1045?

[Rob J. 1,942]

Picked this up last night. Drove 200 miles to get it. It is thought that this tractor had been in the same family from new. Gentleman who owned it put a battery conversion on the back hitch for extra weight. All bolted on. Probably start clean up on it today. I could not find the ID sticker. So I hope it’s the real deal. 😜

[ebinmaine 67,534]

What a super cool find! 

[Rob J. 1,942]

Monroe, Michigan has been good to me. It’s where I bought Bob Ellison’s C-160. 

[953 nut 55,260]

             That is a fine looking 1045,  do you plan to run it as an original paint survivor? 

[Rob J. 1,942]

Just now, 953 nut said:

             That is a fine looking 1045,  do you plan to run it as an original paint survivor? 

Absolutely. Clean it up, do the maintenance and run it. 

[Pullstart 62,902]

Nice find Rob!

[gwest_ca-(File Mod) 11,046]

There is a photo here showing the serial sticker location. Click on the picture to get to it.

 

[Rob J. 1,942]

Word to the wise. If you check Facebook marketplace be sure to check the ads out good. Had I not clicked on this ad I’d a never known. 1045 was not in the title or description. One side pic revealed the 1045 decal. Luckily for me the guy selling it was doing for the owner who was away and knew nothing about Wheel Horses. I got lucky AF. 

[Rob J. 1,942]

[Rob J. 1,942]

22 minutes ago, gwest_ca said:

There is a photo here showing the serial sticker location. Click on the picture to get to it.

 

Can add 21740 to your list. 😉

[D_Mac 8,619]

Nice pick up. I'm finding Wheel Horses for sale in my area are becoming few and far between. 

[Rob J. 1,942]

42 minutes ago, Pullstart said:

Nice find Rob!

I was pleasantly surprised you hadn’t sniffed this one out before me. 😉

[Pullstart 62,902]

11 minutes ago, Rob J. said:

I was pleasantly surprised you hadn’t sniffed this one out before me. 😉

It must’ve been on Marketplace?  I don’t have FB   

 

We built our own version from an 857, and I’ve been thinking of doing it again with a 16 hp instead of an 8

 

 

[Rob J. 1,942]

29 minutes ago, D_Mac said:

Nice pick up. I'm finding Wheel Horses for sale in my area are becoming few and far between. 

They are and they’re getting expensive too. 

[peter lena 8,631]

@Pullstart looks like an aerosol  lubricant opportunity  is staring right at you, very simple , would suck right into that faded paint , stop rust , beading moisture ,  go grease , pete  

[rmaynard 15,483]

Where did you pick it up? Is that snow on the tires?

 

[peter lena 8,631]

@Pullstart  been doing that for years , a no brainer , aerosol penetrating oil spray / mist down , let it soak in a day , preferably  in the hot sun , using clean cloth wipe it down till dry  , how does it look ?  darker paint ?  do it again ., you have just saved patina ! have taken it from that stage , with a 6" electric palm buffer , and cleaner wax , pow ! paint break thru !  then a regular easy maintenance  lubricant rub down , keeps it looking that way .  warm steel will draw in lubricant ,  go grease , pete   

[Pullstart 62,902]

10 minutes ago, rmaynard said:

Where did you pick it up? Is that snow on the tires?

 

Plenty of chicken poop in my yard, can make tires look white in spots 

[ACman 7,618]

I seen that on FB but at the moment didn’t have the funds to pick it up. That would have finished the trifecta as I already have a 1055 and 1075 . Glad to see it found a good home and shortly I’m hoping my collection will find some new owners too . I keep saying it , I just really need some help digging everything things out for sorting and pictures . 

[Snoopy11 5,714]

4 minutes ago, ACman said:

at the moment didn’t have the funds to pick it up

Kevin could have always taken a lien out on his RAS...

 

Don

[Rob J. 1,942]

13 minutes ago, Pullstart said:

Plenty of chicken poop in my yard, can make tires look white in spots 

Some sort of cocoons. Silky substance. 😜

[Rob J. 1,942]

Some  1045 porn all cleaned up and starting the process to bring it back to original while keeping the original patina intact. 

[Rob J. 1,942]

Any 1045 gurus here? Was the seat exclusively the metal tractor pan or did they use whatever on these? This looks close to the right era but I’m certainly no expert. Also where did the original solenoid get mounted? Thanks in advance. 

[Rob J. 1,942]

23 minutes ago, ACman said:

I seen that on FB but at the moment didn’t have the funds to pick it up. That would have finished the trifecta as I already have a 1055 and 1075 . Glad to see it found a good home and shortly I’m hoping my collection will find some new owners too . I keep saying it , I just really need some help digging everything things out for sorting and pictures . 

Oh you saw that too eh? I didn’t really have the funds but when I seen it I immediately asked the guy a couple of questions and I was satisfied it was the real deal, wasn’t 100% but felt good. Made arrangements to pick up next day. Deal went smooth. The guy selling it for the old guy was a real nice guy. Didn’t know a thing about Wheel Horses but that probably worked in my favor. Good luck on your hunt. 

[rjg854 11,368]

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