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So I had a single bottom plow given to me and when I used it my front end was a little on the light side so I had a friend fab me up a bracket and suitcase weights he has a ton of pulling tractors so the weights are something he came up with but I thought I would share even though you guys have probably already seen it

SEEMS LIKE MOST OF THE 300-400 AND 500 TRACTORS THE HOOD HINGES ARE SHOT. THEY CAME WITH NYLON SLEEVE BUSHINGS THAT WORE OUT OT MISSING WITHIN 300 HOURS. THIS IS HOW BEEN REPAIRING THEM FOR NOW. THIS IS THE 1992 310-8 I BOUGHT JUST A FIVE DAYS AGO. THE STEEL BRACKETS WERE EGGED OUT AND MY STEEL ROD WAS GROOVED BAD. I JUST USED A PIECE OF 3/8" OD STEEL DOWEL ROD AND SOME 3/8" ID STEEL BUSHING AND WELDED THEM IN PLACE, THEN I COTTER PIN THE ROD. HERE SOME PICTURES. BOWTIE IN OHIO

So I was in the shop today off and on between posts on here and eating dinner. I spent the better part of an hour trying to figure out how to mount the darn coil. I knew it filled a hole somewhere and I lined up the wires leading to it but I could not find that hole to save my soul. Then it dawned on me that the hole is in the front engine shroud. Picked it up and sure enough there it was. Another lesson learned. Here's an update on what I have done so far. Put another coat of black on the engine shrouds. Painted the black on the hood. Put the decals on the hood. It's a good thing those decals are a bit forgiving. I had a tough time lining them up and took a couple of them on and off several times until I got it where I thought it should go. I like the way they look. Terry should be very proud of his craftsmanship. He does a great job on them and a big service to all Wheel Horse aficionados.

Just picked this up sunday afternoon, guy said it was froze up... he was right but nother alittle pb blaster didnt fix.! should fit nicely behind the new c-160.

Set up day... looks like an interesting weekend.... lotsa cool iron. A couple makin steam The Iron Horse The ultimate party trailer Big Wheelie Toys A pair of red twins Local truck A cold front is forecast for Friday, so I loaded a couple of snow machines..just to be safe.

Removing wheel Hubs A friend of mine stopped by and asked how is the best way to remove wheel hubs that are stuck on the axles. In the past I had built a wheel hub puller we decided to try. But the transaxle had 1-1/8 inch axles and the puller was to light duty to remove the hubs. So it got me to thinking. How to build a heavy duty wheel hub puller with what I had lying around. I had and old 10 pound barbell weight and a short piece of 1 inch althread rod with a couple of 1 inch nuts. I drilled 1/2 inch holes in the barbell weight to match the holes on the hub. I then threaded a 1 inch nut onto the 1 inch althread rod and welded it to the end of the rod. I then inserted the rod through the barbell weight and put a 1 inch washer in place and screwed a 1 inch nut on the end of the rod. Using 3/8 inch bolts to connect the barbell weight to the hub and snugging it up to hold it in place. Using a wrench to fit both nuts and now it was time to see if this would work. The first hub we tried a little heat. The hub came off with no problems. The second hub we pulled with using no heat and the same results. Hub came right off. I need to say before we tried this heavy duty puller the hubs were sprayed with PB-Blaster all week and the light duty puller wpuld not get the job done. The threads stripped right out of the nut and plate. but this heavy duty hubs worked great with no problems at all. I guess bushings could be made to reduce the size hole in the barbell weight to accommodate smaller althread rods for smaller axles. I will try and attach PDF files to this message for both pullers. Figure maybe someone could build their own. I will try to attach some files for the light duty puller as well for the heavy duty puller Joe Wheel Hub Puller Heavy Duty.pdf Wheel Hub Puller.pdf

I'll be bringing the sunshine.

You can buy the Wheel Horse logo decals for the Craftsmen black plastic 12 inch wheel weights from Vinylguy (Vendor on Red Square) that are round and fit right in the center of the Craftsmen weights.

I've got an '83 C-175 here... hands down, one of my favorite workers.

Finally !! Barn started to go up today.....

I'd start that shredder up at 1st. light Saturday morning...the games are on at noon.

Thanks guys. Last week when I thought it could be the ignition switch I bought one off Ebay. I put it on today and it starts right up!! Thanks again!!

I just reserved a room for fri nite, will see you sat am

Nick, if you want to run ags on your 416 with standard 12 x 7 rims and you are using one of the cheaper brands like deestone or duro, i would recommend you go with the 23 x 10.50-12. the carlisle tires are going to be your only choice if you want closest to the correct size, but even they are under what is on the sidewall..... i read somewhere that of the cheaper ones, the deestones are slightly larger than the duro tires, but the height on any of them won't be 23 high, they are all undersized. i used duro 23 x 10.50-12 on my boys 875 and they look great. also used the deestone 4.00-8 tri rib on the fronts, but they used narrow rims on the early tractors and your 416 would have the wider 5.38" wheels. because the duro are undersized on the width as well they look just right in my opinion on the 7 inch rims.....

I noticed that, in the last of 3 pdf pics, you have the trans split in half trying to get the hubs off. With a couple of long box-end wrenchs, you could have reached into the trans and remove the 4 (or 5) differential bolts which would let the trans completely separate. At this point, just remove the axle circlip(s), then pull the axles out with hubs still on them. For those with access to a hydraulic press, this is sometimes an easier way to pull the hubs. What you've done would work equally as well. I have made the same type of puller using a HD worn-out 1 1/8" ID Wheelhorse 5-lug hub instead of the 10lb barbell weight. It, of course, is already drilled to the pattern of the offending hub so I didn't have to drill anything.

GREAT,did i say that it plowed GREAT. last year my 90 520-H with Carlisle 23x10.50x12 on plowed as good as my 416-H with Carlisle 23x8.50x12 with chains on basically the same tractor but a lot of difference in the way they plow eric j

Well... it's commonly used to refer to the mid-engine 1960 and 1961 models, the 400/550 and 401/551. Beyond that in a much more complicated fashion though... Wheel Horse used the term/name Suburban for several years. Just the term "Suburban" refers to the fact that this was a tractor for the "Suburban households" that were gaining in popularity in that mid-50s era. Expansion of housing into Suburban developments where people wanted their small patch of land with a lawn and a garden. Many people were losing interest in living in the "urban" city. In advertising, Wheel Horse started referring to the RJ-58/59 as a Suburban tractor sometime during production. Then, in the 1960 brochure, they named the tractors the Suburban 400 and Suburban 550 as shown in the brochure and on the manual. In 1961, the manual cover removed the "Suburban" title, but the advertising literature still referred to them as Suburban tractors. This is generally where collectors quit calling tractors suburbans... although interestingly if you look at the cover of the 1962 manual, they were still called Suburban Tractors! They were still referred to as a "Suburban Tractor" in ads as well, but I think this was going back to the original reference to Suburbia itself. Even as late as the 1963 brochure they used the term, but I think clearly this was used as a general term. After that though, I don't recall seeing the term used.

I need some guidance. I have a 310-8, and I am setting it up to plow snow this winter for the first time. I will buy chains and put them on. I am also shopping for wheel weights. Do I need to get Wheel Horse Wheel Weights or will another brand work? I have seen some used weights on CL and found Craftsman weights at Sears. Will any weights with a 12 inch diameter work? What do I need to do? Thanks

It is a 60" deck, which I have always liked. They are just so stinking heavy though Thad

My intention wasn’t to just let this thread die, but updating this has taken a back seat to actually working/playing with the tractors. I’ll try to get this caught up with my progress. For replacing the 1533 bearings, I thankfully had resisted scrapping the rear end out of a Commando 8 with broken-out axle keyways. The bearings weren’t pristine by any means, but definitely usable. They came out without too much trouble. I soaked them good with penetrating oil and then used a combination of a slide hammer and mechanic's pry bar to get them out. After leaving the bearings in the freezer for a couple days, they went in without too much difficulty. In fact, pretty much all the putting it back together went smoothly. A few things to note: Got the 5999 gasket from the local Toro dealer for $9.00. Probably could have made it myself, but it's nice to support the local dealer, and keep some demand for these old WH parts. I ordered several of the 11124 Chicago Rawhide seals and one of the 6449 seals from my Toro dealer. CR seals were $6.50 from Amazon, the Toro one was $9.50. As noted by others, I think they will both work OK, but the Toro one is wider and fills the full recess in the end of the axle housing, whereas the CR one only goes half the depth. After assembly I filled it with 10W30 and replaced the filter with a NAPA 1410. After getting it all back together… Drumroll please... It worked! Well, mostly anyway. It did make a couple strange noises. The first one took me a few minutes to figure out. It was the PTO pulley floating on the PTO shaft and sliding in and out of contact with the friction material. Took it off for the time being and that noise is gone. The second noise only occurred under load and was a rattling sound that seemed to be coming from the belt guard near the tensioner pulley. After seeing me putting around the yard on my test drives, the boys begged me to let them drive it, so I let them get a little seat time idling around the yard. The lady I got it from had the seat mounted way forward, so it's a little tight for me but perfect for them. They had a great time, and it was a great way to circulating the transmission oil, to get it ready for another fluid and filter change to hopefully get out any residual contamination.

Man....that's some tractor guru knowledge...and I appreciate it. I think I'll pick her up Sunday. 600and some odd hrs.... I think I may have the perfect candidate for the 2 stage!

"To me other then the hood and fenders its the same as the others "well for the most part the same". You have that right. I like the C-175 Automatics with the twin cylinder Kohler engines. This one only has 278 hours on it.

Nope as far as the tractor goes it's original the only thing I need/want to do is spray the floorboards with line-x I plastidipped them to see if I liked it which I did but there wasn't much texture and it didn't hold up well

You should take a camera! I want to see that look.

Rob, Make sure that you have enough gas. I have had a poly 12 cu. ft. cart for over four years. It is usually the first cart I grab and actually sits under the trees unprotected. I have drilled holes just below the top edge because when leaned back for storage it does collect water. I have been very happy with mine and usually end up overloading it without a problem. With having the 2" receiver hitches, I have installed ball hitch couplers on my towed pieces. Woke up one morning in February and had a good part of 70 feet of trunk laying across the road and blocking it. The good thing is in another month I'll be keeping warm with it! John

Yes they will, the just look much cooler.

I Got a room for Friday also.Loading up the trailer tonight. Hope all three fit as Scott said he wanted to get 200 machines Smitty

Stevebo looks like he's ready to cross the Sahara!

I sent this to Nick already but for those of you who want to see a Carlisle 23-850-12 on a 414 rim here it is, I just put these on dads old tractor. The Carlisle is truer to spec.

Looks like it will be perfect shorts weather for me again! Yes the rain should be out of the area in time for us to have some fun!

thank you Geno. Kent built this one with help from Dad. well to be honest, it took more than just help and also a little 'encouragement'....... he quickly realized i wasn't going to build it myself, he also realized the tractor wouldnt build itself!!!!

well I went the cheaper way for now and if this calms my motor down and keeps it running I can always go back to the original type. If my motor doesn't I may have to go buy a Harley !

dual fire (called batch fire, waste spark also) fires both cylinders at the same time.... this is similar to the Onan setup, the ignition module is your switching device..... one cylinder is needing the spark, one is on exhaust, then the opposite when the other cylinder needs it. note only one switching device single fire only fires each cylinder when needed..... note, two switching devices

since the oem coil primary resistance should read somewhere around 2.9-3.6 ohms, you would need a 3 ohm coil, heres one post that comes up when you search 'harley coil" as soi mentioned.......

Trusty 854. (can't seem to link photobucket video to this)

48 hours from now the fun will be getting underway and in to full swing! If you have any questions.....please try to get a hold of me before tomorrow morning. Computer access will be very limited after tomorrow morning. Everyone drive safe!

That's what you get for buying a chipper!!

Ed, I am planning on bringing a couple of my horses to the show this weekend. But if my plans change, I do want to get to the show either Friday or Saturday morning just to look around. I missed meeting you at the WH Collectors Show back in June. So, I will be sure to look for you at Steam-o-rama this weekend.

Looks good. How did you drill the 1/2" holes in the weight? I hear they are hard to drill.

Hey all you horse guys I have a question anyone ever use a 520 h to plow with. I have one way back in the corner of a barn and have been thinking of dragging it out for winter to play with. But I have been wanting this simplicity to be finished to use it I have been obsessed with it. That's kinda my thing I buy them get them running then park them and move on to the next project anyway how does the 520h plow Tim

Who here thinks that thing is only pumping out 15hp?

i did everything everyone suggested.nothin.so i pulled the fuel pump off again turned it over an heard something rattle inside of it.so i open the pump up shoock it an out of the arm there came out this crab claw piece an on the the ends of it you could see it broke off the end of the arm cause it was what fastened the plunger part of the pump to the arm.so now i got to get another pump.sure dont want another plastic one.i saw online a couple of origanal ones but they want way way to much money an then you dont no if its any good .or if it works you dont no how long it will last.ya no what i mean.thanks everyone again.

Might have to resort to fabricating the hitch " pipe" from a bit of pipe to try and make it look original. The welder has seen a lot of use recently fabricated a new deck shell from 3 mm steel:) If anyone knows of the castings or a whole trans please let me know.May be willing to pay shipping from USA? Thanks Thomas

Well dad and I swap tractors around for snow removal duty with each other. As of right now the 518xi and the 522xi have blades on them. The 312-H and the 417-A both have cabs and single stage tall chute blowers on them. The 312-8 might get a blade put on it as well to goof around on. My son is getting a blade all redone to put on his 500 Special from Santa...........shhhhh he doesn't know yet but has been wanting one for a very long time! Who knows what else might end up on snow removal duty.....the nice thing is the first 4 tractors are snow duty only. We are lucky enough to not have to swap attachments around each season. Change fluids, keep batteries in order, and hop in and go!

wheelhorse-c-161-1979, one word of caution here. When I was cleaning out my daughters goat pin using my C-141 with a Ark on it. In the short time I was off the tractor on the end of a pitch fork, a goat ate off one of the valve stems on a front tire as I had the wheels turned and presented the irresistible valve stem to it. Then one jumped up on the seat and started to do a number on the on the rubber lines running into the Control Valve. Don't turn your back on those destructive Horse eating creatures for one second.

I agree with john , the GT14 is an awesome tractor , wheelhorse designed the tractor like a tank. Here in UK they are very rare & I only know of around 6 , but rumour has it that on 50 were imported to UK . Here are a few pics that a took yesterday of mine. My good lady even likes to have a go every now & again .

Whew! What a workout...man, am I exhausted. Boss man was cracking the whip on the Ponderosa today... where nothing but a good ol' time was had by all.

Nothing custom or fancy about mine. They get used, generally hauling precious cargo.

My work cart hauling my paint turbine when I stained the fence being pulled by Marvin before his "Makeover" Show cart behind the 704