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Good Morning all, Cant wait till big show... my son and I are in after missing several years (3???). On way home yesterday I get a text about a rusty tractor on side of road from a friend. No details of course, so I hooked up trailer and took dog for a ride. Isnt she beautiful! Briggs power and all! Lots of love needed but it didnt go to scrapper.... Tony

Not sure if you can see photos from post due to photo bucket block so here they are.

Looks red Ritchie..... now what you need to do since it's a roller is tie it to the bumper of the car and have the Missus pull you up and down the road at say ...well legal speed .... takes the nubbies off those fronts real quick so you don't look like a . Throw a piece of card board on her and you can lay down on it and steer bobsled style! Oh...might want to wear some gloves!

Yes @WHX17 I am in a hurry but I’m not Russian Starting to look a little better.

I think Bob, @gulftane built the biggest and best.

Well I officially have a problem. Picked up another one today, I couldn’t resist the price . I don’t know the model but it was almost free so I just bought it anyway. I will do some research later tonight.

I’ve been looking for a 420-LSE near me for a long time. This one came up for sale about 4 months ago but the seller and I couldn’t agree on a price. Finally yesterday we worked it out and I got it today. It’s not pretty but should be a fun project. It was only about 15 minutes from my house. It doesn’t currently run. Anything other than this model I would never take a chance on something that doesn’t run and the price was right for the condition. Do you think I can save that seat? 😂 The serial number ID tag is missing and the plate on the hood doesn’t have a name engraved in it.

@WHX17 I bought new razors. I’ll shave the nubbies off the tires. Had road rash before so the “pull the sled down the road” thing is out of the question. In the words of Boy George, “ Do you really want to hurt me?” Shoot, all the paint might blow off it on the way up.

I can already tell... it's gonna need a new name.

Those 16 Horse Thumpers use a little fuel. How many times did you have to stop and fill up?

That is the pin that goes thru the lift arm after you put the deck on... nobody uses them as its near impossible for the arm to come out of the deck unless the tach-a-matic is open and deck is out of frame. Tony

Along with the #5060 thread, it is a good idea to use this manual...Section V for your transmission. Reading this section and using the videos, you will not have any problems getting into your transmission.

Your '68 does not have a PTO clutch or a front attach-a-matic. Therefore it will require the old style blower that bolts to the frame rails and has the belt disconnect clutch and rod.

Ordered new spark plug, condenser & points yesterday. Should come in before the weekend so I'll know soon enough if it the ignition system. Guess I'll try the rebuild kit for the carb given the comments above. The current carb is the original with the adjustable jets versus the fixed.

@Vinylguy Terry go ahead and use the first picture you did on #153. Not likely I'm gonna' get any purdier...love the apples in the bucket. Thanks again, Jay

yesssssir! That’s what I’m talking about right there. She’s coming together—looking good Richie... i love the wheel and tire combo.

Here I also have two more pics I forgot about. First picture one is almost everyone that plowed, second is me on the case. I know, it’s not a horse, I think you guys can get over it though.

Some pics

Hello, police? I want to report a suspicious looking man messing with my tractor. . . . yes, he's still here. . . I see he's driving a Dodge, so he will probably still be here when you arrive

Thanks so much. It is a 73 and by eyeballing it looked like it should fit but before I started wrestling with it I was hoping some one could confirm. 70 years old (me) and crawling on the ground for naught not my idea of a good time. It is a manual 8. Made my day thanks again.

This particular tractor has probably never seen a fluid change. Like many of them, it had basically chocolate mousse or pudding coming out the transmission when I flushed it. I got the hubs off and did some diesel flushing to it. 4 times through actually. I have wheel seals to put into it but the cleaner the fluid comes out the louder the rotational crunching is at the wheel bearing. Seems that there is some granules of crap sitting in the bottom of the case right where the wheel bearing sets because if I pull up on the axle shaft and turn it there is no noise. I'm assuming I'm going to have to remove this transmission and flush it from the inside out or something. As with most of the stuff on these wheel horses, this is going to be a new experience for me. I know that there is a thread or two here that tells you how to do it but I'll be darned if I can find it on the search engine on my little phone. @stevasaurus, if you would be so kind as to point me to that link I would greatly appreciate it. Any and all help or advice from anyone would be also - greatly appreciated! Thanks!!!

Eric, you are in for a treat. By flushing the trans a few times, you have made the job a lot cleaner and more pleasant. Yes, you are going to have to drop the transmission and open it up. You should have the #5091 8 speed transmission...it is an 8 pinion differential. Look on the main page and find the "Wheel Horse Reference" section...see the "Instructional Threads and Videos" section and click on Transmissions..I have a thread that does the limited slip #5060 transmission. You can use that thread to walk through and rebuild your transmission. The differential is about the only difference...yours is easier. We can go from there...plenty of help for what you have going on.

Lots of good stuff here including Steve's. http://www.wheelhorseforum.com/forum/144-transmissions/

Senior as stated. Weight wise the GT14 is a contender. The C195 was a good design IMO. the D series is rebranded German companies tractor.

I went to buy a deck for my sk486 and ended up buyin all of it. The guy was selling his deck from a c160. He still had the whole tractor and was scraping it. Also had a mid mount plow and a leaf vac. he tied to sell the parts a few years back. It's ruff been sitting outside for a few years but that's the fun. The controls are frozen, blown engine (broken con rod), seat is cracked, peddles are frozen +++. The tranny seems good though. Sure looks alot like my sk It id's as a 1974. A quick look at the engine I saw the con rod broke in half. Half left on the piston and half left on the crank.no other damage from first look. The wrist pin feels like it has better than 5 thou. play to the con rod. Here she is 😎🐾🐾

D250

That seat should buff out.

Guys, thanks for your guidance and advice. Did exactly what was recommended and tractor runs/drives as new. Fortunate that I happened upon this completely original 2000-01 314-8 with only 334.2 hours on meter. What a jewel! I replaced brake assembly, belts, plug, filters (air/fuel), lubed all zerk fittings, changed oil + filter, sharpened blades, replaced some absent seat mounting hardware, low-pressure washed, and went-a-mowing. What a pleasure and to think that this jewel of an American made garden tractor is no longer manufactured! She was always stored inside, under a cover when not in use. Here is a photo of the tractor with 48 in. deck.

All I can say is you have a very lucky brother!

Only a bunch of nuts like us would like that! seat looks fairly nice..

'85 and '88 to the

Welcome to Redsqure 2112k801 is a 85 2112k805 is a 88

Thanks Ritchie.....My gut is hurting from laughing!

Back at you Jim! Everything will be as right as I can get it. the hood, fenders and all will not be painted. I will be doing all that sheet metal later. I am trying to get it going and Aldon has some parts for me so it will only get so far. She will still need a seat(Ed Kennel has a pan for me) and various other things. Hope to just get her running and moving under her own power. I don't know when I will be able to get back up there. Just trying to make it Jim. And Kyle will get those tires on the 418 if he wants them.

LOL ...he's eyeballin those on the horse .... bet he thinks they would make good pulling tires!

This is my early production 1968 Charger 12, some may consider it a 67. I bought her two years ago from the brother of the original owner. She came with her 42" SD deck, snow thrower, dozer blade and a tub dump. With the exception of some brush painting on the hood and running boards it's originality shines through. I added the caps.

I just rustled one out of PA

Just a little update on the 59' RJ. Got everything cleaned and clear coated. Found a gas tank on ebay that I feel I got at a decent price. Motor is being rebuilt my my friend VINSRJ (check out his you tube videos on the rebuild). i have a 58' tranny in it so it can be a roller. Next big step is to tear into the tranny as something is broken inside for sure. Hope it is not too bad. I decided to paint the wheels black as I feel the black looks better with the patina than re painted in white. Getting there.

You should see photos now

Getting closer.......👍 Really wish I could have sprayed it with automotive paint but this will have to do for a while. Either way she’ll look a whole lot better than her former self.

Hi Mark, Bit late to your Topic here, A rather more challenging job with the condition of that one, than I have on my 5091 8 speed. Hoping to start on it soon. Been trying to compare spec of the BAM Caged type to the Full Comp, as you know, I have the same dilemma. So far, it seems only the loading is reduced, but should cope well with what they are exposed to in these Trannys. I'll be making Bearing Mandrels to fit each one for the ass'y, just to drag the process out and make a 'Knife and Fork' job of it !. (Actually, it's because I get some Lathe time making them ). Hope it gets easier and I'll follow your progess and reply to your MoM PM. Regards

@GT14 Will have to confirm this, but on most of my horses, the belt tension is actually driven by the spring-tensioner in the rear, so your engine placement just has to be reasonably close and allow the belt to fit within the guard. The hydro should be the most forgiving, the 8 speed you will just have to make sure belt placement is in a good spot so it is lifted off the engine pulley with the clutch pushed in, the belt guard should direct the belt properly, but if not you can build some "belt guide tabs" to get it right. You mentioned K301, what horse are you working on?

Nice bike for sure. I still have my Fatboy I had built back in 2006 and have not ridden it in about 4 years. The price on bikes has also come down a lot and a nice bike can be had for a good price. Be safe on it and dont make the wife regret she told you to go get it. Ride safe.

I moved this to the wanted section, where it needs to be.

I don't believe that the lining is still available for your 1973 8HP 4 Speed, but the entire clutch plate #6655 is. You might want to check eBay. Quite often a lining shows up there.

So I got the 8hp No Name up and running, and pulled it out of the workshop. Surprise, surprise, Henry found it! I think he has claimed this one too. This is going to be a tough sell for Momma!

Updated card list. 29 cards done. 4 cards need info and or pictures. 5 cards are approved & 11 card spots still open. IF you are not on this list and would like to be please contact me. Once the 50 spots are taken They are taken. Dont miss out if you are going to the show. Again if you find at a later date that Life gets in the way and you wont be able to make it to the show I will make arrangements to get your cards to you.

Hello everyone. Time to introduce myself. My name is Jocce, located in south part of Sweden. Småland, county of IKEA Picked up my c121 about a month ago. Now got a fast galloping interest in horses..as if family, fishing, growing vegetables, looking after the house and the list goes long, wasn't enough Already wanting to get a second one