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You should really think about one the carport style buildings like I put up.

During normal working hours (I know nobody works) it will be prudent for the collector to scope out restaurants and diners along with horses along the byways. So when SWMBO wants to spend some quality time with you on a nice day you say “ how about lunch at this neat diner I saw yesterday “ Where she’ll reply, “ Where is this tractor?”

Well I had to bite the bullet and get a bigger tractor for things I need to get done around the property at the sacrifice of my 552. I decided to go RED and get a TYM. They make Rural King/Mahindra and others. Got a great deal from a local dealer with a loader, grapple and pallet forks. So far I moved some big brush piles to a burn pile which in and of itself was a HUGE time saver!!

Gotta use a WH

After selling and buying for 20 years this is the final straw. I sell a fair amount of tractor parts and my other hobby model airplane stuff. As a private seller I don't take returns unless it's an extreme circumstances or my mistake. Recently I had a buyer file a nonsense claim against me stating the description was wrong (which nothing was wrong with the item or description). As part of ebay's buyers 100% guarantee, ebay went and froze money in my PayPal account while the claim was investigated, to which they wouldn't even listen to my side. So now I have to pay to get the item shipped back if I want my item back. (I have to pay the shipping both ways). Ebay will automatically refund the buyer out my PayPal account. Apparently eBay has permissions to go into your account. What a headache! The sad part is I don't make money doing this, it's more of passing parts and pieces to other people that need it. Which unfortunately ebay's agenda now is geared toward high volume junk sellers from across the pacific and could care less about the small private accounts. So needless to say I have decided after 20 years I will be closing my ebay account. A friend of mine did the same and told me it is so much easier just getting rid at the dump rather than being bothered selling on ebay, craigslist, facebook people anymore so difficult to deal with. That's my rant for today. It's Friday , almost beer time!

So it’s repaired enough to get me thru the winter. Had to get creative since a couple pieces of the frame were unsavable. Left the original top on and covered the entire thing with a new tarp. Kinda dark inside so I’ll have to add a second light fixture.

I have been looking for this for the past year! Actually I just got the decals on the hood and I am completely satisfied with the results! This is my Sweet 16!!

Since it was such a nice day today, I decided to hang some wind chimes at work.....

I went through the magical box of spare briggs parts. I knew I had enough to build one spare engine but looks like I have enough to build 2. So I cleaned up and painted the parts universal gloss black. I know the one block needs rings, do that over winter. It's nice just have them just in case something engine less shows up. These are pre 1964 143302 and 143402 5 3/4hp. I have no tractor restorations this winter. I am planning the engine department all organized.

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Started refreshing my dads 1996 toro 1028 power shift. New wear and tear parts, oil, carb and paint. Still a solid machine for being used its 1st 12 years of life in a commercial work atmosphere, then he hook it home after he retired it there for his own use. Other then paint still works like new. Not bad for 24 years of maine winters.

OK - more picture overload. Well...this now looks much better! The one picture shows all the internals I replaced. Carb was in great shape...should be good for another 41 years!

In my travels I see some of those canvas quonsets recovered with corrugated metal length wise.

Not only a custom model but a name to go with it! " 1467 Special" A.K.A. "Skonk"

Glad the structure was the only loss, Mike! Uncle Jim, that’s been torn for quite a while pal. You should probably do something about that before it snows again!

I believe it was called the Snow Devil. That actually is the inspiration for this build.

That was a Way i did normally before, means mulching before sweep. The Way i will go now, is use a easy flip- Trailer, where the dump go in. So it will be collected in the Trailer ( open to build) where dump was blown in. When that works so far, than i can easily dump on the Forrest at my allowed Dump port. Easy and simple doing with some Seattime on the Horse - it‘s a try, but we will see if and how it works.

Last time i used the Sweeper to collect Leaf, i realized, i must interrupt very often to dump. When leaf is collected with the sweeper stuffed after it was mulched before the third of ammount can be collected until you must dump first time. I wanna keep my Mowerdeck as it is in Original Condition, but i see on my last mowing with the new Blades, And the removed sideshields, it is a hell of a Turbine on sideexchange. So my idea is to cover the rear and drain it just with 2 directed channels, where i will collect a Tube and send it into a Trailer, so i can ride a longer time and clean a bigger Areal, and have to dump maybe just once. not much interrupt’s on my Ride while dump, Seattime is important... it is just a Try but maybe it‘s working better than i believe of it ain‘t work at all an my idea is Stupid, however i will give it a Try.

i believe Henry Ford messed with a screw drive

It is perfectly acceptable and even encouraged to have a dedicated wheel horse for each individual task; one for just the mower, a different one for the push blade, another one with the 3 pt hitch for the plow and tilling attachments.... That's my story and I'm sticking to it. Wife agrees.

I have owned this tractor almost 20 years and it has proved itself over and over again. About 13 years ago I updated to a zero-turn for grass cutting on my two acre lot. The last 5 years with my kids growing up too fast my old Wheel Horse has been sitting in my storage barn - and that bothers me! I have restored race boats, antique motorcycles, so many cars....and why have I not restored my tractor?! Here are a few shots of my history with this machine that I'm so attached to! 2004 - put in a septic field and then had LOTS of grass seed to plant. 2004-2012 - soooo many party's pulling the kiddos around - 'Farmer Al' - LOL. I'm sure everyone on here has very similar stories from their years with Wheel Horse tractors!

Looks like a going out of business sale or a tag sale here...but it isn’t. Shed took a huge hit when a tree dropped on it in a windstorm last Sunday. Frame work is severely bent and a few pieces are snapped. None of my stuff was damaged so that’s good. I’ll spend today trying to shore it up to al least get me thru the winter. Right now most of the shed contents are in the yard and a few items including a couple tractors are in the garage.

Man I got mine running today pictures and video coming maybe this weekend yet have a fun filled weekend like always,the thing sounds sweet!!!!! Rides and drives good real good actually... only problem I have is on throttle up in gear the belt seams to want to slip for the first couple seconds but man oh man I am so happy like a kid in a candy store right now

Hmmm. sign post!

I don't sell on eBay and as most of you know I'm not on Facebook or Twitter. I reached a point three or four years ago where I've stopped selling almost anything except here on Redsquare because I just don't feel like dealing with the headaches on CL. If I have something that somebody wants that's a friend of mine I'll likely give it to them or occasionally I'll bring things to the freecycle area of the transfer station.

Right there with ya!! I let my eBay account go and ended my PayPal account quite a few years ago. I don’t even look at eBay anymore. My reasons were a bit different than yours. I was watching a couple people I know bid on each other’s stuff to push up the price. They were both pretty proud of how they had “beat” ebays system and never had to pay for adding a reserve to their auctions and would always get top dollar. They both sold WH stuff so hopefully none of you got scammed. Dirty auctions is what I called it.

Exactly! Now that it’s winter-tight I can work on a plan for replacement. I bought a better grade tarp so who knows, might get a few years outa this setup.

Sat in my tree stand from 5:30 till 10:30 AM Saw 13 deer...all doe. One doe laid down 40 yds from me at 9AM and was still there when I left for lunch at 10:30. A quick nap and back in the tree at 1PM till dark. Those bucks gotta move soon.

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Just a good bronze bushing in the dash, and couple of extra set screws in the block bearing to hold it in place. Been working good for 5 years or so.

What with the crazy lumber prices now I am headed that way Jeffrey... spring 2021. And make sure my home owners insurance covers it and everything inside.

Since we are a Democratic Nation.... I'll second that...

SWMBO = She Who Must Be Obeyed..... get with the program Tuneup It shall be permitted to appropriately rename customs and repo's. Example @Achto's 1045D. See illustration below. It shall also be permitted to call or name your tractors with any name your kids see fit. I'll let @pullstart and @PeacemakerJack run with that one! You really think I would let this thread wander off to the cellar without at least one !?!?!

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I mounted up the 27x10-12 tires last night, they are significantly larger than the 27x7.50-12’s! I think once fluid filled, I’ll be plenty butt heavy! As far as height goes, keep in mind the skinnies have only fluid pressure from a 1/4” transfer pump inside, zero air pressure.

Last night I was actually looking at the same thing. I'm thinking the running boards will extend to the back of the seat when finished

Agree. I was looking at the pinch point between seat area and rotating screws... wheels take things out the back. Still dangerous but down and out... screws will take things down and in while twisting... just an observation...

I think we shall find because of the very wide footprint that this machine will be quite stable

I then hung a new gem in the barn! Old Glory

Im still dealing with things. But here are some pics, of things I've done the last few days, in my c160. The more I screw with it, the more I love it. I do not know if I did the best with the tie rods, @Achto...but considering i just used the Bronco as a guide n eyeballs the rest, for now itll do, I hope, as ive a few things to get done b4 Sun...I sure thankyou for your help getting mine upgraded, as one was originally just held on with wire!

No not really, feels like a regular tractor steering, other than I don't have stops on it. You do need to keep your hands on the wheel all times cause if you hit a bump it will turn.

Check your local hardware store. A lot of times they will have the bearings that you need, most times in the pull out drawers by the hardware. You'll need 1 3/8" o.d. by 3/4" i.d. with a flange on one side.

I am going to try tomorrow I think it will definitely no problem it’s pretty quick in third gear... I would definitely highly recommend one of these motors if you can find one they sound so cool would be real neat in a puller

Neighbour across the way lives in an ex-farm house with a big concrete front yard. She lives on her own and is currently under going cemo' for cancer. One side of the yard has a couple of big sycamore trees that have dumped most of their leaves in the yard. So today I went over with the C-125 and dozer blade. Yard looks a lot better now and just a big heap of leaves to move tomorrow.

For electric start just put a giant pulley on the output shaft right next to the drive pulley and mount a traditional WH starter/generator somewhere to turn/be turned by it.

Haha! I mainly use this one as a show tractor, and every so often I put my grader blade on it to grade my driveway.

Nice. That is the second reverse flow cooling Kohler I've ever seen. I say you should engineer a way a pony motor can start it like the big green two cylinder machines. If you would have shared this last summer I could have pointed you towards an complete K662 in the boneyard by me that was still on some manner of golf course mower.

While I wait for Senior parts... I spun around the heavy lugged tire from Uncle Jim. The were both “passenger side” tires. Ripped the tube, so I replaced the valve stem and pressured it up for monitoring.

Got a few pics from mine. The front spindle was made from a cast iron mower deck spindle the rest was spare parts that I had laying around. Just realized, with no shows this year I didn't even get it out of storage this year! It drives very nice and will turn on a dime! Only thing that I never got done was steering stops! Lol.

Hair dryer or heat gun will aid in removal. A gum eraser wheel on a drill is the best way to remove old decals and glue residue without damaging the paint. I prefer a 3M brand one but here is a more economical one. https://www.amazon.com/VViViD-Diameter-Remover-Including-Adapter/dp/B084D43QF7/ref=pd_sbs_263_27?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B084D43QF7&pd_rd_r=d3801901-1002-4472-a639-f85909d705ab&pd_rd_w=n5dgy&pd_rd_wg=a7VS1&pf_rd_p=ff9b5089-1414-4e8f-9675-3397e98bf276&pf_rd_r=41EZYMFZXG4HR82F3F6Q&psc=1&refRID=41EZYMFZXG4HR82F3F6Q