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Special thanks to Tom @Shynon .... Transmission Parts Jim @jimkemp - exhaust Bob @Racinbob steering wheel Richard @953 nut mafia tractor parts & advice Lowell @wheelhorseman transmission parts Terry @Vinylguy decals Dan @Achto advice, hardware, transmission parts, paint, Capn't Morgans & madness Other thanks to JRC Racing Motors & Machine Shop, Norm @ I save tractors. No thanks at all to Mike @squonk for not giving me dibs on a set of rims for sporting V-61's Well a little bit Mike that is one of your plug wires!

This whole pipe dream started a couple of years ago when I went to visit my sister a few hours away. I figured while I was there I was obliged by my addiction to surf the local CL for errant horses. I found one real local to her place and went to check it out. It was a real sorry excuse for a tractor. Very mistreated and hobbled by someone and the engine horribly disfigured. At the time I was thinking a cheap parts tractor so for a Grant I rescued it. Now the 1055 is not a tractor we see a lot here. In fact the only other guy I know who has one is Dick Schmidt. Very few pictures in the gallery either. Just don't hear much about a big block in a short frame unless it's a custom. So a few months later in keeping an eye on CL another local 1055 popped up. Now I am not particularly real religious (recovering Catholic). More spiritual these days but I says to myself surely this has to be a sign from God. So I gotta go look.... another sadly mistreated and maimed one. Barely recognizable as a 1055. Apparently some misguided PO must have thought the Ponds were wrong and that later C-series parts should be on a 1055. Good grief. Fortunately the motor was mostly original and I knew right away there was a possibilities of getting one tractor out of two. The seller was convinced that this girl was right up ther with Fort Knox in terms of worth but a reminder that his kids needed shoes and a non running tractor is 100 tops I loaded her up for a Franklin. This winter was her time. Not exactly an original, not a custom but certainly not a franken horse. She's really not quite done yet, mostly just details, getting her dialed in and minor things so forgive the seat till Bob E. takes up recovering this style. Runs like a swiss watch tho & plenty of 241 power so the time in the motor was well worth it.

T70b. Picked up yesterday for next to nothing. Another project. Looks like a big-boy rear axle:

After a day of work I like to sit in the garage put some music on and have a cold one and look at these tractors. I am always amazed how simple these are made, but engineered very well. I have seen many other brands and how they are made but they are not like Wheel Horse. I am not taking away from the other brands but just the engineering or how they where made. Enjoy the site. Just my

No thanks at all to Mike @squonk for not giving me dibs on a set of rims for sporting V-61's Well a little bit Mike that is one of your plug wires! If you wanted the wheels for that tractor Jim, I don't think they would have worked without using different spindles. Your wheels look like the ones on my 857 and the 604 wheels had a longer spindle. If you need more voltage from my plug wire. Remove it from the plug and hold the terminal to your tongue whilst cranking the engine. Keep cranking until you get the terminal good and wet then reinstall.

The bike And this little RJ-58 which will be done

Motor work: Bore to 20 over & 10 under rod with shortened dipper. Balanced crank. New valves with ported & polished intake/exhaust. Block reliefs. New main bearings.

I was thinking about bringing a couple of 953s, imagine that!

Yep, thought about the same thing last year when some spare parts ended up laying by each other. I want to figure out how to use an extra hydro i have here for the drive so i can have hydraulic dump on the tub!

520 with 2 stage, 160 with loader & hoe....

The one on the right!

Other build pics

I saw this on a local sale site, they’re advertising the stove in the background. But between the compressor and the upside down plow, I see another @wallfish bike made for a witch!

Where’d you put the video? You did take a few, didn’t you? Hold your horses said the old bull to the young'n ... lets not run down to get them cows we'll walk!

My butt just puckered at that one!

Yes John, the real question is how much snow will your non-custom bike remove? I know, I know, it is a snow plow frame, but I don't think too many of us plan to win a "Theme Adherence" award anyway!

Believe it's snow removal equipment for the feature this year. Not the most exciting thing in the middle of summer. Looks like Dick @953 nut thinks it's customs again too! As your first show you must take it off the truck and get in line for the parade. It's something you should experience at least once and it gives us the opportunity to hear all about that tractor when Wild Bill interviews you.

Well everybody I’m officially a wheel horse owner. The seller agreed on $600. It needs a few things and a good bath and she’ll be doing work in no time. The hood is off of it because he said the fuel pump is bad. It’s gravity fed now so it runs and it sounds great. Runs really smooth and no smoke. The oil was pretty clean too. It came with a spare engine that he said is completely rebuilt and never ran. I might rob the fuel pump off it just to get it going and get another fuel pump to put back on the spare engine. I also noticed the bearing in the mule drive is bad so I’ll have to get one of them. But I’m definitely happy with it. Everything works good and it runs great. It has the original tires and there’s no dry rot. He said his grandfather bought it brand new. It’s always been garage kept. I also noticed it has headlights!

Added a new to me 2006, 78345 42" SD deck to my 416-H. And then I cut the grass.

I know one you’re bringing and it’s it junk!!! Emory has reminded me that he didn’t get to bring his hot rod, so I’ll defintely be bringing it and his work horse this year. Can’t disappoint him two years in a row!

I cant agree more guys .These tractors are time capsules and very enjoyable to own . I just enjoy watching them run!! E7B2ACAE-4E85-4177-ADDF-F7A1DFEC7F04.MOV

It's not just you.I am a fan of rugged and simple machines.I think the Wheel Horse fits that bill.

Not gonna lie, the gold is gonna have to grow on me.......but you made a real nice tractor outa two!! I so wish I had yours and a lot of others here, energy!!!!!! I move slow!! EDIT......I just now saw the lights on the front, nice!!! Randy

if you give them a shot of red we'll never say the were CC

It is awesome dude...

Ohhh that brass contrast is some lovely color! Where’d you put the video? You did take a few, didn’t you?

Although I'd flushed the tank when I cleaned out the carb on the C-121, this morning I thought I' recheck the fuel lines. Disconnected the pipe from the pump, putting the end in a clean jug. Turned on the fuel tap and let the petrol drain through. No dirt came out, but a very small amount of water. And I mean small. Little drops at the bottom of the jug. So that's the pipes cleaned out. While I was at it, I decided to check my fuel cans. The 5ltr ones I emptied. No particles in the first one. The second one had some bits in and looked the same as the ones I got out of the carb. I gave that a good clean out till I was satisfied nothing was left in there. My 20ltr which was nearly full, I gave a good shake about, then poured some into the jug. The spout, it's an ex-services can, with a filter on the end of the spout, produced no particles. I checked the spout filter and that was clean. So hopefully any problems with dirt in the fuel should be banished. For sometime any way.

Powered Wedgie machine

Come and test the new anti slip seat.

^This^. Standard base setting for all small engine carbs that I am familiar with is turn it in until it stops, then back off 1 1/2 turns. Adjust as needed from there. Going right leans the mix, going left richens it.

Heres another piece that will help you get it adjusted. It's also possible when your boy fiddled with it he just knocked a piece of varnish loose which was bound to happen anyway so go easy on him. A good carb cleaning & replace fuel line/filter is always recommended after sitting in a fence row for ten years. Carburator Reference Manual TP-2377-E.pdf

Putt Putt has been no-start again lately. I filed the points and set the proper gap, but it seems to be sparking too far btdc. Last time I pulled it over I ended up with a handle in my hand with no rope. It also needs a steering pinion gear. Whether or not Putt Putt gets on the load, Frank will be my pride and joy this year along with my girls joining me. They’re a pretty awesome bunch and I’m super fortunate that they enjoy these things (almost) as much as I do. Jada will have Barney Fife and Rylee will have big wide Screamin’ Jimmy. I’m going to try to convince her we can pull the cement wheel weights, but that might not happen. We’ll see!

Jim, looking forward to meeting you. Most of us will have an extra chair or two under our shade tents, and the B.S.ing is non-stop. Looking at the tractors is great, but meeting the people is the best.

A good starting place for the top adjustment screw is 1 1/2 turns out from bottom. Count how many turns in when you bottom it out & record this as a reference. A bad ignition condenser can also cause issues when running faster speeds and under load. A bad condenser will give similar systems that will act like a fuel problem Glad to see that you are bringing it back to life!!

I have to pick up some fuel line today for my pressure washer and I was gonna get a few extra feet so I can change it on the tractor too. Where is the best place to get parts? I see there’s a diaphragm in that little pump. There’s a place about 20 minutes from me that sells non ethanol gas. When I can’t get that I always mix in the ethanol additive from Lucas and always run 93.

Have fun and enjoy the show is the proper etiquette. The first show is like data overload. They'll be so much to take in and meeting lots of friendly people that time passes way to quick, almost like time traveling. It's hard to explain but you'll see what I mean after you leave. Just make sure you get in the group pic too. They usually announce it over the loud speaker when it's time.

Here's a quick idea for the shifter. Had that same exact idea but the build turned into a little 2 seater clown car. Made 2 of those but never did get to the "pickup" build. The chain link to connect the long rod to the shifter will allow swivel and movement for moving it front and back in the neutral slot but it's stiff enough for the lateral movement side to side into the gears. Some creative welding on the ends of both the new rod and the shifter can make a strong connection.

New to the forum. Helping my Dad fix his engine on a C-111 He can't mess with them anymore, but he is a great adviser. Attached some pictures. Working on the engine first, broken piston connecting rod. Would be grateful for sites to buy rebuild kits or parts.

If this has already been covered by someone let me know please and I will delete this. I have just recently put an older WH back in operation and am impressed with how much it will do with so little horsepower. The other thing is how stable it is when mowing side hill and road ditches. My newer mower doesn't come close. Having a bad Back there is one thing that would keep me from using it and that is the seat being rigidly fastened to the tractor. So I set about to rectify the problem. First thing was to dig in the parts bin and I came up with two suspension brackets from a Cub Cadet. These work well for mounting on the rear fender pan of the Wheel Horse. At this time I'm only using the front two bolts to attach the seat. Being larger than the average bear these brackets would bottom out when I hit a bump so a spring from an old Simplicity seat was added to the back and now the seat works good. No more jolting the spine. Because the seat was only raised 1 1/2" the stability is still excellent. And there is no safety switch in the seat you can slide your backside over as far as you want without killing the engine. The CC seat brackets were obtained from flea-bay and would imagine the Simplicity spring could be purchased from a dealer or used parts vender. After mowing with this setup I will be doing it to the next one also.

Looking good Jim I like the gold with the red. Now I see where you Beer and Cheese Ball money went.

Hey that's ME!!!

Seems to be a Skyscraper...😂

Sold the Deer. That brings my net expenditure on buying the Horse to $30. USPS says the rest of the parts for the pump, and the new muffler are out for delivery, so as long as I don't screw the pooch on that shaft seal the Horsie wil be back in action by dinner time, and I might get the neighbor's yard mowed before I leave for the weekend.

This is the set of tools you use to trim your nose hairs

Looks like the drive pulley needs to be moved closer to the block.

@RedHorse54 and @CasualObserver Get yer welders out and get to it. Let's see a build thread!!!!

Seat switch or a person tether would do the same.

@Achto, I figured it wouldn’t work, or work well with a hydro if it functioned the way I thought it did. Seemed like something that would go on a “toy”, if they were practical for work Wheel Horse would’ve made em that way 😂. I think it might be a neat idea for a project I have in mind for the future, but probably won’t progress beyond that. May be a good thing to keep in mind if I ever do a tractor for the little ones, I like the idea of it returning to an idle. Lessens the chance of a run away tractor, ask me how I know about the horrors of owning up to that haha.

Bring your wallet , there will be things there that you will need to bring home.