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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.

Well lemme start by introducing myself. I live in Indianapolis IN and I work in aviation building interiors for private airplanes. I'm 29 and I think my love for Wheel Horse's started way back when I was very young. I spent every summer at my grandparents house and one thing that has always been a great memory to me is Grandpa's tractor. He always owned a Wheel Horse from when I can remember. I remember many days after riding on his knee mowing the yard we would stop for lunch and you'd be sure to find me sitting on the tractor eating mine. I would do anything I could to ride on the tractor with him, who can resist such a cute face :). Many times me and my older brother would sneak down to the barn just to try and start it with out Grandpa knowing about it. We would wash and wax the tractor any chance we could get. I'm sure he was appreciative of that since it kept his Horse clean and kept him from having to do it! We would ride around in the cart hooked up to it until he kicked us out! So many great childhood and teenage year memories were made with Grandpa and his tractor. He sold his Wheel horse in about 2007/08 and got a zero turn. He couldn't swing his leg over the shifter and steering wheel anymore. This is me and him on what I think is his old C-120. Here is my older brother on the same tractor Here's me eating lunch as usual on his last Wheel Horse. The same model I picked up , a 312-8 Me (in the red hoodie) and my Cousin riding on Grandpas lap on his C-120 My mom is driving in this picture. She thinks its around 1975-1976. Not sure of the model tractor. Heres me and all the cousins getting pulled in the cart with his 312-8 One last one, me on his lap, my brother on the bar and my cousin in the cart. Grandpa passed away in 2010 and life kinda went on for me just enjoying those memories. Until recently. Me and my wife moved into a house in October of 2014. We got a decent amount of snow her in Indy and there was no way I could shovel our driveway. So I decided I could just smash it all down with my truck. That worked kinda until I got the car stuck in the driveway on my way to work one morning. After about 20-30 min I was able to get out and once I was at work I text my wife and told her we are either getting a new car, a snow blower or a tractor with a plow. Well, she wasnt going for the car and a good snow blower will run you $450-650 so I opted to find a tractor with a plow. I knew it had to be a Wheel Horse since I knew how reliable and versatile they are. I also have a soft spot for them since I have so many good memories with one. To Craigslist I went and until two weeks ago I couldn't find a good deal. I found this 1990 312-8. I came with a snow blower a 42" deck, wheel weights, chains, and all the original owners manuals. Tractor ran great and started right up when I went to look at it. By no means is this thing pristine though, but it had everything I needed and it was all in working order. Here she is on all her glory. Only paid $450 for everything. I will upload many more tomorrow, but for now I have to go, the wife is requesting my presence! Hope you guys enjoy and hopefully this turns out as nice as I hope it will!

Well, I could always try and borrow this one from a friend our ours Here's a picture from a couple years ago when I was just finishing up the 401 and a friend was working on building the stack for me. Sure looks different with single wheels on the rear. Sure could fit some horses in this rig though! Anyways as for what we'll bring, probalby going to take our flatbed from the farm this year, has a 12ft long bed on it so should be able to bring a couple horses and still have room just in case we find anything we can't live without. Don't have any pictures of it.

Well, it's official....I have a tractor problem. Really don't need any, but low and behold I just keep finding these darn things and I just hate for them to sit in the barn and go to waste. I tell the wife that "I am going to look at it" and she says, "you mean buy it". "So why do you need the trailer if your just looking and why do you have the cash envelope from the bank if your just looking"? I reply, "well honey, I would hate to drive all the way there and decide I would want it and then have to drive back and get it....that would wastful and would be bad for the ozone and the polar bears if I had to make an unnecessary return trip". So I load up my traveling crew (2 golden retrievers and a bullmastiff) and off we go for an 1:15 min trip to "look at it". So I pull in, and she says, "I see you have "looked" another tractor onto your trailer". This little horse has had a quick sanding and a bad rattle can spray job. It lost its decals and I need some help identifying it. Thought this group could help a fellow member out. Owner said he thought it was kinda rare, but has had it as a backup for the last 5 years. Thad (thankful for an understanding or tolerant wife, in Ohio)

​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

For what it's worth, your pedal on the right should not be connected to the transmission. These tractors are a single clutch/brake pedal until sometime in the 70s. The right side pedals (many different shapes) were for attachment controls. The one you have mounted appears to be the dozer blade pedal and should have a bit that hangs below the bottom of the 3/4" shaft with a hole to connect the chain that pulls the pin on the front blade so you can index it (swing left of right angle). The top outside corners of the blade should have two little holes and there would be a rope connected with little s-hooks. I don't have a good picture of the pedal on that side (mine is put away somewhere), but here is a picture showing how the rope for angling the blade should be connected. The little chain (which you have) should be threaded through that little hole in the mounting bracket and connect to the right side pedal. When you push the pedal, it pulls the index pin on the blade, then you pull on one side of the rope to angle the blade and release the pedal to lock the blade back in. Additionaly, for what it's worth... there are also different right side pedals for the CBR-32 (which you have also) and the 1960 version of the RMR-32 mower deck.

Not much more to say than "AWESOME!!!"

Hi Phillip, I'll give you my opinion while waiting to see if any experts can shed any light on the lack of Fenders on your RJ, From what I have seen on here over the few years on here, there are many examples that also have no Fenders, so I would not worry about them. It look's fine without them. Don't know about the Toolbox. Clutch and Brake were modified as you say, they were combined on the one pedal according to many images of the Model on here. Also remained combined through the Suburban Models so it appears. Sickle Bar attachment is a great compliment to the whole package you have.

Hi again, Being a nice day today (at least where i was) i thought i'd loosly fit my recently acquired sickle bar which i think is a CBR-32 but not sure. I don't think it's had much use if any at all going by the idler pulley paint. The pedal & spacers are present & i think these should fit ok on the offside shaft with the clutch pedal. Ideally i should have removed the front blade bracket as this stops it being lifted but apart from that it fits well although snuggly.

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

Yeah, I think Duane has set the bar way tooo high Karl. I'm embarrassed to put my puny F-150 and 15 ft. trailer up here.

if you are not familiar with welding you should look into a night class on beginning welding ...maybe some local tech school in your area offers a class? i'm not a big fan of flux core , but if done properly it can give ok results.the 110 volts limits what you can do , but i think most decks are of thinner material so you may be able to get it done after you have educated yourself on welding and tried a few machines you will be able to decide what welder is best for you. my advice is buy the biggest one you can afford. and don't by that cheap crap...buy a name brand that has factory backing and you can get parts and service for one of my mig welders will run on 110 or 220 volts, it is twice the welder on 220. it is fine on 110 doing up 3/16" material. my tig is 220 and that is what i use on most critical things

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

It's the wife's mower otherwise it wouldn't be in my shop but when she helps me it cuts mowing time down by 2 hours

and if you were watching for 2 years, you know we want pictures!!

In the five years since I got my first horse I've collected a few WH implements / attachments but those of a horticultural nature have not really attracted me as we have fields laid to grass for grazing and I wouldn't be popular with the rest of the family if I turned an area in to a playground for plowing, tilling etc. As a result I have acquired just the usual 'boy toys' of a dozer blade and mid mount grader together with grass related stuff like a roller, aerator and a bagger. A neighbor though bought a field next to one of ours and is in the process of turning it into a small holding type arrangement. He already has some chickens but has some more animals in mind for the future along with growing 'organic' produce. He already borrows a horse from me to keep the grass down but the fact he's looking to turn some of it into a growing area made me think potential WH PLAYGROUND!!! (as you do) Long story short, made a little road trip along the coast today to pick up a cultivator only to do a deal on a rotavator / tiller while I was there as well. The mid mount & trail behind cultivator combos are pretty rare here in the UK, in fact this was the first I'd seen for sale since getting into WHs and this one has seen very little use since new and obviously dry stored for years. So much so that it still has its ID tag stuck to the frame unlike so many of these stuck down ones that go missing. Based on the ID 7-1722 it appears to have been new somewhere between 1969 - 1974. I don't think the serial helps to date it unless anyone knows different. It also has a WH decal that I haven't come across before which is rather nice. Anyone know about these? The tiller is also in very nice shape - it's been used, but not many time I'd guess and the blades are still nice and sharp. It also has it's ID tag - model 7-1252 ser 134453. The model indicating 1975 I think so I'm guessing the guy that originally bought both of these started with the cultivator then realised he really needed the tiller as well or they were both purchased in 1975 ish. Anyway, I was well pleased with the day's haul when I'd got it home.

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

Steve, somehow I knew you'd be the guy to say it!

its something to think of but it will probably be quite a cost but it will be a option i could let you know on. ive seen a full rebuild kit that seems alright from the us james

Dino's don't float. Hope you had your swimmies on!

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

Nice patina on that ol' girl... I like it too.

Nice tractor! Have you considered putting tubes in the tires??

c160 is my favorite too, you`ll love it!

Nice!

c160 is the perfect tractor

way too many 210 tires 21 batteries Brian

​Thanks Callum. We have a couple more possible options for high speed testing that are worth looking into. But no rush for the high speed stuff, best take my time and get WN operating good to start with. Evening guys, today's "to do" list looked something like this.... Find out why the fuel tap is leaking.. Fill diff with oil. Finish the wiring, it's about 90% done. Finish the prop shaft.. About 50% done. Bleed the brakes again to get the last of the air out. Warm the engine up and change the oil. Set the front end up. Get WN off the bench.. Go for a test drive Well, I didn't quite make the test drive deadline today, but getting very close.. Due to a measuring problem I had to make another sleeve to join the 2 parts of the prop shaft together... For once I can say the measuring cock up wasn't down to me but measuring calipers.. Nigel will vouch for that as well! Getting the engine running again was fun.. The spark at the plugs which was there yesterday had vanished today!! After lot's of searching and ing I traced the problem down to the run/stop switch which had decided that the run position just wasn't an option any more! So sorting those two problems kinda killed any chance of a test drive today But there's always tomorrow The amended "To do" list.. Find out why the fuel tap is leaking.. Fill diff with oil. Finish the wiring, it's about 90% done. Finish the prop shaft.. About 50% 90% done. It just needs welding and fitting. Bleed the brakes again to get the last of the air out. Warm the engine up and change the oil. Set the front end up. Get WN off the bench.. Go for a test drive With WN off the bench it only seemed fair that I rolled her outside for a few photos.. For me... This one really hits the spot

Very nice new Member. Thumper!!

Put the old girl to work. She will love you for it.

MY FIRST WAS A 1959 RJ MY FATHER NEW. MY FIRST I BOUGHT NEW IS A 1975 B80.

I FELL OFF MY GT-14 WHEN I WAS SNOW PLOWING AND LANDED NEXT TO THE MUFFLER. IT FELT VERY NICE AND WARM UNTILL IT GOT TOO HOT. WHEN I GOT UP I HAD BURNED THRU MY HEAVY COAT INTO MY BACK. I HAD THE HOLES OF THE MUFFLER BURNED INTO MY BACK. MY WIFE TELLS ME I AM TOO OLD TO PLAY IN THE SNOW. (I AM 86) RUSS