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Really there can be so many qualifiers... do you want Wheel Horse branded implements, or include allied attachments (like the Danuser Forklift for GT14?), or include additional aftermarket non-allied attachments (like the Bachtold Fenceline Mower?) I would say let's just get some posted up and see where it goes from there. These are pretty hard to come by. It's far from the rarest though. I know of about 5 including mine. PTO-66 belly mounted Farm PTO.

Guess I shouldn't have shared. I just thought it was cool that something was still being made with a Wheel Horse emblem, and that it's still actually made by Toro, not MTD.

October 4, 2014 I am gearing up for a great show once again! It has been a very busy summer with family vacations, a trip to the big show, and buying my parents place where the show is held. We are looking forward to meeting some new folks, as well as reconnecting with others. We are truly thankful to all of you for making the sacrifice to be with us. We are pretty excited to be able to host our 5th annual meet and greet. I am planning on doing t-shirts once again. More information and a separate thread will be made at a future date regarding this. Please hold off until the thread has been started for putting your orders in. If all goes well we will be out plowing in the fields once again. The bean crop looks to be doing well. More information regarding this will be posted at a later date. Lodging......Warsaw has some nice hotels that are approximately 15 minutes from the show area. You are welcome to camp on site. Please pm me if you are planning on doing so so we can plan accordingly. Food will be available to purchase. Great food at reasonable prices. Swap meet area will be available again. The more you bring, the better the swap meet. Tractors......all brands are welcome. Shiny, rusty, broken, etc are not discriminated against. Raffle.....if you are interested in helping me with this again, I would greatly appreciate it. 100% of the proceeds will be going to help fight against Childhood cANCER. This has always been an amazing part of our show. I am looking forward to hitting the 200+ mark of machines on the property. We CAN do this, I just need your help! More will be added in the future so please be sure to check back and keep an eye on this thread!

Back in 2010, I went to the WHCC show and saw that lots of guys had name tags. So I found a vendor that was making name tags, badges and tractor plaques, and I had a nice name tag made. Well sometime between January of this year and the WHCC show I lost it. Hoping that the name tag guy would be there, I went to the show with high hopes of buying a new one. No name tag guy So after a little inquiring, I found that there had been a slight dust-up between the WHCC staff and the vendor, and subsequently he never returned. So my quest to find him ended last week when I did locate him. I think that they are under new management now, and there is a possibilty that they will be at the next show. But in the meantime, I invited him to join RedSquare, and if there is enough interest, he would like to become a vendor. Here is what I got from him. These are plastic, measure 2-1/8" x 3-1/2", have a pin back. What do you think? If you are interested in seeing his complete catalog, here is the link to his web site. http://thebadgefactory.com/

Bought this one I've used it some to see of I liked it and I do. This was when I converted it to single pedal for clutch and brake. A lot easier than doing it on the ground So much better than the Horrible Freight one I borrowed. Wanted one I could put my mods on also little over kill if only doing GT's

got the Poineer mounted on a DB test bed, until I find another Pond. Put a lawn roller on the tractor and it pulled me around the yard without any trouble, so It looks like its going to be a good one. I have the orginal fuel tank, but it was full of crud and i'll have to get it cleaned up way better before using it. Lucky for me the petcock was shut off and the gunk didn't make it down into the carb.

I agree completely. They licensed rights to reproduce decals. They send a rep or two to the WH show each year. They donated a $5000 tractor to the WHCC club in 2006. The provide the parts viewer on the website. The sell copy/reprint manuals. It goes on... I think Toro kept the WH name alive far beyond what really was necessary. The fact they they were still building the Classic GT tractor in 2007 shows real committment, especially when demand was so low that a few can still be found unsold 5 years later. Deere didn't do that. Neither did Cadet. Or Simplicity. Or...Shoot, the only one I can think of that built a legacy machine in recent times was Ingersoll, but even they may be dead now. I don't lament the new equipment at all. If it is at all similar to other current Toro products it is a well-designed piece of equipent that performs its intended purpose effectively. The fact that it's a lightweight LT and not a lumbering, cast iron GT has only to do with people like all of us who don't buy new equipment. Geez, how many of us even have a Toro push mower? And they're probably some of the best in the market. Why Toro even stays in the consumer market is a mystery to me. Gotta build what sells. Thanks for posting Jason! Steve

I dont know if its cheapness can be determined from a snapshot Taylor. I bet if you bought it to mow a 1acre or less lawn and didnt ask it to pull stumps, push snow-dirt-gravel or haul firewood out of the woods if would be just fine. I think the biggest reason tractors of this caliber die early is because of poor maintenance and the owner using it for chores that a garden tractor should be doing, not because its a cheaply made machine. Mike.......

I think I threw up a little...

There probably too scared to try and sell that here with the Wheel Horse name and Logo on it. For fear they might get stones thrown thru there windows. In my opinion it looks to be a joke. Shame on them for even thinking of calling that thing a Wheel Horse. Just my .02 cents worth.

Everyone Photos below. Just this came across this on local classified here in Toronto. Any chance it could be as ad claims - a 1947-49 Wheel Horse. And what model is it ? I'm assuming the owner is blowing smoke about the age. Asking price Is $950.00. Not running. Tires look sketchy John

I finally was able to bring home what I feel is the ultimate garden tractor. Ever since getting my 518xi, I have been searching for a 523Dxi. Passed on a couple, missed a few but finally got a fantastic deal from a JD dealer in VA. I already have had offers to resell at a profit before I brought it home! It is a 1998 523Dxi with 605 hours that has a 52" mower deck, brand new snow cab, snow blade (with spare edge) that has been barely used, a pair of turfs, two pair of filled ags, clevis hitch, disc harrow, and rear grading blade. And a picture of: "Poncho", "Cisco", and now "Paladin."

This is my little old dog, she has degenerative nerve disease and her back legs stopped working. I decided she needed some wheels so after searching the interwebs and seeing prices around the $375 mark I built this one.

Title says it all. My intent when I first bought the 312, was to do all the maintenance items, fix anything obviously broken or missing, and use the tractor till this fall/winter when I would do some serious restoration. But these damn things have a nasty habit of growing on you. Slowly but surely, I have repaired, replaced, re-worked, or otherwise restored a significant number of items. And I just can't seem to stop. All I have to do, is walk past the tractor, and notice some little less-than-perfect part, and I begin planning of fixing it. Just this week, I bought and installed a drive belt idler. This is covered in a separate thread under Transmissions. The other undertaking this week was the stripping and repainting of the seat frame. After picking up a new seat at the Big Show and installing it the day I got back, I have been seriously irked by the rusty frame and springs it was attached to. So...last Monday I dismantled the seat, frame, and springs, took them to work, and sandblasted everything. Applied a coat of primer, and painted the parts semi-gloss black. Most all the hardware was wire brushed and painted. Was pleased to note that there was almost no wear on the hinge, and even the rubber bumper caps were like new, no cracking or checking. Pretty pleased with how the seat frame came out. Maybe now I'll just leave the tractor alone till winter..... but probably not. Noticed that most of the paint is gone from the PTO pulley, and the muffler has some rust on it. The Rodent (granddaughter) gave the tractor her seal of approval by making me ride her around the yard.

It's OK Nate. To my knowledge, I have never uttered anything that anyone would want to quote!

Just make sure that you have good gasoline flow first. (No plugging at the bottom of your tank and the valve). A new fuel filter if you didn't replace it at the beginning of the year. Pull the hose off the carb intake and with the spark plug wire pulled off the plug and not arching where your going to ignite gasoline, crank the engine and see how much gasoline it pumps from the hose into a clean empty jar. (Look for dirt or debris in the gasoline it pumps too). When your sure you have a good gasoline flow, then start with a carb cleaning. (Actually should look at it if its been that many years anyway. Your Magnum has no points or condenser so going for the fuel and carb seems the logical first steps

Yes. This is the 2nd set I got off him and couldn't be happier.

All my Horses wear Terry's decals! Top-of-the-line for sure! If Terry doesn't have it, he'll make it for your project. Ask!

Thaks Jake. Looks like you have quite a collection also but what are you doing with those green tractors? Thanks so much Rexman.

I've been reading here for several months and I am very impressed with the people, knowledge and machines on here. What made me a fan is my dad. I have a Wheel Horse 414-8 he bought new and when he bought his next one 7 years later I bought the 414. That was 20 years ago, she turned 27 this year and still looks as good as the day she was bought. I am in central Ky and had the need for some snow equipment so I started searching Craigslist. About 5 weeks ago it was off to near Dayton. I bought a C145 with a cab and snow blower and thought I was good. It was sure gonna be nice to blow the snow in a nice warm cab. Then about 3 weeks ago it was off to near Dayton again. I found a 310-8 with a tiller, blower and 48" blade. I thought another tractor with a blade would be nice also and I could sell the tiller + blower. Then I must have woke up with some kind of Wheel Horse fever or something. Week before last I found 9 more tractors with 4 extra hydros, 5 decks, 2 snow blades, another tiller, another snow blower, part of a trac vac, and more extra parts than I have ever seen. It took both of my trucks and trailers to haul it all (pics below are when we returned). Last Tuesday I also bought another plow and several plow mounts along with 150 original wheel horse belts, some clutches and other things. Last Friday we went to Indy and bought 2 more plows, another snow blower, some tire chains, a mule drive and some other parts from 2 different people. What did I do next? Put up a wanted ad on Craigslist for more Wheel Horse stuff. Somebody help me please! After buying so much stuff I knew I would need some help from people smarter than me on some of this stuff. So here I am and thankful this place is here.

I agree with Jake....1965>1054a. Mike...........

Thinking I may have seen one of these listed on Ebay this past week.

Wow....you dont mess around when it comes to buying!! Mike.............

Sounds like we've just acquired another parts vendor.

Bill. Regal Red. Seems the color of choice. Yes I noticed the 3 bolt hubs were incorrect. While checking the manual. If I can get a set I will swap them out. Ok guys. Who has a set? Thank you for your compliment. Glenn Johnny wheeling the rim.

Glenn: Good to see the young ones eager to help, rather than killing time with an X-Box or other device. I put my 854 8 speed together last year & had the same problem with the frame - cracks at 3 of the 4 mounting holes & a pretty good twist to the mounting plate. I believe this was due to years of plowing, as mine came with the plow & correct 854 axle mount - that places a lot of torsional stress into the frame. Mine also had one ear of the lower cast iron steering support broken off, again due to frame twist. I repaired the frame with two 3/16 x 2 flat straps and 4 pieces of 1/8 x 3/4 angle iron, drilling thru the plate to plug weld the parts and then gouged out the plate at the cracks to allow re-welding it all up & replaced the support. So far, so good. Surprised to see yours with only 3 bolt hubs like a 702, as the 854 came with machined 5 bolt hubs. Your restoration looks great so far, what did you use for paint colors? Bill

Starting the tear down. Let the boys do some work.

1 1/4 turns out, are you sure you got all the little holes clear? These are not your grandmas old kohler carb you know........ they will take you on a journey to higher levels of carb cleaning...... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

You may need to lengthen the connecting rod between the yoke and the cam plate if you are out of adjustment on the eccentric.

steve argentina was second Koen

Topics merged.

Thanks for coming Terry! I was glad you were able to make it. This is a pretty small show that is really in it's early stages, but is growing fast. They said the Friday turnout was at least double the prior year and Saturday was even bigger. I had a great time. Here's a few of my pictures... Panorama of show Strunk Chipmunk Hiller Yardhand [ A view down one of the many rows Colt, Case and Ingersoll had a very large showing... A few Gravely's... love that wood handled Model D! A few of you have seen this collection before.... another collector from Minnesota. Nice little Bantam with Honda repower. There were several Bantams at this show.. I think I saw four or five... a good showing for a fairly rare tractor! There were quite a few of all the Jacobsen-made brands there. Minneapolis-Moline... White Town & Country and Oliver There were also quite a showing of Allis Chalmers tractors. Including theses customs..... a 36V electric And this beefy looking machine. This guy also reproduces the Ganon Earthcavator on the rear of the machine. He had several of them on display. And of course... what multi-branded show wouldn't be complete without a big collection of JD? I didn't mind him being there.... see that little gray bin on the ground by the tent? it was a good portion of a Suburban 5010 trans that found its way home with me! Several paperweights, but enough good spare parts to be worthwhile. All in all a good time at the show... already looking forward to making this a regular addition to my summer calendar. Having not been there I didn't promote it much beforehand... but now, having been there, and seeing/hearing how much it's growing... hopefully we can get the word out more next year and get a larger Wheel Horse showing!

Sad news Karl, raven looks cute :)

I know ours talks and consumes more!

Steve, sense Bob is on the east coast, his post counts first because he is in the earlier time zone. ​ If you walk around your block counter clockwise enough you can make your time go backwards! Agree about the fuel oil in the grass. We had to use food grade grease on the golf course to keep from leaving dead grass streaks.

Under the right conditions you can get a great finish with Rustoleum rattle cans. I've achieved finishes that rival what a skilled painter can do with a gun but I've also had issues. It does take a long time to harden up but once it does it's pretty tough. Do several light coats with just enough to fully 'wet' the surface. You'll see when it gets to that point. If you let a coat dry for more than an hour or so (depending on thickness and conditions) DON'T respray for several days, a couple weeks is better. I wait at least a month. Forget what the can says about the 72 hours. You need to wait longer in most cases. You also need to be careful about the temperature and especially the humidity. With that being said, a gun with skilled hands behind it would be a better choice.

She's a little rough around the edges, but she treats me right.

We do need to give Toro credit for helping us Wheel Horse collectors be able to get parts, being able to make decals, and producing the Wheel Horse Classic GT up till 2007.

Seeing that thing with the WH logo made me sick...... I honestly thought that Toro had more respect for wheelhorse than that!! I am truly ashamed. I used to be proud that Toro was the company that took over wheelhorse and that they didn’t take advantage of the name... Now I am really disappointed.....

I suppose you can't really blame Toro too much. The modern day homeowner has changed so much in the past 25 yrs. it ain't even funny. Most homeowners these days want NOTHING to do with maintaining their property, they are either too busy or too lazy. With very little in the way of sales due to lack of demand the price goes up and we all know that a REAL Wheel Horse cost big money to build. At the end of the day Toro has been pretty good to us by having quite a bit of parts still available to us. A lot of outboard company's have turned to China to produce their motors in an effort to cut costs. No thanks, I'd rather row. I'd like to thank Toro for not outsourcing Wheel Horse to China. As the old saying goes, all good things must come to an end. I'd like to tour the Toro plant if I'm ever in the area, it looks like it would be pretty interesting.

Personally I have never bought a "new" tractor/mower but I've never bought a "new" car or truck either. The cost of one of these old horses "new" was more than I could afford then or now. Spending $5000 or $6000 for a mower is ridiculous to me. That plastic thing in the pictures is not a true Wheel Horse and Toro should be very ashamed to label it as such. I recently sold a 269H and had to buy the emblem for the front and it wasn't cheap. But an emblem and decals don't make it a 'TRUE' Wheel Horse. :scared-ghostface:

Well Folks..... Wheel Horse when it was Pure Wheel Horse made some "shaky" equipment too----remember the 200 series and all the vertical shaft setups? Wheel Horse has always turned out some lower cost equipment that definietly wouldnt stand up to the beatings we put our full fledged tractors through. I have a soft spot for Wheel Horse and like seeing new tractors of any caliber being produced and marketed.... Even those arguably junk mowers that where put in Home Depot etc.... where nice to see with Wheel Horse decals and emblems. Would I buy one... definietly not.... Is it still nice to see "new" ones instead of having to realise that Wheel Horse is truly dead and buried definietly yes. just my .02 Tony

Thanks for the pics. I like the looks of the bagging system. It's a cute lawn mower, It's not like it's trying to be a garden tractor.. :hide:

Can't see where that would interest collectors in 30 or 40 years.........if it's still around.Yeah right.

Just the "Wheel Horse Emblems" are still being made.

Yuk...too much plastic.

Even though Wheel Horse made some LT's, it's still impossible in my mind to consider any Toro LT being a real Wheel Horse other than a sticker making its claim on the name. I thought all Toro's lawn tractors were farmed out to MTD for manufacture now? -Mark-