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Got the new Carlisle Ags mounted up and put on the GT-1848: Oh yeah, and while I was at it I got some 7/16" 20 1-1/2" bolts, and nuts. Put 2 on each side, threaded through from the inside of the hub to act as studs. Made putting the wheels on much easier! Tapered the nuts on the bench grinder.

Thank you everyone for the good wishes. My birthday for me is always a day of reflection wondering many times on how I did get here. Sixty four years , fifty one of them spent in this Blessed Land and fourteen of them knowing many of you fine people. I have had a blessed life full of opportunity and the fortune of meeting many great people that helped me stay on the right path. It is no accident nor coincidence that all of good things happened in this land. Even in hard or difficult times there was always a very important thing always present which I realize more than ever every time I step in this soil after an absence. Hope. Thank you again for the good wishes and indulging me in my obsessive contributions to this site for it is a big part of what I have to offer in return for all I have learned from all of you.

Some more examples…

I think I caught the bug...

Get your own hot air gun with variable temp and fan. You won't regret it. I have a Wagner that I got at HD on sale. Shrink tube? Enclosed solder connectors on a trailer re-wire? Frozen pipes? Decals? Removing vinyl floor tiles? Speedy epoxy cure? CHECK

Inaugural ride on the back yard trail… Ready for the nieces, nephews and other littles…

Today I finished a little project of mine. I built an engine/workbench crate. I used what scrap wood I had laying around. Had to buy the hardware of course. Had a set of old brass hinges laying around. A couple of handles off an ambulance. Cavity is large enough to fit all the Kohler single jugs. Captured bolts in bottom to secure engine to crate. Top doubles as a workbench to work on motor if need be. Gitty up!

Sorry. I assumed it’s function was known. It is a stitching horse used by saddle and harnesss makers. One would sit on it and stitch two pieces of leather together while they were held by the vise. It made a difficult and tedious task easier by providing a seat and a vise to hold pieces together at a comfortable height. Vise is foot operated using a leather belt. The little tool tray held the few tools needed at hand. This one is pretty old. It was in bad shape so I repaired it and made it whole again. The two nails shown on photo were removed from it. They were part of a haphazard attempt at repairing it by one of the former users. They are important . Type of nails used on something are a good indication of piece’s age. These nails are from the 1820s. This was actually my birthday gift from my wife. We seem to feed each other’s interests all the time.

People Eating Tasty Animals… Great group… I always say: There’s room for all God’s creatures… right next to the mashed potatoes and gravy…

Back in the late 1960's Wheel Horse found out that the exhaust pointing to the front of the tractor when moving forward that the air pressure just from the tractor moving in that direction would cause extra exhaust back pressure on the engine making it run rough. To fix this problem a shield was put over the holes in the muffler outlet and pointed the spent exhaust gases out to the right, which blocked the air pressure from trying to go into the outlet holes. I would get some 3/4 pipe starting out of the engine with a 2-inch nipple then a 90-degree elbow then thread the muffler into the elbow. Here's some pictures of the evolution of the Wheel Horse/Tecumseh exhaust systems. 1) First type used from 1962 till 1967 (1968 Lawn Ranger too) 2) 1968, note holes pointing to the front of the tractor 3) front holes now shielded and exhaust gases pointing to the right (note this NOT the factory shield type but represents the meaning, a sheild type muffler is hard to find) Wild Bill in Richmond VA

Finished up painting front weights that match the rears I finished a week ago.

Just picked up this rare 69 workhorse 700 for $200. The seller said it ran real good & sure enough it did! Tires look new too & it came with a plow . I think I did pretty good on this one ! A couple things I noticed , the engine may or may not be original, no key start, but the key does shut it off , the exhaust is venting under the hood, which I guess is the oem design & the drive belt seems a little loose

Hey all, just posting my wip horse, here’s a couple details on it did I overpay for the tractor? Yes was it worth it? Probably not does it smoke? A lil 😏 what have I done to it? Fixed tie rods made new clutch brackets Fixed snapped off clutch pedal Painted frame threw the KT17 in the dumpster (where it belongs) still working on getting the steering gears meshing right, almost have it custom motor mounts Put a kubota z482 in it made a quick swap drive pulley system clutch spring custom rad mounts Ran new coolant lines spaced the hood forwards and up i still have to add an alternator and another idler, it also is getting a hood stack once I have the whole hood situation figured out so far I think I’ve been working on it for three weeks, but almost every day for quite a few hours when she was still stock IMG_0020.MOV FullSizeRender.mov

Enough said imo. These machines are the holy grail of Wheelhorse/pond. Featured tractor of the 2022 Wheelhorse show.

Hello all, I've been a WH user/owner for most of my life and really enjoy the quality build and wide range of use of these machines. Previous models were 60s vintage but now I have a 416-8 with the Kohler magnum that I picked up about 14 years ago. Most of its chores have been lawn mowing, trailer hauling, pulling an Agrifab lawn vacuum and with a 48" snow plow that I use a winch on for lift. In the works is a new clevis hitch and rock shaft kit from WH and More to use the Brinly plow I picked up last week on CL. It is brand new, never used for $125. I have a couple of small hay fields that have never been plowed and hope the little guy can do it.

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Check all the Vee pulleys for a stone or twig wedged deep in the vee. PTO, Mule, and Deck pulleys.

Morgan got another workout today. We mowed the lake house lawn. The contours of that yard make me nervous when I am mowing next to the lake. Being titled towards the water just feels WRONG. The deck drive belt behaved today. It did not flip inside out on the PTO pulley. Looks like increasing the belt tension helped. Still noticed a lot of belt vibration between the mule drive and the deck pulley.

I've officially decided to paint....

@84c125 Good point, probably missing on his manchine. These pics show the 'factory' ones. And, If I hadda guess I'd think the belt guard may not be there either.

Before or after he cuts the grass?

Found some fresh original paint, showroom shine!

Are they proclaiming a power gain using their stuff? If not, I’ve built plenty of GT exhaust with old truck headers. They are 1-1/2” or 1-5/8” typically and have all kinds of fun random radius bends to choose from.

It's a 6.5 TD, manual conversion nv4500, np205 cast iron transfer case, Dana 60 King pin front axle, corp14 3.5inch tube big brake rear axle, body swapped with 1500 floor was starting to rot in the blue body.

I’ll be running one trailer only… see pic… too tight for multiple trailers… gotta run some tests with some live crash dummies and see how close arms, legs etc. get to immovable objects… still have some fine tune trimming to do but overall pretty happy with it… loop turns at each end and couple variations to the trail. Not bad for 1/3 acre lot… (Moms won’t be allowed on the trail and unlike @Pullstart I don’t do YouTube so the bubble wrap crazy’s won’t turn me in…) Also plan to let them drive as they get big enough to steer…

First, a hot air dryer will be better in removing decals then a torch. Second, if you are going to sell it to one of the members, I would leave it for them to restore. A good chance your restoration is not what a member would do, and they would rather do it themselves.

A couple bucks are starting to shape up.

Hi - My name is Kate Goelzhauser and I am the Managing Editor of a little magazine called Lawn & Garden Tractor Magazine. It's a small, home-based business in southern Indiana. It's been in publication since 2006. It features all brands of lawn and garden tractors and equipment. We had excellent representation of Wheel Horse machinery until Covid hit. Since it shut down shows, our writers didn't have a good source to get photos and stories. I've tried to lasso in a few writers, but there has not been much response. This site is overflowing with stories, so my goal is to track some down, reach out to owners with some good quality photos, and start running Wheel Horse articles again. If you have a story about your tractor, your collection, a technical tip, a how-to article....anything.... please reach out to me here or at Kate@LagtMag.com. If you have something on this site, tag me or send me the link to your story. In anything that is published, you and Red Square will both be recognized and we will send you three free issues with that article as well. Thanks so much!

Custom made hitch, bugs me because its either bent, or built off center.

I paid.

Maybe it's the lighting, but this one appears to have a whole lot less roll to it...

That's the spindle. Goes in the end of the axle. Happens to the best of us Joe. It's been said that just as a hair covered horse is a herd animal... so is a paint covered Horse. You best make sure you have plenty of storage space. 😀

Thank you Don. My wife collects miniature Windsor chairs. Yes they are really well made and true to the full size ones.

Yeah, Onan Performer P216. Usually good, smooth running engines if you keep the oil clean.

@davem1111 first photo , look at lubricated stack of pto lever rod washers , to firm up sloppy lever action , heim joint in place of trunnion joint , rethread end of rod with a 3/8 x 24 die nut , heim joint screws right on , notice battery tender plug in hanging on choke cable ? how about that battery cable , going to the corner of engine to frame ? for added rectifier grounding and on to headlights grounding , that cable bolts to battery cable bolt point on frame next to battery , that is also the pto lever start area . all of this is hiding in plane site . also note corner of flange bearing 1,st photo going to steering column . you can make things better , pete

Happy Birthday Caz Hope you have a great day!

Little wonder my old broken elbow is playing up this morning! My teenage daughters are tough though, couldn't have done it without them.

I agree that the blades are not in good shape and think they are definitely suspect. I would be more concerned with the spindle bearings though. Have you checked them with the belt off? The blades should not hit the deck EVER, but if a tree or something was bumped while mowing it might cause enough flex to do what is pictured. Otherwise I would suspect play in those bearings along with the condition of the blades to be where your troubles are.

The drive belt on my 14-8 running a 42" RD deck did exactly that today. This is the start of the 3rd season in it. Itook the twist out and added more belt tension at the mule drive. Not the first time this belt has done this. I'm beginning to think it may be a belt problem. I brought it at the local hardware store, so it may not be the best quality belt. If I replace it, I'll buy the replacement from NAPA. The PTO kicking off at random sounds like an adjustment issue. Maybe run the adjustment trunion towards the front of the tractor 2 or 3 turns. If that does not work, try 2 or 3 turns the other way.

It’s a slip knot used in mountaineering to ascend rope or stop an unwanted descent. Slides when not under load. When under load it locks tight.

Do both!!! Imagine the troubles we'd see!!!!

My grampa used to say if the folks at church didn't like his overalls then he didn't need to go.

pretty simple step rebuild. i have been asked time and again to do projects for a friend. He had some poorly built steps leading to a deck three steps high. These steps were screwed together with drywall screws and quite rickety as the base sat in the mud. I found a scrap treated board and levered the mess from the mud and sat it on top of the plank. it was a good guess as the steps became level once again and fit the stringer angle pretty well. The previous owner used drywall screws and many were just broken or gone. i replaced as needed with ceramic coated square drive screws i cut up some large joist hangers to use as angles to fasten the newly fitting stringers. cut some more angles to fit under a deteriating step that was not supported by the stringer that was undercut too far. Finally i cut another joist hanger to stiffen the hand rail connection. Tools used were a worm drive saw, and impact gun and battery drill. Anyway, he appreciated that I made the beast strong and solid when before it was nearly disconnected from the deck. it will do until we pour a new deck next summer and come up with some nice steps and planters and such to make a nice setting. There is a huge outdoor store of trex built furniture owned by the Amish. i see this guy buying a flame table and some nice outdoor stuff to outfit it in the future There are actually guys out there who insist that everything was bad and refused to fix it. The key to stuff like this is just listen to what people NEED and save them money doing it

Hi Kate @tractorchick, Although I do have a Wheel Horse I have'nt worked much on it yet. However I am building a small (about 1/3rd) scale IH 1568 with the frame, transmission and engine from a Murray (don't shoot! ) gardentractor. Lot's of pictures and info here on Redsquare and more to come. Greetings from the Netherlands, Mark.

Made a removable tote to carry a couple more planes and two odd tools.

Remember that all these bolts took YEARS to get stuck, so patience is going to be your best friend. Spray some penetrating oil on them, tapping them with a hammer (not smash them) can help shock the threads, wait a few days. Spray, tap, repeat. If they come loose, then bind up again, tighten them back a turn, then loosen them more.

It was 'fun with drains' day today. My wife discovered that the toilet in the lake house was weeping some water at the floor line when flushed. She also pointed out that it seemed to be running slower than usual. I had that system apart last year when I had to replace the lift pump. The closet flange has an ID if 4 3/4". This is unusually large and I could not find a matching size of wax seal. I got creative with a couple of seals to get it back together. I figured that the new issue was the result of that 'fix' coming apart. Well, that was partially true. When I pulled the toilet off of the floor, I saw that the wax seal was sketchy. But, I also noticed some roots growing in the pipe! Down to the hardware store to rent an auger. Sure enough, it snagged a ball of roots about a foot and a half down the pipe the size of a softball. A closer look at the pipe revealed that it is cast iron and possibly cracked. Wonderful! The house is built on a slab. Will have to bust the slab to do a proper repair. We've got people coming to stay this weekend, so that won't happen right away. I ended up making a giant washer looking piece out of some stainless sheet to give proper support to the wax seal to get it up and running for now. We have been talking about a remodel of that bathroom. This news opens up more possibilities for the remodel, I guess.

Made up a nice new batt-tree cable for a good friend o mine's.

Bought my girl a new accessory, slowly gathering up items for the winter build.