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Well its been a long road for this little REO but its finally running, moving, and mowing as it should. I bought it almost two years ago. Running and driving before I loaded it onto my truck. Stopped at a friends house to show him. I had to talk him into unloading it to drive it around his yard. Well we unloaded it, he got on and drove it like 25 yard where the transmission locked up. So after my cancer treatment we finally got around to cracking the transmission open to find out what the problem was. Bad bearings and a broken shift fork. Found the parts and never having seen the inside of a transmission before was able to get everything installed and back together. When that was done took the carb off and soaked it and got a rebuild kit. Well its all back together again and to my surprise working as it should ! Did a quick clean up on it but for being all original and 55 years old it looks pretty good. Im glad it is running and driving again. Saved from being a parts machine or hauled to the junk. I said earlier that I think I am the only one interested in these rear engine little horses. Can anyone put a value on them? I never see any around. At some point I will have to part with them.

She isn't pretty but it should make a good all around tractor for this kids, what are thoughts on a plow tractor for them, easy hydro with hydro lift it has a Kohler twin 17hp that definitely needs alittle attention pretty solid unit. the old man I bought it from only lived about 5 miles from me, he owned it about 5 years or so he bought it and got cancer sat in his garage for some time I was seeing it out side more and more I always told my wife I would own it if I seen it out by the road. I didn't find it by the road but found it online, sold it to me for 100 dollars, he said he was sick of tripping over junk so he gave me a wheel horse round hood, original wheel horse owner's manual and documents he made and sale papers, a bunch of extra parts and new points, I never was a black hood guy but couldn't pass up the deal. I have to get better pictures. Here you go @PeacemakerJack another idea that you created last year at plow day letting me ride that hydro

Nothing but the best! Actually I danced around, kicked it out with my other foot and kept welding 🥴. Nobody ever claimed I was the brightest bulb in the shed!

That’s all it was! I’m finishing the welding of the rear hitch, then maybe I’ll even smooth it a bit and throw some paint at it!

I was watching the movie and Google it to see how much was real. One of the links was a video of the TV show "This Is Your Life" featuring Desmond. One of the gifts they gave him...... Wait for it... ... Was a Wheel Horse! For those that don't know, Desmond Doss was a conscientious objector that was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor

To RED SQUARE You have a great Model , a favorite among many Members on here. You also have found the Best place to ask questions, and I dare to say that many of the members may even know more about Wheelhorse than they do their wives or girlfriends for that matter?

You guys happy already?

Took a gander at the food plot this morning. The foliage is about a foot tall with tracks proving the deer are here. I kicked up a small doe on the way out too, but she was too quick for pictures.

Working on a late 1980's 36 inch rear discharge mower deck that I got (cam from Florida of all places) that other then paint loss and a bad idler support arm is in pretty good shape. No rust holes but will new some new blades, belts and wheels installed. I am going to take the lift pieces off and repaint the top and bottom surfaces. New decals have been ordered from Terry at Redo Your Horse and I have all ther other parts needed to rebuild into a good deck for future use. I have seen this idler support arm damage before. The new one I bought is next to the old one I had on a previous rebuild. The up and down movement (not so much the back and forth ) of the idler support arm wears a wider hole often due to bolt damage or being loose on the support arm. Something to watch for as these Toro idler support arms are now about $50 to purchase new.

@PeacemakerJack Yeah Josh, I remember it. Made my day. That’s what the hobby is all about. Like I have said before, this forum is full of great people that I can call my friends. Some I have never met, some I have had the privilege of shaking thier hand and sharing stories. For me, when it gets to the point of making money instead of friends, the fun is over.

So here we go again...As soon as I finished up the last wheel barrow conversion I knew the Wheel Horse & Sylvan Lake Western RR was gonna need more capacity...two simply wasn’t enough to meet the demands of the nieces & nephews... So... I saved an old folding chair cart from the scrapper along with some beat up old metal folding chairs... It will hold 4 chairs in line. Plan is to put in a floor, secure the chairs, add seat belts, paint frame red, chairs and hitch black. Thinking of using extra set of rears that came with my recent WHrat WHrecker build...should raise whole thing up to perfect height for level platform... Will become car #3 in the Wheel Horse & Sylvan Lake Western RR... seating for 6-8 depending on passenger size... Pic of the frame so far and the existing RR cars it will attach to...

Went about 150 miles south yesterday into Jim's @oliver2-44 territory to a show I'd never been to, but will definitely be going back. Jim had another event to go to and unfortunately wasn't able to come. Here are pictures of just a few things that were at the show. I'm sure my phone would have run out of memory had I taken pictures of everything! The first picture was taken on the way to the show at a gas station. Yes, that is a huge shopping cart with a big block Chevy on it.

Personally, I think the pump is just not man enough for the job. That's a lot of weight you've got hanging off the back. Also when the plough/low is in the ground, I doubt it would even twitch. I'd see about sourcing another pump and power it off the P.T.O. OOPS! That's a reply to a post in the first part of the thread. Memo to self. Make sure you read ALL the thread before posting.

I think the second collar is a great idea. Might wanna grab a new belt for the hydro there Kevin. The cracks look pretty deep in that one.

It will be put out at the driver's meeting ... mandatory fluid checks!!

You only go with OSHA approved welding chaps I see...

Would take more than a little noise to scare a diesel off.

Got the dual mounted up and plow mounted let's go roll some dirt

Today's turnout of red at the pull. My 2 at the end then dad's 2 in the middle then a friend's two closest.

Well got a message yesterday from a friend of the family saying they had a wheelhorse they wanted to sell...and even though I have 2 under the knife as we speak I was naturally curious. All she said was it has 500 special on it. So we wet out today and found it was in fact a 500 special and was in pretty good shape ( except the mower deck that had been cut and welded). Don’t know much about these except the basics so if someone could chime in with some details I’d appreciate it as always. Plus at $100 I couldn’t leave it to A. Rot or B. Go to someone who wouldn’t appreciate it so we made room in the shop for it.

I really enjoy welding. I’m used to the occasional slag on my head, or arms. This morning, a hot piece of slag found it’s way through the hole in my jeans, down my boot and to the top of my foot! I am not a very graceful dude, but the dancing I was making up could’ve landed me a dancing with the stars gig! I’m sure they need another stage crew guy, maybe a speaker carrier or something.

How is a tractor that has all of its paint intact, no rust, a perfect seat and chrome caps not pretty? Looks pretty dang nice to me.

DeD, I machined a new set of hubs for my Raider 10 awhile back. I did relieve the backside, but left a lot more meat in the flanges and hubs. I also machined the axles for full length keys. I’m guessing those hubs will outlast me! Danny

Don't be telling me about having good headlight lenses. You'll get me thinking of parting the beast out and replacing it. I've thought about it before. about 2 years ago I killed the engine, turned out the piston broke allowing the rod 1/2 to continue up and down while the top of the piston stayed up in the head. I was pulling a homemade drag working up about 2 acres of land for planting a prairie restoration. After about 4-5 hours of pulling the engine stopped putting out power although the crank/flywheel was still turning. I guess that was too much for the old beast. I had to rent a small diesel tractor to finish the job. A new piston and its been going strong again. I have to admit I'm unable to find a replacement and my wifes John Deere lawn tractor isn't 1/2 the tractor this old wheel horse is.

I thought that I would share with you the way I fix hub & axle issues. If the bore is in fair shape but the key way is junk, I will broach a new key way 90 degrees to the old one. I will then drill & tap a hole for a set screw over the new key way. When I reassemble, I will install both set screws to give a little extra grip on the axle. For the axles I will weld the old key way shut then throw it in a lathe to get it back in round. This process is probably optional, but for some reason I feel better knowing that the old key way has been filled in. I have my own feelings about the use of woodruff keys on the axle. I'm not a fan of it because the 1" long woodruff key leaves a lot of hub surface area untouched by the key. I choose to cut a straight key way in the axle 180 degrees to where the old key way was, this will allow the use of a longer 1/4" strait key. With this process I can take advantage of all of the key way surface. If you choose this route make sure that you don't run your new key way past the depth of the hub, you don't want the new key way to extend into to axle seal. I have had good luck with this process.

That was way to easy, surely there is something you could redesign and completely rebuild!! Randy

That's stuffed. Still got the price tag on.

The hitch is smoothed and even primed!

Yay, the tile is down!

I'd like to add to that a little bit. General knowledge type stuff. All the set screws I install on a new surface I tighten them and back them out and tighten them and back them out four five six times before I leave it tight. I'm really not sure where I got that trick from but what happens is that the set screw cup surface digs into the shaft surface a little bit more every time you tighten it. If you look at the clock position of the wrench as you tighten and loosen you'll see that it goes a little further each time you do that. A word of caution when doing this. Be sure NOT to mushroom too much below the set screw or you'll have difficulty removing the item that is being set.

As suggested here is a Pic of my Welding slipper.... don‘t ask where the Holes from.. 😂

Portland, Indiana Tri -State Engine Club Swap Meet this week October 10 , 11 and 12 Always a good event !

To be all serious it's really difficult to judge body size on a hoof imprint alone especially in "muddy" conditions best to get yourself a "cheap" scouting/game camera (Wildgame Innovations) and set up some remote surveillance...

Overkill, I’m sure, but I found this collar at the hardware store and decided I’d add it to the outside of the pulley, to double the clamping power.

Warning!! Don't park too close to the silo filler. We had Jim's truck hooked on to a trailer full of corn stalks. Unfortunately, where we parked the truck ended up being just off the path of the shoot on the silo filler. Needless to say Jim's truck ended up with a real nice camo job. Jim & Cindy taking a two up cruise on their Horse. My herd. I had picked up this 210-5 on Thurs before the show for $0. I was able to drive the tractor on to my trailer when I picked it up. The key switch was worn out & sloppy so I replaced it with a brand new one when I got home. The tractor was nothing that I was interested in keeping, but I had a plan for it. One of my many grand nieces had been asking me to help her find a Wheel Horse so I thought this may be a good fit for her. I did not want to give her the tractor simply because there are too many nieces & nephews to start that ball rolling, but I was willing to sell it to her. We settled on a price of $2. The farm tractors that my family & I brought to the show.

If you progressively trim the seat legs, you’d have yourself stadium seating!

Those screws file off by hand very easily. And the bushings are about a buck a piece at Ace hardware...

Happy Birthday, my friend! May God richly bless you for all the lives that you have touched and continue to touch both in and outside the forum. I know that you have already had an impact in my family! Remember this one?

It has been a good weekend. Messed with replacing the points, condenser, spark plug, coil, and spark plug wire Saturday night. Was able to get the motor to fire but still had issues with new points. This evening put old points back on and it fired up. She is ALIVE. Was also able to get the welded axle pin off and found another on the parts shelf. Also found a tie rod in the back barn. Still taking baby steps but coming together https://youtu.be/J6-jbxzptyA

The Machine got a fluid change and a new stack, didn't want to scare any diesels away

I bought one for my son. After I fixed some odds and ends and than found a plowblade. It was a GREAT machine for doing our 500 foot long driveway, and it did it very very well. Powerfull and easy to operate. My son Mike misses that machine, frankly I do to. Dont forget chains and weights, ESSENTIAL for the task. Best if luck. Glenn

So far, stabilized non-ethanol fuel does a pretty good job for me. I usually run several tractors to pull a trailer a few times during the winter. The rest that won't get used I will run stabilized fuel in them, but then run the carb dry just to be safe. I usually take the battery out of those and rotate the battery maintainers between them. I used to leave a maintainer on a battery all winter, but after I cooked a couple of them I just rotate between batteries every few weeks.

I was actually trying to be serious but that’ll work! I would probably have a deer and a pair of shorts to clean up if that walked in front of me!

@Solze1267 great find! I use my $80 Commando 6 which looks to be essentially the same tractor quite often for chore duty!

Could it be this easy? The set screw was backed out and the pulley slid right off. I’m going to put things back together and give it a whirl! Maybe the pulley was slipping on the shaft!

That is a cool idea! Thanks! Was thinking (always dangerous) of trimming all chair legs to the cross supports to lower center of gravity and make attachment to trailer easier with u bolts...your use may come in to play as well... Also working on a design using the old seat pan / fenders from the WHrat WHrecker for fenders at the axle / wheel point. This is gonna be low speed kids only so leg height won’t be an issue...

I have some nice NOS Kohler can mufflers, I can probably owe you one for storing my engine this long. I need to come get that anyway.

I recently found a sulky only. Thanks to @formariz for helping to ID the sulky.

The frame is tacked and I made a few filler passes on the joints. Hindsight, this is too much of a gap to continue building this way. I’d be further ahead cutting pieces and fitting them together... but I just had to try it! I’ll cut and weld the piece of tubing for the hitch pin then start planning a lift lever.