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I just wrapped up my C101 project. Cleaned up, block bored .01, crank ground, new piston, rings, valves. Fixed the brake pad. New spring for clutch. New seat. Flushed trans new gear oil new boot replaced leaking axle seal New Deestone tires on back and Hi-Runs front. Straightened out wiring for lights. Picked up a decent 42 deck and new belts ready. Ready to go back to work again!!

Quick carb job, oil change, points clean and new battery... still needs a "full service" but it cut my grass with an hours work... sat in a dirt floor barn for I dunno how long.... ran good with no smoke or noises. I love these things... there like a faithful dog. Tony

Was playing with one of my latest pickups... needed a battery hold down. Went to my parts pile, momma Robin took off. I snapped quick pic and left her alone. Tony

Houston we have lift off

A Harley Davidson muffler will give you a deep rich tone.

I hate to post such an unpleasant topic, but I saw this linked on a fishing forum and am glad I read it. I think it’s a worthwhile read for anyone who spends time at the pool, lake, or river. https://www.soundingsonline.com/voices/drowning-doesnt-look-like-drowning?fbclid=IwAR1ncTgdidvZbug-6K70m1mmce-RHjNuv3KMVkMbpNMIwA7RHffumd1JPMA Summer is coming, and with it comes a lot of time in and around the water. Be careful and keep your eyes open. I’ve actually witnessed this phenomenon, but didn’t know it until this article. I don’t know if this is common or not, but it sure looks like the episode I saw. A couple years ago at our local park pool there was a little boy bobbing in the deep end pretty close to me. He was maybe 7 or 8. Water maybe about 6’ deep. Something didn’t look right about how things were going but he didn’t seem panicked. he really wasn’t gasping for breath and he looked calm, but zoned out. His chin and mouth were spending a lot of time under the surface but he was keeping his head up. I grabbed him anyway and shoved him over to the side of the pool and out of the water. After a few seconds he seemed to snap back to reality and thanked me for helping him then broke down into tears and a panic. I was more concerned about the fact that I had grabbed some stranger’s kid in the pool and worried how someone might react. Until I read this article this morning I didn’t realize how close to being in real trouble he was. He seemed so calm I didn’t really recognize that he was about to go down. It just didn’t look right. He got lucky. I got lucky that I did something when I wasn’t even sure there was a problem. The 18 year old lifeguards watching us clearly had no idea and didn’t react at all. The kid was embarrassed. He was there with a group of friends (I guess) and they all seemed to be strong swimmers. Even him. A few minutes before I’d seen them all hogging the diving board when my daughter had gone over there to jump off. As we were leaving about a hour later he came over and thanked me again. My wife hadn’t seen any of it and was surprised I hadn’t said anything. It all seemed so benign that I wasn’t convinced it was a big deal. Have a fun and safe summer. Steve

It’s just that good!

Not sure why I ended up with a triple post Sorry about that.

Got hold down from a bird free donor lol

Finger and hand remover ?

Also found a new old stock muffler. The rear tires are 23X8.5 12. I’m happy with them Under cover is the Goat

What do you think happens at Jims Plow day ?

What do ya do on a Sunday after cruising around all Saturday??? Go for another cruise right!! Dragged the Mud Booger outa the shed and went for a trail ride. It’s been raining most of the day so the woods were a bit “damp”

Gotta wonder how many times they did this before they decided to hook up the retrieval chain before the run?

Nice ..I'm with Terry on the slant. Hood looks really strait so a good candidate for a resto. Just keep in mind for your little guy is even a green & yello thingy is a better habit than video games!

AAAHHH!!! Spring is in the air!!! Could be Wheel Horse Rutin' season.

I stopped by an original wheel horse dealer tonight to get a set of concrete/plastic weights that are 70# each. I passed on them because they were beat up, and he convinced me to buy these instead. He claims they are original wheel horse weights. Can anyone verify this? Any votes on which color I should paint them. They are going on my 314-8 for now with silver rims.

Up until this year the rabbits confined themselves to the back of the property now we have them right at the house. Leaving by the front door this morning was greeted by one at the bottom of the steps.

Two photos of the 1958 Wheel Horse RJ In Terpstra’s Toro Sales and Service located in Griffith, Indiana. This has been redone but the original tag say #5. !

We'll ok that's a good excuse .....for now ..... but don't let it happen again ... next time send the Missus to the game and tell her you have to get some pics for the boys on RS....yah...that's gonna get ya lucky...

Nice! Thanks for sharing They should call Terry for some real decals

My suggestion would be to spray a coat of self etching primer on them, follow by a coat of two of regular primer. Throw them on the shelf until you need them. When your ready to paint you can give them a good scuff with red Scotch Brite or 400 - 600 grit sand paper and shoot them the color of choice.

I would imagine if you paint them white, then decide to go with antique or ivory, or black, or red.... just hit the white with a light sand paper (400-600) wet or dry, then paint them again. As long as they don’t have oil or other chemicals on them, they’ll paint up just fine.

Hold my beer and watch this... That ain't too far from the truth Mike!

Blisters on the left hand.....that's why I only use hydro lifts.

Bearing should be cleaned, then repacked with no more than about a tablespoon of grease. Too much grease will come out on the clutch face and cause slipping.

Liquid encouragement can bring on all kinds of great ideas.

If I read this correctly, It runs fine when cold When it gets hot, it loses power and is running on one cylinder. Both cylinders have good spark when it has lost power and is running on one cylinder. All this tells me the one bad cylinder is losing compression when hot. Pull that plug and do a compression check when cold and when hot. Could be a valve hanging up when it gets hot.

What a beautiful beast!!

It was the loader that attracted your son. You need a WH with a loader on it

Despite the bitterly cold wind on Saturday, we got things set up. Sunday was another early morning. 5am again ready to man the main gate. Relived a 8am to start booking in the cars. Some of them caused problems because they wouldn't go and park up in their designated areas. Caused problems for the judges and extra work for me as I had to accompany the judges. Sorry to say I took no photo's of any cars as they thoroughly hacked me off. Sunday was a better day, though cold first thing, there was no wind. Also I did find some time to take some photo's. So with no further todo here they are. First off the tractors. Especially three for Jeff. (ACman) This one was in the auction. I don't know what it went for. Two more AC's that were exhibits. Some of the rest. I could do with this roller for the green and verges I look after. Some garden tractors. Some horticultural equipment. Some stationary engines. Traction engines large and small. Some wagons. Some motorcycles. A horse of a different colour. And finally a hat trick. From left to right. Second, first and third.

No bears!! Came across a herd ( is 4 or 5 a herd) of deer. It’s amazing how close I am able to get.

Figured that this might be an interesting and good thread to start. My main hobby is gardening. Last year I killed one of my dear departed mother in laws roses, so this year I replaced it with a new one that I know she would’ve loved: An Ebb Tide rose. This year it was the first to bloom and were on our second already. So, what’s in your flowerbed/garden?

I guess technically this is engine stuff... What have ya'll done for exhaust? The only two things I've found so far that I don't love are the lack of cushion on the seat, and the volume. The K181 seems to be a little loud for my taste, even with ear protection. Now admittedly the muffler may just be shot, but I'd still like to find a way to turn the volume down a bit, I just need to see some examples to get an idea of what works.

Last year at the big show I picked up a set of harrows, pull behind cultivators and a potato digger. I finally was able to use my harrows the other day with my 753. I was pleasantly surprised. They seemed to work good. I had a set that was not wheel horse that I tried before and they didnt work at all. Now I just need to find time to move my boat and plow the rest of my garden and harrow it so we can plant. I'm curious what do you use for weight on these? I had a weight made out of old rail road track kinda balanced in the middle. It worked but slipped off when I lifted it.

After looking for a long time I found an EZ Rake in southern Illinois. It was posted in the classified ads in Lawn and Garden Collector magazine. I purchased it from a very nice gentleman who told me that he purchased it 40+ years ago and never used it. He believed it was never used. After receiving it, I believe he is correct. It does have surface rust but that’s fine as I am going to restore this unit. I had it shipped through Fastenal from there to eastern Long Island for $165.00 which I thought was very fair. However the mount on it is not for a Wheel Horse. So my question is, has any mounted one of these to a C-series tractor that I view? I have some ideas to mount it to the front mount Tach-a-Matic and lift it similar to a snowblower. In this picture I have just propt it up to get some ideas.

It can wait.It won't be long and the hatchlings will be gone.

Conventional belt size would be 5L-850 or B-82. I have had good luck with the Kevlar Belts from Tractor Supply.

Transmission drive belt 106496 - (HB x 85.60" or 5/8" x 85.6") Garry

Waiter theres a hare in my soup!!

Yes 8 inch in the front and 12 inch for the rears. I'm afraid you won't be able to find them new but some NOS ones do pop up here and on ebay from time to time but be prepared for sticker shock. An alternative is just go with some baby moons and a vendor here has some decals to spruce them up.

Ive been rebuilding these k Kohler engines for 45 years and I’ve never had to “carefully smash” anything. So I guess I’m not qualified to field that question.

Thank you everyone, I'm glad I'm not crazy for not finding one!

Yes it is a true 500 special

If something is worth saying, it’s worth repeating...

Sounds like you need a cub muffler... Tom @Shynon turned me on to them a few years back and they have a mellow tone and look nice.

First off Dom... EB's a newbie too so he get some grace on welcoming a new member but Karl oughta know better! That said let's talk Onans... as Karl said the sweet sixteen did not have a bad as rap on the valve seat issues as a the 20 but still proper maintenance in the past is an issue as with all engines so check over that aspect if considering buying. You mention 100 hours on the clock Dom? This sounds too good to be true, almost NOS guy, so I personally would suspect a bad clock unless the rest of the tractor is also in pristine condition. would sort that out. BTW we do like our pics her! It will have electronic ignition. Just FYI most of the fellas here have a love/hate thing going on with Onans. They are a pain when they break yet ther is nothing more better sounding than the power they make when running well.

Or get something less aggressive than Ags and more aggressive than standard turfs. Then add some weights. Like these....