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Picked up a 73 12 8 spd from the original owner last weekend and he gave me a box of stuff. Some used belts, points, fuel pump kits ect. Also in the box were 2 pretty much used up and I'm sure dried up Wheel Horse touch-up spray cans. I pulled out the first one and there's me on Marvin in the pic! The other can is much older. It's kind of neat seeing the difference in the label graphics through the years. These are going on my shelf. Plus some brochures, owners manuals, receipt for the original purchase, a letter from WH confirming he had a bad clutch switch, quality control tag ect.

If congress would just work this way and help each other, just think how things would be.

That is why this site works. It is the people who make it great preserving Americana. Nice work every one. Gary B....

Congrats Matt! I am glad to know that it is going to a good home. You going to love that K341 THUMBER.

Love a happy ending!

Just wanted to say thanks to you guys for thinking of me, (Wheel-N-It) and (whc160)!! I haven't picked it up yet, but I will be soon. Steve is a real stand up guy, who has really worked with me, and I really appreciate it Steve! I've wanted a C-160 for along time, and I'm excited! I guess the old saying is true "Good thing come to those who wait". I'll post pics as soon as I get it. Matt

We hitched up the ole C-121 to the utility trailer, piled everybody in and rode around the property for a few hours. The old guy never missed a beat and could care less how many people were in the trailer, he just kept pulling away. Yes I did pick up the dragging chain before we started!

Just wanted to add an updated comment... This past week I winterized and put 4 of my 5 wheel horse tractors in storage. The three tractors filters I replaced with the newer 150 micron vs. the 40 micron... the carbs with the 150 filter were really clean when the float bowls were removed. I guess I won't be buying those 40 microns from my local hardware store any more. and those three tractors have run really nice too with no problems. goes to show that " better" filters don't always work better. Just my 2 cents

We are on our fall motorcycle vacation October 17--22. We rode the Natchez Trace Parkway from Nashville TN to Florance Alabama, and are now in Huntsville. The fall colors are a little behind ours at home (Southern Indiana), but still beautiful riding. It has been cooler riding than most of our rides, but 50* is better than 100*!

How old is that can? I think you've got it bass ackwards... you owe them for copying their paint job.

Are we talkin hair color, waistline or both??

With the new rules in place...I hate to give you a rough time...but it has been a long time since you looked like that. Nice find Mike.

At least paint it red.

I don't know if JD did use a V-8. I have never seen a factory one. I went to Farm Fest one year and there was a custom 7520 JD with a 8V-92T Detroit that the owner had put in it. It even fit with the side screens and covers on. He even painted it green so it looked like it belonged there.The 1468 IH had the engine that would become the V-800 that IH tried to put in road tractors. It was supposed to be in the V-8 line with the 8V-71 Detroit and the VT-903 Cummins. My dads cousin (would that be my uncle cousin?) bought a brand new 1975 IH COF4070B that had the brand new V-800 International engine. It was supposed to be a 350hp engine with good fuel economy. In the first 100,000 miles it broke 2 crankshafts. IH took the truck back and gave him a 1976 model with a 400 Cummins in it at no charge to him. I would bet you won't see any of the truck builders do that now. Squonk, that twin turbo V-12 is just nasty looking. There is a guy up here with 2 pulling trucks with V-12's in them. The one is a Peterbilt Cabover that he used to haul grain with. It was ordered with that V-12 and put out 675hp. Needless to say, I couldn't even get close to catching him on big hills. The second is a custom day cab conventional Peterbilt also with the V-12 Detroit. His name is Gary Reis and he is still pulling them, or at least his kids are. I think they are both still named Longhorn. They have a heck of a lot more Horsepower now than what they came with.

This has worked well for me.... don't be bashful. 1) take the blade off and remove the grease fitting 2) locate a coffee can and put it under the deck, on a cement floor, with the spindle hanging in it. 2a)...the coffee can MUST be level on the floor and flush with the deck. Set another coffee can at the other end if necessary. 3) Locate a round tube (or another pulley) with 3/4" center, a couple inches long....plumbing pipe short nipple or short connector is ok. 4) Locate a short 5/8" bar that fits inside the 3/4" tube. 5) locate a nut just big enough to fit inside the tube (it will protect the grease fitting threads) 6) Set the nut onto the spindle shaft, then the 3/4" tube, then 5/8" bar into that tube. The bar should protrude no more than 1/2" or so. 7) HAMMER TIME..... Hold flat end of ball-peen hammer on the bar and WHACK it with some VIOLENCE with a much BIGGER HAMMER. 8) This will drive the spindle shaft down thru pulley and spindle...in the can. I should come off with the first WHACK. If not, you didn't hit it hard enough...go pcikup the parts and try again. 9) NOTE....you don't want to bend the shaft here. That's why a I say to hit it HARD. The more time you have to hit it, the more likely it is to bend.

Seat $100 Electric PTO $75 Charger 12 FREE Super deal

Little tractors work great for sweeping. nice and maneuverable and who needs a 20 HP Onan to pull a sweeper.

I agree, that is one weak spot in the tractor. Sometimes it is hard to figure out why Wheel Horse did some of the things they did. When you look at how the tractor was engineered and how well they are built then find something like the way the front pivot is made. They could have used a number of ways to make it not so venerable and weak. If you think about it that small pin is carrying the whole front end weight of the tractor. Especially if it has a front end loader on it. We all have come across other things on the tractor and said wow that sure is a cheap way to make it or found something that could have been engineered different. I am sure it comes down to manufacturing cost. Sometimes it's just surprising considering how well the tractor was made. To me they still out class any other garden tractor. Even with the few quirks I find now and then.

Take a look at this thread, regarding your Right hand side "fork" question.

I had top post battery and a vacuum with 4 HP Kohler hanging on this hitch with a 3' x 5' x 3' high trailer attached. It's made with 2" x 2" x 1/4" angle and only clamped to the rear axle. I used it for 20 years that way. I changed to a receiver type hitch after seeing Scott's hitch.

I LIVED IN HUNTSVILLE, AL IN 1952. IT WAS A NICE SMALL TOWN THEN. I WAS STATIONED AT RED STONE ARMY BASE. I PAID $5999.OO FOR A BRAND NEW HOUSE.

Sure like the looks of that. I am using the CR supplied hitch. It works but I never really liked it's design. Yours is a much better heavy duty design. Marvin

Well, should be a simple pick. But then again, it is the BIG 10!!!!! Michigan St., Michigan, Northwestern, The Ohio State Buckeyes, and........ I am going with Illinois... I know, this may haunt me... But I have to root for Illini since I was born in Illinois.... If they get the early lead, they could very well pull off a HUGE up-set....... If they fall behind early, Wisconsin will dominate the game. Should be a solid game and one that keeps your attention.

Will I took your advise and got the Ben Moore oil based stain. It is teak color and translucent. I just showed the windows to my mom and she said her husband was gonna double back to the estate sale and buy them tomorrow when they drop the prices. Well she needs to go home and tell hubby that I bought them. He just built a similar barn to this one and wanted to put them in it. It is all her fault for telling me about them !!

Thanks Jim-The Army National Guard gave Game jerseys to all the players for tonights game- Of course they are "CAMO" -looks pretty cool !-Thanks- Al

Good LQQKing tractor your son found.

You might be right. I have the biggest CR and I have had a problem with the darn thing twisting the tow bar right slam off. Over kill, maybe but I would rather error on the safe side. I actually tried to get a hold of Scott before I went through this exercise. I could not reach him so I went ahead and designed my own hitch.. I decided to design my own rather than copy his. (I did not think he would appreciate me copying his design and it would not be ethical in the first place...) If someone else out there is doing hitches for the 520 it would indeed save me a lot of grief. I did not run across anyone other than Scott and left to my own device I spent a little time to come up with my prototype. As an after thought I decided that I might add the "quick attach rear hitch" into the mix and try to make it within Wheel Horse dimensional Specs. It is currently designed specifically as I needed it and that is the problem. If I decide to use a WH dozer blade for example my dimensions for the side to side dimensions will most likely not work with the WH dozer frame. I have decided to take a little more time and development to make sure it is compatible with WH standard attachments. Any input and help will be greatly appreciated. tom, who built the hitches with scott in the past, is doing another build now, thread here......

Nice design. Probably overkill. I have one of Scotty's hitches on a 314h and am beyond happy with it. Save yourself some money and place an order with Scotty's friend. I'm confident it'll do the job for you .

Really like this design. I made a hitch for my cyclone rake a few years back. I have the really big Cyclone Rake so it can def. handle the torque I've watched the guys really beat the hell out it too. I also incorporated the rear plow hitch it works for me.

This was my modification using Scott's 2" receiver hitch. I'm getting ready for another season of leaf patrol this weekend. After my third version which allows use of a Rear Attach-A-Matic as well, I contacted Cyclone Rake about their poorly designed adapter for the Wheel Horse, but it seemed to fall on deaf ears. It is a shame because it is a quality product otherwise. I would still recommend it. Are you planning on bolting the CR plate to your hitch? You might consider 1/8" or 1/4" 2" x 2" angle to bring the CR closer to the tractor which will lessen the sideways torque load.

I have waited to make my statement on the "Tractor of the Month" feature, so here it is. When the idea first started, I thought it was fun. Then I started to detect a little rumbling about how certain tractors or members always seem to win, or how other members never seem to win. Nothing blatant, but it was there. Then there was the fact that some members only have one tractor, and some members have a tractor for every month. Some only have workers, others have only show tractors, and still others have both. I was asked one time when I came back from the Wheel Horse Collectors Club show if my tractor had won a prize. I said no, there are no prizes. That would defeat the whole purpose of the show, which is supposed to be a gathering of people of like mind and hobby. Many with great talents and others with none. But it's a place where everyone shares one common thing, the love of Wheel Horse. Stories are shared, and friends come together. We look, we admire, we laugh, we joke, and we generally have a great time for two or three days, but we never expect to come home with a prize. Then we can't wait to do it all over again the next year. I think of RedSquare as a sort of mini-Wheel Horse show that goes on 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. No prizes needed to keep me interested. I remember a few years back someone suggested a "member of the month" contest. Thank goodness that one died an early death.

Someone else did a cyclone rake mod in this hitch build that you may want to check out.

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I will be happy to be a guinea pig and test one out for you. My Cyclone Rake had been pulled by a John Deere and now a Simplicity, but never a Wheel Horse, simply because there has never been a hitch suitable for the task. That looks up to the challenge. Very glad to have you aboard.

Here is my worker D200. All original except I installed an electric fuel pump. The pump, hydro motor, and transaxle had to be rebuilt. Here is the link to when I brought it home.

I'll say.... :)

I say ramble on. My favorite tractor we had was, as I mentioned the 4320 earlier. I thought that tractor was just an animal. My uncle was known as the JD fixit guy in our area and everyone brought their tractors to him. Anyway, knowing his way around them, the 4320 received an aftercooler, bigger turbo, and some pump work. Suddenly, it went from a good tractor to a great tractor, with the addition of 20.8x38's and 14L-16's on the front it just looked big. It would handle 6- 18"s all day and never argue. A 22' disc and a 24' digger were no match for it. And, it only drank about 7 or 8 gallons per hour. We took it to town so it could be put on the dyno an the dealer. Their dyno went up to 250hp at the time and they couldn't get an reading because it went to the limit. So we just called it 245+ hp. We took it to the county fair and pulled it in the 15,500lb, out of field class. It won 1st place. So being we owned a farm in the next county as well, we entered it there as well. What a S@#t storm that started. Apparently there was one fellow that generally won every year in this county. He didn't like it and said" they are from Rice Co. and shouldn't be here". Well, somehow the officials agreed. Even though we had 150 acres with an address and a house that was rented out in that county. They said," You can't just be a land owner, you must live and farm in the county to be eligible. But, since you do farm and own land but, not live here, you can pull in the consolation pull". Well, this appeased the whiner because he approved. When it came to the consolation pull it was just us and him and 1 other guy. They upped this class to 17,500lb but it still had to be field ready. So here they were, a brand new(the whiners) 1468 IH. A 1185 Massey Ferguson, and The 4320 JD. The whiners 1468 finished "LAST" at 164' . The Massey went 182' and the 4320 was a full pull. The funny part is that the whiner should have settled for his first pull which would have at least given him second because it was 184'. Needless to say, we didn't pull there again. The tractor did have an Achilles heel though. The clutch. Way too small a setup for what we did to it. So changing clutches was a regular thing on it. I like these kinds of threads, interesting stories. RMClll, ramble on.

All great tractors. I consider myself blessed to having the privilege of being a farmer. I started out on a Ford 9n when I was just 5yrs. old. Graduated to an 806 at the age of 8. During my teens is when I spent 2yrs straight in the cab of the Steiger. I also spent many hours in many JD's, ranging from a 4020 all the way up to a 9750 STS Combine. Massy Ferguson, Case and New Holland were other tractors I spent hours in the seat. But nothing was like the Steiger Panther. Many nights I would take a nap in the cab. I'd idle it down, turn up the heat, take about a 40 minute nap and I was ready to run all night long. I remember several times working straight through the night. Was the first one in, fueled back up all 400 gallons and back in the field again. Had 24 lights total on the tractor. At night it looked like just 1 big bright blur in the distance. I am rambling.....

We also had an Oliver 2255 4x4 that thing was a pulling beast. That was before we went with the Cases My uncle stuck his 1486 IH while chopping. My mother pulled him, the chopper and a 12 ton tandem wagon loaded out And he wasn't even in gear. Ours was the earlier version with the Cat 3208 but the kitty got stoked out to 370 pto hp Sadly the overdrive didn't survive the hired hands quick shifts

If we are talking vintage then a Fordson Major or Dexta with a county 4wd conversion. If we are talking newer then a Muir Hill 131 or a County 1184TW. I like big wheels

I found a solenoid sitting around in the barn and I plan to pick up a new key switch after work today. Made a few new battery cables and plan to rewire the whole thing plus add a switched accessory plug out the back for the sprayer. Thanks everyone!

K161 with double pulley and aluminum gas tank? Sounds more like the buyer got a deal on a 701 with the wrong belt cover.