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I'm working in San Diego for a couple weeks and the weekend work got screwed up by trucking delays....so I went for a bike ride! I'm here with a couple other guys with motorcycle licenses and there's a local guy here we are working with that has a bike so the three of us rented bikes. One guy rented a Fat Boy, the other a full dressed Harley and I went totally different and opted for a Triumph Bonneville. I love the old school looks of the triumph! The local guy took us way east of San Diego and we got into the mountains where all the roads just twist and turn, it was a bikers dream just laying the bikes over in the curves. We took one particularly curvy road that brought us to the highest point in SD, Polamer Mountain. Not exactly a massive mountain but the road to get to the top was a blast. The Bonneville was great with no clearance issues but the two Harley guys were scraping the pavement plenty. There were lots of guys on sport bikes really tearing it up of course. The mountain roads have plenty of spots to stop and take in the awesome views, perfect for photos. We checked out an observatory on Polamer Mountain but for the life of me I cant remember the name (to lazy to "BING" it) Had to stop for lunch in Julian, who doesn't like pie! After doing miles and miles of curvy mountain roads we headed for the Anza Borrego Desert. I have never been in a desert and didn't know what to expect. As we left the mountains and headed down into the desert you could feel the temps climbing. No matter how fast you rode the air in your face was just like the hot air blast you get when you open an oven. We stopped for a water break and the local guys BMW bike had a temp gage....it was 113 degrees!! The desert sand is real soft and one Harley dug in and had to be pushed out....very heavy bike! We came across some huge rusty welded sculptures which made great picture taking spots. There was a small town but no one was outside. I can only assume they come out at night? It was a bit creepy to see a town with no people. In the end we did 260 awesome miles! Mike............

Prior to his 17th birthday my best friend Walter received his first car. It was a 1970 Charger 500 with a 383 4-speed and Dana 60 in the rear. The car was unbelievable, but it wasnt good enough so we took out the 383 and popped in a 413. The 413 was taken from a junk yard, pistons hammered out with a sledge hammer, bored, crank cut and built incredibly well (I did some of it). Walter joined the Navy and while on shore leave he was murdered by some crack head (who only got 7 years!). I lost touch with his family, but yesterday found his brother who still has the car. I am so happy to see that it hasn't changed. I wonder if he'll let me drive it? I was the ONLY one who Walter allowed to drive it when he was alive. I loved the car and Walter. Here's the pics...

I though I would show off the pole barn I've been building over the course of the last year - yes a year, I'm a first time pole barn builder! The project started off rather dishearteningly when I received excavation quotes from $900 to $9,000... seemingly a little high for a leveling a 24'x36' pad (or so I thought). So on a rather lazy Sunday afternoon a year ago I hooked the moldboard plow to the ranger, fluid filled the rear tires and went to work plowing up the backyard! So began my year long learning process of pole barn construction - and I'm happy to report my trusty ranger only consumed 2 gallons of fuel while leveling the pad for the barn. Below are some progress pictures of the new barn, home now to the lawn ranger and the 310-8! Still plenty to be done, but at least it is weather tight. Never underestimate the capabilities of a Wheel Horse!

Toro is in business to sell products and make a profit. While this forum is filled with enthusiasts, there are VERY few of us who purchased a NEW Wheel Horse. Couple that with the things don't die so we don't need to buy a new one every couple of years. Like me mentioned above, Toro (or anyone) can't win with this. If they were to reintroduce the brand it would need to be competitive, which would certainly be highly criticized here, or would be expensive, and not sell. A while back we ran a poll, who purchased a NEW Wheel Horse. Turns out it was very few of us, and we're the enthusiasts. I know for me, IF the brand came back and I NEEDed a new machine, I would buy Wheel Horse again only if the quality was still there, but being able to get a tractor for $2000, I would be in the minority. I think that it's pretty telling that there are still NEW attachments available at dealers which were have been unsold for years. Face it, we'd fix it before buying a new one.

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I change to hydro trans oil and filter every 6 months certainly the change in the color of engine motor oil and hours dictate changing both oengine oil/filter a lot. while the tranny oil looks fine, I suspect the tiny metal fragments from the gears are suspended and while the filter is there to catch theses particles, might be overkill to change frequently but small price to keep the Eaton tranny happy!

Hello everyone, Last week I was at a small tractor show in Durham Ct. I brought my fathers suburban and my brothers rj58. The show consisted of big tractors such as farmalls etc lol. Everyone there loved the little wheel horse tractors. I came across a gentlemen that said he had a wheel horse tractor in his barn but he couldnt really give me any detail on it. We exchanged phone numbers and we planned a time to meet. In my mind I thought it was going to be a suburban or an rj58. Today the gentlemen came over with the tractor. It turned out to be a 1955 rj35 cable steer! It has the original kill switch still on it. The tractor looks rough but its all there but the motor. Iam very happy with this find!! I will try to get more detailed pictures later.

Bought a tractor about 2 years ago that was in a flood. It sat next to a guy's house, his house was gone but the tractor still sat there after the water went down. It was a C101 and Dad made it into a C125.

Local CL ad C-160 $200 trans not functioning correct, engine runs fine etc. Around here that is enough info to go look anyway. I get there and it was pretty rough, told the guy no thanks and he says $150...no thanks, he says $100...obviously I had to drop the gate to the trailer....Newer 42" RD deck, rear lift and cable, dry cracked tires and plenty of oil and grease everywhere!

4000 hours? Is that for both the engine and the tranny? Amazing if it is. Why is that amazing Jack? These are great engines that Kohler made. The only thing ever done to it was hardened valve seats in 1978 when it lost the exhaust seat. My Dad still has the repair receipt...$108 with tax....Lotsa money back then...lol.... My father has been using this machine to mow his acre and a quarter every week plus till the garden every spring until he stopped planting. We also used it to plow his 300 foot long driveway in the winter. From 73 thru 2001 we had the factory lawn vacuum on it, but now he just lets the clippings lay with my 48" deck from my 416. This tractor has been garage kept and well taken care of its whole life. It shows its age but still looks pretty good for a 40 year old machine with original paint. It still has the original Nelson muffler on it to boot.

With those rear tires, it looks like it should have a pulling sled behind it! Love It!!!! Matt

well it is a pepper pot...... dad got to ride it earlier tonight as kent was enjoying washing the dishes. for somebody who hates this job, he spends a bunch of time messing around at the sink....... anyway, rode it around, runs nice, rear is a little noisy, not hydro but unidrive part of trans. also its leaking from the parking brake (fixed this once before) and i see its damp around the direction control on the pump. i think after this season i will pull the trans and do all the seals properly, also look at the final drive and axle bearings as well...... heres a bunch of pics of it out in the sun.... right now he is out there getting some seat time, might sneak out and get a vid in a moment.........

, and I agree...Probably the Allen set screw and key problem....Hopefully!

I am going to have to agree with Steve on this one I don't think you are actually pulling the shaft out of the transmission. The key on the shaft probably broke at some point causing the problem you are describing and you are just sliding the pulley on/ off and spinning around the shaft. If this is the problem then all you need to do is take off the belt (at least off of the transmission pulley), find the setscrew on the pulley (located in the groove where the belt runs) and back it out, and depending how oily or rusty the shaft is you might need a pulley puller to remove the pulley (do not strike with a hammer the pulley will break and then you have a new problem ) go to the local hardware store and buy a multi pack of new woodruff keys (never hurts to have a few around for cases like this) install new key, put on pulley, tighten set screw and re-install belt and you should be good as new , oh and where are my manners

You need to see if the key in the input pulley is still there...you need the key and the set screw to tighten the pulley to the shaft. This sounds like what is wrong. Hodge is really not correct in his thinking. Let me see if I can explain this...when you depress the clutch pedal, the belt guard puts slack in the belt...the belt actually stops turning on the engine pulley and becomes stationary. The belt guard, with its metal angles, forces the slack towards the engine pulley, thus the belt stops rotating...that means that the transmission input pulley has stopped rotating also...which makes it possible for you to change gears without grinding. You do not need to tear apart the trans...the key is part of the input pulley. It is probably a 5/8" by maybe a 1/2" or 3/8" woodruff key and you can get them at Ace Hardware or Tractor Supply or Toro...let us know if that is the problem and we can give you the actual dimensions of the key. You say that you can pull the input shaft out with the pulley in post #9...I would doubt that...if that is the case, then we are tearing it down. That shaft would have to break for you to be able to do that...I don't think so. It is part of the input gear on the other end of that shaft...never seen or even heard of that happening. Do the homework and let us know...here to help.

Looks like your best one yet! Will I need to bring some fiberglass to pack the muffler?

Absolutely!!! Change the oil and the filter at the same time. Mobil 1 10w-30 will be just fine. There are people on here that swear that you need to change it every year. I can tell you from experience with a 1973 12 Auto that my Dad has since new. He changes the filter every year and adds to make up the difference til full. The oil gets changed every other year or so. It has over 4000 hours on it ( now thats a long term reliability test) and he's been using Castol since he got the tractor in '73 with no loss of power or reliability. Mobil 1 being a full synthetic should protect better than regular dino juice if you believe the claims.

103990 is the correct switch for a coil based ignition engine. I'm not sure about any of the other possible variations but for less than $15, 103990 is a sure bet.

I have been looking and watching for a three point hitch for a C195 for some time. So you can probably imagine my surprise when I found one still attached to a C195. The center link is not correct, but the rest of the hitch looks good. The tractor is in need of some TLC, but overall not too bad. It comes with a 48 inch deck and cast iron wheel weights. The model tag is unreadable, but I believe it is a 1984. Also in the deal is a blade and a home made spring tine harrow. I am a happy camper!

It's not on the WH diagram, but it is in the Kohler manual. It's called the generator armature terminal.

i think we are finally done, i took some video and pics last night, but didnt get any tonight with it finished. tomorrow is another day so maybe i will get some of him riding around. heres what went on yesterday, the first one is a video of its maiden voyage, the last two are pics of how we left off last night.......

This is what I came up with for the tank mount/hood support. I'll use a setup similar to the original straps to secure the tank. Each "strap" will actually be three pieces. One piece over the top and then two pieces underneath from each side with a bolt to snug it up. At least that's the plan so far.

Steve, you need to fix the date for the Saturday games. Saturday is 8/31/13. 9/1/13 is Sunday. Don't want any miscues the first week for a date mix up. My picks for the first week: Indiana, Minnesota, Michigan St., Purdue, Southern Illinois, Ohio St., Wisconsin, Michigan, Penn St., Northern Ill., Nebraska, Northwestern. Haha, just messing with ya, Indiana, Minnesota, Michigan St., Purdue, Southern Illinois, Ohio St., Wisconsin, Michigan, Penn St., Northern Ill., Nebraska, Northwestern.

I would clean it and preserve it not restore it, it looks pretty nice.

Those wheels really look good Lars, well worth the effort of getting them to fit. One question though...... How does the cat reach the cutting deck lifting arm when he/she is driving???

I found this oldie in a barn a couple years ago. The owner wouldn't take $175.00 for it so it has sat there for a couple more years. I drove by his farm house Saturday and they were having a barn sale so I had to turn in and try to buy it again! Turns out the old timer past away a few months ago and the family is trying to sell some of his stuff. I asked about the tractor and they said to make an offer on it. I said I'd like to get it for about $150.00 since it is in rough shape. They had to call the Mrs. and she said rather quickly NO to my offer and the guy hung up the phone. I said well I may go higher on it and he gave me her number and said to call her tomorrow. I called her back and she was asleep someone said. So I left my number and said I was interested in making another offer on the tractor in the barn. She never called me back! So I'll have to stop by again and try to get it for $200 maybe! Dang it! So close but so far away! The tractor has some good stuff left on it but all 4 tires are shot and one front rim looks to be shot too. Only half of the important choke and throttle assembly is there and it has the wrong motor on it, a H60. So it may not be worth $200 yet but after I change some stuff around on it, will it be a better deal. Hope she don't want more than $200 for it, dang! KJ

You can't beat a c160 8 speed in low range. I do a lot of tilling and in low range my 160 is in complete control, so much so that I often get off to pick up rocks while the tractor keeps tilling

The C series are great for a tiller. I would advise an 8 speed. the reason is that when using the auto transmission and the 8 speed the tiller is constantly trying to push the tractor. The standard shift is easily able to resist the forward push. The auto will resist also but since the tiller is pushing quite hard it tends to overide the hydro and tries to make the trans motor a pump. When this happens the tractor will stop and the tiller will try to dig a hole until the trans catches up and goes forward again. This does not mean the auto will not work with a tiller but the 8 speed is better in my opinon. Marvin

It might be a double header, on Jeff's with sulky's. I may be able to come and I now have a second Pond tractor and some attachments. One of them being a sulky which I put behind the unit with the sickle mower. If I can get someone to switch work weekend with me I'll be there.

There is this Havent tried it personally but I do trust loctite.

They're good stuff. But again, I would not panic and lose sleep at night pondering "OMG my oil doesn't have enough zinc in it....whats happening to my poor engine because of this....oh the agony"..... The only thing youre going to do to these engines to kill them is A). Run water instead of oil, or . run no oil in them. Other than that, keep the fuel clean hi test with some Seafoam in it, a good fuel filter and enjoy them for what they are.... It it was a Tecumseh I would say rub its belly, let it sleep in the house, dont get it wet, put a blanket on her when she sleep and then maybe it'll run for you when you need it to...