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Wheelhorse all done restored

Gotta record this here for the future! Our garage has been a mess too long and so today was the day to do spring cleaning! Zach got home from work and jumped right in to help. He had been “dying” to check out/us the WH wagon. I have had it standing up next to the wall for the last 5 years or so. Zach has no memory of riding in the wagon even though he has on a couple of occasions. now he is begging me to restore it. I told him that he has several other projects to finish and then he can do this one. He told me that when he has his own place someday he wanted to buy this from me. I told him that it’s not for sale—and I could tell he was disappointed (I generally don’t sell stuff to my kids). I said, “if you want it that much, it’s yours when you have your own place with a garage or shed to keep it inside…”😎🙌🏻 after all—he is the only one of my four kids that has owned a Wheel Horse since he was three years old and restored it when he was nine💪🏻 He even used the custom @Achto hitch pin to pull it around…thanks again @19richie66 for the sweet Blackbeard decal—looks really cool on there! Another chapter in the Zach/blackbeard story📖

Although I have pictures of Zach in and on this wagon they are from about 6 years ago and he has no recollection of it. We were doing some massive garage cleaning/organizing tonight and he was super excited about the wagon…so I let him hook up Blackbeard and haul burnables to the fire pit! He was in his element!

Get a couple of long 3/8" bolts. Take out the upper 2 bolts that hold the trans to the frame and install the long bolts. Take out the remaining 2 original bolts out of the trans and roll the trans back. Replace cam and reinstall trans bolts. May have to unhook the parking brake lever spring.

Nothing like the slapping of vacuum wipers on a deary day. Drove the '47 Chevy to town and began to sprinkle on way home. Don't get to use the wipers much. 20260522_093425.mp4

Adding a vacuum reservoir to the line going to the wiper motor would help.

Two things Johnny Carson never did made him a class act and an example that I wish was being followed today. He never got involved in politics and he could tell a joke without being vulgar.

i always thought my 37 SD on my 312-8 was terrific cut - - maybe the 2 blade design, or the lift attachment on the one blade -- but it sure leaves nice cut - and the 12 Kohler always enough power

Mowed all my parent’s lawn with the 312. It powered through with only one stop to tighten the mule drive. The PTO went bad on their mower so it had been a week since it was mowed. The grass is growing like crazy with our odd weather for the time of year lately. I also recruited the 308 for them to use if they need to. Just a little grease in the mule drive and a once over to check it over as my test after I put the deck on had a new noise up front. After it’ll be good to go.

I think (I am not an eaton guy ) pic two may be an Eaton 700???

One of my first trucks was a '48 Chevy. Wipers were for downhill runs. Uphill, not so much.

Dig a big enough hole to burry them so you don't trip over them.

IMHO... spending your resources - time & money - going thru a Tecumseh is akin to rearranging the deck chairs on the listing Titanic... Swap it with the Kohler.

My 57 Chevy 210 had them. As they say, vacuun sucks. They were "adjustable" to a point for swipes per minute.... almost non existant while struggling up a long incline, and they try to beat themselves to death going on the down incline. Much worse with a worn engine that did not generate good vacuum. I do NOT miss them...

many times 2 ply 4 ply are merely a rating. Many 4 ply rated small tires only have two plys when you cut into them

Show prep . Had a little axle drip going on, and decided it’s time to make it like new again . That oem seal from 40 years ago sure gave me a run for my money .

Spent the day doing some more yard projects. Other half and I decided to sell the pool this year and buy a park pass and travel different state parks this summer. We also decided to turn the old pool location into a new flower garden. So spent the day digging out the sand and digging down the under layer of soil and ordered 6 yards of garden soil. They said it was going to be delivered by the end of the weekend. Awesome! Now I have the time to dig all that sand out. We'll I dug all the sand out and wouldnt you know I looked up and tue dumptruck was dumping my garden soil. So no rest for the wicked right to filling wheelbarrows and the new garden spot. Also built a walk way from my pad though the garden to the lawn. Turned out pretty nice.

Picture 2 is not a sunstrand...picture one is a piston to piston sunstrand not an early one.

You may want to go back and remove some of that grease. “More is better” is NOT the motto for PTO lubrication since if it gets warm, the grease can migrate to, and fatally contaminate, the clutch plate.

A little patch work on hieght adjustment on the 42” deck off of 312-8 I been working on. Its on discharge side of deck all the other decks I have seen where on the other side?

Half hour job.

See your other thread. I posted how to do it.

Just needs a layer of mud to make it complete.

Piling on... I am not a Tecumseh hater. There can be valid reasons to invest time and treasure to resuscitate one. However, if a low- or no-cost compatible Kohler is available to swap in, the swap wins.

check the shafts and internal surfaces for scratches /corrosion...

My 61 Falcon had them. Touch the gas and they stopped!

Only seen those in-person once. A friend of my Ole Man's had a cabover Freightliner with vacuum wipers.

May 22, 1992 Johnny Carson's final appearance as host of "The Tonight Show".

I haven't watched late night since then.

Class act... Nothing like it anymore

Looks Like that spring has seen better days too.

The big spring on the cross shaft provides the resistance to the motion control. The little springs back on the slider were only used on Wheelamatics... (875-1275 vintage tractors.)

Make sure the metal tab on the left end of the shaft (bolted to the hoodstand) isn't broken or the bolt missing. (#24/25)

Put some black tape over the holes in the instrument panel and forget it. Never understood why I need a light to tell me I have my foot on the brake or stood up. That is why I only have one modern horse and much prefer old simple designs.

Replaced seal behind brake drum(I just noticed when I posted pics I put brake drum on backwards ), and changed oil in rear of the 312-8 I been working. Also got to try out my new headlight, and before anyone ask, no thats not a professional model in last pic just me.

Went to a garage sale and came home with a 1988 wheel horse 520 H. Included a 42 inch snow blade that has been widen out to 57 1/2 inches, a new set of four link chains and tensioners. 48 inch mower deck, and IH weights on the rear. Previous owner was experiencing intermittent problems with starting and running. Got it home and discovered that a plug wire was shorting out. The Hydro lever was converted to foot control. Also included a replacement dash.

I had a Rambler station wagon with vacuum wipers, they were assisted by the fuel pump with a diaphragm vacuum pump incorporated in it.

I finally decided to do something about getting zapped by the spark plug boot on my weed trimmer. Probably due to the cheap ignition coil I bought on Amazon. I cut a piece off of an empty oil quart container, and used 5/16" screws to install it over the plug location. No more shocks!

If I remember correctly SOI determined all boards operated the same 110999 panel introduced in 1986 through 1988 for 312, 414 and 416 models - Replaced by 115207 111000 panel introduced in 1986 through 1988 for 417 and 420 models - Replaced by 115207 115207 panel introduced in 1989 through 1990 - (Page 3-12 of the Demystification Guide does not apply to the idiot light module. Should be page 3-13) 114825 idiot light module used 1990-1997 and replaced by 115207 - (Page 3-12 of the Demystification Guide does not apply to the idiot light module. Should be page 3-13) 79-2130 idiot light module used 1991-1997 on the 520 models - (Page 3-12 of the Demystification Guide does not apply to the idiot light module and page 3-13 is a different module. 79-2130 should not be listed.) 82-12o502* - Correct 82 -12o502 - Not correct 82-12o502 - Suspicious and not checked or determined yet 110999 Light circuit board used on 1986 models 21-12K802*, 21-12K803*, 21-12KE01*, 21-12KE02*, 22-11B502*, 22-12TE01, 31-14K801*, 31-16K802* 1987 models 21-12K804, 21-12KE03, 31-14K802, 31-16K803, 32-11B301, 32-11B501, 41 -18KE01, B2-11B392 1988 models 21-12K805*, 31-14K803*, 31-16K804*, E1-12K801* 111000 Light circuit board used on 1986 models 31-17K802*, 31-17KE02*, 31-20KE01* 1987 models 21-12K804, 21-12KE03, 31-14K802, 31-16K803, 31-18K801*, 31-18KE01*, 41 -18KE01 1988 model B1-16O801* 115207 Light circuit board used on 1988 models 22-17KE01*, Not used on 22 -13KE01 1989 models 22-17KE02*, Not used on 22 -13KE02

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That's the answer

That is the key phrase to look (or look out) for.... A lot of the "Not from around here" brands are 2 ply. Two ply tires are easier to mount, but not as puncture resistant as four ply tires....

Ditto for SNL. But it took Ed McMahon to fill in any voids with the great banter between Johnny & himself to make it outstanding.

Working on the pre repair shop to-do list this morning. Bleach seat. Seal up the roof lights so it can sit outside. Put axles in pile. Check that tote for other parts. Check and count all bearings. Re-read Redsquare thread to recall all axle information. Install battery and hold down. CHANGE ENGINE OIL. Start:

I always blame things on the previous owner too.

It could be done with the deck on the tractor, that way you can inspect it as used. If the gage Wheel support rod is bent or tweaked it could hold one side up higher than the other. if that is the case you could put one end in a vise and use a long pipe wrench to twist the other end to match it. If you don't have these tools available make friends with someone who does.

This guy here is what sets the friction. There was ones with springs over the top of the plate that set the tension on the plate. Some tractors do not have that spring. I thinks Lowell has the replacement plates. I know he has replacement cam plates. Check that for wear too.

And if you have a private well, test the water for radon too

John @wallfish is the pro here. I did quite a few radon mitigations when I was in the home improvement business. Most homes with a sump pit are fairly easy to do yourself. However, there are some situations where you might want to get a pro involved. Where I live (Maryland) there is no requirement for licensing or permits, at lease when I did it. Because of that fact, a lot of unscrupulous characters like me were putting in radon reduction fans. Test results were always favorable afterwards because of the simplicity of it. Think of radon as steam in your bathroom. Steam you can see, radon you can't. But when you turn on the exhaust fan, it removes the steam. Same idea with radon, only you are removing the radon from under the basement floor or crawlspace, and you are running the "exhaust" fan constantly.

"The C series tractors are everything you need and nothing you don't". My preference is the 1976 and 1977 models, nothing wrong with the others. I have made some improvements to my C-120/180 over the last 49 years. Lee1977