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So I have been looking for a few months to purchae a clean Kubota B series. Timing was not right one or two others. I found this one about 3.5 hours from me in cl for VT. 1995 Kubota B20 worh loader and backhoe. I also purchased a 2011 PJ trailer 8’x18’ dual axle with very little use. This was previously owned by an 86 year old man who purchased it only a few years old. He passed and the family out it up for sale. my boy Brennan and I drove up to VT last night and found a motel room. Woke up and met seller, loaded it up and got home mid afternoon. Spent a bunch of time cleaning both.

Took the time today to clean up the C-160. Just thought I would post a couple of photos.

This is my dad in the great snow of 1968 with the blower on the 857...

You have to look carefully but you can see the snow plume against the pine trees. The Charger 12 cleared all the way from the foreground down to the barn and up to the trailer in the distance.

All from my 104 DePauw Avenue Drive way in Greencastle, Indiana ! 1967-l-157 LAWN rANGER, 1963-633, 1975-B-80, 1958-RJ-58, and 1993-314-8!

multi-tasking...

These mowers work in wet and tall grass Jim.

My favorite, just not much of a challenge for a two-stage.

Here is the finished wheel. I suppose that I should mention the paint gun was the Harbor Freight purple gun with the air gauge. Less than 20 dollars. If you experiment with the width and direction of the fan spray, the rate of rotation and things like that, the results are much better than moving your body and the gun around the wheel. The wheel cleans up nicely with Nylon Abrasive Wheel [item 60325 from Harbor Freight] and is much slicker than when sandblasting. It only takes about a minute to paint half a wheel with two thin coats, but all that depends on the paint viscosity and how you have your gun set up.Using the rotation method is very fast and the paint goes on so much more even. On the deep dish side of this wheel,there are from three to five angles of spray to get an even coat. The only thing you can do is experiment to see what works for you. I am not sure, but I think Dennis Thornton is the one who suggests using Damp Proof Red Primer by Rustoleum.

Been plowing snow with Horses, 40 years. Not ‘cause I like to, rather haul wood or mow the lawns.

Ouch, Bob, my discs are just compressed pinching the nerves...snow removal aye? How's about dad at 80 on the Kioti with my JD conversion front 4 way hydraulic blade...or using his 1450 Cub Cadet...or 1 of my 520s on plow duty...or the anniversary 520 on blower duty...

We use them to couple engines to pumps. It absorbs some of the vibration between the two and it can be slightly out of alignment and not hurt either of the shafts.

I'm with Randy, snow and the cold of the winter can stay away. As for me, I would rather look at the snow removal pictures than have to actually remove snow.

A few years ago.

Usually here in the mid south we don't get this much snow! This was a couple years back which was 10 inches. Wish I would have had my WH back then! I'm ready now. Bring it!!

This picture shows the sequence in painting a wheel. You do the dish and back bead. Let that paint set and flip the wheel with gloved hands to avoid skin oil.. On the finish coat it is a better idea to let the paint dry hard and do the other half the next day. My paint had hardener , so i was able to finish them all the same day

Plowing with the suburban last winter

You certainly know what you are eating, when you raise your own livestock, and not eating that which has been injected with growth hormones and antibiotics its entire life. And that goes for poultry, turkeys, swine, beef, goats, & sheep.

And this is the work they do

@ebinmaine You better quit going to auctions or you will need another shed for your whatisits.

Never used our blower but, if needed, ready to go. The Harley boots, spit shined toe and heel too of course. Our Pennsylvania Panzer has a blade but, didn't ever use it. Poor AC only has a mid-mount grader. Sorry but, he does keep the gravel drives nice. The Stallions do all the wo...wo....WORK! Those Horses love playin' in the white wet cold nasty junque.

That is the EXACT coupler I needed to fix my log splitter. Just bought one a couple of months ago!

Age, arthritis, and a lot of injuries have caught up with me - it's taken the fun out of being out in the snow, but I still get out there when necessary. Me, Big Ugly the D-180 and Toby - my loyal black n red German Shepherd.... Sarge

Nothing like the morning after a good birthday bash! ( We had quite the party!)

Beautiful! We get snow in cycles here in the mountains of SW Va. Seems like we get a hard winter every 7 years with lots of snow. Then it tapers off to almost nothing the years following. This is the year we should get another rough one!! I’m ready too buddy! Growing up my Dad had a mowing and snow removal business. He was a fireman for 36 years and every day he was off we mowed or moved snow depending on the season. He’s retired and with my career and neck issues we let go of the business. When I was young I wanted a little tractor with a blade but it was all about making the $$ for Dad. Now that I’ve only got to worry with my driveway now I can have fun with it and not spend16 hours in a big plow truck! I can’t wait for snow now!!!

At least it’s the correct yellow! Lol CAT Power!

No guys it isn't stored in the shed!

Nothing like a supercharged supercharger that's been supercharged after it's been supercharged.....

So here is my wheel spinner. It is just an old MTD rear axle. I use a plywood base with a can screwed on that holds a long neck --- No, you have to save some up so you can paint sober.... the cool thing about it is that you can flip the wheel over without touching it. Liquid laundry soap bottles hold the rear wheels and just fit the center holes fine. They taper just right so you can paint the whole wheel one coat after it flashes off. Some short PVC pipes inside thelong neck help to keep the front wheels stable when you move them to the drying rack. The spinner makes the paintso much more even and avoids most of the runs.

520H with tall chute and foot control From inside the heated cab. 312H with 48" blade, rubber chains and foot control

Just finished my first fab and welding project. Made a 49" mid-mount grader blade and ran it on my 520. Our driveway is about 1/2 mile long and all up hill. Had alot of wash-boarding and it cleaned it all up. What a fun piece of equipment. We may make a few to sell if we have some interest in them. Here's a link to the video of it's operation video link below http://youtu.be/ItuZiOAOElM

hi im new to the forum and new to wheelhorse tractors. we recently bought a new place and there were two tractors left on the property. my 8 year old is super excited about one of them because it has a loader on it. my problem is I know nothing about them. im not even sure what model it is. could anyone help me identify this tractor. thanks

Gas tank is in! Panzer is painted. Grandsons like the left 'n right brake pedals, they spin "donuts". My grandson and I stopped to chat about a Horse somebody was mowing grass with. He said, "Love my Wheel Horse. Might you be interested in a Pennsylvania?" I didn't have a clue (?). A Pennsylvania (huh?)? He took us to his crowded shed, said, "My grandfather passed away and I got the "Pennsylvania." An hour later the Panzer was in my pickup with its' mower deck, snow plow, original sales receipt, original owners manual. Runs fine. A great stop that day even though it cost me a hundred bucks! We only drive the cast iron grill, the Chrysler rear, use the drum brakes, just because. The Panzer is semi-retired which makes our Horses jealous. Get to work Stallions!

This is great guys!! Thanks so much for sharing! These aren’t just “riding mowers” they’re power equipment designed for much heavier and diverse applications than the new stamped steel crap. That’s one of the things I truly appreciate and enjoy about these Red Machines and other solid American made GT’s of a bye gone era. I appreciate all of you guys that share the same opinion.

looks like a nice original panzer, t75es?, they push snow pretty good-- good heavy tractor, after restoring mine I don't push them too hard anymore but I take them out for light stuff every now and then, I know they are great with a blower if you can ever find one. get that gas tank back in it!!

Even a bad day blowing snow (with a cab) is better than a good day at work in a factory...🤔

Just a point on hand cranking. DON'T grip the handle in a fist. Just hook it with your fingers and keep you thumb along side your forefinger. That way less chance of a broken thumb or wrist if you get a backfire.

Yep, used them at the hydro plants to couple electric motors to bearing lube oil pumps

I doubt many of us are equipped to offer really sound financial advice and I’m not either. Actually, it sounds like you might be better off advising many of us! You’ve already paid the bank all the interest on the loan for the house. I don’t see a reason to hurry to give them the rest of their money since there’s nothing more to be saved. Buying a a car is a money losing proposition. You just have to decide how much and what kind of risk you can live with and be sure that no matter what happens you can look back on that decision with no regrets. You’re obviously at a point in your life where you’ve earned some age and have created a situation where you don’t have money problems. That’s awesome and probably not a societal norm. My guess is that you and your wife have been “savers” all your life. That’s how you got to a point with an almost paid off mortgage and no other debt. And based on the land and rental property allusions you made, you have some other assets. You might just be at that point in your life where you have financial freedom many people will never have. But you’ve trained yourself -admirably- not to pee away your money. I’m inferring a lot from your comments of course. My parents and in laws are similar. They saved and saved for years and now have a hard time spending on even reasonable purchases. Anyway, if you think you want a newer/more expensive car this is probably your moment. But if you’ll regret it in any way ditch that Pontiac and get a 5 year old Camry or accord and run that sucker into the ground. My wife and I are savers. We have some debt but the cost of it is low enough that it doesn’t make sense to pay it off early. And we’re in a position that we could pay it all off tomorrow which is nice. There is “good” debt and “bad” debt. I’d lump a mortgage and college tuition into the “good” column. Other things are more case-specific and subjective. I had to buy two cars last year. That sucked. But it really felt good to get out from under a piece of junk Ford Edge that was by far the worst (reliability) car I have ever had. In the two years before I decided to cut it loose it took thousands in repairs...wheel bearings, radiator, air conditioning, alternator, battery, front axle shaft. And the transmission was no longer shifting like it should between first and second. It was maintained meticulously and was still crumbling beneath us. But it it was paid for, so I kept it longer than I should have and ended up plowing money into it that didn’t increase its value. No love lost for that junk pile. Paid for the other car outright. But that was a special case since I didn’t want two car payments and VW bought back my previous car due to their shenanigans. In hindsight I should have financed it since I could have gotten 1.9%. The $3000 incentive is nice if GM has something you want. It wouldn’t be enough to sway me into their fold 😎 Anyway, I urge you to do what makes you happy so long as you can live with the decision when you look backwards (I suspect that since old habits die hard you’ll end up with a used car). Steve

Those are way cool! Love a Panzer I'm so big though it might look like a bear riding a tricycle if I drove one though!

Now that's the way to move snow....

A battery charger electro solution, and time will take care of a lot of it. A lot of the paint comes off as well. Poly brush type wheels work better for me than steel wire wheels to remove the remaining paint,

First, I want to thank all of you guys for the Birthday wishes. You all made my day, and I am truly humbled. I may have a few Navy pictures floating around, but I will have to scan them...I was much thinner then for sure. The pictures some of you have added are full of great memories...thanks for that. It was a Rock & Rye day, and I will tell you this...you can't put 69 candles on a burrito (my favorite easy meal). Thanks again guys...this place is special.

Here ya go Richard. He loves it!