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Spoiler Alert !! If you still believe in Santa Claus, you should stop reading now. Many have said that this is the model that "They should have made". It's built from what I consider the best features from several eras. I give you the 595-HD ... The chassis started out as a C-195: The 520 hood was just a LITTLE short to fit the chassis: The 20hp Onan had to be relocated to keep it centered under the hood louvers: The gear reduction steering had to be stretched a bit also: Stock width wheels? Not exactly... 52" Hi-Vac deck converted from a zero turn model: Size comparision vs a stock 520: It's got to be real... The book says so

'Twas the morning after the storm When out in the shed The horses were all stirring Ready to be fed When all of a sudden I heard such a clatter I ran to the shed To see what was the matter As I opened the door To my surprise I did see Li'l Techy anxiously Waiting for me Full choke, quarter throttle And switch on to run The little horse was ready To go have some fun As we cleared the drive way I heard him say MERRY CHRISTMAS to all Have a GREAT DAY

Jeez...and I thought them Ct guys were bad. Now we got these Jersey guys sneaking across the border, rustlin' all our horses too.

This is my dog..i don't have any pictures of him from christmas He is a 7 year old Collie.

this is ludo, our 160lb great dane with my wife from a couple of years ago.

Here's my 4x4 C-101

Well heck i'll through my 1967 Diesel Lawn Ranger out there for consideration. It has a 7hp Yanmar Diesel electric start engine with custom foot throttle. I added a voltage gauge, hour meter, key start, master battery switch and electronic actuator to shut down the engine. I had to "shoe horn" in a battery under the seat as you can see in the picture. The fender and seat had to be raised up with stand offs to allow enough clearance so the battery terminals wouldn't touch. The belt guard had to be shortened and tilted up to compensate for the different engine location. The hood had to be raised and steering shaft lengthened to accommodate the engine. It took about 6 months to complete and a lot of fabrication. It's a blast to drive and really turns heads at the local shows. I reduced the pulley on the transmission down to a 2" one so it really moves.

Hello fellow WH enthusiasts! I have finally decided to refurbish my C 141. Seems like a big project but I want to do a frame off restoration and I'm looking for a good supplier of parts. Looks like everybody here is very good about helping. Looking forward to getting started and being a part of this great forum. I live near Anderson Indiana. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk

While plowing yesterday (and again this evening), I heard a "squeek" sound once in a while. When I pulled back into the barn, I jacked up the front end and spun each front wheel to confirm my thought and yep, I was right! Front wheel bearings! I removed each wheel and 1 bearing in each wheel was shot, but not the axle or wheel...lucky me. All the bearings, races and seal still have TIMKEN and NATIONAL numbers on them so I plan on locating repair parts tomorrow! I will try to remember to get photos of the problem and repair tomorrow.

Hey Eldon it's about time you crawled out from under that rock you have been hiding under the last few years Brian

Well, here is a video in the dark. I think the four flashing at the same time is the most visible. The SilverStar 1156 bulbs that I put in the headlights wash out the flashing LEDs just as I thought. My goal was to put them inside the headlight bezel for a clean look. I think that I might try the Blazer C535A for the LED instead. They are visible in the daylight at least. Click for video

Mineral spirits are the very lowest quality thinner you can use {plus several 'types' of mineral spirits exist}. Most types still contain paraffin wax which may have contributed to your adhesion problem. First step to recover your [arts would be to wash the parts in a bath of Dawn dishwash liquid and water. The dishwash liquid will break down the film residue and leave you with a useable surface. Do not sand the parts with this film still present as you will embed the film into the primer coat. Once the parts have been de-waxed and dried properly, scuff the parts again with a new scuff pad (cause you wouldn't use a worn out 400 grit paper - right?). Wash the parts again in the dishwashing liquid bath and dry. Then try any further experiments you wish. Bottom line, stay in the 'family' of paint products you started with. Beyond the wash etch primer, stay with the Acme 1 product line. You went off the reservation by using mineral spirits.

me and my boys

Craig, its like American Express. I never leave home without it!

My other hobby is boats....buying, selling, repairing, and getting my own on the water. The boats I buy typically have problems such as bad motor, rotten transom, soft floor, bad outdrive etc so I get them cheap and have a friend that has been in marine repair his entire life so that helps for parts and repair tips. Pictures are of a few that have been through here in the last year or so, I keep the ones I like the most for myself so currently my boats are the 21ft blue Four Winns cuddy, 18ft offwhite/brown Starcraft and the 26ft red/white Searay I am into these 3 boats for under $2000 total, the Searay is getting parted out in the spring and will be a huge money maker. The yellow Hydrostream was my go fast boat that I had to let go when the kids came along and a 70mph speed boat was not a good idea.

Not really a hobby, but when not messing on horses we are usually working at our blueberry farm. My parents own 20 acres of blueberries and it takes most of our time when the snow is not on the ground. We usually harvest Around 200,000 lbs of blueberries each year. We stay very busy in the summer. and this is what we harvest with. These machines are made here in the same town as us, they shake the bushes back and forth, and then the berries fall onto a conveyor belt that runs back to where you see us standing. We usually run the machine with 5 guys, unless it is the final pick when there is not many berries left. We run over everything 3 times with the machine. my dad drives it, I run one side, my brother runs one side....and two other guys each work on each side and grab the containers of berries and stack them on the trailers. The last picture shows part of our farm, tried to attach it the other way, but must of did something wrong. lol

since brian is hogging this month all to himself and nobody else is posting up their tractors (and theres quite a lot of very nice customs by members on the forum)............ edit: i see that fireman just got one in before i finished this post....... i will post one of mine...... most of my tractors have small custom fabrication but look basically oem, the one that stands out the most i guess is my 1057, it sort of fits into this category.... not what you would call a full custom or whatever, but it has a few non oem details, first and for most would be the vinyl 'blackouts' on the hood and seat pan. another not readily noticeable custom touch is all the cast iron has been smoothed before being powder coated. and speaking of powder coat, all the paint on this one is powder, everything, which means all of it had to come apart and be painted individually, because theres a lot of parts on these tractors that doesn't like to be heated to 400 degrees f for 30-60 minutes....... heres some pics of my 1057......

Here are a couple of videos and photos of our 1st snow of the 2013-2014 winter. Click for video click for video

Here are 3 PDFs. I have included Motion Industries catalog numbers and the size of the bearings in each attachment. If you click on this link, it will bring up Motion Industries web site...type in their catalog number for the bearing or seal that you are looking for. It will give dimensions, a picture and an approximate price. You can also order online. Most of these bearings are also available from your TORO dealer and NAPA. Hope this helps... https://www.motionindustries.com/motion3/jsp/mii/productCatalogSearch.jsp The 1st PDF is the WH # 5003 and 5010 RJ and 3 piece suburban transmissions. The 2nd PDF is the 3 and 4 speeds...WH # 5007, 5025, 5046, 5048, 5049, and 5053 transmissions. The 3rd PDF is the 6 and 8 speeds...WH # 5086, 5073, 5091, 103907, 103916, and 103918 transmissions. 1. UNI DRIVE TRANS 1.pdf 2. UNI DRIVE TRANS 2.pdf 3. UNI DRIVE TRANS 3.pdf Bearings and seals for a #5058 bevel gear transmission. differential carriage bearing (2) WH #1533 From Lowell outer axle bearing (2) WH #1526...KOYO #B-1816 outer axle seals (2) WH #1213...SKF #11050 mushroom gear rh WH#1532...KOYO #M-16121 mushroom gear lh WH#1530....KOYO #B-1612 seal brakeshaft WH#1232.....SKF #9815 cluster gear shaft bearing (2) WH#1529.....KOYO #M-12121 input shaft WH#1508 (1)...KOYO #B-1212 input shaft seal WH#1303....SKF #7410 spline shaft bearing WH#1531...KOYO M-10121 case gasket...#3912 Here ya go...KOYO is the same Torrington numbers. 5/8" input shaft seal 103916 transmission WH # 100442 = Timken 340387 = very similar to original seal. (SKF/CR 6105)

Thought it would be fun to make a topic on loader tractors and see how many or what everyone has found over time. There has been a lot of loader talk lately and I really get excited about that topic. I will share mine too. I have an 550 Ark that I have had on a C160auto first and now on a 90' 520-8 with gear reduction steering, which handles the loader better. Actually found my loader behind a garage of a friends uncle. His dad had bought it new on a D series. Even came with the original owners manual. The 520 was on craigslist. I had looked for a 520 for a long time. Finally found a 90' 520H first and the next week the 8 speed showed up on craigslist too. When it rains it pours as they say. Just couldn't pass it up. Sry I wish I had a better pic of it on the 520. So show em' if you've got em'.

I had this 1954 Dodge Red Ram Hemi engine laying in the garage for many years. I wanted to build a power unit out of it but I tripped over these 1959 Copar Panzer parts and thought, hmmmm! So I have it mocked up so far but I'll have to make a new frame and weld it together. It looks pretty beefy so far! Should I do it or what? Looks like a done deal to me! KJ

Well gentleman,,,,,,,,it happened again. Exactly one week to the day. Another horse comes home. I didnt expect this to happen so darn fast. Holy smoke, light a lightning strike. I just got back from the state of new york, only about 15 miles away from where I bought the 1964-854 last week. I bought a 1988 ,, 416-8. Got it from the original owner with 644 hours on it. Its no show tractor, just a worker that cut 3/4 of a acre of grass, and towed a lawn cart around. No hard duty and never ant attachments were put to service. The owner gave me all the manuals that came with it from new, and as a bonus he gave me the receipt from where he bought it. So I guess its nice having its history. I am happy as can be. Taking a stroll on cloud nine. I am going to send a email with pictures to Bob and ask him to post them for me again, sorry Robert, I just dont have the picture posting down yet. Will work on that. Just happy to have dads tractor. There will be one more suprise in store by end of week, that is if the snow holds off.

Hello, I am new to this forum and am working on my first wheel horse. It is a 1973 (from what I was told) 16HP hydro with hydro lift and electric clutch. I got this tractor from a friend as it sat in a basement for 10 years. I changed the fluids, plugs, points, coil, and condenser and all the good stuff and she fired right up. I noticed the clutch would not engage when I flipped the switch so I have been wrecking my brain trying to figure it out. It wasn't until today I realized the key switch must be in accessory mode for the deck to work. In trying to trace down what I thought may be a broken wire, I must have messed something up because now, the engine will not turn over. I am at a loss. The PTO didn't engage and the hydro lift is not activating. These two items are all this tractor needs to be an awesome machine. Does anyone make wire harnesses for these? The silver plate on the side reads 10440 8 at the top and then 942630 under that. I assume one is the serial number? I have a few JDs but have never tinkered with a red horse. Thanks for any direction you may point me in. Chad in TN

Sorry for the late start this year everyone, Just got married a few weeks ago so its been a busy fall to say the least. Would like to start a thread to post your pictures as candidates for the 2014 calendar. I'm thinking lets get this thread going for 3 weeks and then I will contact those who have been chosen for high res images. Looking for anything and everything! Original machines, show machines, workers, posed shots, lets see it all! Just start posting the photos here! Thanks everyone! Justin

Sitting next to it... make's the stock 520 look like an RJ.

You never know what an old "hot rodder" might try. By the way Matt, that's nice work. Good job, I will enjoy seeing it all done with that awesome set of tires.

Giddy up!!!

Ok guys, here is the website for the flasher. The guy must have just started the site because it is rather bare, but his phone numbers and E-mail address is here. You will have to call or Email and request the alternating flasher for LED lights. http://ledlightup.com/index.php?p=1_3_Contact

For the strobes I used the Alpena Quad Slimstrobe White kit. It only comes with white LEDs so I used some Tamiya Clear Orange paint for the amber color. The light bezel with black accents was done when I was cleaning the tractor after I bought it. I think it refreshes the front end. The second picture is a video. I'll re-shoot the video tonight when its dark. It might need stronger LED lights as these only have two per fixture. Click for video

Hehe, that's another one of my hobbies.... Raced for 7 years at the top end in the uk. Got married had kids, now we play with rock crawlers, tanks and helicopters Here's one of our fleet of rock crawlers...

my other hobby is illegal broadcasting and collecting vinyl records, at the moment i have around 1700 45rpm records and 800 33rpm records

Special Notice!! A lot of folks wanting calendars are posting their orders in the picture thread. Please if you want a calendar, P.M me. I don't want to miss anybody and I'm not always looking at the picture thread. Thanks for your understanding Mike

Am I too late to the party? I know a few of you suggested my 4x4 C-101

Wow! Here's hoping your plug never fouls, Duke!

I was born in 1944 in a small town ,Wellersburg, in the Appalachian Mountains of Southern Pennsylvania. So I was 6-16 years old during the 50's. Some of my memories are: The one room school house.... grades 1 thru 8 in the same room with one teacher. Eight rows of desks... one grade per row. The first grade had approx. 6-8 students and the eighth grade had 1 or 2 students. The Older students helped teach the younger students. My Dad and Granddad farmed 26 acres during the summer and worked 3 hand dug coal mines during the winter. The mines were dug into the side of the mountain at approx. 10 degrees. We laid narrow guage track and used ponies to pull out the loaded coal cars. The coal seam was 14-15 inches high. You would crawl into the seam dragging a chunk of wood and a wooden wedge . After digging a ton of coal and pushing it out to the cars to be loaded, you would stand the precut chunk of wood on end and drive in the wedge to support the rock ceiling. All work was done with carbide lamps. Baseball was the primary sport played in school. When the weather was warm enough, we combined our 1/2 hour lunch and 2 - 15 minute recesses into a I hour baseball game. Some time in the early 50's we bought a TV with about a 10" round screen. It was the only TV in town , and all the kids came to watch the World Series. We planted corn and oats on the farm to feed the ponies, that were also used to work the farm. We also kept a cow for milk, and a beef and several hogs for butchering. Hunting deer, turkey, grouse, rabbits and squirrel also provided much of our meat. We also had a large garden that provided all our veggies. We kept honey bees and had apple (pressed our own cider), cherry and plum trees for our deserts.. As a young boy, I looked forward to leaving this hard work and went on to West Virginia University were I studied Mechanical Engineering and found my way to Allis Chalmers Hydro turbine Inc. in York Pa. where I worked for 45 years designing and testing Model Hydraulic Turbines for most of the large power plants in the US....Grand Coulee, Hoover, Raccoon Mt., Bonneville,etc. I now realize the years I spent in that one room school, the farm and coal mines were the best years of my life and prepared me for life better then any University. Sorry for the rambling, but you asked for it !

I DID NOT GROW UP IN THE 50'S I GREW UP BEFORE THAT. I WAS BORN IN 1929 AND GREW UP LIVING ON MY GRANDFATHER'S ISLAND. IT WAS ONE AC. IN SIZE AND WE WERE THE ONLY HOUSE THERE. I WENT TO SCHOOL BY BOAT AND THEN WALKED 1 MILE TO SCHOOL. IT WAS ROUGH IN THE WINTER. WE DID NOT HAVE ELECTRIC POWER ON THE ISLAND. I AM STILL OUT ON THE WATER MOST DAYS. I HAVE BEEN FROM MAINE TO FLA. ON THE WATER. I AM 84 AND STILL PLAY WITH MY TRACTORS AND MY GO FAST BOAT. I AM ALSO A HAM RADIO OPERATOR. (W1RGW) I GAVE UP MY MOTORCYCLE LAST YEAR. I GOT MY FIRST CAR (1929 NASH WITH WOODEN SPOKE WHEELS) WHEN I WAS 15 AND IT WAS WAR TIME SO THERE WAS GAS SHORTAGE AND WE ONLY GOT 3 GAL. A WEEK. MY NEXT CAR WAS A 1932 HUDSON. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD OVER 80 CARS.

I don't know about this Big Show leg contest. I think Steve has an unfair advantage. With all the shows he's been to his legs are known nation wide because he's been showing them off... Did you know that if you put your ear up to a person's leg you can hear them say, "What the hell are you doing?"

well I also have this little ditty my 701 with stainless frame I started with this and after 5 months Brian

I've started the teardown, and so far so good. I'm very pleased with how things are looking, although its going to need a couple bushings at the bottom of the levers that control both the drive, and the deck raise, and lower. The replacement gas tank from Joe's Outdoor Power came in, and seems to be in good shape. The new motor mounts came in as well. I'm starting to feel a little older, as I went to lift the K301 out of this Case today, and my back screamed NO! Back when I rebuilt the K301 in my , I lifted it out , put it on my bench, and set it back in my Horse when it was time. as you can see by the pics, I ended up using my engine hoist. Brains won out over brawn today. Here are a few pics of whats been done so far. Thanks Matt

I would imagine that old fashion 80/90W gear lube was factory fill, the multi-weight and synthetic products didn't exist back then, also would be concerned about seal compatability with the modern lubrication chemical composition.

Got to watch IN PERSON an amazing new band: Public Replacement. They're looking to go global so be sure to like them: https://www.facebook.com/publicreplacement 488e851451b0c8e50dbefd0438f061d2 Humm... that girl looks familiar.. I wonder if she ever modeled hats? Their official website: http://publicreplacement.com

A few edits to entertain you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65EoK4OelZU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7V5-O8Zk2k

My 701 857

Here's mine, it's on a C-141. It came off a C-175 that I just happened across while I was up in Wisconsin. The C-175 had a blown motor and trying to load that thing in the back of my truck was a lot of fun with it not running. I have had the loader on the schedule to be restored but just can't seem to be able to take it out of service. I use it all the time. Best purchase I think I have made. Here is a picture of it at work doing the fun task of cleaning animal pins.

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!

Every year with a few tweaks I post this just before Christmas. I hope you all enjoy! Dedicated to all the members of Red Square world-wide and our families.....(with apologies to Clement Clarke Moore!) ‘Twas the night before Christmas, and all ‘round our house, Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. My tractors were parked in their new shed with care; I felt very blessed just to know they were there. Our dogs were both nestled all snug on our bed, While visions of Milk Bones danced round in their heads. My wife in her PJ’s had gone off to snooze, While I’d settled down for the late evening news. When somewhere outside there arose a dull roar; It rattled the walls, it shook the whole floor! I ran to the door and flung it wide open, To see what the heck had fallen or broken. The yard light shone bright on the new fallen snow, Where nothing had crashed, no damage did show. When what to my wondering eyes did appear, But eight Wheel Horse tractors! Why now, and why here? They pulled a large trailer piled high front to back, With parts and attachments, an impressive stack Of motors and trannies and tires and blowers, And hoods and fenders and belts and some mowers! Then even more tractors appeared on our street, They came two by two in ranks very neat. RJ’s and GT’s and B’s, C’s and D’s, With numbers and letters of every series. Their engines did thunder, their hot exhaust rose, The air filled with laughter and hearty “Ho! Ho’sâ€! Though I did not know all the drivers by sight, Their banner, “Red Squareâ€, waved proud in the night! As quick as they’d come they slid to a stop, Then a man dressed in red ran straight toward my shop! I could see that he carried a very large sack, It bulged and it sagged and it ‘near broke his back! He winked and he grinned as he switched on the light, Then pulled the door shut to hide from my sight. “This can’t be realâ€, I thought to myself, “I’m too old to believe in the ‘jolly old elf’ â€! He was gone but a moment, then quickly came back, His stepped seemed much lighter, and so did his pack. He signaled ‘thumbs up’ with a mischievous smile, Then boarded his wagon, climbed back up the pile. Atop this great load, with white beard and hair, The man all in red hailed the drivers by pair: “Now Karl, now TT, now Ian, now Bill, On Chuck, on Steve-o, on Mike, on Will….†“We’ve far to go boys, let’s keep up the pace, Don’t spare the ‘Horses, we’re in quite a race, We’ve thousands of homes to visit this night, Our work must be done before it’s daylight!†I started to step out to say a “Thank you!â€, But this man was fast, and so were his crew! They all punched their throttles, their engines did scream, The herd quickly vanished as if in a dream! I now think ‘twas Santa who commanded this fleet, Atop his red wagon in a 520 seat! His words echoed long after he’d gone out of sight, “Merry Christmas to all, and to all a Good Night!†If a herd of red tractors should come to greet you, On the night before Christmas, a jolly red crew, It’s our friends from Red Square who’ve cleverly planned To get more seat time giving Santa a hand! *** *** *** *** *** *** May the Holidays be filled with peace, love, happiness and contentment for all of us, May the Lord as you may choose to define Him in your life bless and watch over you, May the memories of those who have left us remind us of how precious life is, and May 2013 be filled with peace, prosperity and good health for us all! Duff :thumbs: