417a

[terryk20 5]

hello everyone terry here i mowe lawns for extra money because i’m disabled and disability doesn’t pay very much but anyway i have a wheelhorse 417a and i’m using it to mowe 4-10 lawns a week of around 1/3rd -1/2 acre if properly Maintained will it handle the mowing that i’m doing 

[SylvanLakeWH 25,596]

[Ed Kennell 38,203]

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The 417A is a very capable machine.    I run a 48" side discharge deck on mine to mow about 2 acres.      

If you maintain the tractor properly, it should run for 2000 hours.

 

 

 

[953 nut 55,290]

Glad to hear your 417-A is helping you make a little extra money. They are a great machine.

 

[terryk20 5]

thank you all for responding it’s a great running tractor and it is a beast it does way more than i thought it could and i’m not even pushing it really hard it has the series 2 kt17 engine a 42 inch deck a 42 inch snow plow and a single stage snowblower i love this machine nothing made today comes close to a wheel horse of any year once again thank you all 

[c-series don 8,719]

I too have a 417-A, I inherited it from my step grandfather. He’s the guy that introduced me to Wheel Horse tractors when I was around 12 years old. He was a retired tug boat captain and had a lawn mowing business to keep him busy! When he passed I inherited his 417-A and his C-161 Twin Automatic. The 417 has around 1700 hrs on it and who knows how many are on the 161. He bought the 417 because the 161 was getting tired. It’s now my dedicated snowblower tractor and only sees a few hours a year. The C-161 is resting peacefully in my basement waiting for the next assignment.