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Today has been a banner day for me. No long story here, just this. I broke a con rod last December while snowthrowing. Come spring I pulled the engine from my WH D200. It should have been a K532 Kohler but during the teardown I found it was a K582. Whatever.....got the parts, did the rebuild. Today I put gas in the tank and tried her out. What do ya think? Please disregard those scrawny lags

Got the engine in the 875. Needs everything connected. Getting there slowly but surely. Sure hope the engine is a good one !!! Steering gear is on. Carb cleaned and rebuilt. Need to clean the gas tank. Not going to do any touch up painting until I know it runs. Picked up a new battery, air filter, drive belt, transmission filter, gas filter. Got almost as much into filters then I paid for the tractor !!!

Shot some red lastnight.

I have a cheaper alternative… and it’s staring me in the face!

I took a few more pics of the PTO engagement trunnion on my tractors. I have no idea how they were assembled from WH factory as I was not the origonal owner. My '88 520 would work either way. It just looks better on the top. I tried the trunnion on the bottom on my 312 and 417. The 417 will engage but the trinnion is riding on the PTO hoop. The 312 will engage, but the trunnion is closer to the PTO hoop than I like and at a terrible angle with the lever. To change the position of the trunnion, it is necessary to loosen the bolt in the lever to get enough clearance with the muffler to insert the trunnion on top. After it is in the hole, there is plenty of clearance with the muffler. I will leave all mine on top...they all work there and My logic tells me the rod and trunnion should be supported by the shoulder on the trunnion and not by a hairpin clip. If some keep the trunnions on the bottom as WH instructs, I recommend putting a washer under the hairpin clip for a bearing surface and to help keep the trunnion square in the lever. Paul Harvey "And that's the rest of the story"

Today was the first Cumbria Classic for two years. Held at Dalemain House, near Penrith Cumbria. UK. Eldest grandson, his wife and great grandson are over from Cyprus for a couple of weeks. Liam persuaded me to go, as I'd not been for a number of years. So the four off us had an afternoon there. There were 419 entries plus club displays totalling a further 206 entries. There was cars, motorcycles, 4x4s, vans, military plus campers and caravans along with trade stands etc. To much to photograph, but below is a selection. Land Rover based Tomcat. 3.9 V8. Morris 1000 Traveler. I had a 1966 model that I dropped a 1500 Wolseley engine in. Morris 1000 convertible. SWMBOs ream car. And she can keep on dreaming. This would do me if I could afford the fuel. Just the steering wheel is on the wrong side. I haven't seen one of these for years. Austin Champ with Rolls Royce engine as standard. Will go backwards as fast as it will go forwards. This Standard Vanguard pickup is the only one I have ever seen. Me want! Ford Anglia. Had one with a Cortina GT 1600 stage 2 tuned engine. Shocked quite a few at the traffic light GP. Another I once owned. Triumph Vitesse with 1600 straight 6. That's all folks.

I've had the same issue with several K-181's. I've tried several things but most didn't work and some even caused the governor to operate erratically. I finally came up with this modification. There may be a better or more correct way to do it but it works great.

Repaired a wire for the led ornament that had gotten too close to the exhaust and did a little WD wipedown on dug repair the basement storm door that the original contractor thought 3 brad staples would be enough to hold the facing to the jam and support the weight and forces of the full glass storm door. Sing happy bday to my Dad...the best example, teacher, and mentor a son could ask for...now at 73 years young is his great grandson's favorite person too.

Here in "Implements and attachments" since it could be a handy accessory to your tractors! I saw this and thought of all you folks doing the long hauls to the shows. While there probably isn't room for more than six tractors in the "garage", they (and you) would be riding' in style! Loading and unloading would be a snap, of course. Course you could always add a double-decker trailer to tuck into the slipstream behind for your other tractors! Dialog is in German but the video shows the stuff!

Wheeled the old 520H into the shed. This is a Winter project. Two decks ahead of it. Starting the assembly of the 48SD that was on it but ran out of Loctite! Crap - always something. Neighbor asked for a jump of his MTD so took care of that and he dropped down for a full charging of that Kohler Courage machine which is still charging. We talked tractors and beer so, a good day.

This is one of my 520's They are all the same. Trunnion below with a washer and hairpin clip above. They work great.

Actually, you want to take off the left side and leave all the gears in the right or shallow side. You can take it apart like you want to, but a couple of those shafts will wobble enough to make it next to impossible to put the other side back on. You can do it the right way and still leave all the gears in if you think all is good, pull out the differential and use a bearing puller to pull out the #1533. Make sure you account for all 12 balls in that bad bearing. I found 1 or 2 inside my differential on my 702. Here is a video that shows how easy this job is.

Gentlemen , I bow to superior knowledge. Time to get another belt. THANK YOU Ed

This is from the 520 Operating Manual that lynmorr referenced earlier. The trunnion pushed up from bottom on the drawing and pin on top. I will check mine again as maybe the back bolt and nut on right need tightening to align the trunnion better on the plate. But my PTO worked fine after adjusting the trunnion on the threaded rod. It does what it suppose to do.

I got the Black Hood I picked up yesterday up on all 4 hoofs this evening. I drove it onto the trailer yesterday, but the right front was flat this morning when I pushed it off of the trailer. Picked up a tube when I returned the rental trailer to the hardware store and installed it after dinner. I used an improvised bead breaker - wheel laying flat on the ground, placed a 2x6 on the sidewall, then drove one wheel on my Ram 1500 up the 2x6. Popped the bead right off. Good news is that the front hubs were full of grease, and the bearings are in good shape. Also gave the steering spindles a shot of grease while it was up on the jack. No excessive play in the steering, either. Found water inside the tire, though. Eventually, the wheels will need sandblasting and repainting.

I love Wheel Horse tractors amongst other things....a lot of other things....anyway I grew up in the 70’s and early 80’s. Honda was really setting the off road world on fire wit their ATC’s. As a young guy I bought in hook line and sinker. I live in the north and here was a contraption that would work in winter and summer. Perfect! I’ve owned quite a few ATC’s over the years, even bought two new ones, a 200s and a 350X. Ok, here is the one I ride a couple times a year now a days. I get some looks sliding around corners from the kids on their four wheeled contraptions. When they see a mid 50’s guy ripping it up well ya makes an old guy feel young if even for a minute.

There are four variations of that particular tractor. The 400,401,550, and 551 as you probably know. 400s and 500s are identical with the exception of the engine, the 400 with a 4HP Kohler K91, and the 550 a Teumseh/Lauson 550D. Both are from 1960 hence the last number 0 on the model . The 401 and 551 are from 1961 also the 401 with a Kohler K91 and the 551 with a Tecumseh/lauson H55B. The 1960 models had as yours has a hood full panel center support and the levers rather than knobs for choke and throttle. The 51 models had no full panel support. The Lauson H55 is probably the rarest of all engines used in these tractors or in any other machine. They were manufactured at a time when Tecumseh acquired Lauson and had a very short production run. Eventually as a strictly Tecumseh engine it became the H60 with a few differences the most important one being the lack of an internal oil pump which the H55s have. They were also an aluminum engine not being as durable as others like the Kohlers would be. The versions with a power producing stator or "lighting coil" as often referred to,such as the h55s used in the Wheel horses were and are a much misunderstood engine as far as the electrical part goes and were and are often "fried" by unaware owners attempting to work on them,result then most of the time being discarded altogether. Now back to your engine. It is a H45A, Essentially an identical to the H55 with the exception of the bore. It also has the unique internal oil pump like the H55. That oil pump is a bit different from what we would expect it to be in any other engine. Its more of a "slusher" than an actual pump but effective nevertheless. A lot fewer H45s were made than H55s. Yours looks to be entirely original and unmolested except for being repainted. It has the Tillotson updraft carburetor which came with originally. Another much misunderstood part of that engine being frequently discarded and replaced by a "normal" carburetor. It has the original tag fully legible with the original rivets, another item frequently missing. If missing unless one opens the engine it would be mistaken for a H55 since they are identical. Yours is the only running H45 that I know of. I have never personally come across one and, trust me I have looked for them as I do for H55s.I have come across a couple of H35s also extremely rare but not in the condition yours is in. Both had the Tillotson replaced. When running right those engines like the H55 should have a nice "throaty"sound regardless of muffler used. Yours seems to have that sound. Often when worked on valves are never done right and what one hears is the ticking of the valves. I have posted here a lot of information about that engine and carburetor. You will find it in the Manual section if needed. I would be most interested in some detailed photos of the linkage setup in that carburetor specially the choke part of it. Curious also on the history of that engine and how previous owner came to it if available. Also if you ever decide to part with it I would very much appreciate being first on the list.

Banging it with a hammer will only mushroom the pin. That will make it even harder to get it out if it does move at all. The best solution I've found is to cut the pin flush to the case on both sides using a sawzall. Then using small through progressively larger drill bits, drill the center out of the pin. The larger the hole, the easier it is to drive the pin out.

Actually Steve now that you bring it up... That by itself would be a good enough reason to lift the gears out for just a minute. I've found roller bearings in transmissions that weren't missing any roller bearings. I learned a neat trick to do that from Lincoln at A to Z. You can make a driver out of a large bolt and correctly size washers. Takes a little patience but I was successful and I've done it multiple times. I can share a picture and dimensions later if you like.

Thanks everyone, I have a bunch of starting points now. My seat switch is disconnected, I am pretty sure it just has a bare jumper wire in it disabling the seat safety. If that's part of the 25 amp circuit and the bare wire is hitting the frame I could have a simple easy fix, I will check there first. I just printed the wiring diagram and I will be using that and tracing the circuit if it keeps blowing.

I think the belt is your problem. Never seen a toothed belt on a WH gear drive. Also the WH belts are wrapped, not raw rubber like yours. Also are the guides on the end of your belt guard located close to the belt

Like the BSA too, but the side car is on the wrong side....

503 + 731 = 1234 That ain’t no coincidence… Could be @ebinmaine is hinting at his numerology-based method of acquiring more ‘s…

We have both limited slip differentials and non limited slip here. We have VERY rough terrain. I can tell you from much experience that my non limited slip Cinnamon Horse C160 will pull anything I ever want it too. I can also tell you that Trina's limited slip tractor has excellent traction with FAR less weight needed. Speaking from my own experiences.... I would NOT want a fully locked differential on a working tractor. Ever. Turns are terrible. Tires will wear quickly. Parts will break prematurely. Traction when pulling a heavy load around a corner will be WORSE because the puller will be fighting it's own traction battle. That situation will give you a machine out of control and very unsafe to operate. If you want the Ultimate possible traction from a Wheelhorse tractor get a PROPERLY WORKING 10 pinion limited slip transmission. Get the tractor HEAVY!! Combining extra weight like fluid filled tires & lots of steel weight..... with a limited slip differential..... ? Yessir.

the franken-deck in question🤮🤮

I finally replaced the rotten Frankenstein deck on my Dixie horse tractor. Scored a nice solid 42 side discharge. only has one little pin hole, which is a major improvement over the last one.

Multiples of each... what else is there? LOL! I'm too old for dirt bikes! 🤣😂🤣😂

Yep, I'm still doing it! This true barn find jumped in my truck today, and it purrs like a kitten! 1 of only 200 produced. '86 Wheel-Horse model 420-LSE. Limited Special Edition.

Just for the record my tractor has a belt guard. But If I had it on you wouldn't see a thing in the pictures. The original K series motor had a wire near the pulley. But the CH can't use that wire.

Sorry, I used to see a bubble on the top, probably closer to 2/3 full of gas. I should have been more specific.

Yes, but don't drill completely thru the pin. Leave 1/2" at the bottom of the hole. Then use a drift in the hole to drive the pin out. You are now actually pulling and streching the pin as opposed to pushing and compressing the pin. Oh, and always drill and drive from the right side toward the heavier side of the tranny lug.

For $25 it's still a bargain with both the engine and transmission in need of repair. What you want to do is technically doable provided the gears are all okay... But here's the thing... It literally takes just a few minutes to pop the gears out and while you're in there you really should check the bearings that are holding the shafts that hold the gears. It would be straight up silly not to do so. You should also replace the wheel bearings because you're going to have the drive shafts out and they are within easy access. And of course the four seals, case half gasket, and shift boot. All those are a given anyway.

Bolted. There's actually two bolts. I tapped the holes in the round thingy. They needed to be ground flat on the back side for clearance. I don't see why welding wouldn't work though.

I got 2 K181 engines here I named Aries and Reliant. So many stupid things have gone wrong they remind me of working on K cars. You just might get that engine running before I get one of these on the test stand!

Check to see if your pulleys line up also. Wrong kind of belt for sure.

@AMC RULES that wanted ad didn’t take long!

Took me about 10 seconds, and then...

Not one that is in love with mower deck cleaning, I'm always looking for some better mouse trap. Typically I clean my decks mid season and then at the end of the season. Last year I coated the Kubota deck with the POR-15 process when I put it away. the pictures are at the 30+ hour point and I must say it was impressive. I know you can top coat over this stuff too! Before Pressure Washing After a once go over with the pressure washer Blade tip area, usually wears the most.

You're welcome. I'll be out most of the day, good luck.

Not sure yet, couldn't pass it up though.

Thanks for the photos loved the GMC and Fix or repair daily pickups.

So as someone who has lived with these thing all of my 67 years especially in the last 15 years, the one thing I can tell you for sure, take none of them lightly. Yes the news media and the weather media may hype them up some, but listen to them. If you live close to the ocean or gulf 40 miles or less then pay close attention to the wind speed, and less than 5 miles from the coast the title surge also if you live inland pay attention to the wind speed and rain fall, even a cat 1 hurricane can ruin your day or week or month. Not trying to scare anyone but after going through may tropical storms some cat 1 and 2 and 3 and possibly a small cat 4 depending on where you actually live, none are something to take lightly. So if you prepare for the worst and if not much happens you are FAR BETTER OFF than if you did nothing and the damn thing came up your front door, been there done both.

New shoes on the 418-A

Busy weekend mounting new tires on restored wheels for the 418-A. This will be used for dirt and snow plowing. Unfortunately, the ags are too big when the mower deck is on so had to switch back to the turfs. Love the V61 fronts. Also needed to change a leaking axle seal on the right so made the recommended hub removal tool. Work like a charm.

A 10 pinion maybe less strong as a 8 pinion, but would still prefer that limited slip over a fully locked diff.

True, legit Pennsylvania barn find. Been in the same family it's whole life. Purchased from his uncle(original owner)when he was 9 years old. Tucked away in the barn ever since. Uncle worked it, has 750ish hours on the meter. Young man did a fine job of preserving it for me. Wanted one I could work without feeling guilty about it. Oh! Did I say, that 20hp Kohler purrs like a kitten? So easy to see... we love it already. 👍👍

Got the stand assembled and the outdoor unit mounted on it for the new shop system. Nice way to mount them but hard to justify the 150 cost. This one is a free one sent to me my the manufactured to test out and evaluate.

Not a lot of progress lately but did get the K341 painted and head on. Went with duplicolor engine paint an really liked it. This red is almost exactly IH red so it will be perfect. I bought this engine totally apart and in boxes. It’s been frustrating to try and find all the little bits, for instance I was short 3 head bolt washers😡. Had to get some off flea bay.....