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Had a day at the above. Had an interesting if tiring day. 600 acres to walk round. Not much in the horticultural line I afraid.

CAN YOU TELL WHAT IT IS YET!! Who can recognise the parts ?? After I changed the engine on my Gutbrod 1032 I had a very heavy mower deck. I also had a small Murrey ride on with no deck. I have several areas of grass which are right upto very large hedges so it has alot of suckers growing underneath. I made this trailed mower to get under the hedge and cope with the brush without getting scratched when mowing. it can be towed directly behind a machine or to either side. It is the hole Gutbrod deck and the rear chassis mounting the engine from the Murry. Hight adjustable via old jocky wheel and solid rear tyres. It proves to be that successful I had to put flaps at the rear as it was throwing sticks 20ft out the back.

I don't know what parts you referring to, but if it is bearings, bolts, or even spindles, Some manufacturers use very similar parts and designs, if it is deck parts them selves like hangers and hardware, that becomes an issue. One hint in searching is to use the word Toro with the part number and not Wheel Horse, as many of the part numbers were converted to the Toro name after its acquisition. It is how I have found many parts. By the way, Often Wheel Horse decks share many parts that are alike, look at decks other than yours. Half of the issues I faced on my 48" 5-1221 deck rebuild were not from wear or age, but of owner "redesign". It seem like many feel that they are qualified mechanical engineers if they can mount two scoops of ice cream on a sugar cone.

We had a good rain last night so today was the day for burning the pile of limbs from the downed tree from a previous storm, We live on top of the prairie nothing to stop the storms winds

Have a great 9th birthday Hope ur old dad has not brought you to many tractors along with The landrover Chris

Hi. You think that needs work! I have a wheelhorse which has to keep 2acres cut so I can't take time out to restore. My deck is full of welds nuts and bolts plastic padding etc. Still the wheelhorse is the best of my rideons. I put myself into an evening class to learn to weld and made a deck for an even older wheelhorse the one with two blades and gearing to keep the blades from hitting. To make new blades I knocked up a 3/4" bush on a small spindle to balance the blades when ground into shape. Few years on and no problems.

A photo of Bryan, my last 90. Sold two years ago after 15yrs ownership. Much missed. 1986 fitted with Isuzu 2.8 td, Alli Sport full width intercooler, Disco transferbox. Citroen BX seats and various other mods.

All the Best, Joseph.

This has been propped up against the wall in my garage since 2010 and came with the Raider/C-120. Need to get this up and running, so I dragged it out for a quick check/inspection- Not a lot of meat left on that anti scalp Roller!. All solid Shell with no weld repairs and all free moving parts. Bearings are smooth tight and have been well greased. Needs new Blades, Roller and a few bolts. Carrier Frame needs some work, so will take time out from the Traction Engine and take advantage of good late summer weather. May have to replace the Deck Wheels as well, several chunks of rubber missing!. Nearly finished the Mule Drive.

Thanks, Deck look's excellent !. I use the same methods to locate parts and search all the other WH Model IPLs to crosscheck for parts as when I did the 2 Tractors. There is always someone selling a part that they don't know fully what it is and will fit. Many generic parts/items like Hi Pro Keys for example are traceable using the makers Part # and the cross over numbers to other Products like MTD/Ariens that list the same parts with their own numbers. New Blades are the main purchase (sorted). I've stripped this Deck down to the bare shell now and (Stormin/Norm) I'm happy with all the Bearings/Spindles & Housings. Thought I may have to replace one Pulley, but changed my mind when I found out how much a new one is!. I'm making things like 'Special Washers' that are needed Had to get a 1 1/8"AF thin spanner (used/cheap) and a Socket for when I pull the old Blades. Spindles for this are rare now. Found one NOS up for nearly £100 + shipping!. Fortunately these feel pretty good so far. I will replace one worn Hi Pro Key which will remove the small amount of Torque Slack on one of them. Shell is really solid and had been coated with an 'Underseal' of some kind, possibly soon after initial purchase c 1980. Bolts were refitted the wrong way at some point though, hence having some difficulty with freeing them off. ....Pulled about 2 kgs of stones etc from inside the 2 Baffle Boxes and have found 2 small areas to weld up in them. The Anti Scalp Roller (original) is so worn because the Spindle Rod end had been swaged and welded to the Brackets !!... couldn't get it off to replace?...... I have a plan for an alternative roller. Will use Stainless for fixings on Deck reassembly. Good to know 'Make do and Mend' is still comprehensively practiced . Any Pics of your Shaft Drive Deck build?. Seems I have the advantage and luck of time and a reasonable Deck. I will have some parts to fabricate and repair on the Carrier/Lift Frame, mostly turning,drilling and metal 'build-up' welding work. Meanwhile, it's scraping and cleaning time. Regards.

I like the harrow's for extra weight on the rear wheels.

You can get spindles and bearings here, Richard.

Very nice Norm is that colour Landrover puke green ?

Been reading around the subject on various posts on GTT Alain and I agree with what you say as I always take the view that if a job is worth doing then do it right the first time especially as the engine will have to be taken out and dismantled so logically I would look at doing the valves con rod etc... The key thing is that the engine 'runs' and got compression so I am happy with that for the time being. I am thinking of attending an evening class on basic engineering skills such as valve lapping etc as I would like to extend my knowledge. I think you can actually take your own engine with you to work on.

Happy birthday Joseph, I hope you had a lovely day.

This is what up cycling is all about

Andrew, If you believe that the rings have worn, do yourself a huge favor and do not fool yourself into thinking that the cylinder and ESPECIALLY the connecting rod has not worn as well. Often with a fresh set of rings the newly added compression can snap a connecting rod and end up doing extensive and possibly permanent damage to the engine. I know many people have replace the rings alone with claimed success, however I would be very leery of not doing a complete rebuild if the cylinder wall and crank diameter are not within specified clearances. In addition to the above concerns, do not overlook valve guide wear, as this is where much oil can get into the combustion chamber and cause the smoke you have described.

I charged up the battery yesterday evening and then rigged it up to the 1050 this morning. She started first time but was quickly enveloped in blue smoke! The pepper pot exhaust is well loud and it was exaggerated by the proximity of the surrounding houses. I think that will have to come off and a stack exhaust installed at some point.. It was difficult to run it smoothly as there's no choke cable connected so it kept spluttering and stalling. However it was enough to tell me it's alive with vigour. I let it ran for several minutes before draining the oil. It was thick black oil with some sludge in the bottom. Leaving it for several hours to drain, I greased up where necessary. On filling her up with fresh oil, I fired her up again and I am pleased that there is a lot less smoke but it still obvious. Chris thinks it sounds like piston rings so maybe that something else that will need doing at some point. I did engage gears and it moved under it own power very slowly but there was a lot of screeching which I thought was my wife but wasn't. I think a set of belts are on the cards too plus a new red seat cover. There is some surface rust here and there but I can live with that. Some more photos with a better backdrop this time.

She looks really good Andrew, you are fast becoming the "Bolens" guy.

Clever idea well done !

Happy Birthday Joseph. It's play with the Landy day.

Happy Birthday Joseph, I hope you have a great day

I saw these listed on our local craigslist from 125-400. They vary in widths from 36" to almost 60". I may get one to aerate the lawn and kill some moles

Happy birthday Joseph

Very much so. I've not seen any with the teeth, but plenty like Chris's. Cambridge roller is the given name over here.

I really like that. Well done.

Happy Birthday Joseph. I bet you are thrilled with the Landy! Have a great day.

That is one mean grass cutting machine. Fantastic job! Maybe paint the front to look like teeth

Ah!....I now know where to go for advice from an expert then . Already found an 'iffy' Spindle/Pulley/Hi-Pro key fit on one Spindle Castel (possible cause being Pulley Nut loose ). Many Nut & Bolt Bodges too. All but 2 of them undid ok. Problem is having to buy costly parts in from U.S as they're unobtainable over here. Overall so far, not as bad as I had expected.

I need backup. Where are you Chris.

My birthday is coming up next month, I could really use a nice straight Land Rover. I probably shouldn't hold my breath huh.

Good answer! We will leave it at that!

Another exhausting update, but only a small one.. Working out how to get the down pipes into the big pipe without having any pipes in front of the radiator and making sure the down pipes are the same length has been fun! It's still work in progress but it's heading in the right direction The down pipes almost look like part of the chassis/frame from the front, but it may just be a slightly blurred photo that's creating the illusion