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Went to visit my next door neighbor today that has over two hundred acres connected to my property. He has a horticultural piece of heaven! He has a sanctuary of wildflowers in such a small area. One of them are called blue-eyed Mary’s that grow in only two known areas. PBS did a program a while back about the diversity in this area. Here is the start of the series of pictures that I have available

It's a bull cinch. You put that one end in a bull's buttocks and the other end on a fence...and it is a cinch that bull is not going anywhere.

The price will be sort of subjective, How bad do you want it and how badly does the seller need to sell it. As described I would think $ 600 would be a good price, lots of variables. Pictures would be helpful. The 953/1054 tractors seem to be gaining in popularity in my opinion, no real production numbers exist. By 953 nut Year: 1963 Round Hood Model Number: 953 Serial Numbers: Early;62-00292 - 62-01000 Later:30637 - 42111 Engine: Kohler Transmission: 3 speed Link to Owners Manual: http://www.wheelhorseforum.com/files/file/1871-tractor-1963-953-da-om-ipl-wiring-snpdf/ Link to Picture Gallery: http://www.wheelhorseforum.com/search/?&q=953&type=gallery_image&page=2 December 6, 2015 Specifications Length 69" Engine Kohler K241S 46135A Wheelbase 47" Transmission Wheel Horse 5045 Width 36.5" Engine displacement 23.9 Cubic Inches Height 42" Engine Oil Capacity 2 Quarts Net Weight 656 lbs. Air Cleaner Novo Updraft Oil Filled Engine (4 cycle, single cylinder air cooled) 9.6 H.P. Spark Plug Champion H-10 Gap .025" Fuel Capacity 2.75 Gal. Ignition points gap .020" Tires, front 4.00 X 8" Pneumatic (16" diameter) Tires, Rear 6.40X 15" Pneumatic (27" diameter) Early production 953s can be distinguished by four primary features. The headlights are recessed behind the grill rather than protruding from it, they use a "Ross" steering gear rather than the later "Fan Gear", Have Serial Numbers beginning with "62" and the steering wheel has a diamond shaped center cap rather than a round one. It is thought that only about one thousand early models were produced though no actual production numbers are available. As far as I can determine there were three 953 generations, the first 1000 +/- had the recessed head lights which were actually left over HL-22 kits (serial numbers 62- XXX), Ross steering and the steering wheel shown below. Also the hydraulic pump had a different type spring which I understand is only found in the 953 and the HY-2 pumps. The second 1000 +/- had the the Ross steering but the later steering wheel and head lights like the 1054 (serial numbers 3XXXX). The third generation had the fan gear steering and continued the 1054 steering wheel and head lights (serial number 4XXXX). The 1054 was a continuation of the third generation 953 with a different spring in the Hydro pump and a slightly different seat frame. The bends on the seat frame of the 953 (all three generations) are smooth and the bends on the 1054 seat frame is dimpled at the bends. Early 953 Steering Wheel. Ross Steering Box

Saw this online and decided to go pick it up today it was close and I got it cheap enough. I bought it for 2 things only, the rest of it will get passed along.

I know it's mow season but...

Every time I see something like that I think of an old guy I worked with. He had a Gravely with the dog eater snowblower on it in the bed of his Datsun PU. Apparently going down the highway his spare tire mount broke and the tire hit the starter button and it started up. He finally hears the noise and the auger was chewing thru the front of the bed!

My d-200,312-8,rj58, and my 502 are still in hibernation. One of my all original c195s went to a new home in Toledo Ohio so I had to get a picture of most of them together.

I would like to see you do that!

A pair of scissors and a chain with a ring and a wooby-dooby in it.

@Brrly1 Happy Birthday John... hope you're doing&feeling much better buddy.

Well i just got me educated on the 953/1054 model WH. Thank you...now I have to go and find me one.....the wife says thanx a lot..lol

Like Dave states above, make sure the idler pulley is free and working properly. I have found the roll pin that locks the clutch lever (6-28) to the cross shaft sheared in several tractors. If this pin is sheared off, the idler pulley will not engage and disengage properly. Scribe a line across the lever and end of the shaft to determine if the lever is slipping on the shaft.

Long overdue update... i was was going to build a tipping body, but as look would have it a tracked dumper skip turned up so that spurred me on to make a frame to mount it... and on all fours Then a sprung drawbar still got the hydraulics to sort, but it’s all ready for a test drive...

I have a feeling this won’t sit right with some, but it’s an observation I’ve made: So many people have so many problems with with “younger” folks, but they forget that their generation was the generation that raised those younger folks..... We are not born with an innate lack of drive, work ethic, etc. Those things are taught, either directly or indirectly. Seems to me the last generation that didn’t have to complain about their kids were the ones who sent their sons to the Pacific or Europe. As a society, not an individual, we reap what we sow: When looking for the problem, don’t look at the kid in his twenties that doesn’t want to do anything, look at his parents in their 40s and 50s and ask them why they raised him to be that way, because they did either through action or inaction. This holds true (for me anyway) no matter if you’re talking about an 80 year old or an 8 year old: The faults of the generation in question aren’t truly their faults. Those faults come from the previous generations either misguidnece or failure to provide guidance in the first place. That is not a excuse to continue those faults mind you. From 910BC until the mid 70s, the (Große)Lengerich Family farmed. For over 1000 years my ancestors worked land on two continents, bred cattle and horses, turned orchards and vineyards into wine and put their own food on the table. My grandfather and his siblings were the ones that let that end. Fourteen of them and not one stayed on the farm. So here I sit, 31years old, with over a thousand years of familial experience in working the land, and most everything I’ve had to teach myself. Because no one before me taught me except for small things here and there. That’s not my fault, that fault lies at the feet of those who withheld the knowledge either directly or indirectly. How many “family secrets” for the perfect vine, the highest yield, or the best heifer are now lost forever simply because no one passed it on? The other side of the family has moved back towards farming, but aside from my aunt and uncle, there is no interest. They have several (6-8) people in extremely close proximity, but I (live about an hour one way from the farm) am the only one who said “Yea, I’ll do it.” When asked about helping to bale hay this year. I have never baled hay, I have never worked on a farm. But I am willing because it is of interest to me. All of those people who have no interest, or desire, or motivation to help bale a measly (in the grand scheme of things) 4 acres of hay..... they’re all older than me, by 5-20 years. *** Just like no one else’s response was directed at specific people or anyone here, neither is mine. I highly doubt anyone that is here on RS would qualify as the parents/children I’ve described. The sad thing is most of our world does. ***

Hello, long time wheel horse fan since I was little. Just picked up a 312A for 250.00. It works amazing.

Normally you provide excellent pictures, video, detailed references to owners manuals and parts etc... Could we get such documentation, video etc. of you demonstrating the appropriation insertion technique, angles, type of lubrication (what viscosity) etc... Confucius say: One must pass on knowledge when mastery is achieved...

Your just toooo clever Mikey. Nobody fools the Squonk.

Be sure to get a fabric wrapped belt. I have had good results with the "Kevlar" belts from Tractor Supply.

Here ya go Kevin. HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOHN. I wish he was doing better, but he is still having a tough time. Prayers with you Mate.

Looks like another long night.Last Monday night the weather radio woke me up at 3:00 am with a tornado warning.No problems here but it didn't stop issuing warnings until around 6:00 am.The radio has been sounding alerts since 6:00 PM this evening.For the money I highly recommend a weather radio.You may lose some sleep but it can save you if you live in a tornado prone area.

I'm going to guess Kohler changed the cams to provide easier starting. The ACR says it: compression release. Try yank starting a big block without it and you'll appreciate the ACR. I rebuilt a K141 that had the spark advance cam for a friend. After the rebuild his wife couldn't start it because of the compression, and it was her tractor.

The trailer is heavy, probably 150-200lbs empty. Full it probably weighs 1000+ I’ve deliberately put 80% of the weight on the rear end, which still leaves a lot of potential weight on the tractor hitch. When you go over the big bumps it’s a lot of force on the rear hitch and the springs take out that energy....

Windex for me Terry made my van decals too

My son turns 30. He has Autism and was reading an typing at 3. Always was a good student got his masters in teaching. Has lived on his own in Buffalo for the past 7 years. Always locked in to his phone or laptop. Hated going to Home Cheapo or Lowes when he was a kid. Always sat in the car. Never got involved in home projects. He was always busy with school projects or summer jobs ect. 2 yrs. ago he gets a summer job delivering Coke to grocery stores, setting up displays ect. Got to the point where he was the only guy the boss could trust to do it right. He had to guard the truck once in the seedy part of town which would have been hysterical if it wasn't so dangerous. For this summer he started looking around and ended up volunteering for Habitat for Humanity. Again I chuckle as he has never held a hammer in his life. He got to do some demolition and this past week he actually ran a saw and built a wall Next week he's taking his class on a field trip to a Lowes!

It is the responsibility of the older generations to teach the new generations about the evils of marketing and our disposable society. If you don't like the current trend - do something about it. The whole thing has gotten out of control - the Briggs engine is only one small example of the direction we've been duped into swallowing and spending our hard earned money to increase their profits. One way or another, consumers will pay for those oil changes - either by constantly replacing this garbage equipment, or actually trying to do the right thing and change the stupid oil. The consumers have to be educated by their elders - it is not being taught in the classrooms. The Briggs example is only the tip of the marketing iceberg - look at what the phone companies are doing. The new trend in their ever-increasing profit demands is the new contract plans with the major carriers. They market the latest and greatest smartphone models, and once you sign that contract, you drank the corporate marketing koolaid . You don't actually own the unit, but "lease" it and in the end will pay about double for the thing if you keep it longer than the agreed time span to get rid of that contract. What they want is for consumers to get locked into these pay-to-play cycles of handing over their cash for things they don't really need. It works sort of like a shortcut to higher profits - this tactic takes away a consumers understanding of when they are being ripped off. Computer software is headed toward the same thing - Windows is slated to become a "service" that you do not own, have little to no control over - and will pay through the nose to use it. People have got to be educated against the marketing wankers a lot better than the current trend is showing - they are indeed winning the game. One of the best examples I can think of is the multi-billion dollar tool industry, especially in consumer grade power tools. Go to your local home store and have a look around - the bigger displays of a certain brand are not owned by the stores as inventory, but they are owned by the manufacturing giant as consignment shelf stock. If you look around at those stores you'll notice the higher-end brands and better quality tools are getting a very small and limited display area in the store. This is by design - the higher profit to the store comes from that consignment stock, they get paid when the stock sells and don't have to pay for the inventory, nor the taxes on that inventory at the end of the year. Their profit margin, in the end, is much higher, so they will invest a lot less in the more expensive and higher quality stock that they actually have to buy from a given manufacturer. Ryobi is the best example right now - another high-quality brand name that was bought out by Tekton in China. Their marketing wanks came up with this tactic to push lower quality tools as limited lifespan disposable products for higher profits. Flashy colors, less than honest "feature designs" and tech jargon is fooling the common consumer into thinking those tools are something that can do any job really well and last a long time - which is an outright lie. Marketing tactics have taught consumers to believe that "lighter is better", "eco-friendly", "ergonomic design" and other jargon is a good thing - which it is not. Plastic gears, thinner castings, powdered-metal powertrain parts, unpotted electronics and generally less than light-duty components mean these tools will fail easily and in a catastrophic manner. The accessories are where the real money is - proprietary blades, bits, fittings, hardware, and such items lock folks into a particular brand - my personal favorite is the game with batteries. Cheap cells, and even sometimes unprotected lithium-ion batteries and their chargers dupe people into buying things they don't understand - look at some of the super high capacity batteries, for example. Super-high amp-hour ratings also mean a shorter lifespan for the given charging cycles - and boy how do those batteries cost some real money to replace. It is "cheaper" to the consumer to buy a new tool, which is what the marketers want in the first place - think about that for a while. Ever notice it is cheaper to buy a new "kit" versus buying a replacement battery nowadays? As long as these uneducated consumers keep buying this garbage - those evil marketing people win the game. For a long time, I sat back and watched all of this happen - no differently than a large portion of our members here. I remember the days when you got what you paid for - quality. You used to buy tools that would last a lifetime easily and far outperform expectations - those items were a true investment. I kept my mouth shut for far too long and watched people buying junk to do their projects or hobbies at home and always thought to myself how long it would take for them to regret spending that money. At times, I did try to educate others on the real cost of quality - but that price point has them hooked on cheap garbage that is designed to fail and now they just shut up and pay. Not doing that anymore - I'll take the time and let my unfiltered mouth educate them on the spot in a store about their idiot decisions and the long-term results of their actions. Why, because it affects me directly - to get new equipment that is built with honest quality is getting harder and harder - to the point that it's nearly impossible. When the whole thing has gotten bad enough that I'm seeking out older, used tools and refurbishing them for my own inventory and actually considering offering this up as a service - this trend has gone too far. It is truly up to us to change this trend - or, shut up and just pay. Sarge

This is for Scottie Have you ever needed a part for your tractor that was just a little better like a tie rod, or even that very hard to find part like the pulley system for a rear mounted tiller? Who do you go to for help? When I needed a cover for a sickle bar mower, I had no luck, I tried finding it on eBay and in the RedSquare classifieds. I put out a feeler to see who may have one and within an hour Lowell PM'd me. He didn't have one so he MADE one for me, not only made it perfectly but drilled and tapped the screw holes AND sent along with it 4 stainless steel fasteners! You all know exactly what I am talking about, because I see it all the time, someone looking for something hard or maybe even impossible to find and you send them to Lowell. This is because Lowell and his wife Joette along with their son's Travis, Bryan and Scott (Scottie) have the reputation as being there when you need them and getting you fixed up and running again without hassle. Additionally, they are just a wonderful family to be around. Then a parent's worst fear happened, Scottie, their youngest son, has suffered serious injuries in an very unfortunate accident. I'm sure that most of you have been following his story right here on RedSquare and know the extent of Scott's injuries as well as his journey to recovery, if not see the flyer below. I am also sure that you all know how expensive this journey can be. Now it's our turn to help Lowell, Joette and their family as they have helped us. The Scholljegerdes family is offering special "Team Scott" t-shirt's as well as sweatshirts, hoodies and a limited number of Wheel Horse mat's. These items are for sale to benefit Scott's recovery effort and can be ordered by downloading and completing this form: Scott's Recovery Benefit Order Form There are instructions within the form where to send checks or to donate via PayPal. If using PayPal, you will need to email the completed order form to ScottsRecoveryBenefit@hotmail.com along with your PayPal donation. Please be sure to indicate the email address used in your PayPal so they can properly put your order together. Your item will be available for pickup at the Wheel Horse Collectors Club 2019 Big Show in June. Please note that due to WHCC rules, there will be NO sales of any shirts at the show You may still purchase items which Lowell and his family always bring to the show as usual however. If you absolutely can not make the show your item *can* be shipped to you, but please note that shipping costs will need to be added to the order since this is a fundraiser activity. What if I don't need or want another shirt or hoodie? Just donate, send a check along with a note to the address in the order form or a donation via PayPal donation. Or even something as simple as a get well card, or something special from your neck of the woods to cheer Scottie up would be appreciated as well. You can send cards and other gifts directly to Scott at his home address (click here) Lowell and his family deeply appreciate your prayers, kind thoughts, notes and gifts and are humbled by the generosity of the community and wish to express their sincerest gratitude for your continued support!

Little more progress over the past couple of days.

Thank you Eric! I swapped the primer and filter and played...er I mean worked... cleaning out the planting beds this evening. Worked like a charm; the machine performed flawlessly hauling somewhere between 4 and 40 loads back to the woods. Honkin' filter between @Vinylguy's decal and @wheelhorseman's hitch receiver.

I'm not exactly sure that's the type of knowledge that I would like passed on to myself

I grew up with all those things the government has banded, lead paint, DDT, and so on. Every thing I have ordered lately has a note, " Possible cancer hazard in California.' I'm sure glad I don't live in California. It is probably best not to have your children around or sanding on 40, 50, or 60 year old tractors, but if you want to go at it. I have painted with lead paint, don't have any ideal how much I have sanded. I'm still doing better then a lot of my friends that are 10 years younger. My guess is that there has thousands chemicals developed since banding lead and DDT that are more dangerous.

I rigged the ill-fitting Toro seat back-up until the WH seat arrives from Derek. It requires about ¾” of shims to clear the hinge assembly and it sits so far back (to clear the shifter) that I have to use my toes to work the pedals. With that, I can at least test and then get a load of wood & organic fertilizer out of my truck (Seat time!). Well, it fired up but ran like crap. After swapping out the original fuel pump (had an OEM plastic one), filter and points, I started resetting the static timing when I realized my boneheaded mistake at the coil. I had a ‘dash’ wire marker when I made my wire harness…thinking that it meant “I” for ignition rather than “-“ for negative terminal! Now it jumps to life with a bump of the start switch and purrs. I can’t believe it even ran and that I didn’t fry anything (although the points looked a little worse for wear before swapping them!) I get a little lean pop every once and awhile which goes away when I reach back & give the marine primer bulb a squeeze. I’m thinking of moving the primer bulb (and check valve) to the engine and putting the filter back at the tank. Anyways…enough yapping and here are some pics from this afternoon (between the rain showers.) We just need to throw on the side hood decals, "new" saddle when it arrives and make a tweak to the fuel system. Thanks for stoppin' by!

A little progress... Rear fender was beaten up quite bad but the seat will cover it so i did not fo that much about it. I hope the rear tires will get a little better grip than the originals

It helps support the weight of the loose belt and if adjusted correctly will prevent the belt from making contact with the engine drive pulley. The bottom flange on the belt guard also serves this function.

Keep it up.

Really ? Sounds risky but I'll go along with it

As we were clearing out trees for the new Horse stable I cut one that leaned over onto others. We used the Cinnamon Horse to drag it a few feet so we could finish cutting. Fantastic torque from the big K341. Note that I had forgotten to raise the engine RPM. That pull was done at IDLE. Imagine how it'll go with a little more appropriate engine spin...

We worked on clearing the trees a bit this morning until the sprinkles turned to rain drops.

The Italian village IS open on Wednesday Nights! http://www.italianvillagerestaurant.com/

mrc , while you are at it verify that the related pulleys are not in bad shape, if they are free and smooth in all movement the engagement will be like butter . i lubricate all friction areas , including clutch pedal throw, pete

I see no mention of the 3M primer 94 on here...and relieved! Primer 94 is recommended only for use to help keep the brushed aluminum dash decals down in the rib grooves. Its primary use is for holding down the edges of graphics when applied to porous substrates like plastic on golf cars dirt bikes etc.

Transmission drive belt 108501 - (HB/5L x 81.50" or 5/8" x 81.5") Garry

I think you have a damage belt guard or possibly the wrong guard on it. Pics would be helpful. I use aftermarket belts on all my tractors both gear and hydro's and never an issue.

My feelings also...see something else in these pics you like?

Sent my donation, will order up another one of those sweatshirts. I have one already, they are very warm and high quality. If you want a nice sweatshirt this is one you need to get. Joette has been home with Scottie since the accident, their lives have been turned up side down. Can't imagine what Scottie and Bryan have been going through. C'mon people it only takes a little to help show your support and the power of this great familiy.

Since the pump was probably made in China you definitely don't want written instructions.If you have ever read their English instructions, they are funny but confusing.

Just read this thread all the way through. I must say I agree with most of what's been said, so I won't say much. These days it's technology for technologies sake. I believe in the Kiss Principal. Keep it simple stupid. Unfortunately these days people are brainwashed into thinking they NEED all the gadgets and gismos. Look at modern cars. Between them my lot, daughters, sons in law, grandsons, have Mercs, BMWs, Audis, Suzuki's. There's things on/in those cars they don't even know what they do. But they brag about them. And if it came to working on them. No chance. Until recently I did all my own vehicle maintenance. Age and technology is making that more difficult, but I do what I am able. The kids say, "Why don't you take it to a garage?" I say, "Why pay for something you can do yourself."

Our biggest problem lies in the fact that a wide majority of the human race does not know God.

I try really hard to make a point without the whole thing sounding like a rant - that is not easy because with many of these subjects I'm pretty irritated about it. The lack of school shops or kids learning to work with their hands, growing up on small farms and such things are days long gone now. That has a trickle-down effect on us older guys in a direct, and honestly quite a dangerous way - it is really tough to get younger people to take over in our type of work. I work in the Construction Trades world as a Union Journeyman Laborer. Like us or hate us - we are a highly skilled trade that has to be able to work in a huge variety of job sites and perform at breakneck speeds doing very dangerous work, no excuses. It has gotten so hard to get Apprentices out that have any drive, basic skills or just "street smarts" to learn our Trade. We have lost newbies literally on Day One out of their initial training when they are allowed to go out onto a real job outside of the Training Centers - ten years ago an Apprentice was killed in my Hall on his first day by a drunk driver - he lacked the basic ability to read the job site's situation and protect himself. I went through 2 new Apprentices on one job within 2wks - they were both in their 20's and had no idea of how to even try to help, which resulted in me having to work that huge 1.8 million pound push/pull capable drill rig by myself. That job, and not having a second Laborer there cost me my legs and back when a chain exploded - I never should have been there but without a second hand doing the cleaning work while the drill rod is loaded, I had to handle all of it. That little incident cost me 4yrs of my career - years that I have to make up now that I'm older and half crippled. Now, think about those same type of people that lack basic skills and just common sense working in our Nuclear Power plants, Ethanol plants, and such other places - it should be a wake-up call. Yes, I will absolutely spend the time and effort to teach them the way - someone has to do it or we all suffer. I don't complain nearly as much as I try to teach others. I see it as the way forward and regret not doing more in the past to prevent the consequences we're stuck with now. We have to figure out how to disconnect the younger generation from the electronic nanny and get them out into the real world and learn things firsthand. Teach them to think for themselves instead of believing in hidden sources of information, opinion, and marketing for profit and power. Try working out on this nation's highways - we can't even figure out how to get them to drive through my place of work with any regard to human life or even their own lives. They just can't ignore that electronic distraction - it has been programmed into their being. In Illinois, since the beginning of this year the Illinois State Police has lost 17 squad cars due to distracted drivers - and the lives of 3 State Troopers. Yeah, I'm really looking forward to all the road work that has to be done this year - it will be a bigger challenge than ever just to survive each and every work day. This past week was Work Zone Awareness Week - and as usual, it was basically ignored and passed over despite the statistics. Now, the debate over lubricants and maintenance. Yeah, in reality - it probably won't hurt a thing. The engines are now built to be lighter, more efficient and cheaper than ever to produce. They are, in fact - disposable. How long will it last? Probably just as long as any other engine on the current market in that push mower sector. The factor that folks forget is the quality of the available fuel and the lack of knowledge of the operator. The things are designed these days with semi-automatic chokes, clutch operated safety shut-offs and no regard to engine lifespan. Start the thing up stone cold and it is designed to go to wide open, governed throttle speed. Shut down is just as bad - the only way to shut one off is to let go of the safety handle and stop that flywheel at full rated rpm, effectively slamming the engine to a stop while operating at a very high heat range without any thought of letting the thing cool itself down after being worked quite hard. It is a real wonder how they live as long as they do - treat an older engine in the same manner and you'll be picking up the pieces with a shovel, or worse - the operator wearing some of the shrapnel. The safety nannies have created a product designed to fail to protect ourselves from the lack of common sense - this market full of garbage is the result. The manufacturers haven't helped with their ever-increasing demands of profit, either. Society wants cheap, fast and disposable - this is what we get. Off the soapbox now - going back into the dungeon to work in my world of creation, repair, and sweat equity. I need to get my 1950's drill press back into service one way or another - along with fixing worn parts on my antique garden tractors and doing welding jobs for those that don't have the drive to learn a new skill for their own self-reliance. Sarge

I know I'm kind of going off topic here a little bit and I don't normally do that but I have a quick story that a lot of you will get a little Amusement out of. One of the people that goes hiking with us is 28, going on 70, so to speak. Is well educated in book form but also has a huge amount of Common Sense. That can be a tough combination to find sometimes. This young man is absolutely NOT brainwashed as far as I can see. Two or three years ago we were parking at a trailhead to go walk up a mountain. He has a late model Toyota pickup truck that beeps the horn when you lock the doors with the remote... Like most modern vehicles do... So we all get out of the truck and grab our stuff and we start to walk away and he is standing by his driver's door and he locked it and we all hear it beep twice. Then he grabs the door knob and pulls on it to make sure it is in fact, locked. Me being who I am I had to give him a ration of crap. I said why do you pull on the door when you know it's locked?? He goes... Huh? I said... You just heard the damn thing beeep so you know the truck is locked. He looks at me and he starts laughing and he says... Hahahahah... No you don't you @+#-&$, you know the horn works!!