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Here's a little update on the 59. Started painting some stuff on friday, got some done, but not everything. Also reprimed the other parts and got them sanded and ready for paint. I'm going to merge the 57 with this thread for now, as its all getting painted together at the same time. Today I put the 57 frame back together and glued some tank straps in it. Anyways here's some pictures of whats been painted, and the stuff that was reprimed/sanded. Hope to have most of this stuff painted by the end of the week. Gear case cover back on These were painted, but got messed up a little bit, so they were scuffed and will get repainted The tank straps glued in, I've done this on several tractors now, and it has worked well. And some shiny red parts(In case your wondering, yes this is my closet. ) The top 2 pictures are for the 57 and bottom 2 or for the 59 Will add more pictures as more stuff gets painted

Thank you for letting me join! I recently bought a 1970 Wheelhorse GT 14 with a frontloader. It is my understanding that the loader is a fairly rare early model. The machine runs but looks like it was stripped for parts once; the dash, hood, firewall, console plate and other parts were gone, but the previous owner had ordered many of the missing parts. I have found a lot of maintaininace items, loose bolts and the like. The 3 point works. I am a bit surprised that there are no brakes, and was wondering if anyone had added brakes to their GT 14's.

No I didn't give my little boy his snow plow yet. Instead I treated myself to a Christmas present. . Though this one needs a little TLC, I thought it would be another good conversation piece for the collection. From my understanding these were promotional tools for the dealers if they wanted to purchase one. They did not originally come with an engine but many had an engine dropped in them so they could be sold. This one has an engine that needs some wiring help. Hoping to touch up the paint in a few places and just have fun with it. It is about time to reorganize the barn once again!!!

picked this commando 6 up because the price was right [ CHEAP] .it has a tucky on it ,what is the correct engine for it.not really sure what i am going to do with it yet.

Get yourself a left-handed nut slightly smaller than the buggered portion , tap it on while turning & should lock on .

There is a snow maker available for sale, from one of the ski hills in the area. I am thinking of buying it...the horses are restless.

So a couple hours ago my phone rings ... hearing Geno's Ringtone I knew it was gonna be good ... Apparently he purchased a large group of Horses and wanted me to get the work truck & Trailer (for those who don't know, I drive a tractor trailer for a living at the moment) and come help him get his purchase home ... He offered to pay for fuel and time. Sounded like he was pretty excited to me ... Since I Hit a deer with the truck yesterday morning (that sucker exploded - the deer - my truck is out of service) so I can't help him out ... I logged on here and see this and putting two and two together ... I think Geno really DID purchase the lot of 30 ... WE WANT PICS GENO!!!

I have been all day yesterday and today learning Corel X7 and trying to get this thing to suit me. You guys wouldn't believe how my head hurts. It's very close but not complete yet, there's still centering to do and I'm still playing with the B to L connection in Stable. We are also trying to do the phone # in a home made WH font to match the rest. These will be decals I put on things, ideas are appreciated.

Thanks to M_Bailey for furthering the cause of investigating repair of the 300 - 400 series WH indicator boards. The question was asked "can you save this" the answer is .......... yes! clean up the burned area and fill with an epoxy gel a little trimming and smoothing and Viola and we have a decent base to apply copper foil to restore the additional two contacts lost to this burnout. Major, I installed a blinking LOW OIL circuit and all the protective upgrades to keep you happy for years to come. Let me know if you would like LED's installed onto the circuit board. I am currently investigating 2 options. The first option is to install smaller LED's which will fit directly into the red lenses mounted on the tractor hoodstand, and the 2nd option is to install larger LED's which will be able to protrude directly out the holes in the hoodstand and allow the owner to remove all the lenses on the hoodstand. So if you have all your lenses and prefer that look, smaller LED's are the choice. If you are missing some of the red lenses and would like a larger red LED mounted directly in the hoodstand hole, I am looking into 10mm sized LEDs to fit directly in the hole w/o need for lenses.

Geno you on your way ? Craigslist links are not allowed (deleted)

It is about a month late but last tree dropped most of those leaves so had a job at hand today with my little helper....

Here is the promotional poster........

Cant help on the plug, but can give some oil change advice. I gave up the mess and fuss years ago with this unit. http://www.amazon.com/Mityvac-7400-Liter-Fluid-Evacuator/dp/B000JFJM14/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1419201466&sr=8-5&keywords=oil+change+pump

When I saw this, I knew if was for me. Take a look at the sign, although it isn't wheel horse, it certainly fits the bill. It will look good in a wheel horse display!

I have pushed more dirt with my blade than snow in the past twelve months and that is fine with me!

Wreath holder!

The transmission is all back together now (whew!!) and everything looks good. The only issue was with the axle bushings which were slightly undersized and required honing (.996 ID) but not a big deal. The axle seals are the same ones taken off which have been soaking in brake fluid for the last month and are now soft and supple, they really grip the axle. Time will tell how well they hold up. A couple of pics - No binding at all and no leaks so far so the next step is to resolve the steering issues followed by paint prep. A special thanks again to Stevasaurus for posting the MI part numbers which was a tremendous help!!! More to come.

Calcium Carbide Bob, it is calcium carbide, make's acetelyne when wet

Yep that was a hell of a Game, Was talking To Koen on Skype keeping him up to date.. He kept giving me links of his pals blowing stuff up with calcium chloride I guess thats all they have to do over there!

Hey Geno.If you're ever in upstate NY , stop by my place.You can pick out any 30 Wheel Horses in my collection for that guys asking price.I'll even load them for you with my fork lift.Heck,get rid of 30.I'd still have about 50.Maybe then I could work on a few.

So, could someone PM me the Craigslist ad so I can see what Geno is after? OK, no need...It is a member here that is in Nobelsville Indiana....Geno is North of the Ohio River.....again!! Someone needs to revoke his Pass-Port!!

Geno did you buy a Kenworth to haul that load ? Glad you got 'em!

Hey Mike.............you noticed Geno didn't answer you. He is already heading north. That is interesting. You can tell the pictured tractors are dry and have been kept that way. That is all I can ask of a person regardless if a WH runs or not. If it was kept dry, chances are, it will run and it will be worth restoring or using as is.

I believe that decal was on the GT 14 I had.

Made some progress in the shop today After some careful thinking this week I found the perfect solution for my tower extension, I took another hood stand that was busted up and used the top 3 1/4". I flipped it upside down so it would match up my tower and this way the tower comes back to the driver so the engine doesn't loose space (cant afford that!). I now need to drill holes for the gas tank mounting tabs. Here is an overall shot of the tractor so far. I got the fenders cleaned up today also. welded some cracks, did some straightening, and had to remove the word COW somebody welded on the fender (kind of wished I took a pic before removing). Next week looks busy, might not make it into the shop, but we'll see! ENJOY!

Nope. Had to cross three state lines so had a little bit of a ride. Here it is. It's going to work with me and gonna fire up our steam Jenny and give it a proper cleaning. Then when I get home it'll get some compound and wax to see how it really looks.

You are going to like using that loader. Make sure you have enough weight added before you lift anything to heavy.

Thanks Bob, and yes I had it turned .010 under and bought a .010 under rod for it. Put the engine back together today, went pretty well. I also, tore apart and siliconed the trans last night, that went well too, but it should of for being the 7th or 8th time I took it apart. lol I hope to get some stuff painted this week, but I may end up priming and sanding some more stuff first so I can spray it all at the same time. These are all ready for another coat of primer And these aren't the best pictures, but what you see here is ready for a coat of paint along with the engine,frame, and hood for my 57

One thing to consider on your 5010 rebuilds is the differential carrier is riding on bushings and not bearings. While the carrier spins freely when test fitting what needs to be considered is after years of rough riding is the possibility of the axle housings not being square to the side plates. That folks is my .

Here's what we have so far with the transmission. The brake shaft was known to be loose and here's why. There is no sign of the missing needle in the case and no metallic shavings. Left side axle bushing and seal removed. And some internal shots. All of the gears look good at this point. Bushing removal tool.

This was at the steam-a-rama this year

Always love seeing how other people live with their tractors in the house.

HATE THE RAIN! SNOW FOR BLOWING AND HUNTING WITH THE FLINTLOCK! If you get the snow maker, I'm calling off for a field trip!

Horse! Are you nuts! We have an inch of rain coming Christmas Eve and temps in the 50's. I can fish! With water levels that actually cover my boots! And I won't freeze! I plowed twice already due to how heavy that snow was. It can snow after Christmas all it wants.

We need NORAD to start tracking Geno after the big day!

I am ready and wait myself. Being raised in Western NY and the son of the village superintendent I always get ready early. Only wish I would have had a WH back then.

Looks like your getting close Geno.

I think it would be a good idea to have this "contest" again with members on this forum. I believe that some members have older Ponds than the one listed in the magazine article.

In talking with Kevin (I purchased the tractor from his 94 year old father, who purchased it new in Goodlettsville TN in October 1982) I believe the hours to be correct. It was bought to replace the 1057, which he still has, and I might buy. He has a small yard and this was overkill for him but Kevin said he bought the 1057 new in the 60's and wouldn't have anything else bout a wheel horse. Don't know why he'd have a reason to lie, he said it hasn't been used since the 90's until I purchased it, was stored in a pole barn and then moved inside some years ago. He said the hour meter has never been fooled with.

You need to get out more AJ.

HF predator swap is how you make that ranger run AJ...

Hi All, Here's a little bit of an update but not too much has happened on it. These are all ready for paint along with the 57 frame and hood And Blasted some of the bolts so I can have a friend cad coat them for me, the bag is for my 57 and the box is for the 59 And these still need primed...hopefully this week

I changed plans, the original plan was to use a ranger L-155 style hood but looking at the amount of modification needed will be above my skill level to make it look "factory". I grabbed a tank from another project and the hood from my 62 lawn ranger just to test fit and this is what i came up with, I like it a lot! and the 14hp is too big to fit the carb under the hood so to make this problem work i moved the engine back and i put the battery in front of the engine. this solves fitting the carb and air cleaner issue. I have hood pieces laying around and i will be making the grill taller and the hood longer to make sure i meet the frame like factory and i need to make an extension for the tower so the tank sits at the correct level. Took a small break on the heavy modification and worked on a few "small" things, checked the brushes in the starter, re-wired the stator the old wires were in terrible shape I cleaned the windings with electric motor cleaner and soldered on new wires to the stator, I used 10g wire ( i know overkill) but hey I'm building this tractor to be "super" right? and then i wrapped the two wires in 5/16" shrink wrap to hold the together and added new spade terminals (sorry no pics of that)

A update on project A HORSE WITH NO NAME.

Jake,,,sweet sweer sweet. One day I would like to try doing one of those ol timers myself. Wait a minute,,,,I am older. Lol Glenn

He sold it to the right guy, it'll be better than new shortly. I'll be following along on this one too.

I think you are pulling our leg about using the tractor. That's what they looked like when they came out of the crate. NICE job. Marvin