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Well started tearing down the 877 I bought at the Big Show. Decided to go through the whole tractor and clean it up, wet sand and clear coat the sheet metal and do some painting on the frame and engine. Wheels will get sand blasted and painted. I'll be going through the electric wiring and adding lights. Fuel lines will be new too. I went through the motion control system, replaced the missing springs, got a new cam from @daveoman, installed that and flipped the retainers over and I think it should function properly once I get the tractor back together. Now for some pictures Got it tore down Nice pile of parts to work on Got a couple of parts clear coated, so the refresh has begun. Once I can get it all back together I'll finish it off will Terry 's fantastic decals.
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Guys, I've known of the location of this tractor for three or four years now. Kept telling myself "one of these days I'll stop and ask about that old tractor". One day not too long ago I actually did stop but could not get anyone to answer the door. The tractor was nearly impossible to see from the street unless it was winter time as the plant growth kept it pretty well hidden. I have no idea how long it has sat outside in the postion I found it. A long time I'm sure. Anyway, I was down at the Mentone show/swapmeet (just south of Elkhart about thirty-five miles) on Friday and got to thinking about the old tractor and decided to stop again to check on it and to find out if it was for sale. An elderly lady answered the door this time and I introduced myself to her and explained why I had stopped. I asked her if she or her husband would consider selling the tractor to me and she said "my husband died about a year and a half ago so lets walk back there and you can show me what you're talking about. So we walked through her house, out through her enclosed patio, across her garden patio, and then were able to see the tractor. I said "that's the tractor I was talking about". She said "that ol thing? You can have that! I've been wanting it out of here for a long time. My daughter's been complaining about it cause she's always having to mow around it. Just come get it and get it out of here!" ............I was stunned! The next morning at the restaraunt I go to every Saturday for breakfast I was telling all the boys at the BS table that I had been given a tractor out in the south part of Elkhart that I had spotted several years ago. One of the fellows who has a few early Wheel Horses himself said "there was a guy out south a ways that had an old Wheel Horse that everybody and their brother has tried to buy but he would not sell it for love nor money. He passed away a while back. His name was Becker." I looked at the name of the lady who owned the tractor that I had written down along with her phone number. Sure enough her name was Becker. I told my buddy "That's the one!" Then the conversation lit up. He said "You got to be kidding!" I said "Hey, right place right time!" ............................Guy's this kind of thing doesn't happen to me, always the other guy! Anyway it looks to be quite complete. Has all original tires, original seat, and still had the key hanging in the ignition switch. But above all the engine is not stuck! Will be quite a challenge but a lot of fun too! Gary
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So I have tried to fix the original, and then tried to use another switch (both battery ign) and neither had 12v to coil anymore. So its got a new mag ign switch in it, and I would like to put 12v to coil on a toggle switch. However I know I would forget and leave it on. The 877 has a generator warning light, mine hasn't been used in a long time. It no longer has a bulb, or anything else that would have been on the back side of it? What would it take to wire that light to come on when I have the toggle for 12v power to coil on? P.S. wiring is not my strong suit
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Does anyone have any pictures of any 877 wheel horses?
