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Hello everyone, I'm posting here because I have not posted in about 7 to 8 years... so much was changing and has changed that I wanted to reintroduce myself. When I first joined 10 years ago I had just bought a house and gotten married to my HS sweetheart. We live in SW Michigan. I acquired thru trading my first 312-8 and found my 2nd love lol. In those days I was working at a local scrap yard and was bringing home tractors and implements daily. I had 14+ wheel horses at any given time. Also 7 years ago when I stopped posting we welcomed our first daughter into the world and in turn my world really changed. Wow did I have some learning to do. In that seven years I slowly found homes for most of my wheel horses and got down to only 2. Most went to kids for free with a first right of refusal clause. Then my second daughter came along. My wife graduated college and I started a demanding career. Our lives were a whirlwind. So now I have my amazing wife and 2 beautiful little girls, I'm truly blessed! Through all of this I held on to my favorite horses my first 312 and my 310. I also somehow ended up with a 312-A. Most summers they sat in the back of the pole barn as I mowed with a zero turn, winters they spent put away as I plowed with my bobcat. I never lost my interest just my time was precious. Recently I dug out my 310 to go live at my good friends house for his twin boys to enjoy they are 7 years old a very excited. This made me get my very first wheel horse the old faithful 312-8 out and started. It really hit me then. I have been missing my horses. Now my girls are old enough to enjoy garage time with me. (Dad keeps kool-aid jammers by the dozen in the garage) this lead me to buy a project for us. Im excited to share this with my girls they may never be gear heads like me but I want them to have understanding of doing things for themselves and quality engineering. I also would like to raise them with some awareness of things mechanical. So I stumbled across a big single 16hp k series from a C161. Out back behind the barn I have a complete minus engine C85. The plan is to make us a new horse with these. We are hoping to do a kinda restomod tractor. My list of horses now go 1988 312-8 1987 310-8. going out on longterm loan 1986 312-A. been on longterm loan for 2 years, getting its second rider now that big brother moved to a larger tractor. Unknown year C85 frame Unknown year 416 frame Tons of parts scattered between a pole barn and a shed. Numerous implements behind the pole barn.

So, I stop by @Pullstart's Plow Day Saturday to get one of his tractors dirty and stuck, and this jumps into my trailer with a bunch of extra tie rods that don't fit, belt guards that don't fit (imported from Wisconsin by @WHX?? with a more than able assist from @Achto who, more importantly, brought cheese curds!) hand tight lug bolts and a slew of inappropriate cuss words about the virtues of my new little filly from said belt guard guy... Seems this was once a fine young , fully intact and owned by @Lil’ Pullstart, who for reasons unknown, sold it to pullstart, who proceeded to disembowel it for other projects... It was restored to roller status with a manual 3speed of unknown origins, seat fender tool box from an unsuspecting that thought pullstart was taking it on a date, and a swift kick in the rear end... Here's where I enter the picture... looking for a fine roller specimen to repower for fun, this is the best to be had north of the big show, apparently... So I get her on consignment to "have fun" and then "at some point" it goes back to pullstart stables for an unknown future... only rules: save all the parts and NO PAINT... The name? Thought you'd never ask... WHAMMC3PO_ - Wheel Horse Auto Manual Mutant Consignment 3 PO_. 3 is for the manual transmission and PO_ is what @WHX?? named it...with ample additional edited descriptive verbiage , edited of course for little ears... No relation to any droid in Star Wars and yes Luke, Kevin is it's father... More to come, maybe... Oh, this was the used tractor salesman I got it from...

Progress is slow with the weather in the 70's one day, 30's the next then repeating the pattern. I did manage to get the dash housing painted. Rattle canned with the Squonk touch. Final wet coat of red and immediately a wet coat of gloss clear. It came out great and the dry time was much shorter. I already had the dash dolled up. The PTO needed some loving. Both bearing were good. I didn't want to try and remove the needle bearing so I closed up the end and flooded it with mineral spirits. It cleaned up great. Greased it up and installed a new seal, put the outer bearing back in and it's good to go for another 47 years. Covered up the tires, a light sanding and rattle can primed the wheels. The color coat of custom mixed sorta almond linen beige will be done with a sprayer so I gotta wait on the weather. Then it will be new sealed bearings.

Sunday we had a severe thunderstorm with 80 mph winds roll through. It snapped the top off a big pine tree in my side yard, taking some branches of the maple tree next to it on the way down. Monday I bought bar oil and a new chain for the saw. Tuesday after work I got it all cleaned up wth help from the C-81. From plowing at @Pullstart's plow day on Saturday, to yard duty on Tuesday, she's been a happy .

Got optimistic & took snowplow off then installed mower deck. Lawn service already fertilized last week so grass is starting to grow. Also changed oil & greased all fittings.

Went and picked these 2 up today. Couldn't go wrong for $200

Vietnam Veterans Day is annually observed on March 29. It commemorates the hardships suffered and sacrifices made by nine million Americans during the Vietnam War. However, the holiday does not only honor the former soldiers but also their families who supported them before and after the war. The Vietnam War was a lengthy and costly conflict between Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam. It occurred from November 1, 1955, to April 30, 1975 — a total of 19 years before the fall of Saigon. As Vietnam’s principal ally, the participation of the U.S. significantly determined the fate of the war. In 1961, former U.S. President John F. Kennedy sent a team to Vietnam to report their conditions. It was found that there was an American buildup of economic, military, and technical aid to Ngo Dinh Diem to defeat the Viet Cong. Due to the “domino theory,” which suggests that if one Southeast Asian country falls, the others will follow, Kennedy increased the American aid in Vietnam. By 1962, the U.S. military presence in the country reached up to 9,000 troops. By March 1965, U.S. aid continued in Vietnam with the support of Lyndon Johnson, Kennedy’s successor. By June of the same year, American troops reached 82,000. A month later, 100,000 more troops were delegated, and 100,000 more a year later. By November 1967, the number of U.S. troops reached 500,000: however, 15,058 were killed, and 109,527 were wounded. November 5, 1969, there was a massive anti-war movement in Washington. More than 250,000 Americans participated, calling for the withdrawal of military troops from Vietnam. On March 29, 1973, U.S. President Richard Nixon officially withdrew the American combat forces from Vietnam. A year later, the first Vietnam Veterans Day was held.

Put the rear weights back on the 310-8. These new wider wheels required longer bolts, so I fired up the mig bolt extender and added an inch. I know, the carriage bolt head is supposed to be inside the wheel. But I don't like the nuts sticking out on the outside.

Credit to @Pullstart for the senior.

This downsizing is not working out. Took some furniture to my MILs new residence at a nursing home and came home with this. Never know what may happen when you talk tractors with strangers.

Had to put a new ignition switch in the '68 Commando 8, so while I was at it, new fuel lines, shut off and filter.

A buddy welded up the fuel tank/fender support rails in the 520-8. Both sides cracked.

Today is our 38th wedding anniversary so we went out for a lovely meal. A pub called the Dunkirk about 16 miles away (that's a long way for an English man to travel for dinner). Can't believe it's been that long since two kids not long out of their teens tied the knot and settled down. She looks just as gorgeous now, the dessert is a treat as shes been losing weight really well fir the last ten weeks.

I was mistaken. The two bars was not welded together. I released the tension from the spring and with a few taps with a rubber mallet I was able to pull them apart. Your explanation makes alot of sense for the purpose of the part. Now I think I'll be able to get everything aligned properly. Thanks for all the input guys. Feels great to be welcomed to this community.

That could be a problem. I could be wrong, but it appears that bar is what fixes the mower perpendicular to the tractor and is the break-away link that allows the mower bar to swing back if it hits a fixed object. It appears that adjustable tension spring applies the friction to the two bars that determines the total length of the bar. If those two bars are welded together, the whole purpose of the breakaway system is defeated.

Plenty of room under the hood!

I started on the process of repairing the dump bed.

Hello friends ! I have just bought a new WH ! A C101 in a very good condition !! For you on US it is commun ,butin France very rare !! It is my second but I could not resist

And it maximizes aerodynamic efficiency when traveling at high speeds... better fuel economy... very green...

National One Cent Day, which honors a major point in the establishment of the American currency, is observed on April 1. The story begins in the times of Benjamin Franklin all the way to Abraham Lincoln. Did you know, the one-cent coin used to be called the Flowing Hair dollar because of the image of the Statue of Liberty on it? Back in 1787, the U.S. issued the first one-cent coin, designed by Benjamin Franklin. On one side, the coin read “Mind Your Business”, and on the other side, “We Are One”. Unlike today’s one-cent coins, Franklin’s design was made entirely of copper and was also bigger. It went on to be called the Fugio cent or the Franklin cent. These coins were handcrafted and minted by workers without the use of machines. But in 1792, when the United States Mint was established, a proposal for a new coin design was submitted. By 1793, on April 1, the new one-cent coin was introduced into the market. These new coins were a symbol of the Statue of Liberty. One side depicted an image of a lady with flowing hair, and the other side showed 13 chains representing the 13 colonies. As years went by, the coin’s size was reduced to make it easier to handle. The coin went on to see several other design changes, from an eagle wreath and the head of an American Indian to President Lincoln’s face. The metals it was made from also changed from being 100% copper to being 97.5% zinc and only 2.5% copper. So, there you have it. While a one-cent coin can make you feel rich or poor depending on the context, one thing is for sure, and that is people have been celebrating the day to remember the coin’s rich history and its importance in the U.S.A.’s development. The cost of producing coins varies significantly depending on the denomination and the materials used. For example, in the United States, it costs more than the face value to circulate certain coins like the penny and nickel. According to a 2023-dated report from the United States Mint, producing a single penny costs about 3.07 cents, while a nickel costs around 11.54 cents. Larger denominations, such as dimes and quarters, are more cost-effective to produce relative to their face value. The United States Mint and other national mints continuously evaluate these costs to balance production efficiency with economic viability. However, not all mints release their production costs. The Canadian Government announced it would phase out the penny from Canada's coinage system, February 4, 2013 was set as the date after which the Royal Canadian Mint will no longer distribute pennies. Pennies are still legal tender in Canada but have been disappearing from circulation. It took the United States an additional dozen years to figure this out but in February of 2025 our 47th President ordered the Treasury Department to stop minting new pennies. The existing ones will remain in circulation and be legal tender for financial transactions.

Hello friends ! I have just bought a new WH ! A C101 in a very good condition !! For you on US it is commun ,butin France very rare !! It is my second but I could not resist !! See photos ( I will get it in June , because far from my home ,but it is paid !!

Had a couple out today stretching their legs.

For many of us the Big Show is about the people more than the parts and tractors for sale. Last year my truck was loaded fully and the only thing that wasn't pre purchased was a belt guard that I picked up for another member. If an item is priced too high people are not shy about letting you know. If you don't accept their offer it is unlikely that they will return to make another offer unless it is a hard to come by item. Best bet is to post it in the Big Show pre-sale thread at a fair price, most people will be willing to pay in advance and pick it up at the show.

Unknown Genny for sale $65.00 PLUS ASS TAX SOLD to WHX??

Got the rest of that section of floor pulled up just the middle section left.

Back at my tree removal project. Monday after work I spent about 1.5hrs splitting some of the wood that was piled in the drive way and added it to the existing pile. Work has us on 4 tens with a rotating day off, today was my day off so I decided to reclaim my parking spots. This was the scene that I had to start with this morning. Ran the splitter until I had a trailer full. Not until the wood was cleaned up, Unloaded and stacked this first load. On to the second load for today. My brother took some wood & I told him where to put any brush that he accumulated, well instead he drug it to the front lawn of my neighbors yard. Not happy, but oh well. Figured I better clean it up before the neighbor got upset. Cleaned that pile up and also raked up as much saw dust as I could out of my yard. Unloaded that mess at my nephews place and moved back to splitting up more of the pile that was blocking my parking spots. Low and behold, I was able to fill the trailer once again. Load number 3 for today. When this load was finished I was just out of "me" for the day, so it got parked and unhooked but not unloaded. Being a 1 man show today, I was happy to accomplish my goal and regain the parking spots for my 3 vehicles. @WHX?? took one trailer load off from this tree, my brother took 1 load, and I took 2 loads today. I'm guessing that there are 2 more loads on this pile that is already split. More than likely 3 to 4 more loads still laying in my neighbors yard, and I need to get equipment to carve up the 60"+ across trunk. Hopefully I can put a big dent in what is laying in my neighbors yard this weekend.

Got another Wheel Horse wagon question, got this old girl yesterday and it doesn't have any identification tags or stickers on it. I seen on here some where , where the type of decal on them can some what tell the time frame of when it may have been built? She's a little rough but fixable, thanks for any help.

Cleaned up the C81 sluggish starter and got it working good. I did have to put a .010 shim under the front bolt. Brushes were good. Used a drill to turn the armature and cleaned the commutator with a stone.

All i know is if Lincoln is bald ... your tires are shot @Achto s dad used to say it was cheaper to drill a hole in a quarter than run to town for a washer ...

That doesn't look like the right engine oil pan for a 68 Raider 12. Engine should be a K301S and it looks like an "AS" style pan like a 1076 would have. May have a swapped engine. The engine crankshaft height might not be correct for the belt guard you are using.

Knew a girl like that years ago....

i have rehabbed a number of the 42 rd decks -- i have found installing a piece of household baseboard vinyl ( has a natural curl ) with carriage bolts to be a simple and inexpensive way of deflecting the grass clippings downward -- especially important if you have a H tractor rather than a gear tranny so as to avoid the clippings going on to the Hydro fins. Good Luck, Bill

Put the motor back on b-80 and mower deck. Just need some adjustments. It’s running rich but starts right up. Verified battery is charging. Ordered some new battery cables. The ones I have were to long. Finishing it up tomorrow.

Bring them. Hang a price tag on them. If they aren't sold by the end of the day Thursday, then you know you are asking too much. Lower the price accordingly.

Pike nuts... for chariots of fire...

Working today? Please! There’s something a bit more important happening. All 30 MLB teams are in action as it celebrates Opening Day! Also, tomorrow there will be a fifteen way tie for first place! Too soon? Well, in case you’re wondering — yes, this is (sort of, but not technically) the earliest Opening Day ever. (Seattle and Oakland played a pair of games in Tokyo last week.) This season is especially exciting because it will mark the first time since 1968 that all teams begin play (in the U.S.) on the same day — March 27. Remember, it’s not springtime until Major League Baseball says it’s springtime. Today is the day!

That bolt and wire guide should be moved forward to the tapped hole forward of the pulley. That should position the guide closer to the pulley like the top guide.

Sounds like you need a good size heated garage, say 24' x 36'. Move the big stuff out on entertainment day, useful work space all the rest of the time.

Welcome!! That is an Industrial Strength Gopher Patrol implement !!

The proportions and body lines look off on most of the cars, specially the door gaps. Is this a picture of model toy cars?

Bonus picture. Sink hole we found while driving across the field. Probably 32" across and 18~20" deep. That's a new one for us. Mom said the man who witched for water when they drilled the well 50 or 60 years ago said there was an underground river and that there was sufficient water available to use for irrigation. My brother filled the hole in and we'll keep an eye on it. It wasn't all work. We caught a nice mess of bass and crappie. My sister-in-law fried them up for supper. Happy fish swimming after a bright lure and couple of hours later, happy Phil digesting said fish.

Getting the last section done. Started the pile on fire, filled the trailer and threw that on the pile of coals that was left, and that all is burned up now as well.

So I know this technique for checking wires. You need two guys and a 2x4. One guy needs to not be afraid of getting shocked, the other needs to not have issues with hitting the first guy with a 2x4. Also, neither can have a pace-maker.

My 414 does that!

Thanks for the birthday wishes everyone!! Haven’t posted anything in a long time… Im picking up a collection of 15 wheel horses and lots of parts over the next few weekends. I will make sure to post some pictures when I get them all home. Here’s a picture of what I bought for my birthday at an auction over the weekend.

I painted my 1971 Raider IH Red.

Here are my 2 Radio Flyers. A friend of mine and I made these a few years ago. I used to push / pull my nieces kids around at car shows. They have long since out grew them. They need to go to new home for more memories.

That guide is not correct. It goes on the back side of the belt. It's designed so when you push on the pedal the belt slacks and the guide supports it. Then the slack pushes the belt away from the pulley.