tractorchick 399 #1 Posted September 6, 2022 I bought this little beauty! It was for sale in Wisconsin. I don't have it yet, but hope to pick it up in a month or two. The engine isn't original, but it runs. I have all three of the optional engines, but I don't know which one to use, and I can decide that later. It's my first little RJ and I can't wait to get it back home to Indiana. 7 14 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevebo-(Moderator) 8,330 #2 Posted September 6, 2022 Congrats! Hopefully you will drag it to the big show next year as it is the featured tractor! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Freightliner Guy 1,327 #3 Posted September 6, 2022 Sweet I guess I’m in the rj club two but mines not as nice as yours 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHGuy413 2,694 #4 Posted September 6, 2022 Welcome to the club! Fun little tractors 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darrenw85 618 #5 Posted September 6, 2022 (edited) Welcome to the club. Hope to see you at the Big Show next June. Edited September 6, 2022 by Darrenw85 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,905 #6 Posted September 6, 2022 Awesome, and diamond treads to boot! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tractorchick 399 #7 Posted September 6, 2022 13 minutes ago, Pullstart said: Awesome, and diamond treads to boot! There is a hole in one of the tires, but we have replacements at the farm, so I'm going to stick with that diamond tread and replace that tire. Squirreling away those extra parts does pay off! 3 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Freightliner Guy 1,327 #8 Posted September 6, 2022 Are the rims in good condition cuz it looks like it 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tractorchick 399 #9 Posted September 6, 2022 1 hour ago, stevebo said: Congrats! Hopefully you will drag it to the big show next year as it is the featured tractor! I hope so too, Steve. It's been way too long since I've been out there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 8,327 #10 Posted September 6, 2022 9 minutes ago, tractorchick said: Squirreling away those extra parts does pay off! But - if you have different locations for the parts-in-waiting, it can become an adventure to decide which spot they are in when you are looking for them...!! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,905 #11 Posted September 6, 2022 11 minutes ago, tractorchick said: There is a hole in one of the tires, but we have replacements at the farm, so I'm going to stick with that diamond tread and replace that tire. Squirreling away those extra parts does pay off! anything that could be plugged or patched or tubed? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 8,327 #12 Posted September 6, 2022 1 hour ago, Pullstart said: anything that could be plugged or patched or tubed? Wow, Kevin, that sounds like a personal problem that just might require PT.... 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHGuy413 2,694 #13 Posted September 6, 2022 I didn’t even notice the diamond tread til it was mentioned. I have one with diamond tread also. Never seen another one with them. I was debating about swapping them out. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wallfish 17,011 #14 Posted September 6, 2022 Congrats Kate! Clinton B1290 is my opinion if you have a choice just because it's different than the crowd. The diamond treads make a mower deck look good. Not so much for any other attachment. A solid seat may indicate it's actually a 59 but the cast numbers on the trans can verify that if it ends with a 9 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tractorchick 399 #15 Posted September 6, 2022 2 hours ago, Pullstart said: anything that could be plugged or patched or tubed? I'm not sure yet. It's a pretty good size hole, and if I can salvage it I'm gonna. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tractorchick 399 #16 Posted September 6, 2022 23 minutes ago, WHGuy413 said: I didn’t even notice the diamond tread til it was mentioned. I have one with diamond tread also. Never seen another one with them. I was debating about swapping them out. My friend Joe Papke also told me that it may be a 59! I honestly forgot that they even existed. I think the diamond tread looks pretty cool! That is a good looking RJ! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tractorchick 399 #17 Posted September 6, 2022 14 minutes ago, wallfish said: Congrats Kate! Clinton B1290 is my opinion if you have a choice just because it's different than the crowd. The diamond treads make a mower deck look good. Not so much for any other attachment. A solid seat may indicate it's actually a 59 but the cast numbers on the trans can verify that if it ends with a 9 Thanks! Yes, I will check that out when I get it here in Indiana. I am anxious to give it a good looking-over. Joe Papke, a friend of mine from Northern Indiana, also mentioned it might be a 59. I kind of hope it is! Either way, I'm excited to be adding it to my Wheel Horse collection. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevasaurus 22,764 #18 Posted September 6, 2022 (edited) Kate, it is good to see you back in here. That RJ is excellent to have in your collection. I'm thinking if you look at the transmission casting date (while it may not be a true test of dating the horse)...it may be if the transmission is original. The casting date would be by the shifter looking like something like this... A14-9. See what you have there. The letter is the month, then the day of the month, then the year. Edited September 6, 2022 by stevasaurus 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Freightliner Guy 1,327 #19 Posted September 6, 2022 Mine says F25-9 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevasaurus 22,764 #20 Posted September 6, 2022 June 25, 1959. Don't forget, they did not use I in there count (it looks like a 1.). 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Freightliner Guy 1,327 #21 Posted September 6, 2022 (edited) I thought the f ment February Edited September 6, 2022 by The Freightliner Guy 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHGuy413 2,694 #22 Posted September 6, 2022 30 minutes ago, tractorchick said: My friend Joe Papke also told me that it may be a 59! I honestly forgot that they even existed. I think the diamond tread looks pretty cool! That is a good looking RJ! Thanks Kate! It’s not perfect but the angle of the picture makes it look decent. Now if I could get the thing to run when I want it to! I do have an all original one that has the Clinton B1290 on it and it’s the smoothest running engine. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wallfish 17,011 #23 Posted September 6, 2022 30 minutes ago, tractorchick said: Joe Papke, a friend of mine from Northern Indiana Nothing I could add to that guy's knowledge of these little beauties 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 21,324 #24 Posted September 6, 2022 1 hour ago, stevasaurus said: The casting date would be by the shifter looking like something like this... A14-9. See what you have there. The letter is the month, then the day of the month, then the year. That’s good info Steve…I don’t know this dating method. Thanks! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 12,233 #25 Posted September 6, 2022 1 hour ago, The Freightliner Guy said: I thought the f meant February There are three J's (January, June, and July) and two A's (April and August) and two M's (March and May) so they'd have needed two letters to distinguish so instead they just counted the months with letters. A=1=January, B=2=February, etc. F=6=June, ..., (Skip I), ..., M=12=December 2 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
