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Well the new year has brought another tractor into the garage. Just picked up this early Raider 12. Mostly complete and with a little tlc will make a nice mower for me. Little bit of boiled linseed oil shined the original paint right up

Working on restoring another GT-14. this one has a 16-HP in it. Still in tear down stage. Super slow going. Hope to get it done “eventually”. lol

I put the 854 to work clearing the driveway this afternoon. Not much snow but a little bit of fun!

Just some random pictures over the years.

We got snow for the first time in 3 years!! We call snow in dutch: "Sneeuw" Over 1 inch!! heyyy, even our old buddy found his way back to our garden.

Some people are a bit too desperate for seat time...

Can also played this morning a little in the Snow. Just 2 inch but fun enough to test my equippment.

Got some seat time in this morning!

Side shot of the 417 helping haul wood. Some of that Elm is in the woodstove as we speak.

Hi, I'm John and I'm new to Wheelhorse tractors. I do not own one YET. A buddy of mine just gave me an old mower with a snow blade on the front to use to keep my rc track smooth and push snow on the few occasions with get a big snow here. He told me it was red and the name started with a T but he couldn't remember exactly. After a google search I figured it had to be either a Troy-Bilt or a Toro Wheelhorse. Well it turned out to be a Troy-Bilt Pony with a blade on the front and no deck. Should work great for what I need after a little carb work and a couple belts. And it was FREE! SCORE! But it got me thinking, a real garden tractor would be real handy around here. I don't have 10 grand laying around to buy a new one and these old Wheelhorses look really cool. Now to figure out which model and hunt one down. I'll post a new thread soon with questions and all I intend to use it for.

Just a few of my favorite shots from last year.

Great looking tractor!! It kind of looks like that amp meter was added on. Normally a factory one would mount flush into the dash stand. I'm not sure if mine had an amp meter from the factory but it did have one when I purchased it. I choose to get rid of the amp meter and replace it with a volt meter. I really like my Raider 12, it makes a great plow mule. I prefer having the old style stirrups over the newer running board foot rests so I did switch them out on mine.

Some days I drive a from the shop to the house at lunch time just to get seat time.

Have you started writing the definitive "identify old tractors and other cool machines" yet? If not, why not? DANG you have a memory!

Gotta grab your seat time before the sun steals it>

A couple of mounting brackets and these are done. Getting close now.

A few pictures from the 2020 M & G. Not sure if the last pics are a front, rear, or side shot ?

I am 19 years old, and i have learned myself something in the past 10 years, if an old men speaks, shut up, and listen very carefully to their wisdom! I learned a lot that way.

Second night of peanut butter snap traps. 9 in 8 traps last night (had a double header) and 3 already tonight!

Saw this on facebook and the OP said it was his but he didn't have much info to give. Wondered if it had been on here before. I really like how this looks. Randy

Steampunk style... love it

I was reminded of snow and ice build up in the chain guards so there was a last minute design change.

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None going on here either. Trina wants it for snowshoeing but I could do without and be perfectly happy. @Lane Ranger good work Sir.

Oh I'm painting. Go big or go home. Right? I've had a couple thoughts on the color scheme and changed my mind a few times.

Cleanest Porta-Potty ever!

If you had some Plastic Coat you could dip it in a couple of times and fix that. I had some red years ago that would work great.

Everybody has their favorites, i guess, so put yours down and why you like them. some of it is personality, and that can get in the way of knowledge. The top guys that I know of are Steve, Taryl, Doublewide6, Mick's mowers,Bruces garage, Mustie1, and a few others i may have forgotten. These are not necessarily my favorites, but maybe you guys can say which are your favorites and why. What i find important considerations are , in no particular order of importance, are camera work [so you can see and understand what is happening] sound quality, variety [showing the same stuff over and over] brevity [ in some cases] editing [using the speed it up function so we need not see tightening 16 bolts]. lighting [ so we can see, period] Now i am gonna mention one guy in particular and that is Donnyboy. He was on a chat with Steve's small engine saloon, and I always thought he was a bit serious, but did know his equipment. There is a good reason that he is serious as he has to stay very close to home all the time because his wife has a serious health condition that requires he do so. Even though he knew of her condition before their marriage, I am thinking that he is going to be one guy that i subscribe to and hit that like button on a consistent basis just to help his revenue stream. Maybe you might wish wish to do the same.

Hey guys, I need advice on how to continue on a refurbishing a 1991, 312-h, model 5112KE01 for my grandson. I have a 1989, 414-8 that I restored and this is my first experience with a hydro and a tractor that is in much worse shape then mine was. I need some help. My grandson brought his first house and as a gift, I told him I would buy him any tractor he wanted at his local big box store such as JD, Husky, Craftsman etc. He said what he really wanted was a wheel horse like mine! He really likes that old iron. Great! So I went shopping for a WH and unfortunately, a lot of them are really beat and abused. I found this 312-h in decent shape, 750 hours? if meter works, and will strip it down and refurbish the tractor like new or better. My grandson is in the air national guard reserve and will deploy to the middle east next month for his third tour of combat duty. I plan on getting the tractor ready for him when he returns three months later. Working in my garage, and its cold in upstate NY, I can't paint until warmer weather, but want to do all the mechanical's now. Although we are separated by 500 miles, this refurbished tractor should last him long after I am gone. Its a good keepsake and passes the love of Wheel Horse Tractors to another generation. I changed the engine and transmission oil, new filters for air and trans, new choke cable and fixed assorted wiring issues. The engine does not smoke, starts right up, and the transmission, hydro, and engine do not leak oil, and all operate as should. At this point, I feel comfortable that the engine and hydro are good and can proceed with the mechanicals. The PO or PO's did a lot of half ass repairs or quick stuff, so going thru making everything correct. I am stuck on a few things and need your help. 1. How do you remove the choke cable from the console? My 414-8 had a plastic tab that just pulled off, I cant do that with this. Please see pictures. 2. I removed the front steering components, the ball joints and tie rods are shot. Many good posts from Members on upgrading with after market parts. Shout out to ebinmaine about drilling out the egg shape 3/8" hole to 7/16". This will clean up a lot of steering slop. Removed the front axle and the Pin and Plate is broken. Will replace. See picture. 3. The PO, or multiple PO's , hacked up the wiring and with help from peter lena, 953 nut, and handy Don, I got the electrical system back in working order, except for the idiot lights. 4. Trying to improve the terrible sloppy steering it has. Please refer to the picture of the flanged bearing on the lower steering shaft, how do you replace this? Is it pressed on the shaft? How do you remove the lower steering shaft? 5. I have a problem removing the sheet metal tower. I have no experience in removing the lift lever or the motion control lever. Without removing these two levers, I can't remove the sheet metal console? see picture. How do I proceed? 5. I removed the steering wheel, but I don't understand how to get the steering column out of the console. The bearing for the upper steering shaft is very loose and needs replacement. How do I proceed? see picture. 6. The linkage for the motion control lever is really sloppy. I cleaned up and adjusted the rods and the cam plate, so its much better, but there seems to be excessive play in the rod ends. See picture. Are these 1/4 x28 rod ends? Any thing I should look out for? 7. There is a handle on the shift cover plate, that when pulled back and up, disengages the transmission when cold starting. This rattles excessively. Replacement for idler pulley and spring needed? 8. How to remove the PTO clutch lever? I can see a cotter pin but don't have access to remove it? The trunnion was rusted solid on the PTO clutch rod and the PTO plate would not move. Freed both but need to remove the PTO clutch lever due to excessive play in the housing. I know this is a long list, but only I can only work on the 312-h on weekends, so much to do in a short time. And I know I will be back with more questions. I greatly appreciate any help! Thanks, David

I was able to partially disassemble it, but I'm no artist. I would like to find a Wheel Horse Logo decal, about 1" square. I contacted Terry, but he doesn't seem to have anything.

He needs the "Hillbilly" rear grader...

Am picking up a new horse hauler tomorrow if everything checks out. I absolutely hate towing my 4x6 trailer with my brand new jetta, i baby everything and even though it handles it no problem i just hate pulling more than 300 lbs with it being a 6 speed manual with almost no miles on it. So im headed southbound 65 miles in the flatbed to pick up a 96 ram 3500 4x4 with only 87k miles. My last v10 is still strong at 550k according to the current owner, i let it go with a bad clutch at 275k. I think this one should be able to handle at least 1 tractor in the bed 😂

To my knowledge there are no hard rubber tires to fit your application. You could have your front tires filled with foam. They would never go flat plus it would add weight for better traction.

The best I can think up is something along the lines of a Waterloo Bronco. Size wise.. Still some differences though. I'll check my old Wendells book after work, unless someone comes up with anything else. Right down to the forked tie rod ends facing straight out over the front.

That flat front framework is nothing like a Gibson, Pond, Speedex.. Sorta reminds me of a Doylestown Atomic Babe.. as crazy as that name sounds. But it looks much too big, and I think they were English. I've never seen anything quite that big.. I seem to remember an Ottawa that had tall wheels, but those were twin Wisocnsin's, not a single.

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In 1990 the 520-8 did not have the chrome hubcaps,chrome air cleaner cover, muffler guard & dipstick tube. Also no tach, vacuum gauge or hydraulic temp light . This is according to the bulletin # 060789.

You bought well Sir.

I would have to say when they came to pick it up it was as clean as when they dropped it off, you WH guys and gals are straight shooters for sure.

@Oldskool it looks great. Are you first try a testdrive or a Paintjob? think i would prefer the Testdrive before some Paint will be on this built. But however, i also be Curious about the Colorscheme you choosen.

Made up some brackets to hold some red marker lights and wired them up to the light switch so they are on with the headlights. Was going to change my rear reflectors but the lights i ordered were too small to use the rivet holes so went to plan B.. The one on the battery should give a cool red glow under the hood without being directly visible. Both will add to the visibly of the tractor at night which was the goal and no change to anything from the factory (wiring/drilling)

Make that 4 last night... It’s good to see production numbers dropping already!

A caution too, they tend to herd. You start with one and soon you’re hitting the 20’s!

C-160 Hydro's are great machines, I've enjoyed mine from the day I brought it home.

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Yes it should work fine. Small engines really don't need a lot of current. You say you are replacing an original solenoid. Are the wires original too? Old wires will drop voltage and drive cranking amps up. Replace them too.