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A personal fave: A button spotted being worn at an event: “Help stamp out ‘Help Stamp Out’ buttons"

Not a sign, but a meme that really hits home.

We miss you Jay, for those who didn't know him let me just say that @roadapples was one of the easiest people to get to know and hardest to forget.

I went through the carb last night because it has been barely running even with full choke and this is what I found After going through it and cleaning it up the engine now runs very smooth and is able to throttle up without needing choke

Spark, fuel, compression, and correct timing....and it will run.

My son sent me this video of his new Deere lawn mower in action while his 417H watches. The Deere is self propelled, fuel free and fertilizes while mowing. VID_20261102_074920.mp4

Here’s a little bit more advice: Stay here on Red Square, this is where the best and most knowledgeable Wheel Horse people are. The guys here are very smart and willing to help. They will get your tractor running. Be patient and listen to them, it will pay off.

My neighbors Austin Bantam. Check with the club for parts .https://austinbantam.club/

November 3, 1998, Jesse “THE BODY’ Ventura was elected governor of Minnesota. The retired professional wrestler served one term as governor and declined the opportunity to run for a second term.

I struggle with videos with my phone. What the heck is HEVC???? I finally got YouTube to do it's thing and hopefully it will work here. This is the first start up. Spark good, fuel to carb good (currently using a cheapo thumpy thump electric pump) and wiring checks out. It actually surprised me how fast it started. I had fogged the engine a while back and it didn't smoke as much as I thought is would at first start. It didn't care for the base carb settings but I got it to smooth out some. Still needs some tweaking. Took a mini cruise through the first woods just cuz. I used the battery from my 05 and found out it's 5 years old. I was going to park Dino for the winter and put the battery back in the 05 but I'm just going to leave it in Dino and buy a new one. I still have some odds and ends to do I'm waiting on some crimp lugs to redo the battery cables, I may repaint the fender pan. Something got on it and it feels more like sandpaper. I've got a good electric fuel pump on the shelf but I'll just leave the thumper on it until it quits. There seems to be some noises that are more obvious on the video than from the seat. I'll be chasing those down. Hopefully it's nothing internal. https://youtu.be/e1FIVKRNTlM

He is a hard working man with two jobs. I still can’t believe he had the original key in a bag for the B 60 tractor. I guess I can say it was kinda lucky getting that.

After opening the files and reading all the good information on them, I looked closer at the mower and found that the tensioner cable broke at the z bend. I did a temporary fix and that mower pushed light as a feather. I ordered an aftermarket cable for ten bucks and it will be her in a few days. Meanwhile the plan is to wire in some clips to the system so my wife can start it easily. No need for another battery to sit there and go bad between uses.

This mower has probably 25 years of mostly sitting . It was a three hundred dollar mower even back then. I got it for a family member who had a husband who had a quad bypass so the wife could make the yard. It came back to me when her health declined as well Now my wife has been bugging me for a mower that she can just start and run so with the electric start feature this one will be it. The tank was empty and the air filter foam on the outside was nasty so I gave her a squirt of penetrating oil in the spark plug hole and also the carb and pulled it a few times. It has the patented carb bowl with no room to get a wrench underneath. Maybe an offset wrench would work but who knows. Anyway after thinking about grinding a socket for the bowl nut, I replaced the rotten fuel line . She fired on carb cleaner and caught on the first pull. I have to replace the final drive parts at the wheels if I can figure it out, but at least it will start and run . Maybe YouTube will show me the way on the drive repair . She's a beauty but pretty heavy to push around . .

@953 nutYou’re right. It’s a Johnson TC10. Not sure why I said Thompson…

With the help of a lot of people from this forum, we were able to get the Onan fixed with a new (and correct) flywheel key, and a new ignition trigger module. Over the last few days I put the bucket loader (Thompson TC10) back on. A little bit of new plumbing, a new hose and fluid and I’m back in business!! I also discovered that the Hydraulic pump is from a Cessna airplane. I started the ballast box build as well. Pics attached.

@953 nut we were there years ago https://www.google.com/search?q=home+of+hues+flying+boat&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS866US866&oq=home+of+hues+flying+boat+&gs_lcr , loaded with ww2 aircraft and related equipment , had a walk on, also german fighters . that oregon coast , is awesome , for jet boat trips , also terrific sea food , then on to jedediah smith national forest , make you feel very insignificant , redwoods , make a plan , its more than worth it , pete

Do yourself a favor and cure one problem at a time, Get the ignition system working properly, get the engine running, and then you can do a functional test on the charging system. Have you done the static timing yet?

Yes. Yes it is.

If by that you mean it showed open or infinity all the time then you need to clean your points again they aren't closing. When they are open you have infinity .no continuity, closed should show a very small ohm rating . One other thing run a temp ground jumper from a clean spot on the engine block to the battery neg. There is a small ground cable under your engine on those isolation mount tractors that can fail and the engine is not grounded. Jumper bypasses that potential issue.

I buy from Brian regularly.

@Thegearhead0324 use SUPER LUBE on all related o rings ? a dry ring will ROLL TO A SMALLER DIAMETER , if dry , causing related leakage , another thing about seating , tightening connections , go at it EASILY to sense , make up . the O ring is the binder , pete

Finally got around to taking a few pictures of this little beauty that I picked up from @Dan 312-8 back in June.

Yes. The other difference is that the T series MAY have a smaller and shorter output shaft size than the WH spec ones...

The main drive belt on any horizontal shaft WH is a right angle side load, even though that belt is the closest to the engine block. The double groove bell style PTO on a C series ot the triple pulley on earlier models places the load out towards the end of the shaft and necessitates the use of a side-load capable angular contact ball bearing. A regular single row ball bearing will fail under heavy side load. Inline coupling the engine shaft to the load shaft, when they are truly inline and supported, there is negligable loading side-to-side. The engine in question - the K161-T, may only have the single row bearing.

It is a K161-T Magneto ignition. Most likely off a pump or rototiller. Also most likely NOT rated for a WH with a PTO due to the side load. Meant for shaft-to-shaft coupling, like a pump or generator.

leaf cleanup begins 2026 it had been a couple years since we last ran Comanche ( @Coulter Caleb’s 854) and so we got it out, dumped the fuel, cleaned the fuel bowl, fresh fuel and then fun! Zach loved driving the little tractor and I was reminded that is seemed like yesterday his older brother was helping with the same work and he was riding in the trailer they grow up quickly this guy looks right at home on the 62 year old tractor then big brother stopped by unannounced (I love it when he does that)! Zach asked Caleb if he would drive him across the backyard for “old times sake” (I’m not crying…it’s just the dust from the leaves🥲)

Wow guys. What a help. I messed around a bit at the Toro site and they were saying that only present production models were available for download. With the great weather we are having I will be doing this in the shop during bad weather. Soybean and corn yields are great this year and I want to see my nephews new combine Fendt class 8 that fully optioned can exceed seven figures. The front has tracks instead of tires. He lost his other combine when it burned down in a field. He is hoping for fifty percent depreciated on the insurance claim. An eighteen row head and 250 bushel corn and that thing just eats. Here at the home place the guys are running a John Deere class seven and running while unloading into a grain cart.