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Searcher60
8 hours ago, Scotsman said:

I have a 418-A

and I live 3 miles North of Boston

so it wears a snowblower year round.

its a beast!

all the power I need,and the fluid hydro drive is  simple.

hopping on it is like puttin on your most comfortable boots.

Cast iron 50 LB's in the rear,

and a newer model single stage tall chute that gets a nice rooster tail of snow flying 35  feet away.

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I am thinking about a snow blower. If you can throw snow 35 ft. with a single stage, what does one gain from a 2 stage unit? 

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WHX??
1 hour ago, Searcher60 said:

what does one gain from a 2 stage unit?

Another 35' :ychain: :lol:

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Searcher60
14 minutes ago, WHX11 said:

Another 35' :ychain: :lol:

You serious? 70' ft? What hp does it take for a 2 or a 1?

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WHX??

No just yanking but some guys claim they can really fling it with a 520 and a deuce.

Any HP for a single depending on width and how far you need to move it. We have guys here use a 857 with no problems. For a 44" two I personally would want 16+. as the bigger tractors can handle the weight better. The tractor Scotsman showed won't drop an rpm or bat an eye shoved into the biggest bank with the way he has it set up. Probably burn the belt off first! Sorry little :text-offtopic:

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Searcher60

So a 312-8 will do decent with a SS 44"? And a C-160 Auto would handle a 2 Stage? Do I need weights? Does it take a lot of traction to push into the snow?

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WHX??

I would suggest you start a thread on it Searcher for more and better suggestions, and all kinds of :text-coolphotos: :)

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TDF5G
20 hours ago, WHX11 said:

Another 35' :ychain: :lol:

Ha ha!  You'll put all the snow in the neighbors yard, 3 doors down the street! :o

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ClassicTractorProfessor
On Saturday, July 14, 2012 at 9:25 PM, jay in nc said:

cody, welcome to redsquare, v7 s are tecky powered, v8 s are kohler powered. mr john bennet in raleigh has a couple. ive got a couple of v8s & i work for a co. in fuquay. Jay

Not all the V8s were Kohler powered. I had a 70 model Commando V8 with the VH-80 Tecumseh on it.

 

 

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elliot ness

Maybe a Wheel Horse  in the show room of a John Deere dealer ?:happy-jumpeveryone::text-lol:

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TDF5G
30 minutes ago, elliot ness said:

Maybe a Wheel Horse  in the show room of a John Deere dealer ?:happy-jumpeveryone::text-lol:

That's a good 'un! :ROTF:

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Scotsman

It has a Kohler 18 HP

the best motors they ever put in a Wheelhorse

i'd say it's at least as good as a 520

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Big_Red_Fred

Alright you Wheel Horser's, i have a Odd Horse i heard of this week, Whats a E140 ? Show me a pic, i'm told they exsist, No its not my Shepard plowing snow with her nose:D

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953 nut
27 minutes ago, Big_Red_Fred said:

Whats a E140 ?

That would be an electric powered :wh: very much like this one. They didn't have a solar battery charger from the factory. 

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Big_Red_Fred

Thanks 953, you made the old man a believer 

Dont you guys forget about the SK486 LOL

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c-series don

I'm going to have to add this RR-46 to the rare list because I've never seen another. I started a thread a couple of weeks ago asking if anyone has seen one and the overall response was no. One gentleman said he saw a well dressed man driving one but unfortunately we never heard anymore about that. For those that don't know this is a Wheel Horse Reo made in 1966-67 

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PeacemakerJack
15 hours ago, c-series don said:

For those that don't know this is a Wheel Horse Reo made in 1966-67 

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The first riding mower that my grandfather purchased looked to be one of these. I need to dig back in my vast slide archive from grandma, I know there's a picture of my Uncle in about 1965-6 cutting on it right after the purchase.  He was always ticked that my dad, a few years younger, got to grow up cutting on that while he had to use a push mower...years later, my uncle Rog made it into a go cart for us.  Unfortunately it disappeared about 20 years ago...

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ebinmaine
On 7/26/2017 at 7:43 AM, Retierd Wrencher said:

Enjoy what ever you have.

 

Some excellent advice for ALL aspects of life and tractors

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c-series don

Ahhh slides! I remember my dad putting on slide shows!!! That's going way back.....

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Tgtack

I would add the 551 to that list, a one year production with numerous one year/model specific parts.

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Zach w
On 7/13/2012 at 9:37 AM, kpinnc said:

I'm sure that as time goes on the list will grow...

 

I'd add the 867...

If I can buy one for 200 should I? Whats worth if in okay condition?

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ebinmaine
2 minutes ago, Zach w said:

If I can buy one for 200 should I? Whats worth if in okay condition?

if you can get an 867 that runs and drives for $200 you should already be on your way to buy it.

 

that should have a limited slip rear end. That Kohler 8 is an excellent engine. Trina's Pigpen 867 is her go to tractor.

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Zach w
On 7/13/2012 at 9:37 AM, kpinnc said:

I'm sure that as time goes on the list will grow...

 

I'd add the 867...

Is it 867 or 876. Or does both exist bc i know where 1 is I believe for 200 good shape.  Did it cone with a car lighter in dash of so I know where 1 is and kighter still in it. 

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Zach w
7 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

if you can get an 867 that runs and drives for $200 you should already be on your way to buy it.

 

that should have a limited slip rear end. That Kohler 8 is an excellent engine. Trina's Pigpen 867 is her go to tractor.

Did it come with a car cig lighter in dash? Doesnt run. But needs minor things

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ebinmaine
2 hours ago, Zach w said:

it 867 or 876

Both of those models exist. note that the first number is 8. That's your engine horsepower.

the middle number tells you what transmission you have.

 

867 would be 8 horse, 6-speed, year 1967.

 

876 would be 8 horse, 7 equals Hydro transmission, 6 of course would be 1966.

 

I know a cigarette lighter was an option back in that vintage but I don't know on what models.

 

I can tell you that if that tractor is a 6-speed, that transmission alone is worth $150 or more.

 

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bottjernat1

I have an early 953 kinda rare with the boat steering wheel early serial tag. I bought it from the original owners son(Bob Franks) in 2017. It was bought new 8 miles away from me at Dean Colter INC wheelhorse dealer in Kendallville Indiana. 

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