Grabbed another one!!!!!

[whfan74 2,066]

Well I didn't want to buy any more machines.  I am out of space and have no time to spend with them like I used to.  So at the last minute I decided to grab my boy and take our 420 LSE and Jacobsen Chief to a parade/show about 25 minutes away with some good friends.  As I was lined up for the parade, one of the other club members came up to me and said a fellow across the field has some Horses he wants to sell.  I almost didn't go, but I have learned a long time ago that you follow up on all leads.  
He mentioned to me he bought one at auction a while back and was planning on fixing the broken axle, but never got around to it.  I almost lost interest until he said it had chrome rims and was a special edition.  So needless to say I cruised on over to his place after the parade and we struck a deal.  I am glad I had my tractor money with me at the time.
the bottom of the seat is ruined....but hey maybe I will ship it to KenB and have him do his magic.  Also as you can see the axle is broken.....of course that will be fixed.  In some ways this one is better than my first one and in some cases the first one has better parts.
so needless to say #2 is now home waiting for some love.  The first photo is how I got it.  The last two pictures are after a quick 20 minute wash.  Only 580 hours on the meter but no clue on what number this one is.  

[muz123 1,191]

WOW! Great find! Now you have 2 out of the 225!

[wh500special 2,170]

WOW! Great find! Now you have 2 out of the 225!

actually, he's got 2 out of 200.  That makes Scott a 1-percenter.  

Nice grab!

[muz123 1,191]

WOW! Great find! Now you have 2 out of the 225!

actually, he's got 2 out of 200.  That makes Scott a 1-percenter.  

Nice grab!

Oh, i Mustafa got mixed up with the amount of 520-8's that were made.

[stevebo-(Moderator) 8,330]

Nice pick up Scott!! What in the heck did the guy do to it to break a 1 1/8" axle??

[whfan74 2,066]

I have no clue.....when he told me axle, I was thinking up front.  It is sheared right off withe the hub still bolted to the rim.

[GlenPettit 1,716]

Chrome Wheels, WOW!
They sure did't look Chrome in the first pre-wash photo . . . 

[Terry M-(Moderator) 2,175]

You guys east of Minnesota always get the good stuff!!!!!

[Shynon 7,459]

You guys east of Minnesota always get the good stuff!!!!!

[wallfish 16,994]

Nice pick up Scott!! What in the heck did the guy do to it to break a 1 1/8" axle??

Dual wheels.That's how I broke one.
It broke right in the keyway

Nice score Scott

[Wheel-N-It 2,968]

Nice pick up Scott!! What in the heck did the guy do to it to break a 1 1/8" axle??

Dual wheels.That's how I broke one.
It broke right in the keyway

Nice score Scott

Nice pick up Scott!! What in the heck did the guy do to it to break a 1 1/8" axle??

Dual wheels.That's how I broke one.
It broke right in the keyway

Nice score Scott

Dual wheels broke a 1&1/8th inch axle? I sure won't ever be running dual wheels on any of mine. Thanks John for the heads up!

[jackhammer 546]

Good for you Scott  - - -       2 ??    

Rick

Edited August 23, 2015 by jackhammer

[Sparky-(Admin) 21,315]

Great fine!
  It always blows my mind to think that someone shelled out 6 or 7K for one of these limited edition machines (cant remember the actual price when new) and then mows with it like its a department store cheapie. And to top it of they don't even clean it!!
Mike........

[DennisThornton 4,769]

Oh my goodness!  Sweet!

[608KEB 795]

The 6-7 k was 30 years ago. Now it would be about 15k. The LSE looks nice. Your starting to corner the market with LSE's!!

[ericj 1,578]

i bought a 520-H several years ago and he mentioned that he had a extra rear becuase he broke an axle, i asked him the same thing how did you do that and he said it just broke, so i guess it does happen
VERY NICE FIND BY THE WAY  




eric j




 

[Brian01 481]

I was wondering the same thing....take alot of torque or strain on that thick Axel, to break it

[Jimf413 57]

My question is ( How can you brake an axle ? ) Id like to know in hopes of avoiding it.  Iv owned a lot W H machines over the years and put them through a lot of hard work and situations and never broke an axle. ( YET )
I did however see a W H that broke off the rear hitch from the bottom of the trans-axle housing from over loading a trailer but that can be a week spot. Because of this, a long time friend and fellow W H owner who works for me part time we are planning on designing and building a rear draw-bar hitch that attaches to the above outer axle area and upper frame under the seat. Sort of a fixed 3 point hitch but can be adjusted for height.

[Don1977 604]

My question is ( How can you brake an axle ? ) Id like to know in hopes of avoiding it.  Iv owned a lot W H machines over the years and put them through a lot of hard work and situations and never broke an axle. ( YET )
I did however see a W H that broke off the rear hitch from the bottom of the trans-axle housing from over loading a trailer but that can be a week spot. Because of this, a long time friend and fellow W H owner who works for me part time we are planning on designing and building a rear draw-bar hitch that attaches to the above outer axle area and upper frame under the seat. Sort of a fixed 3 point hitch but can be adjusted for height.

It' all ready been done. I also raised the fender bracket, gas tank, and fender 1 3/4" and added a receiver hitch..

[pacer 3,169]

A bit OT but... I worked for Delta Air lines as equip repairman. The airlines use those familiar "Tugs" (tractors?) to pull the bag carts around, so as you can imagine those things are built like a tank, but even so I had one break an 1 1/2" axle! in all the many years I worked there it was the only one. I took it home thinking I'd use it for -- something? So one day I chucked it up in the lathe and ----WHOA! that thing was HARD! Later I annealed it and it made some fine metal.

So it could just be a one in many that comes along with a flaw in the steel...

[Pullstart 62,838]

Maybe he was jumping it

[bmsgaffer 2,043]

I'm not a metalurgist, but many of the axles I have seen broken on here were pretty obviously defected from the factory, but even so, took them 20-40 years to finally give way!

A hairline fracture or poor internal crystal structure can cause rusting from the inside out weakening the axle so one day it just goes!

[WNYPCRepair 1,918]

A bit OT but... I worked for Delta Air lines as equip repairman. The airlines use those familiar "Tugs" (tractors?) to pull the bag carts around, so as you can imagine those things are built like a tank, but even so I had one break an 1 1/2" axle! in all the many years I worked there it was the only one. I took it home thinking I'd use it for -- something? So one day I chucked it up in the lathe and ----WHOA! that thing was HARD! Later I annealed it and it made some fine metal.

So it could just be a one in many that comes along with a flaw in the steel...

The tugs we had in the USMC were built from 1/2" steel plate. 

[cheesegrader 433]

Some guys think that everything with an engine and a steering wheel is the General Lee!  YeeeeeHaw!
Amazing to stumble over something so rare.  Nice score.

[whfan74 2,066]

I feel very fortunate to say the least.  It isn't perfect, but like I said about the first one.....it exists in my collection now.

is there any way to determine which number this one is?  It does not have the number on the hood plaque and the id tag (sticker) is faded and unable to be read.