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I saw something today that few of us have ever seen although I will bet that all of us have a desire to find some day! While the original RJ belt guard was almost new condition the cardboard box marked Wheel Horse 80-312 contained a set of four New Old Stock Wheel Horse hubcaps front and back still in paper covers in the box!

All original 1054 and 855 I brought home last weekend

Finally got the 520-8 unloaded today, going to mow with it tomorrow, the 42" deck is all I have ready for it right now. Shouldn't have any trouble pulling it.

Got the 416-8 working hard getting ready for winter, hauling a few cords a day from back in the woods

I’m in the midst of restoring a GT14 to her formal glory. And I keep reading that the 14 had her own set of attachments. So far the only attachment I have seen so far is the tiller. Can someone post some pictures of the other attachments such as a snow blower. Here are a few pictures of my restoration:

I'm rolling my pennies NOW !!!!!

Found this one last night... Also got a nice Echo ARM-210 striaght dhaft trimmer and a old craftsmen bench grinder for an extra $35. Grinder works and the trimmer just needed a new fuel and good carb cleaning. It started on the second pull! Single stage Snow thrower in great shape. Has a the drive shaft in the lower middle though with a bracket that attaches to the frame via four pins? The PTO has a small belt to a side pulley on this bracket and then another belt that runs down the middle of the tractor to the drive shaft on the Thrower. Thinking of swapping out parts from mine to make it a side drive pulley and throw the extensions on there and new bearings... Would this work? You might be able to see the pulley in the middle of the thrower... It has the holes for the upper shaft as well.

Ok so see how your chain is diagonal and going backwards, well it’s not supposed to do that so the arm you have the chain connected to is the wrong one, if you reach up in there you will find another lift arm, bolt the chain to that one and if the chain Is still slack unbolt it from the arm on the mower deck and bolt it back on with another link.

Those hubcaps would make great clock faces. Just drill a hole in the middle for the hands..

Here's hoping... they don't end up stuffed in a case, somewhere in Ct.

Better get the deck off, almost snow blade time. Son and grandson are pickin' wood up for the stove with our '90 520-8.

Great looking machine! Nice to see it being used and enjoyed. I love getting out to cut firewood. Takes your mind off of the everyday worries.

After you get the parts you need, get as many rags as you can get your hands on!

Welcome to Red Square RD. Can you post a picture and/or model number of your deck. I'm thinking you probably have a 36" rear discharge deck on that 876. Would be a RM-366 = Rear discharge Mower 36" 1966...could be a RM-326. Here is the link. If this is what you have...these decks are a dime a dozen. Put a list in our want adds, or contact one of our vendors Like @A-Z Tractor

POR-15 all the way. Takes a bit more prep time, but outlasts everything else I've ever used.

Well, you know Eb... it is that time of the year.

Nothing better than... an old in it's original work clothes. Except, maybe...two of 'em.

I think the 1054 is actually a 1965 1054A. The wider saw tooth tires on the front and turf tires on the rear were about the only difference between the 1964 1054 and the 1965 1054A. If it is the 1054A it is probably the best existing example on earth! The hood side decal as shown on the OM cover did not change from '64 to '65. The serrial number sequence would be another clue. Check your tractor's serial number against the list that Garry has compiled here, if it falls in the high 49XXX to low 50XXX range then that would confirm it. Nice haul!

the rod use to bind up and bend or break, wheel horse replaced the rod with the chain. I've had several tractors with the rod over the years, the chain works much better. the rod would only be use full on a show queen and then might give problems in my humble opinion. good luck eric j

So... the Pond's had a GPS-enabled self-driving BEFORE Al Gore invented the internet and the US Government was tracking all of us from space??? Where's the GPS unit located? Does it mow your whole lawn like one of them Roomba vacuum cleaners? NICE looking machine!

Is that the same as lining up the newest,,,,biggest,,,duelist ?? Craig,,,,,my son and his friends have a saying,,,,,built not bought,!!!!!!! Lane,,,,,if these sell....im in,,,,just tell us when and where.. ololol Howard,,penny pockets in va

I have used a pneumatic nibbler for years, works great. Best advice I can give is to do your cutting over the trash can or be prepared to pick up the thousands of little nibbles on the floor; what a mess.

Looking good......and really nice shop.....

Dad brought Clyde up to the Heritage Farm Day and drove it around some watching the plowing. I was so bummed that I didn't have it set up for him so he could try it--soon. Zach had a blast riding with Grampie and checking it all out as we were plowing. Clyde looks right at home in the fields, doesn't he?

If you have followed the "875-Iron Horse" thread in the restorations section of the forum, you know that my dad's first garden tractor was a . We finished the rectification of that tractor and have decided that it has worked hard for a lot of years and has earned a much deserved rest. Dad will use it periodically for light duty but mainly for shows, parades, etc. For anyone who knows me, I love GT plowing. Dad periodically plows with us and although the 875 is up to the task, we just don't want to put the wear on a fine resto. So, I began to hunt for a tractor for him. In his mid sixties, I wanted to locate something with hydro lift. Dad likes plowing with a gear jammer and so that was another parameter I had to keep in mind for my hunt. Because of dad's longstanding use of his 875, it had to be a horse, of course. Enter Clyde!!! Back in the spring @Shynon posted this beast for sale. Tom, you can feel free to post here any background about the tractor. I know it has been repowered and everything on it is functional. It had dad's name written all over it. So, I decided to purchase it for his birthday! I had to wait till the Portage show to pick it up since that was when Tom's path would cross with mine. the cool thing is that my dad came down to that show unexpectedly. He walked around with me and saw "his" tractor there, before he knew it was his! It was in this spot when he spotted it and we talked about it for awhile. He had no clue that these were ever made. My buddies @WHX12 @Achto @stevasaurus and @Rp.wh were all aware of it and helped me keep it a secret(no small feat for me!). Thanks guys! Here Zach is enjoying a little seat time once we got it home. It has some scuffs and scratches from 50 plus years of life but it is in what I would call "perfect plow tractor shape". Looks nice but you aren't afraid to use it! Here it sits with some of the other members of my stable. Dad turns 65 tomorrow and so the long anticipated day is almost here. We are going out with him for dinner on Friday night. I'm gonna try to have mom get him out of the house mid afternoon. Then I can bring it over and put it in the garage with a ribbon on it! When we get back from supper--SURPRISE! I sure hope he likes it. I wanted to have a set of AG's installed on the back but my fridge broke down two weeks ago and there went my $250! Oh well, there is always Christmas. Stay tuned for the big reveal...

Who’s going? It’s Oct 7-8. Weather permitting I’ll be there Saturday. Prepping the Commando 8 to be my “cruiser”.

If it is any consolation, I've always known that I ain't right! What fun is it being normal? I teach 2nd grade and always tell my kids that if you aren't doing anything wrong and you aren't hurting yourself or anyone else, have fun. Life is too short not too! on my friends, on!

Nothing better to see... than a good looking earning it's keep.

Nice tractor, have fun mowing

The front end loader is my personal favorite. C-195 with a three point hitch will use them too.

Putting the front attach a matic on a GT-14 opens up a lot of possibilities for implements common to Wheel Horses. Do it!

Not being completely versed in these decks as well, it is my understanding that although it may fit, the horsepower should be enough to support the 60" deck. That HP should be at 20HP. Hope this helps.

Craig, that's the best picture of you I've seen yet! How did they get you to sit still long enough to take it?

Thank you erij for your reply. That is exactly what occurs when I try to use the rod. It appears to bind and not rise as smoothly as the chain did. My 160 is a worker so maybe it’s best if I continue to use the chain and not the rod. Thank you again.

This image is from Hodge71's (Jeff in PA) post in the Gallery section here. I believe the Solenoid location can be seen here?. Not familiar with the Model but clearly an advantage of having an up-to-date gallery of models/images. Hope this helps.

Sorry l haven't replied sooner obone, I'm certainly no expert but here's what I do. Bags are paper sourced from a local agri feed merchant. Potatoes store well in them till spring. Stored in an outbuilding on a pallet (if it gets really cold I cover the bags with an old duvet). I grow two varieties which are known to be good keepers and that do well in my soil. Cut and clear off the haulm a couple of weeks before you plan to harvest ( helps to toughen the skins for better storage). Lift 'clean' dry potatoes, only bag undamaged, desease free tubers. Handle carefully. During the winter tip out the bags every couple of months, discard the bad ones and re bag the good. The real trick is finding a variety that suits your garden. Hope this helps.

Wow, Lane...Did you break into a hidden Wheel Horse museum? Would love those hub caps for my 654!

Koen..... Time to buy something nice for your wife...... Just a little advice from your uncle Doug...

Might be handy for some smaller custom mods.

That just may be in its future.....Thanks!

Time for new "shoes" for Clyde. After the show in Berlin last week and all the positive comments Dad got about Clyde, he is more motivated than ever to get it set to his liking. He is going to be traveling through Ohio at the end of the month and so he will stop by Miller and pick up a set of 7.60-15 AG's. He said that he didn't want to miss out on prime painting weather so he peeled the turfs off the rims and look what he found... Can @Shynon shed any light on this inscription? Then he took the hoops to the sandblasted to clean them up. The rims are in great shape and perfect candidates for a fresh coat of Antique white paint! So that is just what Dad gave them! Now they wait curing until the end of the month when the shoes arrive. I'm soooooo excited to see what this thing will look like with those tires on it... Now it is time to set up and paint the plow.

Great deal!!!

I'm not gonna say a dang word.... I did some pretty stupid things in my day... never had a camera to wave at tho!

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Since my 400 series is not a Kohler, I might be all wet in my advice, but here goes. The gas tank is under the seat and [probably] lower than the carburetor. It might be that the fuel pump is not performing up to par. Take the fuel line loose at the carburetor and crank the engine to see how much fuel comes out. If the flow is anemic, then put a slave tank above the engine and re-test to check fuel flow/ see if the sputtering disappears. If it does, well then you can concentrate on either a partially clogged fuel filter or the fuel pump itself. Also you might just disconnect the fuel line at the tank and observe the fuel flow to see if there is any blockage, but in draining the fuel, you probably know that already Even if you go into the carb, many times it is just dirt in the bowl interfering with the float height and not something internal. I am a big fan of doing the simple stuff first before tearing into something that has gaskets that may need replacing BTW, I think that you have a good tractor there. There are people here that know plenty about them and are generous in sharing advice