October Tractor of the Month Contest- All D's & Auto 18's

[stevebo-(Moderator) 8,330]

And the contest continues..... This month is for all D series and Auto 18's. I will post the first picture however it will not be a candidate for the contest. This one I bought and restored as a worker. Post them up early !! We have a maximum of 10 entries and that is it.

[953 nut 55,005]

I wish I had a "D" to post a photo of.

[stevebo-(Moderator) 8,330]

Well... You guys wanted to keep this contest rolling ............... where are the entries??

[Martin 2,131]

C'mon you guys with the big tractors, I know you all have some very nice ones very worthy of a few pics and a small description. I for one are really interested in seeing some of this months nominations. Steve started a thread on whether to keep the tractor of the month going. The lack of interest is really showing right here unfortunately..........

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["D"- Man 827]

18 Automatic still in process of a "restoration" (resto-mod) is more like it.  A before and after picture.  I would have posted more pics but file size was to big.  

[Trouty56 565]

In summer 2009 at a family get together Jdog was telling me about Wheelhorse tractors and showed me this website.  He also showed me a CL ad with a D180 in Steelton PA......well I scrounged some bucks together and brought this home....with a 48 inch deck (not shown)....I joined up on this site and one of my first posts was about the tractor going backwards when the lever was pushed forward......I got an answer and had it fixed the same day.....I've been active ever since......

 

 

Next I got a plow from Dave at Tractorworld....

 

 

The engine smoked very badly so I rebuilt the engine......got some rubber....a bit of paint......added a PTO shaft....got a 3 point.....

 

 

Same tractor....same dog....now with a snow chucker......4 years later....still a diamond in the rough....but it is MINE!!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[953 nut 55,005]

   Put a pet or a kid in your photo and you get extra points!   

 

 

 

 

[AMC RULES 37,125]

Even more if they're in the  seat.  

[Trouty56 565]

   Put a pet or a kid in your photo and you get extra points!   

 

 

 

 

same pet but 2 different pics....does that get me double bonus???

[smokin joe 31]

This is when i brought my d 180 home.It quickly became the most used tractor we had.Unfortunately we fried the motor and had to sell it off. Sent from my SCH-R530U using Tapatalk 2

Edited October 7, 2013 by smokin joe

[Hodge71 664]

Heres my girl. When I bought her in 2011 she was a basket case as you can see. They hydro pump and motor was run out of oil and burned up, car tires on the back, front ones didn't hold air, a seat that a beaver had attacked at some point, no 3 point hitch and a wiring harness that looked like a 4 year old made it, the plow frame was bent and so was the moldboard like it hit something solid at about 10 MPH. But I didn't give up....I tore it pretty much down to the frame, purchased 3 hydro pumps and a motor and Made 1 good of each out of a bunch of parts. Cleaned the tranny completely after finding silicone clogging the intake screen, stripped everything to bare metal and rewelded all the broken parts, fixed all the dents and dings this poor thing got in its previously rough life and started from scratch rebuilding things the way I would have done it if I was Wheel Horse 1973. I added LED lights on both front and rear of the fenders and the headlights. I bought a 520 60 inch deck and adapted it to fit under the tractor and work like it should. I did a bunch of work for a member on here and scored me a bent up and rusted 3 point which I straightened and redid after soaking it for 2 weeks in tranny fluid and acetone. Repainted everything and got a seat that was close to what was offered in 73 on it. I made turning brakes from a bunch of pieces that I got along with some ingenuity and custom fab work from my Dad and myself, 29-9.50x15 Titan R-3 sneakers in the back and a set of 18-9.50x8 turf tires up front. I remade the entire wiring harness and added a multi-fuse block. It was a labor of love from the start because I have wanted an 18 auto from the time I was old enough to read the 1973 sales brochure my Dad got with his 12 Auto. I decided at that point I was going to have an "Estate Tractor" someday. Now she's mine and what a workhorse she is even with a very tired engine she still plows snow like a beast.  

 

Edited October 7, 2013 by hodge71

[stevebo-(Moderator) 8,330]

We have four entries so far. Once we get to 10 I will start the voting. Maybe if the voting is started earlier we will get more votes !!

[953 nut 55,005]

  hodge71, that is an outstanding story and a great outcome, you done GOOD!  

 

 

 

 

 

 

[JamesBe1 82]

There are some really fine tractors here.  I thought I'd add to the fun.  Here are my pics:

 

[coldone 35]

Wow, those are some great tractors. Dont think mine will have a chance.

[Trouty56 565]

Wow, those are some great tractors. Dont think mine will have a chance.

Cold one.....I would like to see your tractor.....please put a pic up.....

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[JamesBe1 82]

 

Wow, those are some great tractors. Dont think mine will have a chance.

Cold one.....I would like to see your tractor.....please put a pic up.....

 

 

I agree!

[73-18 automatic 8]

Pics of my D 160 not pretty but its a worker

[Trouty56 565]

Pics of my D 160 not pretty but its a worker

Try that one more time 73-18 auto.....workers have personality....

[JamesBe1 82]

Pics of my D 160 not pretty but its a worker

 

I'll take a worker any day.  Museum pieces look great, but their real value is limited.  Please feel free to share you pics.

[JackC 617]

See next.

 

 

Edited October 10, 2013 by JackC

[JackC 617]

Here is one my two 1977 D-160s front and back.  It is a great yard tug.

 

 

Edited October 10, 2013 by JackC

[JackC 617]

The D's are the BIG DOGS in the Wheel Horse line up.  When I see pictures of Wheel Horse tractors that i like, I save the pictures.  This D is not mine but the pictures are two of my favorites.  It was restored and it did belong to one of our members at one time but I lost track of which one.  Not sure if it is eligible but since we all like pictures and this is a beauty I will put it up anyway.  I think this D looks awesome with the big snow blower on it.

 

 

Edited October 11, 2013 by JackC

[Hodge71 664]

Pics of my D 160 not pretty but its a worker

 

Mine is a worker...Theres nothing wrong with workers. Who wants to spend all this money to redo one and then just look at it and dust it off?