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Bought out a Wheel Horse dealer's inventory of manuals and parts back in 2003. Kept a lof of interesting stuff and thought I would share a 1964 version of "Stable Hints". I've got a binder of these unique items that cover intracompany correspondence, Interchangeability lists, Wheel Horse Factory Service School manuals for several years, etc. Just thought I would share one to see if the group would like to see an additional internal Wheel Horse documents.

Hi Red Square Community, I am looking into purchasing the below pictured "POND" Walk Away. The unit itself has the cast in “POND” on the chain reduction housing. The two main things I am looking to learn are what value is typical for these to sell for. This one has a Briggs & Stratton model “N” engine. It runs and drives, but the throttle linkage needs some adjusting. It comes with a cultivator and plow implement. Secondly, I was wondering if there is any way to determine what year specifically this Pond is from. The seller believes late 1940s and not 1950s. I am new to these machines, so I am looking for some guidance. Thank you in advance!

Band Brakes as used on WH are self energizing when you stop going forward they work against you stopping in reverse. Big reason not to haul heavy loads behind WH if you have to stop going backwards

Today I mainly went crackers... After looking at various different cars and options we decided to buy a nice new mini SUV. We have ordered a Toyota Yaris Cross, which is a really nice self charging hybrid. Two weeks and we will have a nice new car to drive around in. Lots to learn as it's a completely different driving experience to a stick shift.

Very cool! That same rear end is what was used to invent the RJ25 and RJ35 riding garden tractors as we know them! I don’t think they normally sell for much, but they are a very important piece of our Wheel Horse history!

Here is a short video of me test driving my 1941 Farmall H before I bought it. It had a temporarily fuel tank since the original one needed cleaned. I got the hood and the original fuel tank when I brought it home a few months after this video. As I mentioned, I was talked out of it by a child hood friend who said he used his uncle's H when he was a kid. I hadn't got used to the gears yet on this H in this video, so didn't shift it into the higher gears as I was test driving it. But all 5 gears worked plus the reverse. That thing could get up and move in road gear.

Exactly If you look at the way the band is anchored and wrapped around the drum you’ll see that, when going forward, once the band is engaging the drum it’ll tend to tighten itself even further. That’s “self energizing”. In reverse, the drum tries to unwind/loosen the band. I believe that another factor is that for a given ground speed on the 3- and 6-speed transaxles, the drum turns more slowly (and in the opposite direction) than it does on the 8-speeds (the band does always wrap in the self-energizing direction for forward motion, though 😁).

That tab is more for keeping the belt on the pulley then to grab the belt. Back off the brake adjustment.

Is that Adrain Mo? If so I was there, I was the kid riding around on a

Put cart back together and took her for its maiden voyage around the barn. She looks right at home behind the 701... Still waiting on decal from redoyourhorse.com...

Installed a couple fresh pieces of pipe , a new clamp , and a NOS showerhead to replace the incorrect Briggs style muffler :

Pete and others on here advocate an "oil treatment" for underneath the mower decks for preservation purposes - i am currently doing a deck rehab -- i have typically cleaned rust off to bare metal by either having deck sand blasted... or by using 90 degree grinder disc to "sand" off rust -- then primed and painted. However, i recently got a deck that was in solid condition - no rust through holes, no fractures, or damage, with just modest rust underneath -- so i am trying the oil sun baking treatment to rehab the bottom of deck -- Pete has previously suggested baking in sun for "absorbtion" into metal . I was wondering others experience with this strategy but also... specifically.... how long in the sun to bake the oil -- and is one treatment adequate or multiple? thanks

Please come and join us for the Carolina Fly-Wheelers High Country Crank-Up on July 25-27, 2024 near Boone, NC.

Put the duals on my B-60 to get ready for the Zagray summer show. Switched the front tires to tri ribs since the old ones only held air for about a hour. Polished up the hood and fenders checked all the fluids and greased and ready to go! Also yesterday got my dad’s tractor “MaTer” running for the show. Hope to see some of the New England guys there! IMG_8800.mov IMG_2100.mov

From the Kohler service manual

Wheels out in the sun to dry the paint.

I bought mine at Princess Auto but I see Harbor Freight sells them as well. There are also lots on ebay. https://www.harborfreight.com/pneumatic-paint-shaker-94605.html?_br_psugg_q=paint+shaker I mounted mine loosely on a patio stone to hold it. When I am not using it I just lift it off of the concrete anchor bolts and bring it inside. It would be nice to have inside but I was afraid of doing damage to my shop due to the intense shaking. Also if a paint can ruptures and sprays paint around I would prefer it to be outside.

Wheels clear coated.

Haven't had any noise or lubrication related problems, all my pto cones get rebuilt before i use them. My problems have mostly centered around cracks, thin metal.

@Retired Wrencher https://e-rigging.com/blogs/how-to/eye-bolts-essential-lifting-hardware , easy to make up from this starting point , my own personal take on old bearings , is to replace and clean out / regrease , 550 drop point polyurea grease , have these in use for years now , no bearing related anything , whyining , bouncing ( hang up ) always detail in related linkage , added washers , to firm up start point , red grease , make the rust run out , very typical for me to see , solid , bone dry , movement areas , really ? guy I sold a tractor to , thought anything he touched , was broken ! reality was complete ease of movement , function ! really flipped out on smooth / easy , throttle / choke cables , basic stuff , pete

This was just a 150 horse tractor!!!

Put a set of 24 12 12 on 10 inch rims, The rims had a little deeper back-set unlike the shallow ones WH used and I had to put spacers on so the tire did not contact the hydro brake. C141 plenty of room under the fender tho. I would be concerned if using a mower,. gauge wheels might hit the tires. this one is for looking and not cooking.

Growing up on the farm in Iowa I remember back in the 60's the biggest tractor my dad had was a Farmall Super MTA. It was unique because it had a small gas engine you would start first, then dad would pull / push a couple levers at the same time (no idea what they did) and the diesel engine would roar to life with a huge plume of black smoke. I always got a huge kick out of that procedure. He pulled a 4-16 plow (one of the largest in that day) with ease on that tractor.

As we here know, one can get a lot done with 8-12 hp. Often the limiting elements are traction and the strength of the chassis.

Real tractors horse power was measured at the belt pulley and/or the drawbar. It was effective horsepower not engine brake hp. Nebraska state university designed and conducted the test...(A Nebraska state legislator had gotten scammed by a tractor he bought back in the 20s He got a law passed that any tractor sold on Nebraska had to have been tested. Since all the big manufacturers sold a lot of tractors in Nebraska they all submitted tractors for testing.

My Bronco has a Magnum muffler. No fitment issues at all. C-120 should be no different.

Had a blast this year even in the heat. Thanks to all who help put on this show and everyone attending. Highlight of my summer. VID_20240622_101814103.mp4 VID_20240622_102904825~2.mp4

Some of the smaller details that caught my eye... 60’s style cables Lotsa wheels with axle bolts Creative re-use of an early snowblower shell

I found this in the classifieds, contacted the seller, worked out a date to pick it up and brought it home today. The owner said if he had not found a buyer it was going to the scrap yard because he wanted it gone. He was having issues with the motor and didn't have time to deal with it. Timing was just right because my wife said she wanted a riding mower because she doesn't like my zero turn and was ready to shop the big box stores. The motor is a box of parts and the deck needs some repair but I will make it whole again and get it mechanically sound. This intent is to make it a dedicated mower. Work on this one should start in about 2 weeks. The seat is in very good condition and will be replaced and maybe passed on to someone.

I picked up a nice Farmall H at my tractor clubs show a couple of weeks ago and brought it home today. I bought it at a great price and it turned out to the H my buddy owned some years back and he blew it apart and sandblasted the sheet metal and painted everything. He paints for a living so I know its done right. Looks like it has sit outside a bunch since he traded it off, but it is still nicer than most of the stuff for sale around here. This one will stay for a long time unless something special comes along!! First pic is it at the show beside my Cub and the second is after getting it home and cleaning it a bit. It still needs some polish and touch up, but I'm pretty dang happy!

While a pre-teen, a crew prepped and paved the long dirt/gravel drive that served six homes on our private dead end. The big Caterpillar dozer started with a donkey engine. I figured out by watching intently and asking questions that the levers controlled the flow of fuel to the diesel and to engage a clutch between the two engines. That’s also when I learned that diesels had no spark plugs--they shut off by stopping the fuel or (if you like to live dangerously) cutting off the intake air!

Where did you get that from? I'd like to buy one.

The IH diesels were unique. They didn’t have a separate pony motor for starting, instead the engine’s cylinder head had an extra valve that opened into a reduced-compression combustion chamber with a spark plug. Diesel fuel flow was shut off and air was routed through a carburetor for starting and warmup on gasoline. Once the engine was running and warm, the operator threw some levers to close the valves, kill the spark, and engage the diesel fuel system. An amazing system. I think the IH WD-40 (first diesel wheeled tractor) actually had the switchover automated after the engine ran for a short while. other makers -Deere and Cat - used pony engines which were clutched to the main engine to crank it…equally cool. Steve Edit: I didn’t notice Terry’s vid until after I posted.

ok, i think i found a place to turn it, ill have them turn the one i have then.

The Farmall MTA was a M with the gas engine and spark engine, the MD-TA was the diesel version. The Farmall MD was the IH's earlier diesel version with one side of the engine gas, and the other side diesel. This video explains the procedure for starting the engine and switching over from the gas side to the diesel side:

They call them pony motors back here!!

Yessir. Donkey engine. I've never seen one used in real life. I've watched videos of them many times.

Paint shaker I bought a couple of years ago has been a godsend. Makes even the very old spray cans free up and work like new. Of course it works on regular cans of paint too.

Nice score! I have lots of C series parts for the tractor & deck if you find you need anything along the way. I'd be more than happy to trade parts for the seat, just hit me up if you need anything, the C 100 is a perfect mowing machine & good on gas. Your wife is going to love it.

Yep, a very uncommon tractor

They were on Ebay almost 20 years ago- back when the post office still had the "flat rate" boxes. The seller shipped them in two boxes! " If it fits, it ships!", right? My mail lady was ticked about the two 60-lb boxes! She just left a sticker on my door. I had to go to the office to get them...

Great save! That tractor already looks better than most of mine

Thanks guys! Yes… I wish you would’ve bought the bucket. I probably would’ve bought a handful😊

Make sure your brake adjustment isn't too tight. I had the same issue on my 857 and the cause was the new band I put on caused the linkage not to move as far as with the old worn out one. This caused the idler pulley not to release enough.

Nice score especially with that seat! Surprised you don't want to keep it on there, I would guess your wife might want something more comfortable?

Just a few. For some reason a few pics somehow "disappeared " from my phone. I know I had a better pic of @formariz and 1 of @Tractorhead. Phone's gettin old like me! They were running a "Waldo Special" at the Sheetz station in Mansfield! Horse mask Jay looking out wanting a ride on the train. I had a guy cracking up at the hotel with this thing! @elcamino/wheelhorse really missed out on this BBQ adventure Thurs. night. Went to Gettysburg to the Borough BBQ. What a madhouse that town is. No place to park. A church group had rented out the main restaurant. No sign on the door saying so. Girl says we cant come in but we can sit "next door" but we had to wait. @Lane Ranger comes in behind up with a group and he gets things rollin! Finally sit down in this giant room with a zillion tables , skee ball, basket ball pool and shuffle board and air hockey tables ,bar ect. Pictures don't do it justice. Then the church group decides the bar on there side isn't big enough so they invade the other side. food was good but what a zoo. Then when we left I got a parking ticket after putting all the change I had into the meter! I think it ran out before we even got our food. Now I know why I don't stay in Gettysburg and won't be goin back. They let all the "Animals" in at the WH Show! Richard's EV. This thing Slaps! Came in handy! Every time I drove it somebody stopped me. How many batteries? How long does it run! And yes you can haul a transmission in an Electric Vehicle! Much thanks to Cas for the K 90 My goal was to get this engine-less 551 running and driving at the show.Much thanks to @Tractorhead for the eye lining up the pulley. @rjg854 for Kabitzin around and finding a 31" belt and @wallfish for his belt guide expertise! Finally our entry into the @Pullhosen’s Pony Express Heavy Hauler Contest . Here's @rjg854 strapping down @953 nut's A60 electric mower, it's deck. the little cart, a tiller, a 12" plow, and an 8 speed trans all for @JPWH into the back of Richards Dakota. Also thanks to @Handy Don for the extra hands. Interior shot.

Yes it did. I bet at WOT it would knock you off your feet

Yes first day photos from the Wheel Horse Collector’s Club Show in Pennsylvania!