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hello! i just joined and i'm new to wheel horses. i bought a 1969 commando 7 last year to mow my lawn and fell in love with old wheel horses. sorry i don't have any pictures of that one right now , but i do of a 1968 Lawn Ranger i bought today for $100. i also had a 1963 model 753 for a short while , but sold it...i will probably regret that.

here are some pictures:

68wheelhorse009.jpg

oldwheelhorse002.jpg

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neil

:thumbs: two nice tractors

yes your probably right. you will regret selling that 703 it looked a really nice tractor .

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Horse'n Around

Hi, :thumbs: Those are nice tractors. Dont be too hard on yourself, if you get to kicking yourself too much over selling the 753 you will just have to look for another one or two or....... :wh:

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Kai Thomsen

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Kevin wh314

:wh: Nice tractors!! I too got bit by the wheel horse bug a short time ago. I love these tractors as much as my Harley Davidson. :thumbs:

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SAM58

Hello and :thumbs:

You never forget the ones you let go... :wh:

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mavfreak

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WH854

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Chas

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bitten

Hello and :thumbs:

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JC 1965

:WRS: Hello and :hide:

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corn53

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c175inMA

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305

thanks for the warm welcome guys , i hope to get a lot from this site. as i mentioned , i have a 1969 Commando that i bought last year to mow my lawn. it has a great running Tecumseh V70 that performed great. paint is all original , except the wheels which i have just painted ivory and installed new tires. seat is original too

the `68 Lawn Ranger has a very crappy H60 that i hope will make the mowing season before blowing. i think i will be looking for a new engine soon

here is the Commando:

69wheelhorse002.jpg

69wheelhorse004.jpg

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AMC RULES

:WRS: 305. Nice looking Commando, did you replace the seat? Wondering if it's original to the tractor? :hide:

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305

as far as i know , the seat is original. the guy i bought it from said it was his grandfather's and that he bought it new. the seat has the Wheel Horse logo embossed in the backrest. no rips or cracks

i actually bought it because i had no mower at all, i had not mowed my own lawn in at least 20 years. my neighbor was retired and had a couple big green ones with a yellow seat and would just mow it for something to do. i'd buy him a couple cans of gas each season and he would be happy. he even blew my snow in the winter! he would come over and use my welder or lathe or press etc sometimes to maintain his equipment. it was a great situation. but..he got up in years , and moved to an assisted living situation

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Kelly

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Pretty sure the seat is not correct for that model, that also would not have had the springs either, but that seat is a late 60's early 70's one and very hard to find in nice shape.

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MikesRJ

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