Another followed me home WH

[Wishin4a416 2,289]

I picked up another WH very close to home. 2 miles away. The fellow moved into a new housing plan with very little yard and no need for it. Very good price as it is off season here.He said it was used to mow a half acre field next to his old house about 6 times a year. I think I have to believe him. No rust just dirty which I will address. It will need a new seat and a hood as he said the hood met with a tree limb. Deck shows no rot or rust at all. Oils are clean. He said he serviced it regular. To dang cold to do much yet. Will probably start with the deck first for a good power wash when weather permits. It will be a camp tractor. It does have the 15 amp charging system. It probably will become a Burgundy stripe machine. 1990 vintage.

 

[ri702bill 10,527]

Nice! A low hours machine... Excellent potential there.

[Treepep 932]

 

 

At the golf course we stopped buying used equipment.  Very specific folks would replace the hour meter, run it up a bit, and sell it like it was gently used.  Shady!

 

  I bought a 63 Ford falcon when I was 15.  It had 75000 on the ticker and an alleged rebuilt engine.  It looked new however it had just been  power washed and

 

painted.  It had rolled over and was used up.  Lasted about two tanks of gas.  Rebuilt and lasted through college.  Long story sorry.  I could tell 1000's more. Seems like you have to watch everyone.

 

This machine looks great for its age.  Pretty unlikely that it has 10352 hours.  

[ri702bill 10,527]

5 minutes ago, Treepep said:

It had 75000 on the ticker

There were various traveling "Artists" with their satchel full of wires, picks and assorted "specialized" tools that would visit local Car Dealerships to "repair" odometers of trade-ins back in the day.... Turning otherwise higher milage nice vehicles into Creampuffs to be sold at a markup.... No titles or TMU (True Milage Unknown) disclosures back before 1973 here in RI. Yet you still have to have your wits about you in today's market to differentiate between a car that us used and not used up.

[Wishin4a416 2,289]

Oh I know what you mean fellows. But I have been around these tractors long enough to know what to look for. There is no wiggle at all at the front hood bottom hinge mounting hardware. No slop in the throttle shaft. My 2000 hour 312 hood wiggles an inch side to side at front bottom hinge points. My throttle shaft wiggled on the carb  a good 1/8" before I shimmed it. From what I can see it is for real. And the old fellow didnt strike me as a con man. Hardly any wear on the floor boards. Just some dirt. I took my chances.

[ebinmaine 75,599]

IMHO you did well!

 

Nice find. 

[kpinnc 16,153]

My first Wheel Horse was my 310-8. I worked the crap out of it for over a decade. Rebuilt the engine and did it again. 

 

Now it has morphed into a 414-8, and it's still my most trusted worker. 

 

You did good. Your tractor is a solid machine with none of the electrical issues of it's higher end brethren. Also the 10hp Kohler has great power and no balance gears to worry about. Enjoy it!  

 

 

Edited 14 hours ago by kpinnc

[953 nut 62,922]

My 310-8 was purchased from a gentleman who joined Red Square to be able to post it in our classifieds. I was the second person to contact him but he accepted my offer ( a bit more than he was asking ) because I could be there the next day with cash. First offer wanted him to hold it for a couple months.

It had been used to mow the 1/8 acer lot at his lakeside camp and maintain the gravel driveway for about fifteen years. Only had about 350 hours on the clock and full set of Toro Dealer service records. It looked like new came with a 42" RD Deck and a mid mount grader blade. I sold the grader blade leaving me with a net investment of $ 150.00 and a tank of gas for the round trip to Knoxville, TN.