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Here we go. My 314-A taking a quick pass down the drive to open things up. I have to take it a little slow at the bottom of the drive to throw the road boogers the road plow pushes in the driveway. Many thanks to my lovely bride for taking the video in that cold 10 degree morning. http://s590.photobuc...nt=IMGP5235.mp4

OK, its my turn to show a horse pushing snow......so,Got a chance to try out my lawn ranger snow plow today after a fast and heavy snow fall today. (sorry you didn't get any Martin ) . With an unfrozen transmission, no weights or chains....it actually did good. I was surprised that this tractor wouldn't even slow down pushing the sloppy, wet and heavy snow. Took a couple pics with my son Andrew at the wheel. (haven't modified this one for kid use yet) .

:omg: Whats this?????????? Ans: my son riding his latest project (not that we don't have enough in the workshop to be getting on with) It's a three wheeled Lister Autotruck. The concept was to replace the use of horses to move goods round factories and the design dates back to the 1920s. They proved to be a success and production continued until the early 1970s. Dating an Autotruck from its serial is difficult as no complete set of records appear to exist but based on general observations of detail we reckon this one is most likely early 1950s. The PO was selling to make space for other projects and although he'd never managed to get it to run had been assured when he bought it that it did. After 15 mins tinkering it turned out to be a duff spark plug and we had it running albeit rather rough and with a cloud of oil smoke which soon burned off and it was running well. My turn to have a go on the beast. They're quite fun but care is needed on unven surfaces as it's a bit top heavy with no load in the back (it can carry up to a ton!). The side /tailboards are removeable to leave a flat bed. My son drove it about a couple more times during the following week then it was into the workshop for dismantling. They were used in docks, factories, horticulture, by railway companies and even the Navy and Airforce had them. It has a 600cc (36.6 cubic inch) single cylinder JAP 4 stroke gasoline engine though from the mid 50s diesel engines were fitted.

Negotiated a deal on a square pan seat for the 701 last week. When it arrived today, I had a pleasant surprise. Here is the seat. As you can see, the paint is in excellent condition except for where the rust is, but it is also exactly the same color as the under side of my hood. The reason that the paint is in such good condition is because of the surprise. The seat was never without this. The seller included this original Wheel Horse seat cover that I think must have been purchased with the tractor new and never removed.

Out for a ride today in the cold, Connecticut countryside today. I actually turned around to stop and take the picture. I bet some keen Yankee member here might even be able to identify where I took it.. Hope ya like it.

the horses were getting restless so when the sun poppped out today it seemed fitting to give em fresh air. was kinda rushed but here are some pics. 77' C-160 auto fully restored, 82' C-175 eight speed, 74' C-160 auto original attachment=12929:003 (640x480).jpg] maybe some one can tell me why the rear wheels on the 77' have solid centers instead of the more popular four point centers like on the other two. I saw this style wheel one other time some where on a C-160 I think as I was browsing through images on the web.

Well, back about 10 years ago, we were making Thanksgiving dinner and the mixer went up in smoke while making mashed potatoes. So off to the shop I went to get my brand new Makita Lithium Ion powered drill. We inserted the paddle from the mixer in the drill and voila, mashed potatoes! Now one would think that having saved the day by using one of my shop tools, that 9 years later when I needed to cure a little paint in the wife's oven that she would understand. Not a chance...

:twocents-02cents: This is a couple pictures of the 520H. Haven't had squat for snow this season. I ran it yesterday for only the second time, both times maybe 2" on the ground.

My arsenal is ready to go! And we have had record no snow this year. Record latest first snow. Record latest 1" of snow. Record number of days between 1" snow. We finally did get an inch of snow a couple days ago so I fired up the tractor to plow. Hat cam! Apparently my head is crooked and a little loose. Today we're supposed to get a quarter inch of ice. I don't think the blades or blower will be much good for that.

Enter your 2013 January Wheel Horse of the Month submission: Winner: Jake Kuhn! Congratulations

Does anyone know what this model might be? Does it appear to be complete and original / Engine?

I ahve been thinking about getting this for a while, but honestly, didn't have the room for it until I got my garage built. I'm hoping I will be able to get it going with the great members here at RS. I will give you some background and hopefully you guys with experience can give me some advice. I picked up a '79 D200 (model 91-20KS02) with PTO shaft and 3 point hitch ,48" deck with seased spindles, heavy steel weight counter balance and (YEA!) 48" FEL (model 07 48FL01). The tractor hasn't ran in about 6 years. The PO was using the FEL when he heard a "pop" and found lil leaking from the rear diff. He found the case cracked on the bottom right half of the case. The tractor has been parked ever since. The PO inherited the tractor from his father who actually had two D's and collected quite a few spare parts as well. One spare part was a diff that was repaired because it had been cracked in exactly the same way as the one curently under the tractor. The spare diff appears to have the crack silver soldered with a plate covering the motor mount so I'm hoping it was gone thru with new bolts but the PO was not sure of the repair. I understand the bolts were a weak link in these diff - I think the bolts needed to be changed out with grade 8 bolts?? So, take a look and tell me what you think of my find. Here are my questions I would like you experts to please chime in on as I have ZERO hydro experience. I believe the 10W-40 oil circulates thru the hydro pump, motor, diff and the lift cylinders - is this correct. If so, would the diff being would you flush the entire system of any debris or would the filter in the diff keep the ""trash" isolated in the diff? I have some questions about the hydro mannifold connections but I will save them for the trans forum. Thanks in advance for your input!

What is up with some women? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I had a chain of, um, debate today with my wife. Apparently there are certain things one should not do in the kitchen. I have a parts washer and a deep sink. But much like my other shop equipment they are not hooked up and running for various reasons too lengthy to get into at this time. So I am left with nothing more than a hose and spray bottle of solvents. I decided today that will just no longer do. So I started off by placing the air box from my truck in the dish washer. I had no idea this was the sort of thing inconsiderate people do until it was pointed out to me. My response was logical but perhaps not that well worded. “Well if dish washers were not meant to wash parts why did my air box and tubing come out so clean?†I also got the impression that things would not have went the way they did had I not mixed in the air box and tubing with our dishes. Okay, lesson one learned for the day. On to lesson two. As I mentioned my deep sink is not operational. However, I do have a nice large double sink in the kitchen. Soaking the brake parts off of my motorcycle in a can of solvent got them cleaner than I expected. But I still had to take a tooth brush to them and wash the solvent off. I figured using the sink in the kitchen was a great idea. Once again, it was pointed out to me that I was wrong. It would seem that cleaning brake parts with a tooth brush over the sink while washing solvents off into the sink at the same time I was cooking spaghetti was not a wise combination of tasks. I felt I was doing a great job of multitasking. Not only was I getting dinner ready, but I was also getting my motorcycle that much closer to getting back on the road. I find it strange how two people can see a situation so differently. And finally, I learned the oven is not intended for non-food items. After dinner I was asked why the oven was on. My response “I just painted the master cylinder on my bike so it is baking in the oven†was not well received at all. I guess that fact that I had painted a part made of aluminum and baking it would help the paint stick was irrelevant to her. No, the fact that I had a freshly painted part in the oven is all she cared to acknowledge. I tell you, I just have no idea what some women are thinking. Her comments today almost had me second guessing my idea of soaking my transfer case in her tub tomorrow. Almost any way…

Very cool Bob! We had a 400 that had a original cushion on it, just took it off last week and it looked just like that one, We were amazed at how nice it was. ~Jake

Just a quick FYI Rigid is no made by Ryobi, it is actually made/owned by Dewalt. I am 20 years old and have been working with cordless tools for as long as I can remember. When I was 11 or 12 I had my own set of 19.2V craftsman, then I moved to dewalt XPR series. When they wore out I got Milwaukee 18V Fuel brushless impact and drill/driver. this past Decemeber. Why you might ask? Well Milwaukee is a great brand. The batteries have a button you press and it tells you how much battery life is left. Great for when your working on a ladder or a lift. I also have a Milwaukee M12V in a little impact and hammer drill. They also make a ton of tools that use those batteries. I am a firm believer of great tools. Milkwaukee and Dewalt for electric tools. And Klein for screw drivers and other electrical hand tools.

When I was a kit our old Allis's had them peperpots on big bore briggs engines and I spent about 6 hours a day on them things... Surprised I'm not deaf now. Used to wear my tape player with the volume cranked and strained to hear it. Would listen to Zeppelin 4 and Def Leopard Pyromania on a two sided mix tape over and over and over and over again all day or until the AA's ran out.

Bigger Smaller on the thrower would make it spin faster. (I fixed this - just in case someone decides to call me out before reading the rest of the thread.) The pulley on my 1986-ish 42" thrower is big enough in diameter that the drive belt will not fit between it and the wrapper (auger housing) without some friendly persuasion. Throwers (single stage) are not blowers. (no fan) If they get the snow out of the way, they're doing their job. I never expect mine to throw snow into the next county, but it does a great job of launching frozen dog crap about 40 feet. :handgestures-thumbup:

Van - nice work!

Go drive the xi and then decide. If you're anything like me (God help you...) you'll lose interest in the 417 as an everyday chore tractor. The 5xi's are way, way more complex than anything else that ever carried the Wheel Horse label. But Toro really did their homework on these things and they have proven to be very reliable. They have a lot of nice features that you will probably appreciate more and more as you spend time in the seat, most notably being able to turn around so sharply. It makes a big difference when mowing around obstacles. The biggest deck you probably have on your 417 is a 48". Check the deck size on the xi...it could be as high as 60" which might be a real worksaver for you come summertime. The comments about used implement availability for the 5xi are very valid. But with those included in that package you're already covering many of your needs. Tillers seem to be the hardest thing to find, but I'm sure if you're patient and willing to drive you can find just about anything. I've been chest thumping about the 5xi's for years now. They are truely awesome machines. Dump the 417 and don't look back. Steve

KC...I thought it was too good to be true...gives me some ideas though. Sometimes you just have to do things like this to see if she is paying attention. :)

Sounds like a good day, Van. I'm glad to hear you got your fuel pump and carb issues straightened out. And pretty much any day that ends up with sitting near a wood stove isn't all bad. Since you asked... I woke up this morning thinking the house was cold, didn't hear the usual friendly oil burner noises, checked the thermostats and realized that the house really was cold. After about an hour of hoping my oil line was just a little frozen (it's been very cold here for the last week or so), and sitting on the ground aiming a hair dryer at the tank end of the line, and having my son hit the reset button every few minutes, the burner finally fired up and thankfully has stayed on all day. I then had to rehang the door to the kids' bathroom that I repaired yesterday, and fortunately it fit exactly like I wanted it to. And then the reward, I took the kids to the Philadelphia Auto Show. I dreamed about my next truck/SUV, my son talked to a couple of tuners about his new-to-him 2012 Mustang GT (like it doesn't already have enough freakin' power), and my daughter tried to convince me that she has to have a Mustang too, maybe a Shelby. No idea where they get this fascination with cool cars from. All told, a good day. No wonder I'm tired.

I shot some video but when I went to post it a prompt says it only accepts 1mb so how do you guys get vids on here. in the mean time here are some pics.

That is good to know and I very well might take you up on your offer. We are a little West of the "Mainstream Wheel Horse Enthusiast" aren't we?

Didn't take pics of it but I made little triangle braces for my worker out of 1/8" plate and welded them in. I'll see if I can get it off tomorrow and post a pic of it.

That's cool DOC!! For right now I'm just hoping to be able to hang on to my Stag Arms Model 3 also made right here in New Britain, CT.! Till Obama, Feinstein and the rest of the idiot's realize banning these will do nothing to stop the killing I'm laying low. Out of all my weapons, it's the one I and my boys enjoy shooting the most.

So far quantity and quality of snow here in CT has been lousy. Have not used the blower yet this year, only the plow. Here are a couple of pics from 2010.

If the ball isn't visible through the shifter hole, I'd have the tranz out, upside-down, and shaking it until that ball came out. A three speed will bolt in, but there's enough differences (brake linkage, input shaft / pulley size, shifter bends, etc.) that I would stay with what's in the tractor now. The pivot ball is roll-pinned to the shifter. If you get to this point, use a solid pin to align the pivot ball and shifter and weld the ball to the shifter from the bottom side. :WRS:

my driveway is 400' long with a 50'X100' parking area, planning to pave it eventually but for now i'm tired of pushing my gravel into my yard and scratching up sod here and there when i plow snow. so i got an idea. here are some pics of my driveway. i took an old moldbord that was bent and wore past the wear plate bolts and straightened it, and welded a piece of heavy wall pipe directly to the front skin and the back channel. then cut caps out of 1/8" plate and welded them in place. by the way i also had an old rough looking pre 73' short frame i got free some time along the way and decided it would be good for a second plow to use on my C-series tractors. so i cut it and added a piece and fish plated it, and added a cross bar at the correct lift point.] then needed to lengthen the pivot point for the angle lever. just used a piece of 2"X 3/8" plate welded over the original bracket adding the additional 2" needed. also the short angle lever needed 4" added to it so the throw length would be increased thus decreasing the lever travel so as not to contact the running board rod or the PTO. and here we are. got snow today and other than primer and paint, which will come after the maiden voyage, its ready to push snow, and ONLY SNOW! I will let you know how it goes.

In addition to what Scott said, the Xi is newer and new parts will be available for longer. At that price it would have already been in my shed.

The xi is air cooled. For me, it is a no brainer. Buy the 520 and dump the other. The 522 we have is such a nice tractor and for the price you can snag it for is a real deal. You will like the sharp turning radius, power steering, and ride. I know of a few Wheel Horse "die hards" that own these and wouldn't sell them for anything.

Sure sounds to me like some shenanigans have happened in the past with that dip stick. Or a dipstick used the wrong stick, so to speak.

"In solving a problem of this sort, the grand thing is to be able to reason backward. That is a very useful accomplishment, and a very easy one, but people do not practice it much. In the everyday affairs of life it is more useful to reason forward, and so the other comes to be neglected. There are fifty who can reason synthetically for one who can reason analytically." take the dipstick that shows no oil level - put it in the "other K321's". If it doesn't indicate an oil level in the "other engines" then please consider the source of your stupefaction may be that you possess a 'stick of insufficient proportion.

Spent most of the day at the Detroit auto show, 2 hour drive there and 2 hours back 4 plus hours walking around, I was not really wanting to do much after getting home but I did tinker for a couple hours tonight, working on the fan guard, probably don't really need one, but what the heck I'm doing this much to it I figured it could not hurt. I used left over pieces of steel I had in the steel bin, and some screen I picked up fri. I planned to make it go farther down, by a 1" or so, but the piece of angle I wanted to use was a 1" shorter so I ran with what I had, I also need to leave room for the rear of the loader frame to mount on the axle, so now I have plenty of room for that, I used 1" angle for the back upright, 1/2" angle for the bottom and 1" flat stock for the front pieces, what a combo, but it fits very nice and the angle will stiffen the open edges. I trimmed the two pieces of angle so they fit like a puzzle piece and welded them up. Fit back on the tractor to get the angles to cut the other pieces. All welded and ground. I cut the screen but have not welded it yet, I still need to make tabs on the body to mount it and drill mounting holes, then weld the screen in, but here is about what it will look like when done, should have it finished tomorrow, I just ran out of ambition tonight, but happy with getting this done.

Had to go watch my Daughter cheer tonight, but before we left I got the left fender all tack welded up, and the holes drilled to mount it. Inner rail mounted, and upper brace on. Inner brace installed after getting the fender all tacked up, I pushed it outside to clean up, so I took a few pics. I figure by the time I have the fenders and footrest all welded up, I'm going to have about 25 or so hours into them, but I think it was worth it, I hope sometime this weekend to get the fan guard all built.

My story is similiar to Steve's & Duke's. When I was younger "just tall enough to push a push mower" my neighbor had an old Wheel Horse that he would let me drive around his yard...never mow though since he felt I was to young to mow....I beleive this was an RJ 58 going buy what he has told me in the present. A few years later my father bought a used 401 with deck & snowplow...this was in the late seventies & I used it to mow & plow with for a few years...till my Hot Rod mindset set in & it became more of a go kart. When I had my first home I picked up a used Horse for myself to work with....I was no collector then & my Horse was broke more than useable....but somehow somewhere I started aquireing a few more & meeting other people who did collect & my hobby has grown from there. Currently I have about 20 going back to my two 1946 Pond Levers up to a 95 520H. I have no paticular favorite year...I like them all. I will say a 6'2" & 200 some pounds the early RJ's & Suburbans are no longer fun to drive anymore but still cool to look at & glad I have found a few that I can keep around to remember the ones I started out on. :whistle: