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Got...maybe 6" of the slick, dry, powdery stuff here overnight... definitely was a far cry from the Armageddon forecasters were predicting(not complaining)... did the drive and side with the blower, early this morning...wasn't pretty, but did make it happen though. Just connected the dots to the shed out back, chose my plow this time, and went much better.

A friend brought this by yesterday. From what I have read on Red Square the first 500 Special had a H60 recoil start. This one has a HH60 with recoil and electric start. Looks to be fairly complete with the original seat. The cushion is torn, but you can still see the wheel horse logo. Thought some of you might like pictures. I'm more into the bigger HP tractors so I will sell or trade this one.

It's been a while since I added to the WH side of the collection, but today I aquired a pretty nice 603. It has a few minor issues here and there, but with a little elbow grease and some attention I think it's going to be a pretty nice little rig. The original Techy runs quite well - even though I'm not a fan. The steering wheel is super mint.

Well here in central Ohio we only got a mere 5 inches of the white stuff! Bummer for my snow plow rig, a 1974 A90 Special! I fired it up anyways and let it fly. The county snow plow didn't even bother to go down my road so I did part of my road and my one neighbor did part of the road too with his new fangled Cub Cadet tractor. Then I did my driveway and my neighbor ladies driveway too just for fun. It took about 2 hours to do all of this. This is the first time I got to use my snow plow this winter! So far we haven't got much snow this year, not like most of you guys are getting!

Off topic but looking at your avatar brings back memories. Many years ago I was privileged to have this beautiful creature.

Just in case you wondered, everyone in northern Wisconsin and the Upper penninsula of Michigan is laughing their asses off right now. A two foot drop of snow is not historic, does not shut down the city for three days, and does not require the National Guard. It is called Tuesday, and it happens all the time!

Like the one I have, that I cant get done. Lol BUT,,,,,,,,,,and I am no expert. The motor "should be" a recoil start, period. Did not read anywhere of a electric start. The rumor says that MANY DEALERS changed engines to make the tractor more desireable and marketable. Its still sweet, and once done a beauty. All the above, my humble comments. A great tractor. Glenn

Sorry hahaha, it's on my electro 12 with a 42 inch blade, weights, and chains. Oh, and a cab! Haha. Love the new cab

Oh come on now, it's the one that uses a fuse.

Vin would not even know how to ride it since it is not a 58, 35 or a panzer.... lol

Hard to measure what we ended up with because of all the drifting but I have about 14"-20" of new snow here. My small town has two pickups and two dump-trucks for snow removal.....we now have two pickups and ONE dump-truck!! Saw this about an hour ago (sorry, cheapie cell phone pic thru my truck window) The driver was out and talking to another driver so I'm thinking no injuries. Its only on its side so maybe it could be pulled back over and get back to work ?? Mike.............

And if the tranny drive pulley is OK, check the axle keys.

Sounds like the woodruff key on the transmission drive pulley has come out or sheared. Jack the back end up so the wheels are off the ground, start the engine. The pulley on the transmission should be turning, and the input shaft that it is mounted on should be turning with the pulley. If it is not, pull the pulley off and inspect the key.

Depends what you like Brrly. Our show will have a lot that the Big Show doesn't from what I've heard. We will have 100's of acres to play on and will actually be able to use them. There will be fields surrounding the main show area set apart for mowing, plowing, tilling, etc. If anyone wants to use any equipment we will have a place for it. I can't wait to see all the horses at work. There's more but that's enough spoilers for today...

Is this going to be the pre-show to the Big Show?? Shall we say warm up!!

OH NO! Your front end is most likely fine, but I'm concerned about your brother, how bad did you hurt him?

Im driving from Florida just for popcorn now. I need to get with you anyways on some decals for my two seater.

We should have a date and a lot of it lined out in a week or so.

I was cruising the back allies of my small home town today and spotted a Wheel horse from a long ways away! I went around the corner and down the next ally and found this oldie buried under some snow! It looked like a Bolens at first with all the snow on it. But after closer inspection I see it is a WH. I talked to the owner and he said he just got it last week with the big Farmall tractor that is next to it. I asked if it was for sale and he said sure. I looked it over and he said it was a 654. It has a 654 drive belt guard on it but after I checked it out further, I could tell it was a 1961 Model #701, one of my favorites! It has the wrong hood and is missing the seat and spring and the double starter generator belt guard is missing too. No big deal since I have one on the shelf. All else looks good including the Kohler motor is loose and intact. He said for me to make him an offer so I said $75.00 and he said no, but he would take $150.00 for it. I said I would go that high on it. I got his phone number and said I would get it next week or next weekend. He said he had some more WH's in the barn, a Raider 12, a Lawn Ranger, a 654 and a very nice old 1958 WH! I said I would like to see the 1958 Horse but he said these weren't for sale. I asked if I bought the other one, if I could see the 1958 tractor and he said yes. So I will get back to him later to get the 701 and see the oldie in the barn. I was hoping it was older than 1958 and maybe I would try to buy it anyways! I will keep ya all posted on this deal!

Here are a few from my neighborhood and around the house. The first two are of the neighborhood's pet doe when it was a fawn last year. It wandered up to me while I was working on a cart. It still is very tolerant of humans. Long story of it being separated from its mother and then adopted by a neighbor after being shunned by the rest of the herd. It had it's own fawn this year. The neighbor has a dog collar on it to prevent being culled. Another neighbor has a farmette with two horse and five goats. Its not uncommon to find the horses broken free. Oke', my dog, was wondering about those "big deer!" The other shots are just some of the local critters. It's interesting living where I am. Rarely a day goes by without taking some type of picture.

...and somebody else... eyeballin' that bunny.

Hey Geno have you called Toro yet to ask what they want for the rest of the Wheel Hose stock parts and naming rights to produce more tractors?

My winter projects are coming along nicely. I wanted to get everything done last fall because it was such a tuff winter last year, and I did. So my winter projects are...sleep late in the mornings, go ice fishing when the temp is in the 20's, light the fire place and watch as much football & basketball as I can, eat a lot of comfort food. I can report that the time line is looking good for a successful winter this year.

A standstill. To Da%& cold in the Garage. This was warmer times.

That is a very nice horse! I don't know about that idea Steve. Some very nice Connecticut horses are now grazing in the Garden State. They may need company.

Nice lookin tractor. Not a fan of the tecky engines myself but I've always had good luck with them. Good find.

An inside look at the magic shed. First Cuba, now this!

I think you Connecticut guys need to stop sharing horses and let that horse find a good home where it can graze in the "Prairie State". That is a very nice horse Matt.

Me too I'll be there! After all Some one has to be there to let everyone know where Craig is and keep Steve entertained! Se Ya'll at the Bus Stop!

Have never seen the blades for shaft driven decks available from anyone but Toro. One blade turns clockwise and the other counter-clockwise. And Toro does a poor job of displaying the current part numbers so owners are aware they have them. 32" two-blade set # 8777 36" two-blade set # 8014 Garry

Couple snaps of my drive and front yard. Nice and fluffy so it was easy to clear. Mike..........

Hey Craig,what WH of yours is equipped with the plow? Looks like it did a fine job.

LOL! Yeah...that'll buff right out.

Can't get here soon enough!!!!

Be very careful Craig. That might be Geno disguised as a bunny rabbit lookin at your tractor.

I agree Ken. It is a SHAME to see what the current owner did that with that 603 you restored.

First check to see if the ammeter returns to a "0" indication with the tractor turned off. If the meter is offset to a positive reading with engine off, replace the gauge or mentally subtract the amps displayed when off from the amps displayed when charging. If the ammeter correctly shows a high charge all the time, measure the battery with the tractor off. A classic dead cell battery will read about 10.something volts and never charge to 12.6 volts. This can also be checked using an external battery charger. Check your charge circuit. Engine off, battery should read around 12.6 volts if fully charged. With the engine running, 13.8 to 14.5 ish volts should be at the battery terminal. There is a post in the instructional section on checking for parasitic current draw with the engine off. Check out that post or use the search feature for the word parasitic.

I just needed an excuse to find a Bronco 14

Jim: That pump is a replacement pump ( I saw the tractor when it was loaded up on the trailer at Rodney Burger's to take to you) . There was however an original pump used on some of the early 953's that was longer than the replacement Hein-Werner pump. I have seen photos of a "bump out" on the side panel of the 953 that accomodated the longer pump. We actually have a 953 early tractor (in parts ) that had the original longer Hein-Werner pump. The original pump canister that held the hydraulic fluid had a regular pipe port on it at the side to refill fluid. The pump did not have a hex head bolt in the center of the canister to refill. The side panel had to accommodate this longer pump and cover the "bump out". The original panel on our 953 tractor (which was given to us) had that "bump out" panel removed. I have not seen one of the panels for sale or in person in the last seven years -only photos. The easiest thing to do would be to use the later replacement pump Hein-Werner made and then the flat side panel will cover it. Here are some photos I took of the canisters on the Hein-Werner pumps for comparison. Also your pump is a Century Fox -not Hein-Werner .

When I wrote this, I had completed the conversion. Been using it ever since. I think I have about 20 hours on it since. It's perfect. It's as is the tractor never had that feature. I never even think about it. I ended up removing the actuator arms. I didn't update the thread because there didn't seem to be much interest. Hopefully this will end up helping someone. It's a very simple conversion.

What it the yellow dozer thingy Matt , great find with the 603

When you look at both front tires from the front of the tractor and they both look straight I would say ur ok

Wow Geno !! Sounds like you have some really big plans. Hope everything works out exactly how you wish them to. I say , ( When you dream, dream big ) Glad to have you you back posting again. I thought maybe the flu bug had bit you big time.

Got an emergency call out to the farm to plant a horse today... while I was there I was able to visit with a couple of the old armys asses that are still housed out there.

I pretty much agree with everyone elses views as far as performance. My short chute would send it just as far. The tall chute keeps the plume of snow tighter and less of a spray pattern effect, which may result in a few more feet of distance. I like the replaceable scraper bar which allows you to set a tight tolerance between blade and pavement. Also allows you to maintain that tolerance by adjusting the skid shoe adjustment height. Yes, you can always weld or add a blade to the older models but it will not be as easly replaced. And the knotched bar adjuster for the scalp wheels will most likely never match your blade height or wear to the blade. However, I do miss the quick adjustment of the scalp wheels for switching from blacktop to grass. To compromise, I nudge the hydro lever until i see the blower lift just a tiny bit. As I understand it , there is some short chute blowers out there with the skid shoes and replaceable scraper that where improvements made before the switch to the tall chute. I am more then content with the tall chute. At the end of my driveway I blew through wet slush about 18+ inches thick packed snow the plow truck left to the power lines. The neighbor was impressed with that move. The simplicity and performance is so well balanced , I see no need to own the heavy , two stage blower. The singles break down nice for storage and are super easy to fix and find parts for. I have found no snow that clogs or slows down the single stage blowers to date. Thats my story and Im sticking to it! lol

Well, I usually don't have much to add, but just couldn't help myself this time! I have spent most of the winter to this point doing heavy mechanic work, that is I have been putting a rear end in a recliner!!!!!

The short answer is yes. You should always prime before you paint especially bare metal. You also want to wipe the parts down with wax and grease remover before priming. I generally use the Rust-oleum self etching primer on bare metal. Seems like a lot or work to do but it will give you the best results. If your going for a professional looking restoration then take the entire tractor apart piece by piece. Completely strip each piece down to bare metal. Wipe clean with wax and grease remover and prime immediately with self etching primer. Don't wait as moisture will start corrosion right away and eventually cause problems later. Allow the part to dry for at least 24 to 48 hours before top coating. On sheet metal parts like the hood and fenders make sure you remove any dents and use filler to fix any imperfections after you prime and before you paint. Once thats done wet sand with like 400 then 800 then 1200 grit sand paper. It will give you a really nice professional looking finish when it's done. After your top coat is dry for like a week you can wet sand that with like 2000 grit for a super nice finish (stay away from corner and edges when wet sanding!). Just my $.02

It's a 1976 model, and the rear tires are fluid filled. Yes I still love the Wheel Horses, they are so simple to work on compared to the Green ones!

Looking forward to it this Spring, always a great Swap Meet!

I put the decals on this morning. hats off to Terry at Redo your Horse. They look great! I was wondering where the battery warning decal goes on the hood?