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Hey y'all, I found this forum when my grandmother said I could take my late grandfather's tractor, if I wanted to put the time into it. I have 20 years of aircraft maintenance experience, but basically zero tractor maintenance experience. Haha. So I snapped some pictures and headed to the Internet. My grandfather was a small engine mechanic after his time in the Air Force and he always took pride in his toys. Mostly mowers and the like, but he also had this tractor. It has a wheel horse hood, so with my limited knowledge, I started here and that's where several of y'all helped me out immensely and pointed me in the right direction. I plan to head back to her place soon and see if I can get it started. I guess I should ask for any tips at all for getting this ole girl running again. I've watched countless hours of revival videos on YouTube. Mostly vehicles, but also some tractors. First thing I'll do is check the flywheel. It makes almost a full rotation then catches on something. I hope it's not the coil pack (I can't remember what it's called) loose in there. Anyway, thanks for the hospitality and all the info thus far. I can't wait to hear her run again.

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Though there are many differences, I just want to point out that out that Wheel Horse, before the Wheel Horse brand, was Pond Garden Tractors. Pond started with 50 lever steer tractors built, then 500 Ride Away Seniors. They were built using a Model A transmission, and rear end as well. As rare as they are, I am fortunate enough to have found with the help of a friend a Senior for my wife, and Lever Steer for myself. These are incredibly capable machines, given the massive torque from the long stroke engines, and the big gear reduction portal boxes on the rear. Once you have this machine up and running, there will be lots of noises from the straight cut gears. Enjoy them!

As of today, both the 1989 312-8 resto-mod and the 1989 310-8 are now sporting NOS mower decks. No more patching rust or getting dirt in the old eyes while mowing.

416-H all cleaned up, ready for the season Also took the plow off the 8-Speed and put on the 42” SD deck. After I got the 416-8 running right, this thing is a beast with the 42”, maybe I have to upgrade to a 48” to give a little challenge?

Hello all, update for you all, I’ve gotten alot of priming done and just started pairing last night here’s some pictures for yall to enjoy

That's next... either incorporated into the belt guard or a idler pulley... kinda like @kpinnc suggested in post 23: I know Kevin would have already had this on the road and then put up on the shelf by now, but I am taking the more Colossus approach, routed in Maine's deep woods philosophical WH Guru @ebinmaine - "No Tractor before it's time..." now, where did I put that clock?

No thank you. I hated poetry in school, and still hate it today. If it doesn't rhyme it's not a poem.

A nice floor jack and some jack stands would probably be more useful Or, just take the car jack from your car/truck to do it that way and spend the money on something else. Yes, a lift can be helpful if you work on many and often enough.

Since your rear rims are in bad shape I suspect you will be buying new/used rims. Get you new tires mounted. Use the floor Jack slightly to one side so just one side lifts. Change one side at a time.

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Sylva, this is the day you refresh your spell checker...

I got the BIG OTR Lawn Trac 24x12.00-12 tires on the wheels from @midpack Also got the Tecumsehorse in the new workshop space. FIRST TRACTOR IN THERE! That's in there specifically for mounting the rototiller up. @76c12091520h Hitch. My own rear Tach-o-matic. Some tiller pics...

Haiku Day is here April breeze, warm and gentle Joyful holiday National Haiku Day, an initiative of The Haiku Foundation, celebrates the art form every April 17. A haiku is an ancient form of Japanese poetry that consists of three lines with the syllable structure “five-seven-five” — although this is contested for being a western way of teaching the haiku. Japanese haikus also count sounds, not only syllables. Haikus typically revolve around nature, the passing of seasons, or ephemeral beauty. At the risk of sounding like your high school English teacher, they rely more on images than metaphors. They’re also very concise, due to their short length. Try one! @SylvanLakeWH

Added the last two layers for the beam, and yes I used 8" timberlock screw lags in the beam both sides. @Handy Don Not sure if I will have any more posts until I start laying down the new flooring, as it's not really noticeable leveling out beams in the photos. In a side note we got some chicks. We've been talking about getting them for the 4 years we lived here but never were quite ready for them. So over the summer I will need to build a coop into the bottom of the barn. I do have something to put them in for the summer and early fall, but will need a coop for after that.

Having Verizon pays off for me…calling texting etc is all do-able and has been for a few years. For the low fee of $5 each I’ll send a text to anyone’s wife saying “Insert name here is gonna be late coming home from the Big Wheel Horse Show!”

Trina's been looking for a more efficient woodstove for the basement apartment for her momma to use. We picked this up this afternoon. If anyone has any information or sources of such, we'd appreciate it.

Guys, quick update…I couldn’t get the bottom drain plug out, so I flushed it twice with diesel and drained it thru the side plug, BUT, after the second drain I ran compressed air through the fill hole - worked great! You just knew to cover the side plug with a rag or whatever you have as not to make a mess. I think this is a very viable option if your bottom plug isn’t cooperating.

Just made my day, gotta go watch it now! @ebinmaineThose tires are HUGE, you can always add spacers under the fender panel and seat mount holes, easy fender lift to get that clearance.

Someday you might need one of these! LOL It's Homelite Harvester from the 60s, made to harvest fruit or nuts. Just one of the many 2 stoke power tools in my collection. Kinda rare unit That's the maiden voyage of it and the carb was tuned better so it runs much nicer than in the video. Plus you can tell I'm a complete amateur as it took a while to get it shak'n right. https://youtube.com/shorts/9R1kNEmt_C0?si=KQ55eTtdH0h8UEqP

Looking at the beautiful straight beams in your barn I can only imagine the amount of work that went into felling, hauling and preparing those beams to build your barn. There are several craftsmen in heaven looking down with smiles on their faces as you rehabilitate their workmanship. Great job.

Lots of possibilities, but I had a similar experience with my 416H. Long story short, I found that the pickup coil located under the flywheel went bad. It kept acting like it was a fuel issue, when it wasn't. There is a procedure to test this in the manual. Search manual section for a 416H with the Onan is Model #73423. The procedure should be the same on all P216G motors. All you need is a meter.

I don't know that I can still find my notes, but I bought a whole new switch, button and all from Amazon. Perfect match. I'll do some research.

I like the reuse with a built-up beam--nicely done. Please consider spacing some TimberLock screws along the full length to assure that any future warping in any one layer will be absorbed. When I make built up beams, I put a strong C-clamp on either side of where I’m putting in the Timberlock to make extra sure the beam layers are tight together. Yes, it’s a bit tedious but you want this to be once and one for your lifetime, right?

If you can hear it run, I think $150 is a race to grab it in todays overpriced market. I can never find spare engines. I always have to buy whole tractors to get a good one.

That's how many Seniors he WISHED he had. In case I haven't done so Papa You and @Andy N. could really talk shop then. Start by giving her a bath followed by the new to you check list. Many things on the checklist won't apply but some will.

Would really help us help you if we knew the year/model of the tractor we are working on. Often times wire color means nothing as things changed over the years and PO changes. For example replacement switch pigtails colors will not correspond to tractor wiring colors. One must then wire according to wire & switch functions rather than color.

That's the ones that started the receiver hitch. Here a different type I build for my raised 312-8.with the 25 x 900 x 12 tires. It's braced off the top of the transmission. \

There are too many different scenarios to answer that question with such vague information given. The original wiring would have had a plug with the wires in it to correctly align them but apparently there has been some modifications going on if you need to plug in individual wires. Plus there are different types of switches for different types of ignitions. The more detailed information you can provide, the better chance there is for getting the correct information. Switch basics The switch itself will have ID letters next to the poles on it B=battery S=starter A=Aux (lights) I =ignition or M=magneto --- Correct switch depends upon which type of engine

Yup, early small bore. The good news is that it can indeed be bored to the larger size for a perfect piston fit - if you are willing to throw some good money at it....

Started fab work on a belt brake... used Dan's recipe. Belt jumps right off if clutch depressed all the way, so I'll need something for that as well... thinking idler and / or guides on the belt guards...

Found a couple NIIIICE receiver hitches when I got home. @76c12091520h Thanks Brian!!

Mrs. K reminded me to decorate my egg for the Easter egg contest. This is an annual event and my Wheel Horse egg didn't finish in the top ten last year. We have 20+ entries. We now only get brown eggs from our Amish neighbor. So I decided to use the brown egg and appeal to the taste buds of the younger crowd in hopes of garnering a few more votes this year. I'll report back with the winner of the jar of M & Ms.

Really? Happens so rarely here. 🙄 😅

“I can fix that hump”. “What hump?” sorry, I can never resist a reference to Young Frankenstein😂

The "hump" that you'll hear about is pictured below. So drain from the bottom but also raise the nose of the tractor as far as you can. That will help everything drain from the bottom so you don't have to flush multiple times.

Spent some time on the C85 today… - replaced the transmission drive belt - took the right rear tire off to tighten up the loose trans pully. The lug bolts came off kind of tough, so I wire wheeled the lugs and re-tapped the hub lug holes - installed new tie rods from Brian - drained the transmission gear oil, now need to replace the filler tube I broke - adjusted the brakes, which I had put on new brake liners from Bob months back - installed a new shifter boot

Mounted the lift cylinder and valve on the '73. Cylinder works great but the hoses leak at most of the fittings so I put an order in with Lowell . Pulled the 165 up to the shop to dust it off for spring. Didn't change the oil in the fall like I normally do so that's on the top of the list. The 312 was next door with the neighbor aerating. I could hear it but not sure where he's off to with it. Maybe another neighbor's place

You could also add a belt brake tab. It works without belt guides and belt guard.

Okay folks.. No one in my family has ever used a rototiller. None of us have even seen one operated in, maybe 30 years? Give me the basics. Really basic.

Might have to add just a scosche.

Are the fenders going to fit? Those are monsters!

I have a couple videos I saved because of @Greentored Scott and his off-road Horses about belt guides and better pulley wrap. If you'd like I can share them.

Perfect. I'll take 45 2x10s about 15-20 ft long and delivered this Sat. If you haven't set up a saw yet, there is a better way to sharpen/shape the chain teeth for ripping compared to cross cutting.

So theoretically my 1961 K161 should have .063 to play with on the bore if I used a standard K181 piston? I verified mine does have the smaller bore. First mic checks were between 2.875 and 2.876. At least that's what the chart below says since later K161 and K181 had the same 2.938 bore... The stroke was the same on both versions of the K161. Of course this is all preliminary. I haven't looked at anything beyond the bore. @Achto Thanks for the link. I will definitely check the seller out.

In the future, change the oil before storing for the winter. It is best to have clean oil in it all that time, well used oil can be acidic and cause some damage.