Will It Start? Toro Wheel Horse 520H Garden Tractor My Toro 520H garden tractor has been sitting in the shed for years. I need to move it, so lets see if it will start!
Success! Might have been a brush stuck in the starter. I always check the engines on my lawn mowers in the spring for mouse nests under the cowl that will cause them to overheat if left undiscovered.
I've still got the old Hobo Freight jump pack like that... Haven't used it in years. Probably dead.. Fresh gas is always good anymore... Used to be the old stale stuff worked fine, but that's back when gas was real
Awesome machine. I picked one up at my work it’s a toro dealer and the guy gave up on it. It had all the symptoms of a bad valve. But turned out to be the ignition tractor those in and run so smooth glad you got her going. To many people give up on this stuff. These were actually commercial built units to whitest and thousands of hours truly a desirable machine I love mine it has only 900 ish hours and I’ve decreased and cleaned it real nice I take it to shows and things. I have 13 different garden tractors form various different time periods I like them a lot parts are cheaper than being into the car hobby. Thanks for taking us along!!
There's a reason wheel horses have such a strong following despite their faults. Those Onans run hot, have valve issues, and are super thirsty, but they'll pull most modern lawn tractors in circles and will last a long time if cared for. Biggest downfalls with the 520H are the hydro linkage is finicky and the electrical system on the Onan-equipped tractors is notoriously bad.
glad you got it started, i had a similar problem starting my old Bolens , never did figure it out , one day no start then next day it started and has started ever since
Man yeah Mr Chris!! That thing purrs like a kitten!!! I couldn't believe it fired up like that!! Isn't that a testimony to a real garden tractor...cast iron front axle!! 😁😁😁 Nothing like a good wrap with the hammer to get it fired up!! Always gotta watch trying to go in backwards with things like that relay🤦😉😁🤣 Thank you sir, for bringing us along!! I am really looking fwd to seeing more on this one for sure!! 😁😁😁👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
It does run great, even after all these years. Very well built. Stupid starter....Should have checked that first 🤦 🤣 Thank you sir! Like that new logo too!!
Im in West Texas but during winter I put all equipment batteries in heated sheld and charge them for 30 minutes every month They last twice the average age of the batteries, I connect them in series to charge all at same time
Check the 8 pin connector make sure that's not corroded that's a big problem with those tractors check all your safety switches like on the seat PT o's Hopefully that helps you little
At 13:45, you said theres the oil pressure. That is the load or vacuum gauge. It just shows how hard the engine is working. At idle or mid RPM, it should be around the zero mark. Being that its reading that high makes me wonder if the line has a small hole in it.
Just a tip I though I’d share is the onan engine like yours will not start if you do not have 12.5 volts present due to the way they have the ignition system made that was an issue I ran across in mine it would crank fine and fast but no start mine read 11.7 volts
Great day to work outside ?? That roof is going to crash Would love to have it and fix her up but don’t need it because I got several different sizes of real tractors, yet it’s still on my bucket list
I got the same one , I put a new battery in and it didn't start , the engine is fine because I turned it on manually but the ignition key does not turn on the tractor
Excellent video, however, I must say - you jinxed the starting from the get-go when you referred to a Wheelhorse tractor as a Toro...😎. I have 3 of those 520H tractors - excellent machines and the Onan is in a class by itself...👍
That’s a wheel horse not a toro. It may have a toro badge but it’s kind of an insult to call a wheelhorse a toro. I’ve owned about 8 of these through the years. Currently have a 520xi that is a toro with wheelhorse attributes
