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Found a surviving 1075 on Craigslist a couple weeks ago and pounced.The gentleman I purchased it from bought it in 1966.It came with a Snowblower,tiller,snow/dozen blade and a nos deck.It has the factory headlight option as well!It's so hard to believe he used this for 49 years and its still in this condition!He had the motor gone through a few years ago and the starter/generator rebuilt 4 years ago.I said I would never own another hydro but I couldn't pass this gem up!I paid a respectable price of 500 dollars for all and I'm happy to be its caretaker from here on in!The deals are out there,Be patient!

The grass is finally growing here and I had the chance to mow with my 520H for the first time. I bought this 520H last year in pretty rough condition and have been restoring it since (I use that term loosely as its not on par with many of the restorations I see here Heres some pics of the tractor and deck when I bought it And how it looks now: I honestly didn't have much hope for the deck, the metal had a few rust holes and welded plates when I bought it. However, the spindles were in good shape with no noise so I tried to salvage it. I used JB welt to patch the holes, we'll see how it holds up. The engine itself runs great, smokes a little when you throttle it up but doesn't smoke when running and doesn't seem to burn large amounts of oil so hopefully it has some good life left. I have to say that Onan and 60" deck sound pretty awesome when running. My neighbor came outside just to comment on how cool it sounded. Now I just need a new seat, but it has to earn it first

On Saturday the little Electro went to Cajun Model Fest here in Baton Rouge and did alright. After winning in its class it took "Best Auto" which is one of the top level prizes. It might be a bit of a stretch to call it an auto but I was able to enter it as an off-road vehicle which made it eligible in the Automotive category. Thanks to all the Red Square members for the enthusiastic support. It wouldn't have been such a success without you!

Had my new 1277 FEL tractor out for an oil change today.

Found this one on craiglist about an hr from me....very good price. Its a mostly complete 604. I have everything to put it back together other than a correct motor. So I will be on the hunt for one later on. Has some of the nicest wheels I've ever seen, not any rust pitting on them at all. Well here's some pictures, who likes the custom round fenders?

Nope, you made your bed now lie in it. It will be locked tho. Mike......

Koen

I disagree, I think Jason bought a nice tractor at a nice price. If he did anything else with it, that's his choice. I never hear this negative stuff posted toward others that find a great buy on a tractor. I have read in the past some of you not happy with him buying/selling, but you guys fueling the fire, then getting all wound up over it? I guess you have a right to be upset that it was listed on eBay already, but what is the the appropriate time frame from a buy to a sell ....and who is the authority on this? If I can buy one today and have it sold yesterday that is fine with me, it's no one else's business. I believe Jason is over 18 and the seller also over 18. The business Jason works for makes money, why should he not be able to do the same. I find it hard to believe that others on here would pay more then someone's asking price, let alone telling them the value and then paying them the actual value. I remember a post in '07 that an early member made on another site saying something like....."The guy I got it from just wanted to get this "old" tractor out of the garage (it's been garage kept since new too). So I kept my big mouth shut, loaded the trailer, handed him the cash and shook his hand then got out of there before he realized what he'd done. " Time and time again guys on here are complaining about finding tractors that are out there, but the owners think they are gold and too pricey. You can look right in the venders section here and see that they are bought to resell for a profit, I don't see the negative posts toward those guys. What's the big difference? Talk about taking the wind out of a guys sail. Very nice tractor Jason..... The only comment here is I am jealous I didn't find it first, but then again so are others.

Yep, where you'll find all of us waiting in the parking lot for you to arrive Chas... screaming, and pointing... "clown car's coming!"

AND next thing you know...you'll be having a shinndig ...or a hallabalu gathering or whatever you kids call it nowa days Up in the mountains... In the middle of nowhere ...drinking & talking about those thingys or who knows what... And with my luck it will probaly be just miles from me....

Just a bunch a crazy RED NECKS

YOUR ALL A BUNCH OF HOODLUMS .. running around on those thingys ,mowing & blowing snow everywhere.... And now BOMBS You all need a good tazzering .... . Mind you ..I am writing a letter to the authorities on ALL of you characters .....

What'cha gonna do when they come for you? At the top of your lungs, scream...don't taze me bro.

How do you get yours to stick to that 90 degree incline?

Hello! I joined this forum pretty recently and I'm probably not the typical forum visitor. I build scale models - usually 1/25 cars - and I've been working on an Electro 12 model. BTW, many of the model cars that I build are my favorite car and another South Bend native - Studebakers. I found this site while searching online for reference photos and manuals. It's a great place with a lot of excellent resources. Reminds me a lot of the Studebaker Drivers Club forum where the members have always been very supportive of my model building. Makes me want to have a real Wheel Horse (and a Studebaker). Anyway, this is where it all started: Probably not many people are more interested in the Wheel Horse than they are in the Indy Car but I'm building the tractor and may never build the car. The tractor in the kit appears to be Charger but after looking over this forum for a while I decided to convert it to the Charger's cousin - a 1969 Electro 12. I had already built the engine as it came in the box but I realized it wasn't correct for this tractor. This is what the first build-up looked like: So I stripped the paint off and did a conversion: The next order of business was building a mower deck since the kit didn't have one and what good is a Wheel Horse without it! I downloaded the manual for a 5-1422 (Thank you, Forum!) and started scratchbuilding. This has been a lot of fun! Here are a few shots from the build-up and the finished mower: The paint is Duplicolor Bright Red which is a GM color. I bought some IH Red at Tractor Supply but didn't really like the drying properties of the paint. The GM Red matches it very well and in fact I brushed on a little of the IH color as touch-up paint in a few spots and can't see the difference. Duplicolor is my preferred paint. It dries fast and hard. There's certainly more to come. I hope you enjoy. Most of the other major components are under construction right now and will be ready to post soon.

Today my 1981 IH Cub Cadet 582 Special was finally picked up. It was sold a year ago but the new owner never retrieved it until today. Tom Rupprecht's hitch with crane attachment for the HF crane came in handy as the Peerless 2300 transmission was locked in gear. The previous owner of my house had pushed it into the field where it was abandoned. Not wasting any time (much to my wife's chagrin!) it was off to the local tractor show where I bought this 1952 David Bradley Model 917.57560 "Super Power." It has a 2 1/4 hp Briggs model 8 engine. The first model sold with the more powerful engine, it still retained the red hood. This one runs compared to the Cub! Being from Illinois originally, I had to have a piece of Illinois history. This should be an easy restore as it is complete. Just to give a size perspective, I parked it next to the 518xi. The 16" wheels are impressive! Downside is when I go to replace the tires, they will cost three times what I paid for the Bradley. But seeing as the Cub was free and the Bradley cost the same as what I sold the Cub for, I am ahead in the game - so far.

Just picked this up yesterday from a relative. 2nd owner tractor with 1359 hours. I always liked the Suburban 400 tractors and last year I finally got a Suburban 550? and a RJ58/59. This year I got this. I see a trend. Anyways, its a real nice tractor.

The Kids had a great day yesterday a the Yorkanna Gun Clubs annual Egg Hunt.

Fenders are a bit odd bit I'm digging that wooden motor mount! Mike...........

Dang...God forbid your tractor backfires a couple times in a row the swat team will be called!!! Lol

Thank you Duke. The pics help. I'll have to get a bore gauge, borrow or buy, and check that out. I did pull the plugs and stuff a small shop rag in each hole, just to make sure both pistons were still moving, and they popped right out when I turned it over. Just a quick simple way to check the engine before I bought it. Cylinders were obviously taking on oil, and the seller was honest about oil consumption. I figured I could sort it out by winter. I paid $100 less than what was advertised, and with all of the little extras, including mailing me a new trans fan later, I think I got a good deal. Sometimes it would not start, and it was clear one of the switches was the cause, seat, PTO, etc. It was easy to solve, have to hold the PTO and listen for the click so it will start. Worn out bushings on the handle. Another $100 in small parts, missing handles, new PTO brake, gas cap, hood stop rod, etc, plus the engine parts, and it will be a great tractor. I was a little worried about purchasing it, but Red Square came through. The biggest help was how fast people replied. Thank you all! Matt

Stop resisting.

Wait a a gosh darn minute there Mr. AMC!! There is a lean-to structure on the back of your shed. That's how you fit all those goodies in there!! "Ignore the man behind the curtain" Wiz of Oz Sigh! and we thought it was magic! Dennist: looks like the Coffee mate I put into my java this a.m.!

I converted my 414-8 to a forward swept axle and gear reduction steering and put a deck on her to get it ready to mow next week...

Not for sure where this falls in topics, but look if you want to. Specialwheelhorse Jim would have taken 1st and 2nd place for show but they wouldn't vote wanting to make all feel as had best. We hope in the future more of these shows will come this way. Many good folks, food, parts, implements, and memories! I am still wondering what I'm gonna do with the plow, although have been wanting one since acquired WH in 1981 Ummm, jambalaya, sausage samich, home made ice cream and tractors! Footnote: Yes I realize this is a WH small tractor forum, but I am proud of our American mechanical engineering ingenuity. I tried to get some of those fine examples, represented pictorially here. Brings back the farm hand days.

Hello everyone, I just picked up a 1977 B100 last week from an estate. I have a feeling it was sitting for a while but at least it was in a garage when I bought it. I wouldn't say I am a vintage tractor collector but I have a fond appreciation for anything older. I feel this was an era when stuff was well built and were made to last. My father bought an 11hp 1978 Gilson brand new which I still have. It was passed onto me, I gave it to my sister to use, she got a lawn service instead so back to me. I gave it to my father in law to use a few years back since I was in an apartment and didn't need a mower. I had ambitious plans to repaint it a few years back but I honestly know I wouldn't get to it. It runs so well and it used every week, I don't want to take it apart. Now I have a home with a nice little yard I can use a rider on. I came across this thing while looking at some cars that were for sale. Next thing I know, I am making an offer on this (I don't know what it was that made me even ask) and a week later they accepted my offer on this and a 1978 F150 Ranger pick up. Since I am big on research and history (I work as a classic car broker) I tend to do this with everything I buy. I hit the internet and found this forum. It seeming to be full of knowledgeable people plus I was grateful to be able to download the B100 manuals. I have some questions on the tractor, mainly with the lift lever and how it attached to the mower deck. I don't know if its missing a bar or something in between the two for connection or what. This is all new territory for me. I am assuming the Implements and Attachments area would be best to post this question. As with most forums, I am sure you guys like to see pictures so here they are. Thank you very much for having me JT Burkard Brick, NJ

I saw that and thought it was an option. Glenn.

Got Ezra out today and lugged the chipper to my "smaller pile" of pine cones to shred. Worst year ever for pine cones on the ground. Then got the roller out and cruised for a while.

Looks like a hot rod with out the hood on. I grew up on a 604.

RMC, we are neighbors almost. I live in Stow just north of Akron. I have purchased fireworks in our great state, and they make you sign a form stating you wont set them off in Ohio. HUH! Then dont sell them in Ohio! Sent from my SCH-S720C using Tapatalk 2

Yeah, a great day for an egg hunt. We make a mean doggy also. The one grandson went for quantity, he got 58. The other one went for Quality. He was looking for the egg marked " grand prize" and ended up with six. There were only six kids in their 9-12 age group, so after the hunt they shared eggs with the younger kids and a few kids that showed up late.

first pic shows the 416 (p216) engine harness, second shows the 520 (p220), the only differences i see is on the 416 9 pin the tach and cylinder temp wires aren't connected to anything. the best thing i would suggest is since you have both harnesses compare them. get the plugs oriented the same way (some of the pin holders on the connector are round and some have flat spots to key the plug a certain way) and see if they are the same........

Dittos Duke. Though my journey with the horses is not nearly as long and extensive as some, I find that when my interest starts to wane, I think about the great WHCC show in June. That short little weekend, and the few short spring months leading up to it is like a shot of adrenalin. Only 2 months, 6 days to go.

I dethatched, Swept, and overseeded the yard with the 704 and I think I managed to kill the fuel pump yesterday. Had to push er in. Will be rolling with Ezra today.

Looks like a good time was had by everyone!

Nice tractor and a great deal!

You can thank all the hysteria on the news outlets. They drum up and sensationalize every little thing nowadays that everyone is paranoid and on edge. You have talk radio with the us vs. them theme all the time ect. Someone complains about a gun shot sound and it's a mass shooting in everyone's eyes and the cops have to respond accordingly. I live in a small town. We had what was considered a small gang war going on between my neighbors kids and some kids from a nearby small city. 2:00 am out side of my house they are fighting. I get outside not knowing what's going on but My light scared them off. Next night I hear a BOOM and wake up. sounds like a gunshot and I see cars speeding off. I call 911 and tell them I think I heard a gunshot. I had 10 police cars there in a min.Turned out someone from the city came and destroyed the neighbors car windshield with an ax and a brick

Wow! Very nice to say the least. Drop off all in Montrose and I'll pickup the whole shebang!

Yep...got to be a stuck float....forgot to tell you that I put a new elec fuel pump on it....(price would have gone up if I had remember that..lol) Todays fuel is all crappy stuff....when you take the top off of the carb you will see what ethanol does....grows GREEN mold on everything! Think you will like the 416 when you get all the bugs worked out.....you can tell the PO had never heard of "PM" PS....remember to bring a bigger trailer the next time you come visit the Horse Barn!!!

Ed. Nice find you lucky dog. Thanks for the pics and best of luck. Glenn

You may be in luck for parts http://www.outdoordistributors.com/dana-foote/dana-foote_search.html Here is an illustrated parts list from that site http://www.wheelhorseforum.com/files/file/3517-transmission-gear-foote-6-speed-4000-iplpdf/ Garry

Five or six years ago our oldest daughter called me up saying a neighbor had a a lawn tractor for sale. I ask her what kind, she said she didn't know but it was red in color and there were items to go with it. I said I'd be in there in shortly. I didn't even get to her house when I saw a red Wheel Horse sitting in the neighbor's yard with a for sale sign on it. I'd seen the Wheel Horse there many times before with an older gentleman mowing the grass I picked up my daughter and went back to the neighbor's place. A knock on the door followed by a nice young fellow coming out on the porch. He and his wife had just bought the place, the previous owner, the elderly gentleman had passed away. I asked about the Wheel Horse. Turns out is was a C-145 Automatic of 1983 vintage. The young man was wanting to sell it, saying the battery was always dead when he tried to use it. I asked the price, he said $150 and everything went with it. The "everything" turned out to be a 42" deck, a like new snow thrower and a hard to find Wheel Horse winter cab. I forked over the cash immediately then made arrangements for a buddy with a trailer to pick up the C-145. The Horse arrived at my place the next day. I jumped started it and it ran fairly well. Long story short, I swapped out the voltage regulator, rebuilt the carburetor and replace the rubber hood hold downs. Also changed all fluids and the transmission filter. My daughter used it for a couple of years then left it set in her garage. She's buying a new mower. I picked up the C-145 a few days ago then changed the oil, put on a new front tire and deck drive belt. With some good gas in its tank and a quick priming of the fuel pump, the K321 Kohler fired right up. Next up will be a transmission fluid change and some engine tune-up work. After that it will be my back-up mower in the summer and my prime snow removal tractor in the winter. The classic Wheel Horse tractors are great pieces of equipment.

Neil, I am sorry that I missed you today (Saturday). My Mom called just a few minutes before I was going to call you. She went into the hospital yesterday for a new battery in the old pace maker, and she called me to bring her home just before the call. She is OK, but her timing sucks. I'll try to call you tomorrow.

Don't want to rile up the old guy by changing it's name. He might come after me with his Shooting iron ! He named it after the secretary of transportation under Eisenhower. What were you then, a teenager? He also named his motor home Irma! I think I got his entire life story in a half hour! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

This guy had everything . He even remembered what he had for dinner the day he got it.

Do you need the whole band or just the lining? The band is available from Toro, part number 9593, for about $68.00 plus shipping.. Linings are available from Dave's Tractor World in Gardners, PA. His eBay name is wheelhorseplethora, and he has a replacement lining for $20.00 delivered.

The tractor is starting to come together now. I had to build a few items that weren't in the kit like a taillight, lift valve, lift cylinder and neutral pedal. Oh, and a fuel filter, too. This is it on the tip of a toothpick. Detailing the battery always adds some extra visual interest. That's the kind of thing that helps make a model look real. I took a little liberty with the transaxle and painted it aluminum. I thought that would also give some visual interest - sort of an eye catcher - but I'm not really happy with it. Before everything is done it will end up being red! Now, this next part was fun to do. Wheel covers are an essential part of an Electro and I had an idea to make them out of a soft drink lid using a hollow punch. It worked like a charm! The horse decals didn't want to snug down on the shiny Alclad painted finish and a couple of them had to be redone but in the end they came out okay. After a little bit of paint, she was up on all fours and ready for some test fitting and even some assembly. I had already painted the fender unit but during test fit I realized that it needed a cutout for the hydraulic hoses. Now it's waiting to get repainted. The weather the last few days has been very rainy and I don't want to paint the "shiny bits" until the humidity goes down. That really affects the finish. In the meantime, it's starting to sprout wires and hoses and this is how it sits for the time being. Hope to make more progress soon but right now I need to check a weather forecast!

My primary plow tractor is Sundstrand Electro 12. She has the limited slip differential and she is a beast. The black iron wheel weights are 69 lbs each, and I have another 60 on the draw bar (front wheel weight from a Case VAC tractor). I don't have really steep hils but she is a worker.

My story started 5 years ago when I got married. My husband needed something to mow the lawn and he went looking for a tractor. he knew he wanted a wheelhorse since he had mowed with a 68 lawn ranger growing up. (me personally grew up with craftsmans and my father had 2 in my lifetime). Little did I know that one tractor would start it all for us. we got a 657 off of craigslist, and Jim used it to mow the lawn, and then he picked up a Raider 12 at an auction. Well he decided that I needed to learn and stuck me on the 657. I had so much fun I "claimed" that tractor, and after that it was all down hill. I have to put in too that although I love the Wheelhorses, I have found that the tractor folk are so much nicer than some of the circles that I have hung out with (have a classic car and everything has been a my car is better than your car because I have a bigger wallet). I think more than anything that is what has me so addicted to this hobby, that and my favorite color is red . Thank you so much for all of the other stories, I think that tractors are in our blood, especially wheelhorses since blood is red and so are they!!

Why do I collect Wheel Horses? Because I am a collector and appreciate quality! When I bought my house I knew a garden tractor would be a nessary tool and a quality garden tractor could be found. Being a diesel technician I know machines must be built well to last and I am cheap so buying repair parts is not part of my creed. A trip was made to a local Wheel Horse dealers "back lot" and a old round Lawn Ranger with mower deck, snow plow and tire chains was discovered. It was amazing that a tractor so small would have a cast iron front axle and transmission. The dealers mechaninc told me the Lawn Ranger did run and was used to plow the dealerships driveway in the winter. After shelling out $200 the Lawn Ranger was on it's way to a new home. Now I have been tought by my father to restore things, he once said "Anybody can have some thing new but if you have restored a old peiece then you will be the only one with one". I located a dealer up near my in-laws and stared to purchase parts to restore the Lawn Ranger, another place I looked for N.O.S. parts was right though the Wheel Horse company of which I still have those connections today! These connections gave me dealers phone numbers that might be able to help me locate parts for the Lawn Ranger (this was before the internet). At the dealer near my in-laws a second Lawn Ranger was found in the "junk yard", this rusty Lawn Ranger was purchased and became the Mighty Lawn Ranger Six Speed! The quality in these small tractors was just astounding and would do any task that was they were asked to do. At this point the collector in me came out and any thing I could find that was Wheel Horse was soon in my hands. This picture is titled "Some of the Stuff" Wild Bill in Richmond, Va.