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Here's my first post on Red Square.  Love the site, by the way.  I've had this 855 Wheel Horse for a few years and it was always a good tractor.  Back in 2010 I got laid off from Harley-Davidson and decided to do a full restoration while I looked for work.  A friend of mine helped with the rust repair to the RM-425 deck and the some of the paint work.  I've included a link to the Photobucket web site.   There you can copy, then past this link into your web browser to see the slide show of its progress from unrestored to restored.  I've got to add more pictures of the mower deck now that that is finished and I'll add video (next spring) when I get it out for it's first work since restoration.

 

Check it out:

 

http://s1279.photobucket.com/user/DKR977/slideshow/855%20Wheel%20Horse%20Restoration

 

 

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timo4352

Beautiful job :eusa-clap:

Did it fit out through the porch door after you were done? :ychain:

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Chevydave

Very nice work!

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AMC RULES

:WRS:

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rmaynard

:WRS:  Glad to have you aboard neighbor. Great job on that 855.

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DKR977

Thanks for the comments.  Yeah, to get it back through the porch I have to take off one of the rear wheels and gently work it back out onto the deck.  Actually, it's still on the porch (along with the deck) for the winter.  I need to build a new shed/garage next spring now that its done.  The projects never seem to end, do they?

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953 nut

:WRS:  You did a great job. Always glad to see a horse make it into the house. :text-lol: 

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