Big Sale Has Started - UPDATED 07-31-25 (01 Apr 2025)

As some of you know my dad passed away 2 months ago today, on May 31, 2025. I posted it in the Members Only section when it happened. Thanks to all of you who have offered kind words on the forum, with phone calls, and visits in person during this time.

The Big Sale is on but not like originally planned, it is a by appointment type of thing now. I don't have the manpower, or the desire to do a big event like originally planned, I just need to sell a lot of parts that are taking up too much space here. I have been told and believe we are overloaded with Wheel Horse parts like no one has ever seen. Peeps have already been coming in from different parts of the country and buying a lot of stuff due to seeing the sale page, and seeing we are the only Wheel Horse only business in the USA that does things on the scale we do. The sale will continue for awhile until I free up some more space but you may not want to wait too long as things are being sold every day and there are limits to how many of certain parts will be sold.

As it says on the page it is still under construction and the page isn't finished yet. I've had a ton of calls for parts and the Big Sale Page may help answer some questions about what is here before peeps call. I hope that page is also clear that we DO NOT SHIP anything... This is a by appointment type of thing now. Be sure to call before you come to make sure the day isn't already full with peeps scheduled to come in, and make sure what you want is still available.

Cable sticking (Solved)

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13 May 2015 08:25 - 20 May 2015 13:50 #4450 by AJ WH Ranger
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Hey guys I need some advice. Last night I was cutting the grass at my new neighbors house and shut off the tractor to say Hi. When I got back to the tractor to start it back up both my choke and throttle cables were frozen.?

What can cause this?
How can it be fixed?

So I was able to free up the throttle cable but the choke was still stuck. The tractor ran for about 45 minutes after that then it just died, to never start again.
Im thinking the choke may have been on for that amount of time and possible fouled out the plug or something.

I need your expertise. Please Help.. :hiding

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13 May 2015 08:50 #4452 by nappypappy
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AJ WH Ranger wrote: Hey guys I need some advice. Last night I was cutting the grass at my new neighbors house and shut off the tractor to say Hi. When I got back to the tractor to start it back up both my choke and throttle cables were frozen.?

What can cause this?
How can it be fixed?

So I was able to free up the throttle cable but the choke was still stuck. The tractor ran for about 45 minutes after that then it just died, to never start again.
Im thinking the choke may have been on for that amount of time and possible fouled out the plug or something.

I need your expertise. Please Help.. :hiding

If the choke is stuck on my 416-8 it wont run 5 minutes....I no that's not any help for you :2cents

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13 May 2015 09:18 #4453 by Geno
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Sounds like a good place to start AJ. That's a pretty weird scenario.

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13 May 2015 11:13 #4455 by GT 14
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I would take a look at the carb, something is out of position or broken.

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13 May 2015 14:56 #4459 by M Bailey
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AJ are the cable sheaths plastic or wound wire? If plastic the engine heat could have deformed and melted them. If they are wound wire I'd look for a physical problem such as something kinked. It's unusual for both cables to freeze while in operation. Pics would help and good luck.

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20 May 2015 13:48 #4736 by AJ WH Ranger
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First, Thanks everyone for pitching in with suggestions.

Here is an Update.

I found the problem(s)

First one, both of the cables were seized up :waiting weird I know. A WD-40 bath and some coaxing did the trick for those.
Second one, this is the one that bothers me the most and took the longest to figure out. I would imagine it would take anyone a few minutes to troubleshoot their way to this but, the kill switch I had wired up had apparently broke internally therefore shorting it out to ground regardless of switch position. :beat (swear words)

So now I am back to mowing with the 1968 Lawn Ranger with no hood so I have a way to short the plug to ground so I can shut it down. :rolling3

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20 May 2015 13:52 #4737 by M Bailey
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Glad you got her going AJ, you done good. :goodjob

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20 May 2015 14:05 #4739 by nappypappy
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:goodjob

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20 May 2015 19:57 #4744 by Geno
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Glad you found it AJ. So it looks like 3 things went pretty much at once? Doesn't get much weirder than that. :whew

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20 May 2015 20:40 #4746 by Trouty56
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Geno wrote: Glad you found it AJ. So it looks like 3 things went pretty much at once? Doesn't get much weirder than that. :whew

That is weird.....sounds like something that would happen to me......


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