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The battery on my C-81 was past its sell by date. Wouldn't hold its charge for long. So today I went and bought a new one. Back home and fitted it on. Now the C-81, if left idle for a while, takes a bit of winding up before it will fire up. 15 - 20 seconds or there abouts. New battery spun the engine over like a good 'un. Wouldn't fire though. I have a little gadget you fit to the plug and the lead to it and you can see the spark through it's plastic body. Turn the key and a good spark showed. OK! I'll take the air filter off and squirt petrol in the carb. The engine fired and then stopped. Try again and the same. Decided to take the float bowl off and see if any dirt in there. Nope! Clean as a whistle. Put the bowl back on only it didn't want too. The seal kept dropping out. Off with the carb and bowl back on it. Then carb back on the engine. The short fuel line from pump to carb looked a bit iffy, so I fitted a new one. Before I fitted it to the carb, I spun the engine to see if fuel was getting through the pump. Nothing! Not a drop. Then the penny dropped. Try TURNING THE FUEL ON you Wazack.

There are only two types of tinkerers, those of us who have had a case of the Dumb-ass and those who will!

We set up 12 of our horses at our local show today. Our show runs through Saturday in Abingdon,VA. Come on out if you get a chance. The more the merrier! A nice little CubCadet showed up for sale, but the price Is a little too high for me. Maybe I'm just stuck on our little horses!

WELLLLLLL I can tell what ya' don't wanna use ....... and I don't like giving this kind of information out BUT. Years ago I picked up a tractor with a 7 hp Tecumseh and had a hard time getting it to run, I also found out there's was no either or carb cleaner in my garage top use as a "mother's little helper". I saw my neighbor outside and asked him if he had any starting fluid. In a bit he come back with a can of ..... Cox Model Airplane fuel. I thought what the heck. Hitting the starter button and throwing a cap full this fuel right into the carburetor ...... then engine fired up so hard the front end of the tractor jumped off the ground !!! With my hair still standing straight up I then read the ingredients on the back of the can METHAL ALCOHOL AND NITROMETHEANE .... I then put the can way high up on the shelf all the way in the back. Wild Bill In Richmond, VA

Happy Birthday @JERSEYHAWG / Glenn, we are all glad you were born!

I heard about a guy that ran out of gas while mowing with his 312H. He walked to the barn, got his gas can, and filled the tank. The tractor would not even try to turn over when he attempted to start it. I heard he spent about an hour checking battery voltage, wiring, and safety switches. The story is, when he ran out of gas, he never disengaged the PTO.

There’s a pic of the 700 and a Sears that I literally pulled from a scrap pile. I hate seeing solid, serviceable American Steel go to scrap! I consider these equipment, not appliances to be tossed out in 5 years like modern mowers

We've got this trailer just about stuffed Seven Ways to Sunday and 37,000 tie straps holding everything down. Isn't it funny how a tractor that is 40 in wide and 66 in long can take up so much space on a 5 by 8 foot trailer? Okay, maybe there's a few other things in there. @TravelinJavelin... See you there.

I've never done that, but EVERYBODY I know has!!!

I know it’s not a WH but after a couple weeks of wrenching and rewiring for a modern ignition switch and solenoid. You’ll be happy to know I got the sickle bar freed up and the HH120 running again. That’s the short story skipping all the headaches! Lol

Nice job! And here I thought it was painted white so us older members wouldn't have difficulty seeing it!

Bit of a misleading title for this modification, but it’s a continuation of the ‘Beefing up’ series. The standard hitch although low is pretty much good enough for most towing jobs that a garden tractor is expected to carry out. I have also seen on RS heavy duty 2” receiver hitches that are ‘bolt up’ and raise the towing height allowing car/ boat trailers to be moved. If you have the need, this type of hitch is probably be best solution. The intention of this little build is to use the standard hitch with heavier tongue weights whilst not having to worry about possible damage to the transaxle (where the hitch could crack or break up through from the bottom). The chosen tractor would also need to be fitted with the tiller/ blade rear bracket. Materials 310mm length of solid bar 19mm diameter (washers welded at the ends) 100 x 50 x 5mm flat bar. When mounted the extention on the hitch comes up against the bar and this takes all the pressure off the transaxle, there is approximately 5mm clearance between bar and axle case. Pictures express better than words. Painted off white because I seem to have quite a bit of that left over !!

If you knew how many times I pulled on my chainsaw with the switch off.....

OK now this here's the "I'm still not under standing then BUT" department about the 1964 model 1045. From the information I got from Wheel Horse years ago about the model 1045 that it was only produced for 3 months in 1964, August, September and October BUT I remember seeing a photo of a 1045 manual with a and I think it was a April or May 1964 date hand written on the front. So I'm not sure BUT I do know the 1045 was not a common Wheel Horse model and the one pictured here in this thread is a extremely nice example with the original front tires. The seat pan should be the flat square type with cover. The 1045 is one of the few short framed Wheel Horses that used the larger block Kohler engine, the other is the 1075 made in 1965. These Kohler's used a smaller oil pan with special connecting rods that had a dipper scoop for oil instead of the long tail type dipper. I had used my 1045 in a few stock tractor pulls and I would leave the mower deck on ........ with the front wheels up in the air you could see the blades on the deck ..... I did this to show the folks "Yes it's stock and I cut my lawn with it" ! Wild Bill in Richmond, VA

Somewhat the same kind of thing, I rewired my 16 Automatic and to make the job easier I pulled the gas tank. With the wiring finished I installed the tank and just couldn't figure out why the dang thing just wouldn't start. I checked everything I could think of, checking the wiring over and over. I know its right. Oh now I remember I emptied the gas tank to pull it. If you put gas back in the tank it would probably start a whole lot better.

8 or 9 years ago I had an 89 Jimmy 4x4 that had an anti-theft ignition cut-out switch, which was a PLUNGER mounted to the bottom edge of the dash panel, just above your right knee. Push UP...cuts all power from battery. Pull DOWN to operate normally. I did NOT know it was there, even after owning it for many years (bought it used). I had driven to the beach, peeled off jeans, put on swim trunks and....apparently...bumped the plunger UP when changing. Of course, when leaving the beach, it would not do anything...as if someone had stolen the battery. I looked for an hour or so to figure it out, then called a wrecker service to flat-bed the Jimmy to a garage. Well, as I was fumbling around looking at fuses and such...before the wrecker got there..., I noticed this stupid little plunger thingy....and PULLED on it. PRESTO...BINGO....we got POWER... Started it up and fled...before the wrecker could charge me $150 or so. Just one of those stupid days, I guess.

You aren't the only one amigo . One time I took roughly a third of my four wheeler apart due to a turn over but no fire condition . Checked fuses Battery / terminals Fuses / relays Removed key switch cleaned with contact cleaner / air Tore the front half of the bike apart to get at the ignition module & ECU Then I figured I'd check the kill switch .... anyone want to take a guess what happened next ? .....

Been there done that. But i was trying to forget it and you just had to bring it up again. Thanks pal

IT IS PART OF THE GAME.

Me too

You are NOT the 1st to lay claim to this discovery. Trust me...you're not. It is great though to be able to laugh at oneself.

Hate to say it, but I've been there my self.

Out in the yard or garden this sun umbrella keeps you about five to ten degrees cooler! This is where mine came from: Heritage Farm Power in Nebraska. http://www.tractorumbrellas.com/umbrellas

Long ago, before I got a dial gauge, I would use a nickel to set tdc timing. Worked every time. Just a FYI.

I knew a fella back in 1995 or 96? He had a mid 80s S10 2wd with a 2.8 and slushbox automatic. In his previous employment he was in some kind of tech sector with GM for many years. Him and his buddies modified the valve body and changed to a slightly higher stall converter? And some other mods to that transmission.... The 2.8 got the external bolt on performance treatments and some other hidden secrets that weren't exactly out on the open market that were related to ignition and Fuel Curve tuning by the GM techs. It wasn't like it was a monster machine or anything but he added 30 or 40 horsepower and also severely quickened the time that the engine took to go from idle to 5000 RPM. It was a neat little sleeper.

One thing most people don't realize is that unlike pure gasoline ethanol can't be shipped in the existing pipe lines due to their porosity.It has to be shipped by rail or truck.When you add the fuel costs for this mode of transport it makes no sense to use ethanol for fuel.It may help grain farmers but its plain stupid to use more fuel to produce less.

Fuel shut-off?...Fuel?...What...Dad does all that "stuff"... Oh, I was dreaming of my kid's worldview... Back to reality - Been there done that on a "few" occasions...

So, your nose is gonna be longer next time I see you? Me, never done that - especially not at the big show😂.

Here's what you have including the numbers that should be on the motor if it's original: 1045 / 1965 Lawn & Garden Tractor 1045 4-Speed Kohler K241AS-46219A 10 Wheel Horse 5025

Obviously you guys do not have trees

You might be able to use that kohler if you get the gas tank to go where it supposed to go.

@Lane Ranger has one also.

Found an old one with my son. Looks like there may be some issues with a bagger.

Corn, good on the grill, for making grits, cornbread, and cornmeal for your fried cat fish, even better in a mason jar, for older carbureted engines, not so much .

@953 nut Is that would or wouldn’t, sorry but I couldn’t resist.

We brought the D along with 11 other horses to our local show for this weekend. The D started running way too rich when I loaded it. Tweaked the float and she then got starved for fuel. Tweaked her again and finally hit a happy medium. Ran great and started right up and purrs like a kitten. Great sound and tons of power!

I've glued pieces of 1/4" rubber to the ends of those hitches on mine to give it a cushion to prevent possibly cracking the trans case - seems to work well but I do like your idea with steel braced to another object better. If one were to use a front blade - that modification should still work fine using the cross rod on the rear of the blade frame instead. Good job ! Sarge

If you put on a K321, I'm not sure the hood will fit back on. You might want to check that out. A k321 on a short frame should look pretty awesome though! Mike

You can imagine what a quart of that stuff would do to a 3.5hp Briggs push mower engine - wish I had the pics. It ran for about 2 minutes before it ate the oil out of the bottom, then hit such a high rpm it buried the blade in the ground 3". I had modified that old engine just for fun with a much larger carb/intake tube and some valve work, plus ground the head as far as I could get away with - there may still be some parts that haven't returned to Earth yet...no governor spreads parts over a wide area. I've had two engines to date get their carburetors eaten by ethanol so badly that the fuel tank emptied itself from leakage at the carb in the garage or shed where they were stored over the winter. It also left a nasty stain on a homeowner's garage floor that will not come out. I hate to be a negative advocate against anything farm related living in the middle of the richest crop-producing area on the planet - but this stuff needs to go. Sarge

Here is a few that I had over the years. Two different 1257`s same cart with different moons. 3rd is my currant trailer with a 73 no Name I had.. Last is the best running W/Horse I ever had towing the boat.

My dad owned a black 1983 S10 when I was in high school and for several years thereafter. I drove that thing as much as he would let me. It was a 4x4 with 5spd. It only had the stock 2.8L but was still fun. I had several buddies that had 350 powered S10’s though-awesome power to weight ratio and really nice burnouts

I don't know the exact specs off the top of my head but I think it has a 68 foot pin with a Max lift capacity at full horizontal level ground reach of a little over 1,700 pounds. So after you subtract the weight of the forks, hook, pallet... I could put about 15 bundles of shingles something like 62 feet away from the side or front of the truck. Like most cranes, it's made for going up, not out. I could put well over half a pallet of shingles right to the peak on a 4 story building.

I’m so thankful for boom trucks when it comes to material placement on my sites. The time and effort it saves me is really hard to quantify. That one looks like it has a great reach—cool!

The crane truck or an elevator truck sure beat packing them up a ladder!

With most all of the weight on the rear, or the now front, or the 12" rims, or under the bucket or whatever I should refer to now, I don't think it needs power steering.

Agree the problem is trash in the carb. Be sure to re-torque the head after it has come to normal operating temperature.

There should be no problem as far as the transmission goes, they were the same regardless of Horsepower. As you will probably be going from a magneto ignition to the battery powered the wiring will need to be changed. This thread will show you what is the same and what needs to be changed.

In addition to fuel starvation, make sure that the Hydro is disengaged when you attempt to start it. Otherwise your starter and engine are fighting uphill so to speak.

Steve, I don't think Terry messed with it. I am going to play with the motor first, and then start on the rest. I think I will hang a new tank I have, above the carb and start there. This is a bigger tractor than my others so it makes me look a little slimmer! I am really wound up to work on it. Randy

Been a bit slow with some of my projects as of late, we have a lot of general maintenance to do around our property. Also the garden needs some tlc too after the previous owner in her 90's gave up. Here's some good old fashioned 'yorkshire' dry stone walling, done as part of the work to hold up the lane where the water is starting to wash it away. When it rains in the North of England it rains! Hopefully back onto wheel horse projects for the rest of summer what it looked like as we started to shore it up another dry day and the arch going in another reminder of why it gets washed away (this is the entrance) making top stones from other corner stones - wonder how long the new stone will take to get that 200 year old patina finished!