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I have been looking for a 417-A for over a year. Found one 5 miles from my place. 1986 with 1025 hrs in nice shape, came with ag tires and also got the turf tires on rims with it. Included snow plow and nice 42' rear discharge deck. Needs a little TLC. Biggest blemish is a nasty ding right in the front of the hood, that will be taken care of next spring. Finally have some time to post pics; First pic is the way I got it. The rest are after I cleaned it up.

Happy Birthday Jim. All things considered, I find the trek from one birthday to the next to be a challenge, but when you finally get there, it's better than not.

May you have a visit from 3 Wise Guy's on your birthday!

I've always wondered what you'd look like Jim if you let your hair grow out! YIKES!!!!!!

That is a beautiful tractor As far as powder coating, there is a facility here where I live that does all Harley-Davidson's powder coated pieces. A friend of mine works there and did some parts for me. I agree that if it's done right, you should have zero issues. I found that PC is best on things that are multi-surfaced (not flat) because the PC gets EVERYWHERE and bakes on to a smooth finish. I had some motorcycle wheels done in a candy coat and they were outstanding. For tractor parts I found you can get very good results with regular paint. Some guys here even ramp it up to automotive paint and hardeners for some beautiful finishes. This tractor is wet-sanded and buffed Rustoleum (including the engine shrouds). The finish came out great with some work. The only thing I'll say is they tend to be a little more delicate for chipping than auto finishes, but they are very easy to touch up. The wheels on this were initially powder coated, but I wasn't happy with the lack of gloss, so I sanded them off and painted them

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A HUGE HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU JIM. Do you remember when you used to look forward to your Birthday??

Hope it's a great one Jim!!

Finally found the right front wheels for my 57 thanks to my buddy Al. Just got em back from paint.

The basic concept is to develop a comprehensive data base on as many Wheel Horse tractors, mowers and attachments as we can. These will include links to photos and manuals along with photos and data from reliable sources. There will be information on changes that took place during a production run and easy ways of identifying various models. We all have a model or implement we are very familiar with, pick out one you know a great deal about and use the existing wiki files as a guide and write one up. If there is an issue that needs clarification or additional information other members can make comments. This will be a great resource for all of us and will only be worthwhile if we have a lot of participation. We have a lot of cold winter days ahead of us so we can all begin "populating our wiki.

I love my pencil because it comes with an eraser..

I would be at the Top if I would have picked to Win ALL of the teams that I thought would LOSE. How cool is that?? I'd be 9 wins and 4 losses.

There are some things that you really don't want sliding!

Might sound nuts but I use my wood splitter to break the beads on mounted tires.Heavy block of wood on the wedge and the push block close to the rim.If you are careful it works like a charm.Luck,JAinVA

Hey Mike, lay a 3-4' long 2X6 on the tire with the end close to the wheel. Pull your car up on it and maybe it'll pop loose. Also can use a hyd jack under the trailer hitch to push it down. I have also laid them on the plow frame with the blade flipped down, and with a short 2X4 wedged between the bead and the frame, used the 4 wheeler winch to pull the plow frame up and break the bead. Keep your fingers clear.....you don't need another hand injury.

OK. Finally sort of figured it out. The manual is pretty useless. Part of the problem is that they identify parts using specific names that aren't intuitive. I had the parts manual so between looking at the exploded view, the owners manual and the tractor I figured it out. There is only one set screw but the manual says "set screws". I got it adjusted but its not perfect. Will give it another shot on a day when I have more patience. At least it doesn't creep in neutral anymore.

I'm trying to figure out how to sneak a puller into the garage . . . My wife thinks I'm having an affair with the FedEx guy because he's here all the time Anyway, welcome to the forum! You should bring that beast to the SHOW in June It's the year for customs!

Powder coating gets a bad rap for no fault of its own. there is nothing wrong with the paint itself once you understand how it differs from regular paint. the biggest enemy for powder is sharp edges...... in fact in the industry i work in, powder passes salt spray testing way longer than any of the wet coat industrial paints available today. its all in the preparation. the metal needs to have a 'profile' for proper adhesion and edges need to be slightly rounded. prep is the key here and that goes for any paint.......

What a nice gesture Steve to come down here in the basement and give me a hand! LOL I've been stinking it up this year!!! But...... Quit sliding!! Let's get going now!!

I had a pressure washer that I assume was powder coated, and it was a pain to get it off, paint was much easier. The pressure washer had a wrinkle type finish

I'm new sorry but anybody like dual military engine horses ?

http://www.wheelhorseforum.com/topic/60945-tie-rod-ends-ball-joints/ Cheaper then mcmaster carr -- prices incude the shipping

I only have 4 decks loose, the rest are on the tractors. The loose ones are 2 on dollies, 2 in the shed standing up into the wall, leaning. Good as I can do right now. Oh Brian, re heat in garage, 60 thousand btu, modine hot dawg heater, ceiling hung, natural gas. Glenn

Hmm, how is it that Racinbob and Hosrefixer end up tied at the end of each day's games?

Thank you all for the Birthday wishes. It has been a very nice day!

Here is what you really want to look at...did not know if you had this.. page like 19 for neutral adjustment. http://www.wheelhorseforum.com/files/file/24-transmission-hydro-sundstrand-sm-492-4206pdf/

Some body restored this several years ago and painted over the black rims! I can see the original black paint underneath the white. This has the original Clinton motor. I also have the original mower deck that is in good restored condition! I am busy putting it back to original condition, best as possible.

It is a 1977 d-200 with a k532S Kohler

Worked for a little while this morning, Changed the design yet again from what I was thinking last night. Designing it to be portable is challenging.

The HF ATV winch has power in both directions. Now I need to find some heavy duty pulleys.

Well I found a way to get some seat time today After the rain we've had my quarter mile driveway got a bit soft so I took the plow tractor out and graded the center hump down and pushed it into the usual tire paths. Now it's a little flatter. That should help some when it does come time to actually plow snow. So, I got some seat time and got out of the house for awhile. The sun was shining, it's still 50 some degrees, what else was there to do with a house full of women yacking.

(Psst, it's today. )

Just opened gifts and out came the WH 2016 calendar! Miss November was of particular interest to my 17 year old son. He has very good taste... My compliments and appreciation to all involved. Turned out great and what an honor to be in the calendar!

Hey, they are saying we might have a WHITE NEW YEARS here in Chicago Land.

Thanks everyone for your input on my post. I hope every one is going to have a great Christmas. Just to keep every body up to date, I found a pair of rims for a good price for me to "experiment" with. I pick them up on Thursday so I'll try to start making my photo journal starting on Monday, Dec. 28th. I sure hope all goes well with this so I can help out you guys that are interested and maybe make a few bucks. Although, I will say this now, I will be charging an exchange. Well guys, until I post again......Have a good night.

Will be spending much of the Christmas weekend getting the trailer together. Here's a very crappy pick of all 3 axles, and the frame pieces in a pile!! Pay jobs come first at the weld shop so my crap gets "piled up"!! BOO HOO!!! Anyway, MERRY CHRISTMAS to all, and I hope the new year brings everyone the joy they are looking for, ...... and a different president!!! bob

I'm going to slide down and grab Brandon, while there is still some games left, and we are going to start moving up toward the top.

Steve, thank you for starting this thread. I too want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas on behalf of the staff here at RedSquare. Christmas is about family and friends, and this community is both. As we all celebrate please remember those who can't be home with their families, those recovering from injury and for those who have lost loved ones this year. This is a wonderful and loving community, the least of which is the technical forum itself, it's all about the people, so Merry Christmas to all my friends and family here!

Honestly Dennis, you have wanted every make and model that has been posted on here. If I did a search of "I want one" you would lead the pack. But, I have no room to talk because I want everything I see.

http://www.millertire.com/products/wheels/lawn-garden/12x10-5-rim/

Xtreme sells wide rims for our Cubs too. http://xtrememotorworks.com/Parts%20Catalog/Rims%20and%20Tires%20Pages/Cub%20Cadet%20Parts%2010x12.htm As AMC posted, Miller tire also supplies wider rims. Both vendors are excellent to deal with too.

Looks great. Coming along nicely.

http://www.wheelhorseforum.com/topic/59665-wheel-horse-40-mid-mount-grader-blade-sold/#comment-550441 View full wiki

A member here name Hammerhead has this awesome army horse and he used copper hard line for the fuel if you want he has a thread about it just search army horse. I've been wanting to add hard line to my lawn ranger i think it will hold up better to the junk gas we have these days. I put all new rubber line on my sons lawn ranger last year and its already very hard and i used the good stuff and my suburban got all new line after i restored it a few years back and the line is toast on it too.

Figured I would add a pic of this tractor (in prior post) as I found it in the attic of an old wheel horse dealership where is sat along with 4 other RJ's for about 25 years...