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Back in 1972 I dated a girl that had a 1971 Super Beetle. Long story short, the car was more fun than she was...

My friend Rodney Burger bought some new rear tires off of Amazon for one of his Wheel Horse tractors! The tires came wrapped in yellow plastic with some pretty unique TAPE ! HORSESHOE !

An excellent guess is in the 1940's. I found the large one on the road side and carved the wood to fit. The other 2 were my Grandfather's. I don't think they are worth a lot of money, but they are made well and they look like they are worth a ton. These are worth a ton to me !!

Got a lot done today on the RJ should be ready to run it

Back in the mid 80s I used to tow my dune buggy ( made from a chopped Beetle) to the woods with a Beetle. If the buggy died or broke the car took it's turn. They were rugged cars and fun to drive. We would also find them, probably stolen, out there in the middle of nowhere and we would scavenge all the parts we could off them for the dune buggies or to build another one. We also took one of the chopped off roofs, taped towels to the cut off supports for protection, waxed it up real good and had a bunch of guys ride it down the big hill in the snow like a sled. We were FLYING and out of control! It was a one and done ride as we couldn't get it back to the top.

Are you sure it wasn’t a C-160? The 1978-79 C-1x1 series didn’t have a flip up fender pan. The tractor in the picture has a fixed pan. The fuel tank is under the seat and no storage area/tool box like the 1977 and earlier models. Anyway I’m glad your friend did not get hurt! Recently I sold a C-160 that had the same problem. I learned this while I leaned on the seat back with my hand and the fender and seat popped open! The gentleman I sold it to was made aware of this and since he was the handy type, he informed me that it was no big deal and he would fix it.

Those rear flippers not only damaged operators, they bent the seat pans when they hooked in the tires.

February 17, 1972, the 15,007,034th Volkswagen Beetle comes off the assembly line, breaking a world car production record held for more than four decades by the Ford Motor Company’s iconic Model T, which was in production from 1908 to 1927.

My mother bought a yellow 1969 VW cabriolet when she was 68 and drove for a dozen years! This was a fun car with a lot of umph! Dual carbs and would get more bug juice on the windshield than any VW wier could handle! We sold off a couple years ago but only after mom finally go to go to the Mid- America VW gathering in Effingham, Illinois! A big VW gathering!

Something to really watch our for! A friend was working on his Wheel Horse C-161. This 1970's model has a seat pan with a locking latch that keeps it sitting down but opens on the forward side where your upper egs and hips ride! He worked on his tractor and put his shifter in gear. He though he was reversing but it was in third gear. The Wheel Horse took off but the seat pan flipped up knocking him off the back of the tractor. Turns out the metal locking tab on the seat pan had worn down from raising and lower the pan. It can be corrected by bending or using a rasp/file to ensure it stays locked down!

February 16, 600 AD Pope Gregory the Great decrees saying "God bless You" is the correct response to a sneeze.

Very Cool! Dad has a couple in his retired tool chest he used to lug around. Always thought it was a chisel of sorts. I don't appreciate the name calling. I consider myself to be a rather young tool.

1975 was the last year for the flip back seat. When I restored my 68 Indy 500 I added a spring to help the latch stay in the forward latched position. That may not work if there's damage or excessive wear to the latch.

Getting parts stripped of paint, wire brushed, cleaned, and primed. I should be able to get all the parts painted during this warm spell to get it to be a roller. Will try to get the rest of the bigger parts done as well, but we will see. And some concept art of the finished tractor from my oldest daughter who turned 6 today notice the finer detail of the horse on the front of the hood!

The best instruction that I've read stated " Do not mount in the sunshine place " . I guess that is close to " Do not place in direct sun light "

February 15, 1980, The original Mad Max movie premiered in Australia in April 1979, but its U.S. release came later, on February 15, 1980, with some sources noting its wider international release in 1980, becoming a huge hit and opening the global market for Australian films.

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And they still run with Ford parts on them ????

My 1965 Beetle gave me about 140K relatively trouble free miles of service while I was in the Navy. I was stationed in Charleston, SC, and usually made a trip to Plant City, FL, to help my grandparents once a month and another monthly trip to Syracuse to visit my parents and friends. The VW dealer gave 3,000 mile service for the first year when the car was purchased, some months I was back twice in one month. Not too sure I would consider a Beatle-Bug as ideal transportation today but it sure was then.

I forgot about yours Mike. But you know how Wheel Horse was about using up the previous years parts. There's no more reliable way to know what was original than the original parts manuals. Then they find a few leftover parts on the shelf. It actually makes the models that get them kinda special.

Are you sure it wasn't "mount these where the sun don't shine"

Welcome to the forum, I am going to move this to the trades section in the classifieds

When I was assigned to Germany I was on an inspection team and we used rented VW vans. Every so often we would get lucky with a water cooled one. Believe me an aircooled Van in the winter is a cold ride. Driving on the no speed limit autobahn it was foot to the floor the whole time and hope you didn't get rear ended by some flying Porsche

Did it come with the factory shoehorn to get a big guy like you in there?

My dedicated snow horses are Sunstrands. I check the adjustment in the fall and it is fine...however at 15-20 degrees they want to creep. To cold to set up and adjust outside at 15 degrees. Get her outside put the plow up against something fixed and let it warm up while I go back inside....

Bought my 1972 Super Beetle while in the Navy. Wife and I drove that car for 11 years. I got the Formula "V" shifter in it, it was like the Hurst shifter, plus a factory trailer hitch. Payed $2500 for it new, I loved that car.

But on ice? Whoa Nellybelle!

I bet a bunch of members here had Beetles. Mine was my first car, a ’64 I bought while in college. Lotsa memories. Ran it until it wouldn’t pass NYS inspection--the rust had compromised its body integrity to an unsafe degree.

In part because the belief at the time was that sneezing caused your heart to stop and the “God bless you” was to encourage a restart!

Better late than never….this was after I thought the snow on my usual loop was harder than it was with the C-141. I got out in the middle of the loop before I found a soft spot. A helper who drove the tractor backward out of the ruts and help from my winch equipped four wheeler got it out. My nephews did pack it down more afterward snowmobiling, but I think I’ll wait to spring/summer.

February 14, 2005 Online video-sharing site YouTube is founded in San Mateo, California, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim.

The first couple of days at the rehab unit went well, walking further and doing more each day. On Friday my energy level was low and Saturday morning there was evidence of more internal bleeding. Medication was administered to counteract the Eliquis (blood thinner) and two transfusions of whole blood were administered prior to another trip back to the hospital. With no blood thinners in my system my hemoglobin level is improving and my primary function seems to be digesting food while my blood counts are monitored. A couple of doctors and I had a rather contentious debate concerning the desirability of Eliquis. One seems to agree with me that it has caused more problems than it has solved considering the circumstances that contributed to the blood clots. Not sure what the game plan for the future,

I had one up for about 5 years before building the permanent 12x24 shed. It had a floor in it made by laying down a thick tarp, then pallets on top of the tarp, then plywood screwed to the pallets for a tough flat floor. Condensation wasn't a big issue. Anchored correctly and wind wasn't a problem either. Deep snow was raked off to keep it from crushing. The UV sunlight was a problem so it was recovered once. Maybe spraying that tent type UV protection stuff would so down that process. Maybe you could skip the tarp, pallets and plywood floor and lay down some EDPM rubber roofing material. It's VERY tough and durable and should be available locally. The 65 mil stuff would hold up better but you can get it in 45 mil too. Beware those 10x50 ft rolls are HEAVY. Around here it's about $500 for a 10x50 ft roll of 45 mil We use it to cover dirt floor basement floors in some of those old school field stone foundation houses. The whole basement floor on quite a few houses and years later it has stood up to all the normal wear and tear a basement floor endures. Saves the homeowner thousands compared to doing concrete. I guess you could also beef up the frame a little and use it to cover the top too. Horizontal supports would keep it from sagging.

Bang! Pow! To the moon Alice!

Easy. Double sided kickstand for the Wheel horsey motorcycle. A + I will take my prize now.

My 76 C-160 has the flip seat so you really can't go by the year

There's a few on display in the Studebaker museum. The museum is a cool tribute to the Studebakers and the areas history and well worth the visit but not to just see the Wheel Horses. They are more of an afterthought but hopefully that will improve later this year. Their manufacturing plant on Ireland Road is still there but is now Lock Joint Tube with no trace of what they use to be. Kinda cool to see if you know the history. Some people think that because they were made here it should be a hotspot for finding them. Not so.

I've said it before...There'a a reason they don't make them that way anymore...

My 40 HP '65 had a roof rack. When I was discharged from the Navy I made a box with a sloped front that filled the roof rack. It was a rather futile effort at aerodynamics. I too drafter an 18 wheeler, he seemed to be using secondary roads to avoid weigh station which made it a bit easier for me. Stuck with from SC to southern NY State. probably the best gas mileage I ever got too.

Im using a coil wire from a late 60's early 70's small block chevy

Obviously made specifically for the Horses!!

How old was @Pullstart when it premiered? Asking for a friend...

yeah yep, I had a 63 Ford falcon, a 1991 ranger 4x4, a 1964 f2 2wd, 1951 F1. A few dirt bikes a few tractors and a 1972 Beetle. Paternal grandfather collected them and old Datsuns. Wish I had ANY 1 of those cars! Beetle was an absolute beast in the snow

@adsm08 I honestly don’t see the problem you’re seeing. This is an amazing slush box! In theory, wide open throttle past 85 mph from a stand still launch might find itself looking for answers on what to do next… but that’s just in theory… Also, I made the swap and saved $2,700 over the intended repairs of the 6 speed.

In the class I run my tractor in you can’t go more then a 330 lift cam. And that is what I bought from Vogel. And I have 1.380” 45 Dey valves I ran in it. I’m not sure about the valves spring though. Also porting and polishing really helps. Even to gain 3 horsepower is a big deal.

Their 375 grind has a stock sounding idle. I would suggest adding their heavier springs. Their 338 grind requires different lifters, adjusters, and springs. At idle you be able to tell that the cam is not stock. Over bore of .010 - .030 is not a huge factor with HP. I would just bore it out to what is required to clean it up, leave room for a future rebuild if need be.

I use the coil wire from a 1960's to 70's Ford Econoline 6 cylinder. Right length, fits well...

I know I know... I know I have no idea...

Drilled out and rethreaded the gearshift setscrew And then ground down the end of a setscrew to fit in the gearshifter. So transmission is rebuilt and ready for paint once it's warm enough