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I want to take a minute to thank all the veterans here and all over the world for their unselfish service and sacrifices. God bless all of you.

1947 Empire (Jeep) TractorThe Empire tractor consisted of military power components from World War II-era jeeps. It had a 4-cylinder, 40 hp Willys-Overland engine, a Model T-84 Spicer 3-speed transmission, Spicer transfer case with high and low speeds, Willys rear end, steering column and gearbox. It also had PTO, individual clutch-type rear brakes with a stop provided for parking and a rear belt pulley. The fuel tank and an Empire-style seat were mounted on a large operator's platform (made from Navy ship decking). Its simple, basic gauges (ammeter, oil pressure and temperature), ignition switch and starter button also came from the jeep. The Empire tractor was originally made for exportation in the Lend-Lease Program after World War II. If I had to mention a couple of things that made the Empire Tractor really unique, one would be the straight bar hitch that pulled from under the center of the tractor (patented) thus making an overturn nearly impossible. The other selling point was, of course, the Willys engine and drive train made famous in the Jeep during World War II. The Empire was a well equipped tractor, very reliable and versatile with its wide range of speeds. Today this tractor draws a lot of attention at shows and is very sought after by collectors commanding higher than average prices. $5k

for keeping our country safe and free , as freedom isn’t free . Every vet from the one just sitting behind a desk , to the one who’s been to the Bowles of hell and back . To the ones who gave a piece of their body or the ultimate sacrifice their LIFE ! You guys and gals are not forgotten . Fly our flag loud and proud and stand before it in awe as this is what they fought and fight for . As a signal to all people and nations of our freedoms of this great country that we take for granted everyday . One more thing if this guy can manage to stand (with help) to salute the flag there’s no reason anyone should take a knee . Thank you and GOD BLESS AMERICA ! ACman

HAPPY VETERANS DAY....don't forget to fly our flag.

I’m going to start a thread for my longest owned Garden Tractor. It isn’t a Wheel Horse or a John Deere or a Cub Cadet. It is a Case. Many of you happened upon Wheel Horse tractors in the same way that I happened upon this tractor—necessity and convenience and a little dumb luck. My first gt could’ve been a throw away lawn mower but I ended up with a heavy duty machine. These pics were taken about a month ago when my cousin (a Case GT guru—owns about 25 of them!) had just completely rebuilding a “new” deck for it. It is a cool little tractor with dual range and a true hydraulic (not hydrostatic) drive system. Case never held a large part of the market segment with these but they still were a player and definitely had a unique machine. The Story—my young bride and I had the opportunity to build a small but new home right after we were married. There are a lot of things that you don’t think about when you are setting up a household for the first time. We were building on a country lot with an acre of land and would have a 250’ driveway. I didn’t think about it at the time but we would need a lawn mower and snow blower to keep it up. About this time my uncle Eric approached me and asked if I’d be interested in purchasing his old 224 since he was buying a newer one. It came with a 44” deck and a 48” single stage snowthrower. This story now goes even further back... Eric got married to my aunt Judy in 1986 and in 1987 they bought their first home. They also needed a mower/snow removal machine so they contacted Judy’s oldest brother Bob who worked for a CaseIH AG dealership. (Just a few tractors from my uncles vast Case collection. Our family has been farming with Case tractors since they invented the old cross motor tractors in the early 1900’s) He told them they had taken a 224 cemetery mower in on trade. It had a bunch of hours on it for only being 7 years old but they could fix whatever needed attention and it was cheap. I have a file with all the receipts of the work that they performed at that time. Eric used and maintained it until selling it to me in 2001. I used it it religiously for about four years as my primary tractor. During that time I got my hands on a NOS M16 Kohler and I repowered it. At this point, I still wasn’t into the hobby. I just needed a GT to keep up my yard and I had one. Years later...I would become a hobbiest and this tractor would mean more to me. Caleb and I at a plow day with Casey in 2014. Just finished dragging the strawberry garden in preparation for planting a second bed. There are more stories surrounding this tractor. To Be Continued...

Thank you flu your service. We are forever indebted to yourself AN AIRLINE CAPTAINS REPORT

I second all the above posts. If you can read this, thank a teacher. If you can read this in English,Thank A Veteran.

Thank You to all who have honorably served to protect our Country and to preserve the Freedom we all enjoy.

A big THANK YOU to all those who have served!!

I will also say THANK YOU to all veterans past and present. Thanks for all you do and the hell you endure to keep this country free and safe. ( FREEDOM IS THE SURE POSSESSION OF THOSE ALONE WHO HAVE THE COURAGE TO DEFEND IT )

Americas finest. God bless you all.

I SERVED 1951 TO 1953.

The family "857" purchased new in 1967 (I think) in Olivebridge N.Y.. It worked faithfully with us till 2 years ago when I rebuilt a 414/8. The 857 soldiers on with my neighbor. It is always a joy to hear that K-181s chugging along. Wonderful memories. 1st picture - July 1969 2nd picture - September 1971

Yeah, I don't know Richard. I'd thought of that too. Right now, I'm just hoping to pull off a good surprise. His front tires came today. I told him if I didn't like them on "my" tractor, that I'd give them to him for his tractor. He has looked and looked at them, even smelling the new rubber smell! No time to work, but I put them by the tractor to get an idea of how they'll look. I also received my starter solenoid. Switch and harness, and front tubes. Emory asked if he could be in the picture and asked if I would buy him some tires like mine. I don't think he has a clue!

We got the tires on Clyde tonight and both of us were more than pleased with how they look! Looks like a tractor! Like my favorite Dino @stevasaurusonce said, “you aren’t going to want to wrap your fingers around those fenders while plowing with that clearance!” even though they aren’t period correct, I really like the extra rim depth on the GT-14 rims. Dad has now decided to repaint the hood, grill, visible engine parts, tower, and fender pan next spring! Pure coolness! For my plow dog buddies out there: the business end of Clyde! Check out the 14” of ground clearance. Dad won’t have to worry about hanging up on the furrow wall or soybean trash clogging his fenders up like I have on GhostRider. Soon, I’ll hopefully have my first plow pictures and maybe a video of it! I’m so glad I got this gift for Dad—he really likes it!

Thank you Pete!

HELL yeah!

Happy Birthday brother Marines. You remember those yellow foot prints. From the day you stood on them, your Birthday became Nov. 10. So here’s to you and are Corps. Happy Birthday. Semper Fi

Godspeed to all our Veterans - Current and past.

Thank you Veterans! God bless you for your service to this great country. I am eternally grateful to you for all that you have sacrificed so that I can enjoy the benefits of God ordained, military preserved FREEDOM. You are my hero’s!

I am the owner of my fathers, my grandfathers, and my very first new wheelhorse 308-8

Here's my FEL......I used a winch as the main lifting mechanism and an actuator as the bucket dump and wired it all to a 4 way joystick. I might have a couple hundred in it and it works great.

Here's mine. 1961 701 with a 6-2211 snowblower. Just got to put the weights and chains on. Then a 1960 Suburban 400 with a reversible snow blade from a 1948 Wards walk behind tractor. Customized to fit the suburban.

And to you..the video is a little different from 1959, but just as intimidating...semper fi

Picked this T70 up today for my wife to replace the 1107 she had in NY. Needs just alil work before she can really enjoy it! But here in TN this stuff is hard to come by!(well kinda went to southern IN to get it) lol all original tho except for some paint here in there...

Another pic out on my drive from the other side. I hadn't wired the joy stick yet.

It was a 63 Cheby Impala SS/327/375hp ( not factory) get your story straight.

Well I would have to say I love all my old tractors. But my favorite would be my Junkyard Dog 702. Because me and my son built it and it was all from parts laying around and collected parts from junkyards etc.. So that one has a special bond and place in my collection.

The tractor has been repainted several times through its life. In that case, preserving “patina” isn’t really important. If this tractor was in the condition that it is with the original coat of red from South Bend, there is no way on earth that I’d let dad paint it. However, for those of you that have seen it in person, you know how thick the existing—three or four coats of paint really are. Some of it even looks brush painted. However, it still looks plenty good to be a “plow mule” but I know my dad well enough to know that he likes everything he has—pristine! Dad with his show winning ‘67 Goat that we restored in 2004-6. Granted, he understands that if he makes Clyde to sharp, he won’t want to plow with him and that defeats the purpose. But thank you for all your feedback.

Way to go this is the way it should be. From one veteran to all.

Excellent @oliver2-44 thanks for posting .... Brings to mind my personal experiences of escorting our fallen home and brought tears to both myself and my wife's eyes upon reading.

Happy 242nd Birthday Brothers.

Returned from the master... with nary a scratch. @buckrancher Brian.

I couldn't believe the power of distilled water in a weak battery... until I spent 98 cents a piece for 4 gallons to keep in the shop. I topped off a battery that would loose charge after a day and it's been sitting a week or two and will fire up my truck at any notice. 98 cents is better than 98 dollars in this case.

Well, it's not red, but this was one of my first rides on a horse circa 1946. That's me on the left...eyeballing the last bite of my buddy Freeman's SUGAR DADDY.

This is the only vintage pic I have. Me on our 604. Taken the first time I was allowed to drive the tractor by myself. I think it was in 68 or 69. .

Had a conversation yesterday with one the Red Square members. Talking about Favorite Wheel Horses, we remarked about how many of these machines have “generational” history and stories. So I want to take a poll.

I recently commissioned a young guy to carry out a reproduction of the wheelhorse sudurban sign , I think he has made a pretty smart job of it . Made from a plastic vinyl film over clear glass and contoured with lead . He has done such a nice job I now intend to have a few more designs done .

With some concentrated effort... one could easily make that thing glow just as is.

My highly modified 867. IMHO I like the (I guess they're called narrow hoods?) WH's from the mid 60's to early 70's. I like the simple design and good looks.

i am the third generation owner a rj58 and all its original attachments.a lot of good memories with my little horse.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARINES

@wallfish Can you add little more design features , some of us can't read so good and lost a lot of brain cells in the 60's and 70's. Some of us weren't born with a lot of grey matter ( just ask @squonk)

That is the cool thing about this journey, no matter where you start, memories can be made. I love that fact with Red Square, it is a way to preserve the memories being made every week and in some cases everyday with our little red tractors. On top of that, we get to share in others journeys from all across the US and even around the world as a result of RS! My youngest Zach started on his journey about a year and a half ago with his own tractor, “Blackbeard”... It needs an engine rebuild, some hydro work, and a fresh coat of paint—but that will all be part of the journey for us. I plan to have that be the primary tractor that he uses all through his childhood. He is welcome to and will drive my tractors and his siblings tractors I’m sure but that old GT-14 is HIS. A fact that he reminds me of often... RS enables us to catalog this journey for others to enjoy and even for him to reflect upon years from now... Thanks guys for these great pics and stories—keep them coming—I love it!

Why yes I did. And also just started a job a week ago that I've been trying to get since I moved.. so money is better now. Also I cleaned out my big back shed made shelfs for my wheel horse cart and #2 IH cart so that saved me room. Also this tractor may end up in New York with my dad or cousin because they are big cub guys. O and it was a deal I couldn't pass up that was gear shift not hydro. One last thing it def is NOT gonna be a Camaro! In the spring I'm gonna buy a 2013+ 5.0 mustang or maybe order brand new one. Craig... wouldn't mind having a duster someday tho lol one last thing did anyone notice I DID clean out my garage also to start making room for the new car?? Only my 2 babies left in there now, they will be last to go out back... cub is in there as I unloaded it late last night and it's where I work on them but will be headed out back when I'm done... whew you guys got me defending myself cuz I have a hobby I can't stop spending money on lol