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Here at RedSquare we are very accustomed to members helping other members out, it's always been kind of a thing here. Some guys provide guidance on how to fix things, others prefer to lend a physical hand and travel to help their Wheel Horse Buddies. Then there are some who donate parts to help their brothers (and sisters) get going again. David Star belongs to this last category, but instead of the usual mold plow, drive belt or axle hub, David donated a kidney! You read that right, David Star donated a kidney to give Howard Della Puca (857 Horse) a second chance at life. This is a selfless act and words alone can not express your kindness, generosity and courage to participate in such a beautiful display. We are grateful to have you here as a member and are so fortunate that you were able to donate for Howard. While it pales in comparison, we at RedSquare have elevated your account with a Lifetime Supporter membership, and our sincerest and upmost respect for you. Thank you David, from the entire RedSquare community!

Thank you so much. I recently lost my younger brother to lung cancer and there was nothing I could do to help him or make him feel better. When I talked to Howard, I thought that I may be able to help. God was good and we are both doing well. ****Edited**** Google"Major Richard Star" to learn a little bit about my brother. He was my best friend, best man , and a soldier's soldier even while sick.i truly miss him. Dave Star

Wow, amazing! Thank you RedSquare for that small gift to @David Star for such a selfless act as donating an organ! Howard is a special dude to so many, the Pullstart gang is already excited to see his crooked smile at the Big Show ‘22! David, you are a hero and here’s to life treating you as kindly as you’ve done for Howard!

Well, now I own three Bob Rock built 4x4 tractors. One is still in Michigan needing a ride south. Can't wait.

I am feeling better each day.Tiday was the first day of school, so I had a lot of activity early this morning, I went straight to bed and took a four hour nap to recover. I haven't seen Howard since I left the hospital on the 31st, but I text him daily. He said most of the pain is gone and the healing has begun. Ad for me, I would say i am physically recovered, but my energy levels are still way down....I have a checkup tomorrow at the transplant center, so I guess I will get the official word from the doctors (and there are a lot of them) tomorrow.....thanks for the kind thoughts and prayers. Dave

Hi Folks: For many years I have wanted to do this, and Covid gave me the chance. I had a spare frame with front axle and wanted to turn it into a wagon. Well, a total of 3 frames and 3 axles went into this, but it mostly served as a way to learn to weld. Bought a welder (Forney 140 Fci Easy Weld), practiced, then decided to dive in. I am a crummy welder, but as long as it holds I am fine. Two frames bolted and welded butt end to butt end, and there ya' have it. Had to purchase some steel plate, the rest of the metal is scavanged from WH tractors and an old spring tine harrow I had. The tongue is entirely from really old metal from the harrow -- perhaps 80 years old? The wood deck is obviously not yet on, that should be the rest of this week. In the background is a 1940/50s JD wagon, I believe to be a 963 or 953.

David, you are a good man and I am proud to have you as a friend. Glad our paths crossed and hope to see you again soon. May you and Howard have complete healing and let’s get on with this tractor thing that brought us all together.

I was so touched by David's selfless gift that I shared the story with our minister and he included it as a part of Sunday's sermon. David, I am so sorry to learn of the loss of your brother. Thank you for your service to our country and I too look forward to meeting you.

May God bless David and Howard with speedy recoveries.

I thought I would at least get started here by posting pics of the 2 recent purchases and ask a few questions about the E-141 What I was hoping to learn,was if there is a troubleshooting guide for the E -141? I know GE has a service manual with trouble shooting flow charts and info.I did find a schematic and parts break downs which is a big help. BUT long story short,due to a accident related brain injury I am a bit slow to figure things out and pictures help. The B-145 is the same as a GE Electrac E-14 so my book on ge's will be a big help for it. But I think the E 141 is a bit more scarce and plus it is a single speed PM motor,easier to bring back. I have done some work to it since the photo was taken, Replaced rear tires with good used, new bearings in the motor,it runs, new pulleys.BUT having issues with belt length that is about to drive me nuts. Original belt is Almost perfect fit but stretched a bit. 60 inch belt to short,61 inch to long. Any who,I also got a really nice charger for the E 141 from a fellow in indiana. so that is covered. Now more questions. 1,what does the correct hitch look like on the back of the E 141? I would like to be able to put a brinley hitch on it perhaps but can't find a photo of that set up on a electric. 2, Will a push blade from a late 60's 854 horse fit this E 141? It has the Unidrive transmission so I am thinking it will. Ok, I will stop for now.:) thanks for letting me in the door!

Stands for Dodge County Antique Power ....a must attend show for us anyway. We were ther in full regalia but the heavy rains and HAIL Mary came apon us Friday night. Turned the show grounds, which are marvelous BTW, to absolute mud. Add to the fact that yep... there are morons on side by sides and trucks who insist on making things worse leaving ruts and mud everywhere. All that aside we still somehow managed to have a good time . Some pics ... standby @Achto whilst I sort them... Ok Dan brought his Cockshutt 30 and the big trailer with seven horses on hopes of pulling the 'shutt but all pulling got cancelled by the rain. Here he had to get pulled out of the parking area . His Jesus crusiers went squish squish .

More pics. BTW, cost nealry $300 thus far, not including welding supplies and grinding disks. Uggh. Grinding dust all over the place. Frames/axles ~ $60 (from WH members) Extra steel ~ $45 (local supply) Wheels ~ $40 (not all WH, from WH member) 4 tires ~ $60 (Carlisle, Amazon) Paint ~ $30 (Rustoleum and Majic rattle cans, primer, paint, and rust converter). Hardware ~ $20 Tie rods ~35 (from a WH member, tried making my own. . .fail) I have the 4 x 4 lumber for the deck support, will need to buy a couple more 2 x 6s.

No greater act of love is for someone like David to give Howard a kidney. May God bless you both with complete healing with no complications.

Here's thinking they're all maneaters!

Kind of like diarrhea?

Sounds like the guys have you covered on the tech side of things so I'll just give you a little inspiration......

My dad called her early this morning and gave her the name of the place that @Stepney recommended. I talked to her about 930 and she was there at Brown's waiting for them to get the new pads plus a rotor and caliper in so they could fix it. She should be all set early this afternoon to enjoy the rest of her vacation. Thanks for the help. Stewart

It’s amazing how many sixty year old Wheel Horse tractors are still out there in garages, barns and outside locations where they were ❤️ loved and maintained, rebuilt, reconfigured and kept going because they were prized! You are a lucky new owner! You can get parts, information, advice (mostly good) and very dry humor from the Red Square Wheel Horse members - take full advantage of it for your tractors sake!

The hood and cast clutch pedal with the 3 piece trans indicate it's a 1961 model 401 You'll need a belt guard to keep from grinding the gears when shifting into gear. The belt guard supports the belt around the engine pulley to let it slack off the groove so it doesn't turn the trans pulley. Upon closer inspection of the hood it looks like someone modified a 1960 hood. 1960 hood had that square hole and that's where the throttle and choke controls were located. 1961 used the push/pull controls like what's on there but there was a round hole where the square one is now and a big electrical box plug was used to fill in the round hole. The foot rests aren't original. not bashing just providing information

Here is my farm fresh 753 and after it was washed. Have my best driver (aka: grandson #7) pulling my deuce backward..........deuce is in 1st gear low transfer with 6 wheel drive engaged. The power of these WH's is just amazing.

Just found this site,thanks to a fellow member of SmokStak. I have collected garden tractors for 30 years roughly and have several Horse's of different models. Most are in rough condition that I prevented their loss to the scrapper. I have a couple disassembled RJ's and a 60 suburban but they were apart when I got them. 2 1964 Lawn rangers,from what I can tell of the serial numbers they were probably built on the same day. and several others. But the 2 that got me really digging for information are my recent purchases A E 141 and a B145.Which is the same as a E 14 Ge elec trak. I have a total of 12 electric machines, some in terrible condition but again, saved from the junk heap. I will be asking questions over time about the E-141.

Regardless of the species!

On the 1960 models that cut out would have been for the throttle and choke mounting plate. You can see the throttle and choke levers in the picture below. On the 1961 models the Suburban's came with push/pull throttle and choke knobs like your tractor has. This is one discrepancy on your tractor that is makes it difficult to pin down the correct year. You have a '60 hood that some one has altered to have the '61 throttle & choke. Here is a picture of a '61 model with the correct hood, push/pull throttle & choke, and the round plug for accessing the spark plug. '61 was also the only year to use the type of foot rests that you see in this picture. '60 or '61 either was a good year and your tractor is well worth owning and enjoying.

Congrats DJ! If you ever need assistance to have a pull off with your crawlers… I’ll volunteer to drive one!

Well said @pullstart… Amazing gift @David Star…!

Agree 1960 or '61 Suburban for sure. @stevasaurus lives in your town. Maybe he can stop by for a final confirmation?

I received this note from Big Red Fred: This is Big Red Fred, I'm emailing to inform you Elcamino Wheel Horse ( Jim Winder ) lost his wife last night at 8pm. Could you please have everyone send a prayer to Jim, he's my friend for many years. He just emailed me this morning on bad news. Thanks, Fred Prayers to Jim and his family.

My grandpa had a wheel horse tractor that I learned to drive when I was 4. My grandpa died in 1992 and the tractor went to a relative that I’ve lost contact with. I am looking to find the same model, I have no clue what the model was because of my age, but can give a description if someone can help me identify what it might be. It would have been manufactured before 1982, hydrostatic, hydraulic deck lift, to engage the mower it had a rod on the right side that slid back and forth, the rod had a white ball on the end, choke and throttle were up by steering wheel, the hood was red (not black), and had a black latch to lift the hood. I’ve probably described about 20 different models, but could definitely pick it out from a pic if someone could help thanks

Isn't it awesome that people come here to find a piece of their past through a simple lawn and garden tractor. Thanks Mr. Pond for bringing us a little closer! Good luck Jimbob, I hope you find the tractor that brought you the great memories of your Grandpa!!

Some more.that I got .... My FAVORITE niece with Poo Poos just chilling.

Here are a few pics that I was able to get. First the line up that Jim & I brought. The clay at on this grounds sure puts a great shine on a plow. The mold boards looked like chrome after we were done plowing. This JD looked to be cooking something good. More pics when I can get me phone to cooperate with me.

Funny thing is, the Farmers Almanac is usually more accurate at predicting the weather for a whole year than the local weather people are at predicting the weather for 3 days.

LOL Mrs says..."Only one allowed to rip yer head off is me!"

I think so... look at that coy smile on her face in the second pic. Looks like she might have even put on a little lipstick. "Come into my parlor said the Mantis to the Man!" Don't fall for it Grey! It's not worth it!

More pics.

Maybe She’s eyeing you for lunch!!!

Wonderful thing you've done David. Hope to meet you next year...

Very cool! I’m in Michigan… happy to drive…er I mean hold on to one for you for…say a few years, you know, until you can come get it…no rush…

Very nice looking horse and Welcome to Red Square. It is a 1960 / 1961 for sure with that front axle. The original belt guards are hard to find, but we did have a member that was making them. Have to look around for that. What you can do so you can drive it without grinding gears, is to put some bent wire as guides for the belt. When you step on the clutch the belt guard would funnel the slack in the belt toward the engine pulley. This allows the input pulley on the trans to stop rotating so you can shift. This will work...Wallfish did this for Howard at the big show a few years ago. Notice one on top of belt and one underneath the belt. Need to be about 1/4" from belt.

@squonk back to her old glory without some Chinese eyesore sticking out and ruining it. And thinking of grandchildren a spare for 50 years later when this one wears out. Thank you very much.

Spent the day tidying tools away and putting my shops in order. Moved the cylinder grinder to its permanent place in shop 2. Parked up both tractors under the house to make room in shop 1. By the way, if anyone knows where my chainsaw specs are drop me a line. Cant find them anywhere!

I do this often when restoring a tractor. I bore a 7/8" hole 1" deep in each end of the axle hole. Then install a 7/8" x 3/4" bunting bearing/bushing that is 1" long into each end. This leaves room for the grease zerk to do it's job and the bushings are easily changeable if need be.

Update.. I did a Testflight with the complete Setup last Weekend. Airtime over all 22min. - not pretty much. Result of the Thermalcam is usable, but the FPV System needs urgently an improve with better Antennas. Because of the Wight i tried to reduce Distortions with a separate 12V 1500 mAh LiPo Battery, what improves the signalquality massive. The flipside - Airtime drops down to 12 min. Result i need a bigger Copter with more Payload to carry the Extra weight of Batterycapacity. I found a cheap Hexacopter what was able to carry 2Kilos of Payload - allready ordered.

The U shaped part there slides in and out to fit long and short frames.

Take a good look at the steering support block hole when you get the shaft out. It may be wallowed out.

Congrats on getting the steering wheel off! I've been going to replace that gear, along with the sector gear on my C-160 with parts from @ebinmaine and @squonk for a year or two now. Been dreading the steering wheel removal and have been soaking it every other day for about a month. Saw you asking about replacing the gear and decided that I'd stop procrastinating and have a try at it.. Roll pin still wouldn't hammer out, so I gave up on that and ground the weld off with the shaft still in the tractor. Only casualty that resulted was my cheap Chinese ignition switch - the shock from hammering on the roll pin caused the guts to shoot out of the switch. Don't mind my ugly welds. Huge improvement on how it steers. Good luck with yours!

All Round Hoods Rock… no matter what year! Congrats on the purchase of your Suburban, they sure are sweet. It’s awesome you are looking to put it to work too. @stevasaurus is also from Elgin and is a transmission guru.

'Round here the BBT has been busy all day as usual. Her and her Mom spent some time moving seasoned wood from the front yard to the basement. Then from the woods to the front yard. Maybe 14 to 16 small loads total. Also split up a little more. Action shot:

Hello, I came across this tractor and was told it was a 1957. After looking further I do not believe that is possible. But now have no idea what model it is. I am including photos but cannot guarantee the Kohler K 91 engine is the original. Any help would be appreciated I would love to finish it up and start using it around the house. Thanks

Well shes a biggun then! 4 inches by my calipers. Shes just hanging out on the step despite my in and out. Kinda creepy..lol. great SciFi inspiration there!