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Well I finished this 1067 last week. She is a good worker now. went thru it front to back. I hope you enjoy the picks.

Worked on making some personalized Key Chains for a friend. I think they turned out well! 3D printed in 3 colors. The one I made for mine is not personalized. Always fun to be making something unique and useful. It is a small thing to do on a WH, but an easy way to finding the key on the key rack! Steve

I picked this up today thinking it may go to my grandson, but….then I saw it - it’s really nice and I’m keeping it! Sorry kid 🤪 The deck is like new…the paint is good, it’s very clean and don’t ever get me started on the seat

All: Yesterday, I got a call from my son asking if he could stop by to change the oil in his & the girlfriends cars, after he took her 3 boys to get haircuts. I had finished cutting the grass with the 854 & parked it to wash out the underside of the deck. All 3 boys showed interest in it, so...... Why not fire up the C81 too?? Good times.

Dear Lord, You are the great physician and have been with Jay Paxton through his radiation and chemotherapy procedures. Jay will be undergoing cancer tumor removal surgery tomorrow. I pray that you will continue to be with Jay and the medical personnel involved in this procedure, guide the hands of the surgeon and everyone involved. Comfort Jay’s family and friends. Allow this operation to rid Jay of all cancer and guard against any infection or other undesirable side effects. I pray that his recovery and recuperation will be swift and as painless as possible. I ask this in the name of Your Son, Jesus Christ.

I had to watch 3 of my grandsons the other day while my wife and daughter went to a funeral. They got kinda' antsy, so I figured "why not take them for a ride with ole' rusty". Went all around the property, up into the woods and back. They had a blast. So did I.

This one sitting in a field rotting away. So I rescued it. Tractor heavy and already have a 856 that needs love and I can't seem to give away. Saw it at a show several weeks ago and it was sitting there crying save me save me. I jokingly offered the owner a frankie for it and much to my surprise he took it. Motor was locked up so pulled it back to camp for a look see. @Achto @Wild Bill 633 and I commenced to wrenching to find out the motor is free but the SG is tight. Got it loosened up and messed with the points. Exhaust valve stuck open ... pop the head and free that up. Fired right off and drives. Service motor and seller says he has the original I could have but knowing him doubt I'll see it. Four year old Battery was stone cold dead... not a volt in it. Threw it on a charger and it did take a charge and seems to be holding it. Surprise surprise. Tires are abit needy but nothing serious. Best part everything is there, original cigar lighter woo hoo, and fairly unmolested. On the splash pad ready for a bath... sheet metal really straight. Seat & hitch worth the price of admission...

Today I remover the dozer blade from the 418-C and installed the leaf blower in preparation for the annual deluge of leaves we have. When I built the blower I used an eight inch round air duct elbow to direct the air flow but replaced it with a shorter rectangular sheet metal piece. Works as well and doesn't stick out nearly as far.

Just happened to check Craigslist yesterday 7 minutes after a gentleman posted a 418-8 for sale, $400. Picked it up this morning and mowed with it. It has a 42” recycler deck and electric lift. Has an adjustable seat that’s stuck so my short legs barely reach the pedals As I was leaving he said he had a couple more things for it. Turned out to be a set of 50lb steel wheel weights. I’ll be cleaning it up and changing the fluids later today. Need to clean the deck too. I can tell by the way it cuts that’s it’s all clumped up underneath. Loving it so far, other than a big pop when it starts…

Celebrated what we did 61 years ago. Took the family of 18 to breakfast. Sept 8 1963

Some I have had and some I Owen.

This one is special to me. Back in the day I had many of these Start/Gen tractors. I just wanted to have one that is show worthy. Garage queen only.

@JCM This is a subject that I think of from time to time. I currently have around 18-20 running, usable Wheel Horses and one 416 parts tractor. I’m just about out of indoor storage space and honestly that’s probably a good thing. I have them in my garage, basement, enclosed trailer and an 8x12 and a 12x24 shed. Ideally I’d like to have them all in one place but I’m not sure that will ever happen. Sometimes I look around and wonder what am I doing with all these tractors? Some I have restored for show, some I use to work with, some I just have because they were given to me or I inherited them. Whenever I think I should get rid of one of them I drive it around and think no I like this one, I should keep it! Really I don’t need all these tractors but they do make me happy. I suppose that is the case with most of us here on RS, they do make us happy and even proud to own them. One thing I’m pretty sure about is that I’ll always own a Wheel Horse. This Wednesday 8/21/24 will be the anniversary of when I purchased my Work Horse GT-1800 brand new 40 YEARS AGO ! I have no plans of getting rid of that tractor, ever. Some of my tractors have sentimental value, some not so much. I guess that will help decide which ones go first when the time comes? I’m not sure. For now I’m just going to hang on to what I have and be thankful for them. I rarely go hunting or fishing anymore, Wheel Horses over time have become my “Thing” it’s what I do in my spare time. Admittedly, Jim’s comment about the recliner and remote control (or going on Red Square) sometimes is easier than working on tractors. So whenever I think about downsizing my collection, I think nah not quite yet. Someday, but not yet!…………

Filling in Koi Ponds

Went on a 7 day vacation to the Maine Highlands area . Heat and humidity were gone but the over cast sky and on and off rain were present. Only 2 days of fishing, Thursday and Friday with a lot of smallmouth all under 2 lbs. We noticed the metal moose and bear while in downtown Greenville worthy of a few pictures. Amazing the talent some people have. How do the welds look Jay / @JPWH ? Last pic resembles EB ?

I couldn't say no to this one. A gemtleman asked me at a show last week if I wanted a yellow massey ferguson and I knew immediately what he was talking about. So I dropped by today and made a deal! Came with a 3pt hitch and attachments! I have no idea how the 3pt hitch goes together so I'll have to figure that out. This one is definitely gonna get restored though! It's sat for a looooong time however, bit the engine is free. And to get in a horse, I took the c-161 along to drag it on the trailer lol

This is just a continuation of what I started here. I just felt like cleaning up the title a little. B-80 to C-160 to B-80 - Wheel Horse Tractors - RedSquare Wheel Horse Forum It's been slow going on this project with so many higher priority (per the boss) things popping up. I'm very close though. The @PullstartK181 is fully installed, wired up and ready to go. I decided to switch to a different carb so I've got the replacement apart and cleaned. Waiting on a kit for it. I'm also still waiting on the shroud lettering from @Vinylguy. I running this on an electric fuel pump and I had one of the cheapies on the shelf. I mounted it out of the way Every K181 I've had has had a very short throttle throw. This is my fix for that. I'm not doing a cosmetic restore but I did repaint the dash letters just cuz. Odd. That was a whole lot easier years ago. As with any project like this there's a few bugs to work out. I found one this morning. There was no spark. Turns out the secondary coil winding were about 45k ohms. Way too high. Pulled one off the shelf and I'm good to go on that.

Got the 418-8 and Brinly plow set up and plowed the garlic patch.

Found this nice 1972 cart on Marketplace yesterday. Picked it up this morning. Not that I need another cart, but I couldn't pass it up for $40.00. Even the back end is in decent shape.

Yesterday I spent the day at the Dacusville SC Farm Show, Wheel Horse was the featured tractor and Jacky @turnnleft and his family had an outstanding display. As I drove around the grounds I snapped a few more photos to share with you. Camping has changed a bit since the 1920s Lots of horses other than Whee4l Horses

We just purchased our play-farm including 100 year old farmhouse, spring house, separated 2 car garage with old forge/workshop in back, chicken coop, steer shed, and 9 acres or so. Bought a GT-14 with snow plow (WH brand), 48" mower deck (WH brand), a seed spreader, and roller for $500 a couple of days ago. Got the GT-14 tiller and 3 point yesterday for $400 in another deal. Will be looking for disc and dirt plow at some point. The place hasn't been taken proper care of in a long time. I mucked out the spring house the other day. House is in pretty good shape, will be upgrading from 100amp to 200amp. Garage needs a new roof (rafters still good), electrical, workshop/forge has had groundhog activity and the brick floor is heaved in places. Bagged the big groundhog yesterday, still after the little one. Chicken coop needs at least one new wall, not sure about rafters yet; maybe I can save it. Have three pet potbelly pigs and a big fluffy white shepherd dog. Hope to convert part of the coop into a barn for pigs and dog. Steer shed is in good shape, cinderblock walls. Will need new fencing throughout. From the deep south, now in Pennsylvania below Pittsburgh. Totally in love, the deer and squirrels here are bigger, the roads and schools are better, the blackberries are sweeter, and it's not so freaking hot. Winter is coming, though. Real winter is a concern: something I've never experienced. My girl is from Pennsylvania. Machinist by trade, 25 years or so. CNC programmer, mostly mills. Better with CNC mill than manual mill. Better with a manual lathe than CNC lathe. Part of my new land is separated by a road from the rest and has 3 phase poles as it is in an industrial zone. That's where I'm going to build my shop. Did plant management and consulting for a while and am sick of it. Have a 6" '44 Atlas/Craftsman lathe including milling attachment. Will be getting a CNC lathe and mill, as well as manual of both. Learned I'm not happy if I'm not working with my hands. I'm sick of management and fluffing people. I'm going to build a small one-man shop and get a helper, maybe my son if he likes it, maybe a trade school kid. I'm only going to do 40hr weeks professionally, sick of 60+ weeks. Have a '98 Ford Ranger XLT that I keep in proper order. Runs tight, no codes. Have a '98 Chevy 3500 dually box truck that I bought a couple of months ago and moved us; needs a ton of work if I decide I want to. My girl and I saved for years to make this happen. She works remotely as a coding nurse. My GT-14 is supposedly a '69. Needs a lot of love. Haven't investigated much yet. Got the snow plow off yesterday. Failed the immovable object/spinny tire test. Engine just about stalled at full throttle while pushing against a walnut tree as I eased deeper into forward. Tires almost wanted to spin. Tranny was groaning. PTO runs all the time, but that may just be a failed brake. Needs new cables. Needs muffler. Needs lights and front lenses. Needs electrical inspection, see a lot of homemade junk in the wires. Needs new batt, had to jump it yesterday. Has oil and hydraulic leaks. Blows some smoke. Have only done a little research on the GT-14, but I'll get it in proper running order. After I run temp electrical to garage, I'll be sharpening mower blades and attaching deck. Should have more than enough power to mow for now. Have a lot of tall grass to knock down. Drive belt was missing, have a 1/2" 71" standard V-belt as the drive belt was missing. We'll see if it works or if I have to get a more specific one. Hope to have this done today. Other than checking fluid levels and maybe PTO clutch, I'll likely run as-is until fall to get things mowed. Hope to figure out tranny and engine during fall while mowing and snow plow aren't needed. My current todo list covers a full legal sheet and is still growing. Lots of things around here need proper fixing.

The 857 I picked up this summer had 23x10.5 rear rubber that just looked to wide to me. Got these from my neighbors collection (thanks @Docwheelhorse) in a 23x8.5x12 size. Primed and painted . Used Rustoleum “rattle can” Cottage White

We were in NC for a wedding this weekend. We found an awesome show! If you wouldn’t mind, tell me how you like (or don’t like) this style of video. I took “Live Photos” during the show, and blended them to make the video you see.

And mounted up.

I loaded one of the 953s onto my trailer, drove a couple hours to Dacusville, SC for a nice little show, drove it all day, took a bunch of pictures I've posted and enjoyed the day. First time in over a year that I have been able to do that.

always great to see the kids interested in the tractors --- bought the 312 in 1989 -- my son was on it immediately - - as well as helping underneath to install the plow -- my grandson began mowing with my 312 when he was about 6 --- it's 35 yrs later and my 17 yr old grandson has a 520hc and C165 -- and has done numerous rehabs with me -

Although some people (cough, cough) don't want me to activate the Horse Whinnie horn I inherited from roadapples at the WH show, I like to turn it on when young children come up to the tractors. I had a great time at our local steam show with the kids and the horn. The best are the ones that are real quizzical at they get near one. They tentatively touch a tractor and I make the horn sound. There eyes light up like it's Christmas morning.

I was set with my two year round workers and the sickle bar tractor as well as two 'show" tractors just for eye candy. The Indy 500 and Suburban 400 sat in the barn 98% of the time. I got to thinking about what would happen to them if something happened to me. I wanted them in the right hands and Nancy would have no clue. I decided to find someone who would appreciate them. I went ahead and posted the 500 Special. No bites here but a guy in Mishawaka (Elvis) came over, looked at it and fell in love. He bought it and it now lives in his 3 season porch for everyone on a major highway to see as they drive by. It was a harder decision on the Suburban 400. Again no bites here so I expanded out. The same day I get a call and the guy said 'I think I bought one from you before'. I asked is this Elvis? Yup. Now the suburban sits next to the Indy 500 on that porch. At that point I was comfortable being down to three tractors that get worked. My wife was doing the first mowing with the 76 B-160 and the engine with 57 hours on the rebuild decides to head south. Not prepared to tear into it and needing two mowing machines I find a mint 96 314-H and bring it home. I'm good to go on the workers again I decide to give to life to the 76 and rebirth the B-80 with a @Pullstart K-181. I'm almost done and that's a different thread. I figure I'll park the hydro in the winter and use the 76 as the blade tractor and the 05 will get the blower. With the 76 going again I figure I'm fine with one 'extra' tractor but if one goes it will be the 314-H (not warming up to it). I'm done...................so I thought. Skyping with @stevasaurus we start talking tractors (go figure). He was running out of room and needed to thin his tractors for his boat and other stuff. Before I knew it I was headed to Elgin with a load of firewood and the return trip saw a C-121 and a cool trailer loaded up. I have some spiffy (I think) plans for this one. Disassembly begins later this year hoping for a spring completion date. Back up to 5 So....................the moral of this story is, if you have the addiction you CAN'T fight it. There is no cure so just give in to it.

Picked up these brand new Carlisle All-Trails this morning I found on FBM.. now to decide which rig gets em!

I suppose today was "help my neighbor day". A friend fell 20 feet last February on a construction site and busted up both ankles badly. He is just now walking short distances with the help of a cane. Otherwise he uses a mobility scooter. Today I used the line trimmer for almost two hours cutting the weeds and grass around his place. When I mentioned I was to to model train show Friday, he showed interest. Looks like I'll have a companion at the train show. The sad part is that his wounds are not healing, the bones are not mending correctly, He faces another surgery mid October to rebreak and reset the bones. My next door neighbor is on hospice. He had fought a good fight against cancer but in the end, it catches up with us. I sat with Joe an hour and half while his wife took care of business in town. I don't think he ever knew I was there. Morphine keeps pain at bay. I am blessed that even though I'm almost ten years older than both of these men, I am able to help them in time of need.

And 12/07/1941

Mine makes and receives phone calls and isn't backwards like the one @Ed Kennell has.

My $9.95 phone makes phone calls. .

I beg to differ Wrencher. I have seen first hand the carnage that happens when a horse jumps it's stall at highway speeds. Not to mention the liability to other motorists. Happened to @Achto's brother with a Ford. I subscribe to Dan's method of tying down. Old saying when tying down is when you think you have enough straps on it go back and put more on. Never tie down a tractor to another tractor. Stop and check them often especially after the first few miles or particularly rough roads. The possibility of have a issue always happens when nearing your destination. Don't buy cheap tie downs ... yeah I know how expensive good ones are these days but worth it. We have about as much invested in tie downs than tractors. Watch for sharp edges that can cut them and protect accordingly.

It was a nice day so Mrs.W and I headed out for a walk in the countryside around where we live. We would usually drive onto Derbyshire where our nearest National park is. But locally we have plenty of greenery and sites to visit. We started off at Wentworth Woodhouse, the largest house front in Europe. A spectacular building which was the country seat of the Fitzwilliam family until the family died out in the early 20th century. Walking down the front parkland we crossed the fields to the family mausoleum, but I couldn't get a decent shot of it as it's closed in winter. A good way further on we passed Hoober Stand, a landmark built by the sane family as a tribute to a rebellion that was crushed. It is actually three sided so technically a pyramid. A little further on and we pass the Needles eye, another folly or garden ornament built by the Fitzbillies. Originally a solid obelisk one of the Earls hollowed it out to make a kind of gateway so he could run a straight road from Wentworth to Pontefract racecourse so he could travel direct to watch his horses run. Local legend has it that he bet a friend that his coachman was so good he could steer his coach through the eye of a needle. He won of course because he had his own needle and could prove the bet. Calling off at the Earls colliery workshops we had lunch before returning to the Woodhouse over the fields. so many buildings I missed off and didn't photograph because to us they are just part of the landscape. For example, cottages with outdoor toilets and a "nightsoil" window halfway up the wall. A horse and cart would pull up beneath the window each week and "nightsoilmen" would shovel out the effluent through the window for fertiliser. We had a similar toilet in my first home just 56 years ago. Also, telephones were not affordable in your house when I was a kid. So it was off down the street to phone box, assuming you had someone to call, as no one else had a phone. This is the type of cast iron phone kiosk but as we all have mobiles now it's been repurposed. This is a final view of Hoober Stand, the pyramid tower. Just wanted to show the scale of it. Still open to visitors in summer you can see York Minster on a clear day. Hope you enjoyed the little trip round our back yard. It's nothing on the scale of what you guys in the states have, buy it's still purdy impressive for us. One of the Fitzwilliam family was beheaded in the Tower of London, he was a friend of King Charles the 1st and was commanded to attend court in London, believing he would not be in trouble with his friendly king. He did however fear the worst but still went knowing some had it in for him. He lost his head for his troubles, but not long after Charles lost his too. Funny that we nowhave Charles the 3rd on the throne. Opposite almost called him the second, good job I spotted it given his ancestors penchant for lopping off bonces.

Here’s a few!

Not only talent but deep pockets. That's a lot of metal. The welds were not all done by the same person because I'm the only person I know that welds with that inconsistency.

I want to thank @Vinylguy Terry for yet another absolutely stellar performance. I present to you all: The "UGLY BRUCE".

I'm not usually one who likes to be wrenching while at a show, but this was a fun project. Once we knew the engine was free, I inspected the fuel system to find that it was dry & clean. Given these facts I knew that with a little "field triage" we would be able to get it running. Open cylinder head surgery is usually not recommended in the field, but in this case it was worth the risk. Was great to see the look on the PO's face when Jim drove it by him.

My holiday week end project. About a month er so ago I took my Saturn SL2 in for tires and was informed that there was an issue that had to be addressed before they would put new tires on. I was asked to come into the shop & check things out. I walked under the lift to see this treasure. The rest of the underbody of the car was in great shape so I set out to find a new/used K-frame for my work buggy. This turned out to be a bit difficult in Wisconsin. A salvage yard answered my search with what they said was a "good" frame. I stopped in to see what they had & well it wasn't good but it was better than what I had to work with. The hard to reproduce U shape of the frame was good but the bottom not so much. Price was agreed on & I took it home. My "new" K-frame, and my holiday weekend project. You can see that there is some rust issues. You can also see in the pic above that I have already made 2 cuts in the bottom of this "new" frame. This is the section that I planed to cut out & replace. The factory used 16ga metal to construct this whole frame. I opted to used 14ga metal for my replacement part. Removed the bad section, cut the new piece, & welded it in place. A little paint to make it look good as new. With that much out of the way it was time to remove the old K-frame & discover just how badly rusted it was. Scary to think that I was driving this car. Glad it didn't fall apart while goin down the road. Took around 8hrs. to do the frame swap. Should be safe to drive for another 100k miles. Hope you all had a good Labor Day weekend. I know I had enough labor for one weekend.

@Sparky Here's a couple few for ya!!

This is the Workhorse GT1800 we built for our friends. He "had to get them"