Long Haul To Pick Up Another

[Confused99 2]

Drove a little over 300 miles one way yesterday to pick up this 520H. I am still down in Iowa and will know more about it tomorrow when I get her home. Runs great though. Currently visiting with my parents. Here is a picture of her still on the trailer.

Jason

[TJ 184]

Nice tractor. :notworthy:

[rickv1957 74]

Jason,Looks like a nice 520,Rick

[Operator 7]

A little soap and water then a buff and shine

Need a hubcap ?

That the one Zieg72 was telling about?

Nice catch, see any 42" RD decks around down there?

Randy

[Suburban 550 28]

Jason, it looks like it was well worth the ride. :notworthy:

[zieg72 209]

A little soap and water then a buff and shine

Need a hubcap ?

That the one Zieg72 was telling about?

Nice catch, see any 42" RD decks around down there?

Randy

Sure was, great haul, glad to see it found a good home...

[whfan74 2,071]

Looks like you picked up a nice one!

Give her a little spit shine and she will look like new!

Congrats on the new machine!

[Confused99 2]

Thanks guys for the comments. Thanks zieg72 for looking it over for me before I made the trip . It runs good and seems to move good. I picked up oil, filters, etc after I got home today. I also stopped up at the FD and washed her up with the help of my 6 year old daughter . I started going through her as I couldn't wait. Rear end oil looked pretty dirty (for hydro oil) but seemed to be full. The engine on the other hand........ . I drained around 3/4 of a quart of oil including what was in the filter out of the engine . It was quite sludgy (if that's a word) and the filter was a couple degrees past seated (very loose). At any rate I hope this doesn't become a problem in the future. I filled everything back up, spun on new filters, and greased her up. I also pulled the fan shroud and blew out the cooling fins. I still have a few things to do to her before I am 100% ready to go as I had to order a few parts. Here is a few pics of here after just getting started on draining the fluids. My 4 year old was helping me .

I will post another pic later with the blower mounted and the revised snow attack team.

Jason

[Indy w h 5]

Lookin good!!! I bet that would plow some ground

Indy

[Confused99 2]

Thanks Indy.

Here are some pics of the new team (did I mention I have an 8.5' Western on my truck ). The 312H feels alittle jealous now but with the blade it should keep happy this winter.

Jason

[Confused99 2]

Need a hubcap ?

Nice catch, see any 42" RD decks around down there?

Randy

Yes, send me a PM

Didn't see any 42" RD decks on the trip. I am looking for one myself

Jason

[rickv1957 74]

Looking good,Jason! nice find,Rick

[d180man 5]

Hi yes they look very nice! great find i love to have the one with the snowblower! :thumbs:

[Operator 7]

Lookin good! Zieg72 picked it right didn't he? You'll have to buy him a cold one someday.

I see the 312 has the red lettering, one of our 520"s has that but the rest are silver.

Now a cab huh?

Randy

[Confused99 2]

Lookin good! Zieg72 picked it right didn't he? You'll have to buy him a cold one someday.

I see the 312 has the red lettering, one of our 520"s has that but the rest are silver.

Now a cab huh?

Randy

Yeah, he did very well and I appreciate him talking to me about what he found.

That is interesting. The 312 is a '90 model. What year is your 520 with the red lettering?

Yes, I am looking for a cab. Got one for sale?

Let me know if you have an 8" hub cap you would part with.

Jason

[Bow_Extreme 550]

Very Nice 520H!! I'm starting to miss my last one with the cab and 2 stage snow thrower.

[Operator 7]

Very Nice 520H!! I'm starting to miss my last one with the cab and 2 stage snow thrower.

See Bow what happens!

Jason I do think I have a couple, I'll check. I have two cabs but both get used.

I'll keep me eyes open.

Randy

:notworthy:

[bitten 134]

Nice looking set up. You shouldnt have a problem this winter.

[can whlvr 994]

sweet setup

[Confused99 2]

Well, I went out after work to put the chute direction crank on I had to order and noticed the left front tire blew up over night. Big cut/hole in the side of it. They are talking some good snow tonight and tomorrow morning and we have 1 inch on the ground so far. Looks like I will have to wait until the next storm to use the blower. I just ordered 2 new front tires from Cedar Rapids Tire so those should be here on Thursday.

Jason

[Confused99 2]

I used the truck to plow the driveway and dug the 312H w/blade out to do some cleanup work. I finished that in 10 min and decided to keep playing so I did 2 of the neighbors drives. Later in the evening, one of the neighbor's who's drive I did earlier was over at my garage shooting the s*** and I told him I was thinking about selling the 312H. He asked how much, I told him what I wanted, he said he would take it. I do have to store it for a week or so until he is finished moving in. My wife is less mad about the 520 purchase now but not happy I spent $100 on front tires for it yesterday. Oh well, can't make them 100% happy.

Jason

[Operator 7]

You selling the "back-up" tractor? Or making room for more?

Side note - My red lettered 520 turns out to be a "90" model.

Randy

[Confused99 2]

You selling the "back-up" tractor? Or making room for more?

Side note - My red lettered 520 turns out to be a "90" model.

Randy

Yes, I am selling the backup tractor but it won't be far . I don't plan on buying another but we all know how that goes . Next year I will use the Raider for my backup tractor. It is currently sitting in storage and I can't really get to it as I am sure it is buried. I am just excited that I got another person hooked on WH tractors. I just hope his wife isn't too mad at me . They just moved in a week ago .

Interesting your 520H is a '90. That is what the 312H is so they must have went with red that year.

Jason

[Confused99 2]

Tires came in yesterday and switched them out lastnight here are some pictures of that. They are Carlisle Multi Trac C/S . I will switch out the rears in the spring.

When the old tire blew, it sprayed the fix a flat stuff on the side of the tractor

Here they are mounted back on the tractor

After doing a few other things to her, I just had to try out the blower. So I found some snow to blow. All I can say is wow. The sound of that Onan working is like music. I am a big fan of the Kohler singles but I might have to convert . I can't wait for more snow.

Jason

[Confused99 2]

Also, that was the first time the blower has ever seen snow

I am also having a problem with the throttle slowing down on it's own. I had to hold it at full throttle otherwise it would slow down to 3/4 throttle after about 1 min. Any tips on fixing this or should I just go pick up a new one?

Jason