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I'm happy everyone is ok and the damage wasn't too bad. The last time it was the ice age that took out the Dinos. Now it looks like traffic and women drivers are out to get you.

I've been looking for a 520 and lo and behold, I got one. (with a few small extras) Got this all as a package deal.

What's going on out there in WH land?? I came across a C195 here a week or two back. It just so happens it turned out to be an 84' which I have very much grown to like. This one will undoubtly will see snow blower duty this winter. That will give the 82' a rest this winter. Thinking I might throw the grader blade on it for shows this summer. I was looking for a seat pan an found one. It will need the panel cut in two different places for the hyd. controls and also the fuel tank. Here are a few pictures, I will Not be adding duels!!!!

Yes, Kwik Way FEL, 44" 2 stage blower, 48" SD, cart, 74 WH Bronco with 42" SD and 42" snow/ dirt blade. Could not wait to get FEL on.

Everyone got the shooty shoot Mike. It is a piece of SST I found John. The chute deflector control was made from a throttle control off an old hand mower. I know it's not Hi Tec, but I have in cab control of the chute rotation and deflector..and it works. Here's the rubber pad on the auger Glenn. It closes the gap between the auger and the blower housing. Also added wheel weights (50lb each) and rear weight (150 lb) and front chains. The rears were chained and loaded with washer fluid. Changed blower drive pulley from 5" to 4" to increase auger RPM and make it possible to change blower belt w/o moving the pulley. Motion foot control and heat collector are not new, but both worked well last winter. The cab stays 30F higher than outside temp. We'll have to wait a few months to see how the new mods work.

Could have been worse. The truck could have been JD green instead of WH red.

Glad you are OK, but from now on keep your house out of traffic.

Nice score John. I hauled mine down to my Mom's house yesterday and cut about an acre of grass with it. My Dad's Craftsman died and I couldn't leave the grass uncut on Mother's Day..

Why do I work on snow blowers in the summer and mowers in the winter ? Anyway..made a few mods to the blower today. How many can you spot?

Looks like she was zeroed in on the DINO. Ya sure it wasn't an upset EX.

Did notice my clock went past the 500 mile mark today.

So, I'm sitting down here in the Man Cave watching TV, when this woman tried to drive into my house. The Man Cave is right on the other side of this wall. It sounded like a gas explosion. It was raining and she lost control of her vehicle coming around the corner. She is OK, but she will be a little sore for sure. My wife...she was running around upstairs yelling..."some one hit the house!!!" Pretty scary.

this is a mayfield merlin only 109 ever made between 1966-1968 the green is before i restored it

I'm trying to imagine just what a "gas explosion" in your "man cave" actually sounds like? Really glad to hear everyone survived it Dino.

Rock solid house (Brick is always best), and the trash can looks like it survived OK. No skid marks on the grass, no brakes?

Butch, I think he said to "drink Miller High Life out in the cow fields, and come back with an empty can"

I'm gonna say Mary Kate and Ashley... cuz they look like twins to me.

You could name them Walker and Texas Ranger. Or if they are wussy weights, you could name one Dr Quinn, and the other Medicine Woman..... Not sure of the maker though.

Been there, done that... and got the sign to prove it too.

Sugarcreek Ohio Pictures.

This topic has been around the horn a few times, only in different shades of "grey". Chuck - while the L110 probably is a good quality "lawn" mower, I think the topic was "GT". Garden Tractor..... I am sure an L110 would fail miserably being used as a garden tractor. It's just the world of today we live in when it comes to what we see that is mfgd. today. Small gardens, maybe even no gardens, has diminished the need for a mower that is also used as the garden tractor. Additionally these 3 items come into play: Economical - the mowers of today use half the gas they use to burn on the same sized lawns. EPA standards Cheaper - Customer driven, "I want to pay less" and still have a John Deere! Faster - Meaning the cut of the lawn. "I don't want to spend 2hrs. on my lawn." As someone stated in the thread ZTR's are dominating the market. Put all 3 of these together, plus my opinion, on 1 more item: Laziness - The youth of today would faint if they had to go out and do some "real work". I am sure there are members in here that have raised their children to understand that manual labor will not kill you. But for the rest of the world, Well - just look at how many info-mercials we have now compared to 15 years ago, on how to lose weight, cut calories, get into shape... RMC

New here from Mi. bought my first rounded nose WH around 18 years ago or so because I thought it was cool looking has been in storage ever since and got buried under stuff and forgot about, last year bought another for same reason and now this week bought this lawn ranger to actually use to mow with to replace my old craftsman, has a newer motor but works great so guess I'm hooked now need to dig out the others for pix

In my wonderful days of youth, I wanted a Muscle Car. Nothing else would do. So at the age of 16, my dad signed for a loan, on a 1971 true numbers matching, SS Nova. Color, hood exactly like what is in the photo. 1 owner car, with all the documented up-keep. True 10 bolt posi, 350/275hp. Bench seats, auto. That was right around summer time when I got the car..... Fast forward 3.5 months. Now fall is setting in. I am not liking the fall weather and dad is starting to snicker a little about the Nova.... I believe his comment was something like "well, if you get up early enough in the morning, there is this big yellow thing that will pick you up for school". I certainly did not want to drive the Nova in the fall, winter months, and I was not about to ride the bus..... SOOOOOO, I devised a plan. Once day after school on a Friday, I went and picked out a 1978 Chevy 3/4 ton Scottsdale 4x4. Photo attached also. The story behind me getting the truck is to looooong to type, but the shortened version is this. I went to the dealership, let them know I wanted the truck, salesman said you are to young to purchase without a parent signing. Gave them the number and name of person at the bank I banked at and walked out with the truck. Salesman was dumbfounded and was still trying to pick his chin up off the floor when I drove away with the truck.... And they say farm boys are slow and ain't got a clue... I worked 3 jobs and still had a full schedule at school. However, I had enough credits my junior and senior year that I did not have to stay for the last 2 periods of school. So that got me some extra hours at 1 of my jobs to help pay for (2) vehicle payments, insurance, gas, maintenance, and storage for the Nova for the bad months......... Rob

I took advantage of my wife's Mothers day pool party and had the young guns get the 854 off of the pickup. My intent was to take it off in pieces.I have a naval hernea repair and am limited to max 50 lbs lifting. They were eager to flex their muscle and help me out. Now I just had to get it to the shop in the back yard about 200 yards. The transmission is locked up so I used the Raider tow tractor. The tow bar got bent a little but that is an easy fix. Now I can start my 854 rebuild.

Awesome show this year Well Done Sugarcreek staff!!

We better have to wait a few months!

Just so glad you and rest of family :greetings-clappingorange:ok and not more damage. That house is Wheel Horse TUFF

Looks like she wasn't going to fast....not a lot of damage...on he outside anyway. Dad had something like that happen and it damaged a little plaster inside the house. The insurance company paid to have the entire end of the house re-sided because if they just repaired the damaged siding it would have looked different than the rest. Glad no-one was hurt.

I see the shootie shoot!

First car was a 1955 Chevy 2door sedan with a 265ci motor and three on the tree. I was in high school and drove the poor car into the ground. Wish I still had it.

My new 2015 work truck arrived here today... sitting in my driveway with a total of seven miles on the clock. Wanted the full size bed, as I'm tired of only being able to rustle home one at a time. The only drag being...I'm gonna need a new rear window decal, really hated to see that go.

My '89 had the key on the left. The '88 may have as well. These had the motion lever that had a crooked gate between the legs so it may have been a design to have less interference while operating. In '90 they went to the column for the motion lever and my '90 was back on the right. Strangely though, my '86 312A and '81 C-145 have the key on the right and the motion lever between the legs but the gate is straight.

Great info THANKS !!. I was not thinking Gravely. At least they are not yellow.

Sorry for your loss. I lost my Uncle, my friend Mike(cancer) and my Dad all in one year. Another co-worker was killed on a motorcycle on his way home from work the year after. It's all around us and hurts when it happens. We just have to look at the good times we had together while we were here and laugh. Again, sorry for your loss and Neil, so sorry for what your dealing with. I wish you well in the days to come. Prayers to all.

Tom, don't forget about Terry... he can make up a custom version to fit your truck's window. http://www.redoyourhorse.com/truck-window-decals/

From GT Talk >>> They're Gravely weights...part number matches and all!

Conclusion: put Matts pedal kit on. Adjustment was a breeze. Never ran better. I highly recommend this conversion. It's a wonder Toro wheel horse didn't do it on the 520. Glenn

I've got fun plans for this year. Instead of just coming up on Friday-only as in years past, I made reservations for a hotel in Gettysburg so I can participate Thursday through Saturday. Also I'll be bringing a diesel tractor or two.

Moving the Christmas tree. lol

The piles I find laying around aren't nearly that nice. In fact, the piles i find are mostly organic!

I got the rear tires mounted on the 520 rims today. Plan on bringing those to the sand blaster this week then I can paint them. The fronts are all done. I used Navajho White I had mixed. Could not find canvas white at the store. I like the stance...I was able to buff the paint and then wax it. Came out real nice.

Humm...I'm thinking the eight foot bed... makes the new decal look too far away.

Ok. Enough bs' N around with spiral pins and the column shifter. Time to delete all that old time junk and install Matt pedal conversion kit I bought last fall. Out with the old and in with the new. Everything is apart and ready for reassembly. I want the colum shifter gone. Who can give me a tip on getting that thing out? Don't know why I didn't do this long ago. Glenn

Bet my wife could find it.

Truckin88, I think you hit the nail on the head. The housing market has changed since the '70s and '80s. With planned developments, the lot size has grown to be "too large" for a push mower so the rise of the lawn tractor. Shopping at a box store for building materials, let's buy the lawn tractor there too. The owners of "McMansions" that still cut their own grass have gone to the ZTR. When I was shopping five years ago for equipment to use on my current home and property, I knew I needed a tractor. EVERY dealer tried to put me in a ZTR! Only for the "CFO", I would have gone for a SCUT with the 0% financing. You should see the spreadsheets that I made to justify the purchase. It didn't work though! I'm glad it didn't as I probably wouldn't have Wheel Horses today. Most consumers are not like this forum's members.Most are loyal to this brand but still accept other choices. Having the topic"Other Brands" is a good example. Good-hearted ribbing occurs sometimes but never is it mean-hearted. A different forum had a member complaining about the ride his ZTR was giving him on his rough ground. He wanted a tractor for two acres - but his perceived choices were ZTRs ! Someone pointed that out to him in a response that all ZTRs are the same as far as ride goes. I have never tried one so cannot speak from experience.

It can't get here fast enough! The fun continues after the show for us. We're heading to 3 story, 3 bedroom, 3 bath log cabin on a mountainside in Tennessee. Our daughter, son in law and 3 grandsons from Indiana will be there when we arrive.

neat thread

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!!!!!

Still cuts grass in the back yard on occasion. 1961 Suburban with original Clinton motor.