What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?

[MainelyWheelhorse 2,028]

 

After a lull, today was fix up the seat, touch up the latch for the hood, and get the overspray off the drive lever on the C-141 day. Not a ton of time invested. I figured I’d spruce it up for the new decals that are on the way.

[Treepep 793]

On 10/7/2025 at 10:10 PM, kpinnc said:

 

This one is a Wheel Horse 48, with spindles and pullies from a 42. The spindle shaft speed is the same, but the blade tip speed is definitely higher. 

 

No added baffling on this one, but it works very well. 

 

 

I dig the diamond plate!  Though about that route and wondered if it would be dangerously slick?  Looks nice

[Treepep 793]

On 10/20/2025 at 7:21 PM, Andy N. said:

Glad I got those parts tractors to @WHX??'s plow day so I could make room for this RJ. Saw it on Marketplace when I got home yesterday and picked it up on my way home from work. Not running but has compression and shifts into all gears. Sheet metal is in great shape and looks to be all there. Came with mower deck a

 

 

What caliber is the firearm out front?

[kpinnc 15,474]

1 hour ago, Treepep said:

dig the diamond plate!  Though about that route and wondered if it would be dangerously slick?  Looks nice

 

Thank you. 

 

It's not as grippy as I'd hoped but I had them bent up for me 20+ years ago so I've stayed with them. 

 

Best so far is what I put on the 523-H. Those things are like magnetic gravity boots! Wherever you set your feet, they stay. 

 

 

[Wheelhorse#1 1,863]

Finally got to replace the O-rings in the pump for the Hydro motion control on my 1973 12 auto.

Thanks  to @pfrederi he was kind to send them to me .

 

I decided to have a go without separating the trans.

It’s doable thanks to the cut out on the right side ,was able to remove the motion control out of the way enough to replace the o-rings.

hard part was putting it all back together.

Some how one seal was smashed as if someone had this apart at some point and didn’t line it up correctly.

I also replaced the axle seals wile I was it.

Already for winter,hope fully we get some snow this yr 

 

[sqrlgtr 941]

Finished spraying wheels and installing new bearings for the C-160. Put mew brake lining that came from @rmaynard and went ahead and replaced brake shaft seal while I was into it and replaced lug bolts with studs. Sure makes mounting them loaded tires and wheels easier.

[Lane Ranger 11,600]

On 10/20/2025 at 7:21 PM, Andy N. said:

Glad I got those parts tractors to @WHX??'s plow day so I could make room for this RJ. Saw it on Marketplace when I got home yesterday and picked it up on my way home from work. Not running but has compression and shifts into all gears. Sheet metal is in great shape and looks to be all there. Came with mower deck and plow blade.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Andy:  was that the RJ for sale on Marketplace that was in Downers Grove, Illinois?   It was bargain basement priced but you got a good one!  

[ebinmaine 74,342]

3 hours ago, sqrlgtr said:

replaced lug bolts with studs.

 

EXCELLENT upgrade. 

 

We do this to every tractor. 

[sqrlgtr 941]

Agree especially if you have loaded tires and like to swap wheels and tires around.

[ebinmaine 74,342]

12 minutes ago, sqrlgtr said:

Agree especially if you have loaded tires and like to swap wheels and tires around.

 

We do. Yes.  Or just swap from one rig to another for whatever reason.  

[Andy N. 2,527]

16 hours ago, Lane Ranger said:

 

Andy:  was that the RJ for sale on Marketplace that was in Downers Grove, Illinois?   It was bargain basement priced but you got a good one!  

 Yes sir it was! That's about 10 miles from me. PO wasn't sure when it ran last, but the sheet metal is all there and in decent shape. Engine seems to have good compression when I pulled it through. It will take some work to get going. Gas tank is rusty inside. It needs to be cleaned and sealed. I already found the correct hitch on eBay.

[Pullstart 68,005]

@SylvanLakeWH stopped by for some Mexican food and some seat time plowing the side of the garden!

 

Saddle up partner!

[kpinnc 15,474]

19 minutes ago, Pullstart said:

@SylvanLakeWH stopped by for some Mexican food and some seat time plowing the side of the garden!

 

Holy molee Kevin if you got Mexican food to go with plow practice I need to plan a road trip! 

[SylvanLakeWH 29,232]

1 hour ago, Pullstart said:

@SylvanLakeWH stopped by for some Mexican food and some seat time plowing the side of the garden!

 

Saddle up partner!

Great time today Kevin!

 

Thanks a million for bringing the plow back from @WHX?? plow day, the help today and your welding skills!!!

 

 

I'll post up hitch fabrication details on the C-125 Blackhood restoration thread...

 

Looking forward to plow day 2026!!!

 

Oh, as you can observe, gonna need a wee bit of weight up front... 

Edited Friday at 09:44 PM by SylvanLakeWH

[sqrlgtr 941]

Put the newly painted vredenstien tires and wheels back on the C-160 today. I dont know why they appear so white in pic. The shade is more like the back wheels. Its Rustoleum Canvas white which I went to after they quit making the Navajo white which I liked just a little bit better.

[ebinmaine 74,342]

39 minutes ago, sqrlgtr said:

Navajo

... is now  "Cottage white"

[sqrlgtr 941]

1 minute ago, ebinmaine said:

... is now  "Cottage white"

All I can find around here is the Canvas white. Its closest thing that I could find to the Navajo. I will try the Cottage if I see any around have to make a hardware store run in a day are two anyhow. Maybe some of the bigger box stores will have some. You have any pics of the Cottage white on wheels. I know pics can be deceiving sometimes though .

[ebinmaine 74,342]

2 minutes ago, sqrlgtr said:

All I can find around here is the Canvas white. Its closest thing that I could find to the Navajo. I will try the Cottage if I see any around have to make a hardware store run in a day are two anyhow. Maybe some of the bigger box stores will have some. You have any pics of the Cottage white on wheels. I know pics can be deceiving sometimes though .

 

 

I buy it online. Usually Home Depot. 

Always by the case of 6. 

 

This is the color we use on ALL of our wheels and several engines as well.  

 

 

 

[sqrlgtr 941]

@ebinmaine looks like it comes in gloss or satin which do you use?

[ebinmaine 74,342]

8 minutes ago, sqrlgtr said:

@ebinmaine looks like it comes in gloss or satin which do you use?

 

For the whites we've always done gloss.  

[702854boy 213]

Last Monday I painted some wide rims for the back of a lawn ranger ivory white and then last night we mounted some 18 9.50 8 field master ag tires that we got for free back in June because our township was doing a tire clean up day and someone got rid of four of those tires so we snagged them up.

[Sparky-(Admin) 23,712]

  I’ve plowed with the GT-1600 (Kohler 14 Magnum swapped) for many many years. Thinking I might try my 520-8 with the swept axle (also a Kohler Magnum swapped rig). 
  Started moving tires and weights and lug stud kit setups from one to the other.

   I swapped those rears without removing the 75 pounds of cast weight per wheel!! That was a chore!! 
  Still have to decide which 48” plow this new plow rig will receive. I have a couple 5 sectors, it’ll definitely be one of those. 
  The GT-1600 looks funny back in its regular tires/wheels. Not sure what will happen with the GT-1600 now, backup plow rig? Maybe sell? Maybe??? 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[ebinmaine 74,342]

34 minutes ago, Sparky said:

Thinking I might try my 520-8 with the swept axle

 

Got the plow frame extension? 

[ebinmaine 74,342]

I've been out behind the garden,  off to the right in the forest. Pulled a hung tree partially over. 
Then chipped a few small branches.
Looked at tugging another tree but I need more space to operate the tractor. We'll try that tomorrow.  

Friends scheduled for suppahh here this afternoon. 
😀

[Sparky-(Admin) 23,712]

9 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

 

Got the plow frame extension? 

Yep, full kit.