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Howard has been dealing with some health issues the past few years and he has been going to see the doctors for those health issues. He informed me that he was put on a kidney transplant list and was waiting for a kidney. Well, earlier this evening I was informed that they found a kidney for Howard and that he will be going into surgery tomorrow morning. I am reaching out to all of my wheel horse family and I ask that you keep Howard in your thoughts and in your prayers for a while as he goes into surgery, for his family, for the donor and the donor's family. I am asking you guys to leave comments on this thread for Howard to read once he is able and help me show him our love for him. He is always at the Big Show helping out in any way he can. Now it is our turn to help him out with words of encouragement.

I did a bunch of small fixes to the 312-8 that I use for mowing. She has 1644 hours on the clock. - removed/pressure washed deck and greased spindles - sharpened blades - oil change (I'm commiting to doing it every 25hrs and using quality SAE30) - fixed very loose hood hinge by ditching the factory rod setup, then welding the egged out holes and redrilling them to accept 3/8" bolts with nylock nuts. Hood is completely stable now. - replaced fuel line before and after fuel pump. Also added an inline filter - drained tank and cleaned it out with the old paper towels and compressed air trick. Also replaced fuel petcock and gasket.

If you had seen my grandfather had recently passed and he collected wheel horses in his life and he had a 420lse and 520-8 i didn't get them free i paid 1000 for them both not each but im not exactly going to work them somedays i will but i work my 520hc the most but ill get some pics of them

Look what followed me home.more pics as I work on her.flags a nice touch heh

I started out planning to mow the right o way around the farm and some woods trails. I got about a 1/4 mile from the house and the deck drive belt came off. I loosened the mule drive andreached under to put the belt back on the center pulley and it was gone. I found the pulley in the grass to the left of the tractor. Lucky it didn't go the other way into the beans. The spindle had dropped downnand the blade was dragging, so I had to find some ramps to get it high enough to get the spindle out for the ride home. When I took the deck off, the bolt and washers were still laying on top of the deck. While I had the deck off, I removed the other two spindles and greased the bearings. These do not have zerks. Back to mowing after the 2 hour delay.

I got my face slapped one time for saying that... Sorry, probably inappropriate under the circumstances

Plenty of antics for sure... When the day is done we set in the horse barn and mostly talk stupid! Saturday nite @Bear G musta went and robbed a liquor store for what he brought to the party! Dan giving our friend Mara a lift and Mara and I getting a lift! Bloody Mary bar! Dan says you can't drink all day you don't start early! The twilight cruise.... Friday nite we were riding past the barn which had the features in it and we waved the guys to come join. All of a sudden tractors came poring out of the barn like bees from a hive! Bet we had a hundred tractors on that ride. Had a real nice entourage for Friday breakfast at a close by restaurant. Speaking of eats our tradition of Thursday something smoked and Friday nite fish fry. Mrs P made some jello shots that were a huge hit! Very huge to @ronwh for providing the delish smoked pork steaks!

Great show as usual and lots of fun and tractors. Was really nice seeing lots of old friends and meeting some new ones. The layout was a little different due to improvements to the grounds but we adapted. A very nice turnout of horses as the pics will show. My line up Dan's line up .... Kevin's herd.... For those to don't know it we park all of the horses in the barn that is used to house cattle for the fair. Mike's 854 and a Pond b hind he scored for chump change in the flea market.

Was surprised the turf tires moved this big log! Was thinking for sure it wouldn't have enough bite. Must have been all the added extra weight with me sitting on it

I was just talking to Howard's son, Kevin, who will be updating me on Howard's status. Here is what Howard's wife, Tammy put on Facebook today..."Tomorrow morning Howard will be receiving a second chance at life. A wonderful person has stepped forward to donate a kidney to Howard so he can continue to live a normal life. Please keep us in your prayers and hope for a successful transplant. This gift of life doesn't come around often so we are very thankful." Please know that Howard, his family, the donor, and their family appreciate all of our prayers and thoughts. I will keep you all update as I get updates from Kevin.

Well since I have the flywheel off of the 500 Special to get new coil, points, and condenser. I thought I would do some more painting. The engine was not original and had nice paint on it but it was gray. Not anymore. I'm not going to paint the whole engine as the blower housing covers most of it. I will be painting the wheels when they come back from getting new tires mounted. I wanted to paint the wheels beforehand but didn't have time.

That'll keep the 312 moving along! My kids called and said the electric dryer stopped working so Mr. Maintenance took a drive - I like to teach and they absorb it like a sponge (well one of them does). Dryer all cleaned and checked. The old multimeter has a new home. A 30A breaker actually crapped out on one side. I have never seen this! Yeah, this place is my Facebook. In Wheel Horse news, the trip to the hardware store yielded three cans of Sunrise Red so the 48" deck gets its paint this week.

The second project was a half scale replica of the picnic table for our hotel directors grand children in Edinburgh. I have been asked to make two more..... Was good fun and only took about three hours.

Medical procedures that were unheard of when I was younger are not uncommon these days. Howard told me that he was going on dialysis after the big show. Knowing what a hassle that is, he is lucky that the kidney has become available. Unlucky for the donor and their family though. Mrs. M and I are sending our best wishes to you Howard. Hope you have a speedy recovery. Condolences sent to the other family for their loss. Hopefully they can take solace in the fact the their loved one will live on in a very special man. I just learned that the donor is live. What a wonderful thing to do. Best wishes to both of you.

Howard Dellapuca is a great Wheel Horse owner, collector and friend to all Wheel Horse owners! His contributions to the Big Show are many but most will recognize the mile post marker he stole from MASH! Howard has more enthusiasm than three or four Wheel Horse owners combined. I borrowed Howard’s trailer (pics below) and some gas ( he had three cans of gas) during the recent Big Show . I am pulling hard for Howard as I am very pleased he has secured a kidney ! My thoughts are with him and his family as he undertakes this surgery and recovery.

Praying for complete recovery.

Praying for you Howard that all goes well and for peace with the donor family.

Howard, I'm kickin' myself in the a$$ here... I heard you were at the show this year, but I only stayed for a couple of hours and didn't take the time to come by and say hello. Next year, I promise! Be strong man, you'll get through this, you know we're all thinking of you! @wheelhorseman Thanks for keeping us posted.

I sawHoward at the BS but never got around to yakking with him. He looked well but obviously didn't have his ole P & vinegar. Prayers Howard.

My prayers are with you Howard, we hope for a speedy recovery and hopefully have the pole going again at next year’s show! God bless you and your donor.

I have only know Howard for a few year and he is a friend and great guy. I hope he has a great recovery and be his usual self at the next BS.

You made my day at the show this year Howard. We need you there next year. Love and prayers to all involved.

My prayers are with you Howard. I pray for your speedy recovery and many more years of good health.

Well impulse buy... Wheel horse D250 TLB heading to Ohio Wednesday morning with 10500 in hand Stay tuned Pic the guy sent me UPDATE IT WAS SCAM

there should be marks on the cam and point lobe to line up so you know you have it right

Well we learned a lot today! As my Grandmother would say:" The only people there are that can't learn anything are dead!"

points lobe is 180 out of time you have to take the cam out and rotate the point lobe 180 on the front of the cam

Found this from Brian miller's site About the 2 piece cam: If you choose to reuse this camshaft to keep the engine "all original," when reinstalling the cam in the engine block, make sure the timing marks on both the cam gear and ignition cam (points lobe) are aligned, or the ignition timing will be 180º off and the engine will not start! Sound exactly what I have!!!!

100% original @Jeff-C175

Very, Very nice keep sakes!! Glad that you were able to purchase them from your grand father's estate.

I will

So sorry to hear about your Grandfather.2 sweet tractors.Both very desireable.Have fun with your new toys.

It’s a pretty neat feeling cruising 3 Seniors and a Lever Steer to breakfast... then set them out for a group pic with Lowell’s Lever too!

Spare parts $10 for the pair at auction, now I have a spare differential, lever steer handle, and maybe tie rods too. I get to kind of reverse engineer things to see if more than just transmissions and rear ends were scavenged

Nearing the end of another busy trip, we got hit with COVID and all of my department except myself and the captain had to leave after two days - was chaos, loads of new temporary people had to be called in to keep things running. By the second half of the trip it had settled down so I managed to get back into the workshop and make some things. My favourite stewardess is very noisy, she never stops taking so I made a present for all the crew to try and shut her up 🙂. It was universally liked, although it got me on the naughty step for a few days. It's made out of some picture frames glued together, the leather strap from my UHF radio, a home made monkeys fist and some stainless fittings that were laying about.

Picked up this one last weekend. Didn't think i would own one but the price was right. Anyone have any literature on these? Thinking maybe it needs a sulky for crusin shows.

You know we're all pulling for you Buddy. Prayers sent. And God bless your donor.

Prayers for fast healing and a full recovery. Gods grace is sufficient.

Kind of hard to scam if you were doing cash on delivery.

@Jeff-C175 thank you for catching that

C-121 8-speed is a 1978 or 1979 model. The engine was made in 1978 so could be either year. Two pages of info. https://www.wheelhorseforum.com/search/?q=c-121&quick=1&type=downloads_file Garry

BTW I hope that's fastened down, Dan. You don't want to here the cry, "PICNIC BENCH OVERBOARD".

I have drilled through the spot welds on some pulleys to separate the two halves. Then read the part number on the edge of the bearing. Replaced the bearing with the correct part number and bolted the the 2 halves back together. Time consuming, but usually low budget.

That box is so when you take the lifters out and are going to use them and the cam again, you put them in the designated spot so they go back in where they are supposed to.

I've seen that happen from time to time. Not often... but my 'day job' deals with circuit breakers a lot. (not in the panel boards but in the equipment racks) I've also seen them go what I call 'soft', where they trip at a lower current than their rating.

Thanks for the replies gentlemen. Got the transaxle just about ready to pull out. Hope to have it apart tomorrow and figure out the issue

A HUGE thanks to Rob @oldiron613 for some carb advice this weekend... he tweaked “Jackie’s” carb and got the little hiccup out of it... then suggested a 1/4 turn more fuel on the Senior. Now, they are both one pull cold/no choke runners!

We made it home from Portage, WI! Already looking forward to next year! The corn sure got tall(knee high by the Fourth of July)... and I saw another bed deck last night...