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I had five of the Six RJs out my brother and I own. I just gave David the RJ I had been working on off and on for two years. My neighbor John Bossnack (Hoosier Wi-Fi Guy). Did a couple drone videos that are cool to watch.

I’m donating blood today, so I’m making sure to eat and drink well. I had some pulled pork to work with. I decided to make my rendition of a Breakfast Cubano. Egg, pig, pickles, mustard, jerk sauce, a little salt and pepper, on toast.

Little sneak peak for what’s to come!!

Busy day, breakfast, donating blood and picking up some auction items for a friend. My payment for hauling? A big ‘ole tree! What a heavy lunker, but it’s in the ground and I used a variation of the Ellen White Method.

Special thanks to @Sparky Mike for the mysterious appearance of this decal.

There's a LOT. It'll take me a few posts to get em all in... I think that's all of em!! Friday evening double rainbow. Ancient railroad trestle. Trina caught Mike in a decent mood. 😂 Note the support system for the ramps. If it looks sketchy... Well it was. Extremely high quality breeze shooting here. Me Bear 🐻, left. @peter lena , right. Absolutely fascinating individual. Great to finally put a face to the name Pete. @JCM Jim on the right. @Retired Wrencher Gary. Somehow we didn't get a chance to catch your picture. It was great to meet you as well.

You’ve lost that much in your shop 😁

There’s something familiar about the place in these pics!

Yes, it is the original owner. He bought it brand new in 1976. My dad knew him and knew we were into Wheelhorsesm and he knew we would give it a good home.

Are you banking your blood for future Wheel Horse injuries?

Sounds great!! I love a fried pepperoni and egg sandwich. Let the pepperoni sit in the fry pan till the edges get crispy! It’s heaven

That is the kind of drill I learned on. Seeing the picture brought back the ozone & oil smell it always had and the 'gear music' it made when running.

Hi All, My Fiance and I just bought our forever home so i decided to add another Wheel Horse to the Stable. we've got 4.5 acres and probably 3 of it is grass so i decided to add a backup to my C-175. i picked up a 312-8 today in prey good shape with a 42 in rear discharge deck and mowed with it when i got home. it works well, its just noticeable slower than my c175 auto which has a briggs 18hp opposed twin swapped into it. Anyways I wanted a backup to run my carious attachments. now have a c175 auto, 312-8, 48 inch deck, 42 inch rear discharge deck, 42 inch tall chute snow blower and a 48 inch plow, wheel weights and chains. I love my wheel horses. This is my first manual, the two ive had prior have been hydros. Now i need to find all the manuals here and figure out some of the stuff...like what is the test switch/lights on the dash? and why did the previous owner wire in a seperate coil kill switch in addition to the key? lol . Another thing is the clutch releases very slowwwly, I'd like to get that figured out. its not the pedal or linkage, its the actual clutch that is slow to engage. https://imgur.com/a/EKSDWdj can an admin move this? I didn’t mean to put it in the transmission section thanks

Great pictures, thanks for sharing them. I dare say there has to be an interesting individual that built this work of art.

NEW TOY ! Recent purchase of a very original and early 58RJ. Its gonna stay in its work clothes......probably wont even get washed. It is wearing its original tires the rears are in good shape, the front has one good and one shot. Would like to find a decent used BF Goodrich silvertown tire, The one i need is a EXPRESS, (writen over the tire size) Runs great just waiting on a new engine pulley and belt .

Mrs Sylvan "suggested" that I put a pin with cable attached locking pin on the tipping mechanism when hauling the Littles around... once in awhile I do listen and follow instructions...

Um, sorry about that.

Put the 42in RD deck back on the 310-8 today greased up and sharpened the blades. All ready for mowing season!!

Some before and after pics from a 1977 C-120 8 speed from the original owner delivering it with the original paint. Used simple green cleaner, wiped it down with clean hot water with a grout sponge, let it dry. then did a light scrub with scotch bright pad. Wiped off dust and used 2 or 3 coats of WD-40 on a clean cotton rag. Some guys don't like the WD because later on if they decide to repaint they say it is a pain to get it all off. I prefer original paint and this C Series was a prime candidate for leaving it original. Apply additional WD when ever you feel the need to feed the paint, it works. JMO Peter Lena also has some great ideas on the topic too. Good luck

Absolutely true. The neat thing about that pah'tic'ulah "cah??" Is the SOUND. It was a clatterbox from front to rear on purpose. Piles of imagination went in to that rig.

Kev., I had one here out in the woods that croaked. Once they get some size they can be useful. I have been dealing with a 60 footer that yielded 12 and 8 foot logs. I'm going to to post some pictures of the 12 horse WH easily getting them to the mill. Stand by.

Nice…A B-60?

I think you got the wrong pics i think theres supposed to be a round hood in those photos

I received my 5 gallon pin today! That’s a lot of bodily fluids!

We may be related. Nothing better than pepperoni, eggs & cheese in the morning. I like mine in omelette form and sometimes wrapped in a pan toasted flour tortilla.

Finally got this c-160 hydro going this weekend. It's been sitting since the late 90's if the battery date is a correct indicator. Needed a new transmission, but the engine is good and strong. Needed a good carb cleaning too! Anyway, I don't want to restore this right away, but I may in the future. What is a good patina preserver that won't ruin my chances of a future restoration? I've been looking at shine juice from vice grip garage, but I wanted to see what you all were using.

I’m not sure, but I’d recommend making sure the latch spring is present and in working order. I’ve been dumped, and I’m sure plenty others have too!

In their later years Wheel Horse tinkered with various methods of the clutch engagement. I don't know which you have because I don't know the year. one method used a stopper which caught the clutch arm just before engagement to slow it down. Another was a hydraulic damper in conjunction with the spring. Yet another was a strut with no spring. None of them worked very well in my opinion. I only had to deal with one of them on my 2005. The solution is very simple. Remove all that excess crap and use only the 108035 spring. Make sure it's in good shape. They used only the spring for decades and it worked great. It still does. Wheelie issues? Nope, not unless there's some other issue.

I’m missed you guys but me and @TonyToro Jr. had a great time. We met @Bens vintage tractors. Little man bought us a new project and we rode around on the WheelHorses. Great weather for sure. IMG_3624.MOV

Already owning and using constantly several of these vintage drills I was happy yesterday when I came across this NOS beauty for a whopping $5.00. Even with hard use I am sure it will be around long after anything made today.

We all thought you did every thing by hand.

Niiiiice. @JCM look. Paperwork!!

They aren't. I drilled holes near the outer rim on 3 1/2" hole center spacing. On closer examination, the holes for the grease fittings pass through the weld at the center hub. So maybe 30+ years of pressurized grease found it's way into the cavity through a crack in that area. Maybe

Residue from old grease???

Kevin - what - no free range Rabbit????

The kid behind the counter will be lucky to know what a coil is!

Used the 314 to do some driveway work and a ford 9N to drag some of it back out of the woods from the winter plow guy. Then used the cart to collect all the large rocks and built a mini retaining wall near a new power pole thst was installed last year due to a dump truck taking out 5 poles with its bed up infront of my house. My lawn keeps washing away where that had to dig for the new pole. Then dragged a old pallet with the weights on it to smooth it all out. Should rain later in the week and going to drag it again and should be all back to normal. Love these tractors so useful.

You are correct, doesn't matter. Check the setting of your ignition points. With the ignition turned OFF and the spark plug out begin by turning the engine over by hand ( latch the PTO) turn the the PTO counter clockwise while watching the ignition points. When they open continue turning until the points reach maximum opening. The points should now be open to .020". Now repeat turning the PTO two full revolutions to double check the setting. If they are not at .020" reset them. The moment opening begins will be setting you ignition timing. The "Static Timing" method can not be used on this engine because it has a spark advance camshaft rather than a compression release cam. If you have a timing light you can check the timing while the engine is running through the sight-hole in the back of the bearing plate.

Wanted to add a picture of Eric, Peter Lena and myself having conversations about many things, especially fly fishing. Pete brought many flies with him that he tied himself, incredible doesn't even describe them. The order and placement of them in their cases was nothing short of perfect. I could have talked to him for days. Very, very interesting individual and the fish he has landed, yes I am very jealous. Until we may meet again Pete

Already done. All the others were done also long ago. The old cords turn to mush after so many years also.

@TonyToro Jr. and I had out first of the season tractor pull today. The WheelHorses did very well. Little man’s newest tractor is really coming along! We came home and got ready for the Zagray show.

It was a very good day with friends.... Bought a bunch of small stuff to add to my Sears shelf.... Didnt buy a thing WH related. But it looks like I gotta buy a boat... @Sparky "those that know... know" lol

Great show with great weather! Nice to see you all again. Other than a breakfast sandwich and the usual sausage/peppers/onions at lunch the only thing I bought was another pair of IH/Cub cast wheel weights. What I DID NOT buy today was a coffee as Eric @ebinmaine had a fresh vat of his cowboy coffee..good stuff!!