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Today I took my father and kids and picked up a 606 with snow blade. Rolls good, steering seems good and the engine turned by hand. The hood is a little rough with a piece cut out of the left side and it is missing the hood latch. Spent some time emptying the small amount of old gas that was in it (I do not think the gas tank is original) and putting some fresh gas in. Then cleaned up the spark plug. I noticed that it does not have a choke cable (but I think it should). Pulled the pull start and got it to run for about 4 or 5 seconds. The motor blew out a lot of blue smoke. I know it will need some carb work, and since it is burning oil maybe some new piston rings. What do you all think? The pictures have my father and my son in then.

Messing with the 657. Putting it to work to day. Wood is for foot trails in the woods. Need some foot bridges. This little bugger has got some power for a 6hp.........

Ordered these stickers from Terry the other day...very happy with the way they look on the back of my old truck...also ordered a can koozie from him, will probably try it out here shortly

Hello, my name is Mike i live south of Indianapolis and have been watching a few wheel horses for sale and wouldn't mind getting an older one to tinker with i have found one I really want for about 350$ i will probably try to purchase it this weekend I believe it's a 520h any information on it would be great and if it's a good price

Here's some pics guys. Should've posted with initial question. Just added some

My dads 1962 wheel horse 502. its got an 8hp kohlor magnum on it (with a k91 carb i got for free from local shop and a k161 airfilter assembly). this deck is off my dads 754. i freed up the deck(the bars that run from front of deck to thebar between gear boxes was rusted to shaft.) and lubed it up real good. i told dad the belts were shot but i said what the heck lets mow with it till they break. well they lasted past the video infact dad mowed good 20 minutes and almost had yard completely done when one broke lol. also the triple pulley needs attantion its wondering all over the shaft. yea dad didnt have rpms up very high. our grass is mostly weeds and not thick at all. reason i go to front of tractor and remove a strap is because the roll pin for pedal latch is broke.another pin will be put in after paint. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbmjrODh8rY

Got another Simplicity . I know , I know , but to good of a deal to pass up . Needs both side panels (battery leaked) , otherwise seems complete . Has been repainted at some point in its life and the engine is free so hopefully it will run . Can't make out the serial # behind seat and need to get the numbers off engine . Better admit it now that I also picked up a Massey 12 (son really wanted it). No pics of that one yet , would like to straighten out the grill before posting pics . It runs and drives , also pretty original .

Well...actually, this time...seven of 'em were attacked. ‘Protective’ 16-year-old cat mauls seven pit bulls in Canada, sends one person to hospital http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/protective-16-year-old-cat-mauls-pit-bulls-article-1.2758682 Baby, a 16-year-old cat, attacked and scratched seven pit bulls as they walked past her property while her owner, Betty Jean Thompson, was gardening outside. (CTV NEWS VANCOUVER)

Here it is... Baby Vs Bandito.

I want Baby on my team!

I've always learned a lot more being wrong then I ever have being right. So just don't quit trying to help. Actually, often times here, there is no right or wrong...just a lot of head scratching.

8-20-1975 Viking 1 launched to Mars Viking 1, an unmanned U.S. planetary probe, is launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on a mission to Mars. On June 19, 1976, the spacecraft entered into orbit around Mars and devoted the next month to imaging the Martian surface with the purpose of finding an appropriate landing site for its lander. On July 20–the seventh anniversary of theApollo 11 lunar landing–the Viking 1 lander separated from the orbiter and touched down on the Chryse Planitia region, becoming the first spacecraft to successfully land on the surface of Mars. The same day, the craft sent back the first close-up photographs of the rust-colored Martian surface. In September 1976, Viking 2–launched only three weeks after Viking 1–entered into orbit around Mars, where it assisted Viking 1 in imaging the surface and also sent down a lander. During the dual Viking missions, the two orbiters imaged the entire surface of Mars at a resolution of 150 to 300 meters, and the two landers sent back more than 1,400 images of the planet’s surface

Lol thanks but before you give me TOO much credit I have to admit I'm Ford through and through. I was in the market for another truck to run around in and stumbled across a heck of a deal on the old Chevy, it's a 1980 C30 with the 292 inline 6 and 4 speed, but my heavy worker and my baby is still my 66 F350 lol. Oh and the koozie works great

Now Howard, is there really... any another brand? Those decals are like the cherry on top Bryce.

I'm quite frugal (parsimonious perhaps?) but I'm listening hard to this thread. I've seen countless times where things are over-priced for sure but there are times when a penny saved is a pound lost as well! Please continue.

with bearings, you get what you pay for. Buy them from NAPA or Motion Industries and they will run you $12-16 each, sealed both sides. The bearing cups are machined from steel billet (solid steel bar stock). If you buy the ones for $3-5 each, the cups are drawn from sheet stock. Not gonna last as long. If your bearings are toast, the spindles are toast as well. When the balls stop rolling, the inner race will roll on the spindle and wear it down. New bearings will sit in the same position and you have not solved anything. Also, if you are getting sealed both side bearings, do yourself a favor and get rid of the grease fitting on the rim. You do not need it and your tractor will stay much cleaner without all that extra grease oozing out everywhere

If you want to plow 5" deep put the left front and rear wheels up on 5" blocks. Now adjust the plow to sit flat on the floor like it is now. There should be an adjustable link joining the rear vertical bar to the bracket on the plow frame. What it adjusts is called the suck. It pulls the plow into the ground until the angle iron at the rear called the land slide won't let it go any deeper. This process will get your adjustment real close to what you want. If you want to go deeper tip the point down. To raise it a bit raise the tip a bit. Garry

They were from the late 1980's and called a "stadium blanket." you certainly don't see many of them. There was a short period where wheel horse had all kinds of promotional stuff available in a merchandising catalog. They had the blanket, seat cushions for taking to the bleachers, pocket knives, a cooler, pens, tire gauges, weather vanes, neckties, sweaters...all kinds of stuff. None of which you see very often. Take care of it. It's a nice piece . steve

dont jump to conclusion it need rings yet. get her running good and let her run for a while. many peopleput oil in cylinder to prevent stuck rings for long storage. and if it sat a while it will need to be ran a bit anyway. i had a couple engines smoke at first because thy sat a long time once you ran them a couple hours they stop smoking. been fine ever since

ttatro Can you post some better pick`s of the engine area? It should have a choke cable. Does it look like these picks? this is the same but electric start. It has the original seat and steering wheel that's good. Enjoy the project. Carbs are cheap on E-bay don`t rebuild unless you want to. The blue smoke may be cause it been awhile since it last ran and flooded it. Feel free to ask any questions.

Figured it had been too long without an update of some type. I am working on several implements but this update is for the two additional decks I plan to use on Elijah and Lazarus. I currently am using a new old stock 42 inch read discharge which does a good job, but bigger may be better. In search of the perfect deck for my modernized GT14's I am in the process of rebuilding a 48 inch deck with the more modern spindles etc and I snagged a 60 inch Ariens C195 deck from Stevebo which has all new bearings etc. both are basically in the assembly process. You can see from the dust that the C195 deck has been waiting 4-6 weeks for temps to lower to point my motivation returned. I made some headway today.

, as beginner in this hobby and forum , I know the feeling. . I try to help where I can , sometimes right , sometimes wrong , but that's how I learn . With all the different models and the Ponds frugalness , it's like being in school again , except without all the !

Typically what happens to an old deck and especially one that has sat around is this. The slide bar rides on top of two little strips of Delrin, causing a little space between the deck top and slide bar in the area between the Delrin strips. Dirt enters the area and water makes the thing rust. The bar pits and if the deck sets around, the slide bar freezes in place and then the mower belts will break.. What I did was buff the deck free from rust with a wheel and use rust converter. I also used my secret weapon abrasive wheel on the slide bar and deck http://www.harborfreight.com/catalogsearch/result?q=polycarbide+abrasive+wheel and these wheels will impart a near mirror finish to steel in short order. I have told people to try them for paint removal and they thank me every time for mentioning the wheels. Instead of riding on Delrin, I just find a piece of Formica and cut it a couple of inches wide and cut two slots in it to caapture it in between two bolts so it is under the slide bar. I slather grease beneath the Formica so there is no place for more rust to form. Then i use just a little plumbers grease [completely waterproof] between the slide bar and the formica. It then slides very easily and there is not a space for dirt to get in. The next step is a judgement call, but I run the mower without the deck belt guard and i blow off the dirt and dust on a regular basis.

That ol` 292 was a good engine. Chevy`s first V8`s were 265, and 283 and hard to beat also...

Only if you like school buses.

Am I the only one who thinks that it's a cool color! Mike....

You're doing good Russell. Wheel Horse did so many crazy things in the earlier years that it's impossible to keep everything straight or know for sure what was factory original on most things. That's part of all the fun we have here.

My guess is they were talking about the Eaton 700 equipped automatics.

Was just quoting from the original Wheel Horse material that came with my tractor. Have wondered for some time about Wheel Horse stating that the 300 series were not to be used with furrow plows and the like. Didn't make much sense, being that there were plows and discs made specifically for the smaller tractors of the '60s.

Seat brackets and frame cut and tacked together. I have been trying to figure out how to dress off the tailend of this thing. Stood around and eyeballed the D160 grille I had laying in the corner. I had cut it and narrowed it 8", cut 2" off the width and removed the top headlight section and narrowed and shortened it about 2". I was going to mount it rightside up and put brake lights in it instead of headlights but I flipped it upside and decided the exhaust will come out where the headlights used to be. I will narrow the grille slats and paint them black.

I have a wheel horse promotional fleece blanket that was offered in late 70's early 80's I believe. It's used to cover my son's rj and was just wondering if anybody could give me more info on it. It is a great looking blanket and was wondering if I could find a few more to cover other horses. My Father gave it to me years ago but I never asked where he got it. Thanks in advance for any help

Craig I run my boy in the woods every day. My neighbor has a fencing Business so I get free wood. It is great for the dog. But a lot of work for me to keep up with the bridges. The wood only last about 3 years before I have to replace it. Thanks for like. Thanks I like these little tractors there light and easy to move in the garage or in the trailer. But they do not like real hot weather to much. They are a cold blooded engine AKA Snow blower engines. The best.

Yep, these little tractors are real workers! Good looking tractor.

yes he enjoys running this machine. that magnum has alot of power since i put a good kohler carb on it. we have not had it hit the governor under loads doesnt break a sweat in video he tends hold onto shift its a old habbit because of the old rearend that was in it lol.

A C 30 with a 292 and the granny gear tranny can move a house! Wish I had pics of my "Easter Egg" 73 C-20. It would fit right in with this thread!

The hats were removed from the store when I went on vacation for 2 weeks, and I hadn't put them back because I've been spending a lot of time in Boston making it difficult to get them out the door on-time. If you're willing to deal with a delays shipping, they are back in the store.

FYI. I was searching for replacement tires for the front on my 854, and i wanted as close to the originals as possible. I found Kenda Load-Star (K371). These are 4ply trailer tires, which is "over-kill", however they are 99% identical to the originals. They were $15 each on recstuff.com. Im really happy with them. Maybe everyone already knew about them, but i figured i would throw it out there anyway.

All I can tell you it isn't a 520. Likely a 400. Not a 300 because of the twin. If it's good mechanically that's a good price. The 48" deck is worth close to that. But PLEASE buy some red paint too.

Tonight I started getting the carb all cleaned up. I have most of the brass adjustment screws all polished up and ready to go, and the adjustment screw springs are ready for paint. I'm going to add a custom touch to the carb, although I'm not sure how well it will look until it's done. Can always change it back if it looks real bad I guess. I also received the engine gasket set kit today in the mail, so a big THANK YOU goes out to Jake Kuhn for all of his help again. Glen Pettit tells me my parts from him should arrive on Monday, so I'm looking forward to getting them as well. A big Thanks to Glen as well for all of his expertise and guidance for keeping me informed on what parts are correct for the RJ. I'm also in contact with Ron Greco in getting the mower deck drive and main engine drive belts, and possibly the mower deck drive belt guard. Hopefully through all of his searching, we'll be able to work together and I'll get those pieces that will bring me closer to getting everything I need yet. After doing some inventory or updating tonight, I'm down to getting the motor stripped and repainted, assembling the transmission back together, remounting the rear tires so that the white lettering will be facing out, ordering the decal set, and doing some body work and painting to the hood. Still holding out for a "Wheel Horse" logo'd front tire and a down draft oil air cleaner yet. Hopefully those items will be found soon. Once all of the parts have their first or second coats on, I'll go back over all of them again, wet sanding each of them with 800 grit paper, and applying another coat to each. I repeat the progress again but wet sanding each additional time with 1500 and then 2000 grit. My goal is to start assembling the tractor back together by the end of September.

Yep it's all in fun

Tonight, I moved Blackbeard into the main garage tonight and realized it was the first time that I had him next to "RED" (my Wife's Dxi). I thought it was a cool pic with the biggest model of the WH line in 1970 and the biggest of the ToroWH line about 30 years later! I purposely turned on the headlights on both tractors to show the different between the VLEDS in RED vs the old incandescent bulbs in Blackbeard! cool stable mates I think!

Found a few pics from last years golf outing, @WHX7 your going to love it!!!! Enough said

The only real differences between the 400 and the 550 is unfortunately the engine and the electrical start components, and possibly the hood. The 550 had fenders and toolbox standard, the 400 may or may not have come with the option of fenders and toolbox so even that is not tell-tale. Examine the toolbox under the seat (if there is one) for any extra holes that would be from a solenoid mounting spot or evidence that there was a battery sitting in there. Also look just to the right of the steering column in the dash. Is the dash solid, is there a hole, or is there a plug? If it's solid, or there is a plug, your tractor was a 400, if there is a hole, the tractor might have been a 550. (also might not, because there could have been a plug and it was lost.) Early 400 (no hole or plug) Later 400 (with knock out plug in ignition hole)