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I had the herd outside today to do some cleaning and first start's of the yr. in preparation for the Big Show... Even shot a quick video... http://vid187.photobucket.com/albums/x201/flyinaceman/20150610_180322_zpsxej6u5gn.mp4

Hooked up today to start reloading the trailer.

Someone from RS has offered to take this - Thank everyone for the comments and looking. Denny This little Suburban needs a home. I have had this for 15 plus years and had planned to restore it but I just have more than I can handle. Its time for someone else to restore it to its former glory. I was given this free so I'm giving it free to anyone who comes to pick it up (Brainerd, Minnesota). It comes with a 32" deck. The engine is a Clinton. Everything is original as far as I can tell but the seat is different from any that I have seen as it is solid without holes. Denny (612) 764-2543

Always nice to see someone "pay it forward"

I finally get to do this! Leaving the previous owner: Heading down the intercoastal:

Mine was an ironic start. While visiting my sister-in-laws horse rescue ranch in Tennessee, I discovered a horse in need of rescue. Not the equine kind, but the Wheel Horse kind. So what did I find, a 1958 Ride-Away Jr., RJ-58, of course. The first pic's what she looked like the day I brought her home. The second is the carcass VinsRJ sold me for some of the parts I needed ... ... and the last two are what she became.

Some time ago, a year actually, I aquired a C-121 of The Showman. Not in to bad a condition and ran well, but with a popped seal on the right hand drive shaft. Soon fix that methinks and then it can be second string to the C-125. Yes! Right! As soon as the wheel was off the ground, it could be seen why the seal had popped out. There was a play in the outer needle roller bearing. Actually it was a needle roller without the needles. So this happened. Off came the trans' to have a look. On splitting the trans' I found this. And these. Needle rollers I could get, but the main roller bearings are now obsolete. Any about are like hens teeth. A bit of thinking and metric bearings were sourced. Slightly bigger on O.D and I.D. A local machine shop opened out the casings for me, and I knocked up some sleeves on the lathe. All this took some time, so as I had a pilé of bits, I decided in my wisdom to tidy things up a bit. First chassis. After the trans' was back together. Then the fun started. Painting! Not my favourite thing. But I persevered through the winter. Why black I've been asked several times. Simple really. I'd quite a lot of black enamel paint. Bit by bit things started to come together. The track rods on the C-125 were well past their sell by date. So I put the 121's on the and made these ones. Eventually 12 months later the C-121 looks like this. Apologies for the rather condensed version. A more detailed thread can be found on our sister site, Myoldmachine.com.

You lasted 2 years without joining? I'm also a new member and I had to join within a month then had to become a supporter quick. This site, the members, with unmeasurable knowledge and skill and the management team are bar none the best.

Evening from the UK. Just wanted to share a photo of my recently acquired 32" sickle being the implement section. I hung it under my RJ today (see Euro section) to see how it fitted, a bit snug but does fit. Pedal & spacers are present. Something else to restore. Regards, Philip

we had our UK meeting last weekend and after a few beers we decided to see who was the daddy ​http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7PV3UYBUdM

I'm waiting for Craig to post a pic of the "Magic Shed" with wheels sticking out to resemble an enclosed trailer.

It doesn't haul a lot of tractors, but it'll be a great place to sleep

Someone could " learn " from this!

Ok, now you're just rubbing it in.... a beautiful F450 and a trailer to drool over....

No, I'm quite sure. She'll always be...the Mrs Rules.

Evening all, Having acquired the front blade over the weekend i thought i'd share a few photos of it complete; for now. The rear plough is the one that the previous owner used with the RJ & appears to be a Barford Atom item; minus it's disc which may still appear. The RJ will probably go to a couple of shows this year before restoration although sods law it will snow when it's in bits & won't get a chance to use it clearing snow. When the blade arrived home my 5 year old boy was chuffed to bits. His 2 year old sister joined in with the happy jumping, not really understanding why. Regards, Philip

Yes Mike, I was real pleased with the DVD and seeing it when new. The Deck (same as the L/Ranger 5-2322) is the original. Modified to fit the Tractor at the Assembly Plant in Belgium. Euro models were adapted to use up the old versions unsold in the U.S. Belgium also used up all the old Short Frame Hood Decals from the Named Models. This Raider 12, being one of the new (ish) range of Long Frames had the front Tach-a-Matic mount, but not used. Also the rear pivot Frame holes for the 'T' bar Lift, near the Transmission were undrilled. It had the Belt Tensioner unit fitted where the rear bolt fits in the Mid Mount Bracket on the R/hand side. See next pic- Here's another blurry Screen Shot of it in 1982 (best view I could get) where is was used for Stump pulling !. It is now looking a bit of a sorry state with no Deck or Lift Lever and the rear light is damaged and obviously used for general labouring/towing before being laid up around 1988 - And just a reminder of what it now look's like and the only change is the use of the U.S version of the Long Frame Hood Decals (Ed Mayhews) and Stainless Button Head Screws on the Grass Screen-

51chevy, I really like your suburban rat rod. For some reason, these Wheel Horse Suburbans really look sharp as hot rod versions. Another one that caught my eye at the Big Show was this purple Suburban... I apologize for not remembering who owns this one, but I'm leaning towards painting the sheet metal on mine in candy apple red. Wonder what Cecil and Elmer Pond thought of their old horses being turned into hot rod tractors. Does anyone know???

As seen here, opposite Dave's "Wildfire"... which were both featured in Wild Bill's first annual, 2014 Crackle fest.

In a previous post of my Commando 8 redo, I discussed repairing the wallowed out key way in the axle. Instead I replaced the 3 speed with one I had on the shelf. Today while rooting out some potential items for the SHOW, there was that 3 speed. So today I made a stab at the repair. I made a dummy key from a piece of 3/16 brass , welded around it, and ground/filed it down. Only time will tell if the weld will hold up to the torque.

I have a key fob like the one that came with the 420 LSE's, some of the black is missing so I may have a go at touching it up a bit.

I picked up this, what was left of a 1961 model 551 Wheel Horse, out of a wooded lot about two years ago. This was a local c-list find for $75. She was pretty much a basket case left for dead in the woods but I really wanted the square pan seat for my dad's 1962 restoration project. The seat you see in the first pic is now on my dad's restored 1962 502 Wheel Horse that I have shown in my avatar. Everything was rust locked solid on this tractor. The transaxle/drive pulley/brake drum does not rotate even though the gear shift is in the neutral position and won't go into any gear. Found a lot of issues to fix including three holes being busted out of the transaxle mounting flange on the back of the main frame... I was pretty much undecided what to do with it until I saw a 1961 Wheel Horse hot rod tractor at the big show this past June. That was all the inspiration I needed. So, I have since started tearing the poor thing down and am building what will become my one-of-a-kind 1961 Wheel Horse hot rod tractor. I have been working on the front end and have painted everything so far in metallic black paint... You can't see the metal flake in the black paint in the pics but up close, it really looks cool. I have mounted 10 x 4.5 x 5 quarter midget wheels/tires on front and installed a racing go-kart steering wheel so far... Next, gotta work on disassembling the transaxle to figure out what the problem with this is...

I'll be campin out in the Hippie van...

Great thread Duane! Now Ya'll don't laugh! 06 Tundra 168.000 mi. Just spent a grand on new sneakers and some super whoopy Bilsteins. Trailer is a Lowes Special Sno Bear Strong Box trailer that has been modded to fit 2 Horses Nice and light. I'll be cruisin to XM Deep Tracks and Outlaw Country!

Paid a visit again to the first home of my Raider 12 down in Billingshurst Sussex today to meet up with the Daughter and Son-In-Law of the Lady I bought the Tractor from back in 2008. The Lady (no longer with us) fortunately she was able to see pictures of how it looked after I got it cleaned up and working. It looked like this after it laid derelict for at least 18 years - Most you know what it looks like now, but to digress. Today, I was given a DVD that has been compiled from old Super 8 film they had found in the Attic when preparing to move out which told the story of their Home they had made and the Smallholding (Miniature Farm) over the years between 1969- 2005. To my surprise, there is some footage of the Day the Raider 12 was delivered in 1972 and is shown being driven cutting the grass. Quality is not good and I had to take a screen shot from it- You may notice the Deck is the 2 Blade shaft drive type...... What they never mentioned was that they also had a little Lawn Ranger earlier back in 1969 and is seen in this screen shot also from Super 8 footage- And I didn't know this type of Ranger had the bright plated Lift Lever !. It was also a very pleasant first warm day of the year for me as well

​Hi. Thanks for the information re pedals. I did wonder where the little chain went. I had also noticed 1 little S hook on the blade & again wondered what that was for. I can just about see from your photo where the chain attaches to the pedal. I'll see how long my chain is tomorrow. During restoration I may revert back to one pedal to keep it original. Philip

I hope they're women.

5 grills? Come on Steve! No one should have more grills than DVD's of Nude Yoga!

Does this help? You need to have it attached where it says "Trunnion Position for All Attachments."

Gotta get some red on it ! When are you leaving Duane?. I want to get there before you so the roads will still be intact!

Personally, I'd clean it up and leave it. It looks great!

I totally agree that you would do well to attend a welding class at a local community college.Your choices on equipment is almost endless.There are a number of good MIG units that run on 110v.I personally don't care for flux core wire in a MIG unit and use sheilding gas.I looked at a number of DC welders and was put off by the price of most name brand units.I finally bought an Everlast 200 for less than $350 and love it.They make a DC unit that runs on 110v for less than $220. Once you get a chance to run different types of welders by taking some classes you will better be able to make choices based on your likes and needs.You can do a number of repairs with a good DC stick machine but MIG or TIG are better for thin metalsLuck,JAinVA

I should be there Saturday. Not sure if the '73 will be ready, but me and the new girlie dog will be there.

Just had the same problem with my new to me C-175.I pried the round rubber part out of the dipstick and very gently touched the raised portion to my grinder wheel.Put it back in the dipstick and now it fits all the way into the tube .

​Very nice!!

Poor girl... she needs her own

But he certainly wasn't the only guy thinking it.

Just thought I would share a few pictures of fishing on the Big Lake. The first one is looking east from Waukegan Harbor. A very hazy sunrise. Looking back toward Waukegan, abut 3 to 4 miles out in 45' of water. Fishing poles are set. We caught 11 cohos today...these are about 2 to 3 pound first year fish. The good eaters. They will be 4 to 6 lbs in another month. This cooler is 5 feet long. What a nice day.

The subject of oil is super deep. To summerize, API Service SA thru SN (which is what we are currently on) is used in gasoline engines. API Service CA thu CJ-4 is used in Commercial engine (Diesel) Using gasoline oils in diesel is very harmful to the engine. However using diesel oils in a gasoline engine is almost always a huge benfit as long as there is no emmission system installed. Diesel oils are formulated much better as the engines have more somplex systems that cause shearing of oil, extreme acid production, soot, and in some cases more blowby gasses that need dealt with. Our kohlers weak point is the flat tappet to cam surfaces. Being you can rebuild a kohler about 3 times, you really need the cam to last that long. That is about 6000 to 7500 hours. The tallest part of the cam;s eccentric lobe will begin to wear and get to point that performance decreases. Diesel oils are your friend in small engines. A little zince additive will not hurt either. Just avoid the all in one miracle in a bottle additives. Tons of reading avail at: www.bobistheoilguy.com

​Shouldn't she now be Mrs. Bust???

Nice tractor. You could put a 48 on it and that engine wouldn't know.

​Nice tractor! Also I like those wheel weights in the front.

The garden looks great! Looking forward to seeing you & David this weekend..Oh, and your uncle too! If Marilyn sees that cup holder you know what I will be installing!

Very nice new Member. Thumper!!

I like those big Kohler singles.Lots of power to do almost anything.That 16 horse won't even notice it has a 36 in deck on it.Have fun with your new toy.

Is it just me or has every Wheel Horse collector owned or still owns a 310-8? Just curious, I have my $250 310-8 although it wasn't my first horse.

​ ​Good job driving that Wheel Horse Kevin, I would like to watch you at a tractor pull,if I was a bit closer than Idaho. Good luck,Idaho Jim

I feel a chainsaw accident takes precedence. After all , the hat was named after our famous Dino and his tree trimming exploits!

By the time you buy the deck, bagger and blower you would easily be at or over $3300 though.