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I must say I don't even have any play in my steering wheel. I'm very happy with this. But just like the 400 series I had. I'm back on the hook for wheel horses. My wife is like hmm savings account hasn't gotten any bigger. And I'm over here thinking welp it's not any smaller. We doing good baby

This afternoon I decided mow along the side of our county road~about 1/8 mile long. One side is maintained by the land owner, the other not so much. The grass is getting knee high-and much of it taller. Our county roads are chip and seal which is nice and the side I was mowing basically has no ditch. It seems the county only mows once a season. The problem with overgrown grass is the road way appears to be smaller and bi-passing drivers hesitate to pull into the edge of the road. I used the 520H and it completed the task quite well. I don't think our zero turn would have handled the job at hand as efficiently and comfortably. Having the weight on the front end and a steering wheel was an asset. For the past several years, I have also sprayed weed killer around the stop sign because the Johnson grass will block the view of traffic until the nose of the vehicle is nearly on the state highway.

May 11, 1947, the B.F. Goodrich Company of Akron, Ohio, announces it has developed a tubeless tire, a technological innovation that would make automobiles safer and more efficient. . While Goodrich awaited approval from the U.S. Patent Office, the tubeless tires underwent high-speed road testing, were put in service on a fleet of taxis and were used by Ohio state police cars and a number of privately owned passenger cars.

And shortly thereafter, did the Tire Tube Manufacturers go crying to the Feds for subsidies?? With the mass implementation of turbochargers (and prior use of Catalytic Converters) in domestic vehicles back in the late 1980's, the OEM's saw thw need to change the vehicle exhaust components from mild steel to stainless due to the increased heat. That did not sit well with the three big chains of Muffler Shops, as an exhaust system could now outlast the vehicle. So they petitioned the Gov. for a handout to stay in business. Uncle Sam told them to go punt. Basically it was "So, your Business is centered on under the vehicle parts replacement, right?? Learn how to do brakes & struts instead..."

Almost done just got to finish the wiring and put new diesel oil in it and finish putting back together

Picked up some 1054 parts on my way to Indiana and what looks to be complete front mower mount at the Nappanee show this past weekend. 42" deck is pretty rough, but the one behind it is good!

And here we go putting tubes back in. Tube should be mandatory for all low pressure applications. Like when you lose air in a tire at a show and it rolls off the bead...

Depending on the model - I find it easier to remove the shifter & fill thru that hole. The 854 is a snap that way, the C81 is not...

The diesel rinse should have worked. Didn’t find any stray metal in the pan, so that’s good. I ran it around in all gears and did lots of turns. I’ll probably change it again before winter, just to be safe, and keep a better eye on the condition. Plus, change it on a more regular basis. Like maybe every 2 oil changes. filling the oil was sort of a pain. I put as much in as I could through the fill plug, until it started running out. Then put the rest in through the dipstick tube. That takes some time.

Ok walllored this pump all over the place and settled on behind the motor on the frame. Had to make a little adapter plate to get mounted in right direction. I belive there would be enough room under the motion control in tunnel but would require more work than I wanted to do at this time but may revisit if I ever tare down to restore. Could have probably squeezed it in behind rock shaft also but again to much work . Got everything hooked up and got my power from hot side of coil, which if Im not mistaken will allow safety switch’s to kill fuel pump also when triggered. Also used a 10amp inline ATO fuse as soon as I came off coil. The riginal pump was healthy and would squirt your face full of fuel but it would turn over 4 ever before starting if it set for a week or so. She doesn’t turn over but once or twice now before firing . Oh yeah I installed a one way fuel valve right as line comes out of tank also. Thanks for everyone’s pics and comments and maybe this thread might help others down the road.

I was in Indiana this past weekend visiting my Mom and my sister lives near Nappanee so of course put this on the schedule. I thought it was a pretty good showing for their first year garden tractor event. This is opposite their big tractor show which is in September. There were more than what I got pictures of, but they are definitely looking to expand this show. IMG_9518.mp4

My 2005 Classic has it under the seat. That spot is filled by the filter on a hydro. The 314-H I no longer have. I was a bit hesitant because of the long fuel line run on my 76 Reborn B-80 but it works great. The Dino C-121

These were really cheap ones too. Two for like $80. I was plowing a furrow for planting more asparagus roots for this one. Second pic is a Wild Game camera at the end of the field.

Plowing snow! My neighbor and I were both plowing our drives. Me on a C-120 Auto and him on a B-100 8 Speed. I out-plowed him 2 to 1. Consequently he promptly added a Charger 12 Automatic to his collection and loves it for plowing snow. His 8-Speed is definitely better for tilling the gardens.

Looks like a 1961 model 401 or 551 to me.

Unfortunately don’t have the documents for proof. Only that whom I bought it from along with a D200, told me that the D was used for mowing and snow plowing the property. The 657 was ordered with the 6 speed knowing it was first time available that year and with Sickle Bar for mowing along the road and around a pond. Also with the light kit HL5. I knew about the 5/6 difference. And I couldn’t refute what the seller told me because as I look over this tractor, it is very clean and original. And can tell not very many hours. For a Tecumseh it runs as good as new. Easiest starting Tecumseh I ever ran. The original paint is the cleanest of any tractor in my herd. In fact the day I picked it up, it was covered with a blanket. It was his Grandpa’s favorite. They seemed wealthy so have no doubts that he was willing to pay extra. Would seem that going with the 867 would have been the route to go, but we can never know what was going on at the dealership in that day. Without actually talking with original owner, perhaps the dealer made the swap. I may have misunderstood the list of models with my original post, for I thought it was referencing the models known to have a 6 speed..by serial number. Now I realize it was highest/lowest known SNs. I added the hubcaps from my collection, I need to swap them out with the proper era ones.

My Wheel Horse Parts and More order arrived on Saturday. Stellar shipping and nice quality parts! I cleaned things up a bit, painted a few parts, and got it mostly assembled today. Tomorrow I will put the back fenders and seat back on, and, weather permitting, get tilling! Then apart again to paint the parts I sandblasted last autumn.

And DO look in the botton of the pan as you empty it for any "Gee, I don't think these should be here" bits - broken gear teeth, metal particles, or stray loose bearing needles.... Finding those is a game changer.....

A few years ago you couldnt give me a hydro Ive only had 2 hydro's a GT14 great mochine but didnt get along with not having a brake and these 520H's with the Eaton 1100 hydro's which I think are the top of the food chain as far as hydro's go. Pushed snow last year with a 1257 4speed but had a HY2 unit installed and it will be very hard to go back to a manual lift and I think that is a big plus with the hydro's as well, hyd. lift

3d printed and aluminum.

It will wash off easily

Fixed it for ya...

You could go either way on that one. If it was me I probably would do another diesel flush.

Part of my job is picking up credit after the work is done. We take pictures of pretty much everything that we do. I showed up here. Park across the street. Nothing unusual. Started filling out the paperwork and I looked over to the pallets that I was about to go fetch and I see this.... Guard cat??!?

And properly dispose of everything coming out of the transaxle!

Yep, and that the two sides couldn’t agree on a meeting point so each built miles of track past the other. Gub’ment arm twisting finally settled the location. It was lawyer Lincoln who years earlier had mediated standardization to U.S. track gauge (4’ 8.5”). Before that, there were many track gauges in use as each railroad had chosen its own, partly to avoid having to collaborate in any way that could benefit competitors. The chosen gauge took into account stability of the loaded rail cars, the radius needed for turns (since the steel wheels were, and still are, fixed to the axles--no differentials), and the amount of wood and ballast needed for ties and rail beds over thousands of miles of track.

I'd agree except everything around me is like a mt. Yards are all hills and crazy slopes. Manual works great for that for me anyways.

You are over thinking this situation. The condenser is on the negative side of the coil and has nothing to do with power to the fuel pump. You are just using the positive side wire at the coil as a convenient source of power that will be turned on and off with the keyswitch.

If it has the correct engine for '60 it would be a K91. Only real difference between a K90 and a K91 is the governor setting. 3600 RPMs for a K90 - 4000Rpms for a K91.

I prefer manuals...

You mean like the fact that the Central Pacific Rail Road Company made their rout longer than necessary because 20 square miles of land were given to the railroad for every mile of track they put down and the fact that their route meandered from one natural water source to the next so the free land would be more valuable.

Gear oil change today.

She doesn't get out in the sun much.

The C-121,141, and 161 Automatic was only available in 1978 and 79. The C-141 Auto was just shy of 2,600.00 or roughly 13,168.00 with inflation in 2026 without attachments when it was new. It’s top speed is an eye watering 6 miles an hour.

It’s funny you ask… 😎

@rmaynard just installed Facet fuel pump on my 520H and I tapped into the hot side of coil (redwire on pump) and just grounded (black wire on pump) under pump mounting bolt and it worked great. Key on pump runs key off pumps is off. also put a 10amp fuse in red wire going to pump from coil...

The pinions and other differential internals only get worked when the rear wheels turn at different speeds--do some circles on your “drive around”!

Nice! Almost too pretty to get it dirty...

Aka "dubious origin"...

For mowing and plowing snow, automatic is the way to go, especially if you have a lot of forward and backward movement.

That style solenoid was mainly used to keep amp draw on the activating control to a minimum for continuous duty applications like snow plows and electric actuators.

Champion J8 or equal.

It is per task the manual is probably more versatile because it can do everything. But the hydro has its place it does well for mowing, putting around, and pulling trailers for yard work. It probably does well at snowblowing as well, I haven't tried it though. For ground engagement attachments the king is the 8 speed manuals.

Jim has his mounted under the seat. @WHX?? you have any pics to share?

Wiring is correct. For under seat gas tanks I always mount the pump low and near the tank.. If yo are putting the pump on a WH with gas tank under the hood mount where ever you can. Gravity will fill the pump most the time.

You want some real pop Squirrel paint the grass screen red ... ask me how I know ... It was a terrible day for wrenching here. took four hours to install some solids. The holes would just not line up and that's what she said. Got it in the end but what a fight considering the last one only took an hour. Not only that @Achto busted a brand new piston ring and invented some brand new french. I'll let him explain.

HOLY CRAP Mr. U Haul!!!!! I didn't think ya had the stones! He'd show up at plow days with a rented U haul ... claimed it was sensible... No place to store a trailer. Glad to see you got your big girl panties on guy!