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And the winner is Eldon's C595 !! Very nice and well deserved for sure !!

Saturday we got around 8-12" of snow here in western Indiana. The most my little Suburban has ever pushed in one day. Cleared the long circle drive twice plus the neighbors once. Here are a few pics of the little beast after the first run.

it amazes me that the little wheel horse tractors from 50 years ago can do more work than the pieces of junk we have now

A short vid of the '66 Ariens in action . I get a real kick out of it when my buds ask me " why don't you buy a new one " . Answer ? Because to get a machine equivalent to this , I would need to spend upwards of $ 1000.00 & then be plagued with all sorts of " safety " mechanisms & things that keep people from running over their own feet .

Two models that immediately come to mind are the 706 and the C-140. Neither are on any list I have seen, but they do exist.

I thought I'd maybe talked about this before, but Andy has got me wanting to pull together all the Original Wheel Horse dealers and corresponding stickers/badges/letterheads. I thought this would be a good place to start and post them - I can then add them to my site, and the stickers to my collection. Here's one from down your way on Simons GT14 B.H. White & Son Agricultural Merchants Cannington Bridgwater

I was talking to my nephew at the family Christmas party last month and he told me he still had an old Bolens and hadn't done anything with all these years later, and I could have it as a retirement project if I wanted it. I went to look at it yesterday and decided I would take it. The back story is that his Dad brought it home from Pennsylvania several years ago and Mike was going to fix it up. The trans in it was not working. Mike opened it up, took one look and went looking for help with it. These trannies are a whole different animal than Wheel Horse trannies. They found a donor trans and found a guy to fix it. He swapped out the needed pats from the donor to the original and it was back in business, till he found that it wouldn't move in neutral. So there it sits to this day in his garage, and he is no longer interested in it. I found and downloaded the manuals for it and started reading. I narrowed it down to 1967, 68, or 69 by what I could read of the ID tag. If anyone knows how to bring back the serial number on a decal so it can be read please let me know. I think I have solved the problem of it not moving in neutral. This trans has a variable tension differential and a pin lock release to allow the tractor to be moved by hand in neutral. I'll let Mike know this so he knows it probably doesn't need any more repair work on it. As it stands, I'll have some work to do to put it all back together and get in running. He said it ran before so the Wisconsin should be ok. It also has a deck and a snowblower that goes with it which he said are in good shape. Those are still at his Dad's house and will come with it. If all goes well I plan to pick this up when the weather warms up this spring. I took a few pics as best I could, and yes those wheel weights come behind it come with it too, among other things he said. So they aren't the greatest. but here they are....

Don1977 got me thinking about this again so I decided too do it as the 1533 bearing is no longer available from toro My fix needs some machine work to beable to do this replacement the standard 1533 bearing dim. are 1 1/2" ID x 2 1/2" OD x 1/2" W the new R22 bearing I'm replacing it with is 1 3/8" ID x 2 1/2" OD x 7/16" W so this requires I remove .0625 from the differential hubs Since we don't have a manual lathe at work I setup my vertical lathe turned the dia. to 1.375 plus 0 minus .0005 1533 bearing is on the left and the R22 bearing is on the right notice the R22 is a heavier bearing and should work just fine as the original 1533 bearing is 1/2" wide and the R22 is 7/16" wide I use a .0625 shim to make up the differance shim in place on diff. hub R22 bearing installed with shim this should work fine for the old transmissions that use the 1533 bearing with 1" axles Brian

Back in the mid to late sixties do You recall seeing a tiller that hooked into the sleeve hitch? It had A 5 or6 horse Tecumseh, vertical Shaft. Dad .bought it when he bought a Charger or Raider. I am Sure it had a W H sticker on it and It was the same color as the tractor. You Srarted it and it ran at a constant Speed. Then you lowered the sleeve and away you went. I believe it was about 36" wide. Thanks, Mike . Sent from my SCH-S720C using Tapatalk 2

Hello everyone very glad to be here. I have had only one WH a 257h that I had to sell a few years ago but always dreamed of owning another WH. Out of the blue the otner day a guy was talking to me and said he had a pair of WHs out in the yard I could have for 150.00 and would throw in a running old Snapper rider. I have not seen them in pherson but picking them up this weekend hopefully. The pics he emailed me are of complete 857s but look terrible sitting under leaves and other junk. I can imagine how great they will be again with a little love and cleaning. Said one needed deck work like a bearing the other tractor was operating when last used over 5 years ago. I am so excited I can hardly sleep at night thinking of them. Does anyone know how I can view a manual? I tried the yahoo groups manual thing but dont understand how it works. Since I am new it might take some trying but I will post up the pics I have. I was able to add the pics. Yeah they look horrible but lots of potential there. Those old Kohlers should fire right up with some minor tinkering. The deck is not attached because of some problem. My plan I think will be to build one nice tractor from the best parts from the two. He said sheet metal was very straight on both.

Sound like contacts in the voltage regulator could be stuck / burnt closed.

Sorry Van, missed your post yesterday. Well from what I've noted, We had the 2nd wettest Summer/year in 2012 since 1910. 2000 was the wettest with just over 54" (1.3372 mtrs). Reckon this January will be up there with the highest monthly. Over Christmas, this area (around Gatwick Airport) suffered pretty bad (called the Mole Valley). Caused by local heavy Rain, the Mole river and it's Tributaries flow north to the Thames and it just could not cope with the volumes. Flooding occurs more frequently in the South West down Neil's way, as well as Wales and the Northern Districts. East Anglia area is the driest We only get snow when the Winds are from the North or East mainly . had about 5 consecutive years of snow in England. Prior to that, none for several years. So Luck of the old Mother Nature's Draw really. Grossly unpredictable Long Range.

Looking at this pic of my 520H, I wonder if a heating pad could be applied to the side of the oil pan below the PTO: McMaster has a pad that measures 1" x 3" (http://www.mcmaster.com/#35765K265) that might fit there. Sorry, I'm not going back out to the garage to measure that area right now!!! In another life we used to use those pads to warm the engine oil tanks and gearboxes on Indycars. We used a couple of pads that were probably about 4" x5" in size. The engine itself was additionally warm with a water heater, pumping hot water through the cooling system. The heating pads did a good job of heating the oil after being plugged in for about 45 minutes.

I put the starter on yesterday and got 2 ten second cranks out of it before the separate solenoid gave up the ghost. Put a new solenoid on today and got nothing. A hot wire to the coil, and another to the starter fired it up in 3 seconds! It ran quiet and smooth on full choke, so tomorrow it will get a one wire altenator and some minimal wiring for start and run circuits to bypass everything else, and a fuel system cleaning.

Well the lake effect snowstorm is in full effect just south of buffalo and suppose to get 3 feet of snow! First time in 20 years where under a Blizzard warning. We have over 600 closings,roads close,power outages and Erie county in a state of emergency. The winds are over 60mph and tempatures wind chill is like -45. I have a long day ahead thank god I have the D-160 with snowblower and the Wheel horse 160 with Blade ready to tackle the storm. I will try to get pictures later for you guys right now I can't even see out my window! Worst part about the whole storm is I'm out of beer!

Now there is a man with a large garden, Oil running through his veins and absolutely no problem moving the heavy stuff. Welcome James. Look forward to seeing your project. Great machine.

And you didn't have a shovel in your hand.

My C-120 has got to chattering when the PTO is disengaged. Pulled the engagement lever and found the bushings lose on the shaft and lose in the hood stand. Checked the size in the hood stand some where between 9/16" and 5/8". Found some bushings at Tractor Supply 1/2" ID and 5/8" OD x 1 1/8" long. Sanded down the shaft so the bushing would slide on. Then sawed the bushing in half and sanded the ends. Had a short piece of 1/2" wood dowel in the bench that fit tight in the bushing. Drilled out the holes on the hood stand and tapped the bushings in. Put a couple drop of oil in the bushings and worked the shaft back in place. Had to hit it a couple of time with a wooden hammer to get it back in place. Had to use a 1/2" socket to adjust the clip side to get the snap ring on. Pulled the clutch idler rod and sanded it to get the bush on it, but that's a job for next year. HAPPY NEW YEAR!

I think that's a myth. I know of 6 and have seen as many in the last few years on the bay. I reckon there's a lot more hidden here and there. For such a large percentage to just crop up seems unlikely. That's not to say they aren't rare! A rumour went around for years about only 20 GT14s, but I thinks there's way more, again knowing of 10 or 15 now over the last 4 years. That's why I started the register to at least track some of the rarest models and unique ones too... We have models here the guys in the US would kill for and vice versa. Eg the 512D :)

This happened to me a lot in the past. If you get water inside the cable-like from the last washing before winter sets in, it will freeze. I tired all sorts of home remedies to prevent water intrusion, like vaseline around the end where the cable exits, etc. None of it worked. Once it was frozen I would hang a light bulb on the lowermost section of the cable, and that would usually do it, but the water would still be inside, so it refroze. Mikes' post about HEET got me to thinking, how about wrapping one of those chemical heaters you put in your boots to keep your feet warm, around the cable, I will bet that would work. My final solution was to replace the whole throttle cable in the spring and the problem never reoccurred

Just to test can i run a wire from (I) to the + lug while everythnig is connect or do i have to disconect anything.

Some pics of the old 416-8. 42 inch single stage last friday. Not the best pics..snow was 8 to 9 inches. Light fluff. Glenn PS. Had a ball to.

My 857 is in pieces for my restoration but I was able to fill my craving to do some plowing here in Southern Connecticut with my grandfather's Bolens 1225. It was pretty light and easy snow for pushing. PLowing with that makes me wanna use my 857 way more though.

Usually, it is 3rd gear that pops out like you say. Not really a hard fix and it is fixable. Could be 2 things...(1) check your shifter, set screw and lock nut...if it is sloppy, it could be not engaging the fork gear all the way. Loosen the lock nut, then bottom out the set screw, then back out the set screw 1/4 turn and then tighten the lock nut. (2) Either the cluster gear is worn where 2nd gear engages, or the 2nd/3rd fork gear is worn, or both. Need to split the trans and find replacements of one or both gears. Racinfool40 (Mike) probably has the gears you would need. Here is a good thread with pictures of putting together an 8 speed. The second link is mine with videos of a 4 speed re-do. The only basic difference between the 4 and 8 speed transmissions is the high/low gearing. Other then that, the videos will show you how to put it back together.

from what I know 99% certain they were US manufactured. IH in the UK were down the road from me in Idle, Bradford and made full size tractors. If they had done smaller, then with certainty there would be a lot more kicking around. Cubs aren't rare in the UK, but neither are they as plentiful as Wheel Horse...

Here she is Sent from my SCH-S720C using Tapatalk 2

Possible solution........ The front footrest clamp needs flipped around. The clamp bolt should be behind the footrest mounting rod.

Great Looking D! Looks like you had lots of fun out in the snow!

Maybe you can tell me, where can I find out? I personally though they where only made in the states, guess I'm wrong again, there is no tags, only numbers stamped into the casting of the chassis and gearbox, but to me they are all a puzzle of numbers I know they age, someone on Facebook helped age it, it's a 1963, but I wouldn't know where to find out if it's from Uk or USA Can anyone help? Pic soon

The 1966 706 is simply a T-706 (built in South Bend, IN, USA - for export only?) The only C-140 I have "seen" is the one belonging to the ID tag I posted above. Here's where you'll find the C-140 pics:

does anyone have pictures or model numbers? I can add them to the site...

I've got to have 30 hours of seat time this winter so far. The last few days have been crazy with the wind, snow fall and the drifting. I have to say the single stage I am using has been doing a great job. I need the extra height I can lift it because of the drifts are well over top of it. We have been getting very strong SE winds here so I can only blow going down my driveway anything else is a disaster but like MalMac says the wind will carry it a long way.

Thank you all for your votes and comments It was a fun build and even more fun to talk to people at the shows about it.

The list Vincent posted was a good find, but it is a very close match to the list Garry and others have compiled. I have been slowly compiling a list too on my site which tries to cover only the models that found their way into Europe - I've added many entries that do not show on other lists. http://wheel-horse.co.uk/models2.htm Rather foolishly I have failed to highlight which factory they were assembled in - that would have been very useful!!!

I agree Mark. I was thinking of the 1976 / 77 models and not the newer machines. The Belgium model number list that would be a real find would be one from the "old days". (at least pre-Toro)

Same as this one on a B100

I did screw up though..... the "S" could very well be an "S" for Sundstrand hydro. The Belgium-built tractor ID numbers I have seen are normally shorter (no "parts list code") - like the one on Sutty's C-140: Terry, I can't recall any missing the 01/02/91/92 on the end at all - I probably haven't paid much attention either. There are two types of Belgium ID plate though, I'm thinking the early codes from 76 - where they started to code date engine and transmission probably missed the end of due to the stamp not having enough characters. Pretty well everything from 1978 onwards from Amnor had 91 or 92 on the end. Unless any Euro guys chip in with a different story...

Wow that's some serious snow you guy's are having!! Thanks for posting the great photo's.. Out of interest, has anyone got any video footage of this snow being cleared?

Wow! Thanks for sharing the pictures. Behold...the beer run song. Warning: It's catchy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyCPhIjmk-s

I'll be using Dad's hand me down C121 w 42" plow. Weights and Chains. 36 years old and runs like A champ! I allready have dibs on His 312 Hjydro. Dad buys no parts Except from the dealer. He swears Toro/WH belts last longer. Sent from my SCH-S720C using Tapatalk 2

That is one hell of a snow removal set! That has got to throw a ton of snow. Gene- how you doing with snow up there?

I got to use a newly purchased C160 with 42" snow blower. I purchased the 77 C160 off of CL on New Years eve and it was definitely a like saver this past week. With my wife on a 414-8 with a blade and the C160, we were able to keep up with 17" of snow here in Livingston County, MI. This was my first experience with a blower and I was truly amazed. We cleared 6-7" Sunday morning; another 6" later that afternoon and than cleaned up another 4-5" on Monday morning. I doubt that we will see this again anytime soon but it is sure good to know that we can handle it again if we do.

WOW!!!!!!!!!!! great pics and thanks for sharing. Now the driveway is clear, maybe the mrs can run out for your brewskis? Glenn

I'd missed you were just south of me, dibnah is down your way too. More horses?? Tell us more, we have an annual meet in Ripon this year, you need to get entered!

I use carriage bolts, square head in the square rim holes. Hey, as mentioned above, square holes in the rims for a reason. Darn cold out there today, lucky my stallions are in the barn!

In 1977, the Chesapeake Bay froze over. Look at this picture of a tractor pulling a wagon and a sled across the frozen saltwater.

That is a solid looking tractor! Good Buy! The C160 is one of my favorites by far!

Hi Richard, On my brochure of Norlett tractors the address is Stadhampton road, Great Milton, Oxon. so it would be the same company. They marketed a wide range of grasscutting equipment, but were best known for rotovators, I bought 3 direct from them in the early 70's. In the mid 70's they moved to Dormer road, Thame. The last few models they supplied were not gold but Wheelhorse red as were all the attachments in the catalogue, the only real difference being the moulded badge on the front. Time to get Charlie on the case!

Heres a vid of the Charger 12 working her ass off last Friday in 11 below zero and 8 inches of snow…driveway is close to 1/2 mile long…

I have been looking for about a year on and off (but not seriously due to funds to purchase). Well last night I came across an ad on CL for this 1949 Chevy 3100. It is from Kansas and all original and untouched. As you can see from the pictures it needs some work but I really like the year/model and color of this one. The last time this was registered was 40 years ago (the year I was born in 1973). Someone took the time to seal off the carb and gas tank with plastic. The motor is looked up but I think it should free up with a little work. Either way I think the motor will be coming out in the spring or earlier for a refresh. I have no plans of repainting this truck. At most I will clear coat it and maybe some touch up of old pinstriping. I am really looking forward to this project. It actually looks pretty good next to my new mini barn....