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Been wanting a small lightweight jack that I can pop off the handle and toss in the backseat of my truck on road trips (think Wheel Horse show in a few weeks) in case my trailer was to have a flat. And of course to jack up tractors HF had this on sale for $79..regular $109.

With some drooling to boot ... Took a little drive to the driftless area today to see Kurt @608KEB. It's a large area in south western Wisconsin that was left unscated by the ice age and sure is beautiful country. He sure is lucky to live there. Valleys and hills galore much like eastern PA. I used to ride there a lot, very nice roads and scenery that won't quit. There's a tavern there that has the best Sunday chicken dinner ... maybe we do a chicken run sometime Kurt you get out the Fat Boy!. Anyway I digress ... picked up a nice set of implements for a price I care not to mention... Sorry @Dan 312-8 ... Bonus I got to look see over the rest of his fine fine harem and he let me take pics... ... Enjoy. Now it's no big secret I am not a huge LSE fan @c-series don or any tractor I can't run a furrow with or stick in the dirt in any fashion but I may have to make an offer he can refuse on this one. He's had it posted here before but fer sure worth a second look. All his horses are in very very well kept shape.

Since it looks like we are gonna make it this one will be there for sale. A choice 867 @Sparky has dibs on. Will get it out, cleaned up and more pics Mikey. Will also have a 856. Stay tuned for pics and lots more other crap. Stuff will be priced to move ... need gas money & gotta get the old lady off the street.

Looks like we are gonna make it after all. Gonna take @Achto big red gasser truck. Still only get 12-14 mpg but better than diesel. Gas came down a bit around here ... less than 4 a gal. I topped off yesterday at $3.85.

I worked with Kate Bossen ten years ago to create 1/12 scale Wheelhorse decals. Artwork was $150 - I paid half. Using the Ford LGT available on ebay, you can use the body as is, or there is enough meat to grind the front hood flat. Kate has retired and sold her decal business to "Midwest Decals". the decal models numbers are C-165 and D-200. they turn out really nice.

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I’ve been messaging him..yep, he’ll be there

Finished up some lawn art. The old MM plow on a somewhat raised bed. I had these old timbers just laying around. I planted grass around the perimeter and Zinnias in the area under the plow. Get another pic when they come up. Watering the snot out of them.

@953 nut and I both preach " CHECK ALL CONNECTIONS!!!! " I put a starter in my C160 about 4 years ago. It was used. Always fires right up and isn't overly noisy. I mowed this AM and shut it off. Mowed this afternoon and parked it in the driveway so I could blow the grass off of it like I always try to do. Tractor sat for about 4 hrs and when I went to start it the dreaded " Solenoid clicks but it doesn't crank." Everything looked pretty good and testing at the starter terminal revealed 12.9 volts with the key in the start position. Here is a picture of the starter and cable. Really doesn't look bad at all: I put my hand on the terminal with the key in crank and a spark!!! So I yanked off the terminal and inspected it. Looked fairly clean but I got some sand paper out and polished things a tad and she fires up so I don't have to push it! Just goes to show you what a little "fuzz" on a connection can do.

he probably don’t want her off the street that bad

Wow, 2.8k what a steal! In 2022, I drove 1050 mile round trip for a ’97 520 with sub 350 hours. @WHX?? are you holding that grader blade for me?🙂

One of the two replacement seals showed up yesterday so I found my chamfering tool and used it to chamfer the axle housing. It worked out better than I expected. The ball on the end of the tool pressed against the ball bearing race which provided a solid backing for running the tool round the rim of the opening. After cutting the chamfer I used a vacuum to suck out any iron particles left behind. Installing the seal worked smoothly and easily. I do believe it's time to replace the cutting tip. I went ahead and chamfered the other axle opening and now I get to wait 10 days for the 2nd seal to arrive

Glue the rubber pad on. I have it's big brother and it popped off. @WHX?? @Achto & @Pullstart need about a half dozen of these for the upcoming pilgrimage to PA!

I've had it's 2.5 ton bigger brother for quite some time now. Love it! At that price for the 1.5 it's a bargain. Great jacks.

I do this too, my wife seems to think the gas you "waste" going an extra mile or so offsets the price saving. She is no math wizard, I start to do the math for her and she doesn't want to hear it. I seem to find my way to the doghouse anytime math is involved.

Another vote for workmate with a custom jig the hole in the vertical is for the brake arm shaft. These are what yo want for bolts (180,000psi) nuts and rings.

Finally got the shed I had built in November somewhat organized. Also got the stone put down around it. Got most the Wheel Horses in there. Trying to get the junk outta the yard & off my trailer.

Estons does make wonderful 3D printed models. As far as the Indy models MPC made models of race car, which included the wheelhorse pusher tractor. I have found photos of 3 different MPC boxes and I have 2 of them. AMT re-released as a white plastic kit. The 1/25 wheelhorse is so small its fragile. I have broken it a few times (more glue)

I started with this method once while replacing a broken axle. The taking apart portion was fine, but the reassembly and keeping the gasket in place while getting shafts into the needle bearings while finessing the heavy casting into place just wasn't my cup of tea. The "Work Mate" like Dan @Achto pictured above is a much better way to do it. Any dirt that gets inside will shorten the life of any hydro. If you don't have a pressure washer at home load it up and take it to the self-service car wash.

I turned 60 this year…I still think I have a few more good riding years in me. Don’t ride much, maybe a couple thousand miles each year.

Geez i feel very lucky after listening to you guys. i have a machine shop 1 mile from my house. my friend owns it too! now if i could just pick the correct 6 numbers for the lottery.

Might have to cut back on pie to put the money towards gas..... Bahaha...just kidding.

With a hydro cleanliness is paramount. Clean the outside to a sparkle before you split it open. @squonk @Achto Does he have to take the pump off? don't I recall talk of being able to remove the right side if you just need to remove the differential. @608KEB While you have it open check and clean the screen suction filter

I recently replace the axle bearings & seals on one. I use a table that the top two pieces separate on, this allows the tranny to be placed with the right hand side up.

He said he had it listed here for 3k Don then dropped it to 28 with no bites other than El Crapo nosing around. I told him I take that to the BS 35 all day. #143 400 & some change hours I think. Youda never known the hours the way he has it cleaned up. No name plate ... what was your Idea for one @Achto??? Worth the big D court I think ...

The electric terminals that would connect to the posts would be a Packard 56 female which should be available at any Good auto parts store. The housing they insert into ( 36 ) is Wheel Horse part # 106024, unfortunately it is shown as no longer available on parts tree. Perhaps someone has a used wiring harness that has the housing or you may be able to find a housing that you could modify for this. Looking at DelCity's website I see that the four terminal female housing may work, the auto parts store may have one of them too. https://www.delcity.net/store/wire-connectors-quick-splices/packard-56-series-electrical-connectors/female-4-contact/

I have a piece of iron pipe I bored out on the lathe for a slip fit over the axle shaft. It worked nicely.

This chart is my go-to for determining the production year, you can download it and have it handy for the next dozen or more Wheel Horses you buy. Model numbers are in the left column.

@SylvanLakeWH, Fair warning, Elvis, Elvis leave me be...! Keep that pelvis far from me...! June 5, 1956, in an appearance on "The Milton Berle Show," Elvis Presley he set his guitar aside and put every part of his being into a blistering, scandalous performance of “Hound Dog.” “Heartbreak Hotel” is what made him the king of the radio and record stores during the spring of 1956, it was television that truly made him the King of Rock 'n' Roll. And if any one moment might be called his coronation, it was that night on Milton Berle's show. He put the guitar aside and America witnessed, for the very first time, the 21-year-old Elvis Presley from head to toe, gyrating his soon-to-be-famous (or infamous) pelvis.

Proof positive that you can be funny without profanity or vulgarity.

You will be able to remove the right hand side without removing the pump. There are two bolts that go through the pump housing and case halves, and two bolts that just hold the pump housing to the left hand side of the case. I was easily able to remove the right hand side to replace axle bearings without removing the pump.

Cool project. If you have access to a good supply of oil, like lots of it, and not contaminated with coolant or water, and a way to store a lot on hand, it can be a great way to heat, IF it’s done safely. A gallon of waste oil is around 125,000btu, and i can burn 3/4gal - 1gal an hour with my setup, so 10+gal on a weekend in my garage is typical if i have a project to do. I have 3 55 gallon drums that i like to have full by when winter arrives. I started playing with drip feed over a decade ago. Nobody seems to talk much about or realize all of the babysitting involved, but i knew i didn’t want to waste so much of my time constantly scrounging for and feeding wood to my wood stove. I’ve learned a lot about burning waste oil with drip feed back then. Pre-heated oil burns cleaner and hotter. Cleaning ash sucks. Cleaning gooey ash really sucks. The warmer it gets the faster it flows. Thermal runaway is scary and dangerous. I put off using a siphon nozzle setup because I didn’t want my air compressor running all the time. I wish I would have made the switch long before i did. It actually uses very little air. My 60 gallon 2-1/2hp only cycles on 2-3 times an hour. The air atomizes the oil and it burns SO much hotter and cleaner. I might clean it out twice a season, burning 10-20hrs on weekends. But babysitting was still required maybe every 30-45 minutes, just a slight tweak, but it would still gradually creep up, but nothing like the drip feed. About 5 years ago i came up with the cure. A two circuit PID controlled oil feed. When it gets too hot, the PID slows it down. Now i can walk away and not worry. Seems like every year i tweak something with it to make it even better, a little more refined. It’s always evolving, but i know it’s safe now just the way it is.

Love that little truck.

I've pulled the right side casing off two different Sundstrands while still on the tractor. One to replace the differential/axles and the other just because it leaked faster than you could fill it. On that one I discovered this tragedy inside.

Hey WHX, nice post! It's going to take some time, but I'm gonna start putting together a C series with hydraulic lift. I have a nice running 12 h.p. Kohler 301. But if I can find a decent 16 h.p. I'm gonna go with that. Enjoy the implements!

Here are all the pics I could find of the tube in my last rebuild. + I'm not sure about the size offhand but if you take your battery tray in you should be able to find a tube that fits the nipple coming out the bottom of it. That said, I don't usually bother installing this tube but since this tractor had it I installed it.

You can mount the trans in the engine stand and remove the hydro part. Then take out the 2 bolts holding the right side of the trans axle. it will hang there with no issues as it's not real heavy without the hydro parts. Or build a wooden box with a hole in the top so you can drop the left side axle through like a work stand.

Pictures: Cab off: New manifolds: Engine out in the open:

I started the day by pressure washing the old David Bradley. I did the tractor then both wheels. It was in remarkably good condition for sitting outside for decades. Just a scuff up with some sandpaper, and I could probably prime and paint it. It definitely needs tires though. Every time I moved them both were shedding tire pieces They are 16x6 tires. I attempted to try a set of Wheel Horse rear tires to roll it around but the spacing was wrong. So I pressure washed and cleaned up the 312 and my ATV.

Today as it was 80 degrees outside it was wash day. The other two were just dusty, The 312 was the dirtiest and got the full treatment. A pressure wash, Armor All and tire cleaner and it looked almost new.😁 I even fixed a big chip I got in on the 312 a few weeks ago when I backed it into the winch on my ATV. A small brush and a small can of paint and it disappeared. If you ever change out stickers or have extra save them. When I chipped the paint it also messed up the sticker. I had an old one that was the same color and design so a small piece of that and its much less noticeable. I also gave the muffler on the C-141 a touch up as the high heat paint was coming off where the exhaust turned and went up the pipe. It’s been a productive day.

Well I didn't think AI would have much to say about that, but they surprised me. They overlooked the on my wife falls for quite often, Store Loyalty Gas Discounts. A local grocery chain has gas discounts, a nickel per gallon for every $ 100.00 you spend at the store. Quit often the pump price at the grocery store is 10 to 20 cents more than the price at the local cut-rate gas station, but she hates to see those loyalty points expire so she gets a nickel or a dime off of gas the was priced twenty cents higher. "Girl math" is a viral social media trend featuring humorous, often ironic mental gymnastics used to justify spending habits and make purchases feel financially sensible. It operates on the logic that time, convenience, and perceived discounts are interchangeable currencies that effectively make expenses "free." [1, 2, 3, 4] The Core Rules of Girl Math While the scenarios are almost entirely tongue-in-cheek, they follow a few universally understood "theorems": [1, 2] The Cash Rule: If you pay for something with cash or a pre-loaded gift card, it is practically free because the money isn't actively leaving your checking account. [1] The "Cost-Per-Wear" Investment: A $300 item that you wear 100 times actually costs only $3 per wear. Therefore, you are practically saving money by buying it. [1, 2, 3] Pre-Paid Accounts = No Cost: If you load a Starbucks app with $25 ahead of time, your coffee is completely free when you pick it up next week. [1] The Cancellation Profit: If a friend cancels dinner plans, you instantly have "free" money in your budget that was already earmarked for that meal. [1, 2] Discount Logic: If you don't buy an item that is usually $100 but on sale for $50, you didn't save $50—you essentially made $50, which is then free to spend on something else. [1, 2] Event Pre-Payment: Concert or flight tickets bought months in advance are free because you will have forgotten about the initial charge by the time the event actually happens. [1]

Don't tempt me I may have the recoil.

@Jrblanke Is Van coming this year?

Is your battery the type that needs water added regularly? If not, I wouldn't worry about it. I've owned about 20 Wheel Horses over the years and since batteries became mostly maintenance free, I've never needed a drain. You're better off just cutting some 1/4 inch rubber mat to place in the bottom of the tray.

Striper season is open on the Chesapeake bay.

Reminds me of my favorite Bible verse: He who is without oil may cast the first rod. Lubrications 3:16