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The Wheel Horse Community Cares I believe in giving credit where credit is due. So I am extremely proud to sing the praises of the many WH folk who played a part in making the LOVE THY NEIGHBOR INITIATIVE (LTNI) Community Food Garden a reality. Last year my wife came up with an idea to start a food garden for our elderly, disabled, veterans, and disadvantaged NEIGHBORS. Feeding NEIGHBORS out of our own pockets had proven to be an expensive venture. When I presented our idea to the WH community, along with questions as to what all I'd need to make it happen, the help started pouring in! First as advice, and then as donations in the form of a 36 inch tiller, and EVERY PIECE OF HARDWARE necessary to operate the tiller and a plow. The LTNI Sherry and Hambone Thompson Memorial Food Garden is now a reality! So far we've delivered fresh produce at least two times a week since June! I will try my best to add photos to this post of the garden, the harvest, and delivering the produce to our LTNI NEIGHBORS. Thank you, and God bless each NEIGHBOR who chose to "help a NEIGHBOR in need"! You guys rock! Chaplain R.J. Manny Higgins Utica, Indiana Police Department Director, LOVE THY NEIGHBOR INITIATIVE

Well yesterday I got the sickle bar bolted on to the suburban, then had to adjust the head to the center (mostly so it would fit in my shed). I don't really know the value or how rare these sickle bar mowers are but this one is just plan awesome and I never plan on letting it go! Love this thing!

I needed something to help break up the hard packed limestone driveway, so I built a belly ripper. It mounts to the rear hitch, it could use some weight mounts on each corner but it's 42" wide so I just put my feet on top of the bar for some down pressure if needed. I've used it couple of times now and it works great.

Pretty happy just picked up a sk-486 Friday. It's in pretty good shape, just needs a few cosmetic things. Any info you guys could share on one would be greatly appreciated.

You guys are making me even more anxious to get back to Indiana so I can play in the snow. This is as close as I could come down here.

good times!!!!!!

That SK-486 is a great horse. I think we have a manual for it in the Manual section if you do not have one. Welcome to Red square I especially like the suction attachment that allows the horse to stick on a wall. That is a great storage option.

Lol thanks guys! I just actually got time to look through the the original paper work I got with the tractor... I have that manual!

I think I did pretty good, got it for 285

If you feel the need to use your to take care of that, just hook up dryer vent hose to exhaust, start engine, point hose at ice and melt.

Feb. 13 , 2014

P.O.V. Plowing with 314-8

8-14-2003 Blackout hits Northeast United States On this day in 2003, a major outage knocked out power across the eastern United States and parts of Canada. Beginning at 4:10 p.m. ET, 21 power plants shut down in just three minutes. Fifty million people were affected, including residents of New York, Cleveland and Detroit, as well as Toronto and Ottawa, Canada. Although power companies were able to resume some service in as little as two hours, power remained off in other places for more than a day. The outage stopped trains and elevators, and disrupted everything from cellular telephone service to operations at hospitals to traffic at airports. In New York City, it took more than two hours for passengers to be evacuated from stalled subway trains. Small business owners were affected when they lost expensive refrigerated stock. The loss of use of electric water pumps interrupted water service in many areas. There were even some reports of people being stranded mid-ride on amusement park roller coasters. At the New York Stock Exchange and bond market, though, trading was able to continue thanks to backup generators. Authorities soon calmed the fears of jittery Americans that terrorists may have been responsible for the blackout, but they were initially unable to determine the cause of the massive outage. American and Canadian representatives pointed figures at each other, while politicians took the opportunity to point out major flaws in the region’s outdated power grid. Finally, an investigation by a joint U.S.-Canada task force traced the problem back to an Ohio company, FirstEnergy Corporation. When the company’s East Lake plant shut down unexpectedly after overgrown trees came into contact with a power line, it triggered a series of problems that led to a chain reaction of outages. FirstEnergy was criticized for poor line maintenance, and more importantly, for failing to notice and address the problem in a timely manner–before it affected other areas. Despite concerns, there were very few reports of looting or other blackout-inspired crime. In New York City, the police department, out in full force, actually recorded about 100 fewer arrests than average. In some places, citizens even took it upon themselves to mitigate the effects of the outage, by assisting elderly neighbors or helping to direct traffic in the absence of working traffic lights. In New York City alone, the estimated cost of the blackout was more than $500 million. At the time my mother lived in a rural area east of Syracuse, NY. There was a “Trash Burner” power plant a few miles from her house and when it went on line the utility company serving the area required that it be isolated from their grid for fear it would create problems. When the rest of the Northeastern United States went dark the little “Trash Burner” relayed out of the grid and stayed on line. Mom said the lights hardly flickered and their first inclination that something was wrong was when they were unable to receive any TV, all of the stations were in the dark. A few radio stations were broadcasting on generators but no one was aware of “The Little Trash Burner that could”!

Some postings about a collection for sale in Indiana reminded me that guys would probably like an update on my boondoggle. So, I'm Digging up an old thread... I made a little progress today. First steps I suppose. I'll be posting pictures soon and ads in the classifieds. I decided to get started on thinning the herd. Went to mom and dad's in Alton and started pulling tractors out of the barn for photos. Since I'm short on time in general, I think the best approach is to try and sell things in groups of similar tractors. Maybe knock down the hassle by a factor of three or four. So today the three c-195's are now freed up from the pack. I'll try to sell them all together along with their matching pieces. Didn't try to start any of them....I petered away a big chunk of the day trying to get my 520lxi and c160 going after a 3+ year nap only to realize I had neglected to open the valves on the bottom of the tanks. Opened them up and the suckers fired up in seconds...d'oh! anyway... Second grouping is a 300/400 series collection. That group might also include C-series stuff. Tomorrow i I am going to try to extricate the18-auto and d-250 as the third group Fourth will be two 520h's and a 520-8. And the fifth is a pair of 953's and gt-14 (I've always thought the 963/1054 and gt14's belonged together). I'll list the implements that accompany each grouping as well. Hopefully putting them in "packages" will help me move some iron and leave some meat on the bone for a buyer to split them up, part them out, or whatever and still be financially in good shape. And enough guys specialize in certain models and this can enhance their collection instantly. I'm hoping putting a few pieces together will make it a little more tolerable for guys to travel a bit. If they don't sell in a reasonable amount of time as families, I'll start splitting them up and making widows and orphans. For now, I think the really old stuff like rj's and suburbans are going to stay. I rarely come across these things in my part of the country. I know there isn't much interest in vertical shafts, but I have a bunch of them. I'll probably push them out along the road with "for sale" signs on them and cross my fingers. If somebody is interested in verts, send me a pm especially if you're after something specific. On the miscellaneous side, There are are things I forgot I had. And I have a lot more parts and accessories than I realized. For example, I have three carts. I don't remember that happening. I'm guessing stuff like that needs to go one at a time, but I think I can make a general list of those things and offer them up at the same time as guys come pick up tractors. I'm hoping to combine as many things as possible to keep this practical and this also minimizes the hassle for my parents since this stuff is at their house in their shed... The big downside is I'm not going to have time to get the bulk of this stuff running so as you see my postings keep in mind that most of this stuff has been sleeping for a long time. That's going to mean new plugs, points, batteries, and probably a carburetor scrubbing will be needed. I was pretty good about running them out of gas before parking them, but I know I had to miss some of them. I know what ran and what didn't and if they smoked or not, but I understand the uncertainty for buyers. Oh well, gotta start somewhere. I'm not knowingly going to screw anybody. I hate selling stuff because of the stress it causes thinking somebody might have problems and be upset. But like I said, gotta start somewhere. StAy tuned! Getting closer. steve.

You're right with the tag below the dash T 1067. Thanks guys, that's awesome. Now when I'm looking for new wheels for the deck, are they all pretty much universal for wheel horses? Ps hope the picture uploads

Presuming that is the original engine you have a 1967 model 1067 , here is your manual. @achto posted while I was attaching the manual, at least we agree! Six inch deck wheels and shoulder bolts should be at Ace, Lowe's or Tractor Supply.

Hey Bob...are those icicles real, or do they have lights in them??

98F with 76% humidity = 110 heat index. I'm staying inside and thankful for the AC. Don't forget our feathered friends.

Presuming that is the original engine you have a 1968 Lawn Ranger model 1-1631. Here is the manual for it.

With a 50+ year old carburetor it is very possible the needles have been bottomed out and "blunted" to the point that they will never perform well. Also, the K 161 uses so little fuel that any small deposits in the fuel ports can disable the carburetor. Your symptoms seem to be fuel related and probably you will drive yourself crazy try to get this to work. $ 35 is a lot cheaper than going to a shrink!

Moving right along ....literally .

I think you need a 2 stage for that Bob!

"Honey, Why won't this hood open?"

Raise up on the rubber boot that covers the shift lever and at the front you will see a threaded stet screw with a lock nut on it. This is called a "Dogpoint" screw and it holds the shift lever in place. Back off on the lock nut and adjust the dogpoint to see if that corrects the problem. If you do a search on this site for dogpoint you will find lots of photos and discussion on it. Hope this helps.

If you don't care about originality, places like auto zone sell door edge molding in small sections. They even have it in chrome!

Here are a couple more from that storm John.

I originally picked up my 312 in March of 2014, and became the third owner. While my brother who went with me thought it was junk, I could see past all the dirt and figured that there was still considerable life left in the engine. Also, I figured that other than a lot of broken and missing parts, and numerous scratches, it could be made quite presentable. Once home, the first tasks on the list included the normal maintenance items such as fresh oil, greasing, etc., and a good cleaning. Since March of 2014, I have slowly replaced all of the broken/missing parts. These items included the plastic steering column, almost all the dash/shift knobs, the plastic headlight inserts, new axle caps and steering wheel center (courtesy of Mr. Petitt), an NOS seat from the 2014 BIG Show in Pa. (this seat is of the exact style, and from the same manufacturer, just doesn't have the embossed Wheel Horse logo), various little rubber caps for the height adjustment, etc, both headlamps, and new original style gas cap. Before installing the seat, I took the seat springs and frame apart, stripped and cleaned all pieces, and re-painted. Instead of cotters for the small spring posts, I installed small hair-pin clips. I also removed the rear reflectors, and installed original type tail lights and wiring. The PTO clutch brake was duly adjusted, hairpin clips replaced, and all clutch parts except the pulley were re-painted. The hood hinge was severely worn, and necessitated a new hinge pin, and several holes welded up and re-drilled. Hairpin clips were employed instead of cotters. The muffler was still in quite good condition, but was getting rather rusty. I therefore removed it, wire brushed it down, and painted with a good manifold paint. Still doesn't look bad after two years, but I really need to do it again. Due to pretty severe vibration in the clutch pedal, I also replaced the drive belt, idler pulley, and the mower deck drive belt. To round out all the repairs, I installed a new battery last year, the correct deck wheels, and an hour meter. Since then, I have compounded and waxed the tractor to try to brighten it up as much as possible. The only items left to do, is re-paint the hood and seat/fender pan, and install new decals. Decals are ordered, but have yet to arrive. I figure the sanding, prep, and paint will be done once the mowing season is over. Last missing item, was the chute deflector on the deck. This critter has been missing since I bought the tractor, and has never been very high on my list. On a push mower, I consider them a nuisance, and figured the same sentiment should apply to this missing component. Unfortunately, I find that, at least for my yard here in the city, I need the blamed thing. Since I have numerous flower gardens and the like scattered throughout the lawn, I find that unless I employ some novel patterns when mowing, I will fill the beds with the spraying grass. A bit of a pain, especially when several of the beds have ornamental mulch, borders, etc. Put an ad here in the Classifieds a week or so ago, and was able to procure the correct deflector. From the photos, it looks to be in great shape. He didn't have any of the mounting hardware, but I have subsequently determined that all the pieces are still attached to the deck. The deflector should be here sometime next week. With the addition of the deflector, there should now be no missing parts. While an overhaul of the Kohler is at some point in the future (has blow-by, and smoke a bit. I am pretty certain the engine is the original one, and has never been overhauled.), for now, I only plan on throwing a kit at the carb., and installing the deflector and decals. I have attached a few photos of the tractor as it looks now. Pics. were taken last week. I must admit, I am quite proud of the old girl. She does a beautiful job on the lawn, and is a pleasure to drive. Since you just don't see old American iron like her much anymore, I occasionally get a wave or honk from passing cars on the street.

Hey guys, new to this and I just acquired a wheel horse that needs some work done to it. Runs and mows!!! Which is pretty awesome, but it needs some parts for the mower deck, wheels mainly, but I have no idea if parts are interchangeable, and no idea what model the traction unit is or deck size. All it says is wheel horse six speed. And on the engine it has... K241. Ser# S C139023. Spec. 46333 D completely new to this and it may be dumb questions asked above but.... I'm lost. Any help with manual would be very much appreciated, or good places to order parts from would be awesome!!! I do have access to a toro distributor at work, and like I said, anything would be appreciated. Thanks in advance, Nate.

Got the 318 done this morning and ready for the rest of the season. A bath, new oil, grease and deck power washing. Blades are scarey sharp. The grass has slowed down alot now and it doesn't bother me none.

Sadly, I have something similar and still screwed it up.

I use the old edging from seats. The beaded stuff that holds the vinyl to the seat pan. I scrapped 2 or 3 seats and kept the edging.

Howard, that may be the case; or they had a bunch of short frames in inventory and used them up with the transmissions they had on hand. Seems they did quite a bit of that over the years.

Fantastic buy, you paid for the tires and the was free!

No Manny... I think the LOVE THY NEIGHBOR INITIATIVE (LTNI) Community Food Garden rocks!

No Idea belt size Greg but maybe I should come get that whole rig and I can figure it out for you here! Take a piece of rope and see if you can a in the ball bark. Then get one size on either side of that, can always take them back. .. maybe Garry just beat me to it. Those front mounts are rare yes hang on to it!

Belt size on the page that comes up Garry

I'm assuming this lever is the same lever that engages the belt? If so the linkage has a pivot point that gets worn out. The hole in one half gets wallowed out and the pin in the other half gets worn down. I weld the hole shut and redrill it. I buzz off the worn pin and weld on a new one and add a wave washer to help take out any slop.

1973 10 hp 8-Speed

If you can't find a k91 dump in a HF engine and drive it . Don't part it out though , someone will buy it .

Nice looking 318. What year is it? As most JD guys know, the 318 has been considered one of the best garden tractors ever made. Turning brakes, power steering, dual hydraulics, bullet proof hydro transmission, 3 point optional, etc. They have been the one of the best selling garden tractors for most of it's 1983 to 1992 production run.

a piece of gas line, slit lengthwise

I was able to find sum rubber that slips over the sharp edges of metal I put a piece up were the hood meets the dash and was able to put two pieces were the hood meets the frame by the hinge it really tightened everything up. No more noise from the hood. I need to renew my supporter status so I can post pics

Hey look there's one now!

Yea, we just discussed that. The 867 isn't on my list but they exist. You're a better shot than you give yourself credit for Howard.

1988 with 564 hours Doug. A hand me down from my Dad. He got a new X530 several years back.

When I'm a t work one of the chilled water plants uses steam to make it cool! The hotter outside the more steam we need. I've seen 130 on the dial before.

1967 867........8 SPEED 8 HORSE POWER....?????? jUST A SHOT IN THE DARK.....AND IM NOT THAT GOOD A SHOT....

I'm jockeying for position in front of the AC with my dog as we speak. I can't believe I sat in this for 3 days at the steam show!

My morning was cleaning up the new to me suburban and taking pics for new wall art for my new house