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I did this one with a wild strawberry ford color.

I took out the three speed and replaced it with a six speed, in the future I'll be swapping the pulley to gear it up a little.

I was missing the center cap on my steering wheel so I found that the cover from one of my spices was a close match. Here is an example, not the same wheel but you get the idea. Next time I'll use black.

David: Yours looks like it started out as a 1962 502 or 552. Nice tractor. I did the swap on my 854 using the Unidrive from a 1979 C81. No regrets. Bill

The muffler was rusted along the sides but the ends was solid. What I did was to find a fire extinguisher, cut one end off, drilled a hole then notch it for the inlet. It fit tight enough to where I had to tap the muffler in with a hammer, then welded it up. To me it is quieter then a stock muffler because of the thicker wall.

I found this sickle bar on a wheel horse but not for 310-8. I had to drill new holes but I finally got it to work even works vertical.

I messed around a little while in the garage tonight. I made a hood stand from the wheelbarrow stand and raised the front of the hood up 1 1/2”. I also modified an unknown beltguard to work on this machine. I decided to rust up the stretch in the hood to make it match the rest of the tractor. Slow progress, but I’m getting there.

It’s just screaming to be @Ed Kennell‘s hot rod’s cousin!

AT THE TIME,,I WASNT AWARE THERE WAS A SQUARTE PLATE ON THE BACK OF THE FRAME,,,,SO I MADE AN ADAPTER,,,,ITS AN 8 SPEED OUT OF A 310-12............MY FIRST BUILD.....

Now that's funny right there, I don't care who you are.

That's an awesome repair!! I love it when things can be repurposed. Maybe that's why my garage is filled with "I might need that some day treasures"

Ok first of all, I’m a woodworker, not a machinist. @Lee1977 gave me an idea doe making a removable steering wheel coupled. Here is my attempt thus far on making a quick connect for a horse. Now remember I said redneck custom right ( remember who’s building this). I cut my version of a mortise and tenon joint into the steering shaft. I’m going to make a sleeve from conduit welded to the shaft that allows me to slide this down over the lower portion and joint the two parts together with a hair clip type arrangement. What do you think? I also took advantage of some sort of tongue welded to the front of the frame and modified it to mount the gas tank up front using the original gas tank straps I removed from the suburban hood. Getting there slowly!

I guess anything is possible @pullstart. Check this out!

Well done. I did something similar with my gas cap. Original dome was so yellow the dial could not be read. Replaced it with the bottom off a peanut butter jar. Drilled a small hole to allow it breath and it has readable and working great for two years now.

Cleaning house a bit... set this hood here. Maybe I should change my plans a bit? I’m not really, but don’t it look sweet?

This is my first Rustoleum paint job, I was using auto paint but its gotten why to pricey. I read where you can use rustoleum thinned out, seems to work but takes longer to dry but the results aren't bad.

You can put a pair of shoes on the blade to hold it up 1/2" or so and hardly any gravel would be moved. Chances are the snow plow will already have them on it. Another option would be to invite your FIL to come over and shovel it very carefully.

Well it's official Nashville just got a soccer team! This weekend is the inaugural game and a new stadium will be built in the next few years. Right now they have to share the field with the Tennessee Titans.

I do like them, I started collecting two years ago, I now have eight.

Me in 1970. I restored my 1045 in 2008/09. I turned 50 in September. She's sitting under a blanket in my garage as we speak

I know Jim...once it gets in your blood...look at Kevin @pullstart One of these days we have to get to a serious “spring” PD. Something more than a few passes in a short field. It is too long to wait for October every year...good times!

I don’t know if we posted this picture before (circa 2018) but my man @Achto took this one and I love it! Plowing conditions that day weren’t good at all but we were still having fun. My youngest, Zach, is such a plow dog that he was willing to even walk and observe the furrow quality, or lack thereof. This last fall, he was plowing and I was walking the furrows behind him... they grow up fast!

Looks like the 15" rear tire have been replaced with 12" Non-running GT-14 is well worth $ 200, looks good. The transaxles on these are well sealed and I wouldn't be to concerned about water.

Thanks Rob. Here it is, dirty and faded

Have you loaded it on a trailer yet

Get this project tractor out of the way she's goin under the wrench...might be handy for spring cleanup.

Like dad's... Mac 6 or Mini Mac 25

I did that last fall , all parts are still available . Had 160psi cylinder pressure so I left the top end alone . Just went through the carb / oil system and a general once over .

@WHX24 man that is a beautiful cut right there! Good eye on the ground speed- now that its had some use after restoring, my motion control plate is a hair loose- between trying to take a video and steer, I was almost down to a complete stop halfway through the video haha. Pedal kit will happen but just cant swing it right now. Yeah youre right about the power that Onan has, I still cant believe how much this thing can be loaded and still cant even make that stack bark, not even close!

Seems like a low gear in a round hood is a favorite of many! This is an 8 speed out of a ‘78 C-101. Seems I put a similar sized pulley as a stock 502 because my engine pulley was smaller than the later model donor, but I think the input shaft was a different size? @stevasaurus was one 5/8” and the other 3/4”?

Best of luck wrangling your first Horse! I agree tenfold with everything people have posted. I didn’t realize the condition of the 520 as most fellas have pointed out. I also agree with the need for some barn space. Horses are herd animals, similar to our tractors! As I’ve quoted my old co-worker before, “One’s too many and eighteen’s never enough.” He was talking drinks at the bar, but that pretty much applies for tractors too

Looking much better! I love the fact that you took the tractor back to the “drawing board” started from square one and rechecked and reset everything. Honestly, I’ve had to do that a couple of times over the years even with one of my tried and true plow mules. I’ve gotten into a field that was particularly hard to plow and I messed around with so many adjustments hoping to make it plow better...In the end it wasn’t my rig, the conditions just weren’t good for plowing and no matter how much adjustment or finagling that I did, it still wouldn’t plow good. Tom @Shynon said it a couple pages back, when conditions are like that, don’t radically adjust your plow, it won’t do much good. All in all @Greentored it looks much better and more complete. You still have a little trail of dirt up on the landside that I’m not sure how it is getting there without a video of the plow in action. The furrow looks much sharper and more square. Well done for a second stab at it! You’ll be a plow dog in no time...I can tell it😉

I made this simple brace for Putt Putt by using a tube just larger than the exhaust pipe, welding two smaller tubes adjacent on opposite sides, then cutting it in half to make a clamp. The top of the clamp is now welded to the exhaust, while the bottom can unbolt from the pipe and the block.

That's a fine shade of red, and looks great on that tractor

That looks like an old 7-1311/12? Be careful .. as I understand, those are not meant to be run in the vertical position, they will starve for oil.

Man, that tractor is beautiful! Want to come down and restore one of mine?

These older Wheel Horses will out work, and with proper care and if not abused, will outlast any of the newer stuff. That being said....I personally don't see a $1300 machine there. Amateur rattle can at best paint job on the tractor and even less care was taken painting the rims, looks like the painter didn’t mask off the tires. Is that a trash bag over the seat??

Some one must have done an engine transplant. It should have an Onan engine in it. I would not let this fact stop me from buying the tractor but I would use it for leverage to try to get the price down. Like stated above, if you have a gravel drive way you will want to put some shoes on the blade so that it will not move your gravel out of the drive.

I snuck out of work early and went to work on this plow issue. Set it up on 6” of blocks. 1. Landslide was WAY too high. I kinda knew this but it wasn’t digging deeper. Although the hydraulics had more travel, the rock shaft and chain were in a bind, preventing the plow from dropping fully. Drilled a new hole, made some adjustments, it now digs deeper AND is not dragging the ground when transporting. 2. Far too much slop/play. Bought a 5/8” pin, squared the landslide up with the wheels, and snugged the stabilizing bolts. Shes diggin’ now! Front tires are barely touching and she’s grunting a hair more. How’s the re-plow look to you guys? I do notice the ‘cut’ edge of the furrow is still not nice and vertical, and think those 10.5 tires just aren’t getting down into the previous cut enough to tip the tractor? All in all a day and night difference thanks to you plow dogs!!!

GT-14s are beasts and you have the 3pt add on very valuable...Have you bought it yet??? Everything is fixable. but there may be a significant investment in time and some money to get her running right. You may still need gloves for some of your early summer projects... Good luck getting her loaded. With 3pt and deck you are over 1000lbs

Oh there are more pics coming. I kinda found a little honey hole

Yep, 3/4" was on the early 3 and 4 speeds. 5/8" on the 8 speeds.

I still like this square hood better...

Key is #RX I have some if anyone needs them.

I can see it now... Norm: Hey, I'm Norm, they call me Stormin, you want to see my tractors? Barney (to himself): Oh Lord, what have I gotten myself into?

I'm still pretty new at the tiny tractor game, but I would not anywhere near that for the tractor. There are nicer tractors for half the money. As far as a used WH vs a new JD, that isn't even really a discussion. A new JD will cost you a huge sum of its purchase price in depreciation as soon as you take it home. You'll use it until it's basically not worth anything compared to its original price and sell it only to start over with another tractor. Almost any used WH you buy is worth as little as its ever going to be worth as long as you take care of it and don't get robbed on the purchase and it will still be going strong long after the JD is worn out. You can use the WH for 10 years and get your money back. Financially a new tractor just doesn't make much sense unless you are completely unable of doing your own maintenance and repairs. In that case having a new machine that will hopefully have minimal issues, and has a warranty to save you for any that do come up, may be worth it. With shop rates at $100-$150/hour for lawnmower repair it won't take long to make up the difference if you have a problem. As solid at the old WH tractors are, you never know how one has been treated and what that will lead to.

I wish I had taken pictures while I was doing it, but I wasn't sure it would work.

if your using a spray gun, you can use Valspar enamel hardener with Rustoleum Regal Red. It will dry faster, harder and I think with a little more gloss. Just be sure to use a quality respirator when you use the hardener

to the David. Very nice work on the tractor....any before pics. I don't often paint, but when I do, it's always Regal Red. What is that gem behind the WH ? '30 Dodge?