Unsure what I got but it's a story...

[BPEisenhower 692]

Good morning Horse Family! Road trip and storytime! I drove 8 hours round trip for this one. It was advertised as a Charger 12 Automatic but, that's not what is interested me. The seller, Mike, worked at a Wheel Horse dealer in Monee IL when he was 16 until he was 22. He seen a lot of tractors in his time and this one in particular had been traded in and motor overhauled. He went to the owner of the dealership and purchased it for his mother so she could mow the lawn and got the snowblower so she could clear the driveway.  Purchased in 1974. She used it up until 2 years ago when it became too difficult to get on and off anymore so it sat. It's not pretty but, it's all there. Yes, it runs, yes it mows. Had a carb fire a few years ago and is charred but relatively unharmed. It will take off forward if you are not sitting on it holding the motion lever. Parking brake, hydrostatic disengagement not working. It has the K241 that runs well for burning oil (don't think it was changed often). Now, did this have headlights? I see there's two silver nubs on the side of the hood and a taillight. Is this a 1076? I can read the tag under the steering wheel. It will be steam cleaned and see how good the paint really is. The snowthrower is not doing so well. It's sat outside under a tree for 20 or more years and was sunk in the dirt. Stuck like a hedge post. Not even the idler pulley moves. But, in all, it's was worth the story to me and Claudia made me promise to take care of her kid. Still attached to it and glad it went to a collector. Please let me know if this had lights at one point and if this is in fact a 1076! Myself, I like the original work clothes but, it could be a candidate for a repaint of it doesn't clean up. By the way, I was sent the picture of the Wheel Horse parade tractor that was assembled in the dealership in Monee. Anyone remember seeing this? Sweet set up. Three were gear and one hydrostatic. The hydro pulled everything 

[ri702bill 13,264]

Nice! Only thing better would be the Horse leading A couple of Deere & Cubs!

[squonk 48,279]

Yup 1076

[BPEisenhower 692]

Great! How about an idea how to keep it from taking off on me? LoL 😂 I tried tightening the screws with springs that hold the plastic motion control and nothing. Flipping them over did nothing either. Holding the foot pedal down works but the parking brake -disconnect doesn't do anything, might be the belt is too tight.....

[Retired Wrencher 7,026]

Sorry I am not an auto guy. There will be some one who knows more than me about this. Good luck with the tractor. It is savable. Also enjoy the project.

[Bar Nuthin 3,433]

18 hours ago, BPEisenhower said:

Great! How about an idea how to keep it from taking off on me? LoL 😂 I tried tightening the screws with springs that hold the plastic motion control and nothing. Flipping them over did nothing either. Holding the foot pedal down works but the parking brake -disconnect doesn't do anything, might be the belt is too tight.....

 

The parking brake uses a pawl inside the transaxle. Many (most) of them get the teeth shaved off from being engaged while the tractor is rolling and become useless. The parking brake should also disengage the idler pulley, so the drive belt no longer engages the hydrostat.

 

The foot brake only moves the motion lever back to the neutral/stop position.

 

Adjusting the tension of the motion control is done here. Part 6-50 is adjusted to increase tension after loosening the retaining nut. Resistance is created by parts 6-45 & 6-43 and need to be clean, NOT lubricated. 

 

Edited 7 hours ago by Bar Nuthin

[BPEisenhower 692]

2 hours ago, Retired Wrencher said:

Sorry I am not an auto guy. There will be some one who knows more than me about this. Good luck with the tractor. It is savable. Also enjoy the project.

I get a lot of grief from collecting these tractors and crazy for power washing, buffing and picky servicing. "It's just a lawn mower" this is why I like tractors, not the general public 🤪

[BPEisenhower 692]

32 minutes ago, Bar Nuthin said:

 

The parking brake uses a pawl inside the transaxle. Many (most) of them get the teeth shaved off from being engaged while the tractor is rolling and become useless. The parking brake should also disengage the idler pulley, so the drive belt no longer engages the hydrostat.

 

The foot brake only moves the motion lever back to the neutral/stop position.

 

Adjusting the tension of the motion control is done here. Part 6-50 is adjusted to increase tension after loosening the retaining nut. Resistance is created by parts 6-45 & 6-43 and need to be clean, NOT lubricated. 

 

Thank you so much for the diagram.  My machine doesn't have the detent for the lever on the pedestal. Have to see if there are bolt holes for one

[Bar Nuthin 3,433]

23 minutes ago, BPEisenhower said:

My machine doesn't have the detent for the lever on the pedestal.

Not having that detent would be most inconvenient. Hope you can come up with one.

[hcminis 1,803]

22 hours ago, BPEisenhower said:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Very cool story.  

 

I can add to your stage coach picture with a video.   I actually own that stage coach hitch.  Got it from Mr. Ron Christianson near Chicago, IL  He sold Wheel Horse tractors many years ago.  I was able to get the team hitch as well as his remaining inventory. 

 

Here is the link to my video showing how the hitch was set up

 

Wheel Horse Stage Coach Hitch

 

Unfortunately I was never able to get this completely set up and functional. Still have it though and maybe some day.  Be fun to take to the Wheel Horse Big Show in PA one year.

 

Thanks for sharing.

Edited 5 hours ago by hcminis

[pfrederi 21,269]

2 hours ago, Bar Nuthin said:

Not having that detent would be most inconvenient. Hope you can come up with one.

 

 

My 3 Snow horses are all charger electros.  Just looked none of them have a detent plate.  Not really a big deal if you adjust the tension.  Mine are earlier ones maybe that was a product improvement in later models.

 

You need a 1-1/8 "  open end wrench to loosen the lock nut  then a 5/8" open end to turn the squared end of #6-50

[squonk 48,279]

I don't think the 1076 has that tension adjustment. It has the same set up as the 875 and 1075.

 

Clean any lube off of the cam and stud. I replaced the crappy slotted screws with allen type screws and added a washer for a bit more tension.

 

[pfrederi 21,269]

1 hour ago, squonk said:

I don't think the 1076 has that tension adjustment. It has the same set up as the 875 and 1075.

 

Clean any lube off of the cam and stud. I replaced the crappy slotted screws with allen type screws and added a washer for a bit more tension.

 

 

 

You are 100% correct

My bad I thought the original post was about a charter 12.