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ebinmaine

Beautiful ride there Sir! 

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Wild Bill in VA

Those 45 degree bar lug tires that have Wheel Horse on them are extremely hard to find! To me the 854 was the best looking of Wheel Horse models.

Wild Bill in Richmond VA

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SylvanLakeWH

Nice! :eusa-clap:

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ri702bill

Rob - nice score. The 854 is a great worker. Looks to have one repaint. Replacement correct muffler.

Time for a new shift boot?? Removing the shifter will allow you to peek inside . and adjust the looseness in the shifter upon assembly.

Nice to see the removable side covers are in good shape and intact on the "suitcase" deck.... most go missing.

 

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squonk

I have some nice deck gear covers you can have for the cost of shipping if you need them.

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Retired Wrencher

Rob glade to see that vintage in that condition. That is something to proud of. Ohh I see your Shepard is like mine. Always 5 to 10 feet away.

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Treepep

Very nice find sir!  Good pup.  Now... Lets see that truck in front of it:D

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Sparky

Super nice and some great history!
 I wouldn’t change much on it except for that white grill. 

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Rob J.
1 hour ago, Retired Wrencher said:

Rob glade to see that vintage in that condition. That is something to proud of. Ohh I see your Shepard is like mine. Always 5 to 10 feet away.

Thanks but actually was the sellers dog. He’s about 150 lbs. big dog! 

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Rob J.
37 minutes ago, Sparky said:

Super nice and some great history!
 I wouldn’t change much on it except for that white grill. 

My thoughts exactly Sparky! 

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ri702bill
57 minutes ago, Rob J. said:

My thoughts exactly Sparky! 

I have seen pictures like that - always seems to be too overdone. Just the letters in white is just enough....

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Sailman

Very nice score!! Really cool to have the full history too. Congrats.

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ri702bill
9 hours ago, Rob J. said:

and the general round of maintenance.

Watching the video, I see the voltage regulator rocking and the ammeter, though charging, is erratic. Is a chunk missing on the S/G belt?? And perhaps ground issue??

NICE to see the original 2 spoke steering wheel is not bent or distorted.

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Wheel-N-It

" Went out and did it again"

I would do the same. That's a nice one right there. I hope to add a nice 854 to my little collection one day. :handgestures-thumbupright:

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Rob J.
1 hour ago, ri702bill said:

Watching the video, I see the voltage regulator rocking and the ammeter, though charging, is erratic. Is a chunk missing on the S/G belt?? And perhaps ground issue??

NICE to see the original 2 spoke steering wheel is not bent or distorted.

You may be right. I haven’t done anything to it yet. I did notice what you’re talking about. Sometimes it functions properly and then sometimes it bounces around. I think the generator works because I’ve started several times and so had the previous owner on the same 3 year old battery. I plan on changing the belts. It’s nice to have the original everything but belts I’ll replace for sure. 

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Rob J.
1 hour ago, Wheel-N-It said:

" Went out and did it again"

I would do the same. That's a nice one right there. I hope to add a nice 854 to my little collection one day. :handgestures-thumbupright:

I hope you do to! They’re neat little tractors. 

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Rob J.
6 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

Beautiful ride there Sir! 

Thanks Eric!

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Rob J.
4 hours ago, Treepep said:

Very nice find sir!  Good pup.  Now... Lets see that truck in front of it:D

Unfortunately that was the sellers Ford truck. 🙁

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ri702bill
51 minutes ago, Rob J. said:

It’s nice to have the original everything but belts I’ll replace for sure. 

Changing the dual "matched set" cutting deck belts can be an adventure...let @Handy Don chime in on that...

I went thru a 67 32" deck last fall - takes a bit of patience.....

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squonk
39 minutes ago, ri702bill said:

Changing the dual "matched set" cutting deck belts can be an adventure...let @Handy Don chime in on that...

I went thru a 67 32" deck last fall - takes a bit of patience.....

Lots of rags!

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Rob J.

Just fartin around and washed him up pretty good and stuck my hood ornament on I had Wheel Horse 3D make for me. It will go on the 854 Chief project eventually. Also the right side sticker came off so I cleaned it up and stuck a new one on. Gitty Up! Happy Independence Day holiday!!!

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WHX??
9 hours ago, Wheel-N-It said:

" Went out and did it again"

I would do the same. That's a nice one right there. I hope to add a nice 854 to my little collection one day. :handgestures-thumbupright:

I had one ...and I sold it...:techie-error::angry-banghead:

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Handy Don

There’s definitely a good reason that you see so many of those decks for sale with the dual final drive belts in place, even when the belts are shot!

Let us know when you decide to do the change and be very sure to get the spec’d belts (the length, profile, and height are all critical). It is a bit of an adventure, but you’ll learn A LOT about how WH engineers were thinking.

I lucked into my 854 but am so glad I did. Like @Wild Bill in VA, something about the overall look and stance just says “tractor” to me.

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Rob J.
On 6/30/2023 at 7:00 AM, Sparky said:

Super nice and some great history!
 I wouldn’t change much on it except for that white grill. 

Couldn’t stand it any longer. 

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