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This is the reason I had to leave the Big Show early. The crabbing was good, the fishing was fair, and the relaxing was excellent.

I loaded up a couple of the horses this morning so I can help a buddy smooth out some gravel he had hauled around his weekend cabin. It’s already laid down relatively flat but it needs to be smoothed out a bit so between the box blade, a drag, and the roller I should be able to flatten it out pretty nicely for him.

Anyone else smoking BBQ this weekend?

Another note from today(friday)..saw this critter utilizing some excellent camo on the side of the building at work! At first i thought he was a chunk of sealant left over from construction. Not sure what made me look twice!

Hi, I'm Marc and am from Luxembourg I have a 520H (Model 73520 / serial 5900115) and a 312-8 (Model 73380 / serial 3900132). I also had a european build B111, bought in Belgium back then, but unfortunately sold it a few years ago I think that I'm going to buy another Wheel Horse to complete my collection just as for some accessories like a plow, a tiller, a snow-plow and some tools to start gardening, but they are hard to find over here in Europe. If anyone knows where to get some tools over here, let me know. Have a nice day to all Marc www.marckieffer.com

Well I finally broke down and bought a new battery for my D-250 and like a kid on Christmas I couldn't wait to play with it....however my daughter beat me to it and went for her first ride on a Wheel horse today. Luckily it is stuck in low range and stays at idle lol. She was all smiles and grins and I couldn't have been happier myself seeing how excited she was. Little does she know the RJ I'm restoring is meant for her!

I just thought you just ran out of 5 gallon buckets.

Or you could just put in a Magneto ignition switch depending on what model tractor you were putting it on..

I hate painting, I don't like the prep work the sanding the runs, bugs etc. I have no show queens they all have duties that get them dirty. I only rattle can paint for corrosion control. One pet peeve is the plugged up nozzle. I had a not so brilliant idea recently. I had a small glass jar put some paint thinner in it and when i finished I put the nozzles in it. Went to paint a bit today got one of the nozzles out went to spray and the little plug in the nozzle blew out. Paint all over. Got out the other nozzle that had been soaking, same thing, nozzle insert blew out. Guess soaking is not a good thing.

the biggest thing to worry about is finding a place to put them all, one is never enough

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Thank you @Achto I read the part that you posted and it would be to much money to do it with that chrome paint. I did find 2 other emblems just like mine for less then it would cost to refinish mine. I took my dremel tool with a very small soft wire wheel and buffed out a lot of stains. Before and after.

I decided to upgrade. We have an 8x24’ with ac but no water, toilet or shower. Big show is fine as Facilites are there however we used the trailer mostly for multiple day dirt bike (Mx) events. For the difference in price to upgrade ours it made much more sense to buy this one. Planning on swapping over wheels ans tires and electric lift. Once die I will be selling the old one.

Linda: (Mrs. Rules) You have become a big part of this annual Wheel Horse Collector’s Club Show! Your photos and commentary add so much to the event! Thank you for all your contributions to the Wheel Horse community!

Got a little more done on the rig today. I finished disassembly on the transmission. I found a wheel bearing that was somewhat beyond repair. Also discovered that when the differential and bull gear bolts came out at least one rode around the bull gear some. The bottom of both case halves is scun up but not worn through. One side is cracked but not broken. This'll be a very lightly used and rarely driven tractor so I'll opt for attempting a J. B. Weld repair if deemed necessary later on. Trina helped clean the largest of the muck off. We got a plastic tote bin container holder and placed the halves along with some of the other parts in it. Add 5 gallons of diesel and cover. Tomorrow or the next day we'll take out the pieces, scrub a tad, and flip em over back into the juice.

Before and after mowing! Grass was a little out of control. Hadn't mowed in 2 weeks due to schedule and wet weather, but no problem for the 418-A.

Thanks for sharing the pictures. It is nice to see a family enjoying each others company!

Oh, by the way, we love pictures.

I've had this old white truck hood ornament for a number of years. I don't even remember where I got it. But I'm cleaning my garage and I see its badly tarnished so I decided to clean it up with polishing past but its pitted bad. I could sand it smoth and paint it red or silver but it will lose it's shine. I'm guessing its quite old but it really looks good on my horse. A horse on a horse of course. I'll make a plate and use the holes that already holds the original ornament on the hood. I don't like to make new holes in my wheelhorse's .any ideas on how to clean up the pits or paint ????

Only after a small operation without anaesthetic so they can't breed.

No grilling here on Long Island, it’s pouring rain all day. I do however have some pictures of grilling from the past I’d love to share!

You should have one in that shed, fer sure I'm pretty sure he's got some very nice ones hiding in there

This is great information. It is encouraging to find such helpful people. About ten years ago I was given a 1988 Servistar (Southern States' MTD brand) Riding mower. It had 1st, 5th, and reverse gears and the engine ran like a 3-legged dog. I rebuilt the engine and carb and then tackled the transaxle. (I was told there was no way to rebuild it) Hmph! With a lot of detailed pictures for reference and some determination I opened the transaxle and found that the shift keys were broken. I drove over to RBI Corp. in Ashland, VA and the lady handed me a pair of new keys for $20. I've been cutting my grass and moving trailers around the yard with it ever since. Old is better and being able to keep an old machine going with the aid of a helpful community like this is priceless. Bill

@wheelhorseman Joette I think made this one... of my little blue truck in 2018.

Heres the link for what Dan posted in the 3d print thread

Thank you, Lane! I am grateful to be able to participate although I don’t have superb tractors like yours! It was an exceptionally special Annual Wheel Horse Collectors Club Show this year-especially since we were not able to meet last year!

Well I found my way back to the herd. I have had a bit of tech issues lately. I really wanted to get my new flag up for the 4th, along with my new to me flag pole. So the ole GT is giving me a hand.

Next year we’ll have to park ours side by side!

Noticed recently that a can of WD40 had a nozzle that looks just like one on the Rustoleum. What do you know they interchange! Finish up painting, switch the nozzle to the WD40 can one quick shot, and you are good to go. However as I am sure you will know not all are interchangeable.

This is one of those times that too much is not enough.

Sometimes I use 2 or more cans before I'm finished. I just pull the top of the spent can and use it on the second one. One spare to add to stock.

Garden update photos.

to the forum. Bunch of good folks here. My Wheel Horse is also a '73 14-8. It is a worker, not a show horse. Good machine. It has done all I've asked it to do. Easy to work on, and so far, just routine maintenance. Good and have fun with yours.

whatever you want to know, all you have to do is ask, someone here has already dealt with it. These are easy tractors to work on.

Freed up the throttle cable. Hopefully by Tuesday it will be at least running. Driving is another story. If it goes in gear I have tires for the back. Would just need to get some for the front. These tires are much thinner then what's on my other tractors.

This is the same deer, last August and today. At about 10 ft.

Our vendor Terry @Vinylguy is the go to guy for decals. Find him in the venders section.

I've been completely satisfied with onanparts.com Others will be along with their experiences.

WOW !!! That is a serious smoker/grilll. I'll be doing steaks tomorrow.

Your 1973 Raider 12 should have the #5073 transmission. This is a 10 pinion Limited Slip differential. You should also have a dip stick. Do you still have oil in the transmission? You can do a few things to determine if you need to drop and open the transmission. Take off the belt and guard so you can turn (by hand) the input pulley. Jack up the rear end. As was said above, pull out the shifter and examine shifter. Try moving the shift forks with a large screwdriver and position shift forks so trans is in neutral. The fork toward the rear of the trans is your 2nd & 3rd gear...the fork toward the front is your 1st & reverse. Try to move one of the forks and if it does go into gear, turn the input pulley counter-clockwise and listen and feel what the trans is doing. Try all gears if able to shift. Let us know what you find when doing these steps. This may give us an idea of what is wrong. This thread will give you an idea of how this trans works and will help a lot if you have to open it up. The differences between your #5073 & the #5060 in the thread...you have a dip stick, your brake drum is mounted on your cluster gear shaft...instead of the mushroom gear. That's all.

Many moons ago, my Dad converted a self-propelled 2 horsepower cylinder (we call it a reel) mower into a go-kart for me to bomb around. He took off the handle, torched out the blades, bolted a frame on the front with steering and a seat and linkages for the throttle and clutch. We ran that thing until the wheels finally fell off!

I will have to check with Craig because only he knows what is in the magic shed and I definitely do not have one as nice as Lane’s!

Nice pic, and I'm sure that teething knob on the steering wheel got some attention...

Surely you have a nice one hiding out in Craig’s magic shed. Thanks again for all the pictures. Great job!

My casters finally showed up, so I got some test fitting started on one side at least. Still gotta make the adjustment hangers, but this is the plan.

Suspenders solve that problem. Believe me I have experience with that problem.