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Started another loader the other day. going to put it on a C160. Will keep everyone up on pics. this will be for sale when complete. Call if interested 573-473-6944 I will make someone a great deal on just the loader , fare less then I go in it.

I recently saw a post of a short frame with a HH100 and it motivated me to take some pics of my recent project. Its still a work in progress but after mowing twice with it it's a keeper

Building inspector showed up passed all good, been working on my other toy the Malibu but here's a pic with a couple red tractors in it, Jeff.

This was my very 1st show and I really loved to see all the great work tractors and show tractors. But I really liked meeting all the guys I chat with here all the time. My wife thinks I'm a little extreme with my hobby but she respect my passion for these red machines. So I think I'll keep her for another 47 years. And thanks for posting all the great pictures.

I can honestly say that spending time out in the shop has really not happened in the past 9 months. Now that I have some time off I have had a chance to pull some maintenance and go through some of the machines. First up is a 312-H that will no longer be on snow duty. This is a new full time mowing machine for my son. His first time was a huge success. He is going to finish with a nice cut after some more practice. Next up is a 518XI that has just over 500 hours that came back home to be a mowing machine for my wife. She loves having the opportunity to turn on the IPod and have some time to relax. During this time dad did a quick clean up with powder coating of the tins and a fancy new set of decals from our very own Terry Dennis aka @Vinylguy for his 522xi. Also had to make some tough choices to let go of some stuff. One of my first GT's is about to leave. Have spent a lot of time on this 312-8 but no longer have a need for it. Hopefully it will find a new home where it will be enjoyed again. Finally had a chance to grab one of my favorite machines. Here is one of my 701's that I took for a cruise and snapped some photos of. This one is such an enjoyable machine to play with. Hopefully I will be able to find some more time to dabble out in the barn. Hopefully these photos will tide you over!

Around Central Florida, on the ascending scale of household income... Cows. Lots of cows. Citrus or cattle was the main choice of career before Disney. Monkey Wards and Western Auto non-self propelled 19 inch mowers. High wheel Yazoo walk behind mowers. Snapper rear engine riders for the well-to-do retirees. Yazoo riders for folks with acreage and no cows. Gravely two wheel tractors with all the attachments were everywhere. The only Cub Cadet tractor I remember was shuttling boats around a marina yard. Full size tractors with bush hogs. Many tractors were outfitted with wheel fairings and an expanded steel 'windshield' for orange grove work most of the time. I would be remiss if I didn't mention that these grove tractors always had a cane pole or similar affixed to the front to knock down the 'worlds strongest spider web' of the banana spider.

16 hours driving?? Did you switch off with buddy ? I have pictures of your secret weapon!

It runs and cuts grass so your well on your way. Be sure to take us along. Jay

Thanks all for the likes and positive comments. I still need to sort out a few issues with this but I'd like to use this one for my first backyard restoration thread.

We have plenty of members who work for body shops, or owned shops. Hopefully one of them will be able to help you. A body shop guy who has done restorations should have a good feel for what it would cost to bring them back.

Looks like you picked a good foundation!

With todays cars, you can't pound out tin foil 😂

Yep it's got a cast iron 10 hp Tecumseh under the hood. It's got parts from 65-68, the dash tag says 1055. So it's a mut, Edit....... dash and throttle / choke levers are from a 70's era

Once again a nice group of photos. Takes the sting out of not being able to make it, again. Hope next year Im in some pictures and not just looking at them, lol. Hope to meet many of the great people on this site and hear some stories firsthand. Thank you again for taking the time not only to take the photos but also posting them. 👍

Few people knew...at the same time as our Biglerville show... on the opposite side of Gettysburgh was the big AMOA AMC show/convention...just sharing a few picts here for anyone who cares to look. BTW, the AMC Nationals are being held next weekend in Kenosha Wisconsin if anyone is interested. Interesting side note, hardly anyone in the AMC circles knows anything about the AMC/Wheel-Horse connection... but curiously, I did see someone at the show riding around on an anniversary model ...next years feature tractor. Couple walk-around videos here... ...seems my hand isn't as steady as it used to be.

This year was a different experience for me. Having been to the WHCC show each year since 2010 as a "displayer" and an observer, this year I was set up in one of the buildings as a "seller". It was my intention to clear out all my extra parts, tractors, and accessories, as well a sell my Brake Linings, 9-Pin Connector Kit, and Lug Nut Conversion Kits. Among other things, my major sales included the following: Suburban 401 Suburban 551 1969 WorkHorse 700 1967 607 One half of an RJ-58 4 Engines 32" Snowblower 2 42" mid-frame snow plows 2- bathtub carts 48" mower deck RJ deck and several other 1960's decks and parts too numerous to mention. Thanks to one and all, including all the RedSquare members who stopped by to see me. I had a great time, made a little bit of pocket money, and went back home in one trip rather than the two it took to get there. Special thanks to @wheelhorseman Lowell, and @Vinylguy Terry and their families for being my helpers. Any time that I needed coffee or food or ice or someone to just watch the booth while I had to make a nature call, they were happy to help. I'm counting down the days until next year.

I rarely see anyone use the old 1950's style turf tires. These are the tires that have round knots all over their surface and do not have a blocked shoulder design to the tire but rather rounded shoulders. I love AGs and tri ribs as much as anyone else and plan to set at least some of my machines up but I do like the old time traditional look of what I assume is a 1950's style turf tire like would have been found on an RJ or a Suburban. From what I see on the site rarely do I see member machines (early ones of course) sporting this style of tire. Usually I see either late model design turf tires, or the old what I call snow tires, or AG's. Seems to be no love for this style of tire to me. Am I wrong in my thinking on this? Just curious.

I picked up a set of turf tires at the big show this past weekend so I was able to swap out the 23x10.50-12 super lug ags off the 1057 and onto the 854. I really like the look of the wide ags on the 854. This one will be in a 4th of July parade this weekend in upstate NY at the in laws place.

Thank you all for a wonderful WHCC show! It was nice to see you again! Many thanks to Wild BIll for sharing the history of the show, and all he does to make it fun and for sharing his vast knowledge with us all! THANK YOU WHCC ! Here are some of my pictures - and thank you all for your hospitality!

He was no help at all. Does not like the mountains and gets all nervous when passing gear kicks in.

They require a few extra clams $$$

I did find a good post with dimensions for making the mounts out of metal. It's at the bottom of this post. http://www.wheelhorseforum.com/topic/51859-is-this-shaft-input-to-knarled/#comment-500384

As usual, it was an awesome show! Tractors are what brought us there, but people are what make the experience Like I say every show, I hate to mention too many specific people because I don't want to miss anyone (except my neighbors ACMan & Squonk ). You will see their posts AC Man's niece (Kip's daughter). . . the cutest kid ever . . . fortunately, Mrs. Zeek had a puppy she liked so she hung out with us. AC I believe you know these suspects . . . Squonk, Howard and Craig Da pole . . . no women, just signs (family show) There are a lot of people that do a LOT of work to make this show happen. Some are not members of this forum just because they aren't into the "interweb" so much, but they are still good folks! This is me and Marshall Smith (WHCC) . . . my RVing BS buddy. . . .

Thank you Mrs. R!

A very good looking mutt !!

I grew up in the 70's and to cut Dads acre of grass we had two 21 inch cut push mowers from Caldor's. One was red and one was green. The green one was a lemon since day one. By the time I was about 13 (1980 ish) or so 3 of my brothers had moved out and it was up to me and my younger brother to cut the grass. Back then my younger brother was kinda lazy so I wound up doing most of it. It wasn't long till I got tired of pushing so I found a well used Monte Carlo lawn tractor, very similar to a Dynamark, which I wound up with soon after. The Monte had an 8 hp Briggs vertical shaft and the Dynamark had a 10 hp Briggs. I probably mowed Dads grass at least twice a week and many others in the neighborhood. Couldn't kill em! These pics are identical to the Monte and Dynamark I had. If I found either one in nice shape I'd buy it for old times sake and use it..

Bert Is that a 1966 with a tecky in it. Good looking worker.

Cool tractor.

That hurts to look at. Glad everyone is ok and I hope you come out good on the other side. I worry about having a trailer mishap on the way. I have had some bad experiences towing trailers. Lost a boat and trailer on the interstate years ago. Weird feeling looking in the mirror and what you were towing is gone. Then to have it pass you is even worse. I can laugh about it now. All was good though in the end. Still have my job.

Lookin' good Eric!!! Jim

Thank you Mrs. Rules for sharing the great pictures.

I found one hood. Or I should say a member with a hood found me. Just waiting for the ins companies to finish arguing about who is gonna pay me. Then the adjuster and.I may have to get in the ring. Time will tell. In the meantime all I can do is wait first them to give me the go to see the damage under the hoods. What kind can see for sure is one gas tank, 1 carb, one filter backplate and cover, one hood beyond repair and 1 hood that may be repairable. The damage to the trailer is repairable so if it gets totaled the owner is going to let me have it for the salvage price.

One would think with a name like mine one would think Allis Chalmers (I also installed HVAC equipment) but I can only remember one AC garden tractor . Ag tractors were primarily ORANGE as we sold them (15hp and up mostly diesels). The hardware down the road sold Simplicity. My first tractor I ever drove/mowed on was a on Case . Then a host of Simplicity's with a Chalmers thrown in . Grandpa would take them in on trade , we'd use the on the farm for awhile then he'd sell them . Then we got the Cub Cadet 1250 hydro on trade , that was a keeper . It was fast and boy I could spin a donut with that machine . I wouldn't let that one go and mowed with it for 4/5 years . In 1988 Grandpa brought two Grazer front cut z/turn mowers home from the Allis dealership in Ann Arbor . A 18 hp B/S twin I/C power lube with 48" deck and 12 hp B/S 36" deck . Took the 18 to the farm were it's still mowing with one engine replacement . The hour meter broke at 437 and that was way before I stopped mowing with it in 1996 . The 12 we sold to my brothers friend , then he sold it to one my cousin who just sold it last year . Those mowers are some of the toughest best cutting mowers I've ever seen . Very very well maintained of course .The cousin and I caught the Horse bug almost two years ago . I have to admit my first Horses were a 58RJ and 702 bought from a member here . I was going to turn the RJ into a AC wd45 replica but I found RS first . After learning the history of Wheel Horse , how simple and tough these tractors are , I couldn't do it . If grandpa would have brought home a Horse instead of the Cub , I'd probably been hooked even sooner !

The first step in solving any electrical problem is to have the battery load tested at your favorite auto parts store. Next you will need to clean and tighten ALL electrical connections including grounds, this will resolve about ninety percent of electrical gremlins.

Looks like a dandy to me!

Sounds like a great time! My wife and I hope to have a camper one day. Our goal is to go to all the national parks. In fact, that is the theme of our baby room (well, world travel is, not just national parks). Thanks for the complements on the pictures. Having digital cameras where you can take hundreds of shots (for free) makes it much easier than using older cameras that use film. Its much easier now to take multiple shots, adjust settings, and let the camera do the work. Also, when you have beautiful scenery, it's easier to take a nice shot. Thanks for the complements!

great pics... one day I will make it across

I need to find the hoods because I'm the bodyman and no artist. lol

found my problem

As usual my plans and what actually happened stuck again. This year I invited my friend Rick and his grandson Bubba to attend the show with me and we would spend the whole day at the show. Picked them up Friday morning and realized that we had an hour drive ahead of us. Arrived in the rain and got breakfast sandwiches and drinks . I went one way and they took off in another direction. I kept looking for @857 horse so he could install my sign on the post, Only took him 2 1/2 hours. He likes to talk to everyone. I walked around made my purchases and talked to many of the guys and met some new folks. Since I did not take any pictures last year I was determined that I was go to correct the problem this year. Got my camera out this afternoon to transfer my work of art to the computer. Found out that I had taken 25.92mb of video of the inside on my pants pocket. After playing tag with friend Rick and his grandson all morning long we decided at 11:45AM we were going back home. Sorry I took off so early but thanks to the offer of sit in the chair its dry , thanks Howard I had enough and my friend has some heath problems so he was also ready to depart. He plans on attending next year with a truck and trailer. His grandson thinks they need matching to play with at home. The few pictures that came out have tractors and some humans. By the way @857 horse I hope you have my sign. Also @roadapples if I had known that you were going to leave your unattended , we would have driven the truck and trailer to the show this year. I know I had a key in my pocket. Maybe the attendance at my 3rd show will go better. Wish me luck.

Gotta say, the new look suits you well Bob... always great seeing you again.

Growing up in a very rural area of the deep South no one mowed their lawns unless they lived in town. When dad's old mule died, he purchased a tiller from Mr. Coleman's Hardware (something like a Western Auto, with more emphasis on farm & sporting goods [hunting & fishing]). It was quickly realized the little tiller was not capable of handling the garden, much less the "patch" (roughly five acres) used for corn & field peas plus the running viney things like: cantaloupes, water melons & cucumbers. Next dad purchased a used David Bradley two wheel walking tractor. It came with a turning plow, middle buster, cultivators, disks, dirt blade, trailer and sickle mower. The disks and sickle mower offered very little in the way of utility or usability. The David Bradley was a work horse and produced many gardens before it was retired, when dad purchased an International Harvester 140 tractor. It was also used, but only just a few years old when he acquired it. A belly mower was all that came with the 140, but in time dad located and purchased: cultivators, middle buster, pan plow, front end loader, dirt slip, a set of harrows and a woods rotary mower. I was already through school and had long been gone from home by then but In 1989 dad purchased a new Kubota L245H with its own front cultivators and rear tool bar to work from for the three point hitch. All the equipment which would attach to and work with the 140 would also work attached to the Kubota. Myself living where things necessitated a little more respectable look, I first purchased a Craftsman's 22 inch wide push mower, then when the oldest daughter was large enough to push a mower, I purchased a second Craftsman's push mower. In 1976 I pulled the old tiller from mothballs dad had purchased so many years previously and replaced the little 2 1/2 HP engine with an 8 HP engine and I used it for 1976 & 77 to have a very small garden, but we raised a few fresh squash, tomatoes, potatoes, etc, which was something the cotton farmers daughter I had married though was part of ever home. In the early spring of 1978, I purchased a new C141 8-Speed Wheel Horse with a 12 inch turning plow, 42 inch rear discharge mower and a 36 inch tiller. Later I purchased a used WH grader blade, and much later a Briley dirt blade to attach to the WH's Clevis Hitch for the C141. In the early 80's I purchased a trailer I wanted, which came with an old David Bradley garden tractor turning plow, middle buster, cultivators, dirt blade, brush cutter (32 inches IIRC, rotary mower). Take the junk to get the trailer. I cut the cultivators down and welded a pull/ pivot bar in place so it would work from the C141, attaching to the frame just like the tiller and it made working young seedlings much easier than using the tiller alone. After modifying the DB Cultivators, I did the same thing with an old horse drawn harrow, only I attached it to the clevis hitch much like the plow rather than the frame like the tiller & converted cultivators. I still have the old C141 (and all of its equipment), a newer 1995 Toro/Wheel Horse 312/8-Speed, I purchased used about 2000, which came with a 42 inch side discharge mower, to supplement the old C141. In the late 90's I restored dad's old David Bradley two wheel walking tractor. I located and purchased a new pair of new 15 inch cleated Agr tires & tubes like what came on it from Miller Tire in Wauseon, OH. It isn't used much, but I still have it and all the old DB equipment too!

The acutal cause for loosing the valve seats most of the time is the exhaust or intake valve not fully closing. Many guys never due the required valve adjustment and decarbon every 200-250 hours per the book. Onan lifters tend to loose the gap between them and the valve stem. This will continue once the gap is closed and start holding open the valve. Obviously if the intake starts to be held open, that causing starting issues and such. Its the exhaust valve and seat that gets into trouble fast. When the valve is close, it helps disapate the heat from the seat, keeping its temp in check. When the valve is being held open, you deprive the seat of this cooling effect. Then you add in a temp boost of combustion flame getting between the partialy open valve and the seat. This super heats the valve seat and it doesnt take long for this effect to start working the seat loose in the block. This comes right from the engineers at Onan. When I started small engine repair work, Onan was still in the engine building business. They are one of the few that had adjustable valve lifters. Briggs and Kohler you set the gap by grinding the valve stem during the rebuild process or replacement of valves. Onans are a high performance engine, kind of like a sports car vs the family sedan. And like a high end sports car of days ago, they demand routine maintance by the book. Failure to do so results in issues, such as valve seats. The 18 and 20hp Onans are more prone due to the larger bore and less "meat" between the valve seat and the bore to help with heat. That said, I have seen Onans with over 4000 documented hours on RV gen sets. Same B48 and P220's seen in GT's. But most RV's see regular dealership maintance, so the genset gets the required valve adjustments as needed. And the engines are kept really clean. While doing the mods to the belt guard do help. I hope you all do your valve adjustment and head decarbon as well. Mike 30+ years of small engine service work

Thanks for the great pictures Zeek...be there next year.

I said it would be up by June, came home to this today, my new red red tractor shed , kinda has a flair to it wouldn't you say, I'll get some pics up after I get the building inspector here and cleared for use, Jeff.

It's debatable if it was a one year model, in 66 you had the 1276, and in 67 you had the 1277, basically the same tractor. There was one big difference, in 66 the parking brake lever was mounted low on the side, you pushed down to detention the drive belt and engage brake pawl. In 67, WH moved the brake lever to the top of the console, and you would pull up on the lever to detention the drive belt and engage the brake pawl. Like mentioned, both years were a premium model. I would say they are both rare, most of the mid 60's long hood models are. I am about 90% finished with my 1276 restore. I had it at the Big Show, and I did not see another 1276 or 1277 running around (I did not have time to look through every building though).

Well, it's 1:06 and everyone is busy loading up, but it has been a great show! Only our second year, but we've met so many new friends and visited with many old ones. This is truly a family event where everyone treats you and your kids right! We even got to meet Michael Martino and get a signed copy of his book. Below are a few pics I snapped today. Enjoy!

Great pictures! Thank you kindly for sharing them with " we less fortunate ones! "