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Found this on Craigslist this afternoon. Stands about 15 in. high and about 12 in. wide. Lights up and tuns slow. I have never seen one. Has anyone else seen one of these or now about them?

This lighted sign hung high over Norm's Wheel Horse Barn in St. Charles, Mo. from 1974 to 1996. When the business was sold in 96, the sign was given to Norm as a keepsake from the business. The sign then sat in a barn for the next 17 years. Two weeks ago I acquired the sign back from Norm. After almost 40 years of enduring the elements, the sign now hangs proudly inside my son's shop above several Wheel Horse tractors. I think it is a fitting retirement for a survivor. The first picture was taken in 1988 where the sign hung above Norm's. The second picture is where the sign hangs today.

Here are close ups.

Quick update... Got the front sliding doors done. Bought the exterior light from the local flea market last weekend but still needs to be wired. Momma did not like the white windows and had suggested I go with the green so they got painted today. This weekend if all goes well, my cousins Timbo and Toddbo will be up to pull the wires through and get me some light!! I also hope to get the wood stove up and running too. Here are a few pics...

Backup data.... blah blah blah.... you've all heard this but is it really important. Most of you are aware that I have a degree in Computer Science and work for a very large technology company, but even I was lax at one time. Back in 2000, I had a brand new laptop computer. Like many of you, I put all my digital pictures from my children's first years on it. The computer developed a problem which required service and I sent it in for repair which turned out to be a bad mother board. Part of the repair was that they not only replaced the mother board, but the hard drive as well and I lost everything! The actual value of the data lost was small, but these were irreplaceable pictures which I will never have again all because I didn't do a backup, after all it was a new machine anyway. Since then, I have purchased external hard drives which cost like $100 and my computers are now backed up HOURLY which is a good thing. This past weekend I had to replace the keyboard on my MacBook Pro (because of a liquid spill). I have no idea what happened, but when the computer was booted back up, the hard disk was corrupted and required a complete format to fix. THIS time, it was not a problem, I formatted the drive, and restored the backup. I lost only 3 hours of my time doing this, and kept all my data which includes all the information about RedSquare! It's not just data loss like this, but there's a new NASTY malware on the loose. This program comes by e-mail and will encrypt all your files. You then receive a notice where to PAY to get the key to unlock them. If you do not pay, you do not get to access your files PERIOD! Having a backup will protect you! If you have data on your computer which would hurt to lose, spend the money NOW and back it up. Don't wait to lose your children's pictures to learn the lesson!

Well i have had a dream to get me an Wh 520 (onan).. but they are impossibel to find overe here.. i have spotted on a few in our neighboring countries.. but the price tag has been way up on them $2500 and up whit a lot of hrs and no good shape.. so for a week ago i came by an auction from a prison. They had up for sale a 520 LXI whit a 52 inch deck..so ill figured i just had to bid on it.. and hope for a good deal on it.. as i got well here are a few pict of it.. it dint look to bad, need to get a new bumper for it.. here it is loaded on the trailer and ready to get HOME got it home and in to the workshop to give it a closer look it's need's a really good bath and regular service oil filters etc etc.. wow dint know it was so big.. it is as big as a D series.. going to post up some more pict when i have given it a bath... Lars

Hello All, I went to Windham Technical High School tonight for there open house as my son is interested in attending. So I looked through the electrical, automotive, HVAC, Architectural and then came to manufacturing / machining . As I'm walking through I see a plasma table with a sheet of 1/8" plate steel with a whole bunch of emblems and doo dads cut out of it. Then I see the Wheel Horse emblem outline!!! I ask the teacher about it and he said "Oh Denny cut that out for his tractor" . I say tractor??? What tractor???---the teacher says he can't show me but that its a Wheel Horse WITH A TURBO CHARGER the kid fabricated all of the plumbing for and that it runs and the kid was trying to figure out how to get oil to the turbo and back. Long story short I left all my contact info and a note for him to call me and check out Redsquare!!! I will help get the kid anything he needs to finish up his project. It was just plain cool as heck to see and a pic of it is below. The teacher tried to fire up the machine and cut one out for me but the high voltage wouldn't kick in. He was stumped.... maybe I can get Denny to cut one out for me. Tony

It's been a quiet summer I have been trying to downsize and only buy horses and attachments that I really want but I couldn't resist this one for the price. 1991 520H Onan runs but only on 1 cylinder I haven't taken the time to figure out what is wrong with the rear cylinder hopefully just a valve seat. Previous owner added a set of tines to the tiller so it is a 42 inch, I was digging around and found some hubcaps and some misc parts, cab is nice and was mounted on the tractor but I figured it wouldn't do very well at highway speed so I removed it. This was always garage kept and well maintained so everything works great, only 690 hours. Now to repair or part out????

Just a short time lapse video of the field behind our house getting harvested.. Enjoy

Might be of interest to some, our new purchase arrived today. We got the tractor going after a bit of cleaning (points, coil, carb etc) so decided to fit the mower. All well so far we got it all bolted on OK but we are missing the lift rod and trhe rod that holds it up for transport. Ill get the materials needed to make these parts at the weekend and hopefully get it sorted. The original parts drawing and manual are a saviour and of course the ability to search this forum! Sorry about the picture quality, the barn is lacking lights. James . . .

No it is not the same as the Deere and Massey transaxle. It is somewhat lighter.

Here's a few of my tractors.

Working from memory here, so you will have to look around, but, there is a good utube video out there, just looked at it about three days ago. Shows in good detail how to rig a foot control linkage to the hand lever. Pretty simple the way he did it, and it frees up a hand to run the front loader controls. Think I was searching for transmission repairs for wheel horse tractors, or something like that when I came across it. He did not identify the tractor he installed it on, but seeing the way he did it, it would be easy to improvise.

except torque is a ROTARY (twisting) motion, not like running in a straight line. given your example of a 100 pound ballast on both subjects, if the bodybuilder gets the same work accomplished in half the time - he has twice the "horsepower" of the sprinter. Both are required to do the exact same work and the higher HP rating will get the work done in less time.

I wouldn't go buying a set of Ag's if your thinking they are the best snow tires....they are not. Turfs with chains beats ag's everytime and ag's are horrible in the snow when your going in reverse.. As far as wheel weights, any brand of weight made for a 12" rim will fit. Start scanning Craigslist and the classifieds here, or post your own wanted ad. I prefer the cast ones for a few reasons including that they dont stick out as far from the edge of the rim as the plastics do. Wheel weights are shippable (one per package) so maybe one of our vendors can ship you a set. I've heard that there is an "If it fits it ships" box at the post office that a single weight will fit into for a fair price. Mike.........

Probably discotinued from Toro because it's the wrong size(Though you'd think they would have a" revised size" listed?) Try a !/2 x49 that worked for me.

That would be awesome. I imagine that's where this will eventually lead. Thanks! Yeah, I'm comfortable with the price considering I had budgeted that to spend on cheap newer style one. Thanks a lot! I also really like the patina look. You've got the wheels turning. I may hold off on the total repaint and maybe rock the patina for a bit with a touch of Farmall inspiration. Hahahaha. I see that. Very true. Thanks!

The trans looks like it has a leak. I do have the belt guard it is missing that I would sell you if you decide to get it. If the blade and chains are nice, you would not be getting a bad deal at $75. They alone are worth more than that by themselves. You could keep the blade and chains for another tractor and maybe either get this one running and sell it or sell it as non running if you don't want to keep it. Just something to think about. I really don't think it is too bad of a deal for $75.

Well if thats the case, I guess I won't be bolting it back on for the present time as I do not have a Trac Vac or any Suitecase Weights to fit it. So far all it was good for is putting bruises on my shin every time I walked by it

Okay, here are pics of this rig... It doesn't run, and I don't think it has the belt guards. Based on how rare I've seen these guards are, I'm not interested in it.

I think those sickle bar mowers might be my favorite attachment.

Nice tractor Lars, hope it works as good as it looks. Enjoy the ride...lol Wayne

Your place is starting to look like the local dealership there in Norway Lars.

Thanks Van, I'll give it a try. I've changed the trans gear oil twice already, as it had some water in it when I got it. The gear oil is still just a little cloudy, so I need to change it one more time, and I'll use the Lucas. Matt

So it's more-or-less Wheel Horse's way of getting rid of surplus parts between series/style changes? Good marketing idea, especially when these models would be in limited supply. Is there anything I should look out for on the Peerless? What kind of rear lift would this unit use? Thanks!

just some awesomeness http://youtu.be/I5pafyJ9t_I

Nice find Lars. I did not know there was a Red Sea in Norway...

Nice collections Lars. I also have an xi machine but only a 520xi (not liquid cooled) in addition to a c-series and a 314. All of mine are workers. Looks like you have plenty of room for more (I am envious), but I prefer to put my automobiles in the garage. Makes me think twice about picking up another. I hope you have good luck with your new machine. It is much more complicated than anything in the WH family, but in my three years of ownership, quite trouble free.

That sounds good to me Craig No "blocks" to drive around here, plenty of fields though..

Correct me if I am wrong, but I believe they called it a "special" because it was a tractor made out of left over parts. Not 100% sure of that fact with this model, but I know they did that with other "special" models in the past. The main downside is that it did not come with the Wheel Horse Uni Drive Trans. It came with a Peerless. More of a lower range cost tractor. I believe they were made in 1971. It should have the pre attach-a-matic system and implements should not be to hard to find . I have a basically complete parts 800 Special tractor in my backyard (minus engine), so if you get it and need any parts for it, be sure to let me know!

Matt, I can't swear to this as a cure but two of my WH's were weeping a bit of transmission oil when I bought them. One thing I always do when fitting up a new Wheel Horse is change the transmission oil to Lucas 85w-140. On both of these tractors I think the weeping has stopped. I have some axle seals here at the shop but have not needed to install them. Best of luck if you try this. Van

Thanks for the update!. I love the T-shirts and kids look like they are definitely enjoying it.

I bought some tri ribs for P'Chops ranger for his birthday, but needed to do some fixes before mounting them. Some time in it's life it was run a long time without grease in the front wheels, roaching the steel bushings. Ordered some brass ones from McMaster Carr, and went about putting them in last night. I chucked the wrong drill bit in the press and ended up drilling a 15/16" hole instead of a 7/8" hole. Today I picked up a 3/4 x 1 bushing and started over, but the 1" bit wanted to drill 1 1/8". Put that wheel half off to the side and did the other three in no time. Not wanting to spend $50 on a drill bit to do one hole, I experimented. I took a adjustable wood bit I got from the wife's grandfather, cut the shank down and reground the cutting edge and made a boring bar out of it. And it actually worked! After cleaning and painting, low temp baking.

I'm thinking torque. It is the ability to do work and is measured in lb-ft…. Hp is just a mathematical equation that uses torque's its base over time and really isn't an accurate representation of its ability to accomplish task. The equation is lb-ft /time ( Pound feet divided by time). One horsepower equals 33,000 lb-ft/minute so therefore HP= lb/ft x rpm x 6.283/33,000….(torque x rpm x 2pi divided by 33,000. Think of it this way…. high torque means it can do more work…like bodybuilder lets say. Horsepower is closer representation of how quick it can do something…like a sprinter. You have a body builder and a sprinter run 100 yards and time them…the sprinter will blow the body builder away but if you put 100 pounds of weight on their backs and have them run the 100 the body builder will not notice that much of a difference and do the 100 in a similar time, while the sprinter will be much slower as he is built to be quick but not powerful under great loads…. Great now I'm confused

Welcome to Redsquare, I kinda like your tractor as it is . with just a little wipe over with a oily rag & maybe paint the rims & a new seat she would look real nice . She`s only original once . Love that Bike From over the Pond

If you do end up getting another, don't keep them in the same stall. The little bastards like to breed.

My guess is the belt. Hope the transmissions are not giving you trouble.

That tractor will clean up nice and look great with a little fresh paint. I like the old worn "patina" look as well. I have a recent freshly painted WH and one that looks about like yours. The big block 10 horse is a real good worker and good on fuel also. Your family is going to get a lot of enjoyment out of that tractor. Enjoy! I like the cafe racer look of your Yamaha also. Looks cool.

I had a local welding shop fix mine. They cut out the bad section which ended up being about 3"x4". Welded in the new piece and gave it a shot of primer on both sides. It was dropped off in the morning and I picked it up on the way home from work.....price...$30 ! Cant beat that compared to the price of a new shell! Mike............

Very nice B100! I had one here awhile back and it was a great tractor! Really don't think you did too bad on the price since you got the blade and deck! By the way, Welcome to RedSquare!

Nice tractor, once you run that WH you will never want to give it up. I bought one, then sold it hunted for another and bought three. Finished one out of the three and sold the other two to finance the project. then went looking for another one, bought that and now I have one for snow and one for grass

Nice purchase, As every one has stated this will be the first of many

Congragulations, this is only the beginning

Great picture's hope you enjoy your new to you B100 !

Nice find. You will get a lot of work out of the B-100. I have a 1975 B-100 that is an auto and I like it, but need a mower for it. Any time you make a purchase some may think it was high, or a good deal, or a "steel", but the main thing is: If you are happy and comfortable with your purchase, that is all that matters! Oh, you also have to make momma happy, but we never tell momma what we really paid! I guess you have read enough on here to realize that now that you have a WH there will be more to come!

Nice looking score... can't wait to see your progress.

You can't beat a nice B-100. As I said, I have been the owner of four and now currently have three. I'm sure your 1976 will look great when it's done.

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

other than posting this, the video pretty well gets you to where I want to share at the moment. It's a 4wd conversion for my C-101, It took a long time to find an axle that was suitable. A few of the UK guys know I've talked about this and my other project for well over a year so I know what I need to tackle. To save time stripping and working on my C-101 I'm working on a bare chassis to build the kit. The front end is now done but for the 4wd selector which is the tab on the underside of the diff. The rear drive has been started - I now need to make the transfer box which needs to increase the gearing from the back to front by about 2.5:1.