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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.

I have got myself a Wheel Horse 551 I think and a Wheel Horse tiller, these are something that I want to rebuild and bring back to life if I can find the parts to do so.

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....

If you volume is turned up you can hear some distant voices from the boat. Happy Halloween

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

That tractor is looking fantastic matt! You are always welcome to store it in my barn...I'll put it to use.

Texas is beginning to look not so far away after all.

Looks Good Matt.. glad you finaly found a C160..

Here is a comparison of the 8.50's on my B-80, and the 10.50's on the C-160. Matt

Okay Jim, you've got too much free time on your hands.

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.

Oh LORD!! A big light just went off in my head after reading this thread. My newly accuired 551 Wheel Horse has been sitting since 1989, the shifter boot is all but gone, I am sure I will be visiting this thread in the future.

What size are those front tires?? How did you mount the duals together??

When I was 16 my dad bought me a 56 ford ,black and white 2dr hardtop.I wasn't a crown vic and it wasn't an old cop car,it was just that color.I don't know what size tank it had,but I filled it for 3.00.I better make that clear,three dollars.By the way he bought the car for 100.,and I was working for 1.25 hr after school.I was one of only a hand full of kids that had a car to drive to school.I drive by the same school today and there is at least 150 cars parked in the student parking.

I just showed that to my son Danny, and he jumped back, and almost fell on the floor! Matt

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

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

And that's why the wifey won't let me ride my WH tractors around the block... she thinks the neighbors think I'm crazy 'cause I own seven WH tractors. I beg to differ however... I think the neighbors are crazy 'cause the don't own a Wheel Horse!

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.

Ditto, I'm in need of the same info for my RJ. My front wheels are totally rotten. Thanks for any help, experts! -Dan

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.

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

Then i took off the gas tank and took apart the dash: Note: you can see what the front wheels looked like originally in some of the following pics. .

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

604 & 500 special

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

Wow, thanks for all the great comments, and encouragement guys! The Tecky lives, and it runs Fantastic!!! No smoke, except a puff of black smoke when throttling up hard. I did the initial wash up on the today, including removing the shroud, and cleaning out the cooling fins before starting. All I did to was change the oil, new battery, and add gas, and it fired right up. I'm really starting to love this beast now! The clutch pedal is broken as can be seen in the pics below, but I've got a set of both clutch, and brake pedals on the way. I'm still really amazed by the seat, as its in fantastic shape, and the vinyl is still soft, and pliable. I think I'm going to have to put a stack on it. The Nelson muffler is in like new condition, so I'll save it, incase I decide I want to go back to original. I'm going to order a set of 23x10.50-12 ags as well. I introduced the C-160 to the B-80 today, and they get along quite well. Both of my :wh:'s are 1974 models, just like me. All of us are turning 40 next year! The hood really is raised much higher on this Tecky model, as can be seen in the comparison of it, and the B-80 below. Anyway, hear are the pics. I almost forgot to mention that the 88yr old woman I bought this from even gave me the original owners manual for the beast. Matt

I just got home, and I am whipped! That's a lot of driving for one day. I took a couple pics when I was at a gas station, and thought I'd post them. In the pics the owner sent me it looked like seat was a little tor up, but that was not the case. The stuff around the bottom of the seat that made it look bad was actually the original clear plastic that came on the seat when new. This seat is beautiful! Anyway, here are the pics. Matt

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

Whether twin or 1 lunger, the RPM is the same. Rated at 3600RPM . I have never measure the deck speed, but unless the pulley size is different they will spin the same.