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Another reason I love this forum. I remember seeing this a few months ago and thought, huh, that's neat...then I read the comments. The vast majority of the facebook comments were hyper critical "why would you do that" "that's just dumb" "kills the value, you're an idiot". You all are a wholesome group, and I appreciate it.

I will be buying tomorrow from my son in laws dad a 856 wheelhorse! It needs a little TLC but nothing major runs on starting fluid. I will get it dialed in. Has a deck. It is in over all in good shape in my opinion. Im getting a heck of a deal i even talked him down on it. If the frame has any issues i have the spare frame that is an 856 frame from the old man that redid my wife's kohler kv181 motor. Pretty excited!!

Had to do some concrete chipping and hammer drilling today at a construction site that doesn’t have power nearby yet. These little generators are so awesome because you can literally drive right up to where you need to work and the 14 horse Kohler uses almost no gas at half throttle and that’s all you need to power a couple of appliances off the generator.

I have 18 (I think!)

Hey there, I’m new to the group but was told this was the place to learn all about wheel horses and to talk to some cool, knowledgeable, wheel horse lovers. I got into these tractors because my grandfather was a die hard fan, and when I was younger I loved to tinker with them. I have a 1986 312-8 that is my toy, it’s on bigger mud tires and has a 14 hp predator engine on it. I use it to pull a trailer around my property. I also have a 1989 416-8 that I just required to run a front blade attachment.

I think you are right Mike...the cool factor. On the other side, I started going through a bunch of show pictures I had. seems, I was thinking a lot of the walk behinds and real early riders had different types of steel wheels. Here is a few...

Today the gravel went in. Concrete comes on 3/16.

It wasn't the Mennonites, I think it was the Norubbertireites.

The 312-8 i restored for my son Used rustoleum Regal Red with hardener, clearcoat and Terry's wonderful patriotic decals to top it off. He's used it as his weekly mower and it has held up great.

I have these two rear engine riders. I dont want to sell them but as some of you know my health issues have me considering letting them go. One is a Work Horse 832. The other is a RR-65 Wheel Horse REO Lawn Skiff. Both machines run and work as they should. Both in nice shape for their age. That being said they are what they are ... rear engine riders that their only use is to mow small yards. You dont run across these everyday is the reason why I hang on to them. The 832 if you Google it the only pictures of ones that come up are mine and another one listed here on this forum. The REO is in great shape for being 55 yrs old but in 1965 they didnt think much about safety and I would be leery of selling it to someone who just wants a mower to mow his lawn. Do they have more sentimental value then real money value? I know its easier to come up with a tractors value but what about these little guys ?

Just wanted to share the progress and details of the devastation that has hit our city here in Tennessee. Nashville has seen its share of disasters In the recent years. With the great flood of 2010 which l had a big part in the community and now with the recent chaos to the Tornado in 1998 down town. I Just heard that there was a total of 10 reported tornadoes in and around Nashville on Tuesday. We are truly the volunteer state. People helping people and this makes us Tennessee strong!!

I saw this ad on FB a while ago and been dying to ask if these are homemade or a rare wheel horse accessory. Either way I'm at a loss to guess what they would be for.

Great Pict - think an absolute Calendar candidate. i love it, to see Rig‘s used as they be planed or designed for 👍

This afternoon I was able to fabricate the front mount for the hood. Going to use the dash and hood from the Electro 12. The reason being the fuel tank and mount for the C-160 will not fit behind the dash with the Lister-Petters installed. Thankfully the dash fit the pedestal on the C-160

854 before After

So i was just chatting with the PO of the GT. I asked if he had an engine kicking around. Nope he didn't. BUT when I showed him a pic of the piston and mentioned the connecting rod he gave me THIS to offset the blown engine. What a deal.

Hard to forget what they look like .. as I was telling the story to EB. We had a semi local old mower shop with a bunch of outbuildings. A crate of those very same brackets fell through a rotten shelf and landed on me.. They aren't light. Hard to forget. Shall we say, your picture hit me like a ton of bricks..

1054, 753, RJ59, 2 of my 1045's one original and one restore that I wish I still had.

A Benjamin would be best!

It's starting to look like something. I have a nicer seat. This was. Setting here.

I also think the steelies in the picture here are more for the “cool factor” or show and weren’t built for hard work. The inner part or rim looks to have only three spokes. I bet if you were hauling logs out of your forest Eric and you whacked a big ol’ Maine potato sticking outa the ground just right you would bend that steel grating tread section.

I have a different philosophy. If it ain't broke, work on it until it is.

I wouldn’t want it to roll on my foot.

A tank from an Older Cub Cadet fits where the Wheel Horse tank went. It's one of the oval metal tanks. Yellow goes good with red. Not. Hope to have the rear fender pan seat and running boards fitted today. I'd like to have this done next week so I can get started on this.

usually you'll find that the gen head is the starter, oil pan different configuration, some engines not equipped with an oil filter, governor has ten fly-balls to maintain 1800 rpm, just removed five to reach 3600 rpm. The gen engine for tractor use would need oil pan to accept starter, install ring gear on flywheel use electric fuel pump or replace the camshaft with one that has the lobe to operate a manual pump. Remove 5 of the 10 fly balls from the governor for 3600 rpm. Would not worry about not having an oil filter the Onan's use a large capacity oil pan and regular oil changes will keep your engine happy. Most gen engines have less than 100 hrs or less. Th gen armature is held onto the engine taper with a long bolt the goes the fill length of the armature. You can press the shaft from the armature, machine it to suite your needs, use a shorter bolt to secure the new stub to the tapered crank end. I love my Onan engines they always start regardless how cold it gets here in Central Canada.

Unplug the voltage regulator rectifier. Measure the voltage between the two wires coming from the stator. At full throttle it should be between 30 & 50 volts AC.

Like @ebinmaine said, keeps the exhaust out of my face and I like the look.

@Oldskool Might take me three or four weeks but I could get that to my house. I have to go to Western Mass at some point. That would cut a Fair chunk of the journey off...

This will chase off most unwanted visitors, just remember to turn it off when YOU are going into the garden. https://www.havahart.com/critter-ridder-motion-activated-animal-repellent-sprinkler-5277

Let me see if I have a couple pictures 1076 before. After 400 Suburban before After Mclean 4 wheel tractor before After Raider 12 before After 1045D before. After

Just ordered a butt load of those off fleabay Rod. You need a postage stamp will get you a dozen. They are dirt cheap for a quantity so made some other friends too... they are the same seals as used on Harley shovel head oil lines. Another redneck alternative is to use some close to same size windshield wiper wash tubing and use a razor knife to cut to length

The blades on a gear drive deck are supposed to be at ninety degrees to each other. If you remove one of the sindles and turn it to 90 you should be good.

I see you have inherited the dreaded gene, no known cure and quite frankly no one is interested in finding a cure!

That is a great idea. I dont know how I missed it. I think I have everything here other than the sleeve, but I can make that no problem. Sounds like tomorrow's project

Yeah TractorJunkie thats what I was going to do to the Work Horse too. Was going to remove the deck and put AG tires on it and let my nephew cruise around on it. Changed my mind because its in to nice of shape. Steve the REO is in great shape. Shortly after I bought it ( like 30 mins) the rear end locked up. Had it over a year before a friend of mine and I cracked the tranny open to see what broke. Turned out it was the shift fork. Found one online and a couple of new bearings and its running like new. Original seat cover with no tears paint is good except for the carb. Took the carb off to soak it and took the paint with it. Original tires and all.

@Stormin you just calm down and let the man work on the tractor.

Isn’t there some group or religion that doesn’t allow their people to ride on rubber tires? Amish? Quakers? Mennonites? Maybe I’m way off here

I've been kind of looking for one for sometime now. I have a small yard and would love the RR-65. When they show up at a show around me, I am usually late getting there. They are going for around $200 - $250, but they are not as nice and clean as yours. Sorry to hear about the cancer, sounds like you are on the mend...my prayers with you and your.

found it ! went over every electrical contact point , added new heavier engine grounding with additional 4 ga cable , separate , added grounding to new voltage regulator, enhanced key switch ground and detail switch harness connection. just put inn some good seat time , drove it miles in and around a cul de sac that was empty , brought a tool kit along with test light, seafoam, chain and cable spray oil, spare fuses , screwdrivers , etc just in case . it was a combination of small grounding spots , heated up the trans and oil , for oil changes , hot flush is best. another thing i did was run my battery tender , just to verify battery state , started instantly , charging on gauge like it should , needed a little kita , or maybe i did, to correct it , pulled of my tire chains, getting ready for spring, pete

Some generators run at 1800 RPM, so a governor modification or replacement may be needed.

Could be either Most of the big generators I've seen are horizontal like our tractors are. I am by no means an expert there but I can tell you a couple different things. a tapered crankshaft can be made up for with an adapter. I've seen it on this site a time or two. @Achto or @WHX24 maybe one of you boys? The engine for Colossus is a counter engine. Meaning, it wasn't built into a home. It was literally bought as an engine without being in a different kind of machine. Where you have to use some caution in this situation is that some of these engines may not have a crankshaft thrust bearing and you would be forced to use an electric PTO. Absolutely doable. Just a couple things to keep in mind.

There are a few thoughts that come to mind. First - I would think the safety of the item is not something you need to be concerned with unless you have modified it. Second - Do these really have that much dollar value? As you said more sentimental value. Third - and this is the more sensitive question that only you can answer. Do you need the few hundred dollars you might get for them? So put them on a listing site (CL, eBay, FB marketplace) and see if you get any takers. Another option is donate it for a fund raiser for a organization of your choice. You might get more comfort knowing you supported a cause or group. Good luck with your health and here's hoping you find a solution that works for you.

Planting marigolds around the garden helps to keep the afids away . I would always pick up two or three flats of them and plant them all around the garden. Plus they ad a bit of color as well.

Like @WHX24 said we just like yakkin, so here some more useless info for you all I dont know how to leave ANYTHING alone, especially if it burns fuel and has a piston. 30+ years of my life has been 'wasted' trying to trying to prove people wrong, experimenting, and trying to wring every ounce of power out of everything from 3hp go karts to 800hp big blocks. Ive had a lot of success, and made babies in the oil pan and oiled down the asphalt a few times as well. We all know ignition timing and curve (when talking about engines with advance mechanisms) are an absolute performance improvement when dialed in, so we'll skip that stuff. As for the rest, the ONLY time I have ever experienced a noticeable power gain is when swapping from points to electronic in an automotive situation. ANY electronic conversion. On a V8, gains are very noticeable, even on the seat of the pants-butt dyno. Everything else- fancy wires, 14 electrode golden plugs, hot coils, spark boxes, big plug gaps, etc... they all do help, but the power gains are negligible and often cant even be picked up on an engine dyno unless it is a state of the art, dead repeatable setup. What a good, hot spark and all those fancy parts WILL do is provide easier starting and less fouling, every single time. about 7 years ago, I swapped out a basic mallory electronic ignition and accel super coil in my street/strip 66 cutlass (496 big block chevy, mid 10 second car on slicks) for a brand new MSD billet distributor, box, wires, coil, etc... 700+ dollars basically gave me an adjustable rev limiter and a cleaner looking spark plug. Gains at the track were nothing-zip, zilch, zero. Keep your parts in good working order, make sure your plug wire and spark plug boot are not cracked, buy a good plug, side gap it and run the gap as wide as you can without misfires, and call it a day. It will probably start better, thats about it

How far are you willing to travel for a 14 hp Kohler? You're way up there but think I have one for ya. It came back after it was used on a log splitter for a couple years. The splitter crapped out and the guy saved the engine but it would still need to be looked at and fired up because I know it sat outside on the splitter, but let me know. When it left here the first time it ran nice and sweet.

Geez, Bloomberg said farming was easy! (Sorry, I had to lol) How much of this stuff needs to be started indoors and replanted? Is it absolutely necessary for any in particular? If thats the case, need to get my a** in gear right now! You all rock! I will be referencing this thread often over the next month or two. Being my first year, am not expecting to be on the front page of any newspaper with my 'prized, record setting vegetables' haha, but it will be a fun learning experience and no doubt at least produce a few nice veggies. ......It will also determine the size of next years garden

Thanks for the reply. What I discovered was that the wire from the rectifier to ignition switch was dead for some reason. I ran a jumper from the rectifier to the switch using my volt meter and then I had 14.5 volts. So, I disassembled the wiring harness, the bad wire and removed the ignition switch and rectifier. I sanded all the contacts clean, checked the wire for conductivity and today i will reassemble. Mostly because of all the dirt and rust there was poor contact. Have a great day.

Just thought that i would share what is probably my favorite pic of my little Rat Rod.

No restorations in this set of pics, but the first day we got the “new” tractors running together in late June of 2018. Some pretty strong candidates for biggest smiles, in proportion to head size at least

This 953 now belongs to @pullstart (or should I say it belongs to his daughters?) They have named it "Hot Wheels" and I am glad to see them enjoying it so much. Here is the only Before picture I have of it. Picked it up on and made a street rod themed out of it. Kevin and his family have given it a good home and it is getting more seat time than I had given it in years.