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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.

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

Just thought I'd share a quick project I completed to add plow pads to my D-160 56" plow. I have an uneven dirt driveway to clear as part of my snow removal duties, so I wanted to add some plow pads to make it easier for the plow to float along the driveway. We had a couple pads kicking around from my son's Warn ATV plow that weren't being used but they were too small for the WH 56" plow. A quick trip to the hardware store for some 3/4" OD tubing and some coil springs gave me all parts.. Tubing is cut to 7.25" and the springs are approx. 3" long. Tubing fit right over the small ATV pads and a quick weld holds them in place. You may need to make adjustments in tubing and spring length depending on the height of your cutting edge but these sizes seemed to work with my new cutting edge.

@953 nutThat is what I suspected it did because of the shiny part and I checked the spec Of the seal and it's 1" ID and the axle is 3/4 ". Thank you I never had one with this kind of bearings. This is heavy duty like the gt-14. Now I have to find some 3/4x16 Castle nuts. $5.00 TO $8.00 each

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 .

The two bearings will be held in place by the nut being tightened and the seal rides on the larger stepped up area.

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.

Looks like a great project. Have fun with it!

This is the 8" tire bead breaker I fabbed up last summer (should have made it adjustable for more diameters), and thanks for your thoughts on the HF tool,Jeff.

I also gave the HF mini changer a try. Worked just fine on my 8" rims. It helped with 12" rims, but I clearly need a larger changer. In any case I was able to change 4 tires on 8" rims and 4 tires on 12" rim. Well worth the price tag. And it was so nice not to have the old, cracked, and hard tires on my 520H's last summer.

Ok, I have not tried to start this K91 since I bought it. I have a K90 that I bought along with it, that I have ran a little so I am using it as my baseline. I noticed that the governor cross shaft has axial play, and I wanted to know if this is a problem, before I try to start it. If it is a problem, what do I need to do? Also, the governor is not controlling the throttle shaft with as much tension as the K90 does, although I have been meaning to check the springs. The K90 governor holds the throttle wide open, but on this K91 it doesn't have nearly as much tension. This video is AFTER I clocked the governor arm on the cross shaft... I'm still learning on these small engines...

That play is normal and will not hurt anything.

First let me commend you for being so thoughtful and considerate of your neighbor! From the sound of your story I take it you have not driven it following the servicing, is that correct? If it worked well prior to showing it a little love it should be fine now.

Both Eaton 1100's I have had clicked when rolling. I believe it's normal.

I collect antique fishing tackle and tie jig heads. I have over 2000 lure and 600 reel dating back to 1895. Also collect things that also go bang. Collect coins and tokens.

Thanks Jim, I am also a fan of anything diesel and according to my therapist, it has to do with the rythymic sound they have. I can fall asleep listening to my 6.5L diesel powered pickup idle, or any diesel idling for that matter, its very soothing and calming. I have a audio recording of an EMD 567B railroad diesel engine idling. I can get under my weighted blanket and put that tape in and get myself calmed down very quickly. Maybe a custom diesel WH tractor is a future father/son project. You will find his obsession will change, or flip back and forth. I have a passion for racing my old RC10 buggy on dirt tracks, but it comes and goes. I could care less about it right now, other than its safe up on the shelf in my room. According to my therapist, austitics/aspies have a need for order, routine and trains have that, diesels have a "order" to how they sound. I can usualy name the brand of the engine from the sound, each is unique due to the design differances. Only a 6.2L/6.5L, designed by Detroit Diesel for GM sounds like it does, and it uses the same injector pump as the ford 6.9/7.3L IDI diesels. But different sound, different stink to the exhaust as well. I drove 18 wheelers for a couple of years for a farmer, love to drive his old GMC General with the 8v71 Detroit 2 stroke screamer in it. I wear a full headset for hearing protection when I drive that old girl! Its loud, obnoxoius and odd, just like me! Mike the Aspie

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!

And wright it off on your taxes!

Really like the Red with silver lettering. sharp!

@artfull dodger If your doctor says tractor collecting is "therapy", then you should get your medical insurance to help fund it! I like your trains as well as your tractors!

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.

I'm thinking maybe we just have too much time on our hands Elliot... Ahem ...... some of us more than others!

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