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New poster here. This weekend I became a Wheel Horse owner ! I was working in my Dad's garage and his neighbor came over and said he had a tractor I might be interested in. So I went with him back to his house, and he pulled a tarp off of a nice looking 856. He said there was a snowblower with it also. When I asked how much he said "I want you to have it, $200". He doesn't have any family left and I guess he's mad at the other neighbors that would be interested in it. I'll be back with questions, especially when it comes time to put the snowblower on. It runs real good, my daughters must of put twenty miles on it in the backyard already. I'll try a picture. Steve A W

I just put new rubber on the front. Now it's time to fix those hubs with the axle sticking out. I don't have any jack stands to set the tractor on so I decided to build something that would be strong and safe. I saw those square tarpers on the trans axle and knew just what to build. I will build a cradel to hold the trans safe. I'm thinking, hubs removal could be violent. Once I got the tractor in the cradel and the wheels off, a gave the tractor a push to find it very stable. I think that's a good thing. Next I pulled the locking bolts out of the hubs. I got lucky on the left side, I managed to work the hub off by hand. Two points of the home team I gave the right hub a couple of raps with a dead blow hammer, but no dice. I know that repeated hamming can't be good in the trans. With a hub to use as a puller I made up something some of you will recognize. I'm glad I had a small enough bottle jack to fit into the circle of rods. If I had tried a 5 ton jack to would not have fit. The hub came off with little fuss. With the hubs off, cleaned and repainted I set to repainting the rims. Before everything went back on I took a few minutes to back the jam nuts up to the bolt head. This will ensure the bolt seats properly and not get a false seating. If the jam nut seats first you won't get proper bite between the hub and the axle. Next I cleaned the axles and cked. to see the axle seal were OK. No damage. Everything looks good, I'm ready to put thing back together. A little heavy grease helps with the install. The hubs slide on easy and the locking bolts tightened and then the jam nuts. The wheels installed and the bolts were set with an impact driver. Time for some pics in the sunshine. The old girl looks pretty nice. For 30yrs. I know some of you have one much older. This is all I own, this is all I'll ever own. A one horse yard. Too bad in a couple of days I'll have the chains back on and with the cart in tow I'll be back in the woods cutting fire wood for the shop stove. That's the way it goes around here.

I now have all of my 520's upgraded to ball bearings on the steering shafts. Steering effort is reduced and side to side and up and down play is virtually eliminated. I just enlarged the holes to 1-3/8 using a hole saw in a drill press then pressed the bearing into place. Bearing is simply a Wheel Horse front wheel bearing 1-3/8" OD by 3/4" ID. I use sealed bearings to keep out dust and dirt. I have enclosed pictures of both early and later style bearing holder designs.

Went to the parts store today to order a starter/generator belt for my 1277 this morning...got to talking to a guy who was there for the free coffee and town gossip (we live in a very small town) and he asked me if I wanted another Wheel Horse. I told him money was tight but if the price was right I might be interested. He told me if free was the right price to come and get it. Not sure what model it is or what kind of condition it is in...will find that out tomorrow when we go pick it up. Funny how these things multiply will be sure and post pics and more info once I get out there

Few weeks ago I posted here with a question about my C-195 with severely plugged carburetor.I tried again several times to clean it,but had no luck.I finally bit the bullet and bought a brand new after-market carb.Got it today and put it on the tractor.The tractor runs like new.No sputtering.No back-firing.No stalling when throttle is increased.Just great Kohler twin power.Well worth the 60 bucks for the carb.Now just gotta think Spring......

Don't you just hate it when the PO doesn't allow you any room to dicker on the price.

Got the new Bandana today

Free is my favorite brand, right next to Even better when they meet!

Well there we go... I sure asked for this didn't I?

Watch it will be a RJ 35 or something crazy!

Soon as I find a plow....................... .

You can say this in the tune of Jeff Foxworthy if you'd like... If you till half of the garden and think it's normal to be taking a dirt bath from the rear pulley, you have your belt twisted underneath and might be a dummie. Feel free to add more, I guess I'm glad I decided to stop halfway through and change out the drive belt because it was slipping so much! It's much easier to move along and steer now too

Alright boys and girls; we have another Horse-A-Holic!

That is my motto; If it's Free, it's for me!

You have our attention. Free is good! Pictures required, we're a nosey bunch of Horse lovers.

4-6-1917 America enters World War I Two days after the U.S. Senate voted 82 to 6 to declare war against Germany, the U.S. House of Representatives endorses the declaration by a vote of 373 to 50, and America formally enters World War I. When World War I erupted in 1914, President Woodrow Wilson pledged neutrality for the United States, a position that the vast majority of Americans favored. Britain, however, was one of America’s closest trading partners, and tension soon arose between the United States and Germany over the latter’s attempted quarantine of the British Isles. Several U.S. ships traveling to Britain were damaged or sunk by German mines, and in February 1915 Germany announced unrestricted warfare against all ships, neutral or otherwise, that entered the war zone around Britain. One month later, Germany announced that a German cruiser had sunk the William P. Frye, a private American vessel. President Wilson was outraged, but the German government apologized and called the attack an unfortunate mistake. On May 7, the British-owned Lusitania ocean liner was torpedoed without warning just off the coast of Ireland. Of the 1,959 passengers, 1,198 were killed, including 128 Americans. The German government maintained that the Lusitania was carrying munitions, but the U.S. demanded reparations and an end to German attacks on unarmed passenger and merchant ships. In August, Germany pledged to see to the safety of passengers before sinking unarmed vessels, but in November sunk an Italian liner without warning, killing 272 people, including 27 Americans. With these attacks, public opinion in the United States began to turn irrevocably against Germany. In 1917, Germany, determined to win its war of attrition against the Allies, announced the resumption of unrestricted warfare in war-zone waters. Three days later, the United States broke diplomatic relations with Germany, and just hours after that the American liner Housatonic was sunk by a German U-boat. On February 22, Congress passed a $250 million arms appropriations bill intended to make the United States ready for war. In late March, Germany sunk four more U.S. merchant ships, and on April 2 President Wilson appeared before Congress and called for a declaration of war against Germany. Four days later, his request was granted. On June 26, the first 14,000 U.S. infantry troops landed in France to begin training for combat. After four years of bloody stalemate along the western front, the entrance of America’s well-supplied forces into the conflict marked a major turning point in the war and helped the Allies to victory. When the war finally ended, on November 11, 1918, more than two million American soldiers had served on the battlefields of Western Europe, and some 50,000 of them had lost their lives.

I see where this thread is headed,,,,,,but your leaving the end off the statement,,,so it goes.... then you know your a Wheel Horse RED NECK !!!!!! LMAO

Well I swore I wasn't going to do it, but sometimes deals come along that you just can't pass up! I was lucky enough to see this 18 minutes after he posted it on Craigslist and was the first to call. I was working 4 hours of OT at work from 6pm to 10pm and had the watch meaning I have to sit at the front desk and answer the phones and the front door. Being the station that I was at is slow to any foot traffic and I was board out of my mind waiting for a fire/ems call to come in I decided to cruise CL and see what was new for sale in my usual searches. Low and behold I saw it and immediately dialed. I was the first caller and told him I would take it. It worked out even better that he was just 20 minutes from where I work. Lucky enough for me we have a spare trailer down at the fire maintenance garage and I just happen to have the keys to the facility. So as soon as my relief came in, I ran down down and picked up the trailer and headed to pick it up. The guy said his phone was blowing up from all the calls he was getting. He couldn't believe it. Well lets just say he listed it at such a ridiculously low price it's no wonder! It's not a rear view mirror shot because it was mostly back roads with no lighting and I was to tired to bother stopping till I got home so these pics will have to due. She's not pretty but what the heck. A little elbow grease and some sheet metal straightening and it will be good as new

If I get divorced...will she still be my cousin????

Have you ever lowered you tiller and went a cpl of feet wondering why the "Dam" tines werent spinning ? Then realized you forgot to turn PTO on !!! "There is your sign"!! Lol i have !! Senillity is truly bliss

I've always liked the Napa Gold/Wix filters and I think they're well-regarded here too.

We'll see......

I was going to paint the motor today but mother nature figured we need more rain so I did something else. I want a stack muffler for this tractor but can't seem to find one like I want so I decided to build one. This is how I did it. I cut all the pipe with a tubing cutter. I Bought 2 washers and picked up some scrap sprinkler pipe from one of our jobsites. The larger pipe is a chain link fence pipe. The 90 degree fitting is a weld on fitting a plumber friends gave me. I'll try it on my raider to see if I like the sound and the look. I need to finish welding it up and paint it. Then I will have to figure out a way to support it.

Very true...it will be going to my storage shed until I can find it a home...this little tractor has already taken the place of my 1277 as my favorite one...and I think the bug has already bitten me...already wondering what my third one will be...wife wants me to find her one too

Here is my 701 and you can see no cover down low. I believe all other 7 series had it.

Is that a loader or a dumpster? It is filled with TRASH!

That's because... you can't stay awake.

Ive bought 3 of them and all turned out great - by prowling through all the ebay listings I got each of the 3 for under $50. I'll give the original one a brief cleaning and may replace the needle/seat but if it still acts ugly I head for the ole 'bay'

Personally, I've never had any luck rebuilding carburetors. I always buy a new replacement and save myself the hassle of trying to get all of the adjustments correct. I recently bought a K91 and replaced the carb with a new one off ebay for $40. Money well spent in my book. I guess it's possible to get a bad new replacement carb, but so far my luck has been good. Enjoy your C-195, it's a beast of a machine.

Tiller Time is Fun Time ! Work accomplished is a sideline !

AMC Rules found it Ed...gotta love that mod! I showed it to my guys here at the heating shop and they got a charge out of it & suggested one with dampers for cold weather running...

Make sure the deck hitch is centered properly in the tach-a-matic. The hitch gets worn and the guides on it then do not hold it centered properly. I have made up a new hitch as shown in the picture, I don't have a picture of a worn one. The 42" deck will be a tight fit on these machines, the 48" has much more room due to the wheels being spaced out further.

when both rear wheels are stationairy while plowing but its in gear and the engine is still going strong and you figure it's probably time to put on that new drivebelt you've got hanging around for a couple years

If your plowing snow on a and you suddenly fall off your tractor, the bolts for your seat have come out!

I thought everyone new I wasn't right in the head. At the Big Show ask me about Gorilla Glue in my mustache. It all starting when I was learning to walk , fell in a bucket and knocked myself out.

My dog always wants to drive, have to buy french fries to get to get back in his seat. Wife has to set in back , she does not get french fries.

If I could just get him to drive. LOL

now call me dumb or something nut if i wanted the blade up at the shed i would have drove the tractor up with the plow mounted and removed it there eric j

Have you ever picked up a rattle can and pushed the nozzle without checking to see it pointed at you face? Have you ever had to take your sister to the prom because your cousin was busy?

Have you ever used your ironing board as a buffet table or portable tool tray in the garage while working on your horses or attachments?

I believe you are right

Great write up , like the stand , going to print this thread for the reference notebook.

Clearly the latter.

http://www.jackssmallengines.com/jacks-parts-lookup/part/onan/1220502?gclid=ckkrgmnu-sscfdbzhgodbfgfug Here ya go Phat.

Well I bought the log splitter Saturday that Iv been talking about and my friend Ed and I hooked it up yesterday and I was amazed that it actually works.. We hooked up the pump box on one of my C160's connected all the lines and control cable and started the tractor and put the PTO in motion and off it went. We went home and picked up some chunk wood pretty good sizes and split them all into small peaces. The splitter itself is rather large with a cylinder on it 4" x 36" rated at 40 tons but the pump box is only rated at 5 tons so its rather slow but gets the job done. I will get some photos on as soon as my paid membership is set up.

Here is the assembly apart. Any or all of it can be yours for the cost of shipping if required. Just let me know. Cleat

Some times you just never now what is in the back shed. Hope it is a good one.

I'm looking for a grader blade that will fit my 854.

One more tip to help with the longevity of the Onan, impressed upon me by a 30+ years small engine tech...throttle down and idle for 30-60 seconds before shutting it off after running it hard, also helps with the backfire at shut down that some (and I myself) have experienced,Jeff.

This is a subject that has been discussed before.If you are not convinced that ventilating the belt guard helps with the cooling of the rear cylinder it certainly helps with inspecting for blockage. The thought that the engineers designed it the way it came is not entirely accurate.These guys are not professional engineers who put their stamp on the drawings and thus are liable for the results.These engineers work for a large manufacturer and the bean counters usually have the final say so.That thought might explain the Eaton 700,one inch rear axles,4 pinion transaxles and 6" front rims on the 300 series. JAinVA JimAnderson Gloucester,Va