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Like I said In what's in your mirror ... the holy grail ... well of round hoods anyway. And quite the full circle back story anyway. This girl popped up on MP and two members sent me texts about it since it was local. Nice I thought but I already have this one. A nice shiny resto to boot which is most likely my last resto. Just somethin about one in her original work clothes tho. This one fits the bill to a tee. So I'm not really interested it it but still it's a desirable model and pretty much all ther. So @prondzy texts me and I say sure I'll go get it just for the thrill of the score you want it. And @ineedanother says he has a problem... I says work out a deal and be morn' happy to go fetch it. So he does and I do. Not gonna say I'll double yer money Mike but wanna make a quick Franklin?!?!? Naw forget it I got my eye on a A-60. I'll let you guys stew on these pics then the back story as good as I can tell it along with the good the bad & the ugly & more pics as long as you behave. You horse men should know what it is just from the first pic.

July 27, 1949, the world’s first jet-propelled airliner, the British De Havilland Comet, makes its maiden test-flight in England. The jet engine would ultimately revolutionize the airline industry, shrinking air travel time in half by enabling planes to climb faster and fly higher.

Ahh... that's why 's are designed that way... to address the incredible forces brought to bear on the frame due to speed and g-forces...

No but I also haven't been castrated yet either which would be sure to happen if I brought it home. I got the what for just for bringing this one home and had to swear on a stack of bibles that it wasn't for me. Still Sylvia since I don't use them anymore might be worth it???

Headlight sockets were falling out of headlight bucket on C-160 and someone had evidently tried to tighten up the bulb base fitment by squeezing them with a pair of pliers . Got 2 1156 light sockets from LAPS and replaced the warped ones, added a little silver 100mph tape and some led bulbs, turned out great. Btw addded a ground wire to middle of headlight bucket so I wouldnt have to rely on hood hinge ground .

Didnt know that…I’ll be looking at the window on my next flight a bit more closely!

Hi all thought I would introduce my self in cameron and here’s my 857 and I’m in Oxfordshire 👍

The Comet was a lesson in the failure analysis class I took in college. Several of them fell out of the sky. Turns out that fatigue cracks in the fuselage were the cause. Seems the stress concentrations caused by the small radii in the corners of the passenger windows provided places for the cracks to start, while cabin pressurization and flight stresses caused them to grow. This lesson is why passenger windows in airliners are that odd shape that is a combination of a square and a circle today.

Ive been torturing myself not to chop up this fairly good 312h.. The other day I picked up this 520 roller I used to own, got traded and they blew the engine so whats left is mine again (with the plow). The 312s Kohler M12S engine runs really nice... easy start, quiet, no smoke, smooth at all rpms. I was debating on selling the whole tractor and buying a new 420 Harbor fright engine, I have good luck with those. But, this whole tractor cost me about $75. It has good tires, no rot on them. The right side axle has a weep. Its got rust and dents. the hydro lever is in a bad place for me, i personally don't like it there. If I use what I need to make a good solid tractor, I figure I can sell or salvage whats left and maybe be slightly ahead of the curve. Because I cant buy that engine and the tires for 75 bucks anywhere... So here we go. Along this slow train wreck I'm gonna need some input so I don't do anything stupid...as I often tend to do. The 520H has the hydro drive levers on the steering column. The rear ag tires are almost new, those are going on the 520 loader. Everything is relatively tight, I serviced that trans when I had it before, it worked great. My brother who I traded it to didn't run it very long before he did... something to the big Onan engine and it got parked. So its a good solid roller. The entire wiring system has been stripped out of it. And I can add another plow attachment to my growing forest of the things, I need to list em all for $50 each and make room. I'll keep one for the newly minted 512H. So, for Step 1 >>>engine removal and transplant. All I need is the key to start/stop it and for it to charge the battery. My options in my head are 1) build a new wire harness or 2) carefully remove the whole wire harness from the 312, and stuff it in the 520. What I do not know is, what will this engine function normally with and without, as it pertains to the electrical system. Unless someone has a better idea... So whats the group opinion for step 1?

Put new LED bulbs in the C-160 today. Super bright

Yup - you get a WH airborne, the re-entry & landing can be sketchy at best!!

What am I hauling to who now?

The engine is on the 520 frame..that was less painful than I thought. I put in a new tank valve and some other fiddlybits that needed replaced. Once I decide whats going on I'll do the electrical. Theres a lot more going on in that 312 harness than I figured.

I believe it has wrong shifter for 61 so I will take it off yer hands cause that's just how good a guy I am.

You mean you haven't bought that yet? It's too good of a deal to pass up! If that was for sale before the Big Show, You or Pullstart would have had to haul it to PA for me.

Ideal design is when nothing needs to be added and nothing can be taken away. To me a garden tractor does not need 9 circuits.

I wonder how many miles an average Wheelhorse will travel in it's lifetime?

Today we put down our first and oldest cat, he was 19 years old. I built him a little casket and buried him out back. Was hard for the family, we had nice folks come by the house to do it so he could pass in the comfort of his own home.

Better to ask for forgiveness than permission!

Was looking for a decent sulky to use at tractor and engine shows or perhaps in parades. Was even considering building one, when I stumbled across this one nearby. The seat suspension caught my eye right away. With the exception of a drill hole at the rear hitch plate, it appears to be completely unmolested. Shame that one of the Goodyear tires holds air and looks great - the other one is split on the sidewall. I had intentions of getting a sulky and modifying it with some upgrades. With this one being so original, any I'll try to keep any mods as bolt-ons. A.I. keeps telling me it is David Bradley. I found another one on eBay and they're calling it a '50s era Toro. Anyone else have any idea?

I wonder why the airlines don't just do this? Works great on a ...

That ground wire is super important - when I reburbed the C81, I used a 2 wire polarized trailer plug pair at the hood hinge so that the wiring could be easily unplugged if the hood needed to be removed. Sorry, no picture...

And this is why you drill a hole at the end of a crack in metal to keep the crack from growing.

I've been lusting it over myself, that would be a perfect horse for my little lady.

Unless you're going to bother with some level of restoration (repainting, replacing headlights/taillights) and/or care about safety switches (disclaimer: of course, you *should* care about those! Most of mine don't work but that's beside the point...), I would just wire up the bare minimum. You don't even need the charging system working for short runs, if you don't mind putting a charger on the battery every time. I have a 520-H frame that I dropped a Kohler K-17 engine on, that I start by hot-wiring the wire from the solenoid to the battery. It's still a "project" tractor though, and eventually I'd like all the electrical stuff to work, but it's usable in the meantime.

I think they want you to bring me the 701 pictured above and dont worry I will split the fuel bill with ya.

Ignition, charging and lights. That's it!

Some people have all the luck. Nice looking original.

Thank you all...huge help. It was loose ground terminal (replaced wire) and replaced starter relay. All good. Thank you!

Nice! Is the correct double pulley setup in place on the S/G? Are the rear fender ends pointy, not rounded - 701 only?? I do not see the toolbox braces under the set.... Those Firestones look to be in good shape too.

July 26, 1903 Horatio Nelson Jackson, Sewall K. Crocker, and a bulldog named Bud complete the first automobile trip across the United States, traveling from San Francisco to New York in a two-cylinder Winton in 63 days, 12 hours, and 30 minutes.

Painting the kitchen in my little rental. We had to go floor to ceiling and here is the rig I used to paint up to the 9.5 foot ceiling .

Put a new hood on the Camry my uncle hit the deer with. Took about another hour or so of fussing to the the hood latch to line up right, but now we just have to find a grille for it. Not bad for a couple of amateurs with a hammer and a ratchet strap.

Ironic that it takes about the same to get a USPS Package fron SF to RI these days.

Meh... Could do that on a ...

It would be ... just gotta figure out who I can tell her it's for

@WHX?? You'd look mighty fine on this little filly...

Maybe I'll start flying with my cordless drill and a 1/8" drill bit

Did some work on the 520 today which included replacing the bent/busted dash and bezel along with a new light switch from A-Z, and a new vacuum gauge, I don’t know if you can get a new one that says toro anymore but Stewart Warner still makes the style that came on the older 520s which works for me. Still need to get new bulbs for the rest of the gauges though. While I had everything out of the way I also fixed the wiring and replaced the fuse box which took care of most of the electrical issues but still need to address the 9 pin. It was also charging all over the place so I threw a new regulator on and that seems to be working good now so hopefully it’ll be a solid worker when it’s all back together

The last OEM Toro I bought was made in Mexico it's been on about six years and is sinking down in the pulleys. I have a used OEM Wheel Horse belt hanging on the wall that was used for at least 30 years still looks good, might put it on, bet I could get another six years out of it. I agree with the Gates Green belts never had a problem with one, but they cost about twice as much as the TSC blue. I have TSC Blue on three of my tractors. decks and mule drives. I'll go Gates Green If nothing else works.

I woke up this morning and saw a good rain soak coming our way! I grabbed my seeds and got them on the tilled up dirt before it opened up. With any luck, it’ll germinate and continue to get a little rain off and on the next few weeks!

Duals are hard on axles and bearings unless the terrain is smooth. The outer wheels just have too much leverage on the axles. Sometimes it's just better to go with aggressive over-sized tires and chains.

I found a couple hubs in my junk boxes... didn't know I had them. I put in new keys, and the hubs are now pretty snug. Good enough. I removed the outer tires on the back, and put some oil in the case.... it'll leak out eventually but, who cares. I'll add some now and then. Its good enough to tote the little wagon around, take feed to the cows or go inspect/fix the fences. When I i get some time I'll find the seals and put a set in. Its better than getting set under a tree to rot. I need a bigger machine w duals to crawl up into the high rough fence lines, which is what I'm going to slap together from this 520H roller I drug home the other day.

I have five tractors and enough parts to fix just about anything that could possibly go wrong...and I live on 1/2 acre

Perhaps this might help. Be aware that colors aren't consistent over the years.

Tom knows ...

Would I pay $6,500 for a 420LSE? No. But remember, it was $8,000 sticker price at the dealer back in the day. How much would that be today… $12,000? It’s not unreasonable, when you think of it that way.

Today I tilled it a couple times too. When rain clouds are in the radar, I’ll get my seeds on the ground.

I hope y'all enjoyed my 2026 Big Show photos. I currently have 9 Wheel Horse tractors in my collection. But remember, it's the Wheel Horse tractors that collect the nicest people. See y'all next year at the Big Show.