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I'm sure that there are other threads on here dedicated to this but since @Shynon asked, I figured I start a thread. What's in your stable for machines that share shop space with your horses? I have my 1969 GTO. I bought it about six months after my wife. We restored it during our engagement and have made more memories in it than can be counted. It was intended to be our getaway vehicle for our wedding but was still at the paint shop so we switched to another stable mate, my 1996 Vulcan. The GTO has been used by some family and friends as a get away vehicle for three different weddings in the last decade. Much like dad's "Iron Horse" the goat is part of the family. I had the privilege to bring all four of my kids home from the hospital in it after they were born... They love to hang out in it... Something about the staccato of the pipes just plain makes them sleepy! One of the dumbest questions I could ask the kids but I do it anyway is, "Do you guys want to take the 'GTOh my goodness' to town?" I always get a resounding "YES"! Zach looking at his reflection in the rear bumper! This is my cousin and his new bride last summer while the goat made another wedding appearance. Normally I only have my tractors parked next to the GTO but this winter it is being kept company by my cousin Paul's 1980 Bandit TA. He is stationed in the Sandbox serving our country and I told him I'd look after it for him until he returns next summer. There's more machines in my shop but I'll save those for a later post!

Cool thread, Peacemaker. I'm a Ford guy I guess so I have a few oldies. I bought all of them used but all were in like new condition and I've had them for many years. All are all original. This is our '02 Super Duty. It has a 6 speed manual with 4.30 gears and is a lot of fun to drive. I bought it from a guy who only drove it on the weekends so it only has 40k miles on it. It's our current vacation and wood cutting vehicle. This is my '93 F-250 with a big block that has 90k miles on it. It was our family vehicle when the kids were little but mainly used to haul wood and pull the camper. Nowadays it's a float puller mostly. The wagon is a '74 Gran Torino my dad bought used in '76. It was the family truckster so it only has 72k miles on it. He was very picky so it still looks almost new from about 25'. It has a/c, the third row seat, and the 351 Cleveland 2V. I added the Magnum 500's. The fastback is a '73 Gran Torino Sport. I bought this from a family friend about 20 years ago. He bought it new with a bench seat and the top loader 4 speed. He wanted something fun to drive but it had to be able to haul his family of six. It has the 351 Cleveland Cobra Jet engine and it runs pretty well for a 2 ton car. Unfortunately, he had to leave it outside for about 10 years of his ownership so the paint is faded and the reflective stripe on the side is cracked. It still looks good from about 50 feet but I may restore it someday if time and money allow.

I've been busy in my spare time working on this hitch idea. I bought an unfinished sleeve hitch from Wheelhorseman1000 (btw, Lowell makes a great product and sells them too cheap). The cylinder is a factory Horse deck lift cylinder. I'm waiting for my o-ring kits to rebuild and stack two more spool valves (total of three valves). Then after I build some hoses, I'm all set. This has been an enjoyable project. Mark.

I just pick up a wheel horse d250 from a yard sale I got it for a good price. I was just wondering what the going price for these are. I have never bought a tractor before. It is in good shape and runs grate.

Hoping everyone had a Merry Christmas and got lots of Wheel Horse goodies. A friends son upgraded his drone and did a flyover of my house last night. He lives about 1/2 mile through the woods from me and controlled it from his back porch. He brought it right down to about 3 feet and zipped among our decorations. Good flying. This picture is a good overview. Merry Christmas. See you at the Show.

Merry Christmas Red Square buddies! It has been a pleasure meeting more of you in person this year. I've formed some awesome friendships with some of you near and far. You guys are a great group of guys and this is a well organized and run forum, I'm honored to be a part of it! As I sit here tonight thinking of the snow outside, I'm already looking forward to spring field plowing and more meet and greats! My greatest gift this year was watching my four children open their gifts with excitement and eagerness. To me that's more enjoyable than anything I could receive. Reminds me of the verse "it is more blessed to give than to receive." Zach and his new "Vette" Nothing like a delicious turkey dinner with my favorite kids and woman in the world. Another wonderful Christmas in the books. God Bless Us, EVERYONE!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JIM...

NOS 420 seat and a few other goodies

Finally got fed up messing with the old HH60 and pulled it off my 606. Slapped the Honda G300 on, which I have $0 in, and got everything working! Just have to set up one of the old Tecumseh gas tanks and modify the exhaust so the hood will fit WITHOUT cutting it. Should be a work horse now!

12-26-1966 On this day in history RedSquare member JimD was born also Jimi Hendrix writes “Purple Haze” After a stint in the U.S. Army and a creatively unfulfilling stretch as a session musician and sideman to acts like Little Richard and The Isley Brothers, 21-year-old Jimi Hendrix moved to New York City in 1964 to set about building a solo career. “Discovered” two years later by the British manager/producer Chas Chandler, a former member of the The Animals, Hendrix moved to England in 1966 and teamed up with bassist Noel Redding and drummer Mitch Mitchell to form The Jimi Hendrix Experience. The group scored an almost immediate UK hit with “Hey Joe,” which was released in mid-December. It was 10 days later, however, on December 26, 1966, that Hendrix wrote “Purple Haze”—the song that would not only give him his breakthrough hit in the United States, but also go on to define an entire musical era. In fact, Jimi Hendrix had been fooling around with the guitar riffs that became “Purple Haze” for several months, but it was on the afternoon of this day in 1966, while in a backstage dressing room at the Uppercut Club in London, that he wrote the song’s famous lyrics. And while critics and fans alike rightly hail Jimi Hendrix for having revolutionized the very sound of rock’s most important instrument, his status as arguably the greatest electric guitarist who ever lived sometimes overshadows his talents as a songwriter. “Purple Haze” was a song that instantly grabbed listeners’ attention with its famous opening riff—”a ferocious two-note guitar march scarred with fuzz,” in the words of Rolling Stone—and didn’t let go through a little more than three minutes of tightly constructed instrumental chaos. But its lyrics—”‘Scuse me, while I kiss the sky“—sounded just as revolutionary in 1967, and may be just as much a part of the song’s appeal today. Released in the United States as the lead single from The Jimi Hendrix Experience’s debut album, Are You Experienced, in June 1967, “Purple Haze” actually had relatively little commercial success as a single. It was Hendrix’s legendary, guitar-burning live performance at the Monterey Pop Festival that same month that established him as a star—though not too big a star to act, briefly, as the opening act for The Monkees later that summer. On a personal note; the version of our National Anthem that Jimi Hendrix performed at Woodstock is my favorite of all his musical accomplishments.

Four members of my herd share stable space with my Olyella, 1948 Ford F1 pickup. For several years it was my daily driver in stock configuration complete with Flathead V8 and top-loaded 3 speed. In '87 I decided to Street Rod it and since then have put over 100,000 miles on it.

The two additions to my shop that have made my life easier is the lift and the trolley with chain hoist. The lift is a HF motorcycle lift with a piece of 3/4" plywood fitted to it. The trolley is a 10' piece of unistrut with a McMaster-Carr trolley. Sure makes removing and installing engines simple with no back strain. The little harbor freight mini tire changer is just okay. It beats using two irons on the floor.

Please tell Paul we thank him for his service!

A little late.. Hope everyone had a great Christmas...

Happy Birthday and welcome to Medicare!

And then tie a soft piece of wire around it so it won't come undone ( seriously )

Rotate the arm till it is at 90 degrees then put a side link in the two slots (which will be in line) The fold the arm back down so the hook on the end grabs the side link that is in the base of latch.

This is for JimD.

You lucky dogs . . . my wife gave me a remodeling project(s). Of course I have to admit I've been blowing them off doing tractors the last few winters, so I guess it was time.

A belated Merry Christmas to all!

Is this where we get in line to "suck up to the Mods? Happy Birthday Uncle Jim!

Mrs. Claus got me one of these, Mr. Claus got one also.

I have some that are close. Yours would hook into the side link to lock closed.

Steve yer a nut..

The gift that keeps you working ....You need higher ceilings Zeek.. I woulda had paint all over the bed!

Thank You and Yes my first.

Caleb finished and decided to give it to Grandpa as a belated Cmas gift. (Speaking of vintage:the sweatshirt Caleb is wearing, my parents bought for me for my birthday in about 1988! Yes I've liked GTO's for a LONG time)

Santa brought my oldest Son Caleb a wood burning kit. After some practice runs, he is making one of the most iconic logos in American production history and certainly one of our favorites... He is currently working on it as I type. I'll keep you posted with the progress...

Happy Happy Jimmy D....... Nothing like a birthday the day after X-mas....double presents!!!

Love this thread and all the pictures. I'm not a Ford guy, nor a Chevy guy, nor a Mopar guy, but I do like them all. I love the '60s trucks the best, Dodge, Chevy, Ford, Jeep, IH, anything 60s. The 70s trucks are also cool. I had two '71 Ford trucks, a '71 F250 Camper Special and a '71 F150. The F250 had the 300 inline six with automatic and it could haul virtually anything, but it didn't go past any gas stations without wanting to stop. The F150 had the 302 and it made the family rounds. I got it in Ft. Leonardwood when I was stationed there and I gave it to my father-in-law who let his brother have it, before my brother-in-law got it in the end. Craig, My father-in-law had a early 70s Ford Torino also. It had, I want to say, a 351 in it. He also had a '67 Ford F100 with a 390 and 3 speed on the column. That was a cool truck. I don't have anything that's cool now, just daily drivers, my '01 Dodge Dakota 4WD Quad Cab with a 4.7 V8 and a '04 Jeep Liberty. I do have a '87 Toyota truck with close to 300,000 miles on it. It's a basic truck, no power steering and a 4 speed. The bed rusted through, so I put a flat bed on it a couple of years back.

Thanks @PeacemakerJack Love the Goat, I too had a 69 it was also green, my wife had a 69 Lemans in green. I ended up selling mine due to young growing family. Wife's was later sold for a more family friendly vehicle. Would love to have another, but I have no room. Garage is full of horses and my other ride a 2006 Street Glide.

Happy Birthday Jim. I hope this next year is a bit more relaxing than the last.

Here's my Wheel Horse family wishing you all a Merry Christmas! Left to right: 551,857, C120, B80, Charger 10, Raider 10, and in front Lawn Ranger!

I can see removing the magnetic trays and installing speakers in that location! What happened to you head? I got a inversion table for my back. We'll see if I can build a rotisserie out of it! Veto Pro Pac tool bag, A Dewalt cordless vac because I'm a slob, A new wallet to keep bills in and a gift card for Olive Garden meatballs!

Great posting idea thanks for sharing. I have the mrs. Mustang drop top and the Harley dresser. I just moved the HD preparing for our move in a few more months, so the stang and 2 tractors are all that's left in the garage. I have 3 garages rented out with all the other goodies, it's kinda nice being able to move around in there for a change. Lol I like the picture of the little guy staring into that chrome bumper, you did a nice job on the Goat. Great history goes with your car... Glenn

Merry Christmas fellow Wheel Horse fanatics! By the way I got a rock and a lump of coal for Christmas!

Got a power washer, a Lithium Ion Drill and Driver and this cool glass block to incorporate into my new shop that hopefully will be underway by summer. And these appear to be very well made and will come in handy!

I got a new trailer.

They all use them here to run their generators, air compressors and milk coolers. They just can't tie into the public power grid.

These are great pics and posts guys--keep em coming. My cousin Paul is my hero! He, like most servicemen, doesn't consider himself one. He fought two tours in the thick of the war '08 and '10. Has been in multiple squirmishes throughout the globe in spec ops--but "he isn't a hero" because he hasn't had to sacrifice what others have--according to him! I'll pass along your sentiments to him. He worked with Para while in Basra to create this functional yet commemorative 45 pistol. I was able to purchase one through him. I made this shadow box to remind me everyday that he is in harms way on my behalf so I can enjoy that freedom I hold dear! Then I send up a prayer for his safety. I'll be sure to record that "reunion" with the Bandit when he gets home! Jim--that is the very reason I shouldn't be posting from my phone, while laying in my bed, after a long Cmas weekend! Kelli is a grammar queen so she thought it was hilarious...

Well it is RED anyway!

Welcome. Its a solid $2,000 - $2,500.

First off to Regardless of what you paid or what it's worth you are going to love that tractor. Looks to be in very decent shape. Having a FEL on any kind of tractor is a goal for many of us here!

Jim

Happy Birthday Jim!! Hope it's a good one..

I got socks, again

Merry Christmas everyone, I hope everyone's day is filled with love and happiness. 🎅🏼