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This our little one, ZuZu

This is a couple of our pets. We bottle feed our fawns for 50 days and then are released to there pens. The fawns are Sierra & Santigo. The buck is Santigo at age two last fall.

This happened a couple years ago when we had a slow winter thaw. This lean to roof was metal and this process took over a week to happen as it only slid a inch or two daily. Usually when snow comes off a metal roof it is all at once. Just thought this was worth sharing. Deer Whisperer

This is one of two grey foxes that came every nite about eight for a meal we set out. My wife could tell them apart and named them Fredy & Freida.

I just find the thinnest edge, use a small, flat blade screwdriver...hammer the blade in between the bronze and the steel. Sometimes it will cut, other times it just dents in. Either way, it will soon loosen up and you can pull it out with needle nose pliers. It is really pretty easy. When you put the new one in...use a piece of 2 x 4 on top of the bronze and tap with a hammer. You will probably have to hone the bronze a little to fit the axle.

I'll be there Thursday morning and camping. Plan to depart sometime late Saturday afternoon. I have some new recruits that came last year and are camping again this year as well. His son is hooked and has about 8 now. I'll be under the red canopy near Bob and Brian as usual. I'll have my FINALLY FINISHED Raider 12, Cheesegrater and maybe a 552 or 1276 Probably looking for some parts for the 1276 like a seat, hood ornament . . . Can't wait

Since I live about an hour drive east of the fairgrounds, I will probably arrive very early Friday morning and leaving on Saturday at the end of the show. Bringing four or five tractors to show.. RJ35, 502, C120 Wildfire puller, recently acquired 520H, and maybe my 551 hot rod tractor if i can get it finished by then. Not looking to buy anything in particular as my sheds are full but will be browsing for good parts deals. Had a lot of fun last year showing my tractors there for the first time. Looking forward to the 2015 WHCC show.

https://vimeo.com/120115471 Apollo playing my sisters dog and my niece my dog dragon I recently had to put down my life long companion Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

me and my boy Apollo Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I finally had the opportunity to get a newer tractor. This is a 2005 2210. It is like the holy grail of all garden tractors. Just a wee bit bigger than a large garden machine. 4x4 ,diesel, 3pt , ps, 54" mower deck and the loader! The one down side is the pto has been busted out. This is normal for the 2210 as it had a weak bearing boss inside the trans. No problem there that's what I have 7 other big tractors for. Best of all is the wife wanted me to buy it. That's a rarity!

My friend I bought my tractor from called and said he had something for me. It's amazing this stuff survived four owners in 46 years in new condition. It was quite a surprise when we met up!

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.........

Not mine but Mom's . A very comfy Emily .

We used to be able to buy Horses for a couple of hundred bucks. but now with these picking,antique reality shows, hoarding, rustling, competition ect. we are forced to put away and save up over time just to buy an average tractor. Glad I'm not looking for more. Haven't seen a tractor for less than $400 around me for quite a while.

Here's our little babies. 3 year old Kahlua, a Yorkie and Baylee, a Shih Tzu/Pekingese-Dachshund/Chihuahua mix. She's 14 months old now and has developed a cherry eye so she's scheduled for surgery.

Here's my guys.

Tell her it's better then going out parting all the time or doing drugs. At least your home all the time when playing around with the tractors. Also tell her it's a good invest for the future it's like a classic car as it gets older it's worth more. "Build the Barn" Chapter 15 page 23 5:20 a quote from the Wheel horse Gods

Plan to be there Thursday morning. Camping under the trees with a great bunch of RS folks. Will have a tractor or two to display hopefully between Maynard and VINYLGUY again. Don't know if I'll have anything to sell. Currently the only thing on my wish list is a pair of 6x12 rims and a Ranger L-157 snow plow. Today it's another below zero morning with no new snow [emoji30]. I can't wait for June. [emoji2]. Sent from my tractor seat.

Well, I have wanted one of these for a LONG time and now I finally have one. This 420 was used. It seems like it was at least taken care of mechanically. The oil was full and pretty clean and the air filter was pretty clean as well. The 20 hp Kohler runs excellent with 250 hrs. on it and its pretty friggin fast!. Cosmetically it could be better.. The paint has some chips and scratches here and there as well as the decals being a little scratched and marked up. The seat has a few tears where you sit. Thankfully I work for a leather company with a 60,000 square foot buiding full of leather so matching it up shouldn't be too difficult. The chrome isn't too bad other than the steering wheel. having EVERYTHING rechromed is pretty much out of the question because I'm pretty sure that will put me in the poor house. I'm not too sure on whether to fully restore it or leave it as a survivor.. I know I won't be able to do it this year as I'm hoping to sell my house this spring if all goes well. There just enough enough room in my current garage to properly restore this tractor. Anyway, here is how it has cleaned up since yesterday...

I hate waiting... Mike..........

Hi Desko, First thing I do is open the tractor up. If your controls are on the column, I open the tower up and the shifter tunnel then remove the rear fender to make access to the adjuster located on top of the tranny. (Just what I do. Access is already there with a cut-out in the seat pan). I just like the extra room to work on it. Look at the linkages carefully and run the control arm through the motions watching the linkage. Tighten up what is loose. Replace anything that is really wallowed out. Next, get the rear wheels just off the ground and the tractor's front wheels chocked, start the tractor, let it warm up then run the lever through the motions. You'll probably see your forward motion travel beyond where the speed increases anymore. You just need to dial the adjuster back so that top speed forward is reached when the motion control lever is at it's farthest position. This will give you back the missing reverse speed. You'll need to fine tune the neutral position once you make the big adjustments.

Gary: Check the finish on the front of your blade. My blade is worn and rusty and so the snow sticks to it instead of sliding off like it should (Our snow was VERY powdery too). If you have a nice smooth finish on it then it will help. That meguiars has a bit of wax in it i think too, which would help with the reducing friction. This summer I am going to try a special paint designed to repel water and ice and I will have to report back next year. I have had good luck in the past with a dry silicone spray down a day before plowing... but again you have to have a smooth finish on your blade... (which I do not). OH, and it also helps if your blade is the same temp as the outside...

Didn't you just buy one for a couple hundred bucks...delivered, recently?

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...

You came to the right place to find help. A lot of good ideas have already been mentioned. Personally, if the motor is turning freely I would make sure the oil is good and filled properly. Then I would check for spark. If there is spark then do a complete rebuild on the carb since you already have the kit. Then rig up a fuel tank and see if it will start This way you'll get a better idea of what it might need for a proper fix up. If you do decide to pull the head I would reuse the old head gasket......for now......if it wasn't blown out. Once you determine what it needs, or at least get a better idea, start fixing her up with parts as needed including a new head gasket.

Good night! Save some for us. That is a seriously nice collection.

$150? Imagine the value in that tractor piece by piece.

400 came with a pull start 4hp kohler and the 550 came with a Lauson 5.5hp electric start engine

Well one of my D's hydraulics slowed down on last sunday morning. Both are parked outside under a Shelter Logic tent. The prior evening the temps dropped to -23f not including the wind chill. I started up the snow blower on Sunday at -5f and yes the lift did not work. I let it idle at around 1500 for about 5 minuts, still did not lift. Let run for another 5 minutes or maybe longer. Finally it lifted but sure was slow. Now this tractor has ATF in the system. The other is a loader backhoe, That tractor has straight synthetic power steering fluid, but the OEM pump does not utilize the center or rear three point. The bucket has its own pump as well as the back hoe. Either way, the drive pump and motor sounded alot smoother on the back hoe with the synthetic power steering fluid. If this happens again, I will soon be changing the ATF out for a better fluid for winter operations. I opted for the Synthetic power steering fluid for its non foaming capabilities in hydraulic applications. Al Oh, I should have reported this is up at our cabin in Northern Michigan.

Amazing which way the conversation goes when your away from the keyboard for about 14hrs. Nice snow plowing video.

Wrong. If stuck, you have rust, and with rust you have instant sand paper action should you be successful in freeing it. You are going to need to take the piston out and hone the rust off the cylinder and re-assemble. Also if your valves are stuck, you will break the cam. Do the right thing and pull it apart.

I solved that problem by shooting it 40 feet with a blower

I actually did tell her.... not sure as to why

Thanks Pete...although when I look at tractors today, I don't think there IS such a thing as a "little" Wheel Horse! And yes, your sharp eye did detect a little Wisconsin Chrome peeking out under the cover... Steve, I read your comment and thought "You know, he's right...who'd watch a video of someone cutting grass"! Then I realized I had a clip or two of ME cutting grass on my YouTube channel! You are correct...no chains, just rear wheel-weights. I spun some tires but never had any real issues. I plowed all five driveways in our cul-de-sac (and the cul-de-sac itself) and only had a problem with one of the three that are on hill. Got it done though. The cameras are indeed fun toys. The camera on the tractor is my son's GoPro Hero III (White?), and the camera on the tripod is my Garmin Virb Elite, which has built-in GPS so when I use it on the motorcycle I can overlay data like speed, direction, mileage, etc on the video. I assume you are talking about the car in front of the house? That would not be "the car that saved Chrysler", that would be a different sort of boxy car...by son's 1991 Volvo 740, still running with over a quarter-million miles on the odo!

Dang it! I missed that one the picture is so small, I thought was for a Wheel Horse Matchbook! I was prepared to go to $325,000.01!

Steve, now that you said that. I BET someone posts a lawn mowing video. Lol Glenn

Excellent video...something about plowing snow...I don't think I would ever watch a video of someone mowing their lawn.

This big boy stopped by for a snack last spring, didn't damage the feeder, just stood there eating. Living on the side of a mountain you tend to have a few visitors come by, just happened to have a camera ready this time.

Tax returns for Horses...........dang you guys are lucky. We are putting a grand in each of the kids college funds and some of the rest will be for a week long get away this summer to celebrate our 10th anniversary. Can't say I have ever bought some Horse stuff with the tax money, but have been able to sell a decent amount of stuff during this time of year!

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.

At least we'll all be rich.

Plan to be there Thursday afternoon, staying at the LaQuenta in Chambersburg.

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

Came home today to see this sitting on a tree by the garage.

Thanks to our snow-less December and January here in CT, I was able to get 95% of my new shed completed. Well, it's not entirely fair to say "I" in any of the heavy lifting. I didn't do much of anything other than watch. I used a contractor that I’ve known for years that built my garage and house addition back in 2007. Initially this started out as a quest to replace the older 10'x12' with something a bit larger - and maybe with an overhead loft area. Then the idea of an overhead garage door came into the mix - giving me an ability to raise the loft floor higher so I can park my enclosed trailer in there for the winter...etc...etc. You know how these things go. Needless to say, the "shed" concept turned into a 14'x24' footprint with a full second floor and 6'6" ceiling height upstairs. Way more than the original scope of this project. Fortunately, the wife rolled with it as it unraveled. The town inspector on the other hand....ha..... He said this was the biggest, most over-built "shed" he's ever inspected. Thankfully for tax purposes it's permitted on the books as a "shed or accessory outbuilding". Due to the temperature, I have to wait until spring to paint the front doors and the shutters and gutters are due to be installed sometime next week.

I treated myself today to this little beauty, It's a Hohner professional JT60 or the (Hollywood) dates back to the early 90's has what they call an ATN (advance tonal network) by adjusting the two "tone" controls you can create different guitars sounds, Strat Tele, LP, and the like. That may sound like a sales pitch, but I reckon it aint half bad.

OH...and here was somebunny... eyeballin' my Horse.

I've owned many of these along the way. Simplicity is my other favorite brand besides Wheel Horse. The Garden Tractors are very stout and used either Briggs or Kohlers. I Never saw a "Techy" in the Garden Tractor line.

Best wishes for a quick recovery. Thank God & modern medicine

Have you ever noticed how some kids just aren't satisfied, they begin to whine, and many adults around them just want to find a way to keep them quiet? Well in today's story, we will see a bratty spolied kid, a cute little blonde, and "play horse" that finally did the trick...I think! Mom and dad had some good friends over in the summer of '75. By now the Iron Horse was set up for mowing and it was doing a great job especially when compared with the alternative, a push mower! I honestly don't know how my dad didn't go deaf mowing for a little over an hour with a straight pipe but then again, we akk are young and dumb at some point in our lives. Maybe that is why mom has a hard time hearing today... Anyway, these friends had a young son about 4 years old that needed to be entertained every second otherwise he would throw a tantrum. We all know what he needed, including my parents but he wasn't their kid. So, when they had about run out of Aces, my dad came up with the idea to bring out the Iron Horse and give him a ride on that. Now he seemed to be happy for a little while. I don't know how you couldn't be driving that thing. How cool is it to be literally driving a piece of GT history--The very first model of a true hydrostatic garden tractor. Of course neither he nor my dad knew that at the time. Please note several things from the get go. First, the absence of the belt shidle on the motor. Remember this tractor was only ten years old at the time of these "slides" and with the exception of the straight pipe it was pretty much original. Please feel free to chime in and comment on any details of the tractor that you notice from the pics. On the lift arm there is a metal band at the top. Dad had attached a cable from the snow blower lift arm to the band and that is how he lifted the blower. Was that an original design or something that was adapted or modified? Also take note of the original throttle cable handle out and set. Next take a gander at the original K181 motor and the way that dad's modified straight pipe exhaust comes straight out and goes up at a 90 degree angle. The original seat and center caps are still in place and notice how the primary belt guard cover doesn't have any scratches on it. More about all this later... Right behind him in this picture you see the neighbors rather large garden. It didn't take long for the neighbors to realize the value of dad's little tractor. Soon he was doing some plowing and digging for them too. At this point in the day, the neighbors youngest daughter Tammy came over to see what was going on. She was a spark plug and in no time flat told that little jerk to slide back and let her show him how to drive a tractor seriously... Sometimes you just need to say, "Who made who?" I love this photo. Tammy finally ditched the bum and decided to have some fun. She looks like she is giving the old horse a workout. It may have been a working machine but every once in a while day would bring it out to play. It has earned some rest and when the resto is finished it will be used primarily for playing although I have no doubt that it could keep working for decades to come.