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I recently got a little 4hp Wheel Horse (I don't know how else to describe it, maybe an RJ) and hope to restore it, mainly so our future grandchildren nieces and nephews could ride on it someday, plus it would be great to add to the small collection. It is in very rough shape, but should be doable. One of its front wheels is ruined by rust, the rest of it has minor rust. All of it's tires have like new tread, but they are totally rotten and will need to be replaced if I can find them, the rears are 5-12 and the fronts are 4.80/4.00-8. It's not running, and I'm surprised how hard it is to get to its spark plug, with all the things simplified by Wheel Horse, it's hard to access! I'm going to try to load some pictures (I'll try, sometimes they don't work), but I seem to have trouble doing that, I guess this site doesn't like iPhone pictures, so any help for the tractor and pictures would help! I looked all over it and could find its model number, but the Kohler K91 has a clear very readable data plate. Yup, I attempted to load a picture and I don't know the rules to do it successfully, it just shows 'queued' at the bottom. These are JPG and were 5.3 mb, I don't know if this is to big or how to do it One thing I'm not is tech savvy, I'm jealous of those of you that post beautiful pictures! I have posted some pictures in the past and it worked, but have a harder time now and I'm not sure what changed or how to fix! C-85
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My late father got the wheel horse from our next door neighbour back in 1978-ish, I imagine it was a few years old, 2 or 3. So we are the two owners, next door neighbour, and my dad and me, if you class us as one. Same family at least, lol. I know when I used the tiller last, like I said, thirty years ago or more, it worked fine without the spring loaded idler, with just the tight belt. I don't even know what the difference is between an A profile and a B profile, so from my perspective, I had no real choice than to go with what is recommended in here. That belt would almost certainly have come with it from our neighbour back then, in 1978, so I suspect it is original. Maybe not, but for sure it is at least thirty years old. I just looked up what the difference is, and discovered it's just size from what I read. If that's right, 17 mm x 11 mm instead of 13 mm x 8 mm, the pulleys look like they might be a tight fit for the 17 mm back, but if you say it works, it works.
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I look at it this way. ... Wheelhorse Parts were well known to be Standard Parts whenever possible. They used whatever pieces were readily available on the market when the machines were built. Sometimes factory is best. Times change. Technology changes. Sometimes we can replace originals with far superior modern items.
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Theres no such thing as seals and theres 3 bearing in it. That same bearing I'm talking about the c clip is just laying in there loosely
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@C100guy94 every 6203 bearing I have in usage , has been very easily , cleaned out and re greased with lucas xtra hd ,chassis green grease ? seals are very easily removed with no damage , wipe out , part cleaner flush , hand repack , 550 deg flash point , polyurea rating , stays with bearing made for brutal usage , ALL MY DECKS AND RELATED MUEL DRIVES , also pto cone , inner needle bearing , just a light swipe , never had one fail or WHYINE from lube failure . that entire area is a gold mine , for detail , functional improvement . also never burned out a clutch disc , spins up very easily , all to often , bearing lube , is the fault , that also eats belts with visible fraying , great spot , for a problem elimination . chinese fish oil grease , is a regular cause , pete
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Actually, I just left him in a parking lot with a chair, a backpack, and a tub full of supplies. I'm expecting he will end up in TN, and just show up back here about a week from tomorrow. It's his summer camping trip for scouts. My understanding is that the particular event they are heading to is this organization's equivalent of BSA's Jamboree. I think they were going to a town called Copperhill.
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Oh…. Made one of my famous pizzas for dinner! (I’ll have to admit, it’s stinkin’ AWESOME!)
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Some folks use cars trains etc. You ship 'im fedex or sumpin?
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After some time in the 70's all mule drives had stamped steel pulleys welded together.. They use the same 6203-12 ( 40 mm OD, 3/4" ID, and 12mm wide ) as the cast pulleys. The spindle bearings are either 6203-12 with 3/4" spindles or later 6203 RS ( 40 mm OD 17 mm ID, and 12mm wide ). with 17 mm spindles, they will have 5/8" nut on top and the 3/4" nut on the blade.
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We got the yard mowed, and I got the garden cultivated….. I had my fun mowing with the C160!
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What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?
Bill D replied to Ed Kennell's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
Nice looking rig. Newer 48" deck too! -
What have you done "WITH" your Wheel Horse
Razorback replied to rjg854's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
I used my C160 and the 36” RD deck to mow the front yard, then took off the mower deck and installed the cultivators and stirred up the garden, trying to stay ahead of weeds, and perfect timing for expected rain. i noticed that the tension spring on the deck had broken, so I ordered a new one when I went inside. When I install the new spring, I am going to try putting some plastic tubing on the contact areas at the end loops of the spring…. Might make it last longer. -
What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?
Fj40z replied to Ed Kennell's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
Finally got to feel the void in the grill of the C160-8 thanks to some help from @ebinmaine -
Oh, I forgot, at 6 this morning I boxed up my son and shipped him off to Tennessee.
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416-H vs. 417-A: Which is the better buy?
953 nut replied to fuzzystump's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
In the case of the 1985 314A it is an Eaton 700 but the 417A and 418A both came with the Eaton 1100 and the 516H had an Eaton 700. The only hard and fast rule with Wheel Horses is there are no hard and fast rules. Here is a bit of information from this manual, some years do not mention 300 series. I have summarized the information below. Eaton 1100 transaxles began being used on Wheel Horses with the 1981 C-Series, this continued through 1984 on C-Series automatics. 1985 is the year the 300/400 series began and the battel of the "A" and "H" designations began. The 314-A was an Eaton 700 and the 417-A was an Eaton 1100. In 1986 the 312-A and 314-A both came with the Eaton 700 and the 417-A and 420-LSE both had the Eaton 1100. 1987 was a continuation of the 312-A with the Eaton 700 and the 418-A and 418-C both had the Eaton 1100 1988 was the year they began messing with our minds as far as the "A" or "H" designation went. The 516-H and 518-H came with an Eaton 700 but the 518-He was equipped with the Eaton 1100 as were the 520_H and 520-HC. 1989 had the 518-H continued with the Eaton 700, the 518-He, 520-H and 520-HC continued to have the Eaton 1100. In 1990 all listed 300, 400 and 500 models use the Eaton 1100 and this continued to be true through and including 2005. There is no overlap of the 300 models, if it is a hydro built from 1985 to 1990 it will be an Eaton 700, 1991 and later 300 series hydro units had the Eaton 1100. -
Just found this thread so here’s some. Mostly sunsets.
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I scrubbed the front porch on the lake house - wall, ceiling, and slab. The slab is going to need the pressure washer to get it where I want it. Then, for grins and giggles, I started raking the leaf muck out of the lake - gave up after a while and leaved some more for another day. Late last week, we bought a Milwaukee battery powered string trimmer. While we were at the store, Mrs 8n spies the battery powered 8" chain saw. She gave it the can I work the handle and switches with her small hand test. It passed, and we bought it. After dinner, I continued working on trimming a tree that fell out of the woods and over the lot line. Most of the crown of the tree is in the yard. I'm cutting it back to where the branches are 4 maybe 5 inches in diameter. I chop the brush off where it is about broomstick size, then make firewood sized pieces of the rest. Been doing that for 3 nights now. Same 8 ah battery. Still has 3/4 charge on it. Used 3 tanks of oil, though. I'm impressed with the Milwaukee Hatchet saw. 10 times the saw compared to my 10" B&D battery saw.
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The 6203-12 is metric on the outside but 12/16" = 3/4" on the inside.
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Another local show (Connecticut)
Docwheelhorse replied to Sparky-(Admin)'s topic in General Shows and events
Nobody was happier than I to take it for a run around the lawn... It really was a relaxing nice little show... -
What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?
C100guy94 replied to Ed Kennell's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
Gave mine a good cleaning -
Fuel vapor lock?
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that does sound like a day
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OE stick on bumper side view
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Car AC problem/symptom and question
adsm08 replied to wh500special's topic in non tractor related discussion
Two hours under vacuum, with the engine idling to bring up the temps in the engine bay, is more effective than an over-night vacuum at ambient temps. -
I took a closer look today once home from work and found some “witness marks” from where the OEM bumpers were placed. Just aft of the rear seat tray bolts. Attached is photos of the OE bumpers just for reference. I’m normally a stickler for keeping things factory pure, but this is one case when I think your through bolt with a donut bumper is far superior edit: I’m referencing my 93 520h’s factory setup. I realize this post was about a 416, so they may have been different
