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for those of us who don't have FB, can someone share a picture here? sounds cool! and a bit tough, if you ask me

Had a few of the horses out this afternoon while I was working on a couple others. Here you go... L to R: C-160, C-120 (step-daughters new machine), 520 H, B-80 & D-200. The C-120 has been (poorly) painted orange, and needs to be RED. I told her she has 1 week to make it RED if she wants to drive it in the upcoming parade.

No need to go undercover- I'm a busy guy but I usually post pics of all the WheelHorse builds on this site. I have updated my Facebook sites and will get something on here providing the owner doesn't do it first. Its his and he does deserve to have some fun showing it off also. For those who are on facebook I have a page dedicated to the 4x4 tractors only and it can be found at www.facebook.com/totallyarticulatedgardentractors. Anybody can join and watch what we build in all brands.

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]

I had the opportunity to meet a red square member a bit over a week ago and I went home with a sickle bar Diablo was a great guy and needless to say I'm very happy with my purchase! So far I have slid it under a roller to test fit it. It seems like a good fit

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.

A few weeks ago I got new tires put on, I decided too stick with the original split rims. The truck now rides and handles like a new truck. Not a squeak or rattle in it. Squonk asked for some under hood pics....

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!!

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 Everyone, With some feedback I got from you all on the forum I am going swap in a 23hp Briggs and Stratton Vanguard V-twin engine conversion kit from smallenginewarehouse.com I spoke to Zandy on the phone with a bunch of my questions and he was very helpful to me. I am hoping to get it Thursday or Friday by truck delivery. I am hoping it goes well in the swap and I can cut grass again and use my old snow blower attachment from my old C-120.

Here she is after a wet sand of wd40 and 600 grit paper. Thinking about sanding to 1000

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

That's pretty sweet! That would work great trimming under the pine tree's running around the perimeter of my property.

I think your work is phenomenal. A+ all around. Seeing Brrly s in person clinched it. Glenn

Wrapping up a long 3 days of "logging" in the back yard.

Saturday I sold the 264-6 and Monday bought a 1973 12 Automatic and got it from the same guy who sold me my 655 last year. I had been looking for an older 12 hp hydro but have been leery of getting a bad transmission but when I saw that this one was being sold by the guy that sold me the 655 I new that it would be a solid tractor. Like with the 655 he had given it a complete tuneup, replaced the fuel lines and filter, solenoid, ignition switch and WD-40 and steel wooled the hood and fender. He had the original owners manuals including a warranty card filled out and not mailed in, and the manual for the replacement 93 Kohler replacement K301. I'm so happy!

Yup

I wanted to keep yall updated, as of now the porta john has been arranged and we are mostly ready I'm looking forward to this and hope everyone enjoys

FB junkies group is a closed group. Message Scott @whfan74 or Mike @racinfool40 for access with your email/facebook id. Bob @whlpny as always, such masterful work. You've really got this down now. I know the hours in it are many, but you seem to be banging them out in pretty short order lately!

I think you fixed your link while I was finding it...

That thing looks great and that brand new deck really tops it off

Now THAT's what I'm talkin' about!!! Nice.

Right on, they are meant to go in tabs in the vinyl on the bottom near the foot rest and get pulled back tight and hooked in somewhere on the frame. I wil have to crawl under mine to see, I dont remember. They keep the material tight against the foot rest to keep air and snow from blowing in on your feet i guess. Mine were connected to cotton straps with knots in them that ran through grommet holes on the bottom of the vinyl cover. One end of the spring then connects to what ever part of the tractor that's available and won't interfere with the tractors or implements operations. Sorry, no pictures available. Dave Burley Sent from my tractor seat.

Easy Peasy. Pressure switch operates the electric clutch on the pto.

Holy Cow that is a mean machine , any more pictures ?

that's one mean beast!

Yea , I want to see that bad boy. Post some pics.

Busy,busy, busy.... I feel like I haven't even had time to sit. Even though I do it all day. I have been trying to finish up a few projects before the busy season at work. I will start picking next week

Yeah! Pictures would be nice!

Very nice job! Good story!

Hi May not be the same as what happened to me on my GT 11 but I had a very fussy safety seat switch that caused mine to keep stalling out while operating on anything other then level ground. Im more into operation then being an avid must be all there collector so I by passed it.

That is a beauty, as is your collection Sir!

Keep us in the loop, Mike. PICTURES!!!!!!!!

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

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

Typically there is a solid wire (1/8" dia I think) that is fastened to the blade angle locking pin and passes thru the hole in the frame and is connected to the triangular shaped yoke. Another wire connects the yoke to the squeeze handle on the top of the blade angle adjusting lever. I see you have the yoke, but I can't see if you have the squeeze handle at the top of the lever.

30W oil Napa #75-110. My store has 81 qts' on hand. Not hard to find.

You guys are cruel....pickin on an old jarhead like that..... if Mal was was 70 years younger I bet he would ..........

In 1988 besides the transmission and obvious motor HP, the main difference is in the instrumentation and chrome. As the numbers go up so do the number of gauges, warning lights and chrome on the muffler, air filter, hubcaps etc. Wheel and tire size increase as well through the models.

I was all set to attend but I couldn't convince my wife it would be as much fun as a week at the beach. We always take the week of the 9th for our anniversary. Sorry to have to miss this event.

Well you know this thread needed an update when it was three pages deep! Sorry for the delay, I've been chipping away at it. I got the motor back from the machine shop and luckily everything turned out fine. I have my 6 thousands just like Kohler specs. I worked with the local lawn and garden shop owner and put together the engine. He taught me a few things about the Kohlers I didn't know. We fired it up and ran it on Sat and it runs like a top. I need to get it painted this week. I ordered high temp engine paint from Eastwood but it's a smidge too bright of a red for me compared to the PPG I sprayed. I've been reading a lot about engine painting and most seem to just spray an etch primer or epoxy primer and a top coat or urethane or enamel. I think I'm going to spray the same epoxy/urethane I did the rest of the tractor with. Any thoughts or suggestions? Here's some pics of the progress. I also got the hood/fender wet sanded and polished. I super happy with how well they turned out. Looking forward to getting the engine painted so I can make some real progress on reassembly. Back home... New valves.... Head after coming back from the machine shop.... Head after I got done lapping it on my granite slab.... Engine steam cleaned and ready for reassembly new governor gear in... Compression release on the cam "realigned" Getting close.... Break in time!! Paint all buffed out!! Bob's dash is in! Looks awesome! Brand new 42" RD deck I bought off another member ready to go on...

Mike plowing naked with vaseline all over him? Someone is gonna call the cops!

Steve if they have the capability for muti-screen buzz me in. I could go for some back row heckling right about now!

Well all the bodywork paid off. The paint turned out fantastic on the fender and hood. It took a long time to get all the dings and dents out of the hood but it paid off! I'm pumped!

Here's a score I found at the yard sale of our local Wheel Horse dealer after the owner retired. I had a dripping output shaft and axle seal and a key way issue on the right axle that my dad had repaired and would probably be fine but after seeing a "used" 8 speed on the shelf in the parts room and finding out he wanted $80 for it I took it home! It still has paint on the brake drum and inside the bolt holes that mate to the frame and a fresh shifter boot! I got it painted with urethane and mated up last night.

I know this is an old thread, but I thought I would relate an interesting story. Back in 2009/2010, when I was restoring/building my B-100. I was a true novice with painting, so I experimented with a lot of combinations. I had several test panels that I sprayed with different colors and types of paint. One test panel in particular was painted with a modified alkyd (oil) paint, Valspar Restoration Series to be specific. It had dried in the sun for about a week. Then I put it away when the decision was made to scrap alkyds and go with acrylic urethane. Later, probably within a month, I pulled it out, scuffed the paint and shot a couple coats of epoxy primer on it. That panel was put up on a shelf and left until this past weekend. I happened to pull it down to see if I had marked it with what brand of epoxy I had used. I also wanted to see how well the epoxy would sand after 5 years. When I went to sand it, I found to my surprise that the Valspar paint under the primer was still not cured, and after cutting through the epoxy, I could scrape the sticky red paint off with a putty knife. Background: Panel was originally sand blasted. Primed with Valspar Restoration Series gray primer. Painted with two coats of Valspar Restoration Series IH Red (aerosol spray). Allowed to dry for about 30 days. Scuffed and sprayed with Custom Shop DTM epoxy primer (gray). Interestingly, the epoxy cured in less than 5 hours and sanded well at that time, and after 5 years it still sanded without effort. However, the result here is that the epoxy dried so fast, and is so solvent-proof, that the Valspar which wasn't fully cured to start with, remained uncured until this day. CONCLUSION -- Don't spray epoxy primer over any oil based paint that is not FULLY cured.