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This is a long story so bear with; Dad was a Wheel Horse dealer. My moms uncle was also a Wheel Horse dealer from the 60's thru the 90's. My dad has only owned 3 Horses all these years: a 701 , a C141, and his only new Horse- a 416H. In 1978 moms uncle sold a new C141 to my grandparents neighbor. He stored it in my grandfathers barn but he died in 1980. My father sold our 701 and purchased the like new C141 for our own personal use. I had the majority of the seat time as mowing the grass was my job. We kept the C141 until 1993 when it was sold and dad took a new 416 for his own use. The C141 was sold somewhat locally and dad took a really ragged C120 on trade for it. Dad gave me the C120 which I totally restored and has been my everyday tractor since 1996. Fast forward to this week. I scroll the local Facebook marketplace listings several times a day and saw a C141 listed about an hour away and gave it no thought whatsoever because I am not looking for anything other than parts tractors. Looked at the listing another day or so later and for some reason looked closer: there were 2 things that gave it away : when we got it back in 1980 there were holes punched in the muffler ( God only knows why ) which Dad brazed shut, and there was a faded, worn decal on the left rear top of the hood. A few carefully asked questions and a rode trip was in order. It's had a rough life and multiple owners ,but our old C141 came home today after 33 years. Sold new by moms uncle, dads tractor for most of my life that was spent at home, and I own the tractor that was traded in on it. Needless to say it's going to get a full restoration and it's not going anywhere again.

Of all the people I've helped with or hooked up a Wheel Horse with this lady makes me the happiest. Linda my wife's cousin... out there showing them whose boss. A text from her this morning --> "Started first crank and kicked ass! I am practically giddy here. Thank you so much!" Avon Mountain / Collinsville CT Blizzard Calvin 02/23/2026

The guy who did this video was in my High School graduating class...Elgin High 1967. Bob is the author and musician that put this video together. Sadly, he just passed a few weeks ago. The pictures are of most of us that went through the Service in the late 60's. These are friends that I still get together with, golf with and sometimes party with. We have lost a few of these guys, but the memories are still strong. I am in the last picture, back row, middle. Steve H. Thanks for watching.

For years the doctor has been keeping eye on my PSA which at last test was 16.7. (Quite some time ago, doctor removed me from medicine (Finasteride) that I had been taking because the medicine artificially lowers PSA.) I just finished my 5th prostate biopsy. He took 18 snips focusing on three lesions that the MRI found. He just called and reported no cancer and wait 9 months before another prostate test. Good News!

Round two of 953 nut’s medical mishaps is almost over. When I was discharged from the hospital a week and a half ago a new medication, Eliquis, was prescribed. We filled the prescription and headed home in anticipation of the impending snow storm. Having just undergone two surgeries I did not go to the shop and bring the 418-C with snow plow up to the house as I normally would have, we would just have to allow the snow to melt. Eliquis is a blood thinner and the entail dosage instructions from the doctor were double the normal dosage for the first five days. On the second day I began to feel a bit weak but didn’t give it much thought. At about 2:00 AM I felt very weak and threw up some BLACK stuff (that is a sign of internal bleeding) but being a MAN I shrugged it off and returned to bed. About 6:00 AM I had my wife call 911. Our steep, unplowed driveway was impassable and the EMTs and paramedics came up on foot lugging all of their equipment. One of the EMTs knew a fellow about a mile away who has a Kubota side-by-side 4 WD with locking differentials who responded to this early morning plea. The Kubota got me down to the ambulance and the took me directly to a medivac helicopter. Twenty minutes later I was at the trauma center and receiving transfusions. The Eliquis had triggered a previously undiagnosed ulcer in my small intestine to bleed. Less than an hour from my arrival at the trauma center I weas on the operating table, the ulcer was being clamped off as even more transfusions were being administered. Further testing revealed the blood vessel to the ulcer was also bleeding and a second procedure stopped that. After an additional week in the hospital I am now in a rehab center to regain some strength and glad to be alive.

For the ones who do not know I have had this 1057 for almost three years. It is almost done. I have one leak where the fuel pump was. I ordered some plastic bushings for the hood. I have the carb dialed in runs smooth. Here is a short video. Feel free to ask anything that you would like to know about. Have a good day. IMG_1025.mov

This is only pic I took of pushing snow. Lost my son on 1-26-26 and just now getting back to some sort of normalcy. Appreciate all your thoughts and prayers for me and my family. Im pretty sure @cafoose meet him when he brought me back a tub cart from Big Show and we picked it up at his place when he got back with it. Hope everyone is doing well. Mods if this is inappropriate post in any way feel free to delete/move if need be.

Pretty much finished up my winter project today. 1987 418-A paired with a 1995 tall shoot 42" snow blower. It started early last year when Original Tractor Cab Co. started selling cabs again for 300, 400, & 500 series. I also wanted to upgrade my snowblower from manual to electronic control with chute rotation and deflector movement all controlled from a joystick in the cab. Cab install was easy enough. Directions were easy to follow and no missing parts in the kit. I upgraded to the glass windshield (highly recommended), all lights, windshield wiper, side mirrors, review mirror, and cab heater. I also got the switch panel kit. IMG_8874.mp4 Next was the shoot control. Big thanks to @Steve Janninck for helping design and 3D print the electronic control boxes and other various parts. Joystick control: Electronic switching control box: The limit switch and diode box: IMG_9206.mp4 And the most anticipated piece....Air Horns! I had purchased these 12 volt air horns a couple years ago in anticipation of installation on a tractor one day. As the project came together, it became apparent that this is was the time to install them. IMG_6335.mp4 IMG_9227.mp4 IMG_9226 (1).mp4 IMG_9224 (1).mp4

Grabbed a few items on a pick yesterday. I was called out to plow, and it turned into a free score! The house was being sold on Friday. If I saw something I wanted, take it. Two loads hauled in the pickup, and one in the trailer. Jada and Mrs. P went picking in the house too. Cool stuff!

Amazing America: Studebaker Museum houses special collection of US presidential carriages This report and videos were on the local news last evening. Some of you who come to South Bend for whatever reason I'd suggest, if you have the time, a visit to the Studebaker Museum won't disappoint you. This is just on the presidential carriages commemorating 250 years but you find a very impressive display of all the vehicles Studebaker had a part in as well as other items about South Bends history. I knew the museum had some or all of the Wheel Horses that were on display in their factory when they were still here. They were kinda tucked away in a basement area and the display tags had some incorrect information. I also know that they had more because I saw them when they were still in storage at the museum's old location downtown. I got in touch with the museums curator and he said the Wheel Horse display was in his sights as one of many displays to update. I offered my assistance with the Wheel Horses and he said he will be taking me up on that. His timeline is this summer.

Wheel Horse Snow Removal Progression OPERATER AGE REQUIRED EQUIPMENT 15-35 round hood w/ plow 35-55 312-8 w/ short chute blower 55-65 520H w/ tall chute blower 65-75 520H w/ cab and tall chute blower and foot control 75-85 520H w/ heated cab and foot control and two stage blower 85- ? Give the above rig to your neighbor boy for clearing your driveway It has become clear that several members of the Wheel Horse Family do not agree with this well researched survey. Rest assured none of the following guidelines were followed. Guidelines: The ESOMAR/WAPOR Guide to Opinion Polls provides guidance on conducting opinion polls in a professional and ethical way, including the responsibilities of researchers and the information that must be made available to the public. 1 These standards help ensure that research polling is conducted in a manner that is both ethical and effective, providing valuable insights into public opinion and behavior. 4 Sources

Following up on my post yesterday. Found the umbrella. Really nice condition. Don’t believe I ever opened it before. From the mid 1980’s, a gift from Wheelhorse. My office was in their HQ but I worked for the finance company who floorplanned all their dealers. Not looking to sell it but if and when will certainly offer it here. Great forum! Still using my 1996 314-H. The Best Buy ever! Got one before Toro tossed the quality units out the door.

Decided to make a mount a pressure washer for my gt14 works pretty good. Way better than pulling a cart around the house.

I picked this up at one of the Wheel Horse Shows (I think ). Maybe I bought it from someone here?? Either way it caught my eye and came home with me thinking it would make a good wall hanger. That and I can’t afford the price that authentic WH signs bring. As you can tell it’s the back off of a bagger hood (bagger pic for reference). Still needs a second coat, and trying to decide if that lower wide stripe area should be “linen beige” .

Left cold snowy CT for much warmer Katy, TX to watch our granddaughter ride in her first rodeo with the Katy Cowgirls in the Katy Rodeo and parade.

That is exactly it @ineedanother! Thank you! I don’t think we’ve heard from @johnnymag3 in quite a while here? And yes, as I remember that Eddie Murphy tractor is in very good condition. So is @Ike’s 130hr 418. I think there was some movement in the zipper area of my pants when I read 130hrs! I’d like to see more photos of both of them. Maybe someday I can put one of them in with my 400 series?

Ariens blower first and a clean up after with the 520-8…no problems. Maybe 12” and it wasn’t wet/heavy like I was expecting.

Today we processed the lesser quality parts that were left from around 20 deer that we harvested this year. These bones are frozen until deer season is over then the bones are boiled and the meat is separated and ground for scrapple. The raw meat is ground for bologna. We made around 200lb each of scrapple and bologna. Scrapple boiling Dipped out and cooling Bologna Grinding Mixing spices Stuffing Then to the smoke house Then a lunch featuring a fish fry of perch, walleye, and striper

Not sure why daughters are always stealing these things!

March 3, 1931 "The Star-Spangled Banner" officially becomes the US national anthem by congressional resolution; lyrics by Francis Scott Key in 1814 are set to John Stafford Smith's 18th-century tune "The Anacreontic Song"

Rescued an orphaned snowplow today, guy threw in a set of tire chains (white bucket) as well. Was his father’s before he passed, his mom sold the tractor years ago, believed to be a 312-8, and the plow just collected dust. Today was the first time I drove since January 19th, day of my rotator cuff surgery, felt good to be back in the saddle.

So I seem to have left y'all hangin' here. I found some time tonight to letter the hood & engine fan shroud. I wish that I had more to show but I've been dealing with O.P.S ( Other People's Sh..tuff). Got a Scrub Cadet that I'm painting this weekend and I also have a Simple-city paint job to get off my plate before I will get back to my own project. TTFN.

A big shout out thank you to @Handy Don for helping me! I met him a few times at the Big Show, and you know when you talk to someone for a while and you can just tell they are smart? Well that’s Don!! My C-141 was not charging so after doing some basic testing I decided I needed help. I was going to post this here, but I kinda wanted some instant gratification. So I decided to call Don and pick his brain. After talking for a while we switched to FaceTime which enabled him to guide me step by step. His knowledge and ability to explain how things work is remarkable. Using my multi meter we were able to determine that the voltage regulator was not working properly. We probably chatted for an hour in total covering an array of topics! Afterwards I called Brian @76c12091520h at K+B Wheel Horse Parts and he informed me that he has one in stock and would send it to me. So I wanted to say thank you Don, Brian and everyone here at Red Square for helping keep my (our) hobby going strong! God Bless ❤️

Got tired of wrestling my mower deck around the garage in the off-season so I threw together a simple cart with casters. Now it fits nicely and isn’t tempted to fall over.

Since the 867 is done brought this one in. This is the mother of all originals. Only thing that wasn't was the cigar lighter & quickly replaced. Lift cable broke & fan screen gone that's it. Well la dee da. Needs a bath, a little degreaseing and the new to check list. Just can't believe how unmolested this thing is. Yes thats the orginal seat! The deck is super quiet so just clean that up & check over. I really lucked out on this one and you guys would rip yer shirts off i told ya what I paid. It may go in the living room when done I'll help her pack.

More pictures of diesel it getting there

Something to really watch our for! A friend was working on his Wheel Horse C-161. This 1970's model has a seat pan with a locking latch that keeps it sitting down but opens on the forward side where your upper egs and hips ride! He worked on his tractor and put his shifter in gear. He though he was reversing but it was in third gear. The Wheel Horse took off but the seat pan flipped up knocking him off the back of the tractor. Turns out the metal locking tab on the seat pan had worn down from raising and lower the pan. It can be corrected by bending or using a rasp/file to ensure it stays locked down!

Back in 2009 I installed a Modine 45,000 BTU Hot Dawg LP heater in the garage. Only time it got used was in the Fall / Winter when a tractor needed to come in for whatever to be out of the elements. In 2024 I bought another one for the shop, a 30,000 sealed combustion type , same brand with a Summer switch as well. Finally this past fall I installed it. When I was working full time I just didn't have the time to do it but always wanted a heated shop like I had at my last residence. I have been out there for the past month sorting, rearranging and throwing things out, etc,etc. I also added another workbench, just need to paint it in the Spring. I built the bench so I could get a WH under it on one end and made a brace back to the 6x6 PT post. Really enjoying my time spent out there and finding parts everywhere. Trying to label everything and find a home for it. Been on average 20 degrees out there upon entrance and climbing to 60 degrees within 35 minutes. Shop is 12' x 22. Searching on McMaster Carr for rubber mat for the floor. That opened up a can of worms, a LOT to choose from. Probably do that in the Fall. Also, on the back wall I framed an opening and installed a Friedrich 8000 BTU A/C unit.Still a bit to go but nice to get organized again.

Settled on a Gloss Smoke Gray for the lower/wider stripe. If you’re wondering how I came up with this color decision…well it was in stock in my paint cabinet! Looks very different depending on the lighting. Last picture is what I started with.

Yesterday evening my daughter wanted to drive the fastest tractor I've got. I told her to take the Bronco for a spin. I think she's hooked!

Scored a 520H and a 312-8 today. Also got a Brinly plow, disk and an agrifab box blade. Almost drowned getting them it was absolutely pouring down the rain. Will get better pics later. The 312-8 is a 96 and purrs like a kitten, a little over 500hrs showing and supposed to be original. The 520 runs great but has to have just a hint of choke so probably stopped up carb. Shows a little over a 1000hrs and supposed to be right also. Cant get a handle on year model for 520 but it does have hydro and lift control on steering column, but has been converted to foot hydro control. Has 16-7.50s on swept forward front and 23-10.50s on back. Have pic of tag under seat but cant make heads or tails of it any suggestions on yr?

I love my Bronco 14. That being said it tries my patience more than most of the others. It has alot of hydraulics mods and it has always had leaks to fix. But this latest was my fault. Or at least I thought so... I removed the balance gears last year and had no correct oil pan gasket. So I made one up, and as soon as I cranked it up it started leaking oil. So last week I changed out the oil pan gasket with a correct part. After driving it around, I see oil around the base of the engine again. Turns out the oil was coming from behind the fuel pump. It didn't contaminate my oil but it sure spit pretty bad. So today I made a steel plate cover for the fuel pump hole and added a low pressure (2-3psi) electric pump. This makes 3 tractors now using them and I've been very happy so far. When all back together she fired right up and ran like a champ. Absolutely zero oil leaking now and everything seems good. Even with the pump pulling on the rectifier it is still charging strong. It settles down to 12.6VDC after a few minutes.

The sheet metal that I primed gray yesterday received a mist coat red oxide today. This will serve as a guide coat when I'm wet sanding. Sand all the red oxide off and you know you are finished. Out with the rims & primed sheet metal, in with all the rest of the parts that need to be painted red. First 2 coats of red oxide enamel primer. Then sit back for an hour and wait for the primer to flash off completely. ( Waiting is my least favorite part of painting ) Finally time to let the red fly. @wallfish Yesterdays gray floor is now red.

Today I swept the two or so inches of snow that fell last night after I blew off about three inches yesterday. This is the first time in years I’ve used my sweeper to clean snow. Now that I’m retired from the snowplowing business I have time to mess around with this stuff. I used to come home from working and go to sleep. My driveway was always the last one to get done and usually a mess! It drove my wife crazy, but luckily for me she understood. One time I woke up and the driveway was plowed, I asked if she saw someone do it and she said no I did it with your truck I couldn’t wait any longer!! Anyway in this video you can see how well the sweeper works. If the snow hasn’t been driven on it sweeps it to dry clean blacktop. Obviously this only works like this in dry snow, and not slush. I also did a little clean up with the 418-C. IMG_1400.mov

Spent some quality time with my spray gun today. It has been almost a year since we've been together. Sheet metal all received a generous build up of urethane primer. Seat and rims are now blanketed in IH Off White.

Mounted up these cast weights I bought last year. Seemed heavier than all my usual 50 pounders, turns out they’re 70 pounds apiece! Came with hardware that’ll need an inch or so cut off.

After machining the C series Axle for bushings, the worn spots at the outer ends of the spindles needed to be addressed. My son TIG welded the worn areas up using a Silicon Bronze filler rod while I had to figure our the fixturing to allow cutting using the Boring Head in the Milling Machine. Rough alignment was done using a square collet block in the vise & a split sleeve in my 1" endmill holder. Final tweaking using the dial indicator. Cut the weld to within .002 of the finished size & hand filed the remainder to get a snug bearing race fit.... A tedious setup, but beats hand filing the whole thing...

Hello, my Name is Dick and I recently scooped up a D160. I had actually been looking at 312-8s because they are gear drive but I recently purchased a large property with wooded land and suddenly I found my self needing a heavier machine. I camper across a D160 with the snowblower, plow, and deck. Rear 3 point hitch, running and working for $800. I had to send a kid to fetch it and when he returned I realized that I believed the deck is not the correct one and I’m in need of a mule drive. I’ve been creeping this site for a while and I figured how I need one of join.

The Sweepster C-48 broom really does an excellent job of getting the rocks out of the grass. I used to sweep them back into the road when it was dirt. Now it’s paved so and so is my driveway so I won’t be using it for that purpose anymore. I’ll still use it for light snow and if I ever get my rear in gear I’m going to add some casters to it so I can de-thatch my lawn. Or I’ll just use my EZ-Rake model 100, sorry if I got off topic. IMG_4916.mov

Raked the stones back to the hard road then used the dozer blade to push them to the stone road.

If the women don’t find you handsome, they should at least find you handy!

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Today it was hard to believe that there’s a blizzard coming. I went down to the ocean to check it out. It was beautiful! Monday the seas are supposed to be 9-15’! As I looked to the east I noticed someone stuck and close to the water with an incoming tide. I walked back to my truck to get my binoculars and saw the guy digging out with a DOG BOWL! So I figured I’d do the right thing and grabbed the shovel and two tire pressure gauges out of my truck then walked about a quarter mile down the beach. Where I was parked you can’t just drive on. When I got to this gentleman he was super appreciative and really nice. We dug and dug and aired it down to 15psi. As we were almost done another guy walked down the beach with two of those plastic board boards with the nipples sticking up that are supposed to help you get unstuck. Apparently this guys wife saw this going on and called him to come lend a hand. We jammed them under the rear tires and he was out! The owner of the vehicle was very happy with our help and asked for my name and address. Three hours later two nice bottles of wine were delivered to my house from the local liquor store with a thank you note attached!

With all this snow this year and no 44'' 2 stage set up on the 520 - H I installed the 48'' Dozer blade. I really can't believe the oomph this thing has. I'm sure the extra weight of the twin cylinder helps. I only put the trac weights on and not the heavier steel weights along with a nice set of 2 link chains. I was pushing at least a foot and a half of crusty snow with it. Very impressed. This is my main mower but I may have to think about using another WH for mower duties ?

@WHX?? @Buckeyes Hate that yall know how it feels, thanks for everyone's prayers and thoughts. I debated on posting anything about this, but strange as it seems it has brought me some comfort and thanks again to everyone.

Hey there , after a few years of lurking and finding a great wealth of knowledge here , I signed up lol. Great people and intel on here , thanks for all you've helped me with so far without even knowing !! A friend got me into the hobby a few years ago and I ended up getting the bug. I have a few projects at the moment , but my pride and joy is my mowing unit , a 1974 C100 with a 16hp swapped , outfitted to mow and bag with a 37" (?) side discharge deck. Had a few others in and out for accessories , but the rest of my stable includes a 604 I stuck a 8hp in and made it pull start and put a plow on. That one will be getting different tires , a weight mount , etc. A B80 I am in the process of making mid-mount with a 4hp Yanmar diesel and still be able to mow. A clean C160 auto that donated the 16hp to my mower , and another C160 auto that's a bit beat that will be a donor for engine and hydraulics to the clean C160. Only a few tractors but plenty to do haha !! Hopefully I'll 'finish' one of these projects this year !! But my C100 is pretty much there minus maybe sealing the patina and going through the mower deck. Looking forward to being here more and browsing through everything !!

I recently did a little clean up and painting in my basement which required rearranging a few tractors. So I figured I’d snap a few pictures for you boys!! You can see the doorway that I bring the tractors through in the back of the first and second picture. The ramps to get up the stairs are under the tractors in the last picture. Unfortunately the opening is not wide enough to get tractors with the wide rims and 23x10.50’s on them. I’d love to put my LSE and Work Horse down there but I’d have to switch tires just to do that. That’s too much work and then I feel like they would never come back out.

I tried this contraption a few years ago, worked pretty good.