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Well I was sitting in garage today waiting to go to work and I had the set of 8 inch hub caps from the 520 sitting on the shelf for display until I found a tractor to put them on... then it clicked! And ranger got some much needed chrome! Now I just need the tiny front hub caps.

I was looking through some old pics and thought I would share a picture of the Radio Flyer I redid for my grandson. I bought this for his Dad when he was little from a garage sale. Paid $10 I think. Its a Radio Flyer 2000 from the early 70's. They didn't make too many and you can't find many pictures on line. This was my grandsons first birthday. He will be two in May. Here is a picture of his Dad in the same wagon. Randy

Had some weight brackets made up, one is an RJ58 tombstone bracket and the others and a front weight kit bracket. Time for paint now, the front weight kit brackets will each be going on a c195 and the RJ bracket will be on dads RJ58

Sunday I decided it was time to get the tractors ready for the nice weather. Took the 44" blower off the 3/15 first, then the dozer off the 12. Chains came off the 15 haven't gotten to the 12 yet, the cast iron will remain though. I used the 15 to haul my trailer, blower and a couple rakes and my old power thatcher today. Got all the dead grass up then blew it into the woods. So much easier to operate without 350lbs out front. The kids love the tractors and why not?

There is a little jeep forklift in town that I will try to get a picture of. The guy reversed everything, including the transmission,so he has 8 speeds in reverse--err forward---depending on where Dennis' butt goes The guy is quite a character and just builds everything he needs-- including a car crusher. I am afraid that if he ever quits or passes, the little yard where he cuts and scraps stuff might be a Superfund site due to maybe PCB's or who knows what seeping into the ground. The city fathers are too busy regulating the wrong stuff to have a clue what is happening right under their noses. There is a gas station right by the Ethanol plant in a zero foot traffic area. Construction has ceased because the city got the land annexed and is demanding sidewalks. Just one of many examples....

Nothing makes an Engine run as good as Draining out the GLUE! The 522XI came home Saturday and today had to do some much needed maintenance. Warmed it up good degreased the tractor engine, drive train all underneath front to rear with 4 cans of Gunk Foamy Engine cleaner. Drained the Glue and put on a new filter and filled it up with the best. Changed the filter and pre filter. Tomorrow will do the hydro the same as the engine.

Not too old, but pretty high numbers on the hour meter.

As Dennis's rear end needs questions answered , it will be part of tonight's 'instalment', first however,.... Hello Mark, how's it going up in the frozen north?, way to make me not feel guilty,...thanks. Maybe I'll change my username to Dark horse. And ohiofarmer, your experiences are all to common, doesn't matter where you live, I think they call it 'progress'. Right now though iiittttsssss loader time, with the help of the cat, (I love my cat) I swopped the subframe for the tractor on the bench and then promptly stripped it down to axles, frame and engine, having already done a bit of measuring. I split the frame from the transmission, blocked it up then wrestled the subframe back into place, first seat mock up But with nothing to go from, steering wheel wise. And the engine was a pita so I got rid of that. l placed the whole steering unit in place. And of course because it's a it slotted right in. So, bearing in mind I wanted to keep the wheel base as short as possible the first thing to work out was the position of the fan gear for the steering. This means lengthening the steering wheel shaft so I wasn't banging my hands against the loader towers. Adding a seat on the beer crate made it more... comfortable. A picture from the other side, and I felt I was on the right track. The bit of measuring I did earlier, (before tearing the tractor to pieces) involved the placement of the transmission belt idler. I would have to replicate this...so I did. It is removable, you just have to separate the tractor frame from the subframe to get clearance. Tomorrow we'll touch on steering and tractor frame.

I've sold three of the front reel mowers at past big shows... let the buyer set the price...complete set up fetched from $250-300.

@Jake Kuhn sells all of the bearings, bronze, seals and gaskets as a kit. He is in Michigan, and I am sure he would ship the whole kit over to you. It looks like most of your gears are OK. If anything, I would try to find a better input shaft gear and a different 1st/rev fork gear. The whole thing should clean up real good.

A fun way to dethatch!

Came home to this brand new 7x16 enclosed trailer sitting in my driveway! This is a huge upgrade from my tiny 6x8 open snowmobile trailer lol! Will be towing my horses in this to the big show. Working on painting the walls and putting black and white checkered vinyl flooring on the floor!

Sometimes one should consider adding just a little ATF in with the oil. Let her run and get warmed up and then drain the oil. You will be amazed at the junk that will come out and how much longer your new oil (after dumping the oil/ATF mix) will stay clean. ATF is a highly refined oil and an excellent cleaner and it won't hurt a thing. I would think that any avid collector wouldn't mind a oil change with ATF simply to clean the inners. It costs a little bit but my experience is it really cleans and makes your new fixture one that might last just a little longer because its cleaner. As most probably have realized there are a lot of engines on mowers out there that haven't been service like they should have been. Yes, I also feel the engine seems to run better and makes a little more power because its a happy clean engine.

oh my!!!! you go quiet for almost three years and then come back with this.... you've got a nerve What an awesome project Rex - it's a variation on muir hill, Bray, Weatherhill. The wheeled loaders I remember as a kid. Great steelwork and welds too

I have followed quite a few of the projects in this section of Redsquare and notice that many contributors name their creations, having given it some thought I've settled on 12 Automatic ILS (Industrial loading shovel) as I think this may have been how wheel horse would possibly have badged it. That is of course, if they had ever produced such a thing! Also one other thing that I failed to explain as a reason for building a ILS and not a FEL. Many members on RS have FEL's on their tractors and rarely if ever take them off, and with four other tractors myself I'd do the same. So sacrificing a tractor to be a purpose build loading machine made sense to me. Anywho in tonight's brief episode....welding the subframe towers and boom. Boom pivot plates at the top of the towers. bottom of of the towers and the bottom lift ram mount. This picture shows the driving axle lower clamp plates. (the angle was spot welded on the subframe to maintain square, later removed) And another view of the same. Back to the tractor tomorrow, Thanks for following along.

Well guys Its coming at us at 22,000 miles an hour and theres nothing we can do about it,,,,,,Yup...THE BIG SHOW,,,,,,,,,,, I didn't think I was going to need to do this thread,,,,,But the other day,,,i was sent a P.M. about the mash MASH POLE,,,,,, He was a vendor inquiring about space on the pole and how much $$.......So,,,with this post ,,,I hope my message is on point and clearer than I usually talk,,,, The pole is more about the person,,,the passion,,,and 3 days in June,,,, The cost is NOTHING,,,,,you get a space that is all yours,,,,18 inches long X 4 inches tall.....you bring it,,,it will be mounted aiming towards your hometown,, But this year,,,,its gonna have a change ALL vendors get a space 18 X 8 inches,,...AND make them look like AD space Mr Vender !!!!!!!! ,,everyone gets to do both sides,,,,it should tell ,,miles from home,,,your name,,,,your screen name,,,,,only 1 single exception !!!!!!! just remember when creating this,,,,the last 4 inches on 1 side will be against the pole,,,,, NO GREEN NO YELLOW,,,,,,no mower blades,,,no mower decks......No chain saw chains,, Anyone that can get this message to Bill Jenkins ,,please inform him,,,,, also,,,if anyone has contact with the WHEEL HORSE CLUB....it would be cool to see a sign,,,from the Heads of Wheel Horse Community,,!!!! Karl,,,,I know yours will stand out,,,, I will supply screws,,,screw gun,,,and official Bus Stop Commander ..the Original SQUONK to personally install it.....and if you show up reasonably on time,,,, If I have not mentiond you by your name,,,,than I am depending on you for a sign.,,,,,, I do ask a favor,,,,,,will someone post a pic or 2 of the pole.....and the Bus Stop Sleeper,,,,he is an official and needs recognized ......... I want to thank Richard in helping my head create this,,((,,or what ever you want to call it)) Show creativity,,,,,,Show your devotion,,,,,remember,,,,This is the GREATEST TRACTOR SHOW ON EARTH !!!!!!!!!!........ OH,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I almost forgot,,,,,,when you present your sign,,,,,ask for your ID Badge,,,,, any pics of all this is appreciated !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Howard 857HORSE ,,,,,, thanks for all the support !!!!!!!!!

Saw this on CL and was wondering if they were from the factory with a Briggs. I had thought I read somewhere that Kohler was in the midst of a strike so they were putting these in some models or is this a repo? Id be all over this for the price if it had a Kohler

Here's the view from seat of the eMax on the little hill next to the house, Jeff.

I got a soft heart for the old tired ones but the price was too good to pass up. I will dig into them this weekend and see if they both will fire up after new plugs, cleaned carb and fresh fuel. 1994 314h with 900+ on it; All four hub caps 1991 520h with 1200+ on it; All four hub caps 2x 42" SD Deck. Both spin and are quiet that I could tell in the spindles.

The answer is zero...that is a thumb that I have showing. Are you into the Rock & Rye??

Its a mess indeed but at this point actual engine may also be a mess. You should then in the very least take the head and pan off and see what it looks like in there before you go through the trouble and expense in converting an engine to points just to find out that more serious stuff is wrong with it. There are K321s out there running for a reasonable price.It all depends how much time ,money and effort you want to spend with that one.You still don't know how the hydro is also, and that could make or break the whole thing. I believe the easiest thing right now without spending any money and with the least effort is to see if there is spark from that system. Not too difficult.Refer to my answer to your last post on thread #1. If there is spark you can at least start engine and check everything else. If not you then have bigger decisions to make.It all comes down to common sense, time and money. I have been guilty in the past of not having enough of the first one and too much of the other two.

I believe some of the '74s had Teckys in them. Buy it, change the plug, clean the carb and you'll probably be happy with it. It looks pretty well cared for.

If the price is right, jump on it and re-transplant!

Purchased the set new from a going out of business warehouse. Did pull the gang easily with an 8 hp Horse. The idea is, riding, whatever machine, mow, mow, mow. Slow down (mow less often) a bit during dry weather; i.e.: August. Was studying agronomy at Penn State at the time, my lawns were textbook.

Jake's a really great guy too. http://www.wheelhorseforum.com/profile/4240-jake-kuhn/

@Adams94, thanks all I needed were the dimensions as I can fab 1 up where I work, just didn't want to go into it too blindly, here's the ones I made for plowing ect to hang suitcase weights on, again thanks Jeff.

Jack up one rear axle at a time so all the oil runs to the other side. Change seals on the high side, then reverse for the other side.

The trailer weighs 1400 pounds empty. I can pull it up hills that I can't stop on, if I stop it will drag the tractor backwards.

Is it just just my imagination but do motors just seem to run run best on a fresh oil change?!?!

@Ed Kennell Ed did you notice @857 horse lost all his hair looking for the screw gun or was it the chair he lost.

OK, I'll bite Its a johnson 10 and has been really good for me after I added to the subframe that a PO did a piss poor job building. Randy

If it is a 400 this should help.

Our Falcons are pretty cool too . http://wivb.com/2017/04/11/3-more-eggs-delivered-by-statler-falcon/

Those relays are pretty much generic, take an old with you to a parts store (NAPA) and they should hook you up cheaper than Toro, that's what I do, Jeff.

Check here http://www.psep.biz/store/kohler_starter_motors.htm. They have aftermarket starters for under $50

@WVHillbilly520H Jeff how much weigh does your bracket hold?

The wide 520H rims are only 8.5" wide. You MAY be ok with the deestones since they run small, but i know most recommend 10" rims with 12" wide tires.

I had two of those set up as gang mowers for a while. One for the wife & one for my son.

Check a couple of the safety switches IE the neutral under the steering wheel PTO and seat, the "Good Friday" 520 I picked up last year would start without a jumper either till I finally tracked it down to the neutral switch which BTW was technically working just missing the actuator arm, Jeff. 1st pic missing arm 2cd new switch.

Things are moving slow lately around here having a new addition. I got the boys outside this weekend to give momma and the 4 week old some much needed quiet time. They are especially excited to work on this tractor since I tell them stories about working on it and using it when I was a boy. I have been around this tractor for two decades and I never knew it had the rear rock shaft, tube, and lift cable already! Bonus! I always saw the clevis in the back but never knew it was for lifting. We missed out on so many opportunities not knowing what kind of things were available for this tractor! Got it fairly cleaned up (this will be a worker for quite a few years until it gets refurbished). The two different ags bother me to some extent, but they do just fine. Items I need and will be searching around for or posting here: One head bolt for the K341 - Not sure how I lost one, but it is what it is. All front wheel bearings - Need to do some work on the rims to get them to hold the bearing better. New rubber isolators (gosh these are expensive, Not sure if I am not ready to go solid mount yet...) Fuel cap w/gauge rear light cover (or new rear lights) touch up paint to cover scratches until refurb K341 carb. (I have one that was painted but need to dig into see if it is worth it or not) Fuel pump rebuild kit K341AS dipstick Pack of speed clips for the bolts on the metalwork If anyone has any of the above message me! I will probably post a classified later.

Check that 9 pin connector that connects the engine to the tractor wiring very carefully. There are a ton of threads here on that often fails 9 pin so do a search on them. Here is one that deals with no charging... http://www.wheelhorseforum.com/topic/69051-520-issues/ 520 electrical gremlins can be a real challenge to try and chase down. Arm yourself with a good multimeter and a book mark to Red Square. Others will be along with more advice and to you!

No? Here ya go... I used gaseous Teflon tape which is just a thicker type of tape I believe. Very Nice. Almost seems like it's pushing that Mag 14's power limits though. I tell ya. I used my 520h this past winter with a single stage snow thrower and once I got the belt and PTO Clutch tightened up it was rockin through snow. Launching it a good 25ft-30ft. Not powder but some nice dense stuff moved by the city plows that was at the corner of our street! I think that the 314h would be a great mower though for sure. Especially converting it to a 314h-s (s for swept front axle) like I did with my 312-8s and slapping a 60" deck underneath.

Well for now I may... ha ha. This one is a bit newer in it's wiring design so that might prove to be a learning experience. But yes I do like working on them. It keeps me busy and learning and that's always good for the mind! And hands as idle hands are satan's workshop! I enjoy the task of problem solving and seeing progress so this is right up my alley. My Dad has been a Mechanic for many years so this is kind of second nature for me and something that I really enjoy. Thanks Eric! I will definitely check into that. I did hear a miss in the engine through the range of Rpms. I did notice when I pulled both plugs to clean them up that the rear plug looked good and the front cylinder plug looked fouled. So that will definitely get looked into. I appreciate you mentioning it though! I have to pick up a compression tester for this round of repairs. Thanks. This will definitely keep my busy and you know I will be posting photos for the gang! ha ha- You guys love them so it's the least I can do for all of the help that the members have provided.

I've been going over it in my head for a while, maybe eventually I'll come up with something that works.

There was snow on the ground a few days ago. Today was 70. Welcome to Buffalo.

@WNYPCRepair If you make a grapple, make two...I want one.....

Thanks Sylvan. A fun little video production to close out a good exhausting day!

Ive seen 8 inches of snow on Easter Sunday.

I dunno Dan ...another dinner out night might appease her! By the way since this is my thread and I can go what kind of crack were we on when we checked that 241 bore.....come to find out it was already bored to .030! And I ordered rings for .010? I guess I should have sobered up and saw the .030 on top the piston instead of the .003 I thought my eyes had saw. Oh well $it happens... ain't been my first screw up and morn' likely wont' be my last! Richard...that's enough! So back to reel mowers. .. @Rp.wh has got him down to 275 on the mower, is that good? I have no clue.

Wow,,,,,,,how did I miss this post.???????this don't compare to a Super Bowl,,,,We don't have sky booths......and we are very color coordinated.......Red and Linnen white.......... I was skiming thru 953 Nuts pic spread,,,,,,i see a pic of Craig and Ed Kennel or is that WX11 or 9 or something....man that is a hand ful....the shopping and flea market is open,,,,,sun up till dark,,,,,the food is home cooked and great,,,,,,,,dont get on the teeter totter thing,,,,,the kids have it nailed,,,,,unless your name is JEFF,,,,,,,,drive slow,,,,you will find people stopped and talking,,,in the road,,,,in line for food or icecream,,,,, driving thru cattle is safer,,,,,,,, dont come,,,,,and never know,,,, But if you come once,,,,,, ,your summer plans will change,,,,,,most likely for life,,,, 857Horse,,,,,,,,,down deep in VA