1054 vs 1054A

[1054 Project 87]

I have a 1054 but recently saw a 1054A for sale. What does the A signify? Is there a B or C etc?

[ri702bill 12,880]

Automatic??

[adsm08 5,053]

Just now, ri702bill said:

Automatic??

 

Doesn't the 5 denote a 3-speed manual?

[gwest_ca-(File Mod) 12,478]

1054 = 1964

1054A = 1965

[ri702bill 12,880]

Another (1054) ?? 

Again ??

Edited yesterday at 03:44 PM by ri702bill

[ri702bill 12,880]

Along the same lines as the 1969 and 1970 Chevy Nova.... same car, different model year.

[953 nut 68,701]

The numbering system rules of thumb devised by Wheel Horse was very logical and easily understandable             UNTIL         a few exceptions to the rules became a bit unruly.        You see, every hard and fast Wheel Horse rule has an exception or two.

The first digit of a three digit model numbers tell the horsepower, for example a 654 would have a six horsepower engine.

Staying with the 654 the second digit tells us this is an electric start manual transmission. If it was a X0X it would be a manual transmission pull-start engine. If it were a  X7X then it would be an electric start hydrostatic transaxle. In 1967 the six speed transaxle was introduced and the number 6 replaced the 0, 5, or 7 as next to last digit.

The final number is the year of manufacture, 654 having been a 1964 model.

1963 brought about the first flagrant departure from "THE RULE". 

If you bought a 603 you got a six HP Tecumseh pull start manual shift              No rules broken there.

If you bought a 654 you got a six HP Tecumseh electric start manual shift        No rules broken there

BUT, if you bought a 633 you got a seven HP Kohler pull start with a magneto ignition manual shift .               Didn't see that in the rule book?

In 1964 the first double digit engine number came along with the introduction of the 10 horsepower 1054 so we had to start the countdown from the right like Arabic or Hebrew.

In 1965 the new square hood design was launched and the pesky numbering system got in the way again. Wheel Horse had a store-house full of round fenders and pan seats so a new square hooded round fendered model evolved, the 1045.

Several models conforming to the existing system were added to the line-up. 605, 655, 855, 875, 1075, no problem so far.  but, the company wanted to retain the 1054 - - - and they had a manual shift version of the 1057 which would be a 1055 so they couldn't just change the four to a five.           Just an an A to the 1054. 

Since the last number changed each year that this system was used, they are all one year only and in my opinion, they are all special.

 

[Achto 32,432]

1 hour ago, 953 nut said:

BUT, if you bought a 633 you got a seven HP Kohler pull start with a magneto ignition manual shift .     

 

Got a slight correction here - The 633 had a 6hp K141, not a 7hp K161. A glitch in the Master Model List calls it a 7hp. This makes the 633 the only 6hp  with a Kohler engine.

 

They also made a B-60 "6hp ?" No, this tractor had a 7hp K161 under the hood.

[702854boy 1,119]

Wouldn't the 701 have been the first break in the rule since it is a 7 horse power electric start with manual transmission?

[Achto 32,432]

1 hour ago, 702854boy said:

ouldn't the 701 have been the first break in the rule since it is a 7 horse power electric start with manual transmission?

 

Lets not forget the 702, also an electric start.

 

Like @953 nut stated, number system was kind of a rule of thumb not a law.

[953 nut 68,701]

16 hours ago, Achto said:

Got a slight correction here - The 633 had a 6hp K141, not a 7hp K161. A glitch in the Master Model List calls it a 7hp. This makes the 633 the only 6hp  with a Kohler engine.

 

They also made a B-60 "6hp ?" No, this tractor had a 7hp K161 under the hood.

16 hours ago, 702854boy said:

Wouldn't the 701 have been the first break in the rule since it is a 7 horse power electric start with manual transmission?

14 hours ago, Achto said:

 

Lets not forget the 702, also an electric start.

 

Like @953 nut stated, number system was kind of a rule of thumb not a law.

 

Thank you, seems the factory broke its own rules their first year and most every year thereafter.  Guess that explains why the numbering system went away after 1967, confused themselves too much.

                                           I knew there would some corrections to this, I will update it my list awaiting future changes needed next time.

[Achto 32,432]

4 hours ago, 953 nut said:

       

 

No big deal, I wouldn't have known if not for researching my 633.

[953 nut 68,701]

Oh, it didn't end in 1967, when the Eaton Hydros came along another set of RULES was established that were disregarded from time to time.

If it is a “H” is it an Eaton 700 or an Eaton 1100, what about an “A”, what Eaton is in it?

 The a 312A and 312H used different hydrostatic transmissions but how can I tell which one is which? What about the 400 and 500 series, does the “A” or “H” confusion continue with them?

In the case of the 1985 314A it is an Eaton 700 but the 417A and 418A both came with the Eaton 1100 and the 516H had an Eaton 700.  The only hard and fast rule with Wheel Horses is there are no hard and fast rules. Here is a bit of information from the Transmission Hydro Axles manual, some years do not mention 300 series but it is summarized at the end.

 

Eaton 1100 transaxles began being used on Wheel Horses with the 1981 C-Series, this continued through 1984 on C-Series automatics.

 

1985 is the year the 300/400 series began and the battel of the "A" and "H" designations began. The 314-A was an Eaton 700 and the 417-A was an Eaton 1100.

 

In 1986 the 312-A and 314-A both came with the Eaton 700 and the 417-A and 420-LSE both had the Eaton 1100.

 

1987 was a continuation of the 312-A with the Eaton 700 and the 418-A and 418-C both had the Eaton 1100

 

1988 was the year they began messing with our minds as far as the "A" or "H" designation went.

 

The 516-H and 518-H came with an Eaton 700 but the 518-He was equipped with the Eaton 1100 as were the 520_H and 520-HC.

 

1989 had the 518-H continued with the Eaton 700, the 518-He, 520-H and 520-HC continued to have the Eaton 1100.

 

In 1990 all listed 300, 400 and 500 models use the Eaton 1100 and this continued to be true through and including 2005.

 

There is no overlap of the 300 models, if it is a hydro built from 1985 to 1989 it will be an Eaton 700, 1990 and later 300 series hydro units had the Eaton 1100.

 

Now lets look around for some more RULES ARE RULES violations.           

[oliver2-44 11,708]

Interesting, I've never heard of a 518-He

[Handy Don 17,365]

6 minutes ago, oliver2-44 said:

Interesting, I've never heard of a 518-He

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