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here's a 1956 Brian

Here we go... The intent of this thread will be for members to post pictures of they're 1955 to 1957 RJ 35 model tractors. There will not be any voting, winners or losers just a thread for everyone to see pictures of this model. Please post your pics.

Here's mine it's a 1955.

This is a 1957 RJ-35 project which is patiently waiting in the haymow, lots of rust, but lots of potential too.

No offense meant Dad, just a humorous picture. You do realize that as a Browns fan I have to have a sense of humor just to watch em. lol

I figured since the rest of the Work Horse got new tires the mower deck deserved some new gage wheels. I'm guessing the old ones were original from the looks. Couldn't bring myself to pay $23 each for the wheels from Toro so I hunted around and found some at the local True Value. These were Arnold 6x1.5 steel wheels with an offset hub and a diamond tread (http://www.arnoldparts.com/equipment/arnoldparts/490-320-0001). I could have picked up a ribbed tread but it had a centered hub. Beggars can't be choosers. Also got some 1/2 shoulder bolts in a 1 3/8 length, nylock nuts, and four 1/2 washers to shim in case. Got the old wheels off and measured them at 5.5" OD. The old shoulder bolts were wrecked too. These wheels had almost 3/4 inch of play at the outer edge. New wheels mounted with the new bolts, needed two washers each on the inside since the shoulder was about 5/32 longer and the thread was the same amount shorter. I ended up using the old 3/8 nuts on the new bolts with a drop of red loctite since the threads just barely protruded from the nut. Looks good, no more wobble. Total was around $19.

Better watch were you park the lawn chair!! :laughing-rofl:

Thanks dude. Thanks Mr Ranger. Thanks Callum. By the end of today I hope to have WN stripped down to the bare chassis for final welding. So yes, pavement pounding is not that far away now Morning chaps, yesterday's progress for you.. The expansion bottle is now fitted in the only place it could go.. It's a bit tight in there! The bottom of the bottle may look rather close to the prop shaft but the is a good inch gap between the two. The carb tube air filter thingy now has a couple of tabs to bolt it to the hood stand.. The carbs now have extra support which they never did on the SilverWing but did on earlier models! The battery box is now mounted although I need to add a little extra bracing.. The battery comes out through the top. And playing around with hood hinges..

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.

Did I hear Florida!?!? Brandon is right, there's not a lot of us down here. Doug, we're a bit apart with you being in the Miami area and me just north of Orlando. I don't know what you'd like to discuss that can't be posted here but I'll send you a quick email so you'll have mine as well. Just know that all the folks here are great and not only love Wheel Horses but love to help others. You found the best forum there is for our beloved little red tractors.

std tubes for RJ's have tr15 stems miller tire sells a round spacer to take the difference Brian

Have tried unsuccessfully now to upload videos 3 times of the difference between the Gates 6686 BR 1/2 x 141 3/8 and Gates 6652 BR 1/2 x 139 5/8 on my tractor. The short answer is that 6686 work for me - had play in both the idler arm and plenty of slack in the belt itself. Worked like it was designed to. Obviously couldn't have done this without the Wheel Horse Community. You may regret it, because now, I have to get to getting the rj35 up and running. Cheers, John

I've got some covers but they are just a stainless sleeve for looks. You might try tubes with a TR-4 or Tr-6 stem. They are the type with nuts and I used them on mine.

Just heard weather alert. No snow for the next two season's because off, Lack of Interest! We can only hope

Imagine being on Skype and have this red truck come roaring in behind you! Of course you'd keep talking and just think Chris was running the vac or something!

Likewise, and if you don't like the way she drives, stay off the sidewalk!

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

What... no curb feelers?

Glad your alright and there is not a lot of damage on the house which is good too.

Still running great, can't wait for my V-treads to get here.

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

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.

Last time I put tires on my 211 I ended up just changing the tire on the wheel while on the tractor......It was easier than getting the wheel off!

That thing is a beaut, isn't it?

That picture sums it up.......that's what it's all about....horse, cart, working!

If the 3 lugs are equispaced (every 120 deg) it's more than likely a 1" axel Lawn Ranger (65, 66 at least) . If the lug holes are 2 (approx. 72 deg) and 1 (approx. 144 deg )(complete like a Y pattern) it's a very older model. At any rate as previous post those had 2 diff trans case configurations, one a 3 piece and other two a 2 piece case. Not sure if they had 1" or 1 1/8" axles, but from the beginning the tractors equipped with them had plows as attachments if I'm not mistaken. What else they might have "dragged" not sure. Up till around 1974 the 3 (4) speed was a common "worker". Check oil for cloudy milky and ease of hand turning input or axle and shift ease through gears to be safe. Water likes to play havoc inside a left outside tran. "Have a great day everyday!" Woops was late didn't intend steppin' on Paul!

Well I didn't disect the old solenoid (like Save Old Iron did), but I did replace the solenoid as I noted voltage drop under load that was higher than I liked. I was seeing about .5-.6 volts across the solenoid posts while spinning the starter. I replaced with a new solenoid and found the voltage drop to be steady at .05 volts across the posts. Now it spins over and starts just fine. My guess is that these big Kohlers need everything working just right. On the smaller engines, maybe the .5 volt loss wouldn't cause a problem, but on this guy it needs everything it can get. Seems to be working fine for now. Will report back if anymore problems. Thanks to all for you help!

Made my decision and have no regrets. Sold the John Deere via craigslist (what a PITA) got my money back plus a pinch extra. At 800hrs the Horse is 10times what the JD could ever hope to be brand new. My neighbor(30yr heavy truck mechanic) even said it sounded pretty damn stout as I was mowing, quite the compliment from him. I sanded down the rust and rattle canned it. You know the saying 10 footer...... Well my job is a 20 footer if you are blind in one eye and have cataracts in the other😄. Still it is a working tractor and my goal was only to spruce it up and use it for its intended purpose. Here are a couple of pics...... A couple of questions too. My tranny fluid and filter was changed 2 years ago and still looks really clean. How often is it supposed to be changed? And I believe I used 10w-30 motor oil last time, is that correct to use? And how many hours can you expect out of these onans if oil is changed each year and cleaned after each mow so cooling fins are clean. Not sure how well it was maintained prior to me, but I inherited it with 710hrs on it and prior owner used it for his own lawn.

I wish my pictures did your show justice. Very nice show. Thanks

My new building arrived almost a month and a half early.Good thing I've been preparing for about 3 weeks.I had to get rid of about 7,000 pounds of scrap metal.Cut down 4 trees and take out 2 of the stumps,take down my garden fence,move my chicken coop,and spread and roll 90 tons of crusher run.The three guys who built the building rolled into my back yard about 9:15 this past Thursday morning and unloaded their truck and trailer and started working.5 minute water break in the late AM.Half hour pizza and wing break about 4 PM.Building was done,mess cleaned up,tools and equipment loaded back up,and they left about 8:30 PM.I never saw 3 guys work so hard and fast.The building is all steel construction,30 ft by 30 ft.12 foot high walls.Two 10 by 10 roll-up doors,36 by 80 inch personel door.I'm going to use the building for equipment storage and to store some of my Horses that have been living outside.I'm going to put some metal shelving that I bought about 10 yrs ago along the side walls.No electric power,no heat,no insulation,just a crusher-run floor.Plain and easy storage.Here's some pics.

My Son made some Wheel Horse decals at school. They're a pretty good match to earlier originals. The r and s are slightly different. Finishes it off IMO. MU

Glad everyone is a-ok Steve. This seems to be happenin quite a bit these days...

this one is a little better

Now that's a cool story Rob and an awesome Nova.

Well done I like what I see here! How well does the throttle cable for the deflector work? I would think the cable would bend before moving the chute? And I really like the idea of more auger rpms.

I agree, very solid house Steve Glad it was just a Nissan that hit your house.....An American built F-150 would have knocked it off its foundation.. Glad you two are OK

Bigger metal piece on the chute front contorl and xtra control for the top of chute deflector chute throat primed / or differant paint center of auger in middle xtra steel reinforced did you modify the chute turning control? Not sure,,,,,,,,,,, Ok, I put the magnifying glass away. Good custom touch. Glenn

I see the shootie shoot!

Check the vacuum gauge

amazing work for sure..

my first car was a 68 Pontiac tempest. 352cid, 2speed hydroglide.... second car was a 74 vw super beetle, which I liked much better.

my first car was this 1930 Model A Ford 4-door sedan in 1970. it is long gone , but since then i have always owned a Model A Ford of some type this is my current Model A Ford , a 1928 Tudor sedan with a 350 chevy. i have had this one since 1988

Geo. We'll come to red square. Nice 1st horse. Notice I said 1st. You will see what happens. Best of luck. Glenn

Just recently fully restored my 1987 Bervac two stage blower. This blower did come with the white discharge chute. This blower never broke down and was always reliable.. even in 30" snowfalls. .you just could not stop it.. Behind it is my 1985 416-8 which was restored last year. Both tractor and blower were fully restored, sandblasted and powder coated. Hopefully to last another 30 years...

Spoiler Alert !! If you still believe in Santa Claus, you should stop reading now. Many have said that this is the model that "They should have made". It's built from what I consider the best features from several eras. I give you the 595-HD ... The chassis started out as a C-195: The 520 hood was just a LITTLE short to fit the chassis: The 20hp Onan had to be relocated to keep it centered under the hood louvers: The gear reduction steering had to be stretched a bit also: Stock width wheels? Not exactly... 52" Hi-Vac deck converted from a zero turn model: Size comparision vs a stock 520: It's got to be real... The book says so

Here's my 4x4 C-101