HUGE Winch and Rear Rack UPGRADES for 1979 C-81 Wheel Horse Garden Tractor Ol' Red Mud Mower

Ol' Red gets a front bumper with winch, a rear rack, and the diff is now locked! Plus I clean up and ride on an old ATV trail at my Dad's small hobby farm.

[@randystarcher2358]

Looking good Mr

[@MrStudabaker]

Nice job on Ol' Red. The details you put in this build are top shelf. Well done.

[@drummer0864]

You can sure tell the difference between someone with some talent and someone without a clue. Watching these videos has been an eye opening experience. You're doing quite well. Thanks for some good engineering ideas.

[@pricetag30]

Nice tractor!Might want to install a rubber bumper on your winch cable so you don’t bend up your rollers:)

[@PaulieDetmurds]

Very nice machine,..really liking what you did here. Not too many people appreciate a "modded" Wheel Horse,..but I do. I see you have watched some/or one of my vids,..thanks for doing so. You shared a great video here,..thank You!

[@muddy_armadillo]

Nice job, good job welding too!

[@117moose]

Looks good buddy, great job on the bumpers

[@117moose]

get your self a hockey puck and cut to the center(radus) and put it just before your eyelet for your hook, it will help make your cable eyelet last longer

[@lorenmeyer5290]

Very very nice!

[@thomasschwarting5108]

You do what you know, nice job!! With the rear locked like you have,( I'm gonna ask a stupid question here ) you CAN make turns, right? Or is a limited slip kind of thing?

[@carlhartman9358]

You can make turns, it does help to handle it like a three wheeler where you have to lean your body weight to the outside of the turn to get the inside wheel to pick up a little bit to slip

[@tonyrollin402]

What model is your wheel horse ?

[@carlhartman9358]

It’s a C-81

[@ebinmaine]

Nice work on this rig. Using the chain links cut in half as grab points is pretty cool. How's the transmission holding up with the flipped pinions, after 3 years?

[@carlhartman9358]

I sold this tractor two years ago but what I can see from other guys is that if you ride them hard it won’t last forever

[@HillbillyOffroading]

That turned out awesome! I'm so doing that to the Montgomery Ward if your ok with it. What software do you use?

[@carlhartman9358]

What software?

[@HillbillyOffroading]

@@carlhartman9358 editing software! Sorry I thought I put editing in front of software.

[@carlhartman9358]

I wasn’t sure if you were talking about editing software or cad program. I use iMovie that came with my MacBook Pro. I’m not even tech savy and I found it easy to learn and use

[@HillbillyOffroading]

@@carlhartman9358 I use Windows Movie Maker 2018. It's a free software. It works ok but you can only do so much with it.

[@josem.2909]

What kind of muffler do you have on your WH? Sounds good and different than my stock muffler.

[@carlhartman9358]

Some kind of aftermarket npt muffler, came with it

[@drewlawrence8259]

How did you lock the rear? And permanent mods?

[@carlhartman9358]

I flipped 4 of the 8 pinion gears in the differential to lock it. It's not permanent and can be reversed

[@ryanmahr45]

@@carlhartman9358 I have a c81 that I’m messing with, I’ve never been into the transmission and I’d like to lock it, can you elaborate on “flip 4 of the 8 pinion gears”? I know engines quite well but I don’t know my way around transmissions. I’ll look this up, but a response from someone who has done it would probably be more helpful. Thank you!

[@hanner8811]

That thing is sick!

[@l.herbertswoager929]

Please don’t take it in the MUDD stay on dry land looks to nice for mudd

[@carlhartman9358]

too late!

[@craftsmancrusher207]

What kind of wheel horse is that

[@carlhartman9358]

C-81

[@RockeyDAproductions]

my god the ford wheeler looks like a driving junk yard compared to that.