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Moved the RJs into the new barn

I believe Chinese Red Lacquer dries harder than Regal Red. My biggest problem is finding a primer that dries as hard. The hardest paint on top of soft primer is still a problem.

You guy's need to stop putting new idea's for WH's in my head. Maybe this one has a brighter future than I expected.

Rylee has had a science project in need of starting, so she could finish it. She chose a weathervane. We looked through the spare and random parts piles and found all the stuff to build this. She used a vertical band saw to cut out the Horse head, arrow pieces and random steel bits. The hub is a wheel center from who knows what. It was a light duty solid rubber tire and wheel combo with spokes. Time wise, I did the welding with her approval every step of the way. I know there are various thoughts, but we chose to point the direction the wind is blowing, not the direction it’s coming from. If we’re wrong… you can build your own

Have you priced bacon lately...mice would be eating better than me

I put a piece of freshly microwaved bacon on a trap and tie it on with sewing thread. Haven’t had an empty trap yet. My mom tried to get a rat out of her wall for over a week. Bacon laced trap next to the dryer and in less than 15 minutes it was over. Works great. Ask @Sparky Mike 😁

Do it every year!!! It works great!

I know we have people here just like me who are into way more hobbies than just our Wheel Horses, so I figured this would be as good a place as any to post my new found toy. Picked up this Cushman on trade today, gave the guy an aluminum auxiliary fuel tank that came with our 92 F150 and a crisp $20 bill for it. I know absolutely nothing about these things, but when he offered it in trade I thought it was cool so I took it. It's missing the engine, but other than that I'm not sure what it needs. I didn't have the trailer with me today, as I was planning on him buying the tank outright, we are going to take the trailer next weekend and pick it up as well as a set of 16" wheels I bought off of him for the 81 C30, so should be able to look it over better then, as well as having my better camera with me to get some better pictures. The old flip phone I carry every day takes pretty crummy photos, so I apologize for the low quality. If anyone here has an interest in these and could give me some pointers as to what I have, how to identify it, or any other useful information, it would be much appreciated.

My son saw this on CL and I thought it was pretty cool too but not the 12K asking price. Said to be fairly rare? but does look like a nice resto. Any ID the motor ? Continental maybe?

...made me choke on my lunch. Comments like that need a warning!

Lowell at Wheel horse parts and more has or can make up hoses for you GT-14. https://wheelhorsepartsandmore.com/

Not a collector, but would like to be! As many have pointed out the one you have was widely used in many different ways. What is much less available and sought after is the two whellers, especially the "Eagle" version, and there are a couple web sites for the Cushmans. While I liked the 'Eagle' I have coveted a model called the "Highlander' which is shown in the pic. Only seen one in my 'horse hunting' and it was a much later version than the one shown and was VERY bad condition and I passed on it. IIRC mine was a 1952/53 model. The pic - of course - is me and my Mom probably in 1954 with my 4hp Highlander. I was 14 and had bought that for $35 raised from my paper route..... I rode that thing EVERYWHERE! Kept it bout a year and when turned 15 and got my drivers license I HAD to get a car! - so, I traded it for a 1939 Ford coupe. But have never forgotten that little scooter, and would love to have another. Keeping that thing running, learning about ALL the mechanics of it, I do believe that trigged my love of small engine --- vehicles? - hence my WH addiction today - at 82yrs! Notice the V belt hanging on the headlight? that was to drive a small generator mounted just above the clutch to power it

Southern Maine is a large area. Can you narrow down the location of those wheels, errrr that snow for me? Just curious.

Had the C-160 automatic out today pushing some leaves. Haven’t had this one out on months but she fired right up!

I use alot of gas, and i keep alot on hand from April thru October because...well, Florida. Ive had just about every can made from Jerry Cans to Pumpers, to 40g gas caddys and..all have good points and bad. The caddy is nice but its heavy and you have to put it on a trailer to fill it..and its no fun on soft ground. Modern cans have too many nanny features that leak and break. But there is another option and it costs less than most others. VP Racing sells "pit cans" that hold about 5.5 gals full, big opening with a big screw off cap, and a big screw off vent...yes a real vent. I picked up 8 of these off Amazon for $185.00 plus 15 for the flex nozzle. When i empty one i just unscrew the cap and swap it to a full one. I can empty 5.5g in right at 60seconds, no spills, no holding a button under 263lbs of spring pressure. They also store well being taller. Plus the tag...its a sign (edit...tag is blurry, it says "Red Square"

Moved my skiff to the side yard. Tows this thing all day- no prob at all.

After 12K, who's got money left for booze?

Now yer talkin" !!! When are we going to pick it up???

Those are pretty cool. Needs a passenger seat. Be about like hauling the wife's Prius if you wanted to take it to a show. They're pretty good size.

I'm beginning to think I relate to your dog more and more

My dog suffers from a similar condition: he is psychologically challenged, not so much challenging. A note about raisins as bait: raisins cause renal failure in dogs. I've never used them, but can attest to seeing my challenged dingbat dog with a mousetrap stuck on his tongue because I used peanut butter as bait...

I guess I'm old school, snap traps and baited with raisins, no issues at all.

Posted this before but this is a different version. He has a lot of good instrumental guitar/blues stuff.

I can honestly say I have never seen anyone plow leaves before. Great innovation @c-series don

All joking aside- we adopted rehabbed "feral" cats for the barn. Local pound picks them up, gives them all their shots, spay and neuter. Free to a good home. They eat everything that moves, and I do mean everything! Mice, birds, lizards, and even snakes! Of course lately, wife has been feeding them extra around the house. They are a bit chunky now. But they still do their jobs!

Like this!

Which one of those mallets is BBT’s Hammer of Justice?

Hey get 'er on the 'puter here G. We wanna see if she says the same thing....

And would have had to have been aware of why he was smelling rotten eggs. I smelled rotten eggs at Home Depot the other day. I knew the source! I was glad I was alone in the aisle!

But if one were playing the ODDS, they would check all of the cabling first, because the ODDS would be with them that they would find the problem there, rather than a battery that suddenly took a dump. Especially since the OP said they 'went out, came back, went out again'. That's not a symptom of a bad battery but rather a crappy cruddy connection condition.

I think you got a pretty good deal since you also are getting a case. These are great meters, I have a couple that I use myself when troubleshooting. I am not sure if you have an owners manual with it, but there is a wealth of information out there on the web on the Simpson 260 that you can view and download. I believe the Simpson 260 is still made to this day. Enjoy. Jeff

Good meter and a good price. Another nice thing about an analog meter. Quite often a digital Meter will be erratic on a running tractor. Doesn't matter if it's a Fluke, Fieldpiece or a Horror Fright special. That was the main reason I bought my Simpson.

To properly 'test the battery' requires tools that many do not own. A Hygrometer to test the specific gravity, and a load tester. A simple voltage test is only the first part of the 'triad'. I might add that inspecting all of the cabling and connections is at the top of the list, not at the bottom. A wise man once said " 99% of troubleshooting is VISUAL! "

Lights flickering and then the engine dying is not likely related to the starter acting up, directly. All three could, however, be related to something as simple as a bad ground or broken cable. It's important to remember that these are DC systems. Dc. Direct current. No ground, no current. No circuit. Now would be the time to remove each and every wire one end at a time and clean the connections, then reinstall. Notwithstanding bad grounds or dirty connections there are two things that come to mind. The first thing is that maybe your ammeter let go. You can test that by taking the wire off of one side of the ammeter and simply putting it on the other terminal. That connects that wire directly and eliminates the ammeter from the circuit. The other thing was maybe that the voltage regulator or the ground for it is questionable.

You can download a manual here click on fuzy picture

We used this awesome light Mrs. P got me a couple years back for a stencil, then she cut it out. I suggested she could lay it over the light again for a paint by numbers experience, but she likes it white for now.

You’re welcome!

I think Pete is correct. Got to be stiff and maybe dirty oil. That would explain what it is doing when it is cold, and why it stops when it warms up. Time for a change and new 90wt. Make sure oil is warmed up when you go to drain. This is one time I would recommend a flush with 2 qts of diesel.

@stegs , only thing I can think of is gear oil , very heavy or very contaminated , never had any of mine do that , manual gearing needs engagement to operate , interested to find out what's going on , stranger than true, pete

Cool! Make sure use it for official army use only…

Yikes…Even the mice 🐁 have gone vegan…

My 25+yr old 7hp Techy in my L-107 hauls about 750 lbs of coal up a grade in 3rd with out any problems Does OK hauling 2A stone also Its all about traction

greetings from Belgium on I think Ebay is your best bet, or do you have a local 2th hands website? I bet the local toro dealer is to expensif Or use a trashbin: like on my 314 I sold

I have had good luck keeping them out of campers, boats, and tractors with Bounce dryer sheets. They are scattered all my shed, and under the hoods. I kept them in my boats in the winter for years, back when I had boats. Never had a problem. That being said, whenever my wife washes one of my coats, it has to hang outside for a day. The sweet, overpowering smell, makes me sick.

I'm curious to know the exact circumstances. What tractor? Was it in good mechanical condition? Was it weighted/ballasted correctly? What type of terrain? Did it have a Limited Slip Differential? For mowing I'd agree. I also agree that power can help plowing snow... but the ability to move snow with an older heavier tractor is FAR more about sticking the tractor to the ground. Pulling a "small wagon"? I respectfully disagree. As mentioned in an above post a Wheelhorse will typically lose TRACTION looonng before the engine loses it's ability to move the machine. Lots of folks use 6 and 8 HP engines to plow snow. Some even use the RJ models with only 4 HP. For pulling loads or plowing SNOW we've had great experience with our 8 HP engines. They've treated us well. We live on the side of the White Mountains of Maine and have no large level areas except right near the house. Our engines/tractors are all workers and they earn their keep. They are all well setup with weights and chains. All kept in good mechanical condition and properly tuned. I've had an 8 HP Kohler on a B80 and pulled over 1000 lbs of stone or gravel. 300 to 600 lbs of wood many times. Dragged medium sized tree trunks/sections. Trina has an 867 also with an 8 HP Kohler. She pulls several hundred lbs of wood on a VERY regular basis. She also uses her machine to grade the drive and plow snow. Trina's 867 all setup with weights and chains, plow on and her driving weighs less than 900 lbs. My '74 C160 8 speed is far heavier at around 1350 lbs total. Her tractor with it's Limited Slip Differential is nearly as capable as my Beast with one wheel drive.

Everyone has given good pointers. So I'll add a few more: I love stainless too, but take care where you use it. It isn't a good electrical conductor, so don't use it where you're grounding, or around the engine. When in doubt, grade 8 is your friend. Buy by the pound at TSC. Wheel Horses use 3/8, 1/2, and 1/4 on dang near everything. Another tip to help prevent marring paint as well as protecting decals: turn flat washers concave side up. Won't dig into paint as much, and won't wrinkle decals nearly as much. Use anti-sieze on everything. If you have to go back into something, makes life better!

On this 1055 the hood was gunned by @Achto with Van Sickle in IH red. He did the fender pan too but during assembly I realized I'm a bone head prepped and painted the wrong pan so the right one I just rattle canned in regal. I didn’t prep it or anything cause I figured sometime Dan would have a can of Van Sickle open. Left the underside in primer.... just wanted to keep rolling with the project. The color match is dang near spot on ....regal might be a tad darker but not by much. Only real difference is the gloss and maybe abit of hardness. The belt guard was done in Van Sickle too. Rest of the tractor was rattled.

I run normal pressure in the tires but I have chain tighteners to keep the chains from slipping.