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Well its here again the snow time to put the D-250 to work

I haven’t received the this yet but it’ll soon be on its way . My cousin who is a vet suffering from PTSD keeps busy drawing and painting. He’s also a very good tattoo artist and it looks like he found a new talent , wood burning . I thought something was weird one day when the wife asked me what my favorite Allis-Chalmers tractor was . I told her D-21 and she went about her business. Yesterday she showed me this picture of a new transfer board he made me with the images of a D-21 and a D-12 wood burned into it. I don’t think my rear end will be sliding across this one . I’m thinking I’ll be needing one with a image of a RJ and a 520 too for my birthday.

On my 400 I got weights on all 4 and plows great!

Thanks, the seat switch was the problem. Ready to roll.

Recently saw this NOS one available on Binghamton/Syracuse NY C/L, for the same $.

Since you changed the coil, condenser, plug and points, try this. When it is in a "non-start" condition, spray a little starter fluid into the carburetor. If it starts, then stops, I'd say you can narrow it down to a fuel problem. My guess would be fuel pump related. You didn't mention what model the K301 was on. The reason that is important is fuel tank location.

That smile on Emory's face says it all. Thanks for the video, Dells.

Wheel weights get my vote. And I run chains to. Glenn

My new favorite video. You know Dell, I remember when my sons feet dangled high on the tractor like that. Now there both bigger than me, the kids grow fast.To fast. Enjoy this time, its so precious. You did the best thing ever dad. Glenn

Well, I decided to take the inline fuel filter that I installed for the Briggs out. That coupled with the filter already on the engine seemed a little too restrictive. Seemed to help. I checked to see if I could adjust the carb and adjustment screws are sealed off with metal plugs from the factory! Might try to remove the caps and adjust the idle ratio a little. I took Emory out front for a ride this morning. He had a blast after he got used to it and discovered that it isn't really any different to drive than any of the other horses he's driven. Below is the video of his first ride.

All free hand .... his black and grey tattoos are amazing.

Those wheels carry the rear of the deck and are used to set the height. The plate with the holes does get misaligned and bent as does the U shaped channel that houses the lever with the pin. They need to be aligned so the U channel rides on the plate.

If it’s a Kohler K341 it’s a 1985 or 1986. It’s its a Kohler Magnum it’s a 1987 or 1988. In 1989 they went to the Onan 16 twin.

Speaking of homemade gifts my son finally came across his two toy guns I built for Christmas presents years ago.

Too much gas ? Carburetor adjustments ? Most of my Kohlers need just a milli-second of choke to start, even when the engine is warm. If it floods that easily, maybe it is getting too much gas. My guess would be a carb adjustment to more lean. Or maybe the fuel pump is allowing gas to gravity feed when it is warm, due to an air leak or a bad diaphragm in the pump. Let us know what the outcome is. Jim

@dells68 great job on the tractor...looks like Emory was very excited on Christmas morning to discover it was his tractor...And the memories the two of you made while working on it together are something you both will cherish forever

There's 953Nut beginning his annual trip to Lake Dumberson for the spring log rolling event at the Dumberson Days summer festival.

I intend on bringing it to the Big show along with a 701 that’s ready for reassembly and hope to have completed in the next couple of months.

Mods, please move this to the appropriate place. While scanning Craigslist, I found a Wheel Horse snowmobile for sale near Winston Salem North Cackalacky. Only one pic, but looks nice. Price is $1400. Just don't see these very often and thought someone here might be interested. Below is a pic I pulled from the listing.

Hey Guys! I thought some folks might be interested in a couple Wheel horse videos I posted on Youtube. I bought a B-80 last years and these videos are from wrenching on that tractor.............Like MOST of us, I had to get another WH, so this fall I added a 310-8 to my collection and then a plow! I'm far from done though! Here are a couple vids featuring my B-80. Hope you enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/edit?o=U&video_id=PostPgGDrQo https://www.youtube.com/edit?o=U&video_id=chMZNoFqoU0 Here are some tractor pics too. Hope you all enjoy the videos.

The seat switch may be disconnected.

Just raised the bar for ya Lowell!

Would you just look at that kid grinnin'!

Cheese-n-rice...

I'm locking this down, so I can start to work on the calendar. I am way, way behind this year on this project, so please be patient.

Brilliant. Emory sure looks happy with his new toy.

Elmer and Cecil are certainly smiling down on you two! Not the original Father and Son act, but the original Wheel Horse father and son act.

A couple of my projects are waiting in line. The 857 I bought at the auction will need some love to run, then a cleaning and clear coat. No, I thought about it, but I don't know which way to go. There appears to be several setting that are possible.

Lawn ranger with a Predator transplant for my I mean his birthday !

Given the the machine in question ( '60 Suburban ) I would definitely say wheel weights only. You need to take into consideration that the axle tubes are only welded to the thin side plates on the transmission. Just running 23-10.50 x 12 tires alone, no added weight ( other than my butt ) on my Suburban caused the rear axle tubes to sag. The welds even started to crack around the tubes. When I rebuilt my tranny the last time I added gussets to keep this from happening again. If it were a '61 Suburban with a 2 piece trans, then a weight box might be an option.

Wheel weights put the weight on the tires. A 'weight box' puts the weight on the axles as well as the tires. That puts more stress on the axle bushings and oil seals. Like Squonk said, better off with wheel weights.

So when you hit the key you hear a whine? I'm thinking that your starter gear is not engaging the flywheel and what your hearing is the starter spinning with no resistance. Time to clean the starter, then treat it with some graphite lubricant.

Check the spec number of the Kohler in your 317. Most were Series 1 and had problems throwing rods. It was apparently so bad that JD stopped using kohlers for several years. ..That said one of my C-175's is running a KT-17 series one from a JD 317. Well over 2000 ours. smokes on start up but still get the job done. Keep her topped up on oil (maybe a bit overfull) and avoid steep grades and you will be fine..... Have to use an Electric PTO as JD was to cheap to spring for thrust bearings on the crankshaft

He ain't hosing me AMC.. .I known him too long....he photo shopped the music in ... did a damn fine job too. Hats off to his editor! His hydraulic hose maker didn't do too shabby either!

A Wheel Horse deck built by Cub? Pictures would certainly help.

Wicked sound...love it ....sounds like it has a 3/4 cam in the old flathead...

I’d like to see that at the Big Show with a ice cream maker setup ....

Any X3 series (I have one) in my opinion would be severely lacking when it comes to brute strength compared to any of the WH 300,400,500's. An X5 series would likely be a better comparision for a 520H weight, transaxle strength, horsepower wise. The 400 series JD is basically the foundation of the current X7 series machines, I would think a D series and the 5 XI, LXI, DXI would be competitors for this class machine. I own a 16 Auto and it is a great machine, if it wasn't there would be something else sitting in it's spot, however it's no 400, 420, 4x5, X4x5, or X7 in any stretch of the imagination and the 520H with just 4 more HP, similar weight, similar tranny strength to the 16 Auto is not likely to compare either. My guess is the 520H competitor would have been the JD 318, and newer model comparatives being a 325 and an X580. Love the WH's though, just plain flat out simple and easier to work on, made with the best components in the day, and no unnecessary "fluff" to complicate things. Next machine here will be a JD,,,,,,, naw I think it will be a WH 416H, 520H or I might take it up a notch with a 5 XI, LXI, just depends on what I can find. I've sipped the green kool-aide and have nothing bad to say about the machine or its performance, I can just do a WH for a lot less coin and have a much heavier machine, only drawback I see would be product support (parts) and depending on model some difficulty finding attachments.

Most people don't know... our civil servants even exist. I thank him for his service.

I have the CS400. It has been a very reliable saw. I only use it 2-3 times a year to clean up the property. Echo makes good dependable equipment at a decent price in my opinion.

we sell jonsered and echo that 590 is a nice saw for reasonable money.

In 1974 hour meters were standard on the D's and C-160, optional on most other models. I don't see any mention of one prior to that.

It was Shaw! https://www.gasenginemagazine.com/company-history/shaw-manufacturing-history

Very impressive workmanship. The D-21 was quite a hoss in its day, and few folks knew about a D-12....There was also a D-10!

I don't know, he still loves (or did) to drive his "straight pipe" and the ranger we bought at the auction. He really seems to appreciate them all! Been working at Dad's farm preparing to clear trees above our barn site where I plan to build a new shed this spring. When we got home Emory had to go look at his new tractor.

I run both to plow snow. Plan to run both on the loader also

Thanks @ACmanfor the page time.to the topic a 520h in my opinion is equivalent to 400 series green. I say this mainly because of the 20hp onan (same engine 400,420 green) also 520 is top of the line wheelhorse of that era. (Remember era is very important) thanks for listening Terry

What an idiot, here's the machine I use for tasks like that. The neighbors love it! Highly doubt those tires he's using have the correct ply rating and the brakes would be VERY suspect if something were to go wrong. He's not even wearing a helmet! You just can't emphasize enough safety in a situation like that!

And don't do as a friend of mine did. We were unloading a street rod project from a car trailer on his rather steep driveway, he had chocked the tires on the trailer and the truck. Unfortunately he chocked the rear tires of the truck and front tires of the trailer. A couple of us were pulling the car with a rope and one was on the trailer pushing. As we rolled the car back the trailer tilted toward the rear and all four wheels that had been chocked lifted off the ground simultaneously! The car was unloaded much faster than we had expected and his truck and trailer were at the bottom of the hill, no harm no foul. Of course the fellow who was on the trailer pushing the car off had to go home and change his shorts.

Your love for Emory shines through all you put into that WH and Emory,s love for you will be felt every time he rides it. After all "Love" is really what Christmas and Christ is about.