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Had a set of newer stile hub-caps that were surface rusted, I cleaned them up with Aluminum foil [that's correct aluminum foil work great, just fold it a few time's and rub of the rust] painted the hub-caps like the older stile. What do you think?

It was a cool and windy day (50 F) after an all night rain, but the turnout was real good. The thing I like about this show, always has some things you have never seen before. Not sure if this is a 1/4 scale replica, but if it is, it is really done nice. I really liked this. Gotta love M&M's...no chocolate mess. How many of you guys know that Jacobson only made the Oliver garden tractors in 1972?? 5 different kinds. Here are all the Panzer shots. Gotta have some Fords.

Some before and after pics of my daily rider

So I had a guy call on one of my old outboards I was selling and after talking I found he was a pin stripper..... Deal done!

I now have the extra long axles {machined to accommodate dual hubs.} These were made and shipped to me from another Red Square member. The custom axles turned out excellent.

Thanks, Steve.

Love those baby moons! Great cleanup too! Anyone know of a baby moons seller? 8" and 12" wheels.

Looks good. In fact the whole machine looks good!!

You might wanna make some notes about how the throttle linkages are BEFORE you take it all apart. I had to remove the forward one (where the cable clamps) and the spring to the governor. I didn't have to take the oil filter off. Once you get everything loose, the cover kind of lift up slightly out, then down and to the rear. Reinstall in reverse order. On mine, some of the bolts holding the "tin" on were longer than the others, so you might want to make notes about which ones came out of which hole. After going thru all the effort of doing what you are doing, I found everything very clean. BUT it was a GREAT learning experience. For me anyway, being new to these machines, nothing makes me learn faster than taking something apart and putting it back together. At least now I know, as will you, that everything is clean and air is flowing as it should. I learned (I think) that the air flows from left to right, very basic for the more experienced guys here but not for me. I know that there are many posts about venting the covers and they make sense, but I am starting to think that when you vent the covers, you are making an exhaust port, I had thought they were intakes. Like I said, No way to learn other than breaking out the wrenches. Good luck

WH 312A was worth $ 400 . $ 100 to the port , from NY to Russia ( St. Petersburg ) $ 400 . Customs cost $ 120 . All together about $ 1,000 .

I purchased from McMaster-Carr thrust needle roller bearings for the 1" king pin for the following price: 1" bearing--------------------------$3.17ea 1" thrust washer (.032)-----------$1.15ea I mic'd the WH thrust bearing as .064" so I used 4 thrust washers per spindle. Total price for the two spindles was: $15.54 + very reasonable shipping. Eric

So... this morning my son Brennan who just turned 8 decided he would like to put the wide ag tires on his rat rod. He had a wide set of turfs on it prior. He got up at the crack of dawn and went down in the tent in the back woods and rolled both tires up the hill to the garage. He washed them with white degreaser and steel wool so they would be ready for painting after school. He dragged me out there to help too. Got the tires on and painted. the seat is no what we really wanted so I took the cover off and adhered some leather that I had at the house that I got from a little birdie.... Changed the oil for the very first time (in a long time) and she is ready for him to ride at Zagary. Here are a few pics.

Small Block Chevy 350 on this one. Tim Allen maybe????

Doesn't seem like there are to many interested in this...... but for those that are.... got it far enough done to test it out today. Runs great, 48" deck in tall grass and there was ZERO engine bog when engaging the deck. Runs beautiful, drives awsome, cuts better than ANY other mower I have ever owned.... I'm in love, and it's not even done yet...

They look great. And I prefer the black lines. Nice !

Making John Deere tuff ,with Chevy stuff !

That's exactly the kind of response I was hoping for! I really get off keeping this old iron running especially when the guy next store spends 5 grand on a zero turn and then tells me how much better my lawn looks and with a tractor that's as old as he is! I bought this thing back in 2000 from my other neighbor who then bought a big box brand. It wasn't long before he was trying to get his back. It's good to know there is a community out there as dedicated as you are to keeping these machines running.

I see the baler string survived ! That's one thing on the farm that has more uses ( besides holding bales together ) than any other thing . It's crazy when I think about it what we used it on to get you out of a pinch , but it's still there years later still doing its job . Like I said farmer engineering at its best . The tree may have one the first battle , but I guarantee it won't win the war ! horse power will always win out !

Might just be... a two tree.

Thanks Fellas, it seems straight forward enough. Very good directions. John, could I use a two pole toggle switch in place of my one pole key switch? Also, is there a particular regulator I I should try to find? Terry, I found mostly everything on Ebay, the internet, or my friend Joe Papke. The NOS block is not a H55D, but a H50 fro a Rupp Mini Bike that has been fitted with a correct piston and valves. Everything else from the H55 matched up perfectly. Since the H55D is hard to find and even hard to find any information, I am wondering if Wheel Horse had Tecumseh spec out the engine and part numbers just for them. The only difference what so ever between the H50 and H55D block seems to be a few casting variations that don't have anything to do with operation. Now, I am not an engine expert by any means, but it seems to all work in harmony.

Looks great. I like the older style better than the newer style on my 95 520H,

I don't think I would want any seat time in that.

I wouldn't bother with that B&S engine at all unless you like it, because it was not the original engine to that tractor. IMO any money is better spent on an original engine if you are going through a restore of the tractor. The original engine would have been a Tecumseh HT55C-3089 5.5hp. H55 engines are difficult to find but out there or even a more common H60 engine would be more appropriate than the Briggs is. just

ok guys, just got done packing the freezer with half a cow( i think it was the left half) about 200lbs we now have enough beef to try different recipies so if you have any good ones you'd like to share, share away and of course a little pic

I mounted a K-341AS (cradle mount) in a C-160 for test purposes. Only had to drill 2 holes in the frame for the cradle blocks. Everything else lined up perfectly. If I remember correctly, it was the rear blocks that needed holes in the frame.

5-14-1796 Jenner tests smallpox vaccine Edward Jenner, an English country doctor from Gloucestershire, administers the world’s first vaccination as a preventive treatment for smallpox, a disease that had killed millions of people over the centuries. While still a medical student, Jenner noticed that milkmaids who had contracted a disease called cowpox, which caused blistering on cow’s udders, did not catch smallpox. Unlike smallpox, which caused severe skin eruptions and dangerous fevers in humans, cowpox led to few ill symptoms in these women. On May 14, 1796, Jenner took fluid from a cowpox blister and scratched it into the skin of James Phipps, an eight-year-old boy. A single blister rose up on the spot, but James soon recovered. On July 1, Jenner inoculated the boy again, this time with smallpox matter, and no disease developed. The vaccine was a success. Doctors all over Europe soon adopted Jenner’s innovative technique, leading to a drastic decline in new sufferers of the devastating disease. In the 19th and 20th centuries, scientists following Jenner’s model developed new vaccines to fight numerous deadly diseases, including polio, whooping cough, measles, tetanus, yellow fever, typhus, and hepatitis B, and many others. More sophisticated smallpox vaccines were also developed and by 1970 international vaccination programs, such as those undertaken by the World Health Organization, had eliminated smallpox worldwide.

Been using QBC for years, fast and fairly priced. http://qbcbearings.com/BuyRFQ/ThrustB_Bearing_TPS_I.htm# My one and only Onan has the Wheel Horse logo, center of the air screen. Classic Kitchens, excellent! http://classickitchensandmore.com/wheel-horse-tractors-parts-c-42/wheel-horse-lawn-tractor-onan-engine-horse-head-logo-plate-new-p-4090.html

Yeah, but this difference is... this is a real farmer, with a wheel .

I don't think he can even jiggle it. He will be hooked on too high which will take weight off the tractor. The tree likely weighs +2000 lb. and the best he can pull is about 1000 lb. with a low hitch. Add some front weight and might pull 1200 lb. if the traction is there. I just pulled a 16'" Maple stump and it took all of 30,000 pounds to do it using a C-120 8-speed in 1st gear low range just off an idle. Used a cable in a set of 4 blocks which is pulling on a 2nd set of 4 blocks tied to the stump. Garry

Easy peasy , can't wait to see the pics though . But would she pull the stump out "??????????

pretty basic drawing but here it is

Hard to tell if it is mowing properly, why don't you come to my place and do a couple of cuttings to be sure?

working doing trenching and stump grinding D-250 does cleaning moving the machines

I'm with you Mike! No respect at all. If I remember this is an 80's vintage tractor and the paint is all original. The engine runs perfect. It was used by a little old guy to mow his 1/8 acre of grass, cleaned off and put away. That's why I used it for this project. It turns heads everywhere I bring it.

If it doesn't release the parking brake and try again.

So we finally got this finished up. Think it came out great for him. It is not anything close to perfect however my son is proud of it! He will be riding it at the big show

Maybe your local Fastenal dealer could help move your . https://www.fastenal.com/en/22/third-party-logistics-(3pl)

Be ye not faint of heart......

Patience is not a virtue I have in abundance. So waiting for paint to cure enough to wet sand and buff...(best case) or have to repaint. Should be able to start that process tomorrow. In the meantime one of the few corners I tried to cut was making due with the tie Rod ends that had been on tractor. I figured they were easy enough to get into to replace at later time if need be. Well Murphy follows me relentlessly. While moving the rolling chassis to make room for painting I had a tie rod come apart. Who knew what a hassle that would be. It's in another thread but it's another one of those things that was either proprietary to Wheel Horse or just odd and not popular enough to be made any longer. So as suggested by Forum tech support..."That's you guys:-)", I used the type that is sometimes associated with the green tractors. The stub is 7/16 fine thread as opposed to 3/8. Had to drill out the spindles a small amount but since I was waiting on paint to dry and doing "honey do" chores, I was able to check another task off the list. If everything were to go smooth with final sanding and wiring works first time and there are no stumbling blocks, there is a slim chance by this time next week the beast will be ready to do a beta test run. More likely 2 weeks out. I mentioned Murphy...right;-)

awesome looked like great fun

I haven't had any bolt breakage but just remember those bolts are mostly threaded into 28+ yr old aluminum if you have any stubborn bolts that break loose but get hard coming out reverse ratchet/wrench for a few turns and try again may have to do this a few times or even for the whole length of the bolt also after its backed out a bit some penetrating oil on the threads and doing the above helps too, that being said stripped threads property more likely than broken bolts just my experience and ,Jeff . Try to P.M. Boomers Influence, he's the Onan parts guy...

That's where I bought mine. Folks, you really need to think outside of the (Toro) box. I used the old thrust washers on top of the spindles to take up space and hopefully reduce the amount of dirt getting down into the axle.

Is that orange plastic binder twine your using for a rope ? Farming engineering at its finest !

Take heart, Hukah, these are true farm machines - incredibly rugged yet incredibly simple. Everything fits where it should. Mine is a 1980 machine and I did as you did - took it apart without pics. I have a camera but am lazy and think at the start I'll know where everything goes. Never works that way. It's almost now complete and I've scratched my head a few times and bolted this or that in the wrong place but you' soon find the mistake when the next puzzle piece doesn't go right or that you've put something on in the wrong order. It's part of the fun. The engine is the same - simple and incredibly rugged. She went back together easily and only the piston and rings were replaced. I love these old machines.

welcome to . There's one thing we like around here , and that is lots of pics !

Please let us know if this fixes your problem. Best of luck. Now your belt and idler look in the correct positions. Looks like my deck set up.

5-12-1963 Bob Dylan walks out on The Ed Sullivan Show By the end of the summer of 1963, Bob Dylan would be known to millions who watched or witnessed his performances at the March on Washington, and millions more who did not know Dylan himself would know and love his music thanks to Peter, Paul and Mary’s smash-hit cover version of “Blowin’ In The Wind.” But back in May, Dylan was still just another aspiring musician with a passionate niche following but no national profile whatsoever. His second album, The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan, had not yet been released, but he had secured what would surely be his big break with an invitation to perform on The Ed Sullivan Show. That appearance never happened. On May 12, 1963, the young and unknown Bob Dylan walked off the set of the country’s highest-rated variety show after network censors rejected the song he planned on performing. The song that caused the flap was “Talkin’ John Birch Paranoid Blues,” a satirical talking-blues number skewering the ultra-conservative John Birch Society and its tendency to see covert members of an international Communist conspiracy behind every tree. Dylan had auditioned “John Birch” days earlier and had run through it for Ed Sullivan himself without any concern being raised. But during dress rehearsal on the day of the show, an executive from the CBS Standards and Practices department informed the show’s producers that they could not allow Dylan to go forward singing “John Birch.” While many of the song’s lyrics about hunting down “reds” were merely humorous—”Looked up my chimney hole/Looked down deep inside my toilet bowl/They got away!“—others that equated the John Birch Society’s views with those of Adolf Hitler raised the fear of a defamation lawsuit in the minds of CBS’s lawyers. Rather than choose a new number to perform or change his song’s lyrics—as the Rolling Stones and the Doors would famously do in the years to come—Dylan stormed off the set in angry protest. Or so goes the legend that helped establish Dylan’s public reputation as an artist of uncompromising integrity. In reality, Bob Dylan was polite and respectful in declining to accede to the network’s wishes. “I explained the situation to Bob and asked him if he wanted to do something else,” recalls Ed Sullivan Show producer Bob Precht, “and Bob, quite appropriately, said ‘No, this is what I want to do. If I can’t play my song, I’d rather not appear on the show.'” It hardly mattered whether Dylan’s alleged tantrum was fact or reality. The story got widespread media attention in the days that followed, causing Ed Sullivan himself to denounce the network’s decision in published interviews. In the end, however, the free publicity Bob Dylan received may have done more for his career than his abortive national-television appearance scheduled for this day in 1963 ever could have.

The old USSR flag is no longer in use. The flag of Russia is a tricolor flag consisting of three equal horizontal fields: white on the top, blue in the middle and red on the bottom. The flag was first used as an ensign for Russian merchant ships and became official as the flag of the Tsardom of Russia in 1696. It remained in use until the establishment of the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic in 1917. It was re-introduced as the flag of the Russian Federation in 1991.

Here is the detailed wiring diagram but it has a mistake. It shows battery point and condenser ignition in the "Spark Circuit" diagram which is not correct for the original motor. The ignition on the B&S engine is self-powered and the lone ignition wire is simply grounded to shut the engine OFF. Do not allow any battery power into that ignition wire - it will burn up the coil. No doubt you have replaced the igntion switch for one designed for magneto ignition. Depending on the switch used you may have to use the accessory terminal to power the hourmeter and other gauges. Garry