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Here is a quick up date on the 607. I had to paint this before it gets to cold so here is a couple picks. And the leaves are starting so there is all my time gone..... I hope you enjoy the picks. Gary B...........

I'll be 70 in January. I check the obituaries in the news paper everyday and I haven't seen my name yet.

There is a ridge in the bottom of the tranny case that traps some oil in the front half of the tranny. You have to jack the front end up to drain it all. You said it was nasty before you put in your good oil i would but in a half gallon of DF2 (diesel fuel) or kerosene, run it around for a few minutes then raise the front end and drain it again. If it is really nasty you may have to repeat. Fill it with good oil thought the dip stick (or pull the shifter and go through that. Leave the fill plug open at first, it will speed up the filling. then close it and keep adding slowly til you get a good read on the dip stick

Heh! at 75 I've found the "golden years" are more like "lead/tin/brass years"

Well you know the Old saying it ant over till it's over.

Heck, I am only 29; though I have celebrated 41 anniversaries of my 29th birthday.

If you ain't hurtin'... you've been sandbagging.

Heck, I am from the Paleozoic era...I am afraid to go to sleep anymore.

I have a couple more sets of wheels but they just don't look quite right. I'm not going for an all original restore but these wheels just look right to me. I look at it as a labor of love. Good thing too because this whole tractor needs LOTS AND LOTS of TLC.

im not plannng on using it right now. I'm going to service it and detail it a little. Are you going to use your NOS 520?i I'm going to put the 420 LSE to work too. I'll mow with it next year. Probably 5-10 hours a year. Its a shame to let it sit. It was built to use. I will pamper it though.

Thinking about making one more mod to my 520H snow blowing machine. Left foot.....add a rocker pedal to control the lift Right foot...is used for F/R motion control Left hand..... can then stay on the steering wheel Right hand... chute rotation, chute deflector, coffee cup, and waving to the neighbors as I clear their driveways from inside the heated cab.

Getting old is all in your mind.....................If you can remember where you put it!

Filling through the dipstick tube is definitely easier, you'll need a long skinny funnel to reach down there. And be aware you might not get it to take the full 2 quarts, especially if you didn't get all the old oil drained out. Your old oil was "nasty looking", as in milky or bubbly? That would indicate water got into the transmission, probably through the shifter boot. Make sure you check that too, and replace it if necessary. -------- EDIT: Actually, your funnel doesn't really have to be very long, it just needs to be skinny enough to fit snugly inside the dipstick tube. If the tube has been removed for some reason, the funnel would have to be long enough to reach into the opening at the top of the transmission.

Good choice! I would not let it sit, i would use it too.

This is how I've made my horse steer better C-85

It's #143 I do not have the plate. The woman who owned it kept the plate when Thad bought it. I think she worked for a wheel horse dealer and ordered it for her husband. He passed away a long time ago and it sat unused. It has 387 hours on a working meter. It was a 1000 mile round trip. I thought it was worth it. It's really hard to find low hour Wheel Horse tractors in Wisconsin. I drove it maybe 5 minutes. I really want to service it first. I have a few questions. What air filter and oil filter would it take. The air filter looks like one that would be used on a 16 horse kohler. The engine is model M20QS, I didn't get a manual with it. The question about the seat. Which one? The 420LSE or the 520H? I was going to have a new owners plate made for the 420LSE. Would someone that owns one post a picture of the plate? It's in good shape. It's going to need some detailing and a little sanding and paint touch up in a few spots. The 520H feels like a brand new tractor. Everything is tight. It's really clean too!!

A few days ago while I was complaining about my sore shoulders from wrestling this "killer tiller" through my strawberry beds along side my pole barn, Mrs. K made the comment " all those little tractors...can't they help you". Sure enough, the next day when I went to the barn, there sat the 314 Hydro with the blade off for a new scraper bar that a member made for me.........It looked like a mount for a TILLER. A little cutting with the radiac and its ready to mount up. Drill a few holes, add two braces, and make a belt tensioner. More seat time...less sore shoulders.

It's a competition to see which part part of my body hurts each day. And then on rainy days - it's a real race!

Make sure that there isn't something blocking the drain hole and not letting all the oil drain out. It has happened to me some nasty sludge built up at the drain and wouldn't let the oil drain out I poked it with a screw driver and the rest came out but still I can usually only get about a quart in one Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

I built this one on a Westwood tractor chassis.

No, there's not enough for two complete tractors. Hopefully I'll have enough tranny parts to make one good one and there are enough tractor parts for a good one. The majority of the parts on the 657 and 500 Special are identical.

The gentleman that gave these to me said most all of the Wheel Horse stuff he had started out in Michigan so freezing could be a possibility. The rails and forks are in great shape and there wasn't any slop. Providing the case on the other one is OK I'll just use it. Hopefully the gears I need will be in good shape. I do have a spare 3523 in very good shape (per Mike) that came out of the 5010 on my 400 that I can use if needed. Remember that little research project I did on the 3-speed parts? The only internal difference between a 5025 and a 5053 is the updated shifter rails on the 5053 (3515/3516 vs 5615/5616).

After reading above posts I have no right to be feeling old. Only 55

I fixed that problem, got rid of the wife.

I'm pretty much an 8-speed guy. The hydros are ok but I'd rather change gears than change hydro fluid and filters. I don't know about the rest of you guys but I have more than enough maintenance to do ( on all my equipment combined ) without the added work of hydro maintenance on Wheel Horses. I have had a few hydro Horses but am happier banging gears LOL

When you pry off the caps there will be a zerk fitting in the center of the spindle gear You may need to dig through the grease to see it. Grease it heavily it will come out and lube the bevel gear. Packing the whole housing doesn't get grease down into the spindle and its bearings as well.

Just wanted to throw in a pic of the V61's mounted up, (sorry the garage is being reorganized):

Hard to say, I have a 416-h and a C-161Auto, and C-161 8 speed so I would say try to get both!!

Well I bought it. Ill post pics tomorrow. The hydro is very strong. Very fast forward but slow in reverse I think the lever needs to be adjusted. The tractor frame is in great shape. The loader has one very poorly welded bracket no stress cracks though (Ill fix it eventually). It can lift a lot of weight. lifted me and 3 ret wall blocks at around 450lb with ease (however with the soft front tires very hard to turn with that much weight ad soft tires). It doesn't look nearly as good as Elliot's.

Still a good buy, The 520 makes a great loader tractor, I have had a few of them and my current one works great and has all the power you would ever need.

Yeah, keep em both. Then start looking for more storage space. Cause when you pair em up, they will multiply

Don't drink... and drive that one.

Not sure if you know the person that did this, but being a First Class REDNECK I question how smart of an idea this was. I can see all kinds of problems. On one of my previous tractors, I drilled holes in the weights to match the hole pattern on the inside of the rim. Mounted the weights inside the rims like you would mount regular wheel weights and it worked without any problems.

Thanks, I have 4 flags on this property and 2 on my truck, I always thank a veteran....God love em

I do the same thing, but I see lots of young people (55 and under), and lots of really old (85 and over) (sorry Russ), and at 65 I feel very lucky.

I kind of think that it is a defective casting. The shift fork would surly show some stress or look bent if the gears locked up or something like that...maybe it froze one time. Any recent ice ages down there in Florida?? Is the shift rail sloppy in that hole?? You could probably weld the crack, but I would think I would try to close the gap first. That transmission is basically the same as a #5025...I just happen to have a spare one. You knew that. The one you just opened looks like it was abused though. I would open the other one and see what that looks like. The one I got from you is open in the garage.

Here is the manual for your mower. Mower Rotary 32in RD 1964-65 RM-324 #A-7137.pdf Mower Rotary 32in RD 1964-65 RM-324 #A-7137.pdf

You got more patience than I do. I'd scrap those in a heartbeat.

Don't know what all the fuss is about hydros is, I have owned several over the years. Maybe I'm lucky but I've never had a problem with them. I bought a brand new Work Horse GT-1800 Auto in 1984 and mowed commercially with it for almost ten years. I still have it with no problems. Hope I didn't just jinx myself but proper maintenance goes a long way. If you're going to mow the hydro is the best way to go.

I just use red high temp grease and pack it full Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

What they all said, keep both. And yes, that is a 3 blade 42" rear discharge deck attached to your C-125.

I would stack my 522xi up against most, its a pure brute. Eaton 1100 hi low range hydro, foot pedal control, and power steering. Its up to the task. Glenn

the guys driveway is very steep and about 150ft long. I'm going to load the bucket and run it up and down the driveway a few times. would that be enough to test the hydro? When I was there the other day it was running for about 20 min and the trans seemed fine. How long does the trans need to run to get to adequate temperature? Thanks for the replies.

A WH hydro like the 520-H, 516-H or an Xi Wheelhorse with a minimum 48" deck. These will also blow snow very well.

Over the years I have lurked around other sites on a variety of topics and never been inclined to join. I talked with "Wild Bill" at the Florida Flywheeler's show a few years ago and he told me about Redsquare, it took a few weeks but finally checked it out. Posted a question and within an hour I had a couple of great answers, a manual download and a dozen or so welcomes. I was very impressed! I have been a regular here and I look at it as a "cyber, sitting around the shop shooting the bull meeting place". I can identify with Bob as far as the recuperation; the first four days following my spinal surgery I had no access to the internet and was having withdrawal syndrome! .Granted, I was getting some real gooood pain relievers, but I still missed it. Though I have only met a couple of the members in person I consider all of you to be good friends. Sparky, Karl and others who laid the foundation deserve a big from all of us.

This year has been one of the toughest years of my life with the passing of my dear ole Mum ,Redsquare has been a sanctuary where I can visit and interact with a few mates that I have grown to be a big part of my every day life & sometimes I have probably said more to people on Redsquare in one day than I have spoken my wife . Although I haven't been as active on here as I have in recent months due to my mothers passing ,I still try to make my daily visits to read up on what you guys are up to . I hope to be a bit more active soon when things start to settle down here at home. dunno what I would do if anything happened to Redsquare , great bunch of guys.

Agree 100%. Now is better than later. That piece of quality built, American history that you are restoring will likely be around for a long time. With tubes in it, the only limitation is you can't drive on the highways.