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I just want to Thank all who are on here, There is unlimited support independently and collectively for have helped me, and others... You all are a priceless bunch who seek nothing more than Wheel Horse pride, I am proud to be a part of this group !! Thank you all, JP 141 God Bless America !!

For me the forum is kind of like having a bunch of buddies hanging out in the shop discussing a range of topics and helping each other with advice, sharing knowledge and occasionally giving a little good hatred jab. Some topics we just listen and learn, others we can contribute on. Lots of great folks here who have helped me and may not even know it.

Like Yogi B. says " Cash is as good as money". I never leave a paper trail. My biggest fear now is, when I pass on, She will sell all my toys for what I told her I paid for them.

Stopped in the leaves while I was out cruisin' this morning, and snapped a couple pics...hope you like.

Its fun being here JP. The fun and fellowship along with the wealth of Wheel Horse and Kohler, Tecky, and Onan knowledge is what keeps me here. God Bless America and all of us at Red Square

Breaking my ankle in June has meant everything was put on hold. I hadn't tried to run any tractors until today. The two diesels were on battery tenders so thankfully weren't a problem getting started. The other tractors have literally been where they were in June since then. Plus the workbench-cleaning fairy never got the message so that will need to be cared for as well. But I was finally able to try an attachment option that I had been considering over seven months ago. I had been emailing Greg at Heavy Hitch about adapting his Hitch'N Can to a sleeve hitch. He does sell an adapter to mate a 2" receiver to a sleeve hitch. I wanted something specifically for a sleeve hitch so that it wouldn't be so far out from the fulcrum of the hitch. The first one was too short and only raised the can about 3". The revised version arrived after I had my accident so wasn't able to try it until today. It works perfectly! I had it painted Kubota Orange so that I could see it in the dark. It also is long enough that I can have the cab on and still not touch it in the raised position. The ironic thing about this is I was going to use it for yard waste as I have a wheeled yard waste can. Save a step and just put it in the can they pickup from. The county changed the size restriction (the existing can is too big) so I would need to get another can. Greg was sceptical about a market for this so if you contact him for one, do me a favor and mention my name. It should work on a regular clevis hitch as well.

Here is what has worked for me over the course of being married for 22 yrs. I don't take from house money to pay for any of my toys or support my hobbies.. I think the only reason is because I hate asking permission and I really don't feel like trying to explain my reasons. My slush money comes from side jobs that I do or tractors, boats and or outboards that I restore. My wife could care a less what I have and she NEVER asks where did I get the money to buy something..One day this past summer my wife gets home from work and she sees I have a new toy in the driveway, a very nice 1970 Chevy pickup.. She had no idea I was getting it. All she said was that I finally got something in a color that she likes... Neither of us asks and I'll never tell....

DougC Buy her a snow shovel and then ask if she wants you to take that tractor back!

This is the team for 2015. Chains will be installed. Tires are loaded. I also have the bigger diesel and my F150 FX4. All equipment is stored in a heated garage. I think I will be ready. Cleat

I have a wife,,,,,and a large shed.....what fits in it,,,,is mine.....i did expand the shed once,,,That is my limit...Being 60.....5 is enough....and of coruse,,,all the things WE NEED ,,,,blades,,hub caps,,,snow blowers..... You get the idea !!!!!!! happy Horsin Boys !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bert found another wheel horse owner who didnt know about Red square we dragged him out of the weeds and he is bringing what sounds like a very rare tracter with 3 attachments for sale Sounds like a nice guy this is 2 we found,the other guy is bringing his wife , Im already cooking up a bit of BBQ Im getting excited PS weather is supposto be great:-)

My Mrs Rules took to the 520, no problems... no lie...drives her tractors...better than she drives her car.

Her own tractor you say?????????????? Let me tell you about the time I tried to teach my wife to drive the 520H. Ok I said its an automatic trans. no clutch. GOOD she said .It was a warm spring afternoon in central Iowa. We live in the country on 20 acres 2 miles from town. She climbed on and I gave the instruction on how to operate. Starts just like my truck she said with a big smile! Now move the throttle lever till the tach shows about 2000 rpm. Now move the motion lever ahead slow and you will start moving. The tractor jumped ahead and sped away... By now she was screaming DOUG, DOUG and franticly turning the steering wheel . Push the brake pedel or move the lever to stop I yelled....................She shoved down on that brake pedel so hard It almost threw her off the tractor. I HATE THIS THING she screamed as she walked back toward the house............ Yeah maybe I should get her one..... Then I could be single again.......

Dryer lint lightly stuffed in toilet paper tubes. Easy fire starters.

I'm single . And so too may be DougC very soon... On the otherhand, I find that it is easier to ask for forgiveness, than permission.

having 50 tractors buying is a non issue Brian

I have to qualify this as perhaps not the best advise, but.... I few years back, I took my now X wife out for "a quiet weekend away, to celebrate our anniversary, " I also took the pick up " in case of snow" and we drove across 3 states. Darn was she upset when we picked up the engine I had just bought for my car.

The Squaw here supports every hobby that I've ever had.She NEVER questions any of my purchases.Without a doubt,she's the best woman that I've ever had in my life.

got for 300.00, was told that the original owner couldn't afford the mower deck with the horse, so he got the blueprints from the WH dealer and built it himself out of stainless steel. What i'm interested in is what model it should be. I thought 655 had a square hood. Bruce

Marylou's running at Meridale NY on Sat. Starts at 10am Stop on by

I compost the leaves all the time . I start picking them up about mid November and finally finish in January. Only have about 3/4 acre but a boat load of trees. Had too take down a white oak this year due to a lighting strike, one of the smaller trees , 27 inches at the stomp. Stomp is about 24 inches high. I have an enclosure for the leaves. Mow them up , pick up with vacuum wagon which cuts them up finer and finally push into enclosure with snow plow and the then turn over with rototiller. Makes real nice dirt in a couple of years.

here you go http://www.wheelhorseforum.com/topic/38496-filling-tires/

Jump!

Thanks Ed for the suggestion. I did not realize that there were options for the plastic part. Never did understand why someone like Wheel Horse, that built such heavy duty tractors, would make a plastic part especially in the area where it could get hit so easily! Doug And for Mike...it is an automatic. The only way to go with a snow plow is the hydraulic. When you get to be my age anything that helps get things up is an advantage!

Here is another cute idea.

My wife has mood swings. I tell her I want another tractor. Then she gets in a mood and swings. Duck, duck, duck. gawd they are hard to figure. The other species I mean. glenn I cant part with that much money for a piece of plastic, thats almost another machine. But thats why I get snow in my face every year. Glenn

I too will be there on Saturday.

They both do very nice work...but, I like Jacob... am a big fan of the freehand pumpkin carving.

Be sure your not putting the tube in backwards, make sure the stem is on the up side, sometimes I put just a tiny bit of air in the tubes to get the wrinkles out then pull the core, to let the air back out.

You don't. Once I get the tire mounted, I hold the rubber part of the stem with a small pair of vice-grips, then remove the tool, and inflate. Once inflated, the vice-grips are removed and you are good to go.

Today was my lucky day. The first thing I did today was look at Craigslist postings for Wheel Horse items. In the last few weeks I have been looking for a snow plow for a Lawn Ranger that I have been restoring. But today the first thing I saw on the Wheel Horse search was a C145 with a snow plow, Wheel Horse wheel weights and chains...no deck but I don't need a deck. And I bought the whole darned thing for the same money that I had seen a Lawn Ranger snow plow listed. WOW. And the good part is a few years ago I had a C145 with a deck and a snow plow so I know how well they work in the snow. I cannot believe how much snow can be pushed around with one of those things. Maybe tomorrow I will remember to take some photos of the C145 and post them.

I have an idea I have not tried yet but I think will work. remove the valve core from the stem, take a length of vacuum line, the diameter being a snug fit over the end of the valve. push one end of the vacuum line over the valve stem and hook the other end to a manifold vacuum port on the engine of a car/truck. Start the engine and wait til the tire stops getting sucked down, then pinch the vacuum line off with vise grips.Take the hose end off the engine and submerge it in a bucket of whatever you are filling the tire with and remove the vice grip from the line. It should suck the fluid into the tire til it is full. Chances are you could not create a good vacuum on a tire that way; if you did it would probably would break the bead and lose vacuum.

I have an idea I have not tried yet but I think will work. remove the valve core from the stem, take a length of vacuum line, the diameter being a snug fit over the end of the valve. push one end of the vacuum line over the valve stem and hook the other end to a manifold vacuum port on the engine of a car/truck. Start the engine and wait til the tire stops getting sucked down, then pinch the vacuum line off with vise grips.Take the hose end off the engine and submerge it in a bucket of whatever you are filling the tire with and remove the vice grip from the line. It should suck the fluid into the tire til it is full.

You got me beat cleat. Im alot farther south, so my winter team is a 1956 Ford 860 Ag tractor with 6foot rear blade, 1995 520H with front blade and chains, wife with 1 metal and 1 plastic snow shovel and 1 glove (lost the other one....) and hoping tomorow my 1988 520H with single stage 42 inch blower and chains will be delivered from Wisc.

Ok, so I found this on Tractor Blue Book. I just don't see how a C-175 can gain 100 #'s... and $1000!! C175 (Auto.) 1984 $4,200.00 Engine Horsepower: 17 Engine Make: Kohler Fuel: Gas Transmission: Hydrostatic Transmission Speeds: Variable MPH: 0-7 Weight: 758 C175 (Auto.) 1983 $4,099.00 Engine Horsepower: 17 Engine Make: Kohler Fuel: Gas Transmission: Hydrostatic Transmission Speeds: Variable MPH: 0-7 Weight: 735 C175 (Auto.) 1981 $3,400.00 Engine Horsepower: 17 Engine Make: Kohler Fuel: Gas Transmission: Hydrostatic Transmission Speeds: Variable MPH: 0-6.3 Weight: 605 C175 (Auto.) 1980 $3,095.00 Engine Horsepower: 17 Engine Make: Kohler Fuel: Gas Transmission: Hydrostatic Transmission Speeds: Variable MPH: 0-6. Weight: 650 http://www.tractorbluebook.com/Equipment-Blue-Book/Riding-Mowers-Tractors/Wheel-Horse/C175-Auto.-

Link to my fix. http://www.wheelhorseforum.com/topic/43914-snow-plow-edge-worn/?do=findComment&comment=402307

If you just want to take the easy route put a new wear bar on and use sum large washers on the back to pinch it to the blade I know this isn't the strongest fix but it does work don't ask how I know Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

How 'bout getting your Mrs her own tractor? I gotta say...I've brought home quite a few of 'em that way.

having built one, it's a reasonable amount of work and not sure if I could fit it in with all the gears. Agree fixing the bearing would be an awesome invention!

Thanks for all the best wishes guy's, they are much appreciated Well, what a few weeks that has been.. Very busy and the most scary life has ever been! I will try and keep this short as it's quite a long story. My Wife noticed she was getting out of breath on the Monday morning at work, he office is 3 floors up and not lift, so plenty of stairs.. She saw a doctor first thing Tuesday morning, which wasn't helpful! and then off to work.. This time she barely made it up the stairs! Wednesday and Thursday she decided to work from home as was alright all the time she was sitting at her desk.. Friday morning dawned and things were not good, my Wife was really struggling to get her breath so back off to the docs again only to be told your having a panic attack and to clam down (with a "if it gets any worse call an ambulance" thrown in to cover his *rse)! The ambulance was called late Friday afternoon! These days if you call an ambulance and it's not going to reach you for a while they have "first response" people that deal with the area close to you... As luck would have it the closest 1st response person was very close.. She lives just across the road sort of close! My Wife's breathing improved a great deal with an oxygen mask, but as soon as the mask was removed her sats dropped very fast at an alarming rate! So one very fast trip to hospital in an ambulance later she was rushed into resus to try and work out what was going on. My Wife's daughter Lisa had joined the party by this point, the feeling we both had when we were kicked out of resus because my wife had suddenly become "unresponsive" was unbelievably terrifying to say the least.. Lot's of docs and nurses running around sort of thing.. My Wife had died for a very short while! However my Wife is a fighter which kept her going.. I'm so glad.. A scan showed up she had a pulmonary embolus otherwise known as 6 large blood clots in her lungs! One blood clot buster injection later Lisa and I were told that she has a 50/50 chance of surviving the next 3 hours!! Oh, and were kicking you out of the hospital now as she is being moved to intensive care! By now it was 5.30 Saturday morning! 3 weeks and 5 days later I'm happy to say my wife is doing well.. Home from hospital, she has been given the ok to drive again, and she did some work from home yesterday for the first time since all this started.. It will be a while until she is back to work full time, but the main thing now is to work out why the blood clots happened in the first place! A scan this morning showed up that the left side of her thyroid is missing which may of had something to do with it! Oh.. Not much has been happening with Why Not other than a couple of parcels turned up...

The edit added the apron bit.............Classic.... But what if your man pants are dirty and in the laundry and you can't get to the washer because it's surrounded by RJ's and Suburbans?

I finally got all the tins clear coated and put them on for a test fit. All thats left to do is replace the fuel pickups, lines and tank bushings then the seat/fender pan can get installed for good. I really like having arm rests on my seats and haven't found one I like yet so the cracked original will do for now. Still need some tires which I will order this week. It's all coming together but Winter is coming quickly.

Craig, I never knew you were a Florida State fan!

I will be coming for the day on Saturday, looks like great weather! Know we will have fun.

Just showed the wife , she said get it. I'm calling before she changes her mind!

the 24th is getting near !!

Here's some pictures from this morning.We got some rain last night and it brought some leaves down. I picked up nine loads yesterday.

You should have no trouble getting a seal from a bearing shop or Napa. Try this link http://www2.chicago-rawhide.com/popup_parts_lookup_457010.htm The seals are listed by shaft size so a .750" shaft will have a CR/SKF part number in the 75xx range + or -. Using vernier calipers determine the bore diameter the seal goes into and the depth of the seal. Enter shaft size in the 2nd box (ie .750) These are the seals Napa carries. If you have trouble post the dimensions. Garry

I'm jumping in here kinda late Bill, but holding the stem with a pair of needle nose type vise grip pliers has always worked for me.