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I put these four in the barn around 5yrs ago Just dug them out today. Almost all the tires stayed up but then they were sitting on jack stands. Should just have to put battery's in them to fire up. Now to wash and wax and put them back in the barn....................

I'm going to retire in a few weeks so last winter I bought myself something to putt around town on. Looking forward to every day being Saturday.

I am new to this website and would like to introduce myself. In 1983 I was paying my way through junior college by working at a hardware store/Wheel Horse dealership in Alabama. One of my job duties was to drive the display models from the warehouse in back around to the front of the store each morning. My favorite to drive was the C-175. Boy did I love the sound of that twin cylinder. I never thought that I would own one because they were so expensive. Fast forward 33 years...I had not been on a Wheel Horse since my part time college job. Well, a few months ago I found this site and it spurred my interest. I decided to look for a C-175. I bought one from Tennessee on Craigs List and then couple of weeks later I happened to see one on Ebay. I made a half hearted bid on Ebay and ended up getting it. I had to drive to Texas to pick it up but it was worth the effort. Now, all of the sudden, I am the owner of two C-175 Automatics! My goal is to completely restore one of them as close to as original as possible. I will rebuild the engine and strip down to the frame and repaint it. The other will be my work machine. I have enjoyed reading your post and I'm sure that I will have questions for you experts. I will post pictures of my restoration process.

My 10 year old daughter Bailey out riding the 416 I have listed for sale. She likes it because I don't have Matt's kit installed on it. She can't reach foot pedals. I bought her a 4 wheeler last year but sold it because she didn't like it. She loves the Wheel Horse though.

Runs and drives good. Needs the steering looked at, it pops when you turn the wheel. Left rear tire is shot and needs replacing. I might replace both back tires with some ags. Deck needs blades and a spindle. I might restore this or leave it alone as is and just fix what's wrong. Oh, and it will get a new seat. Per the id plate, it's a 1988. BTW, sorry for the lousy, blurry, dark photos. My iPhone is almost as old as this tractor.

I gave this poor tractor a ride home today. I've been dealing on this 414/16-8 for a week now. I had only seen it in pictures but I went to get it today anyways. One side of the hood had a 414-8 decal and the others side has a 416-8 decal. I pressure washed it and the 414-8 decal flaked right off. The Onan P216 motor runs but has a noise.... sounds like a rod. The PO told me that when we started dealing. Has good Deestone 23/10.5x12 ags on the rear. And a really solid RD deck.

Foxglove will be in fulll bloom next week & I went riding 2 weekends in a row . Can't think of any other planet i'd rather call home !

And you can get training wheels for that in about 10 years when gravity starts to take over.

Pretty good deal. I paid $200 for mine without the red paint and the homemade bracket needed finishing. Also made the belt guard out of a mule drive belt/pulley cover.

Agreed, they are some sweet sounding machines...

6-18-1923 Checker Cab produces first taxi at Kalamazoo factory On June 18, 1923, the first Checker Cab rolls off the line at the Checker Cab Manufacturing Company in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Morris Markin, founder of Checker Cab, was born in Smolensk, Russia, and began working when he was only 12 years old. At 19, he immigrated to the United States and moved to Chicago, where two uncles lived. After opening his own tailor’s shop, Markin also began running a fleet of cabs and an auto body shop, the Markin Auto Body Corporation, in Joliet, Illinois. In 1921, after loaning $15,000 to help a friend’s struggling car manufacturing business, the Commonwealth Motor Company, Markin absorbed Commonwealth into his own enterprise and completely halted the production of regular passenger cars in favor of taxis. The result was the Checker Cab Manufacturing Company, which took its name from a Chicago cab company that had hired Commonwealth to produce its vehicles. By the end of 1922, Checker was producing more than 100 units per month in Joliet, and some 600 of the company’s cabs were on the streets of New York City. Markin went looking for a bigger factory and settled on Kalamazoo, where the company took over buildings previously used by the Handley-Knight Company and Dort Body Plant car manufacturers. The first shipment of a Checker from Kalamazoo on June 18, 1923 stood out as a major landmark in the history of the company, which by then employed some 700 people. During the Great Depression, Markin briefly sold Checker, but he bought it back in 1936 and began diversifying his business by making auto parts for other car companies. After converting its factories to produce war materiel during World War II, Checker entered the passenger car market in the late 1950s, with models dubbed the Superba and the Marathon. In its peak production year of 1962, Checker rolled out some 8,173 cars; the great majority of those were taxis. Over the course of the 1970s, however, as economic conditions led taxi companies to convert smaller, more fuel-efficient standard passenger cars into cabs, the 4,000-pound gas-guzzling Checker came to seem more and more outdated. Markin had died in 1970, and in April 1982 his son David announced that Checker would halt production of its famous cab that summer. Though the company still owns the Yellow and Checker cab fleets in Chicago and continued to make parts for other auto manufacturers, including General Motors, the last Checker Cab rolled off the line in Kalamazoo on July 12, 1982.

This helped me. Maybe it will help you

Gentlemen, I have a 312 1988/89 with a 42inch deck and I use a Cyclone Rake in the back that I connect to the bagger brackets. It works awesome! On my single acre I only have to dump the clippings twice. The problem I have is when the cyclone bag fills it gets heavy and its very easy to pull the front wheels off the ground. What can I do to get more weight on the front end. As a side note, I do have a bracket connected to the mule drive that I connect a thatcher to once a year. I am pretty sure I should not put weights on this but just wanted to let you know. All comments and feedback are appreciated.

Been a long time since my last update. I pulled the GT14 out for the first time in a couple of months. Tore all of the sheet metal off, stripped her to bare metal and painted her regal red, put on some of Terry's decals and Glenn's dash, shift panel, and hood knob. I've still got to fix some cracks in the steering wheel and put on the bearing caps up front. Overall, I'm pleased with how it looks. I'll be bringing it along next weekend.

I glad someone on here got that C-175, although it's sad to see a horse leave Texas since there are not many around . I saw it on Clist and had to work real hard to not go get it. Also had to resist that non runnng 520h posted about that time. Be advised I'm told the old law is still on the books that Horse Thiefs can be hung in Texas

I feel a sneeze coming on!

I hear, clean water is... quickly becoming a hot commodity too.

In addition to the natural beauty God has given us I also appreciate the air we breath and the gift of life itself.

is sad but true , if the media did not blow every thing out of proportion and people just tried to be nice and parents took some kids out to the woodshed once and a while the world be better off. What happened to good manners ?

Hard to like... that sad social commentay.

Im bringing this...so far

Denny that's a nice bike. Takes me back to my hare scramble and trail riding days. Congratulations on your upcoming retirement. You're gonna love it!!

Put the stickers on and did the lettering. Not to thrilled about the glitter in the paint but it's not for me. Lol

By the time I retire, I'll need this instead!

I have two choices, bring an ugly one or none at all! Depends on which one starts when trailer loading time comes.

Two years ago, I brought some ugly horses to the show to see if there was any interest in them. Sold 3 of the 4 before noon on Friday. You just never know what people are looking for.

I pull mine with a 12hp 8speed 1257 2nd gear high

Hi all.... I have recently gotten into the Wheel Horse scene. It started when I was talking with a friend in York, PA about his 417-8. It sparked an interest in me so I began learning. I passed down the JD D100 I had to my sister and purchased a 1986 308-8. Love this thing. I have been mowing my lawn and it does a wonderful job. I recently came across this GT14 for sale on Craigslist and decided I wanted to give a full restoration a go. I have been doing 3 wheelers for a couple years so I figured I could handle this. This past week I have managed to complete the disassembly, degrease, and power wash stage. I've hit the most common snags that seems most of us do. The major ones are pulling the steering wheel and the hubs. My next steps are sand blasting and paint.

Any guesses as to how early this system of attachments is?

I know it's a late noticed, but if anyone here gets RFD-TV, Classic Tractor Fever is on now and featuring garden tractors. It will be on until 12:30 PM CST.

Fill cooler with crushed ice. Take cooler to show. When you get to hot, open cooler and insert head!

I saw a bill-board last week..... Common Sense is like deodorant.....those that need it don't use it!

They were at the Garden Extravaganza at Evansville (IN) last weekend doing a lot of videoing. It was announced that there were over 800 GT's there this year.

I haven't been on a dirt bike in 42 years. I'm afraid I'd be in the ER with in the first hour riding it. Take care and enjoy retirement Denny.

It would be considered a barn find if you sold the 1054 to me , then its a barn find.

Sweet ride, enjoy your upcoming retirement. I have had 15 great years of retirement so fare and looking forward to 15 more.

With John not at the big show... there'll be a hole in my heart as well. God speed Burly.

Around here, gravity is king!

If I come and find that 1054 in your barn, can I have it as a barn find?

Lol, Probably gonna need to Steve.

I just talked with John a couple of days ago...dang. Prayers with you John. GO IOWA

Copied the picts for you here... before your link gets taken down.

i plow with a 12hp 4 speed in second. 3/4 throttle

There are no embarrassments, no junk, it's all fun and the luv of wheel horse. Fun time and friendships. A common core interest. Glenn

Well....I'd like a K341 block with a cast iron sleeve tapped for full pressure lube/filter.

This is a magnet that separateted from the cap, as you can see the material is hard, and broke away clean. On a side note, these are axles that were made from 4041 shafts that were magnetic induction hardened to 54 or 60 Rockwell hardness at the bearing areas. A fellow Redsquare member made these and shipped them to me. These are extra long for dual rear hub mounting to accommodate two 15" x 7" wheels per axle.

Dennys looks like a fun retirement

Welcome to the site. Great story and great finds. Finding one is one thing, but two is another. Again, welcome.