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So far on "Ralph" removed the complimentary wire nuts off of the controls, new Squonk wire and new plug and air filter. Just need to change the fluids do something with the seat and a patina coat.

Most of you will never have an issue with the stock replacement head gaskets for the Briggs opposed twins, but just wanted to put this info out there incase: Seems a lot of, if not all, original gaskets had a 'fire ring', and from my non stop digging, they can no longer be found, and you are stuck with the non fire ring, graphite garbage. This appears to be more of an issue in the performance world, but yes occasionally on stockers as well. I have been working with Lani at Copper Gaskets Unlimited for a couple months, mailed a pair of oem gaskets to him, and he has written a program to cut copper gaskets for these engines. This is the first set in the pic, and they are perfect. They are even available in thicknesses from .016 to .125 incase anyone wants to play a little for some more oomph. As you know, copper is also reusable- many times! May be a nice option for when decarboning? CGU is online, give him a call or email if these interest you.

The summer tractor is ready for work. Enjoy the video. All ways fun to find these real work horses. Made in U.S.A. HDV_0016_8-3-21_B80_done..MP4

So yesterday I took the best parts off of 2 plows to make 1. Then tried it on for size. Today it got some paint. Sitting in the back yard watching Regal Red paint dry is my idea of a good time.

Hi Guys I found a replacement for that often faulty fuel level sender that we had trouble replacing. What I have found is a sender meant for marine, and also other applications i guess. It is made of stainless, and has no moving parts in the fuel, except from a magnet in a plastic/foam ring. All the gismos is sealed inside the tube, and as such, this should be very unlikely to fail. It came with correct flange and new rubber gasket, and new fasteners. Seems good quality, and I have no hesitations putting it in. Works perfectly. Here is the spec on the one I got. 175mm, 240-33 ohm. (comes in custom length too, for specific needs) Got mine here for less than 18$, delivered to my door, but I'm sure you can get equivalent many other places.: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001348618484.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.27424c4d6vLPM2 Hope this can help someone out there

Well here is a photo of when I went to see it and a photo of as it is today. In between then it received... New head gasket New points, condenser, and coil Cleaned and rebuilt carb Air filter 4 New tires with tubes New fuel lines and tank cleaned New engine and transmission oil New drive belt New spark plug New seat Drive belt cover welded Paint touched up

Happy B-Day Kev !

Jeeez... give a guy a chance to post pictures of the finished product !!!

LOVE IT! Seein all the Military vehicles, Snowdrift and Millie. make me miss my 48 Willys

Debated on whether to update this thread or let it die, as it certainly is a sore subject for some. Whether you agree with antics like this or not, other than the freak broken reduction gear, I have had ZERO issues with broken, bent or failed drivetrain parts, spindles, frame, steering, factory welds, etc... this is one heckuva testament to just how well these Horses were built!! LOTS of updates in the past two months, will let the pics speak for themselves. I made the cut and was voted in to compete in the 2021 Top Tractor Challenge in Pymatuning, PA. Aug. 14th. 6 different courses, 15 machines. Should be a blast!

Thanks ladies and gents, I’m awake earlier than normal, but get to see our Jil today! It’s been since Oktoberfest of 2019 since my whole family has been together! Time to flap our wings to go find her! *if you’ve ever considered hosting a foreign exchange student, but have been hesitant for one reason or another, I highly suggest it. Though you might change some kid’s life forever, you’ll be the one winning the most! We love Jil like she’s actually our own daughter, have a great relationship with her parents, aunts and uncles, grand and great grandparents and get to chase her all over the place.

Me and my pulling tractor driver went through the fleet today. We finished the last tractor with a go through and shine up.

so I got an account. The amount of info and insights I've gleaned from you lot was worth a contribution. Thanks.

New neighbor from British Colombia had new tires installed on his Dodge Ram, the other day a rear tire came off and passed the truck, he had the truck towed to the local Chrysler dealer who installed one new brake caliper and new pads on the rear. $910.00 The worse part is they reinstalled the fly away rim with badly worn holes, instructing him to re-torque after so many miles, this afternoon we removed one lug nut to inspect the hole which we found to be badly oversize as one would expect. Neighbor figured he could put washers before installing the nuts, told him that is not advisable and that me and my Milwaukee Impact would have no part of his plan.

They do work great… easy too… cut 12” pvc pipe with a circular saw. Very solid. If I recall, The WHrat WHrecker’s are 2” wide… @pullstart has the rest of the 12” pvc pipe… I’m thinking business opportunity… can you say duality spacer kits?

Got "Ralph" all done. Replaced the fender with a Commando one from @rjg854. Had to cut the tunnel opening, cut off the old latch bar and mount the 160 latch bar in it's place. I'm letting Ralph pick out his own seat and I'll put it on. A coat of salad dressing and it's delivered!

Happy Birthday Kevin! Were all glad you were born..(or hatched... whatever!) Safe travels!

I'm glad I don't live in Waterloo. I have an irresistible urge to take a match to that brush pile. It's the pyro in me. In Wheel Horse news, I got tired of the VOM on the 516H's dash being 5 volts high. Slow day at work so I went out and pulled it. The amazing thing is that the steering wheel pin came out with a standard hammer and drift so I'm playing Lotto today. Tried reverse polarity - you never know. Nothing doing. Had to unroll the cover, remove the pin and realign. Now, I can measure DCV to 4 digits in the garage and I swear that thing was accurate when it was set. It'll just have to do... Before (Key OFF) Before (Key ON) Done! .5 volts is just redneck error. Can't get that glass any cleaner... 400 paper on the roll pin and a nice coat of anti-sieze. Back to the grind...

Your talking about the techy knock offs not the Kohler ones right Old Red? I don't know any guys that are other than Squonky @squonk and he don't count.

Much appreciated randy. Thank you. I'll share this with the BBT. Building and working on them is fun but "working" them is even more fun.

That is not a guide, it's a brake pad. Used to stop pto pulley when disengaged.

GREAT! , NOW I GOT THAT PARTRIDGE FAMILY THEME SONG IN MY HEAD!!!!!

BFH - I think we have all been there. Nothing like a 3 lb sledge applied carefully, almost.

If it makes you guys feel any better I don't have this trailer set up for dumping wood yet so I actually had to hand load completely.. and hand offload it about halfway. Terrible, this manual labor and burning calories.

Based on discussions of the past, a well weighted turf tire in winter time will always outperform a bar/Ag tread. Add chains (and even more weight) and fluid fill ‘em, you’ll be in good shape for pushin!

So. Took off the carb, full of muck. Took off the fuel separater, some muck in it. Cleaned it all out and rebuilt it. Plugs were OK but gap was only 20 thou when the engine label says 40 thou so I reset them to the right gap. Pulled it over and it fired so all looks well. I'm going to let the owner have it back as I cant do much more than that and I don't fancy humping a bin full of water round the shop just to try it. Thanks to all for their input and guidance as always. Mick

This is epic to hear something like this. So cool to see the unexpected and simple things that bring kindness and great acts to one another!!! Hope the recovery is going well for both parties.

Next time you gonna need to hold up a local newspaper with the date clearly shown in the photo… now we believe the ladies’ cuttin’ splitten’ part… just that hauling guy’s alleged involvement is shall we say under discussion and further debate as to validity and veracity…

Deleting some pics from the SD cards and found this big 11 pointer. My first look I thought he was a she.

Thanks. I think the color scheme is going to be silver base with candy red over it with lace panel intertwined with custom badging. It should do it some justice.

I don't think @squonkhas ever "blessed" a Tecumseh engine.

I used to use Stabil until I researched a little more. I 'm no longer an additive fan. You are going to get a HUGE debate on this if you search the forum. Although this guy is a goof and I don't wear fake teeth unless to embarass my daughter when she visits, this video and others pretty much show that simply keeping oxygen out of your fuel keeps it pretty well. The test he did was pretty informative. I AM religious about using non-ethanol gas, because I have had experience with that gumming up fuel screens on small carbs WITH Stabil. . Other than that I circulate ten (10) 5 gallon fuel containers in my equipment/motorcycles. I have never had fuel less than 8 months old "go bad" (smell like varnish) ever. Why not save the money and try it and see for yourself? I should add that I drain the carbs and tanks of tractors or things like chainsaws if I don't know his long it will be until used again or I know it will be longer than 8 months.

I also don't understand the fuss - and probably because I'm accustomed to the column shifter but I don't want to have to keep my foot on the pedal for forward motion the column shifter is like having cruise control - set it and you are good to go lever ergo also good ... in a good spot at the steering wheel / fingertips - so easy to adjust speed ... and also easy to change direction (but obviously the pedal conversion shines in this area) if I purchased a 416 or 520 with the foot pedal conversion - I would remove it - or possibly not purchase it

I thought so too! A few years back my wife took her van into the dealership for a recall. While there, she mentioned a strange road sound to the service manager. They checked it out and told her the left rear wheel bearing was bad. Having just shy of 40K on the van it was out of the 36K warranty. The dealer said it would be $300 for the repair. She told them she would have to talk to me and let them know. As it turned up they let her drive it home. I jacked it up..... and oh boy yes, very bad pending failure. I called the dealership and told them I happen to know those bearings are designed to last the life of the car and if one fails in 39K miles there is a much bigger problem. I need the number of engineering in Detroit. Plus, I showed them a extreme amount of displeasure because they allowed my wife, and not even disclosed the danger involved, to drive the car in that condition. They would not give me a number to call but put me through to someone they thought could help. I am not sure who the guy was, but after another short conversation, I was told they are sending a flatbed out and are going to take care of the problem.

With all that muck, the owner might want to dump the fuel tank and flush it.

I think it’s cool. Honestly…..it’s getting used for something and not rotting away in someone’s backyard or being stripped and put on ebay. Congratulations and I can’t wait to see how you do.

Lookin’ forward to a Mexican beach in a few hours and nothin’ else but a smile! Sorry about your eyes @SylvanLakeWH!

Happy Birthday you young squirt . I hope you get a pair of new flip flops with rhinestone decorations. I got up very early just to pick on you. @squonkmade me do it.

HAPPPPPY BIRTHDAAAAYYY @pullstart

sounds to me like they didnt tighten that rim after tires changed and egged out cuz it was lose.id take it there and *****.

1988 or 1989 520-H and just has the Wheel Horse straight front axle.

I is just gonna call you EB # 2 I see you already met EB # 1 .... lookout for him he is a shister and is absolutely color blind. He senselessly yaks alot, way worse than Squonky, but does do a mean carb rebush tho so we put up with him. Gets fewer projects done than @19richie66 tho. Not only that heard tell his better half opened up a # 10 can of whoopin on @JCM once just cause she didn’t like the brand of hot dogs at his M & G. Just sayin ...it's a rough crew......put him in the hospital i understand ..... What model horses ya got? You a lurker you already know we like .

There's likely an up charge for that option, but with the mosquitos around here, I would pay for that.

Thank you everyone for the kind words. The loss of a great companion is hard but what is even harder is the guilt associated with the decision that had to be made. That one is a very hard pill to swallow. It has been hard for both of us but wife’s specially since this does not help her condition. We have decided that we will not replace Bailey( not that it would be possible anyway). However her window “perch” will forever remain in place. It’s incredible how lonely the house feels with her absence. We are kind of lost without her.

Checked the cam at 3;30 PM today. This doe saw me coming and tripped the camera. 600 pics. The bucks are putting on some bone.

Heres some better pics

My shooting was aimed at details I wanted to take away and not so much on general views. Sorry. Snowdrift "armed" and dangerous! Hiram left side brake mechanism with Snowdrift in the background Didn't catch the name but the sheet metal work sure did catch my eye! Hood/nose? Exhaust stack heat shield? Hood stand? Seat base? Fenders? Just wow! (Hiram in background)

What have you done to your Shop today? Got 2 of these signs from @Vinylguy at the show. A piece of PT board, shelf bracket and some eye hooks later,

To avoid snapping the flange you have to pull against the back of the hub.