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My home caught fire this afternoon. No one was injured (one cat had some smoke inhalation) but the house is not habitable. Shockingly, my garage area and tractors was the only part that recieved no damage. The fire was in the attic, and only two rooms were badly burned. Unfortunately the rest of the damage came from putting it out. Ceilings were pulled down and tonight when I left, whatever wasn't torn down was falling from all the water required to put it out. Not sure what comes next but I ask that those of you who believe will keep my family in your prayers. It's gonna be tough for a while on us just having somewhere to call home. And thank God for first responders. They were on site 2 minutes after I called 911. Amazing individuals! And thanks ahead of time for the prayers. The fact that my family is safe is a blessing in itself!

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Here's my Johnson City tx tractor show today all my wheel horse line up ready for the show

Once again the hard working members of the Wheel Horse Collectors Club did an outstanding job by providing us with a great gathering place and entertainment (Wild Bill).

I got a photo of the morning flag ceremony And I also got a photo of Kevin wrestling the block of ice cream

@squonk had a great idea, why not include a 20th anniversary RedSquare banner in the Big Show Raffle! One lucky person going home with a #3 of 3 20th anniversary RedSquare banner, will that be you?

Its always nice to have whacky memories from every show. This year was the wrong restaurant, getting detoured then turning the wrong way ( Thinking of you Waldo.) Then getting grease on my favorite shirt. Had to utilize @stevebo's on site 24 Hr laundry service. Dawn Power Wash and a run through his 5th wheel speed queen made it look brand new! Only took 1 pic today ( Thursday) but hope to get more tomorrow. Can you guess who the Masked Man is?

The neighbor boys picked the first cantaloupes today. 10 yo Danny picks while 4 yo Amos drives Barney.

We donated the onsite build tractor to the raffle so 2 kids would get a tractor from the raffle and it was also another B-80 Wish we had known the original tractor had some minor issues and couldn't be started. Gas couldn't be added due to a tank leak from the grommet. We could've fixed that one up too! The 8 year old boy that was present got to choose and he chose the build tractor. He took off full throttle in third gear with a huge smile on his face and kept going until we couldn't see him any more.

Mother Nature fought the Wheel Horse Show ...... BUT we won! We had a few rain showers late at night and some drizzle Friday morning, but folks still kept coming into the show on Saturday morning! The amount of patriotism by everyone was outstanding! I could not believe all the Wheel Horses and tent displays with flags and red, white and blue! It was a super family event with people of all ages and people noticed nobody was on their cell phones unless taking a picture. One of the funniest things that happened was during the parade was when I asked that small child riding with his father a question he started singing the ABC song and when he finished everyone clapped and cheered for the kid!

Breakfast with Dino.

I had a small shopping list for this years show. Already had an 867 coming from Jim, so didn’t have to shop the show for a short frame start/gen machine, but was also on the lookout for a C-81. Not a super desirable model but I really wanted one. Last year there were no C-81’s for sale. Found this one on Thursday morning. It’s a 1978 and its in real nice shape! The story is that it was a Phil Bowling (I hope I got his name right!) tractor and after he passed it ended up in someone else’s hands. And this year it went up for sale to reduce someone’s collection. Grabbed a show shirt, 8 speed drive belt and a pair of rear wheels/tires…and that’s it.

We both know @Pullstart isn't a resto guy. It'll have cragers, a diesel engine, and dual exhaust before winter!

This had to be one of my favorite shows just from the craziest happenings. No Friday detours until an SOS call came thru to the Good Ship Ridgeline. The Wisconsin boys needed ice and the Church ladies we out and weren't getting any more. Co a right turn to town. What's sitting on the store parking lot but the ice truck! Just got done loading up the store freezers so I loaded up 5 bags to the 2 I already had and the "soft drinks" in Jim and Dan's coolers got chilled. Later in the day I was watching @wallfish drain gas into a drinking cup. Oh no not again!!! But I should have stayed for the "light show " which followed. Thank heavens @Pullstart recorded it for everyone to enjoy. Got to drive " My Tractor ( @stevasaurus old 702 Thanks Kevin!!!) Pie with @Jrblanke topped it off. Cruise was a fun one. Nice to be able to say goodbye to the guys who leave that night or get up with the chickens on Sat. Hoodlums and vandals struck Wed. night and "molested" my 953! " Who wants a drink? I'm pouring!" James looking for the fire extinguisher! Julie managing to walk a straight line whilst looking at her phone. Richard waiting for the parade to start. Somehow I see @Pullstart driving this! Sea of flags

I have had several inquiries about welding in the Reinforcement Plate I make for both the short and long frame tractors. Even though the frame on my latest C81 was undamaged, I decided to add one and weld it in. I prefer to weld the plate in from the Unidrive mating side, by adding six holes to the "F" plate, bolting the plate in place using the Unidrive holes, and plug welding the two together, Grind the welds, prime & paint - good to go. Tried something different too - the plate was powder coated prior to welding - no issues if you follow common sense... The last picture is a front view with the optional removable braces installed.

I got some cool sunset photos of my tractor and our 1983 Winnebago Brave powered by a Chevy 454

Hello everyone. I already posted a couple posts and became a supporter, so I figured I should introduce myself. My name is Brett but everyone calls me Buck. Nickname from my childhood and now I’m 47 and still have it. I used to be in the hobby big time. My dad, uncles, and cousins all had wheel horse tractors. I had 36 of them. Between all of my family members and I, we had over 200. I bought a house, got married, and had a daughter. The tractors sat and didn’t get ran so I sold them all except three. That was in 2016. This spring, the boy was out in the shed and wanted to get one of them out and running. Well we got all three of them running and he was hooked and it all came back to me! So in the last month or two, I’ve bought a 753 that I rescued from someone’s woods, a 500 special and a B-80 out of a barn, and a 701 at the big show! So I’m back collecting and searching. I get to do it all with my boy and get to meet great people who enjoy the same things! Thank you for having this group!

A buddy of mine has 4 of them old 8N-9N types, can you imagine that! One man owning FOUR tractors. What a weirdo he is

Attached is a short video of the CBR-327 chain drive cutter bar on my 701 Wheel Horse with a Hein Werner hydraulic lift set up! We had 4 CBR -cutter bars on display and i decided to show how they actually worked! mediasource_export_DF877BD6-2057-436D-BB11-DB5469E10740.mp4

Drop the mic…

You left the rig and are on foot?

Do I have this right? It's going to be a long commute.

During the WHCC show at the fairgrounds, there was another show just 20 minutes away in Gettysburg!

As I said previously... the logical thing to do was buy another one, right? A few miles down the road, I found this one. It only made sense to bring it home. It came with a pile of spare parts, some of them I dunno what they are. Plus a packet of several original manuals and papers for it. Plus spare tire chains. It has a few minor issues... for one its out of line, I don't know how to adjust it, there are no adjusters. And it didn't run, but I got it running, I think it has a few dirty grounds. All of it seems to work just fine. The brakes and the clutch are super sloppy and need adjusted. Its covered with dust from being in a corner of a garage, and needs a bath. $300. I need to remove the deck and sharpen the blades and pressure washer it all clean. Then I'll set it loose on a lot full of weeds.

We made it home Saturday night around 10 something. Our trailer was definitely way more full on the way home than on the way there thanks to @Pullstart, @PWL216, @Achto, @WHX??, @Mike'sHorseBarn, @wallfish, @fast88pu

So Thursday, while getting ready for the show we found some holes in the boy's mower deck. This afternoon I had him strip it down to repair the shell. I will probably also replace the double belts and re-bearing the whole thing while it is apart. Meanwhile I was futzing with the 1076 I bought from @Ed Kennell at the show. I wanted to get the deck on and try it out as a mowing machine, but first I had to straighten the forks a bit: In the end I got the deck on, but there were other issues, and I ended up using the 855 to mow for the first time this year. The Commando has been dominating lawn care duty so far this year.

A few more pictures.

Friday morning ... now you know why Thursday is the best day ... How about unloading. Looky heah what i get to ride around the ranch fer a couple daze 😁

So I texted Mrs. P and said come get this moron he tried to pee with the big dogs and keep up with Dan. I was in bed at 1030 but got woken up every hour 'till 130 to the sound of ice being rattled and someone saying just one more! Saturday night she texts me this saying thanks a lot now I gotta babysit ... I said tag your it!

Sorry Bob, I also bailed out Friday night. It's a real hassle trying to cover and uncover the buckets in wet weather. If I can find some young volunteers to help, maybe next year I'll unload in a barn. I did have two great days having some good conversations with many old members of my WH family. Also got to meet a few new members. I do have one suggestion for all us young members. Please wear your name tag like I do cause many of the more experienced members have filled thier data storage center and do not have room to store anymore names or faces. Anyway, safe travels to all. I just finished unloading the buckets till the next show. Oh Bob, I did find one more PTO brake bracket while unloading.

I’m one of those that decided to head home Friday night. Not only did I not want to show up to a rainy day I also knew it would be a fraction of what the show was on Thursday & Friday. And I was able to drive home at normal highway speeds on dry pavement pulling my trailer, much preferred over driving in the rain. Hope those that stayed enjoyed what was left.

Made a trailer hitch for my 520H. I did get it painted but will have to wait on paint to dry b4 getting it mounted to tractor . I made this out of stuff I had laying around but if I would have had to buy all my metal new I would just order one from wheelhorsepartsandmore, I don’t believe you could build one much cheaper if you had to purchase the metal.

I was gentle as possible loading it, I have a tractor cover over it now from Lowe’s, I think it’s tight enough and won’t blow off. Got the tub cart on the back of the truck also for the warden to ride in.

Got excited. Stuck on some steekers...

At least the belt guard buffed out nice. If the hood looks as good I will be happy.

You sir, just secured a ride to the big show.

Rolling out early in the morning. See you all at the parking lot party and show. Rain suit is packed and I’ll be there rain or shine.

Trying to sort out which tractors will pull different responsibilities/tasks, but decided the heavy weights belonged on the C-160. Thing runs sweet after putting the carb back together today! Actually, all three are running excellent! I've pretty much designated the No Name to lawn duty. Guessing the 160 will be my go-to for the MacKissic chipper. Then this winter one of these two will be sporting a 48" snowplow and the other will be on standby with the snowblower.

I bought a 1975 Pug 4x4 made by Bruce Mfg in Bruce, Wi a couple of years ago. It is articulated and twists in the middle. I have been working on it a little at a time.

June 29, 1939 Ford introduces the revolutionary Ford-Ferguson 9N tractor incorporating Harry Ferguson's three-point hitch system.

I was too busy having fun to take a bunch of photos but I had a blast as usual. Special thanks to everyone who volunteers and all who travel in to make this show so great!👍This community of people is unparalleled. VID_20260626_114003401.mp4 VID_20260626_204748710~2.mp4

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Loaded up!