Hammerhead 817 #1 Posted May 15, 2014 Here is some more pics of my custom Army Wheel Horse tractor, Model # 762. Formerly the very first 702 ever made, I added a 6 Speed High/Low tranny, hence the 762. It has alot of custom made parts on it and rare WH parts as well. Some of the features are custom front bumper with attachamatic brackets, 100 year old barn wood push pads, HL5 head lights, dual 953 tail lights, dual rear hitches, 1045 front tires and monster rear tires, NOS 701 dual belt set up and NOS 701 belt guard, Army oil can with leather strap and custom battery hold down bracket that holds the oil can, 2 grenades just in case, widened drive belt guard, new style brake band and pulley set up, step down foot rests and the Army paint and decals. I used a copper fuel line and a few brass nuts and bolts. Custom Fuse Ignitor (NOS WH Cigar Lighter) and head light switch box. A ton of work went into this tractor to make it look original. I forgot how hard it is to restore a garden tractor, especially when we started to assemble all of the parts on the tractor! It is a matter of trial and error for sure. Put a part on and take it back off. If you get parts installed in the wrong order of assembly, you have to take them back off to install some other part! It all came together late in the evening one day before the Sugar Creek Tractor Show. It was received very well at the show and made quite an impression on those who saw it. A very special thanks to my buddy Larry Packrat Eads for all of his help with fabrication and assembly! He knows his stuff for sure! I still have some paint touch up to do on it and some US Army Numbers to put on the sides of the hood. But for the most part it is finally DONE! It took more than 5 years to finish this top secret machine and now the cat, or Horse is out of the bag! 23 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
speedyleedy 205 #2 Posted May 15, 2014 Great job you did on the tractor Keith ( aka Hammerhead) ! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KC9KAS 4,741 #3 Posted May 15, 2014 Very nice. My wife was in the Army...."The Big Red 1"...She really like the tractor when she saw it in your 1st post about Sugar Creek. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
redrooster 83 #4 Posted May 15, 2014 One of the best deviations from original colors I have seen! [emoji108] The only thing that would make it better would be to have in my garage! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rexman72 210 #5 Posted May 15, 2014 what a nice looking tractor 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Digger 66 3,478 #6 Posted May 15, 2014 Very nice ! That's using the imagination . 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
km3h 543 #7 Posted May 16, 2014 That's a great looking tractor. Lot of hard work went into it, I know. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kennedy 90 #8 Posted May 16, 2014 I really like this tractor. It would look good behind my 46 Willys cj2A if it were all together. It wears a the same paint even has the big white star on the hood. The lights on the tractor even look similar to the Willys turn signals. The glass is more cone shaped on the Willys though. Mark 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jackhammer 546 #9 Posted May 16, 2014 real nice job , thanks for the pics 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jdleach 525 #10 Posted May 16, 2014 Not much on modified Horses, but this one I like. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PaulC 341 #11 Posted May 16, 2014 wow hammerhead very very cool. I am also a big fan of red but this outside the box idea is def a good one!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fabricator2009 48 #12 Posted May 17, 2014 Very cool. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JackC 617 #13 Posted May 17, 2014 Neat. Ready for action. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MalMac 1,331 #14 Posted May 17, 2014 Gen. Patton would be Proud. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
whfan74 2,066 #15 Posted May 17, 2014 It turned out great Keith! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stigian 1,234 #16 Posted May 17, 2014 That looks really cool, love it 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slammer302 2,155 #17 Posted May 17, 2014 You just blew my mind!!!!!!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
whc160 74 #18 Posted May 18, 2014 Nice custom Wheelhorse. I know a lot of people at the show were talking about it. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,021 #19 Posted May 18, 2014 One last detail any Army tractor would have would be the tire pressure above each tire, That and some flag mounts and it will be perfict! I may have to do one in Navy Battleship Gray. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeek 2,286 #20 Posted May 18, 2014 That is a cool tractor!! I love see something different!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
312Hydro 474 #21 Posted May 19, 2014 Wow! Wouldn't that look great sitting in the Military section at the Jeep shows! Carry on ,Soldier. Well done! :handgestures-thumbupright: 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brrly1 1,146 #22 Posted May 25, 2014 Great job!!! Luv the detail, defintely a Proud tractor! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joefrommi65 18 #23 Posted May 25, 2014 That is cool nice work!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tankman 3,518 #25 Posted May 30, 2014 Very useful! As well as lookin' great! You need an accessory box with camo netting to use when parking in my your yard! A mine sweeper too! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites