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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.

Is your horse's carb corroding? From Emerich Sales & Service Inc. Notice: Remember to Start your Snow Blower once a month. Make sure you always use Fresh High Test Fuel in All your Lawn and Garden power equipment. Today's fuel does Not last long and starts to corrode parts in a very short time. Untreated Fuel is Only good for 30 Days MAX and Fresh High Test Fuel with Stabilizer is Only Good for 90 Days max!! If the fuel is left in your fuel can or fuel tank longer, then it Corrodes the inside of your carburetor and you will need a Carb rebuild or new Carburetor. This is serious. Call or write your government rep and complain about the lousy fuel corroding our carburetors. (It won't do any good but at least you can let off some steam. According to several reliable sources, the ethanol situation is a bunch of baloney with no real benefits and we could go back to real gas.) I think from now on I will drain the fuel from my horses if they will be sitting for a long time as most of them do.

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!

I too suffer from a worn out back, so on my longer term projects I need something to lift them up a little. These small wooden stands are the ones that get used the most: Years ago I built this to work on the RJ58 I used to have. It worked great for that, but it's not so stable with a bigger tractor on it. And one day I am going to do this:

Plenty here and its still coming down hard!! Mike............

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...............

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.

Here is one application of many.... a #5073 six-speed Uni-Drive: Bearing removed from case: Here is what rides in the bearings: There's nothing odd or special about radial ball bearings with an ID of 1.5", or an OD of 2.5", or a width of .5"........ The problem is that those three dimensions all belong to one bearing, making it very unique. It really seems strange that the Ponds would have designed the cases / end caps to use what I consider to be a non-standard bearing, but maybe back in '60 / '61 that bearing was popular in cars or trucks of some sort? :confusion-shrug:

Like the dog! WOOF!

WHEW! Looks like you drank a few "5 Hour Energy Drinks"! Mike..........

Up for consideration is a 1987 416-8 with a factory Ark FEL and homemade backhoe.

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

Van, wanna trade places for a few days? :ychain:

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:

I don't envy you guys in the Northeast one bit. If you get 70 inches of snow you're going to need more that a Wheel Horse unless it has a loader on it. I know it's fun when there is 4 to 6 inches of snow but when it starts drifting to a foot or two, it's time for the skid loader with a 60" bucket. :thumbs:

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

This'll surely be an interesting post to follow. Girls are goin' to mow the lawns, either automatic. Let them pick the Horse they like! I have one '73 Automatic, 12hp, a performer for sure! 42" SD deck, easy to push and/or pull on the speed control. I never thought an automatic would be such a pleasure but, hey, it's a Stallion! Here's my automatic, great Horse!

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.

My name is Mike, I will be 35 in April. Been married for 12 years with two sons ages 4 & 7. Started working on a farm when in high school. My real interest was semi trucks. Started working in a garage for a trucking company my junior year. Went to diesel college & then decided that I wanted to drive them. Got my CDL & hit the road for 5 years. Then went back to working on them & moved up. I still work on them, but do service & parts most of the time. Of course I like using & working on my 's . I was in 4H for 11 years & now I have been volunteering for 4H for 12 years. It is a really good program for kids. In the summer I attend alot of county fairs along with truck & tractor pulls. Not into sports, just a gear head.

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"

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.

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

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.

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:

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.

Thanks for the comments and help so far everyone. Not rushing this, just taking my time, enjoying it and trying to remember everything I have done, so I should be able to put it back together in reverse. The pin on the axle came out very easily, and from there the front end came apart with ease too. Managed to take all the wheels off without any difficulty. I think they may have a little life left in them yet. One of the smaller front wheels is flat, so I will have to see if I can get a new tube for it. The rest have a few cracks around the walls, but should be grand for the little work I will be subjecting the Wheelhorse to. Looking at the transmission, it obviously has no oil in it at present, but everything seems to turn as it should, and the gears all seem to work as normal. Since I am a complete novice do you think I should bother opening up the transmission, or just leave it as is? Bar a little paint of course? I think it might be time to start looking for a sand blaster and get this horse stripped back to see what we have underneath. Quite a bit of the paint looks original, and although there is some rust it looks light surface rust, so keeping my fingers crossed that all is good underneath. Am I missing anything obvious?

I want to add that I have replaced this starter before. Guessing that since I don't use this tractor much (shame on me!) it just got lonely. I suppose that's one of the downsides of having a barn full of tractors. (Please don't tell the wife!)

Then we seem to encounter a problem. I have found a piece of metal which is green and not red. I do not think this should be here. The seat pan appears to be welded to this alien piece of metal which is being used as a support for the seat and seat pan. Perhaps I am wrong, but it just doesn't appear to fit. I had to break the welds to remove the seat pan, and continue with the dis-assembly.

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.

sounds like the differential gear to me #3502 Brian

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.