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I wanted to take a minute and document this new road I've started down. First off this forum is great. Everyone has been so helpful with my recently acquired 855. As I mentioned in previous posts i was originally given my Grandfathers 1054, this is officially my first Wheel Horse. This is the tractor I remember from my childhood. It is in rough shape though. I took this on as a project for my children and I for sentimental reasons I thought it would be great to get it running again. I knew the transmission was a problem along with some fuel delivery issues. As I worked out some of the fuel problems I started to shop around for a replacement transmission. I stumbled upon a 855 for sale somewhat locally on Craigslist. Single owner! It was not running when I purchased it a few weeks ago. Overall the 855 was in much better shape then the 1054 so I switched gears and have been working to get the 855 back up and running. Well that has been accomplished. I did some small things as a part of my troubleshooting. New spark plug, condensor, points, belt, fuel lines, new carb, and added an electric fuel pump. At first I thought I would get it up and running and then repaint it but the patina has grown on me and after reading some other posts i picked up some Penetrol and Johnsons paste wax. So this is the approach I will be taking. Below is a picture from the Craigslist listing. This is my starting point.The other picture is my first spin around the yard. As you can tell I was very happy to get it moving again. I will try to add more pictures as I bring this back to life.

All original

A very interesting article on the Coldwell Mower Company of Newburgh , New York Over the years it was merged into various other manufacturing companies and ultimately became part of the current Toro Company of Minneapolis, MN. Newburgh: Cradle of the American Lawn Mower Industry By Miguel Hernandez on March 5, 2013 Abraham Levitt, the man who arguably built more suburban homes in the United States than anyone else in the years following World War II once said that: “No single feature of a suburban residential community contributes as much to the charm and beauty of the individual home and the locality as well-kept lawns” The ubiquitous American suburban lawn in America began 100 years before in 1841 when a 25 year old resident of Newburg New York named Andrew Jackson Downing published a landscape-gardening book entitled, “Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening.” It counseled readers to improve themselves by improving their front yards and could well be the impetus of the self-help book craze of the later third of the 20th century. He believed that the perfect front yard had to have a large area of “grass mown into a softness like velvet.” The book was quite a success and made Downing famous. Downing along with Fredrick Law Olmstead, Calvert Vaux,Frank J. Scott and other landscape architects set the guidelines for generations of American landscape designers to come. In 1870, for instance Scott, published the first volume ever devoted to “suburban home embellishment”: The Art of Beautifying Suburban Home Grounds. However, the realization of their lawns was beyond the reach of the ordinary citizen as it even the maintaining smallest lawn was a labor-intensive proposition. Furthermore, the equipment required was quite primitive and one needed just the right touch with a sharp and dangerous scythe to cut it at the right angle and length to give it the desired appearance. On the other hand, if one had them, one could let a their herd of goats or sheep go at it. This was impractical and of course the lawn owner was then left with the unpleasant task of cleaning up animal waste. The fact is that lawns never would have become popular without lawn mowers and trade cards of the 19th century often depicted women and children dressed in pretty clothes having fun pushing the advertised lawn mowers over the broad lawns of large houses. These advertisements linked the lawn with a home in the country, family, health and recreation. In fact, few women and very few children could have used the heavy cast-iron mowers of the period and It is said that Andrew Jackson Downing had his lawns mowed at night “by invisible hands” so that his family and guests would not have to witness this “distasteful activity” (Handlin). The hired help did the mowing. However, the advertisements were attractive and, in some, young women even displayed quite a bit of ankle and leg. The message to men was that the equipment was so lightweight that even a woman or child could use it–that mowing was fun–like child’s play. There is some doubt as to who was the original inventor of the mechanical lawn mower. An old document in the United States Patent Office, dated 1825, which shows that one James Ten Eyk, of Bridgewater, N. J., invented a mowing machine. It was simple, having a box like a wagon box, with the forward end open, furnished with two shafts, one at the front end, on which were placed the revolving cutters, and the other above the center of the box on which were the driving wheels, and on which the box was hung. The driving shaft had on it two drive pulleys corresponding with two smaller ones on the cutter shaft and the two were connected by means of two rope belts. It was a revolving cutter field mower, and is the first revolving cutter of which any record can be found, but the inventor did not claim that it was a lawn mower. The next authentic record of a revolving cutter mower was one invented by Edwin Budding, of Stroud, Gloucestershire, England. Budding was born near Stroud in 1796. He was evidently an inventor, draftsman and mechanic of considerable ability. He invented the Budding wrench and various machines for use in the manufacture of woolen cloth. He was superintendent for the late George Lister, a manufacturer of Dursley, England. It is claimed that Budding took the idea of the lawn mower from a cloth clipping machine. He was granted a patent for his new invention, dated October 25, 1830, and there is an advertisement , dated 1830, shows that he sold three sizes of lawn mowers, manufactured in Stroud. Strangely enough, another Newburgh resident, Horatio Swift, resolved the labor intense problem of maintaining a pristine lawn. Previous to 1855 probably all lawn mowers used in America were of English make. A few years prior to this a Mr. H. W. Sargent, of Fishkill, (and a close friend of Andrew Jackson Downing ) received a mower from England and sent it to Mr. Swift to be repaired, and it was upon Mr. Sargent’s suggestion that Swift began the manufacture of these machines. His advertisement dated 1855, states that he made four sizes ranging in price from $30 to $80. In his Matteawan plant the smallest mower he made weighed one hundred and fifty pounds and cost sixty-five dollars; the largest, horse drawn, was a forty-two inch mower and cost over three hundred dollars. Sargent’s own mower was horse-drawn; he said that with such a mower it was possible to accomplish in two or three hours more than a dozen men in a whole day. It could cut, roll, and gather the grass from an open acre in one hour. For a number of years Mr. Swift had a monopoly of the lawn mower manufacturing trade in the U.S. but this ended in the late 1860s-early 1870s when two of his employees George L. Chadborn and Thomas Coldwell bought Swift’s stock and goodwill and went on work on their own and formed the firm of Chadborn, Coldwell & Company, which began operations in Newburgh producing the Excelsior Roller Mower. It has been estimated that at this time there were only about three hundred American-made machines, plus a few imported English machines, in the country at that time. By 1891 the Chadborn & Coldwell Manufacturing Company of Newburgh was producing twenty thousand machines annually, and was in the process of expanding to be able to produce thirty thousand. In the same year Thomas Coldwell withdrew and formed the Coldwell Lawn Mower Company of Newburgh, and planned a new factory which could produce from 150 to 200 mowers each day. The business established by Thomas Coldwell was continued after his death in 1905 by his two sons.. William H. and Harry T. and it remained in business for into the 1940s. Over the years it was merged into various other manufacturing companies and ultimately became part of the current Toro Company of Minneapolis, MN. Sources The History of Orange County New York, edited by Russel Van Deusen and Elms, Publishers. Middletown, N. Y. 1908. Downing’s Newburgh Villa. Arthur Channing Downs, JR Bulletin of the Association for Preservation Technology, Vol. 4, No. 3/4 (1972), pp. iv+1-113 - See more at: http://newyorkhistoryblog.org/2013/03/05/newburgh-cradle-of-the-american-law-mower-industry/#sthash.ii4hmLu7.dpuf http://newyorkhistoryblog.org/2013/03/05/newburgh-cradle-of-the-american-law-mower-industry/

All original, except the deck as previous owner needed smaller deck to fit through is gate

My small collection of 4 horses

Just saw this on , It is Mazda powered and located North of Chicago, wouldn't @stevasaurus look good on this. The rear hubs are 3 bolt, weren't those only on the 1" axles? Seems a bit light for a puller.

From what I learned and saw on this site I fabricated a used reese hitch and mounted this used Ariens GT weight box to the back of my plow tractor and it works really well. I continued the hitch right through the weight box so I still have a 2" hitch from the back of the box. It's also easy to take this off and put back on. I also made this to be very close (about 3/4") from the back of the tractor. I bet this kind of arrangement would work great on your loader tractor as well.

the ISIS arseholes have done it again, and they are getting way to close for my liking. Brussel is only 193 miles from me

Looks good, but you obviously still need a cup holder....

Hank01 has changed to JPWH

Yes but my wife enjoys shoveling snow so that wouldn't have worked with her. With my other tractor I had to call and beg her not to shovel the driveway so I could use my snow blower attachment. I love her all the same and have been truely blessed to have her in my life.

Just got four news shoes for the C 105. Chains ate the tires up this past winter. I suppose after 35 years they served well... Added an inch width to each and it seems to grab better. Fits great. Also picked up a utility spot light for the back. Hard wired so its on when the lights are on. Found that I never use the lights unless plowing, and since my son and I are going backwards as often as forwards it makes sense...Works great!

Picked this up at the auction today. Not real old, but does say Wheel Horse in small letters after TORO. Also got a nice seat.

OK guys...this thread started out as a prayer thread. This is a tractor forum and not a place for political banter. This thread will be closed if it keeps going the way it is.

If you use enough of the Miller Lite, you'll no longer feel the need to install a work light. Save yourself some energy.

I would think an air cooled engine could overheat in way under an hour if worked hard in hot weather with inadequate cooling. That said, I got all of my Onans well used with all the factory covers in place (mine did not ever have the plastic cover) and all run well so they lived for years that way with no ill effects. I have drilled the belt covers on all of them just for my peace of mind but may not really be required. Likely more important to keep the inlet screen over the flywheel clean. That seems to be more of a problem with smaller decks. My 42" deck is terrible and I need to clear that screen very often, the 48" deck seldom clogs it and the 60" deck on a 520 does not seem to put any grass whatsoever on the screen.

Some of you may not be familiar with this model, because these are hard to find. It took me over 3 years to find this 607. I was Lucky I found it near buy from a member here. It was dealer stock It had many non period correct items on it. Will post when complete. Here are a few before picks. Excuse the bad picks the originals to large to down load. Taken from the lap top. I hope you enjoyed this post.

Pretty sure I've got picts of a haul in front of that building, which is still there. Gotta find 'em though...or go make more.

Craig, I think this would make a great picture for your banner..... but probably not a good idea to ask for captions..

Wait...he said green and what?

Guys, I found this WH near my house and am interested in your opinion - how much is it worth and what type of market exists for the 60th Anniversary Classic GT? I grew up with a WH and would love to continue the tradition. This is a 2007 (checking on hours, if there's a meter). The gentleman selling it bought it new from the dealer and used it to mow grass and plow light snow. It comes with a 42" mower deck, WH wagon, WH plow blade, and chains. Thanks!

I've had a few requests over the years for close ups. As with life it's just something I tend to forget. It started with a Scotty Moreau built 3" receiver hitch. And an old WH ballast box I had laying around. Some 2" square tubing and 1/2" plate a little time welding and here she is. During the winter it carries 4-44lb suitcase weights and 5 gallons of gas. I usually take it off for mowing duties. It's been pretty handy when I have a tree down. It's just the right size for a chainsaw, fuel. And oil. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

How about a split flange bearing?

Here are the pictures The fact that the original battery is in it makes me think it is original hours.

How do we know Hank hasn't been abducted by aliens and your a cyborg replacement? I want fingernail scrapings and a DNA test!

i think it's missing something, just can't figure out what

Maybe make 2 half moon pieces identical.. Put one on top amd one underneath the existing plate drill holes and bolt them together , thats what i would do ,, would be extra strong that way,, because it would have dbl support going all the way across..

I'll miss you Hank01

With enough room to finally house your WH collection. Imagine the big show we could have in that space. Can you say...river front Friday night cruise night?

The Sundstrand auto trans in these usually go bad gradually...due to hyd pump and / or hyd motor wearing out over time. Your apparent 'sudden' power failure is more likely some other culprit. It is very likely that the control lever mechanism has failed (broken parts? ). Most often, it is a broken lock-down tab which allows the control mechanism to float free, without any control of it. Look at the LEFT side of your hoodstand, as in this pic. There MAY also be a cracked MOUNTING PLATE where the tractor frame is bolted to the auto trans. Here are 3 pics of how to repair that cracked frame plate. Look under the tractor for this as this is a common point of failure.

That's just crazy looking.

That looks great, don't park your 2 horses close together or you will have number 3 before you know it.

Seeing how nice yours is turning out ,almost makes me want to paint my 702 . Awesome job by the way . I too am a stickler for perfection . Before my accident I was a HVAC installer and my jobs had to be clean. I didn't want my furnace or Ac to look like it was the second /third furnace going in with patched up sheet metal . I guess some of us are just wired that way .

Unfortunately, western Europe is in a really bad position regarding jihadists. Years of very liberal immigration policies throughout the EU has lead to some very unsavory characters infiltrating and living among the population. When I toured Europe on 1972 on a BMW R75/5 motorcycle, there were clearly defined national borders that meant something, you actually had to stop at a customs point at each border for your papers to be reviewed and you might be questioned, especially if something didn't appear to be right or your passport and other documents weren't in order. That doesn't happen now. Today, you drive right through national borders, and for all practical purposes there is absolute freedom of movement for anyone to go across multiple borders in a day's travel time without ever being stopped once to be questioned or reviewed by customs officials. There are hundred of thousands of essentially "stateless" individuals moving and roaming around western Europe.......unimpeded. It's a perfect situation for jihadists to move about and maintain networks and cells transporting bombs, arms, and ammunition who are plotting only one thing......to destroy as much property and kill as many innocents as possible to create total panic among European populations. These extremists have absolutely no regard for life......look at how they willingly sacrifice their own lives to create chaos. Europe has set itself up for virtual destruction and has no one to blame but itself. Some areas in some European cities are virtual Islamic controlled zones where few native born citizens would dare go. 10% of the population of France has an ethic background from Middle East or North Africa. 9% of the French population is Muslim. In Sweden, 45% of the crimes were committed by immigrants or their children. And, almost all of the 45% were Muslim. Germany recently allowed an influx of 1.5 million people in one calendar year, the vast majority of those immigrants are Muslim. In Belgium, Muslims make up 6% of the total Belgian population, in Brussels Muslims are 25.5% of the population. This figure was already projected to grow to over 33% by 2020. In The Netherlands, the Muslim population is 7% of the total, and in the port city of Rotterdam, the Muslim population is over 25 percent. In Norway, Muslims comprised only 1.5% of the total population in Norway, they accounted for over 50% of the entire country’s rapes. From 1980 to 2013, the Muslim population in Switzerland went from below 1% of the total population to over 5%. In less than 50 years, from 1961 to 2011, registered mosques in the UK went from just 7 to over 1,500. That figure is statistically improbable without there being an active (but ignored) invasion. Even Australia, by all counts a "western" nation, which is far removed physically from the US and Europe has experienced recent problems with Islamic immigration seeking to implement Sharia law in some areas of Oz. If you are not stunned and shocked enough yet, read more here: 12 Western Countries That Will Be Islamic Republics In The Next 20 Years: http://conservativeamerica-online.com/12-western-countries-that-will-be-islamic-republics-in-the-next-20-years-france-1-of-12/ As bad a 9/11 was, and the more recent events in San Bernardino, CA were, if we as a nation stoop to the European model of dealing with immigration which admits any and all without any background checks or individual skills (which might be a positive thing for society), then we will also see the slaughter occur more frequently in the US. And it won't just happened in big, highly urbanized areas of our country. When events like a high school basketball game in a small Kansas community, a church service in some rural Idaho town, a 7 Eleven store somewhere in Ohio, or maybe a Nascar race come under fire and scores of people are killed, that's when we'll know the jihadists are truly here among us. They are here, waiting to strike. If you believe that could never happen here, don't hold your breath. It can and it probably will, unfortunately. Until we have a president who fully recognizes the threat and effectively deals with it on a national level instead of sticking his head in the sand ignoring the real problem and the horrific threat we as a nation are under, its open season in the USA as far as the jihadists are concerned.

Glad to see you have a vigilante rabbit chaser and the weeds growing up around that green and yellow thing....

Nice spot, been thinking of installing one for quite awhile. Guess, install light before the Miller Lite?

Makes me want to play (I mean work) in the dirt right away! I was out at my the garden site yesterday looking at the soil to see if I could do an early tilling! Your garden Farmer exceeds my greatest expectations! Tremendous work and photos! This is me last year but I need to get out there soon!

I don't know what it's worth, but if the seller is asking $500 to $1000 for a 9-year old, 350-hour tractor with a deck, blade, and cart then he hasn't been looking very hard for similar machines in his area. A 10-year older 520 can easily bring $1200 or better. A 40 year old C-160 can knock on the door of $1000 with three attachments. If you found one with such low hours it would be a hot commodity in these circles. Ill be be contrary and say the decals do in fact add something to the tractor. It's the end of an era. An omega. In other circles (cars, guns, stamps...) final runs can be more highly valued. I don't see why not here. Given age and condition alone, he probably ought to be in the $1500 range. Would not surprise me if he wanted even more. 50% depreciation in 9 years would still have it being quite valuable. Anyway, I don't know what it's really worth. But I think we're aiming low as a group here. Best of luck. Steve

This is the indescribable caring and supportive nature of the members on this forum that make it more than just a tractor forum.

The metal collar is not frozen to the steering column. The metal that's broken is red painted metal in front of the steering column. The shelf that the steering column pasts through is not very wide. I'm sure I could make that work. I'll find a workable piece of metal and try to take pics as I go.

I found another raider 10 for $300. I need to get the price down but what do you guys think?

Just missing... the right operator.

Wife said, "Hope it pulls good, 'cause it don't look good"!

How am I going to know it's really you. I'm going have to start a crib sheet. It'll be like playing to ponies.. OK, have it your way. Deal me in.

Thanks for the historical post! Our oldest mower is a Pennsylvania Panzer, grandson loves the dual brake pedals. Donuts on my stone drives! Chris_Panzer.MOV

whbush Being the last year also adds no value also . But with better pictures of the tractor with the attachments would help. But with above posts I think you are seeing a price. But do not wait to long also IF it is WHEEL HORSE It sells fast. I think there are over 10,000 members here world wide last time I looked. Enjoy the hunt.

3-23-1994 Wayne Gretzky scores number 802 On March 23, 1994, Wayne Gretzky scores his 802nd goal, breaking his childhood idol Gordie Howe’s National Hockey League record for most goals scored in a career. Gretzky, known to hockey fans as “The Great One,” broke a total of 61 offensive records in his NHL career, including many previously held by “Mr. Hockey” Gordie Howe. Outsized by many in the NHL, Gretzky learned to use his vision and wits to his advantage, and went on to become the most dominant player in the league’s history. In 1979-80, he set an NHL record for points by a first-year player with 137, winning the first of eight consecutive Hart trophies, the NHL’s most valuable player award. In his second year, Gretzky scored 164 points, setting a record for most points in a season. The following year Gretzky became the first player to score 200 points in a season, an achievement he matched three times. Upon retiring after the 1999 season, Gretzky’s record of 2,857 career points gave him 1,000 more career points than Gordie Howe, who had previously held the record. Gretzky was not just a goal scorer: His 1983 career assists were more than any other player’s career points, which are tallied as goals plus assists. Behind “The Great One,” the Oilers won the Stanley Cup in 1984, 1985, 1987 and 1988. Gretzky was then traded to Los Angeles, a highly unpopular move among Canadian fans, who hung in effigy Edmonton owner Peter Pocklington. Gretzky led the Los Angeles Kings to the finals in 1993. Wayne Gretzky wore number 99 throughout his career in tribute to Gordie Howe, who wore number 9.

13 hours to, in and back from Michigan! Three Wheel Horse stops and two great visits with two great Red Square members! Denny ( DHodge) and Jeff (ACman)!