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[C-85 749]

With some love, this could be a great tractor again!  During my time as a  dealer, the C-120-8, C125-8, and 312-8 were the top sellers, that is such a good size tractor with all kinds of power!  It is so interesting to see all these 20 something hp tractors of today, I would put a good Kohler 12hp up against most of them!  We used to brag about the W/H design and how the engine spun in the same direction as the wheels (like a front wheel drive car) and how this helped because when the direction of power is changed (like rear wheel drive cars with a rear differential), there's some loss of power.  I can't say enough good things about Wheel Horse Tractors, they're so simple, rugged, and easy to use, it was kind of easy to sell 'em! 

 

C-85

[Brockport Bill 1,926]

On 7/9/2025 at 9:11 PM, C-85 said:

With some love, this could be a great tractor again!  During my time as a  dealer, the C-120-8, C125-8, and 312-8 were the top sellers, that is such a good size tractor with all kinds of power!  It is so interesting to see all these 20 something hp tractors of today, I would put a good Kohler 12hp up against most of them!  We used to brag about the W/H design and how the engine spun in the same direction as the wheels (like a front wheel drive car) and how this helped because when the direction of power is changed (like rear wheel drive cars with a rear differential), there's some loss of power.  I can't say enough good things about Wheel Horse Tractors, they're so simple, rugged, and easy to use, it was kind of easy to sell 'em! 

 

C-85

about the power --- i used my 312 for plowing , mowing, tilling, and up and down some hills hauling etc -- i never once felt it lacked for power even at "only" 12 hp -- i really believe it was the tranny as much as the hp -- i found it interesting over the decades since most similar type tractor/mowers sold supposedly had 20 hp or more into high 20hp - but i seriously doubt that as a worker they were any more "powerful" or more functional than the 312 as workers?