Jwright3190 12 #1 Posted June 20, 2022 Just got a 312-8 with a dump trailer for free! It’s been sitting in a shed for a year and a half. I put a battery in it and it fired right up. Any suggestions on things I should do to it before I start mowing with it? Im already planning on a air filter. If anyone has the pn for it I’d really appreciate it! 5 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OutdoorEnvy 1,522 #3 Posted June 20, 2022 Welcome to the forum and great looking 312 you have there! 312-8 is my main user. If you're putting it to work I would start it off right with new oil, air filter, spark plug, sharpen and balance blades, and grease the whole tractor and deck. There's quite a few grease points but there should be a good diagram showing them if you search for it. Especially grease the deck pulley bearings. Best wishes with the new rig! 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8ntruck 6,997 #4 Posted June 20, 2022 to the forum. Lots of good folks here. Got Wheel Horse questions? Ask them - somebody here will come along with an answer. Visit the manuals section of the forum and download the owners manual for your tractor. Somebody compiled a maintenance list of things to check on a newly acquired tractor. I think it was @ebinmaine. I'm sure a link to that will get posted here soon. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JCM 9,130 #5 Posted June 20, 2022 Nice set up. Good luck with it. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,380 #6 Posted June 20, 2022 4 hours ago, 8ntruck said: Somebody compiled a maintenance list of things to check on a newly acquired tractor. I think it was @ebinmaine. I'm sure a link to that will get posted here soon. New to the herd checklist. Click on the pic below and it'll take you there. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 27,559 #7 Posted June 20, 2022 Nice looking tractor! Looks like the gang has you mostly covered. Fell free to hit us up with any questions you have or share your adventures with your new . 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rjg854 11,356 #8 Posted June 20, 2022 glad you found us, this is the place for anything 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horse Newbie 7,065 #9 Posted June 20, 2022 (edited) 10 hours ago, Jwright3190 said: Just got a 312-8 with a dump trailer for free! It’s been sitting in a shed for a year and a half. I put a battery in it and it fired right up. Any suggestions on things I should do to it before I start mowing with it? Im already planning on a air filter. If anyone has the pn for it I’d really appreciate it! to !!!! Definitely look over and follow that “New to the Herd checklist”, and if you need anything else, you have found the best tractor forum in the world ! Edited June 20, 2022 by Horse Newbie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,827 #10 Posted June 20, 2022 that checklist is a great conglomerate of all y’uss’ ideas. If you don’t get to it before your grease job, Jack up the front end BY THE FRAME before you grease the axle and steering. It’ll allow the grease the best opportunity to get to where it is most needed! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,380 #11 Posted June 20, 2022 3 minutes ago, Pullstart said: all y’uss’ Now who exactly izzatt?? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,155 #12 Posted June 20, 2022 This illustrated parts list should have a loot of useful information for you. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tunahead72 2,411 #13 Posted June 21, 2022 @Jwright3190 FREE?!? Seriously nice tractor there, well done! There's guys out your way who are going to wonder how they could have possibly missed this one. Do yourself a favor, and find the tractor model and serial numbers (plate, maybe on the fender in front of the seat), and the engine model and spec number (probably a Kohler Magnum?), and then look around here for manuals for both. It will save you a lot of guesswork. And have fun with it! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jay bee 896 #14 Posted June 21, 2022 Im already planning on a air filter. If anyone has the pn for it I’d really appreciate it! Kohler # 25 883 03-S1 NAPA # 2373 Gold to Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jwright3190 12 #15 Posted June 22, 2022 Looks like I have a champion h10c plug in it now. Should I replace with the same or is there better out there? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,380 #16 Posted June 22, 2022 28 minutes ago, Jwright3190 said: Looks like I have a champion h10c plug in it now. Should I replace with the same or is there better out there? Same is 👍 good 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jwright3190 12 #17 Posted June 26, 2022 I want to change my taillights to leds. I popped the lens off but can’t read the numbers on the bulbs. They look like 194s to me. Am I right? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
