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i agree, leave it original. once you start to change it you can never go back. its done for good and the tractors 'character' or personality, or is that tractorality....... is lost forever. when youve got a bunch of unrestored tractors together at a show its still easy to see that personality, much more that a bunch of restored ones sitting together. worn out stuff can still be repaired without repainting. out of my 4 the 875 is the only one thats never been repainted, and its nice to just look at it now and again and appreciate its originality.

I find that ag tires mar my lawn much less than turf tires. I have hills and the turf tires would spin way too easy. The ags don't spin and don't leave a mark on the grass .I've had them on the tractor for 12 years and when they wear out I'll buy another pair just like them. I have them filled with used anti freeze, they weigh 85 pounds each.

What else do you want to see?

The 520HC has the foward swept axle the standard 520 in 88 and 89 does not.

Original paint or repaint, all original or restored, extra decals or wrong seat...... doesn't really matter if you're enjoying it. I like it - it has personality, character, and it's a Wheel Horse. :handgestures-thumbup:

If you have a good torch get the rear case red hot. Then hit it with the garden hose until its cool. That will crystalize the rust and the pin will remove easily. That is how I get the pins out and the hubs off the axles. You have to cool it as fast as possible. Works real good and won't hurt anything unless you bump the oxygen button.

546....I saw that on a motorcycle forum last week....I'm still ROTFLMAO! Guys, vehicles are like wives.....You can get a good one, or you can get a lemon! I have had Mopar, Ford & Chevy...all had well over 150,000 when traded, so I'm not going to get into a xxx pulling contest about what is best

Hello I just wanted to get pictures of my NOS four wheeled wagon. I believe it is from the 1969 era. It should look really good with my 69 GT14 Tri-cycle pulling it down the way at the shows I go to. Either that or behind my 69 GT14 front end loader. Either way its a winner for sure

patina baby !!!!!!

I had seen another Pink Ranger somewhere, but I just couldn't find it. I've been looking for this picture ever since you started this thread, and I found it today. Obviously, your choice in colors was far better: Though that tractor was used for a good cause, it certainly didn't look anywhere near as good as yours does. I am as excited about your builds as any other ones I've followed for a long time. Maybe I've been hanging around my daughters too much???? But seriously, this does make me think quite a bit about doing something like this for them. Even after they grow up, it would still be quite the conversation piece at shows! Still not showing this to my girls yet... :snooty:

More like the bite of a Great White..took 4 hours for the numbness in my mouth to return.

thanks gene, looking forward to the summer tractor season..........

Why not? they are very nice to have, not cheap but nice.

For comparative purposes, you can consult a "productivity chart" from places like Exmark to see what kinds of differences you'll see by using various widths of cut at various speeds. http://www.exmark.co...s/Productivity/ If fuel use is really important to you, you'd be wise to consider replacing all of your current equipment with a single diesel-powered machine. I have forgotten the specifics since I moved about 2 years ago, but mowing my 4-5 acres around my old house took vastly different amounts of time and fuel depending on what equipment I used. For example (going from foggy memory): 1. Ford Diesel Utility tractor (~23 hp) with a 72" 3pt mower = little less than 4 hours, 3.5 gallons diesel fuel 2. Toro/WH 724Z gasoline zero turn with 60" mower and 24hp Onan = 2.5 hours, 8 gallons gasoline 3. Kubota 28hp diesel zero turn with 72" deck = less than 2 hours, 2.5 gallons diesel fuel. 4. John Deere LT133 w/ 38" deck and 13 hp Kohler = never finished in one sitting...estimate 6 hours and probably 6 gallons gas. I also mowed once with a C160H and 42" SD but don't remember how long it took. It seemed to take f-o-r-e-v-e-r though and drank a bunch of fuel. Plus, the tractor was miserable to operate since it was so loud. None of the above counted trimming with the weedeater. With the Ford I still had a lot of trimming to do...like 2 hours worth. With the Toro and Kubota it went down to about 45 minutes and I only did it every other time...maybe even every third time. All things being equal, your 20 hp engine ought to use about 25% more fuel per hour than your 16 hp. I'd ignore the fact that the hydro "uses" any power since no matter what hunk of iron you're driving around will take energy to motivate. The cut width of the 48" mower is 20% smaller than the 60-incher, so I'd guess your fuel consumption between the two competing machines will be about the same as long as you're varying your speed on the 20-horse to match the conditions (the advantage of a hydro). To me, the reduction in mowing time would far outweigh the fuel cost. IMO. As an aside, my understanding from one of the guys who worked for WH back when the Onans were introduced was that the Onan 20 put out more torque than the Kohler M20 and Briggs of the time. As did the 16's and 18's. This made handling the 60" deck on the 520 a bit easier. Plus, Onans are known for running long lives in most applications and are incredibly smooth. It takes a specific amount of gasoline to produce 20hp. I'd suspect then that if you're running a 60" deck thru tall grass at a fast speed that ANY 20 hp engine will consume a lot of fuel. And they ought to be fairly close within brands. Theoretically, 20hp requires about a half a gallon per hour of gasoline if running at 100% efficiency. Assume about a 25% actual efficiency and you'll use - under full 20hp load - about 1.78 gallons per hour according to the back of my napkin. Nothing ever runs at 100% load for very long though. You should easily see from my data above why the Kubota was my favorite grass mower. I bought it used for cheap, mowed with it for a couple of years, and sold it when I moved for more than I paid intially. The trick is being a cash buyer in the dead of winter when everything's covered with snow! I guess the moral of my ramblings is that if you're going to have a big engine, you'd better have a big deck to make up for the fuel consumption. Get more done, have more fun, get a diesel! Steve

one thought that keeps coming up has anybody ever returned one and complained. if enough people complained about the poor workmanship, wouldnt you think that the manufacturer would do something about it?. or do the manufacturers even care? are we talking about toro cables as well as stens? it just sucks that somebody can make a crap product that cant function as well as a 40 year old part or even last through a few operations. just thinking aloud here and i really appreciate all the input.

Well put in a good day yesterday, was at My Buddys Brians SandBlasting Shop. Brian is a master blaster and has been sandblasting for 25 years. He has done everything from bridges trucks down to the smallest items and everthing in between. As you will see by the MOVIE Below he gets the job done in short order. You can be to aggresive because doing body parts it will warp the metal from the heat of the sand hitting the metal, The nozzel has to be moving all the time to keep this from happening. After he got done blasting my part, he had other Items that needed blasting so I helped him move things around so he could get them done for his customers. Brian blasted a Dune Buggy frame and the guy picked it up last night at 10:00 p.m. Since we had squeezed my project into his schedual, we had to cover other Items that were in his paint booth, befor I could paint my stuff, It made for a long day and night and I got home at 4:00 a.m. this morning! This Ole guy cant take the late nights like Used too, I need my beauty sleep! In the last video clip notice the hole in the table. That table is over 2" thick and over time he blasted right through it! He had to turn it over and use the other side. There is a 2" airline that feeds his equipment that I piped from another building years ago, and he calls me when he needs a change or gets a new piece of equipment. His present compressor is an Ingersol Rand 100hp unit and it definatley gets the job done. Anyways its good to see some progress. Cheers ~Duke

Alright everyone thank you for the advice in this search. Dad went today and picked up his new to him truck. I am very happy that he can finally have a nice full size truck to enjoy. This is his first. This he said tonight with a smile is the new primary horse puller.

Gotta love the sound of a K341 working on the governor, and the growl of an Onan!