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I had a mid mount sold it for a axle mount as it was bigger. Actually think I prefer the mid mount for what I use the thing for..smoothing out top soil I have spread or crushed stone.. If you think about it full sized road graders drag their blade they do not push it...

A customer saw my tractors and asked if i wanted another one he was about to scrap, i said sure. I picked up this early 1985 318, no deck, but had a 3pt, brinly cultivator, and breaking plow. He said the tractor last ran in 2002, it had a substantial hydraulic leak and the starter had been failing for years, that he wanted it all gone. I got it home, pulled the fender, tank, cleaned it out, put in new pickups and grommets. Found the main fluid return hose off the control valve had rubbed a hole on it..easy fix. Pulled the engine, replaced the starter gear/bendix with one for a Johnson outboard, degreased the engine, painted it, fixed some wiring and an oil leak.. rebuilt the light harness, cleaned the carb, oil change...cleaned the points. It fired right up, no smoke, 1108hrs. I put my deck on it, mowed about an hour with no problems.

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The little 12 volts that operates the computer and starts the car .a hybrid had aged out and was time for replacement. When it was cold out a neighbor had borrowed the car and made an error that left a discharged battery. I could not even get in the back compartment to change it with the hatch open Plenty of onions left for a 14 magnum on a 314. All she took was post to thread converters

@Pullstart will be right over... he's making a small firewood delivery to @Achto and @WHX??... Dan apparently needed some more firewood...

That needle shadow is awesome! What a cool "character" trait of that machine.

I have had both the pull and push grader blades. As others have said the push blade that attaches to the rear axle bracket tends to dig in more, especially when being used at an angle. I sold the push blade but kept the pull blade.

I've never used a WH grader blade, but the few cells left in my cranium cavity keep telling me a pulled blade would work smoother and dig in less than a pushed blade.

Thanks! That may be needed... but in the meantime, I'll start with both Seniors. Can you have them spruced up and ready to go? I'll be there in 15 minutes...

In snow plows and trucks, I can always get a smoother finish dragging a back blade, instead of pushing a front blade. The mounting position is not between the wheels, but the geometry is very similar. I love my drag style mid mounts for that reason!

@JoeM? Is this anywhere near you? @c-series don I have no idea what we are hauling out to the show this year, or who’s coming along with me. Between @Achto, @WHX?? and I, we can get it to you in a wheelbarrow easy peasy!

A recipe to make 1 belt brake for the idle pulley: 1 piece of 16g sheet metal about 1" to 1 1/2" x 4" 1 drill & 3/8" drill bit 1 vise 1 hammer 1 metal cutting devise Cut, drill & bend to fit your application. A pic of the one on my 953

I have 2 of these older Brinly cultivators. I use the crap out of them. Keep a hammer with you when you use it, the wedges tend to loosen from time to time.

There was one more thing I had hoped to save. It was badly bent and had to be straightened and a new nipple welded on. Took up the rest of my afternoon. It isn't perfect, but it looks good enough.

Tackled a bunch of smaller tasks on the 510-8 today. Charging system repaired. I don’t think the volt gage has moved in a looooong time! Check out how it isn’t faded where the needle has been sitting. Wiring cleaned up (about 96% done) All gages are working (volts, hour meter and fuel gage) although I dont know how accurate the fuel gage is yet. Steering wheel center cap glued on. Front tire resealed (leaked down in 24 hours)

Took advantage of the sunny day to give the newly acquired Charger Kohler 10 a rub down with some boiled linseed oil. All original paint. Perfect Patina !!!

I wish it was today - whopper of a toothache since Thursday, but antibiotics have to do their work first. Going out to the shop tomorrow to forget about it!

Postman arrived today with offerings from the great north of Maine!!! Thanks @ebinmaine!!! Will be assessing the clutch pulley tab and seeing if I can fab something... if not I may go shopping at @Pullstart's... Greatly appreciate pics and insights... Gettin' there...

Betsy and I took advantage of a (rare) nice day and drove out to the Plumb Island reservation in Newbury, Ma. 7 miles of shoreline and salt marsh @ 25mph. Beautiful area. She is an amateur photographer and scored some great pics. She does a calendar every year, so has to stock up on subjects.

I don't think it's as simple as being pushed or pulled. As @Handy Don said, the "bite" angle is also a contributor. Too little and the blade will skate, too much and it will dig in. This is also affected by what material is being graded as well. On commercial graders, this angle is only one of the things that is adjustable. Neither version of the Wheel Horse graders could be adjusted in this manner. My grader is homemade so I have nothing to reference. But even though it mounts in the rear, it does not dig in. This does not change when tilting left or right, and mine has 5 positions instead of 3. For me at least, setting the proper depth of cut matters more than anything else. For anyone using a manual lift without some ability to change that depth is what affects performance more.

Not to far out of the way 40 miles round trip, back in the hills tho. Might be interesting with a trailer? A meet up on Rt 40 or Interstate 68 would be nice. I am not sure about the show this year. I am looking at heading into OH and IN this year. If I do come out it will be a day trip to shuffle some parts.

I see the word warranty and a phone number right on the sidewall in your picture. Maybe a call to that number and sending them that picture might get you a new tire?

Another important element in performance is the “verticality” of the blade’s lower edge. Same logic as with dozer blades--scraping over vs. more aggressive digging in. None of the WH blades have an easy way of adjusting this angle away from their reasonable “mid-point" though some beveled shims at the blade-to-frame mounting could do the trick!

Just for grins try swapping out the condenser.

Double check you governor arm setting. Loosen the governor arm, hold it so that the throttle is wide open, turn the governor shaft as far counter clock wise as it will go,(clipping small Vise Grip on the shaft and letting it hang in about the 9 o'clock position helps hold the shaft where it needs to be) and tighten the bolt on the arm with everything held in this position.

If you pay shipping its yours

@Lane Ranger I was at that dealership twice, probably 15 or 20 years ago. It’s about an hour and a half away from me. A friend of mine bought a Wheel Horse that had that dealer decal on it and decided to call them.They were still open and one day we took a ride there. It really was a little mom and pop dealer, almost like stepping back in time if I remember correctly. The owner and his son were into D- Series tractors for their property upstate New York. As we were looking around out back of the building I noticed a 44” two stage blower that had been sitting there so long it was sun faded. I asked if it was for sale and the father said he was looking for a D Series snowplow that he would trade for it. Well as fate would have it I had one! I don’t own a D but I purchased a D blade for 50 bucks at a yard sale about a year earlier. So we decided we would make the trade. Feeling like this was not a fair trade, I painted the blade before bringing it to him. He couldn’t believe it!!! I also remember he had a stack of cast iron wheel weights in the little show room, but for some crazy reason he didn’t want to sell them. He also had some cool Wheel Horse signage and memorabilia that he would not part with. Funny you posted this Lane because not that long ago my friend tried to call there and the number was out of service. I’m assuming they went out of business because they were all getting on in years so they probably retired. Thanks for posting this, it brought back some good memories in my Wheel Horse collecting journeys!

Whats neat is theres no bolts for any of the drops/tines...its all done with wedges

Took my Ag tires and weights off and put on my 10.00" turf tires. I had to use 2" spacers because the rims have a deep offset. I may go ahead and throw the weights back on.

FINALLY!!! Got a decent day to install the X-Tracs and power wash HHHOOOWWWAAARRRDDD!!!'S carcass. It was # 5 in @857 horse's collection. Now I can start installing the Fireball 8! Also degunkified the hydro on the 875. Got a punch list of things to finish up for mowing season.

I’m sorry Jim!! But I didn’t want to post anything until I knew the purchase was going through and it is. Besides a C-161 Twin 8-Speed this tractor will make my collection of 1978-79 C-Series tractors complete. This C-101 appears to be 100% original, a true barn find. I’m very happy to be able to add it to my collection. Shows no wear at all on the PTO pulley or the drawbar. The nubs are on the original tires and the original seat has no cracks or tears. The gentleman I purchased it from couldn’t have been nicer, and really wanted it to go to a good home where it would be cared for properly. Honestly I can’t wait to give it a thorough cleaning and service, where it will live happily amongst its C-Series peers!

Fried up some taters, onions, deer scrapple, and eggs for breakfast. Then checked on the Kids Fishing Derby. We stocked 1500 trout last evening. It was 39 degrees and drizzling rain this morning. The trout bite was slow, but a few were caught.

In a recent post Brockport Bill asked about being a W/H dealer so I thought I'd write a short story. My family's business in Vermont was started in 1958 by my folks. Our first franchise was Lawn Boy, and then Toro. Soon after we became an Ariens and Jacobsen dealer. We sold a lot of Jacobsen Chief then GT Tractors, which at that time was the only garden tractor we had. As I remember it, Jacobsen was going through some changes and Textron ended up buying them. Our main distributor was down in Massachusetts and was called the RE Jarvis company and with this buy out, they no longer carried Jacobsen, so we were looking for another tractor to fill in this void. Somehow we got hooked up with Wheel Horse and this was so different because it was factory direct, no distributor so this was a new way of doing business for us. I believe we were the second largest W/H dealer in Vermont,197 in Burlington was the biggest. I went to the W/H School of Business out in Notre Dame and I learned a lot about our red tractors and better ways to reach customers! While there the W/H president told us that he had just came from Disney, where people were standing in line waiting to get in there and until we have people standing in line to buy our tractors, we have work to do! After Ariens bought the New Holland garden tractors we carried them. We mainly sold the smaller W/H tractors (only a few D series) and for bigger needs, the Ariens GT, especially if someone was interested in a snowblower because Ariens had their two stage blower way before W/H did. We had W/H until the end (until Toro killed it)! Our business was always very busy in the summers, but during some of the near snowless winters we had, it was tough and it's a miracle that we were able to stay in business all those years! In addition to W/H, Ariens, Toro, Lawn Boy, we had Poulan, Sach/Dolmar, Pioneer, Partner, chainsaws, Roof mowers, New Englander, Yard Man (MTD), Jari, BCS tillers, Kerosun, Toyostove kerosene heaters, Ski-doo and Moto Ski snowmobiles, Yanmar tractors, later Bolens diesel tractors (Iseki) Mercury Outboards, Green Machine and Tanaka trimmers, Didier wood splitters, basically most anything that had a small engine on it! I would love to hear what other dealers experiences were! C-85 Below are some pictures of history, the guy in the cape was the Equalizer (me) and his Super Dog, and she was way more famous than me! A Toro collage I made up -

Having operated motor graders as my job for years, the pitch of the moldboard (blade) will determine the bite and material rolling capabilities. I have an axle mount 50” blade that pitches slightly back and works pretty well for what it is. I don’t own the mid mount pull type but from the ones I’ve seen it appears the bottom edge is more vertical and less likely to dig in. Initially I bought the blade because it was one of the attachments that I didn’t have, however once I used it I was impressed with how well it actually worked. Mine is on a Work Horse GT-1848 with hydraulic lift and a solid lift link.

Oh My Flippin Word we FINALLY got some seasonal weather! 62⁰ & sunny. Feels like 118⁰ but I'll take it!

A bad condenser will fire an engine and allow it to run at idle but won't allow fire at any higher RPM. That's if everything else is on par as well. I've also had bad gas do that same thing. Not more than a couple of days old from the pump and it was frustrating to figure it out as that wasn't something near the top of the list.

Thanks! Very helpful to see angle and curve... Im going to try to make one, based on yours and others pictures and Achto's recipe... Ill keep you posted on how it goes... And Happy Birthday!!!

Since its welded on there from stock I could cut it very low if you wanted or if anyone knows how to get it off?? The picture isn't great but really all it needs is sand primer paint

Sylvia you make a list of things you need, and plan a day to come shopping. I bet I got it in stock!

No. I am not that smart...

One owner L-156 I purchased a couple years back came with the sales receipt

As @oliver2-44 said, there are a couple of good ways to look into. The 953/1054 units connect directly to the 1 1/8" crankshaft of your engine and though they are not plentiful they would work out well. The link below shows the parts involved. The PTO from any Hydro Wheel Horse prior to '73 with a 1 1/8" engine crankshaft will work as well. The PTO disc attaches to the drive pulley on the later ones so you will need it too. The Charger manual attached shows this type.

And the 18 HP Onan roars to life. In 1989 I priced one at a local dealer. 318 with a 38'' SD deck, $4895. If I could find one worthy of a make over I would by one. A very good friend of mine has a JD 485 ? / 495 ? 4 wheel drive with a new Original cab and 2 stage blower in mint condition , I told him when your tired of it let me know because it has a good home waiting for it. Nice tractors. @RED-Z06

Yep, that’s where the needle sat for who knows how long in the sun. Back of the gage is all faded out EXCEPT where that needle was.

I don't think it matter what wheels you use so long as they are the same. The Brinly cultivator is one of the best implements. Very useful!

Thank you! Yes they look nice. Might be a bit harsh on my backside. They are heavy duty!

I didn't a little test fitting and a few little things today. I stuck wheels on it just to make it look sorta like a tractor. Rears are in primer and the fronts are the tires I'll be using but the original wheels are a disaster. More on that later... I repainted the tank using Rustoleum clear. I guess it's decent, but doesn't compare to the luster of the 2K clear. It may get a coat later. I really like the lineup of the wheels front to back with the wider axles. It's hard to see in the picture, but the wheels are perfectly online from front to back. Added a little bling on the oil fill plug. Now I can hold the extention with a wrench when removing the plug. I always hated how the extention always breaks loose first! The front wheels... Somebody did some hillbilly engineering from way back in the swamp on these. The bearings were replaced with a bronze sleeve and full length bushing in both wheels. One was damaged a bit and I had to round the hub back out. Test fitted a crap bearing just to see if it was snug. These wheels are really rough. They will get the workover in the next few days. Anyway- she's coming together. She has her flaws, but will look decent when finished. The pits just add character!

Don, If the boys coming from the West can't pick it up on their way to the show, I will probably by hunting turkey near Meyersdale ,Pa. some time in late May .

I wanted a calorie burn and figured starting to move the rock pile was a great way. Took 3 cart loads from the front yard to the path here. This is a bridge that we'll be rebuilding soon. Stone on both sides. PT span.

Been working on the 1965 Fireball 8 that came out of my 875. This engine had some vertical scratches on the piston and the valve faces were dished pretty good. So new piston, rings and valves. I need to do a cleaning on the test stand carb a traitor! This is a spark advance/non compression release style engine. I'm going to put it in HHHOOOWWWAAARRRDDD!!! my 857. That engine stinks to high heaven when I use the tractor. So this engine will go in and I will rebuild the 857 engine and reinstall it when done. Then this 875 engine will be sold or put on the shelf.