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OMG -- this is horrible - - I am hopefull all works out well over coming days - Bill
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Yeah but I disagreed with the Fire Inspectors theory. The insurance company's report is all that matters, and they think as I do at this point. I told the fire marshals they had been in too much smoke over the years based on what they came up with. But I know they have no choice but to work from "process of elimination", and they have to make a report. I'm not knocking anyone in the fire department. Those guys were incredible. That being said, I know what burning electric smells like, which was the first thing I noticed. I walked 20 feet inside looking for the source of the smell, and within seconds the smoke alarms all went off together. 5 minutes later the fire department was spraying the flames. That was the most frightening 5 minutes I've ever known. I was a military pilot and have been afraid before, but this was so fast and overwhelming that I'll probably be the guy holding the 20lb fire extinguisher at my son's 12th birthday cake! Again the firefighters were incredible. 4 of them came back today to help me tarp off the section of roof that wasn't burned, but where they had to cut a vent during the fire over my garage (which is the only place that still has a ceiling). They didn't have to, but helped when I asked if it was safe to even support the weight of a person standing up there. My garage is all that is undamaged, and where I've been moving anything that could be salvaged as well as where my Wheel Horses are kept. Until the adjuster comes on Monday, I don't know what I have to do so far as storage, so the garage is the short term safe spot.
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Its no fun loading in the rain so we bugged out very early Saturday. Packed ip camp in rrcord time but still didn't beat the rain. We also have a 14 hour drive and Dan has to pull on Sunday. Next year he is gonna take vacation on Monday so we can stick around longer.
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Thank you very much. Right now there isn't much to do until we know what comes next, so we'd just have to stand around and talk tractors!
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Any idea what started the fire?
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Thank you sir! I will see her tomorrow afternoon. I'll get the link, and thank you so much regardless! You're absolutely right Mike. We are very fortunate and this will all be a distant memory one day!
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Lee1977 replied to MainelyWheelhorse's topic in non tractor related discussion
Don't like the hip roof style on the house. but garage looks fine. -
Thegearhead0324’s Big Show Pictures
702854boy replied to Thegearhead0324's topic in 2026 WHCC Show Pictures
Hey @WHX??, a photo of me pulling the trailer did end up getting taken so now you can believe it that I actually did it -
What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?
Blaine replied to Ed Kennell's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
Success. IMG_1989.mov -
Ok i tool it off and realized it was split in several sections and the lever housing is worn. Where can i buy new of each, the cable is ~3 foot long
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Thank you. I will get it in the mail to you Monday or tuesday.My wife is having a minor procedure on Monday.
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I’ve only been to four (or five?) shows. Rain on Thursday or Friday doesn’t inhibit much action. Saturday, though, is really only a half-day (or a bit more) anyway so the early bailouts were not surprising.
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856 unidrive transmission.. how durable
Handy Don replied to FLtractor's topic in Transmissions and transaxles
Nice demo! A bit disingenuous, IMHO, because the speed is very slow and doesn’t show the effect of oil being flung off a spinning gear. -
Reminds me of the setup Grandad had for fire wood and cutting points on oak logs to make fence posts back in the sixties. Powered by a flat belt attached to the drive coming out the side of his Farmall H. I remember him throwing some used motor oil on the side of that blade before cutting. And I remember at my younger age (mid teens) thinking “Geez that is not a safe setup!!)
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What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?
Handy Don replied to Ed Kennell's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
Moving the hitch closer to the tractor only modestly offsets the torque from the tongue weight. It does NOT change the torque caused by drag (the effort needed to pull the trailer along). A wheelie can happen extremely quickly with no time to react--and having a 600 lb tractor on your chest and a trailer tongue under your back can be, well, hurtful. As noted, locking the hitch snugly onto the ball and leaving the trailer’s jack wheel close to the ground can be a partial anti-wheelie solution, but if the jack wheel hangs up... Also, pay attention to the trailer tongue--putting the hitch ball in close, you may restrict your turning radius! If you have the option, modifying the trailer tongue so that its hitch is at or below the height of the tractor axle is the way to go. -
I saw this and thought it applied to us too…
ebinmaine replied to MainelyWheelhorse's topic in non tractor related discussion
That house is way too big. -
I saw this and thought it applied to us too…
Handy Don replied to MainelyWheelhorse's topic in non tractor related discussion
Only one cactus. -
Agreed. I've considered similar things. When I was a kid our neighbor had a saw rig powered by a vw engine. Excellent tools.
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Thegearhead0324 replied to Thegearhead0324's topic in 2026 WHCC Show Pictures
@adsm08 wish I saw ya I would’ve introduced myself, first time there it was a good time. -
Here is the Saturday group.
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Click on the tractor
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Thegearhead0324’s Big Show Pictures
Thegearhead0324 replied to Thegearhead0324's topic in 2026 WHCC Show Pictures
@Jrblanke yes we had a great time, the picture I took was random of you and Wild Bill, guess you were the chosen one -
First Time Going to Big Show (2026)
Thegearhead0324 replied to Thegearhead0324's topic in Wheel Horse Collectors Club Show
She sure is the wife -
I saw this and thought it might apply to our tractors.
Handy Don replied to MainelyWheelhorse's topic in non tractor related discussion
Green for jealous! -
@phil bowling was an amazing soul @Sparky. I’m glad for you to have one of his machines, he took great care of them! I believe his name should also be green, he is a member at rest
