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When the snowblade does not help. But the trailer and shovel - it's good.

This article link is posted this morning on the Wheel Horse Junkies FB site. It points to the following news story about Chaplain Manny. Inspirational stuff, for sure! http://www.newsandtribune.com/opinion/beam-love-thy-neighbor-utica-resident-provides-help-to-his/article_8a769946-163a-11e6-8a56-231b02889290.html

Finally, my wife got to see first hand the advantage of having multiple Wheel Horses around the yard. Got to get her new clothesline pole up and leveled properly.

Got my 2nd horse home, picked up this 310-8 from the woman's grandparents, needs a lil TLC but it'll be a good worker. Next his getting his 753 home to work on.

5-10-1980 Government gives Chrysler $1.5 billion loan On this day in 1980, United States Secretary of the Treasury G. William Miller announces the approval of nearly $1.5 billion dollars in federal loan guarantees for the nearly bankrupt Chrysler Corporation. At the time, it was the largest rescue package ever granted by the U.S. government to an American corporation. Founded as the Maxwell Motor Company Inc. in 1913, Chrysler grew into the Chrysler Corporation after 1925, when Walter P. Chrysler took over control of the company. Its purchase of Dodge Brothers in 1928 announced Chrysler’s arrival as a major force in the U.S. automotive industry. After decades of expansion, the company’s success came to a screeching halt after the 1973 oil crisis led to skyrocketing gas costs and new government standards for emissions. The combination of these factors caused problems for the Big Three of American automakers–Ford, General Motors and Chrysler–as the trend towards so-called “muscle cars” in the 1960s had led them to produce vehicles with powerful, gas-guzzling engines. (Chrysler’s famous Hemi engine, used in cars like the Dodge Charger and Challenger and the Plymouth RoadRunner, was one of the most prominent examples.) In an attempt to produce lighter, more efficient vehicles, Chrysler bought shares in the Japanese motor company Mitsubishi, which began producing subcompact cars in America under the Chrysler name in 1970. By the end of the decade, however, Chrysler was in dire financial straits. Lee Iacocca, the former Ford executive who became the company’s president and chairman of the board in 1978, appealed for a federal loan, banking on the fact that the government wouldn’t allow the country’s No. 3 automaker to declare bankruptcy in an already depressed economy. His gamble paid off: In explaining the decision to grant the loans to Chrysler, Treasury Secretary Miller stated that the government “recognizes that there is a public interest in sustaining [its] jobs and maintaining a strong and competitive national automotive industry.” The terms of the $1.5 billion in loans required Chrysler to raise another $2 billion on its own, which Iacocca did by streamlining operations and persuading union leaders to accept some layoffs and wage cuts, among other measures. His high-profile personal leadership, combined with a focus on more fuel-efficient vehicles, steered Chrysler to one of the most famous corporate comebacks in recent history: In 1984, a year after paying off its government loans ahead of schedule, the company posted record profits of some $2.4 billion.

Here are some before and after pictures of my freshly restored 1969 Work Horse 700. My dad bought this tractor new when I was 2 years old. I started driving it when I was 6, and mowing when I was 8. My son will be 6 this fall. It will be his turn to drive it soon! Let me know what you all think! Thanks, Eric.

Here are a couple now that it's in with the others

On my way home. Got a few extra toys too..

Punched out the brake band side of the RJ idler today. One shot of PB Blaster and she came out very nice with a punch. I have cut up several 8 inch pieces for my welder and I made a couple RJ and Suburban brake side and idler pulley side pieces to be drilled on the welders drill press and/or Bridgeport machine. I only need one idler but I thought since I have an RJ and Suburban idler arm to work from off the transmissions it would be a good idea to do some more and get the right measurements etc. recorded for future use.

club our small engines on average have only a 7 to 1 compression ratio. back in the day we used PREMIUM fuel for over 10 to 1 compression engines the high octane fuel by it self is a waste of money for our LOW compression engines. the higher the octane of the fuel the sooner the candle must be lit. in other words the timing must be WAY advanced for proper combustion. because the fuel burns slower. back in the day i was a tech inspector for 2 different garden tractor pulling clubs. i could SMELL the AV gas in some of the off lawn STOCK tractor engines, but i never said anything because their CHEATING was actually hurting their performance. thank you. boomer ( the used onan engine parts guy, also NOS and new )

Wow.... Does this mean I can buy six new 520s to replace the six tent stakes I use to hold up the volleyball net? I'll see what Mrs K thinks.

Dancing round the Maypole, how seasonal.

Looks like horses playin tether ball

Which freed her up to get back in the kitchen!! Good call Garth.

It's much more fun to stand in line at the big show.

Just finished the restoration of this cart. I picked it up from a great guy, and the shape was good, just needed some TLC.

here's what the pad is for, I'm a little disappointed, I bought a 14'x28' shed so I could put my Dart and tractors in, figuring that outside width would be 14' and inside wold be 13' + inside. when it arrived I only measured 12" 9" inside and 13' outside. apparently the 14' is measured at the peak ends. kind-of misleading in my opinion, but at this point I guess it is what it is. so here's the pictures, I do want to put sealant on the floor before filling it up eric j

Been a bit since last update. Bodywork phase. Sand, puddy, sand, puddy and sand again.....and waiting for a few days warm sunny dry weather to start doing some painting. Since this is a worker when I get the right weather, paint is going on regardless of how perfect the bodywork is. It won't win a prize but it is a darn site better than it started out. Lol And the reason for the update....Check out the bling Terry, @vinylguy, made up for me. This image is next to last draft. The set of decals he is sending me are identical but indicate GT16 instead of GT14 due to the K341 on board. I can't wait to get them installed.

Well I keep telling myself I'm not buying anymore as I'm trying to get ready to move hopefully in July... Well I found one I'm dying to have... Soo... I sweet talked my wife(even tho she did tell me when I found a good deal of a nice horse I could buy it) so that is my plan for tomorrow after I get my new wheels n tires mounted on my truck, I'm headed over 2 hours away to look at and hopefully buy another red horse.. Can't wait! Will post pics tomorrow!!! O me and my son got the ranger out yesterday after the lawn got mowed.. Then later me and my daughter took all the wheels off my wife's A-81 to scrub them up for Mother's Day present! It's a family hobby around my house!

This might not help correct Formariz's belt eating problem but I have seen belts chewed up for the reasons I am going to explain. One of the things I have noticed on these 36 inch mower decks that causes trouble is the oval hole in the idler arm sometimes gets distorted and slides sideways in addition to back and forth. I change the carriage bolts about every three or four years when redoing a deck and check the holes on the idler arm. These decks pictured in this thread have two different idler arms -one with the black plastic slider and one with the U shaped nylon type idler block that goes around the top of the idler arm and rests on a 1/16 inch slider with square holes for the carriage bolts to come thru from the bottom. These U shaped nylon (and it may be some other material) slide blocks can wear side to side too. The U shaped blocks are no longer made and although I have several that still are in great shape after 40 plus years of use they will wear and we will need replacements. The black round type are still made and Glen Pettit also sells some of these variety. The idler arms must slide easily and without bouncing around.

Jim, you must be missing the location of the attachment point of the ends of the spring. In this photo, the bottom end of the spring is attached to the sliding bar and the top end is fixed to the deck. Therefore the spring is pulling the sliding bar and pulley up and tightening the belt.

Here in Wisconsin if we want no ethanol gas we have to buy premium or recreational gas. These are usually marked as no ethanol at the pump.

Could you snap a photo?

Oh your really lucky! we have quite high ethanol content over here which is a huge pain! so thats really good! I have heard using some aviation fuel or part aviation fuel (which is available nearby) works??? Oh ok well this will be interesting i would like to see some results from this. Thats great!! maybe but keep wishing for that good luck. i haven't and don't wish on any as they can be a real pain. James I can send you a picture of the additives i have tomorrow. James

Here in Iowa I still have easy access to regular unleaded gasoline with no alcohol. It is 87 octane and I get it at my neighborhood gas station. I have never used high octane fuels in my small engines so I am also interested in this topic and reading all the responses. That being said I have never had any carb or engine problems with my 95 520H I've owned and been using year round since 1997. Perhaps I have just been lucky.

Yeah I was thinking the regular lawn and garden solenoid.

That's great we need more people in the world to follow God and listen to His direction and this world would be a much better place. If everyone who was blessed with abundance in material things and in extra time would share with those in need it would have a great impact in wiping out poverty and helping the less fortunate with their daily tasks that they find difficult to do. It would also give us a feeling of accomplishment, satisfaction, and purpose in life.

I've seen Chaplin Manny's posts on Facebook. A good man at heart for sure. Good to see and a REAL Wheel Horse fan too. Do you think naming his son RJ was a coincidence?

And this time don't cut the bowl gasket

Probably allowing for having to hang out clothes after he gets about 5 feet of snow.

I remember that time and it was pretty scary for the public. The decision to grant the loan was not without controversy. A lot of the turn around and success of the company can be directly attributed to Iacocca and his no nonsense approach, and the sheer force of his personality and superb executive skills. The minivan changed everything for Chrysler, and the auto industry in general.

No, that's why I used the bedliner, it will be used all my stuff is restored and run pretty hard and restored again.

I always hear " I'll never drive a mini van " ! Then I say " once you own one ,you'll always have one " !

You have a 5085 transmission. The '2-36' isn't a part number as you suspected but this will give you what you need. The first thing you need to do is flush it out. A lot of guys use diesel fuel. Drain the oil and add the diesel. Drive it around a bit then drain again. Repeat if needed. Do this and then get back to us. It sounds like your problem is in the shifter fork/rails. It could be as simple as the excessive 'goop' in there but let's not rewire the house if it's just a burnt out light bulb.

I think in 84 the first mini van came in to save the day .

Hi. I see that like me you are in UK. I have a 73 Raider 12. You can go to your local Toro dealer and order the belt which as said above is 7473. I use these guys, they are far cheaper http://www.beltingonline.com/ They are based in Poole Dorset. They are very helpful. On the website you will find V belts click on that you will find "Help identifying belts" Use this to find the right belt. The belts that they supply seen to last at least as long as the Toro ones

If your local Napa still has it's gas cap catalog, You can bring in the old one and it can get measured up. The book has cap sizes in it.

Thought I read the Harley caps look, and fit perfectly.

Flea bay vented motorcycle chrome cap. About 10.00. That's what I got for my 854.

Yes sir! I will have better pics tomorrow after I get it cleaned up.

Ok, this one has gone off track enough. To all, RedSquare does NOT advocate removing or tampering with safety equipment which is installed on your machine, and we do not advocate harming children.

Nope Aldon, no notice. I joined a while back using their new online thingy and paid with Paypal and I haven't received anything. It goes from June to June and a lot of members renew at the show.

Northern Tool, on sale. I've used quite a few of these, $$$ and bolt right up. http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_345945_345945

My new 753 and also got my truck lowered 2 inches in the rear with a new set of wheel n tires

The term "provenance" is what the vintage car and motorcycle collector crowd typically use when referring to the history of a vehicle. That term/technique is aggressively and proactively used to attempt to increase value and perceived worth. Sometimes that could mean the paper trail progression of who owned it, i.e. celebrities and public personalities. Sometimes it relates to events a vehicle won, or who drove or rode it, for that significant victory. It could even relate to proven production documentation of rare machines of which few were known to have been produced, or of which few have survived. Supporting evidence also can be dealerships, noted and respected mechanics and engineers documenting work on the vehicle, trips, and verified mileage, etc. etc. The bigger the paper trail, the better, generally speaking. prov·e·nance n. 1. Place of origin; derivation. 2. a. The history of the ownership of an object, especially when documented or authenticated. Used of artworks, antiques, and books. b. The records or documents authenticating such an object or the history of its ownership. Probably one of the best examples of due diligence concerning provenance I can immediately think of is the ultra rare Ferrari 250 GTO. Only 39 were ever known to have been produced. Its considered one of the most artistic and iconic auto designs ever created. Because of this model's extreme rarity, these few machines have a paper trail that would make the property abstract of the 300 year old New England real estate property look like child's bedtime story book. "When new, the GTO cost $18,000 in the United States, and buyers had to be personally approved by Enzo Ferrari and his dealer for North America, Luigi Chinetti. The last one which sold to an unidentified buyer in a private transaction in 2013 went for a cool $52 million. Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason reportedly purchased his 250 GTO in 1978 for mere bread crumbs in today's inflated economy at a paltry £35,000. Mason has recently received offers between $40 million and $50 million from prospective purchasers." http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2013-10-02/ferrari-gto-becomes-most-expensive-car-at-52-million https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrari_250_GTO The point I'm trying to make here is this: if you have a paper trail.......a transfer to the original dealer from the factory, a loan agreement or purchase agreement/transfer to Mears, Penske .........or whoever, pictures, signatures of important players at IMS, pictures and documentation of what happened involving this tractor at IMS and after the racing team was done with the tractor, and how you ended up with it, it significantly increases its potential value. Each Wheel Horse model, depending on condition (original or restored) will have a certain top dollar range attached to it......by someone who wants what you have, AND, is willing to pay for it. Any provenance you can supply may increase the value, but only to a small group or handful of individuals, with a particular fascination with Rick Mears. "Mears was raised in Bakersfield, California, and began his racing career in off-road racing. He switched to Indy Car racing in the late 1970s, making his debut for the small Art Sugai team, driving an Eagle-Offenhauser. His speed attracted the attention of Roger Penske. Although at the time Penske Racing had the services of Mario Andretti and Tom Sneva. Andretti was also racing in Formula One with Lotus at the time but Penske wanted another young driver who would focus exclusively on American racing. For 1978, Mears was offered a part-time ride in nine of the 18 championship races, filling in when Andretti was overseas. The arrangement also included a ride at the Indianapolis 500. In his rookie appearance at Indy, Mears qualified on the front row, and was the first rookie to qualify over 200 mph. When the race began, Mears discovered his helmet was not strapped on tight enough and he had to pit to get it safely secured. He did not lead a lap and retired at 104 laps with a blown engine. He ended up sharing "Rookie of the Year" honors with Larry Rice. Two weeks later, at the Rex Mays 150, he won his first race. He added another win a month later at Atlanta and rounded off the year with his first road course win at Brands Hatch. In 1979 the National Championship sanction changed from the USAC to CART. At Indianapolis he won his first "500", staying at the front of the field, taking advantage when Bobby Unser fell out of contention with mechanical trouble. Three wins and four second places in the eleven CART-eligible races won Mears his first championship. His worst finish in the season was seventh in Trenton's second heat." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Mears Your chronology may roughly align with that era, but you are going to have to prove more than just relating a story. As far as I have researched, nothing is noted about Mears at Indy in 1977. Hearsay is generally not admitted in court and recorded as part of a legal proceeding. Hearsay about a particular Wheel Horse tractor's rumored history at Indy, probably won't make it of more value than it otherwise would be. Unfortunately. Of course, unless you can prove otherwise. If you can prove by documentation what you claim, your tractor could potential be worth more than a run of the mill model 1977 C 160. Flip a Ben Franklin 50 cent coin or a Morgan silver dollar......if you have access to either. My advice: if you can't substantiate your initial claim..................and it runs, and you can use it and service it... have the knowledge and capability to learn how to maintain the machine.........forget the questionable historical alleged associations with the Indy 500 C'est la vie. Stories are a dime a dozen........

You will need to exchange the ignition switch for sure. Then you'll need to rewire both tractors. Maybe swap the wire harnesses would be the easiest. The safety switches may function backwards also. If I was putting the Kohler into the GT1100 I would just rewire the whole tractor. It's not hard to do. Just download the wiring diagram for the C121. Voltage regulators are probably different too.

My seat hole pattern on all of my horses is 7-1/2" x 7. If you have the big "C" shaped springs, maybe you have them on upside down.

Glad you pulled that snow blower all the war forward, wouldn't want the tongue weight to get too light.