happy 19th Anniversary Red Square

[ebinmaine 74,698]

22 hours ago, rjg854 said:

We be lost without it, and I think the hobby might not be what it is without this forum

 

Incredibly understated. 

 

For me - Redsquare IS Wheelhorse. 

[ebinmaine 74,698]

Really enjoy reading the "origin stories" here. 

Absolutely one of my favorite threads ever.  

[rmaynard 16,604]

I am not a fan of social media per sé, but RedSquare is a whole different story. I have enjoyed this forum since 2009. Plenty of knowledge, plenty of stories, all good people. Now that I have passed the 3/4 century mark, it is heart warming to see young people are still joining and keeping it going.

[953 nut 62,340]

 

This website started with a chance meeting between a "KID" and Mike and when we have youngsters seeking information or guidance on their Wheel Horse we need to give them all the encouragement we can, they are keeping our hobby relevant, 

19 hours ago, Sparky said:

Posted up on Craigslist a Craftsman lawn tractor and a guy named Chris from two towns over reaches out to me about it. We talked price and eventually settled on a number, then he asks if I could deliver it. Didnt really want to, but decided I would. Get to Chris’s house and he’s a “kid” ..I had no idea as we were using the Craigslist messenger system. He shows me his tractor stuff and he had a 702 (and maybe a Black-Hood?). We exchanged phone numbers and did a few other tractor deals and became friends.

   Fast forward to his high school years and he asks me to join a tractor forum he started as a high school project, had zero members other than himself. I became member #2. 

 

[rmaynard 16,604]

19 hours ago, Sparky said:

I became member #2. 

 

[702854boy 281]

My addiction started in 2022 when we brought our 702 out of storage an got it running in May. It was also then that I learned that if everything aligns just right and you're sitting in front of the carb, you can get a fireball shot at your face.(I have experience with that because of that) My brother and I drove that tractor around for a year or so just pulling a wagon around and just having fun. Then in 2023, we went to Legoland in New York and on the way home mom and dad surprised us with the Wheel Horse Collectors Club show on the way home on Thursday. We got a few parts there such as a flat bar hitch, mower blades for a 32 inch deck and then this year when the deck was leaving stripes in the middle, we realized it is a 36 inch deck, hood knobs, and I forget if we got anything else. Then we were driving the 702 around one day and it started making all sorts of weird clanging noises. When we checked the oil afterwards, we realized there was barely any in it. We got very worried that we blew up the engine but it turned out the flywheel was just cracked and the nut was loose. Sometime in the same week as the noises, we got our first 854. We took that and the 702 to last year's show. We came home with a 1257 from last year's show. Then the one day dad said something about there being a forum for the Wheel Horses. Then I was messing around on it a little bit and the first post I made was on dad's account but I asked @dmoore what size and brand tri ribs were on his 854. Then I would occasionally go on his account and read other peoples' posts. Then this year in January, I asked him if it was free to be a member because I wanted to become a member of my own. Then a few weeks ago I was gifted with supporter status by @ebinmaine which I was very surprised and happy about. All this time, I have been amazed by how kind and helpful everyone on this forum has been.