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The guy who made that used to work at the Edsel plant!

Did a 200 through 500 series line up today! Now i just need a 100 series to be complete.

then shorty after the arrival of the internet came the smartphones with cameras forcing a new view of the world courtesy of the uniformed user

The Cyclops prototype, I had heard that they existed but now we have proof of it. Cecil Pond planned on introducing this in"65 but went with the square hoods instead! Being a "Custom" you should buy it and bring it to the "Big Show".

Hadn't started the wife's Commando in a while so got it running tonight and put her to work in the yard

So I've bought many wheel horses, either they were complete to begin with, or they always stayed a bare tractor, etc. Today I made my first few passes with this 656 I recently got. Newer motor, and the deck that came with my Raider 9. Only thing I had to do was change the deck drive pulley from the larger raider 9 pulley, to the small near 1:1 pulley from the deck I have for my other 656. It's seen the torch unfortunately... but it had the exact pulley I needed. With a trip to the hardware store for a belt, I give you! Tire chains will come off for mowing of course.

I thought the southern terminology was "Hold my beer and watch this!"

It's quicker and a lot simpler doing it with a paint pen, and I'm not that steady of hand.

...and taught macrame, nights and weekends.

No, I don't recommend it. Sorry... can't find anyone dumb enough to film this on a red tractor! Break ground with shovel cutting some roots if possible, Gently soak before, not saturate (you don't want to create sticky/suction-y mud), Use your truck and a chain, hook low and pull slow (Low gear 4WD if possible.) Garden tractors are not really up to the task of pulling them out of the ground. Across the ground once they're out, yes, by all means. Drag them all over, all you want!

whats up with that head light and hood this is the first I seen one like this ?????

I think this will be less work than loading all this firewood in a wagon and hauling it to the stack. I hope to be able to pick up the wood, turn around and put it in the round stack. When it gets to far away from the stack, I plan on using the Wheelhorse and push it closer. If anyone is interested, I may post a video of building the round firewood stack.

Did you remember to say "Oh Yeah!! Watch This!!!" before you put her into gear? Or maybe that is a southern thing.

Well, it has been four months since the last update to this thread. I decided not to purchase a "test" engine. Instead, I've been reading the manuals and watching many videos. Yesterday I opened up the SK-486 cylinder head, cleaned things out, replaced the head gasket and spark plug. It was pretty dirty inside, but there were no major gaps or fit variances. The engine ran smoothly with plenty of power before the maintenance and runs the same afterwards. It does startup faster after cleaning and I've been able to adjust the carborator leaner since the maintenance. Overall I feel great that I've inspected the engine, it is in good condition, it's clean, and runs like a champ. See the attached before-and-after picture. Next week I'll do the same to the 1067. Thanks to everyone on this thread for giving me the confidence and approach to trying this out. Al.

Prior to the Internet Jim D had to read RedSquare in print form.

When pulling bushes root ball and all from the earth if the soil is very dry and hard, soak the area around the bushes well with water and wait an hour or so. I learned that the hard way. I had good sized evergreen bush I wanted to pull out on a very hot, dry stretch of weather years ago. I had a 1973 3/4 ton 4x4 Chevy with a 500 gal. water tank full of water in the truck bed and a 25 foot log chain attached to the bush and rear step bumper hitch. An automatic transmission in low gear and gear drive transfer case shifted into low range......... I left some slack in the chain and mashed down on the gas pedal. When I hit the end of the slack, The truck instantly came to a dead stop, Some of the water shot out of the tank, went on and over the roof onto the windshield and hood. The engine cooling fan was now rubbing on the fan shroud making a terrible racket and the trucks motor mounts were broke...... The bush was still in the ground and the neighbors were laughing and pointing. I walked to the garage to get a shovel and a towel........ Please be very cautious. You dont want the tractor on top of you.....

Today I came home with the pickup loaded to the top with cedar mulch to put around the garden. So the wife & I loaded the trailer on the driveway and moved all of it to the back yard garden. I lost count of how many full loads it took to empty the truck but we got it all done today. At the garden, we had to shovel he mulch into buckets and carry it into the garden perimeter. I also lost count of how many times I had to climb on and off that seat! A Charger12 and 10 cu ft trailer. G.

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5-24-1935 MLB holds first night game The Cincinnati Reds beat the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 on this night in 1935 in Major League Baseball’s first-ever night game, played courtesy of recently installed lights at Crosley Field in Cincinnati. The first-ever night game in professional baseball took place May 2, 1930, when a Des Moines, Iowa, team hosted Wichita for a Western League game. The game drew 12,000 people at a time when Des Moines was averaging just 600 fans per game. Evening games soon became popular in the minors: As minor league ball clubs were routinely folding in the midst of the Great Depression, adaptable owners found the innovation a key to staying in business. The major leagues, though, took five years to catch up to their small-town counterparts. The first big league night game on this day in 1935 drew 25,000 fans, who stood by as President Roosevelt symbolically switched on the lights from Washington, D.C. To capitalize on their new evening fan base, the Reds played a night game that year against every National League team–eight games in total–and despite their lousy record of 68-85, paid attendance rose 117 percent.

Make sure that when you buy them you get fresh ones. I used to use the Elmer's pens, but they got hard to find. I now use Sharpie. Look for a date code. Don't expect the paint to cover in one pass. That hood took about 4 coats plus minor touch-up. When I do the plastic dash panels, it always takes at least 3 coats. Maybe I can give you some hands-on lessons at the big show.

It is like a train wreck you can not help but keep looking at it. I feel sorry for the horse.

Will this work Aldon?

Chuck was George's little brother... "Idolizing his elder sibling, Charles Barris was known to work his magic and creation on Wheel Horse garden tractors of the early to mid '60's."

Or perhaps "Big Daddy Ed Roth"

Now, that there is funny...

No picture here so I'm more lost than you Jim!

2nd the rubber cement. Old artist trick!

How about some Xi sales ads,Jeff.

Is there one on the top as well Terry? Some of my older guards have one on top and bottom and they definitely have to be there. I had the tip of one come off while mowing and it was a "grind" to get it back to the barn! Check it to see if there was one on at one time. I think they were spot welded on so you might be able to see those.spots. They do wear down but easy to build back up with a bit of brazing rod.

Completed 655 Parade / Show horse.

The deck that came with my 520-HC was all cracked up, bent up, and badly welded on so it was time for a rebuild. First, it was totally stripped down. Then a good pressure washing to see it better. Next was to cut off the reinforcement plate (it had been welded on) and sandblast the deck. Holy cracks batman. There were cracks on cracks and blobs of weld everywhere. Cracks are now welded up. 2 of the spindle mounts have been totally replaced. Bolt and rod welded on for bagger mount. There is one thin spot to fix still but it is otherwise done and ready for paint. All brackets, spindles, mounts, guards, idlers etc have been totally rebuilt or replaced as necessary ready to bolt on once deck is done. I have 3 48" decks here and this one is in the best shape. The other 2 are rusted badly.

@Hukah , I took these measurements from a Tecumseh powered short frame tractor like what you have...

I don't know which one works on the 552 but FYI, the 108035 is 7.75" overall. Can someone chime in who has a 552? I think the shorter one is for the C-120

I'd kind of like to have it just to hear everyone talk as they walk by it at shows! Out of curiosity, how much are they asking for it? Too far away and I couldn't afford it right now anyway, but you've got to admit it has a kind of kooky kool factor to it!

Perfect!!! And thanks so much for the extra effort.

Well shoot. I thought I'd made a breakthrough in Wheelhorse technology. Back to the ole drawing board. I can't view your blade part, so I'll just have to take your word for it.

My blade has a part like that on it. Came that way. It works for down pressure. It's item 17 on this diagram file:///C:/Users/Will%20Call/Downloads/Blade%20Dozer%2042in%201970-73%206-9622%20Blade%20newest.pdf

Looks like I may have to "borrow" Cleat's blade linkage. Remove the chain and put in a solid bar, because I need some down pressure on the blade when I'm pushing firewood. I'm wondering how the linkage would work if it was made like this, connecting to a pin at the rock shaft and having a slot to hook to the blade. I was thinking that I could hold down on the lift lever and put down pressure on the blade, and then when I didn't need down pressure, just raise it enough so the blade could work up and down in the slot.

I've been a member of the forum for about a year. In that time, I've restored a 1067 and purchased a SK-486 in mint shape (each has about 1,200 hours - all original). I'm pretty proficient with refinishing, electrical, and taking things apart and getting them back together again. Fortunately, both of tractors have very solid engines and eight speed transmissions. But, I fear the day something goes wrong in one of these areas. I have never opened an engine or transmission and have no experience in these areas. I am thinking of buying an old Kohler engine just to play with for this purpose. I'm wondering, will this make it easier for me, the day something does go wrong? Or, am I just as well off waiting until something happens and figuring it all out then? Would appreciate some experienced opinions.

I agree. The Fungus is Among Us!

I've seen, lot's of people recommend... the paint pens and a steady hand.

Here is the one I posted about last night.

Got lucky kind of... sort of. I have a c-160 that must have been put away with very little to no gas. After some tinkering fired up about the first time I tried but did not stay running. A few days of having to track down a condenser later and off it went. By then though I had the points and new hoses, etc. But was less than 3 minutes maybe even 2 to fire up that first time

Last year I bought this 953 from @Ed Kennell. Ed pulled it out of a ditch where it had rusted away for who knows how long. Cleaned the carb, sanded the points with some 400, put another coil on it and a new fuel line and it fired right up. Much to my amazement, the lights even worked!

Here's a picture of my 702 notice the hole for the lift arm (with a bolt in it). Kasey the lift arm you have will not work, the hood stand will need to look like this one. Best pictures I have at this time, see the cutaway on the hood stand

Perhaps a 702. Yours looks too fast for you to outrun it.

Deck assembled, decals installed, blades balanced and installed. Installed deck onto 520-HC. Still need to test out bagger whenever grass starts to grow.

i learned about engines by doing. dragged home quite a few engines from the scrapper that i brought back to life, some ran really good, others sounded like they were about to blow up. some of them were for education only