Wheelhorse C120 auto.. tell me about this one

[FLtractor 235]

Evening,

Local listed.. Seller states all New tires,New battery, mower and tractor work. Asking $500 obo. What size engine of orignal? hydraulic lift hitch? Any weaknesses with these tractors? 

[Sparky-(Admin) 26,422]

  Originally a Kohler 12…manual lift (can see the lift arm in the pics) 

  

[FLtractor 235]

5 minutes ago, Sparky said:

  Originally a Kohler 12…manual lift (can see the lift arm in the pics) 

  

What does the automatic refer to… as in did they make a manual shift Simialr to the ealrier 60s wheelhorses.. since the need to specify Automatic?

[oliver2-44 11,760]

Yes there was a 120-8 that had a 8 speed transmission. 
The 120 Auto has the Sundstrand Hydro. To test the hydro Chain it to a tree and verify it will spin the tires forward and reverse.   They are good workers 1-18” rear axles. 
From what can be seen in the picture that seat looks like it would clean in nice. Those seats are desirable. 

Edited 2 hours ago by oliver2-44

[FLtractor 235]

1 minute ago, oliver2-44 said:

Yes there was a 120-8 that had a 8 speed transmission. 
The 120 Auto has the Sundstrand Hydro. To test the hydro Chain it to a tree and verify it will spin the tires forward and reverse.   They are good workers 1-18” rear axles. 

Why the need to chain it and not just drive it forward backward? 

[oliver2-44 11,760]

Yes there was a 120-8 that had a 8 speed transmission. 
The 120 Auto has the Sundstrand Hydro. To test the hydro Chain it to a tree and verify it will spin the tires forward and reverse.   They are good workers 1-18” rear axles. 

[oliver2-44 11,760]

Chaining it puts a load on the Hydro to help verify the pump is strong 

Edited 34 minutes ago by oliver2-44