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So I went today to look at some wheel horse goodies. I ended up getting several manuals two totes full of lift arms, lift links, hydraulic lifts components, hydraulic pumps, plus way more. Also got a running B-80, Bronco 14 with snowplow and weights and a parts machine with no engine. Also got 2 brand new rims for some 8.50 - 12s. I'll post some pics as I bring it home and get it unloaded. But here's the manuals for now.

l This one was on C list for a while, missing an engine, Pro, plastic rear fender cracked, one hood dent, tires seem to hold air. Price dropped to $75 so I took a drive, figured a parts machine and a good solid mower deck. The story was worth the trip. The elderly guy selling the tractor had run an auto shop and his brother had a welding shop next to it. They bought the tractor together new..no maybe used.. no new, who knows anymore. They had sold the property and a lot of stuff already sold off the old guy had been a hot riodder and had lots of stories while he complained about kids not being into cars these days. I offered $60 and he said sure if I buy something else. So I picked up this WWII Signal Corps generator. 110v, 277 Watts. Big enought to Power a radio or 3 60!watt light bulbs. The little Briggs engine was stuck so I filled it with diesel when I got home. If it frees up I’ll take it to a retired navy electrician friend to check it out. I also picked up this 1940’s Fairbanks Morse piston water pump with a 1HP Fairbanks Morse electric motor. The motor is larger and heavier than an equivalent 5+HP made today. Anyone know where I can find a Manuel and parts break down on this FM model 401A “Typhoon” pump? (I haven’t found much on it through Google, so I just haven’t hit the right search word combination). So for $80 I brought home $20 worth of scrap iron ..a..a parts I mean parts! I pressure washed tractor before I take it to the farm for storage in a good dry barn. I also drained the tranny and filled completely full of diesel Fir one the oil looked great with no watery goop.

Here's a couple of side shots for ya! I took these out yesterday. I'll start a separate post later.

Just dropped and cleaned the deck, added spray lubricant. I use lubriplate chain and cable fluid , use the lighter green can first as a creeper to soak cleaned deck, sitting in hot sun that almost dries out and then ,I use the heavy gear shield, basically 680 wt. gear oil. I do this 3 times a year, last coating for winter , let it sit upside down over winter, zero rust ,absolutely the way to preserve your deck. by the way this is the best automotive rust proofing I have ever used, the lighter green can first to soak in and penetrate , then a few days later over spray with the gear shield, especially in doors and rocker areas. drive out the moisture , replace with lubricant. used this as a millwright, lubriplate chain and cable spray, pete

@953 nut Couple more pics. The more I look at it, the more I like it

My other project this winter besides the flood tractors was building a stainless steel sickle bar mower for my 854 I'll post some pic's with it on the tractor tomorrow Brian

Just put this little seat together on my lathe. It's a spinoff from an old fashion milking stool. Believe it or not it does come in handy . The other is a walking stick out of my woods

Mounted a moldboard plow on the back of the 312 8. Watched numerous YouTube videos in an attempt to get it correct. Will be trying it out once the sun sets a little.

I haven’t seen one. I just read all of the threads mentioned above. Except mine..... I had to figure it out as I went. 😁 If I can help with anything, please give me a call. I can pm you my number.

Just don't use the top for the base!

Starting to think about winter. Elvis' bucket needs a little TLC. put on a couple coats of Extend before a paint.

I did not need this at all but it was just up the road and cheap. Runs really well and deck is in excellent condition rust wise. Bearings are a little loud but I have already pulled the spindles for rebuild. I will take them into work tomorrow and disassemble and bead blast them. Blower was hard to turn but I lubed the chain and it now turns easy. I will install a new chain. Sprockets all look good. Tractor runs good, all indicator lights work, hydro works good. Steering is loose but I will fix that up. Tires seem to hold air but time will tell. This is an ugly duckling but should clean up nice. Cleat

Welded up the spindles today, fitted them back into the axle. New bearings and races on the front wheels. Rockshaft, steering shaft and fan, transmission bolted up. Wheels and tires on. Dug out the old motor from The Machine realized I need to switch out the oil pan.

Here's my blue prints... I don't have ability to make anymore, but a decent machine shop shouldn't have any problems.

Just installed my plow today for the first time. It's a 10 inch plow, so I lifted the left side 5 inches and then adjusted plow.

Put a caster on it You'll go viral on You Tube !

Midnight farmer ? Just kidding, have fun with it. You get to find all the rocks and tree roots you never knew you had.

Pranks? My brother-in law was a real clown and pretty good at pulling pranks. He was the sales manager at a large new-car dealership. Occasionally, he would drive his impeccably restored 1962 Corvette to work. One afternoon right as he was getting ready to leave, one of the techs came out and poured a couple quarts of motor oil under the Corvette. The car was parked on a slight incline such that you would have to be blind not to see the spill when getting in. Needless to say, he had a fit and called me immediately to ask what to do. I will be kind, and just say he was not mechanically inclined. I did all the work on his baby. While he still had me on the phone, he noticed a couple of the techs rolling on the floor in laughter... I’m pretty sure the EPA would not have approved!

Filled tire do wonders and cost a lot less than most you can buy. SIZE GALLONS Per Tire WEIGHT in POUNDS 16x6.50-8 2.0 21.4 18x7.00-8 3.0 32.1 18x8.50-8 3.4 36.4 18x9.50-8 4.0 42.8 23x8.50-12 5.5 58.9 23x10.50-12 6.8 72.8 6-12 3.6 38.5

Don’t let mr 953nut off too easy. He is like a living talking typing manual:-) same me as Ritchie, if I can be of aid, I will try and assist

I was not aware that one could get the material to reline, I should have posted before buying the new one. Oh well if I can get another 33 years out of this one I will be 96 years old and unable to get it off let alone reline it hi hi.

I AM 89 AND SOME TIMES I FEEL LIKE 99, BUT I STILL CAN DO SOME THINGS. RUSS

Nice! I'd be a bit leery of sitting on it after a jar or two though.

Hopefully you already have the rear sleeve/clevis/slot hitch, and the Brinley moldboard plow, the rest really is trial and error, but there is a video or 2 of properly setting up the tractor and plow on YouTube I have viewed them myself, you can also download the Brinley plow owner's manual from Brinley's site, Jeff.

I'm originally from Illinois and use to spend summers when I was a kid in Durand. My step-son currently lives in Ashland so I am familiar with your snow conditions. I never have had a two-stage snowblower for a 5xi but given the fact that you don't have PS might be a drawback. One thing I will suggest is not to use ags. I bought my 523Dxi with a pair of loaded ags installed. Because they were loaded, I thought that they would provide decent traction. I kept them on the first season but had to be careful with loss of traction at times. Turfs with metal chains ( because you have gravel) would be the best. Another improvement would be to install a wider skid shoe. My single-stage snowthrower had them and I really think they would work even better on gravel. Plus a couple of my videos of thew 523Dxi.

My C-105 Says "Hi" to its cousin and thanks you for saving her!!! Love the Black Hoods!

Met up with a few of the men at the Montgomery NY tractor parade today.

I cleaned the garage floor this am and had nine different Wheel Horses out on the lawn and drive! Kurd Kutter works well on grease, oil and dirt!

I second that request please...

Yes absolutely I hope someone else may benefit from my post, I wish I would have asked before I bought.

It may be a little late for your situation but maybe some of the other members here will see this thread and give rmaynard a try.If you own an old WH then you can't be afraid to work on them.

Well, I have read every GT14 thread (they are awesome!) and I have all the Kohler manuals and the hydro ones as well. I just wanted one to go with the rest stuff I have if one was out there. I am more familiar with Cubs than Horses and they have a service manual for everything and I just figured Wheel Horse did too. I don't have a computer in my shop as its 8 miles from my house and no internet. So...I just like everything I can get on paper to have on hand. Thanks for all the offers of help! There will be plenty of questions I am sure. I can pretty much do anything mechanical, but I not only want to do things that didn't come factory on my Horses, I want them to look like they DID come factory, if you know what I mean. Randy

NYLOC. Many years ago I was working evenings at a service station. Came in one afternoon and there were three cars on jack stands with the brakes stripped, parts cleaned and in hubcaps and new shoes waiting for me to install. Those clowns had put a couple of extra springs or clips in every hub cap for me. Such good buddies!

Wheelhorse on tracks

The best service manuals you could ever ask for are threads done on here by @meadowfield, @19richie66 and @Aldon. There are good Sundstrand and Kohler service manuals on here and these members have covered about everything else.

I tightened the belt a little as recommended and sure enough the belt now stays put—am very pleased with it. I mowed with it for about 15 minutes without any trouble. Before, the belt was slipping off within the first minute or two. So I think the problem is fixed for now—thanks!

In the mid 80s I needed rear weights for my c120 and I couldn't afford the plastic coated concrete wheel weights so I made my own.I started with four pieces of 1/2" pipe,a number of 1/2" carriage bolts,four spray can caps(the WD 40 size small ones),some aluminum flashing and a plastic dinner plate.I drilled holes in the dinner on the bolt pattern of the weight mount area so that the pipes would slide through.I then drilled holes in the caps so that they could be held in place by the carriage bolts when passed through the pipes.I wrapped several layers of flashing inside the rim.I then layed the rim on its back with the pipes facing up,layed the plate in the rim and filled the rim up with concrete. When dry the flashing was removed and the caps as well.The caps create a void where the nuts go when securing the weights.The depression in the center was pressed in by using a round ashtray.These weights can be cast to any width.

Definitely not the original engine but that doesn’t bother me. Little bit of paint will take care of that. Good sign that maybe it will be a strong runner. The deck is solid and all there. Very satisfied with it. More when I get it home.

If you can scan the 1974 sales brochure that would be a nice addition to our collection. Garry

Looks like a good place to set an adult beverage.Might want to use a coaster though.

Piece of cake!

I already taken a jumper from the positive side of start to the blue wire Terminal on starter and the starter will spin over

Thank you for your opinion.

Great story - if I had only though of that! When teens, my friend used to assemble the tractors at Sears while I was downstairs assembling furniture or in the bike shop repairing sports equipment. Anyway, he ALWAYS had plenty of parts left over. I wonder if any of those machines are still together. Back in the days when the catalog reigned supreme.

Glad you found where the bolt came from...always mind boggling when something like that happens. Just yesterday a friend was telling a story. He worked at a "business machine" company for many, many years. He went to a training seminar where they had to completely disassemble a calculator then re-assemble it. You have to know John, so this has to be a true story....He put an "extra" screw into another attendees box of parts and this attendee and the class instructor spent and entire weekend trying to find where that 1 screw was supposed to go. He said he never fessed up to the little caper!

Well, there it is...nut is gone but that funky spacer was stuck in there and that's very good.