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Like I said In what's in your mirror ... the holy grail ... well of round hoods anyway. And quite the full circle back story anyway. This girl popped up on MP and two members sent me texts about it since it was local. Nice I thought but I already have this one. A nice shiny resto to boot which is most likely my last resto. Just somethin about one in her original work clothes tho. This one fits the bill to a tee. So I'm not really interested it it but still it's a desirable model and pretty much all ther. So @prondzy texts me and I say sure I'll go get it just for the thrill of the score you want it. And @ineedanother says he has a problem... I says work out a deal and be morn' happy to go fetch it. So he does and I do. Not gonna say I'll double yer money Mike but wanna make a quick Franklin?!?!? Naw forget it I got my eye on a A-60. I'll let you guys stew on these pics then the back story as good as I can tell it along with the good the bad & the ugly & more pics as long as you behave. You horse men should know what it is just from the first pic.

July 27, 1949, the world’s first jet-propelled airliner, the British De Havilland Comet, makes its maiden test-flight in England. The jet engine would ultimately revolutionize the airline industry, shrinking air travel time in half by enabling planes to climb faster and fly higher.

Hi all thought I would introduce my self in cameron and here’s my 857 and I’m in Oxfordshire 👍

No but I also haven't been castrated yet either which would be sure to happen if I brought it home. I got the what for just for bringing this one home and had to swear on a stack of bibles that it wasn't for me. Still Sylvia since I don't use them anymore might be worth it???

Ahh... that's why 's are designed that way... to address the incredible forces brought to bear on the frame due to speed and g-forces...

I believe it has wrong shifter for 61 so I will take it off yer hands cause that's just how good a guy I am.

The Comet was a lesson in the failure analysis class I took in college. Several of them fell out of the sky. Turns out that fatigue cracks in the fuselage were the cause. Seems the stress concentrations caused by the small radii in the corners of the passenger windows provided places for the cracks to start, while cabin pressurization and flight stresses caused them to grow. This lesson is why passenger windows in airliners are that odd shape that is a combination of a square and a circle today.

I wonder how many miles an average Wheelhorse will travel in it's lifetime?

Today we put down our first and oldest cat, he was 19 years old. I built him a little casket and buried him out back. Was hard for the family, we had nice folks come by the house to do it so he could pass in the comfort of his own home.

Better to ask for forgiveness than permission!

Ive been torturing myself not to chop up this fairly good 312h.. The other day I picked up this 520 roller I used to own, got traded and they blew the engine so whats left is mine again (with the plow). The 312s Kohler M12S engine runs really nice... easy start, quiet, no smoke, smooth at all rpms. I was debating on selling the whole tractor and buying a new 420 Harbor fright engine, I have good luck with those. But, this whole tractor cost me about $75. It has good tires, no rot on them. The right side axle has a weep. Its got rust and dents. the hydro lever is in a bad place for me, i personally don't like it there. If I use what I need to make a good solid tractor, I figure I can sell or salvage whats left and maybe be slightly ahead of the curve. Because I cant buy that engine and the tires for 75 bucks anywhere... So here we go. Along this slow train wreck I'm gonna need some input so I don't do anything stupid...as I often tend to do. The 520H has the hydro drive levers on the steering column. The rear ag tires are almost new, those are going on the 520 loader. Everything is relatively tight, I serviced that trans when I had it before, it worked great. My brother who I traded it to didn't run it very long before he did... something to the big Onan engine and it got parked. So its a good solid roller. The entire wiring system has been stripped out of it. And I can add another plow attachment to my growing forest of the things, I need to list em all for $50 each and make room. I'll keep one for the newly minted 512H. So, for Step 1 >>>engine removal and transplant. All I need is the key to start/stop it and for it to charge the battery. My options in my head are 1) build a new wire harness or 2) carefully remove the whole wire harness from the 312, and stuff it in the 520. What I do not know is, what will this engine function normally with and without, as it pertains to the electrical system. Unless someone has a better idea... So whats the group opinion for step 1?

The engine is on the 520 frame..that was less painful than I thought. I put in a new tank valve and some other fiddlybits that needed replaced. Once I decide whats going on I'll do the electrical. Theres a lot more going on in that 312 harness than I figured.

Ignition, charging and lights. That's it!

Didnt know that…I’ll be looking at the window on my next flight a bit more closely!

Some people have all the luck. Nice looking original.

You mean you haven't bought that yet? It's too good of a deal to pass up! If that was for sale before the Big Show, You or Pullstart would have had to haul it to PA for me.

Ideal design is when nothing needs to be added and nothing can be taken away. To me a garden tractor does not need 9 circuits.

Nice! Is the correct double pulley setup in place on the S/G? Are the rear fender ends pointy, not rounded - 701 only?? I do not see the toolbox braces under the set.... Those Firestones look to be in good shape too.

July 26, 1903 Horatio Nelson Jackson, Sewall K. Crocker, and a bulldog named Bud complete the first automobile trip across the United States, traveling from San Francisco to New York in a two-cylinder Winton in 63 days, 12 hours, and 30 minutes.

Painting the kitchen in my little rental. We had to go floor to ceiling and here is the rig I used to paint up to the 9.5 foot ceiling .

Put a new hood on the Camry my uncle hit the deer with. Took about another hour or so of fussing to the the hood latch to line up right, but now we just have to find a grille for it. Not bad for a couple of amateurs with a hammer and a ratchet strap.

Ironic that it takes about the same to get a USPS Package fron SF to RI these days.

Meh... Could do that on a ...

It would be ... just gotta figure out who I can tell her it's for

@WHX?? You'd look mighty fine on this little filly...

Unless you're going to bother with some level of restoration (repainting, replacing headlights/taillights) and/or care about safety switches (disclaimer: of course, you *should* care about those! Most of mine don't work but that's beside the point...), I would just wire up the bare minimum. You don't even need the charging system working for short runs, if you don't mind putting a charger on the battery every time. I have a 520-H frame that I dropped a Kohler K-17 engine on, that I start by hot-wiring the wire from the solenoid to the battery. It's still a "project" tractor though, and eventually I'd like all the electrical stuff to work, but it's usable in the meantime.

@Stan50 thank you for the reply ! my main outlook on REPEDITIVE ISSUES / PROBLEMS , is how can I eliminate this from happening again ? realise that for the purest , it simply cannot be done , yet the issue remains . rot box removal , with small circular cutting wheel , makes it very easy , always cut at highest setting for better discharge , none of my oiled decks , retain any grass at all , that sun got oil staining , fusion , for many hours , really sets your slick , moisture resistant base . also wall mount the decks , standing on wheels up against wall over winter , with an inspection and chain and cable spray , sun hot for metal absorption, open gear aerosol , dries like slick armour , in heat , all experiments , combine that with , lucas green x tra hd chassis grease in every related , cleaned out bearings , guess what ? no rust / rot / buildup , decks run with total ease , no whyining bearings , or screaming , pto lever engagement . every stage based on , repetitive failure , often just a small verification , of function . check out lucas xtra hd green chassis grease , specs , 550 deg , polyurea , ant sling , no bearing failure / noise . pete

I’m not playing a silly game, I just don’t have so much hate for Onan that I need to place blame on them for things created by Wheel Horse.

I woke up this morning and saw a good rain soak coming our way! I grabbed my seeds and got them on the tilled up dirt before it opened up. With any luck, it’ll germinate and continue to get a little rain off and on the next few weeks!

@Stan50 I refer to those baffles as , rot boxes , because thats what they are , trapped moisture packed grass , will eat a deck alive . why not eliminate it ? oil soaking deck , BREAK THE ROT CYCLE , all of my decks have this , zero rust or rot , regular maintenance , and cleaned out bearings , and refill with lucas xtra hd , green chassis grease , 550 degree rated / also polyurea rated , stays with bearings , never had a bearing failure or whyining noise . pete

Thanks for the follow up. It is nice to know what solves the problems that are posted here.

Thank you all...huge help. It was loose ground terminal (replaced wire) and replaced starter relay. All good. Thank you!

WHX: Nice find. Getting harder to find those. Looks like a keeper. Enjoy the project and the ride when done.

Sweet.

I have five tractors and enough parts to fix just about anything that could possibly go wrong...and I live on 1/2 acre

Tom knows ...

Ultimate Show Cruiser!

Today was a day off so I enjoyed it and did some straightening up around the house in the morning. Then in the afternoon I went to a friend’s annual Summer party that he has at his house/party area. Here’s some pics. The local band Rapid Transit did 70’s -90’s well done covers of some popular songs as the party wound down. The majority of the band is friends with my friend and a significant chunk of the attendees that they had known for years. The view as my father and I left for home. This is where the party was.

The holy grail as far as I'm concerned.

They continue to burrow through my blocks behind the back barn. New set, more vertical like @SylvanLakeWH suggests.

I approach this issue differently by eliminating a bad ground as step 1. Attach your black lead to the engine block and the positive lead to the battery. Less than 12.5 or so tells you bad ground or bad battery. If good, then I follow the power through the harness.

The negative terminal and ground connection are just as important. If the engine is is mounted on a shaker plate check the ground wire going to the engine mount.

Definitely Nope

I front mount mowed (my first time mowing with a hydrostatic Wheel Horse!) and cultivated the food plot area.

I ordered a $10 regulator from EBay for the Raider. The mounting holes are too narrow to use the existing holes in the tower and i wanted to use the original holes and carriage bolts. The terminals on the new one stick out the back also, so it can’t be mounted flush. The band saw made quick work of making an adapter mount out of the old regulator.

Final stage of the Big Show seat resto.

I have a TSC close to me. Looking at their site they have a .625 x 83" belt. I would think that is the one they are using. Anyone able to verify?