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I wanted to stack my 854 ever since I restored it, so I did. Here are photos of this bad boy and some of the support bracket I made.

Something cool for your shop door if you guys wanna do it. How about a glass etched logo? Yeah I know, we changed the waiting area colors and haven't painted the door yet... I had a minute early this morning so I fired up the decal cutter. Not really, just a decal with etched glass vinyl, but it looks real.

Hot on the back of my diy tacho I made last year, I finally bought some cheap $10 parts from china and did a quick mod... Firstly a few stickers to cover the cheap white faces on the dials Which gave me these for bendy, shame I could get the tacho in black bezel... Might have to spray it....

Transmissions are like a box of chocolates, you just never know what is inside until you open one up. The world according to Stevasaurus.

All I have to throw are monkeys, but they are known to throw a few things as well!

There are collectors and then there are hoarders. Hoarders can't let things go. I knew a great older fellow I had the privilege to know and work with. A millionaire who would wear bibs and crap-kickers that enjoyed going to auctions and buying things. He had three Gravely Walk-Behinds and a bunch of attachments for them. They sat outside in the rain. Year after year. Season after season. I begged him to sell me just one so I could mow my steep side hills safely but the answer was always no. He just couldn't part with the stuff. None of it. It all rotted in the fence rows. Everything from an old Packard automobile to an old REO truck, farm tractors and farm implements, a neat old Autocar semi and a Mercedes sedan and bin after bin of stainless, brass and copper fixtures, appliances, tools, etc were sold as scrap by the family after his passing. Oh and those shows are heavily scripted. Still is neat to see what Americans have stashed away on their properties. I watched it last night. I'm sure the show's staff look at what collectors collect and if there is any fringe collectible that they can somehow drop some historical facts about. Look for more Garden Tractor "purchases" once or twice a season for IH, JD and Simplicity. Maybe a Sears also. MTV was a music channel! Comedy Central isn't funny anymore! National Geographic is all over the place and Godawful bad and the History Channel is now.................history!

It means that is life. Sandra likes the new one better and it was hers so... Gotta keep her happy. No Craig I'm not a flipper. Buying most of them and restoring them, mechanically fixing them, sandblasting, painting them and putting new decals etc, on them to keep them alive I think is the most honorable thing I can do in the name of the . I also warranty them. Also, in case everyone forgot, I had 1 horse about 5 months ago. I now have over 100 tractors and attachments and am in the middle of working on buying 25 more pieces this week alone. Picked up 5 last Sat with the opportunity to buy 15 more tractors plus attachments. That's 20 tractors alone in 1 day.

WHkid I think its great you want to work on a 30+ year old garden tractor and want to make it right but also want to make to personal. I to was asking myself that exact question when I picked up a '64 654 with the wrong motor, seat, and no hood. The more I studied the pics of the other guys tractors of the same model there were many differences and not all were factory options. My earliest memory as a kid was playing on my dads round fender craftsman tractor which had a steel seat, so when I saw the 654 had round fenders I just had to find a steel seat. and with the wrong motor and hood that needs some holes welded in its not going to be OEM ... but it WILL be MINE!! And the joy of knowing I have rescued a great tractor from the junk is a great feeling. Not to mention the memorys I hope to be making for my son. So good luck and have fun with your New WH tractor!! Dont forget the pics!!

Some of my babies are gone... I will miss them dearly but they are all going to fantastic homes, some of them I will get to see when I'm out and about. I haven't put them on the board because I want to cover my local area in red first and enjoy actually seeing my babies still working, and also being the one who works on them if they need it. 3 of them left so far this week and prospects for 3 more this week. The little 68 Lawn Ranger was Sandra's tractor that she's replacing with the 64 Lawn Ranger. The 68 we sold still had the dealer sticker on it and still had nubs on the original rear tires that said Wheel horse on them, the fronts just had the nubs wore off but looked new and said Wheel Horse also. That tractor hadn't been used hardly at all since new.

Here's how I installed the defroster in my new cab. Sent from my tractor seat.

Well, this is a tough one. Even being an Irish fan I have no issues with any of the Big 10 teams. I have forgiven Northwestern Steve , just don't let it happen again! With family in Wisconsin that gives them an edge in my heart. But I've always liked Ohio State too. Now, there's one thing I don't like about OSU and that would be their coach. Sorry OSU fans, ya gotta be a SEC hater living in Florida to fully understand. Now let's see here, Wisconsin is playing good and worthy of the title, Ohio State is playing good BUT they lost another quarterback. Wisconsin is a slight favorite but the only thing I know about football is Notre Dame. What to do, what to do......... I'm going with Ohio State! I think that they stand the best chance of knocking off Alabama IF they make it to the championship rounds. How's that Steve? I counted the words and found a longer way than Rob!

I will see you tomorrow Geno. Looking forward to meeting everyone, and sampling Blues cooking.

Rob...I have to say...I like how you are direct and to the point. I don't know if there was a longer way around picking this game. It really does look like a toss up. I think if Ohio St. can win by 7 to 14...they may get a shot at the National Championship. Brrly1...you don't really believe Bowling Green is going to beat NIU...do you?? NIU all the way here... I think you thought...awh...never mind....do not want to jinx these guys.

You sometimes need to make room and, knowing Geno from the forums, we can all be sure the old Horses went to good homes. Keep taps on the Stallions, in our old age we need love and carrots too!

O.S.U.

GO BUCKEYES

It has been a while since I could actually contribute to this thread....

Yes it is.

I sent the store an email yesterday asking if the tractor was still for sale. Still no response, we shall see. Hopefully it did not go to a scrap yard after the show was done filming.

Well Geno you've got some work to do on that little tractor and the first thing I would do would be to get rid of that monstrosity back rest. I'm sure you can find an original which was about a third that size. Working that many hours for that long, it's a wonder you aren't dead! I'll tell you what though you have the addiction bad, seems every day when I come to the forum you bought 4 or 5 more. I would have never thought there were that many down your way. You are on a pace to corner the market on Wheel Horses in another couple years, at least in the middle of the country. Actually I think you already have! With all those tractors you are still working 16 hrs. a day and 7 days a week man you better slow down because if you think 50 is tough wait till you hit 60. :laughing-rolling:

Is this the foot lever? The red piece, not the brown and black fuzzy thing.

I just saw this thread. I think you would be OK with the 2nd/3rd fork gear...pushing snow with a blade in 3rd gear at full throttle is when you may have that issue. Rebuild looks nice.

ready as we can be. And hungry too.

Thanks Ken and all. After being in this for 5 months I think that is what my mission has become. These tractors must be saved and the brand as it was should continue. I guess what I will become is not only a collector as over a dozen of them and many attachments are not for sale, but also an "old" Wheel Horse dealer complete with sales, service, and warranty. Thanks Ken for helping me see what my true mission is.

Don't forget to take some pictures so we can feel like we're hanging out with you. Sent from my tractor seat.

I think what you are doing is prettyl cool Geno and in fact a pretty good idea. Looks like you are the only Wheel Horse dealer still in business, with a warranty to boot!

Between $1.00 and $1000. Depends on a LOT of factors. Generally collectable or rare horses bring more money if they are in decent unrestored original condition. There are some guys on here that can restore a unit and driving it will be like new off the showroom floor, they will bring high $. If its a Rustoleum job generally it will bring less. The devil is in the details.

Gotta' keep the gals happy Geno. Nice replacement!

Me me me me me... and, are we there yet?

HO HO HO hang in there Mike you have many more shows you need to go too Brian

I have known people like that 85 year old seller. Won't make a reasonable deal, and will end up dying and leaving everything to be auctioned by his estate.

Found this video from the fall while going through some pictures and thought I would share. My son and I: Before you start: Yes, I realize now this was slightly dangerous. I no longer ride him along while doing work; only casual rides for fun. He loves the tractor so much that he squeals for it every time we pass it and every time we are in the back yard he goes up to the shed and knocks on the door. He will sit on the seat (with no key in it) and play for an hour. If I take him for a ride he gets a huge smile and then about 10 minutes in starts to fall asleep on my arm! The Kohler thump relaxes him If he hears me start the tractor outside he RUNS to the window to watch. Its quite fun!

IF TERRY COULD DO THOSE IN VINYL ABOUT 18 INCHES LONG... I'D PUT THAT IN THE CENTER OF MY TRUCKS BACK WINDOW.... THAT LOOKS JUST PLAIN "MEAN" THAT USED TO MEAN "LOOKS REAL GOOD" BUT I'M OLD NOW

I agree..want to see the inside of the differential......Steve...them dimpels on the pinions dont mean anything..I have pinions that have them on both side's....so by looking at the pic's it is hard to say what direction they are....I guess I need to take more pics of the one's I tear down.....

hoping for new shoes for Christmas....didn't eat them yet but still cant find my flip flops.

You didn't EAT them did you??? You've been so hungry for days .... if you're barefoot I wonder if you didn't eat your shoes too .... I got some good bbq sauce that'll make about anything eatable...

if its older engines then kohler is first with Honda right behind,if its today a true Honda,dont know what guys are saying about Hondas not liking the cold,im a mason and use Honda motors every day six days of the week all year around and Hondas are the best starting motor hands down

Very nice restore on the 854.

Like this

Scotty, Steve's the man ain't he. My first one looked 10 times worse, but is a survivor.

Roller chain wrapped around the front tire has had a lot of success. Check here:

To be picky: it limits the downward travel of the lift arm. It should not be used to set your mowing height on your deck. (It can cause poor cutting as it does not allow the deck to float as it was designed) That is done with the lever on the rear wheels and then used the silver "L bar" on the back to adjust the deck to be level front to back.

Lane, I always liked seeing that cute little bugger in action. Hard to believe it does what it does. And so good to. Glenn

Yes. some of the "older children " need entertainment!

You guys are killing it for the rest of us! Thanks alot....

LOL, I was glued to the TV alright. Unfortunatly my eyelids were slammed shut ! I fell asleep before the show started ! I thought I'd let you guys have a laugh on me today

Hey Cre, good luck with the move. I was born and raised in Freehold. You've probably seen Strickland Road on 9, that road is named after my family. I was up there a few times in the past few months, went to lunch with Glenn (Jerseyhawg) the first time. If I knew you were 10 minutes down the road we could have gone out to Jersey Freeze or Federici's!

Hi all, I have been waiting about two weeks for this package to arrive and today it finally arrived and I was so pleased! The package: What could it be?! Da daa! A nice little deck for my suburban, I realise it's actually an RJ deck but it came up at a good price and I couldn't turn it down so I bit the bullet. It will fit my suburban so at least I can use it, maybe I'll come across an RJ to put it on! I plan to fabricate a new shell for it, well I can try at least. Thanks for looking, Tom

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