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I've driven past it many, many times having lived just 9 miles north. Going into Chandler's with my dad as a little boy. I wish I could have appreciated what I saw at the time. I saw Chandler's showroom across 30+ years of it evolving. But mostly.... I love wheel horse because of my Dad. He was no ordinary Dad. He was the best. He taught me how to steer while sitting on his lap on the 1962 Lawn Ranger. That and a 1963 Thunderbird! Ha ha. Then came the time to solo on the Lawn Ranger! If he told me once, he told me 50 times..."Get in trouble? Turn off the key! This tractor will run right up a tree and flip on its back". I often wondered what kind of beast I was driving. My dad only lived to see me acquire one wheel horse. A 1977 B-80. I bought 8.5 acres of land. And burnt up the Tecumseh motor on the Ranger mowing some of it. So I needed something bigger. (I had no clue what wheel horse really made). But the B-80 mowed about 3 acres sufficiently. Each wheel horse I bought had a high and a low. I thought of my dad each time I got one. And was also sad to think he wasn't there to share in the experience. Sorry I got caught running down memory lane. I have often wondered. Has anyone seen photos or videos from within the wheel horse factory on Ireland Rd.??

Want to know where the 10mm socket is located, check out the first 30 seconds of this vid.

it did continue.... I didn't want to carry on too far...

Alien concept for many, but my day job is as tech as it gets, designing consumer electronics. We are slowly embracing Ai for some tasks - and it is remarkably good. For other tasks, it is less so! I asked.... "what is the difference between a wheel horse suburban 400 and a wheel horse suburban 551 garden tractor?" the reply The Wheel Horse Suburban 400 and Suburban 551 are both classic garden tractors, but they differ in several key aspects: Model Lineage and Positioning: Suburban 400: Part of the earlier Suburban series, typically from the 1960s-1970s, designed as a versatile, compact garden tractor. Suburban 551: Introduced later, also part of the Suburban line, with updates and improvements over earlier models, from around the late 1970s to early 1980s. Engine and Power: Suburban 400: Usually equipped with a smaller, 12-14 HP engine like an Onan or Kohler, suitable for light to moderate tasks. Suburban 551: Generally features a larger engine, around 16-18 HP, providing more power for heavier tasks. Design and Features: Suburban 400: Simpler, with basic features, and a more traditional design. Suburban 551: May include newer features, improved comfort, and sometimes more attachments or options. Production Years and Use: Suburban 400: Older, more common in the 1960s-1970s. Suburban 551: Later model, reflecting advancements in design and engineering. Compatibility and Attachments: Both models support similar attachments like mowing decks, loaders, and cultivators, but the specific compatibility can vary depending on the year and configuration. In summary: The main differences are in their era, engine power, and design improvements, with the Suburban 551 generally offering more power and newer features than the Suburban 400. If you're considering restoring or replacing parts, I recommend checking the exact serial number and specifications for the specific tractor, as features can vary within the line. -------- I think we are safe from computers for a while yet

No pics but got a deuce blower at the auction for 10 bucks! might be froze up but shows promise.

It’s National Gummi Worm Day, July 15, and grown-ups still want more yummy gummi flavors, more colorful styles, and more silly sizes. Adults, not kids, have made gummi worms one of the most popular candies on earth. The name ‘gummi’ is the German word for ‘rubber,’ so you can get a satisfying stretch out of the squiggly candy before you pop it in your mouth or just bite its head off.

Mrs. P took a ton more pictures than I did. I focused on videos…. Get ready, there’s a couple hundred photos coming up!

Vid Kev Kev brought his and there was one in the flea market that was a repop. Guy wanted 400 but Jerimi stepped on it for less.

That's the kind of stuff why my neighbors have their lawn chairs sitting out in FRONT of their house! LOL

All the above are useful, for sure, but the goal is simply to never let it significantly discharge.

I am getting closer to blowing this tractor apart just trying to fix a few things on the simplicity I got. But got these front wheel weights today feels like 25 pounds a piece maybe more

It's not real big and only one day but it's almost in my back yard. I haven't gone since pre-covid but, weather permitting, I'm going. Anybody else? Annual Downtown Tractor Show Early Saturday morning, July 19th, Michigan Street will close and quickly fill up with tractors and small engines for the Annual Downtown Tractor Show. The Show will start at 8:00 am and run until 3:00 pm. This show was started by a group of friends who enjoy their agricultural heritage and want to share that with the community in 2014. The first show was at the Plymouth Farmer’s Market and was only garden tractors. In 2015 it was held in Centennial Park with a BBQ Cook-off and featured garden and farm tractors. In 2016 the show came downtown and joined with Discover Plymouth. Garden and farm tractors, along with hit & miss engines, were featured in 2016. This show continues to grow each year in numbers of tractors that are displayed and visitors. Along with tractors and engines, there will be food vendors selling some tasty treats to the visitors of the show.

Transmission is rebuilt and ready to go back on the 704

Well, we left home, headed for Baton Rouge, LA. We are staying overnight in Shreveport in a KOA campground that we usually stay at. We're in our 1995 F250 (7.3L diesel), towing a 1987 Avion travel trailer. We make this trek twice each year.... at Easter, then in July. Each time, we are gone for two weeks.

And though it’s a major headache, there is some beauty here in these s’ploded’n’shredded tires!

I LOVE pecans (puh-CAWNS)...... Growing up, if there was a choice between pecans (puh-CAWNS) and walnuts (can you even mispronounce this??), we would always have pecans (puh-CAWNS). I understand the health benefits of walnuts, but compared to pecans (puh-CAWNS), walnuts taste like dirt. (Your results may vary). Mom was raised all over the south, so she naturally leaned towards pecans (puh-CAWNS). Dad came from NY, but spent the vast majority of his life in Oklahoma. I'm not sure if he like pecans (puh-CAWNS) before he married my mom..... One of my favorite ways to eat pecans (puh-CAWNS) is brush them with melted butter, sprinkle them with garlic powder, then stick them in the oven and hopefully get them roasted exactly to the point where the just about melt in your mouth without being burned. Brownies, carrot cake, etc NEED pecans (puh-CAWNS)......

ALL OF THE ABOVE

Finally almost done

Met a guy this weekend who owns these sweet rigs and I’ll ask him if that name rings a bell @squonk . Supposedly Him and his son built a couple of them . He wants something else made and lost his number years ago .

My NAPA # 8229 U1L 370 CA / 300 CCA finally gave up. This past weekend in Northern Maine where my old C-165 now resides with a battery dated 6/17 sad to say is done. No complaints with this one. It was replaced with the same numbers. We shall see, probably won't make it like the old one did.

The only thing that was screwed other than the lack of a tire and air, was the broken poop pipe letting the dogs out on I39!

Oakland County (Michigan) Fair... Pretty small tractor area, but decent hit & miss display. No 's...

Hmmm. The version I remember is Garbage in -- Gospel out. The concept of a large sort for a machine learning or large language model is generally in the right direction, but add in a weighting system somewhat like a Bayesian that, during training (or whenever given feedback) iteratively alters the sort criteria. It is those millions (or billions) of tiny criteria that constitute the “knowledge.” And, it is because those criteria are so fine-grained and interconnected that identifying the exact reason for an answer to a given prompt is stupendously hard. And further, it is why when a falsehood gets trained into a model it is pretty much impossible to correct (that sounds kinda human to me)--generally, the model must be completely rebuilt from “ground truth” once the falsehood has been removed. And where does “ground truth” come from? Ah, grasshopper!

Yes the 4hp K321 hahaha man that's a horrible running engine.

You removed the 2 set screws? Some heat on the pulley won't hurt if you are replacing the seal behind it.

Crank Seal maybe bearing plate??? Manuals can be helpful

Tossed together a video of Wild Bill’s legendary 2025 Big Show Parade!

Orange sugar slices for me Never cared for them until I got older. Hmmmmm

YUM!!!!!

We've been seeing 5 to 7 year old batteries with that method.

Recently or maybe it was two years ago 🤣 I saw an E-141 that was either restored or in very good original condition and thought wow that’s pretty cool, I kinda want one to add to my collection. Wouldn’t that be cool to mow with one of those? I definitely like the looks of the E-141 over the looks of the Elec-Track model.

You can buy a 350 CCA battery made by East Penn for about the same price as the lesser NAPA 300 CCA that is also made by East Penn.

Block painted. Not perfect but looks better than it did. Yeah that's a cheapo carb on it. The original is badly corroded and is gonna take a lot of work. It'll get rebuilt soon. Spark plug is just a dust cap. Not even threaded...

Also interesting to note the lack fo counterbalance springs on the hood hinges of the Baracuda. Part of the extreme weight saving on that car. I wonder if there are any aluminum body panels on that one. Rule of thumb - 100 pound weight saving = about .1 second reduction in 1/4 mile elapsed time. @ebinmaine what transmission was in that car - Torqueflite or 4 speed?

So true! 😉

This engine is a '96. No points. I found a source saying that B&S went to electronic around 1982. With any luck, this will be something simple like a shorted mag ground wire. While browsing the Pertronix site, I found a unit for the 8n front mount distributor. Might be a worthwhile conversion for EJ, the 8n.

Wow, if that wasn’t a stunt, the guy is lucky he wasn’t run over in the street!

Care to share your secret? Trickle charger all the time, or just for a few days a month, or never? Or put on a real battery charger occasionally? Removed from tractor in the winter and stored indoors, or left in the machine all year round. Or…sheer luck

Found this awhile back and just posting it here from future reference. No idea if it is accurate. GE originally was working on an electric car, but the power - weight - run time ratios weren't working out. Someone at GE realized that the high power short run time was more suited to lawn and garden, and approached Wheel Horse to develop it jointly. After building a working prototype based on a '67 short frame tractor, Wheel Horse felt there was no market, and withdrew. GE continued with development, and introduced a line of electric riders and tractors in '69 as a '70 product. In 1974, Wheel Horse introduced the A60 Electric Horse rear engine rider, based on the stampings of the old Reo RR/RE riders. In spring of '74, at the height of the oil embargo crisis, Wheel Horse purchased the entire lawn and garden division of GE. They continued for the first couple of years producing the GE designs, later changing to the E141 built on a C-series long frame chassis. Other electric offerings were built by Roper (Sears), and John Deere. Once the oil "crisis" was over, they pretty much disappeared. Every now and then, someone will try to bring electrics back to market, the current attempt being Ryobi, on what appears to be a Husqvarna (Roper) chassis. They are wonderful machines, quiet, powerful, and no fuel / oil expense, however their initial cost is 2 to 3 times the cost of comparable gasoline powered equipment. And the batteries have a definite life span, comparable to those in a golf cart (since that's what the batteries are). The higher initial cost, and the expected cost of replacement batteries every 5 to 10 years, makes them more of a novelty than a working equipment option. _._,_._,_

You can buy a couple of 60 inch with offset adjustments like Swishers to pull behind along with your deck and get about a 14 foot cut every pass. By the time you spend that much money you could just buy a decent Zero turn even a used one that has been maintained with a 48 inch deck and get it done in a lot less time, a lot less gas and a lot less money. My neighbor across the street cuts his 5 acre field with an older Toro midrange price Z turn with a 42 inch deck, takes him about a hour and a half to two hours depending on how thick it is. Since your in Fl. your going to need to cut yours every week now and for at least another month. Just my four cents worth. Also a Z turn with sharp blades can cut even Bahia grass at around 5 to 6 mile an hour easily.

Wanted to do the same, but my lathe and drill press aren't big enough. Had to do it the old fashioned stompin and cussing way.

With a bit of grease or Never-Seez on the troll pin a "C Clamp" can push the roll pin in without a problem.

Thanks! I should probably make myself a goal of using this tractor as the plow mule at Pullstarts plow day next year. That might happen

Here is the dash I still need to polish the lighter and put the switch in

You mean with the cub that's on the other side too lol I like em all

I've been into the hydro transaxles recently, But actually I have been in the wheelhorse manual transmission when I was about 13 or 14 years old, which was about 16 years ago. I will probably look around in the forums a bit and may ask some questions when I get into it. It is straight, so yeah I am probably going to drill and re-tap.