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Ok getting ready to make a Sickle Bar Mower Shaft Support Frame Assembly for one of my sickle bar mowers. This frame was made by someone else who wanted to use on a 42 inch Wheel Horse Sickle Bar Mower. However, it needs the 3/4 shaft, the end insert bearings and covers, the center pulley and the drive shaft pulley to run the drive belt from the Wheel Horse motor's PTO. I rebuilt one of these frame support assembly pieces two years ago for a 50 inch Sickle Bar Mower I have. Bob Maynard and Denny Clarke get credit for the rebuild process on the snowplower and sickle bar mower insert bearing replacement process. They rebuilt the original bearings in their attachments with a different size bearing and an oil sleeve bronze bushing. I will do the same with this assembly. I ordered the bearings and the bushings today. I have attached photos of my frame assembly box and insert bearing covers that I have for this project. I have also included the specification sheets from McMaster Carr for the 3/4 bronze bearing or bushing to be used and the Bearingon.com 7/8 bearing (UC205-14) I will post more pics later as this project progresses.

After a few hours labor, a 12 pack of beer, and about $350, the Commando V8 is set up and ready as my dedicated sprayer tractor, now if theyou wind would just go away long enough to try it out

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I'd vote for a pony keg (flavor of your choice) mounted to the front of the tractor and a long tap hose leading back to the driver. As the front tank and the rear tank empty simultaneously, problem solved!!!

We had some banners at the show last year and they were gone by Thursday night. Lola wants me to bring more banners this year so I am wanting ideas for cool Wheel Horse banners that you think would be popular at the show. I have these 3 so let me know which you prefer. These are 1 x 3 foot which is a good size to hang in the shop. Big enough to make a statement yet do not take up the whole wall.

Here's my C-140, some 25 years ago, with my late father towing the kids around the lawn, in a custom, sort of, Thomas the Tank Engine. They loved it, and are all now adults with kids of their own the same age. Don't know what happened to Thomas, but the trailer on which he rides is one that I've just renovated, since it turns out to be a very useful little garden trailer, which still gets towed behind my horse. Not such a great shot of the horse, but that wasn't the point of the photo, of course.

R. Lee Ermey, Obscene Drill Instructor in ‘Full Metal Jacket,’ Dies at 74 Photo R. Lee Ermey in 2006. In addition to “Full Metal Jacket,” his film credits include “Apocalypse Now,” “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” “Se7en” and the “Toy Story” franchise. CreditMichael Buckner/Getty Images R. Lee Ermey, an actor whose barking, foulmouthed drill instructor in “Full Metal Jacket” highlighted a decades-long career in which he frequently portrayed authority figures, died on Sunday morning. He was 74. His longtime manager, Bill Rogin, said Mr. Ermey had died from complications of pneumonia at a hospital in Santa Monica, Calif. Mr. Ermey, who was nicknamed the Gunny, earned a Golden Globe nomination for best supporting actor with his performance as Gunnery Sgt. Hartman in “Full Metal Jacket,” Stanley Kubrick’s 1987 film. In a memorable opening monologue, Mr. Ermey’s character berates fear-stricken military recruits, hurling an avalanche of verbal insults that are both inventive and demeaning. His eyes bulging and his jaw square, he renames one recruit “Private Snowball,” knees another in the groin and chokes a third to stop him from smiling. Later in the film, Mr. Ermey’s character admonishes a recruit, asking rhetorically in a now famous line: “What is your major malfunction?” Photo Mr. Ermey with President George W. Bush at a Veterans of Foreign Wars event in 2005. Mr. Ermey was a Marine Corps drill instructor during the Vietnam War. CreditJim Watson/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Mr. Ermey, whose dozens of acting credits included film and television roles, was also well-known for playing Sheriff Hoyt in the 2003 horror film “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.” He notably portrayed a police captain in the 1995 crime drama “Se7en” and was the voice of a green plastic solder named Sarge in the “Toy Story” franchise. ADVERTIS Ronald Lee Ermey was born on March 24, 1944, in Emporia, Kan., and moved to Washington State at age 11. He enlisted in the Marines immediately after graduating from high school and intended to spend decades in the military. Much of the torrent of vicious language he unleashed in “Full Metal Jacket” was recalled from his days in boot camp and his 30 months as a Marine Corps drill instructor during the Vietnam War. The clever, if obscene, tirades were of his own invention, Mr. Ermey told The New York Times in 1987. “It was terrifying to those actors,” he said of the invective he spewed. “My objective was intimidation.” Photo Mr. Ermey in Hoover, Ala., in 2012. CreditJoe Songer/AL.com, via Associated Press Mr. Ermey’s 11-year career as a Marine was ended “by a rocket” in 1969, but he would not talk about the war for the Times article, saying: “If a person’s wife and children were killed in a terrible automobile accident, 20 years later it will bother him to talk about it.” With shrapnel still lodged in his back and arm, Mr. Ermey spent four months in a hospital. Eventually, he moved to the Philippines, where he married, attended college briefly and acted in television commercials. He is survived by his wife, Marianila Ermey; his brothers Jack Ermey and Terry Ermey; his children Kim Bolt, Rhonda Chilton, Anna Liza Cruz, Betty Ermey, Evonne Ermey and Clinton Ermey; and grandchildren and great-grandchildren. By the late 1970s, Mr. Ermey landed one of his first movie roles, as a helicopter pilot in Francis Ford Coppola’s “Apocalypse Now.” He also served as a military adviser for the film. Mr. Ermey told The Times he had given up “a good job and more money” — a supervisory role at a nuclear power plant that was under construction — for the part in “Full Metal Jacket” a few years later. “I love being in front of the camera,” he said. “I get to play cowboy.”

What the stratostar said.

Purchased this nice Commando at the 2017 Big Show in PA. It has cut a lot of grass in it's 50 years of service It continues to work all summer at our home away from home.

Terry, every year you do something so awesome for all of us!! I hope you understand how much we all just love and respect the work you do for all of us!! I'll be going again this year, I'll PM you with some pics and info!

They will be $15 at the show.

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Best lemme have the seat Ed... Hear tell Ritchie ain't much of a welder..prolly just JB weld it!

Tires, lights, & hour meter are the only alterations.

Latest Trading Card updates cards 19 through 36 April 16 2018 Keep them coming!

Excellent @Coulter Caleb we find some hauling help? Tell your cheapskate dad to front you that 20 for me for a supporter so @Vinylguy can make you some trading cards!

My only real complaint is after standing outside for five minutes in my shorts waiting on the dogs, I had to pee sitting down .

Wow... I think that was 2009.... going left to right..... @wheelhorseman , his son Travis, Mike Williams, me.@CasualObserver and leading is @ol550 dug up some matching pics.... can't find any of Mike's Charger with the belly blade.

you said it Jim! I’m still thanking Jeff @WVHillbilly520H for his suggestion on those paddle “extensions”...they really seem to work well. Even with the heavy stuff, it was an easy 35 ft of throwing distance, maybe further working with the wind. You will love it, especially since you have that great cab. Ryan @Rp.wh that is about what I had on the south side of my garage as shown on the video. Thankfully mine wasn’t that deep everywhere!!!

Another big piece of Americana gone... as patriotic as they come. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family. Thanks for everything you did for the Veterans and America!

Just finished mounting rebuilt and painted engine to the 653. And it fired up as well (bonus.) Restoration almost complete. My daughter is ready to go needless to say. Another snowy day in PA tomorrow. Going to bring mower deck down and get it ready. Does anyone happen to know what size the belt is from the motor to the deck on 653?

Yep, that's ugly. Looks like the dog even thinks it stinks.

B I have a poster of NASCAR driver Alan Kulwicki sitting on a Wheel Horse which he won for having woe a pole (can't remember what track) and the racing theme would complement it.

It feels like a long time since my last post and If it weren't for the winter weather in April, it may have been much longer. I managed to start the body-work and my yard work and then when it got cold again I threw some paint on my "First Born". It's good enough to satisfy the call for "more pictures", but... WARNING - defects, do not enlarge the pictures. I plan to finish the "finish" aka surface appearance at some later date. With that on the back burner, I plan to tackle the belts, AGAIN. With the suggestions given by wallfish in his last reply, I am confident I can resolve all the driveline gremlins. Now I have a confession. The last picture is my other restored Suburban, but it's far from original. So I am now acquiring parts to make it my next custom project sometime down the road. One question, Whatz ya all think about the smoke gray wheels?

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I'm digging A and B. B if I could only choose 1.

Vertical Stack, incorrect seat cover material and GT-14 deep dish rims are deviations from original...

Bracket to mount the coil Points push rod Points cover and gasket Grommet for where the primary wire enters the points cover Mounting screws for cover and points Garry

I'm guessing... his OJ isn't fresh, now it's frozen.

Global warming?

When I walk back in the shop, and ask myself am I here for a tool or a beer, the answer is a no brainier. That"s why the fridge is closer to the door than the tool box .

Better save me one of those plus an autograph 👍

I'm sure that solid lower chute guard helps as well, had that on my single stage before the deuce and it made a difference on it, Jeff.

Terry, this is great that you are doing this. I certainly would like to take part in this cool opportunity. I’ll be signing @Coulter Caleb up as a supporter thanks to Jim @WHX16 ( to Caleb) and we will get him some of these too! I know that he’ll probably more stoked about collecting them than any of us! Pics are sent!!!

Great idea! I understand the "pony" reference to WH and all, but me thinks you are gonna need at least a 1/2 keg...or perhaps two or three "ponies" to make up the volume... Cheers!

That's why I'm saying this thread needs to go to the basement Richard... now that @BOB ELLISONis making those choice seats! That is a ungly one Tom... Bonus points if you sat on it! Hey @Sutty.. Missus make you go to town for groceries with that shopping basket on the hood?!?! Extra seat time I guess!

Got the carb kit in the mail today. Put it in and she fired up for the first time in years. A puff of smoke and she was off. No smoke after that. Sold it as soon as it started. On to the next one. Is there a better feeling than bringing one back to life? Almost couldn't sell it.

Well it's 34 degrees here today in lower Michigan. Yesterday we got 2 feet of snow up north. Mid Michigan got freezing rain southern Michigan got RAIN,RAIN AND MORE RAIN . We got a east wind that flooded homes with 2 to 4 feet of water just 4 blocks from me unseen in 45 years. This year will go down as a monster to America. So if anyone can complain it's all of us.

If possible Ed, please call me. Im interested. Pm you my number.

Exactly my thoughts - leaking floats will show the problems you describe and no change in float height settings will fix it. That float has to, well, float... If you want to test it, either shake it or heat it up in hot water and hold it submerged for a while with a stick and watch for bubbles. Some leaking floats are very tough to diagnose, the issue only comes up at certain temperatures when immersed in gasoline. The solder joints can have micro cracks you cannot detect - if nothing else it's a common and easily replaced float. Not unusual to find a brand new carb with a bad float, either. It would be really tough for that tiny fuel pump to push enough pressure to overrun the float on a Kohler, but it is possible. One way to test is to run the line to the carb into a container and spin the engine over for 15 seconds with the spark plug disconnected - should only be a few ounces of fuel. You could also use a fuel pressure gauge on that line, should be around 3psi max if everything is in order. As mentioned above, get the oil out of that engine. Flooding to that level will destroy the lubrication properties of the oil and in turn destroy the internal moving parts quickly. Hopefully, it hasn't already done any major damage. Sarge

Okie Dokie. Thanks guys. Good news. Sounds like its strong enough and will work. I will give it a good inspection and cleaning. I will get to working on it in next couple months and show yall pics of progress.

Best Wishes on your day. Hope you stayed dry yesterday.

For parts, go to the TORO site with your model and serial number. Get the part number and Google it to find the best price. Many parts are still available and I just got the parts being discussed for the mower deck. Despite having a machine shop, the parts didn't cost much more than what it would have if I made them.

More pics of my original 550 suburban. Please merge with my other pictures.

This section "1965 - 1972" has now been rid of all 3rd party links (like Photobucket, jpg, etc). Please post pictures of complete, factory accurate horses in the appropriate threads Original or restored paint is OK. A lot of photos have been lost...if you are one of those that had their links deleted and you still have the pictures on your computer...please post them again. Thank You If you can, add your pictures to the thread that exist for your horse. If that horse thread has not started yet, please start the thread. Some horse models are missing.

Hey Jim looks like I just might get a round hood after all!

Sorry to hear of the problem you encountered. Presuming the transaxle case is in good condition you could replace the internal parts including a bull gear and differential from another 3, 6. or 8 speed using your axles. The end plates on the differential would need to be 1 1/8". I put a six speed from a 1257 in a 953 years ago. no ! this was done several years ago and didn't take any pictures. You could put your axles in any three speed, six speed, eight speed or even a hydro as long as they have 1 1/8" axles. The process was very straight forward, I pulled the axles from the bad transaxle and inserted them in the ten pinion with the roll pins. Took a piece of heavy paper and pressed it against the transmission leaving an imprint of the mounting holes, used a hole punch to cut the holes and then bolted it to the mounting plate on the frame. As I recall it the top two bolts lined up perfectly and one of the lower holes had to be elongated about 1/8". The fourth hole was off enough that I decided to drill and tap a new hole in the transaxle case. Could have drilled the mounting plate but as I recall it the hydraulic lift cylinder was going to be in the way or something, at any rate it seemed better to drill and tap.