WHX?? 48,815 #1 Posted April 20, 2022 RIP big guy. We miss you. https://www.wheelhorseforum.com/profile/45-brrly1/content/?type=gallery_image 4 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,079 #2 Posted April 20, 2022 (edited) I miss riling John up picking on his Fords! John was one of 2 non NY members to visit me since I joined the forum. Edited April 20, 2022 by squonk 3 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davem1111 2,030 #3 Posted April 20, 2022 I've been enjoying going through the picture galleries, stories of WH modifications and customizations, etc., and Brlly1/John shows up a lot in those. Must have been quite a good guy to know and is missed. Is there a bio, obituary, or other back story about him and his life? I would be interested to know more, if you can share what's already written or take a few minutes to write and share your thoughts. Thanks! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevasaurus 22,723 #4 Posted April 20, 2022 @davern1111, We used to have a Big Ten football pool thread every year. Brrly was one of us guys that looked forward to the season. If you want to have some good reading (at times the thread got real competitive) and see what John was about, check this out. Copy and paste this in the search box. "Big Ten football" use the quotation marks if you just type it. Brrly was born and raised an Iowa Hawkeye fan, but he lived in Toledo for many years. Happy Birthday John...RIP !!! This was one of John's favorites... 2 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 8,316 #5 Posted April 20, 2022 John - say "Hi" to Cecil for the rest of us here, next time you're talking Horses ... Bill 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevasaurus 22,723 #6 Posted April 20, 2022 The Obit thread./ 2 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davem1111 2,030 #7 Posted April 20, 2022 5 hours ago, stevasaurus said: @davern1111, We used to have a Big Ten football pool thread every year. Brrly was one of us guys that looked forward to the season. If you want to have some good reading (at times the thread got real competitive) and see what John was about, check this out. Copy and paste this in the search box. "Big Ten football" use the quotation marks if you just type it. Brrly was born and raised an Iowa Hawkeye fan, but he lived in Toledo for many years. I read his obituary and some of the Big Ten stuff. Tried to find a picture of his Harley but came up dry so far. I'm not a Harley guy - I've owned 7 or 8 bikes over the years but all Japanese. But I do appreciate any cool bike. Anyway, I can see why John is missed around here and certainly by his family. Anyone know what happened to that articulated WH beast? That thing is seriously cool. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,079 #8 Posted April 20, 2022 Articulated tractor was sold to another member. Can't remember who. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davem1111 2,030 #9 Posted April 20, 2022 24 minutes ago, squonk said: Articulated tractor was sold to another member. Can't remember who. Went to a good home then. I know if I built something like that, that's what I'd want to happen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lane Ranger 10,968 #10 Posted April 21, 2022 John sold me a 603 that I redid about four years ago. I drive to Toledo to pick it up. The picture is an after redo photo. john was always extremely helpful to me at getting information on early tractors . His front weight redo project taught a lot of us about a Wheel Horse part few of us had seen in the original! He was one of best contributions to keeping Wheel Horse going! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lane Ranger 10,968 #11 Posted April 21, 2022 21 hours ago, squonk said: Articulated tractor was sold to another member. Can't remember who. I think D J Harrison owns it in Indiana. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 48,815 #12 Posted April 21, 2022 25 minutes ago, Lane Ranger said: I think D J Harrison owns it in Indiana. It that right @hcminis?? .. for some reason I thought yours was a Bob Rock creation? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davem1111 2,030 #13 Posted April 21, 2022 1 hour ago, Lane Ranger said: I think D J Harrison owns it in Indiana. Might I ask who this D J Harrison is? Member search didn't come up with one... Since I live in Indiana, I might want to inquire about the possibility of seeing that tractor in person sometime. I am very intrigued by awesome mods like this. Oh, by the way @Lane Ranger , I noticed in your photo album that you have a variety of attachments, and the sickle bars caught my eye. Do those fit on a 1987 312-A or 1989 416-8? (Don't mean to hijack the brrly1 thread - I'll PM if that's better.) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 48,815 #14 Posted April 21, 2022 (edited) He is HCminis here.... longtime collector/restorer member and all around good guy. Can be found on FB too. You aint seen nothin 'till you seen his arti collection. 54 minutes ago, davem1111 said: (Don't mean to hijack the brrly1 thread I'm sure John would approve of our horse talk. I'm quite certain he would approve of this...... Edited April 21, 2022 by WHX?? 2 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davem1111 2,030 #15 Posted April 22, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, WHX?? said: He is HCminis here.... longtime collector/restorer member and all around good guy. Can be found on FB too. You aint seen nothin 'till you seen his arti collection. I'm sure John would approve of our horse talk. I'm quite certain he would approve of this...... Those are amazing! Edited April 22, 2022 by davem1111 didn't see the text in the picture - not what I wanted to say... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hcminis 1,556 #16 Posted April 24, 2022 sorry for the late response. Yup, I am the proud owner of the big GT16 4x4. Plus own the other two pictured above as mentioned. All three are Rock built. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hcminis 1,556 #17 Posted April 24, 2022 Here are a few more pics. Duals don’t stay on all the time. Can’t turn sharp and it makes the tractor very heavy. I’m sure John would love it now just as he did when Bob built it for him. RIP Big Guy 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
