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WELL here it is a 1054 that I spoke of in my other post ( 701 or 702 ) I FIND OUT WHEN SOMEONE SAYS COMPLEAT IT'S ALWAYS MISSING SOMETHING. All in all I think I did really good on this one, I just didn't want a project in winter with out a heated garage. But I think I did ok. a great spring project. The only thing is I got rear tires and 1 front new tire and a rim. NO BEARINGS AND SEAL OR NUT FOR FRONT WHEELS. I need to get tires on this so I can move it around in my already full garage. I've got a 3 car garage and 4 horse's a cub and a 4 wheeler in there already this will make it 5 horse's in garage and 2 parts tractors in back of garage. So I have to assemble this 1054 to move it in garage. It has a 12 hp kohler and not the 10hp that's supposed to be there and from serial number on engine its a 78 ???. This is what I need to know now does anyone know what the number is for the bearings and seals on front wheels are. I can put axle on and engine for now but I need those front wheels on now.

Besides Wheel Horses or garden tractors in general, what other hobbies to you all enjoy? Mine is model trains, and it is my primary hobby/obsession. The trains and tractors are my two primary autistic obsessions and being able to enjoy each is critical to my mental stablity, or so says my therapist. I started with Lionel as a young lad, eventualy ending up with my father's set from teh late 1940's(still have it and it comes out of the cupboard at Christmas time). I moved into HO scale in my teens and joined the local club, then in my mid teens my aunt and late uncle got me an LGB starter set while on a trip to see his family in Germany. This started my years in G scale, in my early 20's I got my first live steam locomotive in G scale. As my eyes got worse in my late 30's making bi focals needed to see ho scale on a layout, I gave up the smaller scale and concentrating on G scale and live steam. I have both a railway in my garden, and one overhead in our living room for winter time use. The live steam runs primarly outside, but I have run it once or twice on the overhead loop. Here is a pic of my railways pride and joy, made by Merlin Locomotive Works in Welshpool, Wales UK in the in the mid 1980's. Butane gas fired, made of brass with a copper boiler. The engine house is one of my newest finds and will go on the garden railway when spring warmth returns. Cheers Mike the Aspie.

I wish I could, those live steam engines are expenisve! Here is a couple shots of the garden railway from last summer. Mike

I bought this from GREG SMITH EQUIPMENT @ Indianapolis Indiana. It was a little more expensive than the Harbor Freight model, buy well worth it to me. I couldn't get the bead broke on 2 old ag tread 6 X 12 tires by hand. I beat and beat on them and never did get them broke down. 5 minutes on the changer, and I had both broke down and rubber off the steel!

Well my previous hobby was racing cars but I have had a couple kids and I was racing last year and hit the back stright wall and thought I broke my back. Kinda put a stop to it and have not raced sense. I always get the itch to go do it again. I miss the adrenaline rush and all the feels you get. Here's a couple pictures of my cars in the past 3 years.

I have been sharing my back problem dilemma in my suburban project thread. I went to doctor today to find out I will need back surgery this coming Tuesday. It is an in and out procedure which will keep me off work up to 2 weeks depending how fast I recover. Supposedly I will be able to move around and walk but no weightlifting, heavy lifting or ant kind of excercise like situps or crunches. I guess I will just have to go out in garage and work on that damn tractor! I have some other little projects around the house I can do/finish. I would like to thank all of you who have shared their experiences with back problems. God knows Ive been dealing with this long enough. I cant walk on my left leg without dragging my foot , very far or stand long. The doctor asked me to raise my foot off the heel on my left foot and I couldnt move it. There is no alternative at this point and I dont want to have nerve damage like 953 nut is having to live with.

My daughter asked to take my tractor for a cruise toady and she thinks it has cruise control. 😂 IMG_5843.MOV

I think you did Excellent on this one. I think it's a trade off I am willing to make on any Restopration when someone else has broken all the rusty bolts/nuts, and cleaned the majority of the parts to an acceptable level of grime. I see it as more of a kit:)

I have paper manuals for each tractor, but I also have each one in .PDF format on my PC and laptop. When working on a tractor, I take my laptop to the scene of the crime. If I need a hard copy of a parts list or something, I simply print a copy. As another member mentioned, YouTube is also right at my fingertips if needed, and so is RedSquare.

I know one thing...maybe two. When you talk computers, there are 2 kinds of people...those that back things up...and those that will. It is the same with these horses. In a digital world, it makes no sense, cents, since not to take plenty of pictures of anything you do with the horses, keep notes and log entries. It is the reason we have Man Caves...and Lord help the person that did not keep notes. One thing to add to your binders...put in what you think any horse, attachment, tools, etc is worth. If you die before the wife...and we all do...because we want to...she can get an idea and know when she comes to Red Square or any other site and asks that "Question", at least she will have an idea from you that she is not getting schrolled. Don't forget your fishing poles and reels and tackle. I've got a few down rigger poles with Penn reels on them. New, the poles were $25 and the reels were also $25...20 years ago. Put that rig together now for $50...good luck. If my wife did not know, she would probably give them away for $5 or $10. Something to think about gentlemen.

I seldom recommend any tools but am doing so to help out fellow WH owners. I have always struggled to replace tires on riding lawnmowers and garden tractors with the most trouble with smaller tires. Just could not get good leverage on them. I bought a Harbor Freight mini tire changer tool for $30 with a coupon and have used it several times with very good results. It works on the same principle as the large machines at tire shops but is small and manual. I clamp the post is my vise (comes with a bolt down mount which I don't use), mount the tire per instructions and dismount tires and mount them with greatly reduced effort. I have use this tool on up to 8 inch rims so far with good results. I feel I got my $30 worth when changing tires on my Snapper riding mower with 4" diameter rims. The tires were old and brittle but the changer peeled them off with no difficulty. I normally don't buy Harbor Freight tools but tried this one out of desperation and it came through. Has anyone else used this tool? I suspect that the tool may not work as well with larger diameter rims but it is supposed to range up to 12" rims.

I just finished my D160 and I'm looking for another D. Any leads would be helpful. Thanks.

I haven't forgotten Bob - I'm just trying to figure out how big of a trailer to bring for all the goodies this year!

Hmmmm.. Let me see, when not in garage working on g.t.'s I collect dust. Quite satisfying! Love the train layout. Awesome Work.

Jane just had both knees replaced two days ago, Tue. 24th...Shoulder done a few years ago and plate in her back twelve years ago...Bionic Woman, and I couldn`t keep up with her before...

Last year my wife had shoulder replacement surgery two weeks before the Big Show; her sister came up to see her for a week while I made it to the show. Has your wife got a sister?

you guys are OK..................When things start sounding spooky the voices of family values step forward,and speak 02 cent worth........its not that hard to see what is important,,,,,,,,Apples,,,Bob and Richard,,,,,,,,,,thanks Howard,,857 Horse in VA

Nice find Bob. I found the crossover numbers. inner bearing (cone bearing)...#3370...timkin #LM 11949 outer bearing (cup bearing) ....#3371...timkin #LM 11910 seal..........................................#3373...national #204005 These are Wheel Horse numbers...I don't know what any cross reference numbers would be. Here is the Manual. Edit...found the numbers...

Careful there... looks like her boots may have scratched the paint. Get the buffer out. lol

I hope to bring two grandsons with me this year.

Hmmm. Only three hours away. May have to get there. -=Phyber

I plan on making the long journey again this year!

Good grief. We are all a bunch of old guys, wanting/needing our paper to read. I found out it was 'normal' for people our age at my place of employment. We would all make copies of our lab notebooks before turning them in to the corporate library even though they were available on line. We could find stuff faster thumbing thru a 100 notebooks than trying to find stuff in the electronic format.

This is just for the Dxi/xi...Jeff

Ahh, the infamous back-flipping Commando 8 incident... No matter whether she has her surgery before or after the show, I wish her well. My wife has had both knees replaced and she does not regret it for a minute. If you have to miss a show, it's not the end of the world. We will miss you, but there is always 2018 and beyond. Your wife's health is much more important.

You have to go Howard....who is gonna run the mash pole or be head fly catcher??

I collect a "few" Matchbox and Hot Wheels cars! These pictures were from about six years ago, but currently the collection has tripled. At last count, there were just about 3,000 cars total. I also collect 1/16th scale farm tractor toys, and currently have a little over 2,000 pieces of those.

Okay, after deciding to get a swept front axle for my 95' 312-8 that use a plow on, I figured that I'd jump, get a welder (Lincoln Dual MIG 180ampDC 240v) and see what kind of fabrication I could mock and put together for the Plow/ Dozer extension kit... TOOLS LIST: 1. Ch. Elect. Chop saw and metal cutting disc 2. Ch. Elect. 4-1/2" Angle Grinder 3. Flat File 4. Ryobi dual drill/ hammer drill (not on hammer ha ha) 5. 1/4", 1/2" and 3/4" drill bits (I really need to a get a drill press. Almost got one to face twice) 7. Vice 8. Tape Measure and scratch all (nail ha ha-don't worry I have a soap pen now) 9. Lincoln 240v Dual MIG 180amp DC welder with .035 FC wire 10. Can of Pam cooking spray to help limit spatter. I used the measurements on the site, got some 2.5" x 3/8" Flat stock and 3/4" round stock. I don't have a torch so I couldn't get the bend to work but I decided to try and weld the shift in the sidebars together. Unfortunately my stock was limited and I had t patch a 1/2" piece at the end of one of the side bars. It's not on high pressure point though. I did end up getting a little to high current on a couple welds but was able to get the welder more dialed in today and finish up the unit with better beads. I know they are not perfect but will get the job done. This is my first go round in welding so be gentle on the criticism (which is welcome). It's only been 2-3 days. Have a look. Piece that was but welded and then ground down to match and cut at the proper length. A little to much amperage. Thought about running two more beads on top of these after getting the welder dialed in for 3/8" which was WFS-3 and Volts-C with .035 FC wire. Lock slots... 11-7/16" at the bottom outside measurement (at the removable 3/4" lock bar). 11-1/2" at the top inside measurement. I simply placed it all on the plow and clamped the side bars to the plow rails and then set the top (rear) 3/4" bar and tacked it. Post welding fit... It's nice a snug on the plow frame and fits perfect on the plow bracket on the axle. Last this to do is drill the cotter pin holds. Next will be the lift bracket. Will use a sanding disc on the rest, prime and paint after that. More pics to come...

Or am I just being extra anal?!?!? I have one of these for all of my tractors and find it handy to keep install instructions, manuals, receipts for parts for the tractor, belt sizes, notes about work done on it ... you name it. Heaven forbid the tractor gets sold the book goes with it. Nice to have in the barn for quick reference.

Well as of this time tomorrow I will hav another horse. Pictures will post after delivery. Let's start taking guess on what it is. Start now

Looks to be a good deal (nice and clean) , but as always try talking them down . yea , got to play by the rules...just say something like found a 416-8 in Des Miones area ,most of us no what to do . good luck !

Linking to a CL or Ebay listing that is not yours is a NO-NO around here; but since you did I took a look and must say it looks great. If it performs as good as it looks you will be doing well with that .

I have an E-141, as shown in the attached photos.

Best of luck to ya brother . 2 Februarys ago ( right at the sweet spot in snowmobile season ) while cranking the dolly legs up on my semi trailer at work ( at minus 6 degrees ) I felt something pop . Turns out it was only a muscle . Left lower lumbar to be exact . Was severely strained .I have never felt that "weak" before . You don't realize how dependent you are on that little bunch of sinew until it don't work right .

I see what you mean...the seal is #162. I'm thinking the drawing is wrong now also. Doing a little more research. One thing we know...the part numbers are correct.

THANK you Steve I did order bearings and seals I found a bearing and cone its a AIP B1SB813 BRNG - ID 3/4", OD 1-25/32 =1.7813 that is the same as Timken $5.07 for both and seal for $3.70 from SKC direct .com thanks for the info You know the one thing I am concerned with is the axle in the diagram where the seal is doesn't have a washer to stop the seal from hitting or does it set on the larger part ? it looks like it was from the discoloration . sorry about not cleaning it.

I have several hobbies. Collecting License Plates and covering my walls in them ( no matter what they are), Racing stuff (but not as much now), anything with tractor(signs, etc) and just different antique tools. I like trying to fix things as well. Thats just the short list of thing. The most important is collecting stuff of my favorite team the Kentucky Wildcats.

The manual mentions moving the motion control lever to "forward" when rolling these tractors around. My C-145 with the Eaton 1100 makes the same noise, but interestingly my 417A with the same trans doesn't. Occasionally when pushing my 5xi tractors around (hard to do with their weight - and never up any kind of incline), even in the neutral position, they will click as well. For them when they do this, I move it into the next position and then back to neutral which eliminates the clicking. The noise is common and shouldn't be a problem.

Yeah........I was thinking USPS didn't have a Priority box quite that large............

Lost 2K of your mark up.

Welcome to the forum. The 1030970 is more likely the 30,970th item they build for the 1991 model year which would have started mid-1990. The model number is written 51-16OE01 with the OE being Onan engine Eaton transmission. The last 2 digits are numbers. Garry

Ed, , I'm going to assume you are a collector and plan to keep your 59 Fords. So in that line of thinking I will tell you this. Back in 1959 my Dad bought a new 59 ford. Somewhere along the line during his ownership of it he acquired a 59 Ford shop manual from the dealership. It was heavily used and in rough condition when he got it. I think I still have it. Would you be interested in having it? PM me if you are interested.

Here is a quick way to cordon off a space to heat quickly This area is about 10x14 and a heavy tarp is temporarily fastened to the ceiling and the double doors are just free used patio doors. All I did was fill the metal channels with wood top and bottom and thread in a lag bolt set into a copper plumbing cap drilled into the floor and frame at the corner of each door They can swing in or out like doors on an old west saloon. Plenty of space to wheel a horse in or out [about a 54" opening] One photo shows them gapped apart so you get the idea

I do it too. Not only for my Horses but everything else as well...have a whole cabinet out at the farm dedicated to binders with manuals in them...everything from our welding machines to the backhoe is in there. I too save all my belt sleeves, as well as box tops off of filters for all our equipment. Heck I've even got the cardboard for the chain my chainsaw takes hanging on the shop wall...and I've bought enough of them to know the number by memory. I used to even go as far as keeping a log in every vehicle of every time it was filled up with gas...place gas was bought, total price, price per gallon, and miles per gallon on last fillup.

As a parent with an "Aspie" son as you so eloquently put it Dodger I found myself drawn to a very few of his obsessions but fortunately he has been drawn to a few of mine tractors not withstanding. Like myself and Jack @Wishin4a416 he loves fishing and hunting and things that go bang. Your obsession with trains is his obsession with trucks! At one time he did have an affliction with @Johndeereelfman 's hobby for hotwheels but has since evolved into the real thing, mainly anything diesel! Bringing up a son with your syndrome has been a joy, a curse and an enlightenment all rolled into one! Good luck to you and and all your hobbies and never let anyone tell you you can't!

No problem Dino @stevasaurus .......always room in my threads to say hey to an old Bro! I was thinking the same thing tho @smoreau mine are all covered with horse manure. I like @Tankman's idea but he has obviously got too much time on his hands! I bet @Racinbob's are so clean beacuse he reads out of them like they were the bible whilst his good buddys wrench!

UPDATE recieved my parts from a-ztractor today. Thanks again for the amazing service

Someone (maybe on Red Square) posted a spreadsheet several years ago and I have that on my computer. I have all my tractors and my wife's Gilson, and my step-daughters tractors listed. I add service that is done as well as parts and prices. This is how I know we spent WAAAAY too much $$ restoring the GILSON that you see on the front cover of Lawn & Garden Tractor Magazine this month!! I can "re-post" the spreadsheet for anyone that thinks they would like to use it, but have to do it from the desktop computer, as I do not have it on the laptop.

That is the optional Foot Warmer, on a very cold day you want those tootsies nice and warm.

Black with silver or red wheel horse lettering... Black looks good with a weathered WH.