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It has been such a long winter, I could care less if I ever again see another snow flake.. After a road trip today with Stevebo, when I got home it was in the mid 60's so I decided to take the blade, chains and weights off of the 314. I then figured what the heck so I woke all of them from their LONG winters nap. I'm sure most guys have seen them.. My son Cole ran all of them up and down the street a few times. Everything fired right up and they all ran perfect, one of em is a little sleeper... I'm ready for the first show.

Got the old Electro 12 out today and threw the plow on the back. Just couldn't wait any longer to see if this old sway back could still pull. 90% of the plowed area was grass and pretty tough till I raised the plow a bit. Looks kind of ugly, but you gotta start somewhere.

Have you ever did something so stupid, that you looked around and wondered if you were on Candid Camera or Americas funniest Home Videos? Well I dug out a old C101 that I put in the dead line because the wiring harness just got so bad on it. I put the new harness on and could not get this thing to run. Oh it would start carry on throw a fit then die. Would not throttle up. Just a totall mess. As I was double checkering that I had everything on it's assigned post. I happen to notice that there was no condenser. Then it hit me I had robbed it last year. So I put a new on. It's amazing how well things run when they have all their parts as designed. How many years have I been doing this? The senior moments are coming in fast and hard. Geez.

Nope...I am a one project at a time kind of guy...and sometimes, I forget which project that is. My goal...get to where I can watch paint dry. At the moment, I am refinishing an old oak kitchen table and chairs. Waiting for the Tongue Oil to dry now. Just came down to the Man Cave to check out Red Square and get a glass of Rock & Rye. I know...we love pictures. The last picture is the next project. The next project...

Hey Gang! Not a diehard Wheel Horse guy, but was introduced to this awesome sight, and it's certainly worthy of joining. The single Wheel Horse I have is a mix match of gathered parts that would have otherwise probably been lost forever. I can't take credit for the frame and hood modifications, although the rest is me. Thanks to the powers that be for the membership and I'm looking forward to meeting you all. I hope some of you will join me on the journey that "Traitor" and I have embarked on. Cheers!! Zip~ p.s. and yes...I am a Simpicity and Allis-Chalmers guy, but ALL GT's are awesome!!

I go to the garage to work on something...I walk across the room to find something and I stop and look at something else, I mess with it and forgot what I was after in the 1st place. I go back and forth for hours working my butt off and not getting anything done! I am the poster child for ADD!

Thanks for comments. Never had a garden this size, but newly acquired electro w/ plow and cultivator gave me a reason to do it. Now if I could just get my wife to do all the weeding.

Just got some good news. Buddy of mines uncle has a front end loader that hes gonna sell to me for 200 bucks. May take a little modification to get it to fit my d250, but for that price i cant pass it up. Gonna pick it up next month. Ill post up some pics when i get it. If any of you on here have a d250 with a FEL i like to see some pictures.

I notice you didn't include a pic of the box it came in Jim! I was doing some work in the pharmacy and they have all these novelty signs all over the place. I saw that little sign and said, " I know the perfect guy for that sign!" so I snagged it. Then I needed a box for it and didn't want to be sending it in a giant box. I was walking past our supply room and they had a bunch of boxes out and I grabbed a box that I thought it would fit perfect in. I didn't realize it was a box for catheters until I got back to the shop. Even more perfect! Glad you enjoyed it Jim and hope you laugh as much as I did buying and shipping it!

You are all still cracking me up. In fact, while I was in the hospital a package arrived that a certain individual eluded to earlier in the thread. Mike, you have no idea how close I've been to this while reading here and being strapped to Agnes the IV pole, laughing and trying to get in the bathroom at the same time. This will be placed in my garage where I can see it easily keep you and everyone here close.

200-300 imo as it sits. If it was running then 450-550 range

I have a D-160 and a D180 that both have 15" rims. The 160 came with turfs and the 180 came with ags, the 180's completely rotted about 4 yrs ago and I could not find a comparable ag replacement so I went with the skid steer type - theyre OK but I wasnt completely satisfied. This winter I have needed the 160 to do some rough/tough work and those worn turfs just wasnt getting it done. A while back I had reworked a 1054 and had found ags in a 7.60x15 size for it and while they fit, it was really close being 30" tall. Doing a quick measurement on the D's it looked like there just wasnt enough room... Well after fighting those turfs spinning at the least thing I took another look at those 7.60x15's ---- DUH!! I wasnt figuring from center of axle!, and using that measurement - 15" - looked a lot better fitting wise! So armed with a description of the tire "7.60-15 American Farmer Traction I-3 Farm Implement Tire" I hit ebay and promptly found several vendors. I finally settled on 2 tires with tubes for $220 plus $38 shipping They came yesterday and this morn I took and had them mounted ($30) so for a bit less than $300 Ive got me some bad a** tires. Here they are on my rather rough looking 160 - look can be decieving, that ole boy is a worker and mechanically sound. Again, they are 30" high (the turfs were 27")

Get ready for a "Salty Story."One morning at the lifeboat station I was assigned, a recent "boot" Fireman Apprentice was assigned the small boat checks. He checked the oil on a 30 footer with a GM 6-71 (love that sound!) and thought the oil was low. He added the amount he thought was needed! I double-checked his checks and found the oil level was now to the top of the dipstick tube! One time we asked the same guy to bring us a bucket of steam.

And my apologies for failing to acknowledge Tom (stratostar250) in this tire quest. If it wasn't for Tom being the NY to CT courier from Bearpaths place, the 310 would probably still be seeking bigger shoes.

Steve you make it easy! The Material just about writes itself!

You know...Scott (whfan74) is right...this is a great thread. I just went back and read the whole thing. Cried a little, laughed a ton...I want to thank all of you that have contributed and Prayed for our friend. Like Jim said, he has a long way to go to get through this...his journey is really just starting. I am proud to be a part of what goes on here at Red Square...all of you guys are the best...Thank You Please keep Jim in your thoughts and prayers...together we did and can make a difference.

Yes John, I got home last evening around 5:30. Not on the Horses yet Steve but looking forward to it at some point. Guys, I have to tell you that this will be a long process with several more rounds of treatment requiring hospital stays. I'm sure I'll have ups and downs along the way but for now things look pretty positive. They will be keeping me busy with frequent lab work every week and Doctor visits in between as needed. Everyone has been telling me that my color is good and that in fact I seem to be glowing. After those treatments they should see me at night!!

he is a few pics of my fleet.

I was patrolling eBay and noticed that Fordhook2000 (who I don't think is a member here) has been posting a lot of manuals for sale. Some of them are in much better shape than the huge piles I've amassed over the last 20 years and he's offering them at what look like to me below market prices. A lot of it is quite rare and catches me by surprise that it's out there and available. Years ago it was virtually impossible to find this stuff unless you stumbled upon a dealership that was going belly up. Now I see this stuff on eBay. But the really old stuff is quite scarce and all of a sudden it's popping up courtesy of a few auction listings. It got me to wonder how my hobby focus has changed. Are there many of you that collect manuals? I was compiling pretty much a complete run of paper from 1956 through the early 1980's. Wheel Horse printed a lot of paper, but this is the type of thing that isn't really that easy to come by. I don't collect rare books or Gutenburg Bibles, but it strikes me that these are the things that ought to be pretty much universally in demand. But are they? If you're not collecting the paper, why not? I asking from a somewhat selfish standpoint. I've spent a lot of time (and money!) collecting old manuals, brochures, and other stuff. I didn't enter into any of this with the desire to ever consider it any kind of investment, but I'm wondering what others think. To me, it's really neat to have the paperwork that might have been included with a tractor when it rolled out the door. It's even more cool when you buy from the original owner and they hand you the packet that they saved for decades. Copies don't really do the same thing for me as do the old, original prints. I've been doing this WH nonsense for over 20 years. I can't believe it's been that long. We've seen the internet rise in that time. Forums have come and gone. Lots of familiar faces and voices in the crowd have also gone by the wayside. Things are much easier to find today than ever before. But the cropping up of this huge cache of paper takes me by surprise. Trying to generate discussion...and see if the hobby is evolving or changing. what do you think? Steve

A few years back, I was selling lug nut kits for Wheel Horse tractors. I stopped making the kits when I got busy with my work, but now that I have retired, I am once again putting the kits together. Kit includes: 10 - 7/16-20 x 1-1/2" Grade 5, Zinc-plated bolts 10 - Zinc-plated 7/16-20 lug nuts Instructions for installation As soon as the kits are assembled and ready to ship, I will list them in the FOR SALE section.

I don't know how you guys go about restoring your horses, but I think I might be better off working on one at a time. Like I am sure most of you do. I seem to get three and sometimes four projects going at the same time. I work on one until I get to a point I have to wait for a part, search for a part, wait for paint or primer to dry and harden, etc. and I move over to another Wheel Horse project. Sometimes I even by a part off Ebay or someplace only to find that I already purchased that part earlier. Currently I am restoring a Tecky powered C-120 and a 400 Suburban at the same time. I can go from installing new piston, rod and rings one minute to painting a hood 10 minutes later. Meanwhile nothing around the house gets done because I'd rather work on something I enjoy rather than something that needs to be done. Anybody else have this sickness or is just me?

Looks like part of the Ber-Vac vacuum system.

take the bowl off the carb, probably condensation in there from the ethanol fuel it will actually raise the float level and cause it to flood, i surmise that how it happen don't know for sure, but i know that i have fixed my neighbor's B 80 several time for same symptoms by doing this. first time i pulled the carb all the way off but after that i got smart and just drop the bowl and fixed it that way. clean the inside of the bowl and careful of the bowl gasket and make sure you start the bolt back in the carb straight. i bought a 312 one time that somebody did that to almost had to buy a new carb. good luck eric j

I had a 210-h I bought new and kept for 20 yrs. Great little lawn tractor. I mowed, plowed and blew snow with it. All I ever needed to fix was a tie rod and charging diode

Not to familiar with the 264, but is there a cooling fan under the fender that blows on the hydro pump? Make sure its working (if it has one) Mike.........

Somebody's turned the place into a fish market... more fish in that nest, than bird now.

Not saying it is the problem but one thing when I worked at a shop in Bloomington Illinois I found out that the transition year between Toro and Wheel Horse somebody at the South Bend factory put the gifts together and not tightened the bolts would let loose that holds the two halves of the differential and start working out they would knock till the nut fell off then slide out far enough to lock the whole rear end. just a suggestion

I am the same way. I get started on one thing and then I see something I went out to work on before and.... Hold on... Be right back...

EBay might have a whole trans for sale

Nice back tires!

Just when I make progress on one project, I find another project I just HAVE to buy.

Hey Jim, I just Googled those symptoms you outlined above...Holy Rock & Rye...I think you are pregnant. No jumping Mate.

Glad you made it back home Jim! Nothing better than resting in the comforts of your own home. Thoughts and prayers are still with you! This thread has been a great one......this is what it is all about. Know that you aren't alone Jim........we are here for ya!

Seems like your great idea has caught on over here in UK lane.

That surplus center seat is the most comfy I ever sat on. I got 6 yrs. on it now and not a blemish on it.

Not only a new member, a like new . You may want check the fluid level, it could be too high causing some overflow.

This one you just gona fell in love whit Steve.. lol lots of power and great sound from that Vtwin engine. i got new decals from Terry to my LXI and they are awesome!!!

Probably in the $18.00 to $20.00 range. I'm just waiting for everything to arrive so that I can get a weight for calculating postage. EDIT: I got the bolts in today, and the lug nuts will be here soon, but I did have enough to get a weight. Seems that the postage rates have really gone up since the last time I sold them. The cheapest rate is USPS Priority Small Flat Rate box. My cost is $5.25. So, I am going to price them at $17.50 plus $5.25 S&H. However, if you are interested in more than one kit, I can get up to 5 kits in one box. I will have them at the WHCC show in June. No shipping cost if you pick them up there.

Wow! Haven't done this in a while! Another save of an orphaned 'Horse from a local OPE shop. 1986 416-8 with 801 hours. Only known issues are a broken connecting rod and a few cannibalized parts. (coil & light switch) 48" deck appears to be in great condition other than the leading edge of the shell looks like it was used as a grader blade. Particulars weren't divulged, but I presume the owner didn't like the cost of repairs and traded it in on a running machine. They did tell me that the crankcase had very little oil upon arrival at the shop. No visible external damage or extra ventilation holes in the block, so I guess I'll open it up and assess the damage. Either way it's definitely worthy of repair.

I was right! The wind WAS blowing from the North today.

Maybe this is my new goal, hiding them, that way even I forget! I know, I know, It is hard to see, but I had to cover it though to keep off the snow and salt. But, here is a better shot!

Nice save Terry. I'm starting to like the look of the 300/400 series since I've been looking at the one in my garage that's been in pieces since November.

Doc reports still good. May get out next week they say. Thanks for all your support everyone. Red square is keeping me strong. :)

I don't know about that. This beauty only cost me 50 bucks and it is also in showroom condition. Oh.....what! I mean its in bathroom condition! Matt! That machine you have is beautiful! No wonder it's being retired! Thanks for posting the pics!

I was going to post some funny food service stuff but it's probably pretty "run of the mill" hospital foods stories. The food isn't bad really, just not always exactly what you ordered. They like to surprise you sometimes to keep it lively. Sometimes it's late, and once I had to reorder because it never showed up. But I try to keep in mind how many people they have to feed and you can hear in the background how fast the orders are coming in by the ringing phones. Add to that they have check my sugar before meals and give me insulin if over a certain level. Then you have to tell them when the tray arrives and wait for the shot. Result = not so warm food. There were some complaints the other day the Nurse Assistant told me and things are better. I have enjoyed all of your humor and look forward to more. Just don't get into one of these places to find it. No tree climbing. Also looking forward to the NCAA thread getting active again today. Kentucky, West Virginia, Notre Dame and Witchita State are all here in Cleveland at the Q for tonight's games. I don't have a dog in this hunt so I'm going out on a limb here and rooting for RacinBobs Notre Dame Fighting Irish to make the final four out of Cleveland.. I know that green and gold face paint is getting itchy by now. LOL :)

like this one rob?

"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

Amen to your nurse comments Jim -- Take an extended stay in a hospital and you figure out real quick who keeps things going for you as a patient -- And they can give you all sorts of helpful hints and clues about making your time go better

Ok, time for a little humorous yet frustrating hospital patient babble. After being transferred from the 4th floor to the 3rd floor the day after I got here I found the room to be the exact opposite of the previous room. I will never admit how many hours it took stop walking into the street side Windows while trying to get to the bathroom. However it wasn't long before the calls started wanting to know when the next ,"Hot Legs" show was, and could they send over some telescopes. WTH? Someone over there got my room phone # and wanted to know where I get all my candy bars and my name. I said that the guy next door who goes by the handle "Little Debbie" and he owns the company. His phone has been ringing non-stop since. More to come later.... (not figuring out smileys on the kindle other than the shout box)