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Picked this up yesterday. Bigger than I expected. I need the letters that go with it if anyone has some.

I had a 10 horse diesel engine sitting around that needed a home. I found this old girl that had been sitting in the woods for 15 years at a friends house and thought it would be a good candidate. After putting a battery and some gas in it it fired right up & ran good. Well at this point I couldn't bring my self to chop it up & make the diesel fit. Instead I decided to restore it and ended up with this. One year later 1 lead to 4 & a want for more. Yep the disease set in hard. Oh yea, I still haven't found a home for that diesel engine. Maybe some day

There are a lot of great people with a lot of great knowledge and tractors on this sight. Thinking about how I got addicted made me wonder how others got hooked. My story is by chance I was bored at work one day and decided I wanted a garden tractor to tinker with. So I hit up the old CL and found an add "one year only wheel horse" work horse 700 by the sellers story (later to be decided as a 655/656). The guy wanted $200 asked him if he could do better and got it that night for $180. I got it running and did some maintenance and cosmetic work, and found a few implements. And along the way found it some other horses to keep it company. I haven't looked back sense. Right after I picked it up What it looks like now

14 miles Apples really?!?!? You drive a tractor there or just walk??

if i could come i would win i guess

Afternoon drive for me. 363 miles

One of these lifetimes, I'm going to buy a house and build a deck then stay in it long enough to replace my own work, This has to be the fourth deck I have had to gut and redo in my 59+ years on earth. Anyway, here is the 520 Loader Tractor at work for a change. I cross-stacked the planks and put as many small boards in the bucket then stacked on the ones sticking out and tilted the bucket back as far as it would go. Made around five trips plus used it to unseat a pier they decided to concrete in rather than sit or bolt on. I have no idea how much weight is on it. Most of the planks are 10 to 12 footers We had no snow here over the winter so the loader hasn't had much work since last summer and early fall. It is sporting the Fourth of July flags early. PS...Yes I still have logs to cut and split and fungus removal on the shed roof to complete! :< ) That red birch log weighs a ton!

Mrs 857 made this today.....wants me to wear it at the show,,,,,,, So,,,if i look like im wandering aimlessly......just take me back to my chair<----------- and THIS just isnt right,,who did this?? Seen it all.......well,,,intill the Show starts

I needed a mower when I moved to a place with an acre lot to mow, my Father in Law gave me a C-120 8 speed out of his herd . automatic addiction! I just Love to ride these tractors its nostalgic , and to know your sitting on machines 40-50 -60 yrs old! and they still run! how can anyone not think that they are the best machine ever built.

My Dermo. Keeps telling me to stay out of the sun or he's going to have to freeze off another chunk of my face. No one likes to wait for cloudy days to mow , so time to put a roof on the mower. A little PVC frame and Mrs K sewed up a cover. I stopped her just before she put on a pink fringe.

Well, I am clearly NOT one of the long distance guys. Depending on the route I decide to take, anywhere for 27 to 33 miles for me.

JoeBob is quite a ways more north than me. I think he starts out the journey with a sled dog team...

1039 miles

Mine was kind of by assimilation, my hubbie mowed with a lawn ranger as a kid, and when his newer Toro broke, he remembered that wheel horse, and decided that was what we needed. Wound up getting a 657 to mow with. then we added a raider 12...and then we were hooked... here is a picture of the lawn ranger that my husband mowed with (totally redone)

Finally got in a test ride today. It was a little scary because it's hard to turn but the bushings still need to be changed to bearings. Sorry no video but got some more pics. My grandson wants me to build him one when he gets his license!

562 for me, it will take about ten hours including stretch your legs breaks. Be pulling out Thursday morning and get in, unhook and set up the easy-up before supper.

Shutting down Wheel Horse was the best thing Toro could do for the brand, short of finding a way to profitably maintain the standard Wheel Horse had established. I wonder many times whether there is a market out there for someone to bring the old Wheel Horse back to life? I have to imagine that a Classic might sell for $8,000 or $9,000 today to be profitable. And this does not include all the zero turn, four wheel drive, floating/mulching mower, power steering, OHV EPA engine, and cup holder stuff. Just an all steel/cast iron tractor/mower/plow. The proposition of buying something that works 99% of the time, can be maintained and repaired with over-the-counter hardware parts and tools, is tougher than the tasks it is designed for, and if cared for, can be pass down generations - wow! it seems worth $9,000. Until some young entrepreneurial sort recognizes this, I guess it is up to us current generation Wheel Horse owners, to preserve the heritage and tradition. My intention is to pass my two Wheel Horses, to my sons as my father passed the 1067 to me. These machine represent so much that is positive and good, that I don't think we can afford to loose the value of what passing that on to the next generation can bring. So I am accumulating all the documentation, restoring every component, creating simple maintenance schedules, and taking pictures of every assembly. With a little bit of luck and effort, hopefully this will preserve the legacy until someone gets the courage to begin building new again. Probably a pipe dream, but what the heck!

16 hrs 02 min, 14:46 without traffic so says bing maps , yah right.... 890 miles, not much more than a speed run to Sturgis and did that for 15 years straight! ....No Tom ...never trailered!! Thats half the fun Apples...CAMPING!.... camp fires, cold beer, hot dogs, s'mores, setting up a tent, having yer air mattress go flat in the mifddle of the night, coons making off with yer cooler, crapping in the woods....

Mine all started a few months ago...I have been wanting a garden tractor for a long time and friend of mine told me I should try to find a Wheel Horse...said they were the best out there. Spotted two or three at auctions over the last 3-4 years but they all sold for way more than I could afford. One day a few months back I was at the coffee shop and happened to have an old Montgomery Ward rider on the back of the old 66 F350 I had picked up the night before at the city dump...friend of mine asked if I was wanting another mower and I said no until he told me it was a Wheel Horse. Went and looked at it...and that's how the 1277 came along...and the resulting addiction. Then when I was ordering belts for the 1277...got to talking to a guy and ended up going to his place the next day and the 701 followed me home. And finally I was browsing the classifieds here on RedSquare looking for attachments for the 1277 or parts for the 701 when I stumbled upon the Commando V8 that I bought for the wife. Still looking for number four...found a 1054 on Craigslist but a little unsure of it as he says the transmission is stuck in gear.

Looks great keep buying it is in the blood now.

Looks like 748 miles for me.

Just depends.. At my age when you go some place the first thing you do is see where the restrooms are..

I drive my truck so I can sleep in my own bed every night

A Commando 8 started it for me. Bought it for $100, for something to tinker with, I like working on older types of equipment. Bringing stuff back to life so to speak. Well like most of us one just isn't enough, one building later, 3 tractors, miscellaneous implements, and a trailer, I'm looking for the next acquisition

Workin my ass off!!! Finally got the mounts for the Trolley done today, install on trailer tomorow, Still have 2 full days on it after the welder is done!!! PLUS, today I saw an oil leak on the Beast, no idea what that is!!! My old truck 435,000 mi on an 01 F150 is tired!! I'm planning on leaving Monday eve, and driving at nite only,

I have twice as far to drive as Jay. About 30 miles for me.

We had a leg stretch break but no pee breaks! 262 miles for me. And depending on how excited I get the amount of stops I need is directly proportional! SO,how many times do you need to stop Jay?

Really hope to meet more of you guys this year. I enjoy a good road trip, but fortunate that I get to the show every year. Looking forward to seeing you there...Jay

937 for me and worth every mile. @gulftane will be there and he is probably a tad further.

Local dealer here had one of those. The letters look to me like the ones you see in many of those type signs. I'd bet you could order them from a sign company.

I have had an original heat shield for a while now,,,,,, Then i had a thought..... it dont rattle,,,it dont slide down.... Call in now.....your thoughts welcome But you must call now....operators are standing buy Oh and my 401 in its winter skinneys

Mrs 857 isnt coming........but she made me the id.....packing my lunch....making plans for herself for the 3 days im gone...... life is good....................but for who??? lololoolo

May be she could add a cow bell. Then every one could keep an eye on you. I still have to make my sign and drool bucket. Wonder if I should put my name on the bucket?

You need to bring your wife withe you Howard.....then she can put one of those toddler leashes on you so you won't get lost!!! Not gonna be too hard on ya here tho... they put my name on my work shirts so I don't forget who I am!!!

That's incredible!! I love it!!

Google comes up with 968 but their routes are crap, they don't know the short cuts ... I'm figuring about 940, maybe less.

Today I thought I would try to get the Tecumseh HS50 in the RJ35 to run. It ran before I installed it but nothing since. I about janked my arm off trying to get it to run last evening. Well, what could be the problem .... it's got fuel (starting fluid too), It's got compression, and I see spark. Fuel and compression for sure ... lets go for a spark failure. First thought was "flywheel key". Flywheel almost just fell off. I put a screwdriver behind it and did not even have to put any pressure on it and the flywheel was off. Yep.... this is the problem ... a loose flywheel and sheered key. NOPE ... key not sheered, just a little offset. Now to the points ... cover not on correct. Point connector block not properly installed. So I fixed that problem and cleaned and gapped the points. Put it back together with a new flywheel key. Rotated the flywheel by hand and there was good spark at the plug. With it all back together a few pulls had it running. So it was something with the points but nothing too obvious. Now that it runs I installed a muffler support. Exhaust is made from ¾" electrical conduit. Now another small problem .... oil leaving the crank seal. Easy fix ...I hope! And..... do I need this primer bulb? The carb has a choke and I'm not running it in the winter. I was going to just cap off the nipple. The motor is from a snowblower. That's it for now. Joe I did this back in November .... I guess I forgot to "Submit Topic"! Silly me. .

239 miles , so sometime right after lunch , pee breaks included . About 3 1/2 hours , so the motel check is at 2 pm , If I hobble in with my cane and lie all about back pain , I should be able get my afternoon nap in and still ride over to the fairgrounds and have plenty of time to find the ole fart early bird special on Thursday and still check out the national news at 7 PM.

I'm not exactly around the corner but I'm closer than some. 758 miles. 12 hours. A good 1/2 day ride. Drive safe everybody. Hope to meet all of you.

388 miles and 6:33 hours. Feel lucky now after reading the distance some of you guys have to make!

Ok now I gotta go mapquest it... I know the MN boys are a bit further tho...

Well , It's about 49 miles south to SHYNON's , and we'll be leaving from his house......so that gives me about 1098 miles.

I don't know Ed...a little of this hanging around the edge ain't such a bad idea...maybe you can talk Mrs K into red instead of pink!

Hmmm cut off the legs and.................

Thank you...drive thru.

You guys are making me hungry for Mexican food!

You need a little swing out table for food and iced tea!

You guys both make a great tag team... like the shade, turned out really nice.

Nice job Ed and the Missus did real good too. I too have to stay out of direct Sun so I wear a long sleeve white shirt and a big hat.