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Picked up a parts tractor for my 416-H. You should have seen the wife's face when she pulled in as I was unloading it. It's a late 80's 416-8 with a 48" SD deck (mine is a 42"). The deck needs a little welding near the discharge side spindle, ignition switch, and somebody tinkered with the transmission so it pops out of gear and won't go into high range. Front tires are totally shot and won't hold air for more than 5 minutes. But at least the Onan runs and fires right up! Not a bad score for well under $200. Bought for parts, but might fix it up and actually use it.

This was on my 854 when I brought it home.

Now where did I store the 520 blower. Center square in Red Lion, Pa yesterday after 2-3 inches of ice, hail, and snow fell.

I think we have a winner already! Now how many copies of the bus stop pic do you want?

I don't know if this has been done before but I have been inspired by another member to sponsor this. SHOW US YOUR UGLY SEAT! Rules: 1) Must be mounted on a running or not ..no other brands please they are ugly enough. 2) Need not be orginal seat but brownie points if it is. 3) More brownie points if you still actually use it for quality seat time. 4) Lots of extra brownie points if it's on a trailer queen. 5) No photo shopping .. 6) Can be a pic found on the net but see rule #1 Anyone caught violating above rules will be tied to a G & Y thingy and beaten with a reallyyy dull set of mower blades. In the event of a tie.... I dunno ain't figured that out yet. in the event something else stupid comes up ...I dunno..ain't figured that out either ...we'll wing it. (Hey flying by the SEAT of my pants here) Winner to be determined by number of likes. Grand prize is either an autographed picture of squonk at the bus stop or some kind of horse trinket, winner's choice. I will kick this off with one but i KNOW there are alot better ones out there. (Mods, I thought there was a forum for contests but I fail to find it now, please move this thread if appropriate)

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.

Just of quick pic of my 520 getting ready to hill disc the garden.

Beam me up Scotty!

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

Update: Yesterday was my 6 month check-up following my surgery. Doctor says that everything is looking great. I feel good, but I am still limiting my Wheel Horse activities until I reach that magical 1 year point where the fusion should be 100%.

Yoga began as enlightened people noticed that squirrels suffered fewer joint problems than humans.

It's gonna be OK, as long as Mother Nature... gets it out of her system before the big show.

Gimme` five... or four...

Ditto on the winner!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Got exhaust done

I saw this little finch pulling nest material out of Mrs Ks front door wreath. Assumed she was building a nest somewhere. The nest was in the wreath. Now I can watch them hatch through the screen door. And with a mirror with the door closed.

With the aid of a remote tank "soda bottle with a hose jammed in it" , a piece of rope, and some duct tape I drove this beauty on the trailer when I bought it. Ants had taken up residents in the seat, wish I would've noticed that before I drove it on the trailer. Close up so you can take in the true beauty of this throne.

Definitely fix her up. You can see what looks like gasket sealer oozing out of the transmission seal. Hopefully they didn't screw it up too bad. I see another transmission thread coming

Why hath thou brought forth that green creature to my sight? Thou hath cast pain upon my soul. Be gone!

Much better than Teflon tape would be most any kind of pipe sealant. Better sealing and no worrys about intrusion into places not wanted. Sorry I just have a thing about the tape.

I did mine with a paint marker

Please don't take this as disrespectful. I'm still confused. You speak like you took it apart and did or had the work done. Then you talk of just buying it off of eBay. You also mention a chrome deck coming for it. Then there was the ad her with it for sale. . I'm just confused, but that doesn't take much.

Did that once, hooked the chain, rolled forward and let the weight of the truck do the work. That bush popped right out of the ground; then I notices the 4" red clay tile embedded in the root ball. The nasty old boxwood I had pulled was right outside of the bathroom and I had just broken my sewer line in half. Took me a few hours to repair that!

We've had a robins nest under our gutter for3 yrs. now. I think the first batch is out of the nest. There's 2 robins out side now and have been going bonkers for over an hour! there's a little tweety bird hanging around on our window sills for the past 2 weeks. We named him Timothy.

Ya, like a mold or fungus!

We could make this a little scavenger hunt, We will have our Supporter Member banner and a licence tag hanging out for you to see. Put me down for a NC plate.

This is my favorite time of year the birds are singing and nesting, the squirrels are frolicking on the newly mowed lawn. The grass and leaves have turned bright green,and in the spring a young mans thoughts turn to Well I'm not a young man anymore so I guess I'll get the and do some mow'in...

So, out of curiosity, in honor of this mash pole, is anyone going to display one like the original 1054 ad?

The squirrel in class that always knew the answer. Chris in Florida.

STOP..... In the name of love.

Not to steal your thread or thunder Al, just thought the guys might like to see what a 1067 looks like that has been through the mill. I do plan on making it look like yours someday. Right after I get all the other tractors done! I am slowly collecting stuff that is missing and will be looking for more at the BS. This was my 1st horse in 1986 and was already pretty rough when I bought it. It was my main and only mower till 1996 or so. Did throw a rod in it once but other than that has always started & ran good. It has a loose hub that needs attention as it moves on the axle and took out the seal thus the greasy wheel. I pretty much quit running it till I can devote my full attention to it. Hope you don't mind I saved some of your pics to aspire to! My favorite as well

Yea, don't rush it, better to be healthy (and with less pain).

Squirrels at the neverland ranch

OH , TREE , OH ,TREE , LET ME CLIMB THEE , FOR THOU NUTTIES !

I think ponds made the right choice

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5-25-1994 Pennsylvania man “takes it with him” On this day in 1994, the ashes of 71-year-old George Swanson are buried (according to Swanson’s request) in the driver’s seat of his 1984 white Corvette in Hempfield County, Pennsylvania. Swanson, a beer distributor and former U.S. Army sergeant during World War II, died the previous March 31 at the age of 71. He had reportedly been planning his automobile burial for some time, buying 12 burial plots at Brush Creek Cemetery, located 25 miles east of Pittsburgh, in order to ensure that his beloved Corvette would fit in his grave with him. After his death, however, the cemetery balked, amid concerns of vandalism and worries that other clients would be offended by the outlandish nature of the burial. They finally relented after weeks of negotiations, but insisted that the burial be private, and that the car be drained of fluids to protect the environment. “George wanted to go out in style, and, indeed, now he will,” commented Swanson’s lawyer in a report from The Associated Press. “We agree that this is rather elaborate, but really it’s no different than being buried in a diamond-studded or gold coffin.” According to the AP, Swanson’s widow, Caroline, transported her husband’s ashes to the cemetery on the seat of her own white 1993 Corvette. The ashes were then placed on the driver’s seat of his 10-year-old car, which had only 27,000 miles on the odometer. Inside the car, mourners also placed a lap quilt made by a group of women from Swanson’s church, a love note from his wife and an Engelbert Humperdinck tape in the cassette deck, with the song “Release Me” cued up and ready to play. The license plate read “HI-PAL,” which was Swanson’s go-to greeting when he didn’t remember a name. As 50 mourners looked on, a crane lowered the Corvette into a 7-by-7-by-16-foot hole. “George always said he lived a fabulous life, and he went out in a fabulous style,” Caroline Swanson said later. “You have a lot of people saying they want to take it with them. He took it with him.”

My 520xi has had its share of hot start problems. If I shut it down after running for 90 minutes, or so, it was impossible to get started for about 5 hours. I played around, took electrical measurements, swapped around all three kill relays and eventually changed the fuel pump. Problem seemed to go away-or at least has not come back. At the end of last years mowing season, the machine would cough and eventually die after running for 10 minutes. Restarted right away and never gave any further problem for the rest of the day. Happened again once blowing snow this past winter. This year I reluctantly bought a new ignition switch ($47-ouch). No recurrence to the coughing/engine dies so far this year. My point is that this machine is pretty complicated and has the dreaded electrical fuel solenoid. I never got to root cause on my machine, but I am partial to thinking that the problems are electrical. The relays are rated for high temperature, but the mating connectors get their fair share of corrosion on them. Enough corrosion and a high resistance begins to look like an open circuit. The last observation I have made is that the throttle control does not seem to be linear in operation, meaning you can move it to mid throttle and nothing happens. All the engine changes occur in the last half of the motion. None of this answers fatboy's question, but at least he knows that others have had issues

Forget the seat - check out the right front tire repair!!! How many hours did you get out of the duct tape???!!!

my progress so far....I got the rear end open and whalla and thats after soaking it in wd gas and oil...not all at once. so I sprayed alllll that out and found a peice of the case...the bolts that thread into the case, the thread is on the case, and the threaded part has two that are broke. Wonder if that's why it was put to rest and while resting the bolts couldn't hold the seal tight and whalla again here we are rotten rear end... Anyway I guess I should pull out each peice and clean them up...or unless someone thinks soaking it in acid will clean it all up?

I pulled the cylinder head on the 1067 (Kohler K-241) today. Here is the end of the restoration story ... all is well.

There's a thought set up a web cam on them like the eagles!!

I like his style. My ashes will be put into the sound hole of my favorite axe along with about 12 dozen guitar picks and a bottle of Jim Beam to go.........

Unknown to most members, Save Old Iron was not only an electrical wizard,but an accomplished member of a Broadway interpretive dance group!

TAXI!!!!!

Great news, I go in for my one year spine fusion check up in a couple of weeks. I have been increasing my activity, but being smart about what I do and don't do.

A beautiful restoration with a wonderful family history. I can see why you cherish it! .

Well, here is the update. I needed to practice before I open up the 1067 (too emotionally vested). So I opened up my SK-486. I was shocked at how dirty things were considering how well it runs. Now it is clean and still purrs like a kitten. Good old Kohler K341!

IMO you have done a great job refreshing the tractor. Pull the head and clean the carbon out. All it takes is time and a new head gasket. Then you'll know the inside is as clean as the outside. Chunks of carbon can break off and score the cylinder if not cleaned; Cleaning is cheaper than rebuilding.

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.