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Really Lagersolut, you should show more respect to beer cans. They perform their intended job much better than those so called lawn mowers.

Alright I am out mowing when a neighbor down the road stops with his new big box store lawn tractor in the back of his pickup. He just bought it and told me what a great price he got on it and that it was on sale. I really did not pay attention to what it was. It was red and grey is all I remember. He looked at my tractor and said "Why don't you get out of the stone age and get something more modern" I sat there and thought a minute and decided that there was no since in trying to explain Wheel Horse VS. Big Box POS. He just laughed and said I would be sorry I stayed with this old junk. He then shook his head at me laugh some more and went on home. This is what I was mowing with. I think it does a good for a 34 year old tractor. Just can't wrap my head around what he was laughing at. Think maybe the joke was on him?

Well, here is what has worked for me, in the past. Casually take your horse for a stroll, down the street, to his house. Make like you are thinking about purchasing one of those POS's. Put yours along side of his. Ask him all kinds of questions about his vs. yours. Look it over real good, usually about this time, I spring the final question. Do you mind if we test their HP strength? I have never had anyone turn this opportunity down. They are usually so pumped about all the questions and now, "he can really prove to ME" just how much a POS it is. Course he has no idea that just becasue his has 26hp and only weighs in at 480lbslbs. that 26hp LT/POS will be in for the fight of it's life against your's that is nearly double that in weight, but only 14hp. Once you pull him backwards, and probably hear something snap in his transmission, you can just sit their, smile and say whatever comes to your mind at that time....

Went to the OVAM show today. There were a lot of hit & miss and steam engines as well as farm tractors and garden tractors. There were lots of crafts and eating stands too. It was sprinkling off and on. Here are some photos that my wife took. I will post more photos later. My new sign:

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I posted last weekend, when I inherited a 1967 Wheel Horse 1067 Garden Tractor. Thanks to all that helped me identify what I had. I have never owned a wheel horse before now and my knowledge of them is limited. There is a lot of sentimental value in this tractor so I really wanted to get it running and start fixing it up. My father married my stepmother 40 years ago and as a wedding present my stepmother's dad gave them this Wheel Horse. From what I understand, my stepmother's grandfather used to sell Wheel Horse tractors. My stepmother grew up mowing their yard with this thing. I've heard all kinds of stories from my stepmother, her sister and her mother regarding mowing with this tractor. My father used this tractor up until about 4 or 5 years ago. It started running rough and he got tired of repairing it so he parked it and got a new riding mower. It has sat in a garage since. My father got diagnosed with cancer in April of this year and had passed away by June. We had talked about me getting and fixing up this tractor a few times over the past few years. So, I guess in a way, this tractor is my tribute to him. Now that the sappy stuff is out of the way, let's move on to the fun and exciting stuff. I got it running! Here's what I did tonight: Changed the plug Put a new fuel line on it with a inline filter Sprayed carb cleaner in the carb Put a new air filter on it Changed the oil Put a new battery in it. It starts and runs and it moves under its own power now. it smokes some. I can't tell what color the smoke is because it was getting dark. I'll check that tomorrow. My main concern now is that it has a slight backfire sometimes. The muffler is completely blown out so it's is basically a straight pipe so I could see the small flame shooting out every time it backfired. I found that if I pull the choke knob out just a little, it backfires less which leads me to believe that it might be running too lean when the choke is off. I'm sure if it is too lean, it's because of some buildup or trash in the carb. I guess I'll take the carb off and check it out and see if I can address it. I'm just happy that it runs. Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions before I tackle the carb? My list of things left to do....so far are: Change the gear oil - I plan on doing that tomorrow Get it running better Clean it up more Get new belts all around - I am going to need help finding the right belts Start finding a few of the missing or broken parts. - I need a headlight and a mowing deck at a minimum I'm sure this list will continue to grow but, that's what I have so far. Here's the video of it running. At around 35 seconds you can see small flames shooting out of the exhaust pipe.

Today was picture day. Yesterday I had to move my truck and trailer 3 times due to screw ups. I am now on a first name basis at the camping shed. When I drive by now they all wave. Good crowd today. perfect weather. Yesterday the sky was blue and it still rained! I kept seeing a certain Dino around the grounds. Consrtuction hill was awesome. They had a Euclid dozer that came on 3 trucks and they put it together there. Has 2 screaming six cyl. Detroit's on it. I got a video of it as well as the noon whistle! Pics are not captioned. First group has our flea market site, My display that Dino that kept following me around and my friends B-80 that caught fire when 2 wires fell out of the ign switch and shorted on the throttle bracket. We got it out in the nick of time. 2nd video the thumbnail didn't work but the video is there.

After reading that , it's just too funny , some of my neighbors have big box store tractors mowers , as I'm working/sitting around the house , every time one or all of them mow it just further justifies my 's - I see those 22 hp beer cans - just can't climb a hill Ruh Row - next we're greeted with the harmony of backfires and PTO shut offs from leaning off a very sensitive safety switch, putting it it reverse , backing off the throttle, shutting it off or any other actions, sometimes just putting the key in the ignition - 2 months ago , I watched a nice shiny new Crapsman delivered - never made it to the yard - wouldn't start to get it off the lift gate back to the store it goes ( the Wheel Horse in my AV is 36 years old , been in the family from new - it's always started ) one neighbor comes over and says you know how to work on tractors don't you ? I have an MTD ( 5 years old ) the motors blew up, you can have it - I declined he can have his junk ....off to tractor mower heaven it goes ..... Where's your big box POS going to be 36 years from now ? I'll just stay with my dinosaur's ....THANKS

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I can't imagine one good reason why... you stopped that gorgeous to entertain his nonsense in the first place. .

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I finaly got a disc harrow, it was really rusty because it had been in the forrest for years.. covered whit some steel/roof plate's so ill just had to restore it so i can have it behind my suburban for show's etc.. so im prolly not going to put it in the dirt.. so here are a few pict of it.. Time to pull it apart to start clean it up and then i E tanked it and sanblasted it.. and primed the disc on it disc is getting the final paint and here are the other stuff primed and ready for red paint!! And finaly a few pict of how it is now whit new paint and stickers. hope you guys enjoy it!!

Okay, here's a couple, I'll try a few more

Thanks, gents. And thanks to everyone on this site who take the time to share! RedSquare has been a great resource for me during this process I think Wheel Horse's are easily the best looking of the "older" tractor makes, especially the ABCD series. I'm super proud to have mine back! I have little doubt that I will be able to pass it down to my son some day (he is 3 now). I will post more pictures once I'm done with the engine and she's all back together!

My bad - you're absolutely right, ya know I lost count over the years how many times said to myself or the wife ...... Glad it's not mine .....( don't ever remember saying that about a Yuengling Lager ) LOL

Mowing, SNO blowing, driveway grading, tree & brush dragging & chipping. Kiddy rides and pulling kids back up sledding hills. Irritating my neighbors..... Oh and pulling my Crewcab F150 uphill just to make a point . In general making my life easier and more fun!

Im glad some people feel like that. Leaves more for us.

And just what will your neighbors tractor look like in 34 years? I know, a recycled beer can!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PX4qUILtQ1Y http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wld62B5AeeM

Hoarder!!

We just got in our new custom trailer yesterday that we are going to turn into a "Wheel Horse Hauler". This is going to be the small one, 6'4" x 12' dovetail with gate. Next spring we'll be doing a larger double axle one. It's already going to pick up 3 more tractors, 2 blowers, a cab, and other things tomorrow so we don't have time to do it all at once. We have already painted the hubs and wheels but that's all. We still have to paint the trailer red and stain the floor Ivory for starters, then the fun begins. More Wheel Horse logos than you have ever seen. I have a friend named Scot that has a Computerized plasma cutter so I called him this morning. He made me the 2 prototypes and had them here by lunch, pics are below. He is making 1/4" steel or stainless or who knows what yet horse heads and written logos for it. They will be recessed into the bed and be about 45" wide x 45" long. He is also doing the older italic Wheel Horse written emblem for below the head (pic is below) but it will be the text only, not the horse head. The smaller ones on here will be on the drop gate facing each other when done with the written logo in between. There's a lot more but you will see it as it is done. There is a poll to which horse head logo you guys think will look best. I had him cut each piece of the logo separate for easy painting and touch up. Each piece can be painted separately then screwed or Velcro attached into its recess. They can also be removed for repainting without taping. I'm gonna use this thing so it will get scratched up I'm sure. He just left here after making a couple of prototypes and said I could put a link to his website on here, there is nothing he can not do. It's all kinda fast but I hope to have him here as soon as next week as a supporter and vendor if the leadership here allows. Here is what he can do - http://www.phoenixcreativemetal.com/ Look through the gallery and you will be amazed. If you guys have any ideas for this please let me know! The construction will start next week.

Clearing a section out behind my house for a future garden!

Spotted this in the parking lot across from my local hardware. Looks like a little tank!

Last day for me at the Pageant. I will be attending the Pro Tractor Pull Sat night maybe some more pics! I had the Generac Jenny on Ezra today and got lots of compliments and looks .Buckrancher and Jo stopped by. I talked to a guy I met last year about setting up a dedicated spot next year. We hope to get as many Horses as we can to join us. You western NY guys better come!

Early WHA (Wheel Horse Addiction) fo' sure!

Yep, that's all it takes. It's plain enough to see...that you, my man... are already addicted to that .

That was the guy in Foster. I knew he had more than one xi, but four! It was a good deal, but I already had one of these blowers. You WILL be impressed in the winter (and so will your neighbors)

This was my father's 1974 B-80. He passed away when I was 6 and my mother remarried. My stepdad assumed ownership of the tractor and I've since grown up and moved out to start a family of my own. He called me a few weeks ago to tell me the engine was burning oil and he was going to give tractor away and replace it with something new. He was nice enough to admit it was, indeed, my tractor so I had first dibs, if I wanted it... I jumped at the chance to get it back - it was back in my possession that weekend. It was in good shape, but needed a little TLC. No major problems - had to replace the deck wheels and the drive belt idler/tension/clutch pulley because the bearing had failed long ago. Everything else was just rust removal, sanding, painting and decals. I'm almost done - just need to get the engine figured out... Here are the pics:

My buddy and fellow WH collector Packrat, built this to look like a factory built machine! It has 2 brand new 7 Hp. Kohler Engines and a rebuilt 6 Speed Transmission! Everything was sand blasted and restored to perfection. He did a ton of fabrication on this beast, especially on the dual throttle assembly in which he can control both motors any way he wants! He can start one motor with the other motor and run them together or run them seperetly. Plenty of power with this set up. We took this and my restored 653 up to the Findlay Show last year and it was a big hit. How's it look fella's? Hammerhead

hehe, made me laugh, i recently saw a transmission/rear axle off of one of those tupperware machines, left axle twisted and broke clean off. my horse survived being upside down in a ditch 2 times don't see that happening with one of the new "tractors" you'll lose all your tupper ware Koen

Morning, So i've decided that I want the engine to be the showcase of my 66' 656. I want that little 6 horse Tecumseh to be the focal point. I want to strip is down to bare metal and give it a mildly rough surface to highlight the metal, sort of the machined swirl look. Not quite polished but plenty of gleam. I'm going to paint the starter and heat shields black to emphasize this effect. Clean and paint the engine bolts as well. There is a good amount of aluminium on the cylinder head and it should clean up real nice too. I figure i'll use the trusty Dremel tool for most of the metal clean up. I'm looking for sugestions for a coating to seal that look into the metal that will still withstand the heat of a running engine. I've always gone straight for the engine compartment as the first area in a project and don't want this to be any different. Thoughts and suggestions are welcome. Thanks, Randy

I also have a coleman. I think it is well worth the money. You just look at it and you can see it's built right. 10 x 10.

Nice work Lars.

I picked this up a couple years ago. With the need to remove 20 or so dying balsams at the get away house its time to get to work. I used an old mule drive on the front tatchamatic. I was going to fab something to go to the mid hitch. Upon entering my shed i saw a 48" deck suspension sitting in the corner. It was just the right length!!! Picked up a scag idler pulley a little time with a grinder on some angle iron and the welder and BAM!!! Broke out the wire wheel for a quality "sanding" followed by Rustoleum IH Red. I was testing my newly acquired 1975 C 160. Aside from the oil leaks it ran fine.Probably ran about 3/4 throttle. The chipper takes 3.5" branches with ease. And most of this stuff is so dead the shredder hopper can handle 1.5" This was about a 30' balsam I limbed and shredded in 20 - 30 minutes. Beats either renting a real chipper or hauling all these trees to the dump. I have no doubt that this chipper will work just fine on my 312 as well. I couldn't be happier with this setup!!!!

Just a internally grounded solenoid available at Napa.

That solenoid is still available. I purchased one from TSC about 2 months ago for $10.00. For the small amount that it cost to buy one, it's hardly worth trying to fix. http://www.tractorsupply.com/en/store/buyers-motor-solenoid-12v?cm_vc=-10005

WOTTA FOCK Lars! Haven't you gotten your disc dirty yet?

You know, there's nothing like these old dinosaurs, they mow, haul, lift, push and plow anything we ask of them. Can the big box wannabe's say the same? That is the difference in my opinion. Long live these dinosaurs!

Wait until something is wrong with it and what it costs to fix it...if they can fix it. Wheel Horse was just made for all of us "Shade Tree Mechanics".

Looks like its coming along nicely! Most guys say you need a support......but I never have. I feel that if the threaded stub goes into the block nice and deep you don't need the support. Mike..............

I'll take Fred Flinstone over George Jetson any day.

Getting rid of derelict, wanna-be red tractors.

#1 neutral the closest slot to motor #2 see answer #1 #3 if correct belt rod needs adjusting #4 tractor free wheels you need a bk35 brake kit #5 yes it is normal you can push the tractor the other way to release the drive dogs then push it where you want to go Brian

Its gonna take me till 2018 to recover financially from the 2014 big show , , but what the heck it was worth it . Her indoors had a great time and is asking when can we go again .Im sure a show in NY would be a great success. .ill do me best to attend

This is a really nice show, great people and really great deals on parts. I plan on being there, with everything . . . Glen

Got some more work done tonight. Starting to level out nice. About to change the pitch of the scraping Blade to help dig in rather than push the tilled up clay. Might add a wheel weight on the plow as well to give it a constant pressure. Im going to fab up a solid link rather than the loose chain link i have at the moment. Its a modified gravely blade so the solid link will have to take some thought

Tried all kinds of seats. Never found a "great" one. One day drivin' through the country found a wrecked Jazzy (?) trashed, at the curb. I stopped, took out some tools and removed the seat. Unfortunately the arm rests were trashed. This seat was gray, black now, Duplicolor vinyl and material paint. I had to drill mounting holes, easy enough. A comfy seat, covering comes off along with the padding for cleaning. Mounted on my 416-8. Seat folds down when not in use if you want to. Just push it down or raise it up.

So the other day i was riding Juliette and i went to change from neutral to 5th gear and thats when the gear shifter broke of the turning bit on the gearbox, so i did a temporary fix to get it going again and it worked, but the other day i was thinking about it and then it came to me when shifting into neutral and reverse there are no problems but when you put the lever up to change into forward gears that is when it breaks, so this got me thinking if the gears are easy to change when the lever is in the down position then why not make it so that you don't have to put the lever up to change into the forward gears. And then i went into thinking mode and thought of a solution. Why not cute out the section that meant you had to push the lever up to change gears. And then i got thinking some more of my idea and liked it so i woke up the next day and set about to fix it, so i took of the inspection panel and cute out the offending section, filed it down, and painted it, and i'm pleased to say it not only means the gear selector wont break it makes it so much easier to change gears. below is a video i made with more information and a more detailed step by step guide on how to do it. James

Desko, Well with going to the show and all i was busy getting ready. Now doing a few honey Do's and will be getting back on it soon. Havent torn it down yet. Thanks ~Duke

Yeah...now you're talkin' my language. Reminds me...I've gotta list that hot water heater soon.