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The "old timers" around here have endured this annual bit of Christmas cheer for several years. I hope it brings a smile to our newer members, with warmest wishes to all for a wonderful Christmas! Dedicated to all the members of Red Square world-wide and our families.....(with apologies to Clement Clarke Moore!) ‘Twas the night before Christmas, and all ‘round our house, Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. The tractors were parked in their stalls with great care, I felt very blessed just to know they were there. Our boy-dog was nestled all snug on our bed, While visions of Milk Bones danced round in his head. My wife in her PJ’s had gone off to snooze, While I’d settled down for the late evening news. When somewhere outside there arose a dull roar; It rattled the walls, it shook the whole floor! I ran to the door and flung it wide open, To see what the heck had fallen or broken. The yard light shone bright on the new fallen snow, Where nothing had crashed, no damage did show. When what to my wondering eyes did appear, But eight Wheel Horse tractors! Why now, and why here? They pulled a large trailer piled high front to back, With parts and attachments, some red and some black! Motors and mowers and switches and wires, And belt guards and tillers and wheels with new tires! Then even more tractors appeared on our street, They came two by two in ranks very neat. RJ’s and GT’s and B’s, C’s and D’s, With numbers and letters of every series. Their engines did thunder, their hot exhaust rose, The air filled with laughter and hearty “Ho! Ho’sâ€Â! Though I did not know all the drivers by name, They flew a big banner, “Red Square†it proclaimed! As quick as they’d come they all slid to a stop, Then a man dressed in red appeared near my shop! I could see that he carried a very large sack, It bulged and it sagged and it ‘near broke his back! He winked and he grinned as he switched on the light, Then pulled the door shut to hide from my sight. “This can’t be realâ€Â, I thought to myself, “I’m too old to believe in the ‘jolly old elf’ â€Â! He was gone but a moment, then quickly came back, His stepped seemed much lighter, and so did his pack. He signaled ‘thumbs up’ with a mischievous smile, Then boarded his wagon, climbed back up the pile. Atop this great load, with white beard and hair, The man all in red hailed the drivers by pair: “Now Karl, now TT, now Ian, now Bill, On Chuck, on Charlie, on Mike, on Will….†“We’ve far to go boys, let’s keep up the pace, Open your throttles, we’re in quite a race, We’ve six thousand homes to visit this night, Our work must be done before it’s daylight!†I started to step out to say a “Thank you!â€Â, But this man was fast, and so were his crew! Clutches were dumped as engines did scream, The herd quickly vanished as if in a dream! I now think ‘twas Santa who commanded this fleet, Atop his red wagon in a 520 seat, For his words echoed long after he’d gone out of sight, “Merry Christmas to all, and to all a Good Night!†If a herd of red tractors should come to greet you, On the night before Christmas, a jolly red crew, It’s just folks from Red Square who’ve cleverly planned To get more seat time giving Santa a hand! *** *** *** *** *** *** May the Holidays be filled with peace, love, happiness and contentment for all of us, May the Lord as you may choose to define Him in your life bless and watch over you, May the memories of those who have left us remind us of how precious life is, and May 2012 be filled with peace, prosperity and good health for us all!

I found a nice 552 I couldn't pass up. Everything functional with the deck. It's a Techy, but it runs excellent

Wishing my RedSquare family a joyous and prosperous holiday season. May God bless each and every one of you, and fill your coming new year with health, wealth, and success. Merry Christmas everyone.

Here are my three RJ's

here's a pic of the reproduction seat my wife makes and sells Brian

Wont hurt my feelings if we don't see a single flake around here. Mike.........

Bummer, I hate strange engine noises :wacko:

Hey guys, Thanks for all the input. I glued it up and painted the lens today. It looks good from a distance. But you can see defects when you get real close. Here are a few pics on what I did.

Some of you know that I work on a Naval Submarine Base in Connecticut, and today I saw the coolest thing on the base. In the lobby of one of the buildings I work in there is a small mock up of the USS Holland. Its an old submarine. I've seen it hundreds of times and only glance at it when I enter or exit the building. Yesterday I had a meeting with contractors and was to meet in the lobby. The contractors were 20 minutes late so I was stuck just leaning on the wall staring at the Sub. Its about 16 feet long and 4' in diameter and sits on four pneumatic tires and looks like something you would tow behind a small pick-up truck in a parade. Its really well made with great attention to detail. While staring at it I notice something sticking out from under it about 3/4 of the way back from the front. Closer inspection and it turns out to be a 1" piece of black iron pipe with a pepper pot style muffler attached. There is a removable panel on one side so I removed it and looked inside. THERE WAS A CRAFTSMAN 10HP REAR ENGINE RIDER INSIDE!! Apparently a guy gets in and drives this thing around at parades. The sail (big fin looking part on top of a submarine) is made with black mesh and the operators head sticks up into this part so he can see. The tractor is electric start and there is a small 6" fan inside for cooling and some fresh air. Its in a government building on a Navy base so I wont be snapping any pictures...sorry. Here's what the sub is modeled after" I thought it was the coolest thing ever! Mike............

Got alot finished on the hood this past week. Welded up and repair all the damage did some bodywork and gave it a heavy coat of primer. It looks like alittle ford 8n now LOL. Made up a new front bottom bracket old one was unrepairable The bodywork and primer

They where red but after years of outdoor sun light they did turn pink and the wife likes them lol.

Hi, I have a single stage 42" snow thrower and I use a spring assist also. The spring is from the a general hardware store. it is a Handyman Brand Spring SP-9629 for $5.00 The length =6.5" long. Detail Dimensions are 1.25" X 6.5" X .162" The capacity is 93.7 lbs which is perfect for the single stage thrower. The 6.5" spring length was also just right for adding an adjustment nut and stud.

model 1200-152 serial 3236067 owned this rj since the 70's working on getting back together need air filter and new float