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With all the record heat this year, I thought it might be nice to see some snow pictures for past years. Add some if you have them.

For years I have been struggling with the brake on my Wheel Horse 1067. Forward motion down hill takes left leg full force to stop and reverse motion down hill is impossible to stop. So I did a little research and ended up buying a new brake lining from RMaynard (Bob) here on Red Square. Instructions with it are simple and they work. Put the brake shoe and new lining on this morning (used Goop to attach the lining to the shoe). What a difference! Stops on a dime, on a hill, forward and reverse. Thanks, Bob !!

Have idea of building a wheel chair with a A81/111 mower . Thought I had one lined up for purchase this weekend , but my hopes are dashed . I want to use the tub manly and use wheel chair parts for the rest . My thoughts were to have my drive wheels centered under the machine , tucked up underneath kinda hidden . The four outside wheels on casters . So just like my chair it would be a true zero turn . My seat would be able to swivel for easy transfers and have my joystick control mounted on it . Don't know if I should keep steering wheel just for looks . I think this would be a good project not just for me but for anyone who'd like to tool around on a mower , rather than a chair or hoveround . So for now plan is on back burner until I can acquire a mower (cheap) . So in meantime if this will inspire someone else to build something like this , go for it . I'd love to see it happen .

There is something about snow pics of tractors, isn't there! A few of my favorites over the years.... Crazy May snowfall a couple years ago... this weather report was at 8am... it snowed until noon. 17" total. IN MAY LITERALLY FOUR DAYS LATER! Nice topic on a hot day @stevasaurus

Real men don't use cabs....

I hope yer AC breaks! The infamous moose crossing!

Just a few more...these are for my friends in Florida.

Back in 2014 this photo was taken

Man , sure miss those days , but I did play in the snow with the track chair ! Sorry no pics of that , I'll for sure get some this year . Here's a pic of March 1 , this year. Don't mind my lab , mooning you ! MADE YOU LOOK !!!

Faster, shovel faster Pedro or I'll send you back to Mexico!!!!!!

OH.....I THOUGHT THAT WAS YOUR HOUSE.........I was about to go through my messages and find your phone # so I could call you and ask about borrowing some money and loaning me the use of a couple rooms for a while till I get back on my feet............

Thanks Jeff...that was taken at Lord's Park...a couple of blocks from my house. It was the first snow this last winter...it was also first ice. You can see the geese standing on the ice...it was fun watching them get used to the ice. Here is the other one from there. I've been wanting to take a horse down there for a photo shoot. You should see this place in the fall.

I got it The short of this story is, I tried to solder the joint and because it was so close to the metal edge of the plate, all it would do is short out, So I found a small finishing nail clipped the head off, and drove it into the center of the flush wire about 1/4 in. then I hooked up the wires to a battery and presto it worked, then I mixed a non metallic liquid metal around the joint, and then soldered the wire ends to the nail, and then covered all with liquid tape and it is working.

Yes, cool wishes on a hot day are all right with me....Try working in a power plant in this heat... By the way Jason, That clip you have with the orange dump truck and bridge doing the "never ending snow plowing" looks like something Steve would do in his spare time.

Two of my two favorite pushers.

Here is a video of blowing snow at night...my favorite time for moving snow. SNOW BLOWER VIDEO.MP4

Steve, not yet, soon enough. lol Glenn

Let's be honest here. WH's, even 520s, are stout garden tractors, not SCUTs. Even my Deutz-Allis 1920, which is much larger than a 520 and has available a 3 pt hitch, is a large garden tractor. The question is, is there really a new garden tractor that can pull a single bottom plow, run a tiller, and dozer more than snow? Ingersoll, JD X500 and up, and that is it. Actually, Husky sells a front mount articulating mower in Europe that is a beast . . .dozer, blower, etc. Not even the new Kubota mowers are lawn tractors. Kubota BX are SCUTS, as are Massey low HP tractors. Simplicity Legacy and JD X700 series are sold as garden tractors or SCUTs, depending on the audience. But, the earlier comment is right. Buyers wanting ground engaging capabilities are directed toward SCUTS with 3 pt hitches and diesels. There are MANY manufacturers of high end zero turn mowers. Every region has there own favorite. This is the high end market, not true garden tractors. If I were thinking of adding a new product, I'd go electric (eg Mean Green) and/or robotic. Check out these: http://www.greenindustrypros.com/directory/commercial-riding-mowers-zero-turn-mowers

So I'm looking for a winter rebuild/restore/project to be a mower next summer. I know there are better mowers out there but for the amount of mowing I do it doesn't matter. It takes 20 minutes now with a 36" deck taking my time. I really like the tractors with round fenders...remind me of "real" tractors for some reason. What models came with fenders like the photo (random one from the Internet). I'd be more interested in a square hood with round fenders if it even exists. What models came with in that combination? So I can start looking.

Here are a few first day pics. Bruce's & My display, a lowered Farmall that was really cool. Show tractor rows and a really cool model train layout. MAN DOWN!!!!!

I looked!! I don't know why. This deserves the family, summer picnic table in the winter...notice the bird bath behind it. The snow was too deep for my son's K-9...he does this all summer also. Terry...I have to say that I remember that snow thing Jason posted...I have always liked that.

Two of my favorite blowers.

Real men move snow with a and are a supporter. Well.... I like my cab, what can I say......

I'll see your sno blower ... and raise you a drift....

Good thing you clarified that @DougC. I was going to say that the ATF usually clings more to the glass, has a hint of blackberry along with a slight taste of mushroom and finishes nicely. The aroma is that of elderberry. The 10w30 goes better with fish and is usually on the dry side of the pallet with hints of oak and peat.

Just one model I believe Garry

How about a good used Wheel Horse? Cheaper to purchase, easy to work on, access to this great forum for advice, parts, etc. .......... Just thinking out loud.

You don't want to switch oils if possible. Hopefully, the oil is in there...if it is tan colored use 10w30...if it is red use the automatic trans fluid. If it is not reading on the dip stick, there should be a plug near the axle housing on the back...open that up and stick a straw down there.

Got the grill installed, single wire 60amp alternator working and had FleetPride rebuild the last lift cylinder so it doesn't leak anymore. Still lots of things to tidy up under the dash for wiring and gauges. Seems to be working great though.

Well went out to start my b80 yesterday and 1 click is all I got. So I figured it had a dead battery. I charged the battery and tried again and 1 click. Battery has good charge but it did go to 11.79 volts overnight so I went and got a new battery. Tried with new battery and 1 click. Now I have to check wires,starter,switch and solenoid. So I checked what I thought it would be solenoid and bingo that's what it was. I looked for a 3 pole solenoid and no one has one not even napa. Every one has to order it. So I went to tractor supply and got a 4 pole . After checking some post on Redsqure I hooked it up using only the S post ,battery and starter post and she started up great. THANKS AGAIN REDSQUARE GUYS. This is the very reason why last year I bought my first ever wheel horse and not another craftsman. I did a lot of research for a tractor and found this site. I could read everything about wheelhorse that I didn't know anything about. Smartest move I've ever made. And the saddest thing is I love working on them. Can't wait for another break down....... .

Hammering them back is just a temporary fix. I got tired of them coming apart and fix mine. That as 27 years ago haven't had any come apart.

I likey!!! ... I just fell out chair , that thing is going to be and your wondering what engine you should use !

Thanks to you, Denny. That 701 is so solid. I let the clutch out in 3rd a little quicker than I should have at about 3/4 throttle and raised the front off the ground like it was nothing. No harm done but it surprised me. Thanks again.

Dual wheel adapter

I will PM you a list of registered clinical Doctors of Psychiatry in your area so you can get the help you so desperately need..... That's what transmission work does to ya........

All eyes are open looking for a tub...good luck.

That's a working dog at work protecting the people he loves.

8-10-1981 Pete Rose sets National League hits record On this day in 1981, Pete Rose of the Philadelphia Phillies gets the 3,631st hit of his baseball career, breaking Stan Musial’s record for most hits by a National Leaguer. The record-breaking hit came in a game against the St. Louis Cardinals, the team with whom Musial had spent his entire career, and the former hits king was on hand to congratulate Rose. August 10 marked Major League Baseball’s return to play from a seven-week player strike. The strike had begun on June 12 over the issue of team compensation for free agents. Owners wanted a player from the free agent’s new team as compensation, while the player’s union felt that such a concession would compromise the value of free agency as well as make signing free agents less appealing for teams. The players were largely supported by the media and fans, who believed that the owners were trying to wrest back the iron-fisted control they’d had over players’ contracts and careers for the first 106 years of professional baseball. Finally, on July 31, the two sides reached a compromise: Any team losing a premium free agent would receive a player from a pool of unprotected players throughout the majors. When the season was suspended, Pete Rose was in the midst of a 15-game hitting streak, leading the National League in hits with 73. When play resumed on August 10, a capacity crowd at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia had to wait until the eighth inning to see Rose make the record-breaking hit. After he led off the inning with a single between third base and shortstop, the crowd rewarded him with a standing ovation, and Musial ran out to first base to offer his congratulations. Amazingly, it was only Rose’s 2,886th game; it had taken Musial 3,026 games to set the mark. A side note: Musial’s 3,630 career hits were notable for the fact that he acquired exactly half of them (1,815) of them playing at home and the other half (1,815) on the road. The last two hits of his career came in a game against the Reds, and their rookie second baseman Pete Rose, in 1963.

This should stop CRAZY HORSE.

Here at we don't advise our members to taste any petroleum based liquids. After you pull the straw out dab a couple drops on the back of your hand or something to see what color you get. Speaking from experience gas, oil, brake fluid, p/steering fluid, antifreeze and battery acid taste just awful if they get in your mouth.........

If you want to do a custom you could remove the rear fender pan from a square hood. Then add a tool box, spring seat and round fenders from an earlier model. Would be easiest with a standard trans., but could be figured out with a hydro too.

Those can bring a fair price. Of course it depends on what someone is willing to pay...and what the seller is willing to let it go for. I've seen them go for $100 to maybe $200 with all the parts and no leaks. We should have the manual for the HY-3 kit. If you don't have it, print it out and make sure you know what all goes with the kit. Don't quote me on the high end of that price, as I would never pay that for it.

Padded arm rests!

I clamp mine in a vice. Then use a center punch to peen the socket tight around the ball.

Got the fenders welded and ground up today. Think I have the cage mount figured out. Now have to get an engine before I can fix the hood height.

Lane, if it's truely a low hour turn key engine get it anyway. Something like that is always good to have around just in case......

I thought maybe if you got one that also could slide back , that would allow for a little more room . I'm wheel chair bound and always thinking of ways of making things easier.

Shouldn't the rollcage dictate... using the 22hp twin.