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Well thanks to Jake Kuhn, I entered the GTTalk website Xmas contest and won it with my WH Christmas Tractor Light Show Setup! Jake suggested I enter my tractors in their contest for the January/Feb. Issue of LAGT Magazine, so I did. They voted all month long with over 100 votes coming in. I held on to a 10 point lead most of the time but I was nervous that the 2nd place tractor was gonna catch up, but he never made it! Wahooo! So now my tractors will be featured in the LAGT Magazine! What an honor, maybe Brandon can come over and take a look for himself! Great job Jake and thanks alot for the advice! KJ

HERE ARE SOME PICTURES OF MY 1982 SK486 I BOUGHT NEW IN 1983 FOR $1900. I BOUGHT IT TO GIVE MY 1975 B80 A REST. THE TRACTOR NOW HAS 1300 HOURS ON IT NOW AND I USE IT ABOUT 15 HOURS A YEAR NOW VACUUMING UP LEAVES. IT HAS HAD THE THE BEST OF CARE, IT HAS A 42" SD DECK THAT IS ALSO EXCELLENT. I HAVE REPLACED THE SEAT WITH A GENERIC (I HAVE NOS SEAT PUT AWAY),MOWER DECK WHEELS AND INSTALLED A CIGARETTE LIGHTER. TRACTOR HAS THE ORIGINAL PAINT AND JUST MOWED GRASS WITH IT. I BOUGHT A 99 314-8 TO GIVE THIS ONE A BREAK. I WILL POST MORE PICTURES LATER. THANKS BOWTIE IN OHIO

Here is three really neat communications from Wheel Horse to it's dealers back in 1964. Thought you might enjoy. Thad (Ohio)

I know who it is.... his name is LUCKY!

I loaded a set of 23x8.50x12 with rim guard. The tire, wheel, and rim guard weighted 83 lbs a piece. Did a set of 10.50's & they weighted 103 lbs. I like it for it weight per gallon & you can do it tube less. Here is a link. http://www.rimguard.biz/ Also I like to only add weigth to the wheels as not to put the stress on the bearings in the trans.

I figured I'd throw a pic up on here of my 520 snow machines, the plow tractor is a few 520's pieced together, but mostly a 1993, with a 48" blade with a 5 position sector, the blower tractor, is a clean low hour 1995, I went through the machine top to bottom last winter, I have a cab for it, just havn't installed it yet, the tall shoot blower got a rebuild last year but never got used because of no snow, I just this week installed the 2 link tire chains, and painted a full set of cast iron WH weights, I painted them black, most of them I paint red, but I wanted it to be different, I kinda like the black on this tractor.

New rule -- Every time you change your RedSquare screen name, you have to order a new ID badge for the national Wheel Horse show in June. And then you have to display them all! :ychain:

Here's my heap big Indian Chief from Tippecanoe today.

Remote control winch. Winch it down, winch it up! :eusa-whistle:

dirk digler ??

Fordson Dexta that I just painted this fall. I like this tractor so much that I finally gave in and stripped it down and painted it the Ford paint scheme I like the best. 33hp diesel. I also have a Ford 850 with a loader.

Being born and raised in Michigan I will always be a wolverine fan. Took a job transfer to SC in 2007. My daughter has since graduated from USC and is there now getting her masters. I have always had a dislike for the SEC but found myself rooting for USC. Guess I am in a no lose situation today.

Given the replies, the question needs a bit of qualification. For example, was the NOS tractor purchased, and if so, at a "normal" price or a premium price? Or was it a gift or inherited? It looks like most folks here would not pay a premium for an NOS just to have it sit around. I would not buy an NOS unless I got a great deal and could re-sell it to someone willing to pay the NOS price. If I came across an NOS for free (ahh, what a dream that is), then I would re-sell or trade for something more useful. My wife has enough knick-knacks around the house collecting dust. That is the last thing I want in my shed. Jeff

My one owner '63 653 shown with a newly aquired, working '62 ST-3072 blower installed.

working tonight until 5am tomorrow morning keeping the lights on for everybody.

The clock is running. At 3 days the automatic sequencing will begin, at 15 hours the guidance will be internal and at 8 hours the ignition sequence will start. We are currently pressurizing the roundhood's main fuel tanks, all is go. Commander Craig reports "FEELS GOOD" Flight surgeon Stevasauras says blood pressure holding steady. We are nine days into the count.This is Tecky Launch Control

To survive another year. :)

As the old year comes to a close, here are just some of the highlights: 2657 new members 6630 new topics 76,166 new posts 9,416 personal messages 2,800,123 topics viewed with over 1 million in the Wheel Horse tractor area alone! 10,830 spammers never made it to post a single spam! We implemented over 400 changes to the forum, automated the supporter process (THANK YOU!) allow direct uploads to the forum, remain AD FREE for all members, and continue to grow. We have RedSquare hats out there to wear at the shows (again thank you!), banners, European section and the list is almost endless. And finally for those who haven't looked our Manuals section is almost complete (Thank You gwest_ca). And we remain one of the few sites who publish a calendar! I am so proud that we are global with members all over the world continuing to cherish these little tractors. We added a significant number of members from Europe and it's great to see how Wheel Horses are viewed around the world. 2012 also saw the passing of Cecil Pond, the man who created it all. His legacy will continue to live on, and we welcome the visits to the forum from his family. As we enter our 7th year here, I hope that you continue to support the forum as we continue to grow and Thank You for making RedSquare the number 1 resource for Wheel Horse's in the world! We will continue to raise awareness for Childhood Cancer as we did in 2012 supporting all of those who help drive donations to fund research. Welcome 2013, I think that this is going to be a great year! Happy New Year!

I tell 'ya, that kid does love to ride on the sled, pulled by the B-80... (Excuse the half-insane face...)

Here is my 520 with the 26x12x12 on 10" rims, with the fender raisied 3/4"

Me on my 867 plowing about 6" of snow 12-26-12

In 2003 I was working with a Co-Op who had a Toro dealership. They had been dealers for years and had mostly moved towards the Zero turn market like most dealers. They fell on hard times and decided to sell the inventory. They pushed back everything that Toro still stocked at a 20% restocking fee and they had to auction off whatever was left. I decided to make them an offer on all of the literature and NOS parts that they couldn't return. I got all kinds of old stuff, some I kept, some I got rid of since I really only like certain models. Well, here is some interesting paperwork that I found will digging. I got a nice scanner from work so I decided I would share it with ya'll. Interestingly, both of these papers are from Ed Cole who has been to several Wheel Horse shows on behalf of Toro. Thad

So I have to tell you a guys a little story on my first snowblowing experience with my 414-8 and my recently restored snowblower. Snowblower worked great...tractor worked great...but my traction on my driveway caused me to slide out of control the whole way down!! I know I should of expected the tractor to lose traction as my driveway is super steep...but one must always learn from their mistakes! As I began snowblowing everything was going great until about halfway down my driveway...I felt the whole tractor give way and I literally FLEW down the driveway ...Thankfully I did not break anything and I slide straight down until I entered the street in which I then slid sideways into a stop. I just sat shocked for about 30 seconds and then reduced the Kohler's throttle and prayed I didn't bend anything from the snowblower I just worked so hard to restore and the 414-8 that I just bought in November. All was well but going back UP my driveway took about an hour...My father-in-law was kind enough to buy me some tire chains off ebay, and once I threw those on we began to slowly creep up the driveway until the weight of the front snowblower pushed me back down! So we tried again. Up the driveway and this time I dropped the blower using my electric lift right when I hit the blacktop...this worked until my right rear tire chain blew off and I began to slowly slide back down the driveway...again! After retightening the tire chains, my father-in-law got behind and as I started to slip half way up the driveway, he pushed from behind. We finally got the whole thing up into my garage with no damage thankfully! However, as I took a deep breath and cleaned some of the snow off the blower I realized that I really need to get some weight on the rear to effectively get up and down my driveway. So here are a couple questions for everyone 1) Does anyone have wheel weights they are interesting in selling or know where I can get some? I live in Reading, PA. 2) I have seen some guys on the forum here who literally added lifting weights on the rear of their tractor. Anyone know how to rig that? 3) If I would add fluid to my rear tires...how much, what kind, and is it safe for the tractor? Guys, I feel like I am going to need a TON of weight to be able to snowblow without slipping so any ideas or recommendations would be greatly appreciated!! I hope everyone is having a great new years day! I'll get some pictures of my driveway to give you an idea of what I am dealing with as soon as possible... :thanks:

I tried out my newly installed snow thrower on my 1965 875 this week. However it didn't work very well for it's first time in use. The belt wouldn't stay engaged and the throttle kept freezing up and sticking. I didn't want to mess with it in the blizzard so I hopped on my trusty 1974 A90 Special and plowed everything! It wasn't running very good either, it kept stalling out every few minutes. I would then blow in the gas tank and that would fix it for a few more minutes, then it would die again. Talk about a pain in my frozen butt! It stalled out in the road a few times and that was scary! Luckily no cars were out driving in this weather. This A90 Special plows really well with the rear wheel weights and bar lugs. I have some chains but have never installed them. The 875 with turf tires will need a set of chains for sure. It didn't get no traction at all.

Thanks to this site and it's members I recently finished my first resto on a commando 8!

RimGuard [(made from sugarbeet molasis), safe for the enviroment, google it], weights about 11#/gal, each 12" tire holds about 5.5 gal, and it's filled to 80% full, then air at 20# for the top 20%. My cost for RimGuard at the Truck/Tractor Tire Store was $70 per tire, total, including the tubes and filling (2005). Wheel weights, iron ones, are very expensive; used go for about $50 each, but then basically any tractor brand of 12" weights will work. You might also add some weight to the front wheels too, maybe 10-15# to help with steering. You could add up to 150# per wheel, with your steep drive, just 50# per wheel may not be enough. A suggestion; next time you seal your steep drive with blacktop topping, have someone throw some silica sand over the wet sealer as it's spread, that sand will really help with traction, would probably take 4-5 bags, and will increase the life of the sealer.

Here is a pict of my snow team.. Raider 10 whit blade going to order me chains to it.. and a 312-8 whit tall shoot blower.. here is a pict of the chains im going to order me..

Eddie Money

I didn't have a tractor with 23x8.5x12 tires handy but this is 2 520's one with 26x12x12 Tru Powers and one with 23x10.5x12 with chains, these are the square corner Carlisle turf savers, and as I said the one with 26's on it I raised the fender 3/4" The big tires dig good unless on hard packed snow or ice. most hard packed snow it will dig through it, but I have 200lbs of weight hanging off the back.

here is my c141 automatic with a tall chute blower, 140 lb wheel weights on the back. (this is the one that was giving me trouble during the storm saturday all is well now) this is a 314-8 with a 42 in plow. put the front weights on for this storm, help steering alot also have rear wheel weights, 150lb of suitcase weights and then another 30 lbs of plates on the plow to scrape better. you can just see the plates in the picture

I don't see a problem..... They were bright zinc (silver) plated when new.

@fourwheels0- it's hard to find anything advanced in most of Virginia.....if they didn't have it during the depression, forget it! That is why we have the internet! Miller Tire has a good selection of tires, amongst others.

I'm an old NASA Junkie from the Gemini/Apollo days. I would fake being sick to stay home from school to watch launches. I've been finding NASA stuff on You Tube lately. They have recordings of the Flight Director's loop on missions. Hearing all the technical jargon during a crisis (Gemini 8, Apollo 12,13) is fascinating stuff. Jack King was my hero. Who doesn't appreciate NASA history, share you're favorite link Mike. Ok. Here's John Aaron's famous "SCE to AUX"

This is the 60" I built 4 years ago. Here's a link to my photobucket album for that build. http://s410.photobucket.com/albums/pp185/jusjeepn/Dozer%20blade%2060/#!cpZZ1QQtppZZ20

no better way to start off the new year!

OK...that's it...you're shut off. Now c'mon, snap out of it...the ball's fixin' to drop.

JAY, IT IS THE SAME AS THE C160 EXCEPT IT HAS THE 1" AXLES AND 4 PINION REAREND. ALL IT DONE IS MOW GRASS IT'S HAD A PRETTY EASY LIFE. BOWTIE

SPARKY,THE PICTURES ARE ABOUT 6 HOURS OLD. I HAVE A TOTAL OF 8, I WILL LIST MORE. THANKS

take more stuff to work to powder red...... and jam some more tractors in the garage....

I just pulled a 550 Suburban into the shop and got the heat going....I picked up the 550 in April and pushed it into the shed and haven't touched it since. I agreed to be sober cab for some friends that were going out so I may need to go hang out with them later and make sure they get home safely. Here is a picture of the suburban when I got it home in April now the ground is cold and white with snow. I have been picking up parts for the RJ35 that is also on the trailer so that may be the next one to come into the shop.

You can count on...at least nine more days.

I sincerely hope we're not that passionate here.

Beleive it or not, my 854 pushes snow like that. I have weights bolted up to the frame under the motor, and tri-ribs up front. Weights on the inner and outer back rims, with AG treads. No chains. I have since added front wheel weights. (After searching patiently for over two years)

Here you go. :handgestures-thumbsup:

I would grab that transmission for sure...no questions asked...way to easy to fix. I would not run it though, except to turn the input pulley by hand. If you have some broken teeth in there, they could get stuck and do more damage. If you can turn the pulley and shift between 2nd and 3rd and watch the axles turn, there are a lot of things that are not wrong. If you can shift it into 1st gear and watch the axles turn, then it almost has to be the reverse idler gear or where that gear engages the cluster gear. If you pull out the shifter and look down the hole with a light, you can see the reverse idler gear under the forks. The fork that is closest to the front of the transmission is the fork that moves between 1st and reverse. A roll pin holds the fork in position on the shaft. Use a long screwdriver to move the forks back and forth and see what you get...neutral is when both forks are lined up facing each other evenly....should see a square. Regardless, get the trans...the # 1533 bearings may be good and are not available anymore. Parts is parts. I would bet that if you do need a part or two, we can find it with out too much trouble or cost. Let us know what you find. BTW...the 857 is one of the best horses out there IMO...short frame square hoods have a certain appeal and mine is my go to horse.

Please buy Kohler made parts. The labor and time you save doing it right the first time will out weigh the time and money you spend the second time. Remember- quality is remembered long after price is forgotten. BTW The quality of Chinese parts is right up there with the 'quality' counterfit tools. Do yourself a favor and get the real deal. :)

Here is a couple of the many I will try to post more later, I'm off to work.