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Most of you saw the recently posted AI generated video about the history of Wheel Horse. The inaccuracies were abundant and glaring. Having lived a stones throw from South Bend all my life I vividly remember the tremendous amount of manufacturing in the county with Oliver, Studebaker and many others as well as what Wheel Horse went through as it was happening. You hear a lot of conflicting stories about AMC, Munn and then Toro and what they did to Wheel Horse. I stumbled on to this one this morning and found it to be, by far, the most accurate of any I've seen. My awareness started in 1960 as a child but the memories are still there. Sit back and relax. This is just over an hour long but it kept me glued to the puter screen and brought back a lot of memories. The Brand That Big Box Stores Destroyed: The Fall of Wheel Horse I did catch a major error near the end. Since when was the LX420 the last of the models with any Wheel Horse heritage? It had zero. The last was the Classic GT aka 300 Series, aka 315-8, whatever you prefer to call them. Last year made, 2007. Also, many of you want to see the Ireland Road plant on an upcoming visit to the area. No, it doesn't look like this now but you will still recognize it. The picture they used when making that statement was the BACK of the plant. For many years the less faded paint under the Wheel Horse name was very visible.

May 26, 2006, The turn 2 grandstands at Charlotte Motor Speedway were turned into an open-air theater on May 26, 2006 for the world premiere of Disney-Pixar’s Cars. The seats faced four custom-built outdoor screens, measuring five stories high and 15 stories wide, with seating for 30,000. Before the premiere, the movie’s stars—including Paul Newman, Owen Wilson, Dale Earnhart Jr. and racing great Richard Petty—walked a red carpet unfurled outside the speedway. Disney Pixar's Cars premiered in the USA with its wide theatrical release on June 9, 2006.

first time to mow with @Coulter Caleb’s JackRabbit in probably five years…it did a great job

teach them young ----- My son plowing age 8 in 1989 on new 312 -- then his son mowing age 12 about 33 yrs later

My 520H manifold was leaking at the seam where it goes together, they are a 2 piece design and known for leaking.

Wheel #1 knocked down, cleaned, blasted, given a coat of primer, and into the oven for a little bake. I got tired of waiting decades for crappy modern paint to dry, got this little oven to speed things along. A couple of hours at 225 or so & it’s about as hard as it’s gonna get.

Mrs Sylvan once again adorned the yard art with spring flowers... looks a lot better than when I'm sitting on it...

My recently acquired B100 was leaking fluid from the right axle seal. Took the tranny apart today in order to investigate why. Think I may have found the issue. Managed to get the tranny washed out & cleaned up. All ready to put it back together as soon as my parts arrive.

Happy Birthday @ri702bill, we are glad you were born.

DJ Harrison pointed out to me, and I’m not too impressed with the use of my images and his video content. They are surely making profit off our content and the copyright claim forms to fill out are lengthy and involved. It’s kind of a weird feeling.

Exactly. Sure, they had a hand in it but ultimately they did all the WH nuts a favor by keeping the same design as long as they did but sooner or later cost factors must be considered. I think the single thing that amazes most folks is when they find out I'm running a 70's deck on my 2005 and my 76 ran the 05 deck. Take the sheet metal off and they are the same tractor. Just ignore the wiring differences.

I have had to clean those up to three times, make sure you clean the main jet.

Bill that is cool. Multi generation passing it down to the next Gen. Lets have more of this.

My 8 year old Grandson wanted to drive Papa's Wheelhorse. His Dad just picked up a 85 314-8 a few weeks ago. We let him drive it in 2nd High range.

Looks to be a good tread pattern that will ride well. I run Ag tires up front on both of mine, mainly due to winter use. No issues with gouging up the grass while mowing.

you are generous to send that along to a Horse lover - that's a few hundred dollar value ---------- the deck alone 150-300 and those baggers i have seen for 100-200 --- wish i was closer to you ------ some one will be smiling to get a freebe like that --- here is photo of 37" I rehabbed from last year that then went to a new home

no offense here I was just trying to be funny myself and sure hope I didn't offend anyone.

@pfrederi Both piston to piston and hydrogear units come from a GT-14 so then it should bolt right up? Maybe I'll hook up an engine to the parts machine and see if the whole unit works

The flowers would grow faster if a wheel alignment was done.😉

A fermented beverage made from rotten bread, that has been proven to raise estrogen levels. I was just trying to lighten the mood. Felt maybe I stepped further than I should completely by mistake. I was just poking fun at the green tractor. Clearly it was taken in a manner I did not intend. If that was the case, I do apologize. And for the subject of beer: I might drink a six pack in a given year. I enjoy one on rare occasion with a meal. But my father was an alcoholic, so it isn't high on my list. But my hair still fell out.

I very much prefer to (meaning exclusively) buy USA made stuff if possible. I was able to get American made rims & tires for the Ford, rims from Steiner & Titan tires. Upon researching all that, most guys said the best tubes available currently are South Korean manufactured, recommended Air-Loc. I got a pair of those with the TR-218 stems, which have a nut to hold them in place in the rims. I was very impressed with the weight & quality.

You obviously did a great job of being a father. It is so rare for a third generation to keep passing along an interest in family history to the fourth. Young men and women grew up fast during WW2, they were unquestionably the GREATEST GENERATION.

Here is my 12 year old Grandson driving a Green Tractor.....

Out getting some fresh air still had 3 more tucked away

When my wife and I went to see CARS and Lightning was going before the judge I told her the judge was a racer, she didn't believe me, after the movie was over she just couldn't acknowledge the fact that I knew about the Fabulous Hudson Hornet.

Even if the piston to piston unit just had the axles from the GT-14 swapped it would work well. It would run a bit faster 9about 20% faster) having 28 inch tall tires rather than 23 inchers, and it would have a bit less power (about 82%) transferred to the ground. All depends on what you plan to do with it.

The Fabulous Hudson Hornet!! No mention of Larry the Cable Guy doing the voice of Tow-Mater??? I loved all the automotive related names in the movie - Radiator Springs, Rust-eze, and such.

A gigasecond, 1,000,000,000 seconds would work out to about 32 years, a nanosecond would be 1/1,000,000,000 of a second, I think that is what you were going for. Giga is a Billion, Nano is a Billionth.

You must have gotten that misinformation off of AI. The concentration of dealers was in the North East but if you look at the Dealer List thread you will see how widespread the distribution network was.

Happy Happy Bill

HAPPPPY BIRTHDAY

Along the same lines I have seen the bolts loose and just need tightened. You can spray carb clean around the manifold while running to see if it revs. The plugs will tell a story too.

LOL on that

Good video, mostly accurate with a few minor mistakes. One thing worth noting is that during the Toro takeover, they didn’t fundamentally change the Wheel Horse tractor design; they largely just added the Toro name to the decals. Toro often gets blamed for the decline of Wheel Horse, but the video does a good job explaining why many of the major, reliable tractor brands eventually faded. A big factor was the rise of zero-turn mowers, which shifted consumer attention toward faster, larger machines, especially among younger buyers. At the same time, stricter EPA safety and emissions regulations also played a role—those standards came from government requirements, not Toro.

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.

The piston to piston hydro pump and motor will bolt up to the hydro gear transaxke how ever where did the current piston to piston unit come from was it a total swap hydro pump motor and transaxle.. I suspect you will have problem, the hydro gear transaxles for GT 14s have a different input gearing than non GT 14 units. There is a thread here about swapping out the input gears but it was to change the motor not the transaxle. I assume you could swap out the gears n the transaxle to match your piston to piston motor

To those who gave all for our Country... Thank you.

A fermented beverage made from rotten bread, that has been proven to raise estrogen levels. https://nutritionfacts.org/blog/beer-phytoestrogens/

Not at the moment. This is the same style, from Lowell, except Brian's are powder coated red.

'69 Charger 12. Looking for a tie rod and an 11-1/4" axle. I looked at the vendor listing in the classifieds and was wondering if the used parts guys have anything or if they're still around? I'm finally getting back into this tractor after having apart for 3 years.

I thought it was the storage building @ebinmaine built new for The Colossus back when he started the rebuild...?

You need to read some of the history of the CCC and the important role it played in bringing our country out of the great depression.

So does beer. Doesn't stop most of you.

over recent months i have been going through my Dads old Navy memoribilia to create a summary and chronology of his service to be passed along to future family generations - he was a WW2 Navy pilot in Pacific flying sea planes in 1944-45 - age 22 - around Iwo Jima - Siapan - Okinawa etc - he then stayed in reserves into the 1960s flying one weekend per month hunting for Russian subs off the Atlantic coast - - it is absolutely unimaginable what these young men did in WW 2 -- to think how incredible my Dad was flying Sea Planes in the black darkness at night over the Pacific at 100 feet altitude at mast level of Japanese ships doing bombing runs or looking for downed American pilots - I only wish i understood as a child what he had done during the war - however, it does grant me respect and admiration for what he and his fellow vets did to protect and save our way of life in America. I am thankful my daughter understands his sacrifice and to honor her grandfather takes my two grandsons to his graveside on these special rememberance days so they can be told the stories - - he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross Medal - a memory we will pass through the generations - below are some of the planes he learned to fly in --- and flew from WW2 thru 1960s - and his flight jacket my sister did in shadow box

@Edward Teach! You should probably do some chores for Padre @PeacemakerJack so he can turn your name red on the forum

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

More progress this week. The parts piles are certainly shrinking! I finished up my side project of a Tub Cart minus decals and axle dust covers. I purchased some throttle and choke cables, tie rod ends, and a litany of parts from Wheel Horse Parts and More. I do need to find a 3279 switch, or something I like to replace it for the dash. Looks like it was originally a toggle, but I may change it to a push button momentary style. My Cole Hersee 5007 switch, Peterson tail light, and some 3" Led lights for modern day HL-5 lights showed up. I'll need to make the brackets for the switch and lights now. I plan on running these off of a Dewalt 20v Battery adapter since this is a pull start non/generator machine. I also received my stainless hardware from Bolt Depot. Man did I ever like using that company, so easy! Their items are so well packed too! I will need to figure out a way to make the Hi-Lo shifter work on this. I really don't want to cut the piece of tin between the dash column and toolbox. I may need to fabricate one with cutouts for the shifters. Here she is for now, I put on more than I needed as far as belt guards go but I was dying to see a more finished product!