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I got the two blackhoods out for the first time, the 8 speed, got a new to him M16 Kohler, still have to hook everything up. The hydro is apart from the beauty aspect done. Somehow I own 2 of the 3 blackhoods I have ever seen: heard of in Belgium.

Finally found the time and wx to pull the C-101 8-speed out of the garage and snap a few following the winter 2022 refresh. I purchased this tractor May 1996, restored it and the 42" side discharge and put them to use cutting 3 of our 5 acres here in Virginia. At that time I decided to bump up the HP with a 12. She performed flawlessly for 10 years until I retired her to pulling a 5 x 8 trailer hauling fallen limbs & debris to our burn pile and purchased the Kubota B7800 with 72" belly deck. Most folks here where I live in Virginia had never heard of Wheel Horse tractors. Snapper & JD were always big names here.

Doing today a Spring Full Service. Oilchange, complete grease job, check everything for wear like Clutch belt and so on... Sharpening the Blades, mount the Mower Deck give her a Testdrive. I love my „new to me“ reworked Carlift, because all things now can be made much more easier and faster and even Back friendlier.

Picked up the new NAPA axle seal and oil filter. The filter is longer than the WH, but the extra length actually makes it easier to get a wrench on. The new seal is only 1/4" thick and doesn't have a rolled flange on the inner side of the outer metal ring. A little concerned about keeping the seal perfectly square to the shaft when starting the thin edge in the bore. I taped over the keyway and the flat that I filed on for the second set screw, and the seal slid right on. I was searching for a correct size pipe or washers to use as a tool to keep it square as it is tapped into the housing,,,,,,,Then I saw the perfect tool....the axle hub made the perfect slide hammer to tap the seal in place. Using the straw for an air vent speeds up the oil filling process and elimenates the burping. Also, If you use the dip stick to mark the straw, you can set the bottom of the straw to the full oil elevation. When the oil level reaches the end of the straw, the oill stops flowing and starts to belch. Of course after running to fill the new filter and operating the lift cylinder, I needed to add another quart. Back in operation, I tilled the garden again, removed the tiller and installed the 42" SD deck and mowed some right o ways. All is well ...no leaks.

Plow came off the 308 a few weeks ago, hung the 36RD on it in preparation on the first mow . The deck is barely wider than the tires

Well I know the first thing is going to be why are we going about it in the order we have been…. Two simple reasons one husband has ADHD no patients lol… the order the parts have showed up! Lol…. Just wanted to share the process so far! IMG_0094.MOV IMG_0088.MOV

Well, stupid me forgot to get a picture while the tractor was on the trailer. I bought back my GT1600 that I sold in 2019. I put a completely rebuilt deck on it when I sold it and it is still in good shape. Apparently there was a mouse nest in it and he overheated it. I don't remember what I sold it for but I just bought it for $250.00. I figure the 42" deck is worth that much. I have the guards for it as well. I have not done anything to it yet, just pushed it into the shop.

One other thing to check. There is a vent hole in the carb for the float bowl. See if that is plugged. Air needs to escape when gas enters the bowl. If it can't escape through the vent then it will escape through the main jet. When this happens gas is forced through the main jet and pours out of the throat of the carb.

I'm no expert either but I believe those fittings are cast iron which is a p.i.t.a to weld. Considering you have little experience I would say this turned out great. Might not be 'instagram-worthy' welding but you 'got er dun' that all that matters.

I like the line.... But! It HAS been started. Hehehehehe.

What I did Joe is mounted the tires on the rims but didn't seat the beads. Then bolted everthing up and mounted the whole shebang up on the mini changer and used it for the third hand. Adjusted the tires to get the stagger I wanted then seated the beads. Just thought the not lined up lugs looked better. Still rides a bit rough!

Bought mine off eBay. Just search “Wheel Horse Front Hitch” on eBay. Works great. Snaps right in front attach a matic… pics of mine on my C 105 and then pic from eBay.

I use Briggs part number 221995. It's an anodized steel bowl. Much cheaper than the OEM part. Other than being steel it's identical in every other way. It costs about $7.00.

Just got an idea for a future project I have an extended Suburban frame. With the engine closer to the rear axle, maybe I can make a pickup myself

Thanks for all the advice. I decided to see how splitting them now goes, while still pretty fresh. It was really easy, I have a fiskars splitting axe with the fibreglass shaft and it was a breeze. Maybe thati won't be able to move tomorrow but at least the wood is in for next year.

Battery monitors are in! Work great! Love being able to check status at push of button…

Hub one was on an old C160 A, Amazing how much effort was put into this half fast job. Bored and sleeved hub and installed on a very bad axle keyway / shaft. Hub 2 was on a auction tractor. using a breeze band stop and JB weld. A unique thing about this was I had to use the big hub puller and it came off with some resistance the entire way. What was cool the axle was still good!

Funny you should say that Ed. A 856 I bought at auction last year came with a box of stuff. This was in it with some other home made tools. A 16 penny nail that was labeled the same way a detent spring depressor for transmissions. Guess we know the trannys been opened up before! Gotta like this PO.

I was about to use a pipe in a pipe in a tube against some arbor spacers when I kicked the hub and the light came on.

Ole Smokey

We been working in the new garden site area tonight. Trina stopped on the way home from work and picked up some baled soil. We tossed it in the trailer and hauled it down the paths to the area. Trina was using her tractor with the mid mount grader blade to pluck out the big stuff and level the land. Me and the Mama were using hand tools to get rocks sticks roots etc out. Got quite a nice pile going and several smaller ones.

Had Trina's 867 "Pigpen" out working today...

@Ed Kennell nice job on that ed ! axel hub and trans burp , good tips , that size to size hub bore is the perfect slide hammer , pete

Notice: The following listing are for Wheel Horse items that belong to a friend of mine who is in poor health. Trying to thin his collection. These WERE ALL RUNNING YEARS AGO but were packed away so you can guess they will NEED BATTERIES CARBS CLEANED ECT. He was sick for a very long time and these tractors have been SITTING FOR A FEW YEARS AT LEAST. I will describe them the best he can remember about them and what I saw. I can haul a couple of them to the show with a 50% deposit. I am not going to bother digging them out unless there is a serious buyer: C 160 Auto with 48" deck. He said engine ran good but smoked some. ENGINE TURNS BY HAND. Original seat has a few tears as do the armrests. Deck has been welded and HAS SOME OTHER HOLES $425 C160 AND 48" DECK SOLD!!! C 120 Auto. Ran good. ENGINE TURNS BY HAND. Will need at least one rear tire. Will come with a 42" SD deck. ( NOT THE DECK PICTURED) $425 Commando 8. ENGINE TURNS BY HAND. Original steering wheel not cracked. WILL NEED TIE RODS AND SEAT (missing) Frt. tires flat. May hold air. Comes with deck with deck. $325 42" Long frame snowplow. Repainted $150

@Maxwell-8 have a black hood myself , bought it new in 82 , MODEL C-85 , coming on 40 years ! did a magnum 12 swap a few years ago , been very good , still my favorite . loads of experiments on it , to correct cronoc problems, been very solid and reliable . think ill keep it pete

I dunno Envy I had a 161 that it needed to come out. Plan A was to heat it....Plan B was saw it off close, cut the threads and collapse it. Put a pipe wrench on it just for grins, proclaimed a bit of french, and came right out. Now if hubs & hitch pins came out like that! Saw Joe's cool rig at the BS last year. Said it should be a two seater....I think he said she rides in the back!

We had this big press one place I worked at. It had to be at least 100 tons. Guy was changing some u joints from an S-10 drive shaft. When the hammer and vise method didn't work he went to the press. All of a sudden BANG!!! Parts of that drive shaft skidded across the floor and under the bench where I was standing. He forgot to melt the nylon u joint retainers from the yoke!

I know its not much compared to the volumes you guys deal with but it is good for us now energy prices have gone mental.

Since we don't weld submarine or nuclear reactor parts, I think it's plenty good enough. I'm not a welder. But I can melt two peices of steel together so they won't come apart.

20 pounds you are a glutton for punishment! That's gonna make them stiffer than a wedding ..... you know. The 6 plys I got here I run flat! Well... only cause the beads won't seat and won't hold air! Looks cool ????

The kit had the wrong needle in it. Metal on metal will never seal in this type of application due to engine vibration. Also, did you install the small gasket under the seat body? If your old needle looks decent try installing it with the new seat and see what happens.

Got another steering shaft the one on it was hacked up

Correct. And, being a photo is worth a thousand words, here are two.

As long as the C-141 was out of hibernation and given the fact that we've had an un-godly amount of rain, I decided to hitch up the lawn roller to smooth out the lawn. Sophi followed me around for a bit & then all but demanded that she be able to copilot the affair. Given the fact that I was flying along at 3/4 throttle in low 1, it was good that she came along to help with the high speed maneuver's.

I don't have a front reciever mount, but I do have a front hitch. I think this was a U shaped channel part from the walk behind tiller I cut apart and mounted on the front of the plow frame. It simply bolts to the face of the mule drive and does not interfere with the mule drives operation. I use it mainly for parking boats in tight spaces. I can also attach a regular drop pin trailer . Oh yeah, be careful not to bang into the grill when you're hooking up.

Doing some break in. I know it’s not required for a roller rocker / hydraulic lifters engine, but it’s worth the extra $80 in my opinion. After 30 minutes, I’ll check the coolant level, change the oil, finish up the inner fenders, engine cover, skid plates, etc, and get the tires on for a test drive!

I got all the grounds hooked up and enough things in place to roll it over. Just by the starter, I achieved 30 psi of oil pressure. I ran it 10 seconds at a time, for about 10 rounds to make sure oil bubbles are out of the system.

What are you doing… making toothpicks ?

Atta’boy Mick! I love my Fiskars! An old tire helps to keep from picking it up constantly…

I love the peanuts tub for the gas. However I tend to lean towards the pretzel tub myself.

Correct, they were never intended to be welded. If you really want a welded elbow, higher priced steel elbows are available.

@Brockport Bill , agree with @953 nut on the slide in type of base nut , my local hardware store has , loads of pull out drawers , with that type of attachments. look around , with the what if , frame of mind , probably find just what you want , pete

Also make sure the surface where the bowl nut is flat so the bowl seals evenly top and bottom.

Maybe not so much what I did “to” my Wheel Horses today, as “what” I did “with” them… I am all but finished the Work Horse refresh, so I figured I would put her in the tractor shed… I got my two horses in there with the two yellow and white machines, but it was a tight fit… Thought I was gonna have to toss a Cub outside !

Getting everything ready for summer as been a been really time consuming but I am slowly getting back in to the Wheel Horse. Started welding up the hood support.