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I have just about completed my 854 project and it looks good, in fact my wife stated this morning that she wants her own Wheel horse. She has been very supportive of this project so why not restore one for her. We got hooked on antique engine and tractor shows this year and love it. All I need to do is find a 1965 or earlier that needs a good home. We love this hobby.

Working with fiberglass is over rated... if you can machine a stainless tractor you can mix epoxy and watch it cure... Hell I used a trash bag as a release agent. There is not one hint of filler on this hood, just a coat of primer surfacer, base coat red and unwet sanded or buffed clear.

MY STEERING WHEEL IS GARBAGE The original wheel is made by a company called SHELLER after some searching on the net I found one I could use as a replacement also made by sheller with a slight difference the new one is for a 3/4" tapered spline shaft and the original is for a 3/4" tapered key shaft found this NOS military surplus wheel on E-Bay vintage WW2 looks to be a exact match to the original First thing I did was use a tapered 3/4" pipe tap reamer to remove the splines then I made a small fixture and tapered broach guide for a 3/16" broach to cut a new key way the small alum fixture is to hold the wheel at the correct angle so the broach is straight up and down after cutting Brian

After reading Firpo701's thread, I decided to describe my recent experience with modern medical science. I was at the Doc's for the 6 month visit necessary to get my med scrips renewed (you all know the deal) and after listening to my heart, the nurse asked me if I ever been told that I had an irregular heartbeat. Well, as it turns out, I had atrial flutter, where the upper chambers of the heart beat irregularly. I was referred to the cardiologist, who told me he was handing me off to one of the "electricians" on staff. This man was in Maui on vacation, and had to wait a week for him to return. The first cardiologist, a "plumber" was concerned enough to call the Doc on vacation to give him a heads up. After pre admission testing and copays being paid, I found myself in the Levinson Heart Hospital at the Chippenham campus of Chippenham Johnston Willis Hospitals yesterday, being prepped for a esophageal echocardiogam (to check for clots in the atrial chambers) and a cardiac ablation procedure. The cardiologist uses a catheter to make scar tissue so the bad circuit is broken. All was a success, thank God, and I am home resting for a week. The only symptom I had was shortness of breath, and inability to carry a heavy load for long. I blamed it on being old, but by ignoring it, I had set myself up for a blood clot in my heart and a stroke or worse. Now I am wondering if the shock I got from an improper wire connection on a strobe power supply (that almost threw me out of the trunk of a police car) had anything to do with the bad circuit in my heart. As Firpo701 said, DON'T ignore things that don't seem right in your body. They don't always fix themselves!

THIS IS SO CLEVER...JUST THINK, A WHOLE NEW ART FORM !! -----

I just picked this tiller up and it seems to have the wrong engine on it compared to any other pictures I can find. The engine is mounted to a thick aluminum plate which is then mounted to the frame. The way the engine plate is mounted seems professional, possibly original. Engine is a cast iron Techumseh/Lauson 8HP. Any information on what I have here would be greatly appreciated.

Do a search on here. Much has been posted on the subject in the past couple of years. I can give you all the paint numbers for what I use at work, but unless you have access to buying powder from the big suppliers such as PPG or have a contact, the info will be useless. As far as colors go, I use Case IH Red (now called AG RED UD Polyester) for the red, some form of medium gloss black from either case ih (MS45 black UD polyester) or john deere (F9TR) The older off white I use is 'oyster white' which is an RAL 1013. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

BAD BOYS !! BAD BOYS!! Whatca gonna do when they come for you!

What a great score Brian! As for working with fibergalss... there is this idiot I know who made one from scratch for an RJ. I beleive he even has another one in the works...

A few more pics from my overloaded Wheel Horse gallery! 1958 Wheel Horse RJ with a Parker lawn Sweeper 1967 Lawn Ranger, L-157 with Wheel Horse dump cart 1978 C-121 with Wheel Horse Tiller 1963 Wheel Horse 633

I'm new to red square wanted to post my first resto projects 64 1054 and a 68 lawn ranger already got a ton of great info from this forum

Ok guys. Me and the brother just picked it up. The 50 dollar wheel horse. The owner let me have it for 40 dollars. 10 bucks off. At least it was saved from the scrap heap. AND only about 3 miles from my home. Glenn

Ive gotten some decks that looked worse than that and mowed nice and quiet one thing I've learned about these horses you can't judge a book buy its cover

All jacked up... as usual.

...and not a day over 62.

Guys came over today and started to install sliding doors and hardware.

Gerry - you may want to keep an eye on your wife wondering off to far, or for very long! She may get Horse knapped by someone looking for an individual to care for their horses!

Consider this thread Hijacked..

Save me some brownies! Don't let Jim eat all of them, it must have been one heck of a brownie the way those picks look, surprised you didn't eat the whole pan!

Today's word is eight! Please use eight in a sentence. " I watched her eat 2 hot dogs, and then she eight a bag of potato chips!"

One ah,ah,ah Two ah,ah,ah Three ah,ah,ah He is always watching Glenn! Careful what you ask for!!

I would say that Terry's decals are in many ways superior to the originals. But we also do have better materials today then they did back then.

I've got two and neither one of them run.

I think Martin works for a powder coat co. He does some really nice stuff.

Martin is the man for this question. Im pretty sure all of his tractors get powder coated!

I really need to find the aisle you are shopping on!

Surprised that no other damage happened considering the picture. I agree and good call on replacing all of them while it's apart. I'm sure others would help you out,..but everyone up your way is over @ Steve's building a barn.

There is a lot of awesome tractors on here so I'm not sure my black horse will make the cut but I'm going to try. So here's my '87 414-8 In order from beginning until now.

Here is one that I took a while back. I don't own one of the tractors anymore but I think that it is still a neat looking picture

Not sure it's calender worthy but here are a couple of pic that I took over the weekend with my senior in background , the rainbow appeared for just a couple of minutes & may never appear here again. .

My daughters 2000 jeep has 230,000 on it. No smoke but does leak oil. It has a leaking valve cover and hopefully thats the last I have to do to it for a while. I just put a fuel pump in it, radiator, hi flo water pump I had left from mine I never used, and a crank sensor, oh and a new coil pack, ecm, injector o-rings and fuel rail supply pipe, belt, headliner. Lol. Not much left to replace. She went to a friends to stay for a week and was supposed to leave her jeep at home so i could do the valve cover gasket but no..... She left it at her friends in thier barn. Rat decided to chew on her wiring harness at the #4 injector. Wires touched when she got back and drove it home. Shorted the ecm injector driver for that cylinder. Bought one used that was plug and play, HA HA. She has the security key option. Put old ecm back into the jeep and off to the dealer we go. $142 later it was programmed. While it was sitting in the mechanics bay(which was a friend of mine), the coil pack shorted. Off to napa for a coil I could afford. Drives it for a week and dies in school parking lot. Replaced the crank sensor while all her friends watch. 3 days later it starts leaking at the radiator tank seam. New radiator in and 2 days later, stalls at the gas station. I get it going and drive it home. Shuts off twice. Get it going and haul butt down the road and the hood flies up. Bends the bottom edge. But I did find the missing plastic piece for the injector wires i was looking for. It was jammed in the bottom of the hood lip. They are both black so you couldnt see it. Stalls 1/2 mile from the house and wouldnt do nothing. Towed it home with the C-81. Fought it for three days. Found a broken wire going to the coil pack behind the head. And I wonder why I dont get any tractor stuff done?

Yes. If that happens, he'll mess up my new diet!

I can't help it Sandra looks like she's a minor Nick.

I buy International Harvester Red from Columbia Coatings in Tennessee. This is a good match and I normally buy 5lbs or 10lbs at a time. And as Martin said RAL 1013 for the white, they also have it.

Here's mine, a couple more wreck resurrections from the darkest depths of Europe-

I installed the typical Cub Cadet muffler on my 857 but what is different is how I supported it. Instead of a 1" 90, I used a tee that is 1" x 1" x 1/2". Then I screwed in a 1/2" plug and taped a 3/8" hole in it so I could add 2 flat iron braces that go from the bottom of the tee to 2 exsiting 3/8" threaded holes in the block. I also like to cover the black pipe with chrome pipe that is used for kitchen and bathroom sink drains.

...and that's why I ended up with the 953! Lol! :-)

Thanks for info, when I tested it sat. I could not beleve how nice it cut. Now with the repaires I really cant wait to try it out. I run a TORO 255 z master w 72" deck for my main cutter and love it, but think the 520 will be a nice backup. And after my wife saw how it cut and that it was hydro she immediately clamed it as HERS!!!!

I thought that the gas went in that hole, and the oil went in the big container at the top of the mower. Don't engines burn more oil than gas? Rob

There are a couple really scary games this week....... Iowa at Minn..... This is a bad recipe for Iowa... Why? They just came off a HUGE win. Coach needs to get them settled down again for a very tough game against a WELL rested Minnesota. Both teams are 6-2 in the conference. Minnesota has nothing to lose and EVERYTHING to win if they win out the season. You are talking a very nice bowl game if Minnesota wins out. Granted, I do not see it happening after the Iowa game since they draw back to bakc games with OSU and Nebraska. But this team is hungry for some respcet in the B1G Conference. It's a little early for me to make a solid pick, but right now I am leaning in favor of Iowa. Next up Michigan at Northwestern....... Well, let's see, Northwestern just came off of the worst beating they have seen this year. Beating, more like a royal a$$ whooping! They are due for a BIG win. Especially with the talent that they do have. They just have not been able to hit on all cylinders. Which brings me to Michigan..... Desperation is setting in for the Wolverines. They had an ok game against Indiana. Indiana has lost its 2 top QB's now to injuries... So no real sense of who is leading the offense. To say Michigan has it together now for the rest of the season, no way... Currently Northwestern is getting my early vote, but practice time, will tell the tale of who is getting my final vote come Friday. Finally..... OSU vs. MSU..... This is the matchup of the season for the B1G Conference..... Both teams have not looked back since their early loss in the season. OSU did avoid upset at PSU with a double OT victory.... Don't even say anything about the calls... It is over and done. PSU stadium is comparable to OSU stadium for the visiting team. Not to mention the PSU defense is still ranked in the top 10. Very impressive..... MSU did not really take care of business on their last game. Only scoring 35 points and allowing Michigan to score 11.... I realize this is a state rivalry that is almost as impressive as Michigan vs. OSU..... MSU should have been able to add more points than that to the boards. They did not capitalize on some turn overs and had a couple opportunities to convert 3rd downs, and should have, but did not.... MSU is coming off a rested week, OSU is hitting on all cylinders, and this is going to be a VERY tough pick.... Just my thoughts on this weeks games... It is clear about 1 thing. There is NOTHING CLEAR WITH THE B1G CONFERENCE this year!

Had some more help today and was able to get the upper deck railing built and the remainder of the back siding done. Thanks again Fireman and Cousin Timbo !!

Awesome pics, I missed out last year.... Here's a few of mine.

awesome Martin, thanks for filling those big shoes! here's a few pics of mine as i got it nearly finished Koen

Seems I had some problems last year with the snow pushing the blade in the opposite direction that I was steering, maybe this will help... Old angle iron from garage door tracks, cut, weld, measure. $1.38 a piece for blocks, 105 lbs. of weight. Still have clearance for blade, but do have to remove 2 blocks to check oil... These will definitely help keep front end down when pulling a Brinly 10" plow as well.

A couple of mine here...

When I was gardening up north I would plant buckwheat in any area where the crops were done. If there was still enough time before frost it would rapidly grow to about 2' high and was dense. It looked like it would be a tangled mess in the tiller tines but it wasn't. The stalks are very tender and till in great providing a lot of goodies to the soil. In the spring before I planted I would broadcast buckwheat over the entire plot. It usually wouldn't have time to reach maturity before I tilled it in to plant the crops.

A little more done this afternoon .... removed fenders and washed. I really think the belt is toooooo long. But the spring on the tension pulley is wrong too. And the holes for the shafts are worn ... really big! And there's only 2 bolts attaching the transaxle to the frame. 2 bolts must have been too difficult for someone to put in. Here's pics...... TOTAL investment so far $20.00