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Apparently there is a size limit to one post. Another new recruit . . . my buddy's son . . . no going back now Me and the Wheel Horse mascot Mrs. Zeek working the pole . . . Great guy I met for the first time . . . ACman . . . say what you want, but that is an awesome chair, he rocked it Thanks to Karl for springing ($$) for plates for all of us That's right boy, one day you will live this on your own tractor . . .

This is my first wheelhorse! It's a 310-8, i picked it up for 400 buckaroos, and picked up the snowblower attachment for an extra 150. Did i get a good deal or no?

I helped a friend of mine clear an undeveloped lot to place an old Airstream trailer on, I took a Stihl chain saw there to help with the project. His bulldozer operator showed up so i ran to town for him to get a few marking flags to mark the zones he wanted cleared. When I got back later, the saw was missing a nut that tightens the bar. He was cutting some plywood with the saw and the smoke was a'flyin. Scratch one chain. Today, i went to use the saw, and change out the chain, and the entire stud came out of the body of the saw. Stihl surrounds the portion that threads into the saw body with a plastic insert of sorts that is designed to keep it from letting the steel stud welt tight to the insert. I reused the old plastic thread shield, hoping it will still work OK. . First, he used the saw [without permission] that I brought there to use myself. Then, he blamed his nephew for losing the nut. Why he let his nephew even touch that saw is beyond me. Finally, when i tried to take the bar off the saw this morning, I discovered that the nut was cross threaded and both the nut and stud had to be replaced.My best guess is that once the first nut was lost, someone horsed the remaining nut super tight in an effort to keep working. .It cost me at least three hours of work time.this morning. I just hope that the chain saw body will hold up and the saw remains functional, If this friend ever wants me to help him again, my tools are staying home. If he asks to borrow another tool, i will show him the ruined parts and explain to him that i never said anything to him about this incident, but he will need to go to a rental yard because I am not loaning to anyone ever again.

I took these pictures with my phone so they are not great but for those that could not attend may enjoy them. and last but defiantly not least my grandson.

If I catch you speeding again, I will confiscate your li'l tractor and impound it in the magic shed.

Seemed like the biggest & best show yet. Great to see all generations enjoying it.

Hi everyone. First I would like to the say seeing everything from the big show on here I will be there next go around. With that said I will show you what I was up to. I bought my house 4 years ago and it had a 32x40 pole barn. Bad thing it didn't have any electric and its over 200 ft from the house. So I rented a mini excavator and called my electrician friend by the end of the weekend I had electricity in the barn, but I also had a 32inch deep by 18 wide trench in the middle of the yard and the excavator was already returned. So dozer blade back on the 312 (old faithful) and got right to it and it's doing a great job here are the pics.

Quoth William Shakespeare: “Neither a borrower nor a lender be ...

Yes , Woodchuck , I can appear and disappear at any moment , I'm using my special MAGIC SHED POWERS !

"Craig, Can you point me to a good alignment shop? " "I don't know Wayne, ask Squonk! "

"There is a Walmart in Chambersburg".

Here's the walk behind that was on eBay. Bought it today, will pick it up this Saturday.

Dang it Steve , what was in that cup you gave me last night !

Well you all have some fantastic cameras and got some awesome shots! Mrs. Zeek did the bulk of the pic taking on these while I was socializing and finding ways to blow my secret cash stash . . . it was a great show as usual and it was 50% Wheel Horse and %50 the people you now know. Thanks to Jim & Karen for din,din Saturday night Billy Albright, WHCC club president Karl (nylyon) on far left, JimT & Karen in the red . . . Charlie Culley in the hauler Buckrancher's horsehead peaking over the roof of the gray truck Me & Mrs. Zeeks hut Bud Andrews and I discussing the origination of the coverall and four wheeled tractors (photo credit - rmaynard)

I took quite a few on three different cameras but here are some more scenes from the Big Show !

Just wanted to show the progress on my wife's Gilson. She & I have been working very hard to get it done for a show the 3rd week of July. Here are the photos.

Before my adventure into the Wheel Horse project, my Dad and I built a show quality Fordor Ford Model A. We participated in numerous shows all over Florida. BELIEVE ME when I tell you, the single fastest way to RUIN the friendly feelings and fun at the WHCC show would be to foster serious 'for trophy" competition. PLEASE don't do that!!!!!!!

310-8 is a great worker and you bought it a good price. From the looks of your yard you may need to buy a few more for the kids; they will want their own.

No really.......... How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

Perhaps we could sponsor a Poker Run, participants would go to five separate locations to pick up a card, highest hands win prizes that would be part of the loot that would have been part of the Saturday drawings. To prevent collusion the first card picked up would be at the registration table and would be numbered, as additional cards were picked up that number would be written on each card obtained. It could be done for a fixed period of time, ( 9:00 am to 11:00 am for example) and have a couple of people at each station. Vendors like Glenn Pettit, Bob Maynerd, Fun Engineer and Vinylguy who are members could have a poker card station next to them (manned by volunteers, not them) making the stations easy to find and drawing more people to them (Win-Win). Cost to RedSquare would be a few decks of cards and a few colored magic markers.

That thing was sweet! He did a real nice job on that BUT, your caption isn't very funny!

Hey buddy I'm a little short for a hot dog....can ya spare a dime???

Dr Oz would say these "Caption This" threads are an indication of PSW (Post Show Withdrawal) which is a sub-symptom of extremely severe cases of WA (Wheelhorse Addiction) and we all know there is no cure!

I'm thinking like John here. You can always vent here if you want, but that does not solve the problem. The problem gets solved when you talk to your friend. Life is a learning experience...don't cheat your friend out of that...let him know how you feel...he may not get it unless you tell him. You are choosing to be angry, there is always a better way to handle things like this. BTW...it took me a long time to learn this.

These dang throttle cables @*&^ !!!!!!! Or......I adjusted the vise grips too tight!

WOW!!! What a show!!! I am truly amazed at what I saw this year. The creativity of some members is unbelievable!!! When I think back since my first show in 2008 and see the friendships that have developed and that I am a part of, the restored tractors that have been around for all these years and continue to perform as original as the day they left the showroom floor or in some cases better than original, the comraderie and compassion of grown men playing with these tractors, the exchanging of ideas and parts to keep these tractors performing as new and sometimes better then new, the modifications to improve and enhance there performance and longevity. The Wheel Horse brand is truly a thing of beauty!!! Thank you Cecil Pond and may you rest in peace!!! Thank you to the Wheel Horse Collectors Club and Red Square for all that you do to make this hobby what it is today!!!

Gotta get this out of here before the owner gets back. Dang Harbour Freight lock pick set.

No Eldon, thank you and all the other board members and WHCC members that made that one heck of a show!! The WHCC does a fantastic job of keeping that a safe, fun and family-friendly environment. I commend and applaude you (them) for that! Looking forward to a return visit, whatever year I can make that work!

Any resemblance is purely coincidental. Although at times I have had the nickname of Grizzly, those who know me tend to call me Silverback more often these days, here is pic of the real McCoy:

Again this year I was not able to attend the show. I want to thank you all for the pictures you posted. They are great and the next best thing to being there. THANK YOU THANK YOU Marvin

I didn't know Smokey the Bear was at the show?

@stevasaurus I only got three pictures at the show so I'll add one to yours. This picture is right after the tractor raffle. Couldn't believe how fast the place cleared out after the raffle. If you don't mind Jeff, I will name these guys. Standing...Zeek, Casual Observer, Fun Engineer, RMaynard, Aldon, JoeBob, Ranger13148, Squonk, Stevasaurus, Fireman In Front...ACMan, 953Nut

What a Smokin deal.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! your gonna want a plow.........maybe 42 inch?? then weights...amd chains anyone tell him about the bigger shed part yet??? lolool and Welcome to the Square.!!!!!

POKER RUN is an excellent idea!!!!!! Plus every member can participate, not just 520 owners. One nice thing about the WHCC show is that there is NO judging. EVERY tractor there is just as important as the one next to it and so on down the line. If they were judging customs this year, I probably wouldn't have even bothered to build that bike in time once I saw Bob Rock's stuff. Or that stretched D200 (but saw that one AT the show.) Or quite a few others that were there too! But just a "gathering", I'd be sure to bring something every time.

Thank you so much Wayne...for the variable drive pulley set up you fabbed up for me.

OK.... BLUE JEANS AND GREY SHIRT MEMO RECEIVED, BUT YOU DID'NT SAY ANYTHING ABOUT BLACK RED SQUARE HAT DAY........ I FEEL SO AWKWARD.......

It takes us a good week to wind down after the show. This show may take a little longer...a lot of great people and excellent weather...it was a great time this year.

I guess that makes you the Don !

Squonk, I saw that picture this morning and I thought it would make a good "Caption This" Aldon, like it or not, you are in the family now.

I've been driving all night, my hand's wet on the wheel. There's a voice in my head that drives my heel. Yadi, yada, yadi yada, And it's half past 4 and I'm shifting gears. I gotta get out of here before they see this umbrella.

Or, since he IS your friend just talk to him about it like a friend. If he doesn't know what happened, how can he make things right? If he doesn't want to make things right, then you know he is not really your friend!

Thought I would post pics of all the great things I had to bring home from the show. Some things were pre purchased other bought at the show. Had a great time, met some really great people, but it went way too fast. I think I spent a total of 30 minutes sitting in my chair over the course of three days. Nice set of rear weights from Aldon , Denny Clarke brought me a tombstone weight and a seat cover, Squonk brought a steering wheel and hub caps, Mike Hower brought me a rusty tub cart, no I have no intentions of restoring it, Charlie brought me a 1045. Buckrancher repaired my shower cap muffler Thanks everyone can't wait to come back some day. Last picture is the mess in my front yard that I now need to put away.

Zeek , it was a pleasure to meet you , and your restorations are over the top . Now that I know what to expect , I'll bring less tractors , more cash , and for sure bring my charger for my other chair . Then I'll leave my trackchair with someone for free test rides as a distraction . That will give me a chance to zoom around and pickup some deals !

After looking for some time for a steering wheel for my C141, I could not find one at an acceptable price. Steering wheels that cost almost as much as the entire tractor had damage and were poor cosmetically. So, looking at my John Deere 200 series tractors I noted that the steering wheels were very similar and that started me thinking. My C141 has a 3/4" diameter steering shaft with a 1/4" roll pin, I looked on eBay and found a Deere steering wheel in nice condition with 3/4" hole and 1/4" cross hole for $25 including shipping. It fits perfectly on my Horse and is made by the same company as the broken original. The wheel diameter is the same and the height differs by 1/2". Both are 3 spoke but the mold differs between the Deere and WH. Guys, don't stone me for owning Deeres. Where I live Deere garden tractors are common but not WH. Had to drive 200 miles to buy the WH but am happy I did. If you are having difficulty finding a WH part, consider whether parts from another brand tractor will fit. Steering wheels, seats, wheels, engines, etc. may fit your Horse. I like to keep original equipment where possible, but this is not always economically feasible. I figure it is better to keep the Horse alive than insist on originality as my tractors are working models not show tractors. Thanks to all for your contributions to this site.

Short time lurker here. I'm from the north side Indianapolis, near Zionsville. I have a 312-8, not sure of year, with a 48" deck, a snow blade, and a snowblower. I also just got a Raider 10 and a 42"? deck a couple months ago. It has the HH100, but the ignition is out, so I'm in the process of replacing it with a Kohler 10 from a 310-8. Photos of the 312-8 rigged for winter duty (just picked up the snowblower this spring), and the Raider 10 on its way home.

Shifter linkage......... Check!