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Hello, I'm Dustin, I have a single 655 that was passed down to me from my great-grandparents in 1996. They purchased it new in 1965. I'm not actually a collector, I just take care of things in my possession. I came here because I figure this would be a great place to find a new, and loving, home for the tractor in my care.

Well, since I sold my show rider at the Steam-o-Rama last week, I'm trying to get a ride running for the Big Show. I found enough junque to put a roller together. Now I need a motor or engine. Electric or gas, front or rear mount? All ideas considered.

Gave my VStrom an oil/filter change today. It’s been exactly 2 years since it’s last oil change. Only put 800 miles on it in those 2 years Eleven year old bike with under 8000 miles.

Looks good. If it was me doin' this, I'd use GALVANIZED sheetmetal...as from fixing a rusted out car fender. Attached with 3/16" pop-rivets. The galv will last for years and years to come, easy to work with, cheap to buy too. If you EVER have to rep;ace, also easy to do. Instead of welding, when you make the 'tunnels', make them an inch or so wider than needed, then fold over the extra 1", cutting every few inches to create a 'TAB' that you can drill thru to attach with pop rivets.

My mom’s 1969 VW needed gas today so went to fill her up. The service shop only put in four gallons when they put anew starter and solenoid and brakes. When I got home she did not want to start up. Checked the battery ( new last October ) but flat. Decided to use my jumper cables and Wheel Horse 314 to get her going again since they are both 12 volt systems. l let her charge up after starting. The horse came to the rescue.

You made me think of that climate convention in Scotland and that hotel the officials were staying in that had to bring in diesel generators to charge all the green electric busses lolz.

I have several items I am bringing to the Big Show for sale. Nine I am listing today. 1. 701 Hood #3985. Small dent in front that can be fixed. First three pictures. $100 2. 702/753 and others #4415 hood . Next four pics with new tab on front. $75 3. 603/Lawn Ranger and others # 2669 hood. Needs some welding. Next five photos. $50 4. RJ #1869 Hood -no gas tank straps. Nice hood. Next four pictures. $120 -sold 5. Red fender pan/tool box for round hood. $50 6. Grey primer fender pan/tool box for round hood. $50 7. Toro Classic fender pan off of 73400 (will fit others). $40 8. Toro Classic Wheel Horse Hood. -New Old Stock in original box. $125 -sold 9. 754 Wheel Horse Garden tractor, good 7hp motor, starter / generator, new lift cable, battery new, nice Shusher muffler, gas tank good but seating at sediment bowl ( I just have not changed), mostly patina finish, good heavy duty square pan seat. $600 -sold The 754 is sold! I am also taking these items to the Portland Indiana Tri-State Engine Swap Meet on Friday May 20th. rj hOOD ns New Old Stock Toro Hood are both Sold!

It is obvious that your great-grandfather gave the 655 a lot of love and you have been keeping that tradition alive.

The Green can is a just a mixture of a handful of light solvents that evaporate almost completely. Certainly not healthy stuff. The red can is tetrachloroethylene. A chlorinated solvent. That class of materials tends to have fantastic solvent properties but also tend to have wide ranging health and environmental effects both acute and chronic. But they are mostly non-flammable and evaporate completely. I think tetrachloroethylene is also still commonly used as dry cleaning fluid. I would expect it’s not going to be available to the consumer forever since it’s quite a real liability. Most other chlorinated solvents have conclusively been found to be toxic, poisonous, or carcinogenic. Or all of the above. It seems like that eventually it too can end up on the same list. Anyway, it’s also a nerve agent. It absorbs rapidly into fatty tissue and through the little pores that bugs respire (breathe) through on their bodies and shuts down their nervous system. Since nerve activity is (sort of) an electrical process, the effects propagate thru the bug almost instantaneously. Hence the ability to knock them out of the sky. I don’t know this for a fact, but you’d probably expect the same nerve suppression activity in other animals too. Which may be why inhalation overexposure causes extreme drowsiness and impaired judgment before you pass out. But the dose would need to be, obviously, a lot bigger. And since we don’t breathe through our bodies it take much longer to get into our system and skin contact isn’t as bad. But use it sensibly nonetheless. Most wasp sprays are also nerve agents, by the way. But some of them work opposite the way in that they cause all the nerves to fire at the same time and not cease until the bug dies or even well after it’s dead. Quite a grisly way to go. I would guess the green non-chlorinated brake cleaner just suffocates the bug by depriving it of oxygen. Again, straight through the body and into the circulatory system. I would guess the old vs new efficacy is just a coincidence of removing whatever VOC was in there before. The term Volatile Organic Compound, by the way, is a more comprehensive title than just a generic hydrocarbon that evaporates readily. VOC’s are photochemically active ( meaning the UV light in sunlight causes them to chemically react with things) chemicals that cause ground level ozone and smog when they react with nitrogen oxides which primarily come from vehicle exhausts. It’s not intuitive, but not all things that evaporate readily are VOC’s. Acetone being a good example of one that’s not a VOC: it’s a volatile, organic compound but not a Volatile Organic Compound. The interplay for chemicals with the body and with the environment are fascinating lines of study. It’s a shame the science lags implementation of these things usually by several decades, usually well after bad things start to happen. I had a plague of carpenter bees at my last house in the pole barn timbers. I tried all kinds of stuff to get rid of them. I wish I remember what ended up finally working but it was something from the farm store that smelled horrible. I think the odor drove them out. Hopefully I didn’t leave a superfund site in my wake. Bugs and critters seem to get worse the further south you go. I suspect their populations are inversely proportional to the depth of the frost line. It’s getting warmer, eventually they’ll get to @ebinmaine Steve

Electric may be a good idea, but we're a long way from ready....

If you go electric you are going to need a long drop cord to get around the Fairgrounds.

Outside the box here, but how about a Gravely transmission with an electric motor. Three batteries under the hood, turn the motor on with a contractor so it runs at a constant speed and use some sort of clutch and the transmission gears for speed control. Maybe even better, use a hydro for 'infinite' forward/reverse direction and speed control. I'll enjoy watching the build.

Magneto - connects to the magneto, the source of power for the spark May I make a correction? Magneto - connects to the magneto. Magneto's are self powered. The M terminal simply grounds the magneto to shut it off. Do not allow any battery power into this magneto wire. That will release the magic smoke.

@WHX?? @ebinmaine I know, I know you guys are just trying to help me out 🤔😂😂😂

I'll take your word for it! I'm going to be extra cautious of my exhaust port's load having just had to replace its rusted out threads.

Another fine example of how helpful we all are to each other

That old girl is at my parents place, and here soon they will be downsizing. There just won't be any room with them , and unfortunately I just don't have room at my place. That's why I'm looking for someone that will make sure it is cared for.

@Handy Don it's the bearing and brush kit from isavetractors.com. I did a quick repair on one brush and cleaning to get it running. All the grease came out of the old bearings, the magnets and armature appear to be good.

Don’t chunk that original Kohler carb. They can be rebuilt. The low cost/cheap Chinese carbs are a crappy shoot sometime you get a good one sometimes not. Before installing the new carb drop the bowl and see if it’s clean. Sometimes they are dirty from factory.

My first car was a '66 Bug. Six volt system and with NY road salt I.could never keep the ground connections clean enough for reliable starting. Turn the key and hope for the best. We learned to park it pointed downhill just above a driveway cut or fire hydrant so we could roll start it if necessary. It ALWAYS did start!

I've also found that the fumes from "Plastic Wood" will kill them. Go out at night and plug the holes with it and they'll be entombed in a 'bee mausoleum'.

Replace the fuse block with a Dorman 85668. The relays normally give a slight click, they are best accessed by removing the belt cover on the right side. The seat safety switch, ignition switch and the PTO switch may have an issue. Use the Demystification Guide to troubleshoot each system. There is a white 9 pin connector near the battery, they are known to fail. Make sure that the old battery is OK, it can be tested for free at most auto parts stores.

Changed the muffler today. Ordered new carb.... trying something... fuel pump rebuild kit (leaking). Just got the gen/start rebuild kit today need to get correct belt still ordered from TSC. Waiting on PTO then will be making a lever myself for it since it seems to be nowhere..

Well my son said the tractor is too loud (over sensitive hearing). So I poked around on Amazon found a cheap Kohler 10-12hp muffler and made it a stack. It's not a tractor with a stack.... (I still have the original tuna can that has no packing left in it.) I need to cut off mounting braket and add a heat shroud to finish it just probably going to get a piece of exhaust pipe and drill holes in it.

Not Friday, but…

I know…it’s Wednesday . Awoke this one today from its 8 month nap in the shed

Make sure you use CRC Non-Chlorinated brake cleaner. Knocks em out of the sky like anti-aircraft fire!

Well for all of you contemplating this thread, I will share my journey with you. The first thing to remember is that none of your children really want anything that you have. Yes, there are exceptions, but in general your heirloom furniture, gold rimmed china, and wheel horse tractor collections are not something the younger generation wants. So, when I decided to move to Florida, I made the decision to sell it off. Some items went to RS members, others were sold on CL. A neighbor bought a 416H and one bought a lawn roller. A few CL buyers were enthusiasts and I gave them all my spare parts. The last to go was my restored C141, aka "The Baby". I would have liked to take it to FL but no room to keep it and nothing for it to do. That was probably a mistake as I think back with fond memories of the restoration process and letting the grandkids drive it around. Time waits for no one. Things have changed in "the Wheel Horse World" Parts and equipment are harder to find, more costly, and are just not in as good condition. RS members that I used to follow on the forums are disappearing. The older generation who really appreciates these fine machines are departing. I bought my first horse in 1979 and in 2011 I discovered RS. For the next 7 years I accumulated 5 tractors, multiple decks, snow plows, a bucket loader, a dethatcher, a trailer, a lawn roller, cast iron wheel weights, suitcase weights, and multiple spare parts. It was a great time in my life, but it was time to move on. I check into RS from time to time just to reminisce. The memories are great and I am thankful for those members I met (virtually) along the way. Cheers to all of you Don

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

Real pillars of the community. Or would that be pillagers?

Sounds high priced to me. But with out knowing the hours or seeing a picture or two it’s hard to say. Get into our classified section and go to the sold category, scroll thru it and you’ll find plenty of old ads for 520’s that have sold. We purposely move sold ads to this section for reference. See what kind of money they were bringing. This link will bring you right to it. https://www.wheelhorseforum.com/classifieds/for-sale_15/

That's for sure possible! I'm trying to find some new blades also to see if that will help. My grandpa bought the tractor in the late 60's, and he passed a few years ago so I'm not sure about a lot of stuff with the tractor. I'm proud to use it though! He used it as his main mower for a long time and used to give me rides when I was young.

Just by chance. Did you put the center blade on upside down. It's easy to do. (Ask me how I know!)

Don I bought the top of the line at harbor fraud, 25 bucks worth.well it cost more so it should be better...right ? Yes the PO did lots of welding and didn't scrimp on steel.It probably weights more than a 1965 four door Buick.

Fender back from my painter. He still has the hood to paint the black grill on.

I heartily suggest NOT going cheap on the pop rivet tool. Get one that handles multiple diameters of rivet shaft and has excellent leverage. The part that fails on these tools is where the tool grabs the stem of the rivet. Also, be sure to use stainless steel pop rivets (aluminum will not play well with galvanized metal and regular steel will rust quickly). It looks like someone with good welding skills already did some very clean repairs on that deck.

Good feeling to see all is well! Just last week I got a hand repairing the frame on my 854. Ground and welded the cracks and then welded in a full reinforcing plate per the WH service bulletin.

Norman's a good guy. Their place is located right here in Southern Maine not far from me. I haven't bought much from him because I'm a bit frugal/terrible cheapskate.... He's been very courteous and full of information the times I've dealt with him.

Not at all. I'm trying to see a difference right now between the two I'm having the original ultrasonically cleaned by one of my customers. The amazon special is only a test at $24. If it doesn't jive I'll return it... the power of skynet....

Can Discount Tire do the front 8” rims ?

Lots of great advice. I also check and clean the screen on the exhaust as it can become plugged up and cause running problems.

Here is what I do in the outside structures like the sheds. Those bees essentially bore right to the inside of board many times through it all the way to the inside. In any case what is left of wood on the inside is very little. At night when they are all inside I use a couple of insecticide spray bombs. Put them in and close door. Next morning you will find them on floor or they will die inside hole. Chemical will penetrate through what is left of board on inside. You will also be surprised of what else you find on the floor. Works great also for any infestation of carpenter ants. Chemical will keep working for a couple of months preventing reinfestation . I do it on a regular basis keeping all structures insect free specially free of buffalo crickets.

May take you up on that offer JCM. We seem to be kindred spirits.

.22 pistol with bird shot

Bagged a gobbler this AM. After I got him butchered and in the freezer, I hauled the carcass back to the woods and placed it under one of my trail cams. I'm curious to see what critters like turkey. Mowed the fence lines around the farm and checked some groundhog traps.

With a Power King, you have more legroom and a much higher seating position than with a Wheel Horse – especially a Lawn Ranger!

Few weeks ago i get a cheap offer for a small foldable drone. It has a WiFi module and normal Camera that reaches about 200m distance. it has an extremely small footprint folded and i developed the Idea, use it for my Fawn saving Project. The main reason to do that was the Hammer Airtime of 29min total. so i begun and removed the integrated Camera and the WiFi Crap Transmission. while remove it, i measure the Current, this thing needs. it consumpts 480mA what is much more than what my Thermal Camera include a 5,8GHz FPV transmission needs. to solve that issue i prints a new Cameramount on my 3D Printer and begin the Rework. That all is dang fizzeling but i believe a pretty Cool solution and very Handy because of it‘s size. Today was the maidenflight That Thing is pretty Cool. i get 20 min of Airtime, what is great for such a small drone with that heavy Payload.

Well, I never had any kids.....and no, I'm not adopting any of you...