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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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

That's an EXCELLENT price.

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.

Henry Ford and family had an amazing estate here in Southampton called Fordune, it was right on the ocean, behind the dunes comprising approximately 250 acres. He was also a member of Shinnecock Golf Club, where the US Open was just played in June. Years ago an old timer named Gene in my fire department told me a story. As I kid he was a caddy at Shinnecock and was walking home when a gentleman stopped his car and asked if he needed a ride. Gene said yes and hopped in. The gentleman drove him right to his house, and when Gene thanked him, he asked his name. The guy said my name is Henry Ford!! I can still see the smile on ole Gene’s face when he told me that story!

I have a Choremaster Post Hole Digger, believe it to be early 50s.

Happy Belated Birthday!

Finally made time for a few days of work on our Ky property this week. 1st order of business was to wake EJ the 8N up from his extended hibernation. Suprise, suprise all 4 tires held air over the winter. He needed some antifreeze to top up the radiator. Poured the remaining couple gallons of last year's gas in the tank, reinstalled the battery, flipped the switch to on, bumped the starter button, and he started right up. Scary, really. That electronic ignition I installed last year sure is wonderful. Brakes still work, too. Good sign that it got the axle leak fixed last year. Bush hogged the roadside and the 'driveway' before things got weird. Sputter, sputter, stall. Got gas in the tank, seems to be spark. What the heck? Tools a couple hundred yards up hill - 90+ degrees. Get back with proper wrench, loosen the fuel line as carb, fuel comes out. Switch on, bump the starter button, starts right up. Drive him back up the hill and trade the bush hog for a box blade. He runs the box blade for a while, but does the sputter, sputter, stall routine a couple more times. Same fix. I've come up with 3 possibilities: Vapor lock. The fuel line does pass right over the engine. It was a hot day. Loosening the fuel line at the carb 'burped' the vapor out? Faulty shutoff valve at the tank? The fuel level was approaching the 'reserve' level. Completely opening the valve does not open the 'reserve'? Overheated coil? Again, a hot day. The coil feels about like a cup of coffee. Wasn't much cooler when the tractor restarted. I'm pretty sure thus isn't the issue. Short term fix - 5 more gallons of gas in the tank tomorrow. Long term fix - electric fuel pump?

Well, I finally tore into the transmission for my M37. Here it is after the first round of degreasing and pressure washing: It looked good when I first opened it up, but after disassembling it, I experienced a sudden pain in my wallet. I'm guessing that a snap ring must have come loose and got wedged between two components, which broke the ends off all but one spline where it formed the groove to contain the snap ring. At least that's my take on it. I found most of the broken pieces of the spline and snap ring at the bottom of the case, but it looks like one or two broken bits managed to circulate with the oil and do some damage to several components. There were also some rust pits on some of the bearing surfaces. The upshot of all this is that I'll be replacing almost every moving part of the transmission. I've ordered a ton of NOS parts, which are starting to arrive now. It will be a pricey repair, but should be like new when I'm done. On the plus side, it looks like all of the parts are still available, either NOS or new manufacture. More pictures coming as the work progresses.

Welcome! Great looking stable.

My grandfather had many stories of him and his brothers repairing and tweaking and driving their Model T. He backed them up by showing me his grease-smudged full set of illustrated technical books with their notes. The leather-surfaced, “press down to go” cone clutch was the biggest surprise.

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.

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.

Well, I started the morning by buying 5 gallons ot ethanol free gas at $3.99.9 a gallon. Poured that into EJ and he hummed along happily all day, doing box blade and grader blade work. Late in the afternoon, I noticed an oil leak on the right rear hub. Then I pushed on the tire and discovered that the hub was loose! Got out my breaker bar and hugemoungous six point socket and proceeded to torque the hub nut. Just as it was feeling like it was pulling up tight, the torque required to turn the nut stopped increasing. Not good, but I have a new nut in stock. On closer look, the threads on the axle look buggered. The new nut did not thread on easily, so I put a second washer on to use a different section of threads and patched it back together for now. Probably will end up with a new axle and hub.

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

Welcome Push or screw the dipstick all the way in. Motion control lever action is not relat4ed to fluid level Is it also hard to move to reverse

Thanks Don. 😊 Meeha is doing well. She's been improving her ability to stand for several days .. a little wobbly at first. Trina says "drunken monkey". Yesterday she was able to lay back down for the first time. That's a big step in the right direction. Today we're experimenting with removing one of the meds, on vet recommendations of course.

I would put back the old plug that was in her when she last ran...Wouldn't be the first time a new electrical thing didn't work....especially if it is a Champion they fail to fire under compression

Thanks for the reply Richard. I agree 100%

I have a 51 8n... When it sputters out and dies then wont start, immediately check for spark. it might spark a little but it needs to throw a good spark to run. 1/4" in the open air. You might se less of a spark say on the pulled out plug or on a spark tester, but under compression it might not have enough juice to spark enough. The 8n is a low compression engine.... it takes a hot spark to get it to fire. Stick a good coil on there and see if the problem goes away. As you observe, something is happening when its hot, and that narrows it down a lot. Air bubbles in the fuel line shouldn't hurt, its keeping the bowl full thats all that matters. With low fuel in the tank, it doesnt take much tilt to stop the fuel, but if it dies on that tilt, you wont have any fuel flowing out. If it did it even w a half tank, I suspect the coil is overheating.

Today I bought two planters for the Mrs. After unloading them into my wagon I thought it might be picture worthy so I snapped one while on their way to their destination.

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.

Nope. eventually the metal of the J bolt is going to fatigue and relax its hold and it'll come loose again . only real fix is to remove the mount block and drill out the broken bolt, re-thread and a new bolt & lockwasher torqued properly , 3/8 bolt is typically around 320 inch pounds or 25 - 30 Ft Lbs and you'll want to tighten the 2 block bolts evenly so as to not distort the frame or put stress into the block... J-bolt won't last permanently. in that usage , it wont hold torque.

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!

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.

Making good progress on the 420. A LOT of hours into it at this point removing the paint on the sheet metal. If WH had used primer it may have come off a little easier ? on this series tractors.Letting things set up before reassembly. Hoping to have it somewhat ready for the September Meet & Greet. Those chrome mylar decals take some patience to remove.Some before and after pics.

New & larger coffee storage space?

Finished up this shed today. Still need to get a ramp setup for it but no rush on that. Yes it’s plastic and yes it was a kit (one million pieces!!) But it all fit together well and I already had the pressure treated base built and leveled, so that’s how the size was determined. It’s 10’9” x 7’xx” with a door plenty wide enough to get a tractor in if need be.

You were born at the sportmans' club? That's way cooler than at the hospital.

Made the 4 hour trip back to my birthplace to attend a family reunion. Back in one of the hollers surrounded by the Appalachian Mts.

@8ntruck be careful!!!

Absolutely.We bought three grab bars and will install at least two. The wall I was dealing with is an outside wall so i left it intact as possible and used hardwood for maximum hold. Drilling an undersize hole so the threads grab without splitting. The other walls will get solid blocking and a block for a third grab bar in case there is need for a caretaker within the shower. this house was bought in case we would have to take care of a parent, but its only two miles from here and the need for an easier property for us is a possibility. It is a step in shower that fits a five foot opening. Its nice and rigid and solid Vickerel where the cplor goes all the way through

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

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