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Someone gave me this 308-8. I believe it's a 1986. All original. They said it would run, but I removed the gas tank and cleaned it, along with the fuel line and new filter. Removed the started and put new springs. Cleaned the carb and gapped the plug. She fired ride up. However, the starter sounds like it's grinding a rad and it smokes a little. For free? Can't beat it. Trees were growing from the seat when I got it. Put air in the tires one time since last fall. Great little find. The deck is in great condition, as well.

Hello All, "my boy" made me proud today and brought back a lot of memories for me.... I can remember the day I got my Varsity coat--27+ years ago..... I felt like I was "the man" . He has turned out to be a better person, student and human being than me and I'm glad... he is doing extremely well at the Culinary program at Windham Tech and shows a lot of focus and promise. Me ---I just "got through" High School and never really figured out what I wanted to do with myself. I turned out all right and make good money as an I.T. Tech but there was a lot of luck in it for me. Its all about family and I'm proud he's mine!!! Tony

Hey guys, Just brought home a barn fresh Wheel Horse today and am in the process of getting it running. 16 HP Kohler engine with what looks to be about a 42" deck I think. Sat in a barn for a few years and needs some love but nothing too involved, I don't think. New belts, fuel line and a good tuneup and I should be mowing the lawn by the time mother nature decides to actually let spring arrive here in the midwest. I've had a couple old Horses in the past but don't really know a lot about them in general. The only info I could find on it was the tag below the dashboard. Numbers are: 91-16KS01-7230 and below that is 8356. That's all I could find. Engine is a Kohler Model# K341AS Spec# 71246A and Serial# 9348104. Can anyone date this thing with that info? or at least tell me what the model is? Looks like maybe 70's or 80's Vintage I'm guessing.

Positive proof right there... the best things in life are free.

Nice hat on that little guy...looks like a farmer!! If you don't summit this picture for next years calendar we will drum you out of the corps!!!! That pic should be framed in 8x10 and in someone's livingroom! Gotta love it when their feet don't reach the boards!!

40+ years ago I fab'd a number of RD decks. Under the Rustoleum Regal Red, 316 SS. TIG welded 12 gauge 316 SS. I did add SS flatbar where required; i.e.: tapped holes. A local dealer trying a magnet said, "Wow! It ain't aluminum, what is it?" Belt guards were SS too. I did use WH spindles but, always SS hardware and Never-Seeze on all threaded bolts. I was a prototype sheet metal layout man and foreman, made whatever I wanted, whenever. Chemical industry, used a lot of titanium, stainless and hastelloy.

This is great !!!!! Much better for the kids than television and social media. Wheel Horses seem to capture the imagination of children. Maybe it's their color, don't know. Our two grandchildren are still two or three years ahead of taking one of the tractors out for a spin. But every time they visit, they climb aboard and practice in anticipation of the big day !!! In a few years, your's will be mowing and you'll be watching from the garage.

Well, now that it is spring and although it seems to snow every other day, it does not accumulate much so.... Time to tear down snow blade and repair / rebuild / repaint / install new decals. Blade rotation handle has been built and painted already. Blade stabilizer has also been fabricated and painted where required. Blade partly disassembled and small parts bagged ready to be bead blasted and inspected. Pins are rusty and worn so I made up new stainless pins. Springs cleaned up and painted. Quadrant cleaned up but I found some broken welds. Welder in on Wednesday so will get fixed then. That's all for now. I will update as progress is made.

Well my daughter had her lil cousin up for the night and they were itching to go outside and play.. And so wasn't I! So we agreed on something we could all enjoy lol IMG_0907.MOV

As we all get on in years its about what we leave behind..You can be proud of your contribution to the world when you you look at this fine young man you call son.JAinVA JimAnderson Gloucester,Va

Time flies by and suddenly the little kid that aggravated the heck out of you for years turns out OK, could be the result of good parenting.

Long live Rock & Roll!

4-12-1954 Bill Haley and the Comets record “Rock Around The Clock” On April 12, 1954— Bill Haley and the Comets recorded “(We’re Gonna) Rock Around The Clock.” If rock and roll was a social and cultural revolution, then “(We’re Gonna) Rock Around The Clock” was its Declaration of Independence. And if Bill Haley was not exactly the revolution’s Thomas Jefferson, it may be fair to call him its John Hancock. Bill Haley put his enormous signature on rock and roll history during the final 40 minutes of a three-hour recording session in New York City—a session set up not for the recording of “(We’re Gonna) Rock Around The Clock,” but of a song called “Thirteen Women (and Only One Man in Town).” It took the group nearly all of their scheduled session to get a useable take of “Thirteen Women,” a song that was entirely new to them but was chosen as the A-side of their upcoming single by their new record label, Decca. With time running out and no chance of extending the session, Haley and his Comets were eager to lay down the song they’d been playing live for many months to enthusiastic audience response. The lead guitarist brought in for the session, Danny Cedrone, had not had time to work up a new solo for the instrumental break on “(We’re Gonna) Rock Around The Clock,” so he repurposed one he’d used on a Haley recording two years earlier called “Rock This Joint.” Cedrone was paid $31 for his work that evening, which included performing what is still recognized as one of the greatest guitar solos of all time. Haley and the band had time for only two takes, and in the first, they played so loud that Haley’s vocals were almost inaudible on tape. In an era before multi-track recording, the only solution was to do a second take with minimal accompaniment and hope for the best. Later, a Decca engineer painstakingly spliced together segments from both takes—a near-miracle given the technology of 1954. The finished version was judged good enough to include as the B-side on “Thirteen Women,” which was released in May 1954. The single sold a respectable but underwhelming 75,000 copies in the coming months, and was destined to be forgotten until a 10-year-old kid in Los Angeles flipped “Thirteen Women” and fell in love with the now-famous B-side. That kid, Peter Ford, happened to be the son of actor Glenn Ford, who was slated to star in the upcoming teenage-delinquency drama Blackboard Jungle. Peter turned his father on to “(We’re Gonna) Rock Around The Clock,” and soon enough, the song was chosen to play over the opening credits of Blackboard Jungle, which is how it became a pop sensation, selling a million copies in a single month in the spring of 1955.

i was judged on the following things opening furrow (staight, clean, flat and regular cuts) uniformity (straight, not to high, no visible green) furrows (straight, no handle, right depth) turned over dirt (same hight, same width, not laying on its side, nicely turned over turned over dirt (not to crumbly, nicely connecting) covering vegitation (all vegitation must be covered) final furrow (clean, not to deep and to narrow(1 shear width)) final furrow (connecting to the rest of the furrows, one track) dropping in and lifting out (regularly on marking furrow, quick on plowing depth) also here's a vid of me driving the W4 to pick up the horse

A feller stopped me the other day n said he had an old Wheel Horse in pieces in the back of his truck n that I needed to come look see if I wanted it...can tell by the hood that it's a suburban, has throttle n choke on the hood. Toolbox and Fenders are straight...actually the best part of it, probably..transmission is pretty much froze solid, missing one side cover. Hood it pretty good other than around gas cap hole. Engine is there, looks to be originally front and rear wheels and tires..thinking may purchase it just because I know someone will want to by the fenders and toolbox, seat as well. We'll just have to see

You could take the two hoods apart at the seam where the nose joins the hood top. The dented up hood nose will make a Kool wall hanger, perhaps a clock surround.

THAT'S NOT FUNNY! roadapples and KC9KAS, I'll be in touch next time I see one of those near my place in Virginia, maybe August or so.

bendy has had its fair share of testing, and faired pretty well. My son decided he wanted a potato patch yesterday so we picked a rough piece of land... its never been plowed and has roots and rocks. I was going deep in order to leave a furrow 12 inches wide in order to fit the wheel for the next pass... too high a gear gear was making the belt slip, low gear was spinning the wheels! But managed to make reasonable job for my first time. heres some pics!

Big John Burrrrlllyyy might be packing 4 Wheel Drive,,,,,3 or 4 cyl of Diesel... But I will be bringing 2 1/2 untamed H.P. with a Kung Foo grip !!!!!!!and its full of Hi Test !!!!! llolloloolol

Not all brands are the same. I have deestone 10.50 ags on my C-160 and they fit great. They are barely wider than the stock 8.50 Carlisle turfs. Carlisle tires are closer to real size. Deestones are quite a bit small. I think you may be disappointed with the deestone 8.50s.

That first picture is a must for the calender next year !!

Removed index pin and spring. Lift adapter crooked. Thicker spacer and now lift adapter is straight. Frame stripped down totally now. Just need to cut off that silly "S" shaped thing then clean, sand and paint.

Awesome! Yes guys feel free to share the all the kids+horses photos! My parents got here with my son.. And of course he had to participate!!! And yes he wears his Red Square hat everyday! My dad pulled all the kids around also

Hello. I am from in Lublin, Poland. I just bought Wheel Horse 416-8. Is anybody here from Poland?

Needing some help here... definitively IDing the year of my new RJ-35. I'm thinking, based on the rolled steel frame, no evidence of a gas tank support, and it has the front axle stops in place... it's from the '56 model year. Also, can someone help determine the original engine it would've left the factory with? For reference...I'm going to dump here, all the picts I've taken today...any help would be greatly appreciated.

Boy guys have to hand it to cleat he is quite the engineer ,, here is his stabilzer installed on my 520H works beautiful !!! Cant thank you enough cleat !!!

A ball hone or spring loaded stone work equally well.It's an economic or personal choice.Just don't use either except on a bare block. JAinVA JimAnderson Gloucester,Va

So the answer to my problem was the ram after all... I tore apart the pump and every thing was fine there. I swapped out the ram with another one I had on hand and I worked fine. I tore apart the other ram (I did not realize they came apart that easy...) and found that the piston separated from the rod. My buddy welded it back together and i put it all back together it seems like it should work just fine.

Some more progress that will move me a chunk closer to my end goal. Bench tested and calibrated the fuel sender and gage. Then installed the tower. I must mention that this was one of the most tedious jigsaw puzzles I have dealt with in a while. If not for the 2nd tractor sitting whole in close proximity it may hve taken a lot more time and likely would have stretched my patience to its boundaries! This gage is really nice custom add but doubt the light feature is all that necessary. Although for snow removal if ever used in that capacity it would be nice luxury. As it's always dark, either before sunrise or after sundown when I am removing snow.

Pretty sure, the rattle of all that green stuff... would frighten me more.

I would NEVER EVER hone any cylinder with a crank and cam in place.You risk contaminating the oil when refilled.You cannot clean the grit from the cylinder and engine interior with any degree of certainty.If you doubt what I say, ask any reputable engine shop or machinist about that.Hone a bare block only. JAinVA JImAnderson Gloucester,Va

Remember, parts is parts. Besides... they're not making any more of these lil' guys.

bring it all to the "Big Show" and you can make a lot of people happy.

I use a Lisle spring loaded three stone.It cover 2" to 7" cylinders.You can get them at some auto parts stores or off E-bay for about $26.00.Replacement stones are readily available. JimAnderson Gloucester,Va

A good days plowing will take the paint off of the moldboards but then a little grease on them and it will be ready for next year. Back on my days on the farm, after a good days plowing, the plow would just gleam. Bare metal but super smooth and shiny. After all plowing was done, we would then grease the plow and put it away until the next year.

If your not going over size a simple ball hone is all you need to put cross hatch back into your cylinder. You'll have to get one in the correct range / size for your cylinder bore size. Should be able to get at most automotive stores.

My 856 a couple summers ago.....good times!

Later in the year there will be a thread on here where folks can submit pictures, probably around October.

I'm constantly learning new things here at RS. This morning, the term " hastelloy " had me totally stumped. I'd never heard the word, probably because I worked with wood most of my life, not metal. Fascinating. Haynes International, Inc. of Kokomo, IN, is straight west of me about 28 miles. I don't know how this manufacturer's name and its trademarked product, escaped me for 67 years, but I learned something new this morning after waking up. I was totally clueless. "Haynes International now primarily produces two families of products, Ultimet and Hastelloy. Both sets of alloys are designed to be highly corrosion and wear resistant compared to common types of iron alloys. Each set of alloys has variations with advantages and disadvantages for specific uses." "Hastelloy is the registered trademark name of Haynes International, Inc. The trademark is applied as the prefix name of a range of twenty-two different highly corrosion-resistant metal alloys, loosely grouped by the metallurgical industry under the material term “superalloys” or “high-performance alloys”. The predominant alloying ingredient is typically the transition metal nickel. Other alloying ingredients are added to nickel in each of the subcategories of this trademark designation and include varying percentages of the elements molybdenum, chromium, cobalt, iron, copper, manganese, titanium, zirconium, aluminum, carbon, and tungsten. The primary function of the Hastelloy super alloys is that of effective survival under high-temperature, high-stress service in a moderately to severely corrosive, and/or erosion-prone environment where more common and less expensive iron-based alloys would fail, including the pressure vessels of some nuclear reactors, chemical reactors, distillation equipment, and pipes and valves in chemical industry. Although a super alloy, Hastelloy does experience degradation due to fabricating and handling. Electropolishing or passivation of Hastelloy can improve corrosion resistance." * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haynes_International

Thanks! And I love taking the kids outside so we can enjoy the horses. They made my day!

Pics and video are great. Kids and is a very good combination! And, oh yes, the little girl screams. I remember those of my young 'un and her buddies and/or cousins playing around the place.

Here is what the dining room table, benches and new rug ended up looking like. Turned out pretty good.

Nuff Said!

i think this suit is a bit tight around the neck

Either way, I'd be proud to own it!

Haha that's my 15,000 watt Onan generator. My house is all electric, no gas. Its a little overkill, but go big or go home.

Its not that it never got past the dreaming stage. I did all the heavy lifting on the project. I have the designs, and measurements, sourced parts and spindles and even had metal...then life stepped in, lost a 6 figure job, wife left, lost my house and had to start over renting on a farm 30 minutes from the closest town. Its all been on the back burner. Fast forward 3 years.... back on my feet, building a new log home and it will all be on the front burner once Ive moved everything into my new 30x40 horse barn. Going to have bunch of happy tractors again

Horse resting after over an hour of hauling laughing girls around