857 horse 2,581 #1 Posted November 20, 2015 (edited) Edited November 20, 2015 by 857 horse 22 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GlenPettit 1,714 #2 Posted November 20, 2015 Very nice looking machine. What did you do to get the smaller hub caps to fit in there ? 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ericj 1,576 #3 Posted November 20, 2015 looks good, very good eric j Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DennisThornton 4,769 #5 Posted November 20, 2015 You can't just post pics of a gorgeous WH, you need to explain some. At least...What size tires, wheels and hubcaps?2.5 HP B&S?And few words about the 250 HP tow hitch, and perhaps a few pics of it's construction.Very nice and looks far more powerful than the B&S sticker indicates! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 36,941 #6 Posted November 20, 2015 Very cool custom. The new paint looks great. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oliver2-44 8,836 #8 Posted November 20, 2015 Red with envy! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JERSEYHAWG / Glenn 4,487 #9 Posted November 20, 2015 luv that little custom look. big skins on the rear look super.Glenn Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
woodchuckfarmer 333 #10 Posted November 20, 2015 Better weight the frontend down with those big meats on the back. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 51,536 #11 Posted November 20, 2015 WOW , you can actually post photos! Very nice photos too. I had been wanting to see more pictures of your "Round Hood Eight Speed, Now if we could only get Van, "Wheel-N-It" to be able to post pics. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DennisThornton 4,769 #12 Posted November 20, 2015 Richard! I had to come back for another look and glad I did! I completely missed the dual shift levers! Now I understand the 250 HP hitch! LOVE those rear hubcaps! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
857 horse 2,581 #13 Posted November 20, 2015 OK....here it goes....I found this coming out of a pickup at the dump....The man would not explain it.....take it or leave it !!! I did not even know it was a garden tractor....Much less a Wheel Horse...the rear was a mess,,,,,found one that looked like it....another mess.......So,,i found a rear from something called a 310-8drove to Pa,,,,,meet a man named Bill Jenkins,,,,sold me a rear and i left....(( Never got to see behind the curtains))...Made a bracket to mate the rear to the existing frame...nothing is welded....it will all come apart...I found a hood on Ebay,,,the hood has never been painted or mounted,,,It was a NOS dealer hood...It is as shinneyas the new paint on the rest of the tractor ,,from a guy Dave Mitton... And the engine ??? I still did not know what a Kohler was,,,,,,But I had a sidewalk edger with a running engine,,,the one you see..a 2 1/2 horse Briggs......So i mounted it The front wheels are old troy bilt split rim wheels...with 7 inch tires....Road Apples caught those and said Hi at the Big Show...,,I had to put 2 inch thick ford wheel spacers on so the 23x10.50x12 would fit between the rear fenders that are mounted on a tool box,if you notice,,,the tool box is mounted backwards.....with good reason......My seat dont hit my fenders....i have no machine shop...So the crude cave man wizardry on the linkage is my undoing.... After all that,,,,,,,,i discovered Red Square....and THe BIG SHOW in Pa.....all within a week of each other....I met Stevasurus..ask him for his thoughts...and he talked an hour.,,,,Thanks Steve,,,,My Wheel fell off....seems adapter spacers need Bob Maynards Lug nut conversion,,,,thanks again Bob...I had an issue with no belt cover....In walks John Wallfish.....He made 2 belt stops...(( that are still on the tractor)) that made driving much more fun....I ran out of gas in turn 3........2 guys came with 2 different gas cans....and I still dont know who they were....And all this was my first time at a show with a tractor... No one ran you off the road,,,,no one shot at you....never heard a foul word,,,,just foul jokes...lolool All this from people i never met...All these people,,,,i wont forget.........and today,,,,,,i learn how to post pics....Whats next.??? I understand there might be Rhubarb pie at the Next Big Show...=) Oh,,Glenn.....you caught the 6 inch hub caps,,,,,on 12 inch wheels.......i will knock down the wheels and run another thread on that....easy to make.....to hard to explain........ 14 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RedRanger 1,468 #14 Posted November 20, 2015 That is just totally BAD ASS! I love it!Please share the rear hub cap method. That looks great.Can't believe those are only 10.50 tires. They look huge!Amazing what you've created from somebody else's scrap metal. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
857 horse 2,581 #15 Posted November 20, 2015 Im glad people like it...i notice alot of 6 inch hub caps selling last year....and didnt realize black hoods use them...i bought a set and stared at them for a month//i will take pics of everything and post...and they look like they belong on the tractor.to me...as far as the front wheels......it didnt have any when i got it...and the spindles were worn to nubs.....i had found a set of old troy bilt rims....(( what i was told they fit)),,and found 7 inch tires at Miller Tire....thanks again for all the nice words....i will be bringing this back to the show again this year,,,,i read a post,,,,bring your modified tractor.....well,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,there is nothing stock here,,,,,thanks again.. 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JERSEYHAWG / Glenn 4,487 #16 Posted November 20, 2015 I would like to see some pics of your 857s, I know where one is that I have been thinking about. Why is that your choice of red? Just curious why the 857 ty.Glenn Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roadapples 6,981 #17 Posted November 20, 2015 (edited) Glad to see the `tiller wheels back on the front. Looks great. And I thought I was the only one that couldn`t do pictures. Although Craig has offered I haven`t taken him up on it yet. I want to get one of those new fangled phones that`s smarter than I am. When I got my Tracfone they were still making Wheel Horse. It only makes phone calls......go figure. Back looking at your pictures again. Wheel Horse wheels only have about 1 1/4 in. backset. Those are off of something else which is why you needed the spacers. Not being picky, just FYI. Edited November 20, 2015 by roadapples Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 38,846 #18 Posted November 20, 2015 Awesome pics Howard! Now I need to find a refrigerated truck if this Rhubarb pie thingy gets any bigger! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 59,563 #19 Posted November 20, 2015 That's one amazing creation! I love the 8 speed, and on a nut roaster, you've got a surefire one of a kind right there! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shallowwatersailor 3,213 #20 Posted November 20, 2015 That is very nice! It looks like Tom's/Scott's 2" hitch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DougC 2,641 #21 Posted November 20, 2015 Very impressive tractor! Looks like you could dig a basement with those rear tires........... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coadster32 793 #22 Posted November 20, 2015 Awesome tractor!!!Needs a name.....how about the Suburbanator!!One question of concern. Looking at the picture of the rear....I see the axles sticking out pretty far. Did you extend the axles? Is there possible room to engage the hub onto the axles a little more? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JC 1965 1,528 #23 Posted November 20, 2015 I like it !! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevasaurus 22,229 #24 Posted November 20, 2015 Howard's tractor looks just as nice in person...eye candy for sure. Way to go Howard...excellent pictures!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 24,093 #25 Posted November 20, 2015 Very cool! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
