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We just had a tornado that barley touched down go through Elgin a few days ago. We were without power for just over 20 hours. Lot's of trees down, including some of my backyard maple. The limb filled up the back yard and did not hurt anything on the ground. Lucky on that part. The neighbor (2 doors up) had a huge limb come down with no ground damage either. Again, lucky. They had the rest of this tree taken down yesterday. I got a lot of wood out of it...American Elm. I thought you guys might like to see how this outfit dropped this huge tree. I'll bet is was over 70' high...it was about 4' diameter at the base. Used my 857 and trailer to haul wood back to my house. Enjoy...this was fun and scary to watch all day yesterday. A large part of this tree is already down at this point. This is an action shot. That branch is on it's way down. Our dog, Turd, is a mouser. They like using the wood pile as a home. Every once in a while Turd will get that mouse. It is her mission in life now.

My restoration of my 31 year old, 1989, 414-8. Original owner. No rust or dents, no smoking, leaking or dripping, no tears or any problems. Starts immediately, no hesitation. New tires, drive belt, fasteners, seat, battery and paint. Everything else, original. Hopefully, baby will last another 25 years and when I die, the grandkids will trade it in for a video game, maybe two because its in great shape! LOL! My thanks to this forum for its invaluable advice and manuals which made this possible!

2 day project on the Wheel a Matic. Yesterday started with this: stripped down: Metal etch: Today prime and paint:

this is obviously not front lawn quality, but Leroy was mowing grasses and small trees that were well over his stack last night!

Got her back on her feet, yesterday😁😁 ...just to have the fuel pump start draining it🙄 Expect threads/questions, as i try to figure out if i can fix it m'self, lol

Now you messed up the whole plan. No Oil Changes Here is my spark plug, it was still working pretty good.

@oldiron613 @bottjernat1 @ebinmaine @Stepney Well, here it is. Not what was origanally described to me. (3rd party) info. Cool none the less. Any input/info would be greatly appreciated.

No filter there. But you can drain it down, and jack the front end up, there is a hump in the transmission casting that will hold some oil. After that, you could fill it with diesel fuel and idle around for a short time, flush, then fill with oil and flush, repeat that until it looks good and clean.. Those are tough gearboxes. You'd be hard pressed to hurt it unless it was run dry.

You're welcome.

BAD BAD LEROY BROWN BADDEST TRACTOR IN THE WHOLE DANG TOWN !!!!!!!!!!

The finished product, I had to add stickers. Pictures of the other contestants soon....

I'm continually impressed by this forum. You folks are outstanding. Thank you. Dave

Yes those were taken in a single day. I used to run my dog doing flush and retrieves on English style driven pheasant shoots. He was a bad ass Springer Spaniel whom I could command with just hand signals.As a bonus for the dog handlers the estate where I worked would have a dog handlers shoot at the end of the season.That picture was taken after one of those shoots. After the birds were cleaned I would bring them to my fire house and put on a pheasant dinner for the guys. Although my current dog doesn’t hunt I still get cleaned pheasant from the estate and bring it to the firehouse for dinner every January. I miss my boy Wallace.

That looks like something I'D drag home.They all need saving!

Good evening all. I am trying to learn how to value a Wheel Horse electric tractor. Not certain of the model yet. I will try to get some numbers off of it tomorrow. Just trying to determine it's worth. Mower deck has three electric motors.

This post may be helpful.

Good idea to get it to metal....nothing better. DONT Compromise...You wont be happy if you do

Squonk ya done all right there man

So the LED tail lights on our new to us T@B teardrop camper were partially "burned out", but one of them had all but three diodes working. So, after I replaced the tail lights, I started thinking... The utility light that I mounted on the back of the C 105 worked perfectly for night-time reverse plow duty, but it burned out last season... So, I cut out the old light from the rubber housing with the dremmel tool, bolted the former T@B taillight inside the rubber mounting, wired it up on the stop light wire and Voila - I have an even brighter rear utility light, albeit red... which actually is better! Free and better - I love it!

I'm quite honoured that "lil Bstd" and "Danzac" were named after me by my competitors. Hopefully next time we do this there will be more entrants.

Yes it will. The 10-16 HP Kohler singles use the same pump. I went this route recently when my Dad's fuel pump died on his M12.

Garden Tractor theft rings didn't exist back then????

And to boot, thank you for your generosity to the FD! There are plenty of service people I am thankful for... but someone willing to enter a burning building to attempt to save what you have left, or an animal, that’s incredible!

That's hilarious Rob I'm going to save that and put it on the shop fridge! Just remember Oldskool tis better to ask forgiveness than permission!

Modern up north technology. It!s like variable valve timing in a vehicle plus a winter coat.

If the old oil looks like a chocolate milkshake, you likely have water in there (very likely)... a new shifter boot will correct that issue...

to another Michigander!!! As @pullstart said, batteries are usually the big ticket item on these... do see them occasionally on CL and FB Marketplace as well as classifieds here on RS, but they are not that common. I would search those places to get comparables... I’ll be watching!

You might need a new shiftier boot if water has gotten in the transmission. Wheelhorse Parts and More down in the venders section sells them.

Welcome, from not too far away! Battery condition helps greatly with price, usually they are worth much more than the tractor itself if they’re in good condition. Pictures will help as well.

Just wanted to let you know that these tractors tend to multiply! Better make room!!

Update: heres some engine porn for ya's The block bolted right to the base of the Sunnen valve and seat machine perfectly with a set of thick fender washers underneath. 20% larger intake valve to keep the intake/exhaust ratio somewhat correct, opened throat approx .200. Going for the 90% rule but will need to leave some material in the throat- blowing a hole in cast iron sucks- been there. Valve is a chevy Vortec 5.3 intake valve, cut down to 1.650 and cut at 30 degrees. On to the blending, port work/relieving and final valve job next!

Went to a friends house the other day and this is what he was working on.

this looks like something built by a family I knew back in the day ... middle school / junior high days they transplanted old Honda engines into a number of things my fav was a Honda dream 305 twin powered go kart wow that go kart ripped

I have a 300 with a hydraulic lift. It stalls after running a while and I don't know the cause. Here are the symptoms. It starts easily although if it has been sitting for a month I need to use some starter fluid on the air cleaner. Once it starts it runs well until it begins to miss, maybe after 30 minutes. If I do nothing it stalls. If I use about half choke and half throttle it will lI'imp along so I can get it back to my garage. Sometimes after limping for a while I can cut back on the choke and it runs fine again for awhile. I keep the gas cap loose and have taken it off, and that doesn't seem to do anything. I'm wondering if the fuel filter needs to be cleaned perhaps because there is dirt in the gas tank and it gums up after a while, but that wouldn't explain why it sometimes will go back to running well. I would think if it were the magneto, that would cut out completely and I wouldn't be able to limp home. Any advise would be most welcome. Stay well.

Nice Horse!! If needed, I know a guy that has a bunch of brand new Clinton parts. I have several engines myself, as well. Anyways, very nice!!

That sulkey may be a National or maybe even a David Bradley? I've never seen a Gravely with an S spring before, but the frame is a close resemblance to a gravely. Pretty sure the old National golf course mowers had S springs instead of a C .. allegedly it rode better. Just spitballing. Tractor itself looks nice enough and the 3 speed is nice. The steering really is funky until you get used to it. Ill have to paw through my horde of papers. Think i got all the specs and ads for that model. As above, its a 1959 Deluxe.

They sound so good!

Pardon me while I wipe the drool from my chin...

It worked out so much better than I had hoped! Totally over the moon with it 🤗

Agreed, that's something added. Under the steering wheel is just a dash that wraps around the gas tank.

Wow, that looks great! So what the tractor is, is a 1959 Deluxe model having the optional steering wheel and 3-speed transmission. The steering takes some getting used to as it steers with aircraft cable that runs through the steering tube so it's not real tight steering, but works. This tractor looks relavively correct with exception to the plastic hood that's missing which HAPCO parts now reproduces that you can buy for it. The sulky isn't original but neat none the less. Definitly a Beaver worth buying in my opinion.

I like it! That poor Onan would become more a plug shooter than an engine at full boost. Those poor heads and rings...

Years back I was given a mower that the dealer said wouldn't be worth fixing because the entire ignition system was shot. Pulled the flywheel and found an insect nest built up around the ignition points. Cleaned that mess up and all was well. Offered to give it back to the previous owner but she had already bought a new one from the same dealer that wouldn't take the time to fix a simple problem.

Oh no problem, even though I havent put oil or gas in it yet. The hood tilts open exposing everything. I got the throttle inkage in the mail today so I will be finishing it soon.

I dug out the tires tonight that need mounted. I have a set of rear ags and front turfs off the 854 that will be joining this pile soon. I plan on following the treatment outlined in this post. Going to pressure wash them, soak them in Ru-Glyde in trash bags, then paint them with some Miller Tire paint. I plan on tubing them all so the dry rot cracking doesn't really bother. My main concern with them is that one set of the ags have areas where some layers of rubber peeled off the bead where they were rusted on the rim. Since I will be running them with tubes I think I should be fine. If it's noticeable at the rim I will run them as the inside dual. The 704 will get duals rear ags and front ags. The 854 will be getting front and rear ags, and the 653 will be getting front and rear turfs.

I used to buy mowers off the repair yards so much when I was younger and had the time.. kind of a shame the dealers would tell people their old rigs were gonna cost too much to fix. Always loved watching the chaos unfold in old LawnBoys. It was a 2 stroke.. the only maintenance you had to worry about was the blade edge and the air cleaner.. nothing more needed tending to once they went CDI. But the 1.50$ air cleaner?? Nah. Lets ruin this commercial grade machine.. Granted. Normally they just gunked up so bad they couldnt pull any more air and choked out. Often nothing more was wrong. The mist of oil that always blew out of the carb kept the filter nice and absorbent, rarely letting the dust into the engine. By the time I would get them they would have been in the yard for months. I'd pop the coils into a toaster oven and bake them dry, coat of marine varnish, clean the bowl and a new filter.. flip them for a half decent profit. Very very few I ever had needed more than that. Old Snappers with the decks so packed full of caked grass the engines would 'seize'., 3 Speed toro mowers being used to move concrete.. Aint the same any more. I rarely take machines in now. The salt air ruins the modern cheap paints so fast and the decks turn to powder.

They will not work on a Wheel Horse .They have 3 1/4" backspace and Wheel Horse wheels have 1 1/4" backspace.

That Clinton is probably the original engine. 401s did come from the factory with Clinton B1290 engines but not as many as the Kohler. I have one with a Clinton.