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Went plowing on Clyde! more of a write up in the plowing thread. It was a great hour turning soil...

And suicidal tendencies......mounting the fuel tank over his head.

Hi folks, new member here on the forum. Ive had a few old wheelhorse over the years that have come and gone. I'm 47 years old, child of the 80s, but have always had an appreciation of older stuff. Parents always had antique/junk shop when i was growing up. Anyway, picked this up locally a couple days ago. Im aware that a few pieces parts are missing, and perhaps some parts are not original to the tractor. And even maybe some homemade parts(belt guard), the steering linkage certainly looks "engineered" outta pieces parts, but its fuctional. Any info would be greatly appreciated. The rear tranny where the wheels connect to the shafts dont look like pictures ive run across so far, so thats a mystery to me as well. The only real concern i have, is that the engine does smoke abit....it seems to run great, easy to start, idles nice....just does scare a few of the mosqiutoes away. Tranny shifts well and is quite, small leak outta one of the axle seals. I paid 550$ for the tractor, i have really no idea if that was a good, bad, or fair price to pay. Someone did seem to put alot of effort into fixin it up, so thats what attracted me to it in the first place. Gonna try and post a number of pics so you all can have a look. Any insight or opinions are appreciated, thanks, mike

Well folks. We're at the stage of the game where there's nothing left to do but degrease and throw a quick coat of paint on the transmission and put some seals in it. Also put some paint on the engine. Then... Reassembly begins.

Hey there! Can anyone tell me what I have here? ANy comments about 3 spd transaxle appreciated. This is my 2nd antique tractor I've come across recently. I'm fairly handy / skilled and have already started in on putting this back to work. Orig trailer is in working condition. Tractor had 2 bad front wheels and tires. I salvaged 2 wheels with bearings to fit of of a parts buggy and 2 tires off of a seized snowblower. Steering was very seized. I got working ok, but awful notchy... Clutch peddle still way tight so trying to free that up. Motor was roached but I had a 5hp on the shelf. Had to do some minor trimming to get 5hp to fit. Just got it running although not off choke so have a bit of fiddling to do there. Belt I guessed at is 1" too short so I'll be back on this next weekend. I love tinkering with these things.

Yes. Very much enjoying the forum. Im glad i joined.

MHL Pay no never mind to the to these clowns and their fashion shows! I think Pullstart was instructing that guy on proper loading techniques! I was trying to figure out why Richard even brought up the MASH pole then I saw your pic of the Colonel! That is a nice looking RJ and the price was good. Thanks for the

I LOVE IT WHEN SOIL CONDITIONS ARE JUST RIGHT! Tonight, I spent a little over an hour plowing at my uncles. I decided to use Clyde because my Dad lives just down the road from Bob’s farm. Plus, I haven’t gotten any really good seat time on that tractor since we got it set up for plowing. The moisture content of the soil was great, the trash was minimal, the temps were cool, and the 953 was plowing as good as I hoped that it would. The land wheel that Dad made for his plow works great. It was easy to adjust on the fly and since the soil was pliable enough to plow to depth, it did its job as it should. the plow was cutting a clean 5-6” deep furrow in most places. I was very happy with how it was trailing behind the tractor. There was even a little airspace between the landslide and the furrow wall when I stopped to check several times. The 953/1054 platform is excellent for a plow mule! I was totally enjoying the ground clearance, super comfortable seat (just needs an arm rest for my taste), and the overall stability of the big tractor. Those 7.60x15 implement tires also sit perfect in the furrow and supply an excellent amount of traction. I plowed most of the time in second gear at about 1/2 throttle and was loving it. One of my favorite things about fall is GT plowing!

I got some more stuff painted. Got some more cleaning and painting to do. But the parts pile Is getting smaller. Drained and flushed the transaxle. Got to get some new axle seals for that, along with the input seal.

@pullstart Okay, I won’t stay on this but I think I’ve interpreted the situation. Eric was stating that not only you, but himself (me included) aren’t necessarily gifted with the common sense of fashion our women folk are? I certainly won’t win any style points for wardrobe unless black t-shirts and jeans become the “IT” fashion of the moment. But when you’re as beautiful as we are you can just wear what you want!!!

@mhlmeader Believe it or not there’s some serious content on here! Just as much or more technical support and mechanical brilliance as clowning around. Great forum and community of folks. I hope you’re enjoying it!

Welcome to redsquare @mhlmeader and thats a nice rj ya got. @pullstart @ebinmaine I'm right there with ya on the boots and shorts. Drives my wife crazy, cause I will go anywhere dressed like that.

All of the work got things pretty close to finished. Missing was the original throttle... No way to get one other than make one - again Ewan did a cracking job fabbing one from scratch!

Wait! Do I spy the now famous wardrobe of @pullstart in the background?

Mowing and cruising

Heres some more pictures......

Hey there! Checking in from So. Maine. Love these old tractors. Came across one that put a smile on my face so I grabbed it Will post shortly in top forum.

It appears to be a "Fromall", has parts and pieces from all kinds of equipment!

You can trust your mother you cannot trust your ground....

Cowgirls are truly the only people who can pull off the boots and shorts look .

My brother from another mother right there ladies and gentlemen. That is EXACTLY what I wear to work everyday of the year that it's above about 30 degrees or so. Goofy face and boots are year-round of course......

Yep, look for a goofy face, shorts and boots, and you’ll find me! I sure do get around in the photo bomb department of The Big Show, INC!

Hi Danny, No problem whatsoever about using ideas. It was why I started the topic originally. If it helps others and improves the working ability of these machines, then it has done it's job. Regards

For sure Jim. Plowing in the sandy soil near your house, a scraper isn’t all that necessary, plowing in the sticky stuff near my house, that wheel could end up being 12” in diameter Daron—you will find plowing with your GT to be quite addictive. I’m hoping to get a little seat time tomorrow evening on Clyde if my work day goes ok. My uncle has a bunch of open field work with pretty decent moisture content now. If I make it out, I’ll do a write up here.

Richard, Achto and Kenneth, Thank you! That is exactly what I was looking for! Richard, I had glanced at the thread you referenced above, but did not remember your headlight upgrades. I also did not comment at the time, but will now... I have to tell you, yout level of craftsmanship is second to none! I am in awe of what you did on that build. I also hope you don’t mind if I steal your idea on the guide for the brake rod linkage? Mine has the same problem, but I have yet to fix it. Thanks for the information! Danny

Fit right in existing sockets.

You done Goooood! A little smoke is no big deal and the steering is better than the factory parts. Also, MASH is my all time favorite TV series and at our "Big Show" (Wheel Horse Collector Club Show) we have a MASH Pole.

I got a nice shape Charger 9 this summer. The original Techy crapped out then its Kohler k241 replacement started crapping out. I found a nice running 310-8 and decided to repower the Charger 9 with its Kohler M10 (shown in pics). I still need to connect choke and throttle cable, connect fuel line, new air filter, clean it up, and do some minor wiring, but should work great! Thanks to everyone who helped me with advice and sharing experiences/ideas—all extremely helpful.

hello fellow members. i am in the process of restoring a 310-8. having trouble determining year model. i have 50 plus years of repair experience and did engineering work for 20+ years. my machine has a 3speed(fwd) 1 rev. tranny,plus hi-lo range. 10hp Kohler. i am presently starting the transaxle tear-down. need to find a manual on transaxle repair. thanks in advance for the help.

Trina put the final coat of paint on the front wheels. I spent a couple hours working on the transmission tonight. Pulled the second hub using the converted 3 jaw puller but without the Jaws. Put them in between two subs that are bolted altogether with 5 bolts and it comes off very nicely. Okay maybe not very nicely. It comes off. I removed the brake assembly and input pulley. Scraped down the largest parts of the grunge and dirt and pulled all four of the seals out. Ready for degreasing and soon paint.

Here you go Tank If you can find the 1156 in the lower 3 or 4 k color the better. the 5/6 k colors can glare with snow for winter work. If not a winter tractor go with 5/6 as they seem to be brighter

This list will give you some guidance on what will fit.

At least the muffler is pointed away from it!

Take the small wire on the battery side of the solenoid run it to an in line fuse of 25 amps then to the + terminal on the ammeter. Then a wire from the - ammeter terminal (they are marked) to the B ignition switch terminal. if the ammeter is bad and since it was bypassed I would be suspect then nothing will work. Ammeters are cheap i would buy a new one before I rewired

@ebinmaine Thank you for your kind words! I also homeschool our two teenage children and this is our first project of the new year...so we’re all learning together!

Good to hear you're making Headway with that. Not in any way doubting your expertise or opinion but what is it that makes you think your ground wire is defective? Keep in mind we keep bringing up the ground for a reason. That is a DC circuit. Direct current. Your grounds have to be in excellent condition or you will not have Any circuit. Before you go by any new parts, take it out and carefully clean any mounting points and ground surfaces and reinstall it just to check that it isn't actually just dirty. Sounds silly but I've literally had it happen to myself.

Doesn't matter Kev. Nothing can change the fact that you're awesome.

Nice tractor.

I don’t understand what you just said...

I'm sure you do realize that she probably has a lot better fashion sense and also Common Sense than you do. Such is the case with mine as well. Still, not going to stop me.....

Just like the leprechaun says, “It’s magically delicious “ 👍 gets better everyday.

@mhlmeader to ! Eau Clair, I believe is home to an upcoming Wheelhorse parts auction, the 11th of next month I think I read on here somewhere... great time to be stocking up on future projects! Nice RJ, by the way!

Me neither.. anyone able to convert that to another format?

Went and picked up this c101 yesterday from its original owner. It came with a deck snow cab, snow blower, and two sets of tire chains for $350. It was on that offer up site for almost 4 months!

I agree the wheel could be wider, but it's what I had. I'll see how it goes and keep an eye out for a wider one.

On the upcoming season of Street Oulaws No Prep Kings you’re gonna see hometown boy Brent Austin take $250k in back to back wins against all the Outlaw guys! He went to school with my wife and we’re proud of him! We had two of the fastest Street legal cars in the world in the valley back in the 90’s according to Hot Rod magazine. Jeff Stubbs and Monte Williams. There’s also a guy that lives 25 minutes from me in Christiansburg named Matt Hagan. You maybe have heard of him? Lol Brent’s car Megladon runs 3’s in the 1/8 mile and the picture attached is my buddy’s 69 Chevelle getting down to a 6:30 1/8 at Matt Hagans home track. Hard to believe how fast these cars are nowadays!! Keep up the great work!

Yes, I truly enjoyed it. Funny thing, neighbor now would like me to plow a little larger area for him. He was "shocked, that little tractor did so well".

And a lotta bacon. I needed the tilt trailer.

Rather interesting reading that. Several differences to ploughing in and Not just the way we spell plow/plough either. Over here, if in competition, you'd only plough about 5 - 6 inch deep. For GT's, walk behinds. Also when you have turned the ground/sod, no grass or stubble should be showing. The Brinly ploughs seem to give a wider furrow as well. I use a plough off an Auto Culto walk behind. Ploughs a slightly narrower furrow. Unfortunately, courtesy of Photobucket, some of my photo's are unobtainable. This is my tractor I use for ploughing. The Black Horse. '78 C-121 12hp. The three striped poles, are sighting poles. First goes in front of the tractor. 2nd half way down the plot and the other at the far end. All in line. When you cut your first furrow you keep your eyes fixed on them. Looking neither left or right. Having someone remove them as you get up to them. Don't look behind on the move. You can pull the steering wheel and put you off course. Narrow front wheels. Modified scooter ones on trailer hubs on modified spindles. Rear wheels narrowed and fitted with 7.00 x 12 ags. Due to the 7.00's being two inch bigger in OD, the fender has been lifted an inch and the front spindles extended an inch where they fit into the axle. Home made wheel weights. Basically Land Rover Freelander brake drums filled with lead. About 53lb. It also has an electric lift for the hitch. A bit slow. May be modified at some future time. There are threads on myoldmachine on all these mods and more. Plus others of ploughing matches. If I knew how to put up links I would. Finally a photo of number three grandson. Ploughing with a friends tractor and Ransomes drag plough. That ground was very hard. My plough wouldn't touch it. The much heavier Ransomes cut in well.