old wheelhorse and johndeere

[dandan111 45]

Growing up with a wheelhorse 607 I have never had the

chance to spend any time on a johndeere. Have any of you

guys owned a early johndeere 110 (round fender)?

I have always liked the looks of these tractors but have

never been impressed with performance when watching them

run. The wheel horse 607 always pushed snow like nobodys

buisness. Does the john deere 110 compete?

By the way,I will not be buying a JD :omg:

[jusjeepn 59]

I have owned a 67 112 RF and yes it does compare. Actually the 112 was the best mowing tractor I have ever owned. The biggest downfall of the green tractors is you pay dearly for a name and they are not mechanic friendly. It took, on average, 20 min to remove the deck for cleaning and the same to install it vs. 5-6 min on a W/H. To change a drive belt was a half day ordeal vs. 20 min on a W/H. On mine, you had to remove the deck just to change the oil. I liked the machine overall just didn't like maintenance or repair or the cost of parts.

[ricksrj58 273]

i like the round fender jds but they do not compare to my jd140,my 140 outplows my wheelhorse and it only takes maybe 10 min to put the deck on and maybe 5 min to put the plow on

[CasualObserver 3,411]

I have a 65 110 on my table right now. What do you want to know about them? I grew up mowing with JD and Wheel Horse both. Used the Wheel Horse for lots of other things... the JD was pretty much just a mower. Like Pat said, they're comparable machines, at least as far as power and performance. They are in no way comparable in mechanics though. You have to remember the JD was built (and still is) by mother Deere. It had an entire team of engineers making sure it was the "best" machine out there. It was not however designed to be worked on by the average homeowner with his own little basic tool set in his little tool box. I also own a nice vintage Cub Cadet too, and it has it's own slew of mechanical quirks. In the end, to each his own. The more JD and IH Cub collectors there are, the more Wheel Horses there are for us. I'm happy with a major focus of my collection being Wheel Horse, but also dabbling in other brands here and there. Just makes good sense to have a little knowledge in a wide variety. You gotta know when a deal is good, when it's not, and when it doesn't matter!

[tbbahner 28]

I echo what the others said. They're good machines but are a pain to work on, so much so that I don't. Everything is covered up and not easy to get to. Parts are very expensive. Just my opinion.

Tom B

[knap83 0]

I have 3 deeres a 110 round fender a 214 and a 210. The 210 is the one that got me started into the garden tractor spree. I now have a wheel horse c111 and it is 5 times the machine the 214 is. As far as ease to work on id take a wheel horse over the deeres any day. The kohlers are all about the same as far as parts prices. I never go thru deere for them. Every thing else is way more expensive. I love my 214 but after the axles fixed on my c111 I think it might go away. my 110 is the only deere Ill prolly end up keeping. Sell the rest and get more attachments for my horse. And yes before anyone criticises my c111 has a k301 kohler in it. LOL I know they came with a briggs.

[Ken B 3,202]

I've owned a few John Deere 110's in the past. I'll echo everyone else who has said they are quite a bit more complicated than most Wheel Horse's. Just about everything is a pain to work on. It did cut pretty nice, its about the only John Deere I like and that is mostly because of its classic lines. Restoring this 110 was quite the challenge but it was alot of fun.

[mowerman1193 42]

I have 2 John Deere 140 H3 tractors and I do like the tractors very much..( Hydro down pressure is nice for scrapping the packed snow on the driveway..Implements are not too bad to change on this model anyway but it certainly is not as easy as the quick-tach system on the Wheel Horse's..John Deere seems to me to be built better and heavier but they are not all that fun to work on..

I am not sure where you guys been getting parts for the John Deere's or the Wheel Horse's but my experience is not the same as yours..For me the Deere dealer seems to always be cheaper on the parts I have needed and every time I have needed something its been in stock..I can not say that about my Wheel Horse dealer..So far same related items I have had to get for both tractors ( ignition switch Deere was $10.** Horse was 27.** for example ) Deere is cheaper..Most everything I need for the Horse my dealer has to order and then they take forever to get the part in..I would go to another dealer but they are FAR away and still about the same way..I found it best to order my stuff online for my Horse's as it is a little more $(maybe not if I count my gas for a trips there and then have to make another trip to get the part that they had to order) but I get the parts much faster..I could understand if my Horse's was old and the parts was not in stock but my oldest tractor is a 1983..

Kevin

[Docwheelhorse 2,792]

I used to work on a JD112 for my boss and it was a PITA... espescially with this "cool" feature tha I won't ever be able to recover from---the VARIATOR and its cobbled mess of belts!!!!!

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Tony

[Ken B 3,202]

I used to work on a JD112 for my boss and it was a PITA... espescially with this "cool" feature tha I won't ever be able to recover from---the VARIATOR and its cobbled mess of belts!!!!!

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Tony

Ah yes the VARIATOR.... I wasn't going to go there! :omg:

[Roger from southern Iowa 1]

I have a friend that collects the 110/112 round fenders.

I've worked on them some.

WH is MUCH easier to work on.

OH, the variators work great.......when they're working right.

[dandan111 45]

I thought this would be a fun topic.

My brother had a JD with the variator timebomb

system. He traded it off for a wheelhorse,variator

slipped and screamed for a month before

he gave up. :omg:

[rydogg 186]

My 1965 JD round fender 110 was the first old collector tractor I picked up when I started this hobby about a year ago. I can agree with the variator problems its seems like mine is either stopped or going there is no in between speed and I've tried to adjust it as the manual says to no avail. I still like the tractor though, I just sold my JD tractors and parts but couldn't part with this one its kinda the odd ball at the farm with the horses but its still gonna get used occasionally. Wheel Horse is definitely easier to work on for the average backyard mechanic but they are both very well built machines.

[T-Mo-(Moderator) 4,691]

I'll echo Mowerman's comments - prices on JD parts, etc., is comparable to Wheel Horses, Cub Cadets, and are actually cheaper on a few items. I have owned several JDs in the past, including a '66 110. Good tractors.

Oh, on the variator, most problems arise with them due to improper maintenance. They need to be lubricated and really after 45 years, it's no wonder they may need adjusting.