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Here’s a few of my herd, I’ve collected and sold them for the past few years, very early 78’ C-141 A, 76’ B-80, 71’ Bronco 14, 73’ No name 14, I actually have two but the other one is a Frankenstein. And I’ve owned an 800, 416-H, and a charger and a few others which have been parted out sadly or sold. I started this whole thing with my c-141 given to me by one of my dads friends, back in 2022, since then I’ve been through over 12 different garden tractors and now I’m sitting at 5 trying to keep them and take them to shows. Thanks

August 12, 1908 Ford Motor Company builds its first Model T car, which Henry Ford himself tests on a hunting trip to Wisconsin and northern Michigan.

You can tap them in and out with a socket. Pay attention to how dep it sets into the case.

Hands on Proof of Concept. I wonder if he encountered any long steep hills on the way?? My Dad told me years ago when he was 18 and just graduated from High School, that he & 3 friends took a similar Model T camping. A 200 mile or so trip each way, from RI to northern New Hampshire. The Model T was like a lot of early 1960's Wheel Horse tractors in that the carburetor was gravity fed from the fuel tank mounted Higher than the Carburetor.... That was fine until they got to the White Mountains - they had to travel up in reverse to keep the carb bowl full....

I had a problem with the motion control lever on one of mine being hard to push forward, turned out a family of chipmunks had been building a nest in there that interfered with full movement.

Same! Never even heard of WH before I bought one. Then I found this place way back in 08 just looking for some info on that tractor I bought and these clowns turned it into a full blown obsession. I learned quite A LOT over the years and this was basically my go to source for that info.

Good eye Cleat!! She now has a Kohler 14 Magnum single under the hood!

That Twin cylinder Briggs looks a lot like a single cylinder Kohler......JK looks great.

No problem our work here is done and since @prondzy may be looking for them as well. They are not repros but close enough for the women we go out with. Yes made for Jeep restos. There have been many links to them here in the past and you can find them on fleabay and other places. @Achto found some super nice ones for his 701 and they were high test locking but they are NLA now and yet to find them elsewhere. Most are non locking and don't come with the plastic outer covering but shrink wrap makes them look orginal. You may often have to paint them black and white letter them. Search keywords are jeep cables throttle choke ... try Note these are out of stock https://www.ebay.com/itm/276726990312

That's an EXCELLENT price.

The 67 towed the 83 from the back shed up to the garage for a drive belt swap. Thought I was saving a few $$ using the belt I just removed from a junk C-81..but it ended up being a little shorter and she just doesn’t declutch like it should. Grinds the gears a bit. Crud!! I guess I’ll be using a brand new belt I picked up at this years WH Show. The idler pulley was shot on the 83 (GT-1600) so the C-81 did donate a nice smooth one so there’s that

Not really a "done to" but got my RS 20th anniversary banner hung up after moving a bunch of other stuff around.

Henry Ford and family had an amazing estate here in Southampton called Fordune, it was right on the ocean, behind the dunes comprising approximately 250 acres. He was also a member of Shinnecock Golf Club, where the US Open was just played in June. Years ago an old timer named Gene in my fire department told me a story. As I kid he was a caddy at Shinnecock and was walking home when a gentleman stopped his car and asked if he needed a ride. Gene said yes and hopped in. The gentleman drove him right to his house, and when Gene thanked him, he asked his name. The guy said my name is Henry Ford!! I can still see the smile on ole Gene’s face when he told me that story!

Happy Belated Birthday!

It was probably discussed at the club meeting before the ice cream social. I don’t know the answer though..

Welcome! Great looking stable.

Whatever you do, don't lubricate the friction control. May need taken apart and worked over with some solvent and a Scotch Brite pad.

My grandfather had many stories of him and his brothers repairing and tweaking and driving their Model T. He backed them up by showing me his grease-smudged full set of illustrated technical books with their notes. The leather-surfaced, “press down to go” cone clutch was the biggest surprise.

Good to see another Indiana member! Thanks for joining!

It would be like a day without sunshine; or something else but I can't remember what the other thing is.

no problem, we all make them from time to time

Great pictures, especially the Wheel Horses in the horse trailer. Your dad's friend who got you started on deserves a big thank you.

to the Dave. Please follow Paul's instructions above. He knows Sundstrand hydros.

Funny, I rebuilt a GT1600 and converted it to hydro a couple of years ago and am now in the process of rebuilding a 314 that has a Kohler M14.

Nice! I see all "Workin' Girls", no "Prom Queens". Just like Cecil & Elmer intended then..... Same here - they all have to pull their own weight to get a spot in the garage.

Agree. I think I'll take 5 gallons back to Michigan later this week.

Welcome Push or screw the dipstick all the way in. Motion control lever action is not relat4ed to fluid level Is it also hard to move to reverse

Thanks Don. 😊 Meeha is doing well. She's been improving her ability to stand for several days .. a little wobbly at first. Trina says "drunken monkey". Yesterday she was able to lay back down for the first time. That's a big step in the right direction. Today we're experimenting with removing one of the meds, on vet recommendations of course.

I would put back the old plug that was in her when she last ran...Wouldn't be the first time a new electrical thing didn't work....especially if it is a Champion they fail to fire under compression

Picked up a GT-1848 last year for cheap at auction as she didn't run...Turns out those B&S engines actually require fuel mixture to run. After going over the flue system she worked great. The hydro engagement lever shook around and rattled a lot. Part of problem was drive belt was missing a couple chunks...but even with a new belt lots more rattle and noise than my 418A. My older Sustrands also rattle and I have replaced the wave washers with not much improvement. (Use a small bungee cord on one to quiet it down) So why is the 418 quiet but not the GT same system right??? Wrong...WH made a change in the later hydros and added an anti rattle spring instead of using wave washers. Looked at the spring on my 418 and went to my box of springs found one that was actually for some WH snow blower that looked close. Shortened and bent the end loops put it on the GT and voila quieter. As the other Sunstrands come in for maintenance going to fix them up as well. First diagram GT 2nd 418 note #29 WH part 107938 First pic 418 2nd GT

Today I bought two planters for the Mrs. After unloading them into my wagon I thought it might be picture worthy so I snapped one while on their way to their destination.

I have been going through a lot of old pictures from tractor shows, Wheel Horse redos, and places my brother and I visited ! I came across this old posting on our Ralph Family facebook page. I may have shared some of this before but 12 years ago i received a telephone call at home from someone wanting to use a photo of our 1054 Wheel Horse garden tractors that was posted on Facebook! Here is the posting from 2014 and some pictures: We made the American Pickers show (2014) with the photo of the four Wheel Horse 1054 tractors! The credits at the end of this "Grudge Match" episode listed me on the rolling screen! I clipped a few pics from the American Pickers "Grudge Match" episode tonight. They had a couple Wheel Horse tractors at "Doug's" place in Iowa. Frank did finally by a 633 Wheel Horse for $400. Doug was initially asking $600 for it, but he did not budge from the $400 figure he told Frank he needed. The research assistance from American Pickers had asked me to release two photos of Wheel Horse tractors earlier this year. They used the photo of the four Wheel Horse 1054 tractors that we still own. I assumed they were going to buy a Wheel Horse but was never told what was going to happen and tonight I now know they finally bought a Wheel Horse tractor. I like what they did and I was pleased to see that they mentioned we have Wheel Horse tractor meets! ***** Tom Bartlett had the RJ photo ( oops its a Suburban) and We had the 1054 photo! Our “pay”. Was acknowledgment in the credits at the end of the program . We did have to sign releases though they were very thorough!

I started off looking for help changing a starter on my 312-8 and ended up re building re wiring and re powering a roller C-141 auto. I agree with @Bar Nuthin the very accessible info that is archived is one thing and a very vast thing. The members camaraderie and willingness to assist in any way they can to solve problems is the other. If there is a question, there is 99.9 times out of 100 probability there is an answer here or someone helps get you to it. The old posts are part of it I learn something new every time I’m here.

I had no intention of becoming a Wheel Horse enthusiast. I just wanted a strong garden tractor to be able to maneuver my stone trailer around my yard. And I remembered my neighbor's Wheel Horse tractors from my youth. Of course, once I acquired an old Wheel Horse, I immediately needed information to make it whole again and perform to my needs. I have decent mechanical aptitude and the ability to learn but lacked a quality source of information. Once I found Red Square, I was flooded with said information and an abundance of support for all of my questions. That (and my OCD) is what converted me into an enthusiast. A few of the locals hit me up for tips and knowledge now. Pretty wild. The information that is archived on this site, along with the willingness of its members to participate in problem solving, is amazing! As a bonus, just the sharing of members' enjoyment of everyday "Wheel Horsing" makes this sight a delightful place to visit!

The information shared by members past and present has contributed to a well of knowledge that we all can draw from. Without Red Square and our moderators all of that would have just gone away.

Old posts are awesome. I run into them on a very regular basis while searching for information. Some great stuff back then. Some great stuff today too. This website has been an amazing resource for dozens of reasons.

Thanks John for the post. I went thru the beginning twice. It was deferent then. Tractors were every where with lots of good meaningful posts. I guess we come a long way from how you posted pictures in photo bucket. I am glade we do not do that any more. It is well worth the $20 a year to easily post of our tractors. So many attachments and all the manuals you’ll ever need all in one spot. I would say one of the best run forums on the web.

The site is now in it's 20th year. I joined in 2007 and was maybe member 30 (I don't quite remember). At one point it was the Karl and Mike show, since they were the only two active members for a while. I believe a guy named Chris started the site before Karl took over.

Finished up this shed today. Still need to get a ramp setup for it but no rush on that. Yes it’s plastic and yes it was a kit (one million pieces!!) But it all fit together well and I already had the pressure treated base built and leveled, so that’s how the size was determined. It’s 10’9” x 7’xx” with a door plenty wide enough to get a tractor in if need be.

You were born at the sportmans' club? That's way cooler than at the hospital.

Made the 4 hour trip back to my birthplace to attend a family reunion. Back in one of the hollers surrounded by the Appalachian Mts.

When I built our house I put in a LOT of blocking in all the shower walls. When it came time to install the grab bars I used foam double stick tape to hold them in place while drilling and mounting.

@8ntruck be careful!!!

We slept in, went over to Crystal Lake Diner for brunch, walked the dog, and finished several small projects that were cluttering up my bench - there is actually a fair sized empty spot on it now. One of the projects was finishing reassembling my Red Ryder. Last fall it quit shooting. When I did get it to shoot once, the barrel plug/sight and shot tube came out and landed about 8 feet away. Total tear down and search for parts. Ended up with a new shot tube, barrel plug (with a 'fiber optic sight'!), new air tube, new plunger seal. Once I figured out how to make a dependable spring compressor, it went together. It did shoot bb's - at a very low velocity. It was not producing an air pulse when fired. Took it back apart and compared the new plunger seal to the old one. Was about 1/16" smaller in diameter. Put the old seal back in and it is working like it should. Needs to be sighted back in, probably due to the new shot tube and front sight.

Absolutely.We bought three grab bars and will install at least two. The wall I was dealing with is an outside wall so i left it intact as possible and used hardwood for maximum hold. Drilling an undersize hole so the threads grab without splitting. The other walls will get solid blocking and a block for a third grab bar in case there is need for a caretaker within the shower. this house was bought in case we would have to take care of a parent, but its only two miles from here and the need for an easier property for us is a possibility. It is a step in shower that fits a five foot opening. Its nice and rigid and solid Vickerel where the cplor goes all the way through

@pfrederi made a jig for part #47, then made my own. Put brass bushing in

I don't see # 70. Are you talking about # 47?

Well i have been building the chrome stacks for years now , this is the first set of D200 stock location mufflers i have built , hopefully the owner of this pair will post some pictures when installed and give us all a report on them , still building the chrome stacks but the price of material has gotten crazy so im going to venture out into other styles here in the near future