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Thanks to @Herder for the gifting of the chassis in the first place. 1966 856 with a 1968 Tecumseh 10 HP. It still needs some tinkering on the belt guard and the carb needs a good cleaning. Other than that it's a pretty wicked runner!! O. E. Engine pulley is 2". This one is a 4". Fast little ride. Works out fine because Trina normally goes everywhere in 2nd. With Millie she'll use 1st. Wooooohooooo!!!!

I bought a new wheel horse 108-4 back in 1988. I used this machine for mowing, bagging leaves and pulling a cart on my property for thirty two years with only normal maintenance. This summer I was sad to retire the machine but it was finally time as I was having trouble finding key parts. I just scored this 1987 wheel horse 111-6 in my home state of Ct. for $300. Has 400 hrs. on it. Sat for 30 years. I also have dual bags for the back. ( not pictured). Changed gas, oil, cleaned carb and changed a few small parts that I took off my old machine. Very Happy!!!

As some of you may know, I have 2 Massey Ferguson MF 14 tractors, both rebuilt. I have had my eye out for am MF 16, for a long time. I found one on FB a couple weeks ago, but, as I have stated soooo many times, I simply don't have the room. So I didn't jump on this 16. Every once in a while I would check back on FB, just to see if it was still listed. The last time I looked, something new caught my attention. I don't know how I overlooked it before, but it wasn't very clear in the pic. This time I noticed it. I JUMPED ! It's a typical Massey Ferguson MF 16, with a Kohler 341S, and 48" deck. The deck is toast. That's OK, I have another. Someone during it's lifetime gave it a half hearted rattle can spray with no prep work at all. Washed it, painted it.That's fine, may have added some protection to it. The guy said he could not get it to turn over. He replaced the solenoid, and still could not get it to turn over, but it would turn over by hand. He did replace the solenoid. He hooked all the wires to the new solenoid, and left it hanging in mid air. Sounds like something I would have done not too long ago. This Massey is shaft driven. I put my pipe wrench on the shaft, and it spun fine. I hooked my jump pack directly to the starter and ground, turned right over. No odd noises. The footboards/fender extension were special order back in the day, few Masseys have those. That was a plus! I am fortunate that all mine do. The seat pan is also original, another plus. Tin work is almost perfect, except for a slight crinkle, in right rear. Easy to bring back out I think. But the piesta de resistance for me was this !Not that I need a 3-point hitch, but I don't have one. I will pull it into the garage in the morning, service the engine, and see what happens. If I can't get it to fire without too much work, I will pull it around to storage, and tackle it at another time. It was listed @ 8, I offered 4, settled on $450. I gave him $460. I gotta remember to take some smaller bills with me the next time. Overall, I am pretty happy with it, so for.

Well, the arbors are now disassembled and the support bracket has been welded. It's been a really good day. If it hits 90° w/ 80% humidity, I'll fire up the 516 to mow the back and get a good sweat going. Why sweat in a steam bath when it's a Georgia Summer and you get it for free?

Rebuilt electrical system on my 702 this am. I had a short out at the Big Show with my regulator arcing on the starter/generator. The field was bad after that and I had thes/g rebuilt for $90 with rebuilt field and all new brushes. Ordered a new regulator and two prong key switch which were also replaced today. Wired up according to the 702 diagram (which by the way Garry has updated the 701 and 702 diagrams on Red Square for better rebuilding) . Back in business now starting and charging like it should and no loose wires! IMG_5974.MOV

Delivering the two beauties to their final destination.

Just got back from the recycler... more cleaning out the garages. Came home with $492.00 today. $172.00 last weekend. Copper is way up, $3.25 / lb for #1, $2.95 for #2. Brass is at $1.70 Electric motors... had 287 pounds of those! Left over up in the rafters from my FILs heating cooling business back in the 60s. 20 cents a pound for those. I'll take it! Not bad pay for cleaning out the junk in the garages!

Hi all I am just saying hello to all on here,especially any Wheelers in Ireland,north or south.I recently acquired a c175 twin,the third Wheel Horse I have owned,and I intend to keep this one,having regretted ever selling my previous two.My first was a late sixties 8 up model with a mowing deck which I bought about 25 years ago at an auction,my brother borrowed it and somehow managed to snap a con rod .I then bought a non running c125 which I repaired and used for about 5 years before selling it on and buying a Westwood T 1200(Big mistake!!!),now at last I have seen the light and returned to the fold,lol!There are very few Wheel horses in my part of the world,in fact I don’t know anybody else who has one,so looking forward to hearing from fellow owners both here in Uk and further afield.

a friend sent me this...too funny...

Better paint and sheet metal than the newer ones. No stupid lights, crappy 9 pin connectors, ease of attachment swapping, reliable Kohler power, gas tank on the hood stand so no long cranking issues.

This is the mower blade sharpener I picked up today. The grinding head runs on bearings sat over round bars so its pretty free running. Its very robust made of cast iron so it was well worth the £85 it cost me. its a manual machine so no leaving it to do its work, but it will sharpen cylinders and maybe bottom blades with a bit of head scratching.

I’ve never attended the annual Wheel Horse Show. There’s always been a higher priority. But every year the pictures of the event tell the real story of our legacy … it’s the kids. It’s hard to image what the difference is that these machines make in their lives, but there is no question that it influences them and hard to believe in anything but a very positive way. Our granddaughter … her first ride and her latest ride.

Oh dear. It seems blade grinder are like busses, they come along in sets. I managed to buy another one today! Got to collect it in the week. Its a spin grinder, automatic so different to the one I have now. Looks like I'm going to be doing some learning lol

Boat primer bubs are handy. I have them on the C125 and the Black Horse. Just squeeze till you feel resistance and your away.

My 702 Wheel Horse cooling in the shade,

Kids are out getting some sun

I do LOVE this topic as you get to crow over successes and ask forgiveness for screw-ups. This is one of the former. So, the 48" deck I bought with a 520H from South Atlanta this past Spring is a longterm project but I wanted to refresh its deck before Summer's out. One of the spindle bolts was broken - the deck running without it. Plenty of shank but clamping it in a vise and giving it love taps wasn't working. I was about to use my 4 drill bit and tap method when I remembered the HF welder in the garage. Hey! I can weld a nut to this thing. It's kid in the candy shop stuff. I was able to hammer a larger nut and put a good weld on it with little effort. Some heat and advice from the South Main Auto Channel on youscrewed (keep adding heat while turning) and it came off with very little effort. I had to stop to make sure it was actually turning - thought it was my imagination. That cheapo welder pays for itself over and over again. Now, if the two stripped-to-the-case exhaust bolts could come out of that P220G...the nut method has become very attractive.

One reason the faster the engine is running when you turn it off the more revolutions it will make after the spark is gone drawing in fuel mixture that will not be burned. That de-oils internals and is pumped into the the muffler that may have hot spots causing KaPow back fires. Modern engines have anti backfire valves to prevent this.

I don't use a fuse, the Facet Posiflo pumps i use draw about 1.5 amps and have an internal 3.5 amp fuse.

I'm sure it's just like THHH. It will work fine. The insulation is even more abrasion resistant than automotive primary wire. Tin plating keeps the copper from corroding.

C160 - An amazing little tractor!!!

I recently acquired a c_161 A haven't looked up the year, it has the tool box under the seat. Just a great looking tractor, everything is easily accessible. The single sixteen is a power house

And the best looking too...

Finished cleaning and polishing the 99 265H for my Son. Still needs a few tweaks on the carb (runs better with a little choke on) and fix the loose hood latches.

Well everything bolted up nice as expected and it functions perfect! It desperately needs paint...blends into this Oklahoma red dirt a little too well at the moment... it'll give me something to do between now and winter... I like knowing it's in the arsenal though as it just gives the 312 more versatility for fun projects

I like the coyote on the rocket sticker! That's pretty cool and perfect machine to put it on!

Here are some promised pictures of oil temperature gauge and sending unit installed... Fabricated up some exhaust pipe so it goes out the back... Put on a heavier duty starter solenoid... (not shown in these pictures, but I will share later)... Put a little flag on it!!! Don

Sounds as though you could well be in for some ear'ole bashing.

1954 1964

That's true but if the wire you ran for the pump somehow gets chafed and shorts to ground a fuse will stop a meltdown. I installed a 10 Amp fuses on my pump power supply wire right off the battery.

@Tuneup , if you would like the get the most out of those bearing spindles , use LUCAS EXTER HEAVT DUTY . POLYUREA , ANTI SLING GREASE, 550 temp rated , walmart $ 5 , easy to refill a new bearing with wide rubber pop off shields . wipe out original grease , carefully refill same amount , reinstall shields , except lower inside seals in housing . only a suggestion on this , as my new bearing noise and failure has been eliminated since doing the lucas grease in all related mower deck and pto mule drive bearings, imagine no whining bearing noise or failure , all 3 of my horses have this , just my experience , but it works , pete

Got the blade grinder out the car and in the workshop this morning. Bit of a clean up and the sliders work well. I'll clean the blade holders tomorrow and see if I can mount a blade in them. No idea how to set it up yet but I'm sure I will work it out. Mick

@OutdoorEnvy, noting your recent plow pick up , having done a few of those , that STEERING QUADRANT AREA , is one spot that you can really improve the blade swing movement function . found a lot of play in all areas. used new steel washers and lucas heavy duty grease on each step , turn it upside down on a couple of crates , pop out the hole covers to expose movement areas . I filled every gap with lubricant and washers , to snug up each move point . also detail the lower swing rod hole , used a bronze bushing to make that solidly smooth . do not spare the lube at every swing point. built mine so I was using a roller stool , to verify every , gain . swings like its magic , no effort at all , just kept rolling around it , and enhancing every area . have 3 of those blades , they were all brought back , should work without effort , even put a heim joint on the rod swing on one to try that out , works like power steering , good luck with it , pete

Agree with Pete. Use dielectric grease on "all" connections....

When you figure the cost of insurance and all the electromagical stuff it takes a highly paid mechanic to maintain, that truck will be a great financial move.

https://www.mcmaster.com/wire/wire-7/ 11 different colors including orange Tin plated copper.

Hmmmmmmm That house looks strangely familiar........Just a lovely little enclave of houses very nicely kept

That is a Briggs and Stratton all day long. Great engines. If the engine is the 18 HP is has ball bearings on the crankshaft and can be used in our Wheel Horses.

K341 reliable powerful engine. No fancy electrical stuff to cause issues like newer units.

It’s amazing watching their face as they figure things out too. I watch and let my girls get into sticky situations on occasion just to see what they do to get out, if they help each other, if they figure out a way...

I have them as well, best thing ever, but mine perished a while back so have been running without it. Two new ones arrived in the post today as it happens! But going to put in the fuel pump as well 🙂

Live Free or Die

My local auto parts store has a rotating rack of wire 10-18 ga many colors...including Orange

July 24 update. More zucchini, squash, and cucumbers than we know what to do with. Sweet corn, peppers and tomatoes are almost ready. Should have some nice fall pumpkins as well. And 1 sacrificial cucumber that decided to grow on both sides of the chicken wire. IMG_0759.mp4

Well, I have two of them in various stages of repair. I was getting all tight with my money when we bought a Toyota Rav4 Hybrid. We never had a new car, although our used ones were never clunkers when we purchased them. The Rav is our retirement /travel car, but it has just pretty much gone to Ann Arbor to see our daughter and Covid eliminated most of using it to visit other people. Now, about the trucks. I never wanted fancy ones and preferred manual transmissions. My sister gave me her late Husband's truck, and it is a 1994 Dodge Sport with the 360 Magnum [not Hemi] V-8. We were trying out names for the little guy and it is a toy compared to my big truck.So we combined the thought of toy with my late BIL's name and Tomka Truck was born Once my work truck had a major issue, this truck seemed the easiest to fix and with the high demand for trucks right now, it seemed like a good bet. The lug nuts were recessed deep into alloy wheels and some Neanderthal messed up the lug nuts so bad that I had to drill out and grind them off with a grinding stone. it has all new brakes including rear drum brakes that i managed to figure out.I hired a pro to do the electronic diagnosis and he got it running with a new crank position sensor. I like the looks of the truck and think it deserves a little body work as the frame and bed are very solid . There is just something that looks better about a single cab truck, especially since you cannot get them anymore. The bed being the same approximate size as the truck cab just looks proportionate to me.

Does it have a deck, plow, or machine gun turret?

Chances are the wire coming out of that pump is 16 ga - thin stuff. It'll melt before it blows a 15 amp fuse which is a 14 ga match. Best measuring the amp pull when it starts and add a fuse a little larger. You might end up with a 7.5 or so.

Wouldn't you know it...I was able to pickup a plow locally here in Oklahoma...needs some surface rust cleaned off and paint but it'll get the job done...