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…So I bought a pair! Scored these off FB Marketplace this morning and only 5 miles away from home! Both are 312-8’s with Magnums, one set of wheel weights, two axle brackets, two high back seats with NO RIPS! One has a 36RD and the other a 42RD, both decks are solid. Neither are running but both spin over with compression and the throttle shafts are right so I bet they come to life with little effort.

This weekend offered prefect weather for a great local tractor and engine show in Asheville NC. The variety was good and the flea market offered something for everyone. My narrow front 953 and I took it all in. Here is a little of what was there. This was a very interesting display, a Cub with several cutaways which was operated by an electric motor and showed how the internal components operate. It even had little blue lights that would light up the cylinders at TDC of the compression stroke! Anyone need a BIG spark plug? Not too many at the show but this was an eye catcher.

I just can't help myself sometimes, and I love this blower setup! Everything is in really good condition cosmetically.

With winter being right around the corner, it's going to be too cold and dark after work to work on many projects around here, but I know me well enough to know that I would go nuts not being able to tinker on something. So this weekend was spent cleaning out a corner in the basement and setting up a work area. Can't work on large projects down here, but I've got a couple Maytag 92s and a 19 that need to rebuilt, as well as tackling the 8 speed out of Ray's C141. Should keep me occupied and out of the nut house until spring, when I can get back to working on the larger projects outside

The Flea Market was good too. $ 1200 for a good running 8N Ford $ 2500 for a Power King with dual wheels, belly mower, sickle bar mower, tiller, snow blade and it runs great. Here are a few more tractors too.

Got a package deal on plow, tiller, and 42” rear discharge today. Unfortunately the seller couldn’t find the mid mount tensioner for the tiller.

American made by an American company.

I still wear my USA made 40yo Danners on warm days and 30yo 1000gram Rockys on cold days. The Danners have the origonal soles. The rockys were resoled about 15 years ago. These boots have taken me many miles in PeeAaa, Md.,WVa., Montana, Canada, Wales, Austria, Slovenia and Switzerland. Danners Rockys

There is so much that I could say, but I won't because I want to remain a member in good standing here. Let's just hope that the USA comes back to our senses.

On one very hot summer day my 48" mower deck fell off twice with in thirty minutes. Not much fun dragging that deck back into position in the grass. I made a keeper pin and it's been used ever since. That was back 15 or 20 years ago.

The envious looks from my neighbors.

As has already been said, easy to work on, easy to modify, part interchangeability, and they work hard. On top of all that, they look good whether a rust bucket or brand new restore. But my favorite thing is that they last for decades, and this allows for several generations to enjoy them. This makes for some great history, and often provides a little bridge between said generations. I've made friends who are both older and younger than me that I might not have even met, and the love of these little tractors has given us something to enjoy together. Bleeping awesome!

And so many parts are interchangeable. That’s a huge plus

Haha! None! She’s used to me doing this kinda stuff after over 20 years of messin with Wheel Horse stuff

Love my Wheel Horses because they led me to this place where I found a home and friends. Randy

I always said I wanted a "horse" when I was a kid...now I have two !

Super easy to work on.

So both the RD decks are real nice. The 36” is like new and quiet, the 42” is not as nice but it’s solid and quiet! Also ended up with a pair of wheel weights and 2 axle brackets.

Swapped out the 22x7.50 rears and the 15x6x6 fronts on my 308 for some 23x9.50 and 16x16.50’s. Much cooler

So many different models, shapes and sizes. You have to have at least one of each. Did I mention, super cool.

Old Quality and simplicity so even here in Belgium where parts are super rare, they still can be fixed with stuff from other machinery. The big problem with Bolens, Cub Cadet, sears/roper,... that you can't find those specific parts.

It's funny, my old neighbor bought a ~$10,000 Kubota 4WD, power steering, 3 Cyl diesel tractor a few years ago to mow his lawn. He's got some steep hills and is pushing 80 years old and has the cash, so good call. But every time we sit in my driveway and drink a few beers, he looks at the WH and says something like, "Cast iron freakin' pedals? MMMMM"

I was working on my pellet stove today cleaning it to get ready for this heating season. The pellet stove is awesome (Harmon stoves made in Penn. USA). I was trying to remove the ESP probe using a Chinese 1/4 drive extension and the damn thing kept falling off my USA Craftsmen ratchet. I whipped it out in the woods and grabbed a USA made extension and finished the job. Also today I was looking for work boots to replace my Chippewa logger boots model number 20091 NON insulted logger boots that are 6 years old. Guess what Chippewa now discontinued them and have a replacement that are made in CHINA! So........BYE BYE Chippewa boots. I have two older pairs of these boots and loved how they fit and wore like iron. Maybe that's why we love the WH tractors because they were made in the good old USA! I hate Chinese garbage products!!

These two tractors were listed on CL as " Parts Tractors " , and the seller was right !! All i really wanted was the front spindles and front wheels , but there may be more parts i need. Made 125 mile round trip and bought them for $125.00. Dollar a mile. The guy says his brother has twenty WH tractors he is wanting to sell , oh my !! Big ole honkin 16HP , the owner says it runs , but not very well and smokes. Wish i could find some 8HP engines. The tractor and deck are pretty beat. Sorry for the blurry pic , but they even welded the lift handle to the tractor ??? I think this tractor is a hodgepodge of parts. At least there is some fresh painted wheels and new tires. Has a new seat , but it doesn't look very comfortable. Anyone know what this Tech motor is ??? The owner said it is a ten horse. I know nothing about Tech engines. If anyone might need anything off of it , hit me up. They would cheap or free. The old Ford did good , the big 300 six didn't even break a sweat.

And it’s mint! My old 36RD is a bit loud so this one will be it’s replacement.

Finished refurbishing the seat assembly this morning. The heat box worked great last night. Only needed a few minor touchups with a brush after assembly. It is so nice finally have the gas shock on the seat. No more fumbling while trying to fill up the gas tank! Of course, now the fender really looks like hell.

They look very cool which makes me look cool mowing and pushing snow.

Yep, definitely there. On both the mid mount... and rear.

Not that I had the same problem, but I have a JD X300 with a Tuff Torq K46. I had the problem of lack of forward pulling power. So I drained the fluid and replaced with synthetic 5W50. No discernable difference in performance. I put up with it for a year or so then decided to replace the pump and motor. That was a challenge, but I did it. I also replaced the screen and the magnet. Reassembled and again, no discernable difference. So searching the internet I discovered that many people suffering from this problem spent lots of money to do what I did only to find that there was an adjustment on the foot pedal that allows for more travel. That adjustment was not in the manual. The additional travel rotated the motion control lever more. PROBLEM SOLVED. It's been fine since. According to a tech who used to work for the local JD dealer, that adjustment is kept "secret". The dealer was supposed to recommend an upgrade to a newer transmission with actual hubs and bolt on rear wheels. For around $1200.00 most people rejected it and just bought a new mower. Hmmm...make money or make money. Sounds like it was a win-win for the dealer.

I have that same problem with motors. I buy a motor for parts, dissect it, and determine it can be rebuilt fairly easily. I guess that's why I have a shelf full of motors.

That stealth deck must be a mafia special! “We Mow at Dark” is their slogan….

All the above and Grandkids love them too! Jay

On the flip side, what's the worst thing about Wheel Horse tractors. The worst thing for me is, I don't have enough of them.

@JPWH @SylvanLakeWH

My favorite thing about Is all the different things they can do. And do it well.

When I run Mongo with a snowthrower into the snow pile the plows leave at the end of the driveway and the Magnum 18 growls with power but doesn't miss a beat makes me smile

They work…

Fatter is always better on tractor tires but rarely on women 😜

Always nice to have a clean spot to work. Nice and organized.

Maroon stripe has 881 and black stripe has 525

Cork oak tree in family’s property. Documented to be over 300 years old and actually protected by law. Cork was last stripped a couple of years ago. Different layers evident on upper branches.

Never took a good look at 48's so never noticed this added bar. Very good idea. The issue we have is that the 42 RD is a bit wider than the 310-8 it runs on. Whenever someone new, who's begged for seat time, is mowing they invariably whack a tree or something with the side of the deck. My DIL managed to stop the tractor cold by driving between two trees and getting the deck wedged in. Thank goodness she was driving slowly and that the mounting on those things is so sturdy--no one hurt and no damage. (My son has now added yellow caution tape across that gap!)

That's what those holes are for! Back in the 60's, my Father never noticed the hole on the mid hitch. There was a piece of twine on the 604 that he used to keep the latch closed. and another piece to keep the latch up when the snowplow was on.

im not understanding why one would rebrand a tractor? Its like eating tofu and pretending its ribeye. They look nice though!

Again with visuals…!!!

Well, not sure why I never noticed that! THAT will fix THAT problem. Thank you

Oh man, the stories I have about my neighbor Grandpa Uncle Dave. Volumes! I do have one video, which I won't post here unless he gives me permission. It was his rant about cell phones. He's an old school TV/radio/electronics engineer. But his rant about the early days of cell phones where it was essentially one-way communication, well that really ground his gears. He would call me on my cell, all pissed and say, "Hi Echris, it's Dave, Over." LMAO!!! He wasn't wrong. But he knows more about everything than anyone I've ever known. It's freaky. We'll be talking about something and he'll say, "Well, I'm not a chemist but..." and then he'll go on and on about this complex chemical reaction, and you're not stupid but he quickly loses you and you want to reply, "F you Granda Uncle Dave, Not a chemical engineer. OK."

YEP !!!

I actually just wanted taller tires to improve ground speed for next Saturday’s loooong ride at your place

Frankly, and emphatically, I disagree. The control valves for the 400 tractors are inside the hoodstand and have challenging hose or steel tubing hydro plumbing routing. Also, importantly, the hydro/manual lift rock shafts are different which means a LOT of disassembly and re-assembly (the rockshaft can be impossible to remove, if you read threads here). Plus, you need a place to put the hydro pump that doesn't interfere with whatever attachments you plan to use (mower, blower, snow blade, etc.) and connect it to the motor somehow! Minimally, you'd need donor parts for: Hydraulic pump, lift cylinder, rockhaft, control valve and linkage/lever, pressure relief valve (if not already incorporated in the pump or the control valve), hoses, oil filter holder and filter, oil reservoir (on the -H tractors, this is incorporated in the transaxle!), assorted fittings, and tin where the lift control exits the hoodstand. The 300, 400, and 500 "H" tractors with hydro lift are using the Eaton 1100--a hydro transmission, not an 8-speed with a separate pump--to get lift cylinder support. I merged the engine and topsides of a 518-H with the chassis, transmission, steering and hydraulics of a 520 but I already had hydro motion controls so except for fiddling to get the lift control settled and the motion linkages aligned, I had the parts I needed. @Stubby your advice is sound. Electric lift is possible but the parts come dear and, as you note, it requires new rockshaft AND new left side tin above the footrest as well. Best to either find a 416-H or 520-H with a blown motor and do an engine transplant, or just get a lift-equipped tractor.