DougC 2,641 #101 Posted June 16, 2016 You are a very patient and determined man! I don't think I could have stayed with it like you did for all this time. I learned a bunch just reading this and will know what to do when mine (and they will sooner or later) starts doing the same thing. Thank you! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jess 29 #102 Posted June 17, 2016 Thank you, Being the original owner of this tractor and the 30 + years of use I hated to give up on it ! Like part of the family. This was one of the few things I moved with me when I relocated here to MO from NY almost 20 years ago . I had a 3 acre lawn around my home there and it always did a great job and now I mow around 6 acres , but I break it up between my 3 Wheel Horses and other machines. Fun thing to do when retired . It has been a learning experience ! I was happy to have found this sight and the members to help me through this process . Jesse 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WH nut 553 #103 Posted June 17, 2016 Im having the same trouble with my 520. Im glad I read all the way through this tread. Im going to go with the rotor first thing., What part number did you use Jess? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jess 29 #104 Posted June 17, 2016 I got it from an E=Bay seller ,Part # 166-0767 their e=bay item # is 301981659736 best price I could find $27.50 Free shipping and fast ! Seller e-bay name is (timsmobiletruckrepair ) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
graywolf1939 24 #105 Posted June 17, 2016 Hi Jess, I did not get a chance to try out the Ignition rotor because the battery was dead and won't hold a charge, so I bought a new battery at Tractor Supply this afternoon, haven't installed it yet. However, the old ring was indeed a black one, and the magnets were weak, one of them was so weak that it wouldn't even hold a paper clip !!! The new gray ring magnets were plenty strong. Hopefully I will riding the range once again next week. Have a great weekend everyone, and Happy Father's Day to all dad's out there in Wheel Horse land. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jess 29 #106 Posted June 18, 2016 (edited) Yea my battery was week also from messing with this dyeing problem for so long , so I put a new one in a couple of weeks few weeks ago when I started again this year . I know my original Black trigger ring / Rotor had 1 week magnet . I used my 518H today off and on for several hour again in 90% heat and never missed a beat ! Still a great running machine ! Happy Fathers Day to you and the team as well ! Edited June 18, 2016 by Jess wording 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WH nut 553 #107 Posted June 18, 2016 20 hours ago, Jess said: I got it from an E=Bay seller ,Part # 166-0767 their e=bay item # is 301981659736 best price I could find $27.50 Free shipping and fast ! Seller e-bay name is (timsmobiletruckrepair ) Thanks jess 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
