borrowing a line from John "Hannibal" Smith...I love it when a plan comes together

[305 380]

a couple weeks ago i posted a picture of a 1969 Workhorse 700 that i picked up from Facebook Marketplace in Wisconsin.  i said my plan was to put on a H-70 that i had , fix a few things , grease it up . sharpen the blades and then go mow.   after all that and new belts , new battery , new switches , new wiring , etc  i can now say mission accomplished

 

first picture as it was at the previous owners.....the second picture in my backyard after mowing for the third time with it. yes, i kept the headlights...they have grown on me

[ebinmaine 75,857]

Nice little worker beast right there.

 

So do the headlights work? And does that engine have a charging system?

 

[305 380]

thanks

 

the headlights do work.  the H70 i put on it i believe was from an Ariens snowblower and has no charging system , but a 12 volt starter was added.  the color was left white . i will have to put a battery charger on it a couple times a season , or sooner if i mow in the dark. i am actually toying with the idea of adding a 12 volt permanent magnet alternator

 

i don't think the Tecumseh snow king engine that was in it was ever really hooked up , but you can see where the hood was hacked for it

[Retired Wrencher 6,179]

305: These are great little tractors good for tight spaces. I have had a few [ 606 607 657] Enjoy it.

[Sam Pasch 450]

On 9/4/2020 at 11:33 AM, 305 said:

a couple weeks ago i posted a picture of a 1969 Workhorse 700 that i picked up from Facebook Marketplace in Wisconsin.  i said my plan was to put on a H-70 that i had , fix a few things , grease it up . sharpen the blades and then go mow.   after all that and new belts , new battery , new switches , new wiring , etc  i can now say mission accomplished

 

first picture as it was at the previous owners.....the second picture in my backyard after mowing for the third time with it. yes, i kept the headlights...they have grown on me

I believe I also saw that for sale on market place. It was $200?

[305 380]

yes , that's was his asking price. i was there the next morning with cash and a trailer.  the  wife said they had a lot of interest in it and maybe she should of gotten  her husband to restore it. she was surprised when i told her my plan was to fix what needed fixing , get it running and mow. i told her these old Wheelhorse's  you can't really wear them out....a belt , a pulley , a seal and a bearing and you are back in business

 

i also used two rebuilt 1623 pulleys from Prondzy on it.....they work  great