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Here is last nights pick up. Got this one from Mark (Saber) here on the board. The first 2 pics are what he sent me that he took. I was amazed when it was getting cleaned up the water was beading up everywhere. He kept that thing waxed! He and his wife are just great people.

NOS 420LSE Brian

We'll apart from the stack & a different fuel tank & seat , although I still have the seat but is the base is toast , my gt 14 is original

Still cuts grass in the back yard on occasion. 1961 Suburban with original Clinton motor.

Been in the family since new. All original except the front tires, deck wheels, blades, filters, spark plug and carb. Scary thing is it mowed 2+ acres 1-2 times a week for 25 years. Just goes to show they can work hard and still look pretty new.

'67 model 877

Well, its off to Vegas for my daughters 21st birthday and time is a bit short. If anyones interested in a short 5 minute video I threw together of Scott's North Central Indiana Meet and Greet Have at it. Not my best work but the pressure to provide quality pictures and video to keep all of you happy is killing me! :*****: Enjoy------

A couple of years ago, one of our Maryland members, Redbird and her husband Dave, had a meet & greet. They had a great off-road trail. Hills, streams, etc. I will try to find some pictures and post them later.

I sure wouldn't want anything hanging out the front or back when I'm mowing. Seems like an accident waiting to happen. I also wouldn't want a deck on my Kubota that has a bucket and backhoe on it, it would hang the tractor in rough terrain or tear the deck up. Just because someone sells something that does all of that at once doesn't mean it's a good thing.

Yes. But you know they are always closed when you accidently leave it on. Murphys law!

Here are the pictures I took. They are duplicates from the other thread but I will post them here as well. The panoramic shot is pretty cool. To bad it was the end of the day when everyone was loading up! EDIT: Going to add the larger panoramic shot as well that way you can zoom in!

Must have been so CRAZY, it drove right off the thread!

1979 C-161 twin eight speed Black Hood with Briggs 16 horse twin cylinder engine, fiberglass hood and plastic fender. 1983 C-175 twin automatic Black Hood with Kohler KT17 17 horse twin cylinder engine with 278 hours and plastic fender 1989 520HC with ONAN 20 horse twin cylinder engine with 620 hours (my main mower and my favorite horse) 1995 416-8 eight speed with ONAN 16 horse twin cylinder engine with 316 hours 1989 257H with Kawasaki 17 horse single cylinder engine with 116 hours.

Here are a few pictures I took on Friday. I think Michael Conley took a ton of great pictures. Great meeting and talking with you sir!! Here is Scott's 1952 Ford (with a flathead V-8)...this really sounded nice. Here is what it looks like on Friday... Some neat parts that Scott has... T-shirts sent from Lars... It was a great time. Thanks Scott I should have taken pictures Saturday, but I never got back to my camera. BTW...Duke and MJ's glass ware is incredible. Squonk, I have a couple of things to send you from the raffle. Edited by stevasaurus, 05 October 2014 - 11:13 AM.

Here is the tractor that I picked up off CL locally. I swapped the front and rear tires off another 520. It came with a very low hour 48" deck, tiller and 520 long snow plow. It has 650 hours and runs really strong. I mowed with it today and the deck is the most quiet and smooth deck I have ever used. I hope to paint up the wheels and buff it out and maybe new decals from Terry.

That's a dandy! I see the tie down on the engine. It wraps around it then slips through the front vertical support on the railing then crosses over the front of the tractor. Put yer glasses on Mike!!

Got another half for October! Mrs. "Shallowwater" is on a business trip, and I don't think that my partner in crime will tell. This one is older than me and was made in the "Cheese" state.

Reminds me of when I sold my Goldwing. Guy shows up in a beat up car and hems and haws about money. I still end up selling it for close to what I wanted. He comes back the next night with a new Escalade pulling a brand new trailer!

Ya know Geno it's awfully hard to talk a guy down on price when you show up in a rig like that. I think if you showed up at my house the price would go up.

A few cans of this will help. Think of it as "camo" paint to ease the horses.

You are correct. As pictured, that side goes toward the transmission.

Early 70's, a round hood. My sons and I rebuilt our first Horse, was a basket case. Loved the RD mower, towing a sweeper. Great mowing. I then moved snow, then turned earth. WOW! Now I work on Horses with the grandsons. The boys wanna ride 'em cowboy.

He's invaded Indiana

Been in our family since it was two and was owned by a wheel horse tech before that. Full time worker until retired in 2009 or so. I havent even had a chance to clean it up yet, but its in real good shape except for a few paint bubbles on the hood.

I had never heard of wheel horse tractors until about 12 years ago. I had a go cart when I was about 8 years old and my uncle who was about 5 years older than me was a pretty good small engine guy for his age. Him and my dad taught me about engines and got me interested and I have tinkered with small engines off and on my whole life. I started working on mowers and l&g tractors as a sideline thing about 12 years ago. I bought 4 or 5 riders from a guy at that time and one of them was a wheel horse. I don't recall the model but it was a vertical shaft 38" cut and I think 3 spd.Like I said I had never saw a wheel horse till that time. I mowed with it once and knew immediately it was much better than the snapper or craftsman I had been using. There isn't many wheel horse tractors in this area,I don't know why,I guess they were never marketed very well here. Untill a few years ago it really pained me to see a good wheel horse parted out because they are scarce around here. That changed when I realized we all need the parts and there are an abundance of these tractors in some areas that would end up as scrap in a lot of cases. I've had a few different models in the past few years and now I have a 417-A with a dozer blade that I love, and I just picked up a hxl 44 that will probably be my mowing machine, I haven't got to check it out just yet.It will have to beat out my simplicity Broadmoor that I have used for the pastfew years.

U suck Brian !!

It started for me back in 1966 when my Dad bought his first Wheel Horse, a used 854 with a 36" deck. I learned how to mow on the 854 and it was the first real responsibility my Dad ever gave me. He had the 854 for 13 years and then traded it on a new '79 C-101 which I still have. I have so many fond memories growing up and mowing with these tractors, that's why I will always love Wheel Horse. They were always simple, rugged and reliable and more than capable of doing the job. You just have to love tractors like that. That original 854 is long gone, but when I had a chance to buy an old 854 to restore a couple years ago, I just couldn't resist. Now it has grown to an addiction, since I also have a 1045 and an RJ-58 along with the 854 and C-101. I would have more if I only had the space.

Thanks Denny I'll have Mrs Funengineer shoot a video this winter [emoji1]

1985 417-8 all original

What a beautiful setting for such an event! I only wish I wasn't so far away.. Was there an official head count? Looks like the place was packed! My favorite pics are of the many different shots of Scott cruising the kiddies around with the wagon train. Its hard to tell who was havin more fun, Scott, or the kiddies!

I didn't see any homeless bus stop photo's but this one is close! Looks like the soup kitchen. Check out that poor soul way in the back. All right, who's the kid with DA BARES coat?

Some of you know I've been in the market to replace my 1996, 314-H, blower and cab with a "new" tractor. Nothing wrong with the 314. I just needed something that was easier to get in and out of and that would last for the next 20-30 years. I wanted a tractor similar to the 314-H with hydro Trans and lift, at least a single stage 40+" blower and snow cab and lots of power. I narrowed the field to the John Deere X300 and X500 series. The 500 series has a locking transaxle. After researching the different models I decided on either the X530 or X540. The difference between the 530 and 540 was water cooled and tilt steering. After looking at new and a couple of used models I decided that if I was going to spend this kind of money on the last "new" tractor I intend to have I might as well get a new one. I decided on the John Deere X530, 24hp, air cooled, hydrostatic Trans, power steering, HDAP rear tires, 54" deck, 47" two stage snowblower with a 4 year warranty. I added suitcase weights and an Original Tractor Cab, snow cab. Coming soon are a pair of LED lights that were on my Polaris. Here are the obligatory pictures. Here's the cab. I love this cab. It's even sturdier than the cub cab that was on my 314.

I just went to my local Alro steel supply business, bought a piece of I think 2" by 3/16 and paid them less than a dollar each to punch the square holes while I waited, I have a 48 inch plow so I just bought what they call a cut off by the pound. hope this might help Skip

I wish it was a real front loader...actually this helps a lot when driving through woods. Helps make a path.

Congrats on another really purdy one Geno!

I have dismounted dozens of tires from Wheel Horse rims. Seems there were no two alike when it came to colors. Just go with what you like and it will look 100 times better than what's on there now.

That's nice the 310-8 is a good worker I have a tiller hooked up to mine year round it handles it well

I like it. Glenn

I bought seals to replace the old, worn-out seals at the axle, transmission pulley and brake housing. I cross referenced at the SKF site. I ordered 3 of the 9815 (which replaces the 1232 oil seal) and 1 of the 7410 (which replaces the 1303). My question is: which way do these seals install? My intuition tells me the concave part sits towards the transmission and the flat metal part is visible when installed. In the picture I included, I assume what is facing up faces the transmission. Can anyone verify that for me?

In a world of computer controlled automobiles and appliances, to me it is very rewarding to be able to turn a wrench or screwdriver to make an adjustment. I like the days when you could open the hood of a 1960's car and still see the motor without all those plastic shrouds and wiring hiding it. In addition, you did not have to use an engine analyzer to research error codes. The Wheel Horse brings me back to those simpler days, a pure mechanical world, and I don't need a password to operate it.

I got it.

I probably didn't pay for all of my stuff what 1 XI would cost me.

I've always heard that you are the one around here that makes the most sense, cents, scents.

People at work are looking at me. I laughed out loud when I read this!

HEY NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Great photos here on this forum. This one is original as is. Original paint, original seat, original tires, original hub caps, original mower etc. Never waxed and no tire shine here. Not a trailer queen but a worker. G. 1970 Charger 12

the baffle and valve can be cleaned in a solvent

Or a good cigar.

I'd love to know how high that blower launched the snow!