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Beautiful night for trick-or-treating here. Happy Halloween!

Such a nice day today. I put the new tires on the front of the 702. To make it even out, I had a set of 6-12 ags on yellow rims, that I went ahead and put on the back. I hid the yellow rims by putting on wheel weights. The 416-8 and 551 also came out to enjoy the day. Busy day, as I also had to clean up the plow tractor and plow from yesterday's plow day.

This was on Yahoo as one of those PITA sponsored things to advertise the crap outta you but I cut all the BS out and grabbed the pics to share them. Definitely some interesting concepts! Think my favorite is the "crab tractor". As it turns out, our own @horsefeathers made it on the list and his tractor was in there on a national ad. Here's the link if you want to read about each tractor. http://mentertained.com/31-odd-tractors-you-dont-see-everyday/?version=X2&utm_source=X1Yahoo&utm_campaign=yahoo odd tractor pv&utm_medium=odd tractor pv

Found this Wheel Horse. Must be dressed up for Halloween. It appears to be dressed up as this Massey Ferguson. Now let's see anyone else's Wheel Horses that are dressed up for Halloween and not in traditional Wheel Horse red.

Happy Birthday @Kelly, and thank you for preserving all of these parts for us! We are all glad you were born!

I am gonna try to make it to this one next year, bring The Machine

I`d comment on the headrest, but........ never mind..

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

Bob,,,,this crowd gathers every June at the BIG SHOW ,,,,,,, But i need to be clear....JA has ever talked to my Mrs' So,,,this 3 stage thing was just a good guess....close guess.??? Heck.....I guess !!!!! And if i bring a Pole for little signs,,,,then Stevasuarus has to decorate his sign with Christmas Cheer,,,,,,,,,or !!!!!!!!!!! Wear an Elfs hat.... Im new at this......all I know is these guys are funny....loloolllo Howard857 Horse in VA

One for the fish...

You would have to cut the outer 2 groves off your drive pulley or get a single sheave replacement. You would also have to come up with a spacer to take the place of the bump out on later model drive pulleys. Finally electric PTOs are not my first choice for anything that should be slowly engaged. The sudden engagement of electric PTOs especially in the cold weather or if there is Ice build up in your blower would be hard on everything.

There is a ridge in the center of the rear end that traps oil up to the front so it doesn't all drain out. Also gear oil is clingy and takes for ever to drain. My manual says 2.5 qts for a 312 I would go with the dipstick.

You saved the best for last; too bad it was green!

Guys, here is my favorite video that I took this weekend. It is a super cool tractor and plow rig for sure but what I like even better is that mom and dad Tallon are walking the field with their oldest (I believe--help Dave) son as he turns earth. He is doing a very good job. Please forgive the shakiness as I was driving toward him, stopping, changing directions, following him, changing gears, and then passing him. I'm just trying to create more cool camera angles for this. Moderators--if there is a better high traffic area on RS to place this please add it there. I think the subject matter is noteworthy...

Heres mine Jack the image I really wanted you to see is this one.I personally believe that shortening the belt guard support does more than the holes.When you look at the thing straight on the bracket covers more of the cooling fins than the belt guard does.JAinVA

Required a pencil, a combination square and a step drill bit.

Howdy everyone, I just picked up a B-100 along with mowing deck, hitch, chains and plow! I think it's a '74 but not sure. Runs like a champ and I can't wait to get cutting up some leaves and grass next weekend. It's my first tractor for my first real house and yard. I plan to work the tractor. It's in fairly good shape for being even older than me, just some faded paint but very little rust. It's missing it's headlight lens though and I'd like to find one since I may be plowing at night this winter. I plan on really going through the cutting deck this winter and getting new blades and making sure it's ready for next year. I'd also like to find a suitable utility trailer for the yard.

Hi everyone! Happy to be a part of the world wide Wheel Horse family. Bought my first Wheel Horse 2016, and my second one too. Both from the 70's. I am very impressed with the smart functions, and how easy they are to use, and work with. Myself and my neighbour now own 5 Wheel Horses, and have a lot of fun, as WH nerds. This coming winter it's time to take apart one tractor each, to get them in great condition. Have fun!

Time for an update! I have gotten to put the tractor to work doing a little hauling after fitting an air cleaner to the engine and mounting a new fuel tank where it is supposed to be. Today I finished mounting a rear tire after sandblasting and painting the wheel. It is coming along bit by bit!

Thanks for the pictures . Some were interesting and some "What the What". I think the tattoos on the passenger on the Green whatever adds a lot to the picture. I am going to wash my eyes now.

If this crew doesn't make you fell better about dumb things we do to these horse's , you don't have a chance in the real world.

How about just making a lever or pedal to spring tension the belt? That's how the old ST-302/3072 1962 blowers worked. It used a foot pedal to push/pull a gearbox (gearbox was used to reverse spinning direction) for adding tension to the belt for engaging the blower. Maybe rig up something from a mower deck engage pedal from that era tractor?

Zoom in on front lower area and you will see some red peeking through the yellow.

As they used to say: that's the cat's meow........

You'd better go rescue that tractor Upper and gets it's costume off...the muffler alone is worth it's weight in yello!!

10-31-1957 Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. opens in Hollywood On October 31, 1957, the Japanese car company Toyota establishes its U.S. headquarters in an old Rambler dealership in Hollywood, California. Toyota executives hoped to saturate the American second-car market with their small and relatively inexpensive Toyopet Crown sedans. Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. sold its first Toyopet at the beginning of 1958; by the end of the year, it had sold 286 more, along with one behemoth Land Cruiser. Toyota cars were slow to catch on in the United States—it took until the mid-1960s for the company to gain a respectable chunk of the American market—but when they did, they did so with a bang. In 1972, thanks in large part to its success in the United States, Toyota sold its 1 millionth car, and three years later Toyota became the best-selling import brand in the United States. In the mid-1950s, there were very few small cars on the road in America. People had plenty of disposable income for the first time in decades; gas was cheap; and American car companies were churning out enormous, elaborately be-finned models like the Ford Thunderbird and the Plymouth Fury. But those cars were not that easy to drive or park (especially, some people believed, for women, many of whom were learning to drive for the first time) and buying more than one tended to be too expensive for an ordinary middle-class family. As a result, foreign small-car manufacturers saw an opportunity. Volkswagen, for instance, exported more than 100,000 of its small, efficient Beetles to the United States in 1956 and the next year Toyota brought the Toyopet to Hollywood. Though the car had been an overnight sensation in Japan, particularly among taxi drivers, it was a flop in the United States: It could barely meet California’s standards for roadworthiness, it guzzled extraordinary amounts of gas and oil and when it traveled on the freeway, it tended to shake violently, overheat and stall without much warning. Meanwhile, most Americans were simply too big to fit comfortably in its tiny cabin. In 1961, Toyota dealers stopped selling the car in the United States. Four years later, the company introduced the Corona, a sedan designed especially for American drivers that was even more affordable than the Toyopet but featured luxuries like air-conditioning, automatic transmissions, carpeting, sun visors, arm rests, tinted windows and glove compartments. The Corona was a huge hit and it set the stage for another Toyota home run: the Corolla, introduced in 1968. The Corolla went on to become the best-selling passenger car in history.

John Robert says Thank you 19Richie66 for this fine set of AG tires and wheels that we did some Horse trading for last weekend. I use this tractor for mowing in some of the more unfinished / borderline rough areas here, and the old tires were slipping on the hillside off camber turns and sometimes when backing uphill or out of a low spot. Anyway, thank you Richie for these AG's. They are just what was needed.

I figured out a way to really get all the old oil out. First, I elevate the front really high by using a hoist fastened to a eye bolt on the ceiling of the shop. So high that the tractor is hitting the hitch on the ground. Now take an old gasoline can that has a nipple style vent and put a little clear vinyl hose on the vent and suck out the remainder by inserting the hose through the transmission hole and connecting a shop vac to the spout on the gas can. About 4 ounces more of old grunge will come out that is the dirtiest part of the oil and may even contain separated water. Let the tractor back down and add some kerosene or Diesel to the transmission and let it set for an hour or so. Elevate the tractor and repeat the draining and vacuum extraction process. Even more old oil containing solid pieces of grit will empty into the old gas container. I was amazed at how much more junk came out using the vacuum. The clear vinyl hose is really satisfying to use as the ugly fluid is clearly visible. On edit: You might want to remove that battery if you crank that front end really high.....

No need to rebuild a carb till this is resolved. Fill the tank to be sure the fuel level is above the fuel pump and try cranking again with the carb line off. These pumps have very little suction capacity. The pump intake must be below the fuel level. These tractors with the tank under the seat can have a fuel delivery problem if the pump is less than perfect. If the inlet valve does not seal perfectly, they will not suck fuel into the pump.

I pee every morning at 4:30. Problem is that I don't wake until 5. 😩 Mark

Three stages of old age.1 you forget to zip up after you pee.2 you forget unzip before you pee.3 you don't worry about the zipper at all. JAinVA

Jack, if you look closely at the pic of my guard venting on the thread that Craig pasted, you will see the housing I made to collect the back cyl heat and pump it into the cab. To give you an idea of the amount of heat this produces, the cab stays ~40 F warmer that the outside temp.

Man..........thats some real meat....no cheese required.!!!!!!!!!!!! I like um.....!! thse are 24x12x12 on 12 inch rims....... But im liked the AG's alot !!!!!

Not to piss anyone off, but I got it for a song and dance. Guy had it listed for $350 and I asked if he would sell plow separate. He texts back make me a fair offer. I said $100 for blade and weights. He texts back "how about $250 and I will throw in tractor. I was tempted, but decided to counter offer saying I did not need tractor, just plow. But if he wanted it gone today I would give him $200. About 5 minutes later he says yup..... get it today and I will take the $200. I had the money and was at his house in 30 minutes. I could not believe he sold it for $200. But after talking to him he was sick and tired of the craigslist BS and said I caught him at a good time...... I agree with him!

Excellent news Gary!! The right drive belt is always the best answer.

I've always been an advocate of buying the belt from your local WH/Toro dealer if possible. It avoids all the hassle that you went thru Gary. Mike....

I tried jerry's suggestion today on the original fuel pump that I thought was bad. A couple of inches of gas in a soup can and a 10-12 inch section of hose. A few movements of the actuator and it was pumping 12-18 inches. So I am rethinking the my original hypothesis that the line from the filter to the pump is NOT blocked. Wednesday is the next time I have to work on this so the ideal is to get that section of hose off, determine it is is blocked and then replace it. If it is blocked, I guess I can put that into my "did I learn anything new today" library of facts.

Heresy probably, but a 13 hp Predator would do for a snow plow tractor. One of our members did that last year for a plow tractor with the smaller engine and the 8 speed transmission.

That could be a "Caption This"

16 6.50 8 measured at the middle of the bead.

Great pictures, Walt! They did the trick, so my brain now got it. Looks like a very good solution. Thank you very much. I will get back to you all, with pictures, when we get to work!

That, without a doubt...... Is the best comment I have ever read on this forum.....

I would guess that one of the Presidential Candidates somehow rigged your carburetors...it's the only thing that makes since. It was not your fault.

Disconnect the rectifier/regulator and use a multi-meter to test. Set it to AC and test the two leads coming from the running engine. Stator produces AC voltage around 30-35v AC or so. If AC voltage is there, reconnect the rectifier/regular back up and measure DC voltage at the single terminal which charges the battery. Should be around 14v DC. No AC = Stator No DC = Rectifier/regulator Simplest to just start out testing the output DC by measuring at the battery. Around 12v without engine running, around 14v with engine running. The spike in voltage = the system is charging. It's also possible to have a parasitic drain somewhere in the electrical system which is draining your battery while the tractor sits idle.

Yes, that seat cost me $450.00 and i was lucky to find that one still in the box unopened from a dealer in PA. Thank God for EBAY.... While restoring this machine I purchased a 1984 416-8, because I needed a tractor during the winter to run the 38" Ber Vac 2 stage blower. The 416 was tired but did its job...Once I finished the 414 , I started the 416 restoration....but I could not find another seat...My 416 is now the work horse mowing in the summer and blowing snow in the winter... and I just drive the 414 around the yard just to prevent the carb from gumming.... When I was younger I was a mechanic at a Gravely, IH Cub Cadet Dealership back in the late 70s. They were great machines to work on ...but I always liked the Wheel horses... This 414-8 was the first wheel Horse I purchased...I guess this restoration was a a mid life crisis for me....not so bad... Thanks for all your kind comments Below is the 416-8 restoration with the 38" Ber Vac Blower also restored...bad seat though