pfrederi 17,723 #1 Posted April 10 Previewed a local auction this morning. Must have been 75 or more Garden Tractors. Ever brand you can think of, some in good shape, some scrap material...only 2 Wheel Horses and one of those is the rusted out hulk of an electro trac that was left over from the fall auction and sat out all winter... Guess Wheel Horses are keepers... 3 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,422 #2 Posted April 10 45 minutes ago, pfrederi said: Previewed a local auction this morning. Must have been 75 or more Garden Tractors. Ever brand you can think of, some in good shape, some scrap material...only 2 Wheel Horses and one of those is the rusted out hulk of an electro trac that was left over from the fall auction and sat out all winter... Guess Wheel Horses are keepers... I've seen similar up here too. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,535 #3 Posted April 10 48 minutes ago, pfrederi said: Guess Wheel Horses are keepers... 2 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: I've seen similar up here too. Some might say hoarders... ya know... C-160's etc... 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brockport Bill 1,661 #4 Posted April 10 like many members I find it interesting to see here on RdSq, or on FB, etc what model WH's are posted for sale... as well as where geographically? It is interesting to see what models are routinely available in supply, while others are rarely seen as available? Of course that leads to obvious wondering -- are there just very few of certain models that were manufactured -- and/or -- are certain models highly preferred and therefore "held" and simply owners keep in their herd or just to pass down through family -- or of course, is it combo of both factors? I've always hoped somewhere we could find the WH historical sales records of how many were manufactured of each model? When I look at the master list from WH and see certian models were made only one yr then its clear there was a limited distribution versus other models made for multiple yrs plus clearly WH created a significant supply. My first WH i bought new in 89 was 312-8 - which is a model seemingly always in significant re-sale supply -- I suppose WH felt they had great mid line product and made many 312s -- other models just seem very rare to find? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,422 #5 Posted April 10 37 minutes ago, SylvanLakeWH said: Some might say hoarders... ya know... C-160's etc... MEEE ??!!?? Just because I have six now and I'm looking at another one??!?? 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kpinnc 12,005 #6 Posted April 10 3 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: Just because I have six now and I'm looking at another one??!?? Ummm... YES!!! I think 312s and 520-H models were sold in huge numbers here. Older ones here are almost always C120s. Seems the 16hps in both Kohler and Onan flavors were more rare. And Lawn Rangers... Oodles of those at one time. Other round hoods are unicorns in my area. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brockport Bill 1,661 #7 Posted April 10 16 minutes ago, kpinnc said: Ummm... YES!!! I think 312s and 520-H models were sold in huge numbers here. Older ones here are almost always C120s. Seems the 16hps in both Kohler and Onan flavors were more rare. And Lawn Rangers... Oodles of those at one time. Other round hoods are unicorns in my area. re: 16 hp Kohler ----- will periodically see c165-8 ---- but seeing a 165h is rare 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horse Newbie 7,069 #8 Posted April 10 7 hours ago, pfrederi said: Guess Wheel Horses are keepers.. You can pry it from my cold dead hands… 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
T-Mo-(Moderator) 4,496 #9 Posted April 11 There are some areas of the country that Wheel Horse did not have as many dealers as other brands. I have been on this forum long enough to see posts from members who claim that they can't find a Wheel Horse due to it's limited market share it had in that area. There other areas where the opposite was true, Wheel Horse had a strong presence and had a lot of dealers at one time. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Retired Wrencher 5,450 #10 Posted April 11 (edited) 25 minutes ago, T-Mo said: There are some areas of the country that Wheel Horse did not have as many dealers as other brands. I have been on this forum long enough to see posts from members who claim that they can't find a Wheel Horse due to it's limited market share it had in that area. There other areas where the opposite was true, Wheel Horse had a strong presence and had a lot of dealers at one time. Well said T-Mo. Last I knew the Mississippi River was the line it started to fall off. Edited April 11 by Retired Wrencher 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brockport Bill 1,661 #11 Posted April 11 1 hour ago, T-Mo said: There are some areas of the country that Wheel Horse did not have as many dealers as other brands. I have been on this forum long enough to see posts from members who claim that they can't find a Wheel Horse due to it's limited market share it had in that area. There other areas where the opposite was true, Wheel Horse had a strong presence and had a lot of dealers at one time. agreed -- today's higher supply seems to mirror the footprint location of the density of dealers from years ago - especially Indiana, Pa, Ohio etc 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pfrederi 17,723 #12 Posted April 11 Interestingly the Father of the two brothers running the auction owned Northeast Equipment ...it was a Wheel horse dealership located less than a mile from the auction site... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
