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Finally got one....on the 4th of July!! My 11 yr old boy was rather excited!! Thad

Stevasaurus's tricycle during the annual Boy Scout parade circa 1957, It was with a heavy heart that Steve sold his prized possession for his first Wheel Horse.

Picked this one up this rainy 4th of July morning. Any guesses? I know, that's not much of a clue. Maybe this will help. Loaded up and heading home. One more clue.

Found the Cheese Grater listed on C/L in early spring this year... called the number and found our very own Zeek on the other end looking to find it a new owner. Decided then to do the exchange at this years big show...was pretty tough waiting to finally pick it up. That Zeek is such a great guy, even helped me get it loaded up... was a great help, allowed me and Mrs Rules get back on the road, for another 4hr ride...and beat all the Friday night rain coming home from the show.

Found these on CL today. They were given to the guy so I offered $75 and he took it. I'm not sure what they are worth but I know at least the $75 I paid, right? I have a pair I got last year that are white, and the weights I picked up today are black. Did WH make them different colors for different years?

Post 'em up here... any picts to share of your 's flying the ol' RWB glory today.

Is there really... any other forum?

Hey, it's a Wheel Horse auto. and it is definitely not a round hood. I am already missing the Penn Turnpike.

Sweet pictures guys show those American flags and be proud!!

I really gotta find a book to start studying these tractors.. Whats this one? Value to it? I'm guessing somewhat due to it being older, but not sure if there are certain models that are not etc. Thanks!

Hell no...

Hopefully I can drop it off at the upholstery shop this week...

Get the biggest you can afford and your wiring can handle. You never have too much air when blasting!

Bingo...we got a winner.

That brings back some memories.

Looks like the bad weather is heading your way Craig!

For everyday use I find a combination of MMO and Marine Stai-Bil in my fuel mixed per manufacture recommendations works well. My C-105 always amazes me with how it turns over on the first crank! I do find it handy though to have a can of Seafoam and a can of spray Seafoam on the shelf for different situatiuons.

Round hoods are so cool! I wouldn't advocate parting out a complete survivor Wheel Horse, but if you sold it as parts you could probably get four times your money. The currant trend is to make a survivor like this mechanically functional without doing any restoration. If you want to restore it later you can, but it will only be original once.

Also kind of related.

Hope this is as nice as it looks

Suburban 551

Craig Showing some American pride with cheese grader. Nice video. Looks like a real runner. Gary B....

Heckle? Who me? I just wish I could have ' Caught the Moment" on camera!

Nice AMC, thanks for the link. I did use a plate some years back with a similar setup. I did, hate to say, break a hub long ago using a 3-jaw puller. Ouch! While the hub is off, you might try a quick little change. 7/16-20 x 1-1/2" long bolts, 7/16-20 open ended acorn lug nuts. A little blue Threadlocker where the bolts sit in the hubs.

I can now say it's completed! Even cut the grass with it today.

I'm interested in participating. The show before this last one, my brother came to the show without a tractor so we bought all the parts at the show and built one. We did it right in the dirt road in front of our display area. It did take some time away from doing other things around the show but that kind of stuff is fun for me. We had a couple of spectators and few hecklers as we did it plus quite a few people stopped by to check it out so there was plenty of interaction going on. After getting it all together and dumping about a quart of water out of the engine, we had it running and driving. It actually ran pretty good without cleaning the carb and didn't smoke. Cost was about $375 but Jdogg (Jordan) hooked us up with some real good prices on the engine and MANY of the small miscellaneous parts which made it possible. We could've just bought a $250 or $300 tractor and drove away with it but doing it this way was MUCH more fun!

Just a few pics from a hot 35deg C showground.

As some of you may know there has been some discussion about having a meet n greet at the family farm in western NC. I wanted to make it official that this will happen and it will be Sat-Sun of the first weekend in oct The address is 242 Mcmurray Road Rutherfordton NC 28139 There is plenty of room for RVs and trailers. However there is no provisions for water and power to plug in. I will rent a porta john and water is available. This is a first for us so any suggestions are appreciated. Thanks Bert

The dates for the next Annual Garden Tractor Daze have been posted. This is an all brands show at the fairgrounds in Portage Wisconsin, just about 10-15 miles south of the Wisconsin Dells. There is a swap meet area, and last year they had a Garden Tractor pull. I thought it was a great show, and am planning to go again. This year it will also be the 50th Anniversary of the Case Garden Tractors, celebrating the first (130 and 180) models. At the bottom of this post is a link to last year's thread on this show. It was a good time, and there were a few of us Wheel Horse guys there. Be nice to see some more this year. No matter what you want to bring, it's sure to be a great show! The following was posted by Bret Esse on the Facebook page. Here is a link to last years thread on this show.

I picked this up at the show this year. I was there Thursday around 1:00pm and was checking out what the vendors already had for sale. In the building in the far back corner was a mother and two daughters with this cart, another cart and a few other things. The other cart was a tub cart and had a fair amount of rust. This type cart I had never seen before. It looked really clean and original and had minimum rust. The price tag on it showed $75. I knew it was early in the show but I asked if they would do any better "hey I like I bargain just as much as anyone else". They all looked at each other and it was unanimous, the price was firm. That was fine with me as I was happy to pay that amount for it. Heck I would probably have paid more. Anyway thanks to a Wheeledhorseman's thread, http://www.wheelhorseforum.com/topic/44998-10-cu-ft-dump-cart-history-and-dating-them/#comment-413234 I have some more info on it. It was made by Ohio Steel for WH from 1985 to 1993. Welded together instead of bolt construction. Solid rubber tires instead of pneumatic. I could not find a manual or parts list anywhere I searched. I'm gonna clean it up and fix the bare area on the front I assume is from the tire rubbing during a tight turn, and touch up the other small areas of rust. It doesn't look like the cart had a hard life and was probably stored inside given it's condition. The tires have no wear on them whatsoever. The sheet metal is all nice and straight.

111-6 with 30" single blade deck 416-H with 48" deck and bagger 520-H with 42" deck 520-H with 60" deck 520-HC 520-HC is still awaiting his arm rests but is otherwise complete. The 48" deck that came with it is partly restored and will be ready for next year. Thanks, Cleat

Yeah, OK... the red looks better.

I like it!! I've always wanted one but can't seem to find one in my back yard

That sure is one cool custom Wheel Horse, Craig. Glad you were able to snag it. I don't know how I missed it on c/l. Zeek isn't too far from me, and had I been on the "cheese" ball, it just might have been parked in my garage fer sure

Somebody with good video skills ought to make a couple how to tech videos. One being "Tip's for the removal of a stuck hub." The other would be a the famous "Stuck Steering wheel removal."

I would heat then use the wax like mentioned above, then give the key a nice hard tap right on one of the short ends. As its a half moon shape it should pop up on the other side... Hopefully

Thanks youseguys...have a happy & safe 4th everybody.

Here's my homemade puller. I had to pull a hub off of a 60's era trans about a month ago. I used my 1/2 " impact gun. Took over a half hr. to get that hub off but nothing broke. My hand hurt for a week after all that pounding though. http://www.wheelhorseforum.com/topic/52038-my-new-super-whoopie-hub-puller/

a big hammer and some good heat should solve your problem, all kidding a side, might try one of these for getting the key out

I think you stand a higher risk of breaking your hub using the type of puller you have there. For reference... http://www.wheelhorseforum.com/topic/55557-wheel-hub-puller-needed/#comment-515679

No opinion either way here due to the fact I'm a MMO guy. Two or two and a half ounces added to five gallons of non-ethanol gasoline is the way to go for me!

Enough already... quit hogging the computer. Hard for me to get a post in these days.

Looks just... sooo... right.

Precisely why I got it Mike.... for, you know...that off brand guy next door.

As an aside...how about the long distance award? I think it would be neat to recognize individuals who have traveled the greatest distance to attend our show.

Just heard from @sallysaurus the other day that he was still planning to go. Pretty sure @stevasaurus is going to make an appearance this year. @Bret is setting this up to be a big show this year with the Case 50 year anniversary.

Thought I would post my new lift cable made by Wheelhorseman1000 for my 953 made to correct length with pressed on ball ends just like originals. Another fine product coming from Wheelhorseman's shop. We did a little test pull yesterday and tried to pull a 3/4 ton chev and a c160 all weighted down and dug holes and did not break. Thanks for looking Tom

Good to know the Cheesegrader went to a good home Craig. I have to say I've wanted that tractor ever since I first laid eyes on it years ago. Let me be first in line for it when you are ready to pass it on

Had a great time at Evensville In. Lots of great people & tractors.