tractorhogg 611 #1 Posted March 8, 2015 (edited) Bowtieguy (Frank Rufenacht) hooked me up with a very nice Wheel Horse D series. I bought his D-160. The old girl was well cared for and not abused in any fashion and seems to have a lot of life in her. The best part about the tractor is that it seems to be 100 percent unmolested and in a unrestored state, and other than an axle bearing (see picture from the rear) and fresh fluids, looks to be very solid. Apparently Frank, his family, and I share a commonality, we hail from Switzerland. Frank's family has been here for quite some time, but I came over on the boat, well it was actually a 1964 Constellation Comet, but I was born not far from the Rufenacht ancestral home of Rufenacht, Switzerland. Edited March 8, 2015 by tractorhogg 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JERSEYHAWG / Glenn 4,487 #2 Posted March 8, 2015 Hogg, very very nice, clean straight sheet metal. A great starting point to restore, or, use as is. Best of luck. Glenn 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slammer302 2,154 #3 Posted March 8, 2015 Frank is a great guy my dad was eyeballing that thing the last time we up their 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 38,950 #4 Posted March 8, 2015 And a nice Kohl-Aire to boot! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 19,566 #5 Posted March 8, 2015 Very nice....if I buy a "D" ever again (had 2, both ONANS) I'll be after the D-160 with the single Kohler. Those rear wheels seem to stick out real far? Are they stock? Mike....... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tractorhogg 611 #6 Posted March 8, 2015 Very nice....if I buy a "D" ever again (had 2, both ONANS) I'll be after the D-160 with the single Kohler. Those rear wheels seem to stick out real far? Are they stock? Mike....... Its just the one wheel., its not completely on the axle, I have to take it off and replace the axle bearing in the transaxle housing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 36,945 #7 Posted March 8, 2015 Nice survivor there. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pacer 3,159 #8 Posted March 8, 2015 That one does indeed look nice and original and you should have it working shortly -- and enjoying it! I've got that exact same D-160. Seems the big block 16hp one lunger versions are somewhat scarce - Im rather glad mine has that engine, thank you. Mine had led a pretty rough life and had some terrible "modifications" done to it - a board for a seat, boat gas tank wired on to back, awful mess of a front trailer hitch mount, welded on! and Ross steering box wiped out. But the good news was it had a fairly recent factory Kohler complete engine replacement and the hydro seems to be in good condition. Have got all those probs straightened out and I use it a lot. I also have a D-180 that Ive had for some 25yrs - these D's are just plain bad a**!! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Theroundhousernr 589 #9 Posted March 8, 2015 That would be the one I would be looking for to with the big Kohler single. Nice find! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brandonozz 168 #10 Posted March 9, 2015 Congrats on the purchase! I really enjoy my D and my favorite thing about it is the 3 point. Glad to see that yours has the 3 pt and with a little work will be ready to go. Not many of us Horse nuts down here in the South-central. Where in OK are you? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tractorhogg 611 #11 Posted March 9, 2015 Hi Brandon, I'm north of Tulsa 25 miles, not many of us GT nuts in Oklahoma that collect any tractors, I think this makes 17 GTs for me, of various brands. I go to school at Rogers State in Claremore, might being going to OSU next year 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
