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Getting in a weeks vacation at my favorite beach before the Show. Half the clan rolled in Saturday. This is the first time to rent this VRBO. Put the crab pots in and caught a few fish on Sunday. The ospreys are looking good. Quite a few nesting. Gotta luv my crowded beach walks. 20 mph NE this morning, so the boat stayed at the dock today. Made the crew a hunters breakfast eggs, home fried spuds, deer sausage, deer scrapple, Then some rest for the old bones. And some Red Square time. Oops, I hear the rest of the crew arriving. More to follow.

Well, it's late and I smell like gasoline and thread sealer, but she's alive and kicking with no smoke. Fired within 3 seconds of adding gas. Scared the crap out of me because it was so quick! I know some will not like the voltmeter, but I prefer them to ammeters. And mine is outputting just over 13V on a 100% fully charged battery. One more thing checked off the list. Almost there. Funny side note: my wife bought this machine for me 20 years ago. Even though you think they have no interest in it, she was the first to remind me that it only took me over 20 years to get it running...

June 16, 1884, the first roller coaster in America opens at Coney Island, in Brooklyn, New York. Known as a switchback railway, it was the brainchild of LaMarcus Thompson, traveled approximately six miles per hour and cost a nickel to ride. The new entertainment was an instant success and by the turn of the century there were hundreds of roller coasters around the country.

I had been a Wheel Horse owner for only 6 years at that time. I had no idea what I had or what I'd be getting into over the next couple of decades.

My 520-H was almost imposible to get out of reverse when I got it,. would have to hit the brake to get it to release. Found the cam had a groove worn in the and the cam plate worn. Replaced both and new heavy duty 1/4" heims joints on the control shaft... Lee1977

@WHX?? picked one of these up at a flee market last weekend, of course he got the last one there. I found them on the jungle site. Handy tool to have, doesn't take up much room, and a low price. https://www.amazon.com/WINAMOO-Automotive-Voltmeter-Polarity-Stainless/dp/B0D8PXNPYH/ref=sr_1_6

Just finished up some late evening rototilling. And snapped some very cool calendar shots!

I know I am a day late but I know I will forget to post these next weekend so here ya go!

Installed my last new drive belt on the C-85 this afternoon. Much better clutch pedal action! I don’t like NOT having 8 speed drive belts in stock here. Usually have two new ones on the shelf. Hopefully K&B WH Parts has a couple at this years Wheel Horse Show (hint hint @76c12091520h ) This post gives me a chance to show off the rig

I wear them for work. If you are on your feet all day for work, yes 100%. If you are just wearing them for worm around thr house, no. They last, but they take a long time to break in compared to other brands, and they are very uncomfortable while they are breaking in. I keep two pairs regularly and switch them every day, and when I replace a pair I don't get rid of the old ones until the new ones are broken in, because sometimes I just have to wear the old ones for a day to give my feet a break from the new stiff ones.

A permanent part of my show tool sack. May order another for the shop snd make some friends with the old light styles.

Awesome!! That is the best feeling when everything works.

Boxed up the belts yesterday....

Well I did not get her running today. Some dummy wired something wrong last week and it took a while to figure it out. But she is now mechanically ready, and I have 12V at the coil and it has strong spark. All that is left is to run the fuel line. Maybe tomorrow.

Achieved part one of what I wanted to get done. Part two is a similar sized area elsewhere. Very satisfied. Just wanted to till it a few inches down, ready to try some shade tolerant grass. Bit of an experiment, because it's well shaded, and pretty dark, but the according the website, they say it practically grows in the dark. We shall see. Need to pick out some roots, and rake it, but otherwise it's good enough. Too tired to do that today though. I'm not fit enough at my age to have done that, without the wheel horse, because it had such a solid crust, from having had no grass for so many years. Great machine.

That is a one off home made tractor with a 1950s Crossley motor, and a 1950s Studebaker Champion rear end. A local guy made it to mow big fields around his Honda motor spots dealer back in the late 70s-80s. also has a huge mower deck that goes under it as well.

Red wings come in USA made and non USA . Been wearing their USA boots since 1990, it's all I wear for work. I work in a trade and they hold up and never fall apart. Keep them clean by washing them with soap and water, use boot oil when they dry maybe twice a year depending on usage. Yes they are not cheap. I also use their Logger steel toe boot for woods work and splitting wood. Again not cheap. Wouldn't wear any other brand . Big fan here. Good Luck

I started this thread to post pics of your pre trip rigs and pics on your way to the big show!! Hard to post pics in trailer as this is a toy hauler. Here is my ride for the show and my home while there. safe travels to all…

953 to ride and the 551 to possibly sell or ride.

Does this mean the UEI is destined for the museum shelf? I got mine from Eastwood a couple of years ago. As nORM would have said: " Nice little bit of kit!" ( sorry for the sideways pics but my puter won't let me rotate them)

Yep, that was it. Annoying, because the whole thing had to come off again, but I'm getting good at that now, lol. Very pleasing not to have to worry about chafing the new belt though now. No idea which numb nuts fitted it so far off centre, but it wasn't me. Doubt they had slipped across either, because they were very tight. Dome nut head doesn't foul when lower even a tiny bit, so that won't be a problem either. I bet a 141" belt could have my spring tension in the right place too, but maybe my new belt will ease, given time, not sure. I won't be buying a longer belt to find out, because I just want this one job doing, and then it will be back in the shed, and right now the tension is pinging tight, without spring. That did surprise me, considering how much extra length the new belt should have over what I measured the old one to be. Oh well, I'll crack on with it, and give it a run. Was just having a break and a cup of tea, so thought I'd post an update.

Yeah that non ACR K161 has a different sound to it. I put a new muffler on mine, somewhat quieter, but these types of mufflers are not known for being very quiet anyhow.

Was off a C-160. I think they were all welded on.

@pfrederi if its good enough for million dollar Tanks, and trucks , it should be good for a wheel horse.

I definitely had some concerns. It's been a minute since I properly rebuilt a Kohler, and this was my first small block. This engine got the full treatment. New bore, reground crank, and valves and seats recut. I stayed with the original smaller cylinder bore (at .010 over), but it all worked out. I will say this: the engine runs great but this old K161 has a sharper muffler report than a K181. I had noticed it watching some old YouTube videos of 701s put up by various owners, and wondered if mine would do the same. It's not bad, but it has a "pop" where a K181 has a lower tone. No biggie, but it is noticeable. I just hope it gives another few decades of service now!

"Morgan" is an absolute perfect fit for a '73 Wheel Horse.

My experience is limited, but I’ve not seen a WH cylinder with a throw longer than four inches.

Looks like a hard life! Enjoy those crabs! Makes me hungry thinking about it!

Look like your vacationing at the Straits Of Hormuz

If you get it from Tractor Supply you need to check both the sleeve and belt. Some people take them out and put them back in the wronge sleeve.

I believe the predator has a ball bearing supported crankshaft. The manual PTO should work.

The 42" SD deck needs service, so I dropped it off of Morgan, the 14-8. While it is off, I figured I'd put the dozer blade on and back fill the holes we dug to get to the septic tank hatches earlier today. BUT, the lift link came up missing. I have no memory of removing it from the plow, or where it might be. It must be in a safe spot, 'cause it is still there. Well, it was easier to backfill by hand than to build a new lift link. The link dimensions have been posted here several times. I'll research that subject and build a link in the near future. About tha time I finish it, it is a safe bet that the old one will fold back into this universe and reappear. I continued working on the downed tree again tonight. 4th session with the Milwaukee Hatchet and I still have a half charge on the 8 A/H battery. Went to wake Clyde, the C-195 up from hibernation yesterday. No crank. Suspected the battery. Pulled it and put it on the charger. It was only pulling 3 amps. I let it run on the charger for a couple hours. Now I'm suspecting a safety switch. More troubleshooting in the near future. Finally, I wandered down to the dock just after sunset to find the 3 planets that are currently visible. Venus, Jupiter, and Mercury. Venus and Jupiter are easy. They are the 2 bright objects in the southwest just after sunset. Mercury is a bit harder. It is roughly in line with Venus and Jupiter and closer to the horizon. It is faint, about 1/3 the brightness of Jupiter. Tonight was the first time I've seen Mercury. Only took me 70 years to find it.

Try the one you took off.

The wife had 4 cubic yards of "Mushroom dirt " delivered to put in totes for tomatoes, peppers zucchini ect. She had them dump it in the drive way. She has used half of it. I put 4 loader buckets full into a flower bed. There's about a 1/4 of it left in the driveway in her way. I keep asking where she wants me to put it and she hasn't made up her mind. I hope it's not there this winter!

Your ignition points should just begin to open at the time the "S" appears in the timing hole on the compression stroke, a setting of 0.20 will occur later in the revaluation and there is no particular marking on the flywheel for this. You probably would be best off using the static timing method. The manual covers it well in Section 6, page 9.

Here in Maine we are pretty much limited to late spring for loam deliveries. That's due to two things. 1. Mud Season. The fields and forests where the loam comes from are mud pits until mid to late April most years. 2. Sharp demand early in the year dictates a lack of availability for the rest of the warm seasons. Sooooooooo..... A week or so ago the BBT and I were babbling about future plans for the garden area. This fall she wants to add more loam. Can't buy it then. Gotta buy it now. So she moved the big flatbed trailer out of its parking spot tucked into the front forest and the guy came today to deliver 4 cubic yds of nice clean fresh dark brown loam.

Every things in a pile! Only thing organized neatly is Eric's new K181 long block

Those symptoms could be a faulty condenser. To test this just disconnect the condenser from the ignition coil, the engine can run without it for a short time for testing. If an engine idles well, but runs erratically when revved up, like it hits and misses, pops and backfires, then chances are, it needs a new condenser/capacitor. And always install a condenser/capacitor with the wire facing downward so rain water and/or when washing off engine, water will not enter inside condenser/capacitor, ruining it. With water inside the condenser, this will also allow it to idle well, but cause it to run erratically when revved up.

June 15, 1965 Bob Dylan records the single "Like a Rolling Stone" (#1 in Rolling Stone magazine's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time").

That gap is actually much larger than it appears to be. And the tabs are about 1/4 inch below the brace. But yes, when I'm sure it's all working as it should I'll put something over it.

Did you catch that wheel slip on 2102?

701 hood. Has a small hole at the top front. Does not appear to be rust through (underside of hood does have surface rust), but from contact withe air cleaner housing when the hood bracket in the front failed. It has the original front bracket that broke off from the hood. You can see the metal from the hood still attached to it. Someone drilled holes in it and put screws in. This is a very restorable hood. $50 OBO. PM me with any questions.

The new Rustoleum RR cans I've seen have the adjustable 5 pattern tip... works great!

Picked up this front deck mount about 1 month ago and the 42" deck on the way home from @Pullstart's plow day. Finiched getting it all mounted up and working today. The instructions want you to cut out a notch on the RH belt cover in order to clear the drive belt. Don't think I'll be doing that for now. Mows pretty good, but will get a little getting used to. Also need to get a hydro to install it on. Way too wet to mow due to all the storms that past few days, btu wanted to to make 1 pass around the garden to check the cut. IMG_9702.mp4 IMG_9703.mp4 IMG_9706.mp4

Bringing this thread back from the dead with Throwback Thursday! Here is another Horse Tale from way back in my cranium. Mind you I was only with WH for a couple of years. I was hired as parts/service rep. for the South Central U.S. of A. Wheel Horse probably had around 6-8 parts and service/parts reps at the time. Sales was another facet onto it's own. A very key time for Toro and WH as big changes were coming and everyone at South Bend was holding their breath! I came on board in late 1989 but 1990 was my first full year with the "Horse" and the learning curve was steep. The WH service team at South Bend pretty much bled Wheel Horse red and some of them reminded me of guys right out of the 1950's. My boss put me up in a hotel and had me spend a couple of weeks in the WH shop tearing apart and putting together units down to the spindle bearings and 8 speed gears. Then I went on the road with other more experienced reps to do service schools and get their input on the job. I taught service schools in the winter, hit the big lawn and garden show in the spring and kept dealers up to date on parts/service the rest of the time. I drove a new Chevy Astro van filled with blades, belts, manuals and microfiche. Even had one of those fancy new fangled mobile phones. Being fresh out of college the traveling road thing was fun...for awhile. The team at South Bend would send updates, quality reports and boxes of parts to my PO Box address weekly. I would get updates on problems (Quality Control), what the plan was and any "factory running changes" to correct the problems. WH was a one step distributing; direct to dealers and I had a one-on-one relationship with WH dealers. I'd go into a dealership, grab the service tech and start cramming with info and updates. Once and a while I'd get called on the Hot Line about a customer or unit that a dealer was having problems with. Those were usually a good learning experience for everyone. The WH policy was to have the dealer supply the tech/tools and I supply the proper procedure. Sometimes I would get a experienced tech and sometimes not. At first I dreaded these calls but after a short time I looked forward to them. I viewed them as a challenge, with the end goal of everybody winning. Whenever a dealer or customer said thanks, I would hand them my bosses biz card and say if you want to thank me, call or write my boss and tell him. 1990 was a good year for me.

One more strawberry/rhubarb pie. The strawberries are just starting to ripen.

@Sarthurs01. What is the blue and white tractor.

Great nephew got to come home with me after church of course it was tractor riding time when we got home. Started with the C160 then the 520H and also the 312-8 but forgot pics of him on the 312. He is really a good operator already pays attention well and has a good understanding of what it takes to run the tractor just still to small to reach everything.