there with a flat tire. I check it over and everything matches up like it's suppose to be and it came with the proper paperwork. The bonus is it came with a 2 stage snowblower. The story is he used it to cut the lawn of course and snow blow every winter. He said he always keeped it outside and never had room in the garage since he restored cars for his hobbie.The last 6 years he just used it to lawn roll his lawn. So the tractor had some dents,scratches and rust but still through all that it looked good to me to buy and take home. The funny part is I never got a chance to run it because it was so cold he couldn't even jump start it but I took a gamble. I even power washed it that night when it was 0 degrees I just wanted to get the salt off. So I decided to keep its patina orginal survivor look and did very little paint touch ups. The hood and rear seat pan I left alone they had little rust spots and scratches and the hood had a few dings. Alot of mice nest in the tractor. The deck was shot but i keeped the chrome deck wheels.The rims had rust damage because he had them loaded and they sat for the longest time. I repaired them and drained all the fluids out as i had to cut the tires off. I changed all the fluids, plugs,filters,etc. I did some wire repair and replace all the fuses. Alot of cleaning and detailing went into this tractor. Today I truly started it up for the first time and it ran awesome with no smoking or any unusual noises! It drove perfect and had tons of power. I was very pleased it turn out this good. The future for this 420LSE Worker survivor tractor number 77/200 is retirement he going to relax and become and Sunday driver. Everyone once awhile he going to pull a cart around to feel cool again. He's not going to win a beauty shows or get all the girls but he's cool looking with all his battle wounds over the years......

Hi all, This sure seems like a strange post to me but I did end up joining the 520 club! My local show was last weekend and had a guy approach me wanting to sell his. We agreed on a pretty reasonable price and both walked away happy. I have not looked up the year on this one yet but it must be pretty new with the toro decals on it. It has 630 hrs on it which didn't seem too bad to me considering my c175 has 900 now and is still doing great. It needs a little bit of work but nothing major. All the guages except tach work, however it does not want to stay running he has an electric fuel pump on it but it does not want to work right so I will be on the hunt for a correct pump or a kit to repair the one on it(if that can be done) I also am planning to reset the valves and decarbon heads like everyone says too because I definitely don't want to get stuck with the valve seat issue. It should be a good worker and is most likely going to replace the c175 for now.

I jumped out of the first 5 planes that I was ever in. And since then, it has almost always been a bad experience of sorts. This is just a too bad thing for your daughter and you...Brian...what you did is what fathers do.

Wife was busy so I took the pics myself It's a beast, it didn't need me for counter wt.

Just got home thought I'd share some pics of this beautiful 1045. Plan is to oil her up and parade her around. Starts right up, motor is strong.

Hi all, Finally got the lawn ranger out for a ride today. Very happy with the way this one turned out, runs great and looks good too! Just have to do a couple paint touch ups and paint the letters on the hood and its done. Thanks, Jake

This is one of my better paint jobs and rebuilds. Hope you enjoy the pics This was 5yrs ago.

I drilled mine Brian, then made a housing to collect the heat and pump it into the cab. Cab stays ~ 30F warmer than outside temp.

Did you ever land?

That is the correct belt and pulley. Do you have the belt guard on the horse? The belt guard funnels slack toward the engine pulley when you push in the clutch thus enabling the trans input pulley to stop. Actually, the belt guard is your clutch.

Especially cool because it ain't no trailer queen... has battle scars, and you can actually use it.

Well it's about as close to done as it gets. I've got to repaint the mule drive as I had the front wheels on backwards (actually they've been that way for 20+ years and I put them back on the same wrong way they came off). The wheels being on backwards causes the tire to rub the mule drive when turning full lock left. Oh well, I'll get it painted up and add the final decal. He's a some pics I snapped with my phone. I need to pull it out and take some pics with a real camera! It deserves it!!

tie the tractors back to back and just pull

Just happened to check Craigslist last night and saw a listing for a snow blower that had just listed 30 minutes before. Called first thing this morning and stopped by and picked it up. Seems ms to be in great shape. Can't wait to get time to mount and test it. Any advice before I do?

For those of you who don't look at the Wheelhorse Junkies FB page; Bob Rock put up some pictures of his new D-200 articulated 4x4 -- As always great looking machine

I gave her a bath tonight after she dried I couldn't wait, I broke out the wd40 and 600 grit paper this was the test Of course I couldn't stop I like it![emoji106]

If you need the wire, ceiling grid wire works just fine!

You are not alone Rem. This is a common problem we have all experienced when we change our first drive belt. Logic tells us to test the operation before installing the belt guard. Just thought of another potential belt guard problem. Some of the guards have one or more belt guide tabs. If your guard has these tabs, make sure you get the belt on the correct side of the tab. The belt should ride on the arched side of the tab.

What a difference a guard makes. Clean your pulleys any way, you will get smoother starts. I have to tell you...that is something I learned here on Red Square a few years ago...guess how?

Looks good! You are planning on attaching it to the tractor, right?... If you get a clog, i think that chipper might try to become airborn towards your tractor... or even away from (with the reverse twist)... I would just hate to see something seriously damaged if the chipper tries to stop and the engine doesnt.

Steve knows Trannys. No belt guard = no clutch

If the blower is not going on a hydraulic lift tractor, you may want to pick up a lift assist spring. Also make sure you put the flag pin in the correct hole. You will find this in the manual.

1983 model 06-42ST03 1st to use skids 1984-1987 model 06-42ST04 1987-1989 model 06-42ST05 1990 model 06-42ST06 last model to use the short chute Garry

About half ready with the Snow machines. Still have to get the big Kubota ready but have more fields to mow before that happens.

What a great special Wheel Horse. You got it looking great.

I like it.........a lot.Looks great.

I would highly recommend building a set of forks or spears. On my FEL the bucket removes with 4 pins. I built a set of spears that installs on the lift frame very easily. The forks or spears are used much more than the bucket

Nice horse, but you skipped the '80s.

Done deal, decals and a few alterations with the cross brace.

Enjoy the day gang, it's Brittany's 16th Birthday Party and we're planning a full day for her and her friends. Say, would anyone have a towable boat tube I can borrow for Saturday, one of the events is boating on Candlewood.

Cutter bar is about 44 inches Not sure why my pictures are upside down.

Got the stainless lines secure and done for now. The lines kicked my behind, it took 6+ hrs today and hydraulic fluid all over my tractor loader and deck. Oh well it's very powerful for a small loader I have a 14 ft. 83in. wide tandem axle trailer and by lifting on the hitch end I got the tires off the ground and the trailer resting on the back end.

Well That's a great start for the pulling track. When I bring down VOODOO the new puller we can see how much we can dig it up.

Update on the meet and greet... 1- Weather forecast looks awesome !! 2- I will have soft drinks and also a keg of adult beverage. 3- For the food I will have hot dogs, hamburgers and chips. The plan for cooking will be as follows: I will have the grill down near the barn and instead of trying to cook all at once and have people not eat everyone can cook your own when you are hungry. I will have plates etc. If you would like to bring something else to grill feel free like a steak etc. 4- If you have a thatcher or aerator, please bring them. 5- If you have something you are looking to sell feel free to bring it I am expecting a decent turn out Saturday. Only rule on stuff for sale is that if you do not sell it you need to drag it home. Please don't leave it here. I will be outside by 8:00am. Out of respect for the neighbors I would like to keep the noise level of the tractors down until after 9 please. Most people are coming after 10 however feel free to come earlier.

I travel quite a bit for work and the Airlines can be very difficult to deal with. I have gotten off a plane a few times thinking I had a couple hour layover before my next flight to get home and when I get off the connecting flight is just straight up cancelled! And they have no "new" plan to get me home! Its all up to the traveler (me) to scramble to make new arrangements. Seems to me if the airlines cancel a flight its not the travelers fault and they should have a plan to get the traveler to wherever they were going, but if the traveler is at fault well that's a different story. Mike..........

Shaun, nice job on it. glenn

Good job Shawn! He looks cool: real down to earth and unpretentious. I can picture sitting at the bar with him over some beers. I bet he could tell some cool stories!

Very nice Shawn

Looking real good Shawn! I cant believe the guy let that baby sit outside, a lot of the horse stuff I have right now is very beat up in need of repair and I cant even let that stuff sit outside. Im going to have to make another trip over to see her all together and cleaned up. Did you fix the rims or just run tubes?

You done that deal on only two beers... man, they don't call you JoeBREW for nothin' Maybe some help for those missing teeth here... http://www.sickleservice.com/featured-products/?ref=slide

Just now found this and I was wondering your progress! I am glad to see that 1045 is being resurrected!

Like Richard said.... and .

Thanks for all the warm welcomes. I called the local outdoor power shop and they sold me 80W-90 gear oil. I trust their knowledge, they've been around awhile. I mainly plan on using the Raider for moving snow and maybe some dirt in the summer time.

WTeffin? It's like everybody wants it to snow!

A tub cart for $17....That's a felony. A running 855 w/ sickle bar for $300....also a steal. BTW, all your photo posting problems will go away when you become a supporter.

i just made a stand to mount the tank on

So I have been working on this on and off last week, this is were I am at. Took tires of rims, sand blasted the front two, paint was thick, not sure what it was but some of it was stuck on pretty well. The back ones will be more fun as they have most all the paint on them. Pulled tower and steering wheel, may be on the look out for a better steering wheel.

I have been getting so much chrome done. Just did front axle spindles , steering shafts and front weight bar. Cant wait to get this one done. I still have the gold db that I started with. I think Jeff asked me about it one time.

Ha ha that's funny, truth be told , mine ended up that height because I was too lazy to cut the lower piece shorter than the rough fabrication size. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk