John2189 542 #1 Posted March 30 Could someone post a pic of the location of the gas tank and battery on a 656? Mine has neither and I don’t see any way to mount them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 72,750 #2 Posted March 30 Here's Trina's first restoration. Her 657 "Pony". The first post has a picture of the engine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John2189 542 #3 Posted March 30 (edited) 22 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: Here's Trina's first restoration. Her 657 "Pony". The first post has a picture of the engine. Thanks looks like the gas tank is mounted to the engine. Om mine , a previous owner put a 10 hp techy on it. It does have a little tank mounted in a plywood holder. Edited March 30 by John2189 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 72,750 #4 Posted March 30 3 minutes ago, John2189 said: Thanks looks like the gas tank is mounted to the engine. Om mine , a previous owner put a 10 hp techy on it. It does have a little tank mounted in a plywood holder. 10 HP Tecumseh would be a great repower for that chassis. Compact size. More power. Are you looking to make yours more original? Or more representative of Wheelhorse in general? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wallfish 18,149 #5 Posted March 30 3 hours ago, John2189 said: Om mine , a previous owner put a 10 hp techy on it. Post a pic of yours then. It's been modified with a bigger engine so the original locations probably don't apply to your tractor if you're keeping the 10 hp engine on it. A tank can be mounted on the hood stand tray and the battery should have a battery tray behind the engine but it may not fit with the bigger engine 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 72,750 #6 Posted March 30 1 hour ago, wallfish said: Post a pic of yours then. It's been modified with a bigger engine so the original locations probably don't apply to your tractor if you're keeping the 10 hp engine on it. A tank can be mounted on the hood stand tray Yessir. That's what Trina did. 1 hour ago, wallfish said: and the battery should have a battery tray behind the engine but it may not fit with the bigger engine It won't hold a stock Wheelhorse battery because of the starter in a 10 HP Tecumseh. We used a motorcycle battery to alleviate that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John2189 542 #7 Posted March 30 6 hours ago, ebinmaine said: 10 HP Tecumseh would be a great repower for that chassis. Compact size. More power. Are you looking to make yours more original? Or more representative of Wheelhorse in general? Functional, it does have the small gas tank, just not thrilled about the wood holding it. I used blocks of wood to raise the battery above the steering gear, so it would fit, but not happy with that either. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oliver2-44 10,738 #8 Posted April 1 The WH 953/1054 had their tank on top the transaxle in a wood cradle held in place with steel straps. So wood could be ok if done well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
