oldiron613 583 #1 Posted August 3, 2020 (edited) I thought I'd share a picture of on a lesser known odd-ball here that I just aquired in a big "horse-trade" with a good friend. This is a 1955 Garden-All Pup that was a relatievely new, small rider introduced by Garden-All to compete to some degree with the new Wheel Horse RJ35 at the time. It's a very petite little tractor with a variable speed drive, using cable steering and powered by either a Clinton 1100 like mine, or a Kohler K90, both engines with 6:1 gear reductions and an optional Schnacke recoil on them. Garden-All sold the Pup in multiple varations (hood styles) from 1954-1960 until Wheel Horse bought the company for the realestate and manufacturing capabilities. This Pup has what's known as the "mailbox" style hood and is in remarkably execellent all original condition. Edited August 3, 2020 by oldiron613 7 10 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Redneckdavis 308 #2 Posted August 3, 2020 That thing is awesome! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 37,130 #3 Posted August 3, 2020 Patina to die for too! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D_Mac 8,607 #4 Posted August 4, 2020 Looks like half mailbox half tractor. Super cool 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHNJ701 4,165 #5 Posted August 4, 2020 what's parked next to it on the right Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldiron613 583 #6 Posted August 4, 2020 57 minutes ago, jabelman said: what's parked next to it on the right Thats a Wheel Horse 551 Suburban. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 37,130 #7 Posted August 4, 2020 How 'bout what's sitting in the middle of the shop floor, can we see them too? 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,176 #8 Posted August 4, 2020 18 hours ago, oldiron613 said: This Pup has what's known as the "mailbox" style hood Obvious choice of name, the family resemblance is remarkable. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHNJ701 4,165 #9 Posted August 4, 2020 7 hours ago, oldiron613 said: Thats a Wheel Horse 551 Suburban. the other right side when your sitting on it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldiron613 583 #10 Posted August 4, 2020 1 hour ago, jabelman said: the other right side when your sitting on it That's the earlier, 1954 Garden-All Pup. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 48,814 #11 Posted August 4, 2020 3 hours ago, AMC RULES said: can we see them too? 10 hours ago, jabelman said: what's parked next to it on the right Your collection Rob you might have a tough time closing this can of worms! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldiron613 583 #12 Posted August 4, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, WHX24 said: Your collection Rob you might have a tough time closing this can of worms! Ha, that's alright... I love talking tractors! Here's a peak in the door of the tractor garage currently. Edited August 4, 2020 by oldiron613 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 37,130 #13 Posted August 4, 2020 There you go... that one right there! Any picts to share here? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldiron613 583 #14 Posted August 4, 2020 27 minutes ago, AMC RULES said: There you go... that one right there! Any picts to share here? Sure thing, that's our 1955 RS83 Ride-Away Senior. 1 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Redneckdavis 308 #15 Posted August 4, 2020 That is a beautiful collection. How do you have enough time to keep them all running? Or are they museum pieces? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Redneckdavis 308 #16 Posted August 4, 2020 Did you know they can't find a picture of your ride away on tractor data? I would email them and add it http://www.tractordata.com/lawn-tractors/000/2/8/288-wheel-horse-rs-83-photos.html 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 48,814 #17 Posted August 4, 2020 (edited) You musta missed this thread Craig. One good thing I can say about Oldiron is He's pretty liberal with the seat time on his tractors! That Senior is just the tip of the iceberg at Rob's! Man I'm glad he lives in WI! Edited August 5, 2020 by WHX24 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 48,814 #18 Posted August 5, 2020 3 hours ago, Redneckdavis said: Did you know they can't find a picture of your ride away on tractor data? That might be a good thing keeps them sacred . Not really. .. knowing Rob he likes to share things ... good man! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldiron613 583 #19 Posted August 5, 2020 Ha, thanks Jim! But man, that's the first time I've ever seen my name and the word "liberal" used in the same sentence. Lol As far as keeping my tractors running, I'll be the first to admit that they don't all get run as much as they should but I've had almost all of the tractors in our collection running at some point. I tend to have 5 or 6 ( the ones that are closest to the garage door) that I run most frequently. But as long as I run the carbs dry, I don't ususaly have many issues running them after being stored for a while. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lane Ranger 10,968 #20 Posted August 5, 2020 (edited) On 8/4/2020 at 8:59 AM, oldiron613 said: Edited August 5, 2020 by Lane Ranger Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 48,814 #21 Posted August 5, 2020 What's up Lane cat got yer tongue!?!?!? After looking at Tractor Data yes they do need a pic... could be your claim to fame here Rob! I don't think their looking very hard they are all over RS here and they give 's like Marge @AMC RULES manly issues every time a new one shows up! Also noted they listed production years from '47 - '55. Is that including the earlier Pond lever steers like you had at my place? FYI and you already may know this there is/was a guy here that was keeping a registry of all the known seniors and their location. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldiron613 583 #22 Posted August 6, 2020 Thanks Jim! Yep, both my lever steer Pond and Senior are on Ron's registry already. The first lever steer Pond tractors were built and sold in 1946/1947. It's my understanding that the RS83 replaced the original lever steer in 1948 and until 1955, it was hoodless and just called the RS83. It wasn't until 1955 with the Ride-Away Junior (RJ35) came out that Pond added the fiberglass hood to the RS83 and started calling it a Ride-Away Senior, to match the Junior at the time. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldiron613 583 #23 Posted August 6, 2020 (edited) In all seriousness though, in my mind there's no point in having all of these historically significant tractors if nobody sees them, learns about them or gets to play with them. I don't mind running them around and having others carefully tool around on them either as that's what these tractors were made for and it's tough to really hurt them. Edited August 6, 2020 by oldiron613 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Redneckdavis 308 #24 Posted August 6, 2020 Amen to that. And that's why I got out of the small Briggs and Stratton engines when I was younger and started into boat motors. So that I could take them and use them. And that turned into trucks, tractors, and looks like now small tractors. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
