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Well thanks to Jake Kuhn, I entered the GTTalk website Xmas contest and won it with my WH Christmas Tractor Light Show Setup! Jake suggested I enter my tractors in their contest for the January/Feb. Issue of LAGT Magazine, so I did. They voted all month long with over 100 votes coming in. I held on to a 10 point lead most of the time but I was nervous that the 2nd place tractor was gonna catch up, but he never made it! Wahooo! So now my tractors will be featured in the LAGT Magazine! What an honor, maybe Brandon can come over and take a look for himself! Great job Jake and thanks alot for the advice! KJ

HERE ARE SOME PICTURES OF MY 1982 SK486 I BOUGHT NEW IN 1983 FOR $1900. I BOUGHT IT TO GIVE MY 1975 B80 A REST. THE TRACTOR NOW HAS 1300 HOURS ON IT NOW AND I USE IT ABOUT 15 HOURS A YEAR NOW VACUUMING UP LEAVES. IT HAS HAD THE THE BEST OF CARE, IT HAS A 42" SD DECK THAT IS ALSO EXCELLENT. I HAVE REPLACED THE SEAT WITH A GENERIC (I HAVE NOS SEAT PUT AWAY),MOWER DECK WHEELS AND INSTALLED A CIGARETTE LIGHTER. TRACTOR HAS THE ORIGINAL PAINT AND JUST MOWED GRASS WITH IT. I BOUGHT A 99 314-8 TO GIVE THIS ONE A BREAK. I WILL POST MORE PICTURES LATER. THANKS BOWTIE IN OHIO

Here is three really neat communications from Wheel Horse to it's dealers back in 1964. Thought you might enjoy. Thad (Ohio)

I know who it is.... his name is LUCKY!

I loaded a set of 23x8.50x12 with rim guard. The tire, wheel, and rim guard weighted 83 lbs a piece. Did a set of 10.50's & they weighted 103 lbs. I like it for it weight per gallon & you can do it tube less. Here is a link. http://www.rimguard.biz/ Also I like to only add weigth to the wheels as not to put the stress on the bearings in the trans.

I figured I'd throw a pic up on here of my 520 snow machines, the plow tractor is a few 520's pieced together, but mostly a 1993, with a 48" blade with a 5 position sector, the blower tractor, is a clean low hour 1995, I went through the machine top to bottom last winter, I have a cab for it, just havn't installed it yet, the tall shoot blower got a rebuild last year but never got used because of no snow, I just this week installed the 2 link tire chains, and painted a full set of cast iron WH weights, I painted them black, most of them I paint red, but I wanted it to be different, I kinda like the black on this tractor.

New rule -- Every time you change your RedSquare screen name, you have to order a new ID badge for the national Wheel Horse show in June. And then you have to display them all! :ychain:

Here's my heap big Indian Chief from Tippecanoe today.

Remote control winch. Winch it down, winch it up! :eusa-whistle:

dirk digler ??

Fordson Dexta that I just painted this fall. I like this tractor so much that I finally gave in and stripped it down and painted it the Ford paint scheme I like the best. 33hp diesel. I also have a Ford 850 with a loader.

Being born and raised in Michigan I will always be a wolverine fan. Took a job transfer to SC in 2007. My daughter has since graduated from USC and is there now getting her masters. I have always had a dislike for the SEC but found myself rooting for USC. Guess I am in a no lose situation today.

Given the replies, the question needs a bit of qualification. For example, was the NOS tractor purchased, and if so, at a "normal" price or a premium price? Or was it a gift or inherited? It looks like most folks here would not pay a premium for an NOS just to have it sit around. I would not buy an NOS unless I got a great deal and could re-sell it to someone willing to pay the NOS price. If I came across an NOS for free (ahh, what a dream that is), then I would re-sell or trade for something more useful. My wife has enough knick-knacks around the house collecting dust. That is the last thing I want in my shed. Jeff

My one owner '63 653 shown with a newly aquired, working '62 ST-3072 blower installed.

working tonight until 5am tomorrow morning keeping the lights on for everybody.

The clock is running. At 3 days the automatic sequencing will begin, at 15 hours the guidance will be internal and at 8 hours the ignition sequence will start. We are currently pressurizing the roundhood's main fuel tanks, all is go. Commander Craig reports "FEELS GOOD" Flight surgeon Stevasauras says blood pressure holding steady. We are nine days into the count.This is Tecky Launch Control

To survive another year. :)

As the old year comes to a close, here are just some of the highlights: 2657 new members 6630 new topics 76,166 new posts 9,416 personal messages 2,800,123 topics viewed with over 1 million in the Wheel Horse tractor area alone! 10,830 spammers never made it to post a single spam! We implemented over 400 changes to the forum, automated the supporter process (THANK YOU!) allow direct uploads to the forum, remain AD FREE for all members, and continue to grow. We have RedSquare hats out there to wear at the shows (again thank you!), banners, European section and the list is almost endless. And finally for those who haven't looked our Manuals section is almost complete (Thank You gwest_ca). And we remain one of the few sites who publish a calendar! I am so proud that we are global with members all over the world continuing to cherish these little tractors. We added a significant number of members from Europe and it's great to see how Wheel Horses are viewed around the world. 2012 also saw the passing of Cecil Pond, the man who created it all. His legacy will continue to live on, and we welcome the visits to the forum from his family. As we enter our 7th year here, I hope that you continue to support the forum as we continue to grow and Thank You for making RedSquare the number 1 resource for Wheel Horse's in the world! We will continue to raise awareness for Childhood Cancer as we did in 2012 supporting all of those who help drive donations to fund research. Welcome 2013, I think that this is going to be a great year! Happy New Year!

I tell 'ya, that kid does love to ride on the sled, pulled by the B-80... (Excuse the half-insane face...)

Here is my 520 with the 26x12x12 on 10" rims, with the fender raisied 3/4"

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

If you are rebuilding your snow thrower, many models from the 60's, 70's and 80's, use the same bearings for the chain drive shaft. ST-323, 6-0200, 6-0201, 6-0202, 6-6212, 6-6213, 6-6214, 6-6215, 6-42ST01, 66-42ST01, 76-42ST01, 86-42ST01, 86-48ST01, 98-42ST01, 06-37SB01, 06-37SX01, 06-42ST01, 06-42ST02, 06-42ST03, 06-42ST04, 06-42SY01, 06-42SY02 and others. The bearing part numbers are 107743, 100908, 101702, 101781, or 1968. If you have checked, you probably found that replacement bearings from Toro cost you around $60.00 each. These are the bearings that are inserted into the 3-bolt flanges that hold the shaft on either end. They look like this: The inside diameter is 3/4", and the outside diameter of the widest part of the outside is 52mm or 2-1/32" +/-. This is called an insert bearing, and the outer housing is curved so that when inserted into the flange, it's allowed to self-center. Here it is in the flange To replace both of these bearings will cost at least $100 with shipping if you buy them from Toro. If you search for this bearing online, you will find that a 3/4" inside diameter insert bearing is available, but with an outside diameter of only 47mm, or a little under 1-7/8", which is too small to properly fit into the flange. Here is my solution. I purchased insert bearings with a 7/8" inside diameter. This bearing has the proper outside diameter of 52mm. I also purchased bronze bushings with a 3/4" ID, and a 7/8" OD. I removed the 1/4-28 x 1/4" set screws, and pressed the bushing into the new bearing. Then I drilled and tapped the bushing, and inserted two new 1/4-28 x 5/16" set screws. My total cost for two new bearings, which now is a perfect fit for the flange, was $30.00 which included shipping. On my snow thrower, the outer bearing (closest to the chain) was attached to the shaft with a 1/4" roll pin. Since these bearings only come with set screws, I rotated the shaft so that the set screws avoided the holes in the shaft. There is really no need for a roll pin at that location. 7/8" Insert bearings - UC205-14, $5.63, Bearingson.com 3/4" x 7/8" x 1-1/4" SAE 863 Bronze Sleeve Bearings, #2868T172, $2.51, McMaster & Carr 1/4-28 x 5/16" Black Alloy Steel, Cup Point Set screws, $.11 each, McMaster & Carr All the prices are plus shipping. Hope this helps someone to get their snow thrower running quietly and smoothly again without having to spend an arm and a leg on Toro bearings.

In 2003 I was working with a Co-Op who had a Toro dealership. They had been dealers for years and had mostly moved towards the Zero turn market like most dealers. They fell on hard times and decided to sell the inventory. They pushed back everything that Toro still stocked at a 20% restocking fee and they had to auction off whatever was left. I decided to make them an offer on all of the literature and NOS parts that they couldn't return. I got all kinds of old stuff, some I kept, some I got rid of since I really only like certain models. Well, here is some interesting paperwork that I found will digging. I got a nice scanner from work so I decided I would share it with ya'll. Interestingly, both of these papers are from Ed Cole who has been to several Wheel Horse shows on behalf of Toro. Thad

Well years ago I inherited my Grandfathers '68 electro 12. After mowing with it one season reverse went away, it sat in the barn for a few years not being used. Then I found this site! After doing some research on this site I decided to check out the acceleration valve springs and found them all busted up.....A member on here gave me the info on where to get new springs. After installing the springs the tractor worked great again however the ground speed did slow a little after the fluid got warm. Yesterday before plowing I drained a little ATF out of the rear and added a container of STP to the trans to keep the viscosity of the fluid up.(I am sure the rear has considerable wear after all the years) It seemed to work good, no bad effects so far and the performance seems to stay the same after plowing 3HRS. Steve

I tried out my newly installed snow thrower on my 1965 875 this week. However it didn't work very well for it's first time in use. The belt wouldn't stay engaged and the throttle kept freezing up and sticking. I didn't want to mess with it in the blizzard so I hopped on my trusty 1974 A90 Special and plowed everything! It wasn't running very good either, it kept stalling out every few minutes. I would then blow in the gas tank and that would fix it for a few more minutes, then it would die again. Talk about a pain in my frozen butt! It stalled out in the road a few times and that was scary! Luckily no cars were out driving in this weather. This A90 Special plows really well with the rear wheel weights and bar lugs. I have some chains but have never installed them. The 875 with turf tires will need a set of chains for sure. It didn't get no traction at all.

Thanks to this site and it's members I recently finished my first resto on a commando 8!

RimGuard [(made from sugarbeet molasis), safe for the enviroment, google it], weights about 11#/gal, each 12" tire holds about 5.5 gal, and it's filled to 80% full, then air at 20# for the top 20%. My cost for RimGuard at the Truck/Tractor Tire Store was $70 per tire, total, including the tubes and filling (2005). Wheel weights, iron ones, are very expensive; used go for about $50 each, but then basically any tractor brand of 12" weights will work. You might also add some weight to the front wheels too, maybe 10-15# to help with steering. You could add up to 150# per wheel, with your steep drive, just 50# per wheel may not be enough. A suggestion; next time you seal your steep drive with blacktop topping, have someone throw some silica sand over the wet sealer as it's spread, that sand will really help with traction, would probably take 4-5 bags, and will increase the life of the sealer.

No kidding! I was nuts about the J. Geils Band's first three albums. I think I wore out my copy of "Full House", their first live album, but I think I still have vinyl copies of them all around here somewhere. Is Jay still performing (I mean with a guitar, not the girls )? He's on my list of guitarists I'd still love to see play live.

Very Nice to say the least!!

Here is a pict of my snow team.. Raider 10 whit blade going to order me chains to it.. and a 312-8 whit tall shoot blower.. here is a pict of the chains im going to order me..

Eddie Money

I didn't have a tractor with 23x8.5x12 tires handy but this is 2 520's one with 26x12x12 Tru Powers and one with 23x10.5x12 with chains, these are the square corner Carlisle turf savers, and as I said the one with 26's on it I raised the fender 3/4" The big tires dig good unless on hard packed snow or ice. most hard packed snow it will dig through it, but I have 200lbs of weight hanging off the back.

:woohoo: NORTHWESTERN WINS A BOWL GAME :happy-jumpeveryone: First one since 1949. WOW!!!!!

here is my c141 automatic with a tall chute blower, 140 lb wheel weights on the back. (this is the one that was giving me trouble during the storm saturday all is well now) this is a 314-8 with a 42 in plow. put the front weights on for this storm, help steering alot also have rear wheel weights, 150lb of suitcase weights and then another 30 lbs of plates on the plow to scrape better. you can just see the plates in the picture

I don't see a problem..... They were bright zinc (silver) plated when new.

This is the 60" I built 4 years ago. Here's a link to my photobucket album for that build. http://s410.photobucket.com/albums/pp185/jusjeepn/Dozer%20blade%2060/#!cpZZ1QQtppZZ20

OK...that's it...you're shut off. Now c'mon, snap out of it...the ball's fixin' to drop.

Steve, no worries!! your sister might be hiding under a rock for a while after watching the vikes/packers game!!!!!

JAY, IT IS THE SAME AS THE C160 EXCEPT IT HAS THE 1" AXLES AND 4 PINION REAREND. ALL IT DONE IS MOW GRASS IT'S HAD A PRETTY EASY LIFE. BOWTIE

SPARKY,THE PICTURES ARE ABOUT 6 HOURS OLD. I HAVE A TOTAL OF 8, I WILL LIST MORE. THANKS

take more stuff to work to powder red...... and jam some more tractors in the garage....

I just pulled a 550 Suburban into the shop and got the heat going....I picked up the 550 in April and pushed it into the shed and haven't touched it since. I agreed to be sober cab for some friends that were going out so I may need to go hang out with them later and make sure they get home safely. Here is a picture of the suburban when I got it home in April now the ground is cold and white with snow. I have been picking up parts for the RJ35 that is also on the trailer so that may be the next one to come into the shop.

But how long will he stay? :bow-blue:

I sincerely hope we're not that passionate here.

Here you go. :handgestures-thumbsup:

Please buy Kohler made parts. The labor and time you save doing it right the first time will out weigh the time and money you spend the second time. Remember- quality is remembered long after price is forgotten. BTW The quality of Chinese parts is right up there with the 'quality' counterfit tools. Do yourself a favor and get the real deal. :)

That is exactly what I did on my sickle mower Denny. Several years of service on it now, with no issues. The only thing I did different was to use a piece of steel tubing instead of a bronze bush. If you dont want to mess with ordering the bearings through a bearing house, TSC does have the (7/8" ID ones) on the shelf, I'm thinking I paid less than $20 apiece for them

Do little duals count??

Bob, I think this bearing/bushing combo will also work on my SMS-425 sickle bar. Thanks for the info.

Here is a couple of the many I will try to post more later, I'm off to work.