One of these suitable Bumper for 856?

[FLtractor 220]

Evening, 

 

Wondering if anyone has added one of these to 856 or similar wheelhorse without significant modifications.. or perhaps a curved bumper similar to ford N series with ball on front.

Edited Wednesday at 12:59 AM by FLtractor

[ri702bill 12,982]

It looks like any of them will interfere with removal of the hood.... 

[953 nut 69,147]

None of them are suitable for a wheel horse, they are too wide and as bill already mentioned they would get in the way of opening the hood unless you mounted them a couple feet out front.

You need to get off Facebook and get out there in the shop workin' on whatcha already got.

[adsm08 5,128]

Why?

 

Why is this something that you think you want or need?

 

 

  

12 hours ago, 953 nut said:

You need to get off Facebook

 

Edited Thursday at 01:42 AM by adsm08

[Retired Wrencher 6,979]

I second this.

[rmaynard 17,575]

Are you planning to enter a demolition derby? If Wheel Horse didn't offer a bumper as an option, you don't need it.

[squonk 48,070]

This reminds me of when my wife bought a brand new tiller from Troy Built back when it was still Troy Built. They offered a free bumper! I'm thinking what good is a bumper on a tiller? Well my wife ran the tiller into the garage wall. The bumper bent and saved the recoil! 

[SylvanLakeWH 32,458]

3 hours ago, rmaynard said:

Are you planning to enter a demolition derby? If Wheel Horse didn't offer a bumper as an option, you don't need it.

Actually, the number of banged up, bent, mangled  hoods I've seen in person or on this site would indicate a strong need for bumpers for many / most tractors and their operators... 

[adsm08 5,128]

4 hours ago, SylvanLakeWH said:

Actually, the number of banged up, bent, mangled  hoods I've seen in person or on this site would indicate a strong need for bumpers for many / most tractors and their operators... 

 I have only found one situation where a bumper would have been nice, but probably not too helpful. When I was about 12 or 13 I rear-ended my dad's truck while we towed the 310 out of the mud, but that was more of a statement on the difference in the quality of the brakes between the two vehicles.

 

 

On the 8XX tractors the front tires stick out past the front of the hood far enough to do the job well, unless you run into something with the point of the hood.

[sqrlgtr 3,860]

Ive made a few bumpers without the grill guard, mainly for looks but do come in handy when hauling them to tie them down. The tractors with the flip up hoods require something detachable for engine access and kinda more trouble than they are worth in my opinion. The 857 doubled as a weight bracket also but had to make it lower for the hood to flip open. I have since removed it and painted red but haven't put it back on. The 701 was just a winter time project to pass the time but I thought it suited the little tractor.

 

[FLtractor 220]

On 9/30/2026 at 9:40 PM, adsm08 said:

Why?

 

Why is this something that you think you want or need?

 

 

  

 

I was reading about the old Ford N series and saw they had the red 3 bar bumper bolted to the sides of the tractor frame.. that had a Trailer hitch or Ball on the front.. thought that could be very useful on the front of 856 for moving carts, wagons.

[adsm08 5,128]

46 minutes ago, FLtractor said:

I was reading about the old Ford N series and saw they had the red 3 bar bumper bolted to the sides of the tractor frame.. that had a Trailer hitch or Ball on the front.. thought that could be very useful on the front of 856 for moving carts, wagons.

 

OK, I'll give you that one. "Why is this something we want or need" is a phrase I use a lot, particularly at work when speaking about some of the more extravagant garbage that is being  put into cars these days, like telematics or digital instrument clusters that are bigger than my TV.

 

There are a number of ways you could add a hitch to the front. Look around the forum as there are many pictures of that being done.

[SylvanLakeWH 32,458]

5 hours ago, FLtractor said:

that had a Trailer hitch or Ball on the front..

Here's mine:

 

Works like a charm...

 

 

[CRF857 952]

22 hours ago, FLtractor said:

I was reading about the old Ford N series and saw they had the red 3 bar bumper bolted to the sides of the tractor frame.. that had a Trailer hitch or Ball on the front.. thought that could be very useful on the front of 856 for moving carts, wagons.

There are several styles of garden tractor bumpers out there. I have three that I have kept, but will probably never use.

[CRF857 952]

The “bumper” on my Cub Cadet is actually the drawbar for a Cub Lo-Boy.