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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.

@daveoman1966 I 100% agree!! I love me a good k321 or 341! Also the big axle c160 and early 416-8s are some of the best ever made!!

Finished up the 857. Ordered some rubber wheel hub/dust caps from @GlenPettit. Only other thing I want to get for it would be the piece that goes into the slot hitch so I can tow a cart behind it. It really runs great, starting to like it more and more.

Don't know why this site repeated what I said farther up the thread when I tried to leave this comment, and I hate to be sliding (get it?) off topic , but I'm gonna paint my wheels like @cschannuth...white, then add my hub caps which I am also gonna have powder coated. See how much snow we get... I have to veer off topic to comment

Picked it up tonight. Haven't found much on this unit. I found one old ebay listing with some info, but not much else. From what I've gathered, its a 3,300 watt unit (3,600 surge). Powered by a 6hp Wisconsin engine, single cylinder. If the hour gauge is correct, this generator only has about 90 hours on it. Someone added some home-use plugs to it, that I will need to address. Will get some better pics later, but this should do for now.

You jump in the car and bring ya tractor to Maine. We'll let you plow out the front yard.

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

My next project no spark and the fuel tank needs to be cleaned.

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.

Was hurting my neck... My 2 cents is a soft start engagement for a belt drive

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

Certainly further limits its load but it still offers a lot of options to a lot of tractors without a lot of effort.

The shifter boot looks new, the fluid was definitely old though, I’m running some atf in it to flush out the old stuff.

Been several years ago, so I dont recall exactly ... but anyway...... I found an unknown pump that I got for cheap that literally looked new (I think it was NOS) and knowing it looked like the one on my D180 I set it aside. Later I found a D160 with a worn pump and began to compare the 2. Was obvious they wernt EXACTLY the same, (probably off a C series) but IIRC it was minor, like mounting, etc. Took a gamble and used the unknown on the 160 and it worked/fit perfect,

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.

That's a really well done video on the topic, one of the better ones I've seen. And I was surprised that the more expensive filters actually had less filter material than the cheaper ones. And like you said, he didn't check the actual dirt holding capacity, but I'm not sure how you would even do that. Also, from the comments on YouTube for this video, some guys are saying these aren't even made by Wix any more, so it's almost impossible to tell what filter you're actually getting unless you cut them apart and test them yourself. Personally, I would stay away from the quick oil change places, any of them. Years ago my wife used to take "her" vehicle to one of the local chains, for the same reasons you described. I expressed my concerns, she ignored them and kept taking the car there, and it all finally ended when I brought it to my regular mechanic for inspection, and he showed me the hack job they'd done on the drain plug. They'd stripped the threads on the pan, forced the plug back in with some kind of thick sealant and called it done. My mechanic made a proper repair, and I've been going to him ever since. Yeah, he's more expensive, but it's incredibly unlikely that anybody in my family will ever dump a pan full of oil on the ground while they're driving. Just my

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

I have read through that, more than once. Very useful information. I do have a bore gauge ordered, but don't have it yet. If I find it needs bored, I will have it done, and have the crank ground also. Of course it will mean ordering a new piston set and rod, but I can do that. My wife hasn't taken away my credit card yet.

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

You have half of a variable speed drive system. The other half might be mounted on a motor. One side spreads apart while the other comes together to change speeds.