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Hey guys! I'm working on a custom escutcheon plate for my 1975 B80. I wanted a stock look but with some headlights. I bought some bright LED headlights from Amzn and went to work designing in the computer. We have a laser cutter at work so I bought some white acrylic and took a bunch of measurements. I didn't have an escutcheon plate because when I bought the tractor, it was missing... I took a few measurements and cut out a bunch of trial templates for the basic outline. On about the 3rd try, I got exactly what I wanted. I didn't hold the plate's left and right out like WH did, I went a little farther to take up the whole area in that recessed portion. I cut out designs both ways and I liked the look of the whole thing covered. Here are some of the pictures of the work in progress: I'll have the finished product later today. Oh, and I also ended up fitting the red outline in there as well. It'll show on the final piece.

November 3rd ... can't believe the weather in northeast Ohio! Should be snowing. 78 degrees and sunny! Haven't even had a frost. Nothing like aerating in sneakers and shorts three weeks before Thanksgiving.

Does your cat drag it's trophies out for show and tell? Right now I feel like the cat that caught the mouse. Having second thoughts about actually using it!

Hi All Well it looks like I get to overhaul or re-ring my Kohler K301 I will start today and take lots of Pic's

1966 lawn ranger i picked up for $200.00. The guy was a John Deere only fan and said it was taking up space. It starts runs and drives great and shifts extremely smooth. It also came with a cutting deck.i'm really happy with it

Troy am I seeing this right? Flamingo's in that yard over there. I can't believe it! Yeah Joe. I thought I saw a huge pile of leaves moving all by itself but then I saw a naked guy on a tractor pushing them. Every time we come to Chicago, we get some kind of surprise. You got it Troy. Flamingo's, moving leaf piles and Cutler winning a game. It must be Halloween season in the Midwest.

Funny thing is a week or so ago I post this and got practically no response: http://a-ztractor.com/photo-gallery/

Yeah Troy ....there's this Bears fan in Elgin whose head swells up this big when they finally win a game... Sorry Dino you kinda asked for it!!

It's OK John. Ha...take that!!! crackin' me up Mate. John, seriously (and you know this) you are always one of my favorites. Thanks for being a friend over these years, helping me to learn, and letting me take the death ride at the show last June.

I just did a deal with A-Z Tractor, very nice to deal with and lots of good stuff at good prices.

I had a tough time deciding what tires to put on the D160, I wanted 15 inch AGs for my extra set of 15 inch rims, but I couldn't find a set that had a good farm lug pattern and were of the right size. So I decided to use the Interco Interforce 30x10-12 farm AG and the 4.00-12 front tri-rib with 4 bolt hubs and steel rims. The rear Interco's arrived today, I'll mount these on my stock D rims

I hear ya! We were plowing Sunday in our short sleeve shirts. In the end of October! It's been low 80s here for several days now. But, I have a feeling we're going to pay for this nice weather.

That kind of information is EXACTLY why we need you Steve! I certainly don't know the trans stuff but... been around long enough to realize there are different models of transmissions. Wasn't really trying to make a point with that comment by meaning that's what they are, it's just my ignorance about them is why it's easier to refer to them that way. Hence, the hiding under the chair. Thanks for straightening me out on that But at the same time, I'm not so sure the exact transmission or linkage information is going to matter one bit for this tractor were talking about. Might be better to discuss how he's going to reach that foot pedal which connects to some linkage first, unless he's 6' 5 or taller.

I will comment, on my recently purchased C-175 I just installed a factory toro belt. For the 32 bucks it was a no brainer to go with original. Works perfect! Glenn

Nice! Really nice! Your "kid" is right though...

sarge. I put on a genuine toro drive belt. 90 percent of the time I have bought the genuine belt. although I DO have snoblower spares from other manufacturers. I did not want to chance it on the main belt for a few dollar savings. BTW fellas, its running great.... I need a little help here. cant find it in the manual. but I noticed taking the deck off that the lift piston was connected to nothing, when I reached up and found out the attachment point. there is no attachment pin..bolt..clevis and pin.....I put a picture of the 2 attachment points. What exactly attaches them, I am guessing a pin and clevis????? Do any of you fellas know the correct part number? BIG THANKS also, dropping the trans fluid right now I have no idea what this guy has in there,,,,,some home made concoction. this blackhood is really growing on me. Glenn

This is what I did,,,with what you have.....and,,,,,mine started with alot less.................I had no idea what a Wheel Horse was..... after 2 years of guessing together a look,,,,i found this sight,,,,,, after some bad guessing,,,,a few good suggestions i wound up with this.. 5 inches longer than my square hoods ...............i give you my,,,,..My 1961 Suburban

Hello, I'm from Southern va. I have been looking for a good lawn/garden tractor, and a friend of mine mentioned wheelhorse. I of course wanted a good mower, but I am looking for something that will also till and use a push blade. So I am reading thru your site and I really enjoy it. Lots of info and educated opinions. You guys have a great following! Haven't made up my mine what to get yet, but have been looking at the 520xi. Not sure if it is a good deal or not. Not a lot of info on this model. Again, thank you for allowing me to be here! rmo

Nice score... reminds me of this recent NOS score of mine. Was able to steal this one for $50 shipped to my door.

What Mike said! But don't forget about filling tires! Doesn't have to be corrosive calcium chloride! RV antifreeze is cheap and still adds quite a bit of weight. A pair of tubes, some RV antifreeze and a tire filler bleeder valve is still cheaper than you can usually buy weights. AND! You can STILL add weights!

@Dayton MurdockThat tractor sure looks nice....don't scratch it while doing the rebuild!

Hey snack guy, hit us up with some fun-yuns over here!... Come on.... no, no... I said fun-yuns!

Yeah, me too.... When you're famous they just let you grab it!!!!

Nobody has ever washed a car better than Joy Harmon,

We were just trying to keep you from buying all the horse parts in the country Dennis!! Seriously tho have a deal pending with A-Z but lots of other members here have parts too. @smokin joe, @Kelly come to mind. I prefer to do business with members here cause most if not all are strait shooters. Do what I just did Muz... put a post in wanted for stuff you need for a refresh or resto and you should get plenty of responses ... example Tom, @shynon just happened to have some stuff from his personal stash and I will be meeting up with him a couple of weeks for a tractor score so his shipping is great! Check the vendors section as well!

So I finally got the deck for my 401 put back together after more than a year of it sitting in my garage in pieces. This came as a box of parts along with the 401 I purchased last year. I blasted the deck, re-built the bearing carriers, found a pair of NOS blades on Evil Bay, found some replacement wheels at Harbor Freight, and used all stainless hardware. My kid says I need to lose the blue wheels. Kind of growing on me though. Other than touching up the paint on one of the shafts it's done. Leaving the side guards in their original clear coated patina. No plans to actually mow with it though.

Could be the muffler. Can you get it off so you can shake it to see if it has a loose baffle inside? That baffle will work it's way to the next baffle and restrict the exhaust port causing the symptoms you describe. Shut it off and the restriction falls away until it works it's way back to the exit. Depends on muffler design but have seen it on the horizontal mufflers on the later 300-Series. Garry

its this big, i swear

REDRANGR...Thanks...I owe you one there. I did not know how to spell Uecker...but I was hoping somebody remembered that commercial. Thanks Mate... "Oh...I must be in the front row." One of the best lines ever. go CUBS.

34E The smaller electric start Tecumseh engines had pull-start backup.

Looks like you and Walt have this plow angle lever issue resolved @T-Mo. Here is a pic of the mod I had to do to clear the foot control pedal on my 312H.

Well, sorry this happened to you. CLG253, you have been called to do this. The Universe needs another one of these. The 2.5 hp motor is so awesome

It was a big hit with the trick-or-treaters last night!

I see red on the seat and the engine! Just kidding with you Steveasaurus. I have personally never seen anything but red except for my 1960 Suburban. It has original red then someone painted it jd green and then painted it back to red. So I got three layers to peel off whenever I get to the resto. The more I think about losing out on this one the more I want to bang my head off a wall. Here is the kicker.....the asking price was $150 Canadian.

I have these for sale , 6" or 8" tall with 8" chrome stack for $50 and that includes shipping to the lower 48 states

I'm not a fan of hanging weights off the rear of our Wheel Horses. First off it will lighten the front end. Second it puts all that added weight on the rear axle bearings. Weights mound in the rear rim don't do either of those things. Mike......

Yeah, me too.... When you're filthy rich & famous they just let you grab it!!!!

Thanks. This machine stopped charging the week after I purchased it. It also had a bad flywheel and starter pinion combo. So I Pulled the engine, removed the manifolds, flywheel, heads, starter, shrouds, stator and valve covers. Decarboned the heads, pistons and valves, set the valve lash and cleaned up the block. Got a new (used) stator, stater pinion, manifold gaskets and one head from Boomer (thanks Boomer!) and a new (used) flywheel and new rectifier and cleaned up the wiring harness and slapped it all back together...

I have K181, 241 and 301 in the shop right now. all have the hole. One has a snap in plug in the hole the others long since lost I suppose

I assume he is talking abut the hole in the front of the blower shroud you look through to see the timing marks on the flywheel

There is a seller on the net - www.discountsteel.com that carries 1055 high carbon steel wear bars that are tapered for cutting edges . I just installed one on a 6-1142 54" dozer blade for my D180 . Seems like fairly good iron judging by how it welded up since the blade itself was worn to the point that the bolt holes wouldn't work any longer . It can be drilled as well , just use good quality cobalt bits and lube - I prefer TD Foamy and some of the Fastenal stores stock it . That lube is amazing for cutting bits and tap/die work.... There is also a seller on Ebay with some hardened steel edges , but I'd highly suspect it's imported from China . Four-square files work to finish off the mounting holes.... Sarge

Check the flywheel key. If it's damaged or missing the timing to be too high causing kickback. We used to run offset key in 5 HP go kart engines. They would kickback hard enough to jerk your arm out of joint.

Thank you all for the warm welcome and knowledge. I guess I just need to make some decisions on what I want to do and get started. I am sure I will picking your brains. I do also have a/original trans that the frame bolts directly to but havent got pics yet. Not sure if its good I am guessing not.

Any that I had took bayonet style bulbs and looked like yours. I switched to SW gauges and got rid of the lights. My one thought before that was to hook the gauge lights into the headlight circuit so they were not on all the time. I may have some lights around, I will need to check.

Thanks for the welcome. Yeah, that's my boy Jack up there, he's almost 2 and loves tractors! Anything with wheels really. He's a chip off the old block in that regard. At least he got his mothers looks.

Primary snow fighters are ready

How did you determine that John, just by the solid seat pan and the belt guard... I can't do it without seeing the throttle/choke which yah...sadly have been butched off. I would have also looked for a Clinton rather than a Kohler too but then I again I wasn't at the plant when it rolled off the line... I was only 1! Is this the same rare early 60 belt guard?