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I have been loving all the seat time the past few days. This is my first winter with the horse and I can't say how impressed I am with it. The plow has been more then capable with several feet of old snow on my dirt driveway. Makes me wonder if I even need to bother fixing up the snowblower. Not sure how much higher ill be able to push up the piles though!

P'Chop working his first snow removal account. He was all :happy-jumpeveryone:

Had a Piddley Snow Last Night So This Morning I Piddled a Bit and Broke in My Grand Daughter Henny as My New Camera Man errrr um I mean (lady) Some Snow Is Better than None I Guess. And at least heres a few pictures of it doin what its suppose to do, than getting pictures of it in the Shop. This Rebuilt 520-SC (snow chucker) has been itchin fer a fight for a month now and still hasn't got the competition it deserves, Oh well maybe next year. Cheers ~Duke

Poor man's tri-rib. $20 worth of #40 roller chain and you won't have any problems with the front tires drifting. Deflate the tires and remove them in the spring.

More pics from the 6-8" plus drifting that we got yesterday: All lined up and idling. I love the rain cap on Elvis at idle TINK TINK TINK! Horse Power! A little back blade action Elvis ready to dig in Elvis loves the Horses. They make nice piles to move!

We ended up with 10"-12"s by the time it was over.....nice and fluffy! My GT was a bit overwelmed by the amount of snow. She coulda done it with half passes but I decided to give my old Gilson walk behind a workout since it only was used once last year. The Gilson (8hp Briggs / 26" cut) handled it with ease. Its nice to have a big old all steel heavy-duty snowblower. My dad has one of those newer Ariens and its so light that it wont dig in....it actually starts to ride up over the snow. Mike............

Don1977 got me thinking about this again so I decided too do it as the 1533 bearing is no longer available from toro My fix needs some machine work to beable to do this replacement the standard 1533 bearing dim. are 1 1/2" ID x 2 1/2" OD x 1/2" W the new R22 bearing I'm replacing it with is 1 3/8" ID x 2 1/2" OD x 7/16" W so this requires I remove .0625 from the differential hubs Since we don't have a manual lathe at work I setup my vertical lathe turned the dia. to 1.375 plus 0 minus .0005 1533 bearing is on the left and the R22 bearing is on the right notice the R22 is a heavier bearing and should work just fine as the original 1533 bearing is 1/2" wide and the R22 is 7/16" wide I use a .0625 shim to make up the differance shim in place on diff. hub R22 bearing installed with shim this should work fine for the old transmissions that use the 1533 bearing with 1" axles Brian

So it's safe to say we all love using our garden tractors for my snow removal. It is something I actually look forward to (until about mid to late March ). This years line line up: 416H with cab and single stage blower - love the cab - no snow in the face! C-160 Hydro with 508QM ARK loader 314-8 with 54" snow blade (D series) with front wheel weights to help stay on course with an angled blade. And in case all else fails a 22" MTD blower and my favorite shovel I think it is going to be a big year for snow...not even January yet!

We got 12" last night. Here's a video of me snow blowing the driveway with my 520 & 2-stg blower:

got it running did a few things really not sure of root cause if i had to guess it was the ammeter wire the new battery had no charge thanks to all

Nice one copperhead, that gets my vote for the December, 2014 calendar.

No, that is a 1974 C-160 Auto. It was the 1st restoration I ever done (about 11 years ago). My wife's grandpa passed away and I bought it at his estate auction for $200. The motor had a broken rod and I decided to restore the tractor and rebuild the motor. Learned at lot about Wheelhorses during that project. Gave it back to my mother-in-law, which in-turn my son, now 8, mows and pushes snow when he is at grandparents house. Funny how the world goes round. I didn't live in Chillicothe until 2004. I don't even live in the city limits, about 7 minutes north of town right next to the Vocational school. Grew up in a small town of Adelphi, about 20 minutes north east of Chillicothe. Thad (Ohio)

I can't afford a tractor that I can't use. My 704 looks nice and I take it to shows,but I can't justify having if if it doesn't do at least a little work like pulling a wagon,roller,lawn sweeper or delivering pizza's in the rain at the Steam Pageant! :)

Ok, here is my way of installing tire chains start by laying out the chain, making sure the cross chain tie links are facing down(see pic 1 ,2 and 3) Set tire on chains(remove air from tire, as much as possible) and wrap chain around tire and loosly attach tighting bar.(see pic # 5) Flip tire over and connect oposite site as tight as possible.(see pic # 6) Now flip tire back over and tighten other side as tight as possible.(pic # 7) Now adjust cross links so they are straight across from each other.(pic #8) Now air up tire and your done, well mount back on tractor, then your done. Pix # 9 and # 10 are of tires mounted with weights(home made brackets)

Heres the process of tearing down a hydro pump from a D. I will do my best to describe everything in detail so that anyone can handle it. I must say with Paul Frederis help we tore it down, cleaned and rebuilt it in 4 hours including tearing it down a second time because of MAJOR rust issues causing binding of the pistons. I will do this in chronological order as best as I can Step #1 Here is the pump before tear down. You need to remove the four 12 point bolts using a 3/8 12 point socket wrench in order to seperate the aluminum housing from the cast steel valve body STEP # 2 shows the bolts out and the pump housings seperated. Be ready to struggle slightly if your pump was never opened. It was necessary for us to put the aluminum part in a vice and hit the steel end with a dead blow hammer and brass punch to get it to sperate from the gasket/adhesive. You must rest the pump on its side or you will lose slippers and other items if you do it in the upright position. Upon opening it a large quantity of rust was found inside formed on the steel end suggesting water infiltration. Step #3 In this photo you can see the rusty liquid on the slippers and the general shape of them. They were scratched but the corners were square and not rounded over, which is very important Step #4In this pic Paul is trying to clean the rust off of the oil pump housing. As you can tell it was pretty rough. The 4 bolts here are 12 point also, you need to use a 5/16 12 point socket socket to remove these. this is another pic of the pump housing and the rust and bolts. Also pay attention to the orientation of the small pin location on the oil pump housing. Its on the botton of the pic and must be that way for reassembly. It is very important for reassembly that this faces the same way. Step #5 Here is the oil pump gear in the housing. You must mark this on the housing and impeller before you take it apart. Every lobe only fits its mating surface 1 way. If you screw it up the pump will bind and not pump oil to feed the cylinder, slippers and swash plate. The o-rings are the same set up as the manifold with a square backer ring and a regular o-ring on top to seal. Step #6 In this step you need to remove the charge valves. They are 5/8 standard socket. It is an O.R.B.( O Ring Boss). These were pretty tight but did come loose. Here are some close ups of the charge valve. We made a legal notebook map so we could be sure it all went back together well. one side has a spring and a ball, the other side has a small tapered shaft and spring. Later models of this pump had balls and springs in both sides. One thing to note is that occasionally you will find shims between the spring and ORB fitting. These were installed when the pumps didnt make enough pressure during testing. The shim increased tension on the spring and therefore raises the oil pressure just like it would in an oil pump for an engine. Step #7Next pics are a close up of the housing showing the accelerator valve removed. There are 2 of these. 1 on each side. They are the large straight head screwdriver tip recessed into the block. They are ORB also but damn were they tight. We needed to use an impact driver to break them loose. All thats inside is a ball and spring. Step #7Next pic is of the push valve. Remove it and check to be sure there are no gouges in the tapered area. If there are, oil will leak by and cause speed to slow and pump to overheat eventually during use. Step #8This is the inside of the aluminum housing. It shows the direction control where the swash plate sits. The can be removed if needed by removing the spring clip on the shaft where it comes through the outside of the housing on the flush side, not the long side that the direction linkage attaches. You then pull the shaft out and the swash plate resting surface will clunk into the bottom of the housing for you to pull out. The only reason to do this would be to replace a bad bearing. Step #9 Here is a close up of the swash plate during polishing. I started with 800 grit, moved to 1200 and then to the crocus cloth as the final step. DO NOT use water to lubricate the crocus cloth. it causes the adhesive to melt and the cloth to become junk. Use oil only for lube. This is a before of the swash plate showing severe rusting from the water that was inside this pump. this is after the three step polishing sequence. As you can see its a mirror now Step #10Here is the brass direction control valve plate showing scratches and oxidation. This also goes throught the 3 step process of polishing. This is the same peice after polishing Step #11 is the polishing of the slippers themselves. We made a diagram so that we could install them back in the bores they came from. After all that work we ended up with my original cylinder too rusty to be used. The slippers bound up and we had to take the pump all apart again and use a different cylinder after we got it all back together and it wouldnt budge. Step #12 is the installation of the slippers back into the cylinder. Be sure to install the slipper retainer BEFORE you install the slippers. They wont fit if you dont. Step #13 is the installation of the swash plate back into the direction control section. This pic shows it cleaned This pic is right before installation of the cylinder and slippers. Use lots of oil on both sides of the swash plate so theres no galling on start up. It will suck to do all this work and wipe it out with a dry start. Step #13 Assemble with the unit on its side. If you dont, you will lose slippers from the cylinder bore as you slide it down over the shaft and then have to start over. Once the cylinder is installed on the shaft, then flip the housing to the vertical position. Step #14 is to reinstall the charge valves, accelerator valves, springs and shims where they came from. A little grease on the springs wont hurt. It will stop them from moving and going caddywhompus when you install them in the bore above the ball at the bottom Step #15 Shows the proper orientation of the oil pump impeller in the housing. Take notice to our marks to be sure we had it right. You then reinstall the pump assembly onto the housing using the four 5/16 12 point cap screws you removed at disassembly. Again be sure the pin is at the bottom when assembling. Step #16 shows the new gasket prior to assembling both halves . I made this one the same way as the motor housing in my original resto post. Using a hammer to cut the material. Step #17 its all back together and ready to go back in my 18 Auto.

this is my first round hood. it came with a front plow. i was told it's a 1960?. is this a 1960 400? it's a real shame that the previous owner (has about 30 round hoods) and 20 or so including this one were/are outside pretty much uncovered.

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Don't know if you can push more than this ....but I was pretty impressed plowing my mother's sidewalk. Thad (Ohio)

This year She gets sidewalk and loading dock and some parking lot clean up . Will get some action shots this year and even a video !!

Pull the rope. :hide:

The easyist way is to let the air out of the tire fi rst then put the chains on as tight as you can than air the tire back up. Also i put some rubber straps on the chains to keep them snug.

Of course I shredded the drive belt. At least I was mostly done with the removal

Paint it red, add a sticker, call it rare, and list on ebay...what else?

Mike how did those tires do with out chains? I tried with AG's without chains and got nowhere. As soon as I put the chains on it there was a huge improvement.

I know thats gonna be another nice one when you finish Duke :)

Duke, I know I'm jumping in here a little late but I just read this thread. I was thinking with all that lighting you may want to install some limo tint on your cab so you don't burn your eyes while blowing snow. This suggestion is entirely for your own protection and is in no way intended to reduce the need for your neighbors to apply "eye bleach" while your blowing topless!

What 48 hours of work, eat, sleep (a little) yields! Sandblasted the entire frame and started with shortening it 16" for the short bed conversion. Decided to make the cut behind where the front shackle will be for the 63" springs. Spent an hour with a sledge and a chisel to remove the old rear spring shackles. Kinda sore you know..... Lots of measuring: Everything I modified is accurate to 1/32" of an inch. Tack welds: Lots of strapping and clamping: Finished weld on outside. I welded the inside too. The cut is a 65* angle. Some say the fish plate method is better ( "Z" cut to join rails) but with the shackle being welded on and a small box on the inside it should be plenty strong. Cleaned up: Had to modify the bed mount to clear the shackle. The long bed mount closest to the bigger cross member aligns with the front mount for the short bed so I don't have to drill any holes to mount the bed. Shackle welded in place: Sprayed 1 coat on the back half for the night. Really love the paint. It is Magnet brand Antique Satin black. It goes on really nice, dries in a couple hours and is tough as NAILS. Going to the sky with the help of those handy D rings I installed last week: Approximate ride height. May be about 4" higher not to sure yet without axles. I just measured off my W250 and it sits 56" high at the bed rail stock. With the shackle flip (+5") and chevy springs (+1-2"), I am looking at around 7" of lift. Now, tires should be between 35-37" to make it look somewhat proportionate with height so if I ran a 35" tire, that would give me 2.5" of more height over stock. This brings me to a grand total of 9.5" of height bringing the bed rail to 65.5" or with a 37" tire, 67.5". This seems pretty high to me. In the picture, I am 5'9" so that gives you an idea. I believe the bed rail in this picture is at 62". Onward we go.... Rear shackle measured and holes marked: Shortened area boxed in: Knocked out the 2wd Pillow block crossmember for the drive shaft, tacked in a brace to prevent frame movement, took a front rail width measurement, knocked out old front crossmember, clamped up the new cross member and welded. Then I added some supports on the outside and cut a piece of 2x4 (1/4" thick box) steel and put that across. Still need to finish that. Still need to weld the box steel and the bottom spring bracket together. More paint: Closing up and leaving. Snapped these pics of my '93. Thought the cab lights looked kinda cool with 3" of snow on them: zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Charlie

Here is one of my plow tractors. It's a C161 with a different hood. I have the ATV tires on it and I love how it goes with these tires. It still could use a little weight but they way it sits works pretty good. I have over 300ft of sidewalk to clear and it works great, the first time I used it was wet heavy snow it didn't miss a beat and the next morning I had to clear both my driveways after the town went by with bucket loaders and it moved the frozen stuff without much effort. More snow on the way can't wait. Gene..

great gift to give. he looks proud of the new addition

Glad to see your back on it duke! This is going to be one nice tractor when your done with it! It looked great when I saw what you had primed when I stopped by this summer! Can't wait to see some more work on it. ~Jake

Hey everyone here is the final update! Thanks so much to everyone who helped me along the way! This forum has been so encouraging and the best in offering intelligent advice everytime! Today I put it all together with new zinc plated hardware and put it on my 414-8 and boy did it run nice! Such a geat feeling when something you spend a lot of time on works!! I love the regal red by Rustoleum...such a great match. Before... After!

Not sure which one looks tougher, PD or the WH.

The Carlisle tire is called "All Trail" part # is 511505 and it is a 23x10.50-12. They are mounted on factory Wheel Horse rims, but they were from a 520H. Here is a photo of the tires without the chains....I really like them....the right balance between turf and ag tires. Easy on the lawn too. Thad (Ohio)

It would have to earn its keep!! No push queens for me! I wouldn't work it, just for joy rides and shows. For a tractor to just sit there and collect dust for me to show it off at home would be wast full for me. Just keep it looking nice and enjoy it! nothing but tender loving care for it and it should look very nice for the next several generations. Do you think they kept cars this way, only in a museum. and as far as I know, we don;t have a museum. If that was the case, then I guess it could go there if it was older one. That way it could be seen by thousands of people other then the shows.

It's hell to get old aint it!! Mike I think when Steve fell out the tree last year and bucked up his arm a Twig poked him in da eYe that wasnt the bad part....... He keeps pouring Rock -N- Rye in hopes to make it feel better. ~Duke :)

My goal, keep on fixin' and, keep my eyes wide open for a "D", heaven knows I had my share of "D's" when I was in school. One more "D" couldn't hurt! :laughing-rofl:

Me on my 867 plowing about 6" of snow 12-26-12

Sounds like you didn't get the high/low gear on the shift fork..if the gear is sitting on top of the shift fork when you push the high/low shifter to high it will move it to the high gear..if you bounce around the shifter will move and let the gear slide out of the high range and will not let it move to low range gear.....ask me how I know.. :*****: I have did it myself.. That would be my guess..hate to say it but I bet you will be splitting it again.

hell. if i had that n.o.s. 420 LSE. that was shown on here a while back it would have a 48 SD. deck on it an prob 60 or 70 hours by now! Jay

This is a hard quesiton is some ways. We all belly ache that you can't go out and buy one of these fine tractors anymore, yet we all look forward to using them. It's a catch twenty-two. You only got one life to live and you got a nice NOS or near NOS Wheelhorse tractor and what to do? Who is to say that when you rid yourself of the NOS tractor someone else is going to work it or keep it new. With my 62 hour 520H tractor, I can see where keeping it in showroom condition vs working it can tear at you. Very interesting topic.

Great video! Thank for posting that. It's really great to be able to see the experience in another country.

He won....it doesn't get any better than that! LOL PÃ¥l, fantastisk jobb du gjorde. Congradulations Bro!

Some cool videos...and their club even has some of the coolest shirts too.

Looks great! I am really digging the muffler.....

Sweet Lars! Looks like he had a ton of fun with that smile on his face!

Yes, you are a lucky guy! You could have been very badly injured!

There's tons of talent here but I'm not sure where we would be "Without the TT" :banana-tux:

The front pump seal (WH # 7877) is a CR seal # 7474. While you have the pump out, you just as well replace the trunnion shaft seal on side linkage too. (WH #103461) is a CR seal #6763. And while you've gone that far you just as well replace the manifold o-ring & the hydro valve o-rings. Look the hoses over good for cracks while you're in there. I'm am just putting mine back together. Welcome to the "D" world. Tom , Perry Ks.