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I planted this Rhubarb two years ago. I thought it froze out with the cold temps this winter. No strawberries yet but I have plenty of frozen blackberries from last year. So my first attempt at a blackberry / rhubarb pie. Mrs K even gave me a

April 18, 1923, Yankee Stadium opens in the Bronx, New York. The press nicknames it the “House that Ruth Built” for slugger Babe Ruth, and he marks the occasion with a three-run homer.

Hmmm, that reminds me, you guys didn't comply with my demands either! Change the forum name to Wallfish's RedSquare with big golden arch on the header! Make that happen or I'll sue ! LOL

Got the 48 all hooked up had to buy a new belt. 42 takes 102" 48 takes 103" Hard to believe it makes a difference...it does. To wet to start mowing the paths. I like the front mount as it knocks some of the Tics down before they hit my leg Already had one.. Going to need lots of DEET this year. Did a short test may have to get a bigger horse the 48 put a load on the 14hp.

Ready for work.

Ok we'll do it but ya gotta wear the uniform!

No Jim, this is definitely not a 25 hour tractor! It’s more like 1125 hrs. I inherited this tractor from my step grandfather, the guy who got me started on Wheel Horse tractors. When he passed away it went to my uncle, then when he passed it went to my cousin who never used it so he gave it to me. I remember when my step grandfather bought it new in 1985 from the same dealership I bought my Work Horse from. It’s a 417-A, I believe it was his third Wheel Horse? I know he purchased it to replace his C-161 Twin Automatic that he mowed commercially with.It was getting tired and he wanted to upgrade. I have that tractor in my collection as well. He was a retired tugboat dispatcher in New York City who moved out here and mowed for some extra cash and something to do! We both mowed lawns in our neighborhood and I remember being so happy mowing lawns together with our brand new tractors. I was only 15 years old at the time. Papa Dave used his tractors to mow, rototill, and plow snow until he was no longer physically able to and I’m proud to have inherited both of his tractors. The C-161 is retired in my basement and the 417 is my dedicated snowblower tractor that only sees occasional use.

Plenty around here yet. All shapes of disrepair if anyone needs another project! Problem is they are way overpriced for what they are. No such thing as 100 dolla rollers anymore.

Ok, well… decided to drop the engine in for fit, and everything‘s looking good. Going to start snugging things up a little and then continuing with dressing the engine with all of the freshly painted and prepped accessories.

The weather is finally warming up here, so I plan to be outdoors soon, degreasing/cleaning the chassis of my 522xi and reinstalling the rest of the sheet metal. I still need to de-rust and repaint a couple of pieces first. I want to do the de-rusting outside with the abrasive blaster attachment for my pressure washer. In the meantime, I'm back on my 1954 Dodge M37 restoration project again. I'm planning to rebuild the engine, so not exactly today, but a few days ago I pulled it out of the truck and mounted it on my engine stand to finish taking it apart. Working by myself, it only took about two hours (of course it helped that I had already removed all of the body parts from the front of the truck). The truck only has a little over 8,000 miles on it (which isn't unusual for quite a few old military vehicles that probably spent much of their life in a National Guard armory parking lot), and so the engine has VERY little wear, However, I'm still planning on giving it a proper overhaul. After 72 years...not to mention sitting around for several decades covered up, but with the cylinder head off...the elements worked their magic, and it developed a bit of surface rust on the cylinder walls, as well as a few small rust spots on the connecting rod journals. The rust on the cylinder walls should clean up easily with a few passes of a hone, so the cylinders 'should' still be within standard spec (we'll see). The cam looks perfect, and I think that a very light grind on the crankshaft should clean it up nicely. I'm looking around for a good local automotive machine shop to do the crankshaft grinding/polishing and true up the connecting rods if necessary. I would also have them check the block to see if it could benefit from align honing and decking, etc. The valves, valve guides, and seats all look virtually new (other than a coat of light rust on top of the valves), but as long as I have it apart, I might touch them up a bit anyway...maybe even a three-angle grind. The engine came from the factory back in 1954 with such niceties as a forged steel crankshaft and some kind of steel exhaust valve seat inserts. I need to do a bit of research and testing to see if those original inserts will stand up to unleaded fuel. If need be, I can replace them with hardened seats or simply use a lead-substitute fuel additive. Other than machining operations that require specialized equipment that I don't own, I plan to do the bulk of the engine work myself, as I have for numerous other engines over the years. I've already rebuilt the carburetor, governor, waterproof distributor, fuel/vacuum pump, and the 24V 100A alternator, and I already have a ton of OEM NOS or new parts for it, like con rod bolts, cylinder head bolts, rings, bearings, seals and gaskets, water distribution tube, oil pump pressure upgrade kit, waterproof spark plugs, waterproof spark plug wires, etc., so once the machining is done, I should theoretically be able to get the engine back together pretty quickly and move on to other restoration tasks...and some Wheel Horse stuff.

Worked the 654 hard today. We've had tons of rain so far this spring. Have an 81yr old neighbor lady. Her landscape guy hasn't shown up to cut her lawn. I told her I'd mow before the city cites her. We had rain this morning so it was very wet & muddy. Her grass was at least 6-8" tall.

I think that @ebinmaine corraled all the remaining East Coast C160's...

Put steering wheel center cap on 520H thanks ti AtoZ tractor, also added cubic inches decals to air cleaner lid on same tractor.

Well, following an insane week of flight training in the Blackhawk, I gave my brain a few days to recuperate and now getting the recently rebuilt K341 put back together for installation. I had to take quite a long break away from the Tractor because of all the work requirements of life, so this is feeling kind of nice and therapeutic. Jason

Okay, I looked him up. I remember now. He started a competing forum. Looks like he got out over his skis a bit and is liquidating. Maybe we should send Kevin down.

I believe he is still selling parts but not shipping any. Sounds crazy. Years ago my WH dealer friend sold him most of the WH stock he had. Long trip to Mass from KY. Leo my dealer was here in Maine at one of our Meet & Greets. He's close to 90 and still goes to work every day. Super smart on tractors, parts and the history of WH. Very successful.

That rhubarb and blackberry pie looks like a keeper. I have never heard of rhubarb custard. Might be something to look into. Many moons ago our church had a men's bake off. Whereas most of the men baked cakes, but I made a fresh pumpkin pie. (Canned pumpkin is too purified- no texture.) Some folks asked me, a carpenter, about making the pie. I replied "I figure if I could build a house, I could certainly build a pie." Couple of weeks ago I made the pie pictured below. It's a custard type pie, super easy to make and you don't even need a crust as it kind of makes it's own crust. I threw in coconut and cut back on the sugar. For me, it was one of those pies that every time you pass through the kitchen, you've got to keep a fork in the pie dish and take at least two bites. Wife wasn't willing to take a bite so it was all mine. (I hope I'm not breaking some law by posting the original picture and recipe that I found on the internet somewhere.)

I've finally put new tires on Big Ugly, the '72 C10. The old ones have a date code of 2006. Great tread depth still, but dismal condition as far as ozone checking goes. Surprisingly, the lug nuts weren't rusted on. It has been about 20 years since I last had them off. The left rear was rusted to the hub, though. Several applications of throttle and brake with the lug nuts loose broke it loose, though. Treated him to new wheels, too. Fresh tires and fresh white paint look as good on a patinaed old truck as they do on a patinaed old tractor.

That lining looks good. I would hit it with brake cleaner which was the original intended use of the product.

Ma Yeah. Make the tongue extra long and fit a trailer bed on it to carry all the goodies bought at the shows. It would be like one of those long rear steering city fire trucks. Something different

Besides my 1257, this is my ‘79 F-100, original paint and metal, did some buffing when I got it. I dropped in a roller cam 302 last year, and kept the original “3 on the tree,” some other things I did to it like carpet and interior stuff. I bought it a few years ago in Arkansas, I’m in upstate NY so it was a haul for my 95 Chevy half ton to do, which is in the other picture that I’ve owned for over 7 years from NC. It’s my daily driver and I try to keep up on it best I can. I’ve replaced just about everything in that one mechanically.

I'm going to guess more people would have glass or easy access to it vs a 12x12 piece of thick steel plate. Wet sanding clears the dust out of fine grit paper to prevent clogging

And of course, Babe was born and raised in Baltimore, played his first pro ball with the Orioles, then was sold to Boston. It was said that in the prime of his career, he would smoke cigars in the dugout, and drink bourbon between innings. He never worked out as players do today, and would pitch entire games and into extra innings, while still being a prolific hitter.

Ok but I'm not wearing that doofy Ronald outfit. But this cool one! LOL

Guess I'm getting old. Hard for me to think of a 1972 as VINTAGE when I was nearly 30 when it was new.

Bingo...whatever became of him? He is hanging around and has been hoarding for years. He is on Craig's List and seems like he would be a bit difficult to deal with. This is what he has on the C's List as HIS rules. It seems that there are a hundred or more complete or nearly complete Wheel Horses there and if he wants to retire and will only sell parts off of them it will take a LOOOOONG time. *****UPDATE 8-9-2025***** AS IT SAYS IN THE LISTING this is a PARTS sale, tractors will have PARTS sold off of them and NOT SOLD COMPLETE, AND NO SHIPPING OPTIONS AT ALL FOR ANY REASON. We have a website here if you want to take a look - https://wheelhorsestables.com/ We have a lot of new parts, NOS parts, good used parts, and will be starting to part out about 100 complete tractors, 100 mowing decks, some dozer blades, snow blowers, and a few other misc attachments. We make a lot of new parts in our own machine shop we sell, and make new electrical pigtails, plug wires, lever throttle + choke cables, etc, that are here and in stock. If you need it it's a good chance we have it. Almost everything we have is Made in USA as well. ***** TRACTORS WILL NOT BE SOLD COMPLETE, WE DO NOT SHIP ANYTHING. CASH ONLY AND PICK UP ONLY. ***** NO TEXTS, NO EMAILS, *****CALLS ONLY, this is a land line. The funny part is that he he wants phone calls but there is no phone number given in the ad.

Actually, it was Gravley Pond across the road. Chebacco does have some nice fish in it. My friend lived on the lake and would take his mother's Hillman racing on the ice.

The GT1800/1848 gives the best of both worlds. Simple wiring, Eaton 1100 transmission with faster gearing. If you like the look of the 300/400 series but don't want complex wiring, that's the machine for you.

There are plenty in Northern Indiana, but I have noticed the prices have just been higher then they used to be. Any good deals are bought very quickly.

Eric that was the first for me was the 312 A nice but did not like the Hydro in the end.To many wires. Solid that and started buying the Start/Gen’s. And 74 B-80`s. Much better. Enjoy your week end.

Well said Bill. The same here but the $$ are going up and up for these. Even the non runners. I like to find one every year and work on it over the winter. But I think I will have to turn that into two years Because of pricing. Just my .

Alright. I'm a Skynard fan since it was my first concert in the summer of '77 at 13 years old. Not so much a fan of the covers and always prefer the original but AI does the best cover yet.

Talking with my nephew recently brought up his older sister Jessica. Man do I miss her a lot! She was only 25 when she "threw her hand" almost 20 years ago. So much to live for yet still young enough not to realize all troubles will pass. If she only held on for another day things might have been different. Read the comments on this one and realize we're all just human beings that feel hurt.

Here we go Jimbo!

What's the possibility of using a long mower belt from the PTO of the runner connected to the trans pulley from behind? If the front one is kinda dragging the runner slightly the belt should stay tight.

There, fixed it for you.

Our big auction is the 25th. I plan on seeing what is there. Farm and garden equipment.

obviously through time the remaining inventory will continue to lessen as they age and are parted out, or scrapped - then add in the volume or tractors people are hoarding -- so over coming years will be fewer and fewer "for sale" -- but then there seems to be inevitabilty there will be fewer of us to have interest buying them -- let's hope they live on as great machines that appeal to future generations - we have two younger families in our family tree who have them - let's hope that loyalty continues

Ready for mowing!

The steering sulky front hitch mounts on the left and right sides of the tractor. This way the sulky and tractor stay straight and do not pivot but allow for up and down movement. The steering shaft turns the small pulley on the bottom that controls the crossed cable to the rear axle spindles. When you turn to the right the sulky steers to the left turning the 2-wheel tractor to the right with it.

So many vehicles have them now, even trucks! I was initially skeptical of the one on the ’22 that I bought as a used CPO but I will say that winter sunlight has been nice and my service guy does the drains every 6,000 miles with the oil change, to boot!

I was in Boy Scouts when that car came out. One of the other scout's father got one of the first units available in Maryland. When he came to pick up his son from a troop meeting, he didn't realize that he would be spending the next few hours giving rides to scouts and dads. At the time it was referred to as a 1964 1/2 Mustang.

Usually fine here in N.C. Those 2 proteins coming from Texas to Minnesota. Whew. no Bueno. My correct guess is garbage soil here. In the middle they are fed silage along with grazing on fertile ground. Walmart cows n pigs. Like many humans. Obese and slow.

There’s still a few Wheel Horses up here. According to the FB Marketplace, they are mostly around Bangor or down on the coast by @JCMand @ebinmaine. It’s a mix of C- some D and the 3,4,and 500 series in repairable to parts machine condition. I’ve got 4 in various states of usability and limited space. I’m good for now. it’s enough of a challenge maintaining what I have.

What about a hand truck and a helper? You could probably lift the rear end up with a decent hand truck and doesn't need to be 2 ft in the air. What about removing the blade from the frame and using that frame end to lift and move it? Bring a battery and some carb spray and run it like that Spit balling again to what sticks

If you flip it over it's left handed!

Replaced the leaky, stinky brake shaft seal in the 953. Even the half weight is heavy!

All you need is the Handy Don's secret weapon!

Please join the WHCC for $10. You must be a member to sell at the show.

I don't have a clone - iso9002 is a standard for quality control and has nothing to do with magical materials that never wears. Which is what i was asking about.