Idaho Jim 13 #76 Posted May 31, 2015 Wheel Horse tractor with stack, 16HP Kohler, Mac Truck hood ornament, a very focused 7 year old with camo pants and good looking pair of brogans hooked up to a weight sled! If Norman Rockwell was alive he'd be painting this! -Chris in Florida. My son kevin bought his first tractor two years ago with his own money. He bought a 1975 c160 for $250 and he was only seven years old. That started the addiction. Kevin's first tractor pull photos Fall 2013, Age 7. Good job driving that Wheel Horse Kevin, I would like to watch you at a tractor pull,if I was a bit closer than Idaho. Good luck,Idaho Jim 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muz123 1,182 #77 Posted June 1, 2015 My first WH was a 257H with many implements and used it for 15 years to mow and plow snow. Then I was at a dealer getting parts and picked up a derelict C145 Hydro with a 42in deck and a snowblower for $100. Then I found a C165 8sd for a bit more. Well you know …. Gotta love the 200 series, they don't get much love. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Idaho Jim 13 #78 Posted June 1, 2015 Hi muz, That is a real intersting past 15 years, I bet your just getting started and in for the long run! Thank You, Idaho Jim 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Idaho Jim 13 #79 Posted June 1, 2015 Genn, I hope you can hang to as many as you can,not easy to replace them I bet. Just got to do what feels right. Good luck, Idaho Jim 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rick 215 #80 Posted June 7, 2015 My first was a 1989 310-8 with a 37" deck, bought for $150.00. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muz123 1,182 #81 Posted June 7, 2015 My first was a 1989 310-8 with a 37" deck, bought for $150.00. you got a good deal! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BESTDOGEVER 218 #82 Posted June 7, 2015 The first one was my 310-8 which I bought brand new with a 36 rear discharge deck w long gone but the tractor is still my go to for anything that needs hauled or pulled or towed including the 518h or the 418A when they get stuck. It's old and rusty but it starts and runs like a charm. The 518h is my mower but I need to get the oil leaks solved and the 418A will be my tiller tractor Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ScottCT 15 #83 Posted June 8, 2015 Is it just me or has every Wheel Horse collector owned or still owns a 310-8? Just curious, I have my $250 310-8 although it wasn't my first horse. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stratostar250 919 #84 Posted June 8, 2015 Is it just me or has every Wheel Horse collector owned or still owns a 310-8? Just curious, I have my $250 310-8 although it wasn't my first horse. My first was a 211-5, I got it when I was much younger. But my first garden tractor that I got about 2-3 years ago was a 310-8, I think a bunch of us have had a 310, it seems to be a pretty common tractor. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slammer302 2,154 #85 Posted June 8, 2015 commando 8 and i also have a 310-8 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Idaho Jim 13 #86 Posted June 8, 2015 commando 8 and i also have a 310-8 Hi Slammer, nice horse. Idaho Jim Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Idaho Jim 13 #87 Posted June 8, 2015 My first was a 1989 310-8 with a 37" deck, bought for $150.00. you got a good deal! Sure did, Wow! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muz123 1,182 #88 Posted June 8, 2015 (edited) Is it just me or has every Wheel Horse collector owned or still owns a 310-8? Just curious, I have my $250 310-8 although it wasn't my first horse. I have owned about 4 310's in the past 10 years and the carb linkages on them make it hard to adjust. Nice tractor though! Edited June 8, 2015 by muz123 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 51,511 #89 Posted June 8, 2015 Scott , if you include 312-8 and 310-8 I think you are correct, just about every one of us has or has had one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ScottCT 15 #90 Posted June 9, 2015 Thanks for the welcome. I've been a quiet observer for the past couple of years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slammer302 2,154 #91 Posted June 10, 2015 Pic of my first 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muz123 1,182 #92 Posted June 10, 2015 (edited) Pic of my first Nice tractor! Also I like those wheel weights in the front. Edited June 10, 2015 by muz123 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chevydave 25 #93 Posted June 10, 2015 My first and only, a '89 416-8 that I bought brand new. Went through the 42 SD deck shell and the Onan motor. Now has a Honda. Used for mowing 2 acres and snow blowing. Bought a new pickup the same year that's long since gone. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muz123 1,182 #94 Posted June 10, 2015 My first and only, a '89 416-8 that I bought brand new. Went through the 42 SD deck shell and the Onan motor. Now has a Honda. Used for mowing 2 acres and snow blowing. Bought a new pickup the same year that's long since gone. Those honda engines are nice and quiet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chevydave 25 #95 Posted June 11, 2015 (edited) My first and only, a '89 416-8 that I bought brand new. Went through the 42 SD deck shell and the Onan motor. Now has a Honda. Used for mowing 2 acres and snow blowing. Bought a new pickup the same year that's long since gone. Those honda engines are nice and quiet. Mows and snow blows like a champ, no regrets on money spent. Only having one and expecting it to do everything is pretty tough on the machine. After all these years it's always ready. Forgot to mention that it is also used for grading my driveway (mid mount) and small tilling jobs. Edited June 11, 2015 by Chevydave 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikesRJ 552 #96 Posted June 11, 2015 Mine was an ironic start. While visiting my sister-in-laws horse rescue ranch in Tennessee, I discovered a horse in need of rescue. Not the equine kind, but the Wheel Horse kind. So what did I find, a 1958 Ride-Away Jr., RJ-58, of course.The first pic's what she looked like the day I brought her home.The second is the carcass VinsRJ sold me for some of the parts I needed ...... and the last two are what she became. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muz123 1,182 #97 Posted June 11, 2015 Mine was an ironic start. While visiting my sister-in-laws horse rescue ranch in Tennessee, I discovered a horse in need of rescue. Not the equine kind, but the Wheel Horse kind. So what did I find, a 1958 Ride-Away Jr., RJ-58, of course.The first pic's what she looked like the day I brought her home.The second is the carcass VinsRJ sold me for some of the parts I needed ...... and the last two are what she became. Very nice!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Racinbob 10,256 #98 Posted June 11, 2015 Awesome story Mike. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikesRJ 552 #99 Posted June 11, 2015 The biggest surprise with this machine was that the original decal was still on it just before I picked it up. Apparently it had been painted over (which preserved the face), but had fallen off while in storage in my brother-in-laws trailer. My BiL found it about a month after I took it home and I was able to get the paint off without too much damage to the face. So at least I know the correct serial number, and thereby a rough date of manufacture. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rick 215 #100 Posted June 23, 2015 My first was a 1989 310-8 with a 37" deck, bought for $150.00. you got a good deal! Sure did, Wow! +Yep, the guy sold it because he thought it needed a fuel pump, "and they are real expensive!" . It has the Walbro carb, which was built without a clip on the needle vale to pull it down as the bowl empties. I had to have the deck welded in places. Runs well, and makes a nice cut! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
