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Terry here. I was "WH1056" when I joined RedSquare. There seemed to be a rather heavy concentration of members named Terry back then. To tell us apart, some members referred to me as "Tricycle Terry". (because of my narrow-front Charger) That nickname was shortened to "TT" and I eventually had Karl change my user name so it was official - and quicker to log in. I live in central PA with my wife of over 6 years, and two dogs. I have one 19 year old son from a previous marriage. He is also a member here on the forum. I am employed as the head equipment technician at a private country club / 27 hole golf course and am about to start my fifth season there. Prior to February 2008, you could normally find me behind the wheel of a Mack. I can hold my own in general conversation, but don't bother asking me about sports of any kind - especially golf. In addition to the enjoyment of owning and using a few Wheel Horse tractors, I dabble in metal fabrication and welding, drawing, playing guitar badly, and posting on internet forums. :D

Ok, I'll go. I am Karl, 49 years old with 3 kids 15, 13, and 11 (soon to be 12). I am a computer scientist by trade, but enjoy the simpler things in life far more. I enjoy everything automotive and mechanical. Aside from the horses, I have an eclectic collection of Lionel trains most of which are very rare. I enjoy camping, well technically RV'ing in our 35' 5th wheel. I do enjoy getting outdoors but in the warmer weather and swimming, clearing the brush from my 2.5 acres and playing with the kids and dog. I consider myself extremely handy and have no issues tackling anything from soldering SMD's on a circuit board, repairing the household appliances, to getting deep and dirty into my 6.0l Diesel. A considerable amount of spare time is keeping RedSquare up and running, testing new versions of software, keeping things cleaned up so it runs smooth. For me the community aspect of this forum over shadows the technical aspects and I really enjoy everyone's company. I am always grateful for the generousity and friendship of people that I may never shake hands with, it constantly amazes me.

I AM ONE OF THE OLDEST ON HERE. (84) MARRIED FOR 62 YEARS, TWO DAUGHTERS, 7 GRAND CHILDREN. SPENT FROM 1951 TO 1953 IN U.S.ARMY. SOLD WHEEL HORSES BACK IN THE 50 AND 60'S IN GREENWICN, CT. AND HAVE HAD MANY SINCE THEN. I NOW HAVE 5. I GO TO MANY SHOWS. I WAS IN CHARGE OF TOOL ROOMS FOR MANY YEARS. I BECAME A TOOL AND DIE MAKER IN 1953. I ALSO WAS A CAPT. ON BOATS FROM 35 FT. TO 72 FEET. I LIVED ON AN ISLAND AND WENT TO SCHOOL BY BOAT. I AM A HAM RADIO OPERATOR. (W1RGW) I HAVE BEEN RETIRED SINCE 1994.

Well, I'm Mike. I'm a 48 year old Kiwi that somehow ended up living in NE Ohio. Been married for 13 years now, and I have an 8 year old daughter. I started out as an automotive mechanic and jumped around the various specialties for a few years. I decided I wanted to travel the world and work on racing cars, did a couple of years in Europe before coming to the US for a year or two. I ended up meeting my wife and I'm still here. Lots of years working on opened wheeled racing cars, competed (in the pits) at the Indianpolis 500 5 times. Eventually I got tired of suitcases, airports and hotel rooms and am quite happy living the quiet life now. Currently I work for a company that restores Rolls Royce Silver Ghosts (anything up to about 1928). Everything from general service work to chassis up restoration, from weekend drivers to Pebble Beach concourse cars. My 8 year old keeps me busy, I dont play with my tractors as much as I would like, and I try to keep my 170 year old farmhouse from falling down around me.

I'm Jim. I'm 61 years old and graduated from high school in 1970. I married my high school sweetheart later that year and we had a son and two beautiful daughters together. She however, stopped being a sweetheart in 1977. I then met my current wife Karen and we married in 1979 and have a beautiful daughter together. Karen is my strength. We bought a B60 in 1983 with a plow and deck. It was and still is a great machine, cutting the grass here to this day. I now have three more Horses in the corral to use and enjoy. I have done three refurb's and a fourth will hopefully be done this summer. I worked in a box factory for 23 years, then went into business as an electrical contractor. I closed the business in 2000 and went to work as a machinist. I am currently running CNC lathes in a local machine shop. I also spent 10 years as a volunteer fireman and was an EMT with the fire dept. rescue squad. And, by the grace of God, I am a cancer survivor. :)

Hello friends.....My name is Ken and I am 58 (almost) years old. I have been collecting WH's for about 4-5 years now. I really enjoy the posts, questions & answers I read on Red Square. I have 8 WH tractors (7 are operational) and several front push plows and a couple of other wonderful WH implements, including an ARK 550 FEL. I married a great gal 18 years ago and we have really have a blast. She is the one that made the reservations for the "Big Show" in June for my Christmas present! I have a daughter (33 yrs old), and a son (29 yrs old) and a step-daughter (27 yrs old). My son & step-daughter share the same birth-date, and NO it was not a good thing sharing birthday parties as they were growing up. I retired from our local Volunteer Fire Department after 31 years. I have several Master Fire Fighter credentials as well as being a medical 1st Responder. From 1973 to 1990 I was the municipal utilities superintendant for a small community of 700 people. I had municipal water & waste water licenses, but after I left the job they expired. In 1996 I started working for an automobile drive-train remanufacture as a waste water treatment operator, so I had to study and pass a state exam for industrial waste water licenses. I have been exposed to many things over the years, and I know a little about a lot of things....some just enough to be dangerous!

I'll jump in! I'm Mike, 46 years old, live in Connecticut, married just over twenty years with two kids, one dog and one cat. My son is 17 and has been to every WH show I've been to (approx 7) and a 14 year old daughter who would never go to a tractor show . I was a licensed electrician for 24 years here in Ct. Did a career swap 2-1/2 years ago and I'm now working for a Navy Defence contractor ( Submarines not surface ships) as a project manager and travel all over the country for my job. Besides the WH problem I cant shake, I also like to fish (any state except Vermont...long story ), picked up a small bass boat last year. My family camps alot and we now leave our camper permanently on a campsite in Connecticut on a 528 acre lake. I love sitting by the fire on summer nights knockin a couple cold ones back! I ride my motorcycle when I can, nice to just get out and cruise with no real destination! I also seem to collect flashlights for some reason, have about 30 or so. A few older ones but mostly newer oddball stuff. Definitly cheaper and easier to store than tractors! A buddy of mine (whchris) started the Redsquare Wheel Horse Site back in 2006 when he was still in High School (thats right! High School!) and he e-mailed me and asked me to join up so he wouldn't be alone and maybe we could generate some interest in his fledgling site. Thats how I became member #2. My buddy of course is member #1 but we dont see him here anymore unfortunately . Mike......

I'm Denny, I'm 58 years young, been married to my bride for 31 years. We have 3 daughters and our first grandchild due in July. I'm an operator for a fertilizer and chemical company, most of my spare time I spend taking care of our local cemeteries and tinkering with my tractors as well as hanging out here. My wife's a retired elementary school p.e. teacher, we also enjoy seeing this great country of ours. I don't get a chance to go to a lot of shows but I really enjoy it when I do, most of what I know about these tractors I've learned here and I've also got to meet some great people, all because I drug that first tractor home to keep it from going to the scrap yard.... Sure wish I could get to that little show in Pennsylvania you guys are always talking about.

I'm Bob. I'm 62. I live in central Maryland with my wife of almost 41 years, and 3 cats. I have a son & daughter-in-law with two boys, ages 9 and 3. I also have a daughter & son-in-law with two boys ages 4 and 18 months. I was a radioman in the Coast Guard from 1968 to 1972. Worked for 34 years in the office equipment industry, owning my own copier & printer sales and service company for 15 years. Sold the business in 2006 and am currently a semi-retired home improvement contractor (handyman). My hobbies include collecting antique cameras, and I am an accomplished cabinet maker and antique furniture restorer. My fascination with Wheel Horse tractor began in 1993 when I purchased my first, a 1977 B-100. I now have a collection of five. My spare time is consumed with the 4 grandsons, and I am always tinkering with a horse to show at the annual Wheel Horse show. Because I have a lot of free time between jobs, I spend a good deal of it here on RedSquare. When the wife and I find the time, we like to travel to the National Parks and take in the beauty that is these great United States.

Batting 13th is Mike. I'm going to be 54 in a few weeks. Married to a gal for 24 years and finally have driven her nuts enough she's also sending me to the show in June. I started out with wheel horse in 1964 and never looked back. Went to college for auto mechanics but got tired of flat rate and no work. Self-taught myself HVAC and have worked at a local hospital for 8 plus years the last five as a mechanic III. I get to work on beds, boilers, kitchen eq. pneumatic tube systems and even the MORGUE COOLER!! :) I have 2 dogs 2 cats, a son in grad school. I collect die-cast tractors, Tonka's and have about 20 beanie baby Bongo monkeys. They are all different and have their own names. Frieda and Pearl are my favorites. I love to bust balls and everyone thinks I'm nuts.. Own 2 Horses and a Power King :hide:

Might as well put a Navy guy in here. ..1970 to 1974. Retired from the phone company as a lineman and a splicer..35 years. I have enjoyed going to the tractor shows for the last 4 years and meeting the members there...they are a fantastic group. When I first got on this site, all I had was questions...now I have been able to contribute by helping members rebuild their transmissions...the early 3 piece and the 3 and 4 speed uni-drives. This is a great group, and it has been my pleasure to be able to give something back. I have 4 horses and I really look forward to snow to be able to use them...I am not so much into mowing grass. I love fishing, home wine making, watching the sun go from one end to the other, and hanging out here. It keeps me young. :happy-jumpeveryone:

I was thinking that we could get to know each other better if we knew more info about folks here. And, it may wind up helping us out if we know that someone has the same hobby. I suppose I should start since it's my idea. My name is Russell. 33 years old. I've been in the army reserves for 9 years. I am going to college to get a degree in alternative energy, specifically solar power. Married with four stepkids from my wife's first marriage. My hobbies other than wheel horses include trying to be a small time farmer, fishing, hunting, knife collecting, and gardening. Anyone.else?

Chas, Chuck or Charlie here, I answer to all of them. I'm 54 & married for 7 years with 4 dogs. I'm from south central, PA... 6-7 miles from the BIG SHOW, strange I've never attended, seems that bad things pop up around that time of year for me or my wife & couldn't make it. Have been a diesel mechanic 20 + years & now a truck maintenance manager for a recycling company here in town, I wonder if all that diesel smoke might explain my twisted sense of humor Have been a member here for a few years just never transferred my info from the old site. I stumbled on my Raider 10 by accident when I was looking for a tractor with a FEL, my neighbor told me of a JD with one , only thing was,it turned out to be the Raider with a snow blower on it & it was love at 1st sight In my free time, big time bass fisherman, I do know & play golf along with hunting, all tho my knees don't like carrying my fat azz around. And lastly.... a RAVENS FAN Chas :flags-usa:

Dave here. Turning 58 in April. Retiring this Friday after 25 years with my last employer. Have spent my last 40 years working for municipal parks and recreation agencies. Main responsibilities involved parks, grounds and building maintenance. I have lots of hobbies besides my Wheel Horse's. RV camping, UTV off roading, fishing, landscape and gardening, helping my wife with her hobbies. We've been married for 35 years, two boys, 34 and 27. 27 year old is married. no grandchildren yet. One springer spaniel. This is one great group of guys and gals and I've enjoyed meeting and corresponding with many of you. I appreciate everyones help over the years and hope to meet more of you. Next?

Gerald go by Gerry,66, two children, two grandchildren, 1 wife, ha we're still newly weds at 3 yrs, she 3 children, 4 grandchildren, two great grandchildren.USAF 66-70 electronics technician on new modle B-52 (E,F,G.H), released Barksdale AFB and never got back to Oklahoma with my F/M/S/GM and HS friends. Produced news papers after AF and got a chace to go to SCBT lineman school for a job. Became a lineman, installer, installation supervisor, repair supervisor, frame supervisor, technical supervisor and lastly a restoration supervisor. Retired in 1995 from South Central Bell, went to emt and fire fighter school, worked as medic on river boat as emt and GM construction after becoming paramedic. Volunteer rural fire department but have slowed activity 50% lately. Got my first and only WH (so far) in 1982, it sat unused 13 yrs and you can imagine the neglectful damage and I found this wonderful place. Gave a rear rider (A111 I think) away. Collect money, guns, slot machines, and miriad of other "stuff". Used to repair lawn mower engines till people ran me crazy wanting it done yesterday. Got rid of 4 16' ft trailer loads of riders, pushers and engines. One guy I gave a transaxel and frame (red), maybe bolens as had red wheels, wouldn't even let me come look at his "stuff"! He's redoin' some/a WH. Enough of that, so far I've personally met one fine memberin Tx., Jim, and had the pleasure of sharing parts/sold to several of ya'll. Haven't run in to a group of better folks

My name is Stephen J & I'm a....uh wait. I'm 44, have an 18 year old stepson, an awesome wife, great inlaws & 5 dogs. I've worked for a local construction company now since 95. Most of those years on an asphalt crew as a "roller" operator...but now I've switched to Horizontal Directional Drilling. Winter they shut down & I get caught up with friends, shop projects & browsin the interwebs. Besides my Wheel Horse's I enjoy firearms (responsibly), ATV's, old trucks, vintage tractors.

Not a Bad Idea.. I'm Mike 43yrs old 3 kids 16 year old daughter and 2 boys 13 and 9..Got out of the U.S Marines in 1993 was Welder and Heavy equipment operator..Been in Contruction and a Certified welder since..My hobbies are my tractors and rebuilding the 2-piece 4 and 8 speed trannys. I also collect NHRA and Sprint-Latemodel race car diecast...I also like fishing and hunting and in the summer a good campfire good friends and a couple of cold ones...Love to attend the many swap meets and shows in the area. And me and my Boys try to attend as many dirt track races as possible.. :handgestures-thumbupright:

I'm in agreement with Bob here. Properly torqued the nuts should not come loose. But because I am paranoid, I use a dab of Blue Loctite to help me sleep at night.

Check out this video from Jay Leno's Garrage You can now paint on your chrome parts. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-1cTpSZ1l8

In 1987, my dad bought a new 211-4 lawn tractor with 37" deck. After a season or two, we installed an hour meter in the dash. That meter now reads 1700 hours and the tractor still operates as it should despite the aluminum Briggs engine and aluminum Peerless rear end. It was the only tractor he had for weekly use for about 13 years and was very reliable. The only service replacements it has needed were a new sump gasket in the engine, a replacement drag link in the steering, and a new cast iron brake pedal after the original broke off in a rollover in the driveway (the tractor got hit by a car and tipped over). If a vertical shaft LT can be that durable, the cast iron GT's ought to last forever. Steve

I did do something like that about 6 or 7 years ago but not with a Wheel Horse( just couldn't do it to a good Horse) I used two Craftsman frames bolted together, a fabricated dump bed ( made from a gravity grain trailer) and a plywood cab. Like I said this wasn't a Wheel Horse but it did look cool.

That's a view to behold! No Faké La Jaké there! The 's look ready to work!

Sweet heard you got there, nice plow and thrower assignments. Good to let em out fer a stretch.

i have one at napa right now getting a new valve seat put in the intake seat was out as usual but he call ed me today and said that when he went to do a valve job on the rest of the valves the exhaust on the back cylinder the valve seat was loose in it also so now instead of about $100.00 it will cost me about $ 135.00 plus gasket which will run about $ 50.00 to $ 100.00. so it is cheaper to fix than replace and should be a good running motor when done. to replace a valve seat properly you mill the block out or try to find a replacement seat to fit your block, you get a seat a little bigger than the block than heat the block and freeze the seat then press the 2 together i forget what the interference measurement is for sure i can check and let you know if needed. my guy got a seat and milled it to fit my block. iv'e been told that by the time you find bad valve seat you are usually to big for the replacement seat sold by onan. if done right they will last along time like oem, which depends on how well you maintain your onan eric j

Nice lineup Jake. Let em breath. :)

He was a blind singer who explored the Louisiana territory with that Clark guy.

You've got a lot of nice horses, Jake. :thumbs:

Very nice !! :thumbs:

Where's the grass??? :scratchead:

lookin good Jake!

1961 701 mostly

Groundhog47 and Shirley 2007

Don't forget, you can also go to RedSquare Member Pictures to put a face to a name. http://www.wheelhorseforum.com/forum/35-redsquare-member-pictures/

A grizzly would be proud of those things.

your better equipted then our highway department.

Awesome! I've never seen any like that. Brilliant solution for the ags!

Amen to that!

heres pictures of my stihls 044,021,019 & a chop saw as well as 4 or 5 antique maculogh 4 or 5 antique homelites, a maul powerhead & 4or 5 others. the stihls are all i use! oh by the way i just saved from the scrapper 6 more homelite wiz & super wiz parts saws & a cat. 0 one bottom plow & rear blade, pictures on friday JAY

Maybe the machinists among us can speak to this - if they used to manufacture these bearings, would they still have the tooling tucked away somewhere? I would think the high cost of another bearing house doing a run would be having to design and build the tooling from scratch, but maybe - just maybe - PKB is already one leg up on this..... Duff :thumbs:

:woohoo: Bob. It was a great game...I was flicking between the game and the "Chronicles of Nardia"...tough choice. What can I say??

A manual lift lever is a good indicator, but the lack of one could also mean the tractor has electric lift with an Eaton 700 series hydro. The 1100 series hydros will have a rear-facing spin-on oil filter mounted horizontally behind the top of the left tire.

putting on goodyear six ply implement traction tires has me wore out. two big srew drivers and a pry bar. these things dont give. these tires are so hard you dont even really have to add any air. the dee stones on the front were a breeze.

Just a comment, last winter, I rebuilt my first unidrive (5053) trans with the help of steve's video. First off, the job was easier than I thought it would be and the trans now runs and shifts almost perfect. It really surprised me how well it ran with just a diasemble,clean-up and bearing replacment.( all the internals appeared to be good on this trans) I really believe new bearings is what made the rebuild a sucess because i think ,if the bearings are worn things may not line-up just right and cause performance issues.

Ed...good question for sure. There is one thing common with all of these transmissions that I have recently worked on...they are not mine and I have no previous knowledge of them. That warrants tearing them down just because of that. The ones you are talking about are yours and you have a feel for how they are, what they have been doing and how long they have been sitting. That means a lot, but it is no guarantee. Two or three of the seven I had were locked up, two had a growling noise or grinding just turning by hand, one had water and clumps of oil draining out when I pulled the plug...one was OK (no water, oil looked OK, everything turned nicely by hand). The first transmission that I ever got into was my 702 with a # 5025 transmission. I started it up in the garage one day and was letting it warm up when I heard a ping come from the trans. I immediately shut it down and knew that I was going into this one. The #1533 bearing had come apart and the gears were shooting the ball bearings around inside. So, you just really never know. About the only good thing I will say about flushing a trans at this point is...it makes it a lot easier to clean the parts if you can slosh some kind of cleaner around inside and then drain it out. You do not keep a transmission running for 60+ years by being lucky.

Green may not be the orignal color.????? Please help me find out what it is. Thanks