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Hydraulic control valve cleaned up and new O rings installed. Hoses have been cleaned up with new O rings as well. That is where I am at right now. Engine has been cleaned up and had the decarbon, valves adjusted etc last year and it is ready to go back in when I am ready for it.

The wife's little custom. A Wheel Horse at heart built on a 312 frame.

I have been trying to get my dad’s tractor ready to take to my son next week. Hope is that he will get the bug and redo it later. Swapped out a bunch of different parts that my dad put on it and tried to get it back to stock. Also put a deck on it and mowed a little. Little rough on the rear without a seat 😁.

Pulled the b80 out and did a bit of yrd work. 800 special is ready for grass duty after a long winters snooze in the shed.ole Briggs started right up

Soooo…went into the woods for a cruise with the B-80 and figured I would snap a side shot for this thread (and apparently a few front end Friday shots as well). Unfortunately deep in the woods I had a front tire failure, as in IT FELL OFF! Of course I had no tools so had to walk back home for a couple tools and a rag. Luckily Mother Nature left a jack-stand close by. Quick repair and she drove back home without an issue. I do need to look for front spindles with the bolt rather than that little clip

I know this isn’t the right color tractor for side shot Saturday but went early this morning and picked this up. One owner tractor very well taken care of. I know it’s not a horse but I have always wanted one of these big wheel tractors. Don’t hate me too bad guys I like them all unfortunately

Engine plate and Matt's foot control pedal installed. That is all for now until I get more nice weather to clean up and paint more parts.

Finally have the hardware and time to get the steering wheel on. 2 3/4” seems ideal so I cut 1/4” off that 3” bolt. Fits good. No play using that bolt, so job done!

first of all again I want to thank the members here that were so kind with there wishes and understanding as my wife passing away back on the 8th day of December it has been really hard on me after 51 years together' she was the love of my life and she will always be; but in time we need to carry on and I know that she would want me to carry on with my hobby as the wheel horses' so I am back but for how long I really don't know' so my question is on a 10 horse Tecumseh motor what is the bolt pattern on the head bolts as one bolt is leaking out so I did buy a new head gasket but does it matter how the head bolts tighten down; again thanks to everyone who had a kind word

Rear axle cleaned up and painted Mid and front Tach's bolted to frame Frame bolted to rear axle and steering gear installed. Hydraulic supply and return lines connected to rear axle. Front axle installed using new pin.

Snapped this shot specifically for this thread. My newly restored 1975 C160 Automatic. Measures 41"+ across the tail end.

Haven't posted pics of this little guy for a while.

My 86 Silverado. Have had it since I was 15. Here it is when I had to get it back out to daily drive it again. Living in a trailer park trying to get by 😂

This is sick! I think I would have put it in a Wheel Horse though… I may be biased.

For my finale of the day … I installed a “charging port”!

@Thegearhead0324 you buy that seat for $600 and I bet he’ll toss the rest in for free!

Close Jim. Before investing time and dollars in a roller I test all the hydros by strapping the front of the tractor tight to a tree and make sure they will spin the tires hard dirt in forward and reverse. If tractor does not run, I park a tractor behind as you state and power the transmission with a long belt off the PTO. Oh and no need to twist the belt the pulleys are all always turning in the correct direction no matter if the engine is in the front or rear of the transmission...CCW looking at the pulleys.

Made my reservations yesterday. Son and 2 grandsons are coming with me.

Let’s see some of you guys signs and memorabilia that you have. I have a few things first is this lighted sign that is what it was made to be. I did upgrade to brighter lights Second is a metal sign made to be screwed to the wall. I made a shadow box style enclosure for it and put lights behind it

What more can I say.

Yes I use a carbide tile/glass bit and drill them out. Works excellent. A regular bit won’t touch them.

Thanks for the great idea @ineedanother ! I rounded up some can cozies to use as straw holders. @ebinmaine Now I, hopefully, won’t lose the straws for 2 of my new fave penetrating fluids!

You add tension by turning this trunion, closer to the PTO handle, a little bit at a time.

Mike, there could be a dedicated thread to your rides in the woods! Awesome!

Solved my engine issue. I purchased a "good running" I/C engine from Ebay. Hooked it up to an IV bottle, ran some jumper cable to it and gave it a bench test run. Surprisingly the seller was correct, it is a GOOD running engine. Happy boy!!! I transferred the needed accessories from my old engine to the new/used engine and it is ready to put back into my Swisher. The one and only thing that will not work will be the pull start. The crank shaft on the new engine is not designed to accommodate a recoil pull start. No big deal as the electric start works well. I will still need to install the pull start as it serves as a belt guard for the upper pulley the drives the tractor. One project close to completion.

Axle itself is perfect. Front tach hole is also very good. However, the bore in the frame was worn so I drilled that to 7/8" and pressed in a steel bushing. You can just see it in the picture with the frame upside down on the bench. All good now. This is a picture of the home made pin that was installed.

For sure, nice find! There was one for sale down the road from me just like yours with a hard cab & 2 stage blower. It took everything I had not to stop & look at it, Lol.

I've 'rebuilt' (no bore or crank work, other than hone the cyl) some 12-15 Kohlers, from K241's to K532's using one of the MANY 'kits' on the bay. From just the basic rings/gaskets to the full kits having everything, and have had good luck with them. One order sent wrong rings, contacted them - think it was 'baktkids' - and they promptly sent replacements. I just find one that is reasonably priced, has a decent rating, and offers free ship, and yes, I'm well aware that they are imports - what isnt anymore? - but I figure they will last as long as I'll have the engine.

You can also look forward to an “in person” thank you for the help and parts on my 854!

Done many rebuilds with these kits.

As Greasy Pete would say, "Slap some drain oil on the bottom of that deck."

@Wheelhorse#1 That is the way they made things back in the 60`s. made to last.

I was Only a Year old myself Then, But I remember 1968 Pretty well, Hoping Mom and Dad would Make it Back from Vietnam! Dad was a 1st Lieutenant in an SF Unit 2nd Tour and 1st as an Officer, Mom was an Air force Nurse at an E-vac Hospital

As you take it apart you might want to put bolts, nuts back into holes or pieces they came from.

That's amazing Such skill and thought to figure all that out and be capable of building it too.

C'mon Spring.

You might use an @Ed Kennell trick. Put the rear of the C195 on Jack stands. Park another WH behind it. Run a belt from the 2nd tractors PTO to the transaxle input pulley of the C195 and twist that belt into a figure 8 so it turns the correct direction.

Here are a couple of pics of the garage I’ve been working on. It’s 30x45 with 3 10x8 roll up doors and a side entrance door. I framed a bodywork and paint area to keep overspray and dust down. I poured the floor with help from my cousin and brother in law. We weren’t pros, so I coated the floor with a two part epoxy flake system to hide my mistakes. I’m really happy so far and am ready to start moving stuff in this weekend!

Hey hey! Twinning!

From smiles and crazy trees to all trimmed up!

After confirming the Eaton 5 was a good hydro, I used it to make the side by side.

Definitely looks like it was running outside the belt guard on the bottom. Easy to do when putting the guard on if you don’t know to watch for it.

That happens when a rod breaks - with the engine turning several hundred rpm's the broken piece hanging off the end of the piston slams into the side wall and .......

Looks like it's rubbing the spring from the pic. Also looks like lots of belt dust in that area too The missing pieces of belt will cause more "slap" and belt jumping Look for where ever it's making contact with something

I put on some special front hub dust covers, too.

Wonder what transaxle and power transfer components he will have to develop once the engine is straightened out?

I'll get us off to a good start. I'll be moving to a retirement community in the spring, and won't need my 417 with 2-stage blower anymore. Hope this doesn't cause a late winter blizzard before we move. This has been my dedicated snow tractor, and not used for mowing for the past 5 years. Only 508 hours on it. Has an electric lift, two lift assist springs, and electric fuel pump, wheel weights, a new seat, Ag rear tires and tri-rib fronts, only 508 hours, and a dependable Kohler KT17. Asking $1200. More items to follow.