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I must have an severe addiction Gotta stop adopting these poor unwanted little horses. This makes three ....THIS WEEK ! I hope Mrs. K was napping when I pulled in this morning.

okay little background first, all summer me and my son have been hearing all summer long that cub cadets are just better. We would just smile and say we have a thing for our horses plain and simple. Well the county fair always hold tractor pulls, so we thought well lets give it a shot. Me and my son went out grabed the b-80 threw some weight on her and met the neighbors at the fair for my boys first pull, well at the weigh in turned out I was about 100lbs shy and my tires well regular old ags, nothing special. The cub was up first and me n my boy watched her go we looked at each other and said "crap were in WAY over our heads" Next up was the boy , so I told him just give her all shes got and we shall see. That darned thing chugged down the tract as if out for a sunday drive, listning to the loud speaker we hear it WE beat the cub by 3 feet and place 3rd in his class at 165FT. My boys first trophy! We can now spend the rest of summer with our horses, not hearing about our belt drive "its been really quiet" I know this probably should be in pullers, but thought everyone would get a kick out of it "weve all had the cub horse debate" Thing is equal power, both twelves just us with a 100 less pounds , a LOT less money into it "nothing" and she brougt him home a trophy. I told my boy dont say anything to them about it just say good job, put the trophy up and we will let it go, enough has been said.

Well, found round hood, finally. It's supposed to be a 1960 Suburban and as far as I can tell that appears to be the case, no numbers I can find. It looks pretty good but needs to be completely restored except for the engine. The tranny leaks from both axles as does the brake shaft, paint is gas soluble, probably Krylon, clutch is completely inoperable but repairable, loose steering, cable linkages missing, left foot rest missing, rear tires are shot... etc.. Lots of work ahead but thought this would be a great winter project. Here are a few pics for your viewing pleasure, BTW, the wife tells me I'm on "lock down"

Just hide them for awhile she will never notice

Nope you didn't miss it Chuck. I received the art work this morning and will be starting a separate thread here soon for ordering details. Here is what the designs are.....I believe I will be going with the one on the right. If you also notice we are going with red shirts this year!

on this side of the pond they have show for them Koen

My husband passed away 4 years ago and I have a Wheel Horse in the garage. Problem is I know nothing about it. It does have a snow plow attachment. I hate seeing it just sit there. I was wondering if anyone could give my some information on it if I post pictures. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I live in Indiana. Thanks so much...Kim

You've been watching me!! As part of my retired wifely duties I was doing that today.

Isn't that what is all about... our native American history? It's our "hot topic" everyday here.

Boy it must be a slow day when the hot topic on is ...... Hooked on Phonics & Native American History ....

Don't stop now! You haven't lived until you've brought home 9 at once, I know. 5 followed me home last Sunday too.

No worries there, just look at all that garage space.

I don't have a Wrangler, I've got a "real" Jeep, a '79 CJ-5! To be a real Jeep, it must have round headlights and leaf springs C-85

Ive got a 12 inch and an 8 inch moldboard plow. Had a 10 inch and sold it. The 12 inch plow - by far (for me) gives the best results. However it is HEAVY and is a hard pull. I now use it with my 520H with rear weights and ag tires. The foot control kit from Matt and the hydro steering makes for a nice plow tractor. The 12 inch clevis hitch Brinly plows are hard to find. If you think you might get a larger Wheelhorse, I'd buy it while I could. Here is a pic of some plowing with the 12 inch moldboard last Spring

Nice 60 suburban,,, my motto is "Happy wife happy Life" thanks for sharing...

You guys are terrible. When a person becomes addicted you are supposed to encourage them to stay them away from temptation. You remember the part that says "And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil."

Nice looking burban. When your wife tells you these things.....you're on the right track.

Hello all, I'm new to this forum, but definitely not new to wheel horse. I still have a 1975 B 80 that my dad bought new in 76'. 02' DL never finished

K guys its time to order tires for the 416 Im building my Dad. I would like to go taller but not necessarily wider as I would need to do 520 wheels then. How big can I go in the front and back without hitting the fender or rubbing the 48" mower deck when turning? The reason Im going bigger is my Dad likes his grass high and even cutting with the deck up with the factory tires I only used to get 3 1/2 to 3 3/4 inches with this tractor/mower combo. I think the hydraulic lift has something to do with that. His lawn is religiously cut at 4 or 4 1/4 in the summer. Thanks for any suggestions...oh and also it will be turfs all around no ags or tri ribs for him

We had this pedal cart laying around that spent a few years sitting in the woods before we got it. The kids used it for a few years and the steering finally gave up the ghost after being fixed a few times so it sat for a while. I was about to cut it apart and haul it to the scrap metal dumpster at work when I had a vision. With the sawzall already in hand I started cutting. Next thing you know the welder came out. Cut down the length and made it so it can be taken apart for transport. Had to cut down the front sides so it doesn't hit the tractors rear tires when turning. That was two weeks ago. I started vacation Monday and since it was nice got to painting it. I think it came out pretty good for something I didn't pay a dime for and was on it's way to the scrap yard. Now I'm contimplating making a removable rear shelf for hauling any treasures I may find at the shows etc. Here's how it started life: And Now!

Well boys and girls guys and gals, it is approximately 2 months and counting until the Big Ten season starts up. It was a long hard winter and I have as well as others have been waiting for the this time to arrive. This year we have two new teams added to the Big Ten with Maryland and Rutgers joing the group. The leaders and legends divisions are history, only lasted two years. We now have the east and west divisions. East is as follows Ind, Maryland, Mich, Mich State, Ohio State, Penn State and Rutgers. The West is as follows Ill, IOWA, Minn, Neb, Northwestern, Purdue and Wisconsin. FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT for IOWA!!! Duke I can call and sing it to you ol' buddy!!!

Well, you know I had to buy his old snow blower while I was in the neighborhood. And 5 more horses and some plows and other things. What can I say, the truck and trailer was empty and you know you can't go home empty.

KM, Thanks for your help. I'll take another look at it in the morning. I appreciate you sharing your experience. best, dwc

I am originally from Jersey. Jerseyhawg Glenn and I and my little phillie went out for lunch last Friday, it was an awesome time.

I wish I had thought earlier but I was actually in Baltimore last Sunday around lunch time on the way home from the Jersey haul!

Stop on by Gino. I will whip up something and we wiil have a binge of one kind or another.

It's up to Kim and my little phillies pocketbook but she has just authorized a trip if she can afford it. This tractor would be all hers to tow her Wheel Horse wagon with and take care of the landscaping. I'll furnish the gas, food and the truck.

I keep a pot of Pasta Fazul ready at all times. They can smell it 50 miles away.

Looks pretty cut up and modified. My guess is that it was once a Charger 12. The way it's been butchered, I would say that it would definately be a "challenge".

Oh!!! Now I get it. That emoticon is someone putting out another Tecky fire.

So i went and picked up dads 551 and got it going and put a deck we got off ebay for 50$ its not much to look at but it cuts grass and runs good

Thanks. It's a fun project that almost keeps me out of trouble. From the pictures your hood looks to be in great shape. I've discovered that mine needs more than I thought. I should have pics this weekend when I attack it getting it ready for repair. One of the funnest parts is talking to and meeting some the great folks here. I'm planning on meeting 19richie66 Monday. He's got the tools and know how to fix the holes, straps and cracks properly. It should be a fun day and educational as well. I came pretty close to you a couple times when visited the kids close to South Bend a week ago.

Did I ever mention what SQUONK says makes sense!

Well I've done a little more to the 56'. I am looking for a fuel tank for an rj. Pulled the plug to check for spark and everything is good. Talked with Clay and he confirmed the motor #'s for me. Need to finish the cleanup, find a tank and should be a runner. Good compression. Vin, this one is setup like the way that you show it. That and I guess I've got some leakage to clean also

Some calender material...that last pict is.

Nice score, looks to be a great foundation to start a restoration with. My wife had a pretty good idea of what she was getting herself into when we got married back in 1992, I even warned her I didn't plan on changing my ways too much. I was originally in the muscle car hobby and blew thru thousands each year on my cars. In comparison these little red tractors and my boat and outboard hobby are much cheaper on the pocket book. The trick is finding a happy balance of time spent on my hobbies and time spent of the honey do list.... I think I got it figured out, 70/30 seems to keep her happy.... Life is good.

Congrats, nice tractor!

...and typically you'll find them black from the factory.

On my C-160

Looks like a nice tractor. Thanks for the photos.

I'd volunteer but it's tough to find a good macro lense for my camera.

The 312A is mine, and it is a real nice tractor, and the deck works off of the right side manual clutch and the pump works off the left side of the motor, and no it is not hard to get on and off of this tractor, and the pump is very strong, I put 26 12X12 fluid filled on the rear yesterday and it also has a forked bucket, I mounted the loader close to the rear tires so that when you raise the buck it puts the wt. towards the rear. the pump runs all the time and the deck only when you want it to. and the loader comes off in 5 min. or less. And as for the spindles, they are stock 3/4 in. but I have build many loaders and mounted many factory loaders on wheel horse's, and they only ones I ever had problems with the spindles were the D series with 3/4 in spindles.[ and that the design and wt. of the front of the rig] and yes I had a D250 with a home made loader, I'll try to post some pictures of all the Horse that I have had. And this one has hauled many full bucket loads of dirt from our town dirt pile to my home and it's 1 mile. with no problems at all.

Here's mine

Yes the tractor did come from Charles. He is a great guy. He went to one of the Carolina's to visit his Aunt and dropped it off on his way. My neighbor and I waited for him and unloaded it. The previous owner went at it with a pair of dikes and removed all the gauges by simply cutting the wires. It will need a complete wire harness which if will have to reconstruct. Wish I had an old one to use as a guide. All the gauges and parts came with the tractor and it had less than 350 hours on it. Metal is very clean. I pulled the air cleaner and the plugs. What I found was it looks like water got into the carb throat. You can see the stains on the choke which is closed. The choke cable is frozen also. As soon as I put the engine back in my 416H I will pull this one and check it out. I caught myself up on the net this morning of course checking out any Wheel Horses in my area. What is the matter with me. I have more on my plate than I can finish in my lifetime. Sick.

Pronounced 'em DOA at Squonks house.

I've been following this with interest because it seems that the proper amount has always been a bit in question. Here's my uneducated . Through the years I've never felt that filling the transmission just to the overflow point was quite enough. Not that I'm second guessing the manufacturer but it just didn't 'feel' right to me. Add to that the confusion in what they recommend. I agree that it's somewhat of a 'splash' system but I wonder just how much gets tossed up given the relatively low RPM of the gears and the viscosity of the lube. Maybe a better word would be 'sling'. I believe a good deal of the lubrication also comes from the lube riding the gear teeth, etc. up and then flowing back down. The only transmissions I filled to the recommended level was those with a dipstick. The rest I used 3 pints. Maybe overfilled?? Possibly but, as mentioned, it's not like a motor and foaming won't be a problem. I wish now that I would have completely drained a dipstick equipped transmission and checked just how much it took to get to the fill mark. In any case the exact level isn't as critical as a motor.

I'm up for that trip John...it might be a long ride home for you though.

Yes there is no shifter boot at all and water must have gone throug from there. I remember my grand-father use to fill up that boot with grease just to make sure water would not get in the transmission. Was messy but effective!

I bought lots of stuff but the bigger items are pictured. 1984 C195 from Jordan, a very clean original 1957 RJ35 to complete the missing year/model in my collection, a nice K91 that runs mint, and a original Ride Away Sr snow plow with original rear chains. Not pictured are many items like 7 seat covers (4 from Mrs. Buckrancher, one from Fun Engineer and 3 originals, a 1959 RJ that I bought and sold after I got the "planter" and rear seat bracket off it that I wanted, and a bunch of other smalls that really added up... This was another great show and I had a blast as usual. My regret is not having enough time to spend talking to all the members here.

We all know how light in the loafers round hoods are in the front.Using the back blade on my 704 created some interesting wheelies. I thought about a tombstone. They are real cool but cheap that I am I wanted something different and more practical. I can use suitcase weights on my C-160 and Power King as well. Bracket in primer. I'm using the front quick hitch holes so i put in a spacer for the front holes in the bracket. I liked it so much mocked up I made one for the 160. A bit different so it will come off easy for mowing. Bracket on the 704 Finished Bracket also doubles as a handy place for my I.D. tag