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November 15, 1909 American chocolatier Milton S. Hershey and his wife Catherine donate a 486-acre piece of farmland, to establish the Hershey Industrial School for "poor, healthy, male orphans" between four and eight years old, providing them room board, and education until age 18.

Hello Horse family 😀. This working 6 days a week is not ideal since daylight savings is bankrupt but, I managed to get the 1076 a bath, new rear shoes and got a motor bolted into the Automatic 12 since the C120 is no longer around 😭. Will get more pictures when it's light out tomorrow!

704 did not use that style hood or gas tank. I think it may just be a pile of parts

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yes, the 520h is a beast -- i gave my grandson a 520HC - not many of them around -- he used it a few years plowing his snow upstate NY edge of Adirondacks but then realized I didn't use the snow blower I had so i gave him the blower - he's much happier with blower especially later in winter when the plow used to run out of space to push snow -- one year he drove to school with trailer and his back pack - - was very entertaining for principal to see it parked in school parking lot

Good nite tonight ... Had this guy come in. We had had him on camera and he might be the one the campers saw at plow day and halloween party but several nice ones been seen. Least we know the LS works on the 1067. I should had a pulley on him to pull it up. 'Nother thing I know fer sure is the X bow is dialed in. Double lunger pass through & nice blood trail. Went about 50 yards.

Made a front hitch to move the trailer I bought recently. Not as easy to install and remove as I'd like, but it works.

A pile of parts to something with three digits the last one being 4. The box shown in the listing has nothing but empty coffee containers. While not complete the part shown are in fairly good condition, BUT without knowing what isn't there I would consider it a bottomless money pit. If you keep throwing money into it you will succeed in building the world's most expensive .

Had a group (of does?) walk under me at 6:20 this morning, about 43 minutes too soon. Shots in the area are going in waves it seems. Fairly quiet overall.

It’s Michigan gun opener. Got the 357 Magnum and a 350 Legend strapped up. Hoping for a pistol shot, but am willing to poke out further if I need to. The wind direction tells me to sit in my big tall tree stand, and I haven’t hunted it all bow season. It’s just 200 yards from where all the deer action has taken place, but maybe my presence out there has hindered their movement into my grass.

This one I made works really well (despite the hideous welds) I also have one of the permanent mount ones like in @Lane Ranger's post, that I would part with if someone needs it.

My wife is the same way. Even thought I built an 18 x 20 pole building designed exclusively for the horses, several of them have crept into the garage.

Twenty years ago, the forum we have come to know as Red Square launched. Karl and Mike will be along to fill in the details. Thanks to you the photos in this YouTube video help tell the story, with few exceptions all of the photos were posted on Red Square since November 2025. So, in essence you made this video, I just posted it for your enjoyment. There is no narration, just some lighthearted YouTube generic soundtrack music, Enjoy.

yup brain fart

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That's what I told him. He hates making mistakes but i have been telling him since he was 3 that failure is a better teacher than success. Success teaches us how to do it. Failure teaches us why why do it that way.

The Model T was replaced by the Model A in 1928, which was replaced around 1932. In 1934, Ford was making the Model B. The legendary Ford Flat Head V-8 came out in 1932. I can assumed your friend had the year wrong on his Model T, or it was a Model B if it was a 1934. If it was a V-8 Ford, then it would have been the Model 40. Ford made a few variants of both the B and 40, I believe.

FrankenMutt??

Two months ago Patti and I drove to Massachusetts to go to a celebration of life for a very good friend of mine to pay our respects at a local American Legion. When we pulled in another friend had his 1934 Model T parked outside which he drives on a regular basis which he has had for many years and is the same color as Jay Lenos. Mind you these 2 GREAT friends were both in there 80's walking cane and all. The one with the truck was very instrumental in helping me start my Plumbing & Heating business in 1986 recommending me to a lot of quality people as well .Also huge NASCAR fans and his son was set up with a local stock car and did very well on the local circuit. I have so many stories that are not appropriate for this forum, all in GOOD fun. This Gentleman had a very lucrative Excavating company that is still in operation albeit on a smaller scale. I am very proud to have such good friends in my life and we both support the Shriners as well as helping kids that need to be admitted to the local Shriners Hospital. Thanks @T-Mo for this post.

Good luck! We head out shortly!!!

Maybe some of the parts are, but to me it could be a 1964 704. The cambered front axle with 2 tierods and the adjustable Dial-a-Height lift lever mechanism say 1963 or later... The slanted hoodstand says 1964. So...704?

Excellent. Rare Wheel Horse for sure around these parts as well. Nice condition. Good too see a 520 not beat up or blown up for a change. Good to hear from you Bill. @Brockport Bill Question, did the HC come stock with the forward swept axle and gear reduction steering ??? or just swept . Thanks

How far was he? Will he measure 150"? WTG, great buck. Ya got me thinkin I shoulda left my little 6 walk the second time.

Yep, but I had some really fatty bacon to use up, so I cut back a bit. Better bacon next time will be 1/5.

Today we set out to rebuild the carb on the Commando. The needle has been sticking, so it will either not start for lack of fuel, or it floods. We got started, then I got pulled away for another task, and the boy finished without me. When we tried it it started to pour fuel out the carb throat right away. On a hunch I walked over to the work bench, and there were two needles sitting there. So we rolled it up into the garage, put it on the charger, and called it a day. We will fix it tomorrow.

Guiding the belt so it doesn't engage with the engine pulley can be accomplished by installing belt guide fingers. When the belt slacks from pushing the clutch (idler moves forward) the fingers will support the belt from just dropping into the pulley groove.

Here's my entry. Not as easy to install and remove as I'd like, but I was in a hurry and it works well.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to RED SQUARE...and many more !!!!

Reassembled!

This was our first Wheel Horse, bought about 12 years ago. I love this tractor and am feeling pretty proud of how it looks. 1987 312-A, as far as I know, all original. I have a 42" SD Deck to restore to put on it, mule has already been repainted. All done with Rustoleum Regal Red rattle cans. I've been working on this a little at a time for about 2 months. Not as nice as I had hoped for, but I don't have the time to invest in all the paint stripping and glazing to make it all perfectly smooth. Tried some clear coat on top on the fender, and it bubbled so I gave up on that. Maybe I'll give it some wax to make it shinier. The hubcaps had some rust that I mostly got rid of. I still need to do some detailing on the tower tins and engine tins, but am not going to try to repaint those completely. Many thanks to @Vinylguy for the decals!

Processed 20 lbs of venison burger. Chopped 3 lb of frozen bacon. Double ground to get good bacon distribution. Bagged, scored, and frozen 80- 1/4 pounders.

You try walking around with a woody when your junk is that close to the ground. You'd walk funny too.

I left this 6 point and a 5 point walk earlier in bow season hoping to get a shot at the Piebald that I saw in July. I only saw him one time in 30 days of hunting. With bow season coming to a close I decided to take the next legal buck that offered a good shot. At 4 pm today this buck walked into my shooting lane, I grunted and stopped him at 17 yards, made the perfect shot and saw him drop 40 yds away.

3hour sit this evening. No deer, but this critter stumbled around in the grass field for 10 minutes. He appeared disorientated, stumbling and walking in circles. He either has a medical issue or chugged too much fermented watermelon juice. VID_20261108_164315060~2.mp4

5:30 to 8:30 this morning. Saw a buck chasing a doe in the cut corn field but 200 yds away. Then a doe and two yearlings. Then this fat guy waddled past. I think he was returning to his den to sleep off a night he spent in the Amish Hen House feasting on wild wings. VID_20261107_083016705~2.mp4

Promising but not necessarily definitive 😀. A lot of years since new and hood have been known to migrate. a good picture of the brake drum position is what you need. My belt guard says “854” but it has parts from a ‘62 and a ‘71 and an ‘82!

Here is what you might be confused about. There are actually 3 different Wheel Horse Limited Slip transmissions. 1. the #5060 is the one with aluminum end plates in the differential. 2. the #5071 is the one with cast iron end plates in the differential. Both of these are 6 speeds..ie...3 forward 1 reverse and hi/low range. The difference between 6 and 8 speed transmissions is the brake shaft location. The 6 speeds have the brake drum on the mushroom gear. The 8 speeds also have 3 forward 1 reverse and hi/low range, but the brake drum is mounted on the cluster gear shaft. (the hole closer to the front of the trans). That is the difference. The #5073 is also a limited slip transmission but is considered an 8 speed because the brake drum is on the cluster gear shaft. You want the #5060 or #5071 because of where the brake drum is mounted. It means less fabrication concerning the linkage because the brake drum is mounted in the same place as your round hood.

I put an 8 speed in my 502, out of necessity. The brake band rod needed some modification, the parking brake was never hooked up, and I had to get a different drive pulley for the shaft size difference. At the end of the day, the open differential has never slowed me down vs. a limited slip 6 speed. I do however have plenty of added weight!

As @ri702bill noted, I swapped a 6-speed into my 854 and added a front attach-a-matic to which I can load a 40 lb weight. While doing some landscaping, I tried pulling a cart straight up steep-ish hill that had a loose soil surface and had both wheels spin. Hmmm--good, but not what I needed! Put on the chains and it climbed like a goat. Descent was with empty cart and shallower incline. Moral? Pay very close attention to load, balance, traction, and braking. WH brakes are adequate for light stopping but cannot manage heavy loads or steep hills.

Not to take the shine off, but “limited” is the operative word! It is categorically NOT “posi-traction.” The WH design uses friction within the differential to try to keep both rear wheels turning in the same direction. It is most effective when traveling in a straight line (e.g. for plowing soil or snow). My sense is that the WH engineers did this as a less costly way to claim some of the function of the pricier JD units that had actual locking diffs in the same era. Also, metal-to-metal friction always equals wear so, in my mind, these diffs can wear more quickly than the 8-pinion diffs depending, of course, on how they are used and maintained. One external sign of a 6-speed is the extension coupler on the port for filling and checking transaxle oil level at the rear lower left. The extension permits keeping a higher gear oil level in the transaxle--absolutely essential given the extra internal friction to avoid excess wear.

Doing a 6-speed swap is easier than doing an 8 speed, as I did on my 854.The 6 speed has the same size input shaft as the 4 speed. the brake band mounts the same too. Both are different on the 8 speed. Drive belt length - 70" - will be the same with a 6 speed. You still need to hole saw a 1" hole thru the toolbox bottom for the hi-lo lever. IF there is a dipstick tube (probably not) it would need to be shortened, as well as the dipstick. Had to do that on the 8 speed. You MAY want to reuse your 4-speed shifter instead of the 6 speed one. Ask @Handy Don about his 854 6 speed. I have driven it, nice unit. While the 6 speed is out - maybe time for the 4 seals & a new shift boot??

I have a slightly different style of 5 ribs on one of mine.