Ever seen a 16 Automatic ?… I haven’t…

[Horse Newbie 7,067]

21 hours ago, Bill D said:

Wad the 16 auto in the picture sold, or did you buy it?

I was gone… I seen that pic on Google Maps and went to check the place out.

Very little Wheel Horse stuff.

But they had lots of other jun… er, stuff.

[keitholdcar 17]

I have a 12 automatic that's been on this property since new.(dads tenant bought it new).A few years ago I picked up a 14 automatic. I put tires on it and got it going,but never use it.I just bought it because it was a virtual twin to my 12.Both came equipped new with 48 inch decks,always seemed strange that those automatic tractors came new with big decks and my C-160 8 speed came with a 42 inch deck.I'm sure the dealer assembled them with whatever the customer wanted.

[ebinmaine 67,415]

3 hours ago, keitholdcar said:

I'm sure the dealer assembled them with whatever the customer wanted.

Exactly right. 

 

If the originating customer wanted/ needed a smaller deck,  that's what they got. 

 

 

[Racinbob 11,050]

Actually, on the garden tractors, the decks were like any other attachment. It's a separate line item. The dealer would often install a deck for the showroom or advertising but it still was a line item. When I purchased a new GT-1100 in 1984 it was on the floor with a 42" deck. I simply asked them to remove it since I had a spare 48" for it.

[keitholdcar 17]

I put a 42 inch rear discharge on my wifes 12 automatic.I aquired a nearly new 36 inch rear discharge from a friend,and I put that on hers for a while.She tends to catch things wider than the wheels.Some people don't like the rear discharge,that's why I have picked up three with little or no use on them.I like them,for my use there has been no downside to them.

[Pullstart 62,834]

@Horse Newbie that 520 LXi is a beast!

[Horse Newbie 7,067]

5 hours ago, Pullstart said:

@Horse Newbie that 520 LXi is a beast!

What engine is on it ?… 

I couldn’t tell… thinking diesel maybe ?

[Pullstart 62,834]

11 minutes ago, Horse Newbie said:

What engine is on it ?… 

I couldn’t tell… thinking diesel maybe ?

Liquid cooled Kawasaki I believe.  The tractor itself is a monster.  Don’t let it’s “mower” appearance scare you, it’s practically a truck frame under that thick sheet metal.

[OoPEZoO 521]

1 hour ago, Pullstart said:

Liquid cooled Kawasaki I believe.  The tractor itself is a monster.  Don’t let it’s “mower” appearance scare you, it’s practically a truck frame under that thick sheet metal.

true story……520Lxi would be the 20hp liquid cooled Kawi.  I always get the “skeptical eyebrows” when I talk to people about my 522xi, but they change their tune once I pop the hood and they get a look at the frame. Those 5xi series look like cheap big box store plastic garbage from a distance. it’s a real shame.  Once you start working on one, you realize how beefy they actually are. Damn fine tractors that never got to evolve.  

[AHS 1,440]

@rjg854 How did you put those wheels on there? Take off the shoes that were on the originally, did you use one of the holes that were for the shoes?

[ebinmaine 67,415]

28 minutes ago, AHS said:

use one of the holes that were for the shoes

 

 

I've done this on a couple walk-behinds. Using that method.

[rjg854 11,359]

2 hours ago, AHS said:

@rjg854 How did you put those wheels on there? Take off the shoes that were on the originally, did you use one of the holes that were for the shoes?

 

I used the skid plate as a pattern and had Bill, my welder guy, make a plate with the same bolt hole arrangement and added a post to attach the wheel. I can still adjust the wheels for up and down height adjustment.

[AHS 1,440]

@rjg854 very nice!! Each wheel adjustable, kinda like a lawn mower?

[rjg854 11,359]

3 hours ago, AHS said:

@rjg854 very nice!! Each wheel adjustable, kinda like a lawn mower?

Just like the snow blower