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Very unexpected. I always search for Wheel Horse parts, decks, whatever, every morning. This morning this showed up on the local adds, about 40 miles away. I called early, made an appointment, got up to the sellers home , made quite a deal and brought it home. 1979/ C81 ( 8 HP Kohler ) 36" rear discharge deck and A Wheel Horse Tiller ! Yes all the proper mule power take off attachments and belts came with it. It runs great and yes even the lights work ! I was told by the seller that he acquired it from the original owner , he did some motor work and put it up for sale. I was also told that it spent all of it's life either in an outdoor shed or a garage. It's dirty and needs a beauty bath but other than that , well, I'm not exactly sure what to do with it ! This is #3 Price, under 6 for everything I have always wanted a C Series and should have bought one new when I made my first purchase, which was an A Series way back in the mid 70's. Better late than never ! So now it joins the family along with a 310-8 and a 315-8

Just scored a 633. Runs great. Love the Kohler engine round hoods.

Well I've been crazy busy with getting the new house/property back to normal and work. Finally got a chance to clean up the garage some and post pics of the horses. Scarlet was used a lot to sweep all the grass up after I mowed it 3 times in a row. Had to go buy a cheap rider and sweeper at tractor supply. Here are a few pics.

Not sure I need more projects, but.....

Clearing pics off of my phone today. Found this one and thought I'd share it. I don't recall seeing here on the forum before. I apologize if it's old hat to everyone. I had never seen it.

I love my son , but some times he could break a 200 lb anvil without trying and have no idea how it got broken.

Well said. Don't lend a Horse out friend or fool will break it. I left my 416-8 at my son's last weekend , did not tell him about the secret switch I installed. He will never get it started, think it is broken. Everything will be in working order when I go back this weekend.

This is the yard when I was having it brush hogged, and second picture is after we mowed it 3 times and the 753 pulled the sweeper around for hours lol

For my 9000th, here's a pic of a Power King loader arm/ blade set up. May give you ideas:

Was asked to post a few pics of my 701. This tractor came from Terry via Ken. Currently have the original 701 style snow plow and mower deck. Since I've aquired it, added the HL-5 setup thanks to Scott and Ron. The rear fenders had some mismatched nuts and bolts that O replaced which strengthened everything. Currently need the front hood tab welded. Does have a few leaks but for its age, really a very nice tractor. Think Terry may have repainted the hood but is perfect for me. Next little addition will be duals and that is for looks. Do not plan to use this tractor much....it IS one of my "bucket list" tractors. Thanks everyone for looking D. J.

Wanted an easier way to bust the beads loose on the 8" wheels common on the front of most garden tractor brands so I decided to I would fab something up at work and give it a try on my 520H front tires I was replacing, basically 2 pieces of 1/4" 3"x3" angle iron welded to a 3/4" x3"x 9" long flat CRS with a 3/4" hole drilled in the center and foot of 3/4"-16 all-thread and another 3/4"x3"x3" with 3/4" hole...and how it works...break 1 side flip break the other then dismount the old tire all done with a box end wrench no air tools or hammering on your hands,Jeff.

Remember "HAL" the computer in 2001 Space Odyssey? Go up one letter and see what it spells... H = I A = B L = M HHHMMMM.... I will save the NSA the trouble of running the profile on your average user: 1. They work hard 2. They play nice 3. They help each other out 4, They are very generous with their time, knowledge and talents - with anyone 5. ...Regardless of who they are, where they live, or what religion they profess (or don't)... 6. Oh, and they love these little red tractors that are really tough and last a long time... 7. And they appear to breed them in their garages, which does... not... compute...error...inanimate object .... breeding...does not...compu...^^^^**&&$$##@@...... Just sayin'

Rest assured Jeff...I'll be a bidder. The 1257 would fit right in between my 875 and Commando 8. Luv the short ones with that vertical bar in the grill. A little more than that Dick...no coil, carb needs a throttle shaft bushed, wiring is hacked, some paint over grease. Nice tires and wheels though. I don't want the Sears Jack. But if your interested in it, send me a PM. I can deliver to the next show. Too late for therapy Paul....This WH addiction probably can't even be cured with surgery. I was trying to reduce the herd and actually sold one at the Big Show, but then I already bought 4 more this summer, now these show up.

Hello everyone, I'm back! It has been a busy few months for me, I got my other two big restoration projects finished over the summer and so I finally was able to turn my attention back to the 655. I have spent a few days the three weeks working on it, I got the body stripped down, straightened out (best I could), primed and painted. I used Majic IH Red paint with hardener and sprayed it with my HVLP gun. It came out pretty good with only a few spots here and there that only I will see. I was able to change the front tires and tubes, it was much harder than I was expecting to do. Ended up taking it to a friends shop to use their tire changing machine. The steering wheel was very dirty with years of built up grime, I was able to clean it with slightly abrasive cleaner wax for boats. The wheels I painted with leftover paint from one of my other projects, but the front wheels defiantly need to be touched up after changing the tires. That is about where I am at now in the project, not much left to do besides install the engine controls, and a few small parts.

So I decided to make a few modifications to the Dexk as well as the mounting of the mule. Also decided to mount it to Elijah so I can mount the snow blade to Lazarus. Basically I shifted the mule off center about .5-.75 inches which now allows almost steering stop to steering stop without rubbing so almost no issue regardless of height of deck. I also determined the the reason I was unable to get the deck raised as high as I had hoped was due to the rear uprights on the attach-a-matic hanger. So I drilled a bolt holes lower and then cut off the excess height. The pic only shows the new holes. This allows me almost 1.25-1.5 inches of increased height adjustment. I finally have a WheelHorse that I can cut my lawn with to a more preferable cut height. The cut is awesome and it's amazing how much faster I was able to cut the lawn. However with the additional width their is a tremendous amount of torque should you catch the deck on a tree or other immovable object. Just thought that since I had resolved the shortcomings I would post the results.

JD, here are the before and after (to date) of the C125 restoration. All the running gear is now installed but I have to recreate the wiring harness. All the safety switches were replaced. If you are interested in the OEM suppliers (not Toro), send me a PM. Engine, as I said earlier, is the problem child. Running boards, side panels, and fender need sanding and paint. Hood had broken welds on one side which have been rewelded, but the hood is a little out of whack so I need to think about how to twist it a bit to get it close to perfect. Rims are actually in much better condition than the last two restorations I did, but could use a refresh and of course tires

yes, the machine overall doesn't look used or abused. However, the Kohler 8 had to be rebuilt, the original owner somehow allowed it to run low on oil. The gentleman I bought it from has a full repair shop and he rebuilt the motor. It runs very strong and smooth. I am told it may have 20 hours on the rebuild. He even reminded me to check the torque on the head bolts again in another 20 hours or so. Very knowledgeable guy. It also came with all the original manuals from the initial purchase. Original purchase made in Mi, Warren Barber Inc, the dealer tag is still on the machine. It appears the original owner brought it to NC around 1989 from paperwork that came with the Tractor.

I already mentioned that to him Richard ...along with changing the member map so we know where all the rustling is going on at & with the size of that yard we may have pay him a visit for a plow day!

That's a start , for $25 that would be hanging on my wall !

Well I opened up the plastic pump as well as a couple of others. The plastic pump is on the right and has metal valves similar to the center pump which came off a 1267. The pump on the left has the primer lever (1965 and earlier) and the valves are quite different. Diaphragms on all three were the same.

Some nice Horses you have there.

Jay @roadapples stay tuned so you can translate what Howard's @857 horse version of the story of events on fold ! ...does he speak that way in the truck too !

They don't hang horse thieves anymore; they just make them look at GREEN and Yellow things until you wish you were dead!

First off thanks to @Bttatro for turning me on to this CL score ( I tried to PM you the news Friday but my phone sucks at the cabin)! So anyway I set up the go look at & turns out the guy is only 2 miles off my beatin path up to the cabin. Made a wrong turn because Karen (my GPS) was useless as T#ts on a bull up there & ended up having to back the rig out of the woods 1/4 mile in the dark... no fun there! Finally found the place & there she was. Turns out the seller had just bought this place (estate sale) opened up some shed doors and found out he bought a tractor with the property. He had no clue as to what a Wheel Horse even was. Said he put a new plug in it charged the battery & some gas and it started right up. So closed the deal and driving it out to the trailer it would only come off idle by a couple of hundred RPM's. So I asked the guy about the throttle issue and he had no clue. Said he even cut grass with it like that! I explained to him ( he was not very mechanically inclined) that this motor will get up and go when adjusted right. So I manually set the throttle and get it on the gov. to show him where it should be running RPM wise and he gave me a look like I was gonna blow it up. I says no this is where it should run at. He was amazed at the power & sound of that 12! Ok enough Yakin and on to the GOOD STUFF.... She is a dirty girl but a round with the pressure washer and some elbow grease should clean up nice. Aside from the throttle issue runs good & may need a carb cleaning. Has the wrong battery in it and some other minor stuff but is complete. If somebody can tell me if that switch on the dash is factory. It must of had some kind of lighting on it at one time. Some bug eyes up on the corners of the hood?? I sure do like looking down that long hood with seat time!

I hope you fellas don't beat me up over this. I went to an estate auction on Saturday of some old friends of mine who the Mrs had passed away in May. I bid on this sweeper, but I didn't get it. It sold for 22.50. I was next bidder at 25.00, and I said no. Yeah, that was still a bargain, but I just didn't need it, and I don't have any place to store it inside right now either, so I just let it go. And I don't have time to flip it either. The auctioneer claimed it worked well as he used it on the property before the auction. The tongue was a little bent where it hooks on to the tractor and you can see the taped up repair they did on it also. No tractor for sale, that was sold after the Mr. passed away a few years ago along with farm equipment. I was out of town and missed out on that auction. I don't remember what model it was, I hadn't seen it for many years. I think it was a 300 series from early 90's.

9-27-1967 “My Mother, The Car” exported to France On this day in 1967, a French television network begins to broadcast the first (and only) season of the American sitcom “My Mother, The Car,” the first TV show to star a talking automobile. The show’s premise–a man visits a used-car lot and finds a 1928 Porter convertible that is, somehow, the reincarnation of his dead mother–was fairly ludicrous; perhaps as a result, it only survived for one season (1965–66) in the United States. In 2002, TV Guide named “My Mother, The Car” the second-worst television show of all time. (First on the list was The Jerry Springer Show.) “My Mother, The Car” told the story of a small-town lawyer named David Crabtree who, while shopping for a used station wagon for his family, finds instead a dilapidated Porter touring-car from the 1920s. When he hears his dead mother, Gladys, speak to him through the car’s radio, he realizes that the Porter is no ordinary convertible: Strangely enough, it’s the reincarnation of his mother herself. To play Crabtree, Jerry Van Dyke (brother of Dick, whose eponymous hit sitcom was still airing when “My Mother, The Car” was proving itself to be a clunker), turned down the title role in “Gilligan’s Island.” The day after the show’s American premiere in 1965, one reviewer predicted that it would be “an Edsel with critics, but a hot rod with the public.” He was right: many viewers loved the show, but critics loathed it. One called it “a horror which defies description,” and another pointed out that it was “so bad it didn’t even sell to the Japanese who are notoriously broad-minded about buying everything American networks turn out.” The apparently broader-minded French didn’t seem to mind it so much when it began airing there in 1967, a year after its cancellation in the United States.

After I rebuilt / sharpened the cutting edge on the blades for RM 116 mower deck on the Lawn Ranger and got them back on it was time to try it out. Thought you might like to ride along. https://youtu.be/jYz7euN3k3M

In defense of Howard, I will bear witness. Sunday I personally saw an 867 in the back of his truck. How or where he got it....I can't say!

.033-.036 end play is way more than shims could fix. You may have a bad crank bearing that has beat up your bearing plate. Since the bearing plate is aluminum (soft material) and the other bearing sits in cast iron, I would pull the bearing plate and inspect it and the crank bearing.

Oh Ed, I sure hope you're bidding ! 1257's are nice tractors, just ask @WHX8 ... Bring that one home !

I hope I am not pirating your thread Mike, but my 312H has been slow starting since I got it a year ago. I never had this problem with the older tractors with the fuel tanks located under the hood. But the two tractors I had with the tank under the seat, a 314H that I sold and the 312H that I still have were both slow starting after sitting. I suspected the fuel pump was allowing the fuel to leak back to the tank thru the leaking check valves. Well, the 312 refused to start this morning after sitting for 4-5 days. I checked the fuel .....I had 3/8 on the gage and the fuel was down about 3" from full. Pulled the line off at the carb ....barely got a dribble when I cranked it. Pulled the line into the pump ....No fuel..the pump was running in air. I filled the tank 3/4 full ....this was high enough to prime the pump and it spurted fine when I cranked it. Connected the fuel lines and it fired right up. I did take the carb off and clean it...but really didn't find any thing. So, My conclusion is, If you have a good pump that has perfect no leak check valves, you should not have a problem. But if the pump is allowing the fuel to leak back into the tank over time, It may not be able to reprime itself if the fuel level in the tank is below the elevation of the fuel pump. A simple solution is to fill the tank before you put the tractor away.

The one on the left is the easy type to fix. Remove the springs and discs, clean them and the pump body, install the discs flipped over from original position.

Jim Winder....... You sir are diabolical.....................

Thanks a lot , and yes now my memory is coming back ! There were making me test out JD's new power wheelchair . They made me drive that green and yellow thing around , it was horrible... Way worse then the poking and prodding I usually get !

NICE!! You got a great deal on that. The tiller looks barely used.

Take your protein pills and put your helmet on.

doc,,,,cycling......like this terra trike x30. my new to me ride. Glenn now here is cycling Glenn

Hi JD First, if you have not yet found the supplier of those rubber latches, the one for your machine were made by Southco. They are a model 37 flexible rubber draw latch 070 series t-handle. There are distributors around the US. Actusinc also makes the same item. Second, I actually started to read your "reconstruction" story here. I am doing a similar exercise but with a C125 Automatic. I think your machine was in worse shape than mine-however mine needs an engine rebuild of some sort. It runs but smokes badly. I only paid $250 for it with a deck so I guess I am only mildly disappointed. I am doing a complete restoration and I am not nearly as far along as you. I have put $700 in parts and welding labor into it and that still does not include tires and any motor work I will need to have done. I keep telling myself "its a hobby" and it is not nearly as expensive as my other endeavor-cycling. My goal is to get all the mechanicals (except. engine) restored and push the thing into the shed for the winter. Rainy here today, I will snap a few pix for you and post later today.

Be careful what you lube that starter with. Grease or oil will cause enough friction so the gear won't move by the motor spin. Plus they will hold dust and dirt and it will get worse over time so best to use a dry lube like graphite. A good cleaning may be good enough.

Rob, THose look much better than mine. I will send you a PM. My outter axle shafts.

Here's what I have that would hep you out Skeeter. I also have a pair of axles that are pretty nice and could be used as is but if I were doing the transmission I would flip them. I suspect that your axles would be fine too.

Nice score, I think you did well. Some black paint on the front of the hood and with some buffing I think the red paint will come back and look presentable. I don't see any paint peeling or rust in the normal spots that they do so that is good. A heat gun or hair dryer will take the old decals off real easy. Toss on a new seat and some new floor mats and that 520 will be looking real nice real quick..

Very clever and handy tool!

Howard has pictures coming..... I`ll let him tell the story..

fish to earth, fish to earth, Firefox is screwy please fix it. over. Think I'll change my handle to Major Tom.

Built a blade to replace the bucket and connected it to the arms of the loader. Works nice using the float position and could raise it up high to push off the tops of the big piles. Worked good for back dragging in tight areas too. Haven't used it for few years because I prefer zipping around on a little 654 for plowing snow and now use a big 2 stage for blowing. Also used to use a single stage on the FEL tractor too and used the loader to lift it.

I was tinkering around on Craigslist and ran across an ad for a Wheel Horse Edger. Did a little research, here, of course, and learned it was a re-branded McLane. I used McLane edgers for commercial landscape maintenance when I was in school and they were bullet proof. The model serial number doesn't show up anything on the toro parts page, but I am guessing it was made in the mid-80's. Needs the correct negative action throttle cable and a new air filter. I think I have located both on eBay. It rolls very solid. Was tickled to find it. My son will be getting the MTD edger I have.

Changed over to electric pump 1.5 to 2.5 psi, and I am sooooo glad that I did.....

Just to close out this thread: After studying the wiring diagram and testing voltage and connectivity I tracked this to two problems. 1) One of the fuse holders was bent and the did not have good conectivity to the fuse "legs". 2) On of the wires connecting the fuse holder was frayed through. Both of these where slightly intermittent (could be made to work when bent the right way) which made them hard to zero in on. After replacing them both the tractor has been reliable. The tractor turns 30 this year. It is now standing by watching football and wating for winter snow... Thanks for your suppor guys.

I thought buying more tractors was therapy ... Isn't that what you guys told me a year ago !