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It seems like every year during the winter months I find the best wheel horse tractors models you possible can find and buy. You would think summertime more would be available for sale because of the warm months. Nope not me the best I ever find where during the nasty hard cold winter months. First one was a Wheel horse 520hc pretty rare tractor in my neck of the woods. It was the day before are big buffalo lake effect snow of 7 feet! Late November. Great score with 60 inch deck. Second one Wheel horse 520 with 389 hours that came in December also with 60 inch deck. I spend 3 hours digging this one out the price was right!! Trust me.... Third one was the cadillac the Wheel Horse 420lse came in January and I think it was -2 outside and I was the craziest guy at the car wash trying to get the road salt of it before I parked it on my garage. Awesome score never thought I would find one. Espically I thought a buddy was joking with me on this model but turn out to be the real thing!! also a 2 stage snowblower came with it. The 4th one not to rare but a cool find for me a 309 safari wheel horse snowmobile came out of Pennsylvania in early January as me and my friend went down he broke my passenger side window so we had to drive back with rain and wind going through the window lol. It's all good we made it back safe.... So I hate to day I'm going to miss this Winter 2014-2015 of rare finds for me for my collection. Also of course Ill never forget a November lake effect snowstorm of 7 feet of snow! still haven't seen any pics of my wheel horse snow team in any tractor magazine yet lol....... Thanks Shawn

like this one rob?

Hey guys, I just wanted to drop in and say I havent forgotten everyone here. I dont really get on any more forums, as I can get my garden tractor fix from the many groups on Facebook these days. I know many arent on there, so I wanted to share my pictures I took this past weekend in Marietta SC, at the Robertsons Farm. Vince_O hosted the plow day and put on another great one. The dirt could have used one more day to dry out, but I think we hit it just about right, as we would have been sucking in a lot of dust had it been any dryer. The plows went through like a hot knife on warm butter. We couldnt have asked for a better day of plowing on Saturday. Friday was a little rough in the corn stubble, but Saturday was amazing in the bean fields. We had a total of 30 tractors there, and turned 21 acres in about 6 hours with plenty of BS sessions mixed in. Its possible there will be one in the fall, but definitely one next spring with much more notice. This one was thrown together at the last minute with about 3 weeks notice. Not a bad turn out considering. On to the pictures!.... Ill also include a link to my photobucket for more: http://s1023.photobucket.com/user/Il...C%20Plow%20Day

Well, I can see the blue Cherenkov glow, so you're gettin' the gammas o.k. Can't be too much wrong!

Well you know, I just happen to have one of those in my recently acquired very very rare Wheel Horse 520HCA(Hydro-commercial-atomic)... She wont start, and these men in black SUV's keep stopping by. They aren't very helpful!

Speaking of hospital food, I had a co-worker many years ago who broke his jaw. It was wired for a time and he was on liquids. His yearning for a Burger King "Whopper" had his wife put one in a blender to bring to him. The hospital food tasted better after that!

Oh yeah, Agnes says. " Hey"

Great contribution Rob and other Skype menbers, thanks Jim D keep your positive attitude. Rick

"readiness and ability to respond with help with so much more than our Wheel Horse tractors." When it all comes down to the nitty gritty, isn't that what it's all about? Although the tractors are the common bond, the friendship and love for fellow brothers is what is at the heart of it all. May God bless you in some way throughout all this. Take care my friend, Richie

I had a kind of length reply typed up and the post never went through. This WiFi is sketchy. Comes and goes. I can't figure out how to get saved content on th is kindle to try a repost. I know I can't remember all the gratitude I expressed for Redsquare's readiness and ability to respond with help with so much more than our Wheel Horse tractors. It was great to meet Rob and get to know him better. He's a great guy. Thank you all. :)

It was excellent talking with JimD on Skype today...a Huge Thanks to RMCIII (Rob) for doing this. Rob was in the room with Jim with his lap top and set it up. Jim had a few of his friends there with him also. We shared screens with Brrly1 and C-101plowerpower (Koen) from the Netherlands. Here is a couple of pictures...the quality is OK, but not great. Rob on the left and Jim on the right this might be a better picture Koen Prayers still with you my friend.

Skonk came home from his first Tour of Duty today!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6AO6k7hQyA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJFiHaSTuNc&list=UUd_ptV1TUpPlW1VhCjxez_Q&index=1

Our back yard visitor. He is a cross between a coyote and a red fox. He is larger then a red fox and has the tail of a coyote. Talking to some old timers that said he was considered a red coyote.

No - I did not have the luxury of partaking of such eloquent dainty morsels. I need an emoticon that is throwing up!

Rob, did you get to sample the Hospital cuisine? I spend 40-50 hours a week in a hospital. I'm sure Uncle Jim is chomping at the bit to get out. Great seeing him again and thanks to the Dino for the picture relay.

I mounted a rear scraper blade on my JB sleeve hitch for pulling snow away from garage doors this winter. It can be set to float or be solid. I also have to regrade a stretch of a ditch and plan on using this when I get the cab off. So I can see what I'm doing.

Do you know why Iowa doesn't have beauty contests? A fluffy cow might win. Just kidding! Thinking of you, Jim.

As Garry mentioned, use a 5/16" roll pin and drive a 3/16" inside it. Service Bulletin #62 addressed this.

EVERY ONE IS WATCHING YOU STEVE.

I have had good success with using the cheapest spray on car wax I can find or that tire foam or liquid spray that makes the tires nice & shiny/wet looking. I spray the snow thrower & the tractor before every snowfall and after the snow melts off it from the previous use. So far I like this method. It makes removing the snow that collects on the tractor & thrower very easy and it prevents build up inside the thrower & tall chute. Plus its a good way to protect the metal and paint and makes the tractor always look clean!

That's the winter trailer I used that one for a beatiful salt season in buffalo. The other three stay nice and salt free

I thought that was a lot of tractor in the trailer too!

Too cool ! I was looking for that . Thanks for posting .

I did as the bulletin prescribed on my 704 and replaced my tie rods with custom spherical rod ends. Drives like a new car without the cheap plastic smell!

I have recorded that the lower bolts...3/8 x 16 thread x 7/8".....WH # 908033-6 are a Nylock bolt. Wonder if they used them to seal the threads against leaks? Garry

PM sent rightaway to Lars. Thanks Stevesaurus for your effort and activity.

The J-channel way is probably the way to go...seriously Don. If you want to make your own...half round PVC may work for you.

I know you do and I remember the story you told me about it. Do not feel bad I just mentioned it here to clue everyone else in on the awesome horse hunter you are. The reason I was interested mainly was because it was sitting there wasting away so now that you have it we can both be happy. You took care of me before and im sure you will again.

Seems like I find them all times of the year.This Winter was no different for me.Got a C-195,no attachments, just as it started getting cold outside.Then came a 520-H with 2 stage blower.Then a C-175 with 48 in deck.Then came a brand X.It's a Case 446,came with a mower deck.I've since bought a 48 in single stage for it.Last came a 416-H with a tall chute blower.This is the best condition tractor I've ever bought.Hopefully Spring will bring more tractors to my yard.IF Spring ever gets here that is.

Yes Biser is right abut the pinion. i fixed my brother's trans on a 72 Raider 12. it had 10 pinion diff and 1 1/8 axel's.. but as Biser also say it have been wierd stuff used on this side of the pond..

The lower shaft is adjustable to tighten the steering gears. Some use shims behind the carter pin on the end of the shaft. Some later models had a castellated nut for adjustment. Also on the 300, 400, and 500 series tractors the upper bushing in the hood stand become loose and causes steering problems. The best fix is a #6472 flange bearing, it's the same bearing at the front of the lower shaft.

Great to watch our national bird , so amazing. For you that want to see two eagles fighting on a dead deer and hundreds of bird pictures go to Mackinac county birds. Local fellow put this together. I have a few rare birds on this site. These are only local area birds taken in our Mackinac county of upper Michigan.

The power consumption is very low on the LED's so this is certainly a need for some of the smaller tractors.

The Onans are great when running properly. I gave up on mine in my 520H after the third valve seat let loose. That's when I repowered with the Honda GX630. It does a nice job and I'm very happy with the conversion. Red

To find out how a RF 110 mows, try the John Deere sites. Here are a few: WFM: http://www.wfmachines.com/forums/forumdisplay.php/18-Round-Fendered-Tractors GTT: http://www.greentractortalk.com/forums/round-fender-tractors/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/243581455803661/ I currently owned 5 John Deere round fenders, from a '64 110 to a '67 112. But I never mow with them as I have newer equipment for that. From the things I read though, they do mow pretty well considering the technology is over 50 years old now. For the day they were manufactured in, they were great mowing machines as were several of that era's competitors, including Wheel Horse and Cub Cadet.

If you don't want to go to Oklahoma, I have one here in Arkansas. Other attachments too!

When I was blasting ceramic lasted for just a few hours. Carbide lasted for weeks http://www.tptools.com/Skat-Blast-Carbide-Nozzle-Pack,287.html?b=d*8024

that looks awesome!

I tore up some ground and used that mid-mount grader blade with excellent results. The area had a couple feet of height difference in sections plus many high and low spots. I let the blade kinda float and used the raising handle to control the depth I wanted. You get the feel for it. It's easy. I also have the snow plow and it can come close to doing the job of the grader. The grader was on a C85 and had no problem pushing dirt.

Wish I'd been home to join in. At least one of us still works! If you posted everyone's pics, you'd have quite the line up

I used my 502 yesterday it done pretty good for a tecky powered machine had to use first gear I will also say that my garden had no grass growing in it and the dirt was pretty soft it was a bit rockey though

Put the 416 to good use the past few days. Really is nice to have a tractor to do all these tasks. Did end up getting stuck on a big clod and a soft spot when I was about done. Good times!

Beautiful job Jake....as always.

Just be careful you don't get the plow stuck so you don't get bucked off. This is with no weight. Just my fat butt.

Having received many requests for brake band linings, I have set up shop and they are back in production again. This first batch is still $20.00 including shipping to any USA address. However due to increased prices for shipping material, the price will go up when current supplies are exhausted. I am making the linings for the 9593 band (that's the one with the holes to go over the rivets: and also the linings for the 300/400/500 series without holes: I have created a storefront for you to purchase from. You can order as many as you like by clicking the link below: Bob Maynard's Brake Band Linings Thanks For Your Business!

If your making a long single row garden you nailed it!! Just kidding....I've never owned or operated a plow like that, but the guys on this site will get ya straightened out! Mike..........

Well, anything late model in my trailer is odd, but this 310 was so clean I had to have it. It needs a solid cleaning, wet sand and buff a couple minor scratches etc. but it runs and drives like brand new.

I've been putting off saying something in several of these threads but enough is enough! Take it from someone who has only been here 5 months, it is getting worse! I can't believe we are supposed to be examples to younger Wheel Horse people and this is what they get!? Any one especially my age or older should be damn ashamed of themselves! I come here to relax and some nights this place seems like a soap opera or a bunch of kindergardeners fighting over something stupid! Makes me want to leave sometimes! My dad taught me better and said it best and you should all take heed - If you don't have something good to say don't say anything at all! I'm sure all the mods and most eveyone here would agree! You guys constantly bickering over stupid stuff is something we could all do without. Do it in PMs if you most but let the rest of us enjoy our time here.