Year of my 520H

[Jeremy Gladd 0]

Hey everyone,

is there any other way to figure out the year of the 520H? I know the tag is supposed to be on the seat pan. However the guy I bought it from repainted the tractor and for whatever reason removed the tag. The tractor has steering column mounted controls, so 1990 and newer I believe?

thanks for any help.

[ri702bill 8,316]

Jeremy - Welcome!  Pictures would be helpful. A good closeup of the engine tag could help nail down the model year....

[953 nut 55,187]

6 hours ago, Jeremy Gladd said:

 

is there any other way to figure out the year of the 520H?

Some changes were made to the wiring systems of the 520 from year to year. You may be able to determine the exact year by comparing your wiring to one of these diagrams.

https://www.wheelhorseforum.com/search/?q=520 wiring&type=downloads_file&updated_after=any&sortby=relevancy&search_and_or=and

[lynnmor 7,305]

 

Photos would be the best way to determine the year.  There were few changes over the years and really not much reason to know the exact date of manufacture.  Since the tractor was repainted it might be impossible to determine the year since it is likely that changes were made.

[gwest_ca-(File Mod) 11,040]

At one time I thought there was a letter in the engine numbers that appeared to change each year but have never seen them published by Onan.

Here are the engines used by Toro

P220G-I/10540A 1988 520-H
P220G-I/10540B 1989 520-H
P220G-I/10541A 1988 520-HC
P220G-I/10808C 1989-1992 Groundsmaster 220
P220G-I/10808D 1993-1995 Proline 220
P220G-I/10808G 1996-1997 Groundsmaster 220
P220G-I/10873A 1989 520-HC
P220G-I/10955C 1991-1992 520-H
P220G-I/10955D 1992-1995 520-H
P220G-I/10955G 1995-1997 520-H
P220G-I/10956C 1990 520-8 and 520-H