What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?

[ebinmaine 67,592]

9 hours ago, Lengerich8 said:

crack a smile. 

 

Hook, line, and seat... I mean sinker. 

 

“I could drive that.” She said

YESS !!

Automatic permission granted.

 

9 hours ago, Lengerich8 said:

Now I need another one... can’t let the wife have more horses under the hood than me😂

Oh yeah bud.

Gotta fix that right away.

Be careful here.

So you have an 8.

Give her the 10.

Then you need a 12.

After which she buys a 14....

Sensing a pattern??

 

Soon enough........... Increase in herd.

[ebinmaine 67,592]

8 hours ago, aghead said:

I got my first wheel horse(s) yesterday, both not running. (C-101 and B-80)

I got the C-101 running last evening, this AM I drained ,douched, and refilled the tranny and changed motor oil. 

For this GT I need both axle seals, the brake shaft seal, a shifter boot, a starter solenoid and the key switch. Where is my best source for this list?

...

The B-80 had no compression so I offed the head, not valves

I outed the little 8hp, yup, as I suspected, but with no cyl damage and very very little crank journal issue. 

My first thoughts are emory shine the journal, get a new rod/piston and some gaskets, maybe a seal. Input please and also my best source for motor parts.

 

Well first of all

 

All your transmission parts can be had from Lowell, Wheelhorse parts and more.

From our vendor section.

 

Lots of us use fleabay for many things including engine parts.

Those Kohler 8s are a favorite of many many members here.

 

 

[rjg854 11,378]

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       what he said about the 8hp Kohlers, I've got 3 tractors with them, all run sweet.  Each start on the first turn of the key pretty much no matter what the temperature is.  Plenty of power and easy on gas.

[953 nut 55,298]

8 hours ago, aghead said:

need both axle seals, the brake shaft seal, a shifter boot, a starter solenoid and the key switch. Where is my best source for this list?

...

The B-80 had no compression so I offed the head, not valves

I outed the little 8hp, yup, as I suspected, but with no cyl damage and very very little crank journal issue. 

My first thoughts are emory shine the journal, get a new rod/piston and some gaskets, maybe a seal. Input please and also my best source for motor parts.

Be sure to check for possible bearing  problems before installing new axle seals. Jack up the rear end and be sure the axles will not move up/down or front/rear, in and out a little is fine. As Eric said, Trans. parts from Lowell are great, call him to be sure you get what you need. https://www.wheelhorsepartsandmore.com/transmissions.html 

Solenoid, engine rebuild kits and ignition switch can all be obtained on . If your engine has a battery powered ignition (ignition coil bolted to the engine) you will want a number 103-990 and if it has a magneto or electronic ignition the switch you need is 103-991.

[PA.BOB 68]

On ‎11‎/‎23‎/‎2018 at 10:45 AM, ebinmaine said:

Working on dismantling this one today. Future project that is going to be changed from a hydro to an 8-speed.

 

Hey Eb. What's involved in swapping one over? Did you do any of them before?  Thanks. Bob.....

[ebinmaine 67,592]

1 hour ago, PA.BOB said:

Hey Eb. What's involved in swapping one over? Did you do any of them before?  Thanks. Bob.....

It's quite a project, to say the least.

I've not done one before, no. But this will be the third tractor that Trina and I have completely taken apart and restored and put back together.

The difference is... Pretty much everything from the pedals back.

Linkages are different. Steering column housing. Seat support, tool pan. Transmission of course.

I'm going to be using an eight-speed from an unknown tractor that I have here for parts and the sheet metal and seat pan and all the linkage and pedals, etc are going to be coming from a 1977 c-160. That was the donor chassis for the 1974 c-160 Restomodification project.

 

[Lee1977 6,664]

1 hour ago, ebinmaine said:

It's quite a project, to say the least.

I've not done one before, no. But this will be the third tractor that Trina and I have completely taken apart and restored and put back together.

The difference is... Pretty much everything from the pedals back.

Linkages are different. Steering column housing. Seat support, tool pan. Transmission of course.

I'm going to be using an eight-speed from an unknown tractor that I have here for parts and the sheet metal and seat pan and all the linkage and pedals, etc are going to be coming from a 1977 c-160. That was the donor chassis for the 1974 c-160 Restomodification project.

 

1 hour ago, ebinmaine said:

 

It's just another project, as long as you don't get the pile of parts mixed up!

[ebinmaine 67,592]

2 minutes ago, Lee1977 said:

 

It's just another project, as long as you don't get the pile of parts mixed up!

That's the best part.

Can't really mix this one up...

It's already gonna be a Franken horse.

Some-o-deze, Some-o-doze, Some-o-dem....

 

[DevonianHorse 271]

I don't mean to spam photos but I really like these ones my brother took out in the woods  The second one is taken on an old film camera and I think looks really cool 

 

 

 

[Mows4three 826]

Aghead:

 

There are probably several sources for parts, but you may want to call Lincoln at A-Z Tractor.   He's helped me out before. 

 

Good luck with your project and welcome welcome to the site.   There are a bunch of good folks here.  Give a shout out if you get stuck on something.  There's plenty I'd good advise here. 

 

Cheers!

 

Dave

Edited November 25, 2018 by Mows4three

[TonyToro 1,055]

On 11/23/2018 at 10:22 PM, aghead said:

I got my first wheel horse(s) yesterday, both not running. (C-101 and B-80)

I got the C-101 running last evening, this AM I drained ,douched, and refilled the tranny and changed motor oil. 

For this GT I need both axle seals, the brake shaft seal, a shifter boot, a starter solenoid and the key switch. Where is my best source for this list?

...

The B-80 had no compression so I offed the head, not valves

I outed the little 8hp, yup, as I suspected, but with no cyl damage and very very little crank journal issue. 

My first thoughts are emory shine the journal, get a new rod/piston and some gaskets, maybe a seal. Input please and also my best source for motor parts.

 

Shifter boot and Ignition switch I got off eBay and all those other parts right from my local Toro dealer. 

[Cetan08 311]

Fired up the herd today. Had a couple that were hard starting so filed and set the points. Run like they should now. Going to order a couple of replacement sets along with some extras. Filing points are good for short term only. Always found that once filed the burn faster after that.

[PA.BOB 68]

22 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

It's quite a project, to say the least.

I've not done one before, no. But this will be the third tractor that Trina and I have completely taken apart and restored and put back together.

The difference is... Pretty much everything from the pedals back.

Linkages are different. Steering column housing. Seat support, tool pan. Transmission of course.

I'm going to be using an eight-speed from an unknown tractor that I have here for parts and the sheet metal and seat pan and all the linkage and pedals, etc are going to be coming from a 1977 c-160. That was the donor chassis for the 1974 c-160 Restomodification project.

 

Thank you sir.  I wish you luck with it. Keep us updated . Bob..

[chip61 658]

Took the Automatic10 down to Mathews where I could put it to work. Pulled the trailer around to move a few things from the shed to the barn and the hydro seems pretty strong. Only issues are the broken park pawl and sometimes when I move the motion control lever to neutral it still wants to move forward so I have to nudge it towards reverse to get it to stop.

I can see why the center mounted motion lever was a one year only feature-it's a little awkward. Not a bad little tractor! 

[Vinylguy 4,674]

Was going to work on the 857 tomorrow but looks like I wont be leaving the house for a while   suppose to get 12 to 16 inches 

[ebinmaine 67,592]

6 hours ago, Vinylguy said:

Was going to work on the 857 tomorrow but looks like I wont be leaving the house for a while   suppose to get 12 to 16 inches 

Keep us posted.

Looking like we're in for snow again here in Maine tonight and tomorrow.

Third significant amount of snow in 3 weeks.

Way early even for this area.

 

[Vinylguy 4,674]

Lola is out shoveling the sidewalk right now. She wont let me for some reason.

Looks like we only got about 8 inches but with the heavy winds we have some big drifts.

My cousins were out all night with the snowmobile search and rescue helping stranded motorists.

Good news is we did not lose power here so I only have 6 steps from the kitchen to get to work. 

 

[WHX?? 48,828]

15 hours ago, Vinylguy said:

Was going to work on the 857 tomorrow but looks like I wont be leaving the house for a while   suppose to get 12 to 16 inches 

I was watching that storm Terry ...looks like it went all way south of me. Looks like you guys got hammered tho!

[Herder 2,354]

Yuck!

[LengerichKA88 1,883]

15 hours ago, Vinylguy said:

Was going to work on the 857 tomorrow but looks like I wont be leaving the house for a while   suppose to get 12 to 16 inches 

And here I was complaining about the flurries/ slush mixture we’ve got... my mouths shut now. 

[ebinmaine 67,592]

Just now, KyleLengerich said:

And here I was complaining about the flurries/ slush mixture we’ve got... my mouths shut now. 

Hahahahahahahaha

 

 

You lightweights awta come up to Maine

[19richie66 17,508]

Sunshine and 84* today...... BRRR😁

[LengerichKA88 1,883]

17 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

Hahahahahahahaha

 

 

You lightweights awta come up to Maine

Oh I’m used to snow..... I just can’t stand it. Lol

only way I’m coming up that way now is if there’s a 3 pound lobster waiting for me at the dinner table 😂😂

[953 nut 55,298]

5 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

Hahahahahahahaha

 

 

You lightweights awta come up to Maine

       I was in Maine for an entire summer years back,  as I recall it summer was on a Wednesday that year!          

[aghead 72]

I bailed off into my leaves today. I used the blower for awhile but I kept itchin' to use my new tractor. Listen, this unit hadn't run in 2 years, I got it running last week and changed some fluids...about 2 hours work total. I just had to try it. I ran to my shop, screwed the air filter on, a little gas in the tank, set the seat on w/o fenders, jumped 'er off, adjusted carb some... started dozing. I am in awe of how well this 40 yo rig operates!