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Got it out of the truck and powerwashed it. It cleaned up better than I thought.

Best I have ever done was free, but I did have to remove the debris and remains of the shed that had collapsed on top of it. '57 RJ-35, I haven't done anything with it yet but here it is.

Maybe, some bubble wrap will help to get the job done.

I got my new sign hung up today. Came from a local dealership with some close ties, my dad @Shynon used to turn wrenches there part time, pretty much what got us into the hobby. Here she is in all her glory 4ft x 6ft the sign that used to hang out front on HWY 60 in Fairibault MN

This C-101 was a freebie. Unfortunately, I don't have before pics, but here are some after investing a few hundred hours of labor and a few hundred bucks for paint, decals, and vinyl to make a seat.

The recent rash of accidents involving these devices becoming stuck on fingers and requiring the ERs to call in their maintenance men with a grinder and cut off wheel reminded me of an accident I had many decades ago when I was young and dumb and.... Well, some say I am still dumb, but more experienced. Seems I had a habit of sticking small ball and roller bearings on my fingers while I cleaned them. I would spray them with carb cleaner, then blow them dry with compressed air as the outer race, balls, and cage were spinning. I am guessing by the whine, it was rotating about 100,000 RPM when it locked up and continued to turn taking the inner race that was jammed in my finger with it. I do still have that finger, but it was upside down for a few days.

I picked this up at an estate sale last week for $170.00. What a steel. I changed the oil and filter, set the RPM's correctly and greased the zerks. I put some good rec gas in it and mowed my lawn. It ran like a top, steering is tight and everything checks out ok. Even I can still get lucky every once in a while

I got my 875 for free but I did help th move some appliances.

C195 in front with cart were free, c175 in rear was $100.00, both need restored but strong runners.

The 1956 RJ35 with plow and mower deck cost me a case of beer. The 416-8 was $45 ..... needed a little work. Starter need cleaned and the frame needed welded. No deck.

Well, today is the day! I'm starting the cosmetic restoration on the ole girl. Will post pics when I'm done, and maybe a few along the way.

Mine was a recent purchase. I got a 74 d 200 with a 3 point 60 inch finish mower plus a few boxes of spare parts that included a full set of hydraulic controls, lines, and cylinder for a belly mower that I had to dig out his dumpster. Gave 400 for all of it. $30 to rebuild the carb and $40 for a couple used rear tires. Fired right up after the carb rebuild and I've been mowing with it since

I got this 654 a couple years ago for free with plow. Came with a 7hp kohler that was basically just a block and 8hp kohler on the tractor.

I was fortunate to have these two given to me. A 657 and a Frankenhorse that turned out to be a 500 Special. Both had serious issues but I figured I could build one good one out of the two. Here's where I'm at with it now. I wasn't able to complete it yet because of the move back to Indiana. Hopefully by this winter. A little off topic and not cheap but it was a dirt cheap deal. It's a 2005 and I bought it in 2009 so it was 4 years old with only 100 hours. At $1000.00 including the deck I don't think he knew what he had.

The cheapest I've gotten a wheel horse for was $20. It was a B-145 elec-trac that the guy just wanted his money for the owners manual he bought from Toro back

Here's a slideshow a friend of mine put together:

Welcome to RS You could swap oil pans If teh magnum has the low oil switch you will lose that functionality and you may have to use some JB weld to block off a notch in the magnum block. But it might be easier to do away with the isolation (cradle) mounting plate and bolt the engine directly to the frame.(Does you magnum have 2 threaded holes in the bottom of the pan on the PTO side?) You would have to get a lower PTO mounting bracket, but that would be easy from several vendors here.

If I counted correctly, you just used up 8 of your 9 lives. Looks like you have two options : 1. hire a lawn care and stay off your tractors. 2. buy a big life insurance policy, use your ninth life, and cash in on the insurance.

There was a class action suit with how Harbor Freight marketed their pricing structure, and you have until august 7th to send your stuff in.[Postmark or online] 1 Google Harbor Freight Settlement 2 Download and print the form, 3 Select the payment option on the form.after reading the options available to you 4 Harbor Freight has been ordered to pay out 23 million. If it is not paid out because not enough people apply for it, it may be possible that those who do apply will later get a higher award.. I selected getting 12% back of what my credit card statements showed I bought from them from April of 2011 till December15 of 2016. I spent some thousands of dollars in their store, so i will get some hundreds back in the form of a gift card. Fortunately, I had all my Harbor Freight purchases on record and saved for tax purposes. The fact that I had most of my tools stolen during that time period [and replaced with HFT ] added a bunch to what I would normally buy Tomorrow ,all the copies are being sent in by certified mail. i am not taking chances that they 'lose' my paperwork

Allis Chalmers garden tractor - $2295 (White River Junction, Vt.) Can't post the link but you can search if interested. I thought this was so neat that I just had to post it. Someone hear wants it but I knew others would enjoy seeing it! That is SO ugly that you just have to like it! For some reason makes me think of a Dung Beetle! Ain't it awesome!

Was given a GT-1142. Didn't know anything about Wheel Horses before that. Never looking back and have NO regrets. Been through at least 100 since then. Dang...it is a disease...best one out there!

Howwwwaaaaarrrddddd! Here's YOUR badge!

I got my 1st Wheel Horse (1975 B-80) for free, and that is the one that got me started in this incurable addiction....But why would I want to be cured?!

Aldon's workbench with that reflective background looks like a NASA lab.

The answer is maybe. The shafts insert into capped needle bearings. Except the axles. And depending on how well you clean up the axles you may be able to remove the housing without additional rubber mallet assistance. the good news is that the transaxle is less challenging to put back together than the 8 speed. In my opinion. the smaller shaft and gear set up towards front is actually 5 pieces. 1 shaft, 2 woodruff keys and 2 gears. Easy as long as you don't lose the keys.

I remember seeing these where I grew up in southern Michigan... They sometimes found their way onto larger farms to do utility work in tight spots where the bigger tractors couldn't get into, or for use as a tug to move wagons and equipment around (as long as some weight was hung off the front). Way to easy to pop a wheelie in one of those with too much weight in back -- which is why they ran belly-mounted attachments. Good memories!

Carlisle Tru Powers - 23X8.50X12 on the rear, maybe should have went 10.50's as they have the narrow look. Firestone 16x850's on the front. Fronts are a little big for the rims as they came off a bigger C tractor but not too bad. Couldn't pass up the deal on them from a fellow member here figuring they could always be used elsewhere. The tires were supposed to be just for glamour shots then going on a plow tractor but look so nice on this I dunno! I think the plow tractor is going to have to get cheaper Dee's Either way I can always swap them around as I have Maynard's lug kits on all my tractors to make swaps easy. Yes will have it there Jason done or not, I did have it at the Portage show... It does run like a Swiss watch!

Well sort of @Tgtack I have the final hood work/paint and decals with a few other minor details. Show season came upon us quicker than I thought and I ran out of time and had to get other tractors ready. Then it got hot out and people needed air conditioning. Darn work always gets in the way of fun! Then I picked up some other implements that needed my immediate attention! I did run it unfinished in a couple of shows for shake down but now have some things apart for the hood work but desperately need to get it done and back together to go to a show in MN. Will get some more pics up once all done. It really is turning out nicely! A quick pic of it in action at a show

So on eastern Long Island there's a radio station that hosts a daily hour long radio show called swap and shop. Of course I always listen for Wheel Horse stuff and have gotten a few tractors and attachments over the years. About a month ago a gentleman calls in and says he has rims and tires for a WheelHorse for free, and he is on a little island town near by which I know well. So I figured I'll pay the 19 dollar ferry fee for free rims and tires!!! I call him and tell him I'll take them because I have 15 Wheel Horses. Now keep in mind I don't know this guy and he says"15 WheelHorses?, you must be Don Oliver"!!! I'm not kidding! We are a few towns apart so for a split second I felt locally famous! I then got busy and almost a month went by and he calls me and wants to know if I'm still coming and tells me he has a C-160 he wants to get rid of. I figure he wants to sell it. If I buy another tractor my wife will divorce me. So Sunday we go to get the free tires and he says check out my C-160. I look at it and think, this things not bad. He's had it for over 30 years and tells me he's 70 years old and doesn't need it anymore. I then asked him what he wants for it and he says" what I want is for you to HAVE IT!!" He also gave me a 42" sd mower deck, chains, plow and some spare parts. So without further ado here it is, and she runs like a champ!!!

@Aldon Well after all the different work you have done it appears that you have a new profession when you retire. Not all tractors at the Big Show have to be trailer queens. It is all the work that goes into them. You have done a great job.

Awesome video and slide show! Welcome aboard! Great group of people here, although some of us just ain't right! But, hey, that's what makes it fun! Seems like a long time off, but soon we'll all be gathered together again for just a few days of fun!

It's amazing how many of the show attendees are NOT members of any forum. We didn't do a group picture this year, but last year's group was the largest I can recall. Still it was only a small percentage of the total number of people there.

Well here's were I'm at with it now. Just got to do some welding on the hood. Then blast it and paint it. Also do some decals. Then I'll slap a snow blade on it and chains then ill have a spare plow tractor I suppose.

It is doable. A bit tedious but not difficult. @pfrederi can explain it via phone. Although I myself have avoided but now having seen the inside and accessibility I would not hesitate. I imagine you will pull hydro gear. Can't see doing it otherwise. This gives you added benefit of being able to pull and clean the metal screen filter. Inspect for large metal debris. The damage to your pawl may have left you with a schrapnel time bomb that could shred the pump.

@Dirty Buffalo, thanks for posting these shows. @dells68 and @roadapples need to check the second one out!

This post by @meadowfield and the one by @Aldon are the most comprehensive GT-14 post you will find, save them to a thumb drive and refer to them prior to working on yours. They are required reading!

DO these help they might not because it is on a later style k181 engine than was on the 857 but it might be the same ? But you take a look and tell me what you think?

My grandfather had 1955 Allis Chalmers G he bought when he retired in 67. I'd give anything to have it back!

I suggest landscape changes with far less grassy hills, more trees & shrubs, a big rock garden and lots of flower beds. More work but you'll have more time because you'll live longer!

Fluid tires is definitely happening too. I am tired of this.....

How about fluid filled and weighted drive tires with lower air pressure and/or maybe a different tread like ATV style, that'll help with your traction issues on the hills, Jeff.

American ingenuity at its best . Chalmers had a lot of firsts... using pneumatic tires , turbo charged diesel just to name a few . They were a huge company making way more than just Ag equipment. I believe @Ed Kennell worked for the hydro electric division . It's sad to see these old companies go . Yes AGCO does stand for ( Allis Gleaner Company) but there's no orange tractors being made anymore . Massey Ferguson , Challenger (bought rights from Caterpillar) Valtra and Fendt are your choices after dropping the orange AGCO branded and the White line of tractors . I believe Simplicity (a Briggs & Stratton Co.) ended up with the rights to the Allis Chalmers name for some reason . Several years back they tried bringing back a rebadged Simplicity without success .

Just tryin to help by giving you some options Jack. Looks like we're way past the point where safety advice or training would help.

Any new relay will have a diagram printed on it.

Thanks for giving me directions. I went to the show about ten years ago. It was tough because my anniversary falls on that weekend. I had to convince my wife that it was a good idea. One tip; I went there expecting to meet all guys I knew from the forums I frequent. I never found a one. It would have helped if they had worn their username ID.

I had a raccoon that was coming in the house through the pet door. Trapped him in the house but he knew how to open the trap. Frustrated by this I put some peanut butter in the bottom of an open 55 gallon steel drum and provided a ramp for their convenience. Each morning for a couple of weeks I would find one or more unhappy raccoons in the drum. I would put the lid on and load it in the pick up and head toward work. About half way (six miles) I would stop, unload and roll the drum and let the dizzy critters go. Finally the one that had been coming in the house was no longer showing up so I terminated the coon relocation policy.

Just used my wireless tachometer to set the RPM's on one of my tractors, unfortunately it was not a red tractor, but a good performer and worker non the less. I know it says for single cylinders, but it works on twins too.

Agree with Ed, hire a groundskeeper....

Jeez, Ed, thanks. That's all I need to worry about.....

I think I would stay off the Craftsman mowers , I don't think they like you.