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Brought this 704 home a couple weeks ago. All original paint and even tires. Came out of PA a couple years ago up to MA. I have a 36” square style deck for it. Planning to use it for mowing and towing. Now I can leave the dozer blade on the 753 without swapping attachments around.

Well me and the kid finally got the 59 out in the snow it did well. We had fun.

I kind of did something a few years back for a manual lift WH. Not as easy to use, worked okay, the thought was to be able to use it front or back.

Not to many here. We use a locally owned place. Have to have an appointment but they are certified mechanics and honest. The owner works on the cars himself. And he owns a wheel horse!

A type of clutch for a belt drive. An additional pulley would be on the end opposite the clutch lever. Looks like it even has some sort of brake pads to stop the output pulley when the input is disengaged.

Continuously variable transmission

Yep. As it spins faster, it has weights that make it skinny up the front groove, therefore tightening the belt (just like an RJ35 vari-drive system but automatic) and making the front pulley larger diameter, then the rear gets smaller. That makes it faster and faster. It’s what allows a snowmobile to holeshot at 4500 rpms, but cruise at 2500-3500 at higher speeds.

Folks. Here's the connector set-up. They range in price from $14 to 19.

I never use chains on my steep concrete driveway and I’ve never had an issue. I don’t let anyone drive on the driveway before I plow. That prevents packed snow and allows the blade to completely clear the snow. That, in turn, improves the traction of both the front and rear tractor tires. And yes, the neighbors think we’re crazy for driving through the yard when it snows to keep from packing the snow on the driveway. Haha

YUP! I went with the stack. Decided to keep it a bit low and thought I would go with a different cap style as well. It has a resonator chamber, defuser perforations and a 360 degree baffle system all packed into a 2.5in exhaust pipe. It will be interesting to hear it run.

It's one of those machines folks see getting used a few times a year and have a hard time justifying having one. Believe me, the real numbers are closer to 'almost daily.' A mill might be even 'worse.' Throw one of those in there too and it would be very easy to lock one's self in that area with a pile of scrap metal and get lost for days on end...... If I win the powerball, EVERYONES getting a lathe and a mill

Would this be it? It was on the engine.

Every since I fixed the shed she has basically taken it over. Now she decorated it for the holidays. She is even having me move Rjs around to decorate it. She keeps asking “any more little guys around ?”

@muz123 “Nice running” And “onan” don’t belong in the same sentence haha. My 520 with the 500hr onan runs pretty good honestly..

At least that makes it easy to get them off and replace with a good filter with something inside!

That's a dandy! That's kinda a bucket list tractor for me. My Dad's first Wheel Horse was a 1960 400 that he bought new. Then he 'upgraded' to a 704 in 1964. I latched on to the 400 and would like to also have a 704. I've always liked the looks of fresh paint but your tractor is one I'd just clean up and leave it as-is. Beautiful example of a survivor.

This clutch & torque converter system works quite well. Here is a little demo of how it works.

Now Tuna my boy used to work for a Valvoline quick change place and now a Car X doing changes. Says he even does brake jobs now! I could never teach him any mechanical skills...hopefully someone did! You know these quick change places have a hard time finding good help! I'll stick to changing my own for now thank you!

I agree with Kevin - nice score. Looks 98% complete, missing right side beige grease cap and parking brake lever?? Nice patina, and nice to see the hood has not been cut under the steering shaft. I do not have any "yank start" round hoods, only electric. So.... make sure its in neutral when you pull the rope!!! Bill

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May the good people that run this site please archive this for the future!!

Holding out on us?

Also known as a torque converter. That's what is used on the snow plow bike.

This picture of my C160 didn't come out very clear If I can find out how I posted it I will try again.

You know the rulez

Dennis here is a thread I stated long ago starting with Deestone style AGs and ending up on the OTR and yes for my money I am very impressed so far as @WHX24 for use on a "plow mule", myself on steep sloping grass , gardening in clay soil, and snow removal plow/blower liquid filled with iron weights here to report NO need of chains as of yet (ice may be the the only downfall to come) ... I'll let you be the judge from my experiences. Also let me say I do believe the Carlisle TruPower are an excellent choice as well but comes at a bit higher price, then there's the Firestone 23° but yet again pay a premium too.

Exactly right. The offset to the engine's speed trying to skinny up the pulley width (and enlarge it effective diameter) is the load as it tries to turn the pulley. So yes, its all throttle, engine RPM, and torque. In a snowmobile they actually call them torque converters.

That would be the one on the engine? That would be the one on the shaft? This requires a large width belt? So what controls the speed would only be the throttle?

Sat, shifted, steered. A lot. Then got a bit hot at the Atlanta traffic during rush hour. All is well!

The 701 got a new front axle bolt, some bushings to fix the steering wear, a couple ‘tie rod savers’. Determination made it’s not original paint but I love the look of it, so it got a pair of Terry’s decals. Oh, and starting on a ‘restored’ WH lantern to go with the patina one.

I’m a Ford guy but thought old mustangs were dime a dozen. One of my buddies had these two Torino‘s for years and when it was time to sell, he gave me first crack at them. He was asking a ridiculously low price so my wife actually agreed. The fastback is a four-speed bench seat car with the 351 Cleveland cobra jet. The wagon also had a tamed version of the 351 Cleveland in it. They were both too big and heavy to be very fast but they were tons of fun to drive. I had them for about 15 years when somebody in one of my Torino forums saw some pictures of them both and had to have them. I really wasn’t interested in selling them so I shot him an outrageous number and the crazy dude said OK and so now they are his. About the same time my neighbor bought his wife a brand new Mustang GT with a six speed in it. She never got along with it so they decided to sell it a couple years later and buy her one with an automatic. I also sold the police interceptor that I bought for cheap and fixed up a bit. Between that and the Torino money I was able to buy my neighbors pristine mustang GT with 4000 miles on it. Sometimes even a blind squirrel finds a nut.

I picked up a pile of misc at the end of an Estate sale. It just looked interesting. So Y’all did so good on @formariz Whatizit. now help me figure out what this is. I freeded it up and it’s some sort of spring loaded clutch engaged by the handle on the end of it.

Don't get a lot of snow in Charlotte/ Monroe NC ( practically SC ), so my snow plow/ dozer blade may hardly ever see it... But you can bet your bottom dollar if 1/2 inch hits the ground I'll be on my Horse...lol

Need an implement Easy find or fabricate Many good choices

WOW. Those are flyer arrows. Instruments of terror. https://www.amazon.com/SARCO-INC-Military-Flechettes-Flechette/dp/B07CWVF4D1

All this talk about Napa filters and nobody mentions me???? Back in the day, the main difference between Silver and Gold (despite what Yukon Cornelius says) was the amount of pleats. That was basically it. Now it's just the media that it's made out of. No way anybody should ever use a Fram or as far as I'm concerned don't use OEM Toro either. I cut open a Napa 1410 and the Toro. You will see the difference. If you want to see a Fram, Look at the Toro one and imagine cardboard end panel instead of steel. Enough said.

I think the comments have nailed it. A clutch to engage and disengage a belt drive, even if not "soft start" but I would think one could ease it into engagement. My BCS has a cone clutch and I can ease it into motion.

Been to the BIG SHOW a few times.

Another thing to consider is the current draw of the winch. Need sturdy wiring and battery with good capacity.

That's where I'll go when the boss says go to your corner.

Looking at the video all the attachment point are aft of the rear axle. Lift anything heavy and you ,may lift the front end off the ground....

Same here but I get asked "what's it for" and I answer a I get the look. Fortunately this Napa is right across the street from a used to be Horse dealer so they get it. So understandable they don't have it when I go to Napa for odd ball seals for a tractor. I have a gal at a Napa who's got the knack for doing crosses.

Coincidence you should bring this up Joe. I was looking for hydraulic & oil filters for my Kubota RTV500 side x side and ran across a vid done by a Kubota dealer where he cut open the wix/napa line up and OEM 'botas and the results were surprising. The reason I was shopping is Kubota is quite proud of theirs. Over $100 for the three filters it uses! Kubota: Kubota RTV500 Filter Kit (s/n >=19025), Part # 77700-02184 (messicks.com) I can cut that in half if I go with a kit that uses a Wix, Baldwin and a Donaldson.

Hear that Tom @Shynon?!?!?!? Amen to that!

Always remember One tractor per implement FULLY justified

The napa buy us is terrible just about everything "they can get it here by tommorow" is the typical answer. I used fram filters forever or motorcraft. I stopped changing oil in vehicles anymore it's not worth my time/money or disposal. 28 bucks for the truck and free car car wash at the local shop, wife's suv takes some 0 weight synthetic and it's every 7500 miles. It's convenient on the way home 15 minutes and your done

873 miles hauling the camper is enough to prove Norman’s good to go! ‘Night y’al!

Having been a Journeyman Lineman for 41 years I have experienced back feed many times on storm work. A transformer steps down power but when feed in reverse will step that same power up to the primary voltage which could be 2400 volts to ground, 7200 volts to ground , or what ever the utility's primary voltage is. When on storm work our best friend are voltage testers and GROUNDS which have saved me several times. Be safe, we want to get your power restored but also go home to our families when our work is completed. Bob

This is my hot rod. 505hp bone stock!!

As Pullstart said. Heat the backside of the panel first to soften glue then heat the decal left or right end edge and lift with plastic blade.