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I seem to have conjured up a knack for finding Horses that need rescuing from inner city rednecks!I was touring through Cortland today and I heard the cries from a 1054.I was taken the moment I laid eyes on her.After every denomination starting at 375,I honed my negotiation skills and loaded her up for 150 bucks and 8 Mcdonald cheeseburgers.I didn't look back,niether did she.Fresh gas lines,oil,points cleaning and wire repairs she fired up and hugged me!After long looking I have a 1054 back!The lift works and I couldn't be happier!Shes rough but the winters are long in upstate NY so were gonna get acquainted!Anyone got any goodies for one these lemme know

alright dad, real funny, wheres the wheels? what do you think im going to carry it around everywhere. ive got a smile on my face at the moment, but that aint gonna last forever..........

Good job Denny. Always look forward to seeing what you are up to. Keep 'em coming. :thumbs:

I haven't chipped in on this so far on this one as my experience is limited to my D's specific hydro dysfunctionality. This manifestation has me mystified to say the least but if you go through the Sunstrand overheating diagnostic that Paul posted and can't find anything wrong with the pump or motor then my thoughts might take me along the following lines. Unlike plowing or grading, mowing doesn't put any significant extra load on the hydro - the oil shouldn't be getting this hot. It's finally stopped raining here and the fields had dried up enough today to take the D out for a test run. I haven't put all the panels back yet so it was possible to feel the manifold pipes. They got warm but certainly not hot, and after 20 mins or so the tranny casing was barely warm. On my C-120 auto the tranny case would be warm to touch after that time so the pipework does appear to form a kind of radiator that is quite effective. This is useful in compensating for the higher power transfer available from the larger D series engines but unless you're working the tractor hard you're not really utilising the extra power the D has over a C-series (which doesn't have the manifold) The D is much heavier than a C admittedly but it still comes back to the oil shouln't be getting that hot unless perhaps there is something amiss with the transmission and the engine is having to work harder than normal to get the tractor moving. If it were belt driven the belt would let you know that something was wrong but a hydro will transfer all the power that's on offer without complaint but the more energy being transferred from engine to transmission the hotter the oil will get. Just a few random thoughts on the issue I know but there is a possibility that the fault could lie outside the hydro. I once had to rebuild a jeep gearbox and read somewhere that you could make the transmission quieter by using shims to make sure that the gears lined up perfectly. The result was a stiffer than normal gearbox that was indeed quieter but the unmistakeable smell of hot hypoid oil as you went along told me all was not well and I had to strip it down again. Hope you find an answer soon Tommy and btw feel free to add yourself to the dysfunctional D family as you certainly have a typically difficult D challenge on your hands. Andy

That's a hard workin ! Although his owner almost looks like he's laying back taking a nap. Matt :flags-texas:

Score! Sounds like you got your relationship with her started off quite nicely. Thats still a solid looking !! Shame on those city Red Necks for letting her sit like that!! Matt :flags-texas:

good score there! looks good and great price....... great that the lift works and she runs...... theres just something about the 953/1054 tractors, very unique looking. glen pettit has the headlight lenses if youre looking for some, very nice quality.....

It had everything there,oil bath breather,sediment bowl(complete with 50 years of goo)all but the headlight glass.He said it ain't ran in a dozen years.It purrs today.Gotta love Kohlers!

Must have been something in the air in NY yesterday! :)

Look Ma! no hands feet!

Thanks to all for the kind words. I took Danny out to the shop today, first he sat there petting it like an animal, then the next thing I know he was hugging it! Put the new ID tag on it along with one of the new decals. Here are some pics. Matt :flags-texas:

the diff in mine is a 10 pinion limited slip, but with huge needle rollers in the casing so will not fit a standard tranny. Also the axles are longer... so maybe the castings are longer also?? You can defintiely do the swap... (theres one in the UK with a 6 speed, but wrong hub ends and wheels) mark

With either the RD or the SD, just adding a set of 'Gator Blades' will give you smaller clippings and better throw (six blades = 12 cutting edges, about $50/3 blades). • Keeping the original metal extender chute on the SD will reduce blow-back onto the tractor by extending/lowering throw, but it sticks out another 8" (some people have added a hinge to reduce the storage width). • A firm rubber baffle can be added to the back of the 42" RD, (the original 6 bolt holes for it are already in there), that would reduce the clipping 'blow-up' (I bought and used a 4' long strip of black kitchen rubber edge base molding, 4" tall, $2, Menards, but have to replace it yearly, gets brittle over the Winter here in Michigan). Wheel Horse did offer a metal baffle for this at one time, but using it makes it harder to slide the deck off & out sideways for blade sharpening (unless you lift the entire front end to pull the deck forward & out to remove it, like I have to). Both mower decks have their advantages/disadvantages that were well pointed out above; condition of the deck is a big factor, and if the price is right, get both and sell one. They each do take different belts and blades, are not really interchangeable.

I will have a Raider 8 with a 36 in tiller installed,A-90 Special with a great runnin 8 hp Kohler,12 hp Kohler engine,brand new 4 hp diesel engine, 8 speed trannys,hydro tranny,almost new set of 26-12-12 lugs mounted on rims,2 K-91 engines,Clinton 1200,18 hp Onan parts engine,W-H decals,lots of W-H parts. Will be setup with Bob by the creek on the north road.

Boy Howdy! I always thought I had alot to say. Congrats Denny on the 1,000. Keep on talkin' because its always interesting.

This topic comes up once in a while. If you have a magnum, the Wheelhorse manual tells you to idle down and when you kill the engine while ramping the throttle up to half. You won't get a backfire doing this. For the single K series, I would go the way the others suggested. That being looking at fuel mix too lean, (running hotter), carbon in the heads or muffler, a "thin" spot on your muffler or most likely, a combination. On Magnums, K and KT series engines, Kohler suggests the cool down before shutdown but that doesn't do you any good if your idle is set too high also. (Something I noticed on a few tractors I bought or looked at). Before selling my C-120 years ago, it would backfire every once in a while on shutdown. Couldn't figure it out until I picked a very warm night to drive around the block twice then parked it under some trees and looked at the muffler and exhaust port. It had a faint glow close to the engine. I dialed up the fuel mix ever so slightly and the backfire never came back. You would have never seen that glow unless observing it in pitch darkness.

One post or 1000 Denny is a great asset to the hobby!!!

congrats Denny! , only about 850 post behind you :bow-blue:

I was there last summer!!!!!! Quite the experience! Esp with friends! We didn't just do Philmont either, we went to Pikes peak, stayed at Colorado University in Aspen and probably the best part of Philmont was free climbing a 200ft cliff with no adults around Pretty risky but it was amazing. I may post a few pics

I have a great running little 210- vertical shaft machine if someone is looking for a REALLY cheap ride just to cruise the swap with- this one is perfect- and I will send you on your way with a full tank of gas . Will be setup along the east side of the drainage ditch(entry road side) and to the north end near the bridge. Also will have a 1054, GT1848, Pond Lever Steer some Wh pedal tractors and lots of parts.

If u are seriously doing it come to the show this year and find mr kane He is the one with the gt14 8 speed with the loader he is a really nice guy and will tell u all the issues and what he would do differant when he did it But I honestly don't think it will be that hard the hardest part would be hissing a hydro pump for the lifts but with all the stuff they make nodays I'm Gona be doing a c195 8 speed as soon as I buy another one and get time And a lot of wheel horse axles can be swaped inside the rear end housing using the stock dofferantials as say ft14 axles in a 1 1/8 axle 8 speed rear housing and differential Sent from my PC36100 using Tapatalk 2

Definitely a ZTR. I just recently picked up this Toro for $500. It needs a little fixing up, but it is supposed to be able to mow 2.5 acres an hour. I will probably have about $1000 in it when I'm done but thats cheap when you look at how fast it will get things done. Good luck on the search, and I hope you get the 416! Matt :flags-texas:

Congratulations on your 1000! Always like to hear what you have to say. Matt :flags-texas:

Congratulations Denny, always a pleasure mate. Don't look back, Buckrancher is right behind you. :auto-layrubber:

:woohoo: Denny, congrats to you buddy. :text-woo:

Looks like a big red Mirror!! Gorgeous! Matt :flags-texas:

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