About 3 years ago I finally had it with my 3-year old snow blower not starting for what-ever reason and found this 1973 Wheelhorse on Craigslist not knowing anything about the brand. I met a great local guy out of Butler that is a guru on Wheelhorse Tractors and bought this from him to plow the driveway. It’s a 8HP Kohler Iron Cylinder Motor and paint was redone at some point and looks great. The picture showing under the seat is water as I just rinsed it, not rust as it may appear. After plowing the driveway for a winter I realized there was something special about WH and this tractor so I bought a 36” mower deck (rear discharge) out of upstate NY to use it for grass cutting too and got rid of my other mower. This thing is 100% dependable, starts every time, mows great and has enough torque to climb a tree. It is the 4 speed transmission (no HI-LO) with 3 forward gears and one reverse. If you let the clutch out too fast in 1st gear, the front wheels come off the ground…very torquey. It mows great, maneuvers like a champ and is super dependable. It starts right up and idles like a clock. NO SMOKE. The oil is fresh, everything greased, blades sharpened….ready to provide service. The bad: The top of the rear fender had some rust repair holes and the seat clips that attach it to the seat base are broken. I have the seat firmly attached with gorilla tape and it still is adjustable and probably would be just fine for many years but this seat would be an excellent fit from Northern Tool. The right rear tire has a slow leak. I’m only selling because once I got the bug for Wheel Horse I ended up with another model with a snow plow and honestly wasn’t sure I even wanted to sell this 8hp. You can not and will not buy anything in this price range “NEW” that will outlast this even from this point on. This is build like a tank with steel and just google the Kohler K181 Motor for 3rd party input. I’m including an excellent condition snow plow, 50lb rear wheel weights (from a JD...same bolt pattern/spacing but…just needs WH red paint and some carriage bolts) and two extra good year tires and rims. This tractor is ready to work and needs nothing. I paid $1000 for the tractor and plow. $150 for extra tires. $250 for mower deck and $100 for wheel weights (Total - $1500). I’m firm at $1400 for everything mentioned. Pickup in Wexford, PA. 15090.
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