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As I said previously... the logical thing to do was buy another one, right? A few miles down the road, I found this one. It only made sense to bring it home. It came with a pile of spare parts, some of them I dunno what they are. Plus a packet of several original manuals and papers for it. Plus spare tire chains. It has a few minor issues... for one its out of line, I don't know how to adjust it, there are no adjusters. And it didn't run, but I got it running, I think it has a few dirty grounds. All of it seems to work just fine. The brakes and the clutch are super sloppy and need adjusted. Its covered with dust from being in a corner of a garage, and needs a bath. $300. I need to remove the deck and sharpen the blades and pressure washer it all clean. Then I'll set it loose on a lot full of weeds.

Whole other can of worms, but many of us are very much pro "ethanol free" on fuel. Personally, I put the first gallon in a vehicle to ensure no ethanol gets in the gas can. I don't care what anyone says, ethanol is not good for carburetor equipped anything.

A Haiku... Lorena Bobbitt Severed relations with him Yes yes pigs do fly

Agreed. Plus the K181 has ball bearings at both ends of the crank. No comparison whatsoever.

The arm on the steering spindle is likely twisted. That is what happens when the tire runs into something it can't climb. A closed up adjustable wrench on the flat bar can be used to twist it back into alignment. And it does not take much for a large improvement. I have broke the weld doing this.

Just stick with your K181 The shaft on your linked engine is to small and too short. I know you are trying to learn but stay focused on what you have.

You have to remove the 4 bolts and 2 small plates then number 40 will come off To me looks like seal 39 is there the rubber part may be worn away

Trying to sort out which tractors will pull different responsibilities/tasks, but decided the heavy weights belonged on the C-160. Thing runs sweet after putting the carb back together today! Actually, all three are running excellent! I've pretty much designated the No Name to lawn duty. Guessing the 160 will be my go-to for the MacKissic chipper. Then this winter one of these two will be sporting a 48" snowplow and the other will be on standby with the snowblower.

Try running a jumper from the battery positive to the coil positive. If the stumble goes away then you have a bad key switch or safety switch that's causing problems. Also, check and clean your grounds. This is a powered ignition system so dirty electrical connections can cause problems. Just some thoughts.

it’s not great! At first I thought it was the inside of a Unidrive

Last year I purchased a 58RJ from Mike @ML3 who had gotten it from Kevin @Pullstart who got it at the big Show 2 years ago. This was it then . I will be bringing it to my first Big Show this week and it has been reborn. This is now.

June 23, 1993 Lorena Bobbitt chops off the Johnson of her sleeping husband, John Wayne Bobbitt, with a kitchen knife. She flees their home, tossing the severed organ from her car window as she drives away.

Boy did that get some jokes flying around at work!!

Call this guy for parts if you need them. Top quality

I think it’s all dependent on which transmission your 312 has. The frames and steeeing is generally all the same. If the trans has 1-1/8” axles then it’s the most stout of the 8 speeds and that’s the one the pullers want.

Yeah somebody whacked something pretty good, or it fell off a set of ramps or similar. If you can't bend the spindle back, they are fairly common from similar year model machines. And adjustable tie rods are always a nice upgrade!

I got some cool sunset photos of my tractor and our 1983 Winnebago Brave powered by a Chevy 454

Thanks. I’m looking forward to meeting everyone and putting some names and faces together. And thanks to the site admin and the WHCC for making all of this possible. And Mr Pond of course. Such a great community.

I believe i have the size you need

I have 3 Large and 4 X-L shirts packed. Any takers?

@Blaine @Achto and I used to shop here https://www.psep.biz/ and they had all the stuff for what you are looking for including the push rod. Haven't shopped there in awhile but was a good source for stuff.

Eric I believe Lowell https://wheelhorsepartsandmore.com/ has replacement parts as well. Those are totally rebuildable and many threads here on doing it including replacing the clutch lining.

Looks like things are changing a bit. Thursday looks good and Friday & Saturday are only threats of storms. Nothing new for South Mountain Fairgrounds.

Perfect! Thank you for the information. I will look for a serial # to see what I have. I’m sure I will have plenty more questions as the build moves forward.

Can't really top that!! As my Asian friends at work would have said... "She no happy".

The black hoods have an inline fuse in the harness that powers everything. It isn't sealed to the weather. Check that for corrosion and cooties.

Sta-bil has been well proven to slow down the degradation of the gasoline whether it is ethanol free or not. However, it has also been well proven that it does absolutely nothing to negate the negative effects of ethanol. Around our acreage we have no ethanol, no additives, and no problems.

Nah, but she's definitely been used beyond the wear limit of clutch material. I would say a new clutch plate is a good idea (not that it can't be fixed), and that PTO bell needs about 5 minutes in a lathe as a minimum. But just FYI- that style PTO was used on the majority of machines from the early 1980s onward. Finding a decent replacement won't be hard.

I have a set of wheel spindles that came with the 314A I just sold. Are they the same?

@BlaineUpdate: The push rod I have is 1 1/2 inches long. If that will work for you you can have all of the stuff in the picture. If the push rod won't work you can still have everything else if you want it.

That tractor looks awful familiar. '74 A-90 I believe.

In the last video engine ran ok until about 2:20 then it seemed to want to die but at about 3:00 recovered and ran ok. (Did I get that right I assume you didn't change the throttle) If it were a heat related Electrical issue (coil) it wouldn't recover (usually) .also if it was a valve problem that was heat related it wouldn't recover until it cooled down. (have you hooked up a spark tester to see if it changes color as it stumbles. I do not think so but you never know. If it is ok then That sort of leaves fuel.. Crap in the carb or blockage in the fuel tank screen???

I tell my significant other that everyone I drag home is one to flip . Ive sold one WH in the last 18yr and that was at the Big Show last year. I brought 3 back with me from same show though.

One other often overlooked item: check your points gap and timing. Of course an "iffy" condenser can make an otherwise good engine not run so good. That being said, on any of my Kohler machines I dump the carb bowl every couple months. You might be surprised how often they get alot of goop in them.

Thank you kpinnc and Peter for the tips. I will take a look at all pulleys, the hydro/deck belts, and the mule drive while I have it all apart.

If anyone has a nice, original 1045 deck like this one shown (square style) I would be interested so long as price is fair. Thanks!

I just want to make sure Jo my cigar smoking buddy will be there!! 😂

@Blaine I will dig through my big block parts. Maybe I'll have that rod.

I haven’t seen one worked before other than at Zagrays or towing something. By the looks of what I have here it’s a very well built tractor. That was cool to watch. 👍

Too bad you can't invert it for a second go when it wears thru... Good inexpensive, readily available choice of off the shelf material, if I must say so..

Snow plows are cheap $100-$200. Probably cost more than that for iron and weld wire to make one.

Not too tight!

Whatcha saying? I dont look good on a '71 Briggs Special??

They're like puppies. If you don't want one you'd better not stop to look at them...

Something about how they ride they just feel good as a rider

The one on the right was not originally built for this but the left was.