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happy 19th Anniversary Red Square
ebinmaine replied to 953 nut's topic in non tractor related discussion
Incredibly understated. For me - Redsquare IS Wheelhorse. -
happy 19th Anniversary Red Square
ebinmaine replied to 953 nut's topic in non tractor related discussion
Here's a copy & paste from a thread back in May '24: My own beginnings with Garden Tractors go back to my maternal "Grammy and Grampa". The local dealer to them was IHC Cub Cadet equipment. They had a yellow and white tractor back in the 70s and traded that in for a red Cub Cadet (682,782?) around 1980. My own history with Wheelhorse in particular goes back only to fall 2016. Trina and I needed a physically heavier machine for pulling heavy stuff. Sooooooooo many usages and at least 20+ Tractors have gone through our shop since. Nowadays we consider our Wheelhorses and implements to be a permanent part of our tool set for our lives. Memories? Many! Some challenging. ALL good. ************************************************** Trina now has 6 of her own mid 60s short frame light weight tractors. I have maybe 8 or 9 in various stages, all from 1974 to 1984. And of course we share the Wally Digger Backhoe. Our Wheelhorses as machinery have become an integral part of our lives. From our original need of pulling heavy stuff to the several types of OE and aftermarket implements we now have we've kept adding to the immense usefulness of the Herd. We've built an entire work shop of 10 x 40 for our equipment upkeep. Mostly Wheelhorses. Many many tools and supplies. We have our own Parts dept. Lots of both new and used items. We've built tractors for friends and for my father. My father @Qball has since passed on to that Great Tractor Playground in the Sky. R. I. P. 💜 We now have inherited that tractor and bought back the one we built for friends. We've been to shows and gatherings over the years and made great friends. We bought a large enough utility trailer to haul SIX tractors if desired. Gotta have a good showing at the gatherings ya know... Trina's been creating the Wheelhorse Redsquare Calendar for a few years now and really enjoys the project. We've received and sent gifts of small parts all the way to whole project tractors. Sharing the sickness is definitely a favorite part of mine. The BBT aka Trina and I are looking forward to many more years of Wheelhorses at work, in maintenance, in project, etc... and the people that we visit... all because of a few tractors. THANK YOU!! To Karl & Mike and everyone else who make this entire lifestyle so easily accomplished. - Today
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Mike thanks for that info. I bought valves for them early this year I hope they turn out to be good.
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Looking for a GT-2500 anniversary or SB-421 roller. I live in Middlebury, IN 46540 but will be traveling over the holidays.
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Looking for a dozer blade for a lawn ranger (BDR-385 or 6-3111). I live in Middlebury, IN 46540 but will be traveling over the holidays.
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If someone peels one off in public there are a few responses to lighten the mood;- Parp........"More tea vicar?" Very polite riposte toa trouser cough Guff......."Come in Brown, you're through" Bit of an ex forces response. Toot......."Hark! Odin approacheth" A nod back to our Viking roots Honk....."Ventus surgit" (The wind is getting up). 43 AD and the Romans come to our shores. Frrrt....."Ah shud check tha' not touchin't cloth theer owd lad". True Yorkshire concern after a window rattler. So there are plenty of amusing assides for when someone whistles in their "Y fronts" or suffers a trouser cough. I guess the boffins at NASA might say..... "Someone has just experienced a Partial Rapid, Unexpected Disassembly! " Mick
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We had breakfast at a Wild Egg restaurant Tuesday. We'll, it was really brunch for me. I ordered a grilled cheese sandwich that had a mix of cheeses, roasted tomato, bacon jelly and spicy dill pickle slices. The pickle really set that sandwich apart.
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happy 19th Anniversary Red Square
8ntruck replied to 953 nut's topic in non tractor related discussion
I was using my 14-8 for spring cleanup and it wouldn't run without having the choke 1/2 on. A visitor post here resulted in prompt, good advice - from several people. I started following the forum and was impressed how friendly and helpful folks were (and still are), unlike some other forums where flaming arguments are common. -
Having worked on small many years ago, I was told the grinding was to remove the casting flash and the spot drilling was the counterbalancing..
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Installed these leds on my 654. Also put them on the 702 & may try to fit a pair on the Workhorse. Harbor Freight led floodlight $11.99ea. They are really bright, affordable, & if needs replaced easy to obtain. They held up thru last winter & still work fine now. They dont look too bad but they are installed on working tractors so Im not concerned about authenticity. VID-20250103-WA0017~3.mp4
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@formariz Per my wife: "That's sweet".
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@Krice58 think the most important thing you can do to a deck bearing is to carefully remove the grease shields , clean them out , carb cleaner , repack with lucas green chassis grease , all my decks and mule drive bearings are 6203 ( 3/4 ) 2rsc3 , 550 deg , flash point , polyurea rated lubricant is the exact grease you want for stress and heat . imagine , no bearing whine , remove spindle inner bearing grease shield , the difference in , spindle running ease , is amazing , also detail in the pto lever shaft start , side of battery tray , basically washer up the sloppy starting area , added a heim joint to forward end , replaced the sloppy trundle set up . just some ideas , pete
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Thanks for the offer adsm08. A buddy and I are going to give it go tomorrow. I will let you know if we are able to extract the hub.
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Only after I yelled "Hey Bambi" to get him to pose for the photo.
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If it comes to it and @lynnmor's puller does not work and you have to go the press route PM me a day to two ahead. I have a 20 ton press.
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Let's just say the contests here have two sides......
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Public Service Announcement - Wheel Horse Parts & More
adsm08 replied to Bar Nuthin's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
I finally got an update today. My order is processed and shipped. Looks like it left the Medford Post Office about 3 PM local time today, should see it Tuesday. Maybe I'll take it and my stuff along to the boy's archery practice Tuesday and rebuild a pump and ram at the range. His practices are two hours, I can't leave, and I have pretty much nothing else to do during that time because all I know about archery is "string go thwap". -
I've used the magnet mounts. They do well ... but.... the lamps vibrate and slowly fall. Be aware of the paint being worn where they are.
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What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?
Bar Nuthin replied to Ed Kennell's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
Today, I changed the name of the tractor, formerly known as Frankenhorse, to Johnny Cash. It's a '73 16-auto, with a '72 14 Horse Kohler, a '74 (or later) Sundstrand Hydro, and a '71 hydraulic lift. Even though I knew the Sundstrand was newer, I brain farted when looking up the mounting gasket to the transaxle and ordered the gasket for a 1973 (#5955) from @daveoman1966, who even noted that they were for hydrogear only, but it didn't register in my tiny brain. To make it more confusing you can substitute the #102759 for the #5955, but not the other way around. Additionally, there's a seller on eBay listing #5955 gaskets as #102759 - so my first picture reference was misleading I'm only out a few bucks, but having to wait on parts is torture. Anyone needing gasket #5955 let me know. -
Maybe, maybe not. The key is to act like you don't know they are there. There was a spike in the parking lot when I left today, I acted like I didn't even know he was there and was able to walk across the lot a couple times and get fairly close without spooking him.
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Once extensions are fitted final shape of yoke is cut and it is planed to final thickness Extensions are finally fitted . Once driven in and planed flush with yoke body it will not be possible to remove them without damage . It has now taken its final shape. Extensions are planed flush and face is planed smooth. Front face is planed straight straight and across . The back is now planed . Back will taper across grain. Purpose of that is to make yoke lighter and elegant rather than having a thick plank. Where it sits on animal’s neck it will be about 1-3/4” while on top will be about 3/4” to 1”. extensions will taper slightly on both sides. Finally both faces are finished off by scraping them with a scraping plane. This will eliminate any tear out from the plane in difficult grain areas. Final thickness of yoke
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When the wife calls me out, I just tell her "I thought I just heard the 'trumpet of the Lord'." (Can't do it with a straight face though.)
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Somebody ( it may have been you ) had a post for small bullet style LED’s they mounted on the bottom of the hood for xtra light with a link … I can’t find the thread or those lights. My mind was already on LED lights when this thread was started - got dark when I was plowing the garden last week was thinking of a magnet mounted spot out the back - jungle site has the magnets .
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happy 19th Anniversary Red Square
AlexR replied to 953 nut's topic in non tractor related discussion
This is the only forum that I support and for good reason, like others have mentioned the people are very friendly and helpful on here. Which is to the credit of the Admins on here, they don't tolerate the couple bad apples that ruin it for everyone, so thank you guys for that! I joined in 2017 when I got my first Wheelhorse 73 12-8, I think I came across Redsquare in a google search. I grew up using a Raider 10 so I was already familiar with them. But have gained so much more knowledge since then, with much more to learn. -
What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?
ebinmaine replied to Ed Kennell's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
That's OLD truck hood latch.. I ain't seen a LATCH for a hood in many years.
