1964 wheel horse 854

[BIG RED WHEEL HORSE 854 37]

Hey everybody I am 14 and I just got a account and I am exited to join and talk to you guys. A couple years ago me and my dad got a 1964 854 and have not got a chance to get into it tell this summer, which was a amazing experience and started my love for garden tractors, so i created this to talk with you guys and share ideas.

[JERSEYHAWG / Glenn 4,497]

Big Red, welcome to the best place around. Will be looking forward to seeing your 854. Best of luck to you.

 

Glenn

[Guest 88vic]

Welcome to Red Square ! 

[Tractorhead 9,065]

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is your Dad able to support you at your Work, or do you work alone on your Project‘s.

Do you have a small Workshop where you can work in, maybe shared with your Dad,

or do you be an outside worker?

 

Curious what you planing and what your idea‘s.

Edited August 23, 2020 by Tractorhead

[SylvanLakeWH 25,961]

 

Post a picture of your tractor when you get a chance!

[ebinmaine 68,398]

 

You've found the absolute best place to get information, parts, supplies etc for your horse!!

 

The Kohler 8 is a fantastic engine!

One of the favorites of many of us for sure. 

 

Please do post pics. We all love our pics. 

 

There's a ton of knowledge on the site and in the minds of the members so take a look around and start asking questions. 

 

Check out the last few pages of "What Have You Done To Your Wheelhorse Today?" And look at the machine currently being restored by @AMC RULES.. 

[AMC RULES 37,134]

 

[rjg854 11,492]

  like the have said, this is the No. 1 place for answers and ideas.

[953 nut 55,818]

A couple of years ago  member @JPWH here did a great job of documenting every step of the restoration of his 854. This should be very helpful to you. If questions coe up along the way please feel free to ask us, we want your project to be a sucess.

 

[Pullstart 63,096]

Welcome @BIG RED WHEEL HORSE 854!  It’s awesome that you’re so young and into old iron!  I too love a round hood, though I have no 854...

 

Here’s a little inspiration for you, from our round hood Wheel Horses and fun times with my kids as well!

[D_Mac 8,713]

Welcome to The Square !!! here is your first lesson..... We love pictures !!! Share all your ideas we all will have our own 2 cents we will ad. Just remember rule #1 is that we ALL love pictures!

[JPWH 6,092]



[BIG RED WHEEL HORSE 854 37]

11 hours ago, Tractorhead said:

 to 

 

is your Dad able to support you at your Work, or do you work alone on your Project‘s.

Do you have a small Workshop where you can work in, maybe shared with your Dad,

or do you be an outside worker?

 

Curious what you planing and what your idea‘s.

 

 

Yeah my dad supports me all the way, and yeah I am getting my own workshop soon.

[Tractorhead 9,065]

That‘s great !

 

So you be well prepared, to bring your Idea‘s to reality.

Let‘s Rock 

[wallfish 17,080]

Very glad you found us and it's Always good to see someone of the younger generations getting into the hobby.

[TonyToro 1,079]

[BIG RED WHEEL HORSE 854 37]

Thanks for the welcome, and the tips. This is it and i do have full restoration plans in the future with paint and every thing, and making a sleeve hitch for a plow and a cultivator. 

[AMC RULES 37,134]

If mine came to me looking like yours...

I doubt I would've changed much besides cleaning it up. 

[BIG RED WHEEL HORSE 854 37]

5 minutes ago, AMC RULES said:

If mine came to me looking like yours...

I doubt I would've changed much besides cleaning it up. 

 I have thought about leaving it like that because I love the patina look with the nice clean painted wheels.

[WHNJ701 4,165]

Lots of potential there, lose the stack, change the wheel barrow tires, paint the seat, some decals and start scuffing and buffing, only get 1 chance with original paint like that!

[AMC RULES 37,134]

34 minutes ago, BIG RED WHEEL HORSE 854 said:

 I have thought about leaving it like that because I love the patina look with the nice clean painted wheels.

Color match the seat to them wheels and you're all but done.

The metal and paint work I need to finish up my 854 hood tomorrow will have me at 10 days of easily 10 hour work days to get this thing where you see it now.

[WHX?? 49,172]

Sounds like the fellas have given you some good advice. The 854 is a favored model around here. 

I have this one and was going to restore it but my buddy Mike @prondzy is going to take custody of it and leave it's character. He does wonders with preserving patinas much better than I. 

[SylvanLakeWH 25,961]

5 minutes ago, WHX24 said:

 

 

but, @WHX24 I figured you might be a closet Black Hood guy... cheap rattle can imitation on a round hood though... 

[BIG RED WHEEL HORSE 854 37]

There still is stuff i want to do to it, can you guys post pics of yours.

 

[BIG RED WHEEL HORSE 854 37]

And what kind of plow is on that 854 there,SylvanLakeWH