TIGman 2,006 #1 Posted July 10, 2016 It was an Awesome weekend!! Received a message from a co-worker from years ago. He is also a Wheel Horse collector, tkol1969. He had put 2 and 2 together and figured out I lived two blocks away....lol His GT-14 was down at the Big Show when the GT-14 was the featured tractor that year. After I got the 1054 back up and running drove it over to his place for a "special delivery" The tool area behind the seat of the 1054 makes a good place for carrying beverages. 15 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 19,592 #2 Posted July 10, 2016 Being close to another collector makes the hobby much more fun! My next door neighbor and I both do the WH thing and it definitely adds to the fun. We have bought sold and traded all sorts of stuff just between the two of us! His property is about 30 acres and years ago we made a trail that was about a mile long thru the woods for our kids to ride motorcycles and quads....I bet him and I have ridden that trail with a WH tractor at least 300 times! And if I need to go his house or vise versa we just putt on over by tractor ! Mike..... 12 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TIGman 2,006 #3 Posted July 10, 2016 I have a feeling if I went over to his house with tractor and trailer I will be hauling lots of stuff home.... good stuff!! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gregg'shorses 77 #4 Posted July 10, 2016 Only thing wrong I can see is the craigslist competition 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 19,592 #5 Posted July 11, 2016 6 minutes ago, gregg'shorses said: Only thing wrong I can see is the craigslist competition I live in Connecticut....even without my neighbor the competition is fierce ... ( Stevebo...Kenb...Jason...etc...) Mike..... 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JimD 3,345 #6 Posted July 11, 2016 (edited) 1 hour ago, Sparky said: I live in Connecticut....even without my neighbor the competition is fierce ... ( Stevebo...Kenb...Jason...etc...) Mike..... Yea Mike, you could get snake bit just reaching for you key up in that neck of the woods! I had a neighbor two doors over that had the B80 I have now. We always rode our tractors over tho see each other too. He gave me that B80 when I needed some parts for my B60 and I ended up refurbishing it after it had set outside for a couple years. He was glad I did. Always was glad when I'd ride it over to see him. There's a thread about that somewhere here. He passed several years ago and I miss him an awful lot. Enjoy your friends in the hobby fellas, the memories you make will be priceless one day. Edited July 11, 2016 by JimD 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horse46 512 #7 Posted July 11, 2016 I got mine from my neighbour, and he has had WH's for 20+ yrs, we always talk over the hedge about what we are going to buy next. no one else understands. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elliot ness 1,916 #8 Posted July 11, 2016 (edited) I got a friend that is a W/H nut like me, He lives 130 mile east into Illinois, but because I am retired , and he still has about 7 years to work I have the time to make at least 2 trips a month to his place. He is building a super C , I will be posting pics. of it maybe by Christmas. He has a D-180 with a 2cylinder Wisconsin motor and a 550 loader on it. Plus many other GTs. Edited July 11, 2016 by elliot ness Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
