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Here’s a few of my herd, I’ve collected and sold them for the past few years, very early 78’ C-141 A, 76’ B-80, 71’ Bronco 14, 73’ No name 14, I actually have two but the other one is a Frankenstein. And I’ve owned an 800, 416-H, and a charger and a few others which have been parted out sadly or sold. I started this whole thing with my c-141 given to me by one of my dads friends, back in 2022, since then I’ve been through over 12 different garden tractors and now I’m sitting at 5 trying to keep them and take them to shows. Thanks

You can tap them in and out with a socket. Pay attention to how dep it sets into the case.

August 12, 1908 Ford Motor Company builds its first Model T car, which Henry Ford himself tests on a hunting trip to Wisconsin and northern Michigan.

Same! Never even heard of WH before I bought one. Then I found this place way back in 08 just looking for some info on that tractor I bought and these clowns turned it into a full blown obsession. I learned quite A LOT over the years and this was basically my go to source for that info.

Hands on Proof of Concept. I wonder if he encountered any long steep hills on the way?? My Dad told me years ago when he was 18 and just graduated from High School, that he & 3 friends took a similar Model T camping. A 200 mile or so trip each way, from RI to northern New Hampshire. The Model T was like a lot of early 1960's Wheel Horse tractors in that the carburetor was gravity fed from the fuel tank mounted Higher than the Carburetor.... That was fine until they got to the White Mountains - they had to travel up in reverse to keep the carb bowl full....

I had a problem with the motion control lever on one of mine being hard to push forward, turned out a family of chipmunks had been building a nest in there that interfered with full movement.

Good eye Cleat!! She now has a Kohler 14 Magnum single under the hood!

That Twin cylinder Briggs looks a lot like a single cylinder Kohler......JK looks great.

No problem our work here is done and since @prondzy may be looking for them as well. They are not repros but close enough for the women we go out with. Yes made for Jeep restos. There have been many links to them here in the past and you can find them on fleabay and other places. @Achto found some super nice ones for his 701 and they were high test locking but they are NLA now and yet to find them elsewhere. Most are non locking and don't come with the plastic outer covering but shrink wrap makes them look orginal. You may often have to paint them black and white letter them. Search keywords are jeep cables throttle choke ... try Note these are out of stock https://www.ebay.com/itm/276726990312

The 67 towed the 83 from the back shed up to the garage for a drive belt swap. Thought I was saving a few $$ using the belt I just removed from a junk C-81..but it ended up being a little shorter and she just doesn’t declutch like it should. Grinds the gears a bit. Crud!! I guess I’ll be using a brand new belt I picked up at this years WH Show. The idler pulley was shot on the 83 (GT-1600) so the C-81 did donate a nice smooth one so there’s that

Not really a "done to" but got my RS 20th anniversary banner hung up after moving a bunch of other stuff around.

It would be like a day without sunshine; or something else but I can't remember what the other thing is.

no problem, we all make them from time to time

Great pictures, especially the Wheel Horses in the horse trailer. Your dad's friend who got you started on deserves a big thank you.

to the Dave. Please follow Paul's instructions above. He knows Sundstrand hydros.

Funny, I rebuilt a GT1600 and converted it to hydro a couple of years ago and am now in the process of rebuilding a 314 that has a Kohler M14.

While searching something else I came across this old thread from 2011. This is both a sad and interesting thread from the past. Gary Pond, Cecil's son, was part of it. Sure wish he stayed hanging around, but I get it. Many of the members that posted on it were a big part of this forum back in the day. It's very nostalgic to see some of those names and remember those early days of RS. This thread may have been hosted on the old Forumer site before Karl made this place permanent. I can't remember what year that was but thank you Karl ( @nylyon) for saving it if it was. The Forumer site owned ALL of the content before Karl made it ours. That's a whole story just on it's own and interesting RS history. Plenty of those old threads back in the day had tons of interesting subjects and very knowledgeable people the providing that info so it's sad to see they either passed or simply moved on. If you happen come across any interesting threads from the past or know of one please post them.

Nice! I see all "Workin' Girls", no "Prom Queens". Just like Cecil & Elmer intended then..... Same here - they all have to pull their own weight to get a spot in the garage.

Agree. I think I'll take 5 gallons back to Michigan later this week.

Try looking here. ASB bearings https://asbbearings.com/

@Mastink It never fails to amaze me when I get a new to or even when a customer brings one in the serial number is already in files. It also never fails that when I post a tag it finds it's way into a file. Me thinks Garry has special software that looks for tags in posts so he can add them. Great job Garry we certainly appreciate how well those files are kept.

That's an EXCELLENT price.

In one of my drawers! I think I got it at our local farm supply a few years back. McMaster has steel ones that I saw. I'm going back to the farm store to see if I can get another one for my 857

Thanks for the reply Richard. I agree 100%

I started off looking for help changing a starter on my 312-8 and ended up re building re wiring and re powering a roller C-141 auto. I agree with @Bar Nuthin the very accessible info that is archived is one thing and a very vast thing. The members camaraderie and willingness to assist in any way they can to solve problems is the other. If there is a question, there is 99.9 times out of 100 probability there is an answer here or someone helps get you to it. The old posts are part of it I learn something new every time I’m here.

I had no intention of becoming a Wheel Horse enthusiast. I just wanted a strong garden tractor to be able to maneuver my stone trailer around my yard. And I remembered my neighbor's Wheel Horse tractors from my youth. Of course, once I acquired an old Wheel Horse, I immediately needed information to make it whole again and perform to my needs. I have decent mechanical aptitude and the ability to learn but lacked a quality source of information. Once I found Red Square, I was flooded with said information and an abundance of support for all of my questions. That (and my OCD) is what converted me into an enthusiast. A few of the locals hit me up for tips and knowledge now. Pretty wild. The information that is archived on this site, along with the willingness of its members to participate in problem solving, is amazing! As a bonus, just the sharing of members' enjoyment of everyday "Wheel Horsing" makes this sight a delightful place to visit!

The information shared by members past and present has contributed to a well of knowledge that we all can draw from. Without Red Square and our moderators all of that would have just gone away.

Old posts are awesome. I run into them on a very regular basis while searching for information. Some great stuff back then. Some great stuff today too. This website has been an amazing resource for dozens of reasons.

Thanks John for the post. I went thru the beginning twice. It was deferent then. Tractors were every where with lots of good meaningful posts. I guess we come a long way from how you posted pictures in photo bucket. I am glade we do not do that any more. It is well worth the $20 a year to easily post of our tractors. So many attachments and all the manuals you’ll ever need all in one spot. I would say one of the best run forums on the web.

The site is now in it's 20th year. I joined in 2007 and was maybe member 30 (I don't quite remember). At one point it was the Karl and Mike show, since they were the only two active members for a while. I believe a guy named Chris started the site before Karl took over.

@pfrederi made a jig for part #47, then made my own. Put brass bushing in

I don't see # 70. Are you talking about # 47?

Well i have been building the chrome stacks for years now , this is the first set of D200 stock location mufflers i have built , hopefully the owner of this pair will post some pictures when installed and give us all a report on them , still building the chrome stacks but the price of material has gotten crazy so im going to venture out into other styles here in the near future