What Is Different About Wheel Horse Enthusiasts?

[953 nut 60,341]

11 hours ago, Beap52 said:

It's about as close to sitting around the "liars table" at local restaurant as it gets but with folks from all over our wonderful country

I have told my wife it is like we are all sitting around in the workshop helping each other with our projects or problems. Occasionally we attempt to solve the world's problems but for the most part we are satisfied being helpful and supportive.

[Dan 312-8 147]

@c-series don re-introduced me to Red Square in 2021 after meeting at the Big Show and discussing the issues that I was having with my two stage snowblower linkage hanging up from time to time. We must have talked for an hour, exchanged cell #s, and have become very good friends, all because of a little red machine. Thanks Don. I am happy too say that I have never cut the grass or plowed/blew snow on anything but a Wheel Horse, dating back to the mid/late 70s on a brand new B-80 8 speed that my dad bought. I thought I was king of the hill on that thing. As someone said, we all have our quirks, but the common thread of Wheel Horse and the desire to see the legacy of the brand prosper is what draws us together. I have gotten good advice here more than once, and without the smart@ss remarks found elsewhere. I have two WHs now and occasionally have three, then the garage is full. As long as my wife's Passat fits in the garage my hobby is safe.  

[C-85 768]

Back in the 60s, 70s and early 80s we sold Jacobsen Chief tractors and later after Ariens brought the New Holland lawn and garden tractors, their tractors too.  So we were already handling some pretty nice tractors and then in the early 80s we took on Wheel Horse.  I didn't know anything about W/H but soon learned and figured out a lot!  By this time we had dropped Jacobsen (mainly because of a switch in distributors, about the time that Textron got involved with them).  Ariens didn't have a small garden tractor, like the C125 and the C-series turned out to be our biggest seller.  I quickly grew a love for these  tractors, they were a great size, great price and rugged.  When I went to the W/H School of Business in South Bend in 1989 they advised that their garden tractors were lasting an average of 23 years with average use and care.  Back then our competitors were mainly JD, Cub Cadet, Bolens, Simplicity, and Sears.  Some of the customers I talked to and lost told me later that they were sold on JD because of their reputation, so I didn't have a cure if someone needed to have green paint.  For others comparing W/H to Sears I would ask them to compare the weights of the two and for some that helped justify the price difference.  I've been out of the W/H business for a long time and still love them!  I have 4 complete tractors and a couple of parts tractors, not nearly as many as many of you, but I love my little fleet!

 

C-85

[Retired Wrencher 5,836]

On 8/14/2025 at 6:07 AM, SylvanLakeWH said:

 

 

Hey hey hey... I represent that 

OK, I forth that.

[MainelyWheelhorse 1,611]

On 8/14/2025 at 6:07 AM, SylvanLakeWH said:

 

 

Hey hey hey... I represent that 

Now with three tractors, and the last being a 3 1/2 month extensive project…. ME TOO!

[ebinmaine 72,970]

3 minutes ago, MainelyWheelhorse said:

Now with three tractors, and the last being a 3 1/2 month extensive project…. ME TOO!

 

When you want another restoration project - you stop by. 

I'll fix you right up!

 

[kpinnc 14,709]

Wheel Horse Enthusiasts...

 

A bunch of crazy people in many locations that all think along similar lines. 

 

...Maybe that's just me. 

 

I will say this about the group here: decent men and women who act like kids at Christmas when we find the "next" coveted machine. People who recognize rugged but elegant (as opposed to simple) engineered and built machines. 

 

Feel free to go onto other brand forums and see how the membership treats one another. That was what my "decent" comment above was about. You won't see such silliness here. Whether it's the forum or the mentality of the members or a little of both is debatable, but it makes a difference regardless. 

[MainelyWheelhorse 1,611]

5 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

 

When you want another restoration project - you stop by. 

I'll fix you right up!

 

@ebinmaine I think you fixed me up good for a while … I’d need to clean out some stuff to fit any more😄.

[c-series don 10,142]

@kpinnc Well said, I have used my wife’s account to access a few Wheel Horse sites on FB. I was amazed at some of the responses there. Some were downright rude and others were giving out information that was incorrect. I never commented on any of it and decided to just come back here where the people are nice, knowledgeable and we even have a good time poking fun at each other. @Ed Kennell @wallfish @squonk @SylvanLakeWH @ebinmaine seem to be the ring leaders in the poking fun part. Oh and very good with other words of wisdom!😂😂😂

[wallfish 18,240]

If anyone has any doubts about this being the best community around, check out the Max Nunn and David Star/Howard stories.

https://www.wheelhorseforum.com/search/?q="max nunn"&updated_after=any&sortby=relevancy

 

Another one to read is about David Star, who donated a kidney to Howard @857 horse

 

 

[jsoluna 84]

3 hours ago, wallfish said:

If anyone has any doubts about this being the best community around, check out the Max Nunn and David Star/Howard stories.

https://www.wheelhorseforum.com/search/?q="max nunn"&updated_after=any&sortby=relevancy

 

Another one to read is about David Star, who donated a kidney to Howard @857 horse

 

 

This is truly amazing.  I can understand why you all are so proud of what you have built and continue to nurture here.   

[953 nut 60,341]

One thing I have enjoyed on Red Square that is probably not as prevalent on other tractor sites is PRAYER. We frequently offer prayer for members and their families in times of trouble.