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Hi I'm trying to date an early Wheel Horse pond rs-83 http://s1142.photobu.../n613/thedebma/ The magneto is WICO model y, spec, XH1995 Ser # 946874, impulse range 29 Engine Mfg# Y-62 This tractor came from the original owner that was 98, he used it until he was 97. His family wanted him to sell it because he was having trouble getting around. He was a great guy, this was his pride and joy. I purchased it 3 years ago. The first picture is of the original owner, he died 4 months after he sold it to me. His family sent me a brochure they found in the house when they were cleaning it out after he passed away. I don't know when/how he got it. The hood on mine has a pipe coming from it that isn't in the ad. He told me it was a Demo model that the dealer had it before they could be ordered? I'm not sure exactly how that worked. . (Picture 2) He told me he bought it around 1949? I'm not sure if he added the hood later or not.

I'm curious about this as well Martin. Does the powder do better? I'm always fighting this when mounting my tires. Matt denny and matt, very rarely do i scratch the edge of the lip, mainly if i get impatient but not very often. i lube the tires up real good with mothers or meguiars rubber protectant first and get the majority of tires done just with my feet, knees and hands. sore afterwards, but no damage. sometimes some leverage is needed and i wrap a rag around the area that would be contacting the rim. fronts are easier if you look at the lip on the rim first and slide the tire over the side that has more of a return on the lip. its usually the outside lip. you can be rough with the powder and it holds up pretty good. i wouldnt dream of subjecting normal paint to this abuse from sliding of the tire bead over it within a couple hours of painting. you could mount the tires on powdered rims as soon as the wheels have cooled down from the oven if you really wanted to. powdercoat is awesome........

First with the key on, do you have power to the + side of the coil? if yes now see if you have power to the points? if no check wires back to the switch to find power, if yes now crank the engine with a test light on the neg side of the coil the side the points are hooked to, the light should flash, if yes check spark plug, if no clean the points.

Selling the wife with it???

Just purchased this 701. She's a little rough but not too far gone! I hope to have a blast restoring it and using it.

Hey guys.. I finaly found me another "worker" for a good price to be here in norway.. it is a 1988 312-8 whit 222 hrs on. the pw owner had the tractor outside so it has some rust spots etc..other than that the tractor is tight as new.. here are some pict..before i have had time to clean it up... and it came as pict shows.. im gona post some pict after i have clean up the tractor.. im gone need some small parts to it.. so if anyone have pm me ill need ign switch tail lamp 1 light "bensel blackplastic" right side. and some other stuff.. need to look over it Thanks Lars..

I won the burn out contest at the local fair, 2 years in a row now, the burn out is about 30sec. I had the car in second gear at about 7000rpm another 20 sec. and the tires would have went bang, they are pretty smooth now, turn up the sound I think 400+ hp is like music, my son Ryan shot this video. Next year I need a gas mask, I could hardly breath and could not see, but I got a nice trophy and $150 <iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.c...bed/553c2S8qjE4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Had most of the Herd out for pics with grand daughters

‎"Wheel Horse riding mower w/ nagger - $375" From a current ad in the Rhode Island Craigslist

Anybody collect old baseball cards? I have a buddy who has 700 for sale !!!!! Some of them could be worth over a MILLION $$$$ each .... They are over 100 years old...all for sale !!!! Marv,

+1 on what Kelly said also make sure the condenser lead is attached to the NEGATIVE side of the coil. Battery voltage to the (+) coil terminal and points and condenser to the (-) coil terminal

Welcome to Redsquare and what a great looking tractor! Please don't paint it, it is better off left in "as found" original condition. Good luck with it, it is in super nice condition. Great peice of Wheel Horse history to be preserved as is. Kind of like an old gun, if you clean it up too much, it kills the value. Thanks for sharing the pics. My 2 cents...KJ

I agree powder coating the rims is the way to go I've had the last three tractors done that way I place a piece of rubber between the rim lip and the tire iron when mounting works good brian

An Indian was being interviewed for a newspaper article. The reporter asked about the fellows wife. Her name is "3 Horses" "3 Horses?" said the reporter. "How did she get that name?" The Indiana said, "Nag, nag, nag!"

got tires mounted...... dash and a few other pieces painted. fitting better than it was a week ago!!! planning on getting it up on the wheels next, then will be time to focus on the engine and working on straightening the hood to something half decent.........

Great looking machine and welcome to the Square!

Looks like a very nice machine! I have to say thanks Lars, yesterday I asked you to send some rain my way, and about an hour ago the windows of Heaven opened up, and it has been pooring for the last hour! Here in Texas, this is what we call a Turd Floater! Matt :flags-texas:

I'd pay you to take mine.....wait, I don't have one anymore? I WIN!!

The motor is harder to take apart than the rearend. You and i are basically in the same boat. My rearend was busted up and that lead to a bad pump and motor. I tackled the rearend and then I found out the motor and pump were shot. So I tackled the motor. Before tackling the motor my d would not move and the oil heated up quickly. Now after i did the motor I can use it, but it is limited. The pump still has problems and i dont want to tackle it right now. I can mow my yard with the D200, after about an hour the oil is too hot and thin to do much with it. It meets my needs for now. I know i am tacking a chance on messing up the pump and motor more by doing this but I am willing to risk it. I plan on pulling the pump and motor this winter and going through both of them this time. I might even try the charge pump too (its part of the pump). I dont know what your situation is or the plans you have for your D, but if you are willing to accept that you are going to have to go through the pump later anyway and you will have to go through the motor again, i say use it a little. Keep the use limited and give it a try. In reality, you are going to have to go into the pump and rearend anyway. There is no escaping it if you want a good machine that will last. Dont worry we all are here with you and will help you anyway we can. We all have been where you are, saying WTF have i gotten myself into, and we all have helped each other figure it out. You can do this and bring this old Iron horse back into a great condition that will last for years, and still have less money in it than what a new box store GT cost. (They arent real GTs anyway)

Wow,That sure is a neat looking ranger! Very nice job! Jake

How about a work in progress? This is my stable to be. It is approximately 6 X 16. It's a shipping crate that part of a new machine we are putting in at work. One long side will hinge open from the top. So most of the time it will be open with a front " shade" kind of loafing shed style. But if a bad storm is coming in I can batten down the hatch and keep my ponies safe:). . Thought this might be interesting. Shipping placard from Japan. All the tubing is metric. Dangit boy you need to paint. Lol I didnt realize how bad it had gotten!! Another project on the list! Actually if you look, been replacing siding on the house, garage is next. Amazing what we discover when we start taking pictures of our stuff lol!

Our storage for Wheel Horse tractors, implements and parts is spread out! Four different storage barns! This is 22 x 12 was completed in 2010. Implements ae stored in our old horse and pony barn built in 1965. The parts are also in one shed that is a 12 x 20 but I do not have a photo to post of this shed. This 8 x 24 was purchased for $750 last year and houses eight big tractors.

Europda nice horse there Lars.

The first pic is from two years ago, taken from the second storey of a house we built. (Contractor built the house, I built the shed). The lean-to part of the shed is for the horses, the rest is packed with my tools and my kids toys and bikes. Second pic does show the horses -- look closely.

Good to finally find information about the 706 - collected one today for US$100. Serial number 18 11 83 so not too far away from yours. Does anyone know when they were manufactured? It´s in nice condition with good tires, complete with deck and running smoothly.

Zeek, this is my plan to get them onto one shelf over the floor tractors, is to use this motorcycle lift that is operated by air or foot pump that will lift to 45" so I can roll them onto the top of moveable shelves. I can't stack them as high as rydogg, but it helps. I haven't built the shelves yet, but have the plans for them & hope to have one done for testing in a couple of weeks. I'll post some pics of it when it gets done. Neil, come on over.....but you have to bring your tractors with you! Thanks for all the comments. Clay

Anyone got the number for Myth Busters? I have this whole "RJ's are rare and hard to find" notion I'd like to discuss with them.....

We keep our tractors in the basement, but slowly running out of room......currently working on a shelving system to store more. Clay