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A guy that Dan @Achto and I know has this tractor for sale. I think it's a 1277 or 1077?? and would fill in some blanks in my '67 herd if it is either. Dan thinks it may have a 241 in it. Asking 500 with the sweeper which is somewhat interesting in itself. Note both floor boards and stirrups and the condition of the seat. May be worth a look? Thoughts/comments fellas?

Recently bought this lil gem and need some help Identifying possible year, make and such. I have already started getting it apart and having no issues but will possibly be needing some different parts but 99 percent of it is restorable. Engine is only thing shot Any help would be greatly appreciated

Here is the completed unit with distressed finish minus handles in its final destination. I am not too fond of dark distressed finishes but you got to give them what they want.

The bolt pattern on the wheels is 4.5" five bolt just like a Ford. Be aware that the front end on these is very very light. If you plan to have your son drive it be sure to add weight to the front and a set of wheelie bars would be a good idea too. I bought a Suburban 400 for my wife a few years back and the first time she drove it was her last! When the front end went up a couple feet in the air she shut it off and never got on again.

Probably a silly question, but how do you assemble painted bolts and washers without marring them up? Not quite looking like a tractor? This looks like you could win first place in a show!

Been working on assembling my 42" C125 deck. The texture is aerosol bedliner to help cover the years of being outside along with my repair sins. Enamel paint on water based bedliner sure is slow to dry - a few spots are still tacky after 3 days. Red is the same Rustoleum I always use. Oh well, it will get a chance to dry out in the sun pretty soon! Before and after pics:

If you're assuming I bought it? man, you really are... a "few eggs shy"

Belongs in other brands I know but my thread... is a nice tractor, says it's in for a clutchechtomy and jumping out of gear issue.

2 light coats of paint maximum when you paint the bolts / nuts, if the paint is too thick it will chip. Don't let the socket touch the washer. Another thing that helps is a 6 point flank drive socket. These used to be a Snap-On exclusive but other companies have picked up on it too. I learned to use flank drives when I was wrenching on Harleys, (heaven for bid you chip a chrome on nut some guys bike ). If all this fails, well then you just touch them up with a brush after they're tight. Thanks for the complement on the appearance. Looking forward to putting this ole girl to work soon.

@Sparky...Yeah, Mike's got 'em too.

I have them on my 417-A. I can get you a better picture later today. Very good tires for all around use. They do good in the sand here. We run them on our 4x4 carts out at work.

Got started on the wiring. Im not sure yet but I may have got the wrong ignition switch. Made a bracket to mount the start solenoid. Also put the fuses under the seat. Got to find some kind of clips to hold the wires in place and some harness tape. The middle terminal off the regulator I think went to the red light in dash. It wasnt working, but is it supposed to come on with key on then go out when charging? And The left terminal I think went to cig lighter. Is that hot all the time or only when running? When I first got this thing it had a battery cable run straight to the key switch right behind the fuel tank without any fuses anywhere so it should be a little safer now Also drilled the seized screws out of the drive pully and got some new ones.👍

...the $240 shower cap muffler that sold this morning on Ebay? Just in case you missed it.

A couple decades ago I knew a fellow who was doing a body off restoration on a early 60s Vette. I seem to remember hard plastic inserts that would be put into a 6 point socket of the next size up from what you actually needed. Never tried to use them myself but it seemed like a decent idea for low to medium torque situations. I'll have to remember that shop rag trick.

For reference Dan's 1076 hood lettering. and a 877 Pic courtesy of Craig @AMC RULES

Yah unruly bikers have been known to kill for less! I cover the bolt/washer with a light clean shop rag.

I also started the hood repair today. I started with the original 401 hood and a piece of hood that came off a 654. This is why I save all these little pieces. I first removed the lip on the 654 piece of hood. Then I made my cuts and welded them into place, well adding a strip along the inside for support. I just got to fill the old steering wheel hole with a patch. Then I will do some bondo work and priming. I even took a bunch of photos of some steps and the test fitting on the 401. I spent almost a hour sanding around the decals so they could be saved.

I think he'ss trying to catch up with Craig @AMC RULES, you know 15 and 35 only 20 more to go Jim ...

Correct you are sir. These would be the six speed models with a ten pinion differential. The thought was these transmissions would be better for ground engaging attachments. There is a C shaped spring buried between the pinions that would give limited slip and yes handy on hills, especially with turf tires. . Very very seldom are the low range gears used . For me anyway.

After I decarbed mine, it surged badly. It took three carb cleanings, but I finally got it clean and the surging stopped. I believe dirt is sometimes scraped off the inside of the fuel lines when installed on the barbed fittings. This immediately fouls the carb that was just cleaned. Before cleaning the carb, it is best to clean the tank, install all new lines and run the engine with a clean concentrated Sea Foam fuel mixture. Almost forget, Tony. I am a little confused on the ignition module. If it runs when you jump 12VDC to the coil, your ig mod must be OK. Sounds like you have a wiring/ ,connector problem which is quite common on these 520s.

This simple diagram may be helpful. As Mr Addison told you the switch you have is not correct. Also there are no fuses shown on the diagram, but they are strongly recommended. Your lights can come off the "A" terminal of the key switch or the "L" terminal of the regulator.

A couple of Commercial beasts! Is anyone on here running 23x10.50-12 Carlisle all trails on a 3/4/500 series horse? I’m thinking those might be a good look and functional on JR. I’m open to suggestions though...

That switch has a "M" (mag. ground) terminal on it, battery run switch has "I" (ign. terminal to coil) #103990

I was liking how my weights were turning out but I did not like the fact that mounting nuts would be sticking way out in front of them. I was discussing this fact with my friend Bob (owner of the motorcycle shop in town) and said it would be nice if I had a way to counter sink the nuts into the blocks. " Well" he says, "I don't have a cutting tool big enough to do what you want but, if you want to come down Sat I'll let you play with the rotary table on the mill". I had no idea what a rotary table was or how it would help me out but I was anxious to learn. I thought that some here would enjoy a little walk through my experience with this new to me tool. As with any machining process set up is very important. First step was to find center on the rotary table. To do this you move the table until it looks close to center by eye, then I used a coaxial indicator to find exact center. The indicator is chucked into the quill and the gauge part is held still with catch bars. With this set up you then turn the mill on and adjust your X (left / right) & Y (in / out) axis until the needle on the gauge holds perfectly still. Then the X & Y axis's get locked. Now that the rotary table was centered I chucked a drill bit into the quill that was the same size as the hole in my weight and used it to line the part up while I clamped it down. Close enough right? NOPE. Now install the indicator back into the mill and use a hammer to tap the block around until the needle on the meter stops moving again. Now the hole in my part was perfectly aligned with the quill. Now it's almost time to cut a counter sunk hole. I wanted my hole to be 1 1/8", my cutting tool was 1/2". I did the math and figured out how far I would need to move the X axis on the mill to achieve this size hole. Then moved the Y axis ( up / down) and then rotated the table to make a light cut so I could check my hole size. Once I was happy with the O.D. measurement of the hole then it was just a matter of moving the Y axis to make deeper cuts then rotate the table, then repeat, repeat, etc. until I had achieve the depth that I wanted. After the hole was cut I used a round off bit to chamfer the edge on the hole. After one hole was done the entire process was repeated to cut the second hole. Hope you didn't mind my little walk through. Here's the finished part. With this part done I bolted the weights to the bracket and the welded the mounting bolts to the bracket. This way I won't have to try to hold the bolts while I mounting the weights. Counter sinking the holes may have been unnecessary but I sure had fun learning & I think that it looks much better with the mounting nuts recessed. Now I just need to figure out what I'm going to do with the large holes in the rear weight. Today while I was assembling I came to a point where my motorcycle jack kept getting in my way. The lift arms are wider than the tractor frame and interfere when install some parts. This was an issue that I was going to address after my last build but didn't. Well today I had enough of dealing with it so I took some scraps and made a Wheel Horse adapter for my motorcycle jack. It turned out pretty well plus it gave me another 3" of lift. Tabs on the side hold it from moving on the jack, tabs on top hold the tractor from falling off of the adapter. For now I laid rags over it to protect the paint until I get a chance to glue some rubber down on it. Enough machining and fab for this post, I did actually make some progress on my tractor also. I chose to stop at this point because I want to do some wiring before I continue farther. Need to pick up a 22NF battery so that I can get my cables made.

Easy swap. I put one in a 953, had to swap axles because of their length but that wouldn't be a problem on yours. 5060 transmissions are found in the 1067, 1267, '68 Raider 9 and Raider 12.

Had that on my watch list. Makes me even prouder of the K-90 with shower Head muffler I paid $ 50 for!

I've had several valve seats replaced by NAPA in East York. They order in over sized valve seats and machine them down to fit the block. As far as I know they don't order genuine Onan seats, they order after market seats. They do also clean the block up as far as I know. I take the a stripped down short block. I don't know if you would call them if they would give you any info or not, might be worth a try. It's the NAPA in Industrial Highway in East York. Good luck eric j

I would remove the belt and see how the clutch pulley spins by hand. There is a bearing in it that allows it to spin when not engaged and if the bearing starts to fail it can add drag to the clutch or make it solid if the bearing is locked up. Garry

I bought one of these off the tool truck at work. Guy said it was too bright, lol. Got it almost half off and it was basically brand new. Love it. Lights up the night for sure. https://www.zoro.com/atec-work-light-1200-lm-oval-led-7-h-12-1037/i/G7116140/

I'm likin that custom front bumper.

Could be Randy pics just don't show it well. Never thought of that Bob but if they are the guy at the factory was havin bad day that day as this girl is supposed to be orginal. You were close on the model. Bigger question is why no 1077 on the decal when the 877 and 1277 has them?

Thats my 77 Mustang II, Mach 1, V-8 4spd with air. Car only has 4867 miles on it......too many projects had to move out of garage for a bit lol

“I know“ that this carburetor is the right piece, as long as it doesn’t leak fuel. As opposed to getting something sent to me from overseas three weeks from now and having the choke lever on the wrong side or something. Also, tossing something out just for the sake of adding more stuff to my junk pile doesn’t make sense to me either. It should also be known, a very good friend of mine has a carburetor shop, so as long as I give him the parts, he can hot tank all the crap out of it, bush any loose shafts to better than new condition, and just generally make it work quite fine and he charges me nothing. So, yeah… I have a leg up in the process already. I just need to get parts.

Just my 2 cents... A couple years ago I bought a NOS/ "OEM" carb (still in original box) off the shelf from my local small engine shop. Guy told me it was left over from the days just before Tecumseh folded. Couldn't tell the difference between it and the Chinese version (except for the higher price ).. Just saying..

Correct Randy ...from what I have learned this tractor was owned by a elderly gent. Only drove it on Sundays ya know! Correct Mike Incorrect Paul ...the only thing I see is the floor board and possibly the steering wheel. Correct Jason...

I am still thinking 10 or 1277. The release handle for the belt and and foot rest match. 1276 did not have the pull up handle for the belt and the 68 charger went to floor boards. I know it does have a floorboard on one side, but I bet it was added to aid in getting on the tractor. Randy

They are Russo brand I believe. Very similar tread pattern, and a bit wider than the originals. 14 gauge mostley, its what I had 😁 running bigger stuff for the start circuit Thanks, I have a diagram like this but didnt have the gen light in it. I will have to get another key switch. I want to run all the accessories switch powered off the key switch

Cats out the bag fellas ... I know what it is Not gonna say just yet but let you guys stew and have fun guessing some more!!

I just use the Milwaukee M18 work light and lantern that came with my tool kits. Battery life is very good. Gives you another reason to but power tools!

I. M. H. O. Excellent!

Cleared two driveways today with my 1967 Wheel Horse LawnRanger with the 30 inch snowblower ! I have enjoyed using this for about ten years. This six hp Tecumseh was purchased new by me when i redid this tractor in 2008! 720436BB-5D6E-43C2-9835-346C90493962.MOV 154.MOV

These flashlights are awesome. strong magnet and recharges from USB https://www.walmart.com/ip/Nebo-250-Lumens-SLYDE-LED-Flashlight-190-Lumens-Work-Light/198644378?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=7870&adid=22222222227040353817&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=99165025834&wl4=pla-231620067154&wl5=9005146&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=117437293&wl11=online&wl12=198644378&wl13=&veh=sem

nice save

The Lawn Ranger was listed as Cecil Pond’s “favorite tractor” in Michael Martino’s book on the Wheel Horse legacy Cecil help create!

Great work!!

Well I assembled everything I could today. Got the engine all gone through. Put new valves and gaskets, tapped exhaust, re surfaced the head and so on. Cleared the patina of the engine as well. Waiting on the new front tires and then the rims and seat will then be repainted antique white.

"Shaping Foam for seat" Electric carving knife works good too, (Notice picture of custom truck I built long time ago) (Especially the knife your family would use for Thanksgiving carving) I went 3 years without telling anybody. I'd just sit and think about it when we were having turkey... until I finally dropped the knife once into gear oil by mistake, then I had to come clean...still have the knife... Your honey is AWESOME..... Thanks for the electric schematic also. Progress is looking great, That much snow looks scary... Keep posting Eric!! Chris

Due to a parts deficit I was unable to do any assembly this weekend. Instead I worked on the weights for the front of the tractor. I have some 8x8x3" counter weights laying around, they weight about 50lbs, but this size was hard to work with. I took one of these blocks and cut it in half to make two 4x8x3" blocks. I then made a bracket to mount it to the tractor. This bracket was made from a piece of 1/4x2" flat stock. I took the two 4x8x3" blocks, drilled my mounting holes and soften the edges up a little with a grinder. Here's a pic with every thing mocked up. I'm hoping that this will be enough to hold the front end down while plowing. Hopefully I can make more progress on the assembly next weekend.