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The sky was a pretty decent contrast to the tractors last night...

Nice pictures. This was sunday morning after the show (at the hotel ) as I was packing the truck. You were long gone I-Phone 6

I ditched the original steering wheel today and shortened the shaft up to lower the new one down some. I added a quick release for a race car because it fits the build well. If anyone is interested in the original one pm me.

If anyone really wants one of these xi NOS unsold with just demonstrator riding hours just pm me and I can point you in the right direction.

Set up at S.CR.A.P. Show in Gibsonburg, Oh. Large show but need to see more garden tractors here. If you’re close and can make it, bring a tractor or two or just stop by to say hi. Show runs Fri, Sat, Sun. And the big auction is a Monday. (Labor Day) All brands/makes welcome. I brought 3 Horses, a Ford, & a Sears. Hope to see you!! Here is pic or 2 of my set up of my ‘Home away from home for the next 3-4 days.

Well, if you all are into Customs then this is the kind of tractor that would draw your attention at a show for quite some time. I found this purely by accident at the estate auction we went to last Tuesday. I had questioned one of the auction employees about something and he mentioned that there were several other things that he just could not get too. This was one of them. You'll see why in the sequence of pictures below. My honey and I had to do a fair amount of Branch moving and other tractor moving and digging but I just had to get it out of there. It was buried under several inches of pine needles. So deeply that the entire front suspension and steering system was completely in the forest bed. Could have easily been sitting there for two decades or much much longer. I don't know if I'll ever get this thing to move under its own power but it was way too interesting to leave for some scrap metal guy to come pick up. If you see something about this tractor that raises a question, please ask! I have no idea what's what here but I'd love to figure this thing out. Parts that appear to be Wheelhorse... Manual transmission. Appears to only have one shift lever but the axles are longer than any 4-speed I've ever seen. At some point I'll measure them and see if they are 1 inch or 1 and 1/8 inch. The hood is obviously from a late sixties to early 80s. The seat appears to be from the mid-60s because it is the same basic shape as the one that was on my honey's 657. It has the thicker style hubs that were starting to be used in the late 70s and the rear wheels appear to be B or C Series. The front axle was about 10 ft in from that little dirt bank at the edge of the asphalt. This photo is taken AFTER my honey and I pulled 5 to 6 feet. One 6 foot strap on the tractor and one on the nose of the trailer and the come along in between. After resetting three times I had it on the trailer. I'm really looking forward to messing around with this thing over the next few months.

I had had tried to stop along my way home to grab some pics, but couldn’t slow the truck in the mountains! We were northeast bound and down, loaded up and truckin’. Kidding about no being able to stop, I was just determined to get home

One of my set of tire chains have broken clasps on one side because the PO I got the tractor from left the chains on year round. Needless to say the only way to get the chains off was to break the clasps. Since then, I use a nylock nut and bolt in place of the clasps when I put the chains on for winter. Seems to work for me and costs are minimal.

I found this thread and thought it was worth bringing back up because . . . I just bought that 877 as mentioned here. Originally bought in March 1967, with the deck and front blade for $9xx dollars. I have all the original paperwork from the sale, all booklets, brochures, about everything you could think about.The cart was bought at a later time, but is WH as well. I'll post some pics when I get some good ones. It has never been restored, has it scratches and such, but really a time capsule for 51 years. It has 621 hours on it as the owner added an hour meter when he bought it oh . and I didn't pay ANYWHERE near $2500

instead of a key switch on the 502, I placed a push button start switch, and grounded that. Nice and centered in the dash and no sparkies.

That drive belt system looks like it’s from an old tiller. Depending on adjustment, they had forward, neutral and sometimes reverse. Imagine 3rd gear reverse driven! If nobody has pics, or knows what I’m talking about, I have Grandpa’s old tiller in the back barn, I could get pics tomorrow...

Don't know about that but that is most certainly a RJ front axle & steering gear and the throttle shouts RJ. Foot rests are not correct and lift lever are 59. See if there are any casting marks on the tranny. Its not an early 'Burb unless it's a real franken All academic still one nice little survivor. More are in order for a PI. BTW NO poking online unless it's here ..... the fellas here ARE the authority on such matters!

That was talked about in the Adios thread. This is a one family tractor. It was bought new in April 1967. It was bought with the mower deck and the front dozer blade. The owner then added a dump cart . . all Wheel Horse accessories. It has not been restored, just kept fairly well ,condition wise. It's missing a few little things and certainly there are lots of scratches, but to find an original paint tractor 51 years later, is pretty cool I think.

And here are some pics from the selling advertisement.

Happy Birthday @Mrs. Redo, we are all glad you were born! For those who don't know her, Lola is the brains behind @Vinylguy and keeps him in line!

I’ve never needed to. I did however have one hub / trans that made it into the arbor press once! Pumping a handle and letting pressure do it’s thing is a godsend, I believe.

The 5xi series tractors were assembled in Windom Mn from Toro parts.I would have to do some checking but it would not be cost effective to move an assembly line and train them.

@ebinmaine Have you thought about returning to the location and asking permission to search for other parts that went with this tractor. The PO must have build it with a purpose in mind . The rear PO is not on for looks. Oil and grease the heck out of everything and let is soak in. Every once and while lube it again and stuff may free up. PLEASE PAINT IT RED.

There should be an extra wire coming out of the points which are behind the flywheel. It should land on a nylon insulator on the back of the bearing plate. this wire goes right to the points grounding and killing. This is for a B1290 yours might be a little different. Can't read your model ...sorry EB your pics suck I made my own kill switch out of a piece of copper. You could also extend the wire to a convenient grounded switch like a 401.

I very much doubt the coil is the issue, heat can cause failure but it usually means no spark at all. Besides they are very pricey. I agree it is a fuel problem. if loosening the cap doesn't work spend a very few bucks and put in an electric pump.

Man. I promise I'm laughing with you. Not at you. I've done that but without the jackknife. Just threw my arm around. OldChevy. HEI ignition. Not advisable to repeat.

Your best bet would be to have the tractor that donates it's transmission on hand when you do the swap so you will have all the clutch/brake linkage you need.

This sounds like a bad gas cap vent. As you use your the fuel pump will remove fuel from the tank and without a vent it begins to develop a slight vacuum in the tank. Once this vacuum becomes too great for the fuel pump to overcome the fuel flow stops. Buy a new cap and your problem will be resolved.

Guys it's quite likely I'm missing something here. I couldn't find a way to engage a choke. It hasn't been started in quite a few years. It started on about the 5th pull maybe. 70* and dry in the cellar where it was. Here's a pic of the tag. I'll get a couple of the carb later when light is better.

Unfortunately in the heat and confusion of the day only three pictures were taken. The other one being my wife getting to drive her 1st big tractor, an Oliver 70 row crop in the parade.

Bo is talking like a row crop tractor which would be cool. I would throw some LR 6s on it just to get be a roller.

Don't be telling people that... I have a repp to uphold !! Mr. E. Rafuse is a generous person. He and I have worked out a deal where in I'll buy the tractor from him.... For my Honey to ride around on. Not me. See above pics of bears. So here's the first ride. Sorry about the dark video. We didn't want to wait.

Thanks guys. I need a steering wheel center cap, or decal. I need a parking brake black plastic handle cover . few little things to have it right.

I think you've got yourself a 59rj with a suburban hood grafted onto the back of the original hood. Belt guard is homemade. Fuel tank is wrong too. Kinda like one I saw at the big show that was a mix of rj and suburban. Still a really nice machine!

The Lawn Ranger likes the Huskee Kevlar belts at Tractor Supply too. Ask him.

I love the signature

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If the throttle is fully closed and the engine screams, then either the plate has fallen off (you should be able to look down through the carb and verify this) or you have a major air leak somewhere. Are you sure the throttle stays closed when the engine starts and the governor is not pulling it open ?

Definitely going to make this one a roller so I can move it around the yard. I think the wheels on the front of this are the same size as the ones on my baby farm tractor. The wheels look okay. I may just buy new tires. They're only like 15 bucks a piece. @pullstart thanks for that video. I'll look at it later when I have a bigger screen and better volume. One of the things I'm curious about what this machine is to see if the 90° sideways gearbox is a one-to-one drive. Obviously, if it isn't, that would affect the speed of the tractor one way or the other. I really want to get my 1267 tuned up and usable and also get the cinnamon horse done but in between I think I'll be soaking penetrating oil to the joints on this tractor and maybe take a couple apart so I can start to get this machine freed up a bit.

Hi @Johnboy609, to ! I put a 6/8 speed (if you count reverse) in my 502, the only thing I haven’t tackled yet is a parking brake. The donor tractor being available is a huge help, and with some fittin’ and trimmin’ the hi/low lever will look right at home on your Commando.

Regardless (read: I have zero valuable input), it looks great on your Honey, even in the dark! You’re a stand up guy, no matter what I said about ya’ to work out payment with a man who said “free to anybody that wants to pick it up”!

Looks like I can see a choke shaft close to the intake. On most carbs the lever is on the other side. Randy

Yes! that's right, I couldn't of the proper name for it. Lol

Gotta be carb issues Paul...other wise I would have said Walker issues if you would reported the throttle plate not COMPLETLY closed. Very possible throttle cable issues?

The steering looks like you could change the axle and put those 2 wheels side by side like the old tractors. Its pretty cool for sure.

1960 400/550 suburban. The ground wire goes to the throttle lever control body which there is (or should be) an isolated bolt. When the lever is pulled all the way back it makes contact with the isolated bolt and therefore grounds it. Always best to post some pics if you can. Some stuff just isn't factory anymore so it's tough to internet diagnose if anything has been changed. Post a pic of the carb, can't believe it wouldn't have a choke

cool deal working that out for an rj, looks like your collection is multiplying nicely

if tractors could talk....

Obviously a salute to the JD from the '50s. lots of clever engineering went into that for sure!

Old WH # 1576 replaced by 9691 70" x 1/2" belt

Well, welcome to the Wheel Horse Addicted hangout. We love our Horses!

I have to say first that wheel horses changed my attitude over all chores around here. Having a large property keeps one constantly busy and many times it is hard work. That however changed as Wheel horses started arriving here. 1-Mowing one acre of lawn used to be a dreaded chore even with a professional walk behind mower chasing after that crazy machine on hot days. Now I look forward to doing it twice per week while sitting on the horse basically admiring the place as I mow. 2- Snow removal was absolutely the worst experience of the year. Between shovels and trying to muscle a large snow blower around, at the end of an hour of it I was physically done for. Now I find myself wishing for snow. Plowing with the Electro is about the most fun I have with any of the tractors.I now even do several neighbors' driveways.I find myself spending a whole day out there just trying to find more snow.Now I cant wait to also use the new 520 with the monster two stage on it and a cab which I recently obtained. 3- Leaf season was another dreadful job. Those pesky leaves never stop coming down. Again, with the newly devised leaf blower attached to front of tractor, I am always looking outside hoping for more leaves on ground. Probably the most satisfying of all jobs here now. 4-Hauling firewood to the house was another hard job here since I keep it at the very end of property. No problem now. Having several wagons, I actually keep one always loaded, just in case I am in a hurry next time or don't feel like loading it. 5-The real treat is also driving grand kids and others around in the wagons. Not only we love it, but neighbors enjoy seeing so much that they insisted that we go through their properties whenever we want. To the point that I am able to actually go through two different towns all through neighbors yards and backstreets. 6-Then when I am bored or upset about anything I find that just going to work on a horse is the best therapy for me. I even now have a dedicated tractor shop, finding myself in there many times up to 2AM. So, as one can see there really is not any one specific usage that is really my favorite. All of them are greatly enjoyed for how easy they made my life around here. I keep different tractors set up with different implements so I don't need to be setting anything up. I merely jump on to another one for a different function. In addition to that, I have over the years improved them by adding many modifications and great ideas that I have come across in Redsquare from many different members.

Never say it's over....you just might stumble across a sweet deal on a Wheel Horse in the future.