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kaiser

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kaiser

greetings. i'm pete and i just bought a somewhat restored work horse gt1600.

the previous owner painted it red so now it looks more like a 416-8.

 

i've always appreciated wheel horse tractors but never had enough land for a riding tractor, but we just bought a new place in december with 3 acres.

so now after all these years i finally have my own wheel horse.

 

i did look at a lot of tractors before chosing this one, lot's of cases/ingersolls, a few allis chalmers and a few old cub cadets. my father in law really wanted me to take

his restored '48 farmall cub, but it's just too big and heavy, the land we bought is rather soft and a cub would destroy it.

 

once i saw this horse i just had to have it, it runs really well and has been well taken care of. it was owned by a wheel horse fan.

 

anyway, great forum, glad to be here.

 

here's a "happy as a kid" 40 year old on his new horse:

 

 

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buckrancher

WELCOME TO :rs:

 

good looking horse

 

Brian

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GlenPettit

Welcome Kaiser:

Nice looking horse, everything you'll ever want to know about your Wheel Horse is here.

Welcome aboard, and we're all kids with these tractors !

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kaiser

thanks for the welcome.

 

i had been lurking here before i made the purchase. it's got a 48" deck and a different rear end.

the p.o. claimed the original 4 spider gear rear end went bad and he installed an 8 spider gear rear with a larger axel.

he said it came of a c series although i'm not sure what the exact model is.

 

it runs like a top though, i can't wait for the snow to melt and for the grass to start growing!

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Ken B

Welcome aboard neighbor! I work right in New Milford.

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kaiser

thanks ken, i work in danbury. (danbury vw/audi/porsche)

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Amanda

Welcome to the forum! Since you work for VW I need a programmer, any suggestions LOL

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kaiser

what do you mean by programmer? like a performance program?

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Amanda

Yes... :auto-rally:

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kaiser

what year? model? engine? automatic or manual?

 

these cars don't use plug in programmers like japanese and domestic cars. you need a chip or ecu "flash". there are a few good companies, unitronic, revo, apr, and my personal favorite eurodyne.

 

it all depends on what's done to the car, what you want to do to the car and so on. i sold my 2001 new beetle turbo last year, after all the work was done it was @ 400hp. fun ride.

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855ownerJoel

Welcome aboard, and nice looking tractor.   Enjoy that tractor and the new differential will be great and last for you.

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kaiser

good to know joel, thanks.

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Kelly

:WRS:

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Sparky

And the Connecticut team has grown......

           :WRS:

   Mike............

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AMC RULES

Nice lookin' :wh: you've got there.

:WRS: 

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kaiser

Thanks again everyone for the warm welcome, this place is great!

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Jake Kuhn

:text-welcomeconfetti:   to :rs:

 

 

~Jake

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Wheelhorse84

Welcome to the club!

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dw83415

Welcome! Nice Work Horse! This thread has made we wonder how many VW people we have on here (I have had 15 so far). :handgestures-thumbup:

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can whlvr

:WRS:

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kaiser

Welcome! Nice Work Horse! This thread has made we wonder how many VW people we have on here (I have had 15 so far). :handgestures-thumbup:

 

i can understand how people who like vw's also enjoy wheel horses. the engineering is similar, build it out of good materials, make it simple and it will last for generations.

i've had 12 vw's, so far only one wheel horse, but i can see that changing. theses tractors are just as addictive as vw's. i find myself daydreaming about other models, implements etc....

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rmaynard

A little late, but :WRS:

Ditto's on the VW/WH thing. Over the years I have owned 8 VW's, from Beetles to Jettas, and like the VW, the engineering on Wheel Horse is straight-forward. However, just like VW, there have been some strange engineering on both. For example, I had a VW station wagon with a gasoline heater under the seat. Likewise, WH had models with the engine between your legs.  :confusion-shrug:  Go figure.

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