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Went out to the family farm today and took a couple pictures . @Achto Will get better pics of the Cockshutt in a couple weeks ... promise @WHX12 here’s a wooden sheet metal brake made during WW2 .

It was time to switch gears a bit. After working hard for many years to acquire a nice little collection I decided to let many of them go and enjoy something else with the family. Over the past couple of months the number of machines and attachments have been reduced considerably. With the funds I went out and grabbed another pony, that is red, still has 4 wheels, but seats all 4 in the family. Welcome to the Horse Barn a 1964 1/2 Mustang.

Loaded up my Mrs Rules, and our two twins(Suburban models 400&401) & headed over the mountain for a ride around West Point's Morgan's farm today. We were just in time to catch a few minutes with Ace, a little American miniature horse boarded there & his owner Cathy. Made for the perfect photo opportunity...capturing Ace, the mini real horse & two of our little Suburban Wheel-Horses checking each other out. And here's Ace taking a little bite out of the competition.

Hello all, I was at my boat club... friends diesel 1 ton dually broke a u joint half way up launch ramp. Nobody around but me and my 2wd 2.2 liter 4 cylinder auto. We blocked wheels on trailer and got his truck out of way... hooked up S10 and without even breaking sweat my Chevy got it up ramp and to safety. You guys always say if there arent pics it never happened! So..... Tony

Jeff, thanks for taking us along. Can't help but feel some sadness for all this great old iron.

Okay, Okay... I feel bad... look in pic... you can see trailer jack down. I was leaving club and just backed up and took quick pic. Boat and trailer is 19,000.... theres no chance in heck an S10 wouldnt poop itself silly if it even THOUGHT about moving it. Friends 1 ton dually Silverado Duramax pulled it in lo range no problem. It has to sit there overnight till his over width permits are legal tomorrow morning. Its 35' x 14' Sorry fellas 🤣🤣🤣 Tony And yes S10s are great little rides whether mini pickup or Blazer. I love the things and have had probably 6 or 7 Tony

You know that is a good question Craig. I was able to score this nice lighted sign out of the same garage. Do you think there might be a connection?

Cool and a 6 banger to boot! More than enough power to haul the family plus run a 48” deck!

You couldn't ask for better weather and the variety of equipment was outstanding. Member @turnnleft was there with his grandson and a lot of outstanding RJs. This poor horse has been abused! Here are a few more photos of the show. Don't know what this is but it was Not For Sale, owner had picked it up a few weeks ago and hoped to find out more information fro people at the show. Here is a Standard Twin walk behind tractor that has been converted to a rider. Very interesting! I have one in my barn and have plans to do something similar with it. Massey was the feature tractor this year. This gentleman had a great Deere toy collection

Our twin Wheel-Horse Suburbans loaded & headed out for a ride today.

Horses, love at first sight.

Love those old Cockshutts...

Thanks for the pics . Love PATINA !

Just an inexpensive Kodak Digital point and shoot idiot box, that is all I'm qualified to use.

I really like it , here are a couple more steel wheeled wheel horses

Toro acquired both Wheel Horse and Lawn-Boy, hoping to keep those high-end brands alive. They covered market segments where Toro wasn't as strong; Toro didn't have any garden tractor presence, and Wheel Horse also brought a line of smaller but well-engineered lawn tractors and alternate rear-engine riders to their lineup. Lawn-Boy was kind of its own special segment with two-cycle push mowers and a strong brand loyalty that extended into the commercial sector. (I usually saw more commercial Lawn-Boy mowers than Toro trimmer mowers in commercial service back in the day.) Toro supported the engineering efforts to carry the Wheel Horse line into the 300, 400, and 500 lines plus develop the 5xi, and they were the ones that brought Lawn-Boy into the modern age with the oil-injected/piston-ported "M" series 2-cycle mowers. They were very much trying to grow and build those brands. Unfortunately, economic downturns that favored the rise of cheap commodity equipment, a decline in popularity of gardening on a scale big enough to induce people to need GTs, engine emission regulations, plus the rise of zero-turns across pro and homeowner use, all really turned the market upside-down. Today, SCUTs have eaten into the garden tractor market and cheap commodity lawn "tractors"/riding mowers have gobbled up the homeowner market. Zero-turns dominate the turf care industry. Emissions regulations killed 2-cycle mowers. In the end, Toro's two big acquisitions went from being important assets to a mostly dead market. Toro actually protected the Wheel Horse brand by not applying it to anything that didn't have a genuine Wheel Horse engineering legacy. Unfortunately, there's no way to fit genuine Wheel Horse into Toro's modern lineup. So the brand remains dormant. Lawn-Boy still has name recognition, and just survives as re-branded Toro homeowner mowers. The "M" series deck lives on though, in slightly modified/updated form as one of Toro's (expensive) pro line trimmer mowers. Toro spent money and had plans to cultivate those brands and build themselves into a "family" of reputable names. Economics and outside market forces changed all that.

Beautiful October day, taking advantage of the weather. One of these will be on winter duty, guess which one? funny they all have 42” RD decks on them now left to right: 1994 416-H 1995 312-8 1974 C160 Automatic

Buddha Diesel engine...welded rear widen rims. It would really look nice all restored but it would be a expensive endeavor . Here’s a couple pictures of the farm from 1973 . This is a really cool site .

Great pictures!!! I sure like that Cockshutt, a model "50" if I'm correct. A simple tear down & resto she could look/run like brand new again. I would love to have it in my collection.

Jeff , thanks for the photos , sad to see equipment sitting in a field rusting away.

S-10 's are nice trucks , my son had a 4x4 with the V 6 and my brother has a S-10 with the V 6 and auto that he picked up for $400.00 , put tires and shocks on it and has been driving it for the last 5 years with no problems.

I still miss my '95 2.2 5spd I special ordered from the factory it was blue but after many deer involved accidents, it was repainted and customized a bit, but it served me well for 10+ years and 250k+ miles, Jeff.

Jeff, I bet you had a lot of hours behind the wheel of that equipment while growing up.

Did Ford use a 6hp Techy too?

Story is guy I got it from bought it New in 1966 and he said the dealer painted it this way to sell it faster... I got new decals with it and it will be restored to original. Sat in his barn for 10+ years, he put battery charger on it and it fired right up and it doesn't smoke a lick. When these techys run good they really run good! First pic is from before I washed it

Picked these 2 up today.

There is a replaceable seal behind the drum. Here is the parts list Pinned at the very top of the Transmission forum are crossovers for the seal numbers to available replacements. Garry

It's either my grammar or your understanding that's screwed up. But I stand corrected the chain's are on the outside of the tire. You have to be careful what you say here. These guys will have you for dinner. Thanks @Ed Kennell

You could buy a four wheel dolly and rest the blower on it when you shut down then you could drive it out the door to warm up.

In my opinion the cast iron Kohler single cylinder engines are rather bullet proof. If it sounds good and isn't smoking excessively you will get another 1,000 hours out of it with proper maintenance.

I'd be IN for that !! Could advert on CL, Unclehenry's. Chuck a bunch o' stick-in-the-ground-style signs out on route 26. Maine Antique Power Assoc might be of some help and/ or be interested. Any Pulling clubs local to us?

Real nice!!! And that WH front plate looks perfect!

As you know Scott, some say... there's no such thing as coincidence.

Looks like a good time to take the breather off for a cleaning. And check the valve clearances while you are in there. Make sure you put the breather back together correctly. Check the manual....do not assume the PO put it together correctly.

There are a few somewhat sawtooth tires avaliable in 16X6.5-8 avaliable on that popular auction site.

Old saying is... if it ain't red, leave it in the shed. Just sayin...

Mounted numerous 6.50's, excellent fit on the 8" wheels. Fast delivery, good price, from Miller Tire. http://www.millertire.com/categories/lawn-garden-tires/16x6-50-8/

Good for you..Very nice car , Wheelhorse or not...very nice!!!!!!

what fun

I would suggest going with 16-6.50-8's. Common size and they will work well with your wheels.

It's ok Don. Most 'horses aren't' the jealous type. My Grampa had a yellow/white one when I was a kid, and a red one later.. I've always had a liking for these. VERY nice example !

Nice tractor .It would take me way too long to mow my yard with it though.

Okay so this stuff should be good to use for exhaust gaskets... Amazing how much you can save with DIY. Buying premade gaskets from anyone is normally ridiculous. You pay 50% of the price of a sheet for one gasket and you can make 40-50 out of this one sheet. It's Fel-Pro 3009 12"x 28.5" x .0469 (3/64th)... sold at Pepboys.

Absolutely right Steve, part of the plan! Ed, the 416 takes several minutes for the lift when it’s cold, been like that since new. Besides, the C has to earn its keep

Surprise

I have an extra manual clutch laying around if would have any interest. I have an electro 12 with a manual set up on it.

That video is fine , but be cautious about using that much force on a lot of parts - many castings will snap a corner off easily . A simple ball peen with a small head and small diameter tapered ball end will do nearly any bolt hole more than enough to see the line by just rubbing the hammer across the edges . On bolt holes , I just push down on the tapered ball end and swing the handle back and forth to imprint the shape . A cheap set of hole punches works excellent for nice , crisp holes - it all depends on how much the openings have a radius cut in them . Same with outside/inside edges on larger shapes - you can rub the flatter end of the hammer across those edges and it will easily imprint the shape on the material without the risk of breaking a part . Sarge