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Mr. Jay was a special man, to many. I picked this up from his brother Guy at the Big Show. There’s quite a bit of wrong about it, that make it just right. I have given two of Mrs. P’s sisters and their husbands walk behind snowblowers over the years, and figured I’d give her brother and his wife a tiller machine. I seem to have upgraded from the C series tiller to the GT14 tiller, and recently picked up a Suburban tiller to try out some day when I find fuel and spark in the cylinder at the same time! I couldn’t figure what machine of mine would be best to give them, so I knew when I saw the classified ad that I found the right one! Unfortunately, I’ll end up loosing more than one tractor over this deal I’m sure That way Rosie won’t have to fight her little brother William over who gets to keep it!

Colton and Amelia moved up north about an hour and a half. It’s quite sandy up there, and now they’ll be able to keep their garden and food plots in check every year!

I wanted to post about this mechine shop in central Iowa, they can do some small engine work, they can grind cranks, they are grinding mine now out of a Kohler K91 Wich is a small crank, I'm not Shure what else they do im Shure they can also bore cylinders. the mechine shop is ' maco machine shop their number is 515-299-4714 give them a call, open 9am-4:30 pm mon-fri

We took a drive and said hi to baby Jaxon.

Miller Falls push drill.

I nabbed some weights (and my first ever Wheel Horse tub cart) at the local estate auction the other day, and these 100 pounders from @squonk at the big show. Last night I grabbed some 1/2” threaded rod and cut some 10” lengths. Between the fluid filled tires, weights and chains, I’m guessing I’m around 200 lbs per tire!

I love this thing! It’s a surefire reminder how simple and tough these machines really were! Really are! I dug this rock shaft out of my junkyard pile, cleaned it up and assembled it with some grease. I picked up a tiller at a local estate auction last week for @Wheel Horse 3D and had to clean it up and give it a whirl! IMG_7664.mov

Comes with training wheels. To the left, valve from old automotive floor hoist.

Installed a new drive belt on the 401 :

Same guess, check the breather first. There's too much case pressure. But that condition could also be caused by blow-by. Worn piston rings and worn cylinder wall will allow blow-by of pressure into the case. 2000 hours on an original engine, just say'n.

Put the duals on my B-60 to get ready for the Zagray summer show. Switched the front tires to tri ribs since the old ones only held air for about a hour. Polished up the hood and fenders checked all the fluids and greased and ready to go! Also yesterday got my dad’s tractor “MaTer” running for the show. Hope to see some of the New England guys there! IMG_8800.mov IMG_2100.mov

Bought out a Wheel Horse dealer's inventory of manuals and parts back in 2003. Kept a lof of interesting stuff and thought I would share a 1964 version of "Stable Hints". I've got a binder of these unique items that cover intracompany correspondence, Interchangeability lists, Wheel Horse Factory Service School manuals for several years, etc. Just thought I would share one to see if the group would like to see an additional internal Wheel Horse documents.

Nothing on the Internet on the Silent Sioux kerosene heater, looks like down pipe from eavestrough used for chimney.

My crew for this show

Tested a hydro on a tractor with no motor today and will test another one tomorrow. @953 nut

Loaded up!

Have one of the laser engrave places put a WH Logo on it and you've got a new business. Pullstarts extra comfy WH tractor seats for sale!

Remember to keep the air pressure low in the outside set of tires. That'll prevent too much leverage on the axles. Have fun at Zagray!!!

Put cart back together and took her for its maiden voyage around the barn. She looks right at home behind the 701... Still waiting on decal from redoyourhorse.com...

I just picked this old beast up this evening, man it is beat!!! However I love a good challenge! It needs a deck, the hydro granny is leaking and seems to be stuck in the towing position, it is however all original, cigarette lighter, white plastic switch, even the key. The Tecumseh HH10 spins over. I need a belt gaurd, seat, muffler and other small items. I’m thinking of restoring this one. Thoughts?

Looks like Wheel Horse had all intentions of making a C-171 Twin according to the 1979 Wheel Horse Factory Service School. I'm guessing they were gonna use the C-161 Twin platform but it never came to fruition.

I was gonna bring it too. And sell it back to ya! LOL A wheel bearing hub let the wheel bearing(s) go. Had to grind and limp my way back home today. Normal hour drive took almost 2 hours. No fun doing this procedure on the fly in the driveway. Plus it was hot with the sun beating down. Some of those bolts were tough to get loose and mother nature welded. So the 4 ft bar had to come out. ( Orange EMT bender pipe, lower right ) Impact broke the universal too. But I'd do anything to hang out with @Sparky at an engine show! LOL

Got my Mccormick Deering engine running. Still need to repair/adjust governor cause I can't adjust rpms. It's a throttle governed hit/miss engine 20240719_181200.mp4

I’ll get some when I unload it from my truck this evening.

By the way, that boat seat is possibly the most comfy tractor seat I’ve sat in!

Jay, you are the man. Once the hydros are test you and your son can have salvage rights to anything else you want on either tractor. I bought the tractors for the transaxles and would probably just be giving other parts from them to members who need them so will start with you. I will take what is left.

Here is the belt rout8ing... Easy peasy.

I have been working with my dad and bother the last two days on some of Wheel Horse tractors. My dad Clifton Ralph , who is a long time blacksmith, and my brother worked on two Wheel Horse parts yesterday that we needed for tractors. The first is a bar 1 inch wide, 1/4 inch thick our of 4140 steel (a better qualitiy than most of the attachment steel used in Wheel Horses) for my LMR 307 Front Reel Mower. This bar will have a bend on the end and two holes for 1/4 inch bolts that is used to lift the reel mower by the lift handle of the tractor. The other end is attached to the reel mower lift. We have not finshed the part yet but we will today. The other project was to extend the fan gear rod for a Lawn Ranger that David is placing an 8 HP Kohler motor on. He needed antoehr half inch for the battery box to fit in that space between to motor and the steering fan gear brace that attaches to the frame. Dad figured the steering fan gear rod could be extended 1/2 inch by heating and tappering the rod. So that is what we did and the steering road fits perfectly and meshes with the steering wheel gears fine. We also placed two new Carlisle trailer tires on our Wheel Horse hauling Ravens trailer. And finally, a little more work completed on David's 633 Wheel Horse project. We got the recoil installed and working fine. Adjusted the carb and placed a fuel pump on the 8 HP Kohler we have on this tractor.

Definitely - i was also able to take a seat in it at the Big Show. That seat is definitely extreme comfy. i like it. 👍

Eric - check the "Jungle" site.... Stens has them in a 10 pack that is not too outrageously priced.....

I also have an H now that I have room for it! I figured it's still red It came from the former IH Museum in Leesburg FL before the owner passed away. I'm putting new front wheel bearings on it today. 20221031_192617.mp4

Totally agree with your post, the only difference is that I use Fluid Film for long term storage since it won't drip after it sets up and it penetrates around bolts. Now about that jack, I had one that wasn't up to lifting my 520's, the bottom mount for the hydraulic cylinder cracked and bent to the ground, be careful with the thing.

What!? No rocks?? Very cool what you're doing for them!

You are a good Man Keven for helping out others that do not have what you can help them with.

Merge? What's a merge?? That must mean either, force yourself in or, stop at a Yield sign.

I don't know if that has been published anywhere. Just use a torque chart like this one.

The dog and I made a trip to our Mo. location. Pretty uneventful - just the normal half dozen folks who don't know how to make a clean merge onto the expressway. I did see a couple of rigs hauling steam traction engines north bound in central Illinois. Guessing they were heading to a show somewhere.

Not just Farmall, they all made tractors like that. the heavier fuels burned poorly so there was a lot of blowby of unburned fuel. So they diluted the oil significantly. Regular draining kept the level in check. That’s why you’ll see multiple oil drain fittings at different levels on their oil pans. Lowest was to drain completely, next one up was where you drained the diluted oil to so you could then top off to the top one with new oil. I think in England they called this fuel Tractor Vaporizing Oil (TVO). I am under the impression these fuels weren’t exactly kerosene but were similar. Steve

These are 28X12 on 10.5 rims but I made them fit with gt14 rear tins. No spacer and they clear the trailer hitch mount.

Put a set of 24 12 12 on 10 inch rims, The rims had a little deeper back-set unlike the shallow ones WH used and I had to put spacers on so the tire did not contact the hydro brake. C141 plenty of room under the fender tho. I would be concerned if using a mower,. gauge wheels might hit the tires. this one is for looking and not cooking.

No problem either way Mike. I picked up a couple of these fans for you and Tony to keep me cool. Let me know if you guys want the little white mini skirts too! LOL

I found a small bag of old freezer burnt deer meat that got misplaced in the freezer. So I took it to the woods to feed the varmints. About 200 yds before I got to the woods, I saw this guy. He stood there giving me the "eagle Eye" for a couple minutes giving me time to zero in and get a pic. He flew when I started towards him. Then a juvenile eagle flew up and another mature eagle followed. I looked at the spot where they were standing and couldn't see anything they may have been feeding on. They now have a pile of deer meat. I couldn't see the young eagle till he flew up, but that may be him to the right rear of the adult in the longer straw. Then checked a trail cam and had this pic. Running red fox??

They're pretty easy to get along with. Confirm spark first. Keep us posted.

@C-85 many years ago , started using , LUBRIPLATE , CHAIN / CABLE SPRAY , as initial base lubricant , then after tacking up , semi drying , would over coat with , lubriplate , open gear spray , my 3 decks are stained black underside , none of it wears off . but today , pricing is nuts , similar NAPA , MACS open gear and also chain / cable spray , is about 8-9 $ , a can , the pictures of my deck underside , is how they always look , check them out for anything , correct . also give them a touch up at season end , and wall eye bolt spring held in place , bottom side out , for status check . BTW , every seam , joint , related underside of cars , joint oil slick in every area , doors , trunk , hood . zero rust / rot . have my C-85 , 42 years , no rust, rot , regularly gets a lubrication based , go over , paint buffs out clean / deep . go oily , pete

My Suburban hood was painted with INT. Red. Heat shields painted with Regal Red.

Not as experienced as some members, but the one Techy carb item that seems to cause a lot of grief is the idle fuel supply passage. Most of the ones I've worked on from the 60's and 70's for HH60 - HH80 have a floating check ball in that passage as well--no experience with recent after market carbs so I can't speak for them. Also, the HH100 and up use an outwardly similar carb but with different specs. The main jet body usually has two threaded segments. Why? Because in between them, there is a tiny hole that feeds fuel into the separate idle supply channel alongside the main jet supply that goes up to the idle jet. Inside the idle supply channel there is often a captive "check ball" that helps vaporize the fuel. If you shake the carb that ball should rattle (float, choke, and throttle removed or held securely, of course). If it doesn't, that part is gummed or blocked (or your carb doesn't have the ball). (Note that if the float is adjusted to keep the fuel in the bowl too low then this passage won't get fuel even if it is clear--float height is critical and much easier to adjust!) I read several posts on other sites to realize that there is no way to service that idle channel--it is factory plugged at the side, top, and bottom with only the fuel inlet and the jet oriface open. I have a set of extremely fine (.015") hardened stainless steel "orifice cleaning wires", one has an "L" at the end that I use to poke through the passage between the main jet supply and the idle jet supply and also through the idle jet orifice to start. Then soaking with carb cleaner from both ends usually dissolves the gum and some light air pressure clears it out. However, if there is solid debris in there it'll continue to block the idle jet and you'll never get the carb to adjust properly (so, be sure the area around the idle jet screw is completely clean before removing it). I agree that Tecumseh should have put a Welch plug or screw cap on that passage, but they didn't. Some determined folk have drilled into that passage to clean it and then sealed it back up--I haven't owned a Techy carb yet that I couldn't clean or replace yet so I've not tried this. My cleaning wire set is a similar to this one but with fewer wires.