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I bought this roller a few weeks ago to get the 42"sd deck. I needed a deck to replace one I had been patching for years for an old friend. The PO had replaced the engine at some point and never got it running. I removed all the wiring and jumped 12v to the coil and and then to the starter and it fired right up and sounded good. My son had seen some of the snow my 312 and 520 were able to move and indicated he wanted to replace his green tractor's blower with a plow. I told him I don't buy green, but I would give him a snow stacker. I had a spare long frame 48" blade So the 312 -8 roller became his snow stacker. I did a basic rewire w/o safety switches. Had 30vac from the flywheel, so added a charging system. Choke and throttle cables. Added reinforcement plate to the steering shaft bearing. The H/L shifter had to be lifted up slightly to be able to shift, so I installed a shim under the lever to keep it up a bit. Made an axle bracket/weight support. Installed a set of chains, but still need to fill the tires.

Anyone have pictures on their WH tractors from behind the wheel or lever ? Family member, working or playing with it ? Hopefully some of these seat time pics for you guys who don't get to run them in the off season much will give you hope and inspiration that Spring is not all that far away. We all could use some better days and hope things will turn around for the best.

I have been using Margaritas instead of Aleve lately

I did back her off, but it was slippery than heck! 2 Motrin 800's and my lazy boy for me!

I am in the progress of painting some rims, but that is expensive. Our cheapest paint that still offers good quality is between 15-25$ depending on the color. I go thru almost 2 cans for all rims. My parents weren't really happy since those rims are hiding from the cold and drying in the laundry room.

My little one, she was getting some early seat time in on the freshly re done 314-8!

Sorry no video and it’s not a Wheel Horse but I did have this view. Not enough snow for the snowblower!

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I have some old garage door lift cables that I use for this. They all ready have a loop crimped in the one end that I put at the top handle. I use small eye bolts as guides and put a small turnbuckle in line to adjust the tension. On my 520 with the cab, I modified the blade angle lever to a horizontal position inside the cab by my right leg. The cable worked great for this as the lever has several bends to get inside the cab.

just got done , pushing back last snow build up , today being mid 30,s , Sunday saposed to get about a foot , I think less because of higher temps, probably end as a sloppy mix , good working tractors and heating things up , pete

We got about 2 more inches today and the wind is blowing. Needed to get it plowed tonight before the temp drops down to teens and single digits tomorrow. Added this rechargeable magnetic base rear light to the snow removal repertoire. So with that and the front flasher, I should be seen quite well by passer by's. Also picked up this little 2 stroke single stage Toro for $80 to use for snow blowing the path around the side of the house where the tractors don't fit. IMG_0575.mp4 IMG_0576.mp4

Plowed me some driveway! 4-8” of heavy crap. Ran out of gas at the end of the drive too...

Come over and push this around then

Not quite a horse. Some Cinnamon Horse video....

Pete: Yup, you have to love the southern New England weather! Already checked the fluids and re-greased the chain on the 32" snow blower on the 854. Made throttle adjustments on it and the C81 with the plow - was only getting 2800 or so RPM - now set at 3350. Good Horses all dressed for the occasion, just waiting for the call .... Bill

Yes i used cable on one of my snow horses works fine.

One center bolt and then two holes in a flat plate for the “nubs” to sit in. You could drill a series of holes and clock the tensioner for more tension

An idler for a chevy LS is spring loaded and plentiful at salvage yards. I have one somewhere off a truck. Plenty of tension and simple mounting. Kinda like this

Better off going to an Ace Hardware, Tractor Supply, or other local hardware store. This way you can exchange belts until you find the correct size.

Box o paint for my Honey... Military Tribute Tractor and Colossus.

After yesterdays trail ride.

One can not wander too far without proper foot wear!

Hope it isn't one of those plastic ones!

Mine has a straitened out wire coat hanger on it.

I consider myself house broke! The first 20 years......I learned. The second 20 years.....I used what I learned!

You might be ahead of me there. I just try to keep mental....

Tell‘em it‘s a must, because this are Wheel Horse Rims. 😎

The fleet is ready for the next storm.

Mason is excited to test out the 877. We just got the plow hooked up . I was grateful for all the photos on Redsquare so I could figure out how to attach everything. The only thing I had to get was a lift bar from the local hardware store. Mason said the 877 is much better than the Suburban to plow with.

I got the hitch on, grips on and the new shifter ball. I used bicyle coke bottle grips. There 5 1/8 long, compared to the 4 in long normal grips. But for 15 buck compared to 50, ill take them. Now just to finish the motor and the hood. But theres 2 pics of a general idea of what it will look like when complete.

I got myself into the habit of always having the drive belt engaged when putting the belt guard back on. So that doesn't happen, again.

That's a great reason to have a 2nd horse.

We'll just say @pullstart and leave it at that.

Drop ceiling grid wire. sold at Lowes an Home Cheapo.

Here we go.

I just use the 1/8" diameter wire/rod from TSC/ Lowe's fairly cheap and simple. Not that cable wouldn't work but adding clamps and keeping them right and another snag point for clothing ... The xi series used cables from the factory

It's possible to use that small pulley on the trans but it requires a fixed idler pulley to wrap the belt around it in order to get as much surface contact as possible. Top drawing Even still, it will most likely slip. How I overcame that problem was the use of a jack shaft and a rubber sided cogged belt used from the jack shaft to the trans. A cogged belt can bend much better to that small of a diameter. Rubber sided belt will grip better but then it's difficult to clutch slip at the engine pulley. second drawing. Done on tractor below Also had a centrifugal clutch pulley on the engine in one configuration along with a foot pedal throttle. Many changes and configurations were done on this tractor. At one point it was too fast for comfort so the pulleys and belts were changed to a more controllable speed which was still pretty fast. By the time it was done there was a pile of pulley and belt sizes. BUT, they could be swapped to adjust the speed like slowing it down for taking to a show. I let people ride it if they want. Or speeding it up for a butt clinching white knuckle ride up and down the street. This tractor was clocked with a GPS going over 35 mph by another member @SALTYWRIGHT after he bought it. He did a post on here somewhere about it Belt sizes are a trial and error thing when doing modifications and buying multiple size belts as suggested is the best way to get a good fit. I use a long belt which was cut to measure belt lengths. Just wrap it around all pulleys and mark a line on it. Measure the end to the line marked and you're in the ballpark. There's not many modifications you can do to the trans if you want to keep all the gearing and reverse. Please share what you have in mind. The only modification I did was drain the gear oil and replace with motor oil. The gear oil is thick so it would be drag on the gears when spinning that fast, motor oil would be much less drag. Sold it many years ago but have seen it pop up from time to time. Trans still going as far as I know.

The idea is intriguing. I'll certainly give you that. The thing to remember about a Wheelhorse transmission is that they're designed for a lot of pressure and torque. Not necessarily a lot of high speed. @Greentored has one or two cookin right along over 20. Longevity is unknown. Like @Maxwell-8 states... The 2" pulley is really too small to properly hold a 5/8" belt. A 3" pulley may even go faster because it keeps grip longer. You can increase the size of the front pulley but you'll have to modify the belt guard. FYI Do NOT shift a horse transmission in motion. ONLY select a gear while completely still. They are square cut gears and won't take the shifting.

Headed out for business!

There's only three phrases that you need to know to please a woman. Yes dear. I'm sorry. I love you. These will cover all situations. And at times can and should be used together.

Also while the clutch pedal doesn't have a grease fitting, there is a hole in the casting where it mounts on the round shaft . Give that hole and the rest of the linkage a shot of penetrating oil, then follow up with some spray lube. Because I usually drag home neglected garden tractors, I've developed the attached checklist of maintenance to do on them. it not something I do all at once, kind of a progressive list as I get them running (or not) and gradually go through them with out major disassembly. Minor Overhaul Checklist.ods