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I did the last 12" 4 ply's on the floor but took 6ply 25x10x12 to the local tire shop. He has one of thoes automatic tire machine. It does 12" to large truck tires. $20 for two tires. No way I would have got them on. Got the same deal on these OR 10.50's

As a butcher is shooing away a dog from his shop, he sees a $25 bill and a note in his mouth, reading: “10 pork chops, please.” Amazed, he takes the money, puts a bag of pork chops in the dog’s mouth, and quickly closes the shop. He follows the dog and watches him wait for a green light, look both ways, and trot across the road to a bus stop. The dog checks the timetable and sits on the bench. When a bus arrives, he walks around to the front and looks at the number, then boards the bus. The butcher follows, dumbstruck. As the bus travels out into the suburbs, the dog takes in the scenery. After a while he stands on his back paws to push the “stop” bell, then the butcher follows him off. The dog runs up to a house and drops his bag on the step. He goes back down the path, takes a big run, and throws himself -WHAP!- against the door. He does this again and again. No answer. So he jumps on a wall, walks around the garden, beats his head against a window, jumps off, and waits at the front door. A big guy opens it and starts cursing and shouting at the dog. The butcher runs up and screams at the guy: “What in hell are you doing? This dog’s a genius!” The owner responds, “Genius, my a$$… It’s the second time this week he’s forgotten his keys!”

The strait steering handle indicates that it is a 1957 Simplicity Wonderboy. In 1958 they put a slight bend in the steering handle like the one pictured above. I would not recommend using it as a tow tractor and here is why. - It has 1 speed forward and one reverse. The steering handle is also the clutch. Pull back on the handle to make it go, let go of or push the handle forward to disengage the drive. There are NO BRAKES ! The only thing that stops it is the friction of the drive system. Would still be a fun ride around tractor for an adult for the money. Would not recommend a kid drive it unless you rigged a better place for them to put their feet.

With the implements, the price is not too far off if it actually runs. The only quick visual way that I can tell the difference between a 953 and a 1054 is by the drag link for the steering. 953 1054

I think that the Friday after fathers day should be officially inducted as Nation Wheel Horse Day.

I have had the small Harbor Freight for over 25 years the large about 20 also have a few other tire tools. Have never had to take WH tire to the Tire shop.. Wound up cutting a couple off with a sawzall. 20 or so WHs, 3 Large tractors two military vehicles and 20 miles to a good tire place... You do it your self....

I knew that sooner or later you would find a Wheel Horse project worth bringing home.. Also the engine spec # will tell the truth, 953 would be 46-135A and 1054 would be 46-215A. The 1054 had a higher compression head.

I would think the grader blade alone worth the price of admission...

October 13, 1966 Jimi Hendrix Experience rock trio debuts with American guitarist Jimi Hendrix, British bassist Noel Redding and British drummer Mitch Mitchell in Évreux, Normandy, France. rock trio debuts with American guitarist Jimi Hendrix, British bassist Noel Redding and British drummer Mitch Mitchell in Évreux, Normandy, France.

Let 'em... I can visualize @Achto sitting at a table at the tractor shows with a big poster that says: "Wheel Horse Tractors are the best... Prove me wrong." Of course, he'll need to be in his Capt'n's get up, bed pan hat etc. in order to be taken seriously...

Careful Dan. The green, yellow, orange, white, and blue may revolt.

So it is written, so it shall be done...

From the beginning of recorded history (and well before) groups of people have overtaken the lands and possessions of others. The "Indigenous" people who lived on Guanahni, the island in the Bahamas where Columbus actually landed on his first transatlantic journey, held slaves. These slaves were the looser in an unknown war where another tribe from another land took over the island. Many Native American tribes including the Maya, Aztecs and others kept prisoners of war as slaves. Columbus made four trips from Europe to The American cotenant landing in the Lesser Antilles, Trinidad, the North coast of South America, and the East Coast of Central America. There is no record of Christopher Columbus ever setting foot in the land now known as the United States. There is also no record of him displacing any inhabitant on the North American Continent. His navigational skills are worthy of recognition considering the lack of sophisticated interments. Do they deserve a federal holiday if you are a government employee I suppose you would think so. Seems to me that the people who erected statues in his honor in a land he didn't actually discover were not wrong in doing so, just a bit uninformed or overzealous, and those who tore them down on in the misguided belief that this would somehow make ammens for the inhumanity that took place over a period of about 300 years. Can't we all just get along and learn from the errors of our predassoras.

Damn it @Achto I was JUST going to type that!!!

Evening, Here is yet another Marketplace listing.. what model..what’s size deck could that be.. what’s it all worth?

What happened when the blue ship and the red ship collided at sea? Their crews were marooned.

Go ahead, buy the best hospitalization insurance policy you can find, jump on, hang on, let us know how that works out.

I have a piece of 3/4" threaded rod through a hole I drilled in my workbench that i can secure the rim to while changing a small 6" or 9" tire. I use the large Harbor Freight tire changer to break the bead first.

Here is the scoop on the Serf. They initially made a lot of them but they were sort of a throw away tractor so there are not a lot of them left. A Simple city collector friend of mine looked for quite a while to find one, of course then he ended up with 2 . Which is good because it will take the 2 to make 1. In my mind a horizontal shaft engine usually indicates the the tractor is a garden tractor, not a lawn tractor. Simplicity kinda breaks that rule. You can get all kinds of attachments for that little Serf - snow blade, snow blower, center blade, I believe they even made a tiller for it. Price might be a bit high, but to the right guy maybe not.

Simplicity, but I forget the model name. Here is another one.

Looks like a 1963 953 or a 1964 1054.

Ok the Thursday after father's day then. Dino says that's the best day anyway and he's always right.

Looking around our property today I enjoyed the red color coming on to the Dogwoods. This put me in mind of a little joke I pulled on my wife when we first bought the property.. As we walked around the property I was telling my wife what species each tree was and if it was a nut tree. When we got to the first Dogwood, she asked how she could identify it as a dogwood. I told her that the bark was the best way to pick one out, she throuly examined the tree's exterior covering. At that time I snuck up behind her and BARKED LIKE A DOG. Well, at least one of us thought it was funny.

I think we are all forgetting about the fact that wider wheels just look cooler! 🤣🤣

Evening, Another marketplace listing, Seller add states ward tractor but I see a simplicity badge. The hand lever is both the brake AND steering? She’s asking $50.00. Would it be able to tow a cart around yard if I had small metal tab hitch added?

Evening, Saw on marketplace, wondering what it’s worth? Anyone have one? Wheelhorse ever make a tractor as small yet powerful?

If you ran a tanker full of water into a tanker full of vinegar. What sound would they make??? " DUSCHE !!!! "

I guess his name is John?

Definetely not the ride of choice for one of those "Here, hold my beer" moments.... I dub it "Death on a Stick".

Are many parts on the serf unobtainable these days if they break? Just think owning one so small would be kinda cool. But being Wheelhorse forum.. perhaps the suburban would be better to look for

Smart buck... he's a admirer...

@FLtractor, save your money for a worthwhile project like the 953.

Hahahah. Limbuster 2026. Here is a photo the seller also posted of what it looks like when it has deck

OSHA approved. Take a ride...lose a limb.

We're pretty lucky around here got 3 tire shops within 15 mins. and they all will do them for 10 to 15 dollars apiece and one of them will pump in liquid ballast if you bring it with you no extra charge . I try and not go to the same one over and over so as not to ware out my welcome and always give whoever doing the actual work a tip also.

I'd be SUPER curious to know exactly how it drives but I would NOT attempt to tow anything with it. Save the $50 for fixing your own Wheelhorse.

Thanks for info. Glad to know it’s higher than I should pay.

He'll have for 8 years at that price.

Those are a dime a dozen around here. 100 bucks maybe 150 on a good day.

On paper you're correct but my own experience shows me that the extra weight of a wider tire and more fluid is VERY beneficial. There's also another couple inches of metal from the chains biting the ground.

Making some wide wheels. got um cut and tacked together but had to come home and get some supper I was getting hungry.

Decided to tackle wide wheel project today. Got um all cut and got um tacked together. I believe I can make a set of skinny 5/6” wheels out of the leftovers also. Used the 857 that has the LSD 8speed and it worked wonderfully. I was worried the grinder would overcome the differential but only time wheel would quit turning was when cut was almost all way through. FYI I found it easier to finish cut turning wheel by hand instead of letting tractor drive wheel to finish cut. All that is left is to finish welding and priming/painting wheelz. BTW used high gear and almost wide open throttle and a few cutoff disc later I Ended up with almost 10” wide wheels (between beads).

I have both the small and large HF tire rigs. I picked up the large one a while back in a bulk deal and hadn't mounted it yet, so this weekend I drilled holes in the garage floor, put anchors in, and set it up. Then I realized that the 8" fronts I wanted to work on wouldn't fit on that rig. I was going to abandon the small one because the vertical threaded bar got all bent the last time I used it (where do they actually manage to get metal that soft? ) Anyway, I was actually able to get one tire dismounted on the floor, using downpressure on the large rig's arm. These are so bad that the tubes are stuck to the inside of the rusty rims... I have the second one half off, using the small rig. using a lot of soapy water. Rears, no thanks. Belle Tire will mount those for $10 each - that's a better option for me. I don't think they'd want to deal with the rusty fronts I'm working on right now though. Hope the shoulder didn't take any lasting damage. I had cortisone injections in both of mine last year and have been going easy on them since then.

Attempted to mount these brand new 4 ply tires. Actually felt something in my shoulder while I was leaning into my Harbor Freight tire mounting rig. Stopped before I did damage to some muscle that doesn’t see much action in my day to day activities ! Was just too much and ya gotta know when to let the pro’s handle it. Local garage popped em on for me. Gotta love all the nubbies…but they won’t last.

BBT said the guys would think we were staging those!!

I marked each rim where I wanted to cut them. Bolted the rim on to a tractor, spun the rim in high gear full throttle, & cut through it with a 4 1/2" grinder After all 4 rims were cut, I cut the center out of the outside rims and welded them together. Finished product.

Oh wow. He’s asking 225. Had it at 300 and been listed for 8 months I’d say