ebinmaine 63,089 #1 Posted July 8, 2019 A picture is worth a thousand words... @Wildhorse check it out!!! 9 11 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cee245 753 #2 Posted July 8, 2019 Those look great Eric, where did you score those from? Cory 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JCM 8,645 #3 Posted July 8, 2019 WOW where have you guy's been hiding those. Totally changes the look! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 63,089 #4 Posted July 8, 2019 Obtaining these hub caps was another one of those moments of Wheel Horse magic. Red Square magic. Whatever you want to call it. One of those times when another generous and kind member reaches out to us for no particular reason whatsoever. 1 2 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 59,652 #5 Posted July 8, 2019 So cool BBT and EB! I wouldn’t consider paying going price for a set of hubcaps, but if they plopped in my lap I’d made real good use out of them. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WVHillbilly520H 10,369 #6 Posted July 8, 2019 22 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: A picture is worth a thousand words... @Wildhorse check it out!!! Sweet 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 19,535 #7 Posted July 8, 2019 They look great! But isn’t that a worker tractor? Not worried they might get trashed ? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 63,089 #8 Posted July 8, 2019 2 minutes ago, Sparky said: They look great! But isn’t that a worker tractor? Not worried they might get trashed ? That was exactly the reason we have none on any of our tractors. Trina's been using her 867 almost all the time lately. Also, Cinnamon Horse and Pony tracta are going to Owls Head in a couple weeks. Time to shine 'em up a bit. She'll probably remove the hub caps before running the woods paths again. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Retired Wrencher 4,876 #9 Posted July 8, 2019 Eric nice score. Looks great. The caps make it pop. How is the Tecky running? I have had many with mixed reviews. Is the carb a $20,0 wonder? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 63,089 #10 Posted July 8, 2019 4 minutes ago, Retierd Wrencher said: Eric nice score. Looks great. The caps make it pop. How is the Tecky running? I have had many with mixed reviews. Is the carb a $20,0 wonder? The engine that's in there is still the 1979 Briggs 8. I literally had the Tecumseh all spread out and ready to be worked on back in February when we had the major oil spill in the basement. Needless to say that sidelined any project except for necessities for a couple months and then some. I do still intend to get the techy 6 up and running at some point in the next few months. in this particular case, the carburetor was great. It ran great. Then we took it partially apart to clean it and it would not start. I have a couple extra coils and we'll do a full electronic check. And this 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Retired Wrencher 4,876 #11 Posted July 8, 2019 I have some good Tecky manuals I can send along with pictures if need be. I also have an very old hard cover shop manual. I know if you have a good carb for theses hold on to it for life. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Firebug 267 #12 Posted July 8, 2019 Just wondering what tires are on the front Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 59,652 #13 Posted July 8, 2019 59 minutes ago, Retierd Wrencher said: I have some good Tecky manuals I can send along with pictures if need be. I also have an very old hard cover shop manual. I know if you have a good carb for theses hold on to it for life. My old worn out carb from a K-161T brought a Tecky right to life! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Retired Wrencher 4,876 #14 Posted July 8, 2019 (edited) 7 minutes ago, pullstart said: My old worn out carb from a K-161T brought a Tecky right to life! That is good to know. Probably better than original. That was always the problem with these engines. Other than that they are great engines. Edited July 8, 2019 by Retierd Wrencher 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 59,652 #15 Posted July 8, 2019 3 minutes ago, Retierd Wrencher said: That is good to know. Probably better than original. That was always the problem with these engines. Other than that they are great engines. Here is a post I made showing some more detail. The Kohler ran ok, but not great with this carb. It was actually on. K-181T come to think of it. The Tecky runs very well now! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 63,089 #16 Posted July 8, 2019 1 hour ago, Retierd Wrencher said: I have some good Tecky manuals I can send along with pictures if need be. I also have an very old hard cover shop manual. I know if you have a good carb for theses hold on to it for life. I appreciate the offer to help very much. I have the engine manual save on my PC along with some other testing information. If I can't quite figure it out I will absolutely reach out to you. 1 hour ago, Firebug said: Just wondering what tires are on the front I'd be happy to double-check for you. I know the size is 4.00 / 4.80 - 8. I'm fairly sure those are a standard issue Carlisle F1. Also fairly sure they came from Walmart. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JERSEYHAWG / Glenn 4,487 #17 Posted July 8, 2019 Icing on the cake. Glenn 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wildhorse 298 #18 Posted July 9, 2019 Looks great! Love the 657 and 857's! Another friend made through the magic of Wheel Horse and carrying on the love for these tractors. 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JC 1965 1,528 #19 Posted July 9, 2019 WOW !! hub caps look good but the whole tractor looks great. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 63,089 #20 Posted July 9, 2019 I appreciate all the kind comments and I've been sure to share them with Trina. Some of you already know this was the third tractor in our herd and her first. The first full restoration we did. As stated above our tractors are workers. This one is showing some character signs, if you will. Some areas of the paint will get refreshed a little before we bring it to the show. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
