What's your favorite thing about Wheel Horse tractors?

[ronhatch 407]

Simple, straight forward design, easy to work on and relatively nice looking....at least the units made approximately between the mid 60's to the late 70's.  Like  pfredderi said, they couldn't resist covering everything up, complicating most things and, IMHO, distracting from the looks with those big fat oversized hoods.  I much prefer my  867 to my '79 C-101. Now my 1964 round fender 110 John Deere; that's special!  

 

Edited June 10, 2020 by ronhatch

[horseyheaven 113]

Tom2p and ebinmaine, I like them both.  I have mowed and pushed snow with both.  The C161 has a Kohler K341. The 416-8 has an Onan P216. I have owned the C161 for over 20 years and it has been a very good machine. I have owned the 416-8 for about three years and so far it has been fine. Honestly, for longevity I would probably pick the Kohler but the Onan has really impressed me. Both will go right through tall grass with a 42 inch deck and never look back. Hours on the C161 are unknown, but I have never rebuilt the engine. It’s still uses no oil and runs great. The Onan has about 1350 hours on it and it runs good and uses no oil.  My aunt has a 416-8 with a Kohler magnum single cylinder 16 horse on it. She has 2000 hours on it and it still doesn’t use any while it runs good.  Best sound has to go to the Onans though.  I love the sound of them.

[muz123 1193]

The simplicity, interchangeable attachments over 25+ years, parts, easy to fix, great community full of awesome people! The comfortable ride especially when I use my 520! feels like I'm using the caddy of tractors! I could go on and on! 

[Sam Pasch 450]

All of that and more! The torque that the transmitions put out, the simplicity of them, the easy repairs plus the fact that I have lots of family that have owned and worked on them. My 867 is also my first real garden tractor.

Edited June 11, 2020 by Sam Pasch

[chex313 123]

My Dad and I bought are first 1975 B 80 together, so that made it a lasting memory. I needed to mow his yard and my own.

 

I would lift it onto my pickup I put in gear, lifted up the front and put it on the tailgate. Than get out from under it and lift the back end up and shoved it into the truck.. every week and take it to his house to mow and than visit with him. He was near the end at 85 and we would sit out on his porch and reminisce about hunting and fishing. 

 

I finally got tired out of hauling it back forth and bought another one..I only remember it has a Kawasaki engine...

 

The funny part is after he passed and my mom sold the house to one of my sister's...I still went there every week for 2 years (summers) and mowed her grass with the B 80...I finally got around to asking her if she was going to have her husband or son start mowing...

 

She acted exasberated and said Oh Ok...where is the key...wasn't to happy when I told her I was taking the B 80 home...she figured it came with the house... lol

 

So it's all the memories that are intertwined with our WH's. That make them memorable.

Edited June 11, 2020 by chex313

[Lee1977 7432]

19 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

I agree. I'm curious too. Also,  What engines do you have in each machine?

It's almost the same tractor with exception of the shaker plate on the C-161. You could change all the sheet metal from one to the other if you changed the top section of the steering tower.

[echris 1425]

3 hours ago, oliver2-44 said:

Using them puts a smile on my face!!!!
Knowing that a 12hp Kohler  will out perform a 20 hp big box mower

 

My 310-8 has way more power than my old late 1990's Husky with a Briggs 18HP OHV v-twin that I just gave to my nephew. Way more!