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Like the title says, a new creature found my home. For those who don't know, my wife is "Ellie May Clampett" at heart. Stray animals always find us, and she always feeds them. And they always stay! The sadder, more pitiful, and ugly, the more she likes them. ...Makes me rethink why she picked me! Anyway, now for four days we have another squatter. I've never seen a pheasant take up with people like this, but here he is. My wife named him "Rango", so I know he's here for as long as he wants...

Done with wheels!! Painted the inside of the rears and inside and outside of the fronts.

I don't have a dog in this fight. I have white, cream, graphite and black wheels. So I don't care what color you paint your wheels as long as it' s not JD yellow or green.

Yeah, me too. But for 20 years now she keeps surprising me. And for the record, I have been corrected: his name is Johnny Ringo, not Rango. Like I care. We have: 3 dogs, 3 cats, 6 goats (nigerian dwarf, nubian, and two fainting), 1 donkey (not counting the jackass she shares a bed with), And one giant tree frog. ...And apparently a damn pheasant named Johnny Ringo.

A couple of years ago mom had a two pheasants show up at her house. They're not native in southwest Missouri and we learned that some farmers went together and bought some hand-raised ones for hunting and these two managed to escape. Mom feeds birds all winter and these two would show up when she called knowing they would be fed. I suppose they spent most of their time in the timber and even got tame enough to come into her garage. We figured that coyotes likely killed them. Those two pheasants sure brought a smile to mom. She is in her late 80's and has given up tending animals. She has had goats, chickens, ducks and dogs but we're afraid she will get knocked down and break a hip--and many older folks don't survive something like that. So, she feeds birds, neighbor dogs, watches deer and shoots 'possums that invade her barn. Mom does not like snakes. She had one under her deck some time ago, I went out there with the two grand children who were probably 5 and 6 years old at the time. The grand kids had their eyes plastered to the cracks between the deck floor boards looking for the snake and their hind-ends straight up in the air. I never told mom that I found 6 or 8 black snake skins in the attic of her house. Apparently, the previous owners had a mouse problem and the snakes were up there helping themselves to a smorgasbord. We had a donkey when we were kids. She wasn't broke to ride but if you'd put an ear of corn in front of her, she would reach down to eat the ear and then your could jump on her head and she would throw you upon her back. My youngest brother would lay on that donkey's back and just let her take him where ever she went in the pasture. It sure seems life was simpler back then.

Hey, cool! My dad got us a burro when I was about 10. As the oldest, I was elected to get her used to having a bridle, then a saddle, and then being ridden. Got bit once or twice, collected thrown saddles at least three times, and had more “forced exits” than I can remember (no hospital trips, though @Pullstart). After about three weeks, and a box of ginger snaps, she’d become fully calmed and would let any of my siblings ride her. We 3 oldest took her all over roaming through the woods and fields--miles from home. The “stubbornness” often associated with burros and jacks (female and male) has to do with their surefootedness. They won’t readily step anywhere they don’t think is solid footing. This was a boon for the safety of little kids riding all over! Over time, though, they’ll trust the rider and slowly go through mud or puddles. Thanks for triggering the memories, KP

Did a little of the transmission reinforcing. Still have to put the frame braces on.

@gwest_ca you are an amazing asset to the forum!

Must be one of those thirsty Onans

Same here KP. This guy showed up at the bird feeders one morning and hangs out. I named him Walter. Doesn't like the cats tho. His squawk sounds like opening a rusty faucet. No surprise where he came from there's two private shooting preserves just down the road so likely a pen raised bird but has extremely long tail feathers. Last year plow day one showed up to inspect @Achto's horse!

I live in a village and farm animals belong on the farm. My ex neighbors across the street had a son who wanted to be a farmer. So in HS he started raising chickens ,ducks, pheasants, turkeys ect. He kept them in their beat up old barn and had a pen. Problem was no one there new how to build a fence. They couldn't even keep their elderly dog in the yard. I used to work on cars for my B-I-L. one day I'm under a car on a creeper and I sense I'm not alone. I look out from under the car and I see feet surrounding the car. Every stinking bird he had got out and were now in my garage! Nobody was home so I had to wrangle them all back home. I shoved a wheel barrow into the hole in the wall where they got out!

There, fixed it for ya

Well, he's in the right place!

I guess I'm fortunate that snakes are not loved at all by my wife. And it's good because we have a few big black snakes here too. She wants one of those mini cows, the little $10,000 ones. Not until I get something with a bucket loader and backhoe attachment! We already have cows next door. They come right up to our yard, so that's enough for now.

I notice that he seems to have rather short tail feathers. In my area this would signify that this was a bird that was raised in captivity and then released to the wild. Pheasants that were born in the wild usually have long tail feathers by adulthood. There are 3 places near me that hatch raise & release pheasants. They will release a few roosters and a bunch of hens in the spring. In order to get some financial help from the DNR, in fall they will release several roosters in various spots about 1-2 weeks before hunting season. These birds are dumb as a bag of hair & usually don't make it through hunting season.

@kpinnc I feel your pain... My wife has named a rather large black snake that hangs out WAY too close to our house in Virginia. He's now Sneaky Pete, for obvious (to her) reasons that actually escape me completely.

Hey Folks, Several weeks ago a friend asked if I could help remove an old tractor from a new homeowners shed. They purchased the 1970's something home and the previous owner said this "lawnmower" was in the shed when he bought the home 13 years prior, he never used it, or even attempted to start it. The new owners said I could have this little tractor if I'd just haul it off. So, I became the new owner of a Wheel Horse B112. It looked pretty rough, tires were all flat, many, many years of grime and oxidation, and with the flat tires I couldn't raise the mower deck off the ground. Getting it from the shed in the backyard onto my flatbed in the street out front was quite the effort, but I was now the owner of a genuine Wheel Horse tractor, even though it was just a B112, I was still excited. Once back in my garage I was able to air up the tires, I dropped the mower deck and hit everything with a power washer, looking better. A new battery, oil change, new sparkplug and new back tires (a little bigger just for the cool factor), cleaned the air filter, and installed a new ignition switch as the key had long since disappeared and gave it a try. The starter spun great, I had spark, but it wouldn't start, it just felt like it was a fuel issue, so new carb, crankcase breather, pipe from the breather to the carb, and a muffler ordered. Carb arrived yesterday, still waiting on the other items. I think it's a 1980, but I'm not sure, I've attached a few photos. I haven't decided whether this will be a restoration, or maybe a puller for my nephew, I pulled with an older JD garden tractor 15 years or so ago and had fun. Iknow the B 112 isn't a heavy-duty tractor like the C's, but it could still be a fun project either way. The Briggs and Stratton 11 HP #'s are 252707 0206-01 80061711. I've enjoyed all the content on this forum and would appreciate any info on this model you all may have. I'm looking forward to having fun with this project!!

OK guys I’m about to open up a can of worms. The color of red has been discussed a million times but I haven’t heard much on the color white. What is the closest “white” in a spray can? What’s the best color in automotive paint. Personally I like a little “off” white than the bright white. What’s all you guys’ personal preferences? Pic is just eye candy to brighten up an otherwise dull post. 😉

Two 'amens' and 3 'attaboys' for that statement!!

This is one of the model numbers Toro removed the (-) so use 83300

Two days late and a dually short... Stabilizers for the big passenger car on the SL&WHN RR...

Did a little mowing with the C-105 with a 42” RD…puts down a nice enough stripe

Dries fast and hard. I don't know if it's more durable. But you don't have a tractor sitting around for 2 month's with soft paint!

For spray cans I use Rustoleum Almond followed by a couple coats of Rustoleum Chrystal Clear. First coat of clear goes on when the final color is still wet.

Navajo White is what I prefer if I’m not doing a custom color. Last pic is next to a Craftsman white wheel

Alrighty then where are the pics of these powder coated Navaho linen beige canvas cremes... me thinks Rob is fishin for Put your money where your mouth is boys... Only one stepping up to the plate is RJG. Oh balls here comes @Sparky with his battleship grey... Refrigerator Almond

I don't particularly like snakes but am glad to have a black snake. They love to eat rodents and I like them way less than snakes. Thanks for giving me a good laugh this morning!

Does anyone know where I could find a parts breakdown for the 5 gallon auxiliary fuel tank? From another post, I believe the attachment # is 8-3300 that I could not find the manual on Toro.com. I picked up one last week, but it is missing a few small pieces (connects seat support to the tank support) that I wanted to see if it was still available. Thanks Thad (Ohio)

@SylvanLakeWH

Rustoleum Shell White - darkens up a tad after drying for a week...

I think it was the camera flash. They are more of an almond. Same appliance stuff Ollie linked to. You wanna go off the deep end on color on us Sparky I wonder what that appliance stuff in stainless would look like. Even tho I been deby downer on rust oleum products lately I might try that 2x in Navaho. Looks good on that 1054.

Had this critter help herself to my office chair at my office in the middle of an industrial park. Took to leaving eggs on my workbench! She'd just cluck her way right in whenever the door was open.

They look too white. Allis cream on hood and wheels:

Seconded

Something I believe is important to bring up here is that primer color under a white can make a huge difference. We like the off-whites as well but prefer a lighter shade. Rust-Oleum 2x. Navajo White. For some reason I've been having some difficulty getting a hold of this Navajo White lately. Cottage White is just a shade darker. I've taken a tire off of a mid-60s Wheelhorse and put this Navajo white on the paint on the inside of the wheel. It was a dead match. It was so close to the color of the wheel that I lost sight of the drop I had put down...

I too like the Rustoleum Almond.

This wheel color business has motivated me to redo the paint on the B-80 wheels. I didn’t paint these originally. But the paint in the front rims is peeling off and the rear rims were only painted on the outside …weird. So a good wire wheel job and a soapy water bath has em prepped. Once they dry they’ll get a couple coats of Gloss Smoke Gray.

And then she meet @ebinmaine and fell in love with him. Now it is all beginning to make sense!

I will take a shot in the dark and guess that this is about a mid 1970s C model. The lever you are asking about performs two functions, it applies tension to the drive belt in the down position and sets the parking brake in your Sundstrand transaxle in the up position. The internal parking brakes on most Sundstrands is worn out and no longer functions. The basic function of the mechanism is to have the lever go over center forward and apply pressure to the drive belt when released and go over center rearward to pull up on the break lever (a part of the transaxle) when up.I do not have any pictures of the properly assembled mechanism but someone will be along to help, perhaps @daveoman1966 has a picture. This IPL shows the parts and pieces but not how they go together.

Yes, you push down to engage the belt and release the parking brake. The parking brake is the lever on the bottom sticking out of the transmission. NEVER release the belt engagement while in motion, it WILL snap the teeth off the parking pawl inside the case.

To anyone interested this is what was used on my two machines with the gray wheels.

Our jack doesn't like males of any species, though he's gelded. He used to let me brush him and walk him, and then flipped his script. My wife and daughters can go in with him, but he loses his mind if I go in the pasture or stall. How got out one time and chased me into the house. Haven't figured out what happened yet, but no chance of ever riding him for sure. My wife wants to get a full sized Mollie to put him in check, but I don't know if that will work or not. He thinks he's king of the hill, and donkeys aren't known for changing their minds much. I guess we'll see eventually...

I had one small block that did not have an arm on the governor wheel for the cable to hook into. The throttle movement was soo tight that you could hardly find a mid range speed. Could only pull the throttle out about 1/4" from idle to wide open. I welded an arm on to the governor wheel to get the cable further away from center. This gave me more movement on throttle and made it much easier to adjust the speed.

That is a wooden ornament I made based off the wheelhorse logo.

I fully expected a cat…maybe a dog 🤣

You don’t like em?? Kind of a machinery gray, my 315-8 has the same color wheels. I didn’t paint the ones on the B-80, and they definitely need to be re-done, but I did paint the ones on the 315-8

When my Trina was a wee one she was setting in a field eating berries. She looked up directly into the face of a moose that checking out what Trina was doing. The moose..... SNEEZED ON HER HEAD.

i have parts tractors for the parts tractors!

We can take Ed's advice a couple steps further if needed. Lets take a logical step by step inspection of your starter problem. Is your PTO in the ON position, a wheel horse will not start with the PTO on. Have you had the battery load tested at an auto parts store? Have you cleaned and tightened all electrical connections including grounds? Are all fuses good and fuse holders cleaned? If these have all been done, we can check components of the starting system as follows; don’t skip a step or you may miss the problem. Be sure the transmission is in neutral and the parking brake is set. Take a pair of automotive jumper cables and connect the black cable to your battery "-" and a good clean spot on the engine. Now connect the other cable to the large post on the starter and touch the other end to the battery "+" terminal, does the starter turn over? If the starter turns over the battery and starter are good. If it didn't turn over try the same steps with the battery in your car/truck, if that cures the problem then the "good" battery wasn't so good. Presuming the starter turned over move the jumper wire from the starter post to the other end of the wire going to the starter which is one of the large posts on the solenoid. If the starter turns over when the battery is touched by the jumper as before then that cable is good, if not you have found your problem. Presuming the starter turned over move that jumper to the other terminal of the solenoid, connect the other end to the battery and use a small piece of wire to temporarily connect the battery "+" terminal to the small terminal on the solenoid, this should cause the solenoid to close and the starter to turn over. If not, the solenoid is probably the problem. If this was successful remove the large jumper cable and use the small jumper wire to the small terminal of the solenoid, the solenoid should close and the starter turn over. If not the cable to the battery is the problem. Presuming all of these have been successful remove the black jumper wire and repeat the small jumper to small terminal, if the starter turns over the ground is good. If all of these components test good then remove your ignition switch, be sure the transmission is in neutral, parking brake on, clutch depressed and PTO off. Use a small jumper to connect the terminals that were connected to the “B” and “S” terminals of the ignition switch. If the starter turns over then the PTO switch and other safety switches are operating properly and your ignition switch may be bad.