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I must say I don't even have any play in my steering wheel. I'm very happy with this. But just like the 400 series I had. I'm back on the hook for wheel horses. My wife is like hmm savings account hasn't gotten any bigger. And I'm over here thinking welp it's not any smaller. We doing good baby

May 11, 1947, the B.F. Goodrich Company of Akron, Ohio, announces it has developed a tubeless tire, a technological innovation that would make automobiles safer and more efficient. . While Goodrich awaited approval from the U.S. Patent Office, the tubeless tires underwent high-speed road testing, were put in service on a fleet of taxis and were used by Ohio state police cars and a number of privately owned passenger cars.

These were really cheap ones too. Two for like $80. I was plowing a furrow for planting more asparagus roots for this one. Second pic is a Wild Game camera at the end of the field.

And here we go putting tubes back in. Tube should be mandatory for all low pressure applications. Like when you lose air in a tire at a show and it rolls off the bead...

You are over thinking this situation. The condenser is on the negative side of the coil and has nothing to do with power to the fuel pump. You are just using the positive side wire at the coil as a convenient source of power that will be turned on and off with the keyswitch.

That style solenoid was mainly used to keep amp draw on the activating control to a minimum for continuous duty applications like snow plows and electric actuators.

My 2005 Classic has it under the seat. That spot is filled by the filter on a hydro. The 314-H I no longer have. I was a bit hesitant because of the long fuel line run on my 76 Reborn B-80 but it works great. The Dino C-121

That is correct KP. The starter button grounds out the solenoid operating it. The the other end of the solenoid coil is internally connected to 12v positive large post. You do have to have the 12v from the battery on the correct large post. I forget if they are labeled or not. If not one way to tell is read through the small post to one of the large posts. You should see the resistance of the coil on one of the large posts. That's the large post that gets connected to the battery. Should be open on the other large post. I have no idea why went this route. It's been said this same solenoid was used on some truck sno plow set ups.

Plowing snow! My neighbor and I were both plowing our drives. Me on a C-120 Auto and him on a B-100 8 Speed. I out-plowed him 2 to 1. Consequently he promptly added a Charger 12 Automatic to his collection and loves it for plowing snow. His 8-Speed is definitely better for tilling the gardens.

You mean like the fact that the Central Pacific Rail Road Company made their rout longer than necessary because 20 square miles of land were given to the railroad for every mile of track they put down and the fact that their route meandered from one natural water source to the next so the free land would be more valuable.

Gear oil change today.

She doesn't get out in the sun much.

For mowing and plowing snow, automatic is the way to go, especially if you have a lot of forward and backward movement.

It still takes a little cranking to get it started, just like the original pump. I just don't trust the Chinese knock off pumps, so I went this route. Sounds like the check valves in your OEM pump are failing. BTW, I think you may have me confused with someone else, I never sold you a rockshaft.

Thanks for all you do!!!

Yep if your not going to have a ammeter. Double check what solenoid you have. Hate to see you let any magic smoke out.

Pretty sure my solenoid is operated by +12VDC. No biggie. Just looked wrong. I learned something new! So can I run the wire from the middle tab (GEN) directly back to the positive side of the battery? The pic below is a Kohler manual. Just has a meter in series between the center tab and positive terminal.

Mine already looks like that because every wire except the 6 gauge positive battery cables are black

If it has the correct engine for '60 it would be a K91. Only real difference between a K90 and a K91 is the governor setting. 3600 RPMs for a K90 - 4000Rpms for a K91.

Pan stand was out for paint. This is the only place on a 520 for it.

I prefer manuals...

Jim has his mounted under the seat. @WHX?? you have any pics to share?

Boy, you gotsta lotta nerve havin' that point'n that way... Buford T. Justice callin' in a violation of Wheel Horse protocol...

That board has nothing to do with starting. Battery charging only so the addition of a solenoid will not fix it. The magneto ignition is self powered and the wire going to the ignition switch simply grounds the magneto coil to shut it off. Adding a solenoid would remove the heavy starting load on the ignition switch and a good idea to keep the expensive switch working.

Foe grass cutting by the hour 2nd is too slow 3rd to fast....

The C-121,141, and 161 Automatic was only available in 1978 and 79. The C-141 Auto was just shy of 2,600.00 or roughly 13,168.00 with inflation in 2026 without attachments when it was new. It’s top speed is an eye watering 6 miles an hour.

9 times out of 10 my snowplow blade is adequate here in NE Indiana. This past winter we had a couple of storms that were a challenge because I couldn't get enough snow out of the way to start cutting into it. My old snow blower got the job done, but the short chute and its cable control were problematic. I needed more control over where I shoot the snow. Also, I lived through the Blizzard of '78, so I know we're not immune to some ridiculous drifting.

The C-**0 tractors are hands down, my preferred lineup. I also have C-141, which is a good worker, but I hate the tower design because it's a pain in the butt to access the rock shaft for changing out attachments.

Kind of a 6 Volt to 12 Volt conversion!

I have mixed feelings about taking these special animals. But if I pass, someone else won't. I have mounted one that was killed illegally about 20 years ago. The poacher was arrested and the piebald button buck was held as evidence till the trial was over. After having this mount for 15+ years, I have donated it to Rocky Gap State Park where it is on display at the Park Entrance. This is where the deer was killed in the campground no hunting zone.

Had a real good one way back in 1980. Olds Omega with a manual trans. Under warranty came in with a broken clutch cable at the bellhousing. so I replaced it. Came back a month later with another broken cable. So I replaced it again. This time it looked like the cable was burnt. Turned out the negative cable at the bellhousing was loose 5 inches away from the cable. When starting an arc jumped between the cables and burned through the clutch cable. I have also seen choke and throttle cables glow on Wheel Horses!

@Gary S Minnesota dielectric grease ? made for that , rebuilt hundreds of pumps / gear units , makes a ring slide with ease , another thing it does is stop , o ring twist / leak , also excellent on fuel tank bottom valve grommets , makes it easy . pete

Wiring is correct. For under seat gas tanks I always mount the pump low and near the tank.. If yo are putting the pump on a WH with gas tank under the hood mount where ever you can. Gravity will fill the pump most the time.

Checked the S/G this evening and it's pretty clean with smooth tight bearings. Brushes are decent. Wiped it out, put her back together and bench tested. Tomorrow is electrical day...

Understanding wife or brave man. Either way that usually don't end well.

I need to do another. Did it once without too much trouble but I remember one of the four fighting a bit.

You want some real pop Squirrel paint the grass screen red ... ask me how I know ... It was a terrible day for wrenching here. took four hours to install some solids. The holes would just not line up and that's what she said. Got it in the end but what a fight considering the last one only took an hour. Not only that @Achto busted a brand new piston ring and invented some brand new french. I'll let him explain.

I figured I’d kill two stones with one bird. Front end Friday and Side shot Saturday, and seat time. But I did it just in time to have it start raining.

Added a little bling to the fan shroud on the 520H. Wheel Horse head insert looks more at home than the Toro one.

'Bout freakin time...

Dust caps! The old 701 will finally get the most attention (finally) for a few days. Gotta get it down from the workstand so the Blackhood can go on! Sheetmetal and paint. NOT my strongsuits!

I had to pause working on the grader blade due to the sale of a motorhome. I had a lot of prep to deal with the sale. Anyway I'm now back working the blade. The pivot shaft is now tack welded to the sector plate which enabled me to mount the assembly on the tractor. Before I go any further, does the angle of the blade look correct? It's sitting on the ground on the floor. There isn't a whole lot I can do if it isn't right other than drill new holes in the blade. On the overall length of the blade, this one is 48" and it seems that the original would have been 42". I think I've seen 50" listed somewhere but I could be wrong on that. Is 48" going to be to much of a blade for the B80 or B100? Thanks! Brad

My wife is a nervous flyer. Doesn't help when I make a few comments: "Hope we got a sober pilot." "Boy that guy sure took a long time to inspect that tire." I think I have nerve damage to my hand from her squeezing it so hard on take off and landings as well as turbulence.

Better hope it doesn't capsize while you're there! LOL Get a load of this genius

Start posting your travel itinerary ... we'll make sure someone from here is on the same plane.

I wired one to the pink dash lights wire on a 520 so it would be fused by that circuit. Problem is as the pump pulses the (led) lights flicker in tune with the pump. I may move it to the coil but I may have a battery going south too as it kinda goes away at throttle up.

The Facet pumps have an internal circuit breaker None of the pumps draw more than 4-5 amps most less. Fuse size should be based on wire gauge. If you use 16ga i would use 10 amp fuse make your connection to the "+" terminal on the coil