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Had my two work horses out today for me to get some seat time. The 1995 314-8 still mows a beautiful lawn while the 1990 520-H takes a break only to supervise. Wouldn't trade these two studs for any new junk tractors the big box stores sell today.

I found this 701 today and could not resist buying it. It cam with a nice deck, extra set of very nice turf tires and rims and snow plow. It is missing the double belt guard, which I will be on the hunt for, It came with a belt guard from a 656. Almost forgot to mention the very nice hub caps it came with and it runs well too!

I have always wanted a C-195 and now I have one thanks to good buddy Stevebo. I plan to use this tractor gently for chores around the house. It runs awesome and it sounds awesome. My wife came home yesterday and I had the 195 parked in her parking spot. She later asked why is that Big Red tractor parked in her spot. It instantly had a name..

All 11 of the Wheel Horses I have collected (so far) had somehow, someway either jumped up on my trailer or the bed of my pickup truck and followed me home. I had no choice then but to keep them. My wife says two is one too many... I say one more is never enough.

if youre looking for the encouragement NOT to buy more horses you came to the wrong place haha

Today i decided to see if i could put a plow and a deck on my 212-6 at the same time. I did put the plow on and it worked. In addition to putting the plow on i did lots of grading dirt today with it too and with weights and a deck it worked out great!

Plumbed the super C up for rear hydraulics.

Lane, thanks to you I just got the best birthday present. My wife saw your posting about the umbrella and knew I liked it, so I got one today for my birthday. I will post a few pictures when I have it mounted.

Correct. 1990 was the first year that it was branded a "Toro" Wheel Horse. The 1990 had the motion control lever on the column and a swept front axle without steering reduction.

WOW! Thanks for the Welcome and a Great big Thank You for taking the time to reply with all the info and especially getting all the measurements & even a drawing. I will be getting this project going on my spare time and will certainly let you know the results. Thanks again. Steve

Took the horses out today. I did some tilling with my 520 and repainted my 210-H. Now we have 12 wheel horses, hoping to lower the herd to 5. Its like were breeding the horses left and right! Im looking for a NOS plow or decent condition one for my 315-8.

Crawdad, No worries about over tilling here, my property is dead flat, let it rain! Oh look, I see a couplle blades of new grass in the tilled garden, sounds like a good reason to hook up roto-tiller again

Nice round up. Enjoy the ride. Gary B.

...or mine... where they supply a lot of hands but, nobody's using them.

SHeesh I got all happy...I thought there was a new Wheel Horse dating site with only girls that have Wheel Horses.....disappointed is an understatement....

Bought this at the auction on Saturday. If I feed it will it grow or will I have to throw it back ? Took the plug out and filled it with WD40 All I had figure better than nothing. Motors stuck trans shifts and seems to work Deck turns and came with push blade

Had a very good time at the swap too, was very nice to meet you terry. Sadly, it looks like I'm going to miss in the fall as that is the same weekend as the local show for me. Look forward to the next one in the spring!

As Wallfish drew above. They slide into the hollow tubes of the subframe then when the holes on each piece line up, you drop a thick pin through them to hold in place.

Finally...Blackhawks vs Minnesota (?) what ever they are. starts tomorrow...at least they have ice up there. The Canadians...playing some team from Florida...did the Earth shift on it's axis? Are they surfing behind Killer Whales? Do they really have an ice rink there?? And the Bruins and Flyers are sitting this one out?? Give me a break...Al Gore is right...global warming ... Is it time to sand bag the Miami shore line...??? And who are the Toledo Walleye?? I think Brrly1 is checking out Hockey Moms...

I'm shooting for getting there around 8. Daughter is jumping on board as well. After working on the pedal last weekend, she doesn't want to miss out. (They've both been riding every day after school this week, and both are pumped up). I couldn't be happier.

Guys, Wanted to share my first attempt at a Wheel Horse restoration. Last fall I picked up this 48" deck from a fellow red square member. This deck was intended to replace the completely worn out original deck on my D-160 that has been passed down from my grandfather to me. I figured i would try to redo just a deck, before trying to redo the whole tractor. My ultimate goal is to do the entire tractor. It took me most of the winter to complete and i have to say i am pretty happy with it. I disassembled every piece and ended up stripping and sand blasting the whole thing to bare metal. The deck shell was first painted with Por-15 before painting it red. All of the hardware was replaced with new stainless steel. Now I am afraid to cut grass with it fearing i will mess up my new red paint! Deck before work. Complete with new decals Back on the D!

Cool beans... thanks for the tip.

Thanks again Bob! Im back in action.

Nice 1990 520-H! I miss it!

I too love the way my old mow the lawn and mine are a even a bit older. They impress me even more when it comes to snow removal with the blower. Living in Buffalo this past winter they were truly tested!!

I've been looking for the same thing. It seems that there are a lot more tillers out there, than there are mid mount idlers for 520H tractors! Haven't seen any used being sold separately (any that are being sold are staying with the tiller) I have given up hope to find a used one in time for spring planting. I found that Red Square member 312Hydro is making a few for $150. (he's working on them now)

Craig, How about one of those custom square tube rear hitches and weld a stub on the box to slide into the hitch?

Glenn, that's my 1955 RJ-35 and my dad's restored 1962 502 peeking out there and a few others behind them. They will get lots of show time later.

At this point, the belt is JUNK. It will never come back to correct tracking...never. You need a new TORO OEM belt # 102742 or 94-2501 (new #). They are about $30 or less at dealers or for a few bux less on-line. DO NOT BUY and aftermarket belt. They are not precisely engineered to match the V shape of the pulleys resulting in a propensity of flopping back and forth in the V...soon progressing to roll-over. Spend the few extra bux and get the OEM BELT.

I have a 89 520H Pictured, and my father has a 97 520H. I prefer the handle that was just like our 92 312 Classic. Just seems more natural!?!?

What...mowing doesn't make your list?

I use to own an '89 and a '90 520-H. In my opinion, the motion control lever on the '89 (like the one pictured) with the motion control between the legs was easier to operate as opposed to on the steering column.

Looks great BO, you need a big Ford sign in there!

I have some spare body parts around for them and other few things too it needed

Buy it! Everything else will fall into place.

Lol I'm the new owner of the yellow and black GT 14. I just got it running this past weekend. Do you mean Gt14 belt guard ?

Chris- You think it is getting full?

I ended up giving 1400 for all of it. The tractor started right up without a lot of cranking. No knocks or smoke. All the attachments are in good to excellent shape. The worse being the snow blower and all that is wrong with it is the cable to turn the chute isn't on correctly. All in all, I think I'll be happy with it.

TerryM and I got there about 15 minutes after Illinilefttackle left...9:00AM. Sorry I missed you Al. Let's try for Scott's M&G in October. Sorry guys...it was too nasty for the camera and everyone was so bundled up, you could not tell one of us from the other. I got confused by Brrly1 and Jake...if that is possible. There was a good group of guys there though...got to talk with everyone. I was able to pick up all the stuff for everyone...so that was good. My wife made Beef Stew for Terry and me when we got home...great comfort food and warmed us up. Sorry about no pictures guys.

Fireman came over this past weekend and helped me get the huge beam in place and set up the pulley/trolley system. Today I spent the day building the railing system around the stairs on the upper level and started to bring down some of my antique outboard collection.... Good day.

Bob, Frame is hemlock and siding is T&G pine. Here is the update for today. With the break in the weather for the past few days I was able to back fill the wall with gravel, level out the mounted up dirt, grade the gravel a bit and finish all the gutters and downspouts except one. I was also able to get all the edge stiffeners installed to. Tomorrow I should be able to finish the last downspout. Once I get that done I may start on the roof over the entry door.

A little more progress. I picked up every one of those stones and moved them with the terramite. I am a little sore ...

So... good day !! Past the electrical and framing inspections this morning. Just a few small items to take care of with hand rail and covering the windows near the stairs with plexi for the final inspection. The stone wall guys came today and started on them. It started with the owner of the company and then he left one of his guys to work. Havfe to say this guy worked his tail off with no complaints. They will be back to tomorrow with a few guys. I would imagine they make a nice dent in the project. Below are some pics of the progress.

So... I was able to actually try out the lift today to make sure that it works well. I had to extend the length as the front tires were hitting on the lift at half way up. It works really nice and I was able to get the 59 in it's correct place on the shelf. They are now lined up by "age" .... (top shelf only) lol

Yesterday we got the power run from the house down to the barn. Per local code any line not buried the full 18" has to be covered with concrete. I was able to get that done (30 bags of concrete). I also cleaned up the inside a bit. It was a pure mess with sawdust and all sorts of stuff that needed cleaning. This week I hope to get some help getting the roof finished off for good. The stone mason is suppose to come this week to start the rock wall. The way that I plan on getting the tractors on and off the shelf is by using this lift. I got it from a buddy on a barter about 3 years ago in hopes that I would use it in the barn that I have been wanting to build. Well............ time has come. I was looking at a much larger lift that was portable as and that could lift a car about 5 ft in the air but the guy gave me a little bit of the run around. I think I am better off with the smaller one. The buddy I got it from had a D200 on it up in the air pretty high. It will lift the small ones with ease.

Thanks Russ hope you feel better soon. The only thing you need to do is come here and sit by the wood stove and have a nice enjoyable drink with me once this thing is done With that said we are closer to getting to that point. Cousins Timbo and Toddbo are coming over in the am to run the power down to the barn. I need a little over 300 ft of wire to get there !! I was able to work with the barn guy to help install the front door and the framing that holds the shed roof over the door. We also got one of the benches built. They are a little taller than I would have liked them to be however it was by choice because I have some very nice roll out draws that will be painted WH Red and then installed under the bench. The clearance we needed was 39". Tomorrow he will be back to install the second bench on the opposite end. It really is coming together nice for sure. Anyone who may want to stop by tomorrow and check it out we will be here.

I was able to take a little time today to dig the trench from the house down to the barn. As expected I hit ledge on about 15-20% of it so I will need to cover the wire with concrete since it is less than 18" deep. Cousin Timbo may be coming over this weekend to lay some power !! Woo Hoo !!

Steve the barn is fantastic I sure wish I had something that big Jo and I enjoyed our time there thanks for the hospitality It was great having a chance to visit with the CT guys again putting the first one up Brian

We got the rest of the front sided and the 3 upper front windows installed. Also got the bulk of his tractors into the barn and the RJs up on the shelf.

Had some more help today and was able to get the upper deck railing built and the remainder of the back siding done. Thanks again Fireman and Cousin Timbo !!