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This show is an hours east of Dallas and 4 hours from home. Not a real big show, but I like to go to different ones to see different things. I brought my Mayrath on the back of my truck to keep it simple. My wife drove the truck with Mayrath and I drove our Class C RV. We made a 4 day weekend of it. Did a little exploring around tins area of NE Texas. Here a few of the “different” ones Interesting Sesrs I love the looks of the Gibson with hoods The Silver Kings are not very common down here This 8N had an aftermarket lift with longer front spindles and larger rear tires this miniature John Deer B was built on a Cub Cadet chassis stretches in the front. Rare to front tires with one rib Nicely restored International This Farmall M with a factory lifted front end and taller rear drop axles really made it look like a much bigger tractor. @ClassicTractorProfessor this made think of you and your M I like this belt pulley from a Farmall Cub retrofitted to a 1961 Cub Original. The main shaft through the transmission and rear end is replaced with the Cub shaft. No custom modifications required This Allis Chalmers B dropped custom had a great hot rod look to it and it was amazingly simple to lower. It was a grandfather/grandson project. It has @Pullstart written all over it. The front axle is flipped over and steering rod modified The rear axle factory drops are rotated 180 so the drops are to the top He said it bolted up with no modifications except to brake rod I spotted these steam belt pulley power units and had to stop for a few pictured. Regrettable the place looked shut down.

Looks to me like an Economy built machine. My phone isn’t showing the picture great. If the front axle beam is square tubing with movable front spindles, it’s a Red E Tractor, however from what I see I’m thinking it’s a Country Squire tractor. The torque tube is there. Look under the miffler and you can see the square hole for the belt pulley. The rear axle is Model A Ford. That checks out. The CS had little spring shock mounts under the seat and a Briggs engine. But the brakes usually are inside the frame rails and kinda sketchy to use because you step down like a 9n Ford. On this one I see hand lever brakes. The front two piece wheels line up to either model. Economy usually had a C seat spring. Not the dual shocks. And a taller front wheel with a single piece rim. The only ID would be right behind the engine on top of the clutch casting. A little riveted badge. The hood is clearly WH. It could be a cobble of all three machines but definitely takes its basis from Engineering Products Company.

Ding, ding, ding! We have a winner! I appreciate all of y'all that hopped in here to help me out.

I failed to mention that my homemade grader blade is very heavy. The blade itself probably weighs 75lb. And it's being used with hydraulic lift. For me, all I have to do is set the depth. It weighs enough not to need any down pressure.

I don’t think that a Economy Power King. I can’t see the transmission or torque tube to the rear end. They would in line with the centerline of the crankshaft which is above that frame decking. The rear fenders also don’t look PK. What say you @Achto I think it’s homebuilt from a collection of parts. More pictures please, especially of the drive components

Hey all, Boy am I glad I found this forum. My grandfather was a small engine repair guy after WW2, and loved his toys. I always remember him tinkering in his shop. I have the opportunity to bring this home with me, but I have no idea where to even start. He painted over anything that might be a serial or model number. At least from what I can find. I know it's taboo not to use the search function, but if I can at least find out what model or range of models this might be, I'll at least have a starting point. I appreciate any help I can get. Thanks PapaMorris

Tie rods on... Thanks @ebinmaine!!! Kinda stuck on the belt brake idea... mulling it over... Bit of thinking about the brake connector... might have that figured out...

It was a fantastic event i will never forget - and plan to do it again ! Meet a lot of Friendly Guy‘s -more than i can count here -i knew from the Forum, some friendships was taken and other more established. Food and drink is enough arround the Show, and there is even a Campground or if you booked early enough, there are few hotels surrounding. My biggest problem was there where a lot of possible Deals, but how to get all that stuff over the Big Pond. that is much more expensive than the Parts.... 😎 Two hearts beating in my chest for that deals.... little evil said: “yes do it“ but the little Angel reminds me on my restricted Weight i can carry with me. 200$ on top only for overweight for the Luggage was enough 😂😂😂 but it was worth each penny i spent for ❤️ I thinkered about buy me another Tracta, luckily my luggage not big enough. don‘t know if ya hear it allready but Wheelhorses tent to herd ! My personal experience about the Big Show is, it is definitely worth the Way 👍 even for me because i must fly over the Big Pond.

This is the actual heat pump. Works like a refrigerator, but takes heat from outdoors, compresses it in the transfer fluid and exchanged that heat into the radiators and hot water cylinder. This is an 11.2 Kw unit which should be more than enough for our needs.

I don’t think that’s a Wheel Horse at all. It does have a Wheel Horse hood which is where the confusion comes from.

I. .... >> MIGHT << know where you can find one.

Country Squire is a more rare version of the Economy family. Power Queen was the rarest. Red E and Country Squire followed then the more common Jim Dandy's and the Power Kings

Spent some time on the C85 today… - replaced the transmission drive belt - took the right rear tire off to tighten up the loose trans pully. The lug bolts came off kind of tough, so I wire wheeled the lugs and re-tapped the hub lug holes - installed new tie rods from Brian - drained the transmission gear oil, now need to replace the filler tube I broke - adjusted the brakes, which I had put on new brake liners from Bob months back - installed a new shifter boot

These s do know their tractor stuff.

All wired in today and running. It's quite different to a gas boiler because the radiators don't get burning hot. They are designed to produce an ambient level of heating through the day. There will be a learning period while we figure out the best settings for us. The hot water is much hotter than when we had the gas boiler. Time will tell how this thing performs but first impressions look good.

Kevin, my original idea was to run duals out the back and try to keep the pipes tucked up under the frame, the way you have them looks pretty sweet! Might have to run fire proof britches

I'm on the band wagon with a Country Squire.

I like Pullstarts! , and great looking machine!

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I don't need one that big.....

You've made some great progress already!

1986 wheel horse 420-LSE •kohler magnum M20 runs excellent with just over 100 hours on the clock . Tractor is in all original shape . Included with the tractor is all original manuals , leather pamphlet , key chain , keys , tractor cover . #183 out of 200 built . Mainly looking for trades . can be brought to the Pennsylvania show at the end of June or shipped anywhere in the US. Location: Connecticut 📞 (860) 681-3610

Check your fluid level, and maybe replace your hydro filter. Correct filter is either an OEM filter 79-5270 or WIX 51410.

I, too, am modding an Allis/Simplicity blade for mid-mount use on an 854. The frame and blade together are quite heavy (gotta get out the scale & test it!). I’ve also fabricated some special shims to adjust the blade pitch to different angles (these will need wrenching to change, so not quick). With the extra weight, I grew concerned about the strength of the mid-hitch, especially when the blade is angled so the pressure would try to twist the frame. To counteract this, I’ve added an extension to the blade frame that creates a bridge all the way from the mid-hitch to the F-plate. This adds a lot of lateral strength (and more lbs to the frame weight)! So far, I’m using a solid lift link, but that may change. Also because of the extra weight, I’m wondering if I should look at reinforcing the rock shaft pivot points.

Oh noooooooo

Rylee’s been a busy girl. Not a ton of tractor time. But her 875 is sitting in the shop after plow day. It gets me brainstorming.

That may have been a small show but there were a lot of interesting tractors and you did a great job of sharing them with us.

Your grandfather's tractor appears to be a Power King Country Squire built between 1951 and 1962.

N.o.s 2007 wheel horse 315-8 60th anniversary. This machine has a new 48” side discharge deck . Can also include a n.o.s 50” grader . Willing to trade for 1954-1964 machines . Open to other models in trade as well. (860) 681-3610

WH blades are too light. I ditched my grader and modded an Allis Chalmers GT mid grader. All iron like Kpinnic's blade

Well the installation day for our air source heat pump has arrived. Day started off with a team of three plumbers taking out the old gas boiler and getting everything ready. Two big trucks arrive with the heat pump, water cylinder and radiators. I helped hump all this to the house and generally did a bit of labouring. By lunch time all the major pipe work was installed and radiators had been swapped or fitted where needed. The big water cylinder was sitting in the loft and piped in. Next the heat pump was positioned in the garden and piped into the system, which was then filled with heat transfer fluid, basically antifreeze. Its end of day one and the sparky is due tomorrow to wire everything in and commission the system. Looks like a pipe organ or part of a nuclear reactor.

Now you need to find a 48 inch deck because you have plenty of power for it. Well done on the repower! Great to see you keep her going!

Glad to be a new member! To repower or to buy new, that was the question. The ole Kohler was worked on once and lasted a while before it would now have to go into a whole “total rebuild” It was hard to find any local dealers that wanted to do the work on a 39-year-old engine, and being that old, they basically suggested that I just go buy a Home Depot / Lowe’s model economy series and call it a day. WOW! Out of curiosity, I did visit several authorized dealers of some top brands and in all honesty, I could not find a unit that I really liked. They were all “lawn tractors” as to where the Wheel Horse is first a “tractor” then by adding the deck it becomes a machine that can mow the lawn. The only models that seemed to be built like the Wheel Horse were on the 7k-10k price range. They just don't build them like they used to. Not to mention, some had plastic transmissions; no, no, no! So, I made the decision to repower. Yes, it is an investment, but that tractor has been good to me for 39 years and I just could not be comfortable seeing the whole Horse go out to pasture. I contacted Repower Specialists and they set me up with their Honda GX630 kit for replacing the Kohler M12. The install was not too bad, but I did run into a few minor hiccups with wiring (which they sent me a custom harness) and some PTO bracket clearance issues with the muffler. I found fixes for all. With that said, I wanted to document the install of the repowering of my 1987 Wheel Horse 312-8 tractor (bought new in the fall of 1986) with the new Honda GX630 engine kit. I saw a lot of videos out there for engine replacements, however none were going to use the PTO and therefore they were dropping in all sorts of engines for mud bogging and such. Even though this is a 312-8, I believe the install process, and some issues I encountered, along with the fixes, may apply to other Wheel Horse models. I hope this video helps if you decide to repower. Link: https://youtu.be/KPl3smQl9cg

Well it definitely looks like I came to the right place! I will take some more pictures tomorrow. Anything in particular besides drive components? I know I saw a 4 speed and no PTO. Looks like a single cylinder engine, that's a pull start, too.

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.

My father had time over the last few days to weld up the broken off mounting tab on the base of the spare M12. Today I painted the base and put it back together. I also fixed my bathroom sink drain but that was a bit of a **** show so ill let you guys imagine it.

We have been repowering for years. I put a Briggs Vanguard in a C-120 8 speed thirty six years ago. There's know room to spare but it's in there.

Skunks dill dig wherever their is any soil that has ben deturbed. Our resident skunk dug up a small tree planting several times until it finally killed the tree. I had a large rock that I put in the hole and they attempted to dig it up. Good part is that racoons stay away if you have a skunk and they are a bigger PITA. One of the best potato crops I ever had was not in the soil. I cut the bottom out of a five gallon bucket, placed it on the ground, braced it, and added 6" of decomposed leaves (leaf mold), placed the potato, added another six inches of leaf mold. As the plants grew I added more leaf mold and when it got to the top of the bucket I lifted the bucket a few inches and continued adding layers. Once the bucket is off the ground you can begin harvesting potatoes from the bottom while the plant continues growing.

I have used mine on the 418-c with a solid link and having the hydraulic down-force worked well for leveling soil for grass seeding.

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.

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 !!!

Upgraded the hood attach hinges on the 312-8 today!

That's a good idea. I'm going to wear one that says @ebinmaine

Swapped the 9.5’s on narrow wheels for 10.5’s on deep/wide wheels on the 510-8speed

Little more done on HHHOOOWWWAAARRRDDD!!!

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.

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.

Guilty! Guilty! Salad fork hanging out with the big forks...Inconceivable!!! Teaspoon shacking up with the tablespoons...Felony offense!!! My OCD knows no bounds.