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Santa loaded me up with some bling. Shirt, pillow case, & a new blanket.

Welcome to the 2022 Red Square Christmas tractor parade, AKA Wheel Horse Collector Club parade six months late. The past few years I have taken pictures of as many Wheel Horses as I could on Friday of the Big Show and posted them that evening. Well this year life got in the way and here we are six months later and I’m finally getting around to posting them as a slideshow. Please sit back and enjoy the parade.

The Paint Department BBT Trina person has been VERY busy today. I'll get some pics of her work put up in a bit... She's still going. I got some great research work done. @WHX?? You wanted me to take pics if I tried free hand cutting an axle groove. Did some experimentation today on that. I struggled for quite a while trying to figure out how to make a straight line on the axle shaft with the tools I have. Never really did figure that out... One of the things I was going to try is making a row of holes with the drill press and then touching the bottoms with an end Mill bit. Following that, connect the drill holes with the Dremel. I tried using my old full size stand up drill press to start holes. I kind of figured it would be next to impossible on a round surface. Tiny drill bit. Total failure. Larger drill bit, partial failure. I put in a 3/8 drill bit even though I was only going to make a quarter inch groove figuring I could at least start the pattern. That might have eventually been partially successful but the drill press I have just completely lacks accuracy. The end Mill bit was beginning to cut and I think with the right drill press could be used with extreme caution. That was not the answer.... A few weeks ago I had tried using a 4" angle grinder to cut a groove. I can see the principle but I'm just not steady enough anymore to be able to do that accurately. I am however quite well steady enough to handle a Dremel. A few days ago I picked up an assortment of cutting tools for a Dremel and today commenced to trying them out. Slow but sure, that was the way for me to do it. I successfully FREE HAND cut two practice grooves in the bad axle shaft I have. I started by hand laying a piece of tape on the axle shaft to use as a sight line. I used a 1/16" thick cutting wheel to make a groove the full 2". Next I put a 1/4" wide groove at the end of the shaft (the width of the key stock.) From there all I did is basically just keep grinding away and trying for fit all the way up through. Time consuming? Yes. But a helluva lot shorter than the TWO MONTHS I was going to have to wait for a machine shop to do it. And .. I spent about $15 or so on tools compared to a quote of $200+/--. Successful? Also yes. They aren't exactly machine shop quality but I think they'll do just fine. The quarter inch key stock is able to bite all the way through the hub now. Here's a few pics of the first groove I cut.

Not sure if this will stay on YT or not…

This hood Trina had some great learning on. Hammer n dolly. Dent filling. Filler Primer. She's done a LOT of work on it.

I don’t consider myself much of a mechanic, small engines or otherwise… However I do consider myself not much dumber than the average Joe. I ended up on Redsquare because I needed you alls knowledge and help. And besides I found out that these so called experts out there can mess up as good or better than I can… I figure I can make mistakes and misdiagnose things a LOT cheaper than I can pay them to do it ! Plus I learn along the way…

And that may be my problem also Eric.

Looks like there are two opinions here. Neither one is wrong. Both are right. That is my opinion. I have a Tecumseh on a snowblower. It always requires either a little choke or a needle adjustment. Both accomplish the same thing. It keeps the engine running and blowing snow. The next time that I start it, the same thing happens. In -10 degree weather, do whatever keeps you running.

Here you go. It belonged to my Grandpa Floyd. He bought it new at the farm store he worked at in 1989.

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These little tractors will run out of traction way before engine power.

Interesting search subject on the interwebs. It isn't equal. One healthy heavy draught horse can easily produce 15 HP or more for a short time.

How often do you see yourself operating at -10? I totally agree with Lynn that you have a potential for more power, but I also agree that a little choke won’t hurt nothin’. Even the 8 hp has spare power… you likely won’t notice much difference.

Some firewood ya didn’t have to haul as far...

Today I pulled the engine out of Reese the rj since I’m at my grandparents hopefully I can take it home

On a super cold day like today where tractor seat time just isn’t going to happen..,it’s nice to see people in t- shirts and shorts having fun on WH’s! Thanks!

I finished up the Front Wheel Weights, planned on 50 lbs but ended up at 51 lbs! Really do not want to machine any more so 51 lbs it is! Any thoughts? Too heavy?

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays Everyone. Stay Safe and Warm.

I took the ball off of the back and put a steel rod 1 in diameter standing up and put 300 lb of weight on that for the last 3 years it has been working great. But last night I was backing up and I seen hydraulic fluid laying on the ground I plowed for another 3 minutes and seen the line back and forth that must have been dripping pull it in the garage and it looks like the bracket for the ball hitch that goes under the rear end cracked the housing and all the fluid came out any suggestions. Would I be able to take seal all or some kind of epoxy and patch the crack? And what kind of fluid goes in that housing? Is that a housing under pressure when all that hydraulic fluid is in there? Any help would be grateful first time I've had a problem with the big d200 it plows snow like a madman have wheel weights 35 lb on each wheel in the back have motorcycle chains around the front tires steers great

Yes it’s a b&s that grandpa Reese himself put in and yes I’m going to replace the engine with a predator 212 for now until I want to work on that old Briggs

Yeah buddy this one's the junker. No worries. Definitely a "two set screw" hub set going on. It's all we use.

I'd be proud of that job, you can use the $185 savings for some extra bling on the C-160.

Yes, it is !

I did. Thank you! Just a lot of test fitting and extreme patience.

Any idea where could get better pictures of that receiver or somebody has one mounted I could see and make one welder fabricator here

The front tongue of the hitch puts a lot of pressure on the tranny casing. You have a BIG problem. First question did it crack both halves of the case or only one. Then you can look at getting one or two halves. Will have to pull the hubs (a fun project) split the tranny and replace the case/cases... JB weld may work... but only if you never ever put pressure on the case again. It will have to be completely drained and cleaned...JB weld doesn not adhere well to oily surfaces...

Hope it was a Great Day

I’m going to speak for Ed and say yes, of course we want pictures! Here’s my 418-C

motor didn’t even break a sweat. Really makes me wonder sometimes just how much my little 8HP could do. Betting mowing is a bit more power hungry.

I'd run it with the choke. The little amount of time you're going to run it at minus 10 pales in comparison to the amount at 75° +++ . If this is a mowing machine that's when you need the torque and once it's dialed in for that, leave it.

Here's a few pics of the tree that broke off in our backyard. Straightened the 1/4" metal hook that held the dog's cable. Laid over part of the fence too. Got all that all cleaned up and reattached this morning.

bobcat on Christmas morning 2019

Assuming the same fuel is coming into play as during the summer, wouldn’t reducing the air volume to account for density maintain the same power as before? For what its worth, once slightly choked, the motor didn’t miss a beat. Plenty of power. I’ll try the main fuel adjustment and see how it does though.

Partially closing the choke will limit the air flow thru the intake reducing engine power, adjusting the needle for the correct mixture will give the best performance.

No such thing... nice thing about WWs is they tranferr all their weight to the ground not on sometimes questionable bearings or bushings.

Mine too brother man, now that ya bring it up.

Run an extension cord to Family room for LED lights. Down stairs similar setup runs Coal stove fan and some lights..

Hi all. I have a friend of mine that has an Eska Sno-flyr snow blower. I don't know how old it is. The Model# 925-A Ser. # 57272. It has an h50 techy on it. I know in the beginning, they did not have reverse. This one does. So? I am guessing that it isn't that old. It is neat looking with the chain drive. Eska started out making outboard motors. Then making toys with the Ertl company. When they started making mowers/snow blowers? They got out of the toy business. I know the company was sold off. Does anyone know how to find out how old this is? He wants me to fix it for him. I haven't seen it yet. Only a pic of the name on the handles. And? The model/serial sticker. Thanks Pat

Thanks don and everyone Kollin

I'll have my eye out! Hope you get it, I'm glad you are still persistent in getting it! Let us know if you need anything... I and many other members have parts for these old tractors... and are more than happy to help whenever we can. Merry Christmas, Don

Thanks for all the info. Still I probably will pick it up any way just to play with. I love all Wheel Horses even if its electric

You can do with 3.5 hp, I know for a fact!

Not often, hopefully. Guess it depends how cold this winter is. Usually only a couple days a year. And most often it doesn’t snow much when its that cold. It definitely had power to spare, probably quite a bit. When I think about how much work an actual horse can do, just one of them. If a horsepower in motor terms does truly equal that of a working horse, then I could probably plow with a 1/2 horse or less.

@"Manic-Mechanic"

Beautiful creatures. We have them here on the side hill too. We occasionally see tracks. Several years ago a dog we had treed a bobcat. Lucky for the dog I'd say.

The Eska snow blowers were good little machines. I had an one that had a Kohler K91's. If your friend's blower isn't working, it's probably because of the Tecumseh, and because of the carburetor.

Yes, I remember your post of the beet juice calculation, was my deciding factor on this set.

@Ed Kennell Although Santa didn’t bring me this, you inspired me to get mine out and display it! I found mine in an antique store a few years ago. Merry Christmas 🎄

oh I don’t know… it just rolled off my two left thumbs