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And my daughter "Liza" had fun meeting the great Stevasaurus.

We have collected paint recommendations for Wheel Horse Tractors. The color changed in 1990. 1955-1989 Wheel Horse Red - Valspar Restoration Series International Harvester Red (paint code: 3344) - GM #81 matched at an auto paint store - Rustoleum Regal Red (paint code: 7765-830) - Krylon Cherry Red (paint code: 2101) available at Wal-Mart - PPG Paint code --- PPG Wheel Horse Red DAR 4021 ALT H ---- DMR 478 149.4 ---- DMR 490 7.0 ---- DMR 451 286.6 ---- DMR 474 533.4 ---- DMR 475 507.8 ---- DXR 495 40.0 ---- DMR 499 536.4 Wheel Horse Linen - Duplicolor Wimbledon White (paint code: T205) (Autoparts stores) - Valspar anti-rust Gloss almond (Paint code: 21935) - Sherwin Williams - Controls Rust - Antique White (paint code 140-2486) - Rustoleum gloss Ivory (paint code: 249110) - PPG Wheel Horse Linen Beige DAR 8799 ---- DMR 486 8.0 ---- DMR 490 3.0 ---- DMR 487 19.0 ---- DMR 400 200.0 ---- DXR 495 20.0 ---- DMR 499 870.0 1990-2007 Wheel Horse Red - Toro Red - New (eBay and Toro Dealers) Wheel Horse Black Wheel Horse Silver (Pewter)

Red Square Members: FYI I just ordered a Hein Werner # 4837 standing return spring for a restoration on my very old 953 hydraulic pump. These springs were used in a lot of the early Wheel Horse hydrualic pumps made by Hein-Werner. Norm Steinman in Bourbon, Indiana , a former Wheel Horse dealer (who was also on the Wheel Horse company dealer's council in the 1970's) sells these springs. He also sells these springs (# 5261 ) which are in later model pumps used on the 1054 and 1054-A. Norm also has the Hydraulic Pump Part #5265 , seven tooth, Gear and Bearing Assembly for the Hein-Werner pumps. I have purchased other parts from him including the Wheel Horse RJ and Suburban Part # 3588 Exhaust Heat Shield and they are well made reproducitons of the originals. Norm Steinman Norms Toys 212 South Main Street Bourbon, Indiana 46504 Website: www.normstoys.com Day Telephone 1-574-342-4545 Evening: 1-574-342-4668

Been working on a "new" plow for my GT-14. Information says it will handle a 54" front plow. I had a couple of fair looking 42" plows, so I took the best parts from both plows and made a nice 54" plow by adding 6" of plow to each side of the best 42". Now I am working on the plow cutting/wear edge. I wanted the 3/8" square holes for the 3/8" carrage bolts, but wasn't sure where I could get this done. At my work place they have a "mega-buck" iron worker that will do all kinds of stuff, but they don't have a 3/8" square die...Next best thing is a square broach. I have attached some pictures of the broach, plow wear edge, and the press I used to cut the 3/8" round hles to 3/8" square holes! This broach is round on the starting end, and is tapered to the opposite end, and is square. Up use a press to "push" it through the steel.

Just found and joined this forum, and wanted to say hi to everyone. Let me admit right off the bat that I am first and foremost a Deere man. But Wheelhorses have become a close second. To be honest, I was kinda suckered into them. I have an uncle who offered to sell me his early JD 110 (my all time favorite garden tractor). When I went to get it he said he changed his mind and didn't want to sell it. He said he had another tractor I could buy if I wanted it. He led me to the back corner of his garage, and there under a tarp was a 1972 Commando 800, complete and in really good condition. It hadn't ran in years and the battery was dead. But after checking the oil level and hooking it to a battery charger, it fired right up. I liked the look of it, so I bought it and added some 'red' to my collection. I use it for light duty mowing, then clean it up and take it to shows. I plan on adding some more Horses to my herd of Deere in future, particularly some older models.

seeing that it wasnt raining here today and i had just about all of them running and complete(except for a battery in the 875), i thought a group shot or four was in order......

Last weekend we took the Farmall to a local tractor pull, it was a dead weight pull, you only have to pull the sled I think it was 10' but I tell you what as they added weight to the sled it got very hard, lining up your tractor for the hook made a big difference in how well it pulled, we were going to all use the Farmall but they said only 2 drivers per tractor, so me and my oldest Nick pulled the Farmall, my Daughter Hunter pulled a friends Minneapolis Moline, and Ryan who can't reach the foot clutch on the Farmall yet pulled a big MM, with a hand clutch, in some of the pics when he is pulling you can only see his hat over the fenders, he had to stand up to drive it around the pits and to hook it up on the track, he has pulled this one a few times at other pulls and is getting pretty good at it, the Farmall went on a diet the day before we pulled the HYD pump and few other items to make the tractor lighter, we weighed it the day before at 3900lbs with no driver, as we pulled parts we weighed each part and we took off about 200lbs then we found out the weight classes are 2500, 3500, 4500 and up with driver, so we had to put weights on it to make it up to the 4500lb class with driver, dead weight pulls are fun you get to pull and pull as they add weight, till you can't pull any more, I found out the Farmall needs more HP the stock 24hp is not enough, I pulled a friends MM the one Hunter pulled in the 5500lb class we had weights hanging off everything we could find to make it weigh that much, but it had a 34hp engine and pulled very well, but in the end we all had fun, but I can tell you weighting up tractors sucks, moving 75lb and 100lb weights as fast as you can from one tractor to another to make the next class at 1000lbs between classes. we plan to pull more this fall, a family that plays together stays together, and we play hard. Me pulling the H for the first time My little girl pulling a MM My oldest Nick pulling for the first time. My second hook. Nicks second hook Hunter with the sled getting full of weight, the sled empty weighed 1200lbs, each block was 500lbs, so there is about 9000lbs she is pulling here on a sticky clay track. Ryan my youngest pulling a big MM, this pic it to show him standing driving it up to hook up, during a pull you have to be seated, he has to watch the flag man and the ground he can't see over the hood sitting, but he does very well. Ryan, or the hat as the anouncer called him during a pull.

Just received my new decals for my C-121 from vinylguy. Wow !! he sure does good work.The tractor has been painted for about 2 weeks. I used Rustoleum Regal red ( rattle can). It's a worker so I wasn't going for the showroom finish. Good thing I wasn't cause I didn't get it but it looks ok and nice and clean. How long should I wait to install the decals ? Also, is there any special way to install them ? I assume you just peel them and stick them on , right ? I'm afraid that I will have trouble getting them straight, As usual, any help appreciated.. :thumbs2:

Aww....dont worry. Red cures green! Mike........

Thank you for the help tuna head it a 2008 1200R sporty I have that and a 1993 along with a bunch of Jap bikes. I love to ride

:WRS: Whereabouts in Pennsylvania you from? And ditto to what Craig said about photos...

Wow that mower looks nice! What a BEAST!

Great vid...love the closing shot of the tractor driving over the camera! BTW...I ditto the seat belt sentiment, and along the lines of safety, do you suppose there is much chance of a pant leg, errant boot lace, etc getting caught in any of the running gear, or a foot bouncing off the footrests ending up between the tires? Would some sort of fenders be advisable? Just a thought...'cause you know, that thing is rightly called a beast, and I'd sure hate for it to eat you! That thing is awesome...just awesome. Congrats to you again!!!

easy access to the cooler in the back seat too!! :)

thanks

"Ours" never did have the extra rear weights, but they should technically have two. That's the main reason that the rear axle on ours was broke twice. I tell everyone who runs it to leave the deck on the ground unless they absolutely have to raise it. R&R Products in AZ sells some aftermarket parts for these machines. I just bought a front fork, wheel bearing kits, and rear caster wheel assemblies from them for a fraction of Toro's cost. Not sure if you're at this stage yet, but I run B69 belts on the deck. If I remember correctly, the OEM deck belts cross to a B70, but I don't have as much adjustment.

Jake: Anyone interested in items Norm Steinman sells should contact Norm about prices and shipping costs for any of his stuff.

You've got to admit '' Thats a cute little rascal"

Finding one that has the correct motor with everything intact and in good condition is the real rarity here. I have an early one with a K90 on it in nice shape, it even has the original leather shifter boot and Schanake recoil on it. 400 bucks wouldn't even be in the ball park if I were to let it go but it might get you a decent one from someone selling one that isn't into tractors or a collector.

No it was not hard to push through the steel. You start with a round 25/64" round hole (1/64 larger than 3/8") and the broach is probably 8" long. In those 8" you go from a 3/8" round hole to a 3/8" square hole. It is designed to be used with an arbor press (hand operated press), but a hydraulic press works fine too!