My 300 mutt earning it's keep

[Rollerman 290]

Pulled the cart back out into the back lawn today to plant more lilacs along the property line & mow around the evergreen trees.

It's more or less a cart puller since I don't have any of the PTO pieces other than the friction plate.

 

[Wheel Horse Kid 104]

Looks like she is a good worker!!!

[Sparky-(Admin) 19,580]

Looks pretty good for a "Mutt" . How do you like having more acreage to care for?

Mike...........

[Rollerman 290]

Looks pretty good for a "Mutt" . How do you like having more acreage to care for?

Mike...........

Mike the father inlaws 60" Z turn makes pretty quick work of the mowing, other than that it's pretty nice having the extra room.

At least till taxes are due.

[KC9KAS 4,741]

From the thread description, I was expecting smoething needing a lot of work, but NO..........It is a very nice looking WH.

[Rollerman 290]

From the thread description, I was expecting smoething needing a lot of work, but NO..........It is a very nice looking WH.

Thanks, here's a link detailing some of the rebuild of it back from 2011.

[Wheel-N-It 2,967]

Stephen, what kind of engine was in it when you originally bought the 312???

I put together a Mutt this year too. It started out as a 310-8 without a 10M engine. Then became a 310-8 with a 10M engine (that smoked like a freight train). That motor went back on the shelf, and then it became a 312-8 with a K301 engine. That motor did not go back on the shelf. I guess the only thing that keeps it from being a true 312-8 is the 1" rear axles, which is no big deal for me.

 

Anyway, how does this compare to yours???

I love the Mutts            <--------o      Mutts

BTW, I remembr your "Build" thread on this Horse

Edited July 15, 2013 by Wheel-N-It

[Rollerman 290]

Stephen, what kind of engine was in it when you originally bought the 312???

I put together a Mutt this year too. It started out as a 310-8 without a 10M engine. Then became a 310-8 with a 10M engine (that smoked like a freight train). That motor went back on the shelf, and then it became a 312-8 with a K301 engine. That motor did not go back on the shelf. I guess the only thing that keeps it from being a true 312-8 is the 1" rear axles, which is no big deal for me.

 

Anyway, how does this compare to yours???

I love the Mutts            <--------o      Mutts

BTW, I remembr your "Build" thread on this Horse

Van the remains of the original engine (an M12) were sitting in a tub & various parts containers...all full of water & rusted up.

The carb & starter had been scavenged already.

 

I had it running with the 11HP Briggs, but came across a Craigslist Horse that was a cobbled up Mutt...maybe a Raider 12 in a former life??

It had a decent running K301 in it, I still need to rebush the throttle shaft on the carb, adjust the valve lifters & governor yet...but it runs acceptable.

TT helped me with converting over the stator to the later style parts out of the M12 parts pile over a phone conversation.

 

So yeah...WheelHorse mutts are kinda like lego's, build, tear down, rebuild again.