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Just returned from camping at local lake. Intended to catch a few channel catfish but that didn't work out. Good thing we saved a few hot dogs for ourselves! We like to cook outside on these trips so the Dutch oven get plenty of use. The first morning's breakfast was store bought canned cinnamon rolls. We spice them up by adding a mixture of brown sugar, melted butter, cinnamon and a dash of vanilla to the bottom of the dutch oven and pour maybe 1/3 cup of sweet whipping cream before baking. It really helps the rolls. Sitting around we discussed adding the whipping cream to the small cheap canned buttermilk biscuits. The biscuits came our fluffier and with more flavor. Brother in law thinks we should try adding butter milk to the dutch oven. I almost for to take and "after" picture so a few biscuits are missing.

I did the last 12" 4 ply's on the floor but took 6ply 25x10x12 to the local tire shop. He has one of thoes automatic tire machine. It does 12" to large truck tires. $20 for two tires. No way I would have got them on. Got the same deal on these OR 10.50's

I have had the small Harbor Freight for over 25 years the large about 20 also have a few other tire tools. Have never had to take WH tire to the Tire shop.. Wound up cutting a couple off with a sawzall. 20 or so WHs, 3 Large tractors two military vehicles and 20 miles to a good tire place... You do it your self....

Decided it was in time to start the winter workers up from their nap. Both started reasonably easy considering they haven't run since last winter. Same gas in the tanks as when I shut them down and I put them away. That's why I run non ethanol fuel.

Got um welded together. Found some old aluminum siding and cut me a strip out and used thatvas a backer for my weld and it worked great. I had them tacked in 3 different places and just welded a1 1/2 to 2 inch bead rotatiing wheel to a different spot trying to keep heat down a little. Ran out of supplies (primer, Bondo, sandpaper etc.) and had to quit for the day. Opie took care of some business while we where at shop also. He is a groundhog killing mochine. This is the eighth one Ive seen him kill and he has probably killed more than that

I think that the Friday after fathers day should be officially inducted as Nation Wheel Horse Day.

The strait steering handle indicates that it is a 1957 Simplicity Wonderboy. In 1958 they put a slight bend in the steering handle like the one pictured above. I would not recommend using it as a tow tractor and here is why. - It has 1 speed forward and one reverse. The steering handle is also the clutch. Pull back on the handle to make it go, let go of or push the handle forward to disengage the drive. There are NO BRAKES ! The only thing that stops it is the friction of the drive system. Would still be a fun ride around tractor for an adult for the money. Would not recommend a kid drive it unless you rigged a better place for them to put their feet.

Finished up the xc ski chair... Started on a toddler sized one to use up the remaining ski bits and pieces...

October 13, 1966 Jimi Hendrix Experience rock trio debuts with American guitarist Jimi Hendrix, British bassist Noel Redding and British drummer Mitch Mitchell in Évreux, Normandy, France. rock trio debuts with American guitarist Jimi Hendrix, British bassist Noel Redding and British drummer Mitch Mitchell in Évreux, Normandy, France.

If you ran a tanker full of water into a tanker full of vinegar. What sound would they make??? " DUSCHE !!!! "

What happened when the blue ship and the red ship collided at sea? Their crews were marooned.

As a butcher is shooing away a dog from his shop, he sees a $25 bill and a note in his mouth, reading: “10 pork chops, please.” Amazed, he takes the money, puts a bag of pork chops in the dog’s mouth, and quickly closes the shop. He follows the dog and watches him wait for a green light, look both ways, and trot across the road to a bus stop. The dog checks the timetable and sits on the bench. When a bus arrives, he walks around to the front and looks at the number, then boards the bus. The butcher follows, dumbstruck. As the bus travels out into the suburbs, the dog takes in the scenery. After a while he stands on his back paws to push the “stop” bell, then the butcher follows him off. The dog runs up to a house and drops his bag on the step. He goes back down the path, takes a big run, and throws himself -WHAP!- against the door. He does this again and again. No answer. So he jumps on a wall, walks around the garden, beats his head against a window, jumps off, and waits at the front door. A big guy opens it and starts cursing and shouting at the dog. The butcher runs up and screams at the guy: “What in hell are you doing? This dog’s a genius!” The owner responds, “Genius, my a$$… It’s the second time this week he’s forgotten his keys!”

With the implements, the price is not too far off if it actually runs. The only quick visual way that I can tell the difference between a 953 and a 1054 is by the drag link for the steering. 953 1054

So it is written, so it shall be done...

Damn it @Achto I was JUST going to type that!!!

Worked on the hood today. Coated it with Penetrol. Starting to look better. Got to add some metal where they cut it to get the hood off, but looking better. Making progress. Dave

You’re going to get values that are all over the place. I recommend you post up some pictures to get a better “guess” from the forum.

What do you call a line of men waiting to get haircuts? A barber-queue.

I have a piece of 3/4" threaded rod through a hole I drilled in my workbench that i can secure the rim to while changing a small 6" or 9" tire. I use the large Harbor Freight tire changer to break the bead first.

I knew that sooner or later you would find a Wheel Horse project worth bringing home.. Also the engine spec # will tell the truth, 953 would be 46-135A and 1054 would be 46-215A. The 1054 had a higher compression head.

I would think the grader blade alone worth the price of admission...

Let 'em... I can visualize @Achto sitting at a table at the tractor shows with a big poster that says: "Wheel Horse Tractors are the best... Prove me wrong." Of course, he'll need to be in his Capt'n's get up, bed pan hat etc. in order to be taken seriously...

Careful Dan. The green, yellow, orange, white, and blue may revolt.

Looking around our property today I enjoyed the red color coming on to the Dogwoods. This put me in mind of a little joke I pulled on my wife when we first bought the property.. As we walked around the property I was telling my wife what species each tree was and if it was a nut tree. When we got to the first Dogwood, she asked how she could identify it as a dogwood. I told her that the bark was the best way to pick one out, she throuly examined the tree's exterior covering. At that time I snuck up behind her and BARKED LIKE A DOG. Well, at least one of us thought it was funny.

From the beginning of recorded history (and well before) groups of people have overtaken the lands and possessions of others. The "Indigenous" people who lived on Guanahni, the island in the Bahamas where Columbus actually landed on his first transatlantic journey, held slaves. These slaves were the looser in an unknown war where another tribe from another land took over the island. Many Native American tribes including the Maya, Aztecs and others kept prisoners of war as slaves. Columbus made four trips from Europe to The American cotenant landing in the Lesser Antilles, Trinidad, the North coast of South America, and the East Coast of Central America. There is no record of Christopher Columbus ever setting foot in the land now known as the United States. There is also no record of him displacing any inhabitant on the North American Continent. His navigational skills are worthy of recognition considering the lack of sophisticated interments. Do they deserve a federal holiday if you are a government employee I suppose you would think so. Seems to me that the people who erected statues in his honor in a land he didn't actually discover were not wrong in doing so, just a bit uninformed or overzealous, and those who tore them down on in the misguided belief that this would somehow make ammens for the inhumanity that took place over a period of about 300 years. Can't we all just get along and learn from the errors of our predassoras.

I think we are all forgetting about the fact that wider wheels just look cooler! 🤣🤣

@953 nut @Sparky This all took place only a few miles across the bay from my house. As soon as I read this I realized I could add a little more information. I’ve been to the site many times, although the only thing left is a plaque on a rock.

Spent the day with Mrs.K while she had a total knee replacement. They used the Mako Robotics System that uses a preop CT scan to create a 3D image that is used to program and guide the robot through the procedure. She was up and walking 3 hours after the surgery. So far all is well.

Evening, Here is yet another Marketplace listing.. what model..what’s size deck could that be.. what’s it all worth?

I was more thinking it was not about the find but the journey. We know people walked for thousands' of years in all parts of the world. So it is nice to pay tribute to those people, plus we need honor those making heroic trips. My goodness we can't call a baseball team Indians and have to say guardians. Someone said something about global warming, I look at this a little different, the earth is 4 million years old? So actual temp record keeping is several hundred years old? hmmmm Then we have the assumption makers that twist and turn the story, yeah it was running when I parked it! I don't disagree on trying to do what we can to make it cleaner and better. Hey I fix my leaks on the WH in promptly.

The first pic was giving me a stiff neck..flipped it for ya!

Steering is known to be problematic on "D's" and with a loader it can be compounded. Also the trans/ engine coupler are known to fail and are NLA.

Looking good!

Don't know about the less parts thing. I know the gears inside a 1960 wheel horse tranny are pretty close to that of a 1975 B-80. With many parts interchanging. Smaller tractor does not always mean less parts. Your question on comparability between the brands and their size spans almost a decade of time. In '60 the Suburban is what had to offer. You could get it in a 4hp or 5hp. In 1968 the Serf was the smallest tractor Simplicity had to offer, their largest being a Landlord or a Sovereign In 1968 the Lawn Ranger was the smallest tractor had to offer, their largest being a Raider, Charger, or Electro.

One of the reasons I like my round hood is that I sit on the seat and then swing a leg over the steering wheel (having lowered the lift arm, of course). At some point, if the mount/dismount becomes undoable, you might have to consider a zero-turn.

Well guys I was able to drill out the spring steel but I could only go back about 2”. Got it all back together and it is a little better. Still feels very cramped. I am still over the rear axel though. If I can find a new seat that might help as well. I can’t really put my hand on mine to get in as the pan is cracked. So I am having to thread my leg through all the gear selectors to get in and not much fun doing that at my age.

I hate 6" tires I'm two and two at getting them off in one piece and cutting. Once off they have to have tubes as the beads are all torn up. Had to cut one 2 ply 8" off that was rusted to the rim, nothing there to push against.

Go ahead, buy the best hospitalization insurance policy you can find, jump on, hang on, let us know how that works out.

Smart buck... he's a admirer...

Here is the scoop on the Serf. They initially made a lot of them but they were sort of a throw away tractor so there are not a lot of them left. A Simple city collector friend of mine looked for quite a while to find one, of course then he ended up with 2 . Which is good because it will take the 2 to make 1. In my mind a horizontal shaft engine usually indicates the the tractor is a garden tractor, not a lawn tractor. Simplicity kinda breaks that rule. You can get all kinds of attachments for that little Serf - snow blade, snow blower, center blade, I believe they even made a tiller for it. Price might be a bit high, but to the right guy maybe not.

Simplicity, but I forget the model name. Here is another one.

Looks like a 1963 953 or a 1964 1054.

Ok the Thursday after father's day then. Dino says that's the best day anyway and he's always right.

I'd be SUPER curious to know exactly how it drives but I would NOT attempt to tow anything with it. Save the $50 for fixing your own Wheelhorse.

Decided to tackle wide wheel project today. Got um all cut and got um tacked together. I believe I can make a set of skinny 5/6” wheels out of the leftovers also. Used the 857 that has the LSD 8speed and it worked wonderfully. I was worried the grinder would overcome the differential but only time wheel would quit turning was when cut was almost all way through. FYI I found it easier to finish cut turning wheel by hand instead of letting tractor drive wheel to finish cut. All that is left is to finish welding and priming/painting wheelz. BTW used high gear and almost wide open throttle and a few cutoff disc later I Ended up with almost 10” wide wheels (between beads).

I marked each rim where I wanted to cut them. Bolted the rim on to a tractor, spun the rim in high gear full throttle, & cut through it with a 4 1/2" grinder After all 4 rims were cut, I cut the center out of the outside rims and welded them together. Finished product.