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We just purchased our play-farm including 100 year old farmhouse, spring house, separated 2 car garage with old forge/workshop in back, chicken coop, steer shed, and 9 acres or so. Bought a GT-14 with snow plow (WH brand), 48" mower deck (WH brand), a seed spreader, and roller for $500 a couple of days ago. Got the GT-14 tiller and 3 point yesterday for $400 in another deal. Will be looking for disc and dirt plow at some point. The place hasn't been taken proper care of in a long time. I mucked out the spring house the other day. House is in pretty good shape, will be upgrading from 100amp to 200amp. Garage needs a new roof (rafters still good), electrical, workshop/forge has had groundhog activity and the brick floor is heaved in places. Bagged the big groundhog yesterday, still after the little one. Chicken coop needs at least one new wall, not sure about rafters yet; maybe I can save it. Have three pet potbelly pigs and a big fluffy white shepherd dog. Hope to convert part of the coop into a barn for pigs and dog. Steer shed is in good shape, cinderblock walls. Will need new fencing throughout. From the deep south, now in Pennsylvania below Pittsburgh. Totally in love, the deer and squirrels here are bigger, the roads and schools are better, the blackberries are sweeter, and it's not so freaking hot. Winter is coming, though. Real winter is a concern: something I've never experienced. My girl is from Pennsylvania. Machinist by trade, 25 years or so. CNC programmer, mostly mills. Better with CNC mill than manual mill. Better with a manual lathe than CNC lathe. Part of my new land is separated by a road from the rest and has 3 phase poles as it is in an industrial zone. That's where I'm going to build my shop. Did plant management and consulting for a while and am sick of it. Have a 6" '44 Atlas/Craftsman lathe including milling attachment. Will be getting a CNC lathe and mill, as well as manual of both. Learned I'm not happy if I'm not working with my hands. I'm sick of management and fluffing people. I'm going to build a small one-man shop and get a helper, maybe my son if he likes it, maybe a trade school kid. I'm only going to do 40hr weeks professionally, sick of 60+ weeks. Have a '98 Ford Ranger XLT that I keep in proper order. Runs tight, no codes. Have a '98 Chevy 3500 dually box truck that I bought a couple of months ago and moved us; needs a ton of work if I decide I want to. My girl and I saved for years to make this happen. She works remotely as a coding nurse. My GT-14 is supposedly a '69. Needs a lot of love. Haven't investigated much yet. Got the snow plow off yesterday. Failed the immovable object/spinny tire test. Engine just about stalled at full throttle while pushing against a walnut tree as I eased deeper into forward. Tires almost wanted to spin. Tranny was groaning. PTO runs all the time, but that may just be a failed brake. Needs new cables. Needs muffler. Needs lights and front lenses. Needs electrical inspection, see a lot of homemade junk in the wires. Needs new batt, had to jump it yesterday. Has oil and hydraulic leaks. Blows some smoke. Have only done a little research on the GT-14, but I'll get it in proper running order. After I run temp electrical to garage, I'll be sharpening mower blades and attaching deck. Should have more than enough power to mow for now. Have a lot of tall grass to knock down. Drive belt was missing, have a 1/2" 71" standard V-belt as the drive belt was missing. We'll see if it works or if I have to get a more specific one. Hope to have this done today. Other than checking fluid levels and maybe PTO clutch, I'll likely run as-is until fall to get things mowed. Hope to figure out tranny and engine during fall while mowing and snow plow aren't needed. My current todo list covers a full legal sheet and is still growing. Lots of things around here need proper fixing.

Used that new front hitch to get the splitter dialed in.

You can either run SAE 40 oil, 75 to 80 W 90, or up to 140. We run the least expensive 75/80 W 90 I can get my hands on when I need it. Doesn't matter if it's gl4 or gl5 because Wheel Horse transmissions don't have yellow metal parts. Either one is fine.

Ahh, Latrobe. The home of Rolling Rock Beer. I don't know much about the GT-14 other than it is a good machine. Plenty of members who will be able to help you with information. But, I do have 2 bottles of Rolling Rock Beer in the old pony bottles.

@ri702bill @peter lena @ebinmaine@953 nut You guys saved me a bunch of ag. I called two old-time lawn mower places, and neither had the shims. Found the precision brand shims, I'm going to order two different thicknesses so I can configure the axle the way I need to. At 75 cents per shim, not a big layout of cash. Thanks

When I let Lincoln at A to Z Tractor know what we had going on here he immediately sent another pipe right out. Here's the two side by side: And all installed.

Same here Lynn 56F this AM. Makes you want to work. Now if these 81yo worn out knees would only work a little better.

Don't know much about a GT-14 but I do know I had the worst case of the s**ts for two days after drinking about 15 of those R.R. ponies when I was 19, never drank another one.

Be happy to. I can send a PM with purchase info too. I use 2" spacers normally. They have a 1/2" outer lug stud. Wheelhorse and most garden tractors use a 7/16 wheel bolt hole. The holes need to be cleaned up to 1/2. Usually I fins that 1 or 2 of the 5 holes per wheel don't even get touched. On the high side you're removing 1/16 so 1/32 all around. I get the spacers on fleeebay. It's important to get spacers with NO centering lip and be aware of the large center bore. I get internal hex wheel bolts as well. These are necessary because a socket wont fit around many standard lug nuts inside the spacer holes. All easy stuff.

My new gas tank bushing and shut off valve come in, so I was able to run it a little longer than the jar of gas allowed the past few nights 😂. I think I’ve got the points set right and the carb dialed in, and was able to test the hydro - so far so good!

Ed - here in RI is was Narragansett, 'Gansett Boch, Haffenreffer (the one with the "sobriety test" rebus puzzle in the cap) and Schlitz. With a splash of Utica Club Cream Ale thrown in.

For me it hasn't been rain but heat this summer, it wasn't fit to go outside most of the time. Add to that is fixing new junk and impossible to find parts that wastes too much time. As I age the ability to put in long hours is in the rear view mirror. Today is beautiful and I am finally working on those logs for firewood that should have been done months ago. Of course now the pressure tank on my water system wants me to spend some quality time with it. Never ends.

At age 74, I still like to add a few obscure and obtuse words to the vernacular. Makes me feel verbose. ...but I digress. Sorry.

Man. You sure jumped in with both feet, didn't you! I've never owned one, but the GT 14's are said to be beasts. Should be a good match for your property. The GT 14 is a unique model in the Wheel Horse world. The parts and implements don't interchange as universally with the rest of the models. to the forum. Lots of good folks here. I'm convinced that this group has broken and fixed anything on a Wheel Horse that can be broken and fixed - even better, we are willing to freely give advice. The only stupid question is the one you don't ask.

Yup... washer thickness can vary widely from brand to brand and lot to lot. You measure them with either "Well, 2 will fit, but not 3, so 2 it is" or the old @Pullstart "Eye-chrometer". Precision shims are just that - stacked to leave the desired slight clearance....... Measured with a dial caliper or feeler gauge......

Our local ACE Hardware caries the 3/4" shim washers in various thicknesses.

Peter: Where do you get those big washers to stop the side-to-side play? Is that a common washer that a hardware store would have or is it a Wheel Horse part? They look to me like a machined part rather than a stamped common washer. Thanks for your input. Once again, McMaster Carr. They sell what I call a "Party Pack" of precision 3/4" ID shims of various thicknesses. I always have one on hand; they are used to minimize steering play thruout the steering system...... where the steering wheel shaft gear sits in / on the lower support block, under it to set the sector clearance, spindle-to-axle top gap, axle pivot-to-frame gap (huge improvement), and spindle axle length. I take up all the excess play so that the ball bearing inner races are not allowed to turn on the spindle itself under an extremely light preload.

Steering column bracket made.

What to do when your 1/2 done mowing and the PTO/deck belt decides to retire? Poke around up in the rafters till you find one that fits.

@sqrlgtr @Sodaking27 Hey guys, I bought mine from Harbor Freight. I waited until it went on sale, I think it was around $500. I have a bad back and let me tell you this thing is a godsend. My only regret is not buying it sooner! It’s not wide enough from the factory so I doubled up some 3/4” plywood to make it wider. Furniture grade oak plywood from Home Depot was cheaper than regular CDX plywood and there was no knots to fill. Of course I had to paint it and add the logo! No more bending over to work on my tractors, now I can stand up and work like a gentleman! The only thing I have not figured out is a good ramp, for now I just use two 4x6” blocks and two 40” long pieces of scaffold plank.

Oh yeah. Mowing has been a nightmare here too. Got a couple smaller trees down to work up as well. This has been the wettest summer I've seen in several years. I can't believe I'm saying so, but I need to get my wife some more goats! Cheaper and less work to just heat up the fences!

Great introduction, glad you found us. You may be able to find the lights and other parts at A-Z Tractor, https://www.a-ztractor.com/ Sounds like your GT-14 has a good new home. If you change the oil and install a new filter your transmission may respond well. They left the factory with Automatic Transmission Fluid (ATF) in them but many were converted to motor oil over the years. If the fluid is pink stick with ATF, if it is amber use 10 W 40 motor oil. A NAPA 1410 or Wix 51410 filter is the correct replacement. Looking forward to more progress reports.

A temporary fix should be just that: temporary. I hate crap fixes that you constantly have to fight. Bothers me. Also, if your calipers aren't tight enough to pull splinters, time to replace them.

Did you measure the AC voltage across the stator leads with the engine running?

I recently put a battery isolator on my 1991 S-10 pickup. $7 from Ebay. Did this because there was a constant drain on the battery from somewere that I could not locate.

Absolutely. Wally world is pretty reasonable at under $20 per gallon around here.

Loosening the throttle cable retainer and sliding the cable back still applies and will increase the RPMs, just not the same set up as the Magnum pictured above.

Probably the best two female vocalists ever One on the way up one down (Sort of like a Star is Born) Skip to 1:00

agree about the heat this summer ruining the outdoor projects schedule -- 90-95, plus high humidity is unbearable -- and when it hits 3-4-5 days in a row it really ruins the "to do" schedule - also if you are doing a tractor rehab project doing any painting the paint isnt suppose to be applied if over 55 percent humidity -- so that can also ruin doing some planned WH projects -- today in Hudson River Valley its actually coolest day of the summer -- in 60s70s so headed outdoors now for few hours of red horse work

Google " throttle cable wire and housings" It should come right up.

Welcome, you found the right place for any help and information for your GT-14. Since you already have the skills you won't need much in depth instructions here to get it working properly, but there are many folks here who have "been there done that". Also this is nice site to just peruse through. (Yea guys I used the word peruse, for some reason the old lady thinks I should "enhance" my "vocabulary" after 70 years. I'm going to have her peruse this before I post to "ensure" I've used the correct words, she going to love the "old lady" thing). "Y'all be safe out there"

@hotajax lots of good feed back from , members on this common issue , BTW , since doing that front wheel side shim detailing , have had zero / no front wheel sloppiness, might also get some vinyl , front wheel caps , they stay on , look good . more often than not , just a little detailing on your W/H functional set ups , makes a world of difference , like 3 / 1 penetrating oil into your choke / throttle cables , imagine , no rusty crusty drag , just smooth easy pull response . stay at it , pete

With throttle lever on full and engine running, loosen the throttle cable clamp. Pull/slide the cable back out of the clamp until the RPMs are achieved and then tighten the clamp. Adjustments can also be made by changing the connection holes for the linkage.

I’m trying to do to opposite, ever since I got to drive my bosses 953……

Cooking right along. Looking good.

IMHO your best bet will be to get the size(s) you need and order bulk from McMaster-Carr. Top notch quality.

Ed that is my brother's method. I am always fascinated that he can eventually find one out of forty or fifty!!

1953 M-37w/w

This is a slot hitch i made with information given to me by some of the kind people on this site . Geoff

Our two oldest grandchildren were out on their great grandfather’s 1067 this weekend. Great practice for getting behind the wheel of the real thing.

Love the Black Hoods!!!

How to be forgiven for buying another tractor? Tell her it's hers!

It’s been a while since I checked in here. 175.8 this morning.

I have thought of that many times. Only problem is taxes go up each time I do something like that.. Sounds nice though.

My secret to thinning the collection: don't, just get a bigger barn

I had thirteen and now down to twelve.I had just bought two Black hoods plus all kinds of extras for two bills and saw a c160-8 and daggone another one showed up as an auto. I never run extra batteries but change them out. Just one year ago i was at high risk for death or being paralyzed due to a bacterial infection. It slowed me down a good bit and it down down and makes me think this stuff could be a burden to others.. My twelve hour days are more like four now Daughter is soon to graduate with an advanced degree and my wife is getting double knee replacement. You get old and give out and it can happen before you plan .You stay busy , but just with other things. I have a 314-8 as my main worker and God has blessed us with timely rains. Our soybeans might break 70 bushels based on what the yield looked like at 66 a few years ago. The grass just kept going. I said that I would always make sure two mowers were attached and ready, but I took all the decks off to store them tighter last fall. So this year it is mowing and working on the truck. That project was all done, but I forgot to clock the driveshaft and it is out of balance, I have it rigged on super heavy jack stands so it can be run off the ground and start with getting the driveshaft more balanced. We just keep running like before retirement but wity more stuff to do. Anyway , the wheel horses will probably be reduced to a short frame to drive an ice cream freezer , the 314, and the two 160's and maybe another worker. Oh, and a 520 with snow plow and,and,and....

@Ozz agree that the deck will work , its all the related , movement functions that are critical . first bottom side look , is it crusty / rusty ? baffling loaded with build up ? blade condition ? how easily do the spindles . blades move ? deck looks complete , could still need a refresh , rotational movement issue , rough , usually indicates bearing issues , if deck belt is frayed , heavily worn , probably related bearing issues . then again you might luck out , not as much as possible , for use . let us know . pete