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Another member here had a complete 704 frame that was cleaned up in the past and painted. I thought I have an 8 speed and a great running yank start Wisconsin I wanted to mount to something. Jay Paxton member here stepped up and offered a donor hood to me for free! Thanks Jay. I plan on relocating the tank and add wheelie bars. Here it is so far..

The bulbs won't just turn .... they need to be pushed down a little to unlock them. So it's push down and turn. If that doesn't work just turn the glass part until it separates from from its brass base. Then take a small screwdriver or such and bend the brass base inwards until it's loose from the socket. That should do it.

Try white vinegar. It hates rust. Cheap too.

We made it. Loss power at 1:15 am and still out. Should have it back tonight. Lost a small tree but the shed survived along with all the horses. I actually mowed my yard today. Thanks for all the thoughts & prayers

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The kids and grandkids in both Tampa and Gainesville are all safe. Prayers answered! Both households lost power around 10:00 pm last night and both are back on utility power about 8:00 pm today. Grocery stores are set to open again tomorrow. The grandparents a bit north of Orlando are still on generator. There is usually so much light pollution, the stars are not very visible. I was able to see the Milky Way Galaxy for the first time since the last big hurricanes tonight. I did get to spend some quality time with my 23 year old McCulloch Mac Cat chainsaw today. I've rebuilt the oil pump and fuel lines/primer bulb only once over the years and trust it enough to only keep one gas chainsaw. It was my first piece of equipment to get a function check when the storm warnings started coming in.

I removed the charging circuit out of that fues block and put in a "real " sealed HD fuse holder.

push down and turn a 1/4 turn. If the glass breaks use a pair of needle nose pliers and grab the edge-twisting it out.

Yeah heartbreaking for some neighborhoods that are almost under water and people with nowhere to go. We are blessed beyond measure. God is good!

416 did the same thing Jay... fuse block had just started to melt but got it in time. Managed to get the connectors out, cleaned up and moved to an unused slot. More than one pic has been shown with a blade of a fuse melted away!

Running too lean will also make an engine run hot. If you shut it down with out idling it down for a bit first you can get a really loud pop out the exhaust especially if it is running lean. The muffler gets really hot and the carbon inside will actually glow. When you turn off the key the engine pumps raw gas vapor into it as it spins down and BANG

I have a retainer on the front of the drive pulley and one on the idler pulley but yes I plan on adding something else up front around the drive pulley.

That Wisconsin should provide plenty of nose weight. I think you probably need to add a piece of angle iron under the bottom of the drive belt to allow the clutch to work better.

My nephew and family from Ft myers went North and east 4 hours to ride it out. They returned today to minimal damage and no power. I was very surprised but very happy they didnt have surge damage as predicted as they live right on that river there near the gulf. Have not heard from a cousin in New Port Richey but I believe all is fine.Dont no about anothr cousin in Marathon either. Glad you are safe Ritchie!!!!

After numerous delays I am beginning the restoration of the early production 953 I purchased from @Ed Kennell nearl two and a half years ago. We don't know a lot about it's early history but I will let Ed tell you how he came by it in his own words. I saw the 953 on a Maryland CL ad in Dec. 2014. The location was farther than I would travel for a non runner...about a five hour round trip. But, I was going to Charlestown W Va. on Jan 3, 2015 for our annual family Christmas party. The 953 was within 50 mile of my route, so I made arrangements to pick up the tractor on my way to the party Saturday morning. About two hours into the trip, I got a call that the party was cancelled due to heavy sleet in the mountains in western Pa. where most of my family lives. It was raining where I was but the temp was 33F, so we decided to continue on to pick up the tractor. When we got there, I saw the 953 sitting in an overgrown ditch and by now the rain was turning to sleet. I was really concerned how I would get it to my trailer. Turns out the owner was a contractor and had an excavator. If I did the rigging, he agreed to pick it out of the ditch and put it on the trailer. No problem... it was on the trailer in a few minutes and we were on our way East trying to stay ahead of the cold and freezing ice approaching from the West. I really regret not having pictures of it being plucked out of that ditch and dangling from the excavator over my trailer. I think I posted a pic on Red Square and that's where you and I crossed paths. You probably have more details of the delivery involving Van and Jay than I have. So, Now you know the rest of the story. Best Regards, Ed Here is Ed's "Whats in your Mirror" post from the day the pulled it out of the gully. Nuther one jumped on the trailer this morning. Any guesses? Man, that's not much of a clue. Maybe this'll help. Edited January 3, 2015 by ekennell A couple of months later Ed and I struck a deal on the 953 and I was to pick it up at the 2015 "Big Show". Well, the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry and this was a case in point! I severely injured my back and at the time of the show I was on the operating table having spinal fusion surgery. I put out a request for "Hauling Help" on RedSquare and Van @Wheel-N-It responded saying he would get it back to North Carolina and store it till I was able to come get it. James @Jrblanke loaded it in his truck and took it to Van's from the show. A few months went by and I was finally able to retrieve it from Van. Many thanks to James and Van for going out of their way to help a fellow Wheel Horse fanatic. Once it was home I cleaned up the carburetor and replaced the ignition coil and the old horse ran, no smoke, no knocks! Just for grins I turned on the lights and both head lights and the tail light worked. Over the past couple of years life has gotten in the way of making any further progress. Now I have cleared the decks and will begin the restoration. This will be a total restoration including the engine and transaxle being rebuilt.

Aluminum roof flashing makes a good heat shield.

Took the entire 9 pin out and moved most of the harness to the other side away from the muffler. I need to get a chunk of tin to make an extra heat sheild to keep the heat away from the harness where the original fuse block sat.

Found a set of carlise ags on craigslist and picked them up really cheap ($30). Put them on and gave the rear rims a quick coat of semi gloss black. Need to finish the wheel paint. Also added the wheelie bars out back and added a drawbar so I can pull a trailer. I hate to cut these machines but I did on the dash tower to fit the gas tank there. I will keep the section I cut so it can be added back with some welding. Coming along nice I think. I decided to soak the carb to be sure it is nice and clean.

been there, long time ago. Now I smack them and shove a straight screwdriver down into them and rotate them out. No rotation equals using a pick and bending the brass body as mentioned early and pulling out with needle nose pliers.

Excellent link @953 nut ive been making due by saving the round fiber board piece and repurposing fuse holder sets for the single contacts. I saw on the forum a good long while back that Napa also sells replacement. Maybe our site Napa guru @squonk can point the way to a part number...

Chances are the sockets are badly corroded and the springs are rusted, if you need to replace or repair them here is a good source. http://www.wiringproducts.com/lighting-sockets-and-harnesses

I decided to stay within the AMC family and got this AM General Jeep! We've been taking this for trips and several parades and it's been a lot of fun, a real crowd pleaser! C-85

Looks to be a Troy-Bilt tiller push blade, probably not really worth a lot in the world.

Assuming you have a multimeter check the voltage on the two outside terminals of the regulator. Should have 30-40 volts AC with the engine running at mid to wide open. If that checks out check the middle terminal of same reg. to ground, should have 13-14 volts DC with same rpm settings. Also check the ground/battery connections. Of course as always check the 9 pin and fuse block for those known issues. That spiking may be caused by intermittent bad connection at the 9 pin or fuse block.

It may have something to do with the mower drive system. i have some Horses with the front mule drive and they will bog down much easier than the side drive Longer drive belts stretch more. Also, it may be that a 42" SD deck will clear itself better than a 48"? Finally, it is very important that the idler pulley on the deck is free to slide in the ways to prevent hurting something else in the drive system. I put a piece of formica between the slide bar and the deck and polished the underside of the slide bar so it rides over the formica easily It really takes the shock out of mowing over sticks buried in the tall grass It does take multiple passes and patience. Using a leaf blower to clear the mowed stuff [after it dries some] can also save time in the long run

...like Gary said Hello fellow Michigander and welcome to ! You live in the same town as one of our favorite members/vendor's @GlenPettit . Consider becoming a supporter http://www.wheelhorseforum.com/store/category/1-redsquare-support/ if you plan on sticking around. Pics help us help you and we just love or make a video post it to YouTube and make a link . That would really help . You'll soon find out why there's such a following of Tractors , as most of us just can't own one . They're like Lays potato chips. Along with what Gary said it sounds like you have some mechanical ability so that's a good start . I guess my first question would be how long did the tractor set and second did you pull the carb and give it a good cleaning ? You could try some Seafoam in the fuel system to clean it out too (I'd do both) . Next make sure the outside of carb is clean also and that the governor linkage (all linkages) moving freely and not all gummed up . If the governor isn't working right it will kill the engine when a load is placed on it .Make sure the throttle and choke shafts don't have excessive play and are sucking air . Are the fuel lines /filter needing replaced as this newer fuel eats the rubber clogging things up . Lastly how's the compression on the engine ? I'm sure someone else here will chime in soon too and get this figured out .

Welcome to the forum. Sounds like your seat switch circuit is causing the problem. With the pto ON the seat safety switch controls the ignition through a kill relay. Be real careful testing things because the ignition is self-powered and if simply grounded the engine shuts OFF. Do not allow any battery voltage to get into the ignition wire at the engine. The wiring is unique on these models. They use a "battery style" ignition switch to control the "magneto style" ignition. Battery power applied to a kill relay opens the contacts so the engine will run. When battery power to the kill relay is interrupted the engine shuts OFF because the ignition wire is then grounded by the relay. The seat switch opens if the operator falls out of the seat with the pto on. With the kill relay loosing it's power the relay grounds the ignition wire. Perhaps the seat is not pushing the seat switch far enough. Garry

Those Raider's are really tough little tractors. Nice thingamajig grass catcher.

Ed I like the Crapsman part. Great idea.

That caught my eye too.

I like it........ya better grab it soon.It's only a short trip down the river from me.Did I mention I like it???

It's been a long wait but I was finally able to put my Suburban back together. A BIG thanks to @Racinbob & @groundhog47 for setting me up with the parts that I needed and to my friends Jason & Scott for use of their lathe. The reason that the repair took so long was thanks to my supplier for the bearings & bushings. The bushings for the dif carrier were the big hold up. I finally just asked for any 1 1/2"o.d. bushing that they might have in stock, this actually worked to my advantage. On my first attempt I bored the i.d. to the stock 1.375" and this ended up being a little too loose of a fit. I had plenty of material to make two more so I ended up boring the i.d. to 1.367, this was a snug fit. After pressing the bushing in to the diff carrier it would not fit on to the axle sleeve. A few passes with a brake hone cured this issue and gave me a snug fit with slight resistance when rotated. Then it was off to final assembly. I started final assembly Thurs. night at 7:15pm and.... to the dismay of my neighbors, was test driving it around 12:20 . Assembly would have been faster if the wife hadn't insisted that I stop part way through to eat supper. Happily though it was able to come along to a show with me on Fri. morning. Very happy to get some seat time on this lil tractor again.

I was looking at that one and drooling too, just too far away for me. The engine and transaxle should be warmed up a couple of minutes prior to attempting to push down a tree. Be sure to do this in both directions.

Here Ya go Jim. I have one on my C-120 also. Works great for collecting grass and leaves. It has to be emptied frequently, but a lot easier to mount, remove and store than a rear power bagger. I find these at yard sales for a $. This one was off a Crapsman rear bagger lawn mower.

They went safety first on the newer tractors. My 2000 314-8 has a seat,clutch pto,and shift safety switch. If any one of the safety switchs are not made it will not start. You can bypass the safety switchs one at a time to see if one is bad. Possible problems key switch ,pto switch,or starter. I don't know if the 96 has a seat switch but there known to cause problems. I would also check all wire connections

Aldon is right. Not an easy one to find. I personally grab every single one i find. The same goes for parts for them.

Not the worst idea to do that with the 9 pin too!

Put the Raider to work today. This Tractor with the old 42" side drive is unstoppable in the tall stuff and still makes a nice finish cut since I added the two antiscalp rollers on the front corners.

@Ed Kennell That one smart idea. Around here all you see is the bags sitting beside trash cans with big holes in them. Maybe our grass is tougher or the village idiots don't pick up the tree limbs before cutting the grass. Go use for Crapsman walk behind.

With any electrical problem the first step in curing it is to clean and tighten ALL electrical connections including grounds, this will clear up about ninety percent of them.

Good news Ritchie... overall doesn't sound as bad as it could have been but still sucks for many! Prayers for all who endured it.

The biggest cause of overheating on any air cooled engine would be a restriction in the flow of air past the cylinders. If you remove all the tins from the engine and give it a through cleaning that would probably help.

Of course that is a twin cyl engine and it will run fairly decently on one cly --- soooo, I would pull the plugs and see if one just might be really fouled. My first guess would be busted piston. Pistons can be had, but rods ---- well, not so much. Try and not run it anymore, thats just inviting more problems.

Keep the faith. Help is on the way just watch the weather and stay safe.

Our son in Jupiter FL said his power never went off and the only damage was a palm frond going through a screen on the porch.

I love bass fishing and spend time at our summer home at Cabin Fever Campground and Hunt Club. We have an older 2000 Sunnybrook 5th wheel camper on a permanent lake front site. For the first 2 years I had a two man bass boat that I towed to the back lakes where the lunkers lurk but I needed a larger boat that Lola and Buddy could safely fish the back lakes with me. After finding the perfect used 16.5 ft Lund and selling the motor and console we have the boat we need. I decided to see if our Club Car Precedent was up to the challenge of towing and launching a larger vessel. We recently installed the highest rated interstate batteries in our cart and I must say they were worth the expense as the cart is stock yet performs way better than the original trojan batteries that came in it. Much smoother low end torque. We are now able to launch or load on all three lakes without any trouble.

Well lets see the hillbilly grass catcher. This flat lander is always interested in your inventions.

That's the mount thingamajig for my hillbilly grass catcher.

Started repairs on my tranny tonight. One thing that I noticed was that my axle tubes were not square with the side plates. I'm guessing that the 23x10.50x12 tires may have contributed to this issue. The weld on the left tube was even cracked. After pulling the tubes back into place I welded in some gussets to keep this from happening again. I was able to get my new axles made also. Instead of cutting them for half moon keys, I cut straight key ways in them. The sprocket end is cut as a pocket, the hub end will take a 2" long key. Some parts showed up in the mail today too so I'm hoping to assemble real soon.