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My Pink Raider 10

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Blondeflutterby    45

Blondeflutterby
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I know this will not sit well with Wheel Horse purists, but here goes:

 

My husband and I picked up our first Wheel Horse earlier this year; a beautiful 857 with a Robin Subaru engine, 48 inch deck, 6 speed hi-low and repainted. After driving it around, I was hooked; I became a Wheel Horse fan at that point. I half-jokingly told my husband that I wanted a pink tractor for my birthday and he began to search the ads. I expected that we would buy a tractor and it would never  really get painted as we were mainly looking for a working tractor that would be put to use in my expanded garden plots next season. I picked out the pink paint, still only thinking that a couple of minor pieces would be pink and did not expect much else. To my surprise, I came home from work to see my borthday present nearly completed. I know it is not everyone's ideal Wheel Horse, but it is mine. I love Wheel Horses and I love pink, so this is the best of both that I could have ever dreamed of. Eventually, I would like to have a Wheel Horse for each series, but I'll take it one at a time.  Attached are photos of my Raider 10 in progress. 

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oliver2-44    8,837

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Pink & Black Looks Sparp!

Glad to see he's making it special for you!

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slammer302    2,154

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It actually looks pretty good  

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AMC RULES    36,943

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:WRS:

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JC 1965    1,528

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I think it looks great. Not exactly a guy thing of course.   :hide: Sounds like you caught the Wheel Horse addiction bug already.     :WRS:

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Sparky-(Admin)    19,451

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:WRS:

 

Nothing wrong with a custom paint scheme (I think the only colors that bother us here would be green-n-yellow!).

Looks great!

Mike..........

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rjg854    10,711

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I'm not a fan of pink, but that is one sharp looking :wh:

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WHX??    46,704

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A few members here have done up pink round hoods for their daughters, complete  with matching carts and they look cool. 'Specially during breast cancer awareness month...keep up the nice work and :text-welcomeconfetti: to  :rs:

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DougC    2,641

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Your pink tractor is fine. I draw the line at pink elephants though........:lol:   Welcome to the forum. You guys will fit right in.  :handgestures-thumbupright:

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KC9KAS    4,741

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:WRS: Glad to have you here.

Pink isn't for me, but as others have said it does look nice.

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whfan74    2,015

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1 hour ago, WHX6 said:

A few members here have done up pink round hoods for their daughters, complete  with matching carts and they look cool. 'Specially during breast cancer awareness month...keep up the nice work and :text-welcomeconfetti: to  :rs:

 

Congrats on your custom color Horse!  My daughter will love seeing yours.  She loves the one we did for her a few years ago!

 

 

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roadapples    6,981

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It belongs to you. Make it the way you like. And welcome to Red Square. Nice to have more ladies interested in the hobby.

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Vinylguy    4,666

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:confusion-confused:Here I go thinking again.

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Wishin4a416    2,185

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Welcome to the Forum and nice looking machine!!

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Deadguy    861

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Nice tractor!

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953 nut    51,540

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See, even your husband likes your tractor, good enough for me!  Looking good.  :WRS:

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stevasaurus    22,229

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Absolutely, the Pink and Black go good together.  A bunch of us are going to a show in Portage, Wis this next summer,  Why not think about coming down for a day and exhibit your horse.  :)  or at least saying hi. 

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Deadguy    861

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Got another part done...

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Pullstart    59,570

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Those tires scream work horse!  Welcome to the forum and enjoy your toys :handgestures-thumbupright:

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Blondeflutterby    45

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5 hours ago, Vinylguy said:

:confusion-confused:Here I go thinking again.

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I love that!

 

2 hours ago, stevasaurus said:

Absolutely, the Pink and Black go good together.  A bunch of us are going to a show in Portage, Wis this next summer,  Why not think about coming down for a day and exhibit your horse.    or at least saying hi. 

I would love to do that!

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JPWH    5,295

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:WRS: :text-coolphotos: good looking :wh: filly. Looks to me like a great start to a herd of :wh:!

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Blondeflutterby    45

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8 hours ago, whfan74 said:

 

Congrats on your custom color Horse!  My daughter will love seeing yours.  She loves the one we did for her a few years ago!

 

 

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I love this one! Did you have that seat custom made?

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whfan74    2,015

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On December 14, 2015 at 8:03 PM, Blondeflutterby said:

I love this one! Did you have that seat custom made?

Yes I did and thank you!

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Cole J.    71

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It my not be the traditional colors but that looks great!!

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kingnothing71us    108

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Cool looking colors. As stated, it's your Horse so make it yours. The colors are done tastefully, not too much, not too little. I'm a newbie to the WH world myself. I have a 1973 no name 10, basically a Raider 10. I bought it to push snow and it turned into a love affair...lol. :text-coolphotos:

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