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I was rebuilding this #5010 transmission (fits 1960 Suburbans and the 1961 401) and I thought I would make a video of the way the trans actually works. I was curious myself. One note...ALL OF THE WHEEL HORSE MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS WORK THIS WAY..the 6 and 8 speeds have an extra shifter and gear in them, but the rest is the same...the 3 speed uni-drives and the 4 speeds work the same way also. You might have the HI/LOW shifter, 1 1/8" axles, 6 or 8 pinions in the differential...but when you open it up it looks just like this and works the same way. Hope you enjoy the video...thanks I will post all the replacement numbers for the bearings and seals here...do not have them all yet at this point. Almost all of it is not available from Toro anymore. My thanks to VinsRJ for sending me a replacement axle gear and his expertise. Here is what I started with...both hubs were froze on...one still is. I had my homemade hub puller on this hub, and this hub snapped. I ended up cutting the hub off with a 4" grinder and then using a puller to get the rest of it. The two side plates. The axle holes are on the top. Below that is the bearings that hold the 11/44 tooth gear with the brake shaft. The bearing on the right is a needle bearing WH #1508 (equates to Torrington B-1212,L125) and the seal for this is WH #1303 (equates to SKF 7410). The bearing on the left and the lower left and lower right, where the input shaft goes is WH # 1519 (equates to Timkin S 8 K ). The seal for this is Timkin 471643. The 2 closed bearings WH #1502 (equates to an R-12), but the one I found is about 1/8" thicker then what was there. The jury is still out on this bearing. A picture of all the parts laid out that go in the trans. The number for the bronze bearings that go in the axle housing is CB 1618-12. The number for the bronze bearings that fit the differential housing is CB 2224-14...these are about 1/2" too long and need to be cut to an 1 1/2" length. The axle seals are only available from Toro #83-2840...these are running about $19.00 each. I got the rest of the bearings and seals from Motion Industries...very reasonable.

I wanted to add some weight to the wheels on my D160 for traction the winter, will be adding chains also, so I took some measurements and cut some pieces of steel and started fabricating. This is what I came up with.Will hold up to 65# on each side and only sticks out as for as the snow blower is wide. Just something I threw together tonight. Seems to work. Hopefully I wont be snagging anything?

While watching alot of fast-n-loud, count's customs, and texas car wars recently, I said to the wife.."why can't I find a nice older cool looking car to buy for cheap". She said...go get one. Well needless to say, I didn't sleep much that night. We decided to sell off the motorcycle, and two snowmobiles to help counter the cost. (Bike is now sold, but snowmobiles are for sale...hint,hint). Our kids are young, and the wife and I hardly get out together on them anyhow. The thought process is to go out as a family now. Perhaps some car shows, etc. Turns out alot of people in my shoes seem to be thinking the same thing. Here's some pics for you all. It's a 1979 Camaro Berlinetta...T-tops. It was just painted in may of this year. All new interior, weatherstripping, chrome bezels, steering wheel, 3.5" cowl induction hood, body panels including the wheel wells (no stuff-n-buff going on), and powder coated alum alloys. It has a 350 under the hood with a 383 keith black stroker kit in it, .520 comp cam with roller rockers, holley 780 double pump carb, full MSD ignition including the distributor, dynatec headers, and magnaflow exhaust. It drives thru a 3 speed turbo 400 tranny with a B&M ratchet shifter, (manual valve body setup...I think), with a 3200 stall converter. New driveshaft to a set of...5:12 posi gears in the rear, (10 bolt cover though). Easily lights them up just about anytime you want. This was a build one of the local mechanics was working on when his life got turned up-side down, and needed to part ways. He got the motor-trans como off another guy, and just dropped it into the body/chasis he was working on. Was dyno'd at 520hp, 560 torque at the flywheel. There's some things I want to definatly change for sure on it. The 5:12s gotta go, fun around town, but screamer on the highway. The carb is way oversized, I'm thinking a 650 street avenger or the such, single pump deal. Serpentine belt for the front, as I plan on putting in A/C cuz the headers are pretty hot. My wife's father had a camaro when she was a kid, so she's pretty tickled with the car. Kids like it, and wer're pretty eager for the spring to hit. Meanwhile, this winter hopefully will sell off the sleds, and get cracking on the car. Didn't really want to step into a project type car, but thought for the price and what was out there, we did ok.

as far as a hard worker i can vouch for that. I work mine quite a bit. i have even built a 3 point cat 0 hitch for mine that uses the stock hydraulics and still allows the use of the stock lift hitch. The one thing people have said is that because this transmission uses bevel gears in the differential it is more prone to break there. I have yet to see that be an issue and i have really beat on mine. I use it to push snow in the winter with the 54" dozer blade. I have used it for plowing but with the wide rear tires it doesn't work well as it doesn't really track the furrows right. That said, i have built a sub soiler/ripper for it and that can bust through old roots underground with ease. Very powerful machine and hefty. I will agree that it can be difficult to work on with its quirks but those quirks are what i find cool about the machine. I would love to find another someday if the chance arises.

I saw this tractor at a recent show and it's been one of those things that I haven't been able to get out of my mind since. It took me a few weeks to make a reasonable deal with the guy that owned it and I finally brought it home last weekend. It seems to be a very rare machine. From research I have done and emails I've recieved from other collectors, it appears there has only been one other Big Boy know to exist and the last sighting of that one was back in 2007. I just thought it was cool and a perfect addition to my "odd ball" collection. I was also able to track down the original owner so I know the full history of it as well.

today I sold a new wheel horse with implements . this tractor is the first owner he had bought for the garden of his father kept but 10 years ago he had gone to look for him and he put on sale I saw him and bought him he was never re-paint this is yet the first original color except the wheels than when I came tjuis I put a battery has and I dee petrol and he fluffed immediately and very well I was dumb of him after 10 years in a corner geduwt was not to look for here are still billowed photos orginal wheel horse plow wheel horse disc no wheel horse cart bud verry verry good implement the tractor

Just thought I would show #1 of 5 trailers I will be building, this one has a few extras as for its the first one and he a good friend of mine.. also has torsion axles, built in work light on one side and strap compartment on the other side.

Mounted the two stage on my 314 H last time I was up north. Still need to add the weights and chains. And the recently acquired 522xi. With a little luck and some white stuff snow removal should be a breeze this year.

Well here's what I got for free !

I don't have a favorite show, because I have not watched T.V. in the last 31 years. I don't think that. Neilson likes me very well since I just keep the brand new $1.00 dollar bills and return the survey almost blank. Mark.

Unfortunately due to my age I would say the Fox news. LOL I have a new favorite non news program now, American Restorations. Rick's Restorations in Vegas called me last week to get an 8 HP Kohler decal for a Custer Car they are restoring for a show. google custer car, Neat project. http://www.candgnews.com/sites/default/files/images/global/stories/cache/Ford-mini-cars-full.jpg

With all the fabulous lookin' machines on here am nearly embarrased to show my 36 yr old, has had a hard life out in the rain, and whatever else weather brought for last 30 years, sat idle unused or moved for 14 yrs, brought out of coma, given new shoes, a pacemaker, replaced some circular joints, fixed feeding tube, and we are off RECYCLIN' again. Wagon from scrap chain, washing machine cover, high boy lawn mower wheels, Ariens mower deck carriage, rlrctrical hanger, 2x4, plywood, and scrap hardware (also suffered with Horse). Grand kids grew to big 'fore got to ride on back in the few snows here, as intended. When first turned it over in '82 and decided against the Cub had to have it. My original receipt lists it as '78, but it's a ,76 that musta had 6 years of hard life before the cruelty from me. This place makes me have a whole new respect for these machines. Gerry FINALLY FIGURED IT OUT PICTURE # PAGES DOWN

Pretty impressive Steve, your videos really help. Thanks. :thumbs:

Great video Steve...when it comes to transmissions I have no clue how to clean/repair/rebuild them but this video makes it look pretty easy. My son came in while I was watching this video and I asked him if he knew who was talking in the video and he says "uncle Steve" it's kinda funny since they have only met Steve at one show.

Neat video Steve Did you say "fight me or bite me, Baby"? That would be cool to bring to the big show as a demo piece or who can reassemble it in the fastest time Mods/Admin- is this video worthy of our new Video section? I think it is!

Roof Ranger. Can't tell you any more than that. Baby brother of the big ones ....Roof 60 and Roof Palomino.

I'm ready for snow

With the blade on an angle it will also pull you. For $20 you can add #40 roller chain to the front tires and use what ever you want and you will stay on coarse

Not quite right. Nothing is pressing upward. If that were happening it wouldn't be weight adding traction! What's happening is that your wheel weight is in direct contact with the ground already through contact with the wheel/tire. So there's no additional down-force on the wheel bearings. (there is additional force added front to back though... you can't add weight and not have it be harder to push forward and backward!) Really nice job on the brackets maidenfan.... those are some cool custom pieces. I bet you'd sell a couple if you made some more!

Very nice Chris! Is that the Camaro you were telling me about? I wish I still had mine, it was a 78 Z-28 350 4-speed with 3.73 gears in it. That Z-28 was a mint low mileage one woman owner car. For a mostly stock car It got up and went and I could easily chirp all 4 gears. When a 69 SS 396 Chevelle was available I parted ways with the Z-28. My wife was pissed! The Z-28 is the only car I ever owned that she actually would drive and she loved it. The first pic is from almost 20 yrs ago. The second pic is about 5 yrs. ago. My wife walked out of work and there it was, parked right next to her! The second pic is of the good side, the other side was smashed and they trashed the interior. I have been looking for another early Z-28 but good ones are hard to come by these days.

I sold off our motorcycle, and will be selling off our two snowmobiles for this new aquisition which is now in my garage.

Sorry Matt, couldn,t fit this in my house to make room for my tractors in the garage ...Which means I have to park my truck outside. Which is good because now my wife may let me build a yard barn in the back yard next year. which is really good so Denny doesn't have to store my tractors for me . It all works out some way or another....I hope.

PRESIDENT.. .. :laughing-rolling: ...well I guess I couldnt do any worse :ychain:

Brain K, just go to Hi Test, no ethanol in it, solves a lot of problems.

Thanks Guys Me wanting snow for X-Mas????? Well I hope I aint gotta wait that long! This Next Section is Called........ Slip Into My CockPit! So I got busy and started to install "THE STUFF" as we will call it, But the problem is My stuff had no place to mount to so I made a dash to mount all my stuff on. This dash is made of aluminum with a alumnum angle for support and to mount the dash to the cab frame work. I used a black leather looking material I purchased from Joanns Fabrics. I then cut the dash down to my liking laid out the gauges and drilled mounting holes. I then applied spray adhesive and went to work on laying down the black leather material. Here are some pics what ya think? Cheers ~Duke

Here is a start - a little more real world than the user's manual exactly what views of the wiring do you need?

Rather than dream, build it. Two ways to go about it using classic Wheel Horses. Using the sheet metal from belt drive 8-speed Uni-drive model, build a heavier frame. Install a larger motor and a synchronous drive belt (known in the trade as timing belts). Timing belts are 98 percent efficient and won't slip under load - widely used in industrial applications. The mid section would be lengthened so as to add an automotive type clutch and hydraulic pump. Use a heavier front axle from a compact tractor. Second plan is to modify a D series. Use an automotive locking differential and a gearbox from a small truck, with a two speed reduction drive. Consider a water cooled motor, whether gasoline or diesel. Both paths would have power steering and more power. Both would be two wheel drive and look like a Wheel Horse.

find thing for you to say mister sneek into NY to buy your wheel horses try staying on your own side of the boarder