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Hello fellas new guy here and just wanted to say hello. I am old but new to old tractors and just bought this one today in NH where I live. I have been looking for something simple like this for a couple of years now. I will use this for mowing and to help me move things around my property. The older gent I got it from is a very meticulous fellow and has restored several tractors in his 70 plus years. He did this one a year or so ago and did full on rebuild of the 8hp Kohler all new internals. Went through every nut and bolt. Only thing it needs is a spindle replaced or rebuilt. He was having fits trying to take it apart to change out the bearings. Also never added decals but I may. He was going to ride this around at tractor shows but has decided to move south and is selling off a bunch of stuff. The pics don't do it justice. It's a 77 ? B80 8 speed even threw in an original Wheel Horse gas can, anyone ever seen one of these ? Any way I know jack about these and hope to pick some brains here and learn a little. Any way that's my story. Btw I paid him $950 for this he gave me receipts for close to $700 in parts and the work he has done here speaks for it self.

I was looking threw an old popular mechanics magazine from may of 1973 and I came across this very interesting wheel horse add that I thought some of you giys might appreciate.

Looks like a straight front axle. Sent to me by a friend

Someone worked pretty hard to deface this horse.......

I have had a wanted ad down here for old garden tractors because I sold most of my collection to move down here and I've searched Craigslist and barely find anything... well there is more down here then I thought. I got a gravely bought, cub cadet 104 W/3 point, sleeve hitch, cultivator and plow, and now a semi rare Ford LT75 that I'm excited about. Here are a few pics. Picking it up this weekend for $80. It's gonna be my sons 5th birthday present and his name happens to be Ford. He got his lawn Ranger last year for his birthday

Blasphemous!

The mere mention of those words have sent grown men scurrying to that popular auction site for sightings but I have found a real nice one here on another popular site for hunting for horses........enjoy! Well maybe not THEE original shower head ..... @wheelhorseman1000

Actually... there are lot's of 'em out there.

If you used a NAPA-1410 filter you are okay. Let the fluid settle as much as possible, jack up the rear wheels, start the engine, put it in gear and let the oil circulate. Operate the lift cylinder a couple of times. After a few minutes of that, stop and check your level. If it's still too high, drain a little out. After you've got the dip stick reading in the correct range, take the tractor for a drive. Re-check.

Tools make all the difference when it comes to working the soil, you just can't have too many. I made that attachment for the 3 point pictured above last winter. It has an angled foot on it and accepts standard 2-3/4" spaced cultivator sweeps and middle buster plows. Sure makes furrowing easy, especially deep furrows for the potatoes. Here's a pic with the middle buster attached.

Could send it here , I can weld the hole back within tolerance and retap the 14mm threads easily....just shipping costs . Sarge

Anyone else started their garden this year? Post some pics of your equipment and what you're planting. Started my peppers and tomatoes in the garage in a portable green house about a month ago. Ran a sub-soiler and then tilled the garden a couple of weeks ago to turn under the shredded leaves from last fall. Last Thursday, 3/23/17 the wife and I planted 3 rows of potatoes and another 3 rows of onions (plants not sets) along with a row of radishes. The rest of the garden gets planted after the first of May. 416-8 with the tiller mounted MTD 960 pulling the sub-soiler

Well I'm going tomorrow to pick up my first gravely.. it's got 16hp kohler. Needs tires and a tune up but I'm excited to have it!

I actually like the color! I hate white rims tho, no matter what color a tractor is. Mike.....

I think if you made that shower head high enough to let people stand under it...it would be a great draw, talking point, custom thing at the Big Show.

I'm going to get a bunch of scrap, paint it all red and spread it all over Lane's camp site when he's sleeping at the show!

Aw, you know me Bob. Always enter and exit with a flair!

To wet here yet as well, hope to start working ground next couple weeks

you are off to a good start. I am planning to do one for my daughter very soon.

looks stripped. helicoil would be best bet but if you are looking for a good used head id sell one cheap. i got a couple spares.

I hate to say it but kids today are not attuned to safety issues the way we were. These old tractors are probably not appropriate for kids today. Back in our day the gene pool got cleaned out occasionally by stupidity. Watching the old farmers in the area with injuries made us a bit more cautious. We knew things were dangerous. Now the kids have been protected by the CPSC etal for years and they do not pay attention

You got it John. But keep in mind that the trailer is a semi trailer that now is home to all of our belongings. I called ABF today and scheduled for them to pick it up Wednesday. We'll be at our new home Friday but they have 3-5 business days to deliver it so it won't get there until next week. Then it's unloading time and getting settled in. In any case I think you're on the right track with this now. The wear on your bushings is very typical as was the markings inside the case due to the wear. As soon as I find the box they are in I will let you know what I have. You have a great thread going here and I'd really like to help you out.

Remember an old saying You blush Red You pee Yellow And when your green your sick.

Sometimes the mounting bolts can loosen and the starter can become misaligned. Also, the Bendix can get gummed up. Take the starter off and clean the Bendix assembly. When reinstalling the starter, be sure that it is properly aligned.

A wheel Horse any color is worth having.

My guess is it belonged to a city or county that paints all there equipment yellow. Looks like one of there paint jobs too. Remove the wheels and seat, pressure wash, tape a couple of decals and paint everything else yellow.

Jim, you think you're cheap, I use a $79 HF electric power washer (1800psi max?) just a hopped up garden hose in reality, enough to splinter the decking but sometimes not nearly enough for those (sometimes) grimy horses and dad's old Cub Cadet original last summer, guess it's the happy medium between full on pressure washer and the garden hose, wish I had access to the old steam Jenny I used at my first job at the IH farm dealership back home, Jeff.

I am going to starting writing what they are for in black marker as I know I am going to have trouble remembering as of now and in the future!

You would pay 2-3 times that at a big box store for a unit that will not last near as long. Can you see a model number tag on the deck?. The we can be sure you get the right stuff for spindle repair.

My 416-H had the wrong NAPA filter on it when I got it. Hydro was spitting oil everywhere. A new 1410 fixed that, and it's been running fine since. Recently plowed snow with temperature around 12 degrees. Tractor sat outside all night, and I didn't even have to let the transmission warm up.

A rainy day here, but a warm 60F. Mom opens the canopy while she serves up a perch for lunch.

Can anyone say shower head!?!? Get goin Jack!

Not a problem with some of the hoarders we got hangin out here! I myself, guilty as charged, like havin some "extras" for the shelf. Problem is now where did I put those hoobie doos?!?!

Massey made it home this morning!

the J-8 is the correct plug. any good auto repair shop or machine shop can insert a Helicoil for you, call around for prices first, could vary wildly.

Cute Lil Tractor Need to Drop a 302 H0 in it!

Got my duals on my raider 8 tonight. I've missed them over the winter. Eventually I will probably flip the tires around to make it narrower.

I came across this B-80 on CL with the intentions of making it my wifes/daughters/dogs tractor so they wont be asking me to use mine. It will probably replace my 265-6 or JD. The guy was asking 350 and " it ran when he parked it". I offered him 200 but didnt think he would take it. Well he did so this the second time I got a surprise. Im sure its nothing serious but its got to be worth that in parts anyways. The flames have to go though. I h.ope they appreciate this.

Thank you all for the welcomes and responses. To answer as to the number on the deck plate I did not record that number. Just bought this this morning about 30 mins from my location. The man I got it from is also going to deliver it to me in the next couple of days. I will post it then and will welcome any help with the spindle ID. As I say I don't have much experience with these but I always thought they were very cool. I've been lusting after one of these old girls and glad I found a nice (I hope) one. Any one have specs on the weight of these B80's ? Not a ton of info it seems on these that I have found.

Welcome to the forum. Kohler built the 2813615731 serial number in 1998 Toro used the 66545 spec number 1998-2001. Could be a 1998 522xi model number 73560. Use 8912345 for a serial number. Could be a 1999 522xi model number 73561. Use 9912345 for a serial number. Garry

Sorry for your woes Jim. Reading Generacs confession on the bad pump, it sounds like they have a handle on the problem and have faith in the upgrade pump by offering a 2 yr warranty. I guess I vote to give them another chance. Have you pressed them for compensation for the bad pumps if you buy the upgrade? The should at least sell it to you at wholesale .

Thanks, I feel like I've read every thread on here about this transmission 100 times over. But reading about it and doing it are 2 different things. And I'm finally getting to that age where I know that I don't know everything anymore! And the last thing I want to do is destroy this extremely sentimental 'family heirloom of sorts' because I missed something that could have been easily handled by learning from the knowledge and experience of the people here. So reading over the other threads was like the 'Intro to RJ Transmissions', and this is more like 'Intermediate RJ Transmissions' with a lab! Thanks again for the help.

You definitely have stripped threads, but you also have a lot of options available to you. A Helicoil kit, a machine shop, eBay (always full of K161/181 heads), and many of our members have a spare head just laying around. Good luck and

It would tempt my pocket for more than $300!

So, I think you are saying this was not a working transmission when you got it and a flush and refill did not fix it. Can we assume the input pulley key is OK and the pulley is not slipping on the input shaft. What was in the unit when you drained it...oil or ATF? What did you fill it with?

Yep, pipe wrench for faucet work under a sink and 1/2 of the tubing flare tool. My collection of tubing tools. benders cutters flaring

I'm with Clay on this indeed a Suburban 550 that is a pretty nice one compared to many that I have seen that has been found. I would say if it ran I would try not give over $300.00 for it. A Nice Suburban 550 don't come up all that often. I live 12 miles from South Bend and I havent seen but a couple and they were crap compared to that one. A Tractor is worth what you want to spend for it. A Good friend of mine Ray Baker Suburban550 on here found one back in 1997 and restored it, and it runs like a TOP. The finished paint job shown does not do the Tractor Justice. This Tractor has the BEST PAINT JOB I have everseen on a tractor. You may be able to clean that up pretty nice and keep it original. Some are better left that way. As you can see by Ray's his needed some attention. Good luck with it if you get it let us know ~Duke

The first one is a wrench to use on plumbing fixtures where you can't reach with a normal wrench. For instance where water is attached to the faucet of a bathroom sink.

To me it looks like a homemade liftlink for a 50" mid mount grader blade . Maybe @wheelhorseman1000 Could help out here ? He has a couple listed on or on the venders page if you want to compare . I would post some pics but I need to renew my membership !