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It's my turn to stop asking questions and make a real contribution to this awesome forum! Brought my first horse home three weeks ago (beautiful '92 312-8) and haven't REALLY had a chance to use it. So when this storm started to brew up earlier this week I was pumped to put the horse to the test for the first time. I decided to set up my camera and tri-pod and catch the action for all you guys by making a timelapse video. I hope you enjoy it! Round two of blowing coming up in a few hours....the real snow is just starting to fall Click on the black box and it will bring you to my website where the video (should) start to play automatically.

Ken B here. 44 yrs. old and still counting. I grew up in a family full of gear heads, so naturally I'm a gear head. I have been toying with tractors since I was about 12 yrs. old. It was always fun when the kids in the neighborhood were trying to catch my LAWN TRACTOR with their go cart! Fresh out of trade school where I took auto shop for 4 yrs. I worked with one of my older brothers in the remodeling trade for a few yrs. When things got slow there I went to work for another older brother who owned his own electrical business for 4 yrs. Things slowed down there and that is where I began my time in the automotive field. I worked for a Chevy dealer as a Tech working mostly on trucks. I was there for at least 10 yrs. when I had had enough of flat rate and warranty work. I had a friend that offered me a job at the local mall as a service tech. I took care of all of the electrical maint. and upkeep of all of the malls plow trucks, pay loaders and general equipment. When a job was offered at Edelman Leather I took it. I'm the building supervisor, the only service and maint. tech and I build the companies trade show sets (which are large and in charge!) For all of my efforts I was awarded Employee of the yr. 2 yrs ago! Woo Hoo! Not too shabby for a company that has well over 125 employees. I'm big time into my hobbies. I have been there, done that, and I am finished with the muscle car hobby. I enjoy restoring vintage race boats and antique outboard motors. I enjoy the Wheel Horse hobby more than any other hobby I have ever taken up. I love the tractors but I think above all else it is the guys I have the most fun with. I have been married for 19 yrs. now. I have two great sons, Jesse is 18 and is away at college in Philly taking up architecture and Cole is 10. We have one dog, a real naughty Beagle.

Figured I would enter mine too.... 1956 RS-83

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.

Let's see some video's of moving the white stuff now that we're starting to get some. I loaned my C-121 with blower to my bud Jon after he fried the trans in his plow truck and broke the front axle in his backup truck. So now we are left with P'Chop's Ranger to take care of our drive. We got 6" today and it's snowing to beat hell right now. Here's a vid of the C clearing at Jon's tonight. I think he wants to claim it now! :banghead:

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1977 B-100 8-Speed

I saw this thread and got to thinking a jump pack would be a lot nicer than dragging around my battery charger/starter so I did a little checking online and found a person local to me that gets Walmart merchandise by the truckload...the stuff is returns and merchandise that has been replaced with newer models, I think I will take a little trip and see about getting one of the Schumacher jump packs he has them for $25 for choice so I don't think I can go wrong.

1977 C Series. Last year where you could get REAL access to under the dash tower!

Use racing fuel in the show horses as they sit so much. 114 octane leaded and no ethanol Can sit for years and still have that sweet smell of real gas, I'll also run some through if the carb starts junking up cleans them out

I'm rather fond of the maroon stripers. #4 is currentl being reassembled, and #5 is in pieces awaiting rebuild! ~Duff :USA:

Well I'm Jake, and I'm 13 years old. I am still in school, the 7th grade, and spend just about all of my spare time messing with the horses. I got caught into horses in november of 09 when a buddy came by and dropped off a 61 401 and It all just rocketed away from there! My parents own a blueberry farm and a body shop so I have a lot to keep me busy in the summer. We got our farm in 2004. Our farm has about 20 acres of berries and about 40 acres of woods. When harvest season comes we work about 5-11 every night for about a month. Its very hard work but when its all over, it definitely helps me fund the horses! There is alot of grass to cut in the summer so I spend alot of hrs running our mower to keep the farm looking nice. ~Jake

ive been holding out on this thread and just sitting back and having a read....... but, i guess now its my turn to spill the beans...... im martin, 44 years old, (feel older), been married since '99 to my wonderful wife, jeanine, have 5 kids, (2 stepdaughters 24 and 22, 2 stepsons 21 and 18 and kent, our son together who is 12 and if he starts behaving himself might make it to 13....). only the 18 year old and kent at home now, the rest have flown the coop. im a paint coordinator for a surface finishing company, we do blasting, vibratory, ultrasonic cleaning and powder coating amongst other things. been with them since early 2000..... i moved to this country in '99 from australia, having lived there all my life. i was a carpenter back home, did that for roughly 15 years, working mostly heavy construction and multistory buildings. just couldnt handle the winters here to work out side so i migrated inside to a sweatbox with heat to die for in the summer months......still, the heat i can handle, just cant bear the cold..... my main interest back home was restoring cars, also did a bit of car flipping to fund my hobby. i met jeanine online, back when chat rooms were virtually unheard of, we communicated for a couple of months, she came over to visit, then i came over here to visit and ended up staying here. we married soon after..... i havent been back since, miss the family back home something terrible at times, but im making the most of what i have here and am very happy with my family life.... i dabbled with the cars a little since moving here, but just couldnt get into the restoration again with the commitments of a family with 5 kids growing up. i parted 81-87 full size gm trucks for a few years but it started to get harder to make a $ and started looking for 'smaller' interests. the tractors came along after a bit of interest in small outdoor power equipment, snowblowers, tillers, any small engine stuff. by now we were getting a little more comfortable with finances and kids were starting to move out. so i had a little more $ for an interest and the tractors started to take off. my first was the 1054 and as they say the rest is history. most, if not all of my experiences with these great little tractors is documented on here in one way or another.......... and i have a bad habit of writing in lower case.......

I have nothing against saving fuel and money, but when anyone starts telling me this crap about global warming and saving the planet, I find it hard to believe any thing he says. They say the ice is melting in the Northern hemisphere, I have also heard it is build up in the Southern. Changes yes, but don't sound like global warming. When some one starts talking about global warming my first though is the take a tight grip on my billfold as some one want my money.

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?

Ok so I had to share what I did to make working and cleaning the horsea a little more economical and easier for me. I ordered three 16oz chemical resistant spray bottles because the cheap ones kept failing me and I filled them with the following: 50/50 Automatic Transmission Fluid/Acetone (for loosening up rusted parts and as a penetrating oil) WD-40! Purple Power Degreaser (thanks for the recommendation Tankman!) Anyone have any other essential chemicals that would deserve its on spray bottle? Hope everyone is enjoying their Frida night!

Just ventured into the garage for a peek at what we have. Looks like its about 15" deep and its still coming down heavy.....and its suposed to continue till mid morning!! This will be a job for my walk behind blower fer sure! Pics of course.................. Mike...............

I'm posting this one for my son Ryan, this is his 1974 B-100 auto, we fixed this up for him a few years ago, it has a 8hp instead of the orig. 10hp that was blown up, but he is bugging me to put a 10hp back in it, this started as a $25 beater, this was not a full resto, but was 95% torn apart blasted and painted, he drives the snot out of it in the summer at all the local tractor shows, and does very well with it in the tractor games. What we started with And what it ended up as Winning his first trophy, he has won a few since then, he polishes and cleans it for every show in hopes of winning again.

It appears that I'm partial to Wheel Horse's 1966 8 HP model's. I've had the 856 for nearly 25 yrs and the 876 about 5. The 856 plows snow (when I get some), does alittle finish mowing, pulls my aerator & 10 cu ft trailer and powers my alternator-welder, The 876 powers my 50" sicklebar mower and is dedicated to mowing a long bank and around my small pond.

Well here's my before picture; Taken just after dawn this morning. Should all look different at dawn tomorrow. Joe

Like the dog! WOOF!

I must live a charmed life. For years, I have always gravitated to the gas that contained alcohol at the 10% level even when other options were available. Occasionally, I add a stabilizer which is just more alcohol if I plan on storing the item for more than a few months. I've always worked on the assumption that the alcohols will drag any moisture out of the fuel and pass it through the engine before it has a chance to accumulate and cause a problem. Maybe my luck will run out someday, but I've had the same partial tank in my generator for at least 2 years now and it starts right up and runs under load every couple of months when I exercise and test it. I'm in the middle of the midwest and have heard plenty of people say our gas supply is junk around here. The one fuel-related problem I've had that wasn't caused by literally years of sitting unused was in a gas powered blower 2 years ago. The thing ran perfectly up until the moment it ran out of fuel. I refilled it, and it just wouldn't run right or throttle up. I tried cleaning the carburator with no improvement and eventually dropped the thing off at the dealership for a check (it was under warranty). Apparently "something" got sucked into a small passage in the carb and clogged it up and I missed it during the cleaning. Who knows what it was, but they attributed it to ethanol in the fuel...the same fuel I run my lawnboy and other stuff on. I find it hard to think that anybody could beat the multi-billion dollar oil companies at their own game when it comes to additives, conditioners, etc. But there is a huge market for these products so perhaps there's something there. I just lived by the "keep it clean, keep it dry, keep it completely full or completely empty" philosophy and things have worked themselves out. Again, I think I must have had a good run of luck. Steve

Boy did I pick the wrong time to tear down the Onan in my 520H. That one usually runs the single stage blower with my own variation of the "Clarence Snow Blower Auger mod. Luckily I still have my great running 312A with the retro-fitted Eaton 1100. Just took the dozer blade off of that one and mounted the single stage blower to that. I don't think I'd want to push this amount of snow anyway. We're in the 30+" inches projected snow area - local weather gals and guys are say most likely more well more than 30" inches in my area. I've also got the C-165 with the loader if things get really bad! Snowing here now. This is gonna be a blast!

ill get some pics for u guys as soon as i possibly can maby tomorrow morning,,,,and haha trouty im kinda a little hickish i suppose

Ethanol is making small engine repair shop owners and vendors of that new fuel line rich. They ain't getting rich off me. I'll use non-ethanol as long as it's available in everything I own. Merle Haggard asked, in the 80's, are the good times really over for good?

I have to agree on looking for a twin cylinder, they are so much smoother running than the singles. I am partial to Onans over the Kohler KT and Mag series. Or pick up a roller and drop a 16-18hp Briggs Vanguard Vtwin in it. Mike

I just saw that you said both tractors are 4 hrs. away. IMO I wouldn't travel that far for either of them, a collectible tractor I would but not something I'm going to put to work. Wait a little longer and something will come up that is closer to you. You might make a bad decision if you travel that far too look at a work tractor. I'm speaking from experience, trust me. I did it once on a boat I bought.

Mike, I have been using a 12 volt, automatic float charger this winter (made by Chicago Electric Power Tools). Not sure what they cost, but they can not be much. It is not a trickle charger, but keeps a battery at full charge. I have 2 of them working now. The batteries on my 857 and the B-100 will not hold a charge anymore. I have had these on since the start of winter (in an unheated garage) and they start right up. Looks like I am getting another year out of these batteries. Wish I knew what they cost, my dad bought these back around 2000, and I finally got tired of throwing a charger on the horses to use them, so I dug them out and started using these chargers. Guaranteed to not over charge a battery. Says it is distributed by Harbor Freight...Battery Float Charger...Model 37137. Not a trickle charger. See what you think.

Somewhere on another thread about this same subject someone recommended LL100 aviation gas. Pricey, but it is both ethanol free and supposedly has some lead in it which may aid in internal lubrication. Anyone remember this discussion? Duff :thumbs:

There's just something about these tractors that grows on you as you work with them, work on them, stand back and look at them, and perhaps most fulfilling - when someone stops by and starts asking questions about them. Even if I wanted to - and I don't - I couldn't sell my tractors for anything near what I have invested in them after rebuilding, but that's not important to me. Some guys play golf, some go fishing (well..I'm known to do that once in a while, too) - everyone has hobbies. Mine is my tractors, and I'm just darned grateful to be able to share them with this group. Duff :thumbs:

How indeed. Trade: I take care of that plantar wart for a 8 speed rebuild! anesthesia? Steve's Rock and Rye! :rolleyes:

Don't count yer snow flakes until they have fallen..... I hate when it snows during the week! Weekend snow? I'm game.

I like free stuff, came by this one that way. I've got more than 0 in it now, and have no idea what I'll do with a sickle mower. Just like to keep stuff from going back to the earth. I guess my specialty is getting things to work, putting them to work. Made a bunch of friends, found a great forum, waiting for the rest of the story. Thanks for the thread.

Red bird great to hear from you.

Kids and adults allowed around my C-121 with the stack are educated not to touch it, as it may be hot. Education is the best prevention, P'Chop will remind them if I'm out of sight.

Hi from the flatlands of Missouri...I'm Frank (member #7) and a 1942 model!...been retired for 8 years...spent 30 years in the mfg industry ....have one daughter and triplet grandsons....spend alot of time on the family farm "tinkerin'" with some faded red stuff when I have time. Got to attend the big show in PA...not once but twice and got to meet alot of you guys...was lucky enough to meet and shake hands with Mr Pond at BOTH shows....will probably cherish the late nite "WH Cruze" at the PA show the most, thanks to Eldon for loaning me a WH to ride!!! When I run out of stuff to do, I tinker with street rods, (38' Ford bowtie powered), fly RC planes, stained glass, family tree stuff, fish (bign's). follow the triplets in baseball, farm a bit, (did I forget "tinker" w/WH's?)..spend money on wine and women and waste the rest....it's been a fun ride and I'm still enjoying it....stop by the old Horse Barn some time and say "HI"

Great responses - sounds like I'm going to have to get a bigger yard, mow the Church more often or live longer to find out if I can run-up enough hours on my fleet to wear them out - LOL!!!

I'm Jerry, 67 yrs. old. Spent 2 yrs. in army 65 to 67. Retired in 2002 after 35 yrs. as machinist ( mostly hydraulic press ). Have been married for 45 yrs. have one daughter 44 and one grand daughter 19 in college. I like Bass fishing when i'm not fooling around with WH tractors. I have a neighbor that is retired also and we are always working on some project. I have degenerative disc disease in my lower back so i have to limit my activities. Still learning to use this computer, my grand daughter try's her best to teach me but it just doesn't come easy for me. I really like being a Red Square member and I have received a lot of help from other members with projects. Thanks for all the help guys.

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.

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?

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. :)

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:

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 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.

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.

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/

Hmmmm.. A WheelHorse pickup. Any thought about extending the wheelbase back and maybe out a bit? There would be no need to counter weight the front, and adding a fabbed hitch to pull a trailer would make for alot of stuff moved in one trip.

From this point on, things seemed to go very well again. A fair amount of WD40 was used to loosed what appears to be the original nuts and bolts, and in general everything seems to be in good condition for the age.

Looks good! I just put 26s on two of my machines last month, the 12" width worked fine on my stock 520H wheels, but they don't flatten the tire out near as much as my other set, which I bought used and already mounted on a set of 10.5" wheels. I think the wheels may be off a cub cadet but they have 6 4 336733 coats of paint so who knows.