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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...

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.

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

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

@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

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.

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.

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

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!

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.

The Kohler 230722 Condenser fits all battery ignition single cylinder and twin cylinder from the K-90 to the K-582. The unit of measure for a condenser is the Farad, and our small engines use a condenser that is in the nanofarad range (ten to the minus ninth power Farads) which is based on the voltage range they work in. A battery ignition system uses a 200 to 500 nF condenser. The lower end of the spectrum is preferable as too high a rating will allow more flow resulting in coil overheating. Do not use a condenser intended for a magneto ignition because its rating is too low and will result in burned ignition point contacts. Most automotive points condensers will be fine. I have used the 1960s Ford condenser ( 250 to 280 nF) because I had a few on the shelf. The 1967 and earlier VW had an ignition coil with a built in resistor like the ones on a Kohler Though they do have a little extra wire on them you can eliminate they too are in the proper range and should be readily available at an auto parts store.

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.

I want to start doing this. I’d like to dump it right in the exit pipe. I have a filter on the exit pipe, so I could pull the filter, then make a piece of smaller pvc with an elbow to fit in the exit pipe to funnel it in there.

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.

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…

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.

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

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

Striper season is open on the Chesapeake bay.

I made the belt tensioner last week. Originally was using the existing v-pulley from the factory belt tensioner but then decided to use the flat pulley from the mower deck tensioner to get a better wrap around the drive pulley to prevent slipping. I have 3 different drive pulleys to try, 4” that matches original engine, 3-1/2 that I have installed, and a 3” pulley.