ericev0113 14 #1 Posted Thursday at 04:55 AM I recently acquired a use for a garden tractor, and have wanted a Wheel Horse since I was a kid. A little shopping and luck brought this old girl home. Rebuilt the fuel pump to get her running, and she runs great!! I'm sitting here now while the transmission drains so I can give her another 50 years of service 😎 1 11 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Treepep 807 #2 Posted Thursday at 10:05 AM Looks great! My 77 is not that pretty. She is a hard worker though. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Retired Wrencher 6,042 #3 Posted Thursday at 10:21 AM (edited) @ericev0113 I think when you have the time look through this site and you’ll find all kinds of manuals information about your tractor. Knowledge is power. Ask a lot of questions if you need to. It looks to be in really nice shape. just take your time and look at everything. Find your engine, manual transmission, manual, and parts manual. This will give you a good start. Much help here if you need it. And when you can become a supporter of this site and you can post all kinds of pictures as much as you want. Because we are picture lovers. Edited Thursday at 10:26 AM by Retired Wrencher 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 62,000 #4 Posted Thursday at 12:39 PM 7 hours ago, ericev0113 said: I'm sitting here now while the transmission drains That is a fine looking . It has probably been well maintained and will continue to provide you with many more years of service. The Wheel Horse transmission has a little hump in the center of its bottom, for complete draining it is best to jack up the front as far as you can. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rjg854 12,490 #5 Posted Thursday at 01:07 PM 8 hours ago, ericev0113 said: I recently acquired a use for a garden tractor, and have wanted a Wheel Horse since I was a kid. A little shopping and luck brought this old girl home. Rebuilt the fuel pump to get her running, and she runs great!! I'm sitting here now while the transmission drains so I can give her another 50 years of service 😎 Wow that tractor hardly looks used, someone to good care of it, obviously. May you have many hours of enjoyment running that tractor! Just a note, these are herd animals, once you acquire one, they tend to like company 2 1 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 42,978 #6 Posted Thursday at 02:01 PM Beautiful tractor. My first Wheel Horse was a C-120 hydro with the Tecumseh HH120 and it served me well. That was about 50 Wheel Horses ago. to the and the addiction. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AHS 1,555 #7 Posted Thursday at 04:28 PM Oh ya!! Beautiful tractor!! I use the 70’s for everything!! Mowing and plowing!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sqrlgtr 980 #8 Posted Thursday at 05:46 PM Nice, rear discharge deck also nice, I have a 73 12hp.... 73 was what most call the no name year because they just had the HP designation only and no other model numbers on them but they are almost the same as the c serie, it gets used a lot in the garden and is a real little worker but not near as purdy as yours . I do know mine has the brake/clutch on the same pedal were yours has a dedicated clutch and brake pedal. I don't recall what year they changed. I do encourage anyone to become a supporter of Red Square. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Retired Wrencher 6,042 #9 Posted 23 hours ago 20 hours ago, rjg854 said: Wow that tractor hardly looks used, someone to good care of it, obviously. May you have many hours of enjoyment running that tractor! Just a note, these are herd animals, once you acquire one, they tend to like company @rjg854 well said. It should serve him well if he follows our advice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Retired Wrencher 6,042 #10 Posted 23 hours ago 20 hours ago, Ed Kennell said: Beautiful tractor. My first Wheel Horse was a C-120 hydro with the Tecumseh HH120 and it served me well. That was about 50 Wheel Horses ago. to the and the addiction. 20 hours ago, Ed Kennell said: Beautiful tractor. My first Wheel Horse was a C-120 hydro with the Tecumseh HH120 and it served me well. That was about 50 Wheel Horses ago. to the and the addiction. That was about 50 Wheel Horses: Good one Ed! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oliver2-44 10,967 #11 Posted 7 hours ago 15 hours ago, Retired Wrencher said: @rjg854 well said. It should serve him well if he follows our advice. Talk about directly encouraging him to drink the red koolaid Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kpinnc 15,534 #12 Posted 2 hours ago On 10/30/2025 at 12:55 AM, ericev0113 said: A little shopping and luck brought this old girl home. Kinda thinking you should grab a lottery ticket before that luck fades... Very nice and clean tractor. Not sure if that's original paint or not, but it looks to have been taken care of regardless. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
