Got tires mounted and took my first drive

[oilwell1415 563]

I got my wheels and hubs back from powder coating on Thursday, got my tires mounted, put it all back together, and took my first drive.  I’ve got some tinkering to do, but this little 552 is a blast.

[Sparky-(Admin) 23,909]

Cool! 

 I see ya went for the chrome look 

[Retired Wrencher 6,116]

oilwell1415 That will make a good show runner. Enjoy it.

[The Tuul Crib 7,340]

Good luck in tractor! Are you going to use that little tractor for pulling around that jet plane behind it?

[Pullstart 68,407]

Welcome to the world of Wheel Horse!  Better acquire another hangar for tractor storage!

[oilwell1415 563]

1 hour ago, The Tool Crib said:

Good luck in tractor! Are you going to use that little tractor for pulling around that jet plane behind it?

 

It's not a jet, but that is the plan.  Been pushing it in and out by hand for several years and my knees are getting so bad that I can barely do it, so I got this to help me out with that.

 

13 hours ago, Sparky said:

Cool! 

 I see ya went for the chrome look 

 

Sorta.  I'm going for the polished aluminum look.  The reason will be apparent once the project gets started.  I'll post a separate build thread when I get that started.

[oilwell1415 563]

2 hours ago, Retierd Wrencher said:

oilwell1415 That will make a good show runner. Enjoy it.

 

I hadn't really thought about doing any shows, but I guess that's a possibility.

[ronhatch 407]

Please tells us, what kind of a plane is it?  A P51?

[oilwell1415 563]

57 minutes ago, ronhatch said:

Please tells us, what kind of a plane is it?  A P51?

Close, but no.  It's a North American Navion, the only civilian market plane NAA ever designed.  But it was so good the military ended up buying about half of them as L-17s.  It was designed by the same people that designed the P-51 and has a lot of family resemblance, especially in the tail.

[Retired Wrencher 6,116]

21 hours ago, oilwell1415 said:

 

I hadn't really thought about doing any shows, but I guess that's a possibility.

Shows are great you ride around looking always looking for W/H stuff.