Wheel Horse suppliers

[Anthony Wendover 124]

So i was thinking of something that might be fun to research and make sticky on the forum. If we can come up with a suppliers list for parts for Wheel Horse. Break it down by the years or the style of tractor? Not sure what makes sense but i have found recently parts that wheel horse say are NLA are still made from the suppliers i have looked at. So far i have found just these below, id love to see what everyone else has found out.

 

I have also found during my engine build some parts Onan says are NLA Toro has in stock and ones Toro says are NLA Onan dealers have.

 

All parts below are listed as discontinued by Toro

 

1980s-2007 Wheel Horse

 

Safety switch interlock - Toro PN 103480 ( this switch is manufactured by EMB Corp and is a 602 Switch http://www.embcorp.com/600_SP.html )

Seat Saftey Switch - Toro PN 38-1420 ( This is a similar switch used in forklift seats. Hyster PN 1354140 https://www.amazon.com/Hyster-1354140-Forklift-Safety-Switch/dp/B009SEJM6C )

Seat - Michigan Seat Company - Toro PN VARIOUS ( While the company has been bought and name changed this is the original seat manufacture and they do offer seats in similar styles https://www.milsco.com/seating-solutions/turf-care/ )

Gauges - Stewart Warner - Toro PN VARIOUS ( Wheel horse used Stewart Warner gauges on early model machines unsure who they went to after or if Toro just re branded the gauge. )

Sending unit 520H - ( I'm waiting to find the official part number however my research says the sending unit was a Stewart Warner and the style is still in production. )

 

 

More to come as i keep searching.

 

Does anyone know who made the tins for the tractors? Did Toro do that in house? If so did Toro retain all the molds and dyes for the transaxle and body work? I think i recall hearing they destroyed the dye for the transaxle hydro and that is why they only produced an 8speed after 1997.

[ebinmaine 72,928]

I can't really add anything but this could be interesting...

[echris 1,425]

I came across one yesterday. The original Toro OEM sealed beam headlights for the later models are around $55 each. I thought to myself, "wait a minute, aren't those standard GE lamps?" (I worked at an electrical supply after the small engine shop when I was a kid). Sure enough, it's just a GE 4411-1. I'm sure many guys here know that, but it's my first find.

I've never ordered from the website below, just an example of how cheap a GE 4411-1 35W Par36 sealed beam should be.
$13.00 vs $55.00 for the exact same product? Yes please.

 https://www.bulbamerica.com/products/ge-35w-12-8v-4411-par36-incandescent-bulb

EDIT: Forgot the -1 at the end of the part number. :/

Edited June 10, 2020 by echris

[echris 1,425]

1 hour ago, ebinmaine said:

I can't really add anything but this could be interesting...

Imagine a ready source for all new sheet metal?

1989 310-8 seat pan, $315.00.
All shiny new factory Wheel Horse red?

How tempting would that be to spent every dime you have.

[Anthony Wendover 124]

1 hour ago, echris said:

Imagine a ready source for all new sheet metal?

1989 310-8 seat pan, $315.00.
All shiny new factory Wheel Horse red?

How tempting would that be to spent every dime you have.

 

Toro still has fender pans for tractors. $310 give or take. They also have the running boards. Some styles they only have one side left. The new style they have both sides. They also have belt guards. The hoodstands are all nla as are the hoods unfortunately. But most fenders still available. 

[Pullstart 67,012]

I would love to find the die set for the round hoods!  Oh man that would be cool, I even have a local die shop that could possibly squeeze in a few runs once in a while... but I’m sure that would take the fun out of the hunt 

[bottjernat1 2,194]

11 hours ago, echris said:

I came across one yesterday. The original Toro OEM sealed beam headlights for the later models are around $55 each. I thought to myself, "wait a minute, aren't those standard GE lamps?" (I worked at an electrical supply after the small engine shop when I was a kid). Sure enough, it's just a GE 4411-1. I'm sure many guys here know that, but it's my first find.

I've never ordered from the website below, just an example of how cheap a GE 4411-1 35W Par36 sealed beam should be.
$13.00 vs $55.00 for the exact same product? Yes please.

 https://www.bulbamerica.com/products/ge-35w-12-8v-4411-par36-incandescent-bulb

EDIT: Forgot the -1 at the end of the part number. :/

I just bought a 4411 bulb for my 1976 d160 i am pretty sure the cost was around $11 https://shop.advanceautoparts.com/p/sylvania-4411-basic-sealed-beam-bulb-box-of-1-4411/5081025-P?searchTerm=4411 bulb

[Anthony Wendover 124]

The rear light up tail lights found on the 400 500 and later 300 series tractors

 

Discontinued Toro PN 105202 - This light is made by Peterson Manufacturing and the light is still produced. Peterson PN 108WR - This can be sourced multiple places online for only a couple of bucks. The wiring will be two wires not the one with a plug but that can be added at home for a perfect fit for OEM.

[EricF 589]

Technically, those taillights are US DOT standard truck clearance lights made by a wide variety of suppliers. Any auto parts store that has trailer supplies probably stocks an equivalent. LED ones are commonly available now.

 

Fun fact: For years, the clearance lights always had a white plastic base that the bulb holders and the lens attached to. It's still the most common style. More recently, they're sometimes available with a black plastic base. For older tractors, the white ones are OEM-style correct and white edge matches up nicely with the white decals and lettering. But for a Toro-era tractor, with the predominant black-background decals, the ones with the black bases look really sharp.

[Anthony Wendover 124]

Eric, those black ones do look pretty sweet! As for the lights the only ones I have seen on the wheel horse are the Peterson pm108. So was just letting everyone know they can get the same ones direct as toro has discontinued them. They did under go a design change however in 2017. The push connection is not on the light it is just the white ground wire. However they offer the push connection to crimp on and keep the same style of connection. At least something close to what wheel horse engineers sourced are still available for the purist. I am going to have to check out those black base ones though they are super slick. 

[EricF 589]

For the taillights alone, it might be interesting to get a survey of what owners find on their tractors, especially pre-Toro. DOT requires the manufacturer to mold their name into the lens. Peterson will undoubtedly be on some, but I wouldn't be surprised if others show up. Wheel Horse might have used other suppliers over the years. Grote, for instance, is huge in that sector. If I remember correctly, the taillights on my family's old JD 112 were the same type, and were made by Grote. The Peterson ones are a little flatter on the lens surface, and have a different reflector pattern molded in. The ones in the picture are more like Grote's design, but I think I got them from O'Reilly Auto, which sells Optronics. (Can't check my tractor, though, it's still stored on the East Coast until we get a permanent house here in Indiana. ) Optronics is relatively new on the scene -- since the 1970s or so; they may or may not have shown up in OEM parts bins.

[953 nut 60,254]

These taillights are $ 5.50 at Tractor Supply and look great.

https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/blazer-b444r-4-in-dual-bulb-clearance-side-marker-red?cm_vc=-10005

[Anthony Wendover 124]

Just a quick update. I am not sure if this is common knowledge or not. However i have found that the Toro switch # 111332 can be had from Grainger. It is a Honeywell. Link bellow

 

Toro switch # 111332 Grainger Honeywell Switch

[Lee1977 7,221]

30 minutes ago, Anthony Wendover said:

Just a quick update. I am not sure if this is common knowledge or not. However i have found that the Toro switch # 111332 can be had from Grainger. It is a Honeywell. Link bellow

 

Toro switch # 111332 Grainger Honeywell Switch

 

I picked one up from Zoro when I was ordering something else to see the difference. The Honeywell switch the mounting holes are 1/32" closer then the Toro but for the price you can modified one hole. 

Edited April 26, 2022 by Lee1977

[Anthony Wendover 124]

18 minutes ago, Lee1977 said:

 

i picked one up from Zoro when I was ordering something else to see the difference. The Honeywell switch the mounting holes are 1/32" closer then the Toro but for the price you can modified one hole. 

Great information thank you! I will dig around and see if i can find something more exact. However for the price cant beat it and only a slight modification. 

[Lee1977 7,221]

6 minutes ago, Anthony Wendover said:

Great information thank you! I will dig around and see if i can find something more exact. However for the price cant beat it and only a slight modification. 

For the price difference if you buy more then one you can include a set of mini files and still come out way ahead.