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I hear ya there Aldon. A truck camper would be a lot of fun. I would want one fully pimped out, toilet, shower, the whole shebang! But it needs to be period correct to my truck. I have wanted one for a real long time now. Since the late 80's when I had my 86 Ford F-250 4x4 to be exact... As I get a little older a good nights sleep is becoming a lot more important. At this years show I slept like crap in my van for two straight nights and that does have an effect on how the weekend goes. Here is a picture of a camper I restored inside and out a few yrs. back...

for $250 you should be all over that like Oprah on a baked ham! Looks like a well kept tractor I believe that's an old HH100 engine. Solid engine, poor carburetors. Buy a brand new carb off ebay and enjoy!

the deck shell is the same depth for the 42 rear disch decks...they don't vary from one model to another. Wheelhorse stamped out these deck shells by the THOUSANDS...then added some weld-on hardware for different applications of the same deck shell. You''' find that the spindles are the same too, although the style may change a bit. Given that, it is VERY EASY to convert the 05-42XR deck to a typical 05-42MR. Here are a few pics of just what to do. You MAY not have to trim the front bracket...I did on the several that I've converted for use on a tractor with the conventional horizontal shaft engine. The 2nd set of pics shows the AFTER conversion....(pics from Ebay)

Staying in a Motel costs bucks but I say it's worth it. Your own bed, shower, A/C if it's blistering out & no work setting up and tearing down. Stayed at a real nice one at Chambersburg. JUST BRING YOUR OWN PILLOW! The Army paid me to "camp out". Now I stay in hotels...roughing it is a hotel without a pool

Sometime around 1980, I started using graphite paint (EZ Glide or Slip Plate brands) to coat the underside of decks. My first one I still have and it has never cut one blade of grass without that coating. I bought this 42" rear-discharge deck new and coated it with graphite paint before ever using it. Today it has no pitting and is absolutely as good as new! All decks that I service for myself and neighbors,get the following treatment: 1. scrape all the clumps out with a stiff putty knife or similar tool 2, go over everything under the deck with an air powered needle scaler to remove any additional hardened grass clippings and rust scale 3. go over everything with a wire wheel on an angle grinder to expose clean, bright metal 4. apply two coats of graphite paint (make sure you have good ventilation, this stuff will get you!) A deck treated this way still requires periodic cleaning, but not as often nor as difficult as cleaning one wiithout it. I have attached a photo of a recently treated cub deck.

I thought I would share this for anyone looking to build a hitch for towing their trailers around the house. I searched on the forum for ideas for a hitch and saw some nicely built one but finally came up with a design of my own, fabricated it, mounted it and it works great. It's bolted to the axles as most others but decided to go an extra step and add support braces. I attached them to the original hitch retaining pin to relieve some stress on the axle tubes and for additional support and strength for moving my 7X14 around the house.

...dry, right up until that ol' tub sinks. Papa's right, them old Chevy's rule Ken.

Staying in a Motel costs bucks but I say it's worth it. Your own bed, shower, A/C if it's blistering out & no work setting up and tearing down. Stayed at a real nice one at Chambersburg. JUST BRING YOUR OWN PILLOW! The Army paid me to "camp out". Now I stay in hotels...roughing it is a hotel without a pool That is why I enlisted in the Navy, dry bunk to sleep in and three hot meals a day. I too will go the motel route.

Alright, I just got to say it: Ken, your truck looks pretty nice for a Chevy.

Crap! More hopes dashed! And I already have a quart of EZ-Slide... Also, it's probably important to note that not everyone's lawn is the same. Lot's of sand here and since they sand the roads in the winter there is always some sand that I have to deal with no matter how good or bad my turf is. Wouldn't expect anything but a rubberized undercoat to stand up to the sand blasting! Thanks for sharing!

Too funny Mike Rick, you can't figure what your load will be by the size of the house. Our house in Indiana was 3200 sq ft and a 5kw did everything. Our Florida home is 1700 sq ft and, by the calculations, requires a larger unit. The difference is that the heat, water heater, range, dryer etc. were gas in Indiana. We're total electric here. You need to determine what you want to power during an outage. You also have to plan on how you're going to transfer the power to your homes system if that's what you want to do. It MUST be done properly. Do not listen to the morons that say to just back feed a range or dryer receptacle and turn off the main breaker. I installed a separate panel and a manual transfer switch. The link below is another good method. I have been asked countless times for help rigging up a generator system. About the same number of times I've told them that I'll help if they intend to do it right. If not, I won't even answer questions. http://www.lowes.com/pd_182534-48019-30216+BRK___?productId=3131281&pl=1&Ntt=transfer+switch

I think I may be staying in hotel at next years show.

+6% sales tax

I'm with John and Mike on the cart. That is a pretty sweet little cart and without a doubt you got the best deal of the day!

See. I knew that cart was worth $25 !

I will selfishly advocate that you Become a supporter so I can see pics!!!!!!! As a fellow Super C owner:-)

I have both, Brown Sharpe, Starrett, etc and I also have Chinese. I bought the Chinese thinking to use one on just run of the mill projects and keep the good stuff for the good projects. I quickly discovered the the import products were very nice and in comparison measurements of the two types - they measure the same. I think for the occasional use a mic would see in the typical home shop the Chinese tools are quite acceptable. Most of the tool suppliers have a 3 mic set for under $50 and would cover most anything you would typically use one for.

Ugly Yellow Cart - Priceless! And what Mike said.

The puller was ready to go with a stock 10HP.....$775 The C-101 sounded good, had straight tin, and had a nice deck, but was spray bombed without any masking...$475 The ugly yellow cart ...$25

Nothing like asking someone who's full of hot air to talk! Anyway there's these 3 bears at the Iowa Illinois game see. Steve, John and Duke. They emptied out the concession stand and well .... oh never mind. More pics as promised. After the first wash.

Nice truck! You can't beat the sound of an old inline 6. I have a 292 with a 194 head, rv cam, offenhauser 4 barrel intake with holley carb, split exhaust manifold and a 700r4 paired up with 3.90 rear end gears in my 3/4 ton 52 pickup. Scoots right along. I also swapped disc front brakes into mine for more stopping power. I've had nothing but problems with that vendor...from missed deadlines to wrong parts sent out. Was an overall bad experience.

So I guess with only one old Lawn Boy setting in my shed, I do NOT have a problem?

What were you doing in Frankville?? (and that's actually in Iowa, not Minnesota!) We drive through there all the time on our way to/from Illinois... and only recently my wife snagged this picture to show some family what we were talking about.

I used EZ Glide from TSC on two of my decks this year. I haven't pulled them to check though. I know others have used it with good results.

Hello i was wondering if this is a good buy or not? There is a wheel horse raider 10 for sale with a hi lo 6 speed posi rear. Its in good shape and has the mower deck and all. Its for sale for $225. Is this a good buy or should i pass?

After hours of internet searching and researching, I got the wheel horse bug! I started looking for our old family tractor and thought I'd find another one. It was an old 66' Cub Cadet. I found a few on the internet, but after researching about the tractor I found out that it may not be the best purchase for me. What came up mostly was the love of the wheel horse and I became hook and starting looking for those type tractors. I found many across the state but it is almost impossible to view all of them due to vast distances. My top three were a 64' 1054, a 67 1057 and a C 100. After thinking it over I decided on the C 100. It was well taken care of and should provide a lot more life I'm in the processes of cleaning it up and doing some modified painting of certain parts. Basically tune up stuff. Mower deck needs some holes patched, but it does seem pretty clean. The plow is in great shape. Best of all, it came with about 7 various manuals and brochures for viewing .

These were sold today,but not to me. The only thing that followed me home was this ugly yellow cart.

Looks a bit like a Halo, must be an Angelic GT-14!

Thanks for the tips and the laughs guys I am going to try and pick it up this weekend! I'll keep you guys updated!!!

Took a break from the resto project to install the refreshed tires and rims on my other GT14. The fresh paint is causing image to be blurred a bit around the rims. Otherwise I am getting close to hitting my goal of blasting the frame. I think The weather is going to snarl me up and delay me until the following weekend though. Depends on how much and how hard it rains over next few days.

Yes this will be my first wheel horse, I am only 15. Also what do you guys think of the Tecumseh motors in these tractors. Any help appreciated thanks ☺️

Based on your description I'd give it a second look. You got any pictures to post? This your first WH?

Staying in a Motel costs bucks but I say it's worth it. Your own bed, shower, A/C if it's blistering out & no work setting up and tearing down. Stayed at a real nice one at Chambersburg. JUST BRING YOUR OWN PILLOW!

And if they ever forget to turn off the main and fry the power company electricians....

Looks 3 beer--PG language project. I found a donor deck that will provide everything I need to convert this. It even has a good belt on it. I will throw some pics on here when it's all done.

Nice score Jarrod!

Nice score Mike! That tractor looks real clean and its not even broke in with just 300 hrs. on it! Tough call on whether to sell it or Ezra. You, know what the peanut gallery will say, Just keep them both!. I'm in the same boat as you though so I understand space limitations...

I really don't know if this truck will make the big show. I haven't had it on the highway yet to see how it feels as far as gear ratio's go... I'm betting it turns 3000 rpm in the 60-65 mph range which is a bit much for such a long ride. I'm scouring Ebay and I will look in my father in laws garage this weekend for a period correct tachmeter to install. And then there is the reality that it probably gets 8 mpg. On a GOOD day. I wouldn't be part of any convoy because I'd probably be keeping it at 55 if I do take it. But we shall see! This stepside was a great truck but it didn't quite make it home from a BIG SHOW 3 yrs. ago. I want no repeats of that!

Ya think a couple cans of Regal Red will get it in the Big Show next year? That, and some stickers might just do it.

I love the smell of gear oil in the morning..... It smells like....... well we got a tranny to fix!

Maybe you could make some wings for the blower?

Scott, your show is always looking like a good time ...someday I'll have to make it there

How does he fit them all in there?

So... Purchasing the first truck didn't work out. CT. doesn't require a title on vehicles 25 yrs or older but you do you need a past registration to prove continuity of ownership.. Come to find out the owner never registered the truck in the ten yrs he has owned it. He just used a repair plate when he used it and so did the guy before him so that leaves me with zip for paperwork. No thanks, I don't feel like dealing with the nightmares at the DMV.. Now, I just need to try and get my 500 dollar deposit back. Meanwhile, a truck popped up on Craigslist yesterday afternoon and it was really the type of truck I wanted to begin with. Something heavy duty that can haul a bed full of firewood when needed. So what was I to do? Well, I had to go check it out which meant playin hooky today. Oddly it was only 3 miles away from the blue truck. Long story short, I bought this 1970 C30 Long Horn. Its a one owner truck with only 86,000 original miles on it. The owner had his own roofing company and this truck was NEVER left outside over night and it was NEVER driven in the snow. He was the only person to drive it as well. It has ZERO rust on it and I mean ZERO which is amazing for a CT. truck. It has a 350 with a 4 speed with granny gear. It runs and rides real nice. I have all of the original paper work and owners manual. The purchase price new was almost 3800 bucks. The guy really liked this truck and took great care of it, After very little hand polishing today I can tell that the paint will shine real nice on this old girl. What does it need? Well, the whole going over but I do know it has a bad wheel cylinder in the rear, the muffler has a hole in it and it will need a new set of tires soon. When I got off the exit for my house I happened to notice a green Dodge behind me. It followed me right to my driveway. I'm thinkin WTF did I cut this guy off or something? He gets out of his truck and walks up to me and asks... you wanna sell that Long Horn? Nope! I'm sure everyone will like the last pic best!

wheel horse chute.htm Hmmm... Well, there it is, upside down and everything, sorry. Deck, chute, bags and I have everything from the tractor to attach it all. Any ideas as to how much to ask? Thank you all for your help and patience.

Used to be the big high school football rival. Arcola vs Tuscola. Tuscola is about 7 miles from me. But that has ended since they went up to a bigger confrence. We still have that chance to play them in the playoffs but thats about it now. And I'm a huge Cardinals fan. You can keep the cubs lol

Akestner, There is a couple of things going on here. First, for the idler that you have (the two arms are at 12 and 9 o'clock when looking at it mounted), the spring pulls back toward the footrest. Put a long bolt and nut where the lower mounting hole is for the belt guide and hook the spring to that. My spring is 2.5-3 inches long with no extenstions on the ends (just simple hooks). Second, some of these idlers (the ones with arms at 9 and 3 o'clock) have two mounting holed for the idler pulley, one for single cylinder and one for two cylinder engines. The best thing to do is down load a couple of tiller manuals from the manual section. The idler you have is for an older tiller. Pull up the parts lists first and look at the pictures, that will give you the info you need (and also the P/N for the correct spring)

Started working on the LED retrofit. It turns out that the Pilot LEDs are complete junk. Do not even bother trying them out. I purchased 8 of them (four 2-packs), and out of the 8, only 1 actually worked. I ended going with the Sylvania Zevo 194 instead. They are twice the price, but work flawlessly. The LED headlights and taillights are awesome. The LEDs in the dash were actually too bright and too white out of the box for my liking. My solution was to go to the local craft store and buy some colored glass/plastic stain (only $1.49). I painted the 194 lenses in the color that matches the indicator decal. Refer to the pictures below... I will post some final pictures when everything is back together. 20150804_192327.jpg 20150804_212214.jpg 20150804_212223.jpg 20150805_164804.jpg

just got a cat a few weeks ago!!