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Here we have a couple of mine up for consideration, Both arrived into the UK this year 2013

gotta include the INDY 500 SPECIAL

So yeah...why is it some models such as the 603 have "special" in there title? I'm thinking it must have something unique to that individual model run... like the 603's one year only steering wheel for example.

Well, I've been out of town for a few days, and just got back last night, so I hadn't got much done on it. However, when I got back I had a couple things that had come in the mail. I got a care package from Glen Pettit, including a repro throttle knob, and a few other items. Glen does great work!! I also got some 23x10.50-12 AG's, and some tri-ribs. The clutch pedal came in as well, so now it drives. Here are a few pics. Matt

I have had a lot of postive feedback about this photo from our show............

should be all good to go now....... i just took out all the nudity, i think.........

If you make it to the cellar, you have to buy!

Thanks guys - for the votes and especially to all of my fellow D owners on the other side of the pond who helped in so many ways. Without you guys photographing parts, providing dimensions, forwarding bits on to me, or just simply sharing in mutual D resto problems, frustrations and solutions it would not have come out as it did. So give yourselves a pat on the back for what together WE achieved as It speaks volumes for RS as a community. It was nice to see D's & 18s take center stage for a month but I realise that they are a minority interest for variety of reasons including perhaps their lack of 'charm' but beauty is in the eye of the beholder as they say and there are a fair few of us who love them to bits even if they do seem like money pits during the resto. Thanks for voting my D-200 tractor of the month. I really didn't expect it to win. Andy

I worked at a gas station my senior year in high school back in 1973. I had to work every Friday evening and that's when the big truck would come in to fill the underground tanks for the week. I then had to call the owner and tell him what was printed on the receipt from the tanker and he would call me back and tell me what to change the pumps and sign to in order to charge the correct mark up for the weekend. I remember sometimes the truck would not get in to real late and put a damper on my Friday night activities and I would be so mad. Now days the price changes hourly and without even a delivery!!!

Well, after a consultation with the old (man is it foggy in there) I've come up with my picks for this week... Penn St., Iowa, Ohio St., Indiana, Nebraska, and Michigan. I figure there has to be some risk taken here and there to pony up to those bragging rights, that, or end up in the basement crying in squonk's beer!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54ADeB6V1rQ

My block is about 7 miles to get around it, maybe do one around the perimeter of the zieg72 homestead.

sorry if i have offended you Jim , i didnt actually say OLD , i said Older .

Here is a Halloween trip around a very scary block... I know we have done this before...but this is counter-clockwise and on Halloween with just about peak in colors.

Well time has not been on my side here lately but I was lucky enough to sneak away for a little bit tonight. My wife doesn't want a tractor but since everyone else in the family has their own I thought it would be fitting. She picked out her favorite color so she can have a custom Lawn Ranger like our daughter. I am sure this will be another rewarding build!

Hello All A few of you might not like the idea of 'cheating' I have a tipping trailer that isn't wheel horse, but it looks like an identical version pretty much, I was just going to spray the trailer red and the wheels white and get some new wheel horse decals for the trailer, it would never be a WHEEL HORSE CART but in my opinion it would look better behind the raider, Here's a pic of wheel horse original 'dump cart' Here's mine....

Thanks Lars, and I am glad I finally got a C-160. Thanks Martin. I really like the AG's, and Tri-Ribs, as they just give it that "Big Tractor" look. I have had the Deestone's on my B-80 for almost 2 years, and lots of hours mowing. So far I've had no problems whatsoever, and I'm not even using tubes on the tri-ribs on my B-80 like they recommend. I just mounted them, and never had a problem. I went ahead, and used the tubes on the C-160, because they came with the tires, but if I ever get a flat, I'll probably just remove the tube, and install a valve stem. Who's John? Thanks Jake, but its happy in its current stable, and if it saw the size of your stables, it would never want to come home! Matt You got me there.....I'm wondering the same thing now too. LOL

Yeah...but you forgot to remove that green thing in the garage Martin. OUCH! You hurt my eyes.

We'd all have to pitch in and fly Ian across the pond to film that epic.

Look Martha! That crazy neighbor Craig is driving that red contraption all over his yard... and carrying some sorta camera! He ain't right in the head. maybe he broke a leg or something. :hide:

Dennis, I agree with Mike. Some one went through some brain power to fabricate that. If the inside seems OK, I would leave it alone. The larger gear on your 11/44 toothed gear is right on the other side of that plate. If that plate is 1/4", then those bolts can't be more then 1/2"...I don't think there is room for nuts on the other side...it is most likely tapped and not much metal holding those bolts in place. Nuts on the other side would probably interfere with that gear. Mike (above) probably has a spare case half to replace that if you have to...or want to.

I just think it is cool to have duals on a tiny tractor

Get yourself a D and you'll be all set!!!

Wow, I was slowly waking up, now it's pretty safe to say I'm wide awake,

This made me laugh so much.. My wife does exactly that Great video Steve, my Wife was wondering why I was chuckling to myself You have do the right thing brush painting your plow, much easier than trying to spray in all the "fun to get at" places. As a plow is a working tool I wouldn't see any point in trying to get a mirror smooth finish anyway as the paint will soon get damaged in use... Or maybe I have just abused my snow plow/dozer blade too much in the past By the way, what were you smoking? I only ask as I noticed you didn't start singing until you had a few puffs

Martin, Very nice job indeed. I guess I will have to get another tractor so I can take my 416 out of service long enough to do some paint and decal work.

Thanks for the free "stress test". My last one cost me 4K

Sorry Squonk...I got an error message that said I have reached my quota of positive likes for the day...have to wait until tomorrow to get a like on the above post.

The neighbor across the street with the pumpkins in my vid. was dressed like a giant mouse. Should have gotten a pic.

That looks very cozy in its stable. Its good to see this machine again. Matt

Well, don't you know if she says no... that means you gotta do it.

Better get rakin so you got something to plow this year!

Here's my plow. Painted 2 yrs. ago with a TIP Turbine machine with an HVLP gun, Valspar restoration series with hardener. Just a little dirt on it from pushing a leaf pile last week.

When i till I pretty much follow what has been suggested. To me personally, tilling in reverse just sounds like a for sure way to tear something up and cost you a lot of money.

Thanks Zane...it really did come out real nice. How do you like the ghost peaking over the blade??? I did not plan that...just turned out.

After the electrolysis, I put them on the charcoal grill to heat them up and dry them out. I then took my 4" grinder with a wire wheel brush and went over the springs. I had an old bread pan that was the perfect size for holding the springs...mixed up a batch of penetrating oil (2 parts ATF...1 part paint thinner (for oil based paint)...i part diesel) and let them soak in there for 3 or 4 days. I am looking for the oil to get into the metal and not rust. Maybe I will have to wipe them down in the spring. They do look like new. I am going to mount it on the B-100 today.

I started to take apart the engine so i could strip it and paint it and i also finished taking apart the frame and front axle so that's where i am at as it stands. My progress has slowed down because i am applying to colleges and doing schools work right now but i am working as hard as i can in the little time i have to work on the tractor. .

This is awesome! I plan to one day be a teacher (Music. Ed.) and would love to do something like this! They seem to make fantastic little workers! Keep up the good work!

You got that thing lookin good, Steve. Well done!

The next thing i did was remove the motor the rear and front wheels in the bottom pics are off of a commando 6 i have lying around there is more to come in the next few days so stay tuned for all of you who like my 857 project

Other things have done are strip prime and paint the wheel weights; prime the mower deck and give it one coat of paint; prime and paint the hitch; and prime the belt cover. Unfortunately i don't have pictures of the painted hitch or painted mower deck. heres the stripped wheel weights, then them primed and them painted:

I did the same thing for the front but i dont have before and after pictures of those, all i have are pictures of the stripped ones:

So since i have last posted I have done a lot of work on my tractor. I started with the rear wheels. Here they are in their original condition Heres what they looked like after i stripped them down Then I primed them . and finally i painted it using rustolium gloss ivory

Once again, thanks for all the great responses, and that a great looking C-120 you have there ekennell. I got the stack built for it today, although its not done yet. The muffler is only tack welded to the 1" pipe, and the hose clamp won't be staying on there. I will get an exhaust clamp for it, and when its finished, it will get a coat of silver header paint. I also posted a video of it running. As you can probably here, it needs the valves adjusted, and as soon as I find the clearance specs for it, I will adjust them. I love the way this exhaust sounds! I'm really am enjoying working on this beast, and can't wait to start buffing the paint to see if I can make shine! Thanks Matt Here is the Youtube link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S78kXv0Elg0&feature=youtu.be

Holy Crap!!! at 1:35 was that a "barking spider"!!!! Steve, a true man cave....coffee cup and all !!!!! Sing it Steve!! does your wife look out the window and just shake her head??!!?? I think you should put the plow on and do your drive around the block!!!

This may be the DB Hood we see on your Wheel Horse tractor body:

Not to hijack the thread but there is a very famous story involving Wheel Horse and Spain from about 1958-59 or so. It seems that several of the early 1958 RJ-58 tractors were shipped there to be used to plow farm fields. Those early tractors had a welded steel axle and apparently the axles were breaking due to the rough service. Cecil Pond the Owner and co-founder of Wheel Horse flew personally to Spain to see the problem first hand. From this was developed the cast iron front axle which was used on all Wheel Horses built afterwards. It would be really interesting if one of these tractors could be found.

Some of those old type garages still exist here in UK , but sadly they are slowly dying out , only the other day i went into a garage to get some fuel and an old guy climbed out from under a car , wiping his hands on an old rag , wearing a pair of oily overalls , He was smartly dressed under his overalls with a shirt & tie and well polished shoes , He then went on to write me a written receipt and then put my money in an old metal tin and then put it under the counter.and then crawled back undereath the car that he aws working on. It brought a smile to my face when i looked into his workshop and noticed all the old tools that he was using with old stickers all over his tool box. It brought back some wonderful memories of my childhood