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hi men, here is a few pics of my son-in-laws C161 i just fixed. i don't know how many of these cracked/ broken seat support areas i have fixed. certainly a weak link and a bad design of the late C series and 3,4 and 500 series. my hobart welder sure came in handy. thanks to my buddy phil for the pics. mike in mass.

hi men, i ventilated the belt guard AND the support bracket to hopefully avoid the dreaded valve seat issue. i had the belt guard sandblasted and powder coated. please note the 8 inch deck gauge wheels. i can cut very high. thanks again to my buddy phil for the pics. mike in mass. t

Well, after a lot of time and money, I finally have a site I am comfortable with. Included is a section called "The Yard" which includes pictures of every tractor we have in the yard right now. I am still working on it, so not everything is posted yet, but I have all the Cub cadet and Wheel Horse tractors on there. For members or visitors of RedSquare, here is a one time use coupon for an additional 10% off any order over $25.00. This coupon works with the current 7.5% discount applied to any order on our site over $25.00. That's a total of 17.5% discount on one order. Coupon Code: CC0RMYU73C Coupon expires 10/31/2019 Good for one time use only on orders over $25.00. www.joesoutdoorpower.com Thanks and please provide feedback on the new site.

Just finished up on this one! Here's a couple shots of the interior that we build.

It is for a old volvo amazon and no i just bought the pipe for the muffler and i bought a stainlessteel bend. this is how it got, maybe the radius of the bend should have been smaller so the muffler could have been closer to the hood but it is what it is.... parts was less than $50 so im happy with it. At least its better than before

As stated on a previous post my oil pressure light keeps flashing regardless of everything I have tried. Rather than being worried about the actual oil pressure I elected to install an actual gauge along with also a hydro temperature gauge. Quite a bit of work but worth it. Oil pressure is actually much higher than expected with 25 at 1500 RPM going to about 59 at full throttle. Having a bit of an issue with the hydro temperature sensor. Was working fine but suddenly no reading. Will replace that shortly.

6 brake light bulbs, 2 still working. Seems auto manufacturers could give another dummy light for a blown bulb... In my mind, brake lights are much more important than turn signals. I use my turn signal, but if it was out, someone is just inconvenienced... not in my back seat.

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You don't. When they go bad, buy replacement bearings # 103119 for about $25 each on Ebay...or sometimes $60 for a set of three. Just press out the old bearing and press a new one in its place.

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Well, turns out the guy that was going to look at it was looking for a project for his 2 sons, and they both decided that they want a ford instead (some peoples kinds, right? LOL). I've done a bit more work to it the last few days and I'm starting to like the truck. I might call and put insurance on it tomorrow, put antique plates on it (Like $60 for 5 years registration and no inspection) and sort it out some. If It runs and drives good, I might just have to keep it!

Its really simple. Just a bit labor intensive due to the difficulty in removing the engine shroud on the Onan. Once that is removed you just need to remove the old sending unit above filter and replace it with the one that comes with gauge. The new one is substantially wider than old one and would not thread in correctly since it interferes with filter housing , so a two inch nipple was necessary to extend it past that point. Then its just a matter of placing a wire from it to the gauge. The second wire in the old one (blue I believe) just needs to be grounded so hour meter works when key is turned. Then the gauge itself needs to be grounded (black wire) and red wire connected to power source activated by switch. I merely tapped it into the 15AMP fuse which is switched that way. The temperature gauge very simple also. Merely replace sending unit with new one and use same wire. Find the wire in back of dash (dark green) and tap into it to gauge. The other two wires same as the other gauge. I am not a fan of the dummy lights and the oil pressure one was worrying me. This way there are no questions whether there is pressure or not. One can foresee a problem before its too late, from both the oil pressure and hydro temperature.

Ugh.......

SWMBO would have a hissy fit if she saw one of those on the window.

I see the chickens decided discretion the better part of valour and kept out of the way.

Nice to know there are repro parts out there. So, reverse rubber for sure... I don't see where I'm missing a foot rest. The resto's I've seen just have a foot peg on the left side. My right side has the foot pedal that's attached to the drive lever, and a foot peg. It didn't take much to get this running. Everything seems to work. I did put a set of tires on it, inc. different / slightly larger front wheels. Engine is not orig. and is a 1969 9hp Briggs. I'll likely do a full resto on this, not overly concerned w/ originality, but will want it to at least look period correct. I'll somehow use a Kabota replacement muffler like on the Yardman hot rod mower as I really don't like a lot of noise. Color I envision is a light mint pearl (like the inside of an Andes Mint) with cream accent for wheels, seat, engine, jackshaft. I have the rear fenders as well.

Oh, man... I hate to spend this much $ on one but this isn't too far away in NH. $150 though... I'm tempted... Edit:...Well, I just made an offer.

EB just a thought, put aside your wish to purchase a Mig and use that $$$ to get a plasma cutter, I have the Chinese Cut 70 with high frequency start, the consumables are reasonably priced and you can get some mileage from them by keeping the amperage adjusted only to cut the thickness of metal your working with. You need a decent compressor that will supply a constant supply of air at 60 psi, at times I had to wait on my 5 hp on an 80 gallon tank to catch up when cutting up scrap machinery. Half and three quarter inch material no problem, severing a solid steel shaft 2" in diameter requires a bit of whittling. large nuts rusted solidly in place I slice each side vertically then the halves are easy to remove. Preparing a bevel or an angle on metal to be welded, filled in then with a finish pass is a snap. Eighty percent of welding is spent with preparation.

Did some more work today. Ran all new fuel line and put 2 fuel filters on and cleaned the tank the best I could. You should have seen the disaster that was the inside of that tank. Hoping to grab a new grommet and pingel from the dealer tomorrow. Once I have that I can drive it totally under its own power. I plan to add the 48" deck that's on my C-160 and mow with it. I'll be interested to see how the Onan twin compares to the 16hp Kohler. 416-H Running

Hi good folks So I have been messing around with a diesel conversion project, based on the engines I have started import of. Now this week I had thrown in my lab, that I needed to go figure out how to do some basic video editing. I took that as an excuse to practice on that project Thought I could use you good people as ginny pigs V-twin diesel test. Web version.wmv

So, a few weeks ago we camped at a friend’s house and the girls got into the go-karts on their back 10 or so acres. Last night, their Grampa asked if he could “keep a few karts at my place”. Well, I feel like I need to pull pretty hard here to keep these kids into ! All in all, they are a blast and we mowed a new track into the yard! What’s a few more toys to maintain, right?

This is what I mowed about 10-12 lawns with between my Jr. and Sr. Year in high school. 1980 Simplicity 4108. I sold it to my dad in 1982. He mowed his yard for 35 years with it. I figured it has about 1100-1200 hours on it. The mower deck was replaced. It starts right up. Uses very little oil. Dropped off a 1999 WH 312-8 I bought for him this winter. We didn't know what to do with this. So, I took it home. I think I'm going to clean it up and putz with it some. Looking it over, It probably needs about $150.00 at most put into it. And a little elbow grease!

Thanks for all the help. Will get busy on the fuel pump and carb again tomorrow. I've not replaced the carb yet but need to try again using some of these suggestions. I'll let you know/

Joe, your link is actually in two pieces.

No you must be thinking of mine! It's time for a Yuengling !

Service manual help? Guessing at the model you have Garry

WHAT? No beer on the hood?

Ha, I got that 1930? ford truck grill surround on my first offer so the game is ON! A lot of imagery going through my head right now... Maybe go and see my gokart guy this weekend and see what he's got in the for sale pile. I'm thinking 8" tall x 8" - 10" wide wheels and Hoosier dirt oval tires. 3" - 4" susp. travel... and ideally, crazy power. My "process" is to lay components out on the garage floor roughly where they'll be... and scratch my head a lot, fabricate a bit, and keep doing that until it's done. Have any of you heard of or follow Grind Hard Plumbing? - not a plumbing co. They build the kind of performance I can only dream of, in small custom contraptions. Check out their channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCivi_f1nniBzEOfKhRoN12Q This is a 10 minute time lapse of their Barbie Jeep build. It's pretty crazy! The playlist of this build is pretty good as well.

That's a 1954-58 MowMaster Fairlawn. (Atleast by prototype) I owned two of them. One identical to that, and one with a different handle and a little 'grille' at the front. The exhaust runs under the footplate and out the front on both models. 3.5 B&S with a chain driven fwd-rev box under the seat. The design was later bought by Bolens and they sold it in a bright gold color around 1960. MotoMower also rebadged the thing at some point in time.

Took a ride on the Stourbridge Line along the Laxawana river in Honesdale, Pa. They won't have to use the plow for another month or two.

UH OH! You've come to the wrong place then. As it's common knowledge... these 's are known to multiply like rabbits.

Give Lowell a call or pm him here @wheelhorseman they'll hook you up.

they bought out dandy sales which was a large panzer parts supplier. I haven't checked there website lately, they seemed unorganized with the panzer parts last I checked unfortunately

It looks like a "Little" mower.

Here is the cheapest Toro / wheelhorse supplier I've found.... and a shopping list for you too... https://www.psep1.biz/arinet.asp?aribrand=TO#

Heck of a deal! Too many coincidences.. It had to be meant to be! Glad it didn't thin your pocket book very much! It should last you as long as any new one you'd buy.. If anything ever does go wrong, parts are available. Most welders have extremely short leads on them. Definitely a huge plus that it has longer ones on it. As far as learning to use it, YouTube. Definitely a "millennial" way of learning, but watching videos will surely help out. Once you learn to use that, you'll be ready for a wire welder.

42 and 48 use the same bar 106120. Cleat

@Justice77 c’mon over!

Yeah... that can happen. This was a MN Lawnmower Racing event at our county fair.

One nice thing about the 6” wheels is that you can run a 60” deck. It will turn about 90+% without hitting. My yard is mostly open so its not an issue for me. Mine is a 1990 with around 300 hours.

@dells68 hope you don’t mind a few of your front ends in here!