Leaderboard

A couple bucks are starting to shape up.

Finished up painting front weights that match the rears I finished a week ago.

@tractorchick our collection all stared back in 2018 when my wife’s grandfather gave my first son a rj58. We worked on it all winter to restore it to show his grate grandfather. That one quickly spread to more and a younger brother that needed a matching rj too. I currently have 3 fully restored wheel horse and 2 preserve ones. A ton of pic of all of them too

Hello all, I've been a WH user/owner for most of my life and really enjoy the quality build and wide range of use of these machines. Previous models were 60s vintage but now I have a 416-8 with the Kohler magnum that I picked up about 14 years ago. Most of its chores have been lawn mowing, trailer hauling, pulling an Agrifab lawn vacuum and with a 48" snow plow that I use a winch on for lift. In the works is a new clevis hitch and rock shaft kit from WH and More to use the Brinly plow I picked up last week on CL. It is brand new, never used for $125. I have a couple of small hay fields that have never been plowed and hope the little guy can do it.

I’ll be running one trailer only… see pic… too tight for multiple trailers… gotta run some tests with some live crash dummies and see how close arms, legs etc. get to immovable objects… still have some fine tune trimming to do but overall pretty happy with it… loop turns at each end and couple variations to the trail. Not bad for 1/3 acre lot… (Moms won’t be allowed on the trail and unlike @Pullstart I don’t do YouTube so the bubble wrap crazy’s won’t turn me in…) Also plan to let them drive as they get big enough to steer…

Didn't turn out to bad, too bad the under wasn't the top!! (Linseed oiled rags are soaking in water bucket)

With all those shade trees you probably won't be getting much output from those solar panels. Oh, what the heck, take a chance! If they let @Pullstart out of jail you shouldn't have a problem. Now if you were to put the dog on the seat while in motion PETA would come-a-knocking on the door.

Inaugural ride on the back yard trail… Ready for the nieces, nephews and other littles…

That's what low range is for!!! Welcome - Nice set of barbell weights for the front- - looks familiar...

I said no cats… so this is the cat..

I always keep extra keys around just incase. Fact I even keep some in my truck case I lose one at a show. Of course one style of key does not cover all 's. I keep extras of 3 kinds in stock. Ferguson 2 prong style for the round hoods. Cole Hersee key for the early square hoods. Indak key for the later model's With this assortment I can start most any

Missed this guys face... maybe that would have been less painful? Here... hold my beer

I can post again!

People Eating Tasty Animals… Great group… I always say: There’s room for all God’s creatures… right next to the mashed potatoes and gravy…

You know that if you bought a few more you could place one implement on each one and save the time it takes to switch them around.

Hi Kate @tractorchick, Although I do have a Wheel Horse I have'nt worked much on it yet. However I am building a small (about 1/3rd) scale IH 1568 with the frame, transmission and engine from a Murray (don't shoot! ) gardentractor. Lot's of pictures and info here on Redsquare and more to come. Greetings from the Netherlands, Mark.

@roadapples think that ground bolt point is the most reliable go to to get electrical issues , grounded , its like its hiding in plane site , I've done my time in wiring hook ups and related problems , all 3 of my rigs have that hook up to clean chassis / engine corner , and on to rectifier and headlight ground , since doing that , on all my starts , my amperage ga , is solidly in the charge zone , used to be on /off . anything I suggest , has been in use and works . thomas edison , AKA , GREASY PETE

Well I was hoping to have it finished by months end but the little things have ganged up on me. With my self imposed deadline near, I am going to lay back and work on it at my own pace. Here are today's pictures to show how close it is to be finished but it may not be the final version. Later I plan to show how this project started and how it morphed into what it is today.

What an awesome thing that you may be doing !!!! Sign me up for info and Pictures ! I have a Tractor I bought from Eddie Murphy, yes that Eddie Murphy. It enjoys watching my other Horses do the work, while Getting another coat of WAX !!! Respectfully, John

In a 4 speed transmission you want 80-90 gear lube.

Then you'd really won't like this one she's diesel too NICE SUBURBAN!! @Pullstart

It was 'fun with drains' day today. My wife discovered that the toilet in the lake house was weeping some water at the floor line when flushed. She also pointed out that it seemed to be running slower than usual. I had that system apart last year when I had to replace the lift pump. The closet flange has an ID if 4 3/4". This is unusually large and I could not find a matching size of wax seal. I got creative with a couple of seals to get it back together. I figured that the new issue was the result of that 'fix' coming apart. Well, that was partially true. When I pulled the toilet off of the floor, I saw that the wax seal was sketchy. But, I also noticed some roots growing in the pipe! Down to the hardware store to rent an auger. Sure enough, it snagged a ball of roots about a foot and a half down the pipe the size of a softball. A closer look at the pipe revealed that it is cast iron and possibly cracked. Wonderful! The house is built on a slab. Will have to bust the slab to do a proper repair. We've got people coming to stay this weekend, so that won't happen right away. I ended up making a giant washer looking piece out of some stainless sheet to give proper support to the wax seal to get it up and running for now. We have been talking about a remodel of that bathroom. This news opens up more possibilities for the remodel, I guess.

@Jrblanke Instead of fooling with all the hoses and do hickeys , how about a trade , you load up the loader haul to my house and I trade you various pies of equal value . Equal value does not mean the number of pies you can consume during one day at the BS. @squonk warned me about your ability to make pies disappear.

Tsk tsk tsk… I’ve made a formal complaint to YouTube… I am fearful that one of your precious children may strain themselves getting into or out of that lifted device that creates global warming… Please return it to its factory settings and trade it in for a Bolt… She’s watching you…

Hi - My name is Kate Goelzhauser and I am the Managing Editor of a little magazine called Lawn & Garden Tractor Magazine. It's a small, home-based business in southern Indiana. It's been in publication since 2006. It features all brands of lawn and garden tractors and equipment. We had excellent representation of Wheel Horse machinery until Covid hit. Since it shut down shows, our writers didn't have a good source to get photos and stories. I've tried to lasso in a few writers, but there has not been much response. This site is overflowing with stories, so my goal is to track some down, reach out to owners with some good quality photos, and start running Wheel Horse articles again. If you have a story about your tractor, your collection, a technical tip, a how-to article....anything.... please reach out to me here or at Kate@LagtMag.com. If you have something on this site, tag me or send me the link to your story. In anything that is published, you and Red Square will both be recognized and we will send you three free issues with that article as well. Thanks so much!

The drive belt on my 14-8 running a 42" RD deck did exactly that today. This is the start of the 3rd season in it. Itook the twist out and added more belt tension at the mule drive. Not the first time this belt has done this. I'm beginning to think it may be a belt problem. I brought it at the local hardware store, so it may not be the best quality belt. If I replace it, I'll buy the replacement from NAPA. The PTO kicking off at random sounds like an adjustment issue. Maybe run the adjustment trunion towards the front of the tractor 2 or 3 turns. If that does not work, try 2 or 3 turns the other way.

Beat ya! LoL

Course now that it's all oiled up, you can't drive around wearing your "Sunday go to meetin' clothes" any more 'til you get a real seat.

Make sure the regulator body is grounded good You should be able to stick the meter's + pin in the connector at the regulator to check it there. To test the wiring from the regulator to the battery, use the meter at the regulator to test for 12v through the wiring and the key switch. With the key on in the run position but the engine off, + meter at the wire at the regulator. Should read 12v ish

Hot air dryer (with or without wife’s permission). Slow and steady. Comes off pretty much clean. Bit of gas or acetone to clean. Done. Regarding painting, your tractor your choice.

Appears to be a early 1964 serial number. If it is 37" wide it would be a model ST-374 (37" in 1964) to fit the 953, 1054 and 1054A tractors The other 1964 models are 32" models ST-324 and ST-324R that fit the Lawn Ranger

First, a hot air dryer will be better in removing decals then a torch. Second, if you are going to sell it to one of the members, I would leave it for them to restore. A good chance your restoration is not what a member would do, and they would rather do it themselves.

rainy days...

@Panther416-8 frequent charging issues is poor grounding to related areas , have any of these ?https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=t03VBqLL&id=775D236D27733EF933ED00792D519620C5B2E22B&thid=OIP.t03VBqLLfwNI_ICeile6yQHaHa& clip on to battery ground cable bolt to chassis , then to related connection bolt down point , could help out , pete

@Snoopy11 only askin , can't have anybody sneaking up on me , just horsin, pete

Get a newspaper delivery route! Oh wait... What's a newspaper?

@bc.gold have you ever done this?

That's what I said after we lost the two Border Collies in my avatar. Two years later SWMBO went to the farm round the corner to see the new pups. The result is in some previous posts.

Blades are measured diagonally from cutting tip to cutting tip so any rounding shortens them up quite a bit. Any chance the center drive pulley can be installed upside down? Is the diameter of the center pulley the same as the left and right? If it could be turned over the blades would run faster.

My husband keeps saying no more animals…. Then poof Magic another appears!!! He loves me….😝

When I was growing up there was a neighbor boy who had no limits. We might be watching tv in another room and we would hear the door open. Then the cookie jar. Next thing ya know there was another kid watching tv with us. Those were different times.

The two lid system although convenient is a bit precarious. That is specially so when one needs to remove a till from well. Support chains are always in way and snagging one means that heavy tool filled lid will come crashing down. It is evident by all the pulled and blown out hinge screws that box had when it came to me that previous owners had lots of problems with it. Had already resorted to a very old method on top lid and solution to second lid had to be the same system where lid is stopped and supported by a fixed stop using the chest and it’s weight for leverage. Introduced also adjustment for open angle of second lid placing this way all weight of it bearing straight down onto floor. Was trying to avoid all the extra exterior parts but this is the only safe way.

Cleared all the rubbish from outside the fence. All nice and tidy now.

Well sir, to be completely honest... you have taught me quite a bit over the time that I have been at Redsquare. Not only proper wiring, proper lubrication... quite a few tricks... this place would not be the same without you. When I work on my tractors... the knowledge that you have shared comes to mind, and I'm always thinking of ways to improve... better wiring, better grounds, better lubrication. Your advice comes to mind in everything I work on. In other words, I truly appreciate you sir, and I am very glad to know you as well! Regards, Don

Not to be argumentative. I'm looking for a little education here. What kind of bolts are you using? And how are you installing them? When I use bolts in a Wheel Horse rear hub I use the exact same 7/16-20 thread that the original outside bolt-in lugs are. I put them in from the back and torque them to spec, on the strong side. After that all the motion is done from the front side of the hub. The bolt head NEVER moves. Unless I'm missing something.... I don't see how the bolt could spin.

Note the above word adjustment... For the Herd Trina and I keep and maintain I buy many things in bulk. One of the things we do to ALL the Horses we build or work on is change the rear hubs over to studs and nuts as we reassemble. 7/16-20 x 1½ or 1¼ Grade 8 bolts. Standard inexpensive lug nuts. The bolts are US made and come from a Massachusetts vendor. Bolt Depot. Grade 8 is the same price as 5 so why not... I buy in quantities of 100 or more and have been known to resell to other Redsquare folks when they're looking to perform the same upgrade.

ID10T error code.

Either one. I test all my Sundstrands and Eatons by chaining them to a tree and let them dig. The heaviest tractor with the best tires will be the best stump puller. You need traction. Do not get a running start. That's how frames get separated from the transmissions and skulls get cracked by flying rigging and stumps.