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November 15, 1909 American chocolatier Milton S. Hershey and his wife Catherine donate a 486-acre piece of farmland, to establish the Hershey Industrial School for "poor, healthy, male orphans" between four and eight years old, providing them room board, and education until age 18.

Hello Horse family 😀. This working 6 days a week is not ideal since daylight savings is bankrupt but, I managed to get the 1076 a bath, new rear shoes and got a motor bolted into the Automatic 12 since the C120 is no longer around 😭. Will get more pictures when it's light out tomorrow!

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704 did not use that style hood or gas tank. I think it may just be a pile of parts

yes, the 520h is a beast -- i gave my grandson a 520HC - not many of them around -- he used it a few years plowing his snow upstate NY edge of Adirondacks but then realized I didn't use the snow blower I had so i gave him the blower - he's much happier with blower especially later in winter when the plow used to run out of space to push snow -- one year he drove to school with trailer and his back pack - - was very entertaining for principal to see it parked in school parking lot

Started tear down of the 875 today. Got it at auction with a dead B&S . Put a Magnum 8 for testing hydro worked and lift worked. Going to fix her up I have a K181 S/G at the machine shop I was going to put back on a Commando 8 but it will go on this and I will be using her for trimming and tight location mowing with a 36" deck. Not sure what to do with the roller Commando 8 she was my trimming mower but the engine was smoking so she was removed form service.

Twenty years ago, the forum we have come to know as Red Square launched. Karl and Mike will be along to fill in the details. Thanks to you the photos in this YouTube video help tell the story, with few exceptions all of the photos were posted on Red Square since November 2025. So, in essence you made this video, I just posted it for your enjoyment. There is no narration, just some lighthearted YouTube generic soundtrack music, Enjoy.

Back in the game after a few repairs/upgrades. Gas tank stripped and sealed. Wiring and ammeter replaced after the regulator shorted out against the gas tank - turns out the 31.5" belt is too long for this particular tractor, using every last inch of adjustment to get the belt tight - which put it dangerously close to the gas tank. Probably the reason I had so much difficulty adjusting the belt guard. Replaced it with a 31" belt and now it is right in the middle of the adjustment range. The short melted some wiring and zapped the 20-amp ammeter. I saved the "bouncy" original ammeter (15-amp) and put it back in. Running well and charging as it should! Also adjusted the shifter set screw an got rid of all the slop in the shifter lever. I also installed a new Cole Hersee ignition switch

I absolutely love them, first I bought a set for the 418-C and then Terry @Vinylguy made up a custom set for the GT-14.

Two months ago Patti and I drove to Massachusetts to go to a celebration of life for a very good friend of mine to pay our respects at a local American Legion. When we pulled in another friend had his 1934 Model T parked outside which he drives on a regular basis which he has had for many years and is the same color as Jay Lenos. Mind you these 2 GREAT friends were both in there 80's walking cane and all. The one with the truck was very instrumental in helping me start my Plumbing & Heating business in 1986 recommending me to a lot of quality people as well .Also huge NASCAR fans and his son was set up with a local stock car and did very well on the local circuit. I have so many stories that are not appropriate for this forum, all in GOOD fun. This Gentleman had a very lucrative Excavating company that is still in operation albeit on a smaller scale. I am very proud to have such good friends in my life and we both support the Shriners as well as helping kids that need to be admitted to the local Shriners Hospital. Thanks @T-Mo for this post.

Good nite tonight ... Had this guy come in. We had had him on camera and he might be the one the campers saw at plow day and halloween party but several nice ones been seen. Least we know the LS works on the 1067. I should had a pulley on him to pull it up. 'Nother thing I know fer sure is the X bow is dialed in. Double lunger pass through & nice blood trail. Went about 50 yards.

This one I made works really well (despite the hideous welds) I also have one of the permanent mount ones like in @Lane Ranger's post, that I would part with if someone needs it.

Made a front hitch to move the trailer I bought recently. Not as easy to install and remove as I'd like, but it works.

Reassembled!

Instead of creating a separate post, I will add to this one since Richard did such an amazing job with the video, thank you! Many of you know how this place came about: Chris, high school project, @Sparky babbling it up, and me looking for a snow plow, so I am not going to rehash the origins of the forum. When RedSquare started to grow, we picked the right team to help us build this place how we would like to see a forum run. We really tried to stop the hate posts and the sarcastic answers, to give the members a good place to ask their questions, and to allow a safe place for the younger members to be. In the beginning, it was a little challenging, and some of the initial members left to form their own forums with their own view of how they would like their site to run. Which was fine with us! After a few years, RedSquare became basically self-moderating. There is just the vibe of “it’s how we do things here” that ALL of you follow every day that keeps the forum running smoothly. When things go awry, our moderators quickly jump in to get things back on track. It amazes me just how few members (spammers excluded) we have had to ban permanently. I couldn’t be prouder of how RedSquare turned out; it far exceeded any expectation that I ever had. It really is hard to fathom that it has been 20 years, but that’s what the numbers say. I have always felt that RedSquare had a definite and positive influence on the Wheel Horse community. @gwest_ca was running the Wheel Horse Manuals group on Yahoo groups, and I forget who approached who, but with the Yahoo Groups shutting down, he offered to build the manuals section for us here. If you were not aware, Garry is 100% in charge of the manuals section—he kicked me out and told me to keep my hands off his baby. (Ok, not really, but close 😉) I can’t think of any other site, Toro included, that has a more comprehensive or better organized area for Wheel Horse manuals. Garry, I can’t thank you enough! So many members throughout the years have stepped up to build this place to where it is today, from volunteering to organize the forum better, to creating regular fun posts, making calendars, promoting the forum, and of course sharing your knowledge. For me, it’s never been about the tractors; it’s always been about the people, and we have the best. Congratulations on 20 incredible years of building something that truly matters to people. It's an amazing milestone!

Trina and I discussed the fastener situation and preferences we each had for the looks of the roof. We agreed that seeing the screws was perfectly fine with both of us. We also agreed that both of us really wanted to see the roof installation done. We decided yesterday evening to predrill all new holes in the standing seam and metal frame and use the 1 1/2" siding screws to attach the panels. 5 to 7 tan heads are visible in each of the 16" pieces. Today we were able to get all but the last 5 1/2 inches of the first side on. That last bit may be a piece of trim if I can get one that wide. This went well. The building settled most of the upward bow out. Trina dug just a bit more. We got two more of the long sides on.

This was our first Wheel Horse, bought about 12 years ago. I love this tractor and am feeling pretty proud of how it looks. 1987 312-A, as far as I know, all original. I have a 42" SD Deck to restore to put on it, mule has already been repainted. All done with Rustoleum Regal Red rattle cans. I've been working on this a little at a time for about 2 months. Not as nice as I had hoped for, but I don't have the time to invest in all the paint stripping and glazing to make it all perfectly smooth. Tried some clear coat on top on the fender, and it bubbled so I gave up on that. Maybe I'll give it some wax to make it shinier. The hubcaps had some rust that I mostly got rid of. I still need to do some detailing on the tower tins and engine tins, but am not going to try to repaint those completely. Many thanks to @Vinylguy for the decals!

I just knew it would happen sooner or later!

A pile of parts to something with three digits the last one being 4. The box shown in the listing has nothing but empty coffee containers. While not complete the part shown are in fairly good condition, BUT without knowing what isn't there I would consider it a bottomless money pit. If you keep throwing money into it you will succeed in building the world's most expensive .

Had a group (of does?) walk under me at 6:20 this morning, about 43 minutes too soon. Shots in the area are going in waves it seems. Fairly quiet overall.

That's what I told him. He hates making mistakes but i have been telling him since he was 3 that failure is a better teacher than success. Success teaches us how to do it. Failure teaches us why why do it that way.

The Model T was replaced by the Model A in 1928, which was replaced around 1932. In 1934, Ford was making the Model B. The legendary Ford Flat Head V-8 came out in 1932. I can assumed your friend had the year wrong on his Model T, or it was a Model B if it was a 1934. If it was a V-8 Ford, then it would have been the Model 40. Ford made a few variants of both the B and 40, I believe.

It’s Michigan gun opener. Got the 357 Magnum and a 350 Legend strapped up. Hoping for a pistol shot, but am willing to poke out further if I need to. The wind direction tells me to sit in my big tall tree stand, and I haven’t hunted it all bow season. It’s just 200 yards from where all the deer action has taken place, but maybe my presence out there has hindered their movement into my grass.

How far was he? Will he measure 150"? WTG, great buck. Ya got me thinkin I shoulda left my little 6 walk the second time.

Yep, but I had some really fatty bacon to use up, so I cut back a bit. Better bacon next time will be 1/5.

Today we set out to rebuild the carb on the Commando. The needle has been sticking, so it will either not start for lack of fuel, or it floods. We got started, then I got pulled away for another task, and the boy finished without me. When we tried it it started to pour fuel out the carb throat right away. On a hunch I walked over to the work bench, and there were two needles sitting there. So we rolled it up into the garage, put it on the charger, and called it a day. We will fix it tomorrow.

My wife is the same way. Even thought I built an 18 x 20 pole building designed exclusively for the horses, several of them have crept into the garage.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to RED SQUARE...and many more !!!!

My original decals (if they hadn't been replaced already before I owned it) actually didn't look too bad, but the new ones really set it off. Worth every penny, in my opinion. I have a new custom set of the "Patriotic" ones for my GT-1848, when I get around to repainting that one. Probably have to wait until spring when it warms up again, unless I get a bullet heater for the garage (which I want to do but had forgotten about )

In October of 2025 we bought ourselves a new camper. Smallest least expensive model we could get and yet still more than we needed in features. We had it tarp covered last winter and always intended to build a hard sided structure. Both Trina and I are firm believers that campers (and many other things) should be protected from the sun and precipitation as often as possible. After waiting patiently for about 10 months to get an excavator here for site prep, we're finally ready to get our part of the building process going. The camper living space box is approximately 13' long by 8' wide. Add the hitch and we need a 16' minimum storage length. After a fair bit of reading and searching we decided on this metal framed unit for the beginning of the structure. At 14' x 20' this will be more than large enough for the camper trailer and several extras. Other pieces of equipment and tools will also be stored here. Once the above pictured structure is built we'll add the rest of the metal to fully enclose it. There will be large doors both front and rear. Here's a few pics showing the proposed location of the new camper cover building. This would allow us to drive a tractor out the back side of the building because it's about 8' from the drop off by the trees. It would also allow us to drive a tractor along the right side of the building and be able to use the ramp our excavator operator left for us. That ramp is to the right of the 3 trees at pic center, and curls around to the left and behind them. This pic shows proximity to the house. Better zoom. The openings of the ends are 14.3' according to the online pics. 20 foot front to rear. 14.8' to top middle peak. The blue flags are for the Code Enforcement Officer to see so he knows we actually measured. Not guessed. 75 feet is the minimum amount of setback. We'll have about 79' to the angled support leg closest to the road. Today I ordered a set of 16 mobile home anchors. These are USA 🇺🇸 MADE. 30" depth with a 4" round fan width. By the chart I found we should use 12 of them for a 130 MPH wind resistance. If we get a realistic half that it'll be fine. One big thing to figure out will be how to open the front for the full 14' wide and 13 ish foot tall door.

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Good luck! We head out shortly!!!

Maybe some of the parts are, but to me it could be a 1964 704. The cambered front axle with 2 tierods and the adjustable Dial-a-Height lift lever mechanism say 1963 or later... The slanted hoodstand says 1964. So...704?

Beautiful job Richard Thank you

This past weekend was the typical super busy type for us. Our friend showed up around 10:00 Saturday morning and stayed til noon today helping Trina work on the new camper building this morning. More friends came by Saturday afternoon for a visit. Saturday night and Sunday night were both campfire nights. Both of those were also experimentations with the new fryer. Saturday we did a whole chicken. Sunday we tried out various small things that Trina found in the freezer. All of them were excellent. Here is the wall they built this morning. Here's the anchors and straps I'm hoping will hold the whole shed down in the wind. There's 16 of em.

There is a difference between moving and damaging. Loading the wood into the splitter is a good workout by itself. Splitting by hand is damaging to the hands and shoulders and cell phones.

The splitter has an electric spool valve, and a proximity sensor on the return. Hands free, auto return, auto stop. THE ORIGINAL OWNER’S design, I am just wise enough to be able to get spark today to follow along on this project, Here’s the thread

I bet if I write Fiskars on the side of this machine it’ll work twice as fast!

They sure do want all the moolahs for that. 😬

I have. Definitely a possibility. I really like the light weight. ... The issue there is puncture resistance.

Absolutely agreed and I thought through this one. With the increasing forays into heavier machine repair (like my truck or the backhoe or splitter) and the occasional need I've already had in the past for a stronger impact tool, this makes sense for us at this point in time.

Plenty of machines here to live in there with the camper.

If ONLY that was an option. The folding doors are the most likely direction I was headed. Opening is 14 ish feet wide so I figure to make a pair of 4 footers against the outside and 3 footers for the middle. They'll be quite tall. Somewhat gangly. But usable.

This morning Trina, her momma, and I got the lower legs under the roof. Raising the roof structure to set the upper half of the legs was a workout but reasonably done on the first side. More challenging on the other. Different angles and more structure to move. We knew that doing the lower set would be even more "fun". I had a thought yesterday afternoon about using the tow crane setup on Cinnamon Horse to lift the middle leg high enough to get the other four legs set. After some measuring and adding the floor jack to the mix, it was just enough height to work. Here you can see the first set of lowers in place with the lower rail. We then added all the bracing for that side and moved to the last set. As you can see above we stuck the boat winch hook up in the end of the center brace. Lifty uppy and set the other legs. Hers the final part of the metal frame construction. There will be a PT 2 x 6 frame all around. Two layers on the long sides. Single thickness on the shorter ends for easier vehicle access. There's enough room to drive a C series tractor with an 8 foot trailer down the right side to access the forest ramp. Also enough room all the way around to drive a smaller rig or C series with no trailer. Purely by accident we also created a parking spot on the left for another road trailer. Maybe where the 16 foot flatbed will live for the winter. To elaborate on this.. We've also decided to order metal roofing panels for the long walls. This will offer yet more structural integrity and weather resistance. The back wall will likely be a light duty frame of some sort utilizing the kit supplied small pieces of sheet metal. The front wall will basically be a whole door as noted in a post above. Most likely a light duty wood frame with sheets of very thin Advantech. I'm definitely open to other ideas and suggestions there.

Promising but not necessarily definitive 😀. A lot of years since new and hood have been known to migrate. a good picture of the brake drum position is what you need. My belt guard says “854” but it has parts from a ‘62 and a ‘71 and an ‘82!

I put an 8 speed in my 502, out of necessity. The brake band rod needed some modification, the parking brake was never hooked up, and I had to get a different drive pulley for the shaft size difference. At the end of the day, the open differential has never slowed me down vs. a limited slip 6 speed. I do however have plenty of added weight!

Doing a 6-speed swap is easier than doing an 8 speed, as I did on my 854.The 6 speed has the same size input shaft as the 4 speed. the brake band mounts the same too. Both are different on the 8 speed. Drive belt length - 70" - will be the same with a 6 speed. You still need to hole saw a 1" hole thru the toolbox bottom for the hi-lo lever. IF there is a dipstick tube (probably not) it would need to be shortened, as well as the dipstick. Had to do that on the 8 speed. You MAY want to reuse your 4-speed shifter instead of the 6 speed one. Ask @Handy Don about his 854 6 speed. I have driven it, nice unit. While the 6 speed is out - maybe time for the 4 seals & a new shift boot??