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No C-130 involved so the Commando wasn't prop blasted but she was airborne. She was a roller I bought several years ago. Tore her down last fall sand blasted and paints most the parts. (Hood and fender are only primed), has not been painting weather lately. Been reassembling her over the last few weeks on a table in the heated part of the shop, with lots of interruptions for snow removal, power outages etc. She is now ready to roll out for a test firing carb adjustment etc. (If the weather ever improves...it snowed this morning.) time to jump off the work table AIRBORNE!!!!

That what the Mrs was calling it anyway & grandkids sure do like it! She hopped on the trailer on the way back from another score. Never tell a buyer you got it for free from a guy you work with.. "I have a new battery & belt, & oil change in it" seller says. So I offer what he has into the battery and belt & oil and he takes it without hesitation. Now I know not a bucket list tractor but still kinda cool. I was hoping for an older Lawn Skiff labeled one but this one will have to do for now. From what I gather this one is an early 80's. ID tag is worn off so who knows. If anyone knows a way to bring those numbers back to readable let me know. Does have a unique right angle drive train. My intentions were to strip the deck off, a little re-pully for speed and the Mrs can use it for running around at tractor shows on and pulling tubs. Having second thoughts now cuts grass pretty good. All it needs is a front tire tube, clutch spring & a bath. Runs good and starts no smoke. Them old Briggs seem to go forever. Does steer a little hard so may put some tri-ribs on the front but if I do that I would have to find some ags for the rear. If I did that @PeacemakerJack is gonna wanna hook a plow up to it somehow and put it in a furrow! Deck safety switch is just flopping around so if anyone has a pic of how it was attached I'd appreciate it.

Here's a picture of my Reo RR-46 I purchased it from a Wheel Horse dealer about 12-15 years ago. It was N.O.S. Not kidding, it was in a dealers back barn. This dealer bought out another dealer and it came with the package. Has some surface rust but underneath looks BRANDNEW. I brought it home got it running (it never had gas in it!) mowed a for about 30 seconds with it to see how well it worked. Since then I just take it out every few years and drive it around. Probably has no more than 2 hours on it now. I've never seen another with tiller steer and solid non-pneumatic front tires. I might bring it to the big show this year.

Just pickedup this poor ole girl. Transmission is bad but motor is good. One new front tire. Complete set of hub caps that need cleaned. Nice deck that spins good. The really good is a sickle bar. Does have a bent mule drive bracket which will get fixed. Drive pulley was a little stuck but got it to spin. Not a bad haul for Friday but my poor truck isn'

I love it Jim! I wouldn't mind adding one of those to my collection. The one I have is a bit small.

As some of you are aware, a few weeks ago I picked up a couple of basket case 8hp Horses, a B80 and a 8hp 4 speed. Now that the 8hp 4 speed is running well, I figured it was time to look at the B80. I got it into my workshop and started the initial exam. Everything is covered in peeling red barn paint. All the control cables are rust frozen. The fuel line is dry rotted. The transmission is lubricated with ice. The wiring is...questionable. The engine is not seized. The metal is mostly straight, though there is some rust. Tonight I managed to do the initial exam, loosen up the throttle cable and governor linkage, remove the fuel tank, and remove a critter nest from behind the dash. So far I see nothing but...potential?

Posting a few photos of my own ( Onan P216 - 416H ) to answer the question. PO said the tractor never ran well.

number 5 is here

I made a little progress today with the parking brake. This is what I came up with. Still need to trim the handle and make a little adjustment.

Converted to lug studs. Still have to get new chrome lug nuts for front and rear. Rear shoes back on. Needs a bath.

Looks a lot like the sister to the first rider I ever used Mk 26 lower right (Father traded it in for a L-107) also a Porter Cable. Who remembers Bob Cummings??

Do you think you could get that dang tractor out of the way so we can see the "art" better

Installed the Jack on my Horse Hauler last week. Got the battery, dedicated trickle charger and Wiring to External AC ran today. Just in time as I’m headed west in AM to meet up with two new owners for these horses.

#14 is reserved. Who is brave enough to take 13? I think I will reserve it for a special added card

Now you know why I had to go from WHX12 to WHX14! Meant buying that extra tractor but oh well I can live with it!

While products like Sea Foam have their place, I find disassembly is the only long term fix. Dissolving that mess with snake oil, and sending it thru whatever, is making the problem worse.

I had a question about a statement I made in a for sale post and it was requested that I explain what I meant by saying the tractor had a "Turning Brake Kit". If you look at the picture below you can see the two pedals that allow you to break each wheel independently of each other. This is a feature that is on larger tractors so that if you have one wheel start to loose traction you can apply the break to the spinning wheel to get traction to the other wheel. I have the original price list for the tractor which shows what the gentleman that purchased it chose for his options and they had it listed as "Turning Brake Kit". I guess they called it that since if you applied the brake to one side it could help you to turn more quickly.

Notice no pic of Sparky's card. Must be he didn't want to scare anybody off. Get to the show early. The line for my "Meet & Greet" with autographs is bound to be a long one!

I need a little more time Terry. Three more 2 hour sessions at the Beauty Shop and I should be ready for the photo shoot. Squonky Mike has set the bar pretty high.

I asked the this question for the last two years and never got an answer so here goes my third strike . Do you guys @stevasaurus, @squonk, @953 nut. and @857 horse ( and anybody else going to the Big Show ) get together for dinner on Thursday night ? Not all of us show up on Wednesday. Thanks in advance.

Are you a support member AND going to this years Wheel Horse show?? There is still time to get your FREE trading cards from @Vinylguy . And just think...if you bump into me at the show you’ll go home with one of my cards! I’ve seen what mine look like and think it would look great on your fridge..or maybe framed and placed on your mantle...you be the judge .

Terry ( @vinlyguy ) had this post down in his vender page...I and a lot of guys have not seen this...check it out.

14 Members signed up now and growing.

Rochester area. 3-3.5 hours.

You a brave man 'fish... Ritchie you run into him at the show you best have some horse treats in your pocket for him!

I'll be 13. Used to have a black cat, worked around and walked under ladders forever and my ugly face can break mirrors too.

Kinda reminds a guy of this...

Still have some GT14 parts. If you have a specific need, PM me. Also GT14 tiller, Haban 414 Sickle Bar (needs assembled and finished) and a project front reel mower.

I am skipping 13 if you are superstitious Rich

Ill hold off.... don’t want to be 13

I'm thinkin that pic may make for a good "caption this"! Not sure if I am going to make it to the show or not Terry @Vinylguy but I will gladly pay the 10 clams for shipping if I don't. Will hunt down some pics and PM the info to you. Long as we're showing vagrants Stevebo.....

Eric—that makes two of us! Fun thread with lots of antics—then again, what else would we expect from this crowd! It must have been the ghost of Blackbeard that flipped Robert Maynard’s over...Glad you made it out of that one ok—Yikes!

Figured I would post some good photos of members that I have collected.

That is a good ace in the hole plan, if you arrive and find the weather forecast isn't too promising you know you'll have a dry place to sleep. Last year Friday night was a bit rough as I recall, might want to add another night to that reservation.

Mine won't he as highly prized as Mike's @squonk but I'm sure surprised that more members haven't jumped on board. Terry @Vinylguy has given us some great gifts over the years and this will help us get to know one-another a little better. And it is FREE!

Lots of members here have spare parts around, post it in classified and see what happens. http://www.wheelhorseforum.com/classifieds/wanted/?do=form&d=2 Or, give A-Z Tractor a call. http://a-ztractor.com/

No Ritchie .......you either need to s*** or get off the pot..... borrow the neighbors JD for a pic if you have to..... well maybe not..... heck even Dino has jumped in to the foray now! You got me talkin like @857 horse....... see what you done! Lololol....First you throw 'fish under the bus now this.....I'm comin fer sure now just so I can kick yer #$&!

Sorry about the typo Thanks for stepping up John pfrederi took your old spot so we are good to go now.

Started working on the exhaust. Got the wiring mostly finished up, I need to get a battery and battery cables still yet. Round 2 of the dash decal was a success 👍 Started working on fenders, there are a few dents i would like to fix. Looks like somebody at some point tryed to pick the rear end up by the fenders in the back. Ive got it pretty close to where it should be. Also drilled some new seat pan holes, previous owner didnt do a very good job there lol. I glued the new brake lining in. Used gorilla glue, although messy it worked good. I havnt searched around yet but if anyones got a pic of throttle cable routing I would appreciate it And one more question, is there a minimum thickness for the pto clutch disc?

A couple before pictures

looks great... but, I don't know how you get any work done in that shop.

Bob Ellison took this one for me, My SD card on the camera filled up just as you got there. Don't remember who took this one, but I think it may be the one you are looking for.

There's a hole in the hood below the throttle lever for a switch.(if the hood wasn't cut off) Run that wire from the coil to a switch which grounds the connection to the hood. They can be found on epay as chainsaw switch.

Couple things come to mind. Pto switch circuit and a bad ground. Do you have a test light or multimeter? Did you run a continuity test with key on to see if there's power going through the pto switch? Have you push/pulled the pto on/off to be sure it's working the switch correctly? Or... when was the last time ALL the terminal connections were removed and cleaned?

Take the thing to any welding shop that works on ag equipment - they will have it apart in no time, these guys deal with splne coupling heads all the time and know what to heat and what not to heat to pull it apart. Might want to take a copy of the drawing with you - it will show them how the sleeve works since they are opposite of other types of equipment. Most times it's either hardened grease or some of the splines are notched from wear. He might have to run a bead around the outside to expand it , but it won't hurt anything. Sarge

I'm hoping for the best on the trans. I feel better that I now more history on the tractor. If it's no good I know where he lives. I'll egg his house. LOL Just to add for those who never heard of Paul Harvey the rest of the story. Check out on YouTube Paul Harvey what happend to the Mayflower

I passed this machine onto another member here but here was my 854 with big tires out back. I loved the look!

My deepest apologies!! I was getting impatient!!