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Got the new Carlisle Ags mounted up and put on the GT-1848: Oh yeah, and while I was at it I got some 7/16" 20 1-1/2" bolts, and nuts. Put 2 on each side, threaded through from the inside of the hub to act as studs. Made putting the wheels on much easier! Tapered the nuts on the bench grinder.

Thank you everyone for the good wishes. My birthday for me is always a day of reflection wondering many times on how I did get here. Sixty four years , fifty one of them spent in this Blessed Land and fourteen of them knowing many of you fine people. I have had a blessed life full of opportunity and the fortune of meeting many great people that helped me stay on the right path. It is no accident nor coincidence that all of good things happened in this land. Even in hard or difficult times there was always a very important thing always present which I realize more than ever every time I step in this soil after an absence. Hope. Thank you again for the good wishes and indulging me in my obsessive contributions to this site for it is a big part of what I have to offer in return for all I have learned from all of you.

Some more examples…

I think I caught the bug...

Get your own hot air gun with variable temp and fan. You won't regret it. I have a Wagner that I got at HD on sale. Shrink tube? Enclosed solder connectors on a trailer re-wire? Frozen pipes? Decals? Removing vinyl floor tiles? Speedy epoxy cure? CHECK

Inaugural ride on the back yard trail… Ready for the nieces, nephews and other littles…

Today I finished a little project of mine. I built an engine/workbench crate. I used what scrap wood I had laying around. Had to buy the hardware of course. Had a set of old brass hinges laying around. A couple of handles off an ambulance. Cavity is large enough to fit all the Kohler single jugs. Captured bolts in bottom to secure engine to crate. Top doubles as a workbench to work on motor if need be. Gitty up!

Sorry. I assumed it’s function was known. It is a stitching horse used by saddle and harnesss makers. One would sit on it and stitch two pieces of leather together while they were held by the vise. It made a difficult and tedious task easier by providing a seat and a vise to hold pieces together at a comfortable height. Vise is foot operated using a leather belt. The little tool tray held the few tools needed at hand. This one is pretty old. It was in bad shape so I repaired it and made it whole again. The two nails shown on photo were removed from it. They were part of a haphazard attempt at repairing it by one of the former users. They are important . Type of nails used on something are a good indication of piece’s age. These nails are from the 1820s. This was actually my birthday gift from my wife. We seem to feed each other’s interests all the time.

People Eating Tasty Animals… Great group… I always say: There’s room for all God’s creatures… right next to the mashed potatoes and gravy…

Back in the late 1960's Wheel Horse found out that the exhaust pointing to the front of the tractor when moving forward that the air pressure just from the tractor moving in that direction would cause extra exhaust back pressure on the engine making it run rough. To fix this problem a shield was put over the holes in the muffler outlet and pointed the spent exhaust gases out to the right, which blocked the air pressure from trying to go into the outlet holes. I would get some 3/4 pipe starting out of the engine with a 2-inch nipple then a 90-degree elbow then thread the muffler into the elbow. Here's some pictures of the evolution of the Wheel Horse/Tecumseh exhaust systems. 1) First type used from 1962 till 1967 (1968 Lawn Ranger too) 2) 1968, note holes pointing to the front of the tractor 3) front holes now shielded and exhaust gases pointing to the right (note this NOT the factory shield type but represents the meaning, a sheild type muffler is hard to find) Wild Bill in Richmond VA

Finished up painting front weights that match the rears I finished a week ago.

Just picked up this rare 69 workhorse 700 for $200. The seller said it ran real good & sure enough it did! Tires look new too & it came with a plow . I think I did pretty good on this one ! A couple things I noticed , the engine may or may not be original, no key start, but the key does shut it off , the exhaust is venting under the hood, which I guess is the oem design & the drive belt seems a little loose

Hey all, just posting my wip horse, here’s a couple details on it did I overpay for the tractor? Yes was it worth it? Probably not does it smoke? A lil 😏 what have I done to it? Fixed tie rods made new clutch brackets Fixed snapped off clutch pedal Painted frame threw the KT17 in the dumpster (where it belongs) still working on getting the steering gears meshing right, almost have it custom motor mounts Put a kubota z482 in it made a quick swap drive pulley system clutch spring custom rad mounts Ran new coolant lines spaced the hood forwards and up i still have to add an alternator and another idler, it also is getting a hood stack once I have the whole hood situation figured out so far I think I’ve been working on it for three weeks, but almost every day for quite a few hours when she was still stock IMG_0020.MOV FullSizeRender.mov

Enough said imo. These machines are the holy grail of Wheelhorse/pond. Featured tractor of the 2022 Wheelhorse show.

Hello all, I've been a WH user/owner for most of my life and really enjoy the quality build and wide range of use of these machines. Previous models were 60s vintage but now I have a 416-8 with the Kohler magnum that I picked up about 14 years ago. Most of its chores have been lawn mowing, trailer hauling, pulling an Agrifab lawn vacuum and with a 48" snow plow that I use a winch on for lift. In the works is a new clevis hitch and rock shaft kit from WH and More to use the Brinly plow I picked up last week on CL. It is brand new, never used for $125. I have a couple of small hay fields that have never been plowed and hope the little guy can do it.

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Check all the Vee pulleys for a stone or twig wedged deep in the vee. PTO, Mule, and Deck pulleys.

Morgan got another workout today. We mowed the lake house lawn. The contours of that yard make me nervous when I am mowing next to the lake. Being titled towards the water just feels WRONG. The deck drive belt behaved today. It did not flip inside out on the PTO pulley. Looks like increasing the belt tension helped. Still noticed a lot of belt vibration between the mule drive and the deck pulley.

I've officially decided to paint....

@84c125 Good point, probably missing on his manchine. These pics show the 'factory' ones. And, If I hadda guess I'd think the belt guard may not be there either.

Before or after he cuts the grass?

Found some fresh original paint, showroom shine!

Are they proclaiming a power gain using their stuff? If not, I’ve built plenty of GT exhaust with old truck headers. They are 1-1/2” or 1-5/8” typically and have all kinds of fun random radius bends to choose from.

It's a 6.5 TD, manual conversion nv4500, np205 cast iron transfer case, Dana 60 King pin front axle, corp14 3.5inch tube big brake rear axle, body swapped with 1500 floor was starting to rot in the blue body.

I’ll be running one trailer only… see pic… too tight for multiple trailers… gotta run some tests with some live crash dummies and see how close arms, legs etc. get to immovable objects… still have some fine tune trimming to do but overall pretty happy with it… loop turns at each end and couple variations to the trail. Not bad for 1/3 acre lot… (Moms won’t be allowed on the trail and unlike @Pullstart I don’t do YouTube so the bubble wrap crazy’s won’t turn me in…) Also plan to let them drive as they get big enough to steer…

First, a hot air dryer will be better in removing decals then a torch. Second, if you are going to sell it to one of the members, I would leave it for them to restore. A good chance your restoration is not what a member would do, and they would rather do it themselves.

Hi - My name is Kate Goelzhauser and I am the Managing Editor of a little magazine called Lawn & Garden Tractor Magazine. It's a small, home-based business in southern Indiana. It's been in publication since 2006. It features all brands of lawn and garden tractors and equipment. We had excellent representation of Wheel Horse machinery until Covid hit. Since it shut down shows, our writers didn't have a good source to get photos and stories. I've tried to lasso in a few writers, but there has not been much response. This site is overflowing with stories, so my goal is to track some down, reach out to owners with some good quality photos, and start running Wheel Horse articles again. If you have a story about your tractor, your collection, a technical tip, a how-to article....anything.... please reach out to me here or at Kate@LagtMag.com. If you have something on this site, tag me or send me the link to your story. In anything that is published, you and Red Square will both be recognized and we will send you three free issues with that article as well. Thanks so much!

Bring this ...

YOU forgot the pet Ape... Eric... Don

It will be difficult to interest the average buyer in a or any other brand when it has mechanical problems and the cosmetic condition is less than desirable. If it has the gear reduction steering that would be a big plus, people here may buy it just for that feature. You probably would be best off listing it in our classified section rather than local listings. Perhaps $400 OBO would would be a good starting point, others may have different opinions.

Well said. I wish every American child could have a compulsory year of working and living abroad so they could return home with a new appreciation for the opportunities and advantages we all too often take for granted.

I paid.

I have a set of Carlisle Trupower 23s. They're at just 23. That's about ½" taller than the stock turfs I removed.

Maybe it's the lighting, but this one appears to have a whole lot less roll to it...

I got the muffler changed today. I hated the look of that big muffler coming out of the side... Oh, and as you can see in the picture... I put a 90 degree oil drain plug in... instead of the long piece of steel pipe that went over the axle... See below for the "before" oil drain Don

Wow man you said you were going to disassemble it and you stuck to your word that’s what we love here hard work and commitment

I know of one to add. Quarry Supply in Pen Argyl PA was a dealer that is no longer in business

Thank you Don. My wife collects miniature Windsor chairs. Yes they are really well made and true to the full size ones.

Yeah, Onan Performer P216. Usually good, smooth running engines if you keep the oil clean.

Got the rotovator out today, took off most of the previous owners "modifications" and replaced some of the worn pulleys. It's still not right, the front pulleys rub on the footplate, have no tension spring and look like he has altered the bracket - kept his jury rig to keep guide pulley clear. It runs a lot better now and will be used to break up the 2" of soil that still needs removing from yard. Ignore the belt, I will go get a new one now it's set up a bit better than before. My poor wheelhorses look so unloved!

Happy Birthday Caz Hope you have a great day!

Thanks Pete. I think I have some of those alligator clips around, they are handy. I will check the grounds as you suggest. In my other post in the electrical section I found I'm getting 45VAC from the stator to the regulator but only the battery voltage (12.0) coming out of the regulator. One thing I think I need to do is find the model/sn tag on this machine. In all of the years working on this I don't ever remember seeing a metal tag or sticker on it anywhere.

Little wonder my old broken elbow is playing up this morning! My teenage daughters are tough though, couldn't have done it without them.

The idler pulley should be under the belt. Hydros use that idler on the top but they don't use a pedal to clutch. The belt guard should keep the belt from moving over. Is the guard installed? You can also make small rods that keep the belt in the groove

It’s a slip knot used in mountaineering to ascend rope or stop an unwanted descent. Slides when not under load. When under load it locks tight.

Do both!!! Imagine the troubles we'd see!!!!

Hi Kate @tractorchick, Although I do have a Wheel Horse I have'nt worked much on it yet. However I am building a small (about 1/3rd) scale IH 1568 with the frame, transmission and engine from a Murray (don't shoot! ) gardentractor. Lot's of pictures and info here on Redsquare and more to come. Greetings from the Netherlands, Mark.

Thanks all for the welcome. The only major issue I had was with the transmission. Last year it started to take much more effort to move the shift lever and while mowing it actually broke off. It was like something from a movie. Here I was just holding the shift rod in my hand not connected to anything. Bought a new rod thinking that was the issue but something was wrong with the gears inside. I purchased a used tranny on ebay, cleaned it up, put some fresh gear lube and I was good to go. The only issue I have now is it isn't charging. I saw some threads on here and I checked wires coming out from the flywheel and have only 15 volts AC between them which may be part of the problem. I will post under the electrical issue section and see if I can get some resolution on this. Thanks

Remember that all these bolts took YEARS to get stuck, so patience is going to be your best friend. Spray some penetrating oil on them, tapping them with a hammer (not smash them) can help shock the threads, wait a few days. Spray, tap, repeat. If they come loose, then bind up again, tighten them back a turn, then loosen them more.

As you can see Kate, there are plenty of stories, machines, and personalities to choose from here. We love these old tractors and have plenty to say and show off!