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well i was a trip to sweden to day and i went in to a liquor Store.. and geeeees i found TT's beer.. so i just had to buy a few boxes of it..

This is another load that was going to scrap. The man that I bought the load from inherited it from his brother who was pretty big on his Horses. He went to the big show every year and had several restored round hoods among other newer models. He had a pretty good parts stash too. To shorten up a long story the brother met a woman dropped everything and moved...to another country...So that left the guy that I bought this stuff from to clean out his brothers garage and put the tractors in storage. He is sorting out and selling some stuff and keeping a few tractors. Not being a Wheel Horse guy a lot of stuff was scrap to him,including this load of parts and the "all most" rolling 520 chassis. I plan to go back next weekend. I am trying to work a deal with him on 3 tractors,some early 60's Tecky's of Wheel Horse's and some other parts.

rusty, so where are the pics of all the scrap and junk? All I see is gold. Glenn

I pick up a nice 1054 Wheel Horse tractor today needs Little TLC but a lot potential and also picked up a wheel horse 702 in which probably going to sell. I been looking for a 1054 for awhile now a plan to restore this one next winter. The 702 seems like its all there but seems like someone was taking it apart.The deck is in decided shape. I also picked up a nice searsss15 with and bower and a mint deck. The John Deere 111 also came in the package most likely sell both of them to. To top of the whole buy today there were about dozen engines and parts I also got to.

This is one of the scrap yard bound tractors that I drug in the other day. Turns out,it runs and drives nice. The transmission feels great and the deck even seems quite. This would make a very good fix up and use or restoration candidate.

SHES ALIVE .. Had her running today for a short time before the newly painted muffler smoked me out. Gotta get her outside tomorrow for a test run and carb tune. New oil and filter, decarbed combustion chamber , valves cleaned and set, new plugs, new oil drain pipe, new gasket under oil filter base, ,cleaned carb, and removed around on gallon of gunk from tins and cooling fins. Still needs some wiring clean up including a new switch and steering tightening. Might try to look under the brown rusty hub caps to see if there is any chrome left.

Great save! I have a 1054 coming home this weekend, very excited! Mike.......

I'm going nuts here... Bought a wheelhorse, still have to pick it up. But like a dummy, I didn't take a pic, and forgot to write the numbers down. Looked up every model of wheelhorse on google images to find it, and can't get a match. Here's what I do know. 11hp briggs vertical, wheelhorse 1in axle rear end, approx 32-36 in rear discharge, 8in rear rims. Steel hood. Don't think it's a stamped frame. Looks 70's, early 80's to me. Pretty small, but not as small as a Ranger. Here's the problem. B111 seems to be close, but mine has no foot boards, and NOT a peerless transmission. Shifter is on the floor, not under seat between fenders. I promise to get pics Saturday when I pick it up, and write down the numbers. Until then, anyone have a clue what this tractor is? Thanks, Dennis

Yea it was a picture By me. Don't get me wrong paint is pretty faded. Sent from my LG-D800 using Tapatalk Meant bad picture By me Sent from my LG-D800 using Tapatalk

Great haul! The 1054 looks kinda purple....is that just the way the picture came out? Mike...........

like i said, we will see how it works out. i used permatex ultra black. i have a hard time removing any of this stuff when i don't want it somewhere, so i will see how well it sticks to the lining and the band. i have reserves of the lining if need be......

Same duck, different year...I picked up a 953 this past weekend.

man, the 1054s are coming out from everywhere........

more progress.... clutch, brake pedals and linkages on and got the brake band lining stuck in the brake band....... heres how i did the brake band....... brake band ready to have lining glued on. it was previously blasted and yellow zinc plated. lining purchased through mcmaster carr, http://www.mcmaster.com/#6175k813/=r94hwf the lining needs to have two holes put in one end to clearance the rivet heads in the band... hole positions marked. the lining was easy enough to drill with a drill bit so thats how i made the holes. i picked a drill size just slightly larger than the heads of the rivets. holes look positioned ok around rivet heads..... then i needed to cut the lining to length, i marked the side of the band where the old lining ended and then marked the new lining the same. squared of mark and cut to length. the lining cut easy with a large sharp pair of scissors.... i used the brake drum as a mandrel to clamp the lining tight to the band. i smeared black silicone on the lining and using a battery clamp bolt and spacer, drew the band together tight around the drum. the band and lining needed a couple bar clamps as well to keep pressure all the way around. i will leave it for a good 24 hours and see how it worked out. i haven't done one of these before but heard others on here use silicone to glue the lining. i guess i will find out how well it sticks.....

That's It! After hearing that I Quit Drinking! :help:

Now thats what I call a BIG BOY TOY.... Nice job Matt ...

Looks Like Your on yer way. Make sure your tightening sequence and Torque's are Correct. ~Duke

That is a beautiful tractor. Mind if I asked you how much you paid for it (pre restoration)? I have no idea what the pricing is like in the Case world.

I hate to muddy the waters on this whole topic but Cub Cadet used both Sundstrand and Eaton transmissions and they recommended hydraulic fluid in them....If you read up on Eaton trannys, Eaton recommends many different types of fluids to be perfectly acceptable for use in their transmissions but suggests you check with the manufacturer of the equipment for what they suggest..... I personally think the 10w-30 was a Wheelhorse spec to make things easier for owners....

I have to make a repair to my line set very soon. It has started to bleed out of the brazed joint where the line meets the manifold under the seat....I really don't want to take this all apart to silver braze it but I guess I have no choice as Im tired of it marking its spot like an old Harley.

Nice find!!!

Great service......The gaskets I ordered from Onan Parts on Thur were delivered Monday. BTW...I could not get the old gasket off with the plastic scraper. I reluctantly used a razor blade. I kept it very flat to the head and block surfaces to prevent any risk of gouging the surface. I then used a block plane (w/o the blade) as a surface plate covered with 500 grit emery paper to remove the remnants of the old graphite gasket material. Then scrubbed with Sea Foam. The surfaces still have the small indentions from the metal points on the old gasket. This seems to result in a good flat clean looking surface...hope It holds the new gasket. The most difficult part to clean was around the valves on the block, as the stick up above the surface making it more difficult to scrape and keep the block plane flat.

That commercial should come with a public health warning!!! I feel like I should listen to some Metallica to restore the balance

She must be a MIGHTY fine Woman.

WOW , WOW & WOW ! B E A U T I F U L !

Good job of saving all this stuff. After seeing the muffler and rain cap, my question is: Do you have a lot of horizontal rain?

Nice save! Looks like a lot of useful goodies there.

Yeah that would be a real shame to send that to the Scrap bloke , I always wanted a 1054 yn my collection

I only ever knew of one size, 6.40-15 as has been stated. B.F. Goodrich Silvertown power grip was used as the lug tread. Not sure what the turf tread tire was. Mark.

Chris, there is one on CL in your area with some sweet looking bug eye headlights! Looks like it needs a LOT of work though.

If these are going to be "users" , I'd love to see some bedliner on the inside . If they are going to be for show , please disregard the above . Awesome work !!!

Yeah, so good, they even made a commercial about it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUhmaTXlUDg

must be nice! Around my neck of the woods, 2 WH's on CL at the same time would be considered a gob. And the ones on there now are sold items that for some reason the sellers won't take down. If I want to drive 3 plus hrs. Then yes there is much too choose from

This thread is one of the longest on Red Square because this winter has been one of the longest in memory and it's not over yet! We will have to post a few more of the action shots before this week is over!

Gene, I have remembered. He is 2nd in line on the tractor.

Here are a few more pics of assembly. Since I was going for that Big Tractor look, I had to put an exhaust stack on it as well. Just for a size comparison, I took a couple pics of the 444 next to my C-160. Matt

The next order of business was the paint, and body work. This is the part I dislike the most, but it can be very rewarding when done. The hood, and fenders were the only parts that I stripped down to the bare metal, as I really wanted them to turn out nice, and smooth. The chassis, and wheels got a couple coats of Case Power Red, which I mixed myself using IH Orange, and IH Red, the color I use on my Horses. The Desert Sunset color for the hood, and fenders I had mixed at my local paint supply, as I didn't have the necessary colors for mixing that. I used hardener in the paint for added durability, and shine. I then picked up a set of decals to finish it off. Thanks Matt

I am a lineman for the county And I drive the main road Searchin' in the sun for another overload I hear you singin' in the wire I can hear you through the whine And the Wichita Basketball Team is now off the line I know I need a small vacation But it don't look like rain And if it snows that stretch Down South won't ever stand the strain And I need you more than want you And I want you for all time And the Wichita Basketball Team is now off the line And I need you more than want you And I want you for all time And the Wichita Basketball Team is now off the line ~Duke

Another vote for a quality rebuild. It will run for another 40 years.

Nice old horse, nicer old wrecker. I did not see an old onan generator, no collection is complete without one or two

And some other ones sitting in the yard. 800, 520h, and a100.

After some pressure washing.

ekennell, You wont be sorry for ordering from TJ. I purchased a complete engine rebuild kit from him 2 years ago on my 520 SNOW CHUCKER and everything came out perfect. His prices are right inline and he is great on delivery. Good Luck ~Duke

alright, thats enough nonsense, its Friday night and the last thing i want to think about is work...... except on the tractor that is! update. got the intake and carb all bolted up with new gaskets and mounted on the engine...... also finished off the wiring to the starter solenoid and up to the headlight harness plug, i didn't have a 2 position connector so i just crimped the push on terminals and will install the connector at a later date. theres always something that has been forgotten and can't finish off an area on the tractor.....dont get me started on that...... few more of the engine, put an extra harness clip or two to hold the wiring so it won't rub on the paint. got a new filter gasket so that went on..... also got a different air cleaner the other day (different breather hose position than the one i had) so the base got painted along with the dipstick tube and engine pulley.. this air cleaner had a chrome lid, not sure if i will use it or just go with the black one. (this one has more power than the one that was on it though, wonder if i would notice the difference?)

worked on the clutch idler arm assembly tonight. there was way too much play in the shaft where it passed through the frame, the holes in the frame were worn oval shaped...i hadn't dealt with it before powder coating the frame so it needed to be taken care of. i purchased 2 7879 bushings on ebay for $15 free ship last week and tonight after work went to the surplus store near there and looked through all the reamers he had there. usually i can pick up something to do the job for under $5. half an hour and $3 later i had a reamer to take with me.... reamer size is .5747". because there is a very slight taper, i could stay around .569 (od of the bushing) if i didn't go all the way in. because i don't have a taper chuck i just used the reamer by hand. wasn't much material to take out of there so it was fairly easy. about half way there.... the last of it i used vise grips to save my hands a little... after going in a little at a time and testing the fit, i arrived at a point where it was just a slight effort to push the bushing in. test fit of the bushing. the bushing was installed from behind as it has a flange and wouldn't have gone into the area of the frame its needed because of the larger hole in the frame interfering with it. both bushings are going to be loctited in their new home. then i repeated it again on the other side as both holes were worn. test fitted idler arm shaft through bushings inside frame showing flange of bushing.... shaft installed teaser.....

The Cubs aren't playing this year?

That is very cool Bob, you did good.

was going to say it looked like a kentucky headhunter. no pun intended

Way to go Duke . Looks like you guys had a great time.

Wow What an honour that must have been Bob You and the family looked like you have a fantastic time with this Guy And such great pics Any of those pics are calender worthy Congratulations Bob Just had a thought perhaps you could get this guy to be a member here at RedSquare That would be awesome