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With Halloween fast approaching, @MZirbel Mason got the Techy running on the Raider 10, and Mr. Bone came up from the crypt (pole building) to greet the public once again. VID_20261020_153018745.mp4

Love seeing a man in a dark suit cultivating the garden.

And steel toed wingtips...

I called my wife and told her that I'll pick up pizza and coke on the way back from work. But it seems she was not happy. She still regrets letting me name the kids.

520H with the wheels I widened and the 26x12 tires.

I am in the process of selling/trading an RJ and four wheel wheel horse wagon to Ken McKendree in southern Indiana. You Red Square/Wheel Horse Collector’s guys will remember Ken as the guy that sold many sets of wide rear wheels for Wheel Horses that he brought to several Big Gettysburg Shows when he lived in Evansville, Indiana. Anyhow in prepping the RJ for trade i encountered a problem! My RJ front steering fell apart! yes the roll pin came out of the steering block snd i could not turn the front wheels! Well i have replaced steering rods, blacks etc several times before but that was several years ago and I have slept a few times since. I was under the RJ looking and trying to figure out how i was going to be able to get that 3/16. X 1 3/4 roll or tension pin in that block with only about two inches clearance between the RJ angle iron frame and yhe pin started in the block! Well under the tractor which i lifted about 15 inches in front with a jack. I thought about using channel locks and squeezing it into the block. No go on that one. My next move was to attempt to use a punch to move the pin in the block. But no clearance due to position of the left tire and wheel. Then it hit me, I finally recalled how the tension pin could be installed fairly quickly and easily ( and must have been installed by Wheel Horses) ! You have to remove the left front tire ( left as sitting behind the steering wheel) ! You then move the front axle to far left ( sitting behind wheel) with your hands or with steering wheel if you were able to get the tension pin started in the steering block ( and you do have to align steering block hole with holes on the steering rod/column. THIS WORKS WELL: With this alignment in front you have adequate space to place a punch ( several different kinds should work- I used a round end that was about 3/8 or more. I had enough contact with the pin to hammer three tomes with a ball peen hammer. My pics attached show some of the work.

No consulting fees? $200 an hour plus peridium! Paul and cafoose?

Think I'm ready for winter....... Girlfriend questioned if my snow removal equipment was excessive? Do I really need that many tractors to clear snow? Told her either I keep them all or she gets a shovel! 🤣 She had nothing more to say...... Aside from a couple cosmetic things on 416, especially a new seat, I'm prepared. Honestly, she knows they are mostly just for me to go out & play in the snow

Wheel Horse also sold 1054 in 1966 as it was still in the advertising literature. Not sure how long they still assembled them but they did support and supply the parts for them.

According to some of the early sales brochures at least.

This is my next door neighbor Dave's display. He tries to pose these guys differently every year Last year he had one hanging from the street light! I'm partially responsible for this one. I told him he needed to have one where a skeleton was getting eaten by a snow blower. He had to buy a new mower this year so he kept the old one just for this.

Easy there @ri702bill, I’m trying to keep the cost down on this before I receive an invoice! 🧾

The 520's come with 8" fronts and heavier tie rods from factory. The factory tie rods are as heavy as most Big tractor tie rods, would be hard to improve on those.

He was quirky, no denying that, but the "Monster Mash" made him rather rich too. Global Royalty Revenue: "Monster Mash" generates roughly $1 million annually in total global royalties. Publishing vs. Master Rights: Out of that yearly million, about $500,000 comes from global publishing revenue (which goes to the songwriters and publishers) and $350,000 comes from the master recording rights. [1, 2] 👥 Pickett's Personal Share Because Pickett co-wrote the song with bandmate Leonard Capizzi, he was entitled to a continuous stream of songwriting and publishing royalties. [1, 2, 3] In interviews later in his life, Pickett noted that he cleared roughly $100,000 a year in personal royalties from the song. In a famous interview with The Washington Post, when asked if the song brought in enough money to ensure he never had to work another day in his life, Pickett replied: "Let's just say that it has paid the rent for 43 years.

If there's any rules around my house it's this, never set foot on a tractor without having your three piece suit on. I've actually seen those for sale!

What do you call two monkeys who share an Amazon Prime account? Prime mates.

Markup on the washers?? Too low on the labor - Minimum Wage is $17 or more - depends on locale. You forgot the "Service Call Charge" - $100 minimum. You DID have to leave the house to fix this, right?

I have an Economy Jim Dandy, I think it’s mid to late sixties? It’s been in my basement for almost thirty years! Every now and then I dump a little Marvel Mystery Oil in the spark plug hole and spin it over a few times. I probably should sell it because at this point I’ll probably never use it! I bought it in 1984, when I was 14 and I’m the third owner, also still have the mower deck for it!

OK, any idea where I should send the claim and bill? Parts 2 lock washers $1.16 Brake cleaner $3.99 Labor 3 hrs @ $10.00 $30.00 ( my labor is subsidized by the US Guv.) Total claim $ 35.15

@Ed Kennell, you should see if this is warranted from the guy you got that from!

The crowd watching him was about as quirky as the song.

The numbering system rules of thumb devised by Wheel Horse was very logical and easily understandable UNTIL a few exceptions to the rules became a bit unruly. You see, every hard and fast Wheel Horse rule has an exception or two. The first digit of a three digit model numbers tell the horsepower, for example a 654 would have a six horsepower engine. Staying with the 654 the second digit tells us this is an electric start manual transmission. If it was a X0X it would be a manual transmission pull-start engine. If it were a X7X then it would be an electric start hydrostatic transaxle. In 1967 the six speed transaxle was introduced and the number 6 replaced the 0, 5, or 7 as next to last digit. The final number is the year of manufacture, 654 having been a 1964 model. 1963 brought about the first flagrant departure from "THE RULE". If you bought a 603 you got a six HP Tecumseh pull start manual shift No rules broken there. If you bought a 654 you got a six HP Tecumseh electric start manual shift No rules broken there BUT, if you bought a 633 you got a seven HP Kohler pull start with a magneto ignition manual shift . Didn't see that in the rule book? In 1964 the first double digit engine number came along with the introduction of the 10 horsepower 1054 so we had to start the countdown from the right like Arabic or Hebrew. In 1965 the new square hood design was launched and the pesky numbering system got in the way again. Wheel Horse had a store-house full of round fenders and pan seats so a new square hooded round fendered model evolved, the 1045. Several models conforming to the existing system were added to the line-up. 605, 655, 855, 875, 1075, no problem so far. but, the company wanted to retain the 1054 - - - and they had a manual shift version of the 1057 which would be a 1055 so they couldn't just change the four to a five. Just an an A to the 1054. Since the last number changed each year that this system was used, they are all one year only and in my opinion, they are all special.

1054 = 1964 1054A = 1965

Happy Birthday @SPINJIM we are all glad you were born.

Wheel Horse clocks.

@Ed Kennell is always willing to help any of us out with parts and advice so we're just paying it forward. That's part of what makes this forum so great

Happy Birthday @PeacemakerJack, we are all glad you were born.

Being overly prepared is a heck of a lot better than unprepared.

October 21, 1980 Phillies win their first World Championship in their 98-year history.

That's a beaut Clark! Do feel free to bring it Maine. I'll "tractor sit" for ya!

Been slowly chipping away at this project. So far, I've had a few major issues to fix, biggest one being the clutch. Clutch was dragging really bad, but was still somewhat releasing. Turns out I missed the splines with the PTO clutch disc and accidentally ripped the hub out of the disc, requiring the whole tractor to split and the clutch disassembled. Second picture is the torn out hub from the old clutch disc. New clutch is in and I actually made sure to look into the bell housing to align the clutch splines properly. Also discovered some weird adjustment issues that would've definitely caused clutch problems. This entire second tear down wasn't as involved as the first one but the amount of stuff I did was far higher: I put on a "new" battery tray, got a drawbar, resealed the steering column, swapped a bunch of parts over... This has been a process. Working toward getting it all together before I mount the cab to it, tried starting it today after reassembly and of course it won't start...

Thanks everyone for all the help I got from so many. I got it all taken apart, rebuilt, and put back to use really smooth. It's been mowing great for a good amount this year.

The only thing stopping me is they have to be hooked to an auxiliary switch to be legal in PA, and I am running out of places to mount auxiliary switches.

OK, I have my new return spring. As you can see the overall length of the replacement spring is much taller than the old one. I assume I'll need to shorten the spring so that it engages with the outboard holes and at the same time have the "U" sit behind the roll pin. Or am I looking at this all wrong? Thanks in advance!

Your advice is well taken Bill. The part that gave me trouble was on top and easily visible. A picture would have saved me some time. I searched thru over 50 pictures in the OM till I found the throttle configuration that showed the part in question. Seems Briggs used a different arrangement for every engine.

The Horse is already out of the Barn, but... And THAT is exactly why we need to pull out the Cell Phone & click off a couple of pictures at different angles prior to disassembly. Priceless in that situation. Cell phone pix are better than the digital camera in that you can zoom up & around for fine detail.

This reminds me of the neighbor lady who borrowed my Tecky powered push mower years ago. She mowed part of her yard in the morning. After lunch she comes over and says it won't start, I go over and the carb is laying on the deck. I reinstall it and she mows some more. Next day she's back and ir won't start again. I go over and the carb is on. I pull the cord and the whole engine spins around! 3 bolts had fallen out.

I've seen it done. Usually it's just a bunch of weight in a box in the corner. Sometimes it's all the stuff that won't fit in the shelves/bins like paint cans and the like. We also often have to do custom aligments, with the normal working load in the vehicle, to get them to drive straight.

Get the 26x12’s and the widened wheels mounted on the 520H today.

C-145Auto with new rear rubbber (23x8.00) and new/used front rubber (18x6.50)

Thank you, seems the factory broke its own rules their first year and most every year thereafter. Guess that explains why the numbering system went away after 1967, confused themselves too much. I knew there would some corrections to this, I will update it my list awaiting future changes needed next time.

Lets not forget the 702, also an electric start. Like @953 nut stated, number system was kind of a rule of thumb not a law.

Wouldn't the 701 have been the first break in the rule since it is a 7 horse power electric start with manual transmission?

Got a slight correction here - The 633 had a 6hp K141, not a 7hp K161. A glitch in the Master Model List calls it a 7hp. This makes the 633 the only 6hp with a Kohler engine. They also made a B-60 "6hp ?" No, this tractor had a 7hp K161 under the hood.

After work pics….

I had this one previously and had no issues. When I first made it, I had it sitting in my livingroom when a local PD officer came by needing me to have a look at some of the electronics in his cruiser. I invited him in while I gathered my tools. When I returned to the living room and headed to the door, he began to say " Is that a...." and then thought better of it and clamped his mouth shut. I let him off the hook and gave him a peek once I had finished his repairs lol

Took a few more pictures of this when I privately offered it up for sale recently, thought I'd share pics showing what I think are the best features... the tilt deck and swivel tongue feature. To date this is still the only two place Wheel Horse snowmobile trailer that has been found that I know of, and I spent several years looking for it before dumb luck brought it my way. As you can see I never got it restored, and the crappy green brushed on paint was slowly washing off showing the nice old original red underneath. I have sold the trailer to another collector. I'll let him post about his purchase and eventual restoration in his own time. My last picture. Been fun owning this one, I've used it to haul some Wheel Horses to shows for the last 6 years. It will be missed.

This hobby is way more fun if someone does it with ya. I allways thought those REO's were the coolest lookin rear engine jobs out there . Nice and low like a go-cart. Mike...........