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This was our first Wheel Horse, bought about 12 years ago. I love this tractor and am feeling pretty proud of how it looks. 1987 312-A, as far as I know, all original. I have a 42" SD Deck to restore to put on it, mule has already been repainted. All done with Rustoleum Regal Red rattle cans. I've been working on this a little at a time for about 2 months. Not as nice as I had hoped for, but I don't have the time to invest in all the paint stripping and glazing to make it all perfectly smooth. Tried some clear coat on top on the fender, and it bubbled so I gave up on that. Maybe I'll give it some wax to make it shinier. The hubcaps had some rust that I mostly got rid of. I still need to do some detailing on the tower tins and engine tins, but am not going to try to repaint those completely. Many thanks to @Vinylguy for the decals!

hello AKol56, i'm with ri702bill. IMO better to change shear pins or grade 2 bolts then tear apart the blower, especially during the winter.

Download the manual for it - look to see if the OE pins have the undercuts. Years ago, my son worked at a local Ma & Pa Hardware Store. A customer came in looking to replace all the shearbolts on his Ariens walk behind SnoThro with Grade 8 bolts & nuts, as he was tired of replacing them. The Customer left with them, after my son warned him about their designed-in function... After the next storm, the same Customer returned - quite upset - because the bolts held and the gearbox internals were now trash. The Store owner reviewed the prior sale, complete with the warning, and told him he got exactly what he specified and paid for..... "Darwin Award Trophy Bolts".