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Haha, thank you John. RedSquare was originally started by Chris as a High School project. Chris decided to make the forum about Wheel Horse tractors and choose “Forumer.com” as the free platform to build his project. When setting things up, he had to choose a color theme for the forum, and the “Red” choice was called “RedSquare”, so he picked that. Now this is speculation on my part, but because this was just a H.S. Project, Chris wasn’t going to put too much effort other than to pass and left the default logo on the forum as the theme name “RedSquare”. When I took over, I had wanted to rebrand, to just be WheelHorse Forum, so I put it to a vote. Much to my surprise, RedSquare was the members choice, so RedSquare it is. Since then RedSquare is the name brand for Wheel Horse forums, and will likely stay.

I'm a retired ski patroller. Cravats were a staple item in our packs. Used for arm slings and wound management... never thought of putting one around my neck, although perhaps Mrs. Sylvan has once or twice...

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Thanks Karl and all of the moderators who have kept this forum going strong and a friendly place to enjoy our hobby.

Wow, looking through this 9 years later, sadly seeing some names in Green, it brings a tear to my eyes and pride to my heart. If you had posted in this thread, stop in and just say hi, we had some great times!

Most of us are Russian assets and just pretending to like American made tractors. For authenticity of an answer it's probably best coming from @Sparky or @nylyon. I'm aware of the story but short on the details.

Our current logo was designed by me, and notice the gold ribbon in memory of Max Nunn

This one was posted by member @Martin a while back. It has the fender we are talking about and it looks great!

So yesterday I met up with @Pullstart to swap a couple tractors... I'm looking at another restoration, only this one runs, has good tires, and overall seems in pretty good shape. LED lights even work... In keeping with my budget (think Ramon noodles), I have already fixed the seat at no cost. Will be changing the oil in motor and trans, doing a thorough cleaning, replacing the shifter boot, and then seeing what direction I go from there... This one may just stay in its work clothes... Some pics:

I was gonna say '67 Terry but you know I am biased ...

If everything is original on this it would be a 1968 Lawn Ranger…the only year produced with the three spoke steering wheel and “Lawn Ranger” decal on the hood. These are nice units to restore IMO…😎

@WHX?? @Achto @jeremi3210 @Streetrodchev ?

The 74-75 years were 1" as well as being a medium frame (2" shorter wb). In 78 the B's became lawn tractors.

Ah HA. I thought all the Bs had 1" axles. Thanks

The 76 & 77 B's had 1-1/8" axles.

Me too. Looks way better than the classic fenders on a black hood. Personal preference of course but I think it "matches" the overall look better on a black hood.

You can hook up a clean piece of hose to the fuel ports and blow into it in order to quickly and easily confirm IN and OUT and or operation of the valves. The inlet side will allow easy air flow. The outlet side will not allow it or geatly reduce the amount which can pass. If you can blow air through both sides then the check valves are not "checking" and they're allowing flow to go in both directions. No air into either side and it's plugged up

Make sure the letters on the poles of the new switch match the old switch. Some switches are for battery ignition and some for Magneto ignition A Kohler Magnum engine would have a magneto ignition so therefore there should have a M on one of the switch poles Kohler K series engine would have a battery ignition and therefore it would need a I on the switch instead of the M. The 5 pin plug on the tractor wiring will fit both types of switches * You do NOT want to hook up a battery ignition switch to a magneto ignition engine as it will send voltage to the magneto and make it let out the magic smoke.

Greetings all. Long story short, while cleaning out storage garage of Father in Laws estate we found a Wheel Horse Lawn Ranger. I rescued it from the junk pile everyone wanted it to go to. But now I have a dilemma, been sitting a year in my shed! I am over my head as far as skills go with this. pull the rope and it does turn over, that is good. But I fear much work is needed, since no one had a clue he had this, betting it was covered for at least 25 years or so. One voice says run, another voice in my head would like to see it functional again. Questions 1) Where / who would be able to tackle this? 2) Maybe should be #1: Is it worth sticking $$ into? I'm willing to pay to have it done but want cost to be low enough so I do not end up sleeping in garage with it. It is a cute mower, but not that cute. Would prefer anyone within a day trip travel of Wis. First wish would be running and 100% operational, second dream is a repaint etc., again, is that worth it? Obviously I cannot get a quote from the pictures here, but anyone that has done anything similar? What should I brave myself for? Sorry for all the questions. Thanks in advance for any ideas and/or help in this quest. -Paul

You should scrap it... Scrap it to a pallet and ship it to Florida...😁. That thing is twice as complete as they usually are found in the wild.

plumbers tape or pipe dope will work.

First off Paul. We always need another cheese head here... 2nd off DO NOT LET THAT GO TO SCRAP!!!! It could be worth scrap but anyone here is going to tell you YES. Again everyone is going to say absolutely but you are dealing with horsoholics here. The bad news is with most if not all horses it's a labor of love. Don't expect to get out of it what you have into it. Goes double for a full blown resto or repaint. A full blown resto yes chances are you will have a couch in the garage and become quite familiar with it. Paying someone to do or even get it running can be $$. Given that it has a Tecumseh it's most likely it's going to need a competent small engine guy to get it running unless one got real lucky. Teckies as we call them are not a favored motor around here ... mostly due to the fact they don't age well and parts are getting hard to find. I would suggest what we call a mechanical only resto. Means giving it a bath and just addressing issues to get it running and mowing. Again don't junk it please I would gladly give you scrap value for it. Even if it was scrap there are parts there to save another. Looks like you are in Philips ... small world ...I go right up through there on 13 on my way to our place in Clam Lake.

Would be nice to know what model it is. Click on the fuzzy part of this link to see where the ID plate was in 1966

Definitely start with getting it running and driving. It's worth at least that. I will let people closer to you recommend who to take it to if you aren't comfortable doing that yourself. Second it's not in bad shape paint wise. My recommendation would be paint the rims, clean the tractor really good and use some penetrol flood or something similar on the paint. If you are really wanting to get it repainted, if you don't do it yourself it will be quite expensive. Again it could look pretty nice even without a complete repaint. It's amazing what a difference just painting the rims makes.

Looks like a keeper to me, but I’m no expert. What I do know is the super knowledgeable gear heads on this site will happily help you get it sorted with the minimal $$$ investment possible. But as far as time is concerned… That may be a whole ‘nuther story. I say go for it. With a little encouragement and inspiration, you may discover you have latent skills you never knew you had that just needed a chance to be exercised. It’s a fine machine! Wouldn’t it be fun to mow with it once you got it running?

Bugger! Story of my life.

I'll be right over!

wow -- that is really handsome - - one of nicest i have seen of any model !!!!!!! I always admired the beige rims against the Red with Blackhoods - i have one C175 with the beige rims but the other I painted rims black and looks "nasty" good !!

It was made in 1991. Here is an illustrated parts list https://www.partstree.com/models/k181-30538-kohler-k-series-engine-service-version-8hp-6kw

The "classic" series 312-x models were very popular and are commonplace. They are good solid machines. Just stay away from the 312-A, as it has the weaker Eaton 700 transmission. 312-8 (gear drive) - excellent. 312-H (hydro 1100)- excellent. Good luck, and welcome to the sickness!

And for the record, I haven’t a clue why the red color theme was called RedSquare, but the logo was red and had squares

to the Any Wheel Horse is good, but If I could only have one, It would be a 312H. The 12 horse magnum with the Eaton 100 hydro is a strong fuel sipper that can handle a 42 or 48" mowing deck with very little heat on the operator. It is also my choice for snow removal with a 48" snow blade or a single stage blower.

I make mounting plates and use pulse pumps. If you go this route, use high quality OEM pumps.

Today was a SUCCESS !!! The initial coat of paint looks good. I swapped to a gravity feed gun and that was the solution. I’m going to put another coat of paint on after I do some touch up in spots. but it’s getting there. I sprayed another coat later after I posted. It’s looking good.

Added 100 lbs to the front of the 310-8 to balance out the Trac Vac. That bagger is heavy when filled with 200 lbs of wet grass. Also added a ratchet strap to prevent the box from tipping over. I find it easier and faster to windrow the grass with the 312H 48" SD and then collect it with the Trac Vac.

The 100443 seal is for a 1-1/8" axle so the the 105912 bearing must be also. 105912 bearing has been replaced by 9416 bearing used 1980-1983 in the 103916 transmission. The 103916 transmission was used 1978-1984 9416 also listed for the 1980 D-160 with a Sundstrand hydro.

So, John - it's either constipated or its got the runs....

Very nice detective work Steve! They refer to everything else as "needle bearing" but not those. Maybe Bar should measure those bushings and compare it to someone measuring the needle bearings for him. I'm going to guess that the needle bearings will still fit into the trans case and WH cheaped out on those lower cost model tractors. Doubtful they would change the dimensions of the trans case just for that bushing.

This one came off a 520 KP. It fits perfect and they shouldn't be too hard to find. 3 /400 ones should be the same. Cut the out of the back of the ungly seat ... paste on the garage wall shop art.

I have them Pat. Let me dig them out of the parts shed today while I am looking for @AlexR 's steering shaft.

Front rims came in today I just got to clean up paint and put new tires on

Headlight mod is done. It is a long way from lighting it up though I think I got ahead of myself a little here haha.

Just for old times’ sake, I reacted to some ancient replies. Then I got to one by Roadapples. Yep, it’s sad to see those names in green.

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Worked for a couple hours but it was super dead for the amount of staff so I came home. Then household stuff and finally painted the C-141 IH red with a gravity feed spray gun, Once that was done I relaxed. For anyone curious the pictures of the paint job are in my build thread for the C -141. Also the What did you do to your Wheel Horse thread.

Good idea!!!

I got too comfortable with this one. Comfortable enough to be negligent and ignorant. That comfy seat really bucked me off! Fell off my 1445 story here.

@kpinnc Well said, I have used my wife’s account to access a few Wheel Horse sites on FB. I was amazed at some of the responses there. Some were downright rude and others were giving out information that was incorrect. I never commented on any of it and decided to just come back here where the people are nice, knowledgeable and we even have a good time poking fun at each other. @Ed Kennell @wallfish @squonk @SylvanLakeWH @ebinmaine seem to be the ring leaders in the poking fun part. Oh and very good with other words of wisdom!😂😂😂

Wheel Horse Enthusiasts... A bunch of crazy people in many locations that all think along similar lines. ...Maybe that's just me. I will say this about the group here: decent men and women who act like kids at Christmas when we find the "next" coveted machine. People who recognize rugged but elegant (as opposed to simple) engineered and built machines. Feel free to go onto other brand forums and see how the membership treats one another. That was what my "decent" comment above was about. You won't see such silliness here. Whether it's the forum or the mentality of the members or a little of both is debatable, but it makes a difference regardless.