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Yesterday I had a new garage door installed, something I have needed for a while considering all of the gaps it had making it nearly impossible to work in there in the winter. I spent all Sunday cleaning the garage so that the installer could move around easily, and when I was done, parked all my tractors inside nice and neat. After getting to work today, a coworker (who I convinced to buy a Wheel Horse last year) asked to see pictures of the new garage door, and of course I had to show him the army parked in there all nice and neat. I have nicknames for each tractor (they earn their names based off what their first major repair is) and so he asked me if the collective group had a nickname as well. Finally during lunch today it hit me...."The Red Sea".

Yah... right if ther is such a thing! So I have this fine pair of '67s and I decided not to do any builds or restos this off season due to too many tractors in need of ordinary love. Both these plus a 854 have outboard needle bearings in dire need and figured I get decent original tractors in need in shape over the winter instead of any builds or full blown and paint restos I be tractors ahead. Now if people would leave me alone in the shop for a day and I had all the parts on hand, yah right, I figured I could knock one out in a day or maybe two. Yah right...Why is my life filled with yah rights?!?! I got the 867 from @Shynon who is a horses's @$$ for letting it go last summer and it's all original and unmolested. He had a cherry sickel bar to go with it but his trousers were a little low for me to afford that and I have enough sickel projects that are ladies in waiting. Regardless this 867 fits well in my herd of '67s nicely. I had my mid mount blade on it and like the 857 it was instant love. She smokes worst than me but only on cold starts so for now so runner like I stole her. Plan on this one being on the show circuit next year. Some primer pics to get things started but many more and issues to come... Stripped down and tranny coming out... took all of 45 min. To get this far side from pulling hubs and the hitchpin. Has the fun started yet?? Think not!

Every year I restore a Wheel Horse with my class. This year’s project is a C105. My students are getting good at bringing Wheel Horses back to life. I really enjoy passing my knowledge down to the kids. Some of them have even started their own collection of wheel horses.

Well today I found out Dooley setup on a garden tractor is not the best idea for plowing snow LOL 😁 but it was really fun doing it

Same great tractor bones, just a few sign of the times safety systems added. Hey, we don’t get traffic lights until enough people get side swiped... Toro had to add a few “lights” to keep the idiots safe too

Well I decided to go with 2 inch angle bolted to the frame instead of the 1/4 inch plate this way I have about an inch to play with for the air cleaner. And who new I was so good with a cut off wheel and a sanding flap wheel. I was really fretting taking a cut off wheel to the hood but I think it turned out pretty good. It is amazing to me that once you modify one part there are ten more parts need to be modified

“Uncle Jim...Trains have real cabooses!!!” ...And so once again, incessant passenger demands for more seating and a period authentic train experience have me designing and fabricating a “caboose” for the Sylvan Lake & Wheel Horse Northern Rail Road... This time the frame is an old stacked chair cart once destined for the dumpster... Basic design: seating for two high sides roof chimney colors... uhm, red with black trim (hood)...catchy huh? Pic is of my design consultants / assistant wrenches, the video is of the current SL&WHN RR set up in action, and a shot of the caboose and associated parts waiting paint, final fabrication and assembly... I am informed by my twin nephews that a Christmas Day ride is expected... so the pressure is on...seating for 9...ALL ABOARD! Need to get final design measurements so appropriate graphics can be ordered from @Vinylguy...! Stay tuned! 9FC297EC-2AD6-4276-B32B-F9BA84CBD558.MOV

Now this is a 20 ton HF press with a bottle jack for the prime mover. I maxed out the capacity of the jack so much that an internal relief must have been bypassing. Thing would not budge. I was afraid the apron plates were going to shatter as I've been told they do. I walked away from it under full pressure to get a can of love lube and suddenly the whole press jumped and let out a loud CRACK. Things commenced to flying off shelfs around the press including a case of canning jars. Now thers a nice mess of broken glass to clean up! It did let loose and again with maxing out the jack another crack! Got it to move another tiny bit. Kept working it standing at arm's length and safety glasses on and success! I really doubt even a bearing splitter behind it and a mechanical or hydraulic puller would have gotten it off on the tractor. The woodruff even took some wrestling and the heat wrench to get it out. End lesson is you get one side off disassemble and go to the big guns to avoid a looking for a new hub. Doesn't matter which side comes off. Go for what looks like the easiest side and get it soaking in your fav penetrant about a year ahead of time! Used a stubby 9/16" to get up in back of the diff in the case to hold the bolts after the internals come out. Take off the snap ring and out it comes. to EB @ebinmaine for having an extra hub.

I am new to the forum and old wheel horse. I just made a deal for 2 a 10 hp and 8 hp. The deal also comes with snow blade and tiller. These are projects. If someone can decipher the model number for me that would be great. All of his for the low price of $500 is that to much. Thanks

I bought a new TORO/WH in 1998 (still have it) like Kevin said above other than the added safety switches/wiring the same basic design and implement attachment style and quality since days.

Welcome to the forum, it looks like you’re in the same town I am. Looks like a couple of nice projects, let me know if I can help out.

It’s just a day trip away Jeremy, you’re welcome to swing by any time!

You certainly deserve to be a member Right click on the emblem next time you see one and save it to your computer. Then go to your profile and insert it in the signature line. Any one is welcome to use the club badges. It's not really a formal club just some clowns who favor the B'hoods ...or 953s ...or 520s or round hoods... Here's a dandy I just may have to use!

Does it show? My first Wheel Horse was also the first thing I ever drove as a child. My grandparents old 1980 C-175. When my grandmother passed I inherited the tractor and that's what started it for me. Then I needed the C-145 so that in the winter I could have one with the plow, one with the snowblower, then the Super C was the next natural choice........I have a problem.....and I am not ashamed I've seen a few people posting with a Black Hood Club emblem in their signature, but haven't found how to join yet, if anyone knows I'd love to join the ranks.

Yes sir. Going to clamp it to a work table and zip a little here, zap a little there. I appreciate the advice though.

Hoobie & Doobie sat on a wall. Hoobie & Doobie had a great fall. All the Wheel Horses And all the Red Square men Couldn't put Hoobie & Doobie together again. Berma Shave

I have been searching for a Wheel Horse for plowing my stone driveway. I came across a 310-8, but I'm still waiting for the guy to get back to me. Now I've come across a 2000, 314-8, but I realize that Toro bought Wheel Horse in 1986. So my question is, did the Wheel Horse quality drop off when purchased by Toro? Is a year 2000 too new?

Happy birthday youngtimer Eric, from this side of the Pond. Enjoy your day and have a lot of Fun.

Yepp.... Single tires. Chains. LOTS of weight. What in theeee world size is that plow???

@Dirtpoor! If either will run, you might just as well be Dirtrich!

I’m so glade Jim approves of your idea Kevin, I sure do wish some of you most excellent welders were a little closer, they don’t call me pigeons crap Sam for nothing

I don't believe that green wagon goes with the other items, even if it is the Christmas season!

It was for simple plowing with increasing the efficency what i meant with 2 Wheeler that..

There shouldn't be oil supplied to that area. Clean it up with spray parts cleaner and observe to see if it indeed comes out from the head bolt. If that is what you find, then pull the head to see if there is a bad head gasket or a crack in the cylinder or some other issue.

Good news is tranny all looks good in side so on to the intended mission. Except for the fact now waiting for bearings to arrive after discovering all that was on the shelf was stuff for 1" axles!

Don't know how I missed that thread! I guess I ain't the only one to been down this road! The hitch pin was brown welded to the slot but did move in the transmission with great difficulty. Since Dan was gracious enough to make up a few and to save some time the pin was expendable. It came out of the tranny easy enough but the slot hitch was another story. On to more fun stuff the hubs! The side with the trashed bearing came off with no issues, most likely due to being kept in tranny oil. The left side not so.... So @stevasaurus and I were kicking around in another thread if the one side was off could the differential be disassembled in the case for removal of the hub and axle. The diff. had to come apart for inspection of the limited slip spring anyway! Yes it can be done! Which is what I should have done in the first place to avoid the busted up hub. So the whole axle goes to the press.

I've bought several at Tractor Supply.No fuel gauge on them,but I fill the tank every time I'm done using the tractor anyway.Never have run out of gas...….yeah right!!!

When you look at what you'll get for $ 1200 in the big box store and how long it won't last the value of a nice is easy to see. Considering the low hours and the extras that come with it the 314-8 is priced about right. You should be able to find a deck for it for about $ 250 so you may have a little bargaining room.

Even though your tractor looks super cool, wider is never better when it comes to traction in snow. Glad you had a good time plowing though. Still waiting for a real snow storm here.

Specially just ' for bedtime when I need to get put to sleep!

This old fan/heater is amazing for curing paint. I have it blowing into the oscillating fan for adequate air movement in the entire room.

I am not 100% satisfied with the drywall mud. There are a few low spots. The blanket of snow outside really brightened up the room to make all the flaws really pop. I decided to paint, then skim a few spots as needed then touch up the paint. This’ll keep my progress moving forward. I’ll let this coat dry, then cut in the walls and paint them up too. Then grout, finish the wood wall, install vanity and continue on the shower! There is still some color coming out of the last shower mud job.

Sweet work on the hood fitment! If I were Jim @WHX24 (or had a spare hood in my barn) I’d find one all painted up and try to work that into the custom, maybe sand some of the custom hot rod paint out... Hey look, I already got Jim’s finger of approval for the idea!

You could build a two into one header as pictured or run both pipes parallel and cut them in a slash like a harley street bike By the way Jeremy, that thing looks tough. Awesome job on the hood.

Thank you all very much. You're awesome. I want to share a picture of the gift I got from my wonderful Trina, my Honey, BBT. She's a very thoughtful person overall and is fantastic at giving gifts. And as you are all well aware we are both quite frugal people. So gifts between us are never elaborate expensive wastes... But they're ALWAYS awesome. I have a small collection of saws mounted on the wall. I've wanted an old school bow saw for eons. Got some age to it but not ancient. Appears to be handmade. No makers mark on it. Nice patina. I LOVE it !!!!

The wheel weights alone are worth over $200

Gotta tell ya I got this thing about cutting in to 54 yo sheet metal with that patina but you did a real nice job.

It may be witchcraft, but honestly I've had some dumb luck with the things. I've dragged many many batteries out of scrapyards, and if the plates are good, I'll give them a mix of hot water and Epsom salt, and let them cook on a desulfator/charger I've had. After about 2 days, a battery that wouldn't light a pair of lamps would reliably start a tractor. And often keep doing this for another year or two. No more jumping required. I've tried the experiment with a regular old charger and it's never worked once. With this little job, out of perhaps 30/40, only one to date has failed to come back. Call it luck or coincidence, I don't know. The big battery in our John Deere rider .. forgetting the model.. is original from 1998. It's been on an early Battery-MINDer trickle since day 1.

I don't care what the rest of these guys say about you..... Your a good egg!!! HAVE A GREAT BIRTHDAY !!!

That was from a very dark time in my life. It's my reminder that I never want to go back there...plus, it's literally always behind me

Tecumseh HH70. It's a 655 so the H60 was stock. I bought it from the son of the original owner. The story I got is that it was their everyday tractor for years, the motor blew and they order a replacement from Northern Tool. The only problem is they butchered the hood to fit the gas tank for the new motor. A friend found me a new hood for it though, so I am planning on doing a full rebuild on it this winter I think and get it looking pretty. The son did a minor resto on it a few years ago, and it's an ok job but it looks good from afar and far from good.

Absolutely NOT something I'd spend money on. There's no proven consistent science to show that it works. I did some research this past summer and just couldn't find anything that genuinely shows repair or even improvement across the board. If we could actually FIX a battery instead of buying a new one at today's prices Johnson Controls and Penn would have been out of business already. I wasn't fond of it either... But I bit the bullet and bought a new battery.

I tried the tiny sheet metal brake and its just too weak to bend the long runs, as for the short runs you just cant get them into the brake to line up.....Yes it was all hammer and dolly but there is a bit of a good starting trick.

Hope you have a wonderful day. I was going to PM you today to send a happy BD, I wasn't sure I would see it on here, and I did remember the date from our many conversations we had going on the road trip to bring the Ferguson Tractor to Maine, that was a fun Day. Also, thanks for all the free Entertainment you give back to RS with you and Trina's numerous projects, comments and beautiful pictures of all your Maine hiking trips etc. It is a pleasure to have met and know the both of you. Take care my friend.

Have a great day Eric. Sending some seat time to the North.

I forecast some scenes from an earlier post by @stevasaurus.

I thought it was pretty cool when I picked up my phone this morning and I saw that. @Tractorhead Steve had started this thread just after midnight Eastern Time.

Check out this ipl... I think it's very doable

I play everyday!

One photo opportunity that occurred for me was a scenic overlook in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park while bringing home my 310-8 from Tennessee where I purchased it.