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hi guys, here is a few pics of my original wh tractor. i call it "old faithful" its a 1985 416-8 with the kohler engine. it was not pretty when i bought it. a couple years after i bought it i added a porch onto my house. the base of the porch is concrete. there is a concrete footing 4 feet in the ground. 4 foot concrete frost wall. the middle and outside get backfilled, and then a concrete cap is poured on top. my concrete contractor said " you'll kill that lawnmower backfilling that" i then said "its a wheelhorse garden tractor!!! " a couple years after the porch project i added onto my garage. the garage was a 2 car detached garage originally. i built a third bay and attached it to the house. my concrete contractor was back and i said the old wh tractor is like the energizer bunny, "still going" he was amazed! i backfilled the garage addition with the 416 as well. a couple years after the garage project i added a wing to my house for my elderly parnets to live in. we hoisted the 416 up with a backhoe and lowered it into the cellar hole to spread crushed stone. it plows snow every storm. 500' of city treebelt sidewalk and pushes snow down my driveway. i then push the big pile off the driveway with my 79 chevy K20 plow truck. the K20 is also my wheelhorse hauler. this past summer my buddy mark painted the tractor sheetmetal. he told me he felt like rick from the tv series american restoration! LOL! the paint and clear coat came out great. i added new decals. i'm very happy with the results. hope you guys like the pics . mike in mass.
