BPC23 18 #1 Posted January 3, 2010 Hi everybody! I'm Brian, a new guy to the forum. I became a Wheel Horse fan sometime in 2005 when a good friend of mine gave me a non-working 1982 Work Horse GT-1142. It looked to be in decent condition and complete, but the head was off the engine and it had been sitting for a year or so. My father-in-law is a die-hard JD fan and has a big assortment of equipment that he has personally restored and I Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VinsRJ 721 #2 Posted January 3, 2010 Very nice unit and :thumbs: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Save Old Iron 1,566 #3 Posted January 3, 2010 :thumbs: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevebo-(Moderator) 8,330 #4 Posted January 3, 2010 Looks very good. I like the black frame. Give Terry a call, he is a vendor here on RS (redoyourhorse) and get yourself a set of of decals for that machine and it will really pop more than it does now. Decals are like icing on the cake Welcome to rs Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wallfish 17,009 #5 Posted January 3, 2010 :thumbs: Nice ride Brian! Glad you found us Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bitten 134 #6 Posted January 3, 2010 Hello and :thumbs: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rockbuilt 7 #7 Posted January 3, 2010 nice restore and :thumbs: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 21,319 #8 Posted January 3, 2010 Great story and a nice tractor Brian! Terry, our resident decal guy, can make any decals you need even custom since you probably dont want GT-1142 on it anymore. Mike........... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dunk50 6 #9 Posted January 3, 2010 1st welcome, 2nd get your feet off the paint, 3rd Wheelhorse didn't make it that nice, 4th stick around I (we) can learn a lot from you. :thumbs: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JimD 3,345 #10 Posted January 3, 2010 very nice restoration!! i like your choices for the color scheme. sure looks sharp. :thumbs: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Suburban 550 28 #11 Posted January 3, 2010 :banghead: Brian. Nice job on the tractor. :thumbs: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikesRJ 552 #12 Posted January 3, 2010 Love that black under red! :thumbs: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chazm 413 #13 Posted January 3, 2010 Hello & Sharp looking horse :banghead: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rickv1957 72 #14 Posted January 4, 2010 Nice tractor and Rick Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WH Raider 10 0 #15 Posted January 4, 2010 Beautiful job Brian!!! I always enjoy seeing the finished product of hard work. Did you rewire the electric clutch or was that the way it came? Dan B. :wwp: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gwgdog66 23 #16 Posted January 4, 2010 :banghead: Pictures are great :thumbs: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Duff 206 #17 Posted January 4, 2010 Hi, Brian, and ! That's both a great story and very fine looking tractor! I'm a little envious because you one-upped me on the black/red paint scheme. My #2 312-8 I'm in the process of reassembling is virtually identical in the paint scheme. Great minds think alike, eh? Glad to have you among us, and if it hasn't already, the "urge" to expand your herd will hit - fair warning! Oh - to echo Sparky's note - Terry, our resident decal guy, is Da Bomb when it comes to really sharp decals for our tractors! He's in our vendor section. Duff :WRS: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
whfan74 2,066 #18 Posted January 4, 2010 :banghead: That is one mighty fine looking tractor! Thanks for sharing the story and glad to have you aboard! Hope you enjoy the site.........you have found the right place to be! :thumbs: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kajamo240 3 #19 Posted January 4, 2010 Nice looking ride! Oh yeah, and :thumbs: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BPC23 18 #20 Posted January 4, 2010 Guys, thanks for the warm welcome and the nice compliments! I plan on adding decals in the spring, but I haven't decided exactly what I'm going to do, but they'll probably be custom. I like the idea of having GT-1142 on her, since that's what she is, but I'd rather have "Wheel Horse" instead of "Work Horse" on the decal. I'll be sure to contact Terry at ReDoYourHorse when I'm ready. Dunk50, you're funny! I like your sense of humor. I've since added foot treads! WH Raider 10, I ran new wires to the clutch and used two bullet connectors to make it easy to disconnect when changing implements and such. I used split polyloom everywhere to protect the wires. Well, off to the forums! Brian Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Operator 7 #21 Posted January 5, 2010 :thumbs: You did the Horse justice! I'll plant an idea in your mind, fuel gauge Wouldn't take to much to add. Randy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHC-125 4 #22 Posted January 5, 2010 Brian, . And great job on your restore, Jeff is a great guy to deal with! :thumbs: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
420lse 18 #23 Posted January 6, 2010 Great build ! Plans for decals? Cool PTO :thumbs: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
porkchop 1 #24 Posted January 6, 2010 NICE WORK!!! :thumbs: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tgranthamfd 29 #25 Posted January 6, 2010 Very nice job, well done. I think there is a Work Horse in the picture gallery with stock decals on a red paint job, looks good. Whatever you decide on with the decals will look awesome or awesomer. Is that a word. :thumbs: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
