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Who all gets their Horses out in a Parade? I recruit local teenagers and neighbors to drive some and they have so much fun. (It’s also good for when I am out making so much noise working on them that neighbors are more forgiving, lol) plus it gets them out for a good exercising.

May 26, 2006, The turn 2 grandstands at Charlotte Motor Speedway were turned into an open-air theater on May 26, 2006 for the world premiere of Disney-Pixar’s Cars. The seats faced four custom-built outdoor screens, measuring five stories high and 15 stories wide, with seating for 30,000. Before the premiere, the movie’s stars—including Paul Newman, Owen Wilson, Dale Earnhart Jr. and racing great Richard Petty—walked a red carpet unfurled outside the speedway. Disney Pixar's Cars premiered in the USA with its wide theatrical release on June 9, 2006.

At the Big Show Last year I purchased a 42RD Mower Deck from Fast Eddie Kennell ( @Ed Kennell ) I put it one one machine and the grand kids got some seat time mowing the flats. Right now I am taking care of my brothers estate and of course the grass. i have the deck on an old C145 Hydro and it is just dandy. Cuts super nice, not one adjustment necessary. I highly recommend going over to Ed's Trailer, Good parts at a reasonable price!

first time to mow with @Coulter Caleb’s JackRabbit in probably five years…it did a great job

Mrs Sylvan once again adorned the yard art with spring flowers... looks a lot better than when I'm sitting on it...

My recently acquired B100 was leaking fluid from the right axle seal. Took the tranny apart today in order to investigate why. Think I may have found the issue. Managed to get the tranny washed out & cleaned up. All ready to put it back together as soon as my parts arrive.

Most of you saw the recently posted AI generated video about the history of Wheel Horse. The inaccuracies were abundant and glaring. Having lived a stones throw from South Bend all my life I vividly remember the tremendous amount of manufacturing in the county with Oliver, Studebaker and many others as well as what Wheel Horse went through as it was happening. You hear a lot of conflicting stories about AMC, Munn and then Toro and what they did to Wheel Horse. I stumbled on to this one this morning and found it to be, by far, the most accurate of any I've seen. My awareness started in 1960 as a child but the memories are still there. Sit back and relax. This is just over an hour long but it kept me glued to the puter screen and brought back a lot of memories. The Brand That Big Box Stores Destroyed: The Fall of Wheel Horse I did catch a major error near the end. Since when was the LX420 the last of the models with any Wheel Horse heritage? It had zero. The last was the Classic GT aka 300 Series, aka 315-8, whatever you prefer to call them. Last year made, 2007. Also, many of you want to see the Ireland Road plant on an upcoming visit to the area. No, it doesn't look like this now but you will still recognize it. The picture they used when making that statement was the BACK of the plant. For many years the less faded paint under the Wheel Horse name was very visible.

Looking for an 867 that has the number 5309 in the serial number.

@WHX?? Your high speed stop looks like 10,000 rpm

The flowers would grow faster if a wheel alignment was done.😉

teach them young ----- My son plowing age 8 in 1989 on new 312 -- then his son mowing age 12 about 33 yrs later

Hitch pin is out.

Maybe Stacy's mom or Jessie's girl has one

The Tecumseh is mounted in a riser that will need to be removed so the horizontal centerline of the Kohler crankshaft will be the same. Let us know if the K-181 has a starter / Generator or a geared starter so we can provide you with an easy to follow wiring diagram.

Always good deals goin on at Ed's!

I did for several years... not anymore... IMG_2211.mov IMG_3318.mov IMG_0423.mov

Thx. Perhaps I should have consulted AI... not.

My 520H manifold was leaking at the seam where it goes together, they are a 2 piece design and known for leaking.

Wheel #1 knocked down, cleaned, blasted, given a coat of primer, and into the oven for a little bake. I got tired of waiting decades for crappy modern paint to dry, got this little oven to speed things along. A couple of hours at 225 or so & it’s about as hard as it’s gonna get.

I thought it was the storage building @ebinmaine built new for The Colossus back when he started the rebuild...?

Well all the repairs line up and it all fits. Rear fenders and main beltguard to go and then paint.

Happy Birthday @ri702bill, we are glad you were born.

The craftsmanship of some of the buildings that the CCC built surpasses much of today's construction. I enjoy the stone buildings and structures at our older state parks here in Missouri.

Nice try, Jenny, don't change your number.

let me check I might have 3 of them...... but I may not.

Catch a problem early any way you can. One non- running parts tractor I bought had been partly disassembled by a previous own and then haphazardly bolted together with about half the bolts missing and nothing tight. I wanted to see if the engine and transaxle were worth anything. I put in a battery, cables, and a temporary gas tank, started it up and drove it around the yard until the front axle fell off. Seems the PO hadn't put the bolt that retains the pivot pin back in.

If you are using electric starter, you will need a motorcycle battery . That's what I used.

3rd hole from the bottom. Make sure the clamp on the throttle cable on the valve cover is tight.

Move the spring on the governor arm to the third hole up from the bottom that's where mine like to be. Guessing you set the governor to the manual?

Where I grew up in PA, there were several state parks that were constructed or added-to by CCC workers. The cabins at World’s End come to mind, where we vacationed quite inexpensively--they are still being used and get booked extremely quickly each year when reservations open. Ricketts Glen is another. Our local high school has murals by CCC painters. There were also tens of thousands of rural homes that received a safe, sanitary, and functional outhouse (it wasn’t until 1947 that more than half the homes in the US had indoor plumbing). Yes, there was definitely an element of “make work” as a vehicle to funnel money into the economy, but the Depression was no picnic for millions. Coolidge and then Hoover were in office for the lead-in and then into the thick of it and Roosevelt from then on. The US was treading water, if not drowning. I often wonder how the US economy might have fared without the war in Europe and the subsequent involvement of the US--1935-1941 with the New Deal was unprecedented and justifiably contentious.

I have the 15L Vevor. For solvent I use ammunition cleaning solution. Its made for the brass casings & safe for firearms

SylvanLakeWH Love the Railroad, thanks for sharing your videos.

When my wife and I went to see CARS and Lightning was going before the judge I told her the judge was a racer, she didn't believe me, after the movie was over she just couldn't acknowledge the fact that I knew about the Fabulous Hudson Hornet.

Even if the piston to piston unit just had the axles from the GT-14 swapped it would work well. It would run a bit faster (about 20% faster) having 28 inch tall tires rather than 23 inchers, and it would have a bit less power (about 82%) transferred to the ground. All depends on what you plan to do with it.

The Fabulous Hudson Hornet!! No mention of Larry the Cable Guy doing the voice of Tow-Mater??? I loved all the automotive related names in the movie - Radiator Springs, Rust-eze, and such.

I am not a GT-14 Expert but looking at various references all GT-14s 1968-1972 came with the same hydro unit 90-2062 which was a hydro gear. If there was a GT14 that had a piston to piston I would guess someone swapped units at some point in its past. I guess if it worked on an different GT 14 it would work on yours. Edit I would guess some one swapped the axles from a GT14 into a piston to piston system from a later model then put on the GT14 you have. I do not believe WH used Piston to piston hydros until 1975

You must have gotten that misinformation off of AI. The concentration of dealers was in the North East but if you look at the Dealer List thread you will see how widespread the distribution network was.

DJ Harrison pointed out to me, and I’m not too impressed with the use of my images and his video content. They are surely making profit off our content and the copyright claim forms to fill out are lengthy and involved. It’s kind of a weird feeling.

Exactly. Sure, they had a hand in it but ultimately they did all the WH nuts a favor by keeping the same design as long as they did but sooner or later cost factors must be considered. I think the single thing that amazes most folks is when they find out I'm running a 70's deck on my 2005 and my 76 ran the 05 deck. Take the sheet metal off and they are the same tractor. Just ignore the wiring differences.

Bill that is cool. Multi generation passing it down to the next Gen. Lets have more of this.

My 8 year old Grandson wanted to drive Papa's Wheelhorse. His Dad just picked up a 85 314-8 a few weeks ago. We let him drive it in 2nd High range.

Looks to be a good tread pattern that will ride well. I run Ag tires up front on both of mine, mainly due to winter use. No issues with gouging up the grass while mowing.

no offense here I was just trying to be funny myself and sure hope I didn't offend anyone.

@pfrederi Both piston to piston and hydrogear units come from a GT-14 so then it should bolt right up? Maybe I'll hook up an engine to the parts machine and see if the whole unit works

A fermented beverage made from rotten bread, that has been proven to raise estrogen levels. I was just trying to lighten the mood. Felt maybe I stepped further than I should completely by mistake. I was just poking fun at the green tractor. Clearly it was taken in a manner I did not intend. If that was the case, I do apologize. And for the subject of beer: I might drink a six pack in a given year. I enjoy one on rare occasion with a meal. But my father was an alcoholic, so it isn't high on my list. But my hair still fell out.

I very much prefer to (meaning exclusively) buy USA made stuff if possible. I was able to get American made rims & tires for the Ford, rims from Steiner & Titan tires. Upon researching all that, most guys said the best tubes available currently are South Korean manufactured, recommended Air-Loc. I got a pair of those with the TR-218 stems, which have a nut to hold them in place in the rims. I was very impressed with the weight & quality.

Here is my 12 year old Grandson driving a Green Tractor.....

Out getting some fresh air still had 3 more tucked away