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I had a great visit with a good friend today. Roger Parmley is a great Wheel Horse enthusiast and collector. He has done some very nice work at preserving some of the better model Wheel Horse tractors. I visited today as he had most of his horse out of the stable and running ! He was getting ready for this year's show season ! I could not pass posting some of the photos we took as you very seldom see a collection that has so many nice tractors! I know how much we just like to look at these but today I was able to drive the 876 Automatic and the 500 Special around and enjoy the thrill of operating them. This was in between visiting the welder today on my RJ rebuild, gridning down my frame for primer, painting the RJ frame with primer ! (those RJ frame photos will be on the "So You Want to Rebuild Your Three Piece Transmission" thread Stevasaurus is doing with a great deal of participation from the Red Square Community.

I had the best time I will say ever . We came home with a 653 row crop,rj59,suburban and deck some mint nos tires , nos weight set, rj original weights, clocks , big dealer sign original .

Are you going here (Roy & Betty's)? Roy & Betty have one of the nicest and best organized collections, google: R&B Wheel Horse Stables , and look at their entire huge perfectly restored great collection (8 WH pedal tractors), near Sarnia, Canada, you'll spend a long time reading & studying everything on their Web Site and Wheel Horse collection., enjoy. http://rbwheelhorsestables.yolasite.com

Picked up this Raider 14 a few months ago, after debating for a couple of months i decided to restore the old girl. Pulled it in the shop,started a list of what i need and want to do, then pulled the tired old kohler and got it up to Paul's (oldredrider) over the weekend for a rebuild. Lane had the nos dash plates picked up one of them. Picked up some smaller items I'm going to need so we are off and rolling…slowly... This will be a slow build but will keep it updated with pics as progress continues…... i will have plenty of questions as i go along…..

Wow, you shouda had a bigger truck.

Without a doubt I will be at the big show. Right now I'm in a funk. I'm sure things will get better. Don't worry, you can't get rid of me that easy.

If all you need is the diaphragm I make those send me a pm brian

I am a Veteran, and would like to thank all my fellow Vets here for there service also... My Nephew is currently in Afganistan,, he flys a Black Hawk for a Spec Ops group there,, and for those who follow the news , about a month ago there were 2 Black Hawks that came under fire ,one was shot down and one escaped with 23 bullet holes and the PIC ( pilot in charge) being shot in the leg.. Well that was my nephews Bird that escaped,, his PIC was a female CPT, who was shot,,, his deployment down range is until August of this year , if it is not extended,, so when ya'll drop to your knees tonight to thank the lord for all we are blessed with, Say a Prayer for his safe return ,, thank you !!

We had sum nice weather this weekend so I got my trusty old commando 8 out and got it ready for sum garden work. I added 26 11-12 ATV tires witch fitted without any mods and put inside wheel weights on the back and home made weights on the front. I tried it out and seems to plow very good. Weight distribution seems to be about right

the odd 401.....the frame,seat and front axle are remnints of very humble beginings,,,,,,,this is what i built before i came to this room...before the BIG SHOW,,,before all this............Poor thing didnt even have front wheels.......these are 7" RotoTiller ,,cast iron split rims..i even added a 3/8 spacer in the middle to kame them a bit wider.....I brought this Red thing to the show.....wow did i feel odd... Looked nothing like what i was at the show....Man did i feel different...So..WHX6..here it is....all 2 1/2 H.P. ......

Few originals about 90 percent re done . I still am speechless and just got passed customs all ok. I have videos and more pics . I may go back up for another load.

that drive pulley is gonna be crazy fast!

When my 10hsp did that...it was the adjustment screw in the top of the carb. Notice the position of the slot in the screw...turn it in while counting the revolutions until it "gently" bottoms out. Back the screw all the way out and use carb cleaner and a fine piece of wire to poke in the holes in the end of the screw. Replace the screw going all the in to bottoming out and then back out to what you had in the 1st place. Should be like 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 revolutions. Adjust the screw to get the best idle. Just a little dirt can cause this...mix some Sea Foam with the gas after this to keep it clean. Hope that solves your issue.

It would be worth the drive just to be able to walk that lineup.

Lmfao this is how they wipe there !? Napkins .... I'm outta here these canooks! Made it safe last night waiting to go there at 8

#38 is reserved for you. Make plans for the show. Best time ever guaranteed.

Damn all the "experienced voices" we are losing!! I guess that is just 'time marching on' -- Bob, real glad you are pain free and having had occasional back pains in the past I totally understand any decision you make to keep yourself in a pain free state

If you look at the manual they call the lever a parking brake, it loosens the drive belt and engages the parking pawl. In all likelihood most pawls have been chewed up to the point that they don't work, but there is was one there.

inted the Wheelhorse for you. Painted the Wheelhorse for you.

You better sign up for a free Youtube account now(if you don't already have one)... because we're definitely gonna need a video of that thing in action.

Bob I am glad that you back continues to improve . Don't give up the hobby yet with all the brains in this group there has got to be a way for you to back up with out twisting. I don't thing you will need big ole truck mirrors but I am sure the guys will come up with a solution. Keep smiling.

Might be cool to have the first wheelhorse with a backup camera

How could that gentleman afford to get rid of Three tractors.... that would be half my herd.....

WOW...that has got to be an OUTSTANDING experience. What a collection. I hope you are going to clean off the dirt on the tire treads when you get them home.

We had sum nice weather this weekend so I got my trusty old commando 8 out and got it ready for sum garden work. I added 26 11-12 ATV tires witch fitted without any mods and put inside wheel weights on the back and home made weights on the front. I tried it out and seems to plow very good. Weight distribution seems to be about right sorry about the double post

Found this at a yard sale last Saturday. '79 C121 It has a good 42" deck. She runs but she's a smoker and it's complete. Seat is roached. It's pretty much all original, unmolested with the exception of someone has bypassed the ignition switch with a push button for some reason. Transmission seems to be in good working order. I'm not real familiar with the Hydrostat trans. My other WHs are manual trans, so I have a question. There is a lever to engage/disengage the trans. Is this supposed to put it in neutral so you can roll the tractor?

Great herd, thanks for sharing.

Here's my home made Pedal hydro clutch for the GT14, basically created from parts I had laying around from my tractor stash... works really good and basically unbreakable.... also the "T" handle can be used like always if you prefer like when you backing into a tight spot or shed.

What a great herd, thank you for bringing them to us.

Bob i have had 2 back sugurys and have "Shermanns Kyphosis" in my spine ,, i feel your struggle buddy,, what i do is instead of twisting my back to look behind me i just twist my ass,, slides easy on vinyl i just turn my whole body you get used to it after a while and becomes second nature , so when ya feel up to it give that a whip it has worked for me ,, another thing is i sometimes just look down between my arm pit,, so there is no body movement at all ,, i hope these 2 little pointers help buddy ,,best of luck..

I asked the doc why so many people that have had this surgery end up having more surgery later. His answer was simple. They didn't follow their doctor's advice. Simple. I don't want to go through another surgery and recovery like this again in my lifetime if I can help it. I am pain-free now, and I want to keep it that way. If that means giving up the hobby, so be it.

THE MOTHERLOAD! I can't believe what my eyes are telling me. Ty, Jason. Glenn

When i adjust that same screw in (while adjusting carb) if i go to far in it will do that ,, so i usually just turn it out a half a turn out from there and she is right on the money and not to rich ,, nice plug burn no carbon build up , so after ya clean the jet and are doing the final adjustments ,, give that a whip...

Mine did that the gov would go high speed and then slow down like it was starving for fuel. It is a 12hp Kolher. Turned out to be the points had opened two wide. Readjusted the point gap to 18 and now it works and runs great. I even put a new carb on it before checking the points.

Thanks for brightening up my up my otherwise dull routine work day whtractors24!

Glad to hear you`re healing well. And like Ed said, mirrors are cheap....

Glad your healing process is on schedule Bob. But please don't give up un the horses. We have mirrors.

UPDATE - I had my 12 week follow-up this morning with my surgeon. Everything is looking great. All the hardware is still in place, and the fusion bone is starting to knit with the vertebrae. He said that the healing is right on schedule. However, his prior instructions of "no bending, lifting, or twisting" still remain in effect, and he says, unless I want to look forward to more surgeries in the future, the "no B-L-T" shall remain in effect for the rest of my life. Of course I can bend and lift a little, but right now about 20 pounds is my lifting limit, and I can bend using my hips, not my back. Asked about getting back on the tractors his comment was "okay as long as I drive forward. Twisting to look backwards to see where I am going in reverse is a no-no." So, with that in mind, it looks like this may be the end of the Wheel Horse hobby for me. I may keep one, but as of now, I feel like selling the rest.

I would definitely rebuild that muffler. Because of price and availability. I`m not much of a welder, but I think torch welding or brazing would work. Just time involved in making a new center tube...

You better get Terry a nice pic or the joke will be on you...you will have to look at that nice banner in your horse barn with a rent a wreck on it! Would take me two days to walk that lineup Steve! I'd have to stop half way for an adult beverage to make some more drool! Ok ..we know where he's from, we know it's a 10 hr trip, we know he's goin north...quick sombody triangulate his whereabouts and head him off at the pass... wait don't they have GPS's in those rentals???

No challenge, nothing new or innovative there! We all know that will work!

this thread has been sparse on updates - having moved house and starting other projects... It's time bendy had it's hydraulics finished, there's also a heap of other jobs to complete, including stopping the rear drive slipping when under water, rebuilding the magnum engine, adding a diff lock indicator, etc For now, here is the D-series spool valve mounted with easy reach levers and linkages and decal to finish it off. I'm just starting on adding a power steering pump to the axle, driven from the clutch.

Nice setup, plow away! Neighbors didn't think my old 8 hp Horse could do that, wrong! Did plow effortlessly. Front weights always a must have when turning earth!

Here are two pictures of the wheel modification to my short chute snow blower.

Not to bad for the first Month. We have 35 confirmed Red Square Support members attending the BIG SHOW so far. If you are a support member who is attending, post a picture and you will be added. Thanks again for your support.

These pics were taken about 1998. That's my 1977 B-80 with me and my daughter who is 18 now. I've used this tractor for all my mowing, snow pushing, and yard work for 23 years now.

I am not going to make a Squonk type comment on your light bar since you are a Virginia Gentlemen but it looks like it needs a little more engineering. I love the herd.