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Started my father daughter project yesterday. Got the transmission painted this morning The before picture...it was a well “loved” 702.....the transmission was so full of water that it was leaking out the seals pretty good. Got that yellow oily water mess out of it.....my daughter picked the colours....tractor pink rims and engine are going purple. She’s 6 so I’m glad she’s taken an interest in this hobby

Saw this 4 wheel wagon listed on our local craigslist. It had been up for 2 days. Figured there was no way it was still around for the price. Texted the number and got a reply saying it was available. We chit chatted and the guy pulled the ad and held it 3 days til i could get there. Took it to its first show today. Did I mention it was only a cool 100 bucks? Yeah it's not perfect but its solid!

Life can hand us some pleasant surprises at times.About 5years ago this guy showed up for dinner.He was truly feral and in all the years he has been around you could not get within 2 feet of him.We had an abandoned cat show up about a year ago and he became an out door pet.When this cat saw what he was missing he wanted to get petted too.Just so you know all the cats have been neutered and vaccinated against rabies.

Slow so far. Not many here yet miday on Friday. rained hard for 1/2 hour. Seems to be past us now. Just overcast. ill try to add more pics as the tractors roll in.

Post photos up of your horses flying old glory.

Needing to lift my 312-8 high enough to drain transmission I built this mini gantry crane using a four ton come-along bought for stump removal. I do not have the garage, barn or shed to store another piece of equipment. Simply removing the feet will allow me to break it down and hang it on the back of the shed till it's need again.

Eric, I think my wife took that picture to prove to my ex-coworkers and her family that I really don't hate cats.For over 20years this license plate has been on the 78 Bronco I have.I use to catch crap from total strangers until I explained the truck didn't have any cats.1978 was the only full size Bronc without catalytic converters or cats for short.

I use Facet Posi flo. get one with 4psi or less. I get mine from Spruce aviation. https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/eppages/solidstatepump.php Around $35-40 and i figure if they use them in planes where fuel pump failure is big deal should be reliable enough for my WH. Oldest one is going on 4-5 years now.

Hello everyone I picked up a c81 about a year ago and I've decided to fully restore it to its former glory. My question to yall is how to get started and what's the best way to take on this challenge?

Loaded up 6 horses and headed to one of our local shows. Took my favorite 2 boys with me. We had a great time. Wish we could have stayed both days but unfortunately I have to work the next 2 days.

I'm new to wheelhorse. I have a b81 I use to mow with and came up on this 603.

Well she’s all back together and we got a nice ride in last night! My son Lucas loved it! The new drive belt fit perfect and works perfect. Everything turnout great. We still need the pulleys for the mule drive and gotta trim the exhaust up and wire the headlights but she drives like a dream. I love how easy it steers and just works! This forum was a big help!

Well, today (and last night) I slapped together the K321 for my (used to be) Tecumseh powered C120. I assembled it on the tailgate of one of my trucks. No shop or nice clean space for me! Hopefully I was able to keep small particulate out of it. Got it on the tractor around dark. Found a random coil and installed it temporarily, and it fired right up and sounds good! Hopefully it'll stay together for a while, considering I'd never been inside one before and the crank was used. Now I just need to find the correct bracket so that I can engage my PTO and wire the ignition and stator properly. I'm still getting over being sick, and was sick when assembling the engine and forgot to take any pictures of the process. Here's a video of the finished product. I had painted up a shroud that was on my pile and it was for a starter that had the mounting ears on the top side of the starter rather than the bottom.. Not quite sure what application would use that, but I'm cleaning up the correct shroud to put on it. IMG_6607.MOV

For Memorial Day Thanks to all who served and those who are still out there. Scott Miller,whose song this is,is a Virginian with a true sense of history.I hope you enjoy and reflect. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1m7Q3uJgAZw&list=RDMM1m7Q3uJgAZw&start_radio=1

I have a couple of bolt ons that work well and one of those sweet weight hangers.

I drug my mom's 65 Mustang around today with my 65 Wheelie Horse. They are both red. I needed the Mustang out of the garage so I can do some work on the engine and trans of my Ranger. I wanted it parked away from the second door, so it had to go down the hill and back up the hill at the end of the garage. Last time I pushed it up that hill I think I almost had a heart attack, so I towed it this time. I was impressed with how easily it pulled that heavy car up the hill. She didn't even think twice about it.

@LengerichKA88 @Mows4three @sebringwh Well today was quite a productive day for Trina and her mom and I. Tomorrow is going to be a logging day for us so we were preparing the saws and tractors and splitter for duty. Yeesss I'm sure there'll be pictures... The garden was put in by Trina's mom. They spent more time working on the chicken run. On the Cinnamon Horse I retorqued the head bolts and let it run for a few minutes and upon returning to it I noticed fuel all over the top of the tank and running down the tractor as far as the step. I changed out the cap and the problem did not go away but was better. I put a straight edge across the top of the tank and noticed a couple of low spots so I adjusted that with a hammer. Gently of course. That seems to have eliminated about 99% of the problem so we'll try it out and see how it goes. Trina took a couple of staged pictures with the flag for @fast88pu Kyle's thread. The last 90 minutes or so at the end of the day we spent some time "harvesting rocks" and grading the contour in front of the shed. She removed at least 5 or 6 inches from the top on the left side. Filled in the valley bottom a bit. Also scraped more from the hill across the front of the stone wall. The gravel that is removed from there will be used around the corner inside the chicken run or just flattening out the land beside the shed. There's at least enough in the pile to fill one of those 10 cube trailers.

That is what I expect to see after the use of starter fluid. Gasoline in a diesel engine leaves tracks like that. Garry

In the past I've have quite a few experiences with feral cats. I've partnered with a great organization here in Portland called Friends of Feral Felines. There have been at least 7 feral or Barn cats here over the years. Predation is Extreme here so they don't last long sometimes but FFF says they'd rather have a happy cat for as long as it can be. I'd taken in one that supposedly causing some serious problems in the neighborhood it was in. Within a year or so he was an indoor cat. We've discussed adopting again but it isn't in the cards right now. Great job with that cat!!

Little over a year ago we adopted a feral moma cat and her two kittens. Took a while but now the moma cat sleeps with us and the kittens are becoming lap cats.

I have lots of mechanical experience working on stuff with my buddies and my dad, I have plenty of tools and I ha e one empty bay in a 3 car garage I plan to do it in.

I have changed the theme of the forum to one which is patriotic. This weekend we honor those and their families, who have sacrificed their lives for us all. I wish everyone a healthy Memorial day weekend, and appreciate those who served the great nations of the world! Please remember, you can change the theme back to RedSquare by selecting "Theme" at the very bottom center of each page.

Afghanistan is currently at 2,292, and Syria and the surrounding AO is at 69.

If you want a little more out of that Predator, check out the Go Cart sights. They have a ton of mods for those engines. Some mod kits are claiming 11hp + at 7000RPMs. Important note: the stock flywheel will come apart at 5000RPMs, so if you wish to reach beyond that you will need a billet fly wheel. I planned on keeping my governor so I did not replace the fly wheel. I did file half of the key on the crank down so that I could advance the timing a little. Installed a billet rod & piston, larger cam, and heavier valve springs. A few picks of my install. The belt guard I made new & the rusted it to match the rest of the tractor.

Yes please keep in mind this is not just an extra day off work. A moment of silence through out your weekend to remember our Great Granddads and his sons and daughters for their sacrifice.

I closed my Facebook Acct.. got tired of all the political arguments. looks like I’m going to be trolling the red square pages a lot more often now.. lol I buy, build, & collect custom modified Wheel Horses. I’ve had difficulty in the past navigating this site in my phone. Only choice I have though. No internet for PC or laptop where we live. If I’m slow to reply to anything it’s not because I’m ignoring anyone. It’s probably because I’m trying to figure it how to use this.. thanks all! BG

Picked this up cheap, mostly for parts. Guy's mechanic told him it had a cracked head. It sure did have a cracked head to match the crack across the block. The poor thing looks like it was sleeved already. I still came out way ahead for the price. New tires, wheel weights, deck and blade.

With all the recent rains we’ve had here gonna have to buy one of these to mow my yard

I give you a big thumbs up 👍 for giving props to those who built them. It irks me to no end people buying things and then parading them around as something they built themselves. Still a nice looking lineup Barry👍 I Love that D-Rod.

And that’s exactly why I left it there. I tell everyone that Bob Beck built it it, I was just fortunate enough to be at right place at right time to be able to buy it. same with the Karl Stohry “Stretch” , the Robert Rock “D-Rod”, and the Nathan Aymx “Rat Rod. thos guys are all amazingly talented artists that derseve all the credit.

Here is a start https://www.wheelhorseforum.com/search/?&q="H55B-1170"&type=downloads_file&search_and_or=or&sortby=relevancy Here is more on two pages and in no particular order so look through them all https://www.wheelhorseforum.com/search/?&q="Engine Tecumseh"&type=downloads_file&search_and_or=or lauson https://www.wheelhorseforum.com/search/?&q="Engine Lauson"&type=downloads_file&search_and_or=or Garry

Success! The no spark issue was a result of the Gunk/washdown. I let it dry overnight, and it had spark this morning. Fired right up. Does not need as much choke to start up now. High speed needle and low speed needle seem to be on the rich side - I'll tinker with those as I use the tractor. Thanks for the advice and encouragement. I went to a local car show today. There were some tractors there too. I passed up on a project tractor - $1,200 for a 1947 Farmall Cub.

@Wheelhorse Wes any chance it will make it to the big show with you? We all love to see the kids with their tractors!!!! Build it the way she wants - just be glad she has interest!

Bernardston?

The mark in the exhaust valve is for identification. Though why I don't know. I've seen cracked heads and crack blocks, but never a cracked block on an air cooled engine.

My daughter dropped off a pressure washer with a Honda engine. Newer machine had not run in a couple years. The carb was army green inside and probably the worse one I seen. the main jet is ate away around the delivery ports. I did get it to run but only on half choke. Parts are more than a new carb. Ordered one and moving on. I just wish I took some pics of the gummed up carb. What a shame.

I retorgued the C-125s engines head this morning. It's done a few hours since it's rebuild and even though I'd retorgued after a short run, I thought I'd check. Though the engine did use a bit of oil after rebuilding, now the new rings have bedded in, no oil use evident. Oil change will be next and now instead of topping up after a couple of hours running, I'll have to do a regular oil change. I'll have to get some hour meters. One for each Horse and on for the Sears.

If you'd won MY next paycheck you'd have have just enough for a bad cup of coffee.

Here is information I saved from a previous thread that should be helpful. If your throttle shaft has any side to side movement (more than a tiny tiny bit) you can put a bushing on the top of the carb to correct it. Kohler makes one part #2515802-5, 7/16" o.d. x 1/4" i.d. x 1/8" thick but I have never found it in stock at Partstree or other online parts places (you might find it on ebay). If you have a hardware store with all those little parts drawers you can get some brass thrust washers 7/16" o.d. x 1/4" i.d. x 1/16" thick Hillman part #58087 and stack 2 of them in that little recess in the top of the carb body. sometimes i find after installing them the throttle shaft fits a little tight, so i take a 1/4" drill bit and ream them out by hand. don't chuck the drill bit in a drill it will be to aggressive

Given a clue like that we can come up with an answer in the form of a question just like "Jeopardy Jim".

Brandon: Not a bad looking candidate for restoring. Actually looks a bit better that our C81. Restoring can get a bit expensive - depends on the overall condition of the motor and the eight speed. Before you disassemble it , take a ton of pictures and more as you remove things. Wear items like the tie rods, brake lining, axle seals, and the fuel tank shut off and bushing are most likely going to need to be changed. RS Member Vinlyguy (in the Vendor heading) sells the repro decal package. Here's a tip - you can get the shift knob decals too - I used black vinyl car interior paint to repaint the knobs before putting the decals on and they look and hold up great. Do the decals with the knobs tightened in place. Bill

Umm, Kevin @pullstart that isn't a tractor, looks more like pieces parts

The camper is packed, the meat is ready to grill, there’s a fridge full of refreshments. All thanks to some I remember and some I’ve never known, fighting without proper cover, rations or direction in some cases, sometimes not knowing when they’ll have the chance to see their loved ones. I’m forever thankful to those men and women and will be sure to take some time to remember them. Last weekend I watched Hacksaw Ridge for a second or third time. I’m still awestruck when I watch it. To think of all the people who lived it....

Thanks, Karl. Let's not forget what it took to obtain and keep our freedoms we enjoy today, and all those who sacrificed themselves. Let's also not forget those who are now currently away from their homes, their families, their friends and their comforts to continue maintaining our freedoms.