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Our granddaughter from Florida recently signed at Lake Sumter State College with a full ride for her softball skills. Our daughter, son-in-law and her came up to visit and we decided to take advantage of a picture perfect late fall day and walk around one of our favorite places. This should tell you where. I took a ton of pictures but unfortunately I could not get many of them to download from my phone. There are many statues throughout the beautiful campus. We walked into Purcell Pavilion and the men's teal was practicing. I hope they worked hard on their 3-point shooting. A trip to the campus would be well worth it just to see the Basilica of the Sacred Heart. Pictures alone just can't do it justice. Of course I had to include this iconic structure. Even with the leaves nearly gone from the trees this is a beautiful place to visit, Notre Dame fans or not. Spending the best part of the day there with our family is truly a special memory.

Broke the poor E16 out of it's corner for the first time in way too long. Time for the mower to come off and mount the snow thrower/cab.

Hard to tell what a lost cause really is like! Parts, patience, elbow grease and persistence can turn a lost cause around!

What did I do to my Wheel Horse today? Brainfade! I ran two tanks of gas through the backpack blower and 1/2 a tank through the hand held blower clearing the leaves from the fence row and around the building. This morning, I rolled the horse out of the shed with the thought that I'd start it up and let it idle to warm up a bit while I hooked the lawn sweeper up. Yup, It started, settled into an idle, then quit while I was getting the lawn sweep. No fuel in the filter - maybe the fuel pump gave up? Nope. Disconnected the fuel line at the carb & cranked the engine - feeble squirts of fuel. Clogged fuel filter? Maybe, as no fuel ran out when I disconnected the out side of the fuel line. I went to disconnect the in fuel line to the filter, and noticed that it might be kinked. Unbolted the retaining strap, and noted that the fuel line is in poor shape. I have some new fuel line, how much do I need? So I trace the fuel line back to the fuel shut off valve - and the light comes on. The valve was still closed Got everything back together, went to start it, and the starter just bumps and turns the engine a partial turn. OK, did a lot of cranking before I realized the fuel was shut off, so the battery is probably down, right? Push the tractor around front of the house so I can get a jump from the truck. Jumpered to the truck, same thing, partial crank. Turns out that I bumped the PTO lever somewhere along the line, and it was not making the safety switch. Anyhow, once I got going the RD deck and lawn sweeper made a good leaf pick up system. Only thing is, the ground up leaves didn't burn as well as un mown leaves. Got the leaves picked up around the house, but not around the lake house. It started raining this evening, so the lake property will wait until another day. PULLSTART - Thanks for the offer to use your bead breaker. We'll see how the next week plays out. You got any day that might be better than others in the next 10 days?

So against my better judgement my son brings home a Commando V7 home from the scrapyard. We found out all the idlers in the drivebelt system are shot and that parts for this tractor are near impossible to get. He has the idlers and drive belt ordered from a local shop that found some info. In the meantime we got the original 7 hp Tecumseh running. It runs like crap and has a nasty knock. Need to repower. I know where to get a 24hp v twin B&S for free. Well we’re modifying it as little as possible and it’s going to be a cool little obnoxious thing to play with😂😁😁 IMG_6498.MOV IMG_6498.MOV

Quite a transformation there. I'll bet that took a minute or two. Nice work!

Calendar shot there!!!

I got wires, a cab with heat, and a 48"plow. Everyone needs a heated cab.....some just haven't lived long enough to realize it.

I would like to take a minute to thank all of our Servicemen for keeping us safe so that we may enjoy this Holiday in peace, to all the members and families and especially MR @roadapples to keep him in your prayers and that we may all enjoy this Special Holiday.

First stop using emory cloth it can leave grit behind which causes burning which leads to more corrosion. Use a metal points file, borrow your wife's metal nail file or even a new clean $ bill.

If needing tubes and a clutch were enough to render a tractor junk, 99% of us wouldn't be on this site. Those are easy things to deal with. I can understand being daunted by tasks that you have no experience with, but there isn't really any reason to be. Take it apart and learn. There isn't much to mess up. I have never taken anything to a shop (aside from a machine shop, obviously) to be worked on and I don't plan to. You get a sense of satisfaction when you do something yourself. Your wallet benefits as well. You can buy a tool that you'll use for years for less than what you'll pay someone to do the job once. If your tires don't leak, leave them be. Sidewall cracking has nothing to do with the carcass of the tire. If they do, buy that bead breaker from HF that was suggested a few posts back and put tubes in. HF also has tire spoons for about $5 a piece. You'll want two. YouTube is your friend for learning how to do just about anything. As for your clutch, do a continuity test as was stated before. Also inspect the state of the wires underneath the sheathing. It almost looks like I see a crimp connector in the middle of one of the wires. If that's what it is, they are prone to corrosion when they are exposed to the elements. Could be where your issue lies.

Excellent points. Thank you. This one won't be outside in the weather unless there's a breakdown or unforeseen circumstances as stated in one of the previous posts. Perhaps farm tractor gauges would be a good idea? One would think that they would be weatherproof? I believe the adapter itself is going to end up being the beverage holder on this one. Big hole in it. 5" diameter I think....???

Looking forward to this 4 Day holiday weekend because I'm going to be spending a little time getting organized and making a pile 'o parts. The paint department has requested that. I've been processing things in my head about how the brake and clutch linkage is going to connect. One of the big challenges in my head with this project was figuring out what to do with the linkage because of the spacer between the transmission and frame. Here's a couple pictures of the sheet metal from the 1977 C-160 I'm going to be using. Looks to me like if I can keep the geometry the same all I will need to do is lengthen the rod that goes to the brake shoe and figure out how to attach the clutch pedal return spring at a different point. Probably right to the side of the adapter I'm going to be using.

That would be @WHX24 not @pullstart.

Oh yes, we understand!

All I can say is If we all liked the same exact thing it would make for a very dull and boring world... 2 gents from PA (above) prove my point 😉.

29.5 Inches from front tire to wing tip My Electro with K-341

I am also a Castrol fan and the only reason I chose the Valvoline is because it is the only oil i have used in the 86 chevy K-20 since new and now with 104000 miles the engine runs the same now as it did the day I drove it home from the dealership and that engine still runs flawlessly and has never been apart.

https://www.wheelhorseforum.com/topic/75377-it-has-begun-the-701-551/

@ebinmaine I climbed the Eiffel Tower today. And I have as much proof as Randy has!

I can't tell you how many carburetors I've rebuilt because of Ethanol. especially bad in old boats when they first started putting it in gas.

Now that statement to me sounds like a good clue to the spark being weak. The starter is pulling a lot of amps and with a weakened ignition it could sap some of the 'juice' from the spark and when released would throw that extra 'boost' to the spark letting it start. Do a thorough ck on your ign system, especially points, condenser, coil and connections.

Thanks for taking us with you Bob. Breath taking for sure.

You might consider some of the digital gauges available on flebay

I am in Ann Arbor and looking outside Am in view of the football stadium. Daughters landlord makes massive amounts of money renting parking spots and providing tailgating. He keeps mowing down the leaves,but her second story deck needed clearing, so all got cleared off by me and mowed into the yard I kept going and made everything disappear from the front yard and street gutter to keep from getting into the house. I put the mower away and want to leave a note. Which one is best? " Mowed the leaves. Forrest Gump". Or " Mowed the leaves and put gas in it Bring it to the shop. You need to change the oil. Karl Childers"

Pictures boy!! Where's the pictures???

Hope to get some more going soon. Had to pack all the stuff away for a bit.

That makes me think of back when guys would put a V8 in a Chevy Vega

Perfect for one of @19richie66‘s cups!😉 i like the idea of the gauge plate, if you are going to lay them face straight up though, make sure that their operation won’t be impeded. Moisture and possible function could present a problem as most gauges are on a vertical surface of some sort. I’m sure it has been done before—just a little research on the specific units you are planning to install would be prudent. Cant wait to see what the paint department does with the newly acquired sheet metal!!!

Yes, i guess that is me, lol. Just dont have the skills or means to become that addicted, yet. Maybe a good thing🤔🤣 But i definitely should get one of those patches...!

Here is what I have been pulling. (There would normally be larger loads on the cart, but traction issues driving up the hill to my working wood pile necessitates this size.) Nothing exotic. Just red oak from two large tree trunks. I paid a local tree service $800 to drop these a year ago. They brought their bucket truck to trim out the upper limbs. Both trees would have probably hit my house if I had tried to drop them. This photo shows before I started hauling wood. You can see the stumps on the right edge. My ‘endangered’ house is on the left of both photos. PS - Both of these trees died off 4-5 years ago. Probably because of the retaining wall added to my driveway in 2000 followed by the horrendous heat and drought we had on 2012.

I sat on Jane and caught up on after a day of running wood through the mill.

No deck needed, just @Burnerman the grass!

wheelie like pullstart !

I figured I’d start a new thread for him. He forgot his login.😂 We’re going to foot throttle it and leave it loud. I can’t wait to see it move. IMG_6490.MOV

I got pussified with age and use a cab now. The ol'lady doesn't get it is as regular as she used to so it's clear my manhood is definitely diminishing. Oh well, anybody got a mini cooper for sale? Might as well go all the way.

I grew up in Ann Arbor! I’d be careful...Guy from Ohio on this particular weekend might get locked up for adding greenhouse gasses in excess of the allotted amount allowed by AA City ordinance!!! Unless of course you used a solar powered blower or invested in green aquaculture and secured the necessary carbon credits!!! oh wait...ain’t there a game or something this weekend? You bein’ from Ohio and all, I’d go with signing your note “Forest Gump.”...

I'm with you on the TORO filters but have used Castrol GTX (standard and high mileage) exclusively since I bought the anniversary 520H brand new in 1998... No leaks here either and of the 3 520s I have owned they all seem to move rather quickly unless it's less than 20° outside.

I have the Eaton 1100 in my 520-H and since 2002 and roughly 350 hours I have only used the Toro/ WH filter and Valvoline 10-30 and have never experienced any leaks or problems using regular grade oil. JMO .

Also of note is that because the shifters will be back 7 inches I'll have a nice place to attach a flat metal plate to the top of the place they used to be. Perhaps a good location for a gauge or two?

Thanks everybody. I am now 55 but my wife says I look and act much younger.......

I ain't scare't of a "little bit" of wiring. But a 520... ? Scared? No. Definitely a "slightly larger bit" though.. And I don't use a snow cab. And I look like an abominable snowman sometimes..

The first line of that story is awesome So I didn't read past that "The People’s Republic of California is at it again;"

VA7ELM

First picture is a Revolt F1720 and F1825 "Trac-Lock". The F1720 is a 153 HP, 4 cylinder Revolt diesel with a Hydro-Matic transmission (Semi hydro), and the F1825 is a 172 HP, 6 cylinder diesel with a Hydro-Matic and Front Wheel Assist. These are the US spec tractors, with the F1720 having the 65 lb suitcase weights.

Some day I hope to own one of these mid-mounts. I wonder how it works at processing a light snowfall on a long driveway? I bet it makes beautiful windrows and is good at getting up tire-compacted snow Like this

Worked on my snowplow RJ setup today. Put plow on and chains. Ran it around to make sure she will be ok for snow duty! Also charged up the battery on the 1967 Lawn Ranger with snowblower. I think I am ready for whatever comes this winter!

I’m gonna leave it the way it is...possibly add some new LED headlights!

Your dad wasn't born knowing everything, bet he learned it by doing things and asking questions. Take on one project at a time and feel free to ask specific questions on here and we can provide some guidance. Good group of helpful members here.

Sure...right off the dealership floor.