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Greetings from the beautiful Finger Lakes Region in New York State. Through the years I've read and been educated, enjoyed the visual builds, and fondly looked at all the tractors this site has produced. I finally joined this community of Wheel Horse tractor enthusiasts because it was time to do so. In 1986, I brought a used 1974 C-100 tractor from a local WH dealer. When he was alive he told me the important thing to do was change the oil and grease the tractor. This gentleman passed away a few years ago and I can remember some of his conversations about this tractor. Another thing he told me was to never use a water hose to wash the tractor down but always use air pressure to blow it off. The only time I used water was to wash underneath the mower deck. But when I did I always remembered what he said. His company tag is fading away on the seat pan. This tractor isn't much to look but she mows a heck of a yard. My father-in-law passed away 3 years ago and I asked my mother-in-law if I could have his 1967 607 WH and she gave the tractor to me. He bought this brand new from the dealer I mentioned above in 1967.The tractor sat at least 5 years under a tarp before I took ownership of it. I changed the plug, points, condenser, oil and rebuild the carburetor. I found a dead mouse in the cooling fins, man did that thing stink. She slowly came to life and with every improvement I would say,"How I'm doing Fred?" and in my mind I picture him grinning. My wife enjoyed these comments because she's my second in command or my gopher. Somewhere along the line, the engine was replaced with a 8hp Tecumseh engine. I just wanted to share a little personal history about these two Wheel Horses with other people who find a small bit of enjoyment that these machines bring into our daily lives. Kelsey

I've been watching this on our local C/L for a couple weeks.I called the guy.He finally returned my call yesterday afternoon.It was about 1/2 hour away.The Squaw and I went and picked it up last night.Got it for a little less than he was asking,which wasn't much.This is three C-175's now.1980 or 1981 I guess.Looks like series 1 Kohler.Hood is smashed but I have donor C-101 with a decent hood.Plastic fender pan is broken.I'll put a metal one on.Steering wheel is broken.I'll take the one off the C-101.Seat is junk.I have my choice of 6 or seven used seats in my shop.I'll do this work when I have a chance to get it running.,that is.Put my battery charger on for a couple hrs and it does turn over.I haven't had time to do anything else.Maybe this weekend. Enjoy the pics.

I just picked this up. Its a 1998 522Xi with kwik-way Front End Loader. for $2800 the hour meter is showing 327 hours. The guy claimed to be the original owner. Im new to the wheel horse's but very much becoming a fan. In my eyes Its a great little tractor. I just was curious if was good buy as I couldn't find anything to compare it to for sale.

I forgot to show what was on the trailer.... I am guessing these tractors have set for about 5-10 years. Batteries were dead and no gas in the tank. It must have evaporated. One had 3 low tires....the other had 4 completely flat tires. It was a bear to get on the trailer. I even took the blades off so I could get them up the ramp easier. Probably going to power wash them tonight after I swap out the wifes new couch. Thad (Ohio)

I'd say the Merc looks much better than the Evinrude. Even though the Merc does have less horse power its got much more appeal. The Evinrude never got a second look out on the water, I have owned these Mercs before and people seem to love them. I'm in the process of working all of my connections in the outboard club to land another Merc that looks just like this one but has 15 more ponies to put on this boat... Eventually I will add a tiller arm to this motor and I will put it on my Crestliner. These Mercs love RPM, almost 6000 for this one and they FLY on a light boat..I have ordered some maintenance parts and hope to have this out soon.

I am currently at an auction that has 2 1994-95 520-H. Both tractors have snow blades and wheel weights and was only used to push snow for a bank. They have extremely low hours. One has 89hrs and the other has 123 hours. Hopefully, I can go home with one....maybe two

For the 2015 Annual Wheel Horse Show I will be instructing a class on safe operating of Wheel Horses for kids 15 years and younger and upon completion the child will receive a red wrist band to show there knowledge . Yeah yeah I know what your thinking ..... just who's gonna teach Wild Bill about driving a Wheel Horse safely ??? What I would like to do is have the kids bring their Wheel Horse to class at the Wheel Horse Show and I will give their tractor a safety inspection, teach the kid about their tractor, show them how to do pretrip inspection (walk around) before operating their tractor and have them drive their tractor through a small obstacle course( uh and no the Cruise Night will not be the obstacle course ...... I was thinking that might be the final exam!). I would like to get all the kids involved with this class to make sure they have a fun and safe time operating their Wheel Horse at home and at the Wheel Horse Show. I believe teaching kids how to spot trouble or handle a emergency situation only pays dividends in their lives. Now those of you who know me have already figured out that Wild Bill has fun involved in this some how ..... just come join in and see ! Wild Bill

Just picked up a new to me 1991 312-8. Been looking for the right deal for some time and found this tractor with the snow blower attachment for $450. Runs great, paint is a little rough, but overall a solid tractor. 42" side discharge deck. Blower has all new bearings and chain. Came with 50lb wheel weights and chains along with owners manual.(Sorry for the crappy pics)

I think the cracked frames come from hitting the big heavy deck on trees and unmovable things

I'm not sure why it has taken so long, but I finally got the decals on! It's not a trophy tractor, but I think it turned out pretty good for my first attempt. It already has some scratches from being used, but nothing too bad.

I'm probably going too pick up a windshield this weekend but I might not need it to out run that other guy.. But ya never know, Steve is sneaky fast and he pays attention to what is going on.. You can't sneak anything by him! The Mercs really do fly. The key to the smaller 4 cylinder Mercs is to keep the weight down so the motor can reach its full RPM potential and running a tach is key so you can really nail down which prop to use. Steering in the back of the boat is a huge benefit as well so you can get some real good lift under the boat. All I used to run were Mercs and I'd spend HOURS down at the lake after work with my race boats testing. I swore I was done with Mercs and that I would slow down and run just the Johnson/Evinrude motors, which I have done for the past few yrs. but in all honesty something was missing... Thanks to our very own VINSRJ suddenly out of the blue purchasing a vintage Crestliner to restore and he being real interested in the Mercs re-lit the fire under my dead ass. When me and Ole Stevebo hit the lake together we have a great time, smoke a few cigars, and we usually wind up at Down the Hatch for a few beers and dinner. Down the Hatch is a lake side restaurant where you can pull right up and dock your boats.. Some days I whoop up on Steve, some days he whoops on me.. I'm very fortunate to have such a good friend and such a beautiful lake to ride on right in my back yard! Here are a few vids of my boats and motors in action. SADLY and REGRETFULLY I have since sold these boats and I'd give almost anything to have them back! This is a pic of what the park Rangers at Squantz Pond saw almost every day at 4pm rollin in... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6oaoNrz174 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBp7cEmE1ZQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwYefHi8va0

​...and they got the scars to prove it too.

Can we nominate a few adults for the course as well

Epilogue: Got the rest of the tractor put back together today including transferring the 3-point hitch back from my other D-200 (PITA job) and it all works!! So, yes it's possible to use the pump and motor from a C-series though I got lucky finding a later transmission with a pump that had the motion shaft that protruded out of each side of the casing. In theory it's been suggested that for the older style with the shaft available on one side only, it should be possible to turn the casing through 180 but I leave that for someone else to have a go at. And here it is out and about again.... By the gate in the distance above the seat in the first pic is where it had died pretty much a year ago now. I still have to dismantle the old pump and motor to find out what went wrong (a job for next winter perhaps) Also I've got the C-121 that I bought as a parts tractor but now has the good transaxle that the pump and motor for the D were taken from so it may be a resto project rather than for parts now (again, next winter maybe). Hope all this has been useful to somebody out there or may be at some point in the future. Thanks to all who have joined in with suggestions, help and encouragement. Appreciated. Andy

Been playin' with a '66 Allis Chalmers B-10. Almost there but, son decided to try the grader on the driveway. 1st "dry" run with our reworked 16 hp Briggs. The Bee had/has a 10 hp Briggs which runs. We had the 16 hp soooooo...........

If it breaks down on the way Ford better get there quick cause I won't be a happy camper.

Right on Steve, though the xi does not have "the wheel horse look" its one he!! of a machine. If others tried them they would surely agree, big, heavy, comfortable, cruise, power steering, tilt wheel,,,,the list goes on and on. Imho, everyone should have a xi in thier stable. I am glad to have one. Very capable. glenn

You need to operate the engine at full rpm to keep the engine and transaxle cool otherwise they will overheat. Use the Lo-Range to "throttle" it. My point about the duals is you don't want to straddle the ground on the outer tires. That would be very hard on the transaxle components. Also when operating a FEL, keep the bucket low down for stability. You should never raise the bucket high unless level left and right. You'll like the clevis hitch by Lowell. I have one on one of my other tractors. Here is a view of the ROPS from the rear that I got off the internet. When I bought my first 5xi over five years ago, they were still available but close to $800.00. The point of a ROPS is to protect you in a rollover, but Toro didn't offer a seatbelt to keep the operator in place under the ROPS. I never pursued it for that fact.

If you looked for a year you wouldn't find that good of a deal!

Probably won't help now, but here is what you can do in the future. I've moved a few of my tractors this way. Much better than the first time I moved a tractor with a Hi-Lift Farm Jack two feet at a time!

You sure your wife didn't buy that couch for you to be sleeping on? Mine would have. Nice find. Steve

That model should have a slot or square head bolt on the left hand side of the transmission facing forward. Turn that valve counterclockwise one or two turns to release. I would not drag a tractor...put the wheels on a dollie if you can't move the valve.

If you need some obstacles, I know a few guys who qualify!

Auto parts store will have a zerk fitting tool. It has an easy out device on one end and thread restoration thing on the other with a wrench like thing to put in the new one.

Good evening, My name is Tim. It's my first time on this forum, and hope to learn a lot from you experts. I have been handed down a 50 year old WH 855 by family, which appears to be in very good shape. It hasn't been run in a few years, but properly winterized and taken care of exceptionally well. I have a friend who can help me get her in working order, but im not sure where to start, where to find parts and how to find a local expert (central Ohio). These items have been recommended so far: points (I don't know what that means), plug, condensor, air filter, oil, grease zerks, clean the carburetor, sea foam fuel system cleaning and a fuel additive since our new fuels are tough on old systems...are these items all accurate? What else must I do/check/replace? All advice regarding the above topics, plus estimated total cost would be greatly appreciated. I am just a horticulturist, far from a mechanic, and want to truly understand my new machine. Thank you kindly, Tim

That was a great buy. Just the tractor and a smaller mower deck sell for what you bought that for. Looks pretty nice! There are folks buying just the Kwik-Way loaders for 1500 bucks so you do the math. Stability is an issue on small wheelbase/sub-compact tractors as was stated. Weighted tires with your weight box are excellent for keeping the paws on the ground. Also with a little modification, you can put a set of 26 x 12 x 12's on the back and ditch the duel wheels which I do tend to think stress the tranny and the frame under load. The duels add a real cool effect but it may be at a cost. However, 26 x 12 x 12's with the loader are pretty cool looking too. I wish my impulse buying were good deals like you got! Welcome to Redsquare!

Showroom ready , great job.....Wayne

Dave, I dont have one either. A. I know its h e a v y. B. I have read the weight can stress / crack the frame where it attaches. Others will chime in, it looks clean though. Good luck on your decision. Glenn

​Im going to be taking it off if i buy it in the winter for plowing and seems to be VERY heavy to move around. My 48 inch deck only weighs 190 or 200 pounds and i think thats even heavy.

Nice Find!

Thanks for comments, It was an impulse buy. But glad to here It was good one! I do have the side covers for it and those have been re installed since this photo was taken along with the weight box I also went through and changed all the oil's out even all the Hydrolic oil for the Front End Loader. Big Mobile 1 fan here. I do need a new breather plug for the hydraulics. (thats on order) The Seat was pretty much gone, I swapped it out with a generic one. As it was 100+ cheaper than buying factor toro seat. As far as the dualies, I really watch how hard I throttle it. Ive read quite a bit up on that lately. I live in foot hills below lake tahoe so its pretty up and down. And I just feel slightly safer with the dualies on Ive considered looking into a ROPS but so far no luck on that search for one for this. Other mod looking at doing right now is getting a clevis hitch. Wheelhorseman1000 on here made some HD ones for the Xi line. and picking one of those up. Im going to try one of the AgriFlab Clevis hitch box scrapers behind and see how it works. Im not doing anything to crazy as far as scraping. but just would like that feature with it as well. Any of you have any luck with scrape box with one of these let me know. Thanks, MilSpec762 (aka Brad)

For that price, you did very, very well. I have three 5xi tractors and enjoy using them. The condition of yours in the picture looks pretty good except for the cover on the seat. Is the seat that bad? A few things that I spotted from the picture and just normal things to do. It looks like the engine side panels are missing. You definitely need those installed as it is a big part of cooling the engine. Did you get a weight box for the rear end to counterbalance the bucket? Change the fluids and filters for the engine and transaxle. A number of us use Mobil 1 10W-30 in the transaxle. Also clean the screen in the filter behind the left screen for the power steering. Just my opinion but I question the use of the duals on the rear as it puts a lot of strain on the axles. Nice tractor!

Search the Downloads and Files using your 02-11BP02 model number and many will come up including service bulletins. Garry

Here she is. My neighbor got it all fixed up and it run beautifully. Now, what kind of gas/additive do you all suggest that's not too hard on the motor?

I always liked the B-10's and I've owned a few myself. Yours is very nice especially with a grader blade and 16 hp! I had this one a few yrs. ago. That 10 hp Briggs ran fantastic and had plenty of power!

Great idea Bill. I know most kids that drive their tractors around the show think they can drive better then we old folks...and they probably can. But a little bit of Wild Bill Wisdom can't hurt a thing. Can't wait to see you there.

You had me scared for a second Ken...lol. Its looking real good, and the boat matches it pretty good!

We all dream of being with a HOT set of Twins.

I only wanted the sickle mower, but no dice. I had to buy the whole lot to get one item. The good news is that the 1077 and the C-121 are already running. I drove each around the yard once. Here are some pics:

What doc and dave said.... That zerk is common as dirt, you dont need one from the part # - I assume youve got another spindle? back the zerk out of it and take it to the parts house to match it up. Like doc says its 1/4-28 thread and not pipe thread (some sizes are) I just went to Harbor frt and bought their assortment of zerks, about $10 - you probably can get an assortment of ez-outs there too for use in getting the broke one out. (I hate ez-outs as they so seldon work, but this is one application where one just might do the trick) They come in a square configuration (which I prefer) and a left hand 'spiral' configuration. Choose one that will go in the hole enough to get a grip and then give it a pretty good 'rap' with a hammer to drive its 'teeth' embedded in the zerk, then try and back it out. If that dont work then its drill out time - if youre lucky you can get it cleaned out and have the threads survive

Nice swap, amazing what you can fit under the hood.

I finally swapped this old belt out today with a new one. The old belt was so thin that, what was supposed to be a 5/8ths wide belt was narrowed dow to about a 1/2" wide belt. The whole thing is night and day different now, much to the better!

Hi, 4beers, I am new here too, and new to WH tractors, but I fear I'm hooked already! I used to spend weekends at a friend's cabin close to Margaretville years ago.

Today I got the pto arm from the 520 put on the c-100 so now the pto can be used. All that's really left is make a battery box to hold the battery, then do a final wiring. The muffler was raised up in the front to allow easy acces to the clip on the pto lever.

Here are some Pic's I took at the little guy's show Winner of the plowing competition Garrett Brown on his 856 our camp Thursday night Brian

I guess I'd better post my Raider 20 6X6 here then You all know the story by now.. It's been dragging on for long enough She started life as a humble and very worn C-125.. A body swap soon had her looking like this... Enter Garry and some beer.. And the idea was born Over four years later she looked like you know her now..

I agree with you here Bill. I think keeping these old horses alive and working is doing the right thing. I had dinner with two of my oldest guy friends this past Saturday night. They were yanking my chain about my Wheel Horses. They say you are suppose to buy a riding mower, run it till the wheels come off then drag it out in the woods and get another one. I tell them they are lazy, they need some testosterone therapy, and they need to man up and put a wrench in their hands like a real man so they will get some respect at home. Then I tell them they are poor excuses for males, and they should be made Eunuchs. Well, after giving them the old what for, we had another beer and went home. So next Spring and Summer when they are hating life behind the wheel of their BoxStore GreenMachines, I'll be grinning from ear to ear cutting grass with the Iron Horses !