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Hello All, after months of diversions and general dithering about I have finally finished making my transport box and mounting frame (apart from painting it!). The original reason for making it was to carry our rubbish bins down our 400yd. track to the pickup point . Also I am demolishing an old concrete-block shed and have got to move a couple of hundred blocks from a very inaccesable spot, luckily the Wheelhorse can just get to it saving a lot of wheelbarrowing! I've attached some photos* of it during construction in case anybody is interested, I think it's going to be very useful. I managed to buy some paint today that I think is the right colour but haven't had time to try it yet, isn't it tricky matching old paint to new! Regards... Chris * For some odd reason there are two copies of me doing the 190lb. test on it, I can't figure out how to delete one of them!

I picked this gem up yesterday and wanted to share. It's almost 100 pounds, 4ft long, 22 in high with bed down and 41 in high with bed up and just a touch under 2ft wide. It has 4.10/3.50- 4 tires on it. The grill is one solid piece of bronze. I am unsure of the exact history on its build. I do have the base story of how the original owner got it and that's it. But I will be doing more research.

So, our summer has been ups and plenty of downs. I haven’t been on my Honda Shadow for about 3 years due to my hands going numb after a short amount of road time. Sunday afternoon I took my father in-law’s Harley-Davidson Heritage Softail on a 20 minutes or so ride with Mrs. P and my hands never went numb! He told me about one of his buddies selling an Electra Glide Ultra Classic and Monday we went to take a look at it. We picked it up last night and after numerous trips around the block with the family, NO NUMBNESS!!! A few years back we watched the Harley and the Davidsons documentary and I felt like I owed it to the brand to own one after that... I just didn’t plan on ever having such a behemoth bike! After watching that program, I also learned how important it is to reference not just Harley, but Davidson too. Without the team, they would never have gone anywhere in the bike world!

its goofy but I have to keep it, I was 10, I went with my grandparents to go wheelhorse shopping. the salesman gave me hat which I still have. I guess around 11 or 12 I was cutting the grass with it every weekend til I moved out. I logged more hours on that machine than I will ever have on another. I now own their house and the shed with that wheelhorse, every once and awhile I pull it and cut with it. I also have every piece of paper and sales info that came with it. my kids are almost ready to cut with it, I guess than it would be a 4th Generation family tractor

Update on Scottie Tuesday was the big day for us....Scott had his reconstructive surgery and now we are in the hospital for a few days. Bryan, Scott and I arrived at St. Mary's at 8:30 Tuesday morning to get ready for the surgery. His surgical procedure was called a urethralplasty, which is the re-connection of his bladder to the urethra. This is normally a ten hour surgery, however, Scottie's only lasted six hours. When the surgeon came out and spoke with Lowell and I, he gave us really good news. During the procedure they were able to re-attach the sphincter muscles for the valve that opens and closes the pee stream. With that being said there is only about one percent of less that his sphincter will work normally and he will be able to pee normally without leaking. So we are still on the docket to have the valve surgery in December. What about his erectile function? Well we found out that all of that is intact and he should not have any problems with that later in life. As for the bowel movements and if he will have any control of that, we found out that none of the nerves were damaged during the accident and all Scott and I have to do is retrain his brain and teach him all over. Keep in mind that this is okay for him to do. Scottie came out of the surgery with two catheters, one supra-pubic and one urethral, he has five incisions on his abdominal area above the belly button (this is where the robot was inserted and the procedure was performed), and lastly he has a jackson pratt pump that helps drain the fluid in that cavity. The surgeons have him on his two different bladder medications, his anxiety medications, and pain medications. So how has Scottie been since his surgery? Tuesday night was rough because he got sick from all of the anaesthesia that he consumed in the operating room, he received high pain medications in the operating room so he was not hurting as much. He did have some discomfort from having the new catheter in place in his urethra. We had very little sleep. Yesterday, Scottie got up and walked twice and sat in the chair twice. He started eating normal foods and had no issues with being nauseated. We were doing really well on his pain control until about 11 pm when all of the medication from the operating room wore off. Scottie's pain started to get uncontrolled. He was given his medications for his bladder spasms, he received his tylenol and motrin for the pain (which did not help), had his valium (no prevail), and he got a B&O suppository which the nursing staff did not want to give because it slows his heart rate down and they do not like that. He got zofran because he had some nausea and the only medication that he really needed but never got was his oxy for his break through pain. Last night I felt like I was fighting a loosing war with the nursing staff. I understand that things happen and that Scottie is not their only patient but when he is in pain, well, help him get comfortable. Scottie finally got comfortable around 3:30 this morning and he fell asleep between 4:30-5:00 am. We have talked to the doctors and we are looking at going home tomorrow (Scottie's Birthday) or on Saturday. The only criteria that we have to meet includes the following,,,having his pain under control both during the day and especially at night, he poops, he is able to eat without feeling nauseated during the night and he walks. So far we have not met the criteria. I do know that Scottie is looking forward to going to the Le Seuer County Pioneer Power Tractor Show and being around his tractor family and friends. We do appreciate all of your prayers and thoughts. We do love each and everyone of you and you will always have a special place in our family. Please continue to pray for Scottie and our family. as we continue down this long road. I will keep you all posted with anything new that arises on Scottie.

To specifically answer the question, I basically hoard anything and everything related to my profession or interests. They range from woodworking tools needed or not, wood scraps which many times become problematic, tractor parts, etc,etc.Now, what may be more interesting, and what will give people an understanding why we do this is I think the important part of it. With the current TV shows on the subject most people look to it as to somewhat of a mental problem, and I agree that it many times it may be, specially when it affects your well being and your family. However I know that is not the case with me nor with many of us that I know. To me it is mainly what was embedded into my personality since a young age. The attitude of not wasting anything and finding usefulness in what many would consider garbage. Along with it is the need of self reliability in making do with what you have without resorting every time to running out to purchase something . There is a common statement here in the neighborhood by many neighbors, that if you need something before you run to Home Depot , stop and see Cas. More often than not they go no further than my house. It is an extremely satisfying feeling to me to improvise from anything that I have, and never ceases to amaze me how many different uses objects that are considered garbage or useless by most have. Many times also stuff comes to me in the most unusual circumstances. Recently an elderly very good friend also a woodworker all of his life had to sell his home due to illness and the inability to live alone. Sure enough the whole family and children descended on his home clearing everything out to sell the house. In his basement and shop he had a lifetime of accumulation as we all can imagine. Screws, hardware, exotic wood scraps,tools and so on. They started throwing stuff out and immediately it became a serious issue where they were basically literally killing him. So unknown to him they asked me if I could help them with some of this stuff. All I can say is that when he saw me there he started ranting on how no one understood how much good stuff was there and how long he had worked and saved all of it. That his son runs to the hardware store for everything and all that he needs is there and then he complains that he has no money. So, even though I have no real need for it, what was I to do? Definitely not convince him to throw it all out . I asked him if I could have it all. The only answer I got was having an 82 year old man hugging me while he cried. For the next two days I made four trips to that basement with my van, as he peacefully watched me with a smile and a sense of serenity about him. Occasionally as I picked up certain items, he would tell me the story behind it and how he came about it. I asked him if I could pay him for the stuff and he merely touched my face and said," you already have".

Not much. Nope. tractors, trucks, four wheelers, tools, parts, v8’s, snow plows, wood and steel scraps, repeat

I bought back this tractor I sold about a month ago, and installed a nice deck I picked up!! Woot!!

Needs a stack sticking out of the hood for the 2 stroke Jimmy.Neat find!

I want one. I could ride down the hill in my backyard in that thing.

Finally got around to mounting an electric fuel pump on my 2005 Classic. I went with a Mr. Gasket 42S and found a cozy spot for it under the tank. Hopefully this puts an end to the crank...crank...crank after it's been sitting several days.

Nice Geezer Glide! Real sharp!

Saw this in a New Jersey CL ad

Besides tractors it parts. I was going to start a “ I spy “ thread with these pictures.

This is an 854 which I believe has never been tampered with other than a newer set of tires and painted wheels The picture looks much nicer than the tractor does in person.

This was going to be a parts machine until I cleaned it up and got a closer look. All I've done to it is clean it up, install a new seat and paint the wheels.

Posted June 13, 2013 (edited) Here are photos of my 653. It is 100% original. All decals are present and intact even on engine. Even the carburetor looks like it has never been touched. The plow has never been mounted with the hardware still in the sealed bag. Tires still have a lot of the "knibs" on them. It has only cut grass twice in its life. Cas (additional info edited in) Bought it in 2007 on eBay. It came from Columbus,Ohio.My fiercest competitor for it was Wild Bill. It was his questions to the seller and the fact that he stated who he was that really sparked my final interest in the tractor. Needless to say it did not come cheap. I seem to be the third owner. It was originally owned by an elderly gentleman in a farming comunity and it was only used by him for transportation. Its second owner had it only for a little while and used it only twice to mow an elementary school yard. I don't believe this tractor has ever stayed outside one day in its life or ever felt a drop of rain. With the exception of a bill of sale every other piece of paper that came with it in 1963 I have, down to the engine tag warning to put oil in before using. Everything feels tight like new specially the steering. It was certainly loved by its previous owners as testified by its condition. It has never been touched by paint or a wrench. It only had one diode changed at some time in the past . I can also state that it will stay that way for at least two more generations, since it will not go anywhere during that time.

100% original

Here's one.

Happy Birthday @JimmyJam, we are glad you were born!

My first mod is complete! I had to finish under the camper lights, the shop’s too messy to bring it in right now... but it’s 3” lower in the rear AND I CAN TOUCH THE GROUND!

Put Vader to work this evening and got to teach the little boys some roofing. The roof on the kids playhouse is about 20 years old and shot and so we decided it was time to replace it. I had enough extra shingles left from a large project and so it was a “labor only” situation! Judge and Zach helped haul the old roofing and throw it in the wagon. Once the roof was clear and the debris cleaned up, we discarded the old shingles and then loaded the trailer with tools and supplies. Once I was confident I had everything that I needed from the big job trailer, it was back out to the playhouse. The three of us took turns driving Vader back and forth because it is just too cool to let any one of us drive it the whole time! Zach handed me up shingles... and Judge got to help with cutting starter course shingles and bringing those to me. One side is done and the other is struck out. The mosquitos were starting to show us who was boss and so we called it a night. Tomorrow we will wrap it up. Fun times with my two little boys and the Super C!

My 603 I got from @Shynon. All original except for the Kohler transplant, but made it better in my opinion!

Looking forward to seeing Backbeard taking a stroll through the garden plot!

Do they go numb doing 12 oz curls??!! Have to go to a straw then! Glad to here it!

Wheel Horse Parts and More makes a better one It's 1/2" thick where the stock WH one is 3/8" thick it's $113. If you plan to used it hard with heavy implements It's worth it.My WH sleeve hitch has a small twist from heavy use. I have I have it braced with a piece of 1/4" flat and an 1/4" thick angle welded between the two sides. He has the cable and other parts needed to use it.

I have a Suburban in my driveway / lot that has two V8’s... one’s just in the back hatch though...

Im with @ebinmaine about the scrape wood . Alot of times just add glue and make BIGGER scraps! Because of the length of time it takes to make wood its a shame to burn it sorry @JAinVA !!

You can mount the pan you have by bolting the flywheel side to the frame and using "J" Bolts on the PTO side.

Copies of all my wife's medical bills since 2013 ( all related to her back ) I have a problem TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much paper.

The oil pans for the Kohler engines above 8hp were speced for Wheel Horse and have threaded holes in the bottom of the pan to bolt them directly to the frame.

Go with 2 link spaced chains and not the cheaper 4 link spaced chains. The space between the links on the 4 makes for a bumpy ride and the tire slips between the links grabbing.

these two all original except mower decks. both decks repaired and repainted.

Trust me Ag tires on hard packed snow /ice are absolutely worthless especially if you have to back up (ags are directional). L107 runs Ags in summer and muddy season turfs and chains once the ground freezes.

Louis Lamour books. A LOT of books really. Between Trina and I we have hundreds.... General hardware like nuts bolts etc. Scrap wood. Neither one of us can throw away scrap wood pieces.

Tractors and 78 Ford trucks.

That is one of those what the what units.

I'm sorta with 953 here and am a bit negative on an amateur doing this ... First off a drill bit will NOT make a round hole, is never to the exact size, and will tend to wander, plus at least a fair sized drill press to handle that large a drill bit, If all 3 of the holes are worn to the point they are sloppy, then the holes will be almost certainly egg/oval shaped meaning finding center can be a pill. The spindle holes are on an angle meaning you have to make a 'jig' to mount the axle at that angle to maintain it. I've done several axles with my large milling machine using end mills which make a decent hole with out having to ream them, usually taking some several minutes getting the axle mounted up in the mill vise at the necessary angle, and getting as close as possible to the center. As most machinists will say "yeah the fix didnt take but 5 minutes but setting up takes a LOT longer"

Had a bit of a mishap when mowing alongside the pond, outside our abode last week. There's a big willow tree that I pass under and I push the hanging strands to one side as I do so. These are practically touching the ground and this time I didn't quite get things right. Some strands tangled round the stack and snapped off the silencer/muffler. Just above the clamp. Went to a local tractor, quad, garden machinery outfit to see what they had. Only thing kind of suitable was a silencer/muffler for B&S 10 - 12hp engines. Had to order it and I picked it up today. It was made to screw into the head, but as can be imagined, the stub in the Kohler head was not going to budge. A little bit of measuring told me the existing pipe O.D. just above the bend, was slightly bigger than the new silencers. So I cut the pipe just below the join and off to the farm workshop to borrow the ocy/acet and heat the end of the bent pipe up. Getting it red hot allowed me to screw the threaded end of the new silencer into it. Worked a treat and no welding was needed, as the fit was good and tight. Fitted to the engine and we're back in business. OH! The willow has had a bit of a trim as well.

How about had? The 657 was under porch for 25 years. The no name was a cheap pick up for plowing. The 1257 was a special pick up in NY. This was from the original owner always keep this up. Real clean not messed with. Miss it. Really like those start/gens. I had the seat redone with the pans done from a tin knocker .

I am reasonably sure this 953 has never been repainted! And it never be while I'm alive! ! ! !

My 400 hour 314-8 and my C160

My father-in-law's RJ-58 as it looked when I got it a couple months ago. Of course, I'm having to change things to make it mechanically sound and get it running,

Heres another.It's a 96 416H with less than 300 hours.Best $250 I ever spent This is how it looked when I went to get it.Thats mud splashed on the grill face.

754 last one made all original

I’m unsure of 100% originality but these ones at least haven’t been repainted...

1968 Charger 12. Purchased 5mins form my home from the original owners brother. All ways kept inside.

All original right down to the grime.

My 414-8