Hammerhead 817 #1 Posted December 1, 2015 Well it took almost 3 years to get the trade deal done on this nice RS83 Ride Away Senior, but it finally came together this weekend! The deal of a lifetime was made on my 1980 Struck bull dozer with 3 nice attaching blades and a wad of cash and a last minute deal sealer, my favorite 1959 Copar Panzer thrown in on the deal! Me and my buddy Packrat loaded all this stuff up in record time and delivered to the Seniors resting location on Sunday afternoon. This Senior has been in dry storage most of it's life and in this storage unit for probably 10 years and hasn't been run. The motor appears to be rebuilt since I got an old piston and rod, gaskets, rings and other misc. parts in a box that came with it. I will have to take the hood off to see if the Wisconsin Id. label is still intact. It took about 8 hours to load the dozer, deliver it, move 2 tons (literally) of heavy iron garden tractor parts from behind the Senior to get it out of there, then reload all that stuff back into the guys storage unit, unload the dozer and Panzer and dozer parts, load the Senior and bring it back to my house! All well worth it but my back is fried this week! But hey, I got a Senior so it is worth all of the work it took! What ya'll think? 23 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coadster32 793 #2 Posted December 1, 2015 WOW!!! Don't know all that much about seniors, but that one looks to be in really nice condition. Quite the investment, and nice score. Do your best to rest up your back before going bonkers on it. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
C-101plowerpower 1,605 #3 Posted December 1, 2015 nice find, are you going to change the tires on it? i kinda like the look of it this way 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JC 1965 1,530 #4 Posted December 1, 2015 Looks really good. Great find, thanks for sharing. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
55rj35jr 623 #5 Posted December 1, 2015 AWESOME!!! glad you finally got it that is the ultimate tractor to a Wheel Horse collector, the beginning. congrats!!! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Racinbob 11,045 #6 Posted December 1, 2015 Cool!! What are your plans for it? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,091 #7 Posted December 1, 2015 When I saw the title I figured you had become old enough for AARP or Social Security! That is one amazing looking Senior, well worth the effort and has gone to a good home. Looked at your profile and am amazed at your collection. Would love to see a family picture of the whole herd. Congratulations. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roadapples 6,983 #9 Posted December 1, 2015 Don`t know much about them either, but it sure is cool.......Guess that tells you I`m a Senior too. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RedRanger 1,468 #10 Posted December 1, 2015 Radials! That's a hot rod Senior! What's your plans for it? By the way, I'd take that over the dozer on any day. Well, unless I had to bulldoze a pile of dirt or something. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wh500special 2,160 #11 Posted December 1, 2015 Good thing you took the dozer along. You probably needed it to move all the junk out of the way. Congrats! Steve 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elcamino/wheelhorse 9,296 #12 Posted December 1, 2015 You hit the mother load with that score. The dozer is even great being yellow and all. When you back heals how about a picture of the Panzer. All the good deals are north of the Mason Dixon Line. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wishin4a416 2,191 #13 Posted December 1, 2015 Nice score!!!!! Looks to be in fine shape. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JERSEYHAWG / Glenn 4,497 #14 Posted December 1, 2015 When I saw senior I grabbed my social security card. Best of luck, nice score. Glenn 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jake Kuhn 1,554 #15 Posted December 1, 2015 Looks like a nice one Keith, great score! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevebo-(Moderator) 8,330 #16 Posted December 2, 2015 Very nice for sure! clean it up, replace the rear tires with s set of 8x16 ags and get her running good and call it done. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TDF5G 2,069 #17 Posted December 2, 2015 Good fer you! Those are very cool old tractors. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
neil 2,409 #18 Posted December 2, 2015 That's just a great find, I bet you couldn't stop looking in your rear view mirror all the way home , definitely change those rear tires| tyres, they don't look right she is a tidy ole girl , don't forget to add her no to Rons Grecos Senior register. welcome to the club. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DougC 2,641 #19 Posted December 2, 2015 Holy cow! You done gooooood on that deal. Congratulations........ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hammerhead 817 #20 Posted December 9, 2015 On 12/1/2015 at 10:36 AM, Racinbob said: Cool!! What are your plans for it? I will try to get new/used back ag tread tires for it, get it running and leave it as is for awhile! No need to restore it. I already took a wire wheel to the front tires to get the over spray off of them, now it looks better. It needs a muffler on it. I can't wait to get it running! Would love to find a snow plow for it or any attachments, anybody have any attachments they want to sell? LOL! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Retired Wrencher 5,442 #21 Posted December 9, 2015 Keith You did very well for your self. Like you said clean it up and enjoy it. Enjoy the ride Gary B... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RedRanger 1,468 #22 Posted December 9, 2015 8 hours ago, Hammerhead said: I will try to get new/used back ag tread tires for it, get it running and leave it as is for awhile! No need to restore it. I already took a wire wheel to the front tires to get the over spray off of them, now it looks better. It needs a muffler on it. I can't wait to get it running! Would love to find a snow plow for it or any attachments, anybody have any attachments they want to sell? LOL! http://www.wheelhorseforum.com/topic/58206-a-few-things-4-sale-tractors-impliments/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
