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Once again the hard working members of the Wheel Horse Collectors Club did an outstanding job by providing us with a great gathering place and entertainment (Wild Bill).

I’m home now, rolled in about 8:30 last night and was greeted with a bag of sea food boil and chocolate cake! Happy to be off the road for a bit.

Here's my Johnson City tx tractor show today all my wheel horse line up ready for the show

June 28, 1951, American radio sitcom about black characters "Amos 'n' Andy" premieres on CBS TV.

Here is the Saturday group.

I will be posting both Friday and Saturday's group photos (both numbered and un-numbered) by mid-week so that we can put names with faces. I will be offering the option to add real names and city where you live for those who wish to share.

Right!?!? It is getting better tho. I know who @702 timmy is now. Hopefully the group picture came out good and we can put names to faces there. Back to bailing early I remember my rookie year when the place cleared out on Saturday like cockroaches scurrying for darkness. I said wait where's everyone going were'e just starting to have fun and the weather is beut. I stayed 'till Sunday and then they had to kick me out. I guess it's just sad seeing a great party come to an end.

You sure did Eric. Almost didn't let you have your tractor. I thought I sold it to Adam.

I understand Ed, and I do agree on the name tags. I have trouble putting names to faces on a daily basis much less yearly.

I had to load up Friday so I could head home Saturday. Weather wouldn't have mattered but I did need to get home for personal reasons. Ran in the rain several places along the way on I-81 but GOD blessed me with safe travels.

Its no fun loading in the rain so we bugged out very early Saturday. Packed ip camp in rrcord time but still didn't beat the rain. We also have a 14 hour drive and Dan has to pull on Sunday. Next year he is gonna take vacation on Monday so we can stick around longer.

Hey @WHX??, a photo of me pulling the trailer did end up getting taken so now you can believe it that I actually did it

Sorry Bob, I also bailed out Friday night. It's a real hassle trying to cover and uncover the buckets in wet weather. If I can find some young volunteers to help, maybe next year I'll unload in a barn. I did have two great days having some good conversations with many old members of my WH family. Also got to meet a few new members. I do have one suggestion for all us young members. Please wear your name tag like I do cause many of the more experienced members have filled thier data storage center and do not have room to store anymore names or faces. Anyway, safe travels to all. I just finished unloading the buckets till the next show. Oh Bob, I did find one more PTO brake bracket while unloading.

Once you go numb the pain stops.

So I texted Mrs. P and said come get this moron he tried to pee with the big dogs and keep up with Dan. I was in bed at 1030 but got woken up every hour 'till 130 to the sound of ice being rattled and someone saying just one more! Saturday night she texts me this saying thanks a lot now I gotta babysit ... I said tag your it!

I haven't dumped myself yet, although all the farther I've taken it so far is back to the trailer at the show, and into the garage at home. And the bypass valve was partially open on the way to the trailer, so I wasn't going super fast. I think it may have worked itself loose on the way, because I noticed it slowing down along the way. I have just been having trouble finding the neutral spot, it seems like if the engine is running it's moving in one direction or the other. But I've never dealt with an early hydro, so I'm sure it is something I'll feel out with time. I have trouble driving cars with automatics too.

I always leave between 10 and 11. Not everyone lives an hour away. Takes about 6 hrs. with a food stop and a fuel stop. Normally we get there on Sat and within about an hour start tearing down. I figured Fri night, "Why tear down in the rain for an hour's worth on Sat.?" No one can predict the weather. Yes it wasn't bad Sat but it could have been a downpour. Who knows? We were still there till 10:30 Great seeing you again @nylyon

I dunno Don, I think Friday's group was better looking.

Here is the Friday 2026 Red Square group photo. Be a part of the Saturday photo today at 10:00am.

I know that everyone had their reasons for leaving early. But many of the attendees can only be there on Saturday due to work schedules. And to make matters worse, Saturday's weather was not that bad.

Well I got Ed pretty good there, because my user name here looks like a regular name, and isn't anything close to my real name.

Reminds me of the setup Grandad had for fire wood and cutting points on oak logs to make fence posts back in the sixties. Powered by a flat belt attached to the drive coming out the side of his Farmall H. I remember him throwing some used motor oil on the side of that blade before cutting. And I remember at my younger age (mid teens) thinking “Geez that is not a safe setup!!)

Just looking at those pictures makes my knees hurt. Got any more?

Saw a member last night about 11:30 pm (not sure who) on Rt 78 in NJ. Horse on the trailer and headed to the show! I was on my way home from work and wishing I could have brought the old C120 to the show but on call duty this weekend is keeping me home. Awesome pics guys and have fun !!

Should be heading out really early Friday morning. Going light this year cause squeezed a day of the show into my busy schedule.

Friday morning ... now you know why Thursday is the best day ... How about unloading. Looky heah what i get to ride around the ranch fer a couple daze 😁

@Pullstart had reservations at the Hotel Norman.

Please no... Sunday morning... Really...?!?!?

And I'm sure that helped to pave the way for other Black Comedians, like Nipsy Russell to follow... One of his lines is a favorite of mine... "The cost of livin' is goin' up, and the chance o' livin' is goin' down!"

Finally, after missing my other one I sold a few years ago, I bought one at the big show today. Looking forward to gettin it in top shape.

@peter lena , my tractor is all lubed/greased up. My other sickle I sold a few years back I stripped and painted, greased all points, etc. Fluid film is my favorite lubricant and undercoating, I use it yearly on my vehicles and other things. On this one, everything seems to move freely and nothing is seized. I’m going to keep its original look and just clean it up real good, check inside the wobble box, and grease it up, new belts, etc.

@Thegearhead0324 would love to go thru one of those . massive example OF COLLECTIVE DRAG , every stage is another handoff . typically starts with pto lever , needle cone bearing drag , that hi heat intense , spot , cooks regular grease , black , cracking debris shows you that , lucas x tra hd green chassis grease , after a total bearing clean out , 550 deg flash point , polyurea , none of my bearings squeal / or whine , every stage , needs to be , verified / enhanced for movement ease . when I pull back on my pto lever , the spindle spins down on its own , what is that showing you for movement ease ? never wore out a clutch disc . experiment / try . test / try . pete

I get that. Even for as small as it seems I never seem to get to everything I want to. My son is pretty hyper, and just go go go, and I am starting to slow down, and I think he ends up driving me to move faster than I'd like. Next year I might just set him loose and tell him to go shopping, as long as he doesn't bring back any more whole tractors.

Well I assure you, it made it to the right place. If the weather is a little more cooperative today we will get it out and I'll let my daughter run it around the yard some. I'm still learning to find the neutral position on the motion control.

Brian and Lincoln were both at the show. I spoke to both face to face. Lowell was not, but there was a note on his website that he was going to be out of town through this weekend I believe. All three will likely be slow to respond.

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I’ve only been to four (or five?) shows. Rain on Thursday or Friday doesn’t inhibit much action. Saturday, though, is really only a half-day (or a bit more) anyway so the early bailouts were not surprising.

@phil bowling was an amazing soul @Sparky. I’m glad for you to have one of his machines, he took great care of them! I believe his name should also be green, he is a member at rest

Great pictures! Even with the wrong fenders on the 1045 shirt, the shirt is still one of my favorites. I also like the picture of me and Wild Bill. I look like Mugsy from looney toons. "Duh...which way did he go?" I'm glad you had a good time!

I might be able to hook you up with some help for next year. I know a young man who loves WH's and beagles, and is a very hard worker. Plus he can probably count it towards his service hours for scouts.

I was not able to go except for Saturday. Got up early this morning, heard the rain pouring down, looked out the window and thought to myself “better luck next year.”

I bought a set of the 8Ten branded spindles and pulleys for an old 48” deck I’ve been rebuilding. I have a whole box of spindles/pulleys/blades I’ve collected trying to keep my decks working. In this case, I was tired of trying to piece together original double D spindles and blades from other random decks. I have NOT installed them on the deck yet, but I have disassembled them to check’m out and I was very pleasantly surprised with the internal guts of them. They are cast aluminum housings, hollow spindle shafts with grease zerks on top, bearings look to be decent quality and are open on the inside to accept grease. Overall, I am very impressed with the build quality…..BUT, like said, I have yet to cut grass with them. I bought them from Amazon for $100 and then had to buy a replacement double pulley for the center deck spindle for another $30. There are a few threads on here breaking them down with pictures if you search for 8Ten. For the price, I had to take a chance on them. edit: I think direct links to Amazon are frowned upon, so here is the product header description for the spindles I bought for my 48” if it helps anyone “8TEN Mower Spindle Toro Side Rear Discharge 300 Series GT Recycler 48-Inch Deck 822327 111726 110172 3 Pack“ and the replacement double pulley “8TEN Center Spindle Pulley for Toro Wheel Horse 300 GT XT Series 15-48SC01 15-48SC02 15-48SC03 48-Inch 110147”

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Glad no one was hurt. You'll be in hour-by-hour then day-by-day mode foe awhile. Does anyone here on Red Square know how to create a Go Fund Me Page?

Just be careful the wind doesn't blast it and mess up paint.

Whole other can of worms, but many of us are very much pro "ethanol free" on fuel. Personally, I put the first gallon in a vehicle to ensure no ethanol gets in the gas can. I don't care what anyone says, ethanol is not good for carburetor equipped anything.

Try running a jumper from the battery positive to the coil positive. If the stumble goes away then you have a bad key switch or safety switch that's causing problems. Also, check and clean your grounds. This is a powered ignition system so dirty electrical connections can cause problems. Just some thoughts.