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Yes, Tom had it sold!! But to keep things fun we had to take the pic..It's all fun and if I did what He was doing I would hope some one would poke fun at me.. :handgestures-thumbupright:

Work's great! Wouldn't want to hit any "dog muffins" with it though. :ychain:

Picked this up not to long ago. I am going to restore it when I have time. I have already made some progress and I'm going to continue to. I will keep you updated. It is a 1964 Wheel Horse 854. I am in need of belt cover for the motor and the generator so if you have one Pm me and we can work something out. Let me know what you think. Before dismantle Frame and motor Piece laid out Again

They showed up this morning wanting to search the mobile home behind my house. It turns out ya can't tell em NO. Man these guys are thorough. I snapped this pic about two hours into their search. They still hadn't found anything, but were still looking. That's really my son. We started the trailer demo this weekend. Here's a few more pics...

My friend who used to race MX with me sent this to me. I thought yall might get a kick out of it too John For the mechanically inclined, here are some tools of the trade: DRILL PRESS: A tall upright machine useful for suddenly snatching flat metal bar stock out of your hands so that it smacks you in the chest and flings your beer across the room, denting the freshly-painted project which you had carefully set in the corner where n...ot...hing could g...et to it. WIRE WHEEL: Cleans paint off bolts and then throws them somewhere under the workbench with the speed of light . Also removes fingerprints and hard-earned calluses from fingers in about the time it takes you to say, 'Oh sh--!' SKIL SAW: A portable cutting tool used to make studs too short. PLIERS: Used to round off bolt heads. Sometimes used in the creation of blood-blisters. BELT SANDER: An electric sanding tool commonly used to convert minor touch-up jobs into major refinishing jobs. HACKSAW: One of a family of cutting tools built on the Ouija board principle... It transforms human energy into a crooked, unpredictable motion, and the more you attempt to influence its course, the more dismal your future becomes. VISE-GRIPS: Generally used after pliers to completely round off bolt heads. If nothing else is available, they can also be used to transfer intense welding heat to the palm of your hand. OXYACETYLENE TORCH: Used almost entirely for lighting various flammable objects in your shop on fire. Also handy for igniting the grease inside the wheel hub out of which you want to remove a bearing race. TABLE SAW: A large stationary power tool commonly used to launch wood projectiles for testing wall integrity. HYDRAULIC FLOOR JACK: Used for lowering an automobile to the ground after you have installed your new brake shoes , trapping the jack handle firmly under the bumper. BAND SAW: A large stationary power saw primarily used by most shops to cut good aluminum sheet into smaller pieces that more easily fit into the trash can after you cut on the inside of the line instead of the outside edge. TWO-TON ENGINE HOIST: A tool for testing the maximum tensile strength of everything you forgot to disconnect. PHILLIPS SCREWDRIVER: Normally used to stab the vacuum seals under lids or for opening old-style paper-and-tin oil cans and splashing oil on your shirt; but can also be used, as the name implies, to strip out Phillips screw heads. STRAIGHT SCREWDRIVER: A tool for opening paint cans. Sometimes used to convert common slotted screws into non-removable screws and butchering your palms. PRY BAR: A tool used to crumple the metal surrounding that clip or bracket you needed to remove in order to replace a 50 cent part. HOSE CUTTER: A tool used to make hoses too short. HAMMER : Originally employed as a weapon of war, the hammer nowadays is used as a kind of divining rod to locate the most expensive parts adjacent the object we are trying to hit. UTILITY KNIFE: Used to open and slice through the contents of cardboard cartons delivered to your front door; works particularly well on contents such as seats, vinyl records, liquids in plastic bottles, collector magazines, refund checks, and rubber or plastic parts. Especially useful for slicing work clothes, but only while in use. SON-OF-A-***** TOOL: (A personal favorite!) Any handy tool that you grab and throw across the garage while yelling 'Son of a *****! ' at the top of your lungs. It is also, most often, the next tool that you will need. Hope you found this informative and if none of this happened to you, you are not old and a dirt bike rider/racer, dad, grandfather mom, grandma etc, etc....

Needless to say it was a fantastic weekend at the Portland Swap Meet. Unfortunately I was only able to make it for Friday. Needless to say it was still a ton of fun and I wish I could have chatted with more of you longer. Well on to the bucket list........... I have been hoping to be able to come across a nice 1045 for a while now. Well I wasn't able to find a nice one...........I found a beautiful one! Thanks to Henry B. from Tennessee I was able to work out a deal before the swap meet and picked up my new gem. Finally got a chance to unload it from the trailer this morning and give her a much needed bath. It sure was dusty at Portland! I have also been wanting to find a 754 to add to our collection. Thanks to Joe H.(smokin joe) I worked out a deal a couple of weeks ago. A big thanks goes out to Tom C. (tom_wh) for picking it up from Joe's place and getting it to me in Indiana. I can't thank you enough Tom! This baby is missing the 7 h.p. Kohler, but I believe I have a line on one. It was neglected but will be getting spruced up in the future. Behind it in the picture you are able to see a pretty straight 1968 Lawn Ranger. Picked that one up down at Portland. This Lawn Ranger will be getting a custom look as it is now my wife's tractor. Someday it will change from rusty red to a bright yellow. Thankfully she does not want green accents added to it or we might have a problem.

That's what I was wondering! It would be in keeping with the quick connect pushing itself apart on the first run. How can I check that to be sure they are opening? Can I hold the center pin down and slowly start the PTO and see if I have flow? Don't do that! if it is open it will be under pressure spraying out. You can do a visual check (engine off) with the quik connects to see if the checks inside are ok. Some connectors have a bar inside and the pin may not be hitting it to open the check. The bar could be bent or have a notch worn into it. Do you have an extra hose that you could run into a bucket? That would be safer than holding it. If you do end up checking while the pump is running put on a pair of goggles to protect your eyes. Thanx Rich! I am aware of the dangers of high pressure. I wouldn't dream of pushing in the pin while there is possibly pressure in the system. I appreciate your quick response as to being safe. I don't have any other hoses. I was going to disconnect at the spool valve and run into a container while slowly engaging the pto. I believe that I should see flow, if I don't get any, then I think it would probably be the quick connect. I'll let you know how it goes. I don

I probably should get another one just to be on the safe side, but they are as hard to find as many of the other parts are on this old antiquated Briggs. I sure would feel stupid if I changed the coil, and it was just the condenser causing the problem! Matt I probably should get another one just to be on the safe side, but they are as hard to find as many of the other parts are on this old antiquated Briggs. I sure would feel stupid if I changed the coil, and it was just the condenser causing the problem! Matt Sometimes you have to try anything you can when the problems not looking you in the eyes. matt,If it's not the coil don't worry, you'll need an extra for someday because it looks like that little tractor will be around for a while.

Growing old is mandatory, growing up is optional! :laughing-rofl: Sounds like something Tim "The Tool Man" Taylor would do while racing Bob vila! :auto-biker:

Deestones are cheap? Thats not good Thats what I bought. terry, i have the deestones on my 1054, i really like them. i guess i should have worded that differently, dont take my 'cheap' as crap or inferior. the deestones are very nice tires for not so much money...... :thumbs:

Its just a sin to paint a horse green.

I've got a bucket list but it keeps getting holes in it!

love it !!! first time I did that was with really rusty pulleys and I was checking all the gears... 1st...ok, 2nd...ok, 3rd... **** big wheelie and steering wheel snapped off the boss and I almost went over the back Since then I learnt my lesson tho' we did get a bit giddy at one of the snows last year after an afternoon testing the local ale... All three of us kind of forgot the love and care we had put into the restos and got a bit silly doing wheelies and do-nuts !!!!!!! :laughing-rofl:

I did notice a bunch of grass, and mud on the bottom side of the trailer ball Craig! Matt Ahhh, Devine intervention...I thought so. Yeah, its probally a good thing I went to church today Craig! Matt :flags-texas:

I wasn't so impressed when you 1st took off, but after the vid kept rolling, I saw a really good Wheelie! You did tell the kids that you were a professional stunt driver and to "not try this at home"!

When the dentist asks 'what made your fillings fall out' are you going to be able to answer him without turning bright red ? :ychain:

Well your not alone, I was moving some wheel weight from the driveway to the barn, it's about 150' I had 6 weights to move I carried the first weight then had the bright idea to drive the plow tractor up and stack 2 weights on the blade like you did, well half way to the barn they fell off I didn't see them fall till I ran over one and the other tried standing up under the tractor lifting it up in the air, scared the crap out of me, I hooked up the yard trailer to haul the rest, I guess that is what they built the trailers for to haul crap in huh??

I really would like to keep it, but am downsizing and going into a condo for a little bit. My dad had a couple Wheel Horses too, so I definitely have a soft spot for them, including the pic of me sitting on his brand new '65 10 hp. I won't give it away, thats for sure, cost over 7k with attachments new. I just am not sure where I can store it for now.

I don't know about the trailer...but in the low rolling hills of northeast Ohio, it looks like it has great possibilities as a front porch. Here, hold my beer and watch this. :banana-rock: :orcs-cheers:

I had a stubborn bearing like that in a transmission that I was rebuilding. I ended up cutting through one side with a Dremel tool and a carbide bit. Once you get close you can take an awl and get behind the metal and it will snap. Took me about 20/30 minutes to cut it. :)

i have access to a lathe at work, but the frustrating thing is they wont wire it up. something about no time, or not priority or some bs..... it just sits there in the maintenance area as a catch all for all sorts of junk. i think one day i will just get with the maintenance supervisor and get it done under the radar....... then it will be game on.....

that was photo shopped all the way, i knew the minute got on it it was all over, in my difence it wasnt mine and it was sold, and and and ah ah ah glad its over, not going green any time soon guys, love my horses take care guys

6wheeler, if I could afford to buy 30 to 35 Horses at one time, I'd have em delivered. :ROTF:

One of the other practical uses for a drill press? Your "know it all" 18 year old wanna be mechanic, can take a $25 dollar drill bit (and with the help of 2 of his friends). Try to push it through a piece of hardened steel with no lubricant and, proceed to turn into a completely useless item. Thanks to the leverage afforded by said drill press :banghead: . So thanks John, for reminding me Pat

I have witnessed a DEA investigation. Some of you may remember. When I bought my house, it was called "the crack house on the hill" for a reason. After I closed on it, the ex girlfriend of the former owner would not leave. So I called the sherriff and said " can you get her out"? They told me they have been trying to get in there for years. They showed up with 5 deputies, 1 local cop, 2 DEA agents and 3 dogs. It was quite the spectacle. There were 6 squad cars and 2 suburbans in the driveway (good thing its 400' long). Officers and dogs milling around everywhere. They didn't find much of anything. But, the fortunate part was. They told me no Meth had been made here because the dogs would have went ballistic if there were. That was a big relief. But you know Jim, that sub frame might make one heck of a horse hauler. What do ya think? 30 maybe 35 tractors on one haul? I think you are gonna have to build a shed on that slab. And, get a bigger truck. :greetings-clappingyellow:

excellent thread, rich! your project turned out awesome, the beauty of fabricating from scratch is that every 'wear' area is like new and fits snug. its just like finding a nos one but cheaper and theres always the thought that you created it yourself..... like i said before, love a bit of home fabrication. my 4 1/2" grinder with a cut off wheel is all i use for cutting out stuff for the tractors too. just use a straight edge like you and with a bit of clean up, almost anything is possible. just takes some time, if you already have the material needed. imagine what you could do with a water jet like the big boys use....... i think its almost time to get back into some back yard fabrication again myself........

Probably the tractor is thinking the same thing. Don't go and turn it into a swayback before the boy's big day Matt. :ychain:

Looks like a lunch time drag race to the nearest roach coach. "Last one there is buying!" :ychain:

:text-yeahthat: :text-+1:

you also may not want to be friends with some of us after you get to know us lol

Awsome idea and mug Neil. :icecream:

Another thing - We are a disposable society now. People don't want to or know how to fix and maintain equipment like we used too. If something breaks, throw it away and buy another one on the store credit card. The American way!

Pretty sure that only happens when referring to our red one's Mike. :ychain:

Almost like its saluting!!

Don't ya just hate it when your nuts get caught between a crack and a hard spot!!...(couldn't resist it Bill) :ychain:

Well, rather than boring everyone talking about the tractor, I'll let the pics speak for themselves. We're getting close now! Oh by the way, Byron! Byron, is a buddy of mine! Matt :flags-texas:

If you're going to talk the talk....

Step 1) Remove Tecumseh... Step 2) Walk to dumpster.... Step 3) toss in offending lump of alluminum Step 4) replace with Briggs or Kohler or Honda and be on your merry way. Matt it sure sounds like you either have a bad ground or bad ground strap---I have seem the cables corrode inside the connectors and won't "flow" enough power. Another thought is the timing.... I once had a Tecumseh that ran fine once started but would buck and wouldn't crank and started very hard----then I found a partially sheared flywheel key that essentially advanced the timing to the point that the plug would fire WAY before top dead center and stop the starter. I would check that too...... Good Luck