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bought a 312-8 new in 1989 --- my Aunt Alice left me a very small few $ when she passed -- My wife and I lived on very, very tight budget with two young children at that time in 1989 and I could never have afforded a WH - so we used her generosity to go buy a tractor and have called it Big Al to this day in honor of my Aunt Alice --- my son started plowing with it in '89 at age 8 - and has a 520Xi now and his son has a 520HC -- - and now my other two grandsons, age 12, are involved doing a rehab with me on a 314. Great to see the next generations carry on the traditions -

National Jump for Jelly Beans Day is a U.S. holiday celebrated on July 31. Not only is it a day set aside to appreciate jelly beans, but it’s also a day to jump for joy simply because they exist. Jelly beans have been around for more than a century in the U.S. and have secured themselves a position among the most consumed candies in the country. It’s not only a candy loved by most Americans but a candy that even a one-time president described as his favorite. And so, there’s little wonder why it’s so popular and why two holidays were created to celebrate it.

As I get older I really can’t stand extreme hot or cold. I need weather like San Francisco weather where it’s 72 and sunny most of the time, but I’m definitely not moving there😂

Met up with Pullstart briefly today and got him the tires that were on this tractor, he has some much better tractors for those to go on. And got parts from him for this tractor, I will get some pictures and such tomorrow. Very much thanks for his efforts of getting me parts. After I met with him, I got this Brinly plow from FB marketplace that wasn't far away. Used very little and looks like it was probably stored inside.

Some Engines feel like they idle a bit smoother, and accelerate a bit cleaner, could be old coils not quite putting out rated voltage. Magnums, like Onans, really pour on the fuel when you get into the governor and the resistance at the plug goes up, if it exceeds the coils power output you get no ignition. A wider gap means more power, but its a balance. I used to see a bunch of Snapper Joystick Z mowers and Craftsman GTs with Magnum Twins. Sometimes you'd get a momentary dead miss on power up on one side, close up the plugs a hair and that completely went away.

The "D" models were well equiped for the situation you have. The PTO is engineered into the tractor rather than being an add-on and they are a much more robust unit overall.

This is where I put my fuel pump on the 856.It calls for a low placement. Just start fresh and change every thing -lines -filters-carb rebuild.Good luck and hope it turns out well.

I sold this machine, but the new owner’s happy!

My 2 cents.... 8 HP is marginal to run a tiller, even if is in great running condition. Best used to till an area free of rocks & roots, not unbroken unknown soil. The Commando 8 is a 4 speed.... you really need the low range 6 or 8 speed to be able to run the engine at WOT and still have a slow enough ground speed. Or an automatic? Right implement, wrong tractor.....

Today, I repurposed a few extra coffee cups for workshop stuff. I built an exhaust pipe with assistance from my father and mounted the new muffler to it for the C -141. And drove it over to my house. it’s been it’s been sitting at my parents next door for the last 2 months or so. Just little things and painting now.

UPDATE: I posted this in another thread, but thought I'd share it here is well for the benefit of anyone chasing down Mighty Mac topics.

I'm glad to see this, that museum seems like a hidden secret! We went there about 15 years ago and I was very impressed! Back then they had a A10 out back and from these pictures it looks like it's being displayed inside now, so that's good to see. During my time in Desert Storm in 1990/1991 I feel that the Apache helicopters and the A10s probably helped save our lives! I've read how the Air Force is trying to decommission the A10s due the the new F35s and I don't know if that's a good thing or not. C-85

I would agree with that. There is a fairly large torque increase from small block to big block on a K series or Magnum Kohler. Stroke, compression, even the mass of the individual flywheel makes a difference. My point was you don't need 25hp to run a tiller and that low range alone has more impact on the tiller performance than does pure horsepower. All that being said, tillers have been used with small block Kohler-equipped tractors successfully since the 1960s (especially after 1967). Obviously, as with any powered implement the performance rises with the amount of power applied. That is a given.

https://www.gardentractortalk.com/d3/downloads/monthly_02_2013/4ef4770f77cdcfea3ac9b076f67aebc2-ark-loader.pdf Here is a much clearer copy.

I fully agree with the others on the thread. Firstly, the 36 inch rear tillers were some of the absolute best attachments Wheel Horse ever made. I would say this concerning horsepower: I tilled with a 310-8 for years. It was very strong, even in solid red clay that was loaded with rocks. That being said, 10 horsepower isn't much, but the low range on the tractor is what allows less power to do so much work. The slower ground speed allows the tiller to take a far smaller bite. Point being? A healthy 8 hp engine might be enough under certain conditions, but the low range of an 8 speed is what is an absolute necessity.

Try these with your under sized spuds! SMASHED POTATOES 12 small red or yellow potatoes (about 1-1/2 pounds) 3 tablespoons olive oil 1/4 cup butter, melted 3/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper 3 tablespoons minced fresh chives 1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley Directions Preheat oven to 450°. Place potatoes in a large saucepan; add water to cover. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cook, uncovered, until tender, 15-20 minutes. Drain. Leave the potatoes in the hot pan until cool to dry them out some. This is a key point! · Drizzle oil over the bottom of a 15x10x1-in. baking pan; arrange potatoes over oil. Using a potato masher or fork, flatten potatoes to 1/2-in. thickness. Brush potatoes with butter; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Roast until golden brown, 20-25 minutes. Sprinkle with chives and parsley. Serve with sour cream if desired.

Yikes! Those pics reminded me of the time wife bought us tickets to see Eric Clapton in Boston for my birthday. She got us a room in a hotel and we went wine shopping in the North End. Carrying a bag with several bottles in one hand and a box of pastry from Mike's in the other, I tripped on a cobble stone and went down. The wine hit first and the bottles broke. Left hand followed into the bag! A hand surgeon at Mass General had to stitch up 2 fingers, 40+ stitches. Thought I was loosing my pinky, but I did save the pastry! Worst thing, is we missed the show!

I miss Ronnie.......

Robot lawn mowers... Hope those boys run it over accidentally...

The tractor illustrated parts list includes the engine.

I dang near flipped a boat on that river. Oh, to be young again, lolz!

I got this black hood running… and it works great!

If it is outdoors and I can't get it done be 10:00 am it will still be there tomarow. Been doind about an houre of weeding each morning so far but a few cool days are coming up.

Tried D & D. 👎👎 Two thumbs down. Tried a white colored Dayco brand. Nope. Tried blue STENS brand. OK for 60s tractors but NOT for my 1974 and up C Series 8 Speeds. Tried green Gates brand. Those were fine for both vintage transmissions BUT I can get an original OE Wheelhorse belt for less money. Same for the Napa Gates. Why would I use aftermarket when OE is less money......? For Trina's 1960s: We've been using blue Stens from Lincoln at A to Z Tractor in PA when she needs a replacement. For my 1974 and up: OE Wheelhorse ONLY on 8 speeds.

Thought about mowing and trimming bushes yesterday after work, and it just stayed a thought lol today's heat index is 104 here so it might just stay a thought again

Yesterday was so hot, our friends invited us on a boat ride. Went out the Merrimack River to the ocean and across to the Anisquam River into Gloucester for lunch at Cape Ann Marina. Cruised back behind Plumb Island through the Plumb Island River to Newburyport harbor. The Merrimack River mouth can get nasty! Wonderful way to spend a HOT day!

While I'm not fond of this heat and humidity, It always seemed to me that I suffered more when I was just lollygagging than when I was working. I think that while at work (mainly on construction) my mind was focused on the job at hand. When just setting around, heat could almost seemed overbearing. For years I said I'd take the heat over the cold. "I can slow down enough to stay cool but I can't speed up enough to stay warm. We didn't take off too many days due to heat but surely did when cold. In the summer, we'd start work at sunrise. In the winter, we'd delay until 9 or ten o'clock to start working. I believe the cold is harder on tools as well. My worm drive skill saw just didn't like to spin up when it was cold. When we were working, depending upon wind, we just didn't work outside if the temp didn't reach 20 degrees.

It is not. It is not glass, it is aluminum, as @ebinmaine pointed out. And it's not really the sediment bowl. The glass sediment bowl is up under the tank. If it has anything really at all in it check inside the tank to make sure the tank outlet isn't plugged. The sediment bowl will not be empty if the tank outlet plugs up and stops fuel flow to the carb.

A good running riding lawn mower sells for $4 to 600 at my weekly auction.

A10 go brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrtttt

Well, the design I had in my head worked. This is just a quick mockup to confirm the geometry. I'll fab up better parts now that I know it works "GREAT" I must say! I think I'm going to try a boat trailer roller as the bottom support - In this video I'm just using an opened-up eye bolt.

Lucky you did not get the wedding ring caught then fall - you would have then a stubby finger. That is exactly what happened at a local indoor Tennis / Racketball Club. A woman hit the ball and it went up towards the metal roof, bounced and was wedged in the reachable crotch of the vertical & angled roof support. She jumped up to retrieve the ball, ended loosing 2 knuckles. Not good....

As per my local WH mechanic for 30 years, he said those small tenths and hundred on the OEMs make a difference, the belts were specifically designed by the wheel horse engineers, that's the reason they last damn near forever. Once Toro took over they eventually had belt companies start producing them and close was good enough. "Close but no Cigar" - Richard Boone.

E-tank will clean those wheels up no problem

Last year I committed to buying two sickle mowers, then bought a whole sickle mower machine. The one from Skunky was so massive, I passed that on to a larger tractor collector. Another was so siezed up in the box and undercarriage, it was pretty much wall art. At my plow day, a young local saw potential in the sized one, and offered to trade me this moto mower. I see it’s a type 100, which I believe is a 10 hp machine. This thing is close to the size of an RJ and 10 horsepower? Wow! It’s in dire need of attention. I’m not sure if I’ll keep it around for a while, or pass it on. But I do like the clutch pedal/foot rest!

The Kohler wiring shows a white wire to kill the ignition and a violet wire from the regulator B+ to charge the battery. This is not shown on the Wheel Horse wiring diagrams. Wish I had included it when coloring the original diagrams.

the 48 inch SD decks use a 1/2 x 107 inch belt for the spindle belt. at the nearest TSC the longest 1/2 inch belt i could find was 1/2 x 105 inch. have you guys found the 107 inch belt at your local tsc. the service at my tsc sucks. i just put a genuine wh 7478 drive belt on my late buddies C161 for his widow. generally speaking i use OEM for the drive belts. 7473...8 speeds 7478...hydro's

Not being familiar with your yard layout... Is there a way to push pull tug roll the tractor under cover?

I’ll agree it’s hot, but we have only had a few 100+ days. Last summer most of June to mid- September was 100f. So these 95-98f days seem a little better here. But still hot. The window AC in my shop is on its last leg, 97 outside and it will only get it cooled to 80.

856 shouldn't have a glass sediment bowl. @kpinnc maybe carb bowl? Personally I wouldn't try disassembly in that without having a carb rebuild kit on hand. Contact Bill's Place for a genuine Kohler kit at a great price.

Thank you everyone. It was a good peaceful day spent with family. Appreciate everyone’s thoughts and kind words.

Definitely a Magnum 12. Even if no sticker the oil pan is identical to a K-series as it should be. Command engines are all aluminum on the block construction. This is a cast iron block.

Only twenty minutes from, but have not been there in years. Use to go with my Tech Ed students.

If you find yourself near Dayton, Ohio, definitely check out the National Museum of the US Air Force. Wear comfortable walking shoes because you will spend all day there.

Son#3 called and said "Dad I need help, I broke a bolt off on my car transmission" He's a software trouble shooter for software used in many electronic financial transactions, (data in motion) so he's kind of techie. But I have to give him credit, he tries to learn and do a lot of house and hands on stuff himself. He had rotated tires, changed engine oil, and was changing transmission oil on his 2017 Chevy Equinox. It has a semi sealed transmission, no filter, no dipstick, but manufacture recommend changing transmission oil every 45k miles. He watched a YouTube where the guy pulled one bolt to remove an O-ring sealed speed sensor to verify full level. Speed sensor is located under front left wheel wheel, pic has tire removed and wheel skirt pulled back to the right. His driveway is too sloped for jack stands, so car is on asphalt pavement street, 97F 2pm. Have I mentioned that broken bolts challenge me! @adsm08 you came to mind as I scratched my head looking at this. I thought about options, but decided dealer or local shops would just say transmission case needs to be replaced. So......I can't make it any more broke! I brought a Dremel with a 1/4" flat end stone to try to square end of bolt for a good center punch mark. I got a small center punch, bolt seemed fairly hard to be going into an aluminum housing. I started drilling with a 1/8" left hand bit, but it quickly walked to the side of the bolt. I also had a 1/4" rounded end Dremel bit and with difficulty ground a cone into end of bolt (ground a little bit of surrounding aluminum too!) I decided since bolt seemed hard, I needed a really sharp/hard cobalt drill bit. Checked on line and headed 7 miles to town, Ace hardware. While I went to town I had him search parts list and find length of bolt and thread. I didn't want to drill to far and cause other problems! M6 thread, guy at Ace said they didn't carry metric taps, but when I looked there was a lone M6 tap on the hanger. Miracle #1. Thankfully the sharp bit and the ground cone got my drilling started straight. (and I prayed to St Joseph the whole time I drilled for it to go straight) At close to depth I tried an EZ-Out but no movement.. I kept praying and put the left hand 1/8" bit back in the drill and gently drilled with a careful /slight side pressure. The bolt started to move a little! Back to the EZ-Out, and it slowly unscrewed. My prayers were answered, Miracle #2 it drilled as close to center as imaginable! P.S. while my son was looking for bolt length he found there is an actual square headed level plug on the rear side of the same left wheel well. So the YouTube video guy was wrong, or doing it the hard way. Cleaned all the metal shaving away multiple times. I let him button it up, add transmission oil, and drive it around as I packed my tools up. He was kicking himself for breaking the bolt, I never ask how he broke it. I told him I've broke my share!) But reminded him I always try to watch multiple YouTube videos.

Here is a picture of that axle pin. And I also got this seat for $10 it's the same one I got on my other plow horse the 73' and I like it on that one.

On my D200 you put the supports stands in the tubes on the loader. The stands will have to be angled to the back. Then you stand on the tractor and lift up using the cross brace of the loader (Goes between the two side towers). as you lift the stands will swing forward until they are vertical The let the loader down to sit on them.

I downloaded a bunch of manuals tonight and one thing I've noticed is that they're not very helpful or detailed with supplying the owner with any useful information to hooking up and using and of their implements, not like my old John Deere or Kubota was

The Drain Plug is on the bottom of the pump. I did not change the orientation of the pump. I just unscrewed the hoses from where they were and swapped them to the other side. It is a bi-directional pump. The ports on the pump had no markings to indicate which was input/ouput and I could not find anything in the document that came with the pump indicating inlet/outlet. I attached a picture of the pump from the bottom showing the drain plug.