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The Mid-Atlantic States have sort of been left out of this Winter's favorite pastime. This has been especially hard for me, originally from a more snowy part of the country, with a new (to me) tractor and snowthrower setup to try out. Tonight we are predicted to finally get 6"-12" of snow in our area. Paladin and Oxford are in the wings and ready! Waiting on the bench "batting cleanup" in their warm-ups are Larrabee, Pancho, and Hopalong.

Here is Mr. Sig... only 10 months old but acts like a cranky old man that lives in the basement... have to warn visiters he'll say hello when he's ready, LOL!

Took the day off to shovel the 24" off my roof. Quite the task, only managed to get the first 7 feet off but it has to have lessened the load on my roof framing....right . Then I cleared off the snow that went from the roof to my walkway and decided to take a couple snaps before I got back into the house for a warm up session! The walkway: The roof (of course): Gotta make sure the mailman can get my bills to me: No sunbathing on the deck for awhile: My dome/tent shed...still standing: Have to be able to access any WH parts so a path to the shed is a must: Been keeping it off the top to prevent a collapse...but the sides are a whole new battle: Lets call it insulation: How about a romantic pic of my WH in the snow next to a lamp-post...can you see the WH: Better pic on my plow machine: The worlds best tires: The worlds best tires leave their mark: On one of the backyard trails: That's all from Sunny but cooooold Andover Connecticut! Mike.........

Chloe's the queen here... trust me when I say, she knows it.

Here is a snap shot of the latest addition to our family...Her name is Stella. Born August 1, 2014 100% litter box trained from day one ....She Loves the kids , follows them every where and tolerates everything they do .

I have a couple of Beagles Emma is on the right and is Bruno's Mom. Typically they aren't allowed on the furniture but sometimes they forget.. I wasn't off the couch for two seconds and they decided to make themselves comfy. They are both very friendly though Bruno is more of a people dog... Emma's best friend is FOOD and if given half a chance she'll take it right out of your hand. (not mine though) Then there is Kia, the cat I rescued at work. She was born in the wild but is the friendliest cat you will ever meet.. The three of them get along great and you will often find the three of them curled up together in front of the wood stove. Kia even lets the two mutts sleep in HER bed..

Our girl Trixie, about 12 years old.Came here one day and announced that she was adopting us and would allow us to care for her from then on.

I finally added a 1054 to the collection. I have been looking for some time now and found this beauty. It is an original, 1 owner unit. Everything works including the tail light and generator light. I am Happy, Happy, Happy

Oke's favorite pastime! Considering the breed, it is his favorite time of year.

I am proud to introduce my little girl "Bonte". She came to us as a previously abused stray and lived in my shop office for the first few years (our old crotchety house cat was not interested in sharing). She would hide behind a life size cut-out of NASCAR driver Bobby LaBonte until I sat down at the desk, then would feel it was safe to come out, thus the name Bonte. The old cat passed away a few years ago and now she is Queen of the roost.

This is Mabel when I brought her home 2 years ago. This is her now after a hike in a snowstorm. This is my 14 year old dog,Mischief, when she was in better health a few years back. This her more recent on an early morning road trip. She is not a morning dog now.

Its been moved to where she wanted it. She likes it there...... She said its cute

Unfortunately, Chessie will be grown up by the time your son is 5. We have three old cats (15 years old) that sleep most of the day, and eat the rest of the time. They are indoor cats and have never known a good day's work. But I wouldn't trade 'em for anything. Here's two of them. The third is probably in the kitchen eating!

Well it's 0 degrees and there's nothing else to due so I decided to re due the barn. I sold some tractors and move some out for other members to enjoy. Don't worry everybody I'll fill the barn back with more wheel horses tractors eventually. The loader with attached forks worked great for putting tractor in the rack and as well taking them down. I started Saturday at 10 am to Sunday 3am. I was frozen as the wind chill was -15 but I'm from Buffalo where use to these winters...

All- Sorry about the poor quality of the video however when you ask the wife to take a video of anything tractor action related you take what you can get. This is a few days after clearing the driveway and 60+ mph winds blow it back on the driveway. It was pretty crusty and hard but the blower cleaned it up pretty good. Snowblowing feb 2015.MOV

I have koi,aquarium catfish,2 Maine coon cats,dogs,lizards and Mali uro.

Standing tall here in Richmond, VA, waiting on the snowpocalypse.... (It's about time!!!)

This is Rocky.....she is about 11 years old

Rosco is 6 1/2 yrs old Malone is 12 yrs old This is Sponge. He's a 9 year old Rhodesian Ridgeback This is Spud. He's a year old this month. Him and Rosco are my buddies.

My wife and I have two golden retreivers and an orange cat... This is Ellie, she'll be two this spring Here we have Josie (dog - she's 6) and Ari the cat. Ellie on the wheel horse...

Here is Bailey the queen of the castle. She is seven.

This is our little west highland terrier , Skye , she is 2 years old and sadly she is totally blind , we also have 2 parrots

We just bought a Chesapeake Bay Retriever for our son. He is 4 1/2 and we wanted to get him a pet to grow up with. Her name is Chessie. I would like to know what types of family pets y'all have?

Here's pictures of the pond,dogs,Mali lizard and pet whale I forgot to add.....

you just cant stop progress. after a long fight i finally decided I had to do a Business page. seems like everybody is on there now. Oh well.

On later year horses Toro switched over to a nice numbering system. First 2 digits of serial # represented the year backwards. 49 = 1994

got this one finished up and back together yesterday, sorry but forgot to get pictures, this is the only one I got, will add a shot after its painted.

And cold out side. Brrrrrr. Glenn

In a pinch, you use what you have. I have used nails instead of cotter pins many times, then I bought a pack of assorted hairpin cotter pins and haven't used a nail or regular cotter pin for that matter since.

This is sam, he's border collie cocker spaniel mix. Its tough to get a pic of either of us without the other there.

Morgan 10, Mollie 11, Tobie & Charlie 5

For me will be my Trusty C-81 with Plow and my GT14 with Snow Blower. If they fail then I'm packing up and going to Florida.....

Just thought I would post this picture.

As many of you know, I did a back-flip with the Commando 8 while loading it on the trailer to go to the big show. It was a very scary feeling sitting in the drivers seat, seeing the front end of the tractor coming up and over me. I remember saying to myself "this is not going to end well". I think I also said "oh poop" or something similar. Anyway, the Commando ended up on it's right side with my right leg pinned under the hood, just in front of the muffler. There were lots of dents, scrapes, and damage to the Commando, but nothing that can't be fixed before the next big show. As far as me, I suffered a 1 inch laceration just above the ankle, and various scrapes to my leg. Nothing broken, just badly bruised. Somehow, I managed to avoid hitting my head. One week later, I am on the mend nicely, and the tractor runs fine. So, the reason for this post is warn others of the dangers lurking while going up or down a ramp of any height. At the show, many asked me how I managed to flip the tractor on such a low ramp. Well here is how it happened. I was climbing the ramp in a forward direction in 1st gear. When the right rear tire hit the hinge, it began to spin. So I let the tractor drift back slightly, and tried again. Still spun. So, with the tractor in gear, I increased the throttle, depressed the clutch, let it drift to the bottom of the ramp, and when the rear tires hit pavement, my foot slipped off the clutch causing the front end, which was already at an incline, to raise up (wheelie) and flip over me. The moral to this story is DON'T drift backwards down a ramp with the transmission in a forward gear. From now on, I either back the tractor up the ramp or walk beside it.

So aM I sick? Do I need a Dr? It looks so much at home in the house.... I was surprised when she got home the girlfriend didnt say much other than it doesn't look right over there in the corner...It belongs in the great room. Its more open.....

The fellow with the '27 T Roadster may want to trade it for a coupe, didn't look very warm! Very Kool Video.

Looks like you have it covered from all angles!! Stay Warm.

Chambersburg La Quenta for me. Be there Thursday and head home Sunday.

Got the Kohler running today! It ended up needing a piston, rings, exhaust valve, and camshaft. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdcJvxbpv0Q&feature=youtu.be

Still have both the dog-eater and the snow-cannon. There just has not been the opportunity this year to use them!

Hi all, I am looking for some info on what model Wheel Horse I have. This was my dad's tractor that I used to mowed the lawn with it when I was a kid. I just moved it out of my dad's garage and I am planing to restore it over the winter. Any info on model, best resorce for parts and attachments would be great. I am in sothern Maine area. Thanks, Dave

cant wait to be mowing my lawn

When in doubt.... Something is better than nothing.

nice set up there Craig. It Is a pusher.

Quite the collection! I'm always curious what do you multiple tractor guys do with the gas? Do you drain all your "collectibles" or use a stabilizer?

You will feel a whole lot better about yourself when you can bring that tractor from it's death bed to running and working. What you can do right now are some basic things. First is to test for spark If you have spark, then you are good to go to tackle the carb. You can run it without the fuel pump. I would mount the old pump over the hole when your ready to try out the carb. I use a small gas tank from a mower for testing engines out that the fuel pumps are toast. Don't drive it until you check out the transmission first. That 857 looks great. 48 years worth of history and patina on that tractor.

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Got the plates primed today...hopefully they will only need sanded once and then I can put this one back together.

Very nice 551 with all the goodies which most of the time, are usually missing. Hopefully that engine is in decent condition. H55s are getting tougher to find. IMO they are more valuable as original vs a restored tractor so agree with the others about cleaning it up and keeping it original. Restore all the mechanical stuff and start cutting the grass again like you did when you were a kid!