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...them good old days?

I've nearly owned every wheel horse minus a D . This is for sale next to me with only 89 hours I believe it was Rick. V old unit the gentlemen thought it online off eBay in 2012 from Missouri brand new still had plastic on it . What to do http://pho.to/AgGty

If you want to stay RED ,4X4 ,diesel, FEL ,and clutch/gear drive and save a few $ there's always the Mahindra eMax22G, so for I'm very pleased with mine,and for size comparison I have parked beside a 520xi, Jeff.

Don't worry yourself, the greens gonna go. As the pictures show the bucket had a few dings and dents, so with a sledge and the anvil I beat them out as best I could. Then came the turn of the angle grinder to cut off the brackets. They were well made and heavy duty with welded bosses which coincidentally were the same ID as my cat 1 pins OD, so not wanting to let them go to waste, they got cut out and cleaned up. Next came the 'new' brackets, metal cut from an old car lift. Because the loader booms are 200mm wide the brackets needed to be quite deep to accommodate them, these scrap pieces cut and drilled seemed just about right, but a bit weak. So I cut gussets to beef them up. 3 brackets, 12 gussets and I saved 8 bosses. (I later had a friend with a lathe make more of the bosses for all the remaining pivot points on the loader) With the booms tack welded square with a piece of angle, standing on level concrete a piece of 200mm box was used as a spacer from ground level. I put the brackets on the booms using worn out cutting discs as spacers clamped them up, then moved the bucket into place. When things were where they should be l spotted them on. From there on went the bosses and gussets. Lastly I welded the brackets on the bucket permanently. Attached it back onto the loader and took a look,... should be ok. Only a few things left to do now. Oops doubled up with a few pictures.

Not as young as most of the good looking kiddos on here but here's a couple of the boys Horsin' around and the girl helping with some art work.

Got things going for this year. Back garden is planted to potatoes, front garden has onions green beans squash cucumber peppers and tomatoes so far. Still got another garden to get planted but that'll happen after the next rain

I have found 3 uses for the 312H and it's plow frame. WINTER Standard 48" snow blade SPRING Tiller Time SUMMER Trailer mover About 5 minutes to make the blade to ball hitch change. Both use the standard two pins from the blade. The tiller takes about 15 minutes. It uses the front blade pin and two bolts connecting the braces to the frame. Of course the PTO hoop must be opened to install the belt. Due to the arthritis in my neck, I only have about + - 10 degrees movement, so I am not able to look back. This is probably a good thing, and it may be the reason I like all my implements in front. It is much easier to wiggle a trailer into a tight space with the hitch on the front. And there is no danger of doing a back flip that can happen when pulling a heavy trailer with a rear hitch... ..don't ask.

We are all glad you were born!

My misses says she's glad it's not the 50's for her,Jeff.

For some strange reason... the Mrs Rules finds this very amusing.

Buy it, don't worry about storage as you can store it at my place!!!

If you just want to flip it then go with what Ken and Steve said. But, if you have an absolute burning desire to own a "D" in pristine condition then that may be the best opportunity you will ever have. It isn't my money being spent so I feel awkward telling you to buy it, but if you will regret not having purchased it then go get it. Asking us is a silly thing , you know we are all addicted to .

Mold is Green and will grow on you if you don't get to painting that bucket!

What do you call a wife that enjoys her husband's hobbies or even tolerates them???? A keeper!

Those rules are posted in the kitchen... lol

Update time again..got the rear tires on and decided to push it outback for some pics. Gonna spend saturday getting some more painted and making a few touchups i seen i missed.

The battery finally died on my truck today and searched online for a replacement. Found the Batteries Plus site for a Duracell brand and checked it out. I have an 8.1 liter GM Vortec which needs a decent battery to turn it over. They were about $40.00 cheaper for a comparable battery (3 year full replacement too) than the auto parts stores - plus another 10% off the whole order if paid online! With the savings I purchased my third Battery Tender.

Picked up this 520 about 20 miles from home today. Thanks for the heads up TT. I don't think that I did do too bad for $400.

My opinion here.... You have several problems. First you mentioned that you had to install a fuel shut off valve that you turned off when done mowing. I suspect the needle and seat in the carb are bad and need replaced. I suspect that you have used alcohol impregnated gasoline which is harder than heck on carbs. Secondly..... I suspect the battery is not delivering its full cranking power. Take it to your battery store and simply have them test it. Your not out anything except 15 minutes to take it out of the tractor. I believe that I you change the needle and seat and check the float level your carb problem will be solved. I also believe your battery needs replaced and you need to check your battery connections and make sure they are clean and tight. This will at least make it crank and have the correct amount of gas so you have a fighting chance of it starting and running. From here you can see if there is an ignition problem or not. Someone mentioned the compression release..... I would check this after tackling the fuel problem and checking the mowers battery.

Put a hydros kit on it this past winter and a few other odds and ends. Think it's my favorite now.

Well I only have 10 Tractors now, Have Pruned the heard down to a manageable size. Yep outside now Installing 6 more Solar Panels that will put me at 38 for 10,500 watts. Once ya get yer place the way ya want it Ill hafta bring the Quad down and get you some nice Arial Shot's So you can hang one on the wall! ~Duke

Hi all So the long and the short of it is this, I own a 1995 3-12-8 mower ,blower, tiller.I have a nice hard top soft side? cab on it for the winter months. The issue is I would really like to have a dedicated mower so I do not have to switch between the the cab and blower for the mower every season. I have been switching out the blower since new back in 95 but now with the cab , well each summer I dread it more and more ha ha. I have had the cab on it for about 7 years now and last fall I got to thinking that it would be nice to have one tractor set up for snow and one for mowing. I have been to the classified ads here a few time most recently last evening. I would like another 3-12-8 maybe or a little bigger even. Mine has been very good to me and I will own her forever were in love. I have looked in the local swap magazine and craigslist Maine, but so far nothing to speak of. I don't own a pick up truck so traveling to Mass or Conn to buy one is really out of the question for me. I was reading a "locked thread yesterday" where a guy was asking what his tractor was worth. A lot of replies mentioned that they had bought many their tractors for very little money. I have an old dealer not too far away that I am quite sure I could get maybe a good one from? but I honestly have no idea what would be an acceptably reasonable price. He is a dealer and is quite high on most things so if he has anything I assume it would be no different. I kicked myself last summer for not buying one not too far from me,.. a good looking one about like mine for $600.00 I went home thought about it, then I went back the next day and it was gone. My brother has a larger one maybe 20 hp hydro WH maybe a 95-99? I could get it for free but it came to him from a commercial mower / neighborhood guy who showed her very little mercy I think. It does not run and has electrical issues I guess? I am lost when it comes to electrical so I have stayed away. I kind of want one to mow with not work on right from the get go. But maybe that is the way to go ? Anyway I think I want a mower I would really like it to be another WH but I guess another brand would not be totally out of the question. I have no idea though what that might be? My brother in law has had 3-4 JD's and at any one time 2 are broken down so they would not be high on my list I guess. If anyone has any opinions let me have it I asked for it ! Thanks Jeff

The K161 7 hp on the 753 I brought home last weekend was missing the air cleaner cover. So until I find an original I made up an aluminum one at the shop today from a old oil filter cover from a CNC machine and some aluminum plate. Cut oil filter cover down to approximate height and welded on the new cap. A little grind/polish and ready for paint.

...that work like this???

They are really taking a lot of groceries Bob. Dad brought in about an 8" shad this morning and they devoured every scrap and scale in less than 5 minutes.

I just got the hairy eyeball

My wife will "love" this

I just got the "look"... when I said shhhh... her problems were "minor compared to what I've gone through today".

I bought this truck six years ago and it is a 2001 GMC Sierra 2500HD with currently 55,000 miles (bought it with 29,000!). The battery in it was a Sears Diehard but I don't know how long ago it was installed. I figure that I got enough life out of it. The replacement is 800 CCA; 880 CCA is the largest capacity in that size and another $80-$160 more so not too bad.

Here are a couple of things I lifted from Brian Miller's site, hope they help. Carburetor Flooding.docx Carburator adjustments.docx

Bet Glen would rather have a COLD one.

To all my Wheel Horse friends, Thank you for the birthday wish!

This is a fairly tiny project but I'm all jazzed up about it so I wanted to share it with those that'll appreciate it. I've been saving the original shower head muffler for the k90 on my RJ for 2 years now - since I did a full restoration. The front was just rusted to hell and the baffeling was long gone, but the back piece was in good condition. I've been saving it with the idea that one day I may be able to somehow get it back on the RJ. And that day is.... well not today, but tomorrow. Technically today, but chronologically it occured over a 2 day period. Here is the original I pulled off 2 years ago.. Here is the new one for reference.. As I got to looking at both the new and original mufflers it appeared that the diameter of where the face joins to the 'body' was relatively the same on both... a quick measurement confirmed my suspicions! And the holes on the face share a similar pattern.. not exact but not the perfect circle kind... I diced up the new muffler with the grinder and cleared the remaining material from the joint. I pulled the original apart.. Cut the baffle from the new one down to fit the one I'm making.. this is all my parts ready to be assembled This is just after assembling and hammering the lip of the new face back down. I made sure to hammer it down as flat as possible to reduce material loss from filing down and cleaning up the hammer marks... for the sake of integrity. This is after cleaning up the hammer marks.. Came out pretty slick.. I'm happy. Since I don't stock any silver/galvanizing magic muffler paint I went for flame proof matte black - the same as I had on the previous muffler and on the exhaust piping. This the finished product... before temp curing. And after curing and mounting! Don't mind the lack of steering wheel and rod. Now I'm trying to figure out whether or not it looks goofy with the 12 inch pipe instead of the stock 14.5..?? It looks like it needs to move forward a couple inches.. I like it away from the hood so that soot won't accumulate on my paint, but it just looks a little off.. anyway, hope you guys liked this quick little project!

Ok haven't flown it in a year so lemme start getting the Dust blew off of it. We have plenty of time sometime this summer or would you like a fall shot. Here is one of Scotty's Meet N Greet.

Go back up to the parts picture you posted with the red circle around the idler pulley. Follow the shaft across to the left side of the tractor. Roll pin 17 can shear and allow the lever to reposition it's self on the shaft causing the problem you have. If the clutch pedal's travel is obstructed by the foot rest or rust on the shaft is another cause. The adjustable trunnion on the clutch rod will only affect the positon of the clutch pedal for short and tall operators. Garry

Only 10?! Geez, that's hardly worth the 20 minute drive It sounds to me that at 10.5kw you're getting some serious sell back to the power company. I'm a big believer in solar energy. The way I see it is that it's the only power source that's 100% reliable. Sure, there's cloudy days but if the sun doesn't come up I'm thinking we aren't going to have to worry about electricity. We're loving the idea of an aerial picture. Other than a few repairs to the siding which wouldn't show there isn't much we will be doing to the exterior. Yea, we're going to plant a bunch of trees but we're realistic in the fact that we won't be here to see them mature. A shot as we bought the place would be so cool. I remember decades (5+) ago when a salesman came to the door holding a large framed picture (maybe 2'x3') of my parents place in Granger. It was taken from an airplane and they apparently figured that my dad wouldn't refuse to buy it since they had it in hand. The detail was great including three old car tires that us kids played with. Well, dad didn't like the angle of the shot and asked them to retake it. He ended up giving them a small down payment and got to keep the one they brought. The guys never returned and that picture hung in the living room for decades. Either my brother or sister have it now. Maybe after the trees fully leaf out we could do that.

That is nice! I've never even sat on a "D"!

If the 42" blade is also a 1978 or 1979 model it will fit the short frames tractors. The rear of the A-frame has a second set of holes so you can move or add the crossbar ahead about 6". This later manual suggests it will need a long lift link. Garry

If the 9271 is the serial number I don't know the year. Could be 1980, 1981, 1982 or 1983. If the 9271 is the build date sometimes stamped with larger numbers on the decal it is a 1980 model. Garry

That list is only partially complete for the scads of models offered in the 80's and 90's. That's why it's missing other 260 models. Prior to kohler making the 20 hp twin used in the 270, the tractor was known as the 19 hp model 269. Other family members were 264, 265, 266, 267, and 268. Weird, yes. I notice the chart shows the 220-series. Those weren't available in the US. For sure they were European, perhaps also Australian. More or less the same format as our 250's. It's a tangled web. Steve

Yeah just had to bring that up didn't you? I think ya got yer BONNET a Lil too Tight! By the way yer doing a POP up JOB! But just wait next year when I get My METAL!

I know nothing about these vertical shaft engines, but my guess would be the compression release system has failed. Hopefully some experts will be here to help. Anyway, to the Dan.

Here they are i call them Thing 1 and Thing2

I would definitely fix that deck. I once bought a tractor I didn't need just because it came with one of those decks, and it was worth every penny.

First I'll say you did a amazing job on your RJ. And as far as no one knowing what they are down there. That could play in to your favor when it comes time for hunting another one down.

The Ms. loves rear discharge decks, tows a sweeper when mowing. Remove some bolts around the rusted out area, form a patch. Bolt the patch in place using existing hardware and factory holes. I use 16 ga galvanized steel. Tack (stitch) weld in place. Now remove the hardware again. Paint clean welds and steel well. Rustoleum Regal Red, always on the shelf at Home "Cheapo". The underside of the deck paint first, any paint sittin' on the shelf. Who's going to look there? I put the deck on long saw horses, easy to turn or flip over as needed. Replace hardware, get mowin'. Pictured below is a 48" SD deck. Patch in place before stitch welding. All hardware was removed after welding, prepped and painted. Reassembled, new hardware, Never-Seez on hardware threads (of course), new deck belt (Huskee Kevlar (TSC)), grease (new zerk fittings). Note C-clamp. Held a bent part of the deck tight for stich welds.