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Wheel horse trailer I restored years ago. It's a monkey wards 1954. It's got a foldown tailgate. I put on some caddy tail lamps. Well built little

Ya this is her

I have been working all winter on and off restoring this blade. It has been upgraded to have 5 positions instead of 3. All pivot points and latches have been returned to like new. All hardware replaced. New decals from Terry. The only thing left is to replace the grip next time I place an order to mowerpartpros.com It will be a shame to scratch the paint but I will be grading the driveway soon.

More parts came in this week, took the block and crank to the machine shop hope to get back in a few weeks. Spent a late night last night getting some more painting done. It's getting closer.

I'll hafta load up the truck and trailer.

Opened the fridge and what did I see some made in Detroit , Faygo Rock-N-RYE . Thought of Steve ,then the big show . Now I want some time . Can't wait for June. I'll just have to live with some nonalcoholic soda pop and staring at my tractors until some help shows up . By the way what's in your rock n rye . Maybe it will make the time go faster and make this crumy weather easier to bear. Just trying to have a little fun c

Never ever squirt water on a hot engine. Specially an aluminum block! An air nozzle like craig has shown works good. I recommend pulling the engine and shields for the first time under your ownership and clean with oven cleaner or cans of carb cleaner and some brushes. Once you get it clean , you can keep it clean after each mowing with the nozzle. I run the tractor at full throttle while blowing in every nook and cranny so the flywheel air movement helps flush the stuff out of the engine. One of the biggest issues is the mixture of oil and grass becoming a nice tar like mess over the cooling fins. Which is why I recommend to pull the tins and do it right the first time because you can not simply blow that stuff off. Pulling the engine is just a few more bolts and makes life much easier. However, with yours being a low hour machine you might not have to do that. You can pull the charging regulator and/or oil filter on the engine and shine in with a flash light and check on the condition of the cooling fins that way. On the other hand , even though its a low hour machine. Most of the mess and oil comes from a loose oil filter and/or a sloppy done oil change. I like to jack up the front of the tractor as high as i can. Put some aluminum foil under the sheet metal thats under the oil filter to direct the oil out from the tins and cooling fins before even loosening the oil filter. I am on my fourth onan and I am getting a little tired of cleaning the fins and pulling the engine but I think its time well spent. I didnt have to clean much on my 416H so I never pulled the engine. Also think that valve adjustments on these onans is just as important. Hope that helps some.

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.

Well I'll be dipped in dog sh*t..... Never saw that one.

Thanks for all the responses guys, well i went to look at it today and it looked better in person than the pics, been garage kept since it was new, local shop preformed the maintance and everything look in great condition, no smoke on start up, trans did have a slit milky color, air filter was good. went ahead and brought it home. I think this will make a great addition.

All good advice above. I'll just add my . I believe the two things that really contribute to the crud build up on the rear cylinder cooling fins are ; 1. The air flow is restricted by the belt guard. Vent the belt guard. 2. Like others have pointed out, oil leaks keep the fins wet and sticky causing the grass to collect. In addition to the improperly installed filter, the base plate that the filter screws into also has a history of leaking. It is bolted to the block with only two bolts. While you have the tins off, remove the oil filter base plate and replace the gasket and torque the bolts properly.

Onan P220 off my 520HC. Before and after shots. I should think yours wont look this bad but very possible and worth checking into.

3-13-1969 “The Love Bug” opens in theaters On this day in 1969, “The Love Bug,” a Walt Disney movie about the adventures of a Volkswagen Beetle named Herbie, opens in theaters across the United States. The film, which was based on a 1961 book called “Car, Boy, Girl” by Gordon Buford, centered around down-on-his-luck auto racer Jim (played by Dean Jones) who goes on a winning streak after teaming up with Herbie. Other characters in the film include the evil Peter Thorndyke (David Tomlinson), Jim’s rival on the racetrack; Tennessee Steinmetz (Buddy Hackett), Jim’s friend who makes art from used auto parts and Jim’s girlfriend Carole (Michele Lee). “The Love Bug” was a box-office success and spawned the cinematic spinoffs “Herbie Rides Again” (1974), “Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo” (1977), “Herbie Goes Bananas” (1980) and “Herbie: Fully Loaded” (2005), starring Lindsay Lohan. According to “Bug” by Phil Patton, the movie was a hit “due in large part to its PG rating and the fact that the great baby boom had peaked in 1960, providing Disney with a bumper crop of nine-year-olds.” Patton also notes that the “The Love Bug” offered an escape: “The day the film opened, the news was full of the costs of Vietnam: 432 Americans had died in the most recent Vietcong offensive and Defense Secretary Melvin Laird was asking for increased spending on the war.” “The Love Bug” was released just as VW Beetles, whose history dates back to 1930s Germany, were gaining widespread popularity in the United States.

Oooohh, yeah... seriously tough.

So I finally got my D-200 put together. I decided to knock together some mufflers instead of trying to hunt down another nos muffler to match the one I have. I used the inner parts of the old mufflers some sheet metal and some 3inch exhaust pipe.

From what I remember when rebuilding my 1054, The 953/1054 axles use the 2" long key as well. The 953/1054 and GT14 hubs look the same to me. They are also significantly longer (cover more length of the axle) than any of the standard size 5 bolt hubs.

its a hard thing to price,i don't mean to insult you but a tractor that burns that much oil needs a complete rebuild,not just rings as we know the rod will soon be next to go,shes in good shape but where I live you could get 150 for the deck and probally the same for the tractor,but you need to find the right buyer,someone willing to put the work into her,i will be honest,i would not pay that much for a tractor that needs rebuilt,but that's me,i have several and don't need to purchase a machine that needs work,but there are lots of people who need parts or have the money and time to bring her back to working order,remeber this is my opinion only and I'm trying not to sound negative,just being realistick

Leonard I used a Dremel with the cutoff wheel to cut the steering shaft collar on another model I was working on . You should have enough room to do this. Easier than spraying WD -40, PB Blaster or using a hammer ! A new collar is $1.50 and you should use a new one anyway ! I love my 1967 Lawn Ranger! Welcome to Red Square !

people give the onan's a bad rap for valve seats and blown rods on the back cylinders, but when they change the oil they don't wipe all of the excess and spilled oil off around the the filter area and or do not tighten the filters up causing leaks, which when this happens however it happens, the flywheel throws it all over the block and all around and then pull grass and dirt in and puts a real good insulation all over the block which causes the over heating of the engine. or they don't clean up off the flywheel screen where the grass and leaves builds up and blocks the air flow causing engine to over heat. I've found most of the blown onans that I've picked up for parts have been coated pretty bad with oil and dirt. Here are some pictures of an 18 hp onan off a 518 that i picked up, amazingly it still ran but did smoke a little eric j

Applying plastic material smoothing out material Filing Sanding

I drilled the hood hinges and front tach bracket where they attach to 1/2". Then make up a new 1/2" rod with a couple of cotter keys to hold them (I don't have a lathe to cut a groove for an e clip). Hood is now nice and tight and the 1/2" rod will wear longer than the original smaller rod.

A 520H with the black stripes.

I see nobody is standing behind him , did someone learn that the hard way !

Clearly, you see... him holding his belly.

yes, I remember all too well the holding power of those long hubs!!

Should not be confused... with the contents of the mug you see here.

Steve, You went to the same source I looked at.I did some quick scaling on the screen and came to the conclusion that the D200 keys were the same length as the GT 14 keys. This makes sense as then the dealers would have fewer part types in stock.Based on the need for increased engagement length WH went with the most economical way to do it.This might not help you get the key you need but at least there IMHO is a reason the keys are different.Luck JAinVA JimAnderson Gloucester,Va

I've been thinking about this xxx xxxx woodruff key question at length......if for no other reason than it concerns what I'm doing and attempting to find parts for. However, I think the information I'm generally poking around trying to find has relevance and can be applied to other applications. I believe what JAinVA theorized about concerning wheel and tire size has enormous relevance. Essentially the larger the radius, and by implication, diameter, a force is applied/transmitted through, the greater the loading on the turning axis.....it's the torque factor at work. Thus, perhaps the need for increased woodruff key sizes as overall wheel/tire diameters are increased, especially as larger, higher hp engines were installed. Is this a reasonable assumption on my part? OK, I know its VERBOTEN to list links specifically to other sites attempting to sell items. However, I know of no rule or prohibition against providing specific search parameters, or a seller's name, for that matter. So, given some inspiration by JAinVA, I went to xxxy, and searched around at length, concerning WH axles of 1 1/8" listed for sale. After inputting "Wheel Horse rear axle shaft", several options were presented to me. I recognized one of the sellers because within the last month or so, I have purchase spare GT 14 axles from the same tractor from this seller. When I inputted the seller's name of "mattverdill" into the search, I was rendered WH axles he currently has listed for sale. Imagine that! This seller.......who is not linked, I would point out, has six 1 1/8" axles sets for sale. These axles were removed from the following tractors: 14 hp Automatic D-200 416H C145 C125 C120 Visually, because no key sizes are given, ONLY the D-200 woodruff keys (still shown in place in the axles) match the GT 14 woodruff keys. All of the rest of the woodruff key appear to be smaller......I lay money on the table that they are smaller. Curious how no one seems to know much about this topic of BIG WOODRUFF KEYS. Hopefully I'm contributing to the knowledge base here at RS. Steve

24 oz! Imagine the fumes from a full bottle! EGAD!

I beleve it needs that wavy spring under the oil ring

I think that is so cool...I did not know they made that in Pop. Is it any good?? If I can't find that around me, please bring a bottle to the show.

There is an E-bay listing currently for d200 axles that claim they are 1 1/8" and they appear to have 2" long keys.This makes sense.The taller tires on the GT14 and D series require more torque to move the tractor.To keep the woodruff you would have to go to a bigger diameter cutter to increase the effective engagement lenghth of the key to hub.You could do the same thing by using a straight key but the tooling setup would be different than plunge cutting with a woodruff key cutter.If this makes sense then it would be a simple and inexpensive upgrade for the manufacturer.Its all about pennies when dealing with manufacturing cost.Luck,JAinVA

I was in a local Toro dealer last week and they had a box of woodruff keys of all sizes. I will be back in there when my pulley bolt gets in would you like me to pick up two for you and send them?

I set the temp on 450 (5) and keep it about 4" from material. I used a large and medium size half round file for rough shape then sanded by hand with sandpaper.the part I show in the pictures above took me less than an hour.

Per chance is that nose of a car the reason for your username? It's most definitely well worth the trip. There's folks from Minnesota going as well as Florida . Just a short jaunt for you.

nice machine,i have one I totally restored,a complete tear down,the 101,s were made in 78 and 79 only,a 78 model starts with 81-....and a 79 is 91-......I don't think there was any differences between the 2

Neat stuff... perfect fit for this years big show. http://www.wheelhorsecc.com/

...and wonder why thier Series1 C-175 blew up.

Oh man, craig that is some kind of scary lol. Even more scary that some people would just blow some air in there or no air at all and keep running it wondering what that funny burning smell is.

I purchased a mtd ranch king make 18 hp 46" cut hydro back in 1996 got to say I got my money's worth out off that one . Only thing I had to replace was belt and blades . Gave a super great cut even in tall wet grass . Still use it with the bagger for clean ups . I always keep it greased , oiled , and kept out of the weather . I consider my self lucky , but I took care of it . Before my accident I was in the HVAC trade . When replacing some old 30-40 year old furnaces the home owners would ask me if the new furnace will last that long . Then I break the news to them that the new one might last 15 if your lucky and thats why that old furnace company is out off business now cause it was made to last . It's sad to make a good product then to go out of business because you don't sell parts because it's made so well .

That filter crosses to a Napa 1348 which is about 8 bucks. Do yourself self a favor. Next oil change cut that filter open and see if it's really a good filter. You can't get much better than a Napa gold which is actually a Wix. You might be able to save some money next time.

after 10 my wife tried to tell me to stop buying tractors,so isaid would you rather that I spend my time in the strip bars,or in the garage

Oh come on, and tell us what tractor you are going to get.

Want me to go in your place?

Lynnmor......after reading all added comments......you just had to add the comment that caught my eye,,,,((however all the posts before this one are true)) Our Generation thinks a cup holder was Hot stuff and still is,,,,,I have seen a young gen fellah sitting on a running rider,,,,stairing down at a cell phone..... What you said was............a dying breed.. and we cant stop it,,, (sigh)

it was the time of my life there I may go back for another load he enjoyed having me there and I enjoyed it enough to forget the 24 hrs on the road. my favorite pictures I took. my garage looking dirty at the moment