What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?

[rjg854 10,970]

Always surprises me what some people throw away 

[Sparky-(Admin) 20,169]

27 minutes ago, rjg854 said:

Always surprises me what some people throw away 

Same! 
  Kinda wish I knew where the tractor is that it was used on 

[c-series don 8,246]

@ML3 That is definitely one of the nicest 953’s I’ve ever seen 👍🏻🇺🇸

[76c12091520h 3,443]

Prepped and serviced a 520 XI for it's new owner.....

[OoPEZoO 492]

oh my.....That looks fantastic.  How many hours on it?

 

PS....any idea what was bolted onto the rear fender?

[WHGuy413 2,592]

On 6/29/2024 at 12:53 PM, Sparky said:

Swapped the seat out on the 857. I know it’s not original but it’s in better shape and is plenty comfy mounted up in the small U shaped springs. I’m long legged so I appreciate the added height which gives me a bit more leg room. 
  Gave the seat pan a Flood Penetrol treatment as well. 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Did you do the whole tractor with that flood penetrol? I bought it to use on a tractor but then never dared.

[76c12091520h 3,443]

5 minutes ago, OoPEZoO said:

oh my.....That looks fantastic.  How many hours on it?

 

PS....any idea what was bolted onto the rear fender?

Just over 700 / snow cab.  I have new rear fenders and decals for it but the customer wants it as is.......

[Sparky-(Admin) 20,169]

7 hours ago, WHGuy413 said:

Did you do the whole tractor with that flood penetrol? I bought it to use on a tractor but then never dared.

 On the 857 tractor I only did the part under the seat. But on my B-80, I wiped the whole tractor down with it using a rag.

  It’s dry to the touch, not greasy or oily. 
 

[squonk 39,756]

14 hours ago, Sparky said:

  Buddy of mine (Cub Cadet guy) that lives a couple towns over texts me that there’s a WH plow in the metal dumpster at his transfer station. He snagged it for me and I picked it up today “free” 
  Real nice 42” long frame plow and the plow edge isn’t ground down!! 
 Missing the angle handle but I have a spare one here. 
  

 

 

 

I know you " needed" another plow. Nice save ! 

[Sparky-(Admin) 20,169]

1 hour ago, squonk said:

I know you " needed" another plow. Nice save ! 

I think 8 plows is enough  …

[ebinmaine 64,409]

1 minute ago, Sparky said:

I think 8 plows is enough  …

 

 

If you end up with a "spare" 48 inch, @Maz91  is looking for one in Southern New Hampshire.  

[ohiofarmer 3,211]

On 6/10/2024 at 10:21 AM, Goldnboy said:

Last time I tried a clear coat the paint wrinkled on me!

    rustoleum does not seem to do that, but tractor Supply stuff does..even on dry paint of the same manufacturer.

But now I see that Squonk already said that.

Edited Monday at 02:19 PM by ohiofarmer

[ML3 956]

22 hours ago, c-series don said:

@ML3 That is definitely one of the nicest 953’s I’ve ever seen 👍🏻🇺🇸

Thanks for compliment. I don't ever really see "nice" 953s. Think most them were worked hard??? Here's what it looked like before restoration.  R&B Wheel Horse Stables did the work. Not sure when but it was a while ago. Buckeyes (on forum) purchased it from them. He was a great caretaker of the tractor & the other 2 I bought from him. 

Edited Monday at 09:49 PM by ML3

[Monstrosity 1,065]

Max did an oil change today and I put my weighted dual wheel adapters on they still need to be welded together but they are on.

[Handy Don 11,233]

6 minutes ago, Monstrosity said:

Max did an oil change today and I put my weighted dual wheel adapters on

I think I have to stop complaining about challenging conditions for working on my tractor! 

You have fortitude to do this in the open!

[Monstrosity 1,065]

1 minute ago, Handy Don said:

I think I have to stop complaining about challenging conditions for working on my tractor! 

You have fortitude to do this in the open!

 

I have no other choice lol. During the winter the gazebo is turned into the covered work area and storage for winter equipment. Plow snowblower and other projects for the warmer winter days. The 1277 came a long way. 

[Wheelhorse#1 1,497]

5 hours ago, Monstrosity said:

Max did an oil change today and I put my weighted dual wheel adapters on they still need to be welded together but they are on.

Neat, that bad boy has plenty of traction.Whats the compressor tank for ? 

[ebinmaine 64,409]

6 hours ago, Monstrosity said:

dual wheel adapters

 

Remember to keep that outside tire at VERY low air pressure. 

 

[Monstrosity 1,065]

3 hours ago, Wheelhorse#1 said:

Neat, that bad boy has plenty of traction.Whats the compressor tank for ? 

I have a compressor head I'm mounting up front to be my lil mobile compressor. And it added some weight to the back.

[Sodaking27 654]

Getting ready for the new shoes.

[PWL216 585]

1 hour ago, Sodaking27 said:

 

Getting ready for the new shoes

 

Do you do your own tire changes? I use a local guy that charges me $30 to mount a tire. I thought that was a little high so I stopped in at two more places, both charged the same thing.

[wallfish 16,387]

27 minutes ago, PWL216 said:

Do you do your own tire changes? I use a local guy that charges me $30 to mount a tire. I thought that was a little high so I stopped in at two more places, both charged the same thing.

Harbor Freight has manual tire changers. I have both sizes as the floor mounted one won't do smaller bore rims. The mini is tough to use on larger tires.

https://www.harborfreight.com/search?q=tire%20changer

[ebinmaine 64,409]

1 hour ago, PWL216 said:

Do you do your own tire changes? I use a local guy that charges me $30 to mount a tire. I thought that was a little high so I stopped in at two more places, both charged the same thing.

 

 

That's about average here too.  

 

 

 

36 minutes ago, wallfish said:

Harbor Freight has manual tire changers. I have both sizes as the floor mounted one won't do smaller bore rims. The mini is tough to use on larger tires.

https://www.harborfreight.com/search?q=tire%20changer

 

 

 

This is the way. 

Sometimes hard work but rare I can't get a tire changed. 

 

[Monstrosity 1,065]

1 hour ago, PWL216 said:

Do you do your own tire changes? I use a local guy that charges me $30 to mount a tire. I thought that was a little high so I stopped in at two more places, both charged the same thing.

I use 2 prybars after I break the bead 

[OoPEZoO 492]

I’ve been changing my own tires for many years. I use the HF changer, but 2 major differences with my setup

1. I also have the HF motorcycle tire changer adapter (which they no longer sell).  It allows you to change small tires as well

2. I don’t use the included mount/dismount bar.  Instead, I use a tool my buddy makes and sells call a Mojo lever

 

I just pulled the tires off my RJ wheels using the setup in this thread. I took some pics and left a link to the Mojo lever too if anyone is interested