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Dear Lord, You are the great physician and have been with Jay Paxton through his radiation and chemotherapy procedures. Jay will be undergoing cancer tumor removal surgery tomorrow. I pray that you will continue to be with Jay and the medical personnel involved in this procedure, guide the hands of the surgeon and everyone involved. Comfort Jay’s family and friends. Allow this operation to rid Jay of all cancer and guard against any infection or other undesirable side effects. I pray that his recovery and recuperation will be swift and as painless as possible. I ask this in the name of Your Son, Jesus Christ.

I was set with my two year round workers and the sickle bar tractor as well as two 'show" tractors just for eye candy. The Indy 500 and Suburban 400 sat in the barn 98% of the time. I got to thinking about what would happen to them if something happened to me. I wanted them in the right hands and Nancy would have no clue. I decided to find someone who would appreciate them. I went ahead and posted the 500 Special. No bites here but a guy in Mishawaka (Elvis) came over, looked at it and fell in love. He bought it and it now lives in his 3 season porch for everyone on a major highway to see as they drive by. It was a harder decision on the Suburban 400. Again no bites here so I expanded out. The same day I get a call and the guy said 'I think I bought one from you before'. I asked is this Elvis? Yup. Now the suburban sits next to the Indy 500 on that porch. At that point I was comfortable being down to three tractors that get worked. My wife was doing the first mowing with the 76 B-160 and the engine with 57 hours on the rebuild decides to head south. Not prepared to tear into it and needing two mowing machines I find a mint 96 314-H and bring it home. I'm good to go on the workers again I decide to give to life to the 76 and rebirth the B-80 with a @Pullstart K-181. I'm almost done and that's a different thread. I figure I'll park the hydro in the winter and use the 76 as the blade tractor and the 05 will get the blower. With the 76 going again I figure I'm fine with one 'extra' tractor but if one goes it will be the 314-H (not warming up to it). I'm done...................so I thought. Skyping with @stevasaurus we start talking tractors (go figure). He was running out of room and needed to thin his tractors for his boat and other stuff. Before I knew it I was headed to Elgin with a load of firewood and the return trip saw a C-121 and a cool trailer loaded up. I have some spiffy (I think) plans for this one. Disassembly begins later this year hoping for a spring completion date. Back up to 5 So....................the moral of this story is, if you have the addiction you CAN'T fight it. There is no cure so just give in to it.

I want to thank @Vinylguy Terry for yet another absolutely stellar performance. I present to you all: The "UGLY BRUCE".

A whistleblower has reached out to me with a highly classified, top secret way to thin the collection… sell one to me! I only have one but I know how it is. I’ve found myself collecting some other things where before you know it you’re wondering where the heck to even keep all of it or what to do with it.

Why it's a nice solid WH Dump Cart! Just needs a little cleaning. Even the back is straight!

Re-organized garage & managed to get truck parked inside. 24'x24' garage with: 2 vehicles, inflatable boat/trailer, 6 tractors, 2stage Toro snowblower, 2 motorcycles, moped, minibike, 2 hit/miss engines, 2 toolboxes, toolbench, beer fridge, & some other misc garage stuff. Still have some room left but not much!

Nancy and I are praying for a safe surgery and speedy recovery Jay and for your family in this needy time.

Well I’m happy to say that since this post is almost 7 years old, that I have picked up a 418-8 and a 418-C in that time. Both out of Massachusetts. I’m in the process of restoring one of my tillers to use on the 8-speed. I love both of them, those twin cylinder Kohler’s sound awesome, especially under a load. My 417-A sounds great with the two stage snow thrower working in deep snow. Not that I need it but a nice 418-A would complete my collection of the 418’s!!

Not only talent but deep pockets. That's a lot of metal. The welds were not all done by the same person because I'm the only person I know that welds with that inconsistency.

Picked up these brand new Carlisle All-Trails this morning I found on FBM.. now to decide which rig gets em!

Went on a 7 day vacation to the Maine Highlands area . Heat and humidity were gone but the over cast sky and on and off rain were present. Only 2 days of fishing, Thursday and Friday with a lot of smallmouth all under 2 lbs. We noticed the metal moose and bear while in downtown Greenville worthy of a few pictures. Amazing the talent some people have. How do the welds look Jay / @JPWH ? Last pic resembles EB ?

I am so excited about this new purchase. Cub Cadet is another favorite of mine. Came with a tiller attachment and all the manuals and parts catalog.

this C160 has been a really fun project, I have an extra carb that came with it that I will be cleaning and rebuilding in the next few days… then it’s done. Soooo, this is what all I done to it, new head gasket, hand planed the head, new exhaust valve and hand lapped it. Complete rewire job, new lift bracket with new bushing. Then put a new hood new headlights, used hubcaps, changed all fluids. Now I’ll be looking for a good 3 piece seat and am deciding on wether to install my used, but great shape ag tires. thanks to all who sent me items at shipping cost… EbMaine and RJG854.. you guys ROCK!

Worked on making some personalized Key Chains for a friend. I think they turned out well! 3D printed in 3 colors. The one I made for mine is not personalized. Always fun to be making something unique and useful. It is a small thing to do on a WH, but an easy way to finding the key on the key rack! Steve

How big is your dog?!?!?!

Our prayers and thoughts are with you Jay. We look forward to your complete recovery and return to Red Square and the Dump Truck Build.

This is just wikked cool... Really??!! Yes.

Great find .I found a set on MP as well but lightly used.I found they work great in the snow too. I put them on my 12 automatic ,tight fit but they just made it.

Don -- i am not the pro artist you are - but here's the hood for my Series 2 from last year in 2023 -- then the final product C175 Series 2 -- I just keep try learning from RSq members the tips and tricks - i did have this hood professionally sand blasted to get cleaned up before i used rattle cans to paint

@PWL216 I don’t remember the name of the towns where they came from, but they were pretty much close to the center of the state in different locations. The C was in pretty good shape but when I went to pick it up it appeared that the motor was seized. Turns out it was just a mouse nest that jammed up the starter and flywheel. Then lots of compound and wax! The 8- Speed was a different story, it needed a lot of love. When I went to pick it up I thought maybe I shouldn’t even buy it. But I had already spent money on the Cross Sound Ferry and took the day off work, so I didn’t want to come home empty handed. I really wanted an 18HP 8-Speed Electric Lift tractor so went ahead and bought it. Then after spending some time here at the Wheel Horse Hospital I got it back to looking the way I like them to look. Fixed the mechanical issues then painted the frame and wheels.

Prayers for you and your family during your surgery a complete recovery. May God watch over you and speed your healing.

Glad I could help you out.

Thanks for the best wishes. The surgery is planned to be done robotic. If all goes as the surgeon hopes the recovery time will be 3 to 4 weeks but things can change.

I removed all the badge and trim adhesive from my 2000 Silverado with one wheel like shown above.

Quick cleaning for now.

Look up, there is all kinds of room to hang junk!

Thoughts and prayers going out to you Jay for a successful surgery and quick recovery.

Thanks for posting that. Everyone that maintains a machine should watch it. Very enlightening. Air (foam) is NOT a lubricant.

Dave, Can the lift, manual or hydraulic, be used to determine to the transmission? All the tractors I have seen with manual lifts were 700s and hydraulic lifts were 1100s.

Ya know... You should save the stress of thinking about this. I'll help you by putting them on my C160-8 Tecumseh Horse.

Idk if it's the secret to thinning the herd but I did sell my C105 today. It was my 1st Wheel Horse. I need a hydro lift & 2stage snowblower so a C105 just wouldn't do. Local Amish guy bought it. Showed up with cash & a driver with a trailer. Need to make room in garage cause I finally bought a truck & wanna park it inside.

I would like to lose a couple…but just today I signed a contract for a new 10x20 shed (room for more!!)

So what you're saying is you didn't build it big enough.

Does not work. 42x80 is still pretty tight.

Dead ringer

Yup. Got a lead on a 520, but something has to go first.

Excellent pic Mike! This is what my whole forest floor is.

Hair dryer and Goo Gone for me. Warm up the entire decal then start pulling while keeping the heat on. The Goo Gone works best if you soak a rag with it and lay it on the old adhesive for a few minutes first.

Love that machine! LED headlamps?

Nice one for sure!

Actually I have one soaking in some chem dip as of yesterday, I had thought tho.. if I can’t get it figured out to try and change the el cheapo choke bracket. it actually runs pretty good with the china carb… oddly enough.

I have a couple WHs that have the choke operating backwards (Lever up run, down choke). On a couple I put little label's 0n the instrument panel. On another it is an anti theft device Easier and cheaper than getting a replacement choke shaft and putting int in...

if you haven't had your battery load tested, one simple check is to check what your battery voltage drops to when you turn the key. While a load test is the best check, if your battery drops several volts then you definitely need to get it checked.

Nice try pal!!

That's just awesome.

It's your fault for being at the show an extra day.

I’m trying to do to opposite, ever since I got to drive my bosses 953……

@JCM This is a subject that I think of from time to time. I currently have around 18-20 running, usable Wheel Horses and one 416 parts tractor. I’m just about out of indoor storage space and honestly that’s probably a good thing. I have them in my garage, basement, enclosed trailer and an 8x12 and a 12x24 shed. Ideally I’d like to have them all in one place but I’m not sure that will ever happen. Sometimes I look around and wonder what am I doing with all these tractors? Some I have restored for show, some I use to work with, some I just have because they were given to me or I inherited them. Whenever I think I should get rid of one of them I drive it around and think no I like this one, I should keep it! Really I don’t need all these tractors but they do make me happy. I suppose that is the case with most of us here on RS, they do make us happy and even proud to own them. One thing I’m pretty sure about is that I’ll always own a Wheel Horse. This Wednesday 8/21/24 will be the anniversary of when I purchased my Work Horse GT-1800 brand new 40 YEARS AGO ! I have no plans of getting rid of that tractor, ever. Some of my tractors have sentimental value, some not so much. I guess that will help decide which ones go first when the time comes? I’m not sure. For now I’m just going to hang on to what I have and be thankful for them. I rarely go hunting or fishing anymore, Wheel Horses over time have become my “Thing” it’s what I do in my spare time. Admittedly, Jim’s comment about the recliner and remote control (or going on Red Square) sometimes is easier than working on tractors. So whenever I think about downsizing my collection, I think nah not quite yet. Someday, but not yet!…………