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She’s a 1982 C-85 in incredible shape. Ran the Kohler numbers and it’s the original power plant. Runs good, fires right up. High and low range checked out. The 36” RD is solid and quiet. Tires are all matching and in nice shape. Battery is brand new. AND!!!! The worlds ugliest rear fender is mint

Three days at the show and hardly had a chance to get around but I did get some pictures! It was a very memorable and very appreciated show this year! Thank you to the Wheel Horse Collector’s Club and all the volunteers! 103 Photos posted so hang in there!

Each year the hard working leadership of the Wheel Horse Collectors Club produces an amazing gathering. I snapped a few pictures to share with everyone. @c-series don received recognition for his contribution to the hobby and celebrated his birthday at the show. Workhorse feature tractors were at the head of the line, even the pink one. Short5 ones Long ones Not all were red It was good to see @Mrs. Rules and @AMC RULES @Mike'sHorseBarn and @Handy Don were everywhere @Pullstart had a Kickstart that became a Won't Start so Rylee attempted to Yank Start it but it remained a Won't Start until Uncle Dan @Achto solved the problem. @squonk. @rjg854, @Achto, @WHX?? and @AMC RULES were solving the world's problems. Mine was not the only A-60 Electric at the show @Horse Newbie and his brother made the show This young man went through two tanks of gas and loved his Ahooga Horn.

First my apologies to have sort of disappeared and to those who contacted me some I think without a response. Life has thrown quite a few obstacles in front of us and we have been stumbling, tripping and trying to get up for some time now. It’s been event after event and time has just flown over our heads during all of it. Finally little by little we are achieving some sort of normality if one can call it that. As I learned at a young age from a great man, “ you don’t make plans for your life, life will make them for you. I miss not having being here, sometimes having attempted but all the preoccupations taking always over and preventing that and many other things which were part of my daily life. Hopefully now I can get some of it on track starting with attending our beloved show later this week. Looking forward to see everyone.

I’m 31 miles from home and stopping to top off the petrol tanks. I even stopped in Sandusky, Ohio and picked up a pretty cool walk behind Jacobson sickle mower to deliver to Portage next month!

Decided to take the '47 sedan delivery out for a drive today. There is a 100 year old bridge in the next county so decided it would be a good 80 mile round trip. From what I've read, it was moved to it's current location in the 1930's. The bridge from abutment to abutment is a little over 400 feet. Supposedly, it on a list to be replaced. Notice the cowl vent and vent windows are open. It finally warmed into the 80's here in southwest MO, I bought this car in 1972. Swapped out the original drive train with a 1957 6 cyl, three speed and differential. Bought the overhaul kit from Montgomery and Wards.

Decided to make a thread for getting home safely. We are only a few hours away, but we're very fortunate to have a very boring ride home. Trailer is unhooked. But still need to unload. It was such a great year getting to see so many familiar faces and meeting new friends!

This is part of a collection that belongs to my friend and his son. They are a hard working farming family that has been very successful. I mean these people work nonstop, whatever they have they deserve. I’m not sure how many they have but I know this is not the whole collection. Then they have the tractors that they work with. 99% of them are IH’s too. I think they have around fifty in total. Today I was driving down the road and came across this at one of his locations. Immediately I pulled over and took pictures, to the best of my knowledge this is the first time they have put some out for display. After taking pictures I called him to say thanks for putting them out, it made me happy!! Of course he didn’t answer the phone, probably because he was working! Hope you guys enjoy……..

Took a wander thru the barn where all the nice rigs are. My stuff never makes the cut ! Heres just a few of the beauties inside.

Posting more pictures of some of our Wheel Horse family members at the Big Show! It was so great to be able to make it this year after missing last year’s show!

Another great time at the show. Nice crowd on Wed. night. @Horse Newbie and his brother Dave joined @rjg854 @buckrancher and Jo for dinner at the Italian Village. @wallfish , Van ( @Wheel-N-It ) and Maria arrived later and then the great trailer repair reality show started at @Ken B's trailer. Better get moving boys! We got a deadline! @stevebo's Taj Mahal Thursday started out nice but breezy. A couple of canopies briefly left the chat. Then later it got cloudy quickly and then the rain and wind hit. Didn't get my canopy down in time so we had to hold er down. Randy took one for the team and we managed to salvage the ship. Might be able to repair the frame. But the "Hospitality Tent " lives on for now. Great hanging out with @Achto and @WHX?? and Jeff ( @sqrlgtr) Visits from @rmaynard Van and @wallfish . @Pullstart or @Pullhosen’s Pony Express depending on the wind direction! Fri had @formariz, @AMC RULES and @Mrs. Rules @Jrblanke and @tunahead72 and @Ed Kennell stop by along with a few stragglers. Dude's gotta eat! Clyde, Scrap the Caddy! Horsin around with "Jay" If you order the special at the Sunrise Diner, you better be hungry ! Couple of Circus Bears on Tricycles! Lots of Doggo's at the show!

So I left this morning with one horse, and one wagon, and a shopping list of small parts. I went down to the show, brought the wife along to keep me from buying another tractor. Came home looking like @Pullstart packed me for an overnight trip or something: Found most of the parts I was after, I think the rest of what I tried to round up is not as needed as I originally thought. But I had been looking for a second unit that would work with the attachments I already have, and the wife wanted a bigger yard cart. I found the big one that standing on end in the trailer right behind where I parked my tractor to walk around, and got a smoking deal on it. Then the boy found a Commando 8, running, driving, mowing, with a deck, for a decent price and the wife, who was supposed to keep me from buying tractors, OK'd the purchase. I had a good time though. I got to see some nice tractors, talked to @Pullstart about farms, talked to @Ed Kennellabout dogs, talked to @76c12091520h Brian about houses, and talked to almost nobody about tractors.

About six years ago John “Brrly” Campbell told me he had a 603 he would sell me if I could drive up to Toledo, Ohio and get it. i knew John from the time I first met him at the old Mentone Swap Meets we had in early 2000’s . I drive up with my trailer and John took me to a fabulous place his friend had where the 603 was stored! II put a 6 HP Kohler recoil start on the 603. It was a motor I had sitting for about eight years that I bought at the Portland, Indiana swap meet from Marshall Fyffe (IndyWH). A local resident heard I had this 603 and had to have it as it was a model his grandfather had . He showed my a picture with him on it as a child with his grandfather. He offered me a very good amount and I accepted but have since regretted the sale. Again, we can’t keep them all but the memories of people associated with a tractor are significant! John’s friend and his father were Wheel Horse Collectors and had some nice ones and a pretty large RJ contingent! John Campbell was the first to show me a Tombstone weight and weight bracket. He later led the effort to reproduce Tombstone brackets for collectors. John was an iron worker from Iowa. But he was a Wheel Horse guy through and through !

As requested by @Wild Bill in VA - here is his special birthday interview with @c-series don at the start of this year’s tractor parade! IMG_1369.mov

Parade pic I stole off FB. ( Credit to Trace Dixon)

Last weekend was our 13th UK Wheel Horse round up, one of our biggest attendance to date with 34 entries. heres a few highlights

Put the hood on Artie and lights. 90 percent done, needs cup holder and FEL. In the shed for now got to work on paying jobs. Custom Grill This is how it started with an Idea. started sub frame 522xi body on sub-frame clips Clips located to hold body Lots of close figuring (ciphering) Found a place for Hyd Tank Body work my favorite.....Not

Just thinking back about my 1257, back when I helped my dad get it, back when he had his own place to work on stuff in his garage before moving in a smaller apartment building. I want to say it was the summer of 2009 when my dad got it. Then I took over it in the spring of 2016 when he moved in the building. He took it apart and cleaned it up then painted it before I got it, I put it back together and added/changed some things throughout the years. Definitely a big difference between then and now looking back at a couple old pictures. Next year I really want to make it to the Big Show as things keep coming up every year. I’d really like to meet some of you guys as I’ve learned quite a bit on the forum from everything that’s been posted on here. It’s the friendliest and best forum I’ve ever been on.

My neighbor was pulling drip tape in the sweet corn today when I noticed the brand on the spool. The boys maintain some tension on the spool to keep it from tangling while the horses pull the tape attached to a cultivator.

The Trina Momma's been doing a really cool craft project this past few days. I don't have a specific measurement but that's a kid sized blanket. It comes up to the Trina momma's waist. She had a pattern for the engine. Only. The other three squares are completely freehand knitting!!

58 years later and still representing. Pulling a rookie out of the pond spill way. 1257 that came from the big show and she jumps right in and goes to work. @WHX??trained her right 👍🏻

It was a fantastic Wheel Horse Show for 2025, even with all the rainy weather we had in the weeks before which is the time most of us get ready for the show the turnout was fantastic! I got to see both Don and Jeff Kane who are the people that started the Annual Wheel Horse Show and make many new friends. For numbers we had a successful year with way over 1,000 Wheel Horses and the parade was only 10 minutes short of the record of 3 hours long on Friday. I thank you all for coming and enjoying the show. Wild Bill Richmond, VA

It’s not mine, but it is cool! Home safe! Round trip total, minus 10 miles from my previous fill up.

We left this morning (Wednesday) at 3am and made a few stops along the way. Almost bought a new camper at Camping World in Hamburg but got out before I signed on the dotted line 😂 Then stopped at a really nice car and motorcycle cycle museum in Intercourse, called Barry’s Car Barn. Made it to our Air BNB around 6pm. We will be at the fairgrounds tomorrow morning at 8:45. Here’s my rig loaded up and ready to go!

I have no idea where we're at Dan's driving. Mid OH I guess. Took a little MI side trip and dang near got to Kev's before we figured it out. Shoulda stopped for gummies...

I found this 520-H (1993) with a 60 inch deck, 48 inch snow blade, Wheel Horse badged plastic wheel weights,chains , hub caps and a set of NOS mower blades. It has a local history and the PO is happy to see it go to a good home. Now there are some issues but i have to look it over.The price was good to be true. I have to say the deck is the heaviest ive ever wrestled around and ive done my share. I thought i was going to blow my back out trying to load it. Second pic shows a much easier method😀.

Well it's be a long time since I have posted here. Life got pretty busy and hectic last couple years but Im still into and working on wheelhorses in my spare time. I have recently started building what I call a C-170 always wanted a C-160 but I think @ebinmaine bought all the ones on the east coast 😂. Anyways here's where im at with this one. Acquired a KT17 and then went though it and bench tested it make sure would run. It did so now it's been mounted to a 73 chassis and the rear of the chassis has been modified to accept a rear wheel horse fuel tank. I also stacked it. I have to wire it all up make a battery box and then body work it paint it and new tires and go through the transmission, but for most part the entire tractor is there not just sorting it out and paint. Hopfuly will be done with this one soon because I have a 417-A for my next project. Never had a hydro wheelhorse so it will be a big learning curve! Hope everyone is doing well!

Made it home without an issue. Already unloaded. Another great time. Got truck washed & tomorrow I'll finish cleaning it in the comfort of the air conditioned garage. Supposed to start getting severe heat tomorrow. Got grass cut & all yardwork done too

Post up all your loaded up and ready to roll photos here! I will start off. I am hauling the new toy hauler and my son will be following with the open trailer. See you all at the show. Safe travels!

Today I got my Work Horse and 520H washed up for The Big Show.

Today I got my Work Horse ready for the Big Show!

79 C-101 Pretty much finished up my first and probably last try at restoration , sure is a lot of time and work but fun. The 10hp was just too far gone so opted for a k301 gen start with out shaker . I did a shade tree rebuild on a couple yrs ago. Just needs a decent set of rear tires ,I’ll look for those at the big show coming up. Now time to put it to work !

I'll add painting and drying parts by the wood stove in December and shrinking shafts in the freezer to that list of ways to raise a wifeys temp. Oh, and tanning a bear hide in her bath tub really reached the boiling point. That one cost me a $10K bathroom remodeling job.

Believe it or not it’s been 11 years since we’ve offered RedSquare Hats. By popular demand, I am ordering another batch of hats but things have changed in 11 years, specifically the price. Except for the Camo hat, RedSquare hats are made in the USA, and embroidered in the USA. The Red, Black and Linen Beige hats look like will be in the $28 price point with the Camo coming in at about $23. I haven’t calculated the shipping rates yet, but like last time, will try to keep it as close to actual as possible. I will keep you updated on the progress. https://www.wheelhorseforum.com/store/category/3-redsquare-items/

@wallfish I’ll bring this for you…do us all a favor and wear it Thursday AM to Saturday PM

I spent the day in my flip flops, since Waldo called me the flip flop kid. I figured being near 100 degrees, the lack of PPE, or a shirt, would be for the best. I stayed hydrated and got the trailer unloaded! My biggest prize would have to be the hundred dollar utility trailer, and I pretty much pushed it off the big gooseneck!

Took out the five RJ’s for a breather! My twin granddaughters are going to do some riding today! It all started in 1960 when dad bought a 1958 RJ. ! Now I have five great ones - one for each grandkid if they want one! The RJ’s propelled Wheel Horse into the great company that manufactured these garden tractors. 1958/59 RJs had 22 attachments. IMG_0859.mov Wheel Horse made 24,000. Of them and garbed $2.5 million in profit to be able to build a brand new factory on the South Side of South Bend on Ireland Road!

I did manage to get a picture of @Chrishar and my tractors side by side again. The last time that our two tractors were together was when we made a trade with each other and were swaping parts in a Wal-Mart parking lot in Iowa. After we both put our personal touches on them. Chris's 753 and my 633.

This is my friend Als setup that will be leaving tomorrow morning. Its a mini fifth wheel built in Medina,OH. Probably a one of kind and custom fabricated.

I have no idea what I am forgetting...

Today my son's scout troop had their big end of year event. Typically you have to be "registered" with the troop (at least have child abuse clearances on file) to attend any over-night event. The end of year celebration is typically a camp out that goes from Friday night into Sunday afteroon, and is one of two over-night events the fathers can attend and stay over-night. They do skits, activities to showcase the outdoor skills they learned that year, and Saturday night is a camp-fire with the end of year award ceremony where they receive the pins, badges, and other awards they earned since January. The end of year ceremony also involves a "bridging" where Trailmen who are advancing levels do a ceremonial walk across a bridge, and the new troop leadership are announced. Due to issues with boys leaving after the Saturday night ceremony and not having enough hands to break camp efficiently the last two years they changed it up a little. Instead of a camp out, the middle and high school aged trailmen setup and ran a carnival type deal for the younger boys and families, which was also used as a fund-raiser for their big bi-annual trip next summer. This one was very exciting for me, because my son finished all his badge work for this year, bridged to the next level, and received his leveling award for the elementary level, the "Timberline Award". This is not something that one just falls into by showing up, it involves a lot of other work outside regular meetings. From the organization's website: So I am really proud of all that he accomplished this year. Unfortuantely I don't have any good pictures from the ceremony that don't have a bunch of other people's kids in them as well, and I don't want to post their faces since I don't have permission. I just have this one of his back when he accepted his Timberline patch:

Well you guys asked so I finally took some pictures tonight. Dad and I have been working on this for months. It was a mess. Pump and cylinder was missing. Rockshaft also. Totally jacked up steering column that was. Belt covers were missing and flimsy tin ones were added. Your typical gas tank and battery location swap so underneath seat was hacked out. Toolbox was hacked and rusted. Big mess but it was grandpas. He purchased tractor jacked up. Motor was swapped with a Briggs at some point. Well here it is today. I have made and fabricated a lot on this tractor so far.

Here is some pics I took.

Strapping the totes down, and we’ll be on the road at 3:30!

Kids got me a Neon Wheel Horse sign !

I did some Horse trading today, and ended up with this 1054. It could use a few things, but runs good! Way in the back is also a Moto Mower. It’s special… and in dire need of help!

Today would have been Cecil Pond’s 101st birthday. If your family and friends are dismayed over your love for these little red tractors you can blame it on Cecil Pond for bringing us the well built beauties.. He was the co-founder of Wheel Horse Products Co. Inc. along with his father, Elmer, and was the primary inventor of the modern American Garden Tractor and riding mower. Pond was born in South Bend, Indiana, to Elmer and Ann Marie Pond. He graduated from South Bend's former Washington-Clay High School, and served in the U.S. Army during World War II. In 1946, Pond returned to South Bend and in June of that year, married Betty Alber Pond. Mr. & Ms. Pond were the parents of three children: son Gary Pond, and two daughters, Linda, and Constance. 1946 saw the beginnings of Pond's manufacturing future. Pond joined his father Elmer, who at the time was building two-wheel lawn tractors from angle iron, surplus automotive parts in his garage. At first, the Ponds' company was simply called Pond Tractor Company; however, since Elmer’s brother Harold owned a similarly-named company "Wheel Horse" was chosen, and the name stayed with the company even after its acquisition by Toro. In the late forties, military veterans returning from World War II began moving to the vast new suburbs then transforming the American landscape. Their suburban homes had larger lots that demanded more attention—and the Ponds' riding garden tractors found many ready buyers as a result. In 1954, Pond introduced his first four-wheel lawn tractor, an event which altered substantially the lawn care manufacturing business. By 1957, his Wheel Horse Products Company recorded sales over $1 million (US $11,158,291.81 in 2024 dollars.) for the first time. Just two years later, the company's sales more than doubled, to $4.5 million. In 1975, Pond sold Wheel Horse Products to American Motors Corporation. At the time of the sale, Pond oversaw over 500 workers at his plant and over 3,000 dealers were selling the brand. Cecil Pond passed away December 30, 2011.