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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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@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?

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

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).

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

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.

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.

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

Last year I purchased a 58RJ from Mike @ML3 who had gotten it from Kevin @Pullstart who got it at the big Show 2 years ago. This was it then . I will be bringing it to my first Big Show this week and it has been reborn. This is now.

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.

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

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!

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.

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...

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

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.

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.

The Unidrive transaxles have been used on pulling tractors with ridiculously high horse power and on racing garden tractors running at breakneck speeds without any alterations or modifications. They will do the job without question. Fluid changes are seldom done more frequently than every couple of years, just be sure the shift lever boot is in good condition and firmly seated to keep out water and dirt.

June 22, 1944, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the G.I. Bill, an unprecedented act of legislation designed to compensate returning members of the armed services—known as G.I.s—for their efforts in World War II. As the last of its sweeping New Deal reforms, Roosevelt’s administration created the G.I. Bill (officially the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944) hoping to avoid a relapse into the Great Depression after the war ended.

June 27, 1973 "Dream On" by Aerosmith, featured on their debut album “A power ballad” written by lead singer Steven Tyler, was their first major hit and became a classic rock radio staple.

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Enjoy the show all, hope to see you on Saturday!

Hooked up and buckets loaded. 41 miles away. I'll leave at 7AM tomorrow morning.

This photo is from yesterday but I figured @Pullstart would be proud of hiw we loaded the trailer

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

Truck is running! Im just waiting on my coffee to brew a few cups!

Ready for an early AM departure. Just gotta remember to stop & pick up Jim on the way.

Loaded up!

Truck half loaded. Rain boots in the trunk filled with impact driver and miscellaneous sockets

Whole other can of worms, but many of us are very much pro "ethanol free" on fuel. Personally, I put the first gallon in a vehicle to ensure no ethanol gets in the gas can. I don't care what anyone says, ethanol is not good for carburetor equipped anything.

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 use a split section of 3" PCV pipe.

I had some extra room for the time being, so I tossed Steve-Oh-Two on for the show! I need to secure some small items and clean the cab out a bit, but all the heavy lifting is finished! Yes, the entire bed is full too…