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Hello all, Nice to be here, I am here because I recently had a 1965 Wheel Horse GIFTED to me, she runs and rides but has none of the original attachments with it. I am also unsure of the exact model(and possibly year) but am told it is a 65. I have some pics I will post of it if anyone wants to help with ID'ing it! My plans aren't concrete yet but I would like to make either a mowverlander out of it, or maybe some sort of mower hot rod type thing, either way its a blessing and something my kids and I can do together.

Check out his tractor @Achto mother to ole pale face?

March 30, 1981 "Chariots of Fire" directed by Hugh Hudson and starring Ben Cross and Ian Charleson premieres at a Royal Command Film Performance (Best Picture 1982)

Well oops I did it again! Picked this up today. Runs ok at about half choke but is clearing up so may just be bad fuel. But a carb cleaning will still come. This is the only picture you get today. More to come tommorow.

It happens. Steering wheel is a dead giveaway for 66/67.

That must be one big bleeping dawg! Today I added a seat strut on my primary worker. Helps keep the barn cats off the seat if it's flipped up... Then the same machine finished the fences, then moved a load of briars and underbrush, then a load of junk moved to the storage building. As always, it did alot! Still a favorite!

I believe it's the white wire from the engine. A 3 amp charge circuit does NOT have an external regulator/rectifier. That Magnum engine uses a diode in the wire to achieve the rectifier from AC to DC. The key switch doesn't have ANY circuitry in it, just contacts to direct current and ground. A rectifier - converts the AC current produced by the stator into DC current A regulator - regulates the current for charging a battery to prevent over charging The ignition circuit has nothing to do with the charging circuit and vise versa Starting circuit has nothing to to with either Consider them 3 independent circuits that run through 1 common key switch.

Some of the most common saws we see are the 271/291. They are fantastic runners, and if well maintained are super reliable. Only issue I have with them is if they have good compression they can be a real shoulder workout to start with no compression release.

Nice tractor. Your tractor is a 1967, Model 1077. 1967 was the first year for the parking brake lever on the center counsel and the last year to use foot stirrups instead of running boards.

Picked one up or sold one Junior. This thread is for the ones leaving your ranch. No matter its all good as long as we get more . If i'm not wrong a 417-A is one one Plunge's @JCM favorite tractors!

Don't know where you get your wood but I wouldn't count on it being flat enough to remove material for a flat surface. If your cylinder head has been flattened on a sheet of glass you could place it on the cylinder deck, lightly tighten the head bolts and use feeler gauges to check for irregularities.

I will put one in an envelope today.

To all Vietnam Vets and Vietnam Era Vets, thank you for your service. Today is Vietnam Veterans Day. I was reminded of this by an email to pickup a free sandwich at Mission BBQ today. Just walk in and show a copy of the email or your credentials.

Picked up a 417-A yesterday.

The one on my left is my original bought new in 1994 with 1230 hours. The one on the right is the one I just bought.2001 with 236 hours.the original has the tires that was recommended by you guys that are awesome and will be the first upgrade on the new one.

Well' better late than never I'm told..lol I hope this helps someone in the future. My 414-8 fronts are Deestone Easy Steer Tri-Ribs (4x8). Wheel Horse GT rims I think?? Sorry I bought my rims off EBay yrs ago. If you look for narrow rims you might watch out for wheels with the steel center caps (tapered bearings). I have two sets, they're 8" rims & like 3 1/4" & 3 1/2" width bead to bead. Other members here might know other narrow sizes & tractors they came on, idk? Most front rims are 4" to 5" wide though. I prefer the WH rims with tapered bearing like older Cars/Trucks, Campers, Boat trailers etc.. The center axle hole size can be changed out via bearing size if one chooses, so it could fit 3/4, 1/2 axle dia if needed? Smoother rolling wheels & their center hole dont wear out & wobble like a non bearing wheel with age, just the bearing will so its a cheap fix. Tapered bearings are tougher than a reg ball bearing setup, its built for highway speed, higher heat & pothole abuse. Just saying. If you find them grab them. Fyi- Deestone Easy Steers high center rib raises your tire up on the harder surfaces so a tractor turns one handed. But in mud/soft dirt the ribs sink in so the tire grips instead of sliding across the top of the soil. My Rears are Carlisle Super Lug 23x9.50x12 or so I think? Not near it to see, never been off so idk actual Rim Width? I traced the letters with a white Paint marker so don't go searching for white letter Super Lugs. lol I put bolts though the back side of my hubs & use (chrome) Lug nuts on front side. Much easier to install my wheels, its like fitting car rims on the rear now. Hope this helps, sorry long!

Any time Jim we can help.

Sounds like there is a pretty good chance.

All part of owning an early gear drive deck. Post what you are looking for in the "Wanted" section...

that pto setup on your tractor always made the most sense to me.

That would have been a good addition to this thread:

I believe the original colors would have been an off-white, and some dull shaded yellow, among others.

What was your order number? Ill send a replacement out asap

Nice score! I do love my Stihl MS260! One thing I do not like are those flippy caps for bar oil and fuel. They only work one way but have about 3 other ways that they don't seal or even lock. Cheap alternative to those caps and they work great: https://sawzillaparts.com/products/proline-fuel-and-oil-cap-for-stihl-ms290-ms310-ms390-ms460-ms441-ez-twist-0000-350-0504

If it fits it ships

Kohler made the engine in 1966 and spec # 46333d was used on the model 1067. 10 = engine hp 6 = 6-speed transmission 7 = 1967

No, I looked everywhere I read there should be a tag, only one I can find is on the engine blower shroud, and has been painted over and then sanded when someone tried to read what it says. From what I could find with it, It appears I have the Kohler 241 10hp engine. Any and all markings, tags and stickers have long since been removed or fell off though. Yeah, I understand multiplying, all my projects tend to do that, but I have 7 kids so there will be plenty to share, but knowing them they will fight over each project before moving on to fight over another one. Also thanks for the welcome!

The 36 I'm not sure if it would be able to be modified to fit or not but the 32 inch deck, the blades look pretty decent and barely used, and if taken care of properly they could probably last you a while, we still have the original blades from the mower deck for our 702 and they are still usable.

Back on this project! Motor is in! 450hp 383 stroker with aluminum heads and a retrofit roller cam setup. I've got the old seat recovered with new vinyl, new vinyl headliner, new carpet, new speaker/subwoofer combo and a new Blueteeth radio. TONS of pictures coming soon....

Will this beauty be coming to the BS this year?

A golden one studded with diamonds and the 2nd one is slightly lighter. https://www.partstree.com/parts/toro-94-2193/ https://www.partstree.com/parts/toro-95-4087/

Wow! I just went through the same thing! Rather than replacing the fuse block that had a melted fuse holder on the charging fuse I figured I’d just replace it with a stand alone weather tight fuse holder just for that one fuse. After I cut the wires and installed the new fuse holder it wouldn’t start. I printed out the wiring diagram and also had an entire spare wiring harness out of another 416 to look at. After countless hours of pulling my hair out I came back here and found this post. So I went back and looked at the spare harness and sure enough I saw the hot bar in the fuse holder. This is not really made clear in the diagram. I ran a 12ga wire from the battery to the new fuse holder to energize it and the tractor fired right up. It’s now charging properly! Thanks @RED-Z06 and Red Square for the help! 👍🏻

One of the trees I cut to make way for the driveway on our Ky. property was an oak about 18" in diameter. It started falling the way I wanted it, then a large vine up in the canopy that also hooked into another tree tightened up and pivoted the fall direction almost 90 degrees. Ended up with a 40' tall leaner. Was at the end of the allotted working time for that trip, so I took it as a sign that I should pack everything up and head home. When I got back to it, it had blown down. Was real happy to see that!

Thanks Mike! I got the 3D printed back end in, finally. Major USPS delays. 🙄... Here it is held against the trailer. Here's the wheels painted.

My mom had a few vessels filled with old buttons and other .. stuff. They're from a time when they didn't throw away perfectly good items because things were often usable for a different reason and place. In that assortment of stuffs Trina found this VERY old apparently hand cut key. It's less than 2 inches long.

Set for sale in classifieds Plunge.

Sent ole Blackie down the road today. Kinda sad as I bought her back in '95 brand new. Brought my second born home from the hospital in it. Dino splilt his wine in it. Cab corners gone and lot of rust but hopefully keep him out of trouble and he's real good mechanical. Sold it to @jeremi3210 's boy Jacob for a buck. Figured what the heck only get a couple hundred for on market. He's a good kid and due to get his DL the end of next month. 'Sides he does a lot of work for me at plow day and camp. Now i can really boss him around! Certain stipulation tho are grades in school and no more missing or tardy! It's more than road worthy yet but Jer got a brand new 10k trailer and wanted to take it's 🍒 Really a nice rig. 20' and very wide. Get a few GTs on it.

As mentioned, I do check the head torque once a year while doing the winter change-over in the fall. I spend way more time either snowblowing or plowing than cutting grass. And the load on the engine at WOT is more than driving a cutting deck.