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Well the new year has brought another tractor into the garage. Just picked up this early Raider 12. Mostly complete and with a little tlc will make a nice mower for me. Little bit of boiled linseed oil shined the original paint right up

Working on restoring another GT-14. this one has a 16-HP in it. Still in tear down stage. Super slow going. Hope to get it done “eventually”. lol

I put the 854 to work clearing the driveway this afternoon. Not much snow but a little bit of fun!

Just some random pictures over the years.

We got snow for the first time in 3 years!! We call snow in dutch: "Sneeuw" Over 1 inch!! heyyy, even our old buddy found his way back to our garden.

Some people are a bit too desperate for seat time...

Can also played this morning a little in the Snow. Just 2 inch but fun enough to test my equippment.

Got some seat time in this morning!

Side shot of the 417 helping haul wood. Some of that Elm is in the woodstove as we speak.

Hi, I'm John and I'm new to Wheelhorse tractors. I do not own one YET. A buddy of mine just gave me an old mower with a snow blade on the front to use to keep my rc track smooth and push snow on the few occasions with get a big snow here. He told me it was red and the name started with a T but he couldn't remember exactly. After a google search I figured it had to be either a Troy-Bilt or a Toro Wheelhorse. Well it turned out to be a Troy-Bilt Pony with a blade on the front and no deck. Should work great for what I need after a little carb work and a couple belts. And it was FREE! SCORE! But it got me thinking, a real garden tractor would be real handy around here. I don't have 10 grand laying around to buy a new one and these old Wheelhorses look really cool. Now to figure out which model and hunt one down. I'll post a new thread soon with questions and all I intend to use it for.

Just a few of my favorite shots from last year.

Great looking tractor!! It kind of looks like that amp meter was added on. Normally a factory one would mount flush into the dash stand. I'm not sure if mine had an amp meter from the factory but it did have one when I purchased it. I choose to get rid of the amp meter and replace it with a volt meter. I really like my Raider 12, it makes a great plow mule. I prefer having the old style stirrups over the newer running board foot rests so I did switch them out on mine.

Some days I drive a from the shop to the house at lunch time just to get seat time.

Have you started writing the definitive "identify old tractors and other cool machines" yet? If not, why not? DANG you have a memory!

Gotta grab your seat time before the sun steals it>

A couple of mounting brackets and these are done. Getting close now.

A few pictures from the 2020 M & G. Not sure if the last pics are a front, rear, or side shot ?

I am 19 years old, and i have learned myself something in the past 10 years, if an old men speaks, shut up, and listen very carefully to their wisdom! I learned a lot that way.

Second night of peanut butter snap traps. 9 in 8 traps last night (had a double header) and 3 already tonight!

Saw this on facebook and the OP said it was his but he didn't have much info to give. Wondered if it had been on here before. I really like how this looks. Randy

Steampunk style... love it

I was reminded of snow and ice build up in the chain guards so there was a last minute design change.

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None going on here either. Trina wants it for snowshoeing but I could do without and be perfectly happy. @Lane Ranger good work Sir.

Oh I'm painting. Go big or go home. Right? I've had a couple thoughts on the color scheme and changed my mind a few times.

Cleanest Porta-Potty ever!

If you had some Plastic Coat you could dip it in a couple of times and fix that. I had some red years ago that would work great.

Everybody has their favorites, i guess, so put yours down and why you like them. some of it is personality, and that can get in the way of knowledge. The top guys that I know of are Steve, Taryl, Doublewide6, Mick's mowers,Bruces garage, Mustie1, and a few others i may have forgotten. These are not necessarily my favorites, but maybe you guys can say which are your favorites and why. What i find important considerations are , in no particular order of importance, are camera work [so you can see and understand what is happening] sound quality, variety [showing the same stuff over and over] brevity [ in some cases] editing [using the speed it up function so we need not see tightening 16 bolts]. lighting [ so we can see, period] Now i am gonna mention one guy in particular and that is Donnyboy. He was on a chat with Steve's small engine saloon, and I always thought he was a bit serious, but did know his equipment. There is a good reason that he is serious as he has to stay very close to home all the time because his wife has a serious health condition that requires he do so. Even though he knew of her condition before their marriage, I am thinking that he is going to be one guy that i subscribe to and hit that like button on a consistent basis just to help his revenue stream. Maybe you might wish wish to do the same.

Well I have to say I’m really enjoying my Milwaukee M12 tools. I just bought a M12 3/8 Fuel impact and couldn’t be happier. This thing is awesome! Next is a M12 3/8 fuel ratchet provided my wife doesn’t throw me out! Seriously these tools are making air tools prehistoric. Makes working on the Horses a bit more enjoyable!😉

I was able to partially disassemble it, but I'm no artist. I would like to find a Wheel Horse Logo decal, about 1" square. I contacted Terry, but he doesn't seem to have anything.

He needs the "Hillbilly" rear grader...

Am picking up a new horse hauler tomorrow if everything checks out. I absolutely hate towing my 4x6 trailer with my brand new jetta, i baby everything and even though it handles it no problem i just hate pulling more than 300 lbs with it being a 6 speed manual with almost no miles on it. So im headed southbound 65 miles in the flatbed to pick up a 96 ram 3500 4x4 with only 87k miles. My last v10 is still strong at 550k according to the current owner, i let it go with a bad clutch at 275k. I think this one should be able to handle at least 1 tractor in the bed 😂

Valid point on the lighting. The sticking point was the "sticking up" part of the light bar (pun intended). Main user's response was "If you make it high enough so I don't hit my head getting on or off the tractor it won't fit through the doorway of the shed." A folding bar was deemed to violate the KISS principle (another valid point). Ya gotta keep the user happy so simple and adequate will win over involved and abundant in this case! I did win on one point: there will be an extra switch for the backup light so when going forward with the headlights on and using a rear implement you can keep that rear light on.

yup this weather system is settling in like last year, early snow fall 12 + inches , all but gone two days later , mabey a light sleet mix then nothing , but heavy frost, being close to the coast , its feast or famine , usually goes out to sea or goes north , maine, vt . still regularly run my small herd , to keep them active , pete

The commercial version of foam filling is VASTLY DIFFERENT from what would be done at the home shop. It's really not even in the same league.

To my knowledge there are no hard rubber tires to fit your application. You could have your front tires filled with foam. They would never go flat plus it would add weight for better traction.

The best I can think up is something along the lines of a Waterloo Bronco. Size wise.. Still some differences though. I'll check my old Wendells book after work, unless someone comes up with anything else. Right down to the forked tie rod ends facing straight out over the front.

That flat front framework is nothing like a Gibson, Pond, Speedex.. Sorta reminds me of a Doylestown Atomic Babe.. as crazy as that name sounds. But it looks much too big, and I think they were English. I've never seen anything quite that big.. I seem to remember an Ottawa that had tall wheels, but those were twin Wisocnsin's, not a single.

Husqvarna model 51. I bought that new in 1995 and just used it last weekend and runs like the day I brought it home. Zero issues after all these years.

I would have to say when they came to pick it up it was as clean as when they dropped it off, you WH guys and gals are straight shooters for sure.

@Oldskool it looks great. Are you first try a testdrive or a Paintjob? think i would prefer the Testdrive before some Paint will be on this built. But however, i also be Curious about the Colorscheme you choosen.

Make that 4 last night... It’s good to see production numbers dropping already!

Figured I'd post this Give @Maxwell-8 a short break From doing the work

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Yes it should work fine. Small engines really don't need a lot of current. You say you are replacing an original solenoid. Are the wires original too? Old wires will drop voltage and drive cranking amps up. Replace them too.