Need help identifying round hood

[Inspectorjoe 471]

I took this picture last summer when I picked up a NOS deck (for vertical shaft B-series tractors). The guy was selling the decks for his grandmother, whose husband had a Wheel Horse dealership. He didn't say the tractor was for sale, and I didn't ask. I've been thinking about it on and off ever since, and in my mind have been picturing it in my garage.

Does anyone know the model and approximate year?

[Horseoholic 169]

I would say by the foot rests it's a 1960 suburban either a model 400 or 550 , do you know what engine it has , Kohler or Techumseh ? I may be wrong but those hood decals don't look correct for 1960 , Looks to be a pretty clean tractor wouldn't hurt to ask if it's for sale.

[Pullstart 62,916]

Something’s funny about that exhaust pipe.  It’s like it’s shower curtain rod or something.  Soft enough to have funky bends.  Interesting way to dry dock it and preserve the tires!  I wonder if it balances on the rear end and foot rest, or of it’s propped up somehow?

[953 nut 55,324]

Belt guard and foot rests are 1961 but they are bolt on so who knows.  What treasures are in those Wheel Horse boxes?

51 minutes ago, Pullstart said:

Something’s funny about that exhaust pipe.

Could be a lead pipe, they are not too difficult to bend.

 

[WHX?? 48,833]

1 hour ago, 953 nut said:

 What treasures are in those Wheel Horse boxes?

 

It is your moral duty to go on a mission from God to go find out Joe... while yer at it make an offer on the tractor. 

 

2 hours ago, Pullstart said:

 that exhaust pipe.  It’s like it’s shower curtain rod or something.  

Just like you  to look at the beach ball...  check out what's on the end of that pipe! The holy grail of mufflers??? 

[Racinbob 11,096]

Looking up under the hood it looks like a rectangular cutout for the controls which would be a 60. If the footrests are diamond plate it's 60, if they are cast it's 61 but those look funky. Maybe homemade. Looking at where the exhaust pipe goes in the engine I'm leaning towards Tecky. Decals are for sure wrong but Terry has the fix for that. 

[Inspectorjoe 471]

6 hours ago, Horseoholic said:

I would say by the foot rests it's a 1960 suburban either a model 400 or 550 , do you know what engine it has , Kohler or Techumseh ? I may be wrong but those hood decals don't look correct for 1960 , Looks to be a pretty clean tractor wouldn't hurt to ask if it's for sale.

I don't know what the engine was. Unfortunately, I was in a hurry and didn't look closely at the tractor. I wish I had taken the time to make more than one picture of it.

[Inspectorjoe 471]

6 hours ago, Pullstart said:

Something’s funny about that exhaust pipe.  It’s like it’s shower curtain rod or something.  Soft enough to have funky bends.  Interesting way to dry dock it and preserve the tires!  I wonder if it balances on the rear end and foot rest, or of it’s propped up somehow?

I should have explained this in my first post. It's not levitating and supporting boxes - I flipped the picture to make identification a little easer. 

[Pullstart 62,916]

So it’s vertical on the rear end?  How ‘bout that.

[Inspectorjoe 471]

6 hours ago, 953 nut said:

 What treasures are in those Wheel Horse boxes?

 

 

 

Four 36XR01 decks. The fifth was in my van when I took the picture. 
 

[WHX?? 48,833]

Wow talk about NOS!

You guys see what I'm seeing? Bolt holes for the horizontal shafted tractor type carriers. 

Might be an easy conversion for a rusted out shell.