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Battery box fabbed although with countless other holes and things welded up front axle pin was excessively worn. Luckily axle itself was ok. The pin and frame not so much. I machined a bushing with a through hole and used a 1/2” grade 8 bolt . The front axle and steering are now whisper smooth and tougher than it ever was

I've lived here in this same house for over 20 years. The Trina person has been here 10+... We've been out exploring the mountains across the street more times than I can begin to count. Most often, we walk uphill about a mile and turn right, into the forest. There are several old pathways of various sorts n sizes. Some are narrow game trails. Some are snowmobile trails. Some hiking only trails. A LOT of long unused twitch trails from logging. And a few actual Colonial Period cart roads that have been setting unused by most for over a century. Here's an example of that. This morning... all we did was go a few dozen extra yards up the road before the standard issue right turn. There's a break in the old stone wall there. Both of us have looked at it driving by many times. Both of us have been wanting to poke around there. That was this morning. Here's what it looks like from across the street. A few feet in. And here's what I figure for a 200 ish year old drover's pathway like we found up over the other side of the mountains years ago. Remember many thousands of square miles of New England was dedicated to raising merino sheep 🐑 Far more interesting... We accidentally found the graveyard of the original European family to the area. The family for which the area was once named. Tripp. We live in "Tripptown". This graveyard is nearly a quarter mile into the forest!!! This is the headstone 🪦 for Richard Tripp and his wife. Here's what we assume is a non identified grave, likely of a relative. Couple other views of the graveyard. There are several other odd set stones in spacing that would indicate graves. These last few pics show two very unique "stone dumps". The first is unusual because of the massive size of the rocks. These are WAY beyond capabilities of normal humans to move. Each one weighs several hundred pounds minimum. This other one is abnormally large in area. This would usually indicate a long term living and farming situation. Most folks up here would have just added to the corner (or whole side) of an existing wall. We've seen these excess dump piles a few times. Always in hill country. Likely that's because the hills and mountains have incredibly massive amounts of glacial emptying as the ice sheets retreated. Here's the track we took. The graveyard is just past the top corner turn around spot.

Just in time for Halloween VID_20251023_182838325.mp4

Last of my grandfathers tractors to restore. Procrastinated on this although have been gathering parts for several years. I knew the tractor was modified but to what extent I had no clue. Ross steering boxed had been a problem for years luckily it was still there. Fuel tank and battery swapped positions and rock shaft and hydraulic lift was stripped long ago. Someone added a longer steering column and smaller steering wheel. Motor was swapped with a Briggs at some point. None of these original parts remained. Belt guards where thin tin type material. Toolbox rear sections was long gone replaced with plywood. Of course seat was missing along with frame so I began THE GOAL: for it to be close to factory as I could get it and function rebuilt Ross steering box and replaced column or tube with correct length one and remade toolbox to the best of my abilities

This past weekend I acquired this tractor from one of the tractor pulling families. They said it ran 4-5 years ago. (Maybe I believe it) Anyway, Over this past week me and @TonyToro have replaced a few ends on the battery cables, new solenoid, good used starter as ants were coming from the old one, all new fuel lines, new ignition switch, carb cleaning, rebuilt the metal Kohler fuel pump, new spark plug and changed the oil. Today we finally got everything put back on and within a few minutes it fired right up. It also came with a snowplow which I believe is a 48”. Needs a good degreasing and a PB blaster and scotch brite pad cleaning. We did a little on the fenders and it came out pretty good and at least smooth. Going to run it for a little bit and change the oil again as it was very black. More additions to come soon as this will mostly be a plowing snow and dozer blade work tractor. Enjoy the pictures! IMG_1006.mov

Some more great plowing today in Polo, IL. Hosted by John Boelens and a bunch of Cub Cadet guys. Still some good representation by Wheel Horse. My wife was able to come along and had a great time. I guess now I need a second plow tractor!

Good morning, all! My name is Derek. I'm from Churubusco, Indiana. I was told about this forum from a guy named Bob. He said that this forum was the place to be to find info from some really helpful people. Bob drove 1.5 hours to buy a Wheel Horse mower deck that I was selling and he told me about this forum. I've just recently gotten my first Wheel Horse tractor. It's a '98 312, at least I think its a '98. The tractor came with a mower deck and a snow blower attachment but I don't have a need for the mower deck nor the snowblower. I just want the tractor. I want to use it as a trail rider. I bought two other brand tractors for my wife and my daughter because the prices were nice. I'll be doing the wrenching, as needed, so that we can go riding together. Anyway, I'll keep this short for now. I'll browse the forum and I'm sure I'll be back to ask questions and share pics and stories.

Its stored in a metal shed behind my shop out of the elements along with a bunch of generators and saws, i dont really go back there much unless im trimming but i needed something this afternoon, its sat since about May, untouched. Hopped on, key on..meter said 11v, choke...turned over 6-7 times...started up, backed it out...let it run to recharge the battery. I remembered i had wheel covers to put on it from earlier in the year. The old Kohlers do run smoothly, this is the K181S that i did a quick refresh on in 2023, popped the piston out, put on new rings, new piston, put it back together in about an hour...didnt touch the bore..it was consuming about an ounch of oil in 10 minutes prior to😆. This is the Horse that started it all for me in 2002, the WH Yahoo Groups, all that. Side note...the ebay seat covers suck, they get sticky after about a year and turn dark..never sits outside, never rained on.

I like the 953s. Mine is an early model w/ross steering. s/n 62-613. My rear wheel weights are painted white also.

Recently my wife and I went out to dinner for our 32nd wedding anniversary. One of our favorite places to go is usually a 30-40 minute drive, however we are camping in a county park that happens to be only ten minutes from this restaurant. This place is as old fashioned as it gets! It’s got wall to wall carpeting, wood panel walls, and music playing at a low respectable volume from the 1950’s to the 80’s. The name is the Modern Snack Bar and it’s anything but modern! Everyone that works there is in a good mood and happy. It’s been in the same family since it opened 75 years ago! Some of the waitresses have worked there for over 30 years. Now two of the brothers run it with one cooking and one who will come to your table to ask you exactly how you would like your cocktail made. And let me tell you, he knows how to make cocktails. Be it an Old Fashioned, Manhattan, Martini or a summer time watermelon mojito, this guy nails it. Their motto is “Great home cooking’ on the North Fork of Long Island” which it certainly is. One of my favorites is their classic pot roast that you can cut with a fork. They are also known for their soft shell crabs which @Ed Kennell would love! When I saw crabs on the sign outside I thought of Ed and decided to take a picture. Across the street is the last duck farm on Long Island. That’s another one of my favorites, their roast duck. If you still have room after a delicious dinner they have homemade pies to finish you off. I thought I would start this post so others can share their favorite old school mom and pop style restaurant. My wife and I prefer this type of place over a chain restaurant any day. So post up your favorite place with a story and maybe some pictures and enjoy!!

So replaced the brake lining on my 857 today and wanted to give a review of the brake lining I got from @rmaynard. I am very pleased with outcome. This little tractor has always been a bear to stop going backwards especially with a load behind it. I'm glad to report it has brakes going backwards know .

Finally got to replace the O-rings in the pump for the Hydro motion control on my 1973 12 auto. Thanks to @pfrederi he was kind to send them to me . I decided to have a go without separating the trans. It’s doable thanks to the cut out on the right side ,was able to remove the motion control out of the way enough to replace the o-rings. hard part was putting it all back together. Some how one seal was smashed as if someone had this apart at some point and didn’t line it up correctly. I also replaced the axle seals wile I was it. Already for winter,hope fully we get some snow this yr

Not sure what the primary purpose you'd be using would be, but I'll tell you how mine works: I built my lift so it would fit nearly any standard tractor. It locks onto the frame crossbar and has a plate that catches under the transmission mount. The part that catches the crossbar is a modified belly hitch so it locks and the tractor can't fall off. The lift only raises about 30 inches, but that puts it at the perfect height to work on. My 701, 523-H, Bronco 14, 310-8, Charger, and 867 all fit. The distance between the footpeg crossbar and tranny plate is fairly common on most Wheel Horses. Long or short frame makes no difference. Of course GT14, 953, 1054, and any D series is different. I don't have any of those machines to test. Of course if you want to be able to leave a mower deck on this isn't what you need. I made my lift to be able to start with a bare frame and build from there or tear down to a bare frame if needed.

Today I started getting ready for winter.

Old guy I used to work with was a prankster. He had this old 50's Ford truck that he put a Briggs recoil on the grill. He also had a starter button hidden right next to it. He would stall the stuck out in front of people and then climb out and pull the recoil and hit the starter button at the same time. Folks thought it was a rope start!

@Pullstart would be so proud! I think this one goes into the "What could possibly go wrong?" catagory... Look at the left rear tire twitching... https://www.facebook.com/reel/798946695880620

Been a while since I was able to play around with some of the wheel horses. Been building a pole barn and after they poured the concrete floor they had an area where they washed out the concrete truck. Rented a jackharmmer and after about two hours it was all broken up. Moved the broken concrete around to the back of the barn until I have some more time before I donate it to the township to help washouts along culverts & waterways. IMG_3421.heic

FYI - Just saw this on FB. Glad to see it's a technical issue and not a personal issue. I was starting to get concerned.

1979 C141 Automatic Custom

Gonna need dna testing to verify human remains or plastic... Rules are rules...

thanks to @Shynon selling me this mower deck and bagger system back in 2021–it still works great! Zach drove Blackbeard hauling full bags back to the compost pile. A cool addition to the 523Dxi is the color matching zero turn take off seat from a Ferris. It works AWESOME—so comfortable. I sound like a broken record but I still can’t believe that a 9 year old (Zach’s age at the time) did over 80% of the restoration work on his tractor!

Finished spraying wheels and installing new bearings for the C-160. Put mew brake lining that came from @rmaynard and went ahead and replaced brake shaft seal while I was into it and replaced lug bolts with studs. Sure makes mounting them loaded tires and wheels easier.

Thank you. It's not as grippy as I'd hoped but I had them bent up for me 20+ years ago so I've stayed with them. Best so far is what I put on the 523-H. Those things are like magnetic gravity boots! Wherever you set your feet, they stay.

Replaced cutting edge on snow/dozer blade and got it mounted on 1257 with the hydraulic lift. Wow how much easier it is to lift and lower plow . Just had to drill and extra hole in lift link to get sufficient ground clearance. Still has enough movement to barely lift front tires off ground. Also have option of moving link to the slotted hole for a float plow situation .

Repaired where the seat support brace connects on the 315-8. This was one of the worst I’ve seen. Good to go now. Planning to use the 315 as my plow tractor this winter.

Work Horse that was completed in the spring of 2025 hitched to wagon.

Took a walk around the farm on this Bluebird fall day.

Rats will do that to a restaurant. Steve

Eric If you have a rat section you can add this one.

1961 701

I will mention several great eateries. Great locally owned family seafood market and restaurant in Milford, Delaware. Medings and Son Seafood. Best pork schnitzel ever. Gasthof Pfleger and Son in Graz, Austria. And it's not on the menu, but if you ask politely, Herr Pfleger may offer his home made ice cream and raspberry syrup desert. Deep fried fresh from the lake perch. Au Lac on Lake Geneva Lausanne, Switzerland. Bib eye steak. Bud and Bettys Bar and Grill in Terry, Montana. I remember Bettys reply when a newbie asked for a pork chop. Betty said you can have a rib eye, T-bone, or porterhouse. I don't allow pigs and chickens in my kitchen. Bud was a 6' 6 tall Swede teddy bear that poured a free shot of Hot Damn Schnapps every time our 9 man crew of hunters walked in. Betty was a 5'2 little fireball that kept the ship afloat. That bar was full of Beam bottles and the back room was the meeting room for the Eastern Montana Cattlemens Assoc. Lining the top of the walls were pine wood plaques with every members brand burned in the wood...probably 50 -60. The lower walls were decorated with Russel paintings and Remington Bronze Statues. I ate here every day for a week while mule deer hunting from 1995 - 2005. Sadly Bud has passed and the Bar is closed. Bud pouring our Hot Damn The Pa Boys

Does this meet the "no humans" requirement? Maybe the October page?

Last Monday I painted some wide rims for the back of a lawn ranger ivory white and then last night we mounted some 18 9.50 8 field master ag tires that we got for free back in June because our township was doing a tire clean up day and someone got rid of four of those tires so we snagged them up.

Our local go-to eatery is the Gazebo Creekside Restaurant. Hardly a week goes by without us eating there. The Muffuletta is my standard order unless it is Wednesday when the have Lobster Bisque, soooooo Gooooood. Save some room for dessert, they have a great selection.

Great time today Kevin! Thanks a million for bringing the plow back from @WHX?? plow day, the help today and your welding skills!!! I'll post up hitch fabrication details on the C-125 Blackhood restoration thread... Looking forward to plow day 2026!!! Oh, as you can observe, gonna need a wee bit of weight up front... IMG_3634.mov

Vic-n- Jennies Restaurant in Clyde N.Y. Grew up there from the 60's to the 70's. Vic and Jenny were long gone but the name stayed. Run by a family. Al Stirpe Sr. was the cook and he kept one ear out into the dining room. If there was a debate going on among the town folk came out of the kitchen like he was shot out of a cannon and joined the fracas! His wife Anna and her sister Connie were the waitresses complete with heavy Italian accents. Loved them all. Every Fri. night all of the stores stayed open late and the owners would be in for dinner. I sat with the local Ford dealer Jack many nights. Building has been gone awhile now. It was an empty lot for quite a while which was really sad. They have a little welcome center there now. Here's Al at the controls! Jack on the right.

IndyFord2. : save yourself some money, time and grief! Apparently, you never ran into me at a tractor show either Wheel Horse garden tractors! For over ten years i have been giving away FREE front wheel covers at tractor dhows! I have given over three hundred sets at shows, swap meets etc of my NESTLE COFFEE CREAMER cup caps! The secret is the packing foam cut into one inch strips wrapped around the hub and twisting the creamer cup caps off! One 80 years old guy said “and Lane you can open them up snd grease the wheels”! We have used this coffee creamer for 15 years and i just keep the caps in a five gallon bucket for FREE distribution at shows!

Wild Foods Day is celebrated every year on October 28. It is a holiday dedicated to wildflowers, fruits, and veggies. Humans have consumed plants and gathered food from the wild for thousands of years. However, these wild foods are now increasingly appearing on menus in gourmet restaurants and raw food restaurants due to them being trendy. In addition, wild foods are free of preservatives and pesticides, and consuming them contributes to an environmentally conscious lifestyle. In many cases, wild foods are more nutritious than their farmed counterparts. This is most likely due to their natural survival mechanisms. For example, some plants grow thorns or emit an unpleasant odor to prevent predators, while others produce bitter-tasting chemical compounds. These substances are known as phytochemicals, and research reveals that these can offer us health benefits if consumed regularly. Wild Foods Day started being mentioned regularly in the print media around 1974. Euell Gibbons, a wild food enthusiast, who became a minor media celebrity, most likely inspired the popularity of this day. He is best known for his debut book, “Stalking the Wild Asparagus” and commercials for Grape Nuts cereal. Wild Foods Day is a celebration of all things wild and delicious that the planet has to offer.

Little picture overload hard to pick out my favorites

Navy Day on October 27 may be “unofficial” at headquarters, but it remains relevant to loyal Navy supporters who enthusiastically celebrate the day year after year. Navy Day appears on the calendar exactly two weeks after the United States Navy celebrates its officially observed birthday on October 13. With two days hailing the men and women of the U.S. Navy, the month of October is a big deal for members of the armed forces who serve in the naval warfare branch of the U.S. military. Navy Day was first celebrated in 1922 by the Navy League of the United States, a civilian nonprofit organization, as a day to pay tribute to the men and women we call sailors. At the time, October 27 was considered by many to be the birthday of the United States Navy, based on a document presented to the Continent Congress on this date in 1775 that supported the purchase of a fleet of merchant ships to form an American colonial navy. October 27 also happens to be the birthday of one of the Navy’s most ardent supporters, President Theodore Roosevelt, who once served as Assistant Secretary of the Navy and had supported a Navy Day.

I added a suspension to my zero turn seat, it was a nice improvement. Now if I had a standup mower I would need grease fittings installed in my aftermarket knees.

I used KBS three part sealer on a two piece round hood tank. It worked great and is holding up still since 2019. I highly recommend it!

I didn't complete this job today but this past week. I was asked to lead a team building a wheelchair ramp for a lady. Her husband is in a nursing home, she fell in June and broke a wrist and couple of bones in her neck. She wore a half body brace until a few weeks ago and now is wearing a neck brace--probably until mid November. She completely depends upon other to drive her until doctors release her to drive herself. Our church paid for material and I and a helper provided labor. It can be rather rocky here in the Ozarks so some posts are a foot in the ground and other up to 4". We drilled holes into the rock slabs and pinned them so we could pin the posts in place.

We are pretty faithful to the Florida Cracker Kitchen in Brooksville, FL. With the exception of snowbird season, the crowd is very local. Heck, we even get cowboys and ranchers at the Webster FL location next to the cattle auction. I'm grateful places and people like this still exist. Brooksville is what we call the "Mayberry" of this area. We live 25 minutes NE of there. FLORIDA CRACKER - The Original Floridian

@SylvanLakeWH stopped by for some Mexican food and some seat time plowing the side of the garden! Saddle up partner!

Andy: was that the RJ for sale on Marketplace that was in Downers Grove, Illinois? It was bargain basement priced but you got a good one!