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For over 40 years my parent's own a Auction house here in Ontario. And my Dad has had this little guy for the same amount of time. Hand painted by himself which won him many awards at our local tractor events. The last time RJ was in service was when my son was 3 years old. Dressed up as a Lamb with a bunch of stuffed animals in the wagon. At our towns Xmas parade. I believe that was 1998. Inheriting RJ after Dad passing in 2018 at the age of 80. Life was way too busy for me to spend time on RJ back to his original working self. So.... my winter project is now in motion to make my Dad's RJ a thing of beauty again. I will post more pics along the way. Any comments are appreciated. Thanks for your time. Cheers

Stephen Jones (Rollerman) was one of the original moderators here at RedSquare. In addition to being one of the best moderators of all time, he is one of the best people you could ever know. While he has not been active here on RedSquare for many years, he has made a permanent mark here. He recently posted this on Facebook, and while I am not a deeply religious man, for those who are, please keep Stephen in your prayers as he goes through this difficult time in his life.

Finished the C-145 auto today…she’s ready for battle!! 25# inner and 65# outer weights. Brand new rear Carlisle All-Trails and a 48” 5 sector plow (yes I removed the swept axle extension kit for this install) I have cast iron 8” front weights and a set of rubber tire chains on standby if I need it.

This was our first Wheel Horse, bought about 12 years ago. I love this tractor and am feeling pretty proud of how it looks. 1987 312-A, as far as I know, all original. I have a 42" SD Deck to restore to put on it, mule has already been repainted. All done with Rustoleum Regal Red rattle cans. I've been working on this a little at a time for about 2 months. Not as nice as I had hoped for, but I don't have the time to invest in all the paint stripping and glazing to make it all perfectly smooth. Tried some clear coat on top on the fender, and it bubbled so I gave up on that. Maybe I'll give it some wax to make it shinier. The hubcaps had some rust that I mostly got rid of. I still need to do some detailing on the tower tins and engine tins, but am not going to try to repaint those completely. Many thanks to @Vinylguy for the decals!

Hi Guys, lately I’ve been playing a Computer game called Farm Simulator 25. There is a large community of people who make additions for the game. I play when I have free time or if the weather is too crappy to work on my full sized tractors. Recently with the assistance of Chat GPT, I’ve been learning how to use the 3D modeling program Blender. Now I can make additions for my game. One I’m working on now is a 308/312/C-85/C-141 group of tractors. Chat GPT also comes in when handling the technical side of converting the Blender files to work in my game. It handles the technical stuff and I’m the tester/R and D person/modeller in the equation. Here’s some pic’s.

Well, this has never happened to me before... I work 3rd, and woke up recently in the afternoon to a voicemail and a free 416-8 in the back yard! My father in laws buddy gave me a 1990 416-8 with the Onan. Now, its not anything too special, but my teenage sons amd I should be able to get it going. Story is and from what i can tell by quickly looking it over, the guy bought a Chinese carb and hasn't been able to keep it running. It has ~525hrs on a probably non working meter and was left for dead. (It is One of those tractors where you can "see" the mouse nest behind the engine shroud. LOL) But there are still lots of good usable parts. Its rusty, but metal is straight, so I'm thinking of using this hood at least. PLAN: This machine is (i think) identical to the 1991 416-8 my dad bought new. I have that tractor and will basically combine those two into one decent unit. All in all, I wont need to purchase too much to make it a decent unit. Just LOTS of grease and rewiring obvious issues.

Happy Veteran’s Day to all that served. And also to all that Support our Soldier’s, for without your support, the Missions would never be completed. USAF-82-88, OHARNG 90-04, Desert Storm and OIF-03/04..

I saw this grader blade at online auction. When I saw it, there were still 17 days of bidding left, so I popped a $1 bid on in it just to get email updates on it. I figured surely someone would bid on it. I was curious to see what one would bring at auction. Since it's 6 hours away from me, I really had no intention of buying it. Cut to 6 hours left to go. I guess if I end up with it, a couple tanks of gas are worth it for a $1 grader blade I need to learn to just add them to a watch list rather than bidding on them.

Spouse and I just got back from a week in Arizona. She's a Jane Austen fan, and we attended the JASNA (Jane Austen Society of North America) conference in Tucson. She was an official 'attendee,' and I was just listed as her 'companion.' There were over 700 people at the conference, so it was a fairly big affair. I only attended one lecture and the dinner, which was kind of fun, since almost everyone at the dinner dressed in Regency period clothing (including yours truly). I must say that we really looked the part with our Regency get-ups, (even though I don't know how to line dance or play whist). Wife attended a bunch of different lectures and events, and while she was getting 'Jane Austen-ized' I ventured out on my own and visited the Pima Air & Space Museum, which has a massive collection of aircraft, and the Titan Missile Museum (Titan missile silo), which was very interesting but kind of a somber experience at the same time, since it was sort of weird standing in the control room where mass destruction could have been wreaked upon the world. The tour guide had a couple of people in our tour group act as operators and follow the actual sequence that would have been used to launch a missile, which was a bit spooky. Looking down at a disarmed missile in the silo: We had a free day at the conference and visited the Sonora Desert Museum, which I thought was excellent. Here's a scenic view from the museum grounds: We also spent a night in Bisbee, which I rather liked. Very laid-back, artsy-craftsy old copper-mining town. Lots of arts and cultural events for such a small town. There weren't many tourists, despite the nice weather, and it still retains a substantial amount of its old mining-town atmosphere. We may go back someday and spend a little more time there to see if we like it well enough to use it as a winter getaway spot---not necessarily for purchasing a house, but possibly renting a place for a month or so during the dead of winter, since their winters are quite mild, and they rarely get snow. While we were gone, lots of leaves decided to fall here in Maine, and of course they've been soaked by rain, so my backpack blower won't move them very well. I've decided to wait another week (or more) until almost all of the oak leaves are down, and then use one of the Wheel Horses with mulching blades to make three or four complete passes over the lawn to grind them to oblivion, rather than trying to blow them away or rake them up.

Twenty years ago, the forum we have come to know as Red Square launched. Karl and Mike will be along to fill in the details. Thanks to you the photos in this YouTube video help tell the story, with few exceptions all of the photos were posted on Red Square since November 2025. So, in essence you made this video, I just posted it for your enjoyment. There is no narration, just some lighthearted YouTube generic soundtrack music, Enjoy.

November 11, 1918 World War I Armistice signed by the Allies and Germany comes into effect, with hostilities ending at 11 a.m., "the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month". This date was observed as "Armistice Day" to honor WW1 veterans until 1954 when President Dwight Eisenhower approved legislation to change the name to "Veteran's Day" honoring all who have served in the United States military.

Good evening Horse Family! Yet another find followed me home 😁. You never know how much a trailer can be valuable. 702 been sitting in a shed for 30 years with the intent of being restored. For $25.00, I believe it's worth saving. Not locked up. Complete machine. Will get more pics soon! Had to show off the little Tombstone 🤩🤗

If virtual Wheel Horses are anything like actual Wheel Horses, you might want to go ahead and purchase more storage.

False alarm! She came out with some digging/ picking and strategically spoken swear words

Was burning leaves this afternoon. Looked up and saw this:

In the continued effort to make certain parts of my life more physical, I've recently picked up this new 36 inch Fiskars splitting maul. It weighs something like 8.5 lb. Trina just a few weeks ago, picked up the little 17 inch mini ax that it's pictured with. Her mom wanted a smaller ax to use for splitting kindling up. The box arrived with two axes in it, so now each one of them has a mini. I did a couple quick test splits with the maul. VERY IMPRESSIVE. I like it so much I think I may have to get the ax that goes with it and has the same size handle. Here's the maul head in my big mitt. I'm hoping to make this part of my better Fitness regiment.

LOL @ Finished One is never TRULY finished.

Rubber tire straps/chains installed on 416. New seat coming tomorrow.

November 13, 1982, Near the end of a weeklong national salute to Americans who served in the Vietnam War, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C. after a march to its site by thousands of veterans of the conflict. The long-awaited memorial was a simple V-shaped black-granite wall inscribed with the names of the 57,939 Americans who died in the conflict, arranged in order of death, not rank, as was common in other memorials.

I used to have a virtual Wheel Horse, But it ransomware!

Thank you to all you veterans for your sacrifice and service to our Country.

use an awl to make two small pilot holes 180* apart. Use two sheet metal screws tightening them alternately and the seal will back right out.

My wife has been bugging me for a road trip to see autumn colors. Could be a "two birds, one stone" scenario. (though, taking her anywhere exponentially raises the cost )

Shuffling a few tractors around before winter sets in, the C-101, 418-C and 418-8 were in my enclosed trailer. So I took them out for a quick check up!

November 7,1962, Richard Nixon concedes his loss in the California governor's race, telling assembled press: "You won't have Nixon to kick around anymore because, gentlemen, this is my last press conference." He would win the presidency six years later.

Put some decks away for the winter. Left one on the 310-8 with Trac Vac for collecting leaves.

Something like this may save the paint on your pretty wheels. Those 60+ lbs weights are hard to wrestle by hand

I told my wife I wasn’t going to buy any more WH’s until I got the 420 LSE finished. It wasn’t 30 minutes later that I saw this 520 on MP. Floated the guy an offer. Next he’s asking when can he deliver it… Now to figure out if the Onan is any good. It’s not locked up. He said he bought it for the muffler and a hydraulic hose. The previous owner said it had a wiring issue and just stopped.

Love the 520-H. Beast of a tractor and the most comfortable of all my WH's. Good luck Don. My better half having Winter fun back around 2009 with a big smile and NO CAB. She's a tough one. Tom Boy

Good morning Horse Family! Road trip and storytime! I drove 8 hours round trip for this one. It was advertised as a Charger 12 Automatic but, that's not what is interested me. The seller, Mike, worked at a Wheel Horse dealer in Monee IL when he was 16 until he was 22. He seen a lot of tractors in his time and this one in particular had been traded in and motor overhauled. He went to the owner of the dealership and purchased it for his mother so she could mow the lawn and got the snowblower so she could clear the driveway. Purchased in 1974. She used it up until 2 years ago when it became too difficult to get on and off anymore so it sat. It's not pretty but, it's all there. Yes, it runs, yes it mows. Had a carb fire a few years ago and is charred but relatively unharmed. It will take off forward if you are not sitting on it holding the motion lever. Parking brake, hydrostatic disengagement not working. It has the K241 that runs well for burning oil (don't think it was changed often). Now, did this have headlights? I see there's two silver nubs on the side of the hood and a taillight. Is this a 1076? I can read the tag under the steering wheel. It will be steam cleaned and see how good the paint really is. The snowthrower is not doing so well. It's sat outside under a tree for 20 or more years and was sunk in the dirt. Stuck like a hedge post. Not even the idler pulley moves. But, in all, it's was worth the story to me and Claudia made me promise to take care of her kid. Still attached to it and glad it went to a collector. Please let me know if this had lights at one point and if this is in fact a 1076! Myself, I like the original work clothes but, it could be a candidate for a repaint of it doesn't clean up. By the way, I was sent the picture of the Wheel Horse parade tractor that was assembled in the dealership in Monee. Anyone remember seeing this? Sweet set up. Three were gear and one hydrostatic. The hydro pulled everything

Maybe they just wanted to break up the center of the tilled area better, the tines are spaced apart to miss the tiller housing.

LOL Well let me get everything located. I need a winter project so maybe building a stage coach is that project. Here are few other pictures of the hitch.

At the Polo, IL plow day 2 weeks ago, the 520-8 started running rough. It would just quit like it was loosing spark. When I got it home, I verified that it was. Ordered the engine ignition system kit and got it installed and back together this weekend. While I had it apart, I figured I would adjust the valves, since I was sure that the PO hadn't done that at 1,000 hours. The Onan 4 piece kit p/n is 166-0785 and is available on eBay. Here's how it ran before: IMG_9315.mp4 Here's after: IMG_1176.mp4

There is a set screw you can see in the 3rd picture. It has a locknut (7/16) on an Allen Head dog point set screw. Need a 1/8" set screw wrench to tighten. If you loosen the set crew, you can pull out the shifter and check it to see if it is OK. We have a thread around here some where that shows how it all works. I'll try to find it for you. Here ya go.

I often wonder if this would be a safer war free world if action had been taken then.

November 12, 1979, President Jimmy Carter responds to a potential threat to national security by stopping the importation of petroleum from Iran. Earlier that month, on November 4, 66 Americans at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran had been taken hostage by a radical Islamic group. The alarming event led Carter and his advisors to wonder if the same or other terrorist groups would try to strike at American oil resources in the region. At the time, the U.S. depended heavily on Iran for crude oil and Carter’s cultivation of a relationship with Iran’s recently deposed shah gave the radicals cause, in their view, to take the Americans hostage. Not knowing if future attacks were planned involving American oil tankers or refineries, Carter agreed with the Treasury and Energy Departments that oil imports from Iran should be discontinued immediately. This ended America’s formerly friendly association with the oil-rich nation.

@Pullstart has a video on removing the grenade gears.

I can’t believe that for one whole dollar it doesn’t come with the lift bar. What a rip off! 🤣🤣

1963 Wheel Horse 633 garden tractor I spent two hours working on my brother’s 633 Wheel Horse today. Adjusted the throttle cable and linkage and put a Nova 2 electronic ignition module on the tractor. The Nova 2 ignition module eliminates the use if points and provides sufficient spark to start this Kohler recoil start motor on yhe 633. I have used the Nova 2 on my k91 4 hp Kohler motors before but this is the first time using it on a larger motor. I learned the Nova 2 will work on bigger Kohler motors with the magneto ignition just about a month ago. It starts right up on first or second pull of the recoil!

November 10, 1885 German engineer Gottlieb Daimler unveils his "Reitwagen", the world's first gasoline-powered motorcycle.

Dear Lord, your servant Stephen Jones, affectionately known as “Rollerman,” will begin clinical trials for cancer treatments. Please guide the medical decisions made on his behalf and should it become necessary, allow the surgeon's hands to be steady and effective to do the task at hand, and not create any further damage. We pray against any infection or complications. Calm the heart of his family. Lord, please allow this temporary trial to bring an end to Stephen’s battel with cancer and help speed the needed approvals to allow others to benefit from this treatment in the future. When he has infusions, please let the side effects be minimal. Work a miracle in this whole situation and bless it from beginning to end. Thank you, Lord, we praise you as we know we are in good hands- the very hands of God. In Jesus name, we thank you for each day. Amen.

I figured leaf pickup was a good job for the 502 that I recently got from @WHX??

One of the few finishing touches to the new shop that has gone neglected to this point is the expansion of the shop air system. Most of today was spent running to the store and back, and cutting, threading, and hanging iron pipes for air. All the new line is installed, I just have to button up a few end-of-the-line (literally) things before I can turn the air on and check for leaks.

I wonder if there is a lot “c”.

Oxymorons anyone? How many of these have you used? Probably all of them. Only choice Definite possibility Grow smaller Random order Old news True fiction Virtual Reality Working vacation Exact estimate Original copies Pretty ugly Fully empty

Thank you all for your service! Years ago, I took off from work and took my dad to the Veterans Day Parade. They had a thank you celebration for Vietnam Vets. That was a little before he died. They had set up a field hospital and people asked questions. He ended up answering the questions about patient transport and medical procedures. We had a great time and he really felt appreciated. We went to 2 or 3 of those, A big thank you to all veterans! Dave

I stand corrected, this 81 year old just got schooled by a teenager.