Joe the small engine man

hi there
There is a wheel horse dealer in craven arms, wales. They have Wheel Horse and kohler parts. They have some second hand engine so you can get second hand original parts and you can order new parts at a good cost!
Hope this helps, Just google (Newington wheel horse Garage Craven Arms) and it will come up.
 
Regards Joe

]It's now got new throttle and clutch cables and a pair of new handlebar grips, courtesy of www.merrytiller.co.uk, top class service! I've just got to clean the tank and carburettor out and away we'll go. Took it to the Brinkworth Show on Sunday with my others. I've been promised a Vee-plex pulley and this one will take it because it's not got a reverse gear....  

Some of you know I've been looking to move for over a year, I finally made it last Friday.
So now we are out in the countryside just a few miles from Malham. Scenery fantastic, modern conveniences lacking... We are on bottled water, no mobile, Internet or phone line. And get hot water from a tap if I leave the heating on full!
Huge plus side, no neighbours, lots of countryside, land and areas to play
We've been busy pla...tidying for the last few days. Here's a few pics, I know some of you like them
there's videos too, but currently on free wifi and dont have time.

Great pics pmackellow!

This is a vintage agricultural weekend held at Pestalozzi village in Sedlescombe Sussex ( tn33 0uf ).
I've been going to this show since it started a few years ago and last year i was asked to take over the Horticultural section,it was very short notice and didn't have time to promote it.
This year I'm looking for exhibitors to support me with this show.
I've secured a good spot in the middle of the site and there will be a working area that is useable all day, there will be an arena display on both days so whatever you want to do with your machine nows your chance,
This is a working weekend so whatever your interest its there, there will be plenty of stalls and a silent auction as well as live music, beer tent and plenty of food.
There's free camping on a nice flat field just a short walk away.
So come and have a fun weekend if you want to work your machine or just chill out, this will be a good show with your support, pm me for an entry form NOW

A bit late I know but you definitely want ags and in my personal I'd go with wheel weights, if it's a tractor that ploughs all the time then you can ballast them, but if you are doing other jobs such as mowing the good thing about wheel weights are that they are removable because you don't always want the weight. Just an idea. If you are struggling to find wheel weights John Deere make ones that fit the same rim as a wheel horse they are green but I'm sure you could spray then if it bother you that much! Let us know what you go for.
Tom

You definitely want R1 tread AG tyres.
 
I would fill the tyres as well.  Here in The Colonies we have a product called Rim Guard.  It's a beet juice derivative and weighs 11lbs/gal. as opposed to the water based fluids that are roughly 8 lbs/gal.
 
You might check with the various agricultural dealers and see if there is something similar in the UK.
 
If you use a water based fluid I'd recommend the winter type window washer fluid, and fill them to the valve stem with the stem at the 12:00 position.
 
You want some airspace in the tyre to give a bit of a flex and cushion.  If you fill them 100% the tractor will ride like it has steel wheels.
 
There is another option as well, and that's a Calcium Chloride solution.  It will had a lot of weight, but I would avoid it like the plague.  It's very corrosive and will eat up the wheels from the inside.

That's looking great. I wish it was that sunny in Wales UK

Your welcome Joe, and thanks for watching my vids
You can use filled tyres in the winter but it's best to drain them and refill with a 50% water/screen wash mix to stop the water freezing. You can use a water/anti-freeze mix but screen wash is much less harmful to the environment should it leak out than anti-freeze

Thanks Chris, looking forward to seeing them. I be interested to know where your mate, Mark, get his parts to run his Bolens from.
Cheers
Andrew

It happened again, I got first dibs on a mid 60s Bolens Lawn Keeper. This is the one that pivots in the middle. It looks to be solid but the seller recently scrapped the mowing deck (ouch!) which is frustrating to say the least. I need to find an original engine to replace the modern one installed or at least a more appropriate style one and to replace the seat as well. I would love to get a front mounted deck for it but that will be very hard to source. The good news is that it's up and running. It's local to me ( for once!) and as usual I will post some photos of it when I get it back home. These are rare in the US and are even rarer in the UK and I felt it needed saving.

I've got mine It's only one page but it's a start and it has Wheelhorse , John Deeres and Cub Cadets let's send some stories and builds lads !

I said 10w40, but the sticker says 10w30. But as it's always colder here then 40 is better anyway