Is This Right??

[dcrage 621]

Is this right?? -- Did Toro have Wheel Horses at the 2001 Indy 500? -- I lifted this pic from an Indiana CL ad

 

 

[rmaynard 14,950]

The number shows up in a Toro search as "Indy Special", but that doesn't answer whether or not they were actually at the race.

Edited September 5, 2014 by rmaynard

[Sparky-(Admin) 19,683]

Interesting...what series is it? 300...400...or a 500 series? Or is it a verticle shaft machine?

Mike..........

[dcrage 621]

Pictures look like one of the 'lawn' tractors -- Probably vertical -- It has side panels hiding the engine

 

[Geno 1,928]

Everything I'm seeing points to a 522xi Indy Special Edition.   

 

http://www.tractordata.com/lawn-tractors/001/2/9/1295-toro-522xi.html

Edited September 5, 2014 by Geno

[gwest_ca-(File Mod) 10,540]

2000 522xi Indy Special Edition model 73561SEI Serial 200000001-200999999 

2001 17-44HXL Indy Special Edition model 71233 Serial 210000001-210999999

2002 17-44HXL Indy Special Edition model 71233 Serial 220000001-220999999 

2003 17-44HXL Indy Special Edition model 71233 Serial 230000001-230999999

 

Garry

[dcrage 621]

So are those 17-44HXL (that is what is written on the hood; couldn't make it out on the photos) models the same tractor as the 522xi??

[520HC 207]

Yes they did have 522xi models built for the 2001 race. I know a dealer who has 2 of them.

[boovuc 1,090]

To answer your question, Dave........................No. The 522Xi and the 17-44HXL are completely different. The Toro 14-44HXL is a vertical shaft Lawn mower. A good lawn mower but not a Garden Tractor like the Xi series.