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1968 Rugg super deluxe with Briggs gen start 7... no attachments. Plow bracket on front but blade now m.i.a along with deck. It was drained of gas and put away right decades ago and found in garage in corner under piles of crap. I thought it was just too cool and bought it out of the estate. Tony

Man I love these!

Now that my room is booked, I really don't have much excuse not to give my first Wheelhorse "Put Put" the deserved lovin' that it needs! The last time it was on a road trip was to Scott's Meet and Greet in maybe 2016 or so. On the road, the left side of the hood cracked where the top meets the front. I guess that's due to the front mount being ripped off since I picked up the tractor quite a while back. Last night I pulled the tractor into the shop, and started welding up the seam. I couldn't figure a way to just repair the crack, so I tacked the entire hood seam, then started grinding back welds. Let me just say, that I'm a fabricator, but have never done body work to speak of. I didn't realize how warped the hood panels were! I'm going to do my best to smooth out the joint, but not to repair the years of work and age that this hood (or the rest of the tractor for that matter) have earned. There are dents and bruises, they'll just be cleaned up and painted. You can also see I started fabbing a support for the exhaust too. Another order of business, is I know I need to become a member... I've needed it from day one but other priorities have gotten in the way. As soon as I can remember my paypal login, I'm getting that done!

Why do dads never let us use the cool stuff.... my dad never did... actually told my grandpop not to let me drive his either. But on those sunday afternoons so long ago when dropped off to grandpa and grandmas for the afternoon it was our secret. While not "the one" I picked up the same "tractor" from Matt (grnlrk) and it also sits in the garage just to remind me of summers 35+ yrs ago. Its a Huffy Caprice 32 and yes Huffy bicycle made it... they made riders from 1968 thru 1975 and quit because they werent selling enough Tony

Just about 3 weeks ago got a call that dad had been in an accident and was in the hospital, seemed he blacked out/ had a mini stroke or something and ran off the road and hit an electric pole. He was supposed to be on oxygen but for whatever reason would not do it just like he wouldn't wear a seat belt. He broke 5 ribs and with his COPD was having a hard time breathing. seemed to be doing better Wednesday night when I got to the hospital, but Wednesday night about midnight the hospital called my brother and wanted to put him on the vent. my brother made the decision to put him on the vent. I knew with my experience with my daughter when she was born and had to be on a vent, that you can only be on it for so long. Me and my 2 brothers decide we didn't want to keep him around if he didn't have any quality of life left. So we made the decision to take him off the vent instead of doing a trake and letting him just lay there. He has really missed mom since she passed away a little over 3 years ago, they had been married for 58 years when she passed. So Friday we took him off the vent and he passed away about an hour and a half later with his boys around him peacefully in his sleep. Dad is the reason I'm into wheel horses in the first place. He bought the first 112 AUTO wheel horse in 73 and shortly there after bought the D200 that I still have. In 86 or 87 he traded the 12 AUTO in on a 417-8 with electric lift, witch I still have also. The other year I found a one owner 73 12 AUTO and added it to my collection Two years ago he gave me his prized 1993 Dodge W250 that i use to pull my trailer to the shows I will miss him very much. he was a good man. god bless you James Edward Johnson or as his family knew him ED and his work buddies knew as Jim. he is in a better place now and back with mom, probably vacationing in sunny Florida. while he liked the snow in his early years he was tired of the cold and snow as he grew older and bought a camper to go south as a snowbird in the winter. Being a professional truck driver all my life also made him tired of winter too. I want to thank @Big_Red_Fred for trying to start this thread but apparently somebody mistook me for another Eric on here. it's all good life is too short to get mad at someone over a simple mistake eric j p.s. he had turned 81 Dec 6th

Hey AMC Rules : Do you know the NOS Part No. for those "engine muffs"? It is still cold at night in Michigan and my C-105 is whining about his "head" being cold...I guess I should flip for a pair since the Mrs. won't let him in by the fire...

The lake does not open till April 1st so I am home most of the time and check the forum every day. I was able to draw the word land by cutting apart the letters in wheel horse script and welding them back together to spell land. Used the letters l and n to make a d. Lovin' my new 32 inch dual monitors. Helps my old eyes. Heading out to my granddaughter bball game now. Have a great day everyone!

Sorry for your loss Eric. Your Dad would be proud of your heartfelt write up and understand the difficult decisions you and your brothers had to make. As painful as it is I truly feel that you three managed to set your feelings aside and do what your Dad wanted you to do. Our prayers are with you all.

So—after furrow plowing with Clyde last fall, dad decided to make a “land wheel” for his plow. He wanted it to have easy adjustment, to be durable, and be able to be removed if and when he wanted to return the plow to original. He spent time looking at multiple setups that guys have fabricated and then designed his own... Dad likes to sketch more challenging projects out to look for possible problems and to have a road map to completion. @cpete1 these are the kinds of sketches that Uncle Ken made before he build his garden tractor—I’m guessing that is where dad picked up this trait! He asked me what I thought and I felt that it was a solid design. So he went to work and here is what he has so far. The wheel is infinitely adjustable just like the turnbuckle on the plow. Set the crank exactly where you want it, flip it over and the handle “locks” against the frame—NO tools in the field needed to adjust! It is more complex than the plow but a very sturdy design. Yet if dad decides someday down the road to return it to original, grind off the welds and back to stock! Here’s a cool side note: while dad was mocking this thing up, uncle Roger stopped by and talked with him about it. He left, went home, and came back with one of the original rims and tires from the first mower that dad ever used back in the mid 1960’s—The REO. The original tire was completely shot but the rim was salvageable and so dad cleaned it up, painted it and installed a new tire! He even included a scraper to make sure that the tire doesn’t ball up if the soil is a little wet and sticky. He is going to paint some of the parts red to match the beam and some semi gloss black to match the back of the moldboard. Terry @Vinylguy do you think you could make up a cool decal for this plow? Dad wants to proudly display its Wheel Horse heritage on both sides of the beam! I also think it would be cool to put some kind of a sticker on the back of the moldboard like I have on the Punisher...but I’m looking for ideas? Maybe a simple WH logo? Thoughts guys?

Not trying to steal your thread here but I like these little tractors from the past. This little guy is for sale in Lansing wish they didn’t want $400 or it’d be in my barn !

Don't take no chances!! Make sure he gets his shots... tis the flu season you know.

And it can do tricks...The last photo..."lay down and play dead"!

IDEA 1 for the land wheel would be in the silver metallic and wh red like the made in usa decals

So sorry for your loss... RIP Jim.

Pretty sure these are the right ones for your valve I had to look through 1 million pictures to find it LOL

Get the tractor to tell the Mrs. that he promises no "accidents" on the floor and can he please come in. Or maybe next year he just wont haul the firewood up to the house for the fireplace! Tony

With an adult sized booster seat.

She's a rustyyy girl. Why people spend thousands on a great tractor and leave it outside I'll never know. Luckily it runs beautiful. All gauges work except tach. 25" of vaccum at idle? I think that's good. No smoke fires, right up cold. Hydro seems good, moves quick no hesitation drove it up trailer ramp at idle. Lift works nice and fast. But the tins are bad. At this point I need a donor tractor. It's not worth the time sanding and filling. And I'm not against the "patina" look but that won't work with the stuff 1979 and on for me. So it will be stored till I round up parts and time to do it right.

Terry—you are amazing! I can’t wait to show this to dad later today when I see him. I will definitely be in touch with you regarding this project. He will need a full set of graphics for Clyde and also for the plow. for such a quick and cool response!

My thoughts and condolences are with you Eric. "The other Eric"

John the Wallfish.

I bought a 68 lawn ranger from @oldredrider last year. It has the three spoke Wheel as well. I love it! These little things are a blast to mow with and cruise around on!

My Granddaughter Brooklyn ( Little B ) is 4 foot nothing in height but has giant heart and is a little thief on the floor. Her 5th grade team is was 31 and 0 in the traveling conference they play in. tonight however they suffered their first loss this year to a sixth grade all-star team from Peoria IL. They originally did not want to come to play a fifth grade team they figured they would be no competition for them. Our kids played them tough but fell 28 to 25. Very proud of them considering the girls they played were older much bigger and stronger. Go Lady Giants!!! Hoping she will have a growth spurt before High School. But she is perfect to me. the second picture is her checking out the quilt my mother made for her this year. thanks for letting me gloat guys. Now back to tractor talk. LOL I will get them done ASAP will ship this week for sure.

If these dont suit you when you get them let me know and I will send you a set with just black background

If that thing blows a rod, you'll be the first one at the scene of the accident......

Just, not a cute as a though.

Sorry, not being critical. I think it looks awesome. Just was my first thought. Maybe because I had just got home from church. That’s it.

If you weren't standing on your head it might be a bit better.

Ironically, I had the same initial thought but because I knew what it said the connection was made. We can certainly play with the lettering or possibly even a word change to “Gauge Wheel” or “Guide Wheel” or “Depth Wheel”or...? Terry is awesome and I’m definitely impressed with his work...

Yes I know sticker on mine was $7500 I got it for $6300 with a CC trade-in, hasn't set outside in my presence since that day in March '98, Jeff.

Here's what comes in the kit. There is a pump gasket { between the pump and the transaxle} that is missing from the photo otherwise this is it.

Sorry to hear of your loss, you will have fond memories of your dad when driving his /

It's really hard to let them go, but sometimes its the most humane thing to do. My dad passed 6 1/2 years ago at the age of 91. He lived a rich and full life, and as a family physician bought many into this world and cared for them along the course of their lives. There's hardly a day that goes by that I don't wish he was still here to ask him something I don't know about or just chit chat. I was so fortunate to be his son. So sorry for your loss. I've been there myself, so I know how much it hurts. Peace be with you and your family.

Sorry for your loss.

I would definitely install a new grommet. You probably have installed these before, but here's my To get a proper seal, coat the barbed fitting and grommet with Vaseline and insert the barbed fitting into the grommet slightly to the first barb. Then insert the grommet all the way into the tank. Then push the barbed fitting completely into the grommet expanding the grommet.

I ordered these from amazon based on another thread on the square....

What????? Huh???? Aldon Armageddon? Say it ain't so, Joe........ I'm deeply saddened to learn of this. Hope you give all us RS troopers a shot, if you're biting the bullet THAT hard. I really can't conceive of Aldon without a Wheel Horse, and Red Square without Aldon....... Say it ain't so, Joe!

Use a Hand Impact Screwdriver and begin by going clockwise (tightening) Then counterclockwise, clockwise, counterclockwise....Apply more Kroil, let it work and repeat. This may prevent the screws from breaking. Seems the @WVHillbilly520H types faster than me.

I will make the changes later tonight . I think guide wheel. Should be easy to make a G that fits in with the old wheel Horse script.

I worked at Napa for 10 years. They have access to those bearings. They probably looked on their computer and not in their bearing book if they still even have one. My store was tossing all the books when I was there and I saved a lot of them knowing they would get lazy. The "If I can't find it on the screen it doesn't exist" mentality is inflicting many of the parts stores now, along with hiring flunky's to work the counter for cheap help.

....one of the bolts holding a couple wires wasn't as tight as it should be... Up and running !.... Thanks again !

Very sorry to read this, he sounded like a great father.

My Dad and I built a 12 foot Chris Craft boat kit in the early fifties - took us almost a year - glued, screwed, caulked, sealed , vanished etc....floated like a cork...my Dad's friend wanted one and Dad told him where to buy it... a couple of WEEKS later he asked us to help him put it in the river.....he hadn't caulked anything and it started sinking immediately...it took all three of us to get it back out before it sank......funniest thing I ever saw - in today's jargon, he was into instant gratification..

Ethanol is not your friend.

That one I personally would replace, $10 part on eBay for piece of mind as the new fuel would start to dissolve that rust and send it forward either clogging the filter over time or getting in the carb, Good deal with the sketch, and the angle of the pic with the steering wheel might have gotten me, Jeff.

Is there still, a rubber shift boot in place on top of your trans Eric... lift it up, and you'll notice a screw and nut sticking out there, at the base of the shifter. This is your shifter's pivot point. First, loosen the nut, then find the allen key that fits the end of the screw. Then, tighten this dog point set screw to remove your shifter slack. Might have to run the shifter through all the gears as your doing this to find the right amount of tightness...and still allow you to find all the gears.

The sketch showed up in the mail today and looks even better in person! You did a great job—thanks. Regarding the column length, the wheel rim depth may have something to do with it but if you look at the space between the rim of the wheel and the hood, you will see that it is at least an inch or two closer on the JackRabbit. I’ll measure it tomorrow. It isn’t a big deal, just curious if it is factory or P.O. modified. Thanks for your input on the removal of the wheel... We also cleaned up and painted the replacement Voltmeter from Richie... We are getting close to have the dash back together. Still have to sort out the wiring but we are getting closer piece by piece. Trying to to decide what to do with the fuel shut off. This tractor had water sitting in the tank for a period of time. You can see the rust residue visible around the plug and base of the screen. The shut off works fine but do you think that I’m ok to clean it up and install it?

Eric, try an "impact screwdriver", if you've ever been around dirt bikes (motorcycles period) you'll know what I mean those screws get galled up in the aluminum, that will help you get those engine tin screws out, Jeff.