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Back in May I took a road trip to Henrico NC to bring home a one owner 414-8. The tractor came with a really nice 42" SD mowing deck, a nearly brand new mule drive, a Brinley rear mounted scrape blade, and a sleeve hitch. The tractor is equipped with all the linkage for the rear lift system. This is a HUGE PLUS for me as I have been wanting to add a Wheel Horse to the herd as a perminant tilling tractor. I already have the tiller. I had an extra tiller bracket, so after the paint dries it will go on the 414 along with the tiller. I'll post some pics of the tractor with the tiller mounted after all that is married up. Jay-in-NC made me a super nice custom weight bar for the front. It clips right onto the front where the mule drive goes. Here are some pics for your weekend enjoyment!!!

Have only made a few pulls this year so far but got a win yesterday. There were 15 - 12HP stock pullers, so never dreamed of winning, but got the balance right and eked on out a win in the 1050 pound class and got 3rd in 1100 pound class.

Great Question Craig, The 1958 Ride-Away Juniors were the first Ride-Away Junior manufactured with the Uni-drive transmission. These continued to be manufactured through 1959. I have seen many, many variations as they used whatever parts were on hand. If you look up the date of manufacture from your engine's serial number and it states that it was made in 1959, it can not be a 1958 tractor. The Ponds did not stock a huge amount of parts at any time, so I doubt if any 1959 tractors have an engine that was made in 1958, although there may be a few. Wheel color, decals, etc. can not really be used for exact information. In the DVD with my book, there is a video of the Pond family playing with a 1958 tractor that has black rear wheels. Why? Because those were the rims that were on hand when it was made. There also were variations in the hitch style, rear axle hubs, etc. The same is true of the tractors made in 1955-1957. I have even seen an original RJ58(not 1959) that had the decals from a 1960 tractor. The decal designer probably sent over some samples and the Ponds tried them out to see if they liked them. Now, the reason I say the casting number on the transmission can not really determine the year is simply because I asked this question of Mr. Pond and he told me that they did not cast anything to record the year of production. I suppose the company who cast the transmission case could have cast the year of production on the casting, but as I said it was not something the Ponds ordered done. I don't read too much into the early production years as some do. I am just happy to see someone enjoy their miniature tractor. Thanks for this topic. I appreciate your interest in the historical aspect of year of manufacture. I am so happy to see such a great forum as Red Square. When I got into the hobby, there was absolutely no information about these little machines. Enjoy every variation for what it is, Michael

No story just found this driving down the road. Just a cool tractor. My 1975 B145 Elec-trak w/forklift

another pic

There was a big gun show today at the Richmond International Raceway so I went to look for a deal on some ammo but what do I find ....... not one but two folks who go the Annual Wheel Horse Show ! The one fellow was wearing this years Wheel Horse Show "t" shirt, I spotted the shirt and inquired where he got the shirt he replied "I got it at the Wheel Horse convention up in Pennsylvania" ..... so then asked him if he recognized my face from the show and he said "No but I do recognize your voice" ! Wild Bill Richmond, VA

I picked up this real nice lawn sweeper from Craig, (AMC Rules Giddyup) at the BIG SHOW. I should have got one of these a long time ago! The Big Brown truck dropped off the handle yesterday Craig. Thanks for shipping it.

My life long friend Mark FINALLY got a small bite from the vintage LAGT bug. Yesterday we made the 2&1/2 hour round trip to pick up this one owner Cub Cadet 106. A couple of hours after we rolled it in the shop, we had it running. It needs a good tuning, and a clutch return spring but overall its in fine shape for it's age. Here are some pics of Mark and the Cub Cadet. It will not be seeing any mowing duty, just tractor work.

LOL LOL, no definetly not. Because I am a Wheel Horse guy, Mark will go the other direction. Its good friendly competition for us. Too bad it doesn't have a Tecky in it! Right Craig!

Thank you for your feedback so quickly, I'm just trying this out now, I hope it works, if it fails to work I shall record what it's doing, and upload a video to show everyone, might be abit more helpful. -Charlie

Our neighbors' above ground pool came unfilled while ago. 4000 gallons loose on the earth, on top of 2+ inches of rain. Sounded like a freight train. My Boykin Spaniel had a ball, the neighbors' wife, not so much. Good night.

Surfs up!!

Get the lifeboat

Most of my AMC stories are from working on them in the shop. Delco starters, Motorcraft ignition, Ford transmissions, Chrysler rear axles! Thank God no Lucas electrics!

Issue Solved! I decided to take the simplest way out and it works great. I fabricated a small plate and drilled the corresponding holes for the steering shaft plate and the tie rod ends. The tractor steers better than ever and now has a heavy duty front end. I already used it today with no issues. The only problem is that the parts I ordered for the original front end are of no use to me. Oh well.. Live and learn. I'll probably throw them on ebay. Robert Pittsburgh

We just got a "classic country" station here, do pretty good but they consider John Denver, and some others I won't mention, as classic country artists. I don't. 103.9, The Possum.

Hold the key in the start position and 'work' the PTO lever a bit... do the same with the clutch pedal. What happens?

Primer day today ( parts hanging everywhere ) other horse wanted some picture time .....lol No spray boothe here , my fresh air spray garage fan on the side .

Use what ya want everybody makes the best out there by their tests. We use Cenpeco as it's worked the best for our application

My Spirit of 76 C-160. Smoked like a chimney when I first got it. A little Seafoam in the oil and working it hard cleared it up. It does all my mowing and most of the snow removal. Customized lift lever for one hand operation. Electric fuel pump installed. Killed the hydro pulling a fertilizer 3 yrs ago. Rebuilt with E-bay parts. Nice comfy seat. No tear downs on this tractor, just work. 817 hrs.

A little something from our Canadian friends...

I'm pretty loyal to red, but I like those old cubs World of difference between those models and the garbage they put out today . . .

Nice machine. So, when its all fixed up and ready to go are we gonna see a little friendly pull off between a Cub and a Wheel Horse?

No red on either, so what's the difference?

I sure will Craig!!! I'm just happy he got an International, and not a John Deere

My son "Andrew" would like to nominate his Tractor. It's a 1967 L-157 Lawn Ranger. It's for the most part Original with a few extras added.

This was the first tractor that dad and I tackled to clean up and put back in to good working order. It was the feature model for the 2012 WHCC show in Arendtsville, PA where it was revealed. We had a great time and learned many things through the process of doing our first machine. We were pretty pleased with the results and have had a lot of fun on it. It now has the correct seat and is getting a sickle bar mower cleaned up to install on it. Here she is........

i want to nominate my 1057. the whole story on the build on this one can be found here....... to date this has definitely been the most detailed build i have done. i also do my painting with powder paint, which presented a few challenges along the way, as much of this tractor as possible was painted this way, lots of parts had to be totally dismantled, engine, generator, fuel pump and carb for example, any of these parts just cant be bead blasted as an assembly and powder coated. they need to be totally dismantled and anything at all that wont survive 400 degrees in a cure oven needs to be removed. i also wanted to keep detail as much as possible as can be seen if you read through the build thread or look at some of the pics below. this tractor while looking nice, drives the best out of anything i have as no worn part went un-noticed and was either rebuilt or replaced...... engine that was used for the build..... and heres a few through the build........

My 1974 Wheel Horse B-80. The work horse tractor of the house!

In 1974 my father bought a brand new C160 Automatic, 36" RD deck, dump cart and Parker Sweeper to replace our junkyard Springfield. During my mowing years, I used this tractor every week. We didn't have a snow blade or blower so it was a summer tractor only. My father passed away in 1991, and my mother kept the tractor. When I bought my house in 1993, I bought my brand new 416-H because of the experience with the C-160. Well, my mother moved and no longer needed a tractor, gave the C160 to my brother and God knows what happened to it but sad to say it's gone. I had wanted to have a father / son project and thought what better tractor to get than a C-160 Automatic. Looking around all I could find was an old Electro and C-120 Automatic. A short time later Eldon (kj4kicks) found a C-160 somewhere in the midwest. It ran but wasn't much to look at. He offered to go pick it up (he was going that way anyway) bring it back and trade the Electro and C-120 for it. I agreed because it would complete the cycle from my father, to me to my children. Well, I went to pick up my C-160, expecting to get a rusty old tractor, but instead I received this: It turns out that with a collection from the members, and Eldon's awesome talent, he dismantled the tractor, painted it, and put it together. There was only a few odds and ends for me to complete. It was a complete surprise and I am still in awe of what everyone had done for me. This is one C-160 which is truly a RedSquare tractor, and it is my entry for this month's category!

Too bad, so sad...offer Mark my condolences, will you Van?

LOL LOL, no definetly not. Because I am a Wheel Horse guy, Mark will go the other direction. Its good friendly competition for us.