boondockboost 34 #1 Posted June 16, 2019 Well little bit of history, heres a picture of me when i was 14 on a wheel horse c141 my neighbor owned. He found it in a junkyard and did a little restoration on it. He took me and his son to a tractor pull and let me run it. So that pic was taking 16 years ago. Well after that neighbor having moved away and the tractor being sold off (i didnt have the money he wanted for it) I never seen the tractor again.... Until! I found it sitting in a back yard rotting away. Spoke with the owner told him the history I had with it and what not, he told me "I'll tell you what you give me a big bottle of jack and shes yours. I know you'll take care of it and actually use it." So I'm happy to say shes mine! After all those years its cool to own the horse i got my start on. 11 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ClassicTractorProfessor 5,371 #2 Posted June 16, 2019 Glad to see the tractor has found its way back to a loving home. I too have a C141 that holds a very special place in my heart, mine was bought brand new by a very dear friend of mine who first introduced me to the Wheel Horse brand. It’s currently in pieces in the shop undergoing a slow but full restoration 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stepney 2,354 #3 Posted June 16, 2019 Great tale! Also, can't help but notice the blue-interior Bullnose Ford, haha. Shame it had to go downhill like that.. but you'll surely have her back to her old looks someday! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZXT 2,401 #4 Posted June 16, 2019 Very cool that you were able to rescue it! A C-141 is what introduced me to Wheel Horses also. I've always thought that if someone is meant to have something, they will eventually wind up with it. Looks like you were meant to have it! I've went through a similar situation recently. Does it run? I'd definitely do a oil change and a transmission service before I drove it much. The transmission could have either trans fluid or motor oil - be sure to put whichever it has back in it. If it has oil, put 10w30 in it and use a Wix 51410 filter. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 60,393 #5 Posted June 16, 2019 A twice saved , now that is a neat ownership story! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pollack Pete 2,273 #6 Posted June 16, 2019 Great story.Great tractor.Have fun with your new toy. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
boondockboost 34 #7 Posted June 16, 2019 8 hours ago, ZXT said: Very cool that you were able to rescue it! A C-141 is what introduced me to Wheel Horses also. I've always thought that if someone is meant to have something, they will eventually wind up with it. Looks like you were meant to have it! I've went through a similar situation recently. Does it run? I'd definitely do a oil change and a transmission service before I drove it much. The transmission could have either trans fluid or motor oil - be sure to put whichever it has back in it. If it has oil, put 10w30 in it and use a Wix 51410 filter. Aint that the truth! I did get it running gave it a tune up, they had a funky auxiliary fuel tank hooked up you can see in the picture, im currently in the process if cleaning the original fuel tank and hooking that back up. The trans flush is next on the list before i drive it. Thanks for the comment! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
boondockboost 34 #8 Posted June 16, 2019 10 hours ago, Stepney said: Great tale! Also, can't help but notice the blue-interior Bullnose Ford, haha. Shame it had to go downhill like that.. but you'll surely have her back to her old looks someday! Thank you i sure will take care of it! The old ford is my work truck its definitely a good truck! Heres a pic of it 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ClassicTractorProfessor 5,371 #9 Posted June 16, 2019 1 hour ago, boondockboost said: Thank you i sure will take care of it! The old ford is my work truck its definitely a good truck! Heres a pic of it Not to get off the subject, but that's a nice old truck. Here's my baby at work We've also got a wrecker that's just a few years newer than yours, been rescuing Chevy's (including mine) since 1990 Now I'll get back on topic and share with you a picture of my C141 right after it came home to me 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
boondockboost 34 #10 Posted June 17, 2019 9 hours ago, Professor1990 said: Not to get off the subject, but that's a nice old truck. Here's my baby at work We've also got a wrecker that's just a few years newer than yours, been rescuing Chevy's (including mine) since 1990 Now I'll get back on topic and share with you a picture of my C141 right after it came home to me Now thats awesome! Just keeping the old stuff alive, love that ford wrecker and chevy one, the c141 is great too. Looks like a fun project! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ClassicTractorProfessor 5,371 #11 Posted June 17, 2019 @boondockboost here is a thread with the backstory on that old Chevy wrecker on the back of my rollback...lots of history with that old truck and this little town Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JimmyJam 542 #12 Posted June 17, 2019 What a story! Thanks for sharing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
