jdleach 525 #1 Posted July 13, 2014 (edited) Title says it all. My intent when I first bought the 312, was to do all the maintenance items, fix anything obviously broken or missing, and use the tractor till this fall/winter when I would do some serious restoration. But these damn things have a nasty habit of growing on you. Slowly but surely, I have repaired, replaced, re-worked, or otherwise restored a significant number of items. And I just can't seem to stop. All I have to do, is walk past the tractor, and notice some little less-than-perfect part, and I begin planning of fixing it. Just this week, I bought and installed a drive belt idler. This is covered in a separate thread under Transmissions. The other undertaking this week was the stripping and repainting of the seat frame. After picking up a new seat at the Big Show and installing it the day I got back, I have been seriously irked by the rusty frame and springs it was attached to. So...last Monday I dismantled the seat, frame, and springs, took them to work, and sandblasted everything. Applied a coat of primer, and painted the parts semi-gloss black. Most all the hardware was wire brushed and painted. Was pleased to note that there was almost no wear on the hinge, and even the rubber bumper caps were like new, no cracking or checking. Pretty pleased with how the seat frame came out. Maybe now I'll just leave the tractor alone till winter..... but probably not. Noticed that most of the paint is gone from the PTO pulley, and the muffler has some rust on it. The Rodent (granddaughter) gave the tractor her seal of approval by making me ride her around the yard. Edited July 13, 2014 by jdleach 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WH nut 553 #2 Posted July 13, 2014 You now have the bug, Next it will multiply and you cant stop it. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IndianaMatt 34 #3 Posted July 13, 2014 (edited) Wait till you have about 3 of them tore a part at the same time. Now I have a 416-8 , 417-8, and a green thing in the shop all in various stages of restoration. The trick is to keep all parts labeled and all nuts and bolts in various tagged Ziploc bags. OH and I happen to have a couple seat frames to send your way... Great job Edited July 13, 2014 by IndianaMatt 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 36,955 #4 Posted July 13, 2014 Like the last pict... of the Rodent and the Horse. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JERSEYHAWG / Glenn 4,487 #5 Posted July 13, 2014 Same thing happened to me. But it's fun. Once you get one your finished. Glenn 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jdleach 525 #6 Posted July 13, 2014 Like the last pict... of the Rodent and the Horse. Yeah Craig, some of my favorite photos are of the Rodent on the Horse. She is my little darling, and I love her to pieces. Her mother (my daughter), is such a kill-joy though. Overly protective, she got on to me for riding Addie around the yard too fast. Was running just above idle in 3rd high, just fast enough to bounce around a little. Rodent has a blast. Of course I hold onto her pretty tightly on my lap, make very sure she doesn't touch anything hot, and keep the keys in my pocket. She has almost figured out how to start the thing. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fireman 1,021 #7 Posted July 13, 2014 That's my biggest down fall. I can never leave well enough alone. That's why I went from 17 Wheel Horses down to 3. If I where to keep all of them I'd end up divorced and broke with what I would have to put into them. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IndianaMatt 34 #8 Posted July 16, 2014 That's my biggest down fall. I can never leave well enough alone. That's why I went from 17 Wheel Horses down to 3. If I where to keep all of them I'd end up divorced and broke with what I would have to put into them. Feel free to buy as many as you want. You can store them at my house 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jdleach 525 #9 Posted July 16, 2014 To get to your house, he has to go by mine first. So..... I get first dibs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diamondred 63 #10 Posted July 18, 2014 Wheel horse anonymous may be my next step.. . 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Geno 1,928 #11 Posted July 18, 2014 (edited) I need to sign up for that too. My dad had one for 7 years and when he bought his next new one I bought his. That was 20 years ago, she turned 27 this spring. It is the only one I had until 6 weeks ago. Since then I have bought 11 more, not to mention the tillers, blades and blowers... We need an addicted to Wheel Horse smiley. Edited July 18, 2014 by Geno Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Geno 1,928 #13 Posted July 18, 2014 Where do we sign up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diamondred 63 #14 Posted July 18, 2014 I'll supportive here and purchase several of those stickers, where can I order them from? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 36,955 #15 Posted July 18, 2014 http://www.redoyourhorse.com/wheel-horse-horse-a-holic-decal/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Geno 1,928 #16 Posted July 18, 2014 (edited) Just had to make some - Edited July 18, 2014 by Geno 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 36,955 #17 Posted July 18, 2014 (edited) Nice Geno... you should forward those to Karl, get them added to our smiley list. Edited July 18, 2014 by AMC RULES 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Geno 1,928 #18 Posted July 18, 2014 Who is Karl and how do I contact him? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 36,955 #19 Posted July 18, 2014 Karl is our forum administrator. http://www.wheelhorseforum.com/user/5-nylyon/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Geno 1,928 #20 Posted July 18, 2014 Thanks AMC, I sent him a message. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
