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If you have your kids out on Christmas Day taking a picture with the horses... Which tractors are older than me, let alone them😁

When you're looking at buying a different home, just so that you can have more room for tractors.

If your thought process is anything like this... I don't need another tractor I don't need another tractor I don't need another tractor I don't need another tractor So what do I do? I buy a hydro because I want to try one out...

When you check in on more than your phone, messages, email...

When your wife makes you keep a tally sheet of how many you have and what they are worth incase she decides to off you and get rid of them! When you have as many parts tractors as you do workers!

For several years my wife has gift wrapped any package that arrives in December and puts it under the Christmas tree (unless I tell her it is a vitally important item). Several time she has wrapped things I was buying as gifts for her, saves me a lot of work. Look what was under the tree this year. Some @Vinylguy custom decals for the GT-14 and a pair of magnetic Red Square Supporter signs!

I just uploaded a 2020 calendar for all to enjoy!

When you start hiding them under the pine trees so the wife doesn't see them

.....but our very own beloved Howard @857 horse made getting to know your members in the the latest news letter of WHCC. For those of you who have never met Howard your loss. The instigator of the Mash Pole and all around good guy. Yes his health has not been kind to him but me thinks he has made lemonade! Pics please...

When you send out Christmas cards with a on them...!

When you go out to the shed looking for a specific part and find a couple extra attachments that you didn’t know that you had!!!

Me too

When your wife reminds you of how many you have because you've lost count. Again.

I can’t miss the Wednesday night supper and a few beverages with the boys...

Or even better yet I spent a good part of Christmas day working on my 1054 and was late for dinner. Opps.

I hide them under tarps.

I'll be bringing mine.....

When you say..ok just one more and thats it! When you say no more restos !!

Desmond Doss Sid it best for saving his brother’s at Hacksaw Ridge. ”Please Lord, just one more.” When you say your prayers and add “Please Lord, just one more.”

Kevin—hope you don’t mind me using your thread for sharing this cool story...@Coulter Caleb were driving to work on Tuesday morning when I spotted something that I had never personally seen... An albino buck! It was about 500 yards across the field but started running our way. I quickly handed Caleb my phone and he snapped these pics. I appologize for the lack of quality but the deer was running, I was driving, and Caleb was trying to zoom in... he was a 6 point basket rack with half of the rack gone...guessing that it had already fallen off. Just cool to see this rare animal in person👍🏻

You look at the same red tractors on CL everyday! If the color of your garage floor is red! If...... I bet you guys can add to this.

Transmission. I kid you not. I actually found an 8-speed transmission in my shed I had no idea existed.

He's this is old coot who used have only a couple of tractors.....

No help here, but it sure would look good in my shed!! Just sayin’.

A wise woman (no names here Joette - oops!) once told me that you’re a collector if you’re not sure how many you have, but you’re a hoarder if you know the exact number. I used to be a hoarder, now I’m just another collector!

Got my vinyl stickers to finish it finally for christmas!

....when one whole wall of your storage shed looks like a parts store for Wheel Horse! ....when you buy your wife a new ATV and then have to decide if it or one of your tractors spends the winter outside under a tarp...and the tractor wins the coveted indoor space!

I did a search on "calendar shot" with quotes and had lots to choose from!

Yup, me too.

Uhh ohh..... That's DEFINITELY me....

BLUE SKY MOTEL.......10 MINUTES FROM THE BIG SHOW,,,, ...HOTEL IS OLD.....NOT VERY SHINEY......COLD A/C ,,,,,HOT SHOWER...... AND THEY CALL EVERY JANUARY TO CONFIRM THE ROOM,,,,,

Well, the SL&WHN RR was a big Christmas hit!!! Big smiles and they all went away with their own official train whistle to toot!!! Did have one uhm... malfunction... caboose came off the train... of course the video crew caught it all... and my QA / QC guys were in it at the time!!! I am sure I will get a visit from the OSHA train safety division now ... ECA1EF3F-5700-44CD-AB77-E4E222FB3A45.MOV 057DA514-71AE-437C-A416-400714130D8E.MOV

Christmas Train... 84B0C936-6B8F-44E1-BA44-E5ADD48F1F89.MOV

Well I had the Paint department/BBT/My Honey/Trina do a little more experimental spraying yesterday. @953 nut Richard the red oxide primer did the trick nicely. Here's 3 different colors. "Hole side" the metallic brown I like a lot. "Seam side" metallic oiled bronze "Plain side" another metallic brown The top color is also a textured paint so it leaves a fine sandy feel to the surface. Reaallly cool stuff.....

What an awesome smile Emory! Here is a picture of my son Judge on his Cub 100... Your dad did a great job on your Cub and we are wishing you a Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas guys!!! Here is a shot of Emory sitting on his Cub this morning. I think he liked the cart the best - now to get it restored!

You may never meet another man that outshines Howard! Great guy that loves the Horses and the people who love them. Go to the Big Show and just ask "where's Howard" and you'll get directions. Truly an honor to know him.

On second thought, 14hrs of "East Bound and Down" may be too much. Maybe I'll throw in some "She Got The Gold Mine" every now & then with my all Jerry all the time montage.

Ssshhhhuuuuuu she really believed me - excellent!!!😂😂😂

yes - the 8 speed transmissions do reproduce ... 'dual range' ...

S See...they do reproduce... May want to separate them... Specially that new guy you’re working on... Horses these days...tsk... tsk...tsk...

I hope to not be at the mouse come June. Should be settling into a new home and hopefully a new job way before june

Hhhmmm... No pictures again...? Mods may need to address this lack of compliance with website picture requirements...

Joel—my wife owns a 523Dxi and it is a fantastic tractor. I have never personally owned a Cub 3000 series but I have a couple of buddies that currently do. They are capable machines and have a lot of available attachments. However—if you parked a 3205 next to a 522xi you would be BAFFLED at the difference in the two. The WH is a MUCH bigger and heavier machine than the Cub. I have completely parted a Cub 3000 series (one of my buddies needed parts and he didn’t want to pay for new pieces) and they are in no way as strong as the xi. They similar engine choices (minus the Dxi) and on paper look the same. However, the cub has a very weak frame compared to the WH, many of the heavy working parts aren’t as heavy either. The 2000 and 3000 series are capable harden tractors but don’t compare to the xi series. Our Dxi came with a 60” deck that is EXTREMELY heavy weighing in at about 350# and it does a fantastic job on our 1.5 acres of lawn. Not as quick as a zero turn but still efficient especially with the power steering and tight turning radius. It also came with the two stage 44” snowblower. That is where this machine really shines! It will chuck snow an easy 35-40’ no problem as the video below attests to... Keep in mind that these are big tractors though. With the snowblower attached compared in length to my Windstar minivan!!!! Items missing from the xi series in my option are (Cat O hitch, diff lock, rear pro, and front/rear hydraulics). This could be the most underrated an undetected late model garden tractor built! Everyone thinks of JD or Kubota when thinking of early 2000’s GT’s and these were unknown by most. The good news is that you can often find them for a good price. Ask @Shynon about his latest find. The Kohler Command is a really stout engine. Two things that they are known to struggle with are: coil packs going bad and leaking crank seals. Check that out and keep in mind. Neither is a terrible fix if you are handy and don’t mind getting your hands greasy! Good luck in your hunt!

Sorry Jeff that you guys weren’t able to get this done by Christmas, however it is getting close to completion. I can’t wait to see the finished product and the littlest family members enjoying it. I never owned my own pedal tractor but I had several buddies that did—very cool! I guess my “pedal” tractor was the 875... Thanks for sharing this story with us...

Hot off the “presses”—the annual Stertz family Christmas tractor pic... We specifically included Judge’s 1964 Cub Cadet for our buddy Emory in light of his awesome CC that @dells68 just finished up! Merry Christmas to you all, we thank you for your friendship throughout this last year and count it a blessing to have met many more of you face to face too! Let us not forget the reason for the season... Matthew 1:21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. As Tiny Tim observed, “May God bless us, every one!”

A friend of mine just sent me this picture and man I just fell in love! They just go together so well I just had to share it!

Okay. I got this. I made up a video special for you. I had to go to the thought process and ingenuity of figuring out how to hold the phone because I don't have a tripod on a stand or any of that fancy-schmancy stuff like some of you high technology fellows do. Aforementioned phone carrying mechanism involves a can of WD-40 spray penetrant and the table of my drill press.