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Hey guys, You might not recognize this profile (mostly because as of writing this it was started 5 min ago) but you have definitely seen me all over the @PeacemakerJack page. Not only is Peacemaker my dad but @Coulter Caleb is my oldest brother. I’ve been watching the Forum through my dad’s phone for many years. I am very excited for all this forum has to offer, and to watch what all my buddy’s are posting. Recognizing a few of my friends… @Pullstart @Achto @WHX?? @19richie66 Thank you guys for giving me great advice and help at all the plow days. I hope you guys have a great day.

"Edward Teach" otherwise known as Blackbeard the pirate. Killed by Lt. Robert Maynard of the Royal British Navy. Just some interesting, but otherwise useless trivia. Welcome to forum!

Last one to get running after winter storage. 753 wouldn't start. Ignition issues. New coil, condenser, spark plug & wire. Changed oil also after repeated engine cranking & flooding. Runs good now.

I love seeing the younger generation getting into this great hobby. Big brother at the 2018 Big Show checking out my new acquisition as he awaits the arrival of his.

May 24, 1883 Brooklyn Bridge is opened by President Chester A. Arthur and NY Governor Grover Cleveland.

Welcome to the “young pirate”🏴‍☠️ among us! It’s fun to have my youngest child enjoy this hobby even more than his older brother…if that were possible… I know that you will benefit from this forum like I have through the years and you in turn will add something special to it🙌🏻😎 Welcome aboard matey!!!!

Zach cutting big brother @Coulter Caleb’s lawn with “Hidalgo” (Caleb’s 520HC)—man I feel old!😅 in the most blessed way possible🙌🏻

Cleaning up around the yard today, cut some dead trees and cutting vines, when i heard some squeaking and out she came, started following me, then she saw the wheel horse and climbed under, she wouldn't leave me alone. She lad back down , hope mom found here, she moved on.

Wonder if the little doe would have thought your tractor was her mom if we were into John Deeres instead of our beloved horses

The Firestone Town and Country was a good mud and snow tire for vehicles back in the day.

Subsequent ops ck pretty successful. I didn’t see any porch lights come on, so the new muffler must be good. Hands off with wheel centered on the straightaway, no more wandering. Initial turn in by the mailbox showed a little push, slalom between swingset & fire pit showed a little oversteer. Dropped 1 psi on right front, 2 psi on both rear. Next lap much better, should be perfect with full tank & tires hot. 😁 Kidding, drives great now. Wife will probably never notice the difference. 🙄 Now I just have 3 big trees to cut up, a bunch of soffit & siding to fix, and a dishwasher pull & rewire. Back to reality 🐴

By the way this is a 312-8. Upon investigating how the thing is put together, seems somebody in the past got the steering wheel shaft to sector off a toof or two. I was able to rectify this by dropping the steering shaft bearing mount forward of the engine, and removing the mounting bolts from the sector below the steering wheel shaft. This gave me enough slop to skip the teef back into proper alignment.

This might look like a bit of a mess but hopefully that's because my shop is so small. Some progress...engine back together and bolted down. All wiring tidied up and ready to finish. Throttle and choke cables robbed from donors. Battery box and belt guard repaired but I won't brag about my welding Most of the long block components are back in place. Shout out to my wife for appreciating how enjoyable this is for me to get in the shop and work We did manage to get steaks on the grill and share a bottle of wine in spite of the weather .

Sorry Mr. Squirrels I just couldn't resist.🤣. I too have fat fingers. That plus auto correct makes for some interesting posts and texts.

I went back and fixed it.

Sounds like you need to check the tie rod ends for excessive play. Do the wheels turn at the same angles at left lock and right lock? The pinion on the steering fan gear might have skipped a tooth or two, causing the steering wheel to be off center. Also, check the bearings blocks on the steering shaft that runs front to back under the engine for damage and wear.

No way! That’s my tractor! Thanks for starting this post years ago @PeacemakerJack BlackBeard continues to be an amazing tractor, and I’ve had a blast working on it with my dad over the years!

Welcome to the forum, it's great to have a fellow younger enthusiast of the beloved Wheel Horses join the forum

Was great seeing Everyone! Cant forget the other guys @diesel cowboy buying those c160’s and @WHGuy413 who was hiding over at the garden tractor pulls

Take it where?🤣

Twice a year I fill up the booze free cans. 20 gallons a crack. I hate to say we're fortunate here in the Hoosier state but the state taxes have been removed short term. $4.76 at a Michigan City Murphy. I barely avoided hitting the hundred dollar mark.

Great running into a few of you guys yesterday early. Spent the day over at the garden tractor pulls. When we first started pulling there were 3 wheel horses and my son was bringing 2 of them. Yesterday at one point we must have had close to 12 to 15 of them. I decided last year to give @WheelHorse_Kid the choice to show or pull. My thinking was he only has a few more years pulling in the youth pulls and I have I hope a bunch of years to sit at shows. He chose pulling this year and last. We had a great day and pulled well after everyone had left. We were packing up at 7:30 last night. We had a record number of stock class tractors and a few newer 1000lb class tractors. Great to see the hobby getting a little bigger. Sadly the only wheel horse to take 1st was my old 14-8speed that I literally dragged out of the bushes last weekend for my son’s friend to use in the stock class. While he drove it around at the show after the left axle decided to widen the stance a little bit. So now I need to tear it apart and figure that out. But all in all the 2 boys that I brought came home with 4 trophies and it was a great day. Here are some pics from over where we were. I added some of the non wheel horse ones but I think you guys will enjoy. Ben who runs the pull built that cub cadet that you will see has multiple drivers on it in the pictures. He built it for himself with a hand clutch since he is paralyzed but he lets kids use it to try and get more into the sport. I believe it had 4 different drivers yesterday. Also 2 dads suited up and stole their kids tractors for the 1400lb class. Let me tell you that 13’3” I pulled felt like forever. But was super fun. I may have to build one for myself. ScreenRecording_05-24-2026_14-35-14_1.mov

That’s Classic What’s crazy to me is that 10 years ago almost exactly @rmaynard put up a comment on the BlackBeard thread about The Pirate and The Impressive Royal Lieutenant. Thanks for coming back after all these years.

I was able to download and save the two images..here they are for anyone interested;

Hanging around with a bunch of plow dogs like these it is no wonder you joined Red Square. You are learning from the best.

That is a good one Jim

I received a nice mess of rhubarb last week and the friend who gave it to me said he really liked rhubarb-custard pie. I've been eying Ed's rhubarb and blackberry pies--and will construct on some day. So today was a Dutch Oven pie making day. I'm impressed. The rhubarb adds a bit of tartness to the sweet custard. I like the texture--it's kind of like eating fresh made cut-up-your-own-pumpkin pie when compared to pumpkin from the can--I'll take the home made pumpkin filling any day. I also threw in some coconut into the mix--just because I like coconut pie.

This has bothered me since we’ve had this tractor. Steering wheel off center. Wife’s mower for in town yard, used about 1/2 hour a week. Working on it since muffler broke (see thread in engines if interested) and deck belt shredded. Had 3 big trees fall in recent storms, blew siding off of 2 houses, rodents chewed wiring off of dishwasher, and… this seemed paramount today. Oh well, I’ve never been great at life choices.

With the wheel spur gear & steering sector now properly oriented & all reassembled, time for a little front end alignment. Set up a string to reference rear end centerline. Bungeed on a couple of straightedges. Used a couple tape measures to square front tires, then aligned with string off rear end. In absence of detailed alignment specs, with all 4 wheels pointed straight ahead, I gave it one turn on each tie rod end for some hoof in. This equated to about 1/2” difference at the ends of the straightedges.

Sadly the steering on these machines is the most likely part to be ignored during any maintenance. What you are repairing is what most of us have had to do as well.

Upon driving it around the block for ops check after the muffler repair, in addition to the annoying wheel misalignment, I noticed a tendency for it to wander at highway speed. Seemed to oversteer a bit on initial turn in by the mailbox, and was wallowy as hell on the switchback between the swingset & the fire pit. Needs attention.

Here's a model 57 Belair that I just made, its my first model that I have made

Yea I'm with bill Leave it don't take it with yea you got plenty where that came from if yea find a use for some later hahaha

Baked in a Dutch oven, no less! When we moved to Ky in the early 90's, both boys were involved with Boy Scouts. The first camp out that I went with them, I took our Dutch oven along and baked an apple pie for the adult's patrol dinner. The following morning, I had some left over apples, so I scrounged around in the patrol box and came up with enough stuff to make some apple crisp for breakfast. It was not too long before I got invited to become an Assistant Scout Master.

Great time! Good seeing the WH gang! IMG_1728.mov

Weather was great! Wasn’t hot and didn’t rain. Good day overall hanging with the regular suspects: @wallfish @Retired Wrencher @PWL216 @Crazywheelhorseman . My 857 make a great picnic table

5.79 in this neck of pa. Picked up 3 cans the other day 88.88 For me it is worth every penny. When you have a lot of machines that sit from time to time it is a okay, not to mention the mowers use less of it. Last year I spent $304 on non e fuel. That cuts all the grass, pressure washes and fuels up a quad. There are a whole bunch of other things I could cut out if I want to save a couple bucks.

Received the reproduction stainless-steel fuel tank and reproduction bed floor for my M37 yesterday. Both look good. Nice TIG welding work on the tank, and it has welded-in internal anti-slosh baffles, as well as a drain plug and the usual other connectivity. I assume that they pressure tested it, but I'll check it anyway at some point before fueling up. It should be just fine, but if by some chance I happen to discover a pinhole, I can always fix it with my TIG outfit. The bed floor is a fairly hefty 14 gauge. It's a two-piece floor, just like the original.

I thought it was spelled "auto co-wrecked".

Welcome aboard lad!!

Previous owner had the unit for the past 10 years. The blade was used for pushing snow from his driveway and for about a 100 feet of his dead end street. He would not wait for the village to plow it. We don’t usually get much heavy snow. Recently used the plow to move dirt from replacing a water line. Mainly used to mow his yard. 1375 hours on the meter. I have been watching this unit for years, and talked with him about it. He basically gave me first dibs on it. Didn’t need this tractor… have gotten down to 6 units… was going to sell a few more and quit buying garden tractors……BUT….

Wheelhorse all done restored

We use 2" or 1 1/4" ridged PVC pipe but dig a quick trench so it sits deeper and doesn't create a tripping hazard if it's a floor. Crawl space is a bit easier since no one is going to be walking on it.

Nothing beats a great desert on a campout! In our troop, the adult leaders (usually two or three) and any guests were assigned a patrol and took turns with all planning, cooking, eating, and other chores. No spectators. The patrol leaders were in charge.

If you come to the Big Show in June Lincoln from A to Z will be there with all sorts of goodies.

If there is room for 7" or 8" wheels you will get .5" or 1" increase in height, just remember to level the deck. I run my blades almost level to gain a bit more height and see no difference in the power required.

According to my old factory trained WH mechanic these deck were designed (by the WH engineers) to cut up to 3 inches possibly 3.5 inch properly. You can adjust them all you want, put large tires on the tractor, larger anti scrap caster on the deck all you want but you still going to get about 3 to 3.5 inch cut but it just not going to be a good cut, it's about geometry.

What's the spec? Around .008 & .018. ?