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By JoeA
Hi First post looking for a cutting deck for an early 90's 312-8
Serial number 3112K801 11877
How big of a deck can I use ?
The original deck was a side discharge ? (42 I think )
In addition to the deck I need the assembly for the pulley assembly for the front of the tractor.
Does anyone have a picture they can post of the correct deck ?
Are these parts available new ?
Thank You for your help
Joe
Denver NC
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By Bill D
Hi,
I have a cracked seat support on my tractor. Does anyone have pictures of how they have repaired or beefed up this area? I did see a thread regarding repairs but I am trying to figure out how to beef up this area without causing problems for myself when reinstalling the belt gard and other covers. Thanks.
Bill
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By Bill D
A friend of mine picked up his first Wheel Horse. It is a 1998 312-8, Model 73428, S/N 8900145. It has about 650 hours and came with a 37 inch deck and bagger. It will need some minor work, including replacemnt of the front axle. I have couple of questions about this model as it is different from my 80's vintage machines. First what length belt does the deck take? Second are there any known problems with the Kohler Command engine that I should be aware of? Is the drive belt the same as other machines with the K and Magnum engines? The gas spring for the clutch was shot so we went back to tho old style clutch spring. Anything else specific to this model and year that I should be aware of as I help him fix it up? Thanks.
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By Bexter207
So I have a 312 Wheel Horse. I have the Snow Blower attached and it was working great. I was using it last night when all of a sudden I heard a bang up near the the blower. I quickly disengaged the PTO lifter the blower and backed up to see if I had hit something. After inspecting i found that i did not hit anything. So I started clearing out any snow I realized nothing was stuck and the shear pins were still good. The augers had the normal amount of play. So I fired it back up and tried to engage the pto again it kind of bogged down and stalled out the engine almost. So I drove it to where i had better light. I could not see anything wrong still so I decided to try to engage it one more time to see if I could see anything. Well it started throwing so I decided to test it out and it worked fine. Then as I was going along it just stopped throwing again. So I don't know what it is. I plan on taking a look at the gearbox when I get home to make sure that's all set. Just thought I would check to see if any of you have suggestions of what I could check.
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By Hoffertot
Hello fellow Wheel Horse fans,
I have owned a 312-8 for a few years now, and it has been very good to me. The unit was obviously purchased used, and at the time of purchase I didn't notice that the 42" deck that came with it was much older than the mower. The deck I have has always been pretty junkie, but now started to have some actual issues. The center double "D" pulley has rounded out, and a spindle has broken. I have been looking into getting repair parts, or just buying a different deck all together since i can't find very reasonably priced ones. So here is where the question comes in.
I have found a reasonably priced unit in the area for sale that is a 516-H model. So a little larger engine, year or 2 newer, a 48" working deck, and hydrostatic would be a nice upgrade for me, but it sounds like this model was considered undesirable. Is this just because of the technology that was starting to exist at the time of it's release, or was it considered to not be that great of a machine? My 312 has about 1800 hours, and the mower itself runs great. The 516 apparently does not have working gauges at the moment, and burns some oil.
Any opinions on what you guys would do in this situation? Any opinions between the 12HP Koehler and the 16HP Onan engines?
Any help would be appreciated, Thanks.
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