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This past weekend we had the 15th (ish) UK meet. Around 35 horses from around the country. A few custom ones - you can’t have too many and 10 round hoods, which is a record for us here… no idea where they come from! My own basket case made it, and then the pull start broke on the first day leaving it bricked! 😭 here are a few pictures

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

My home caught fire this afternoon. No one was injured (one cat had some smoke inhalation) but the house is not habitable. Shockingly, my garage area and tractors was the only part that recieved no damage. The fire was in the attic, and only two rooms were badly burned. Unfortunately the rest of the damage came from putting it out. Ceilings were pulled down and tonight when I left, whatever wasn't torn down was falling from all the water required to put it out. Not sure what comes next but I ask that those of you who believe will keep my family in your prayers. It's gonna be tough for a while on us just having somewhere to call home. And thank God for first responders. They were on site 2 minutes after I called 911. Amazing individuals! And thanks ahead of time for the prayers. The fact that my family is safe is a blessing in itself!

Getting in a weeks vacation at my favorite beach before the Show. Half the clan rolled in Saturday. This is the first time to rent this VRBO. Put the crab pots in and caught a few fish on Sunday. The ospreys are looking good. Quite a few nesting. Gotta luv my crowded beach walks. 20 mph NE this morning, so the boat stayed at the dock today. Made the crew a hunters breakfast eggs, home fried spuds, deer sausage, deer scrapple, Then some rest for the old bones. And some Red Square time. Oops, I hear the rest of the crew arriving. More to follow.

I haven’t made a video in over a month…. I need to get on that some time soon.

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A few years ago I traveled to Ky and bought #423 of 425 60th anniversary with less than 10 hour. I drive it a few times a year and it still has less then 15 hour on it. Its in museum condition - maybe it should be in one instead of my garage in IL

With some drooling to boot ... Took a little drive to the driftless area today to see Kurt @608KEB. It's a large area in south western Wisconsin that was left unscated by the ice age and sure is beautiful country. He sure is lucky to live there. Valleys and hills galore much like eastern PA. I used to ride there a lot, very nice roads and scenery that won't quit. There's a tavern there that has the best Sunday chicken dinner ... maybe we do a chicken run sometime Kurt you get out the Fat Boy!. Anyway I digress ... picked up a nice set of implements for a price I care not to mention... Sorry @Dan 312-8 ... Bonus I got to look see over the rest of his fine fine harem and he let me take pics... ... Enjoy. Now it's no big secret I am not a huge LSE fan @c-series don or any tractor I can't run a furrow with or stick in the dirt in any fashion but I may have to make an offer he can refuse on this one. He's had it posted here before but fer sure worth a second look. All his horses are in very very well kept shape.

Hello everyone. First my apologies to all for falling off the face of the earth, specially to the ones that attempted to contact me and perhaps I did not answer. It has been an adventure this last year, starting with our health which unfortunately just wants to travel south , keeping us busy just by the multitude of appointments, tests and the lack of peace of mind which many times just takes all and any motivation away. It’s a struggle. With my father’s passing last year now it’s the impossible task of managing properties in two continents without being there. My wife is not up to travel and I cannot leave her alone so it just complicates things. My younger son is now back with us making things a little easier and certain things possible which is a blessing. Only due to that I am actually now waiting to board a plane so I go for a few days to do some closings on stuff over there. Been also quite discouraged with the current “climate” here , due to which I have taken a bit of outright abuse never having in my life imagined it possible. Amazing how all of a sudden so many change their attitudes towards one, clearly intended on making one feel singled out and unwelcome. Again, feelings I never thought I would have specially after 60 years of being here. I was looking forward to the show this year but unfortunately due to the health and overseas issues it’s not going to be possible. I’ll be looking forward to seeing all the photos. Hopefully I’ll also find time and the motivation to start being active here again. I miss you all.

Morning... sitting on the "new" 953 out in front yard with cup of Joe. Bought this yesterday not running... but with my pit crews help (Mike, John, Gary & Paul) we had it running and it did a victory lap under its own power in 15 minutes. CHECK OUT THE SEAT!!! Guy says he took apart an office chair, cut vinyl off. Re-cut the plywood and foam to fit then recovered and stapled! LMAO its PERFECT!! Can't wait for the show, see you soon! Tony @wallfish @Sparky @Retired Wrencher

Little red tractors brought us all to Red Square; but it is the people who keep me coming back for more.

Went out for a test drive.

More to come on my newest addition. Picked it up last Saturday and have made decent progress so far. It's the one in the background.

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).

Just finished cleaning off the winter cob webs, changing the oil, sharpening the blades, and replacing the air filters. Ready for the grandchildren. (1967 T1067 and 1982 SK-486)

Been wanting a small lightweight jack that I can pop off the handle and toss in the backseat of my truck on road trips (think Wheel Horse show in a few weeks) in case my trailer was to have a flat. And of course to jack up tractors HF had this on sale for $79..regular $109.

I started this thread to post pics of your pre trip rigs and pics on your way to the big show!! Hard to post pics in trailer as this is a toy hauler. Here is my ride for the show and my home while there. safe travels to all…

Bought this last week not running. Got it running at the show I was at. Thought about a clean up and flip. Then today... new drive belt, took off pump belt, oil change, transaxle service, basic wiring job so I had crank and on/off and charging. Threw a bucket of suds on it... stood back and went nope.... not for sale! LOL Tony @wallfish @Retired Wrencher @Sparky 20260620_142318.mp4

We plan to do a Red Square 20th Anniversary group photo on Friday, June 26 and Saturday, June 27. The location will depend on the weather, if it is a nice day we will gather near the entrance to the show field (AKA Squonk's Corner) and in the event of rain we will move into the display building. Times are yet to be determined but there will be plenty of advance notice and announcements on the public address system. Plan to be a part of the celebration.

This is from the experience I went through the last couple days. It pertains to a B 100 that I picked up a few weeks ago. It’s been quite the experience with the wiring on this tractor. I was trying to fix someone else’s mistakes. Yesterday was I guess you called a head banger or scratcher. Be cause everything I did did not work. So today I guess you could call it a premonition early in the morning. I decided to use a jumper wire form the solenoid to the wire on the starter from the Solenoid.. Bingo it worked. So Squonk AKA Mike was interested how this came about. So I told him. He said the wire was bad. I thought how a 6ga wire could be bad with no bare spots and the contacts were clean and shiny. So as I changed the wire witch is a 4ga brand new. Bingo I have contact. I have had a few of this model in the past. So I guess you could say don’t assume everything is good just by looks. I am not good with electrical never took the time to learn it.. if you read this and liked it say something or give me a thumbs up. Enjoy all your projects. This is something apparently I didn’t follow when I was doing it.

I had a small shopping list for this years show. Already had an 867 coming from Jim, so didn’t have to shop the show for a short frame start/gen machine, but was also on the lookout for a C-81. Not a super desirable model but I really wanted one. Last year there were no C-81’s for sale. Found this one on Thursday morning. It’s a 1978 and its in real nice shape! The story is that it was a Phil Bowling (I hope I got his name right!) tractor and after he passed it ended up in someone else’s hands. And this year it went up for sale to reduce someone’s collection. Grabbed a show shirt, 8 speed drive belt and a pair of rear wheels/tires…and that’s it.

This past weekend we went on our annual camping trip to Mt Blue State Park in Weld, ME. That's the Park where Trina and I first met, along with several other friends. 11 years in and counting. We hiked Little Jackson Mt this year. Good trail. Fantastic views. Very few people.

I got a photo of the morning flag ceremony And I also got a photo of Kevin wrestling the block of ice cream

@squonk had a great idea, why not include a 20th anniversary RedSquare banner in the Big Show Raffle! One lucky person going home with a #3 of 3 20th anniversary RedSquare banner, will that be you?

Installed my last new drive belt on the C-85 this afternoon. Much better clutch pedal action! I don’t like NOT having 8 speed drive belts in stock here. Usually have two new ones on the shelf. Hopefully K&B WH Parts has a couple at this years Wheel Horse Show (hint hint @76c12091520h ) This post gives me a chance to show off the rig

Thought the collective might enjoy my perforation project... I bought this tractor a couple months ago and turning it into a nice "user"... Won't be a perfect restoration, just a nice addition to my old Toyota 4x4. Rich

Its always nice to have whacky memories from every show. This year was the wrong restaurant, getting detoured then turning the wrong way ( Thinking of you Waldo.) Then getting grease on my favorite shirt. Had to utilize @stevebo's on site 24 Hr laundry service. Dawn Power Wash and a run through his 5th wheel speed queen made it look brand new! Only took 1 pic today ( Thursday) but hope to get more tomorrow. Can you guess who the Masked Man is?

Well, it's late and I smell like gasoline and thread sealer, but she's alive and kicking with no smoke. Fired within 3 seconds of adding gas. Scared the crap out of me because it was so quick! I know some will not like the voltmeter, but I prefer them to ammeters. And mine is outputting just over 13V on a 100% fully charged battery. One more thing checked off the list. Almost there. Funny side note: my wife bought this machine for me 20 years ago. Even though you think they have no interest in it, she was the first to remind me that it only took me over 20 years to get it running...

C-85 I bought awhile back has always had two leaky fronts. Been stored in the shed up on blocks so the rubber wouldn’t get ruined sitting flat..well today I decided to tube em both. I hate tubing the small tires ! This old HF tire changer comes in handy still. But now it’s done and the big test will be to see if they stay “up”.

I am planning a day trip to the big show on Saturday, coming along with @Rob R I am looking forward to seeing everyone. To help celebrate RedSquare’s 20th anniversary, I will be giving out our special 20th anniversary stickers printed by the one and only @Vinylguy. Be sure to seek me out to get yours while supplies last!

I have looked for years and finally found a pedal tractor on ebay. It came with the correct sheet of new decals. I just finished painting and reassemble. It looks good. It was built by AMF in Olney IL. I grew up near there.

We donated the onsite build tractor to the raffle so 2 kids would get a tractor from the raffle and it was also another B-80 Wish we had known the original tractor had some minor issues and couldn't be started. Gas couldn't be added due to a tank leak from the grommet. We could've fixed that one up too! The 8 year old boy that was present got to choose and he chose the build tractor. He took off full throttle in third gear with a huge smile on his face and kept going until we couldn't see him any more.

The neighbor boys picked the first cantaloupes today. 10 yo Danny picks while 4 yo Amos drives Barney.

Well I decided to get down early this year and spend a few days enjoying the sites in Gettysburg. I had no traffic and no issues getting here. I am staying in Gettysburg campground the next few nights. Safe travels everyone!

Finally got to feel the void in the grill of the C160-8 thanks to some help from @ebinmaine

I bought aftermarket wheels for RD deck, $7 a piece, and I installed zerks . Slightly narrower than original but color is right.

I have had several inquiries about welding in the Reinforcement Plate I make for both the short and long frame tractors. Even though the frame on my latest C81 was undamaged, I decided to add one and weld it in. I prefer to weld the plate in from the Unidrive mating side, by adding six holes to the "F" plate, bolting the plate in place using the Unidrive holes, and plug welding the two together, Grind the welds, prime & paint - good to go. Tried something different too - the plate was powder coated prior to welding - no issues if you follow common sense... The last picture is a front view with the optional removable braces installed.

I got some cool sunset photos of my tractor and our 1983 Winnebago Brave powered by a Chevy 454

Well things finally caught up with me and I got a call from a County Sheriffs Deputy yesterday (fake) All thought they missed the big items, (Ha), and just said the judge fined me and sent warrants since I didn't report to Federal Jury Duty Tuesday. (fake) Had a real official mannerism. Had my name, address, garbled a Drivers License number (wouldn't repeat it) He did a bunch of official sounding jaw jacking and fake sheriff radio background noises. Claimed to be Sheriffs Deputy, said he could put me in touch with a bond company over the phone to get an immediate bond, pay with credit card loan, so I don't get picked up and hauled in tonight. Too many little things seemed fake so I hung up. I texted the local Sheriffs office, yep scam they are well aware of but calls are not trace able. I got the same call twice today. (interesting the call came in as "Maybe (wife's name) each time So I started having fun wasting his time. Asked him if he knew my cousin in County Jail there or, my brother Bill from another mother! (he didn't catch that one) I told him I could trade him some good tractor parts, but that they probable would never bond me since I hung around online with the Tractor Mafia (I should get a Mafia T shirt for that one) and on and on. I finally asked him what $ cut he got for "arranging" the bond and he hung up. O the crafty crap that is out there these days.

This will be the banner for this years group picture. Look for it when you enter the grounds at @squonk’s tent. There will be another banner there as well which I would like everyone to sign even if you are not planning on being in the picture. The signed banner will be given to @Sparky as a token of appreciation for all he has done throughout the years here on RedSquare, and for having put up with me for 20 years! Thank you Squonk for your help with the banner.

Well I did not get her running today. Some dummy wired something wrong last week and it took a while to figure it out. But she is now mechanically ready, and I have 12V at the coil and it has strong spark. All that is left is to run the fuel line. Maybe tomorrow.

June 10, 2002, A man was arrested and charged in the attempted murder of a police officer after driving into a patrol car while attempting to flee from sheriff’s deputies. Soon after, police discovered that he was already a wanted man. He stole a Krispy Kreme doughnuts delivery truck, police who pursued and caught up to the vehicle said he had led police on a 15-mile chase, leaving a trail of doughnuts behind. The incident was the subject of nationwide media attention and, as it involved cops and doughnuts, kept late-night comedians busy for several days.

I fileted over 100 fish this morning. The club held our annual kids fishing derby today. We had 68 kids signed up and they landed some lunkers. The winner was a 26.25 long 10.2 lb. rainbow. Those smiles are the best prize.