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All of my larger Onan powered Horses out wandering in the driveway. My Wife Krista came out because she thought the house was vibrating apart with the rumble of 4 Onans idling away. She took some video too, I will post that soon.

I saw this pic on Facebook

Hello, I'm new here. So go easy on me... I purchased my first garden tractor, and I've attached pics. I don't know much about it, and I'm hoping some of you guys can help me with the specs. It looks early '60s to me, and the tires seem a little small. Anyway, any info is greatly appreciated. I found the remnants of a sticker on the tractor that reads: Serial Number 8496, and one on the mower deck that reads: Serial Number 9822 Thanks!

For the first time since my back surgery, I had a little seat time on the 416-H with my youngest grandson. Both of us had a great time.

Slammer is correct...What you have is a 1964 Lawn Ranger...it is the only year the lawn ranger had the long round hood with the little "clam shell" fenders.

I was supposed to take a short trip tomorrow to look at a Horse, about 5 miles, but the guy said He wasn't back in town yet. Possibly this coming week. Gosh the waiting is tough.

Here are a couple of more pics and a couple of video's. The ticking noise is the 520-HC. It has a very worn engine but it still runs good. I bought the 416 to have a spare engine just in case. video-2016-03-11-12-38-20.mp4 video-2016-03-11-12-39-25.mp4 My wife says I spend way too much time grooming them.

Figure a picture of the tractor at this point, is due........seat if off currently. Wire brushing the seat tray and the fenders. May reupholster the seat. Leaving her just the way she is - all stock (minus the rebuilt S/G), cigarette lighter works and all original Wheel Horse tires too.

Ran into the seller, got his shed key. The NOS 520H is heading to Eastern PA along with the snow cab, 2-stage blower, FEL, cat 0 3-point hitch, 54" blade, tiller, 60" deck, more. Seller was upset, one headlamp out. Dropped his price to two hundred bucks since I promised to take care of the Stallion. And then my alarm clock woke me up.

Want me to go in your place?

There should be a lock collar on the steering shaft under the back side of the dash loosen it and you will be able to pull the whole shaft up a little and drive the roll pin out of the gear on the end of the shaft then you should be able to pull the steering wheel and shaft as one peice

Came home to see the Lilacs, and Crocuses have popped open... should be any day now for the Daffs.

For me. it was a great reward. Better than any material present that I could receive. Be sure that someone is there to get a few pictures Russ. If you have the same smile on your face as I did, a picture is worth 1000 words.

bob, I will ride my 1054 diesel on my birthday (87) for the first time on april 21.since my broken neck fall. russ

so as some of you may know if you read my thread on new career I'm starting a whole new job life,well before I start that my wife wants me to take her away,its been many years since we have been away and ive never been off north America,so we booked a trip leaving Monday to Amsterdam for a week then Italy for a week,im stoked as being a stone mason theres plenty to look at,it isn't cheap(but I am )but its a once in a life time trip,anybody been to either place please chime in on must see,s or do,s,we are based in rome when in Italy but still can book other places,my wife wants to go to florance too so those 2 spots are all that's set,thanks

hi all hope everyone is ok? Ive bee working on the heavy duty front axles today, ill include pics on mom tomorrow when I finished I also have the sales rep coming Monday to do a advertising video using the wheelhorse loader which I will put on my website and also ebay and youtube as I have stated before if anyone would like to come and have a go at my unit your more than welcome to illeven show you around

Hello everyone. Finally came across a good condition Xi tractor. I couldn't pass it up. Never owned one and curious to hear the pros and cons. I'm thinking about mowing with this and put the zero turn on the chopping block?

Installed a new carb the other day and put some gas in the tank and she fired on the second pull. Installed the trans pulley today{Thanks again Terry M} and a new belt. PO cut back tank mounts and I have to make and weld a few pieces on to make it correct. Got a Lawn Ranger wheel to replace the MTD wheel that was pounded on! Should get repo tank straps next week and button that up. Got a belt guard{Terry M again} to install and all I need now is a hood!!! Gotta be a Lawn Ranger hood somewhere with my name on it!!

Lord, please be with John and his family, give them strength to continue his recovery and remove the sudden fear they are suffering. Grant them strength and courage in the struggle to recover what has been lost. Guide the doctors and therapists who are attending to John and restore him to be able to resume living fully. We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ; Amen.

Prayers sent for Big John!

Your posies are ahead of mine. Hoping the Daffy Dills pop by Easter.

Thank you for letting us know this. John is a great guy. Will keep him in our prayers.

3-11-1942 MacArthur leaves Corregidor After struggling against great odds to save the Philippines from Japanese conquest, U.S. General Douglas MacArthur abandons the island fortress of Corregidor under orders from President Franklin Roosevelt. Left behind at Corregidor and on the Bataan Peninsula were 90,000 American and Filipino troops, who, lacking food, supplies, and support, would soon succumb to the Japanese offensive. After leaving Corregidor, MacArthur and his family traveled by boat 560 miles to the Philippine island of Mindanao, braving mines, rough seas, and the Japanese Navy. At the end of the hair-raising 35-hour journey, MacArthur told the boat commander, John D. Bulkeley, “You’ve taken me out of the jaws of death, and I won’t forget it.” On March 17, the general and his family boarded a B-17 Flying Fortress for Northern Australia. He then took another aircraft and a long train ride down to Melbourne. During this journey, he was informed that there were far fewer Allied troops in Australia than he had hoped. Relief of his forces trapped in the Philippines would not be forthcoming. Deeply disappointed, he issued a statement to the press in which he promised his men and the people of the Philippines, “I shall return.” The promise would become his mantra during the next two and a half years, and he would repeat it often in public appearances. For his valiant defense of the Philippines, MacArthur was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor and celebrated as “America’s First Soldier.” Put in command of Allied forces in the Southwestern Pacific, his first duty was conducting the defense of Australia. Meanwhile, in the Philippines, Bataan fell in April, and the 70,000 American and Filipino soldiers captured there were forced to undertake a death march in which at least 7,000 perished. Then, in May, Corregidor surrendered, and 15,000 more Americans and Filipinos were captured. The Philippines–MacArthur’s adopted home–were lost, and the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff had no immediate plans for their liberation. After the U.S. victory at the Battle of Midway in June 1942, most Allied resources in the Pacific went to U.S. Admiral Chester Nimitz, who as commander of the Pacific Fleet planned a more direct route to Japan than via the Philippines. Unperturbed, MacArthur launched a major offensive in New Guinea, winning a string of victories with his limited forces. By September 1944, he was poised to launch an invasion of the Philippines, but he needed the support of Nimitz’s Pacific Fleet. After a period of indecision about whether to invade the Philippines or Formosa, the Joint Chiefs put their support behind MacArthur’s plan, which logistically could be carried out sooner than a Formosa invasion. On October 20, 1944, a few hours after his troops landed, MacArthur waded ashore onto the Philippine island of Leyte. That day, he made a radio broadcast in which he declared, “People of the Philippines, I have returned!” In January 1945, his forces invaded the main Philippine island of Luzon. In February, Japanese forces at Bataan were cut off, and Corregidor was captured. Manila, the Philippine capital, fell in March, and in June MacArthur announced his offensive operations on Luzon to be at an end; although scattered Japanese resistance continued until the end of the war in August. Only one-third of the men MacArthur left behind on March 11, 1942, survived to see his return. “I’m a little late,” he told them, “but we finally came.”

If you lined them up in a "V" formation that would be a "V8"

does she have only one pair of shoes? Brian

The steering wheel I have was once a chew toy in its life so I figure I could try about anything without damaging a good steering wheel. What I discovered was heat will melt the plastic before it gets the metal hot enough. The plastic becomes soft at about 150 degrees and starts melting about 200 degrees. I think drilling holes at an angle to get penetrating fluid down deep then using a press is the best method for me. I have been working on the damage I caused with the heat as well as the dog teeth impressions. I will say the plastic welder ha sure come in handy.

I think this was your best thread. Man you gotta love that music.

This little one is my Wheel Horse guy. If I work on a horse, he is right there with me. At 4 years old, he wants to know how things work.

1996 was the 50th anniversary. 75th anniversary won't occur until 2021, and I doubt there will be a Wheel Horse model to celebrate it. But we can only hope.

Put some ribbed tires on the front, decided to keep my RMR-32 mower so I put the belt guard back on so my pants don't get snagged on that pulley. Also an excuse to show off my GT-14 FEL and Bobcat 610 I restored!

I did that exact same thing last year . You will need to change the drive pulley to fit belt guard , make new brake rod because its different and make shift tower cover. everything else bolts up

The battle of the steering wheel is over. A little drilling, soaking, and about three pumps after contact with my homemade steering wheel press.

Well Boy's Finally a like brand New 520H,,, Just bought today !! Only 400 hrs,, the gentleman passed away RIP,, and was offered to me..right after they put on craigslist i paid for it instantly lol,,,pick it up tomorrow !!!! Good news is for you guys,, is if my buddy doesnt buy my 310-8 , with new plow i just bought from one of our members lol , and chains and weights and brand new ag tires , and spare parts brand new never used in the box tie rods and ball joints i got from whelhorse1000 ,, and also a NOS drive belt i bought as a spare.. Is going to go up for sale ill know for sure tonight..nothing wrong with my tie rods , just bought to have adjustable ones,,

Or you could buy a solenoid for a few bucks and use a much cheaper switch. Depends if you want originality or functionality

Thank You guys!!! Amen

Prayers sent, thoughts as well, John you're a good man, you'll get through this.

Thanks for the info. I've been going after it with WD-40, so we shall see... Yeah, I'm going to restore it. And it may go to my father in Nebraska who used to farm, and along with his two brothers, goes to just about every tractor show in the state (the bigger tractors, that is). Or maybe the next one will go to him, we'll see. Either way he's getting one, and I'm getting one, ha.

Prayer sent for John's complete recovery. I will continue to keep him in prayers. Thanks for letting us know about this Steve.

Here something you learn from experience. DO NOT take a BFH and try to pound the valve down. And don't ask me how I know this............

Will do .Hope he improves quickly.

Will do

Welcome to Red Square Leonard..... good advice from slammer... might be a battle to get the wheel off but will be a little easier if it's not on the tractor. Couple of threads going on here now for ways to get them off as well as many in the past. Couple of tractors I have I didn't even try to get it off , just did what slammer says and restored it with it on the shaft. Have to be real careful when working on horses because it might get wrecked taking it apart and parts ain't exactly at Walmart. Any other problems start a thread and we will be happy to help. Won't find a more friendly or knowlegeable bunch of folks about theses tractors than here. Enjoy your

Fully charged Battery should be 12.6 volts at rest. What is yours reading. Secondly what is voltage while machine is running. Should be around 13.5-14 volts.

Leonard F. nice start. Be careful taking that S/Wheel off. Ask how to do it. There are good people here that know how to do it the right way. Gary B...

Great find, Craig. Really like my C160......

I still have a couple of 8 track tapes with Simon and Garfunkel. No tape player any more though.

8756 would be a 1970 Lawn Ranger. Any serial numbers on the engine?

I ran across this old article a few days ago while digging through a closet for something else. Dorris Kincaid was the local Wheel Horse Dealer here in Excelsior Springs MO. It was a human interest feature in the local Daily Standard newspaper from 1999. Here is brief bio: After Kincaid was discharged from military service he bought an existing local small service station in 1946, which evolved into selling mowers and small engine repair. He eventually sold the station and moved the small engine business to the garage in his home. He later expanded the garage and eventually built a separate shop next to the house. He became a Wheel Horse Dealer sometime around 1956-1958. I think he told me 1956, but I'm not certain. My grandparents lived across the street from him and I remember it from visiting there in the 60s. My uncle recalls putting the roof on his new shop in 1958 and he sold WHs at that time. I purchased the house next door to the Kincaids in 1989 when I was 25. He was a friend of my family and I knew him since I was a kid as my Dad bought many tractors, implements and parts from him along with my uncles and I did also. He ran the business until his death in 2006. We were also neighbors until his and Mrs Kincaid's death in 2013. My folks, along with my daughter and myself, were able to attend his funeral and graveside service in 2006. I took a pic of the tombstone last year on Memorial Day. Mrs. Kincaid had the WH tractor and logo engraved on it, which I think is most appropriate. Brings back many memories for me, so I thought I'd share with y'all.

Nice score Craig! My C-160 is probably my most favorite WH i've owned next to the Senior. Love it's stance. Now restore that thing and use it as your cruiser at the show and make it look like this:

Now thats a pair of 8's that will beat a Full House any-day!!!