CasualObserver 3,408 #201 Posted June 16, 2016 Merged the latest with an old topic... Many old timers have told their stories before, be sure and go back to catch it from the beginning! 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Racinbob 11,100 #202 Posted June 16, 2016 (edited) 2 hours ago, WHX61/3 said: As long as your still not doing it!! What did dad say after his walk back??? My Dad was strict but cool. Us boys could get away with some things ONCE. Like the time I tossed a rock through the basement window. Mom said we'd wait until Dad got home from work for any punishment. I was scared to death. He got home, we walked to the window and he simply said that every boy is entitled to ONE window. Edited June 16, 2016 by Racinbob 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WheelHorseNut 222 #203 Posted June 16, 2016 1 hour ago, WHX61/3 said: @WheelHorseNut Need any help along the way just ask!! Thanks so much! You guys have already been a great help as I always come here to check for posts on certain tractors when I find them for sale out near me. Tons of spectacular info here. Thanks again! - Jeff 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 48,834 #204 Posted June 16, 2016 1 hour ago, CasualObserver said: Merged the latest with an old topic... Thanks Jason all the way back to '08! Now I'm gonna be reading these all day and not get any work done...or up all night reading! 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TDF5G 2,069 #205 Posted June 16, 2016 (edited) 5 hours ago, rmaynard said: We were visiting for a picnic at her house and she asked me if I wanted to ride her tractor. I wasn't sure what she meant by that, but I said 'sure'. That's funny! Great story too. I've been reading all these and this is one of my favorites! 2 hours ago, WheelHorseNut said: The funny thing is, for the last few years, I've been eyeing several others that are around and for sale before I finish this one... Hah! Ha! You won't be just eyeing those tractors. You'll have to bring 'em home! Great story. Your looks like a great candidate for a restore. Good luck with your project! Edited June 16, 2016 by TDF5G Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevasaurus 22,767 #206 Posted June 16, 2016 Man, there is a ton of names from the past in this thread. Great memories for sure. 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,347 #207 Posted June 16, 2016 My familiarization with Wheel Horses started about '56 or so, don't remember the year for sure. Dad took me to a garden show when I was about eleven years old and we looked a lots of walk-behind and riding garden tractors. We kept on coming back to the little RED one and I was sure I would be riding in style. As it turned out he bought a walk behind rototiller and I did a lot of walking. Fast forward forty years; my wife and I bought some property for a future home site and I needed something a lot better than the MTD riding mower to tame the wilderness. One of my co-workers and I attended the Florida Flywheelers show and I looked at several garden tractors; when I saw a I was telling my friend about that early encounter and how I wished we had gotten it, his response was "now is the time"! I bought the good running 1055 with a 36" mower, mid-mount grader blade and a cart for $350. While we were there I also picked up a dozer blade and turning plow. I had a ball with it! A short time later the same co-worker was in Ohio visiting family and I saw a 953 on that was appealing to me; called him and he said it was only a few miles away and his truck would be empty coming back. Bought it and didn't even have to go get it. Those were the first two, now I have about a dozen, I think! 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
T-Mo-(Moderator) 4,507 #208 Posted June 16, 2016 2 hours ago, stevasaurus said: Man, there is a ton of names from the past in this thread. Great memories for sure. Yes, Steve. I also was checking this thread looking at the old names, some aren't active no more. Perry, Stephen, Elliot, Kevin, Rod, just a few of the names who are either inactive or hadn't visit the site in a while. It's good to reminisce, but also it's sad in a way. We had such good back and forth in those early days. A lot are still posting, but some........ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rob.A.700 306 #209 Posted June 18, 2016 It took me a while to read through all 9 pages lol It seems like every year or so this topic comes back up 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TDF5G 2,069 #210 Posted June 20, 2016 On 6/18/2016 at 5:41 AM, Rob.A.700 said: It took me a while to read through all 9 pages lol It seems like every year or so this topic comes back up I've read most of the latest ones. I'm going to go back to the beginning and read every one though, first chance I get! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maxwell-8 4,277 #211 Posted December 4, 2021 (edited) I collect these red tractors because they are lovely. Our propriety is to small for a big tractor, and these small tractors will zip trough every small opening. They gladly help us on every job, small or big! You may say, okay a small tractor. But why WH? Well because of it's history, proven reliability and fixability. I buy them all in pretty bad shape, I love fixing them up, It is a real pleasure, the first time you start it and drive off. You never ever want to come off. And their modularity makes me fab up all kinds of stuff. I learned a lot from my horses and they made a big impact on my youht. So I will never let them go! Edited December 4, 2021 by Maxwell-8 correction to the autocorrection :-) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8ntruck 7,023 #212 Posted December 4, 2021 (edited) I'm not really a collector of Wheel Horses, rather (borrowing a term from the toy train hobby) an operator. Only have two of them, and they both are workers. I inherited the first one with the house from my wife's parents. I've known and used that tractor since the early 80's. My brother in law took it in trade for some work and ended up with my father in law by immenant domain. It is used mostly for mowing and yard work. The second one I just got this summer. It had been sitting in a field since not long after the turn of the century. The guy I brought it from got it just hours before the scrap man did. It is a work in progress. It is running and driving, but still has a long to do list to get it to where I want it. Ultimately, it will end up working in our woods in Ky. Edited December 4, 2021 by 8ntruck 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kpinnc 12,138 #213 Posted December 5, 2021 On 6/16/2016 at 1:23 PM, CasualObserver said: Merged the latest with an old topic... Many old timers have told their stories before, be sure and go back to catch it from the beginning! My post was #7 back in 2008. So many members in here! Some that I remember but don't see much from these days. Thank for putting it back up J! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
