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Figured it was about time to make the 79 C-161 black hood a " black hood"! Always did like the red, but the more black hood tractors I get that every time I look at the red, it just seems naked! Next will be the C-175

This is my son, it's his first time on a tractor.. With the smile he had im guessing it won't be his last!!

You know it's spring in Minnesota when you see this coming down your sidewalk. https://youtu.be/69sJrVc7VFE

Well I came home this afternoon and pulled into my driveway and seen my Wheel Horses got out of the barn and trapped this John Deere 300. It was over before I even got out of truck. Big D made the JD 300 tap out in 3 seconds. Then the 314a with the kwik way bucket ended up scooping the JD 300 and dumping it down a cliff. Lol Tractor Fight

did a swap today with a neighbor around the corner from me I traded a 314H for a 416-8 314H I traded the 416-8 I traded for Brian

My first is a 416-8 with a front end loader. Bought it just to move some large piles of dirt around the yard and sell but once I used it, I knew it was a keeper. A couple of years later the backhoe was added. Never heard of Wheel Horse before I bought it.

He looks addicted already! My son is 2 and hes been riding on tractors for a year and a half already. If he could reach the pedals I'd be in trouble. I already have to wire a secondary ignition interlock on my tractors because he figured out one of his "play keys" can fit the ignition . (Luckily he hasn't tried to start it yet!)

Your tractors need to learn to play nice!

I have completed mod on JD Thatch rake I bought last fall. Have always like/wanted a front thatch rake for the Horses as I had 1 a few years ago on a Simplicity Conquest. It worked excellent and was able to tow a sweeper so was a 1 pass setup. It was not very difficult to modify. Made a mount for tractor from angle and spracers. Welded it all up and utilized holes already in frame. The rake mount frame needed shortening so pivit point was not too far forward as would be rake too. Lift lever was a little trickier as Had to go on same side as impliment lever. I made mount for it from a solid steel block (overkill but wanted to thread it). Made a couple bents to clear everthing and it functions nice. Then stripped the awful green/yellow and sprayed with IH red majic from TSC. Not a perfect paint job (couple runs) as was first time using catylst etc with enamel. I'm happy with the outcome as it's just a rake after all. MU

my 1957 rj35 rescued from a junkyard before and after resto

It has been my son's dream since he was twelve years old, to be an Officer in the Marine Corp. Yesterday, my son, Jeff, was promoted from Staff Sargent, to 2nd Lieutenant, USMC. First salute as an officer from his dad. 2nd Lt. Jeffrey Thomas Evans, USMC.

OMG...am I having a bad day... WHAT DID HE SAY ETHEL??? ANYBODY SEEN MY KEYS??? WHERE ARE MY GLASSES??? Mistaking a Tecky for a Kohler...just shoot me. It did sound great though.

AMEN!!!!

I think you shook so much from laughing the leukemia said "The heck with this!"

My wife & I were on a "road trip" in Illinois Saturday. We crossed back into Indiana for the trip back home and stopped to visit with a good friend in Greencastle Indiana. We visited with Lane & Ruth Ralph (Lane Ranger on RS) for a while. Lane sure has a lot of Wheel Horse goodies to look at and to drool over!! We really enjoyed our visit with Lane & Ruth. Here is a shot of Lane & I.

I haven't attended a show with my stuff and hung out since Zargay two years ago. This was the first Saturday I had taken off this year, and was good to be out here for sure. The weather was perfect, and we had an awesome time. I only have two pics from the show, but they made my day. I ended up hanging out at John's tent with Russ and Mike. Was good to see everyone else as well like Ken, Steve, Vin, Matt, and meet Dave, Brian, and Jason as well. Was amazed at how big Cole and Brennan got, but I guess my kids got bigger as well. The pedal the kids and I made worked out pretty well, and they drove around a good part of the day. Thanks again RS family.

I was thinking it would be a red golf cart your kids and STEVE!

Rediscovered I had this old thing hiding out in the magic shed. Came with, and manufactured by the original owner of my 520... configured with my additional plates, I'm estimating its weight now to be around 175 lbs.

My first wheel horse was my wheel horse 520-H, i paid $4000 for it in 1997 and I'm still using it today. Then later on i got my ole trusty 212-6 that i still use too. Thats how my addiction to these horses started. But anyways what was your first horse?

I have been wanting an auto wheel horse for a while and this one popped up advertised as not having a spark but it looked very tidy in the pictures. I liked the look of it a lot as it was original. I spoke to the owner and he was very honest and said that the wiring needed going through, I set my limit and luckily I won it. I did have a bit of a panic as my dad fell ill recently and is unable to drive but a good friend who is also a collector offered to get it for me! My plans are to try and source a hydraulic lift assembly for it and plumb it all in, it's definitely going to be a keeper. Anyway, I know you all want pictures so here it is: It also came with some weird sort of frame under the hitch, anyone know what this is and whether it's original? After I got it home I couldn't resist having a play and to see if I could get it running. I tested the coil, condenser and spark plug and they were all OK, cleaned and reset gap on the points but still no luck. I then ran a temporary wire giving the coil constant power from the battery and turned it over and we had a spark, put the plug in and off she went, a fair bit of smoke but it soon cleared, it hasn't been run in about 5 years so it was expected. The lack of spark was down to some awful wiring, here is an example of a join in the wire: This was just covered in insulation tape, the wiring is totally gone and I have decided I am going to make a new wiring harness. The only problems I'm having is finding a plug for the ignition, also what connectors do these plugs use? I think I have found some links to them in the USA but I can't seem to find any over here. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for looking, Tom

My friends and neighbors think I'm "mental". Got this c125 with loader and sears ss16 with accessories at a garage sale for $1500. Wheel horse is in great shape. Suburban will run soon as I isolate lack of fire issue. Think its the condenser. I also resurrected a couple of abandoned tractors for minimal cost. Ward's signature 2000 and a K-gro sentinel. The craftsman dyt 4000 is in great shape except for a rod poking thru the engine block. Hate to see good stuff just thrown away. I had another c125 but sold it for a good profit. Been keeping my eye open for another one. Notice the high tech counter weight. Railroad track, fishplates, clutch parts, trailer hitch.

In 1989 I traded a very worn out 1975 Harley Davidson Sportster for my C-175 8 Speed which I still have and use. It had a 48 inch deck, snowplow, tire chains and wheel weights. I have all of them I would bet that whoever ended up with that AMF era Harley doesn't have it anymore! Still the best trade I ever made and no one has ever forced me off the road on my tractor!

Excellent news!!! Take it easy still but the tractor season is just beginning - and your in it!

Probably had a Kohler muffler on it! Can't believe you didn't see the Tecky decal. I thought you got those eyes fixed? Must have been lookin thru Rock n Rye glasses!

No Kohler steve....just a finely tuned Tecky Did nothing to it.... Started right up after a long winter of sitting

Excellent video...could tell that was a Kohler 1/2 a block away.

I got a call from The Cleveland Clinic this morning. My latest bone marrow biopsy showed no signs of leukemia. I am officially in remission. Still a long way to go in the treatment regimen but taking things one day at a time. This is a good day for sure. Thank you all for your prayers and good wishes. He is listening.

Ha ha, whenever I get my Wheel Horses out, all of my neighbors Deeres and Cubs run away and hide for fear of getting ambushed liked that :-D

Either I'm missing something or you had to come up with some bucks. Nice tractor!

I thank all of you for your kind remarks. I can tell you that my son is as kind and as gentle a man as you would ever want to meet but when called on, he can be as tough and as hard as nails. He is a better man than his dad. Thanks, again: Tom

First timer here. Recently purchased a 702 for my son and Im trying to figure out how to engage the mower. I have attached a pic to see if you guys can help me determine if that is the right belt, also included a pic of the machine. Also, any ideas where I can get extra hood thumb screws, lost one today. Lastly, would love to find a plow blade, is there a certain model/size I should be looking for? Thanks so much for the help and I look forward to trolling the forums educating myself.

Theoretically pigs can fly. In all seriousness as w any accessory you'll run out of traction before power. Tis the Wheel Horse way! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Really did turn out nice.

Love the loader tractors, You did great!

Nice variety with the plastic and metal hoods. It is Interesting to see the different headlight treatment between the two. Also interesting is the evolution from the B-series of 1974-1977 headlights to the 300/400/500 series (and Workhorse) of 1985 on.

I have to agree with the post above. And pictures help. Set you number and maybe ask what we think??? I think??? Glenn

Glad to see that you're still on this. The brake linings are available from Bob's Wheel Horse Brake linings and More. He's in the vendor section here.

101875 engine drive pulley 4" OD x 1" shaft 100425 transmission driven pulley 6-1/2" OD x 3/4" shaft 7451 idler pulley 4" OD. If you want a good one with a real ball bearing get a Napa 7-05485 Garry

There goes the neighborhood

Its nice to watch a WH video thats not about clearing snow !! Thanks! Mike..........

The smiles tell it all...you guys are both Top Shelf.

That my friends is why I only have on my property, they all get along

I went and looked at a new truck today, so much crap on them no way I could work on it. Ya need to be a computer tech to work on them. what a $62,000 piece of crap

It seems to me that fewer and fewer people can/want to do anything themselves..... car repair and maintenance, home repairs, construction, or even simple yard work..... Let alone those HORRIBLE tasks like snow removal, or gardening With cheap homeowner ZTRs at the price of a tractor, I think those with lawns to mow, but no other tasks to complete, are looking that way. Those with serious tasks to do are probably looking at the SCUT/CUT options. Those of us that can actually get our hands dirty and do for ourselves are pretty rare anymore, it seems. My son just turned 1, and I hope that as he gets older, he enjoys sharing the tasks I enjoy, including maintaining and running my grandfather's old WH and Gilson snowblower...... And whatever else I can add to the garage

What, Brian too? You guys with all your current shape GM trucks, first it was Steve rubbing it in with his 14 last year, now you guys with your 15s..... (Brian, i assume yours is a 15?) Im posting a pic of my 13 "old model' to try and fight back all you guys with your 'cutting edge' trucks..... I recommend you do the same Denny, don't just stand back and let them kick sand in our faces!!!!!

Just wondering what you restore when not working on your tractor. This is what I restored this year. first a 1929 Maytag washing machine motor then a 1947 Elgin outboard. Next a 1925 Stover 2hp hit & miss motor and finally my 1964/854 Wheel horse. Different challenge on each project, but the feeling was the same when they cranked over the first time.

What color white did you use. Looks great. Sent from my tractor seat.

If I could figure out how to do that I would have bought more tractors

Many of us on this forum probably think Brian was really lucky to have obtained this tractor. I,however disagree. I think this tractor was really lucky to have found Brian!