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We had our family Christmas Saturday evening. It was good to have the whole family together, especially for my niece’s first Christmas. Lots of fun, games, and good food. My little sisters have always had an interest in Scottish Highland cattle, and since my girlfriend raises Highlands we decided to take them to the farm for a Christmas photo shoot with some of the cows and a couple of my old Farmalls, much to the dismay of my die hard John Deere brother in law I think they turned out great, only bad part is now Courtney has the idea that we need to bring more people out for shoots with the cows

Hello all!! I am new to the Wheel Horse community. I recently purchased a 657. I am looking for any information on this model, such as the year and available accessories that may still be out there. Any information is greatly appreciated.

My wife has a Facebook account so I have access two Wheel Horse sites there though her account. I usually just go to see what is for sale and never post anything in the discussion sections. One thing I noticed there is the people can be downright nasty to one another. Once I see that, I’m out. I immediately think you won’t see that on Red Square, and if you do those people quickly get put in their place or removed from the site. This is why there’s only nice people here, and this is why it’s pretty much the only social media I’m interested taking part in. Remember the old Honda commercial? It said you meet the nicest people on a Honda. Well I’d like to say you meet the nicest people on Red Square!!! 👍🏻🙂

Kohler made this engine in 1971

Great pictures, thanks for sharing them. When I first glanced at the photo below seeing the tree branches above the cows head I thought I was looking at the biggest buck I have ever seen.

That's @Pullstart's fault. Must be contagious.

Maybe try using a file to get those flats the paws catch on a little deeper. It's already broke so nothing to loose while searching for a new cup

Yeah Buddy. Here ya go: There's a LOT of information in there so don't be afraid to look it over twice or 17 times. 😀

Do check the condition of the shifter boot - if worn or torn - replace it! The shifter acts like a wick in the rain - water goes right by it if it is bad and into the Unidrive... not good. There is no dipstick on yours, unlike the later Unidrives. You MAY be due for a fluid change anyway.. Manual explains MOST of it.... not all.

Get in line! Last weekend the grandkids spent the night and got fed store bought sausage because I’m out of deer sausage. They took a few bites and the 7 year old said “ this don’t taste like grandpa’s deer sausage, I’m not eating it.”

I respect the desire to keep up with your old buddies. I've thought about setting up a FB for friends and family... Nope. And that's why.... Me. Social media. Redsquare. ONLY.

And here I was searching on tractor on fire in a plow field! Yep herd checklist works...

Did anyone ask Millie if she’d mind?

Somewhere in here @ebinmaine has a handy maintenance checklist for a new to tractor.

Doing a little post work maint/inspection. Got about 6" of heavy wet snow last night. Decided to take day off today to play clearing driveway. First thing is now I definitely need a 2stage. The single stage just kept clogging & it doesn't throw very far. My original hard turf tires are terrible, I was expecting that. Also, because of my back, definitely need a hydro- especially for the lift Gave up on C105 blower & broke out 654. Battery decided to die so had to jump it. It definitely pushed the wet snow pretty good. Tires are really good on it. Almost done & got it jammed in 2 gears. Gotten pretty at fixing that! Lol. I know there's an ultimate fix but transmissions are my kryptonite. Finally finished off with my 26" Toro 2stage walk behind. Made easy work of the snow. The power steering is a great thing!

I was told it wasn’t the original motor.. Yes it is the K181! S/n : 3055959

Here are some manuals for your tractor.

we’ve got one cow that’s going to the butcher in march, if I can talk Courtney out of the horns I just might have to do that

She* but yes I agree with you, I just hope we can get her trained at a young enough age to keep the red and throw out the green

Just thinking... them horns would look so cool on a ...

Oh I'm sure it was fine. Millie likes being very helpful.

You need to deliver that to NILES, MICHIGAN 49120 I Will put it to work with the Ultimate Snow Chucker!mm

She looks lonely there... maybe i take that senior you're using for a clothes line - free up some space ya know - and you tuck her in tight next to the hood top tire storage tractor...

My new neighbor didn't move in yet, he is busy getting the property suitable for his lifestyle. One thing is to pull the electric submersible pump and replace it with a gasoline powered one that is connected with a flexshaft. Along with removing all wiring, he had two larger dump trucks of manure dumped on the front lawn just to make if feel more like home.

Blue motor might suggest a service replacement. Should have had a Tecumseh HH60 but you have a better engine. Most likely a later K181. Post a pic of the motor nameplate. Little brother to the 857 867 which is a fav by all here.

Welcome!! 657 - 6 is 6HP, 5 is electric start, 7 is the year (1967). A good worker of a tractor. You look pretty well set for winter - tractor, rear wheel weights with 4 link chains. Plow is a short frame 42" - not seeing the lever on the right to angle the blade.... getting on & off the tractor to angle the plow manualy gets old quick. Attachments - there is an interchange document near the top of the "Implements and Attachments" heading. Most items from 1961 thru 1972 or so fit. Even some of the later B and C series.... I replaced the too-far-gone 4 speed with an 8 speed from a 1979 C81 on my 854.... a shot from the angling lever side...

I have the same HF parts washer as @pfrederi and @Achto but I use the parts cleaning solution from Tractor Supply. It works great and you don't have to put up with the mineral sperits odor. https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/crown-psc-1000-parts-cleaner-5-gal

So, just my opinion here. I have lived 27 miles (43 km) from Gettysburg all my life. Our family has been there so many times it's not funny. I just think of it as a spot on the map where we shop, go to the movie, and eat, however, for many it is a wonderful destination, filled with history, great activities, excellent restaurants and more. If your plan is to spend time in Gettysburg, I would book a hotel in Gettysburg, rather than one that's 25 miles away. The Big Show is only 8 miles from downtown Gettysburg. When going to Gettysburg, your first destination has to be the National Visitors Center. There you will find everything you need to make your stay enjoyable. The Cyclorama, a 360 degree oil painting depicting the battle is also housed there. For audio tours, they have many languages available. You can head out from there to places like the (President) Eisenhower Farm, battlefield tours, etc. One stop I would suggest is the Dobbin House Springhouse Tavern for lunch or dinner. It's like stepping into history.

Lucky for us it was a work from home day for Trina. She's usually prepared for most things anyway so we were pretty well set up. Just a matter of time now..... We really could use a slightly larger generator so I may have to get one of my vintage ones going.

The double d shaft and the tee handle bypass tow valve looks like Sundstrand #90-2062.

You guys are all nutz... looks like alot of work and 'sides... looking to running water so as when she kicks me out there for buying another tractor! Jeepers cats no room for that big jug...already tight for room for the lathe and shop recliner @c-series don says I gotta git.

And that Bryce is really what it is all about. Holidays, family, red tractors, presents, and a thick steak in the makin'.... You just know he's hooked on tractors now...

Located in Jewett City, Conn. FBMP. @SylvanLakeWH

I don't Face Book religiously. I primarily set up an account more to follow my Submarine brethren and my interest in old Navy ships and WWII stuff and historical aircraft. Naturally I found some sites but this one really had my goat. Some guy had the stones to actually call Lowell and Wheel Horse Parts n More a scammer. Many responses there that are no longer visible but the majority of us stuck up with Lowell. Turned out Lowell had researched his order and it was hung up in some USPS center and no fault of the vendor. You guys know how the USPS can be. Anyway this guy slandered Lowell's operation before knowing any facts and its this kinda BS that leads me to believe you can have your FB crap and stuff it @AMC RULES. Don't worry bro i still love you. It's just these idiots that you hang out with. Bob Maynard knows what I am yaking about.

A little more info for you. This manual will cover everything you need to know about your Kohler engine.

It's time to give you all an update on this project. With @ebinmaine's help I was able to confirm the dimensions of the holes in my frame which allowed me to create a template to drill two holes in the mounting plate the new engine would be bolted to. This template was mailed to the company who machined a new plate and threaded the holes which made mounting the plate easier, at no cost. New plate arrived yesterday and today I aligned all the holes and bolted it into place. Then with the new engine on my dolly (I forget who suggested the dolly, but it worked perfectly) I rolled it into place and slid the engine right onto the mounting plate. All bolted down. See the photos below.

The valve guides (#11) are part of the crankcase

There's one on ebay. 100244.

as you can tell, you've come to the right place for information.

Thank you for the info!! I should have taken another picture of the right side 🤦‍♂️ But, it does have the angle lever 👍

Would love to have a cam out of each and degree them out, the 20hp has GOT to be 'fatter'. .030 more lift on the intake sure isnt doing it. Whats interesting is Briggs did the same thing when stepping up to the big 46 incher- exactly .030 more intake lift. I have one of each of those, maybe need to spec em out just for the heck of it.

Very cool pictures Bryce, thanks for sharing! Merry Christmas to you and yours!

Denny - welcome. Place an ad in the "Wanted" section of the Forum Classifieds. It will get the attention it needs there..... Bill

We have got almost 2" of rain over the last 24 hours and it is well above freezing out if it was colder and that was all snow it would have been terrible. I hope you get power back soon, it's crazy how much we depend on it now.

Another place you may want to add to your itinerary would be the Hershey Antique Auto Museum. about a hour away. https://www.aacamuseum.org/

Look in the left back of my Tracta... or better do it like this... save your Back. i got it used with 20 litre Glyzerin inside for 20 bucks from a Farm 2 valley‘s ahead. So it have a drainvalve in 2“. filled with rain from the roof...

I use the same thing I did in 1968 when I started in auto mechanics- A galvanized foot tub in a welded stand filled with mineral spirits, We used Varsol in the bucket back in the day.

Whaaatt!!! How do you survive living without running water. Do you have running water in the house? If yes, there's your answer. Move the shop into the house.

Yeah, don’t you hate taking apart things you just finished putting together?! 😁