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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

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

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.

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.

The two of you are a pair of strange people!

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.

Estwings are pretty much the durability standard. However, with all the fancy schmancy hammers showing up, Estwing took all the ''extra'' features such a side pulling and they even have a hybrid hammer with aluminum shaft, steel claws and head , and dead blow weights inside the head. My favorite estwing so far is the laminated leather 16 ounce curved claw. Fast reset cycle and gets into tight spots. A great finish hammer. I am old and slowing down so i just do the jobs that appeal to me as i just did a charity install of a walk in shower . The family helped with the install and needed it because of a terminal illness coming down the tracks.

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

According to some of the early sales brochures at least.

I couldn't find the existing MIRROR thread. Not much to go on, but how good are you?

That is how "Captain Kangaroo's" buddy MISTER GREENGEANS got his stage name, went out to mow wearing white pants.

Update time. Went to the local mower shop and figured surely they should have something laying around. Well that was a no go. In an entire building filled with mowerparts not one cap that would fit my Kohler gastank I tried looking up several numbers on the Interwebs as suggested by @ebinmaine and others mentioned in several topics but all those caps once delivered to my doorstep cost $50 and upwards. Anyhow, enough with that. Here are some things that did work out. Made a new support structure for the seat. The PO welded pieces of shelving to the headstuds to place a seat. I could not bring myself to leave that as it was so made something else. Installed a new seat that flips up to access the fueltank, engine dipstick and newly fabricated and installed oiltank. New seat installed. Seat flips up to reveal the gastank, dipstick and oil reservoir. Even made a 'hold-the-seat-up-stick' to make life a bit easier. One thing I have to adress here is the way the exhaust ends. It's a bit too close for comfort to the right leg. Thinking about adding a (bit of) elbow to the tip to point it away from the drivers leg or adding somekind of mesh, maybe both. Oil tank made from a reservoir that's normally used for hand operated pumps on (car) trailers. Added a filler neck and cap, breather and a large fitting with barb to hook up the feed-line to the oilpump. New tank holds about 2L or ~0.5 gal. Made a elbow thingy that adapts to the original tiny oil-reservoir to the larger tank. Greetings from the Netherlands, Mark

Wheel Horse clocks.

Say what?

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

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

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.

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

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.

I've replaced your obvious silliness with more appropriate information.

Thank you for doing that.

Put six of them to bed for the winter. 312H, 520-8, 416H, 520H (X2), 312-8 Siphoned out most of gas then ran till empty. Pulled battery. These were barely ran all summer so I didn't bother doing oil changes etc. Got the 520HC with the plow moved up and I will get it all checked out and ready for winter duty. The 520 with the mower deck is still in service to grind up leaves for the next few weeks.

Very nice find by the way ! Wasn’t there a thread long time ago where some members made a few fiberglass hoods . Maybe @VinsRJ or @AMC RULES would remember ? It must have been a thing for the rich people in the suburbs to back then . Get all dressed up to work outside .

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.

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!

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

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.

I pieced together a RM-366 deck from a few donor decks. Doubt the 754 will get used much for mowing, but I figured "why not?" The blades had previously been installed with the left and right reversed. It wasn't cutting squat - and I figured that since there were separate part numbers for left and right that might me the issue. Went ahead and touched up the cutting edges while I had them off. Mowed some strips in the vacant park lot behind my property. I had a different shell that matched the patina better, but along with the patina were a few rust holes.

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

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.

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If your back is aching and you cannot dismount as Erick did, a lower seat back and an auto trans with a hydraulic lift will enable you to swing a leg over the steering wheel. I have done it both ways. With a manual lift be careful as it is pretty easy to bruise your leg on the handle

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...

I completely missed this but Happy day late birthday dad!! @TonyToro

My main mowing tractor is a first gen 520H with the 23x9.5-12 rear tires and they are liquid filled. The added weight does not cause damage to the sod but it actually prevents tire spin which could damage sod and also I have some hills and ditches to mow and the added traction helps there.

Yes and no…I don’t want these tires “weighted” all the time. Would rather have the cast iron weights that I can remove in the spring and set this machine up for mowing. I suppose I could have a second set of rears without weights and swap out that way.

Happy Borned on Day, Tony

Happy Birthday 🎂 🥳 🎉

Happy Birthday!