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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.

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?

While surfing the usual ebay I came across this sign and was the first to bid on it. I felt that I stepped up on the max bid of $310 (opening bid and reserve was $295). I was on my cell phone with less than 1 min left I was outbid and when I went to increase my max bid to $325 on the phone I made a mistake and increased it to $325,000.00 !!!!! My service was very slow and I was unable to change it. The other bidder went up to $350 so I got it for $351. That could have been a disaster for sure !!!! I am not sure if I was bidding against anyone here if so sorry. It will make a great addition to my barn.

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.

Here's another cool pic that was on the net.

If you use the old gasket, torque to regular specs. Also, you can use a credit card and a shop vac to scrape off any carbon under the head. The 857 is a great tractor, as you find out. That picture of it in the snow like that is probably the last time...save that picture. The next time that horse sees snow...it will be plowing your drive way. I know...I have an 857.

We ned more snow up north so the 3 wheel horse's can aquire some hours.

I know you folks up north are sick of the stuff, but here in central Virginia we are always the bridesmaid, never the bride, or put more accurately, we're always cold rain or sleet while people 70 miles north or south of us get the fun. I guess I'm not the only one in these parts doing a victory dance! Anyway, I figure we got somewhere between 8 and 10 inches. I plowed once during the night while it was snowing, and then again this morning when I shot this video. I used a GoPro mounted on the tractor and a Garmin Virb on a tripod. Nothing earth-shattering, just happy to be able to push something!

Not knowing much about front end geometry myself I do not disagree but understand your description. What is very obvious to me now driving it around, is that it is an improvement like night and day from what it was before with the stock end which of course was also terribly worn. The wheels are not in close to spindles because current wheels are incorrect for a RJ.Correct wheels do sit right next to spindles. Being a bit more informed about front end geometry from your description I am now going to closely compare it to the original system and see how they actually relate to each other. PS: I do not feel at all like someone is "rainning on my parade". On the contrary I welcome any information or input in any of my posts regardless wether it is positive or negative. I am always open and willing to learn something new and welcome any and all comments. After all besides the opportunity of meeting and knowing a lot of great people, learning is the other major benefit of this forum to me.

All those horses look pretty happy

Interesting, The only way to get that for $100 is if the seller has no internet access and no clue of what he has. Start at $100 but be prepared to go up from there, it's worth more than $150

After seeing your collection, I knew I should have built a bigger shop.

Just wanted to share a cartoon drawing of my 1977 Wheel Horse pulling tractor that was done by artist Donnie Dana of New York. Three pics posted are the line drawing, colored version, and the original photograph used by Donnie to make the drawing.

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

Craig cutting crop circles in his yard again. Homeland Security keeps flying drones over his house and think "What in the Wide Wide world of Sports is a goin on down there?"

Here's one for the Dino.

Have you ever just picked up a piece of steel and said "I just cant use this"?

Ditto what yer Papa said.

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

cant wait to be mowing my lawn

Like a changing of the exhibits... at the art museum.

Glad you posted these pictures; my wife now knows how few I have. Now she is fearful I will build a bigger barn and add to the herd.

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

I hear there making the roads in Pa wider for the Land Yacht!

Gettin in Thurs. morning. Bringing the RJ and 704.and a pie for Van! not much on my list to buy. some small stuff but hope to find a nice Snow Cab! Not much to sell maybe a bunch of gear drive deck parts. Oh I also need to pick up a few of these!

Finished my custom, bolt-on (2 bolts), twin header. This thing sounds unbelievable now.

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.

Found this in my backyard last summer lol

that's why I view any "lifetime warranty" these days as total marketing BS

Dupont's line was was all No.7. They had the car polish, rubbing compound, and the chrome polish. I used them all on my 61 Millennium Falcon

Johnny Bucket Uni Sleeve and Roper Drag Blade on a Toro Wheel Horse 523Dxi.

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.

IT'S ALIVE !!! Yes I've started the horse today and it started like a brand new one Here is where I'm at with thi project... a little bodywork have to be done on the hood, a little finishing and it will be ready First startup video...