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Here's a cool 1930's Ford Doodlebug tractor that I am getting this Sunday! It has a lot of potential for sure. I won't change it a lot but just try to get it operational. I was going to buy this before I got sick earlier in the year but couldn't go get it afterwards. Now that I am getting back to normal I called the old timer to see if he still had it. He said he still has it and was wondering if I still wanted it. We made the deal for the 2nd time and now I can go get it asap! It looks to be a 1930's Ford Model TT 1 and a 1/2 ton truck frame, motor and 4 speed trans. Should be a cool project. Check out the cool distributor among other cool stuff! The owner has a set of front tires, metal seat and a steering wheel too. He also has a rear end for it too but wants another $100 for it. I told him I didn't want the rearend.

Today I picked up my first. A 416-8 with a kohler magnum. Got a deck and plow with it. Couldn't get my old JD 111 out of the garage fast enough. Now I can actually say I have a real tractor.

Getting the '90 520-8 up 'n runnin' was and is a joy. Heard some poor stuff 'bout the Onan but, all is fine now. Every time I took the Stallion out to work 'n play, my heart skipped, beat fast, and my anxiety grew to unbelievable levels. Hurt. Too bad I had to ride the Horse with my eyes open. Geeze was I T'd off! I fixed the poor Stallion with Mr. Pettit's wonderful expert assistance. Was like heavens opened and the sun shined on the old '90 520-8, a new life! Glen's medicine is better for me and like a seasoned vet the Horse can now breathe relief while crusin' the property. Thanks Mr. Pettit! I'm goin' to look around your Horse Pharmacy!

just got this to replace my gt 1142. the gt has served me very very well for the last two years but i wanted to upgrade. so ive been looking for awhile and came across this one only about 20 minutes away! so i went ahead and got her. now it didnt come with any attachments but i am going to use the deck off the gt. also, i put my plow, chains and weights on it for this winter. i think it will do very well and hopefully earn its keep. now my future plans are to get new front tires for it, a 48 inch mower deck and maybe some paint and new seat. ive already fallen in love with this thing. just hope it can be as good if not better than the gt. anybody that has a mower deck for sale, please let me know. id like to find one soon so i can have it all ready for this spring. let me now what ya'll think!

Painted the black on the hood and installed the new bezels today and LED tail lights along with the slot hitch provided by Ken, kiotiken. Before After And the hitch... Thanks Ken!!!

Mini project to upgrade the taillights Led lights 12$ Solid State flasher unit 7$ Flashes at turn signal rate

Here ya go...

I'm putting the cart before the horse on this one but I wanted to thank forum member COD (Steve) for loaning me a defective WH418a indicator pcb to develop a repair test fixture. Steve, I will post the full "story" behind the repair but I wanted to let you know how your contribution will make it possible to effectively and economically repair and upgrade indicator boards for WH 300 and 400 series tractors . Many more secrets have been given up as to how the indicator board functions and what the various failure modes are for the individual components on the board. I was able to make modifications to the circuitry to VASTLY increase the reliability of the board assembly. I'm sure the test jig will evolve as I investigate any wiring changes need to accommodate the 300 series tractors. Right now wires are everywhere!

Posted Today, 02:42 PM If you've seen a tractor ad in the past few years, this Kubota ad does a great job of lampooning the typical tractor commercials you're used to seeing. Definitely thought it was pretty funny and well done: Taken from a post on GTTalk: Lots of other Tractor commercials to view there on YouTube

You did real good on that deal!!

Only drove it around the parking lot but yes, it was very comfortable. Adjustable seat and tilt wheel. I will say, the power steering is nice! Very smooth. Idle is set a little high but I am going to change fuel filter/air filter/engine oil next week and then see if I can adjust it down a notch. From what I have read this seems to be the same Daihatsu that is in the Simplicity as a 24hp. Maybe just a injector pump tweak? We'll see. If that is all it is I may have to adjust it. If there is more to it I am not doing anything. I want to keep the reliability where it belongs. Oh, and speaking of Simplicity, I have a Simplicity and am on the Simplicity user forum as well. I know I am repeating myself but this forum is by far the best out of any user forum I have seen or been a member of. Don't get me wrong, there are great guys on that site, too but the way this site is set up and how everything just flows. Hands down #1.

Looks nice Tank, Glen does some awesome work.

Luvin the progress. And A+ on top. Glenn

Looking good Major! When you gonna decal her up?

Haven't had a chance to take pics yet. Here are some pics previous owner sent me prior to purchase. It definitely needs some cleaning up. A new seat/cover, a front bumper cover, a good compounding and some new decals. I plan on changing the oil, coolant, hydro fluid/filter, spark plugs , filters, etc...All the tires look recent. Power steering works great. No obvious leaks. Valve cover either needs to be snugged-down or gasket replaced. Deck has new center spindle shaft and bearings. Originally came with a power-flow bagger but the previous owner did not get it from PO before him. At least the sheave is still there. Hours are around 740. I forgot the actual number. It came with the grader blade, deck, and weights. One weight is cracked pretty good. Looking for a replacement. As well as a set of 2 link chains. I'd love to find a set of rubber chains if anyone has a set going unused.

But I CAN catch that guy and tell him what he did wrong!

Congrats on the new tractor Justin!

This boats is not much for fishin but I am also on the water most of the time in the summer...

This is the best picture I have of my boat. Its a 2014 Ranger RT178 with a 4 stroke 60HP Mercury.

what part of harrisburg are you from i'll send you a pm i work near harrisburg maybe we can see if our schedules can match up and i'll see if i can help you out. i know there's people out there that are better at helping than me but i'll see if i can help you out eric j

Love my 1045 picked this up at the "Big Show" last year

You know? Every motor is like a woman, you have to know just the right touch to get them fired up.

My C-85 was suffering from not getting traction in the back, so I made a rear weight box for it. As a result the front end of my tractor was getting light. My little engine (although very powerful) didn't counteract all the weight I had in the back very well, so I made a front weight carrier (bottom photo), put on front wheel weights (which were yellow, but I fixed that), and snow hog tires and it steers pretty good now and has great traction. If I had known about the wrapping the roller chain around the tires idea though, I think I would have gone with that option, instead of buying the snow tires. This what I've done to mine to make it work better, good luck with yours!

Wow! What a deal you got on that one, nice

I see it has the old K series instead of the Magnum looks real good for its age

Jake: Looks great and looks like you won't need to buy a hood gasket from me! Very rare to see the gas tank hole hood gasket in such good shape after 40 years!

Haven't made much progress on this one, but cleaned it up a little bit. Currently searching for a gas tank and some governor parts but may have found them.Here's a shot of it with the hood on, doesn't look too bad! Also, seen a new kohler command 8 horse on craigslist today for a good price...that is kind of tempting me, guess it will just depend on what it would end up costing to get the parts needed for this techie.

Koen

The Mrs gave me an early gift today...I thought it was pretty cool! She's the greatest!!! :-P

Worked a little more on the C85 Diesel today. Mounted the seat pan, seat and hitch. We put on a single bottom plow and could not resist trying her out! The ground we were in was pretty soft, not much of a challenge. We do need to make a few plow adjustments. Hope to have a vid later.

OK,just figured this one out.With some help from a few of you guys.I guess I had a Polish moment.Hence the name.I was putting the belt on wrong.I was putting the top of the belt over the spring loaded idler instead of the botton of the belt.The 64 inch belt from tractor supply seems to work fine.How long it will last may be another story.Ya get what ya pay for.It was less than half price of a Toro belt.I do have a genny Toro belt coming from Parts Tree though.Thanks everyone that responded to my post with good info.And Kurt,yes that's the bracket I was referring to.Shows it in the parts books but never mentioned in the owners manual.They call it a spacer.I'd call it a guide.Thanks again.

Nope, I grew up with a lake out the back door. I will never be "that" guy!

Ah ha. So your the guy thats doing 50mph past me 50 feet away... Why I ahtta!!!

So is everyone getting ready for the new SEC season next year?? I can't wait to pick some winning teams!!

Well that makes three of us as I was thinking the same thing. While I do enjoy watching the show I am growing tired of watching these type of "REALITY" show's. I can remember when I first started watching the show I actually thought ALL of it was true.. So much of it is staged that you really can't trust what you are seeing or hearing as any form of truth or fact...

We'll guys I gotta say, I might be difficult to deal with sometimes, but I appreciate all your advise and help! I went out today after doing my research on selling the WH piece by piece, and I had about had it! So again I prayed ; is this red beast going to be a blessing or a curse!! I heated up the oil checked the lines again heated it up some more, checked the wheel key holes, checked oil levels, heated it up some more, and all the time remembering a line from a manual I think I can find it...... Ok can't find it right now but someone or a manual stated... Reinstall pump, run the engine then "shut off" ...THEN transmission is ready. Made me think after it had settled overnight it might be ready. Sure enough when I got her running I grabbed the hydraulic lever and it moved!! I felt the control arm on the hydro and for the first time felt like there was something there!! It did move about a foot then lost it! But after letting it sit Again, actuating the hydraulics and the hydro, turning it back on, it moved a couple feet!! So back and forth on off actuating on off (low rpm by the way cause someone mentioned it was better to get it primed low rpm than full out) off and actuating on and actuating. After about the fifth cycle I could get it to move forward what seemed with out it bugging out on me. Then I tried reverse, and it crapped out. So another 4-5 cycles later reverse works a little. Things are a little finicky buggy but I'm sure ...it "might" smooth out! So here comes another oil change and filter also. Thanks so much for everyone's opinions and advise!! Thank everyone for all your help. In the spring I'm gonna try reinstalling the old hydro and cycling it...to see if it works or not. Coarse then I'm gonna strip the whole thing down and give it a new custom look!! My bro has a motorcycle fabricating shop, makes Jesse James look like a kid with a cub cadet!!

I've sat in those chairs, very comfy. Tried to sneak them in the truck but Bob kept watching me.

And here's some more good news. Only 196 days until the 2015 Wheel Horse Collectors Club Show.

The guys, that use the horses for pulling, like the 8 pinion differential with 1 1/8" axles. There all about the same to tear down and fix.

Here's one of the 'ol crusty, rusty seat pan that came on my Commando... decided, got nothing to lose, so I hand painted it with the WH logo.

Always liked Ariens also. Did that one come with the 3 - point hitch also? Rob

My custom RJ key chain ! My Lawn Ranger Bird Feeder! Wheel Horse steering assist knob! My Wheel Horse Logo Rain Guage! David Ralph's Custom Wheel Horse Logo Chair! Last but not Least - A Custom Trash Can Lid with WH Logo!

I was thinking the same thing. also wonder if it wasn't all ready sold when he bought it.I'm sure they have walked by many Wheel Horse in the past and walked by a few in that show alone.

had some time this weekend and I managed to remove the motor and transmission ready to go to the shop for clean up and tear down Brian

WOW. Love it !! Made my day !

I didnt get to see it. I do hope you repost it! Big fan of landscape photography of all varieties. I dont have a horse ornament yet, but I think I should get me one! Geno: need to test out any prototypes!

Finally got the front tires on and not a moment too soon. When I got to my parents and went to back it out the left front was completely flat so I backed it into the yard and removed the wheels and brought them to the local tire shop. They weren't equipped for any wheel smaller than 12" so they did them with spoons, that looked unpleasant especially with 4 ply tires! They had to use tubes because they couldn't get the bead set without them. Don't know about that one but it was only $10 extra so I said go ahead. Got home and put them on, along with the new drive rod that Matt sent me for his hydro foot pedal. The one I originally got was rubbing on the frame so there was no return to neutral and Matt said it might have been made wrong. He got the new one out to me and it works perfectly. Thanks Matt! Anyway, got the front chains on too and got to use it on Wednesday. We had about 11" of very heavy/wet snow that kept turning to ice in the auger. I had to clean it out about 5 times, but it worked great. I see what everyone means about how they work better if you fill the auger versus a few inches of snow. When I was going through the deeper stuff it threw the snow 50' and about 10' when I was going through only about 6". So the front tires and chains worked really good. Even with how the snow compacted immediately to ice I never slid and the tires always answered the steering wheel without any sliding. Also went and gave my brother his early Xmas present for his XI. I found this almost new 2 stage New Holland snow blower close to where I live and got a great deal. The previous owner has a GT20 and he decided that he didn't want to put it on and take it off every year at a cabin he goes a few times a year. He decided to use his Ford Jubilee with a front blade instead since it was a long dirt driveway in the Allegheny National Forest. Needless to say with my brothers long driveway in the Poconos he's happy having the blower versus the plow. Ran into two problems though. I ordered one of the 2" receiver hitch/quick-attach combos that are made by a guy in Williamsport, PA that are supposed to be compatible with all 3/4/5/xi tractors, but the axle bracket/quick-attach are 1" wider than the stock stuff so the rear support bar wouldn't work and I had to put back on the original stock bracket. No worries though as I'm just going to make my own out of angle iron using his as a template. The second problem is that while my brother was using it the chain got thrown. I figured it was just the tension so I went up before Thanksgiving dinner to fix it and get the driveway cleared. I adjusted the tension and gave it a try. The chain jumped off again. I gave it a closer look and the drive gear had backed off the shaft by about an inch and the key looked like it had moved forward. I dropped it off at the Toro dealer and they're gonna pull the gear, inspect everything, and drop it off at his place when it's finished. I pulled the snow blower and threw on the plow to get the driveway cleared for the feast. Aron

Many of us on this forum probably think Brian was really lucky to have obtained this tractor. I,however disagree. I think this tractor was really lucky to have found Brian!

Here is a pic of my little '89 212-H w/Plow and Chains