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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!

A rolling over mower drive belt needs to be changed, once they start doing that in my experience they will not stay untwisted. I have always had to replace them when that happens. Bob

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.

With the ignition key in the on position and engine not running the center terminal of your voltage regulator should have battery voltage going to it. If you are not reading battery voltage at the center terminal there could be a blown fuse or a connection that is corroded or loose. The Purple wire in your first photo should read battery voltage too. Not sure what year 416 you have so an using a 1991 wiring diagram, most are about the same. The charging system has very few components. The "R" terminal of the key switch is between the battery and fuse wherer the R is shown. John @wallfish was typing while I was uploading the wiring.

pretty simple step rebuild. i have been asked time and again to do projects for a friend. He had some poorly built steps leading to a deck three steps high. These steps were screwed together with drywall screws and quite rickety as the base sat in the mud. I found a scrap treated board and levered the mess from the mud and sat it on top of the plank. it was a good guess as the steps became level once again and fit the stringer angle pretty well. The previous owner used drywall screws and many were just broken or gone. i replaced as needed with ceramic coated square drive screws i cut up some large joist hangers to use as angles to fasten the newly fitting stringers. cut some more angles to fit under a deteriating step that was not supported by the stringer that was undercut too far. Finally i cut another joist hanger to stiffen the hand rail connection. Tools used were a worm drive saw, and impact gun and battery drill. Anyway, he appreciated that I made the beast strong and solid when before it was nearly disconnected from the deck. it will do until we pour a new deck next summer and come up with some nice steps and planters and such to make a nice setting. There is a huge outdoor store of trex built furniture owned by the Amish. i see this guy buying a flame table and some nice outdoor stuff to outfit it in the future There are actually guys out there who insist that everything was bad and refused to fix it. The key to stuff like this is just listen to what people NEED and save them money doing it

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.

Are you INSANE ??!!?? That's funny right there.

The deck tensioning is clean, The slide is free, spring is strong, idler is free. and the belt WH belt is good. The top drive pulley is larger than the three blade pulleys. There is a chip broken out of the flange of the drive pulley. I have smoothed the broken edge and it does not affect the drive or damage the belt. The PTO and mule drive are good. There is never any indication the blades are losing RPM with even heavy grass. I used a straight edge and positioned all six blade tips to each other and all three blades are on the same plane with 1/8" clearance. The blades do have a slight rounding on the tip, but have only been sharpened a couple times. I did find a mark on the rear deck skirt where the two outside blades made contact with the turned up blade tip. For this to happen, the deck has to be flexing. Here is the blade number. When it cools down tomorrow, I will swap blades between my two 42" SDs and see if the streaking moves with the blades or stays with this shell. Thanks to all for your input. More to come tomorrow.

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

@bc.gold have you ever done this?

No matter what, I’m glad to see green streaks and not Ed Dog’s streaks

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.

Here is a start on 'better pics'

It is interesting to note that the Tecumseh H-70 aluminum block engine (that should be on that model Wheel Horse) was used only 1 year and that was in 1969. The Tecumseh H-60 is an aluminum block engine, but the 1968 Wheel Horse model Commando 6 used a Tecumseh HH-60 cast iron block engine and the 1968 500 Special used a Tecumseh H-60 recoil start aluminum block engine. All three models had similar horsepower ratings but had the same frame and transmission but used different materials for the block. Wild Bill in Richmond VA

Both just about done. Neither Kenb or I repainted the dash tower yet but here they are so far.

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

ID10T error code.

I wonder if he considered what might happen if one of those ropes snapped? I can just imagine one of the pulley blocks flying through the air at high speed right a the back of his head. Can you say BIG SLINGSHOT ?

Don't do this:

Do you have any pulleys and some rope?