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I saw a post on FB from Glen about 2-3 days ago. He said he was not allowed to drive (auto or Wheel Horse's) and was still on the mend. He had made a lot of items last fall getting ready for "The Big Show" in June, but his stroke fouled that plan. He is selling on Ebay. I know everyone on here is hoping Glen gets well enough to get out and about and make it to shows again so we can visit with him and buy his fine WH goodies

Well I went out to the Greencastle Airport today and spent the $75 to take a fifteen minute ride and it was worth every penny. Amazing plane for the 1920's! The ten passengers and two up front (pilot and co-pilot) flew around Greencastle . I was on the sixth flight of the day around 2 PM. There were 199 of these Ford TriMotors , (also known as the Tin Goose) made and only 18 survive with just 8 having FAA air worthiness certificates ! So not many chances left to fly in one of these so I said lets go! I sat behind the pilot up front . The take off was a bit loud but I have to say the landing was the smoothest I ever had in an airplane of any size. If one of these comes to your town I highly recommend taking a flight in this airplane! A thrill a minute! Here is more information about the Ford Tri-Motor passenger airplane. Photos to follow.

Brought home a new toy today , runs great and mows nice , and the best part was the price was right

I had some rake tines laying around, and a few hours to burn. Only had an angle grinder, hand held drill, basic tools, and a welder available, so yeah, there are things that could have been a lot better executed, and planned too. This was more function over form Result was a 3 pt. rake, 6 foot wide. It ain't picture perfect, but for a quick fix to a problem a Saturday afternoon, it turned out usable, even though there was a few Oooh jeah's, sh....t's, and uuupsies under way. I got it setup so that I can push it about an inch into the ground if needed, or else it will just run freely with hydraulic valve in float position. It does a nice job on the granit chip driveway. I can force it to take a deeper scoop to move a bit of chip to where it's more needed, so it does what it was intended for, even though it won't win any fabrication Oscars. Paint is an industrial grade RAL code 3003. Closest match I have come by over here.

I hated changing tires when I worked in auto shops. I take all of mine down the street and have them do it. Besides they always have homemade chocolate chip cookies on the counter!

Lets just say we had a nice little shopping spree at HF and these....ain't no beauty queens.....yet....

Here's Glen's quote from the Wheel Horse Junkies FB page about 4 days ago: "Since my stroke last March, I’m not 100%, memory & coordination are still off ( stroke was due to stress, not heart - right side of head = left limbs paralyzed ). cannot drive anything yet, no WH’s, no car, can’t walk yet nor make parts. Last Winter I was making a good supply of parts for the WH show last June so I have. Good supply of most parts today. Expect to be at the big WH Show in June, 2019, and at Mentone, IN in late Spring. Got a really nice new item this year—a Wheel Horse tractor cover (it’s on eBay right now)$60 via mail or only $50 at the shows, be sure to touch it when your at a show, superior quality."

Update.....I bailed and took them to my local tire guy. He has a machine and they'll be done in 2 hours.......$20. Now I have 2 hours to clean my frickin shop up. No more excuses! Thx for the input!

Happy Birthday @Stormin, we are all glad you were born!

Check that the drive belt is engaged and not slipping.

I would disown that cousin....

I have changer enough tires on mine to pay for it and then some. But, if you are just doing one pair you should just go to your tire shop.

Ok yes I'm lazy for not dismantling the relevant parts and properly repairing the shaft, but realised that the very small bearing surface on the R/H end of the shaft where it passes through the Frame needs enlarging. Also, I had problems trying to remove the Spirol Pin on the left Brake rod Arm(6-10) - So I chose the easy way out, plus increased the shaft bearing surface at the wear point by about 600% and in 3 planes (fwds,up and down). Found the perfect bearing which is about 1.1/2" long, 3 sides square and 1 side open. Hard cast brass with exactly 1/2" internal dims, so the shaft fits perfectly inside it. Cut a 1/4" 90 deg angled plate down, spotted through the spare hole in the frame nearest the Transmission and tapped the hole 5/16" x 18 (SAE/UNC) in the plate. Bonded the bearing to the plate by tapping,screwing and soldering. Fixed in place after packing with grease- Bolt position through the Frame, seen through the Gear slelector gate- Nice and smooth now, only noise is the usual 'Belt Slap' on the inside of the cover.

Cindy won't let us eat those in the Ram, says we're too messy er something.😁😁

Saaaaaaweeet Jim! Haven’t you ever heard it said, “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.”? What I see on your trailer is a ton of potential and a new plow mule in the works given the success with “Clyde”. Well done my friend

😂😂😂. Good stuff — Jim oh yes I would share some steak with you!! As for the barley pop what can I say I was out of ice and as for the generator I don’t own a 40kw diesel generator! I might be able to make it to plow day we will see it depends if I get time to get my engine swap done in my 89 square body suburban I’m putting in a 2003 6.0 Ls engine- I would like to have it done and stretch her legs over to cheeseland with some plow tractors behind it and as for the wife I’m not sure it she will read this so I will have to disagree! She says Hi by the way. Jim if you scratch your screen you might be able to smell these!!

Listening to some Josh Thompson, cooking with the fog rollin’... Not a bad way to start the weekend! Oh yeah and coffee too! ( @ebinmaine )

I only loaded it because I didn't think I would be able to out run you or the PO with it. Other wise I may have tried to make an escape with it.

The one without a seat doesn't run and might be just a parts donor. Can't count those only ones that run and drive. Sides I am over my count limit even with taking my shoes off. ....knew I shouldn't have cut off those extra toes! 😂 Rained out all day here so didn't get pics. 😐 Did run one around abit today to get it in a shed. I always thought Richard was a nut for liking 953's but now that I had seat time I get it. Steering was kind of sloppy and belt brake was a little bit to be desired but things that can be sorted out. Dan loaded it on the trailer so I didn't get any seat time when we picked it up! Thats ok I'll make up for it!

I too have that set-up and it paid for itself the 1st time I used it. My neighbor and I used his lift to remove my rear wheel on a 1996 Honda Gold Wing. Once the wheel was off I crossed the street to my garage, deflated the tire, removed it, mounted the new tire, added balance beads, aired the tire up and it took me a total of 25 minutes! Pretty darn good I thought! If you leave the tire in the sun for a few hours, this will greatly reduce the pain & suffering, as will as the soap (for potty mouth)!

First of all I think he is referring to his choke. If "Thingy" fails to come up in your search you can try "Doohickey"!

- Good eye! So if we search for "Thingy" in the WH Manual Section - this thingy should pop right up???!!!

Two words - Discount Tire... I know...I know - Do it myself...But I have found a few things are not worth (to me) going it alone...Changing tires on these little guys is one of them (for me). Way cheaper than my time, aggravation and my wife washing my mouth out with soap...I can not afford the soap!

Exactly. If it runs well when the choke is adjusted then you are effectively matching the air intake volume with the amount of fuel volume. Too much air is being pulled in when the choke is completely open. Carb adjustment? Air leak around throttle shaft or mounting gasket? With engine running spray some carb cleaner directly to the area at the throttle shaft, then directly on the gasket. If rpm changes at all then it is sucking it in and you have identified where the air is leaking in. Float setting? Dirty carb? clogged or weak fuel delivery from tank to carb. (fuel pump, clogged cap vent, clogged filter, clogged fuel line, ect. ????)

NO cheese balls

Looks good as does the monster 60" deck...

It's alive! Prev. owner said it's been around 15 years since the last time this was operable, and that his grandparents called it The Little Bastard. At first I had enough belt chatter that it was spinning the trans pulley w/ clutch in so I had to make a temp idler out of a bolt and plastic pipe. I'll put a proper idler on it asap and put a bit heavier return spring for clutch. I absolutely love this trans and how smooth it shifts. 3rd gear is pretty tall so it scoots right along. Will have to re-route / change up exhaust... maybe be able to re-use prev. engine exhaust to route it up front as it's pretty hot on my right leg. Neighbors and friends were out on their deck and the look and smiles on their faces when I pulled up in this was priceless.

Whaaat... nobody wants to ask about our shopping spree @ Fleet Farm?!?! Dan wanted a set of six jug tractor plug wires and all I needed was a card of tire valve stems.... both shelves empty... go figure....ended up with a jug of peanuts and a Mt Dew

Finally got to start my weekend at 1PM today. What a better way to start the weekend than Horse wrangling with a friend. Jim & I spent the afternoon picking up a couple additions to his collection.

The big thing with manual tire changing it to get the bead down into the center of the rim. I have no problems just using tire spuds but I have a shop that did two 23 - 10.50 tires for a paltry 10.34 including some for the governor. You can bet tbey are gonna do this pair of 6 ply skid steer tires I got. Best part was not a scratch or mark on fresh paint rims. In HF with @Achto this weekend and he pointed out their changer for 40 bucks... Shoulda bought one right then.

There is no external regulator on the B&S engines, just a diode on the output. I don't own any of these so not too sure what it looks like. May want to do another post to attract the attention of folks who have B&S charging system experience.

Nice looking "D" worker there. Tell us a little about your self and your "D" by doing an introduction post. https://www.wheelhorseforum.com/forum/47-introductions/

Glen is a great guy and I pray he will recover fully.

No lift but still some movement, the piston block in the pump is trying which I would assume means it is being turned by the drive belt.. If the implement relief valve had failed in the open position maybe it is bleeding off so much charge pump pressure that the piston to piston portion is staved for fluid???? (would also explain why no hydro lift....

Broken frame where the trans mounts causing enough movement to loosen the belt?

I also falls into the category of Thingamajigger!!😳

You don't have a dial-a-height thingy. Some of the 300's and GT models didn't come with them standard. You can add one. They used to sell a complete kit but now you'll most likely have to find used parts but that should be easy. 🙂

Why not just convert to simple vacuum-operated pump? Easy to install and inexpensive.

Well, I kept forgetting my multimeter, so I figured I'd give it a try. Mowed the yard and it did great, but all the others did for one time too, then just quit less than one lap around the yard the next time. So, I don't know if I fixed my problem yet, just keep your fingers crossed the next time I get on it!

Hi folks, i dont own this anymore, just recently sold. Fella i got it from said it was used to mow cemetaries. Sounds legit enough to me. Anyway figured id post some pictures for you to take a gander at, and if anyone else had ever seen one.

Thanks everyone! I’ve put a ton of hard work into this tractor. I actually tig welded everything which takes a long time but produces beautiful strong welds. A buddy made a Wheel Horse ad from a screenshot from the video you guys will get a kick out of. The rear tires are 25x10-12 bear claws. I’m running 1.5” wheel spacers in the rear. The front tires are douglas jr xc 18x6-8.

Finally got a chance to do some reassembly on the rj. I pulled the wheels just after this pic, blended a little red into the patina and cleared it. Can't wait to play with it again. Slow, but sure!

NO pics didn't happen. What's he up to now @WHX20 21,25

Decided it was time to insulate the floor of the addition before winter gets here. Used rock wool insulation, so much nicer to work with than fiberglass. Holds its shape and thickness much better.

Mike and I posted at the same time, now i'm thinking like @squonk!

Instead of coat hanger got to Lowes, Home Cheapo ect and get ceiling hanging wire. Stiffer, stronger,& the right color.

Hard to believe that guy in boots & shorts didn't photo bomb your picts again.

Here's a pic from Dougie's "Double Ought Spy" yearbook.

Last week I swapped out the old tired 5091 Trans in the 8 spd C-120 and needs a rebuild. Replaced it with a spare 103916 I obtained 6 years ago- . Gave it 3 runs and all smooth and positive. Yesterday, I noticed a tiny weep in the brake shaft oil seal, so I pulled and replaced all the seals All done and finished today ready for more test runs tomorrow . Cleaned up, painted and fitted the original gear cover plate. Also swapped rear wheels over to the Maxxis Kevlar Turfs on this, as it is going to a new home for mowing and towing duties.