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Replaced the belts and plug, changed the engine and transmission oils, new filters, reset high/low carborator mixture, and adjusted the points. It runs like good music. 50 year old 1067. Probably my favorite.

Maybe it's just me..... But WHY would anybody want to sell that in the first place???

Picked this up last night. Another 4 to grab yet this week!

Terry, thank you for all you do for the forum, and even more... the entire hobby! Looking forward to finally meeting you in person! Please include logos for Marine Corps and WHCC member

Aldon you did an awesome job can't wait to see it in person at the big show. I sure do hope this hot mess will look like yours someday. I'm getting there just don't have the time right now

Still something weird with loading pics but I was able to get these loaded. Now back to wiring:-)

Great! My original was number 10. If it's not a total pain, please use this image instead of the original. I think the decals look awesome!

Hi Racinbob, Thanks for such an immediate response. As I was reversing the old girl back to the garage to start removing the shifter (we call it the gearstick over here!) the gearstick freed itself and I now have all gears again. I guess I must have started to select reverse gear before I had fully stopped moving and the shifter and the gear selectors hadn't engaged properly. Anyway now I have found this forum I will pop by from time to time. I have never rebuilt my wheelhorse as I have been too busy rebuilding a couple of old cars that I have but scanning this site you guys seem to be able to keep Wheelhorses going forever which is great. Perhaps one day I'll give mine some real attention rather than just using it. Thanks again for your help. Keith

Why not turn it into one of these?

It's been too long since I posted any pictures and when I did they were in winter mode. Here's some spring stuff.

I think I'm going to jump on it. I think I'd kick myself in the butt if i didn't.

Make sure you warn him Terry some of us ain't right#

I told the owner to register to the forum so he can read all your knowledgeable posts. Thanks for all the responses. I am sure it will enable him to save another round hood.

Only 1960 came with flames on the hood.

The first thing you need to do is remove the shifter. Look down the hole and you'll see the shift forks. Use a screwdriver and slide them until they look like this. Replace the shifter with the ball at the end in the rectangular hole making sure the dogpoint setscrew goes in the hole in the front of the ring. Tighten the setscrew until some resistance is felt as you shift through the gears then back off a fuzz and tighten the locknut holding the set screw in place as you do so. If that doesn't fix it, get back to us. .

5-20-1873 Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis receive patent for blue jeans On this day in 1873, San Francisco businessman Levi Strauss and Reno, Nevada, tailor Jacob Davis are given a patent to create work pants reinforced with metal rivets, marking the birth of one of the world’s most famous garments: blue jeans. Born Loeb Strauss in Buttenheim, Bavaria, in 1829, the young Strauss immigrated to New York with his family in 1847 after the death of his father. By 1850, Loeb had changed his name to Levi and was working in the family dry goods business, J. Strauss Brother & Co. In early 1853, Levi Strauss went west to seek his fortune during the heady days of the Gold Rush. In San Francisco, Strauss established a wholesale dry goods business under his own name and worked as the West Coast representative of his family’s firm. His new business imported clothing, fabric and other dry goods to sell in the small stores opening all over California and other Western states to supply the rapidly expanding communities of gold miners and other settlers. By 1866, Strauss had moved his company to expanded headquarters and was a well-known businessman and supporter of the Jewish community in San Francisco. Jacob Davis, a tailor in Reno, Nevada, was one of Levi Strauss’ regular customers. In 1872, he wrote a letter to Strauss about his method of making work pants with metal rivets on the stress points–at the corners of the pockets and the base of the button fly–to make them stronger. As Davis didn’t have the money for the necessary paperwork, he suggested that Strauss provide the funds and that the two men get the patent together. Strauss agreed enthusiastically, and the patent for “Improvement in Fastening Pocket-Openings”–the innovation that would produce blue jeans as we know them–was granted to both men on May 20, 1873. Strauss brought Davis to San Francisco to oversee the first manufacturing facility for “waist overalls,” as the original jeans were known. At first they employed seamstresses working out of their homes, but by the 1880s, Strauss had opened his own factory. The famous 501brand jean–known until 1890 as “XX”–was soon a bestseller, and the company grew quickly. By the 1920s, Levi’s denim waist overalls were the top-selling men’s work pant in the United States. As decades passed, the craze only grew, and now blue jeans are worn by men and women, young and old, around the world.

Got some new pics of progress on the 552 (I don't know how to turn them right side up?). I made the steering tie rods out of an old Massey since the original bar had no adjustments at all. everyone seems to like that Techumseh HC55, but I'm trying to find out what's so special about it? can someone send me photos of the wiring schematic for it? the diagram in the manuals I have are very basic drawings, and not specific to this engine. thanks for looking.

I have a customer who is new to Wheel horse ad needs to find out what he has and what has been modified. All help is appreciated. Larger images

Cents the hitch is on the plow, 175 is a good price for the plow. Those decks are going for $250-$300 around here. $350 is good for the tiller, and the blower depends on if a big snowstorm just hit!

Keith..... and I'm chuffed to bits (that means very happy. FYI USA members... ) your horse is now able to have a forward direction. It's much easier to sip that room temp. beer driving forward while mowing than backwards...... By the way..... I've been stuck in reverse most of my life..........

A 312-8 is very capable of pulling a 10" plow and the sleeve hitch from any 1963 or later will fit. there is a cable assembly that runs from the rocker shaft back to the sleeve hitch that will be needed too. The hitch can be found on and a vendor on this site, @wheelhorseman1000 can probably fix you up with the cable. He also makes hitches, so check out his vendor page.

Looks like you have the hardest part done. Dissassembly! And the chassis looks great!

Here is the link you want to look at... When you look at this, you will find the numbers of blowers that will fit on your horse. I would think that most of the "B", "C" series blowers would also fit. Snow blades verses snow blowers. Snow blades work better with wet snow, and not too deep of snow. You have to have a place to push it. Snow blowers work best with dryer snow and can go deep. I suggest one of each...especially being in the snow belt like you are.

and the black seat and fenders and silver wheels.

Cool pics. Beautiful lawn too..the red horses really stand out nicely against the green backdrop. (Unlike other machines that blend in with a green lawn). Sorry, I had to.

Yessir, atleast one today. A Raider 9 with deck, plow, snowblade, and disc tomorrow, and a small collection sunday that I've decided I already need 2 of! It has raider 10 decals on it, but he claims it is in fact a 9.

1-0481 was built in 1975.

That is just a casting number of that particular part by the company that actually cast it. The total assembled transmission is Wheel Horse part #5010. The other number K28-9 is the date. K= Oct (no letter I, because it could be confused with number 1) 28 = Oct 28 -9 = 1959 That tractor is a 400

Good friends await, so I've loaded up a ride, and I'm headed out this morning.

Some before and after pics of my daily rider

Abraham and Lazarus..........

I think the price for all is a good deal, if you can afford the $650.00. You could part out the other pieces and end up with a cheap plow. From the picture looks like he is letting the mule go also.

I just replaced a bad (center) spindle on a 42" deck for another fellow last week, and the spindle assembly and double pulley was $200!

WHX61/3 speak for yourself - there's absolutely nothing wrong with me - all of the other crazies out there ain't right! Hi, my name is Dell and I've got a problem. I'm addicted to wheel horses!. We might scare him off before he even gets started!

Jim, I would grab that up in a heartbeat. The blower and tiller are worth that and I'll be looking for both soon. Looking for a blower in Florida you question? We'll be back home again in Indiana soon. Didn't Gomer sing something about that?

OK Jim...the blower is worth $250/300...the tiller is worth $350...the deck is about $150 if all is good...the Brinley is going for about $125 to 150. You need to make sure all the parts are there for those attachments. They look great in the pictures, but are all the bearings good?? Still a good price in my opinion...just looking at it all.

Journey is almost complete. Mechanically it's almost complete except for some rework like with the one Tie Rod and minor putty rework where stresses from deformation in welding caused cracking. Fuel system is plumbed and primed Just need to finish the wiring. So so barrung a mechanical failure during startup, this beast should make the show.... FOR SOME REASON I AM CURRENTLY LIMITED ON UPLOADING PICS. Will upload once resolved.

Certainly not stupidity at all. There's absolutely nothing wrong with being curious and asking questions. After all, none of us were born with any Wheel Horse knowledge so we all learned it as we went along too! Besides, if no one ever asked any questions on here, what would we do? Sharing knowledge is what this is all about.

Eureka Problem solved ! Adjusted the cable housing and it works good. Steve A W

Glad to hear that Keith. I would suggest adjusting the shifter as I mention. That's likely what caused your issue. They do get loose after time.

Nice job, nice horse. Now she ready for dirty work again. Lol Glenn

Hope this works?

Hello All, maybe there is hope yet for customer service..... I had a minty 2006 Craftsman DYT 4000 42" hydro with bagger. No hour meter and powered by a Kohler Courage 20, I had heard of all the engine block cracking / failures and did my research on how to maybe remedy it. Well using the TSB's (technical service bulletins) from Kohler I pulled the flywheel, removed the bolts holding the sump cover, cleaned the bolts and bolt holes and loctited back together. The issue seemed to be that the bolts would back out, and the crank would wobble and crack the block.... or if the bolt backed out enough it would catch the ring gear and blow a corner of the block off. Motor ran great, no smoke, no noises, plenty of power. So what do I do... I sell it to my boss (yah I know... but we have a good relationship), he uses it a total of three times and it blows up. I go over and find a huge crack right where the internet says it will be. I tell him it will be taken care of and expect that I'll be giving him his money back and apologizing---to his credit there was no anger or anything, he actually understood that sheet happens. So.... I drag the mower to my local dealer and he says "let me make a call"... two days later he calls and says KOHLER SAYS THERE SORRY AND IS SENDING A FREE SHORTBLOCK!!! All I have to cover is gaskets, oil and labor (~$300) SHORTBLOCK COST WAS $750 plus shipping (Kohler ate all of that!!! on a built in Sept. 2005 machine with unknown hours!!!! Restored my faith in Kohler and made me appreciate my local dealer just a bit more..... Goes to show it can't hurt to be nice and ask gently. Tony

And 4 more to score!?!?!

Parts are out there, and can be found for very reasonable money. Your horse is definitely worth saving from the glue factory. @Lane Ranger has been having a field day finding these transmissions lately. Send him a PM and see if he knows of anymore out there. Take a good look, like Bob said, of all the parts and gears to see what you really need. Of course, we would like to see some pictures. I am thinking you want to replace that mushroom gear and your differential casting. If you have the ability to cast some of these parts, Let us know. You will need to count the teeth on the top part of the mushroom gear and on the bull gear. Yours should be the newer style, but you never know. They had 2 types and the mushroom gear and bull gear have to match up. The mushroom gear had either 8 or 11 teeth. Yours should be 11. Just so you know.

That thing isn't big enough to hold all the BS that goes around in an election year!

At least the carb was still attached and all the bolts that hold the motor to the deck hadn't fallen out! I lent out an old push mower to a neighbor to borrow for a few weeks years ago. She calls and says it won't start. I go over and the carb is laying on the deck and the motor spins around (or at least tries to! ) when you pull the cord! OF COURSE IT'S TECKY POWERED!!!!!

That is what I found out today by the dealer that had it but thank you for the info also have match books from the 1960

Let's face it guys, after close to 50 years a lot of things have been done to these tractors. This swapped, that replaced, whatever. Who can really say with certainty? The basis I go on is the original owners manual parts list. But we all know how Wheel Horse did things back then. Using up inventory or who knows. There's a lot of interesting things in this old thread that need some research but the bottom line is true 'original' can no longer be certain in more cases than we want to believe. That group of Wheel Horse employees behind that closed door back in the 60's spent most of their time looking to the future by plotting how to mess with the minds of old 'kids' 50 years later. What they missed was covered by the multitude of guys like me that swapped parts back in the 60's and 70's that have now been assumed 'original' (cuz they now look old)

You're not too far away so I think it's worth $50. Address please