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1988 Wheel Horse 416-8 Garden Tractor Onan Twin -only 649 hours Price drop1 Selling a one owner garage kept Mower and serviced by Mainline Mowers over the years and I have decided to use a lawn service. It is an original, heavy-duty 1988 Wheel Horse 416-8 garden tractor with the 16 HP Twin-Cylinder Onan Performer engine and the coveted 8-speed manual Uni-Drive transmission. Original Hobbs meter shows only 649 total hours. Extremely low use for a 1988 commercial grade tractor. Currently a non-runner. It was professionally serviced and ran great last season, but we contracted out our lawn care to a service and let the tractor sit. Tried starting it and it turns over won't fire up. The battery is weak from sitting, and it likely needs the old fuel drained and the carburetor cleaned. It turns over but needs a little TLC to get back to 100%. Complete with mid-mount cutting deck. The sheet metal is straight, and the original red paint and hood decals are well-preserved for a 1988 model. Tires hold air great. Garage kept. Typical wear for its age—the vinyl seat is split and the steering wheel has tape, but the bones of this machine are solid iron. Perfect weekend project for a collector or Wheel Horse enthusiast who knows how to clean a carb and jump a battery. Terms: $475 or best offer. Cash only, local pickup. You will need a trailer/truck to load.

Selling my 417-8 as I’ve upgraded to a 520. Have used this machine for about 5 years now mowing, snowplowing/blowing, and tilling. Been a great machine for me, just went with the 520 so I can do more loader work. It’s got about 1700 hours on the Kohler KT17 series 2, and starts and runs pretty good. It does burn a little bit of oil, but nothing major and is all original as far as I know. Decent rubber, and I always stayed on top of greasing and maintenance while I’ve had it. I also flushed the gear case when I first got it and swapped the fluid. Aside from that it’s in pretty good shape, have been using it all summer to mow. This will soon be sitting around which is why I’m selling it, no space and don’t want it to sit. It could use a new seat, and I have some spare parts (carb) and belts that will go with it.