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Well after selling off every wheel horse I had and switching over to the green machine, I had to find another and here it is. A bargain at $300.00. Boy have I missed these red machines.

Managed to blast the hood today, after a little blast cabinet modification. I have added 6" to the middle. Now I can stand up without bending. Had to use a garbage bag so I could get the front of the hood blasted. All in all it worked well, Mods to the cabinet I have been thinking about for awhile.

I love the comment "Wheel Rabbits" except mine bite everytime I try to get over them to get to the other side of the garage! I'm going have to invest in shin guards. I don't even know what color my garage floor is anymore...

Well, knowing what needs to be done is rather important. Perhaps you could start by picking your teams. Oh I know, you're a late bloomer and will sneak em in there later this week. My picks for week #5.. Penn St., Michigan St., Minnesota, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Ohio St., Michigan, Notre Dame. Why does this edit keep merging with the previous post when I post it as a separate thread?

So I'm the proud new owner of a new D series, D160 I believe. Its actually a bit of an anomaly to me. The guy who sold it to me said it was a D180. After looking at the engine model its an Onan BF-ms/3268f. I see it is a 16hp and the tractor model 71-160s01-13089 says its a c series but as you can tell it is most certainly a D. Any pros and cons about the engine trans I have in this tractor? Also it is not running, I know its a bit of a gamble but the deck the 3 point and the fact that he said it ran and had good working hydraulics this spring then lost spark gives me hope!! Anyways I wanted to see what thoughts you all had on this tractor, its not my first wheel horse I currently have a 314-8 and my dad has a 1974 c-10. Love these machines they even built our little C series like tanks!! Excited to see what this one will do. Also anyone from the Michigan area have a recommendation on a repair guy that might have some knowledge in wheel horses specifically. And no worries I added a little tractor porn to hopefully help get some responses lol

Sometime a guys has to do what he has to do! I am presently down to 9 from 24. When they start flowing out the stable doors and into the yard its time to have some intervention. Whats left in the stable is my restored 56, 58, (701 in primer and parts) 702, and 68 Lawn Ranger. 2) 520's and the 417A. One of the 520's will be a loader the other one if for parts. Not Shown is The Senior in my shop and the 520 Snow Chucker.

Hoping you all Choke on that wisconsin pick!!! As always, Go Hawkeyes!!!

In the world of Bantams, the most desirable three wheeled tractors are the model 3000, 5000 and 8000 varying in size from small to large respectively. The model 8000 (being the size of a standard garden tractor) is probably the most desirable and by far hardest to find. I would venture to guess some of the 8000’s rarity has to do with its lofty price tag in 1956. Well, I acquired a second model 8000 yesterday about an hour away from me in CT. It runs and drives well but naturally will need some general TLC. The gentleman I bought it from said it previously belonged to the Town of Putnam, CT and was used for years to clear snow from sidewalks. He put brand new Carlisle 6x12’s on it and gave me paperwork showing that the engine was honed and re-ringed about 4 years ago. Now just to go through and remove all the non-original bolt on junk. Lol

Can't wait to pick mine up tomorrow. Too bad it's going to be raining. Was hoping for a ride on Old Shep.

Nonsense! That's just crazy talk. http://www.wheelhorseforum.com/topic/32872-whats-in-your-mirror/

I picked up a 94 520H. It runs well. The compression is good. 120psi front and 115psi rear cylinder. A few minor repairs and she'll be ready to roll!

Rest assured... I'll be there.

I was pretty ill with Flu and lost a few days of what's left before winter. I have another thread started dealing with repair of my Hydro Cam Block and plastic Cam. The Cam block had crack and fell apart. The Cam was only barely holding together and had gotten very brittle with age. Sooooo a bit of a delay arranging replacement parts. So I spent some time in the Right side Hydro Pedal mod. Cut the foot peg from donor frame. Cut the weld off the back side, tapped peg out of frame section, and pics of the prep of Frame which I will use. Not bad for a sickness impaired week. Have to pick up a 3/4 inch drill bit and if things go smooth for a change, I will get the frame peg welded onto frame, strengthen front of frame, paint and ideally have a rolling chassis by end of weekend.

I just found this posting and love the detailed restoration. On my restoration (not nearly as nice as this one) I used a trick that I learned from an old restorer of license plates with the raised letters. I followed his advice to paint the area around the raised letters on the hood with multiple coats of white paint (just in the general area of the raised letters) and then let it dry in the sun for several days until the white paint is really, really dry. Then when painting the hood red, moisten a smooth cloth with paint thinner and very gently wipe the tops of the letters to remove the red paint while it is still "fresh". The effect is very close to the original. I realized that I do not have a close-up of my letters, but I will attach the best view I have. Anyway, a really good looking horse. Tom Bartlett

I've got the tracking number for mine

It sure was....and it was rigged to fail by John! First it runs outa gas (way far from base camp!) and then the spark plug walks outa the head!! C-mon, that only happens in the movies....I was framed! Does it have a roof? And wipers! Dang weather! Mike.........

Not sure what hat I'm planting. That's what I'm trying to figure out. It won't the above pictured crop though.

Really? This fiberglass bucket, is not it's original seat? How 'bout this dash plate... original or no?

Yes, I think it's time to start sharing! Although pictures like these do help with, "Honey! Look at this! See! I'm not SO bad!"! So I do thank you for your efforts! Though I am quite envious!

Find out from the dealer what part of the governor is broken. The gear with fly-weights usually doesn't break, however the cross shaft sometimes comes apart. It's will cost much less to repair it if you are willing to do it yourself.

That sounds more exciting than shooting the moon. I was caught off guard for sure! My wife said she never knew I could move that fast. Fortunately the dog didn't make it and the owner was charged with several crimes. Turns out it killed one of my cats, 6 chickens at a home down the road, and terrorized the drop-off line at the elementary school around the corner from me. Needless to say, the cops were very appreciative of my Sunday morning shooting exploits.

Just thought I'd share this pic with my new throttle control on.

Using this site... http://www.intellicast.com/National/Radar/Current.aspx ...it showed a 70% chance of rain yesterday....today its 40% !!!!! THE SHOW MUST GO ON! Mike.........

Beam me up Scotty.

Took 2 pics today of it. She's come a long ways so far.

I think the only reason anyone needs duals is for stability, there is no gain in traction. So a loader-machine or a tractor used to mow hillsides is about it. I suppose the cool looking factor is another reason. Mike.........

Welcome back to the flock. as the Holy Father was departing I think he offered Papal Forgiveness for those who have gone astray but have repented, welcome back

Kudos to BOB, Squonk, BRRLY1, Horsefixer, and Bitten! Nice job guys. I missed it completely. Rest assured, just like any athlete that understands what needs to be done when he/she loses. All I can say is WATCH YOU BACK!!!!

I'm bailing too...if it rains. Just sayin'...get your own coffee.

A couple pictures of the 520H

Yes it is possible if a coil is partial shorted out. Take a resistance reading on a good know coil and compare it to the suspeced bad. Use a new plug when doing the spin test & darken the shop a little to better see if the spark is there and strong or weak. The other method is to grab ahold of the spark plug lead and give her a spin lke you did before..... if your hair just tickles it's bad....if your teeth fly out it's good..... I prefer the first method!

https://www.facebook.com/bud.andrews.5/videos/560357740664624/ Hehehehe, I guess we toasted the muffler & stacks post pretty good, but I don't need to be marketed , lol . It's just my hobby, it don't have to make anybody happy but me. I had bosses all my life and it feels GREAT to be free since I retired ! I told myself that I wasn't going to be bent over somebody's fender screwing in spark plugs for them or some such nonsense, lol. I like my tractors and do this stuff so I don't sit around and become useless, it keeps me occupied. It's a pleasure to be here and yak with fellow Wheel Horse collectors. Aint no place I'd rather be, will probably see more of me when winter sets in, that keeps me in the house more. Everybody here has good ideas. There's only one thing I like better than Wheel Horses, I built this from SCRATCH ! It runs !

That depends entirely if the original engine bought with the tractor is in fact the original engine. There's little way to tell other than the serial number being in the same date range as the tractor (actually it should be a bit before the tractor, but you get the idea). Other than that, you pretty much should go with the original if original, or go with the best engine you can, in order to maintain value. It's being restored. Then restore it to the best condition you can to get the most value out of it. To give you an example, my RJ didn't have an engine when I found it, but the RJ did have a serial number. I spent the better part of 5 months locating an engine with the correct serial number to place its manufacture date a bit before that of the tractor. It make not be the original engine to the tractor, but it certainly is the "right" engine to be on the tractor, right down to its model and date of manufacture. (I did eventually put a Schnake recoil and the correct carb bowl on the engine, but at this stage of the restore I was starting with the rope.)

Thanks guys for your input on my shirting problem with my A-81 project. It is now cutting grass again- It is kind of a MUTT , but some of the best pets are. It is basically a 1979 A-81. It has been repowered with the 12hp engine from my Dads old MTD mower. Some of the pulleys are from there too. Then I replaced the rotting front wheels and tires from the MTD on the front of the A-81 giving it more ground clearance and making use of the better tires. Gas tank is also out of the MTD- tank holder is from a 656 WH. Steering wheel was smashed, so I Epoxyed it together- (it had plenty of time to cure, its been hanging in the garage for 5 years). A little welding and cussing fixed the deck- and the shifting was fixed by putting in a rod next to the drive belt to provide a "Pucker Point" for the belt so it would move away from the motor pulley when the clutch was applied. Got belts from TSC , Deck wheels at Mentone. Still a little fine tuning to do- but this is just a worker so no paint. 12 hp Briggs gets so much better gas milege than the Kohler on my C-125A, so this is my mower now. Still looking for the correct gas tank-lays alongside the Briggs- then I can put a wire mesh hood on it. In researching this project, I could see where the Wheel Horse Engineers changed things in later models, for easier use for the consumer. Thanks again- time to cut grass!- Al

Hope you can come pick them up before the trees are bare Craig!

Love the Tecky Chain!

No tears here for DA BEARS. just total disgust. These guys need to figure out that they need to play football, because I bet they really did not get a college education to fall back on. It would be hard to believe a worse team is out there this year. With that said, we will be 0 and 16...the paper bags will be in the stands If there is anything worse that can happen to DA BEARS this season, it would be having to watch the carnage with Joe Buck (the towel boy) doing the play by play..

Thanks to all you guys who bought or are buying mufflers / stacks from me. I'm getting caught up a little, still have 8 or 9 yet to go. I've made over a dozen in the last couple weeks. After these orders are filled, there will be no more internet sales for awhile. Maybe later when the snow is flying I will start to make more, but right now, I have too many other things I need to take care of before the weather goes to hell. Thanks for your patience, you guys who haven't got yet, it won't be too much longer, just a week or 2 at the most. Thank, Bud

All the green is gone!

Good lookin' machine... thanks for not including the green thing.

I've used them to repair some boat seats, 4 wheeler seat & moped seat with good results. It tedious but I've had good results and the repairs have held up.

Cut the exhaust pipe off right at the 45° nipple. Then with a cold chisel and hammer, cave the pipe in right at the exhaust port. It will come loose and then you can chase the threads with a 1" x 11 1/2 NPT tap.

Definitely Mike...engine, and rims.... was just looking at decals, hate the original balloon... thinking the crossed flags here are the perfect fit for the theme of this , even if not factory correct.

Cab is all on. Got my gnarly hood on too. Found out part of the left door latch is broken but a tie strap took care of that. Just need to make a 6" extension for the chute control and add the weighted rear wheels chains and 4 wheel weights. I'm a tight fit. I won't be getting in and out of it with my 4WD snow boots on!

Thanks Doc! I was in business for myself for 10 years as an HVAC Contractor before working for my local County. Many of those tools were in my HVAC shop. Funny you should ask that question Rich. I just retired from Berrien County this last Dec after 25 years of service, I worked at the Jail / Sherriff's dept. as Maintenance Supervisor for 23 of those years. 3 Years ago I was transferred to another building (Court House) in my home town 30 miles away from the Jail. Our County has two court houses. Anyways That was cool cause I didn't have to drive 60 miles round trip each day. The bad part is the building they transferred me to didn't have Jack Chit for tools and equipment. They asked me to design and fabricate 8 Life Ring holders because people were jumping off the Pier in Saint Joseph and were drowning. Soooo Ole Duke took on the challenge if they paid for all materials and my usage of my equipment. Anyway I worked out of my home for two weeks completing that Job. As you can tell by the Videos I will show, everyone got the credit for it except the guy who did it. But that's the way GOVERMENT is a bunch of thankless BA$tards! Here are some pics of the Jig and life rings I built and Video's. These were made out of 1/2 Steel Okay call me Okey Overkill! Oh by the way, I did make myself a Nice welding Table out of the scrap that was left over! Or was that extra material I ordered? Makes a good table to mix drinks on too! And remember Boys you stir yer drinks with a CRAPMAN Screw Driver! Beats welding off a short file cabinet I was using! ~Duke Click Link Below For News Video http://www.wsbt.com/news/local/life-rings-save-4-lives-in-berrien-county/27273102

OK stopped procrastinating and pulled the plug. Got me a room for two nights at the Hampton Inn in Warsaw. 12 1/2 hour drive. See ya'll there. Chris in Florida

I've run out of allowable room for pics so once I upgrade to supporter I'll post pics. Sorry, it's much easier to get a feel for someone else's issue if you can actually see what they're talking about. I'm on it. john

New points are cheap... but yeah, slide a piece of fine emory paper through the gap...see what happens.

Excellent Horse! And a 60" deck too, very nice. Dirty fuel system, carb and all the way back to the tank. Clean 'em all.

If you need the whole 3-piece fitting, don't get it from Kohler, you will pay many times more than they cost if you by them from the OEM manufacturer. The fitting is called a Vibra-Lok fitting. Made by Parker Hannifin. Part # 68VL 3-2. It comes with the male fitting, the female nut, and the rubber gasket. All for about $4.00.