What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?

[WHGuy413 2,545]

Boys are at their moms house for the next few days so I took the opportunity to do a little cleaning and organizing in the garage. Alex decided that the Commando 8 he named “Archie” isn’t going to do anything this winter so I took it and stuffed it under the shelf. Easy enough to get to if we do decide we need it. 
 

some of you guys may get a kick out of this. I certainly get a smile every time I see it still. Aiden wrote this on my tractor shelf back when they were little and Alex still couldn’t write for himself.

 

then on the inside of the same board under the shelf where you could only see it if you are under it he wrote this. I always laugh.

 

 

Edited December 7, 2022 by WHGuy413

[SylvanLakeWH 24,344]

Smart kids...

You done well...

[The Freightliner Guy 1,327]

1 hour ago, WHGuy413 said:

Boys are at their moms house for the next few days so I took the opportunity to do a little cleaning and organizing in the garage. Alex decided that the Commando 8 he named “Archie” isn’t going to do anything this winter so I took it and stuffed it under the shelf. Easy enough to get to if we do decide we need it. 
 

some of you guys may get a kick out of this. I certainly get a smile every time I see it still. Aiden wrote this on my tractor shelf back when they were little and Alex still couldn’t write for himself.

 

then on the inside of the same board under the shelf where you could only see it if you are under it he wrote this. I always laugh.

 

 

Deere do tend to leave quite the mess. 

[Panther416-8 341]

On 12/5/2022 at 8:33 PM, Pullstart said:

The only thing I can add, is to turn your front tires around “backwards” for snow use.  When you have them in “forward” arrangement, they turn into skids.  Backwards, they actually grab and turn.  

 

 

Thanks Pullstart, I've seen this mentioned before. I was planning on throwing some chains on the front tires which should increase traction even with the tread forward as it is now...at least that's the thought.

[ebinmaine 63,591]

4 hours ago, Panther416-8 said:

Thanks Pullstart, I've seen this mentioned before. I was planning on throwing some chains on the front tires which should increase traction even with the tread forward as it is now...at least that's the thought.

 

Round roller or traditional? 

 

Make sure the front chains are certainly on the tight side. 

It'll be easy to throw one with all the weight.   

 

[Panther416-8 341]

8 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

 

Round roller or traditional? 

 

Make sure the front chains are certainly on the tight side. 

It'll be easy to throw one with all the weight.   

 

Was planning on going with traditional 2 link, either regular twist or v- bar.

[kpinnc 11,019]

I've been working on a friend's 312-8. It never had a lift arm on it since he got it. Some dingbat sawed it off and placed a rubber cap over it. Getting the rockshaft out is gonna be fun...

 

Otherwise it's pretty solid. Just needs a few little things. Shifter pivot pin was broken, electrical was long overdue some attention. 

 

 

 

[Rick3478 380]

11 hours ago, kpinnc said:

I've been working on a friend's 312-8. It never had a lift arm on it since he got it. Some dingbat sawed it off and placed a rubber cap over it. Getting the rockshaft out is gonna be fun...

 

 

What do you suppose was the theory behind that?  Was he going to convert to hydraulic or electric lift?  Or just didn't think the tractor would ever need to use an implement?

[kpinnc 11,019]

2 hours ago, Rick3478 said:

Or just didn't think the tractor would ever need to use an implement?

 

My friend uses a Ford dozer blade, that fits perfectly in the belly hitch. It has a long "arm" on the same side as where the WH lift arm should be. The PO had fabbed a winch for it mounted to the center pedestal and deleted the factory arm. 

 

Not sure if the arm went first or was cut to make room for the winch. I'm guessing the spring in the release broke or something similar. The whole assembly is relatively rust free and moves without binding. Really makes no sense to me.

 

I have another lift arm, and I'm gonna weld a small tab for a link to his blade. It will bring it back as close as can be to factory.

[Pullstart 60,235]

Got a call from my buddy who runs the local tire shop today.  A Wheel Horse guy needs a wheel for a 6-12 tire (5” wide wheel).  Come to find out, it’s for a 1045!  He keeps the tractor in NC and hopefully soon he’ll join here.  We looked all over the shop for a spare skinny wheel with no luck.  Just before he left, I looked up with an idea and ended up selling him a wheel off the yard art.  I replaced it with a 7” wide wheel and 23-7.50-12 tire.  He’ll be able to work his tractor down there this winter and I wrote my yard art off as free!  Win/win!

 

 

[GAJoe 814]

Not what I did to it, but what I got for it. My 1533's came in so we can get the C-160 tranny back together. And I picked up a nice 36" mower deck for it. The 48" that came on it was patched in a couple places,  rusted through in the corner and bent up some from a rough previous life. I planned on using it as is until something good came along. Well it came along. The new 36" looks as good as any that I have found of this vintage. I'll take it apart and give it a deep cleaning, geese the spindles, sharpen / balance the blades, and get a new belt on it. There is a small amount of surface rust on the underside that I will treat with Rust Reformer. Does the undercoating that I've seen some people do really help?

Edited December 9, 2022 by GAJoe

[kpinnc 11,019]

7 hours ago, Pullstart said:

He keeps the tractor in NC

 

I have just gotta find this mysterious hole in NC where these tractors all went! 

 

In all seriousness, they used to be everywhere. The last few years they have become unicorns. I'm glad someone found another one!

[Pullstart 60,235]

5 hours ago, kpinnc said:

 

I have just gotta find this mysterious hole in NC where these tractors all went! 

 

In all seriousness, they used to be everywhere. The last few years they have become unicorns. I'm glad someone found another one!

And a 1045 to boot!

[kpinnc 11,019]

3 hours ago, Pullstart said:

And a 1045 to boot!

 

Nice. 

[TJ5208 1,823]

Got a pic of the model and serial off the Lawn Ranger it's a 1967.

Edited December 9, 2022 by TJ Salyers

[Tonytoro416 952]

19 hours ago, GAJoe said:

Not what I did to it, but what I got for it. My 1533's came in so we can get the C-160 tranny back together. And I picked up a nice 36" mower deck for it. The 48" that came on it was patched in a couple places,  rusted through in the corner and bent up some from a rough previous life. I planned on using it as is until something good came along. Well it came along. The new 36" looks as good as any that I have found of this vintage. I'll take it apart and give it a deep cleaning, geese the spindles, sharpen / balance the blades, and get a new belt on it. There is a small amount of surface rust on the underside that I will treat with Rust Reformer. Does the undercoating that I've seen some people do really help?

Hit it will some rust killer of some sort then put some POR15 on it. IMO it’s better than any undercoating. Comes In a can and you brush it on.  Works really well 

[Wheelhorse#1 1,447]

Found these old lights.The red one is a glass lens with a marble one top.

The other one ,the lens is just plastic but still neat me thinks .

I may install one on Black Betty my 12 auto.

I’m thinking tail light ? 
 

[SylvanLakeWH 24,344]

2 minutes ago, Wheelhorse#1 said:

 

 

 

 

Perhaps a Buford T Justice themed ...

 

 

"We don't like fast tractors round these parts boy... but I'm gonna let you slide see'n how you'ze on a Wheel Horse..."

[Horse Newbie 6,955]

7 hours ago, Tonytoro416 said:

Hit it will some rust killer of some sort then put some POR15 on it. IMO it’s better than any undercoating. Comes In a can and you brush it on.  Works really well 

And follow the instructions to the letter !

I used POR-15 on my 48 inch SD deck…

[Panther416-8 341]

19 hours ago, Horse Newbie said:

And follow the instructions to the letter !

I used POR-15 on my 48 inch SD deck…

Wow, could eat off of that deck. Nice job. 

[Panther416-8 341]

Put new adjustable tie rods on. Had about 1/2" toe out with old tie rods. With new ones in and adjusted I have about 1/4" toe in. Definitely steers much easier.

[Lane Ranger 10,576]

Bought back an early AC-6 cultivator I sold a year ago to Chuck Hunt in Lebanon, Indiana with a number of RJ-58 items.   Picked it up and had a nice visit with Chuck who’s dad use to be a Wheel Horse dealer in Lebanon.

 

 

It’s old and unrestored but works well on an RJ- 58 tractor.  

 

 

Edited December 11, 2022 by Lane Ranger

[SylvanLakeWH 24,344]

Rearranging for Mrs Sylvan's inside winter car park needs... It fit!!! 

 

 

 

[sjoemie himself 2,930]

3 hours ago, Lane Ranger said:

 

 

 

That's an excellent little cultivator.

I think I might copy the design to make my own.

[Lane Ranger 10,576]

1 hour ago, SylvanLakeWH said:

Rearranging for Mrs Sylvan's inside winter car park needs... It fit!!! 

 

 

 

 

This is ALWAYS an important consideration for a Wheel Horse owner!!