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  1. 3 points
    Stevebo gave me a call that his cousin Toddbo was looking to sell his Commando 8. I really didn't know where this tractor would fit in with my collection but after thinking about it over night I decided to grab it. Besides it was only a two mile trip to Toddbo's place to pick it up! I decided to part ways with my 657 wood hauler. The Commando 8 has factory lights and a charging system with a battery, something the 657 lacked. Though the factory lights aren't the brightest they'll do when I need to clear snow at night with it. No need to light up the neighbor hood, just a few feet in front of me will do the trick. I'm only going to throw a new seat at it and call it done.
  2. 3 points
    After a few months of tinkering I was finally able to hitch up my rebuilt tiller to my trusty 310-8 today, worked great! Special thanks to Kelly for the dial-a-height and Dennist for the hitch, pulley, and input shaft. Tillers seem to be a bit rare in Missouri so I had to convert a RT-366 to work with the newer style tractor (hence the hitch, and input shaft). Can't believe how well these tillers work! Now that everything is in working order it will get tore down once more for a fresh coat of paint!
  3. 3 points
    Yikes!! That's not what I was thinking you were doing at all!
  4. 3 points
    Pull off the air filter so you can see Carb Throat. Have a can of carb cleaner or (gas in squirt can ready). Then start up engine run it till it starts to die then squirt carb cleaner or gas in the carb throat, If it try's to run then it is most likely lack of fuel ie: (Fuel System Problem). If it dies right out then it is most likely (Electrical Problem). Doing it this way is your cheapest systematic start, as your not just replacing parts. You will also know which direction to go, then follow every ones trouble shooting suggestions that are mentioned. ~Duke
  5. 2 points
    I just bought this tractor earlier this week. It was said to have a bad motor , major leaking, and needed a rebuild. The deck was just rebuilt 2 years ago with all new spindles , paint, blades , and reinforced. I have since fixed the leaking and have her runnin really well for the most part. Just a little miss when revving up to different RPMS. I got the engine back in today and presher washed the tractor. All gauges work and the hydro seams strong as well. Im looking forward to using this beast. It was garage kept all its life except for this winter because the PO bought a zero turn and had no room in the garage. I am glad he sold it , instead of leaving it rust away. Its safe to say I got an awsome deal considering the shape shes in and the engine now runs. What do you guys think... Sent from my Event using Tapatalk
  6. 2 points
    well as we all know the winter has been long and cold, so buying stuff has been limited for me, but now with the weather warming a little (it was 23 deg today) and snow melting, I'm getting calls from people wanting to sell stuff, this is a deal I picked up today, nothing great but still a good deal. Tractor needs a head gasket that is why the PO stopped using it, it has been spray bombed but don't look to bad from 5 feet, deck has been patched, but works. I havent ran the numbers yet but I know it's a 76 or 77 B-80 8 speed with 36" deck. This was the bonus part getting a box of goodies, blades, chains, PTO parts, deck parts, and more, a very nice homemade set of weights about 75lbs each, extra set of ag tires, weathered but good tread, the orig. rear tires and wheels and a mid grader, that we found digging stuff out of the barn. All in all a good deal, even though it was COLD and windy out.
  7. 2 points
    C-125 brought some logs from my wood store today.
  8. 2 points
    I'm not sure I would touch any of the things you mentioned unless you are having a problem. I'd have a good look at everything while it is apart, and do a thorough cleaning of the cooling fins, but that's about it. I would fit new valve stem seals on the inlets while putting it back together. Not sure what you mean by the gasket on the oil cooler? Do you mean the filter? If its not leaking now, and the bolts are tight, I would leave it alone. The 2 piece intake manifolds can leak, but if your engine is running well then I probably wouldn't screw with it. Martin has described how he did his in one of his threads. I've never had to buy a carb kit for an Onan. I have always managed to remove the top, clean out the bowl and blow through the jets without destroying any of the gaskets. Mind you I have never had a major carb problem either, if your motor is running OK now, I wouldn't get too carried away.
  9. 2 points
    Nice plows, both of 'em! I used a plow with my slot / sleeve hitch years ago. Worked like a charm!
  10. 2 points
    Heck, I'd be happy with" What are you using to clean the yard" thread
  11. 2 points
    So I got home tonight and fired up the 520 to run it some..... and maybe just to play a little I only ran it for a few minutes yesterday because of my nieces Birthday party. Today it ran much better. No more miss at all. It was missing and would puff a little ploom of smoke when it would hiccup. It must of been the old gas. I drained the fuel and put non ethanol gas in it yesterday. It must have worked its way through. Now shes purrs. The planets must have lined up in a row today. My girlfriend said can I drive..... "me" ofcoarse you can.... "her" I dont like this leaver to make it go, I want a gas pedal. Do they make a tractor like that? ..... "me" Well its funny you say that .... There is a kit you can buy just for that, its only $200. lol Its really hard not to get some seat time on it but I must be patient I guess and pull the heads and adjust the valves. Thanks again guys. Great group here. I am a member of other forums and it can get pretty high school. Kyle
  12. 2 points
    Yikes !! is right. Here is how I hooked up a slot hitch on my 12 /8 spd. I bought 2 5/16" yoke ends from TSC. Then I went to Lowes and bought some cable, crimp ends and cut loose and bought the crimp tool. I crimped on an end ran it through the rear yoke and then through the tube. Slid on the front yoke figured out how long it had to be and crimped that one. Secured the yokes to the hitch and lift with clevis pins and clips.
  13. 2 points
    Here are a few more pics of assembly. Since I was going for that Big Tractor look, I had to put an exhaust stack on it as well. Just for a size comparison, I took a couple pics of the 444 next to my C-160. Matt
  14. 2 points
    Im still watering my garden
  15. 2 points
    Live by the 3...die by the 3.
  16. 2 points
    One more for Regal Red. I found that it took a little while to harden up for me. Wish I had been a little more patient. Don't look too close.
  17. 2 points
    the 875 is a great little tractor. i picked one up a couple years ago. it now belongs to my son, Kent. we spent some time doing a full rebuild on it just recently..... heres how it looks now..... heres the thread on it and a little about when i first picked it up...... got any pics for us?
  18. 2 points
    If there is a guy out there that will put a front blade on his Senior when it snows for a little fun, its the Duke.....
  19. 2 points
    Sorry, too far from the show to make it. Here is a picture of just one shelf of "stuff" the other side of the shed has a larger shelf that is also filled up. I also have shelves full of parts and engines in my shop.
  20. 1 point
    Gentlemen, I recently acquired this little beast and have done a lot of work on it. I put a new battery in from our friends at Tractor Supply, the old one was done. With the engine off/key off, it is showing 12.75 volts across the terminals. With the engine running, I measured the voltage with my multi-meter with the scale on 0-20 volts dc. Couldn't get a reading. Moved the scale to the 0-200 volts dc and the voltage was flucuating from 125-190 volts dc!!!!! How can this be??? I've never heard of such a thing!! The old key switch was worn out, so I installed a new one. Bought a good used regulator/rectifier from Joe's Outdoor Power off of a C-81. It had the same part number. Didn't make a difference. Thinking my multi-meter was lying to me, I tried it on my John Deere, it shows 14.5 volts with the engine running, so my multi-meter appears to be working properly. My question is, wouldn't this extreme high voltage explode the battery? I did use the tractor to haul some firewood and it performed just fine. Iwould imagine the stator would be next thing to look at, but 125-190 volts dc?? I don't get it. The regulator/rectifier appears to have a good ground, the 3 spade terminals are clean. Idea's?
  21. 1 point
    been trying to get a tractor of mine ready for its first plow days but having trouble trying to figure out how to get the cable hooked up reliably. I used eyelets to run the cable through then put clamps on the cables but first the clamps kept slipping then the eyelets bent. not sure of a way to sturdy it up. if someone could help me out with some ideas and/or pictures of how others do it it would be greatly appreciated. thanks
  22. 1 point
    I used to really like Van Sickle brand myself, very good paint I thought. They offered paint by the gallon or quart and hardener. Add that hardener, mix and run through a gun and you were golden.
  23. 1 point
    Thanks for the encouragement Mike. I would love to have an FEL for this tractor! With their true hydraulic drive, it would be perfect for it. A guy can dream, and maybe someday. Thanks Jake, its been a fun refurb. While I would love to have a 226, 446, or 448 with their twin cylinder Onan engines, I've always been really partial to the old Kohler Thumpers. Matt
  24. 1 point
    Great job Matt! My grandad had a lot of Case construction equipment. Over the years I have operated and repaired a lot of their construction machinery. To this day I have not operated a dozer I liked better than the hydro- static 1450. Somewhere size wise to an old D7 I love my Horses but sure got a soft spot for Case. That tractor will be a great worker. Love to have one with a FEL. Sent from my SCH-S720C using Tapatalk 2
  25. 1 point
    Well Andy, compared to my last WH acquisition/project , that one is in good nick!. the 6 x12"s are from the Workhorse 700 Model (called a Commando 7 by Belgium). Edit - P.S. that Drive Belt should last at least 5 mins .....and how small is that Muffler outlet?.
  26. 1 point
    Update again.....Since it was a little too cold outside to bag all the deprie that my wife had raked up..Cold is not a factor for me, wife said it was too cold for her..So, I decided to dive into de-winterizing the "XI", and make it even more spring ready...So, chains are off and hung up..BTW, no need for oiling them or sparying them down, they were brand new last year.....<LOL that is just a litte jab regarding the thread about preparing chains for storage...Those of you who were on it will understand... Continuing on, dropped the snow blower, then placed it on the dolly. Now it is ready for a good cleaning when I see a nice sunny day in the forecast. Did a once over on the xi, gave all the zerts some grease, and called it a day...I know, I have to post photos..Coming...
  27. 1 point
    2 Carlisle 23x8.5-12 tru power ag tires with new valve stems. Cost $199.00
  28. 1 point
    I am having trouble posting pics but here is the story of how I got the 875. In 1970 my parents moved out to a semi-rural area and our new neighbor had a Wheel Horse tractor that he used too mow and plow snow and I thought it was the coolest thing. He passed away and the family that moved in got the tractor with the house. The daughter got married and took the tractor with her when she left. Last week I was talking to the son, who still lives there, and he was telling me his sister was moving out of state and she was leaving everything behind and he had to get it out before the new owner took over and he mentioned she still had the Wheel Horse and he was going to scrap it with all the other stuff she left. I told him I would help load stuff up if I could have the tractor and that was fine by him, so for a sore back and a tank of gas I have the tractor I first saw when I was 12 years old.
  29. 1 point
    Kelly! That B-80 and grader blade sure would look spiffy sitting in the back of my F-150, dontcha think??
  30. 1 point
    OK....Michigan is not overrated... Anyway...the Big Ten has 3 teams in the SWEET SIXTEEN...
  31. 1 point
    search for the duro ag tires for the rear..... i bought these for my son Kents 875. they are duro 23 x 10.50-12 will fit nice on the standard 12 x 7 rims.
  32. 1 point
    You may be able to find someone with a lathe or mill to cut it out cheaper than buying the cutters.
  33. 1 point
    Was out shopping with Jeanine tonight and while at walmart and out of boredom, found myself in the auto section. found this oil filter wrench and thought it was worth a try. i have the plastic ones and they are a pain to get between the filter and tin. this one needed to be 'reshaped' a little to fit the circumference of the oil filter and fit in the small slot that is the Onan tin surround. since this tool is made to suit smaller oil filter circumferences as well it has too much 'curve' to be able to sneak between the small area that the rear tin allows. haven't removed a filter as yet, none needed changing, but will be looking forward to see how it works out. it uses a 3/8 socket drive square. reshaped the clamping area....... test fitted on my 416-8 rebuild with tin in place.
  34. 1 point
    I would first check to see if its fuel or ignition. Saves a lot of time troubleshooting if you go in a systematic route.
  35. 1 point
    This whole end of town on Main St. is a very historical place. These buildings are from the early to mid 1800's. In the picture below, the store front on the left with the bench in front and the flames coming through the front was Miller Lawn and Garden, the dealer that sold Wheel Horse tractors from it's beginning till shortly before Wheel Horse folded. They had some old Wheel Horse memorabilia in the store as well. I remember one of those red folding "director" style chairs and they once showed me what I believe was probably a one of a kind Wheel Horse pocket knife display in a lock box showcase that had only one knife missing that had been sold long ago. I tried to buy it from them but she wanted to get an appraisal first and I never followed up to see if she had a price. Sadly I'm sure it was destroyed unless she sold it to someone prior to this fire. I wish I had asked to take a picture of them. I had often wanted to write a story about their dealership for Redsquare but never got around to asking them about it. I hope they reopen their store somewhere in town to keep their history in the village alive.
  36. 1 point
    Picture of mine and its different then yours. Then there is the other one, just post here that was for sale out east and its different than either of these. Cant hardly believe there were that many different one for the walkers
  37. 1 point
    Added a few vent holes to help cool the rear cylinder. May also be my heater when I get the cab built.
  38. 1 point
    Kyle, I'm happy you got it going. it certainly looks like a nice tractor and for what you paid for it, a really good deal. in regards to your ? on the valve seat, while I've never heard one running with a valve seat issue, i would think you would be down on power and it would probably sound like it is missing on one cylinder. compression check would show it too..... almost no time involved in hooking up a comp gauge to check cylinder compression and compare. it doesn't that much to pull the heads and decarbon (which you should do anyway) you can check out the valve seats at the same time. do a valve adjustment as well, easy that way..... plus (if you haven't already), clean out any junk behind the tins. all of this is easiest with the engine off the tractor, but can be done with it in place. a set of head gaskets and some valve box gaskets and you would have some important preventative maintenance done. these engines are worth a bit of tlc to get them running right and keep them that way. best place to get valve box and head gaskets would be onanparts.com. the head gaskets 110-3181 run $10 each and the valve box gaskets 110-3709 are $3.95 each http://onanparts.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_7_22&products_id=17 http://onanparts.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_7_22&products_id=24 i kept up with your oil leak thread and I'm happy to see another one saved by just a little work.......
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  40. 1 point
    I have the same tractor in excellent shape with only 280 hours on the clock. She runs really strong. I recently took off all the "extra" sliding hardware under the seat and installed a new lower seat on just the "c" springs and the ride is much better with a lower center of gravity. Now you just need to change your avitar....
  41. 1 point
    Slammer- pull the battery & lower dash panel to gain access to the wiring. Look at the harness closely around the steering shaft ... that's where my 314-8 was rubbing at You may want to get a new ign switch plug harness as well...
  42. 1 point
    Rustoleum Regal Red on mine too. Its not a bad paint but it does not compare to Automotive. I have not had a drying problem, but I find it will chip easy enough if not careful. I use spray cans and quarts shot on with a gun for the bigger pieces.
  43. 1 point
    Regal Red. Easy to work with, I use the rattle cans. Sometimes I coat with clear crystal after the Rustoleum Regal Red has dried for a few days..or longer. Foot rests get skateboard heavy duty grip tape. Great stuff!
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  45. 1 point
    Just bought my 1st wheel horse. I seem to like all tractors so it could be any of these this winter!!
  46. 1 point
    Here's my list with Pics... SHOW
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  48. 1 point
    Had planned on using the C-120 earlier this winter, but just now got it set up the way I wanted it. Tonight was it's first workout in the snow and It did pretty well. Google decided my picture needed some animation, and I have to say I agree...
  49. 1 point
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  50. 1 point
    Not quite "got duels", more like "had duels" since changed for larger single tires. Handy for extra traction when taking off
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