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Good news, guys. The name Wheel Horse and the logo will live on, with new Wheel Horses tractors and implements being built. MTD has purchased the Wheel Horse name and logo from Toro, and will start building new equipment with the famed Wheel Horse name and logo. Ridney Dongerfield, a spokesman for MTD, said, "Wheel Horse never got the respect. MTD is proud to announce that Wheel Horse will be joining our line of garden equipment, joining names like Troy Bilt, Cub Cadet, and Bolens." The new Wheel Horses will be built using MTD's reputation for quality products and is expected to look similar to a Yardman, but with the famed Wheel Horse logo, name and color scheme. Prices to be similar to a new Cub Cadet, with several models being planned. Models will include tractors with various deck sizes, engine sizes and features. Expect new tractors to start appearing February 30 of next year.

Put the new shoes on the horse today since the wheels were good and dry. Wheel weights back on tomorrow. And a nice straight hood is in the works. Some minor body work and then prime and paint. Old one has major damage.

April 1, 1965, The Sound of Music first came out in the USA with its world premiere in New York City on March 2, 1965, as a limited "roadshow" release, with a wider nationwide release on April 1, 1965, marking its debut in theaters across the country.

It needs to be put back together.

I see it came with a boat anchor for your next lake trip.

HORSEFIXER ON YOU TUBE

I found a chunk of 1/2" thick x 2" wide steel bar and made two more spacers. I now have the rear hitch spaced down 7/8" I now have 4-1/2" of lift on the blade and still have some down float when fully lowered as well. Not a lot when compared to my big tractor and it's cat 1 three point hitch but better than it was. Hopefully now I can move it around the yard in the summer without ripping up too much sod.

I have 3/8" thick spacers. Maybe I need to make thicker ones.

Wishful thinking but MTD??? Should be JD that will reaally get blood boiling!

A bit of a shocker for sure. I can remember when Duke was VERY active on the forum. I pray his family is comforted during this time. Regardless of what his health was, this was way too soon!

Today I put the 417-A with blower away for the year, so I had to move some tractors around. Figured I’d snap a few pics, couldn’t wait for side shot Saturday to post 😂 Sorry for the grease on the front wheel of the 418-C I removed it immediately after I took the picture 😂 I figured I’d say that before one of you wise guys said something about it!!

Here we go, got them both done. Going to pull the front axle to check on the axle pin and spindles see if I can tighten things up.

Go to Tractor Supply and get a 5L820 and a 5L810. Use the one that fits best and return the other and you'll be fine. It's a Hydro so you don't have to worry about clutching.

The external characteristics for “6-speeds” are: - 1-2-3-R shifter - Hi-lo shifter - No top-side hole for a dipstick - A 1” pipe extension on the oil fill at the lower left rear of the transaxle (allows filling oil to a higher level) - 5/8” (0.625) input drive shaft but it’s shorter than later 8-speeds’ (corrected 6Apr26 -- thanks @kpinnc) - A brake drum that brings the brake band to within an inch of the rear axle housing casting - A brake drum that turns clockwise when the tractor is moving forward There was at least one “8-speed” that also had a LSD--I think it was the 5073. This had a topside dipstick port and the brake drum was farther from the rear axle and turned counter-clockwise and had a ⅝” input shaft making it externally indistinguishable from an open-differential 8-speed. As for the rest, the link to the thread in @953 nut’s post (above) has the relevant information.

Actually, the seat shown looks like the one I put on all of my builds. These have several different armrest mounting points. I get these now at Princess Auto but I used to get them at tractor supply before they closed. Arm rests are very hard to find new now it seems.

Absolutely beautiful machines, and a little grease will just earn you a pass from Pete!

lol I appreciate that. I was contemplating buying another one for my 73 WH because it needs a new seat bad but I don’t wanna drill new hole in the fender, I was also thinking of using the U-shaped seat spring mounts which should bolt up, and making a cross bar and bolting a ford 8N seat to it because I like the red and white seat covers available for them. Just haven’t decided yet.

Put new seat on the newly acquired 312-8. This seat was not a direct fit for this tractor. It had a bunch of holes but they were about a half hole off . Easy enough to fix because the previous seat already had an adapter on bottom and it fit new seat great. This is a very late model tractor and dont really know if all the 300 series has the same seat bolt pattern. I am very pleased with the seat it has the heavy rubber type cover and sets very good.

There fixed that too...

Not a real Lead Sled but a lead plow horse for sure

EXACTLY. HAHA. 😂

It does 😀

Glad you said something Cleat. Thought maybe we have to have another ungly seat contest Black duck tape is all I can tell ya Don. Sometimes hard to find a replacement that takes those arm rests. I've learned to live with ugly seats.

I didn't take it that way, no problem. The "give up" corner is full for now, so keep

Looks like it should be a 1971 Workhorse 800

Even if this was true I don't think I'd want to buy them since they would be made by Made To Die

If anyone has any pictures of Duke please add them to this topic . Pictures of either the 520 - H or the C-120 Snowchucker projects would be nice. He also had a nice 417- A he did a refurb on . I know he had a lot of older WH tractors as well. I will try to add pictures as I come across them if I can. I think he would like that. Thanks Guy's.

April fools

Ha Ha, I'm glad that terrible mess was taken care of. The poor seat needs some love. On a positive note, I like how high your blade lifts on the 418. My 520HC does not go that high before it contacts the tractor (where abouts I can't remember right now).

I made an @Achto, Wisconsin approved bench mill/lathe combo out of a death wheel on a hand grinder and ran it atop a skill saw blade. I trimmed up a yank start ring and installed it on top of the cooling fan screen. The larger diameter makes starting easier and the recoil has given me fits since we put this tractor together. In preparation for the plow day next weekend, I replaced the clevis hitch with a slot hitch, so I can run a longer plow that I have available.

Definitely has more traction than the right wheel I had on it.

They finally caught it. It's all safe & sound. I ever mention that I can't eat kangaroo meat? It makes me jumpy

So sad to hear. I really need to finish the front end loader he started, I’m so close. He was one of the first few semi-local guys I met in this hobby, and we talked for about 2 hours it seemed while I was picking up a tiller from his house. Momma wasn’t quite impressed with our ability to never end the discussion, and neither were my young kids in the Suburban

The only guy I ever knew that had a Hula dancer in the cab of his snow chucker.

Tried it and the 2 things you mentioned is true. The PTO arm and the tie rod interference (short frame brings the rods closer to the hitch. ) Unless you plan on pounding on some serious hard pack dirt I don't think the normal hitch would be a problem.

I'd say. We've only ever outfitted one Eaton 1100 tractor with a plow. The Workhorse GT1800. That needed an adapter on the back that was an inch thick. I could have gone a little thicker but the 1-in set is what we had to hand.

My 1970 GT-14 has a limited slip transaxle. I installed a six speed in a 953 many years ago, at the time I didn't know about the GT-14 axle swap. I did have to drill and tap a new hole in the case for the mounting point and elongated a hole in the mounting plate. No Pictures but it was no big deal. This thread will give you all the answers about six and eight speeds.

Brought this home yesterday. What can you tell me about it? Thought maybe Commando 800 or Workhorse 800. It has Tecumseh engine

These are the part #'s and sizes for the recycler blades from the manual. I should have a set loose in my shed and can take pics. 42" RD decks that include the 86001 kit are models R5-42RC01 and 78355 Toro 3-blade kit 14-4879 replaces 116840, 79-2920 and 79-3070 Napa 3 of # 7-06767 Hole 3/4in. round 14.500in. 14-1/2" long

Sorry to change the subject, but does anyone know anything about the gentleman to my left circled in blue? His name is Tom Dunne, he used to be a the big show every year. He drove up from Florida, I think by himself. Super, super nice guy. I always enjoyed chatting with him and I’d just like to know if he’s okay? I haven’t seen him at the show in a while.

Since they are all simple black iron pipe components that are readily available, why not just go with new pieces??

Rest in Peace Bob !!

We believe that to be the case. It's nine years old but not super heavy usage.

Had to do some unplanned scratch building this morning. The grey piece with the hole in it is the base on top of the tanker that holds the fill/vent door. I have two doors but for some reason couldn't find the other base even though I have THREE extra kits for parts. 🙄 So..... I found a hunk of sheet styrene the right thickness and made a base. The hinges are made of another door hinge like the one pictured. I sliced off the ends, trimmed them, and glued it all down.

This is a livestock trailer that'll scale measure 38 feet.

The rear third didn't set just right yesterday so I did some readjusting to the seam. A little more grinding on the plastic at the top. Stuck it back together and let it rest for a while. When it felt strong enough I started laying down/in/on/out some filler.

I looked around the kitchen and spotted this as an example of a forming base!

Got the project tanker trailer back on the desk this morning. Last week I used a black marker to accent where all the visible defects and mold lines were in the plastic. Wet sand those marks off. Wash & dry, then recheck the surface. Mark more if needed. I found this method on YT. Seems similar to the way @Achto uses different primer colors to find highs and lows. Works excellent.

Dad was certainly surprised! He had no clue that we had gotten him the tractor. He really seems to like it--sorry to all those who called dibs. I showed him all your comments and he got a kick out of them. Happy 65th dad! Surrounded by the grandkids opening the typical gifts. Dad read the note before pulling off the tarp. Thanks to uncle Roger for bringing it up secretly into the garage while we were eating supper! Looking it over with great surprise! He likes it! Thanks to all who contributed to make this a reality. I'll be posting a video link here soon. I'll Also be sure to keep updating as we do odds and ends to it like AG'S, seat work, paint the rear rims,etc Then he took Zachary for a ride just like he did with me on the 875 over 35 years ago! I love the legacy...