Leaderboard

The 2026 RedSquare calendar is here and better than ever. @ebinmaine Trina, has once again knocked it out of the park, and I hope you all love it as much as I do. Putting this together takes a lot of time and effort, please drop a thanks here, and enjoy 2026!

November 19 was designated as World Toilet Day by the United Nations General Assembly, and is coordinated every year by a partnership between UN-Water and governments around the world. Today, we talk about the one invention that’s kept hidden behind closed doors, but is undeniably important. So if you’d like an “ode to the commode” read ahead. As strange as it is to say, the history of the toilet, and plumbing in general, is a fascinating read. From the ancient Romans to the Middle East to John Crapper and today’s futuristic thrones, there’s plenty to learn about. And we're sure there's a joke about the perfect place to do said reading.

Thanks for the replies - I think I found what I need….

Best bet is to call Lowell or text him the question. I am not sure which kit is needed for your 5053 transaxle. Questions about your tractor and the parts needed please text (507) 213-3115 Hours: M-F 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Sat & Sun Closed

Gotta love a bonfire.

How about this one?

Not much for stone wheels, installed a 6 inch flap disc. It self levels. I really have no need to sharpen tooling tho. About once a year I can reinstall a wheel and do the saved up bits etc, and have a session.

Thanks Trina!!! So, the "no people in the pictures" thing... Do our tractors make our butts look that fat?

I need to come up with more excuses to use it around the yard.....besides riding in circles yelling Ya-Hooooo!....and my wife shaking her head. In reality....it sure makes splitting wood not seem like work when you get to tool around on it. Things I noticed from my 2 photos. A leaf fell on it that I didn't see - Eeeeek! LOL. It also looks like I need to restore my old wood splitter as it looks like a clunker next to my Wheel Horse. I'm thinking I need a large water tank to pull around the yard and water the 20-30 odd trees I planted this fall. That will be a good excuse to use the Wheel Horse dump trailer more. Stay tuned. My wife: "You need what to water what?" More head shaking. I'm used to it. Thanks for all the GREAT comments...glad I posted up some 'In Action' photos! You can certainly NEVER take a bad picture of a Wheel Horse being used...

Curiously I never liked using either type. I use and have great results using an old used diamond cutting saw blade. I find it easier to control and more versatile being able to use the very tip or the sides. Easier to control with faster results.

Your wheel dresser may need new star wheels. This type of dresser works well if you are grinding things that quickly load up the wheel, they quickly clean and true the wheel but the dust can be incredible.

Just sent a text.

Yes call Lowell before you order. He'll be happy to answer any questions and make sure to get the right stuff. Tell him the boys from RS sent ya ... he knows most of us. I take it you got the dog point out? Welding a nut on is an excellent idea. They tend to snap right at the end of the hex but many times back right out. 1/4-20 is the thread size. I have replacements I can send you one if needed. @Racinbob and I buy them in bulk then take turns passing them out... Your tranny is in good shape as these go. I saved this one. Had rust boogers for a week but saved it. Yes put up a pic we can tell you if it's any good or not.

A little visual on that.

Thank you all for the kind welcome and good advice. I can easily shift into all the gears in both H and L range. I think the belt is the problem.It is very loose and looks ancient! I will replace that first.

Sounds legit to me. We contribute a bunch of tree trimmings to our neighbor's burn pile once or twice a year. It's always a big and hot burn (the pile of branches in the photo is over six feet high), placed in the middle of a large lawn to keep it far from any nearby trees, and the grass always grows back quickly and thickly, although it's a completely different type of grass (maybe crabgrass?) than the surrounding lawn, which is largely Kentucky bluegrass. I imagine that the seeds may have already been present in the soil several inches below the surface, since they come up thickly and all at once, and they apparently like the fertilizer from the ashes. The Kentucky bluegrass eventually spreads back in and out-competes the opportunistic grass.

As mentioned above center blades and dozer/snow blades can be found, might have to do a little searching. I you want instant gratitude, you can go with a Brinly box scraper. https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/brinly-38-in-box-scraper-and-rear-blade-bs-381-2-in-1-tool-for-versatile-landscaping-2523107 You will also need a Brinly hitch adaptor. https://wheelhorsepartsandmore.com/product/toro-wheel-horse-slot-hitch-adapter/

In your photo I can see that the High-Low range lever is in the Low position. The attached owner manual should be helpful.

Definitely. Camping isn't Camping without the open fire. Bonfire. Campfire. Stove fire. All good.

PM me your address I'll drop one in a envelope. Maybe short on the jam nuts tho. Yep I have yet to do it but the boys report a e-tank works well.

I have owned my 1976 C120 now for 30 minutes! I bought it to do some driveway leveling, so now I need to start researching blades and blade attachments. The tractor appears sound, and it starts and runs ok, but it moves very slowly. I need to explore belt, clutch spring, etc. I think. Any suggestions for reasonably priced blades would be welcomed!

Nope - coarser than that!!

Your wheel dresser may need new star wheels... Yup. Those wheels wear as does the stone wheel.

The one slightly less abrasive than the temperament of an ex-wife!!

Not a great idea to support a hitch ball with that tiny cable, if that is your goal. Also, what would keep the ball from rising if the load turns negative?

Remember when using cable clamps..."never saddle a dead horse".

Another great job by BBT, once I get it printed and assembled Mrs. 953 can give it to me for Christmas.

Similar to the one I have... I did have to disassemble it to add a washer spacer at one end of the stack to limit the amount of "wander" the wheels had. That improved the wheel finish. I thought for a minute that the wheel on the right of your grinder was green, not gray. Green is for dressing carbide - and that wheel is expensive...

Guaranteed she was still getting the work done on the tractors, house and barn at the same time! The lady has insane motivation and drive. It’s on another level!!

Lodge cast iron! I love the way they cook.

Scored some decent tools from a local online auction. Pick up Tuesday morning.

Not much for pics Kev... we got a little trackin dust. Amazing how the girls are easy to spot in the woods now. This was planted the weekend after plow day or so.

Really quick on getting it done too!

I've taken a few spills off of ladders over the years. First one was in 1970 at trade school when my step ladder sank into the soft dirt and ended up knocking the teacher off of his ladder as well. The last time I fell of a ladder was about three years ago, shortly before I decided to retire after fifty years. I was shooting nails into a 2x4 plate on the ceiling of a room I was dividing for a customer. Working by myself, I shot a 16d nail and sometimes a nail gun will shoot two nails and making a bigger recoil. I was stretched a little to far and fell backwards landing with my tenderloin hitting a corner of a cement block on the floor. (A couple of inches over and I would have landed on my backbone.) I completed the jobs I had agreed to do for folks and unloaded the tools out of my work truck. Last week, cleaning fence rows at the farm, the last tree was a cedar that had grown into the woven wire fence. It leaned towards the neighbor's farm so I boarded the grapple on the front of the tractor then my brother lifted me as high as it would go and I hooked a chain onto the tree and the grapple so he could keep a pull upon it and prevent it from mashing the fence or falling the wrong way. It was all my 16" bar on chainsaw would do to reach through the tree. I notched it, and cut from the backside above the fence. As it started to drop I began my exit and the tree rolled with a limb knocking me to the ground. It snatched my stocking cap off of my head but left ear muffs on. I crawled out from under the tree with only a few scratches on my left shoulder and a sore knee. I didn't tell my wife until I got home a couple of days later--she wasn't happy I waited so long but I was over most of the soreness and that resulted in not being grilled so much whereas she could see me walking. I told her that most folks would have considered themselves being knocked down by a falling tree. Not me. I'd like to think the tree bounced off of me. Below is the pond dam once we cleared it of brush and overhanging limbs. Now we can drive across it without brushing the woody growth along the fence.

So far, so good! Do check the condition of the 2nd / 3rd gear. The third gear side has the row of drilled holes that should not show excessive wear... That is waht causes the Unidrive to jump out of high gear. New reproduction gears are available thru Lowell too.

My dear friend George Sleezer gave me this beautiful viper red 656 that was his pride and joy. I’m so grateful for this, but sad to see he’s getting out of the hobby due to old age. It came with a sickle mower and tub cart. More pictures to come.

Sweet, I made it in

There are a couple of vendors that make this. 'Wheel Horse Parts and More’ has one: https://wheelhorsepartsandmore.com/product/heavy-duty-removable-receive-hitch-if-you-have-a-104659-bracket/ I’ve got these on each of my 520-H’s, but I can’t find who made them. I’ll keep looking and let you know. Is this what you are looking for? or are you looking for just the receiver 2” hitch something like this? This is from a search on eBay.

Still looks better than brand new Alan !!

That's a dressing tool for your grinding wheels. To true up the face of the stone. Best if you have a solid guide you can rest against to stay flat with the face of the stone.

Sort of finished a "Proof of Concept" project. I am not getting any younger and neither is my chore tractor (and favorite WH) the L-107 father bought in May of 1967. She has been in use ever since. The HH70 replacement engine is over 30 years old still starts from cold two pulls if I use the recoil...but she is burning oil. I am not sure it is possible to really overhaul a techy anymore didn't see much in over /under parts availability. I have many other WHs (18 or so) but as I get older climbing on and off gets more tiring. Not a problem mowing or snow plowing as I don't have to get on and off a lot...but chore tractor constant on and off. Staring at a 856 one day I wondered if I could almost convert it to Lawn Ranger size. So swapped out wheels used a spare Lawn Ranger rear fender. I do not like to dill holes or cut metal on WHs. But I did have to drill 4 holes in the 856 hood-stand to mount the LR fender and some holes in the fender for the seat. ( I have a correct seat with a beautiful new cover but I don't want to get it dirty on a chore tractor.) Wanted front tachmatic, had to grind a bit of the side plates to clear the hood (need to do a bit more so hood opens farther). Had to make a modified rear hitch to get right drawbar height for the trailer (It was a Father son project from the 1960s with several mods over the years). The engine on it is from a pallet of engines I got for $25 bucks two of them run but will need overhaul. This one starts and runs but smokes some. Good enough for now. Going to use it for a few months see if it works okay then pretty her up some and drop in a new engine. Long run the old L-107 may get an S/G K-181.

I was afraid it was broken It looks like a good candidate to weld a nut on the end. Any idea if that has been tried before on this bolt? I've used the weld a nut process multiple times in the past with pretty good success.

to the forum. The C120 is a very capable machine. It should handle driveway grading just fine. As far as the tractor moving very slowly, you need to know that it has a two range transmission. When in low range, high gear is just a tad faster than 1st gear in high range. 1st gear in low range is about 1 mph - maybe. The short shift lever that moves right and left is for selecting high or low range. Left for low, right for high. In your picture, it looks like it might be in the low range position. The shifter fork on the high/low range shifter can be damaged if you use excess force on it. Good luck and have fun with your recently acquired toy, no, tool. Check out the manuals section of the forum. You will probably find an owner's manual for your machine there.

Steve Nice lookin and should serve you well. For grading and leveling driveways a mid mount blade will be at the top of the list. Unfortunately they are (sometimes) hard to find and can (sometimes) be somewhat pricy if you do. Never know tho. Next would be a front blade for back dragging and such. Third on the list is a back blade or a mini box scraper. Back blades can suffer from lack of down pressure. Others will be along to welcome and offer advice on ground engaging implements.

Yes @grnlark makes great seats.

Not really. Round are somewhat stronger but not all that much. The force simply must be applied very close to the shaft. Remember this is a casting, not a forged item. A rare few have made 5-bolt pullers and had success. Many, many, many posts here on the adventures of hub pulling. Pretty much everyone considers it a rite of passage.

A 1976 C-120 is a great tractor every thing you need and nothing you don't. Easy to work on also easy to change implements. We like pictures post some up when you get it.

Welcome to the forum. Lots of helpful info above! Summary? - That tractor's frame and engine are plenty strong - 12 hp can surprise you - In most instances you will lose traction before stalling the engine - The three stock hitch positions offer a lot of flexibility but plenty of members have added their own (me included!) - Please post your progress and questions -- with pictures!

DEFINITELY!! The capabilities of a properly equipped Wheelhorse tractor are excellent. We use them for MANY tasks. My S/O regularly uses her 1967 tractors to grade our own yard. Here's a few videos.

The adhesive on this, once exposed to air by peeling it off the roll, cures instead of drying. Make sure the vinyl is very clean and fully dried before applying the tape. I use an alcohol wipe and leave it for about 15 minutes before taping. To keep the tape ends from getting pulled loose when I slide on or off the tractor, I’ve carefully remove the band that secures the cover to the pan, run the tape to the bottom edge of the pan, and then crimped it back in with the seat edging band.