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This is the one from yesterday morning. This one runs and mows really nice so it may become the regular mower so I can sell the only one non- that I mow with now. The cleaning has begun, will put more pics up after Wonder Woman does her cleaning today, She cleaned 2 of the hubcaps this morning below.

A few weeks ago I come across a sickle bar mower that happened to be for a 1054.....a frame that is 1 1/4 inch wider than the regular frame.....I wanted to mount it on my Charger mutt so....... I bought a 3 1/2" pulley at TSC for the drive......shimmed the right side of the belly mount 1/2 inch on the right side and 3/4 on the left...I really wanted the pivot shaft as far under the tractor as possible and the pulleys to line up on the drive side.....some pictures......enjoy!!! Front drive unit....... Rear pivot.....this part was missing so I had to fab one up.....this is why I had to get under the tractor as far as possible....otherwise the frame supports would have been too close for the pivot hole..... Any guesses what I used for the rear pivot mount????? Nice scratch on the belt guard from my idiocracy.....knuckles and paint always get scraped up when I get too rammy.... One thing I added was a lift linkage.....this sucker is HEAVY.....for now this bent PTO rod is working...... Add I couldn't have got it completed without my bestest friend.......

put a trailer hitch in the front, gets a lot easier, espacialy with the 4wheeled carts Koen

Many of you know of Geno and his massive collecting effort, but few of you are as affected as those of us that live within a few hundred miles of him! (I have much respect for Geno, but I have to rib him a little! ) Despite that fact, I was able to wrangle me a horse today (it helps that it was closer to me). Real nice fellow that used to use it to cut his yard but hasn't needed it in a couple years. Its not the prettiest but it is solid. 1991 520H, 683 hours.

Did we happen to get any pics of this ^ . As a semi driver of 22 years , I will offer this tidbit : The longer the rig is , the more forgiving it is . After driving my 48 footer with a single screw day cab all day , it's quite the episode to watch me try to back my little snowmobile trailer into the driveway with the Silverado .

I got the motor switch out today to a HH-60 that had setting on the shelf for about a year and it fired right up and runs great needless to say I'm super excited here are a few pics I still need to get it all wired up and need to paint the wheels

Just a two wheel cart? Practice. Four Wheeled Wagon? LOTS of Practice.

Hope he has a panoramic lense. That would be a big picture

if you have 1 1/8 axles........ the B-1816 is the 1 1/8 axle bearing. 1816 = 18/16 of an inch. (18/16 = 1 2/16 = 1 1/8) B is open bearing. this is how i remember which is which. i read this on a torrington reference somewhere.... other examples would be... B-108 (108 10/16 and 8/16......... 5/8 x 1/2) etc... M is a closed bearing, B is open. M-12121 ( 12 12 1.......12/16 x 12/16 x 1......... 3/4 x 3/4 x 1 ......M -closed).

Well thanks to you guys my 312-8 has been doing great all summer! Next month I will be prepping the blower for use this winter and wanted to know if you had any tire suggestions. I will be getting new front tires (suggestions on where to buy is appreciated) but currently everything is a standard turf tire. Will these be ok for winter? Most of the time I will be moving 6" or less with a slight slop down the driveway. Also I've seen some suggest filling the tires with washer solvent..... First time using a PTO blower so all suggestions accepted!!! I also need a good source for the cable that controls the chute. Thanks in advance!

You may resume your hoarding good sir . Actually, all in all, that bum CL seller saved me over two hours of driving and plenty of gas! (Found this one less than 30 minutes away). It needs plenty of PB blaster and grease to get her back in running form again. The motion control lever was frozen in place and the parking brake too. I am torn because I love the 520 (and that onan sounds amazing) but I dont like how much gas it uses. I will never be turning a 60" deck or 2 stage snow blower, so I know I dont need that much horsepower. I DID want the gear reduction steering and the swept axle to improve turning radius... So we shall see. I love all the gauges.

Martin It was because of watching you redo that tractor that I decided to get the foot pedal from Matt. Your description of how much fun it was to drive was the clincher for me. I am glad you chimed in here as I keyed on the link and got another look at your installation. After looking at your application I see that I need to go back and make a small modification to what I did. I can't believe I was that stupid I left out the auto center lever and the parts that go with it. When making the installation I did not actually read all documentation. If I had I would have realized by what it was called it was needed. As it was, I had everything working the way I thought it should and left it out. It looked like it wasn't needed. This entire project has been a learning experience for me and the next tractor I refurbish will be a piece of cake because of the experience of doing this one.

I called the machine shop today. They don't do a lot of Onans but do a lot of Kohler work. They said they would look at it and they usually machine the block a little larger and put a larger seat in for around 50.00. Gonna run it down to them in the next day or two.

The grease fills the void on the inside of the hub between the bearings. This allows a little grease to protect the bearings, but more importantly, it keeps the hubs from filling with water when running through puddles or when plowing snow, etc.

Bet you had to drag the ol' ... kickin' a screamin' onto that "off brand" green trailer.

Try that with a Z turn. Yep all they are good for is mowing. We have a riders rodeo every year Should have seen this lady playing Frisbee golf on a Z !! Can't stop gotta keep moving.

How 'bout a discussion on whirled peas instead?

Don't write that off as a smart- ass reply.... it's just the truth. With the short wheelbase we're working with... there's just nothing else. Practice.

Love that big 60" deck...Probably the best cutting deck Wheel Horse ever had..I love mine on my 18 Automatic!

Geno (Magoo) you've done it again! Nice score. Now you need to get them all together and take a family picture.

As we all well know second place is for the birds! I am really not hoping to finish there or who knows I could end up in the basement serving donuts and ensure or something crazy like that, anyways I am not going there. I am going with the home teams this week other than one. I'll bet you'll never guess which one??? Give up??? I'll take the Iowa Hawkeyes over Purdue at home. So just for my "Special" Dino we are going with Penn State, Iowa, Rutgers, Wisconsin, Michigan State, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio State, Nebraska I just luv it when a plan comes together. Once again boys in girls it time for As always, Go Hawkeyes!!!!

Definitly the bevel gear differential...If I was you Craig I would also pull it apart and check the internal gears...This is the same differential in the 953-1054 trans and are know to be weak....but the 953-1054 ia alot heavier machine than the commando..The gears are known to crack and the plates inside that float with the pin that hold the other set of gears are known to crack and break....I have replaced a few of them...also have swapped in the 8-pinion differential in them too....This goes to show that just what the books say isn't always right..I have learned something new by this Thread..And it is good to know..Thanks for the great pics!!!!

So I went home and (much to the misses' dismay) went outside to play with the engine. I drained off the old oil and put a quart of ATF in and 8 oz of MMO. The level on the dipstick was perfect. I attached the battery and cranked her over (she took a little work to get over, but got going) and no smoke! Ran like a charm. She was a little loud since the muffler was rotten and the guts fell out. I have to grab a new muffler, and I think this one will do the job: Muffler for Wheel Horse... It has a 1" female pipe thread, which is what I need and looks like a clean version of the one I have on there now. I took a short video of the engine running: IMG_0848.MOV And a Picture of her: I am going to crank her over again with the current ATF/MMO mixture and let her run again for 15-20 minutes tonight and then will drain her off. I will add the lightweight (10W40)/MMO mix for the next time I idle her.

I thought I would post the clean up of the 502 I got at the mid mo meet and greet its been a while sense I've had a thread about what I've been working on. Here's what I have the belt guard says its a 502 but I think its a 552 it has the battery box and the HH55 looks original and it ran but the valves are shot and the seats are very pitted someone reground the valves but did not recut the seats so it would run but wouldn't pull its self when I tried to ride it around the yard I cleaned it up with sos pads and pulled the motor I'm not going to paint it I like the old pinta here's sum pics

Looks good Brandon, you can fix the paint and make her good as new! Can I resume my hoarding now or are you looking for something else?

Nick and Geno, the foot pedal is one of the best mods you can do to the eaton equipped tractors. i put one on one of the 416s when i was messing around with the Onan that ended up on my last 416 build........

Here are the 2 Ford paint colors used Garry

One thing I've learned over the years, new does not mean good. Bad parts are the main reason I semi-retired last year. When you do this for a living it stinks to do the same job 2 or 3 times before it even leaves the shop and get paid for doing it once.

When it come to anything JD green... Nancy Reagan said it best..."just say no"

Gino Isn't that what I told you to do last night? Boy you gotta listen to your elders. Ya here me!!!

Cool. My wife was born in 1961 also...... So does that make her old? Don't tell her I posted her age, lol.

Nice! Keeping it sort of in the family. A nice Techy L-Head.

You found craigslist Geno

Just asking a question so don't put out a hit on me...... Are you going to paint the centers in the letters white so the letters show up better? I do think it looks awesome by the way!

I feel sorry for the poor thing.

Hey Geno!!! Does that tell you something???

Thanks All. I started this post to talk about 2 wheel trailers for the WheelHorse. The one I use does have the dump feature when needed. Again as an older gent, my neck hurts when I have to turn it all the way around to see where I'm backing. And then I lose track of where the front wheels are going. So the trailer goes everywhere but where I want it! Someone should try sitting on the hood, looking straight out back at the trailer. It seems odd but I'm telling you you can see the steering wheel, marked for straight ahead, see the trailer and still work the Hydro stick to control speed. I did this and it seems to work. G. CHARGER 12

Yep, just keep it away from the rubber seal for the bowl.

It does sound awfully good.

I believe the RAL number is 3003. See this post:

Wow,,,,,, another great score gene. I saw in the news that wheel horse for sale ads are drying up out near you, why is that? Lol Glenn

Yucky Yucky Messy Messy!! How's it smell? Throw away your clothes! Yup when new parts fail or give you problems it's always something stupid. Post # 20 I said take it apart. Wish my football picks were as good as my repair advice. Should have taken it apart in your living room. The carpet would have absorbed the extra oil (No kitty litter needed! $$$$) and you could have watched monster movies while working on it. I'm sure the Big Guy will help after he climbs out of the tree after last night's game.

I am leaning towards taking the SR this weekend. IMO it "fits" at that show.

I had both intake seats come out of my onan .Took it to an engine shop and had them replaced the seats . It only cost about $130 bucks and he guaranteed they would never come out.

Hey firefighter, Welcome to Red Square!!! Good to have you!!!

Another culprit to look for is a leaking fuel pump. If the diaphragm gets a small hole in it, it can still pump gas (weakly), but gas can get through the hole and end up in the crankcase.

My first name is Ray , and i have wheelhorses...so after a few days of pondering ,i came up with rayshorses.

Since I need to wait for the foot pedal from Matt, I decided to put a few decals on the old girl. I am going to get an Exacto knife tomorrow to make good clean cuts for the holes. I can't do the hood yet as I need to wait for the paint to dry and then paint the black. But I am liking what I see so far. I really like what Terry did on the decal for the gage plate. Top line says Restored by Nick Caprinolo. Nice touch and much appreciated. He does an outstanding job on these decals. I am glad I picked the Patriotic decals for this one.

I personally would not paint with an alkyd paint such as Valspar without using a hardener. It enhances the gloss, quickens the drying time, and makes the entire paint job more durable. I have a can of hardener listed on eBay at this time. Item #321525379229