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We were not home for 4 days, so the bird bath needed filled. About 15 minutes after I filled it, this dude showed up for a swig. He had it all to himself. None of my bluebirds jumped in.

Built my own 6.5' x 12' with ramps that store under the rear and plenty of tie downs. The strips of angle iron indicated by the arrows were installed to support the counter sunk tie downs in the middle of the trailer. Can fit 4 tractors on it.

I kinda enjoy the vibration. I'm nearly 80 and some days that is the most stimulating feelin I get.

Hi All! Figured it was time for an introduction, my name is Jeff. I live in Seneca Falls NY, the finger Lakes region of Upstate NY. Hence the title, at some point in time several years ago i left the group, no idea why, but likely just didn't have the time. In the early days of the internet I was a very active member on several Wheel Horse Yahoo groups...no idea if those even exist anymore. For me the addiction started back in 88 when my dad bought a new WH from a long closed chain home improvement store called Chase Pitken here in Upstate Ny. Fast forward to my early 20's and my first home. I needed a mower and something for snow removal, I found a well maintained 856 with a mint mower deck for $150. I was able to source a old crusty 42" front blade from Boermans WH dealer in Marion NY for a few bucks, and after some cleaning up...I was in business. That old 856 served me amazingly well for at least 10 years, Now don't hate me... but at this point I stumbled upon Cub Cadets, and ended up collecting, rebuilding, restoring, and heavily using them for several years. I had everything from an Original up to a 1912 Super Diesel. After tinkering with the cubs for a bit, I realized I really missed my old Wheel Horse and started the journey of going back to my roots. I've had a few short frame models, 656, 856, 703, etc... but I currently have a 85' 417-A with a 2 stage tall chute blower, 48" deck and 48" front blade, and a 84' C-145 Automatic with a 48" front blade. There's just something about this style/size of wheel horse (especially the hydraulic lift) that's really appealing to me. My 417A currently resides at my camp up in the Adirondacks for snow and firewood duty, and the C145, for which I recently acquired, will be used for driveway snow removal at home. I'm currently finishing up chemo and radiation treatments for cancer, and find tinkering on the C145 to be a stress reliever, when i feel up to it. I'm on my laptop right now, but Ill get some pics of my tractors off of my phone and throw them up here later. Thanks everyone, I'm glad to be here

Wanted score these seat pads while they were available. You never know when sources dry up. Had to try them on for size before packaging them back up and storing them for future use.

Fired up the Fireball 8 on the Wheel a Matic for the first time after rewire and carb rebuild. B-80 engine has new valves and rings. Used the flywheel and shroud of the original engine.

I have found several of the lower bearing blocks for the reduction steering assembly cracked. Here is one that I have here that is cracked. If the block is worn and you try and drill it for a bushing it also usually cracks so I decided to make my own. I went and bought a short length of 1"x1.5" flat bar (over $20 for that, I guess steel prices must be up). Marked bar then cut off. I then drilled the blanks for the 3/4"x 7/8" bushings that will be installed. Then the holes were drilled for the mounting bolts and grease fitting. Bearing block bolted to steering block for test fit. I now need to order the bushings then I can finish these.

Just out of curiosity I checked the head bolt torque on a Kohler Magnum 10 engine. The manual calls for 25 to 30 foot pounds, I started at 25, no movement, went to 30, still ne movement, change to 40, nothing. At 45 foot pounds a couple of the head bolts did move a bit, most didn't. My guess is the factory torques them to 45 knowing they are using new bolts and no owner is going to retorque them. When torqueing head bolts I lay this little memory aid on top of the head so I don't have to look up the sequence.

I took the last deck off and prepped for hibernation.

I was looking for some WH goodies on Evilbay and came across this ad by A-Z Tractor Aftermarket 3 point hitch they have designed and are marketing. This is a 3pt hitch manufactured to work on all Wheel Horse garden tractors with the cast iron transmission. This hitch mounts on the rear axle just like the snow plow bracket. This hitch can be mounted with the snow plow bracket or with out it. The hitch uses the lift cable that is made for lifting the rear attachments. The hitch will fit on gear drive tractors or hydrostatic. All it takes to mount the hitch is 4 bolts and 4 nuts the same as the snow plow bracket. The hitch sits on top of the axle housing as to the snow plow hitch is on the bottom. This is a category O 3pt hitch and works with all 3pt hitch garden tractor attachments. The hitch has several holes for changing the lifting leverage and leveling adjusters on both lift arms. There are anti swing chains with adjusters. This hitch has been tested in many conditions and has held up under every test. Note! If you purchase this item and have any issues we want to know so we can correct them. This is a new item something never offered by wheel horse and A-Z Tractor has designed and manufactured this item. We also have a 3pt scraper box that works great with this hitch and plan to offer more attachments in the future.

Soooooo..... picked this up this morning. Kinda excited about it but also asking myself if I really need it. I need to learn to ask if I need it and not ask do I want it. It is a one owner 946 Snowco with original operators manual. Little rusty but not rotted. Fenders are the worst part of it. They are dented up pretty good. Has a hand winch up front, splash or gravel guard, non-skid decking all original. The previous owners purchased it new in 1965 when they bought a JD garden tractor from a dealer. Thank God it wasn't painted green and yellow. The cool factor on these little trailers are off the chart. Tilt bed just drive right up. So after buying it I have no way of getting home. My truck has no hitch. Call a friend who is a little leary of hooking it up because of the whole there's no lights or plate on it. We wind up taking it to a friend of his that was like a mile away. Him and I worked out a deal where as he is going to rewire it, install new LED lights and replace the cable on the winch for a reasonable price. I will get it from his place next week. Not sure what my plans for it will be. If I lean towards keeping it I would have to put a hitch on my truck. It sits pretty low so I'm not sure if just putting a ball on my bumper would do the trick. May just pass it on, I dunno. I could picture it painted up to match your favorite tractor color scheme. That's what these things were built for. Be a hit at the Big Show !

Been snowing all night plowed about 6:30 but has added more... lost half a tree up against the house. Been using the Charger 16 with the big plow (56in) from a D series..This heavy wet stuff is about all she can deal with actually drags the engine down before I spin out. Sorry no actionvpics my photographer avoid the out side when it snows Power off since 3:15 am

I use a 6.5'X14' that I can get all my buckets or 4 tractors on.

Mine is 5x8. Rear drop gate. Works great for one tractor and some attachments... Try not to focus on the two ruggedly handsome dudes ... they're just eye candy.

the back up therapists , that are related , to major body repair are just , spot on detailing in getting you going with all types of recovering body function , already had 4 of them hands on , how to get your function , and inspiring basic how to , left print sheets , after lots of showing you to work with your body , leverage , hold areas , icing , showing you how to to get right into movement leverage advantage , correcting stance , re icing . after helping today , very easy to hit the bed , pass out . this service is part of the joint program, thats all they do is body joints , shoulders , hips , knees . , all my related body issues are all done now , glad I stayed after it , pete

Put the last deck on the storage dolly for the winter storage. Got our first snow this AM....better go warm up the 520H and the Ber Vac dually.

Maybe some photos will provide a little inspiration for you. Served my father well for over 40 years , and it's mine now and not going anywhere anytime soon. This trailer hauled every Wheel Horse that we sold or serviced. He bought it used and always said it was the best $100 bucks he ever spent

I made some good progress on rehabbing a pretty tired and worn 1963 dozer blade and getting it set to go on the 854. I’m going to experiment with plowing this winter instead of using the walk-behind blower. The last couple of years the blower was needed only a couple of times while I had to push-shovel a lot of 3-4” snowfalls that were quite wet. This frame/blade came to me through @ebinmaine. The angle lever and rod as well as mounting brackets were already gone before he got it. The ’63 42" dozer was a unicorn. Last frame with a foot release for the angle lock, first frame with cast iron ends on the trip springs. It mounted via two separate angle iron brackets with ¾” shoulder bolts for the frame pivots. Here’s the OM and IPL, if you are curious! Since I don’t know if this is a long term relationship, I prepped and painted only the face of the blade. At some point in its life, the lower blade must have worn past the wear edge because a PO layered in a new 4” band of sheet steel to rebuild the lower edge and then attached a new wear strip. Not a bad piece of work, but s/he never painted it! You can see the new band extending above the bolted on wear edge in the picture. I’m too lazy to want to have to bolt/unbolt the frame to mount the blade so from @wallfish I got one of the newer “inside” brackets. I’ve adapted the frame by adding a ¾” rod through the frame end holes and used a 1.5" spacer bushing on each side to keep the frame centered on the bracket. I drilled and cottered the spacers to the rod so it’s a reversible adaptation. I’d previously added a front attach-a-matic to the 854. It usually holds a front weight that helps me feel secure on the uphill parts of my property. But I was concerned about possible interference with the old-style “triangle” frame. Whew, it just misses! BTW, as many of you know, the nuts on the bracket bolts are a close clearance. The perfect use case for my recent birthday present--a set of Craftsman Pro ratchet/open end combo wrenches! The solid lift link (I’ll add a picture after it’s painted) is 10.5” on center for the ⅜” holes and it’s bent to have an offset of about 1” outboard at the plow frame. It attaches in the second from the end hole on the rock shaft arm. I’m waiting on a rod and Heim ends to build the angle actuator rod and finish the angle control lever. More pics and measurement progress then!

Today was tire day. I’ve been mulling over putting these Deestone ribs on the 867 for a while. I love the fat little tires they came with originally, but they aren’t made like that anymore. Mine were rotted too bad to keep. Also replaced the tube in my son’s Ranger (last pic). Some dingbat pinched the previous tube and it had a leak. After swapping this thing, I feel like I’ve had a hard day at the gym! Even with the tire changer, these little guys are hard to work with!

A year or three ago Trina picked up a frame of a portable garage from our local mechanic. She was intending to use it as a garden shed & greenhouse. After a couple gardening seasons she has decided that a usable greenhouse here for us is impractical and unnecessary. A few weeks ago she and her momma started making up that frame in the area behind the barn so we could have a better covered parts area. Today.... They finished building the frame AND also built a great parts shelf! Reused recycled upcycled heavy duty 12 foot pallets. The rest of the space will be used for storing as many as four "future project" tractors.

Can't say how the backpack blower would do buy my homemade Wheel Horse blower works great on gravel.

After the dust settled and all the RS members left. A solitude trail ride until September 2025

I've had a 5x8 aluminum utility trailer with wood stake sides for quite a few years. Fantastic small trailer that is easy to haul and is small enough for my tractors to haul around the yard no problem. It has served me (and many other friends/family) very well, but it had a few downsides.....I never had a proper set of ramps that worked with it well, and it was a little "short" for my last tractor pickup After a few conversations with my old man, he decided that we both "needed" access to a larger trailer with proper ramps. So, an agreement was made. I passed my trusty old trailer on to him, and we worked a deal out for this beautiful specimen a 5'8"x12' all aluminum with 24" sides and a bifold ramp. Just brought it home yesterday. Its so nice, I kinda don't want to haul anything in it...LOL. But at least I won't be scaring the hell out of myself driving my zero turn up/down a set of 2x10s again

or this for leaves and compost

Didn't think they were going to all come down before the snow started to fly this year.The 420 was pulled into the mix this year. It took 10 outings with 3 tractors and 2 broken rakes to get them under control. The 418-A with 42'' SD did the mulching and blowing them into the woods as well. Glad it's over..The raking does keep the upper body strength in check.

I decided to do part 2 of the Dino tractor a bit sooner than I planned. I took advantage of some mild weather a while back to get some more painting done. I usually tear things down to the nuts and bolts to repaint but I'm not doing that this time. In another thread about hub pullers I mentioned my fight with one of the hubs. I lost the battle but the war isn't over. I destroyed the center screw of the puller so going with a tougher impact wrench wouldn't do it. Fortunately I did get the left hub off so I could open it up from the correct side. I didn't plan on opening it but now I'm going split the differential so I can remove the right side axle snap ring. This will make it easier to get it on a press. First things first. I drained the old oil and it looked really good. I put some Motor Flush in it and spun the gears via the threaded brake shaft. Drained and repeat. Getting this thing opened up. I sure can't complain on the cleanliness of the innards and condition of the gears.

@JCM Who would think of that?!

@BillD One suggestion I will make when it comes to trailer construction, buying or building. Trailers that use a steel tube construction, these may seem like a good strong construction and they are. Here is the issue with them - There is no way to properly paint the inside of the tubing. They collect moisture through condensation, rain, etc. This causes them to rust from the inside out, so you often don't notice that it is happening until your frame breaks. How do I know this?? I had a flat bed utility trailer that used square tubing for the main frame construction. One day the frame broke right in front of one the spring shackles. A few taps on the out side with a pick hammer proved that the rest of the frame was not in sound shape either. I have also seen this issue multiple times with boat trailers that use a tube construction. The trailer that I built is made with 3" C-channel that has a 5/16" wall, all of the angle iron has 1/4" wall, and the tubing and angle for the tongue has 5/16" walls. Over kill??? Maybe, and it does weight 900lbs empty but I have no worries when it comes to frame failure.

A costly horror show here in the PeeAaa. Around $500 bucks to get one inspected, titled, and registered. I have bought $200 trailers just to get the title, the serial ID plate,and the tag. oops

5x10. Bought it 20 some years ago. Did a refurbish on it this summer. New paint, lights & wiring, replaced wheel hubs. If I remember believe I paid $895 for it new at county fair. Definitely got my $$ worth out of it all these years.

Saw this and thought of you Eric.

This year was so dry, I didn't need the Horse this time. Picked a day when the wind was strong and in the right direction and it was easy to blow them into the street. But here are a few of my favorite picks...

It's been too wet to try out my blower. I've got a reducer to choke it down a but if needed.

In the 80’s when I was in the lawn care business I started a business called Leaf Releaf (spelled wrong on purpose!) I had a small Echo handheld blower, two 8hp walk behind blowers, my Work Horse GT-1800 with snowplow/dozer blade and an F-350 dump truck with a box on the back and a Giant-Vac 12” leaf vacuum mounted on a pipe hinge on the back of the truck. My method was this, clean around the house and trees with the handheld blower then blow the leaves in a line with the big blower until they would pile up and start curling back at me. Then take the Work Horse and push the line to the truck mounted vacuum, or out to the road where the highway dept. would pick them up. Funny thing was that I would have friends come help me for free just to push the leaves with the Work Horse!!! I remember one time I had blown a large windrow of leaves when my friend stopped by unexpectedly. I knew that in that line of leaves was a stump! However I didn’t think it was a big deal because I thought I was going to be the one pushing the line. Before I knew it, and before I could get his attention he was pushing the leaves out to the road. You know that decal that says High Fixed Objects May Not Trip Blade that is on the moldboard? Well it’s true! He hit the stump and since he was going at a good clip then stopped dead, he went over the hood and landed in the big pile of leaves he was pushing!!! I didn’t know if I should laugh or be worried that my tractor was damaged! Turned out everything was fine and we just laughed about it! It’s just one of the stories I have with my trusty Work Horse. Thanks for reading.

There's a tire recycler business about 12 miles from me. They pull and stack "possible good tires" as they unload the the trucks. They also let you walk the outside of the huge 2-4 acre pile they are constantly working adding to and removing to grind. I visit one or twice each winter. to many crawly critters in those tires during the summer. I bring a chopping hoe with me to reach a little further to pull tires off the pile. It also keeps my hand out of unknown things inside tires. I was looking for 2- 23 x8.5-12 turf tires. didn't find them, but found 2 NOS tires. and one very lightly used one that still had some nubbies left. Prices have gone up, now $8 ffor the 2 smaller one and $12 for the larger one. I'm amazed that almost every visit I come home with at least one NOS tire. I guess businesses just change inventory and toss them (at the state mandated $5 recycling charge per tire)

Went out again to clear area in front of shop and driveway...It is a magnum 16 and thus has the walbro fixed main jet. May swap in a Kohler #30 seems to be a bit too lean when she really hits the big piles.. Still no action shots

Oh, the opportunities to make an off color remark on that quote are endless. When you put the tractor back together use a dab of blue loctite thread locker on the bolts.

Did a K car ever make 5 years.

I bought an all aluminum 5.5'x11' trailer to replace my home made 4'x8' trailer. Wheel Horses fit on better. Rear gate comes apart if you don't want it sticking up in the wind when hauling empty.

Lower steering shaft flanged bearing ready to install. Lower steering shaft flanged bearing installed. Frame overview showing mid Tach and Lower steering shaft flanged bearing.

Finally managed to get just about all the painting done on the c121. Need to do a second coat under the hood though. Waiting on a few parts to come in and the fun begins. I’m Looking for another meter to go in place of the old amperes gauge.Guess I could do a simple volt meter since this is going to have 301 gen start ? AZ tractor parts has this type available

Got a Kohler #30 carburetor in process. Here's the innards.

They’re just paranoid. He means no harm.

Some before n after pressure washing pics of an 8 speed I'm helping a friend with. Ain't spotless but a LOT easier to handle.

I had a download failure. @stevasaurus I forgot I even had this wrench until we were looking at some of yours the other day. I haven't used this thing since the days of adjusting timing by turning the distributer. It was perfect for this task. I got to the snap ring and got the axle/hub out. Now to find someone with a press. At this point could just replace the seal and reassemble but I really would like to get that hub to move. Nobody local had the correct woodruff keys. I found that Zoro was cheaper for a bag of 10 than elsewhere for just 2. Three day delivery as well.

Look what followed Moo-Wah home tonight. I traded a Jetski I can't ride anymore for this Special Aniversary Edition with 2 mowing decks ( 1 side & 1 Rear discharge ) & a Snow Bade. I wonder which club this 1 puts Moo-Wah in ....... Any who lots & lots to do now....Then tomorrow is wheel horse day all day. ( I know I said that before but the contractor we hired showed up the day I was supposed to be working on Ol' Cyclops So Wheel Horse stuff got pushed back a few days.. . & Now I really need the blade as I have 46 ft of new driveway.... The guys were really great to work with as I had a few conduits I wanted to put under the slab for future use they even dug the trenches... It has been a busy week. off to bed....

Chickens !!!

Picked up a new to me 48 inch plow that will go on my c-121 tommorow. Set of wh plastic wheel weights and tires chains. Thanks @Sparky remember if you need it you know where it is!