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Saw a Wheel Horse on that was in Franklin NC, couldn't believe it! 418 C with a transmission problem, I made an offer and the deal was done. When I picked it up the seller described the event that led up to the transmission stopping, Sounds to me like the belt idler gave up the ghost and ate the belt. Told him that and offer to let him out of the deal, but he said his wife had told him to "Get rid of it". It isn't a buty queen, but has a good running Kohler twin, wheel weights and i think the Eaton is probably good too. I will let you know in a couple of days.

Sorry it took so long! My turn to add pics. I did get a pic of our line up but it was a little late I guess. Some of Josh's & Ryan's are missing. Between 4 RS members we had 20 's there on Sat. Plus there was a C-161, a Lawn Ranger, running around, plus my friends Charger v8. A bunch of the gang hanging out under the car port. A very nicely done AC 185 Some one put in a ton of time restoring the AC Gleaner combine. Jim I did find an Economy, not a tractor but a very nice hit/miss engine. For steam power there was the big Case running the saw mill. My friend Willie's up right 7hp engine, he had this hooked up to a cross cut saw later in the day. They were using it to cut down slab wood from the saw mill. My brother hooked his JD model H to the shingle mill on Sun. afternoon. Cedar shingles being cut. The threshing machine was really giving this little Oil Pull a work out. This JD tractor & Hay press were there to bail up the straw from the thresher. I spied some people feeding the ducks on the Fox river. Jim getting in on the action, feeding the ducks some wheat that we grabbed from the thresher. I found this Chrysler Saratoga in the parking lot. I believe that it was a 1958 model. A nice Oil Pull and a scaled down replica. As always the best part of the show was hanging out with friends and meeting people with similar interests. This show grew a lot from it's first year to it's second year. I expect even more growth next year when the feature will be IH, with Red Power having their Farmall Frolic there.

NOS - Nitrous Oxide Systems

Painted up the back blade and washed the old man. October 7th can't come fast enough, I'm excited! I failed to mention that the horses new stall is almost complete!

Very cool, I like it. However, IH was known for strength, not style. Definite aftermarket and I'd love to have one. This is what the stock noes would look like.

Just put these on my c195 and I love the look, I like the tri rib also but they are like 20$ a piece more

There are quite a few variables to consider. What tractor are they going on? What will the tractor be used for? How wide are the rims you will mount them on? Tell us more.

I have a 42 SD Deck to repair. Two of the pulleys released one did not. The center two pulley drive spindle was cut off and removed with great force. Cutting the spindle as well. I never made a pulley before so it was a good project. The critical spacing for the pulley was the lower one ( smaller) with the deck belt so it would line up with the other two pulleys. The top side was less critical as it just just to the PTO side alone. Dimensions were copied from the existing spindles and the original mangled pulley. The double small same size pulley on right is for the bagger unit. Curious to see how the now heavier Steel pulley runs on the deck, Comments and Questions Always Welcome.

Picked up a nice 520-8 tonight! Better pictures to follow. Is going to be my lawn mowing machine.

Well I may be a lost cause already ha ha..... I did not know we had a " other brands" forum I will go look for it now. But I know what you mean about being ready with pictures and model numbers. Thanks a bunch I will go look for it now, But I will wait till I have more information before I make any posts. Thanks again Jeff

Hi: the D-250 came out in 1976 yes has a 4 cylinder Renault , has rear wheel lock, 10 speed trans ( hi/low range), water cooled, manual steering cost new was about $4000. where are you looking at this, is it EBAY? Its a great tractor parts are not to bad to find if you know were to look.it weight is 1140lbs, tractor is all metric but attachments are all US standard. I have had my D-250 over 10 years still running great. Ed

Both are fine tractors.Four things that I would consider are: the Mahindra has the engine sourced from South Korea. I'm not sure long-term what that would mean given the political situation right now. The three Kubota dealers in our area in MD are owned by the same family. I would question competitive pricing. The Kubota has a larger following with more aftermarket accessories available. There is a Kubota dealer in Somerset, KY that underprices most local dealers. That even includes the shipping!

My buddy and I were on our way to a hunt and a semi tire and wheel crossed the median ditch and went airborne, hitting the road right in front of us and went airborne again--right over the top of the truck. So if we were a few feet farther down the road, the combined speed of our truck and that tire would have been a disaster. Another time years ago when i did not own a cell phone I was home on Sunday and a large dump truck flipped over in my front yard. Perfectly straight road and the driver was trying to get his spit cup off the floor and lost his entire load of dirt. Glad he flipped it, because he was heading right for the house, and if the truck stayed sunny side up, i probably would have been killed watching the game. i ran out of the house and this huge cloud of dust enveloped me. I demanded that he give me his phone because fuel was dripping directly on my power panel that I had installed in the yard. [[yes, the phone line also went through the conduit on the power panel, so I had no phone service] He said no, i am talking to my boss. Not gonna say what I told him next, but i was calling 911 seconds later on his cell. No power, no phone a load of dirt in my yard and a diesel spill. A happy camper i was not.

New Old Stock should be new. Not used. A lot of the NOS stuff is surplus bought from older dealers and it's not always pristine.

Good call Jim! Our "in house" AC man!!!! Why didn't I think of that? There were some very nice AC tractors there for sure! Lots of old time machines in operation all around the grounds. I really appreciate seeing people maintain them and share them with the rest of us. My family had/have a bunch of vintage Case tractors but they were busy taking off soybeans and so they weren't in attendance but they would've enjoyed this lineup. This old rat rod International truck had this interesting "swan" hood ornament. Does anyone on here know if this is a factory thing or an aftermarket item put on it? I wish I had a better pic of this 1969 IH pickup because it had a great back story. Dad and I were looking at it carefully when an older lady came up to us and asked us what we thought of her mostly original truck! It was in very good shape for being a 48 year old truck in Wisconsin. It took an 18 year hiatus in a barn which ended when the roof collapsed on the barn! The truck had a ladder rack with two old mattresses on it which saved the truck. They used it as a catalyst to get it back on the road! Cool!

You know I just realized what you are referring to. I was playing around with photo editor and ooops! That was the fish eye edit i failed to delete. Sure does distort my drive belt haha! Thank you, I love the slider. Always wanted one somewhere..... 😀

Get a few up then when I get some time then. A week off of work for bear hunting followed by a tractor show has go me behind the 8 ball at work! I have got to tell the story about Dan's phone...... I really snickered when his brother made the comment about putting it in front of the truck tire! Nice little load of round hoods ready to go with four more in the big box. Nice thing about a show this close (and two trucks/trailers) is making a double trip. Cindy actually handled the Dodge pretty good!

I use the lining material off an old brake pad. Just hacksaw a piece to size and JB Weld onto the plate.

Thanks guys! I'll upload pics from the show.

Start a thread in other brands Jeff and I'm sure the fellas will be along to help out. Be ready to have model nos & pics of what you might be working on. Good luck.

Some small shows are destined for greatness, and I think that this one is. Being only about 15 miles from my house, it is a no brainer that o would attend. I'm not exactly sure to what level but I know that @Achto has input into the organization and planning of this thing! It has a very nice location along the waterfront and includes many shade trees, ample bathroom and food facilities, even a couple of nice playgrounds for kids if you have them. They annually have a feature tractor and a feature Garden Tractor which is really cool for us GT fans. This year the feature GT was anything Wheel Horse. It was really cool to see the GT's there. @WHX12 and @Rp.wh brought multiple examples plus Dans collection along with others. There was a nice representation of on the grounds. Dad and I got to show Clyde And Blackbeard for the first time--that was fun. Two of my boys attended with me and we all had a good time. It was neat seeing the threshing machine in operation as well as several saw mills. Here Zach is posing for a pic on Jim's newly restored horse! This was a beautiful JD 630 Watching this old Case steamer run the sawmill was a thing of beauty. I'll have to post some of my videos later... Jim and Dan took far better pics than me, keep an eye out for those. It was was a great show and I'm looking forward to it growing in he upcoming years. I felt it was a great turnout for year number 2!

Back to the front axle, need to get a mount done before starting the chassis. a small piece of ply made the template and gave me a centre point for the pivot. Two pieces of steel tube were repurposed for the mount. a quick zap with the welder - that 1" hole was a pain to drill and how the cradle sites with a cat 3 pin for the pivot.

Dad sent me a few pics he took of the line up on Saturday morning. The shade was nice but not good for clean, sharp pictures... Lots of cool stuff!

Make it a great one!!!!

I bought my 857 a month ago and it's been a great machine. Came with a deck I'm assuming is a RM-367 that works great and is very quiet, but the front of the shell is rotted out. Two weeks ago I picked up a 36" RD deck for next to nothing, which is great because WH stuff is hard to fine here. The second deck was also rotted out in the same area, but not as bad and someone did a terrible patch job. This week I had a local welding shop do a new patch job and he did a excellent job. So now the plan is a little more sheetmetal work, sandblasting, and then paint. I'm thinking about buying all new bearings and seals when reassembling. If anyone has information or suggestions for rebuilding and parts, please chime in!

Try @boomers_influence or other other Onan parts guys in the vendors section Bob... perhaps @daveoman1966???

Thanks guys! Many great people here!

I will have to ask about the hydro part. Yes I assume it has oil but of course I will check. My bil is a very long term truck driver many years on the road I am pretty sure it has oil ..but I will check.

HAVE A HAPPY ONE DAVE

Did you recently change the oil or add to it...? it will burp some out while sitting until it gets all the air out...

Best Wishes on your day. Have a great one.

Hope you have a great day!

yes thats the original engine for a gutbrod, i mean wheel horse

And this may add a bit more confusion to the mix. These are K91's as well. Both are Fairbanks-Morse starters.

you had to bring that up didn't you Dan! Just when I was really thinking positive thoughts about the show. Good thing the family has some plow plots about that time--ready to work

lookin good! I love the new addition on the garage too.

Gotta say that is one funky lookin drive belt setup on that tractor T but if it works hey.... BTW always like track doors like that on a barn....another

Nice!

I have two 512d wheelhorse and cannot find any information about how many were made and where.The engine has rubber mountings but everything else is pretty much a 312-8.If any one has any knowledge I would love to know.

it will look just as it is but with a baffle on the inside brian

I didn't get real good shots of our lineups maybe Dan got better ones. I think this is a corn sheller?? Help me out guys. cool working spark plug display below this was on the steam engine Josh showed above...pretty cool for the day Putting an edge on the shingle mill blade. Peacemaker Jack & kids having a good time... did I mention the weather was really nice?!?!? This is what that Case mentioned above did all weekend. Idle hands are the devil's workshop as they say so I put'em to work! I gotta have one these someday being a Lennox dealer & all Lennox Kitty track 600, Only made in '62 & '63 ...or is it 63 & 64?!?!? Regardless very cool! This one looked to be in good shape The owner wasn't around all weekend but I left a card on it if he was willing to sell! There was a D-200 for sale there that was in very nice shape. Nice FEL, 3 pt, turning brakes... We drooled over it all weekend but we couldn't come up with enough money between all of us to buy penny candy! This was the only pic I got stupid me. May be @Achto got one. I did determine from the motor SN that it was a '74. in no way am I trying to sell this for the guy.

There was a recent car auction here in U.K. Which saw a very nice 604 in the catalogue the tractor along with reel mower, cutting deck & 1 furrow plough , fetched a price of £1700 ,,,$2770 .50 The 604 is very rare here in U.K. & are highly desirable , as is any round hood wheel horse

WOW! I thought I had something to add to this thread, but you guys have much better stories than I do. Carry on!

The fuel tank, non working, was bent up around a scrap wood former. The measurements were again supplied by my man with the tape, Iain, along with good side view photo's which showed the radius of each corner ! Although the base of the tank was wider than the top, all corners were the same radius. The original idea was to bend the alloy around the former then remove it which left the question, how to fix it all together. The obvious solution, apart from alloy welding, was to screw the panels to the wood which would be left in place hidden from sight. Odd bits of wood were dug out, cut to size, and screwed together after first using the ends to mark out and cut the alloy outer plates. These were bolted to the wood with countersunk BA bolts, the heads blended in with filler. The main panel was cut to size and after carefully lining up, was screwed to the underside of the former. Then it was bent around one face at a time, securing with screws before moving on to the next, and finishing on the underside. Where else. All the screw holes were countersunk, the screws again being blended in with filler. The filler neck was a short piece of alloy bar, screwed into place, and finished off with a cap from an oil can. Rubber edge trim was fitted after painting.

One was brought back to it's home, in CT tonight .

Another good year at Pioneer Power, the weather wasnt so great but i beleive Jason counted 50 this year! Im not the best at remebering to take pics but here are a few i took

Wired her up today. Used a key switch for a 420lse and wired the carb selonoid to a toggle. It's alive. Now to break it in and adj valves.