clintonnut 126 #1 Posted April 10, 2010 A school friend referred me to another school kid who had this all original 876. Runs awesome! No smoke or knocks. Hydro strong, good tires no rust. It at one point had bugeyes and a snowplow hitch on the back! Now gone! I'm trying to trace those two parts down. Also came with spare fender pan and an extra seat! Only paid 100 Georges' for it! Does need a throttle shaft bushing which is on its way. Charlie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wheelhorse551 1 #2 Posted April 10, 2010 Nice find! I got a Suburban 551 from a friend that sat in a barn for around 20 years. The tranny was locked up so I had to buy one on ebay. :omg: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rickv1957 72 #4 Posted April 10, 2010 Nice find Charlie!,Rick Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TT-(Moderator) 1,131 #5 Posted April 10, 2010 The serial number on your 876 wouldn't happen to be 192937, would it? :omg: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Duff 206 #6 Posted April 11, 2010 Nice acquisition, Charlie, and at a great price! Duff :D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roger from southern Iowa 1 #7 Posted April 11, 2010 Nice find Charlie. You keep building pullers you'll need an 18 wheeler to haul them all to the pulls. Keep doing the good stuff young man :omg: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
clintonnut 126 #8 Posted April 11, 2010 The serial number on your 876 wouldn't happen to be 192937, would it? I haven't checked but what is so special about that number??? Charlie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
horsefeathers 15 #9 Posted April 11, 2010 192937 Was a pilot series only aviliable to Wheel Horse exes' ultra rare! Only saw one at Smithsonion exibit! awwhaaa... just kidddin' great find! Have fun! HORSEFEATHERS! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wheel horse 1045 2 #10 Posted April 11, 2010 sweet find ,did somebody change the engine pully,it looks bigger than normal Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TT-(Moderator) 1,131 #11 Posted April 11, 2010 sweet find ,did somebody change the engine pully,it looks bigger than normal The drive pulley groove on the early hydros was around 3 1/2" or 3 3/4" (I can't remember exactly) because of the larger input pulley on the pump. The PTO grooves were still 2 1/2" like the gear-drive tractors. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lawn Ranger kid 14 #12 Posted April 11, 2010 Nice find! Josh Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TT-(Moderator) 1,131 #13 Posted April 13, 2010 Did you check the serial number yet, Charlie? :omg: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
clintonnut 126 #14 Posted April 14, 2010 YES! It is a 192937 serial number!!! So who owned this tractor Elmer Pond??!! Here's the serial number picture: Charlie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TT-(Moderator) 1,131 #15 Posted April 14, 2010 YES! It is a 192937 serial number!!! So who owned this tractor Elmer Pond??!! No..... but I did - about 4 years ago. (now you know where the blade and HL-5's went ) I bought it in Bloomsburg as a "package deal" that included the tractor, 36" deck, 42" dozer blade, snowthrower, SMS-425 sickle bar mower, HL-5 light kit, a big box of spare parts, and copies of all the manuals. Glen Cockerham is who bought it from me (which is why it ended up down there in your neighborhood) and that's the last I ever saw of it. Shortly after I got it: The pictures from when I advertised it to sell: I paid a little more than $100 for it, but by the time I was done I had a free dozer blade and sickle bar mower. :omg: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Save Old Iron 1,566 #16 Posted April 15, 2010 TT, is it my imagination or does the tractor blower combo have a bronze tint to the paint? Actually it looks really nice in that shade. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
clintonnut 126 #17 Posted April 15, 2010 Technically those things should still be with my tractor!!! Did you spray it down with WD40 when you got it or did you clear coat it? I would really like to have those HL-5 lights. From what my friend told me he bought it because a guy was scrapping horses and this was one of them TT! I think you sold it to a scrap guy! Charlie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sorekiwi 761 #18 Posted April 15, 2010 Technically those things should still be with my tractor!!! Huh? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TT-(Moderator) 1,131 #19 Posted April 15, 2010 Dish detergent and quad ought (0000) steel wool followed by Krylon gloss clear. The slight bleed-through of the iron oxide mixed with the red paint does kind of give it a bronze-ish hue when made shiny again. The HL-5's are long gone, Charlie. I had them on my 753 for a while but didn't like them - so I sold them. Glen's internet handle is "red-white dots" and he has been know to part out and sell a few tractors. I have no idea what he did with this one (and the 857 he bought at the same time) after it left my possession. :omg: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rickv1957 72 #20 Posted April 16, 2010 Sounds like a small world for sure!,Rick Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VinsRJ 721 #21 Posted April 16, 2010 Nice find Charlie..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
clintonnut 126 #22 Posted June 6, 2010 Put HL-5s on it like it used to have. It tooke me an hour to make the bracket and I had some NEW Cole Hersee switches and an extra pair of lights. Here it is: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
