AHS 1,672 #1 Posted Sunday at 11:17 PM 11/16/25 I was going to look at a 314-8 with a BerVac 46” snowblower and a 42” RD (pretty mint!). 462 hrs!! He was the original owner and had all the paperwork from when it was new. So, we struck a killer of a deal. Did I mention that he said it hadn’t run in 6 or 7 years?! I rolled the dice, (I mean, hey it was a Kohler!!) I got it home. It was snowy out but i got the mouse nest out from under the motor tin and i pushed it back into the garage for the winter. Till today!! I did all the usual… cleaned out the tank, put in a new shut off valve, new lines, filter and primer bulb. I rebuilt the fuel pump and cleaned out the carb. There may have been a few things i forgot in there. But, primed the motor and it fired right to life!! It was a bit Smokey at first, 30 seconds into it and it didn’t smoke a bit! I made it around the yard once and the drive belt had had enough, it was toast!! 9 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AHS 1,672 #2 Posted Sunday at 11:21 PM Here’s a video of it running after 3 minutes, (if you can see the video) IMG_5520.mov 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
My_horse 97 #3 Posted Monday at 12:35 AM Looks like mine! Have fun with it. I have the bervac rear weight bracket and weights for mine when I used the blower. I just have the single stage WH blower. The weights pretty much make it unstoppable! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 78,069 #4 Posted Monday at 08:31 AM 9 hours ago, AHS said: Fired right to life Niiiiice 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AHS 1,672 #5 Posted Monday at 11:23 AM 10 hours ago, My_horse said: Looks like mine! Have fun with it. I have the bervac rear weight bracket and weights for mine when I used the blower. I just have the single stage WH blower. The weights pretty much make it unstoppable! Ya, the weights and chains were thrown in with it! 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Retired Wrencher 6,548 #6 Posted yesterday at 09:52 AM AHS: That looks like a great worker for you. Keep checking things until you feel you have all the bugs out. Enjoy the ride. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AHS 1,672 #7 Posted yesterday at 04:11 PM 6 hours ago, Retired Wrencher said: AHS: That looks like a great worker for you. Keep checking things until you feel you have all the bugs out. Enjoy the ride. Yes! I was worried about the tranny belt, cause it hadn’t been driven in so long!! Well the belt is in pieces!! I got a new belt ordered. I have snowblowed / mowed with an ‘00 312, i got rid of that. The 314 is next!!! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sqrlgtr 2,450 #8 Posted yesterday at 06:12 PM (edited) On 4/12/2026 at 7:17 PM, AHS said: it fired right to life!! Always a great feeling. I have a 99 (I think) 312-8 that must be its little bro looks just like yours with them fancy floorboards and such . I didnt relize how much better I liked the 8" front wheels better than the 6" until I got them beside each other. Anyone know what year they went back to the 8" wheels. Edited yesterday at 06:14 PM by sqrlgtr 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OutdoorEnvy 1,810 #9 Posted yesterday at 06:34 PM Great work! It's satisfying on so many levels to bring one back to life and put it back to work! Good on ya! 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AHS 1,672 #10 Posted 21 hours ago 5 hours ago, OutdoorEnvy said: Great work! It's satisfying on so many levels to bring one back to life and put it back to work! Good on ya! I have this problem! Will it run? How cheap can i get for? Ive got Wheelhorse / Toro problems!!! Ive got “wheelhorse”,’toro’ and “Wheel horse” in my marketplace finds. I have Wheelhorse problems, i need to seek help!!! BUT!!! There’s always 1 other guy who has 15+ Wheelhorses… and i think, “nah it’ll be fine!!” 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AHS 1,672 #12 Posted 21 hours ago 6 hours ago, sqrlgtr said: Always a great feeling. I have a 99 (I think) 312-8 that must be its little bro looks just like yours with them fancy floorboards and such . I didnt relize how much better I liked the 8" front wheels better than the 6" until I got them beside each other. Anyone know what year they went back to the 8" wheels. I don’t know if you could get the 8” wheels specifically? Im assuming that it whatever the dealer had? I think* the 310 and the 312s were 6”? Im almost certain one you got into the 314s, and the 99+ 315 they had 8” front wheels. Ive had plenty of 310s and 312s with 6” front wheels. There may have been 310s or 312s that had 8” front wheels!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Retired Wrencher 6,548 #13 Posted 12 hours ago 17 hours ago, AHS said: Yes! I was worried about the tranny belt, cause it hadn’t been driven in so long!! Well the belt is in pieces!! I got a new belt ordered. I have snowblowed / mowed with an ‘00 312, i got rid of that. The 314 is next!!! Good luck with all your projects. Just take your time and enjoy what you’re doing. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rick 278 #14 Posted 5 hours ago Wheel Horse garden tractors were not matched with a deck when shipped, you bought the tractor and chose a deck at time of purchase/order. The 6" wheels were/are required when the tractor is equipped with the 37" cutting deck. The 37" deck has two blades with the left blade offset to the front causing interference with the 8" left front tire on sharp left turns. The lower horsepower rated tractors were more apt to be purchased with the 37" deck than the 14 horsepower and up units. Now why in the world my 1990 416H tractor was factory equipped with 6" wheels is a mystery to me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sqrlgtr 2,450 #15 Posted 2 hours ago 2 hours ago, rick said: Now why in the world my 1990 416H tractor was factory equipped with 6" wheels is a mystery to me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
