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First let me say you guys have a great forum here, This RJ-58 has been in my family all its life. My grandfathers brother in-law bought it new, sold it to my grandfather after about 5yrs, then my Dad got it a few years later, then it was given to me about 30 yrs ago. Motor has been rebuilt once and transmission has had all new gears and bearing replaced. This little tractor has been worked all its life till about 10yrs ago, when I got a 4wheeler to plow snow with, at which time I set it in the back corner of my garage until a few days ago. I have the dozer blade for it, as well as the mower deck. I also collect antique gas engines, so my son in his younger years took it to shows to ride around and show it, but that was about 25 yrs ago. Over the years the fenders have been misplaced, they were taken off because the tire chains caught on them. Everything is original on tractor except the recoil, I think I still have the Fairbanks Morse one that was on it, and the lift cable to hitch has been replaced with a solid mount with a weld on ball for pulling a trailer. I as of yet can't read the serial number, I will be working on trying to see if I can read it. But its time for me to restore this thing, back to its former glory. So you guys will see me in here asking questions and posting pics of the progress. Thanks in advance.

A couple days ago an ice storm moved through and knocked out power for thousands including our daughters house. They just got it restored a couple hours ago. Many more aren't expected to get the power back on until tomorrow evening. We weren't affected. I woke up this morning to about 4" of very wet snow. One of my favorite sights is all the snow clinging to the trees so I snapped a few pictures. From inside out the back: Out the front: I had to hurry to get in some playtime. The temps were rising and it wouldn't last long on the asphalt drive. My wife took this: After I was done with the drive I couldn't resist a little ride out back: Made for a nice morning

It’s snowing!!! I’m ready!!

We got about 4 inches of snow today. Towards the end of the storm the temperature was headed up and the snow was melting fast. We went right out and cleared the yard. Wouldn't want to waste good snow like that.....

I'm getting a kick out of all the posts in here lately; It snowed!!! Better get out and plow it before it melts! I've plowed so much snow in 50 odd years I look out to see if it's melting. If it is I'm back in here. If it aint, Time for the Carrhart! The Dino @stevasaurus would love that! "No socks were needed to plow this driveway!"

Hello, Can someone ID this wheel horse tractor? I think it’s a 1973 but not sure of model. Decals point me to a 73. I have fond memories riding on that hood with my grandpa. He used it to mow and till his garden. Would like to find another one someday. Thanks in advance.

I went through my sock drawer this morning...really. I do wear them when I go ice fishing.. As often as I wear socks, I have enough for 5 people, and I know they are at least 20 years old. Time to split the herd.

OH WHAT FUN IT IS TO RIDE A SENIOR ON SATURDAY!

Might be getting an inch or two or three tonight....I’m ready.

Place a classified in Non-Wheel Horse "Vintage Socks for sale"

I still haven't tired of playing in the snow Mike. Here's an ariel shot of the place we had before the Florida move. That's on 26 acres and the drive to the house was 850' plus the turnaround going to the pole barn. It was about 25 miles closer to the big lake and got much more lake effect. I still never tired of it.

today‘s testrun on the Engine with the changed Charging Coil give me a great Result. After a Oilservice ( had before 5W30 in it and change it to 10W30) it runns now smoothly and nice nearly without blue Smoke. A little oilsmell can be sniffed, but far from the ammount before. but however a hone and new Pistonrings are still on the Plan.

I thought that I would post a follow-up since it's been some time since Mrs. M's surgery. About two weeks after she got home, she developed breathing problems. A CT scan showed pulmonary embolisms in both lungs. No one would explain how they got there. Surgeon said not from his surgery, anesthesiologist said not from his anesthesia, hospital said not from the blood transfusion, GP said maybe she had Covid before the surgery, but an antibody test was negative. So we just don't know. Anyway, a course of Xarelto (blood thinner) for 6 weeks, then switched to warfarin. Now, the breathing is back to almost normal, and she has surpassed me as far as her back is concerned. She claims that if she didn't know she'd had surgery, she would never know she'd had back problems. We walk every day and walked 2 miles yesterday uphill without any issues. At least something is going right @squonk as long as there is a Wheel Horse show this year, the cookie bars are not in jeopardy.

Happy new year to all. let me start off with saying im new to the tractor scene but can fab/weld/paint/etc and look forward to diving into this awesome hobby. I recently got a new home on a bigger parcel requiring a garden tractor to mow, push wouldnt work. Anyway i bought a used 260 series for that. A month ago i picked up a 312-8 with a plow attachment just devoted to clearing driveway in the event of snow. I saw this basket case on marketplace and couldnt resist. plans are for a complete tear down and rebuild. P/O stated he broke dipstick tube accidently when removing rear faring. Said starter fried, and he was removing engine in an effort to clean and repaint tractor. guy lost interest, and sold as a basket case with "most parts" . I know im all over the map here, just trying to give the back story. The trans related questions are : how to remove and replace dipstick and is there a way to make these rims work? Meaning spacers are something so stock fuel tank will work? Kinda liked the look however if they are not practical, or more of a hassle ill search for stock. My plans are to replace any gaskets or seals but would prefer not to have to rebuild eng/trans myself, im more of a assembly guy. Ive done a few 57 chevys, im aware of limitations and when it pays to have the right person handle a certain task. Im not taking anything else apart until i research a few builds done. Havent really found anything yet. Thanks in advance for any advice or answers to my questions

Got to use my Pony in a rescue run this morning. Nothing runs like a Deere 😂😂😂😂

Here's your answer for small packages!

Unfortunately I don't think so Eric. All of them I've seen are like this: You've got a cool one though. Apparently that's a weather shield on it?

Thank you. That's what I was looking for. I was actually thinking about sending a brake lining to@ebinmaine, having him drive 6+ hours to a point close to Mont-Carmel, then strap on the snowshoes and backpack, and trek through the mountains to a remote outpost across the border. Better still, maybe Trina.

Sometimes my motto is....ya havent done it right till ya done it twice lol

New shoes for the main passenger car of the SL & WHN RR. The little 3” casters gave up the fight a few days ago, which I knew they would, so they got replaced with 10” pneumatic casters... (the frame is an old folding chair cart. The 3” casters could handle the weight but the didn’t like the asphalt paving...) Rides smooth and quiet as a mouse now...! I’ll be doing the same thing to the caboose when those wheels crap out... but for now they work so I will keep them...

After a self-imposed lockdown of a month by the two families, my son and his family spent 11 days together with us. Gave me some shop time with my 5yo grandson and this was what we came up with. He drew plans, including a "belly mower" and a trailer and we raided the scrap lumber bin together--his new favorite tool is the drill press with a hole saw for making wheels. We attached the mower with a bit of metal sheet glued to the tractor and a magnet embedded in the mower. He's delighted that "it looks just like our tractor at camp!" He has drawings for more implements we can make the next time he comes. I'm looking forward to that already.

I got this in the parts pile of the auction stuff two plus years ago and I pulled it out recently because I wanted a source of 12 volts with this type of plug for a plow light. Then I looked a little closer and it's manufactured in Meriden Connecticut and it's obviously got some age to it... The stamping reads CUNO MERIDEN CT 12V I haven't tested it yet to see if it will heat up.

Thank you to everyone who responded. Found a couple more pics. Maybe I’ll find someone selling one someday just like it.

No matter what it is or whatever the circumstances are, this applies to everything! 10% of the people are 90% of the problem

I have some good stuff, but some junk too. I think they’re magnets for each other. It’s probably debatable whether selling photocopies is legal or is ok to do. Toro doesn’t seem to have a history of enforcing copyrights and I would expect many/most of them have expired, but I doubt the sellers really did any research before cranking up their Xerox machines. Sellers who are peddling originals deserve to get a good price for them since it is a ton of work to sort, protect, list, sell, and ship this stuff. I’m not sure I’m going to put that much work into It. I hadn’t heard of the gttalk website. Interesting. my internet exposure is pretty limited. I look at this site periodically and some fishing, camping, and woodworking things. But not very regularly on any of them. I kind of go in spurts where I might look at this site daily for a week then not come back for a month or more. I know there are more outlets to sell stuff than just here, but there are also a lot of additional hassles to absorb by posting on Craigslist, facebook, etc. so I plan to focus here. This is a good group of people. I might move some stuff to ebay, but they’ve made it a less pleasant place to do business as a seller so that will be a secondary or tertiary route. it’s taken me a long time to accumulate what I have. This started in the early 90’s for me when I bought my 500 special. It didn’t get here overnight, so it’s not likely to leave here overnight either. I’ll keep a few bits and pieces but the bulk needs to see the light of day elsewhere. thanks for the input. Steve

Update: Hoss is 95% done, alive and breathing! Rode it home (about a mile) from the shop and down to the neighbors for Sunday Funday! Kinda got out of hand with some of the details and custom work, and once Hoss is complete, a photo shoot will follow. Still need to do a custom exhaust, cylinder head temp gauge, a pair of custom decals from Terry, hitch cable, and doing a round seat swap with @WHX24 for this square one. Love the patina Horses but had to have one nice worker, and I’m pretty proud of this one. 👍

I spend a fun week there every couple years...that's enough.

Second one on the bench. These 2 are waaayyyy out of whack. The center section is set but both ends aren't in the center. At least with the last one there was one end that spun true. If I get it to run true today I will be pleased.

kinda like this

Take your time, you’re not in a battle, except with yourself. We enjoy your fabric and stay tuned what’s happen. 👍

Loaded tires, wheel weights, and all you can hang on the back. And two link Vee Bar chains on turf tires. The rubber chains also work well if you have concerns about pavement damage.

Several years ago, our crew ( 3 guys) was remodeling a kitchen in an old farm house for the owner. A couple years before that, we remodeled his bathroom. On this job, the home owner wanted his son to help with the demo work. My boss showed the kid how he wanted the old lath and plaster taken down, Cut between the studs with a sawzall, and pull it down. So the kid did as he was told, and cut between the studs. The only problem being, the sawzall had a 7" blade in it, and the kid was using it all. Of course the wall was only about 5" thick. On the other side of the wall was an acrylic tub and shower surround, installed only a couple of years earlier. The kid cut right through it, and down it, for about 4'. The homeowner "fired" the kid. I don't know whatever happened with the tub surround, but I was glad to get off that job. Things seemed a bit tense.

1967 Sears Suburban, almost surely. Looks just like what mine had. Best pic Google could afford..

The plastic trans tube is threaded into the hole in the trans. Unscrew it

We have a some Amish families living not too far from us over in Iowa. Many of them still shun electricity. It's weird to drive by these farms and see no wires of any kind going to the house, or barns, I hear these were popular with the Amish. My brother in law gave it to me years ago. It was in the barn of a small property he bought in the country. He wasn't exactly a tool type person.It runs perfect. At least it did about 2 years ago. The last time I tried it.

You catch that one Ed ???

I usually use Wally World Super Tech 80-90w GL-5 Gear oil says on label protects against corrosion on copper and bronze....

More like this one 73 no name 12 So it got a name "Ezra"

You can use the least expensive 80W90 to 140 you can find. Seems to me they're all steel inside. Seals can be done from the outside but anything else you need to split the case.

Reminds me of stories of the early Berlin Wall and recently of COVID-closed borders where families would rendezvous on opposite sides and toss things over to each other. Maybe someone here has a good catapult!

I don't usually admit this, but I can be a vindictive SOB at times. Case in point about 40 years ago, there was a neighborhood feud going on with a neighbor family. One July 4 they were having a party. 100s of people in attendance. I pulled one of my cars up into my work area, and noted that the party was 'down wind'. Removed the air filter, got out my can of Marvel Mystery Oil, started the car and proceeded to pour the oil down the carb. Chaos ensued... at least no one went to jail... And I STILL get a chuckle thinking about that HUGE cloud of white smoke waft over and through the party goers!

My son weighs about 70lbs...we need more weight!! Lol

Seems I got a funny story about just about everything. Working ay Napa with an OLD fellow who had a red Datsun just like that. He had a camp up in the Adirondacks and was going up there for the weekend. This was winter time so he hauled his old Gravely tractor with the dog eater snowblower on it in the bed. Mind you this tractor was new enough to have electric start. He come back to work and I ask him how his trip was. He has this funny look then starts telling the story. Apparently the spare tire mount broke along the way. The tire fell down and hit the starter button on the Gravely. It started up in gear with the blower engaged. He stopped at a light and heard all this racket and found that Gravely had already chewed thru the box and was making marks in the back of the cab! Remember he was old! ( I bought a C-145 from a friend. He had trouble getting it running when he bought it. he finally got it running to get it on the trailer. When he got it home he realized he never shut it off)

You bunches of lightweights are just jealous of my self contained ballast system.

Actually I'm trying to get it together and work the bugs out by February at the latest. There is an annual ice fishing derby to benefit the local kids camp. I'm in hope's to take it to that. Alot of guys bring their antique snowmobiles or other odd modes of transportation. Ussually a live band and roads plowed across the pond so there is access for everyone. I'm hoping to spark more interest in the odd modes of transportation. Entertainment for the kids if fishing is slow.

Semi unrelated but funny. Was working in a hospital about 12 years ago. This was before flat screen tv's were the norm. We had these big honkin 16" Tv's hanging on the walls of patient rooms. They were held onto this bracket with a single mounting pin which made them easy to change out as they were constantly failing. We had a slew of them in the basement for spares. The hospital just bought the first allotment of flat screens. The 2nd shift mechanic just came in and his first call was a non working TV. He was vertically challenged and asked me to stay late and help. Ok So the room is the last one in hall. I help him get the old tv down. He starts to unbolt the old bracket from the wall. 1/2" threaded rods. He's unwinding the nuts and I put the old TV on a cart and tell him I'm taking it down to the TV graveyard. I go past the room next to the room we're working on and here's the TV in that room still on and hanging at about a 45 deg. angle now. I run back to the room and stop him. I'm half terrified and laughing at the same time! Those TV's were using the same 1/2" rod right through the wall. If that TV hit the floor no telling how much noise it wouks have made. Prolly would have killed a dozen or so folks from heart attacks!

Some of the real cheap throwaway junk riding mowers run bushings where bearing should be.

1987 back when life was a bit simpler. Chevy was one year old enjoying the Truck camper for a weekend at Katahdin area camping in Maine.