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Ever since I won the lottery plowing has been fun.

This particular tractor was purchased "just to get me through winter plowing" while I located a new engine for my 520H. I don't know who had it before WHfan74 but Scott cut me a deal and Tom hauled it my way on one of his trips through Indiana. It ran so nice and I found it a very capable machine the more I worked it. Most of you are collectors and I've had my fair share of them over the years but this one really surprised me. I put a 48" deck under it and it cut my lawn with 1/2 the fuel my 520H. Even if the lawn got away from me in the spring it still did a decent job in tall grass situations. I have bad shoulders so I converted the front end to the forward swept axle and gear reduction steering. I put the 8.5" 520H rear rims on it to match. Being a huge fan of the hydro I didn't like the ground speed so after some reading I purchased a 5.5" hydro engine pulley from Kelly. 2nd gear hi and 80% throttle works perfect and I saved additional fuel and got the job done 15 minutes sooner. My ***ONLY*** dislike it reverse is to fast and you really have to watch it. I just plowed some with it today and took a few pictures of it. The charging system works perfectly. This is now my favorite Wheelhorse I've owned since I've started.

Wife was bugging me about how we used to feed the birds (squirrels) so......a little rebar left over from a few projects and.......

geometry ... ignore it ! a line and a cat ... these are two different things Enjoy, and welcome to my world.

Actually, that is the best looking green tractor that I have ever seen.

Steve I think he is simply stating that they should maybe pinned in a help forum. I think that would work much better then the search method because a lot of people potentially helped might not know to search for them specifically or might have issues wording a search to come up with the appropriate results. The search function is a finicky animal anyway.It would also be easier on people who aren't as computer literate.Not everyone that plays with these vintage machines is as good on the PC as the WH.

Must have wanted it to look like an old Oliver.Don't shoot the tractor........shoot whoever painted it.

They all deserve to be saved. And turn that hood emblem around!

WHATEVER!!!!!! All I got to say is, WHO CALLED THE OSU A POTENTIAL NATIONAL CHAMP< early in the season!!!! I can't hear you!!!! I could have finished on the bottom with Duke and Jackhammer, I'd still be happy. .... I gave OSU the vote of being a candidate for the National Championship early in the season.... I can't recall if anyone else called out OSU as a potential National Champ... . I'll take that victory over all the wins and loses! If I lived in Vegas baby, I'd be a GOZILLIANAIRE! Great fun that everyone contributed to the thread..... Would not have been the same without each of your remarks and pokes! Looking forward to next season... I really do hope that Harbaugh brings some additional recruiting abilities to the Big Ten..... This will help the conference become consistent as a conference, and not just 1 team. But until next year,,,,, Bo-yah, GO BUCK! 8 returning starter on Offense, and a number #1 ranking to boot to start the season off next year........ Put that in your peace pipe and smoke it! Rob

I really do not deserve this award...but if have to accept this...I have to give total credit to the Big Ten Conference. They have stepped out smartly in the post season and held their own...for a change. Even ESPN will have to deal with the Big Ten as a non fat, slow, big, white guy conference. BTW...their announcers suck... Anyway...congratulations to Ohio St...the team the committee thought did not deserve to be in the final 4 for a while until the Wisconsin game.....and then they won it all. Definitely, a class act all the way thorough...even in the post game they were gentlemen. The Big Ten looks like a class act to me this year...I like that a lot. It is about time. On the other side...I think the Big 12 is right where the Big Ten is...Oklahoma is going to break some hearts next year.. Anyway, I got to do this...

What's worse, that or this? I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Put a iv drip in its vein and see if it recovers lol

Videos should be on the how- to instructional video section. They should however be locked to replies so they do not detract or distract from them. Only post originator should be allowed to edit or add to it. Search feature is inconsistent, time consuming, and frustrating. What could be simpler than if one has for example a RJ-35 and needs to work on it. Go to the instructional video section and there it is. All you need and more. There are so many members here with so much talent and more importantly willing to share their talent that I believe that if this is done properly, we would see a wealth of information on that section. Now what ever we have is just scattered all over forum, many times forgotten or drowned by needless chatter. Not a good incentive or a showing of the proper appreciaton to those members. What would be the difficulty in changing the How-to video section to allow this? At the same time what would be the reason why this cannot be done? We could even have a qualified dedicated moderator such as we have for the files section. I am sure that this is a substantial amount of work, however members who have made videos in question also went though a considerable amount of work and time spent in order to share their knowledge and experience with the rest of us. Isn't that after all the whole purpose of this forum?

You know, when you think about it...it was a pretty good Bowl Series. The parity was there, and really for 39 games...only Duke was below .500 Bob, Jackhammer is from Illinois and has 1 OOOPPS thingy going for him. It really was a good Bowl Series. Brandon...man...I like that you got into this thread. I have some good friends in OK that went to that University. Koen...a foot ball is not round...you did good my friend...you tied with Brrly1 and RMCIII And these guys think they know what they are talking about.

Bought out all the 75% off toys at one Rite Aid Drug Store. Two more stores to check in my area. Now, to find a place to store them till next Christmas. Mrs. K suggested I may need to reduce the herd, then I reminded her I did just sell two boats.

Congrats on the 417 Bob, they're really nice tractors. Here is a pic of an 86, 31-17KE02. Engine # KT17QS / 1602036916

I wouldn't have minded but when I called Kohler they informed me the part was in stock ... not sure why Jack's kept doing the b/o thing. Not wanting to pay shipping on a single piece maybe?? I didn't care to do it, just wanted the parts to be doing this when I was on vacation ... Oh Well. It's all here now ... I hope to get it together this weekend - make use of the 50 degree day we're supposed to have.

Mine used to have a manual lift, but the Butler strained his left arm to the point that he couldn't shake my martini. I had no option but to upgrade to the Rolls hydro.

I think I still have a bunch of pictures I took of back then. If I find them I will post them here.

WHATEVER!!!!!! All I got to say is, WHO CALLED THE OSU A POTENTIAL NATIONAL CHAMP< early in the season!!!! I can't hear you!!!! I could have finished on the bottom with Duke and Jackhammer, I'd still be happy. .... I gave OSU the vote of being a candidate for the National Championship early in the season.... I can't recall if anyone else called out OSU as a potential National Champ... . I'll take that victory over all the wins and loses! If I lived in Vegas baby, I'd be a GOZILLIANAIRE! Im pretty sure I did...lol GO BUCKEYES

The 414-8 with the Kohler Magnum. Great machine! Hey, it's red isn't it! Sorry Mr. Greene!

That one is my fav also Zieg. The 14 Magnum is not to be under estimated. Mine will be 28 in April and has been in the family since new. I never had anything it wouldn't do and the fuel consumption is pretty beyond belief. That is one you should keep for sure! Here is mine, original paint too. We did upgrade the factory rear tires a few months ago -

Kinda like this

Nice Job! My 414-8

My son's 500 Special......

CHOOT 'IM!!

Poor thing didn't do anything wrong-was just in the wrong place at the wrong time!!! Hope it gets saved before it dies of embarassment

It would be real nice to have a button at the top labeled "videos". And not all videos, just the instructional videos, maybe approved by a mod or something? just a thought.

I think this is a given... RJ35...

"Expert"...Once was a small drip under pressure

Steve, If I actually new something about college football there would be dancing Squonks on the screen instead!

Hahahaha.....awesome......sounds like a conversation I have with the sales department's best people.....

I have a multi colored commando 8 too!

I bought my GT 14 without hearing it run; the previous owner did manage to get it started but it ran poorly. The link at the top of the throtte shaft fell off; I put it back on and tightened the screw. This should have been a clue to look at the carb harder; when I got it apart today the float was so high the needle didn't seat, the upper and lower bowl gaskets were blown out, and there was no gasket between the carb and block. There was an electric fuel pump hanging loosely off of the side of the frame on the left side, with a gas line going around the front of the grill. The only factory cable was attached to the carb itself, not the governor. The choke cable looked like it was salvaged off a very cheap mower, was 3 feet too long, and didn't work. The spark plug was finger-tight. All of the steering links were very loose; none had seen grease in years. One tire does not appear to be original; all were low on air. The bolts holding the loader on were loose. I still have to take the whole thing off and reset it. It starts up and runs pretty good now. I have to straighten out the wiring but most of it is done, anyway. I gave it a farmr paint job to stop the rust; next spring I'll be able to do a better job when it isn't cold out. Always something, but it give me something to do!

I like the mid engine tractors best, but if I had to choose a favorite in my collection currently it would be the 55 rj35 I just picked up.

Looks good, Bob.

For now she is a keeper as I need something to plow with. It will get a break as my other will do most of the grass duties. The plow I want for my other tractor is rather expensive so for now it is cost effective to keep em both...

Geno Geno Geno... very nice .., wanna make mine look 1/2 that good ??? Rick

The original plan was to clean her up and save the PATINA, but I had to do too much welding and grinding, so I ended up repainting most parts. I just couldn't bear to lose the old decals and color of the hood, so I gently coaxed out the dings and dents and gave her an oil finish. Now, I guess she looks like a multi-colored appaloosa pony. Now just need a warm day to paint the belt guard and fender pan. Then decide If I want to spend 40-50 hours saving the seat.

Here is a pic of mine. I purchased it Nov. 28th of 2012 in MA. from the second owner's son. His father bought a small veggie farm back in 1960 and the Senior came with the farm. The father only used it to ride around the farm and not to use for work. It was posted on CL in MA early in the week and I received an email from another well known collector friend with the link. After several emails to the seller he called me and we made a deal sight unseen. I had to replace the rear tires as they were not able to be saved however I had a like new set of the exact same rear tires on my 69' Economy so I made the swap. I did some tinkering with Jeff (fireman's help) and she was a runner. I brought mine to the big show in PA back in 2013 and a few local shows. I have no plans to sell this one however I am more than willing to let friends ride her as much as they want. Most people have no idea of what it is when at shows but to my surprise at the Kent show this past fall I met two fellow SR. owners. One is here on RS and he is in the process of restoring his. The other is not a RS member but lives in CT. The first picture is Joe Papke's lever steer. The second one is of mine and Jeff's (now Neil's) prior to him selling it. There is also one pic from the big show with mine and Wild Bills SR. and one of the big show line up.

Best all-around primer is 2-part epoxy. Sticks to everything. Be careful though, some epoxies are miserable to sand. I use a product called DTM Epoxy from TCP Global. Easy to sand and goes on smooth.

Nothing worse than the word "mash" when it doesn't pertain to potatoes!

Best Swap Meet/Sale for Wheel Horse of the year -bar none!

well thanks to my wife I had a great Christmas I was gifted with a intact barn fresh 604 for Christmas here it is out side the shed has a mower deck also nothing major missing as I can see just needs some seat pan repairs, a gas cap and rear tires engine has strong compression but is missing spark tecy h60 75353k ser 6051D you can even read the serial number tag I am planning on giving it a good bath and keeping it barn fresh fixing what needs fixing and putting turf tires all around oh ya and saying thanks to my wife

I took a look at the recent thread about broken axles with duals and it does have me rethinking. I was going the dual path because my lot is very uneven and sometimes the C145 with the FEL feels top heavy even with the bucket just off the ground. I do have a weight box but don't have the rear tires loaded or any wheel weights so I will start with loading the tires with RV antifreeze and see how that works. If anyone has any other ideas I'd like to hear them. Ed

Getting rid of derelict, wanna-be red tractors.

While looking through my Wheel Horse pictures, I came across the original pics of this tractor I took when I first went to look at it. I figured I would post them here so others could see them and use this thread for inspiration. I know how bogged down projects can get so to everyone out there, keep the faith and get back out there in that garage, shed, workshop etc. The final outcome is worth the blood, sweat and tears.

Got the hydraulic fittings I needed to put the quick disconnects on. Brought it outside for some sun and testing. Just a little bit more to go and she will be done. Here are before and after pictures: